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Posted: Friday, October 28, 2011 - 05:23 AM UTC
Well here goes nothing; my second ever attempt at a larger figure, in this case the Tamiya 1:16 scale German with MP-40. Sooner or later I have several figures to paint, so I might as well start learning now. This will be more or less OOB, following the kit provided instructions and box art. Most smaller parts are in various stages of clean up for base coating, probably with acrylics.

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Posted: Friday, October 28, 2011 - 09:02 AM UTC
OK, grenade given base coat of Tamiya buff, ammo pouches painted Tamiya deck yellow. These should look lots better after detailing and given a wash;... we'll see I guess.



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Posted: Friday, October 28, 2011 - 10:54 AM UTC
Nice clean start Kevin I am sure as this advances more people will join in with the comments.
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Posted: Friday, October 28, 2011 - 01:00 PM UTC

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Nice clean start Kevin I am sure as this advances more people will join in with the comments.

I hope so, I would certainly welcome any constructive input/advice.
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Posted: Friday, October 28, 2011 - 01:05 PM UTC
MP 40 base coated; looks kind of boring, but drybrushing with a blue steel color should help.



If I can't get this right, I'm lost for sure, as I have great reference.

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Posted: Friday, October 28, 2011 - 01:07 PM UTC
Mister Surfacer 1200 used to fill minor seams; once dry I'll wipe down with alcohol.

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Posted: Friday, October 28, 2011 - 01:08 PM UTC
I selected Tamiya IJN gray for metal object base coat, and really like it.

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Posted: Friday, October 28, 2011 - 01:11 PM UTC
Head has a flat spot on top, so it made a perfect attachment point for base coating with Tamiya Buff.

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Posted: Friday, October 28, 2011 - 04:50 PM UTC
I propose to base coat this guy tomorrow, uniform wise. I'll probably use a tan/brown yellow for the primary color. It seems that this base color will go a long way towards a realistic uniform depiction. Keep your fingers crossed for me.
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Posted: Friday, October 28, 2011 - 11:47 PM UTC
Kevin- I'm liking this build so far, very clean and clear. At this point the one comment I will make is about the MP-40. In this scale a very metallic color will look quite strange. You could get away with gun-metal in 1/35 but at 1/16 it will look odd. My advice is to use a mix of black (or black grey) and gun metal- this tones things down nicely. Then you can add washes and drybrushing to really bring it out. Thats just my two cents by the way, if you want to try something else then I say crack-on and see what happens. Good luck with the rest of the project.
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Posted: Saturday, October 29, 2011 - 07:46 AM UTC

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Kevin- I'm liking this build so far, very clean and clear. At this point the one comment I will make is about the MP-40. In this scale a very metallic color will look quite strange. You could get away with gun-metal in 1/35 but at 1/16 it will look odd. My advice is to use a mix of black (or black grey) and gun metal- this tones things down nicely. Then you can add washes and drybrushing to really bring it out. Thats just my two cents by the way, if you want to try something else then I say crack-on and see what happens. Good luck with the rest of the project.

I agree 100% The beauty, if you want to call it that, of modeling is that it can always be stripped and redone if I'm not satisfied.
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Posted: Saturday, October 29, 2011 - 10:23 AM UTC
MP 40 dry brushed with a black/gray/blue mix. It's not really as bad as it looks.



Helmet dinged up a bit.

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Posted: Saturday, October 29, 2011 - 10:25 AM UTC
Grenade now has a wooden look to handle.



Ammo pouches, etc received a wash. I probably should have painted straps first, but I think it's still doable.

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Posted: Saturday, October 29, 2011 - 10:27 AM UTC
Head has received the first of several oil layers.

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Posted: Saturday, October 29, 2011 - 11:19 AM UTC
Here's the display concept; (certainly nothing new here). Building remnants are from 1/2" balsa foam and will be trimmed back so as to not dominate figure. Assorted debris will be painted and scattered about.



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Posted: Saturday, October 29, 2011 - 12:05 PM UTC
Very nice and subtle work so far on the MP40 and ammo pouches, keep it up.
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Posted: Saturday, October 29, 2011 - 12:48 PM UTC
Kevin: nice build so far. looking forwrd to more. could you expand on "balsa foam"? I haven't heard of that before. Where did you get it? Thanks.

Happy Modelling, -zon
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Posted: Saturday, October 29, 2011 - 01:08 PM UTC

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Kevin: nice build so far. looking forwrd to more. could you expand on "balsa foam"? I haven't heard of that before. Where did you get it? Thanks.

Happy Modelling, -zon

Sure, it's a dense, lightweight phenolic resin foam that's great for this type of thing. Most craft stores sell it. Easy to cut, carve, sand, paint, etc. I'm building a 1:72 U-Boat bunker out of it right now.

http://www.americanfoamtech.com/balsafoam/craftideas.asp
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Posted: Saturday, October 29, 2011 - 01:12 PM UTC
As expected, first color coat revealed several prep flaws; once those are corrected I can resume painting. A great thing about these photos is their use when painting shadows.



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Posted: Saturday, October 29, 2011 - 01:14 PM UTC
Kevin: Thanks for the info. Lots of possibilities with with Balso Foam. Now to locate some! BTW: the base coat looks good.

Happy Modelling, -zon
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Posted: Saturday, October 29, 2011 - 03:04 PM UTC

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Kevin: Thanks for the info. Lots of possibilities with with Balsa Foam. Now to locate some! BTW: the base coat looks good.

Happy Modelling, -zon

No problem,... and thanks. My Dremel made short work of the balsa foam wall. Primered with Floquil concrete, I'll further refine it as the project continues; back to the dungeon we go.




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Posted: Saturday, October 29, 2011 - 03:52 PM UTC
Painting these straps earlier would have been better I think, but drybrushing might help. Does anyone know if the small loops at the bottom of the straps were also leather?

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Posted: Saturday, October 29, 2011 - 04:05 PM UTC
After staring at the photo above, I've decided to strip them and start over. I'll go with more of a Khaki color and lighter brown leather straps. These are mounted on the front of the figure so I really want them to look right. I've already sprayed them with oven cleaner for stripping.
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Posted: Saturday, October 29, 2011 - 08:21 PM UTC
Kevin: might be too late but Tamiya and other acrylics strip really well with a windex bath. Less toxic than oven cleaner. HTH in the future.

Happy Modelling, -zon
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Posted: Sunday, October 30, 2011 - 02:32 AM UTC
Thanks Zon, but I already stripped them last night; I'll keep it in mind for the future though. I'll probably repaint today, though I'll need to run out to Michaels for a new spotter, as the bristles are all bent up on mine.
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