Finally managed to get some more pictures done.
I've been working on the tank a lot recently. Giving using oils to add tones, and working on the washes, filters, and weathering as well as working on the tracks. The long drying times in between though have given lots of time to work on the figures (which until recently I hadn't touched much since my last photos of them).
For me the most enjoyable part of diorama building is getting the chance to work on so many different things, armour, figures, scenery, and groundwork. It keeps things varied and interesting.
I've now found myself really enjoying painting these figures. I've been reading a few different books as well, having recently gotten myself Calvin Tan's book on figure painting "Modelling Waffen SS figures." I don't have much interest in the Waffen SS, however the tips and ideas in the book are applicable to any figure painting so it was still an interesting read. It as also interesting comparing the ideas on painting figures with oils (that i've been following in Mark Bannerman's book) to painting with acrylics as Calvin does.
Here's a few quick photos on the progress on the T-90 tracks. These have now be given a few different layers of different pigments to give some depth of colour and show operation in different environments (both dark mud, Europe earth and rubble dust):
Heres my current progress on the figures, they are still very heavily a work in progress but I'm happy with how they are shaping up and it's been a real pleasure painting them:
