here are the figures i just finished doing. they are from the dragon "frozen battleground-moscow 1941" kit. comments and suggestions are appreciated

Very nice! What kind of paint did you use?

Don Busack

I love the look of these guys and the detail of the top most figures gun.

Very well done, they'll look great with anything you put them on

Wow, nice pics of your even nicer figures...excellent work.

glack

thanks for the feedback everyone. dbusack, i used tamiya acrilycs and model master enamels for the uniforms, etc. i painted the faces using oils, my second try. i was pretty pleased with how the faces turned out, but i always have trouble painting the eyes. my 5/0 brush doesnt seem to cut it. also when i paint oils, i have trouble getting a smooth flat finish. thinning it helps somewhat, but when its finished, the faces are often bumpy and kinda glossy. is this just how oils are or is there a better way to get a smoother effect?

They look great!! Great detail!! I love the slings on the weapons and the binoculars strap. What did you use to make them? :-)

Nice work! well painted!

Looks good nice detail painting.
Keep us informed of the progress!

Looks good, I like the painting on them.
One thing I would try to do is even out the sling on the rifle of the 2nd figure.
Once placed in a diorama I would consider adding pastels to blend them into the base.

Hi Meissen the overall look of the figs is pretty good,but would have liked to see them in more detail,when using oils to do faces give them a flesh colour in matt Humbrol,this helps soak up the spirit in the oils that give the shiny look,would like to see more your figs they look interersting.
Arthur

Nice figures!

one tip I've heard- have not tried it yet, so use at your own peril
When using oils to paint faces- use a business card as your palette for the oils. the heavy paper is supposed to soak up some of the oil from the paint, resulting in more of a matte finish when you are done.

Peter

thats a great job. there faces came out really nice

One trick I have used for eyes is grab a needle rather than a brush. With just a bit of practice you can drop a very small very precise bit of paint.

Thanks for the paint info.

Don Busack

thanks for the tips everyone. harv, i used aluminum foil for all the straps, id like to get my hands on some lead foil, maybe ill start looking around.

thanks for the tips everyone. harv, i used aluminum foil for all the straps, id like to get my hands on some lead foil, maybe ill start looking around.

A little trick when using oils is use lighter fluid to thin them it seems to flatten the colors a bit... Nice job on those figures ...Oh yeah a cheap place to get lead foil is of the tops of good wine bottles ...well it is cheap if you are going to buy the wine anyways...lol hick!!

Rick

i can see a fairly good done job there. Figure painting was always my anxiety !!!

nice painting and detailing.just a little critic straps could be narrow ..best regards

Hi meissen:
Very nice job. Like it very much.
For the face painting of my figures I do the following:
- I airbrush Model Master Skin Tone (Warm 2003) over the faces in the sprue and let it dry for at least 24 hs.
- When dried I separate the faces from the sprue and place them in the figures.
- I paint the eyes with the point of a needle.
- Paint the lips with very little drop of MM 2003 mixed with red.
- Give a coat of Future.
- Start with the oil washes until I reach the desiered effect.
- Give a mate coat (Vallejo)
- Drybrush the nose with Model Mastrer Skin Tone 2004.
- Some patel chalk in the beard.
and that´s all.
Airbrushing the faces was the better way that I found to obtain a smooth fnish of the flesh.