I think they all look great Romain.
It's great you can hook up with a partner to work with.
I love vehicles and buildings,but my figure painting leaves much to be desired.

Tom

Jerry, Tom,

(you did notice that I avoided Tom & Jerry on purpose, didn't you )

I can hardly believe how much time has elapsed since then!

Jerry, it's not a via..it is a piazza!!
But you are right that between seats for 4 and more clutter there is a lot of room. I'll try to convince Leo next time!
;)

Tom: most people I know (including Leo) are afraid of painting figures. I don't know why, honestly. Our side of the hobby (dios a.s.) does not ask for immaculate painting. I cannot give too much of a help, as I realise that I'm one of the few who still paint in enamels/oils.

In enamels the technique for dio-figures is simple:

- choose a basic colour (don't be too picky, as most of it will be covered anyway) and let dry thoroughly.

- drybrush a lightened version of the basic colour on the corresponding parts of the fig, bearing in mind where the light comes from...and let dry...etc

- take some nicely diluted oil colour (black, dk Sienna, o.s.) and let it flow into the creases and also spread it onto the lower parts (always keeping in mind where the light comes from and goes to (or rather does not reach to), and line the straps, lids of ammo pouches etc, ...and let dry...which in oils can last for days literally, but us dio builders have multiple fronts to fight on (terrain, buildings, etc), so no real hold up.
BTW, oils can be whiped off hours later (with a turpentined Q-tip sometimes days later), so no worries!

- if you are happy, you can put some pastels on the figs for dust, or create some mud and splash the figs if necessary. If you are not satisfied yet, correct by using either the basic colour to enlarge the areas, or else a lighter colour to brighten up the areas or give them a slightly different tint in several places.

Oops, has become a rather long mail!! Sorry if I bored you!

They say a pic tells more than 1000 words, well you will find 2 (bad ones I'm afraid) pics in Jerry's thread on the GI team in the figures section.

Cheers

Romain

nice job! wow, did you scratchbuild the building? ACE

thanks David! much appreciated!

Yes, the building in the "Italy" dio is completely scratchbuilt out of Selitron (see my intro post). Leo did it like most (if not all) of our current buildings!
With all his experience over the past years, he has become quite an expert at it!!

Cheers

Romain