I find it hard sometimes to know when to stop weathering a subject,but now i am this far will start to highlight it a bit more,he is turning into an Obergfreiter,nothing to do with me,his decision,is there anything more i can add to personlise,all hints are welcome.
Arthur

Absolutely not! You've got the balance there, anymore could ruin it, I particularly like the facial expression, Nice one Arthur! Jim

Arthur:

This fig is stunning! I've give my next paycheck to be able to do anything even remotely close to your efforts here.

Care to share the types of paint used, how you weathered/highlighted etc?????? Thanks.

Steve

excellent my friend. I hope to one year do figures that good.

I agree with these guys, really excellent work. Those winter uniforms are right up there with black uniforms as the toughest style to recreate, and you have hit it dead on.

thats nice..... what scale is that figuire

Arthur,
I cannot give you any suggestion due to the fact that I'm not an expert at all on the specific matter, but at first sight your work looks very impressive to me...
Ciao

Great job Arthur wish I could paint like that migt be more models on display! (++)

Tazz,it's Tamiya,and the scale is 120mm,and the rest of you pals,i thank you for your kind comments,the fig is finished now,and i am waiting for some decent daylight to take some pics.
Arthur

my friend...this is a very good work and I confess that I envy your painting skills.the only point I feel better you are the professional one take care and be safe

the figure is well painted and also well weathered...I think is finished..and you?
sorry I don't have suggestion , it's difficult to understand when you can say "I have finished a work" don't you think?
cheers

excellent job Arthur. especially good work on the equipment.

Chris

Cheers Chris,Venom,i just had the equipment and the weapon,plus some more highlights to do at this stage,plus put him on a base,i will have to wait untill the weekend to take the final pics in daylight as my skills with the camera are not good enough.
Arthur

have to agree. Excellent work Arthur! I suggest if you want to take this further ... put your efforts into a stunning base for him! Its the least a figure like this deserves!

My hat s off to you. I am always impressed with you guys that do the figures. I have never been able to come close to the results thet you have with this subject. Bravo

Arthur:
Great work on this guy, two things really stand out: The scratch built sling and clasp really look nice, it's amazing how big a detail that is and most manufacturers just leave it off. Secondly I like the added strap on the gas mask cannister, looks good.
Might be the light and angle (and there may be variations) but I usually do the canteen strap a flat black, I think that's what most of my refs show. But I could be wrong as well or it could be really worn.
Really nice job on the equipment on this guy. How hard was it going back to a styrene kit after all those resin kits? I usually find the detail seems a little "flat" when you go back to a plastic kit....

Nate you could be right about the strap on the GM canister,the illustrations i went on showed the strap the same colour as the sling that went over the shoulder,i suppose it depends on the artist,,i dont find much difference in working with plastic or resin,i just enjoy it all.Hi Plastic,i always try and keep my bases and ground work simple,so as not to detract from the figure,if on the other hand its a vignette then the base has to be part of the story.
Arthur

very nice, looks great as it is

hi very goog model , few tiny points about the uniform and equipment , the red stripe is a cloth tape that should go all the way round the arm it is fastened with a single metal button on the inside of the arm , the strap on the canteen should be black leather with painted light grey buckles , the carrying case for the folding entrenching tool is black leather with painted light grey buckles , lastly the buckle on the belt is painted in a mid olive drab colour all are based on examples in private uniform collection to which i an researcher and colator , hope it helps cheers ian

Hi Iain,at this stage the fig wasn't finished,the equipment,was done as you kindly suggested.iwent on the Osprey info and it mentioned the red stripe as a print,but as you pointed out, i have seen further pics withe band all the way round,many thanks for your help.
Arthur

WOW boy! this is great weathering!

Im impressed Arthur... also visited ur site and i cant believe what u manage to make!

/me bows

VERY nice............keep up the good work !!!!

My thanks boys for your comments,this is an old thread that seems to be in a loop,so i will post the final thingy and put it to bed

Great Finish Arthur.
Well waiting on your next One!!
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