Apologies for the low audio quality in some place, but I had to remove some music in order to keep this video public for you all to be able to watch. I'll make a new one soon so replace this when I get the chance.
fantastic paint job panzermeister36! I realy like your figurs. All in all figure is in 1/16 scale right?But im sceptic about that that you paint face last one. But in the end keep up work like this. Cheers Nejc
panz, this is one of my fav vids and its miles beter than any of ak or migs how to, you are a very talented chap for such a young age, keep the vids coming, i love everyone, be very proud of yourself, brilliant
+Waric Momo Thank you :) I will do another video when I paint a Russian figure for the Diorama for the Hobbyboss T-40 light tank I'm kinda working off and on.
+Panzermeister36 Great job! I discovered your work with the white wash Panzer lV H, excellent! Have you ever heard of Schiffer publishing? They print the best military research and reference books on uniforms and equipment. They are high quality hardback prints with full color photographs of original uniforms and insignia. A must have for militaria collectors and modelers.
Thanks for the great vids! What's your trick when doing tamiya paint over tamiya paint in layers? Whenever I use tamiya paint over other tamiya paint, the first paint layer starts to roll/ball up or come off. It seems that's an issue with tamiya paints...I haven't quite figured it out, I've tried x20a, laquer, water, and straight paint. yet I always have a problem with tamiya paint coming back off.
I guess I did thin layers and didn't really brush it on as much as it did let it flow from the paintbrush. I work very delicately. I haven't painted a figure in forever though, but I will again soon, so I'm a bit rusty with all that.
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yeah i know 1/35 scale but in video a figur looks bigger than 1/35 scale for me:D All friends I know they all say to me that paint first the flash parts(hands,face) and then paint the face. The face gives u a character for all figure. I am also painting a russian tank crew now. Wich one is the figure(from witch kit) I guess it is dragon?s. Cheers Nejc
Well he's the same size as all my other 1/35 figures; maybe he just looks big :P Yes usually you should paint the face first, mostly because it is farther down of the layers of the figure (the clothes overlap the skin, so it's easier to work outwards with the layers) but I didn't follow that rule here :) And yes it's a Dragon figure, one from the 'German Fighting Elite in the East' set but I modified his gear a bit. Modern Dragon figures are really good! Good luck on the Russian tank crew, Nejc!
Hi Panzermeister36, I am new and from the date of your video... very late. That being said I am wondering if there may be a better way of highlighting the collar accouterments and unit insignia. I am yet to try this method but I was thinking ...what about base coat painting the unit insignia white as you have done (but not in such fine detail as you did) ....then paint the shirt collar then using ultra fine sanding sponge sand the insignia until the white comes through...anyway just a thought...I will try it and see what happens....Thanks for the video
This is a fantastic tutorial Evan!! An aspect of the hobby that I am still trying to get better at, so I will definitely be filing this video for reference! Btw, what are you using to secure the figure to bottom of the paint jar? Its a great platform to use to paint the figure! Keep up the great work my friend! Cheers!
Glad the video will help you out, Brad. I used CA glue to attach him to the jar; anything else won't bond to the glass well enough. Just put a hobby knife at the edge of the book and wedhe it in and he pops right off to problem :)
Two questions. Are you thinning down the Tamiya paint with X20A (a lot) when you brush it on? And are you thinning the Vallejo (and with what)? I have all of the paint you're using so I may try to mimic this as a learning study.
I thinned the Tamiya paints with the Tamiya Lacquer thinner (yellow cap) as I find it works better than X-20 which is pretty much just isopropyl alcohol. I don't thin it much, I just mix up the paint on a piece of plastic, then drop my brush in the thinner and swirl it around in the paint. Paint some more, then if it's starting to seem thick, I drop my brush in the thinner again and mix it around in the paint. Probably 1/3 thinner to 2/3 paint. I just do it by eye though. The Vallejo was not thinned.
Good work buddy. I would recommend you get some good red sable brushes, you'll really notice a difference. Blick Art Supplies or Cheap Joe's Art Supplies have really good prices.
Thanks General Splatton! I've got to get some better brushes lol, I'm using $5 ones from the art store...I had one crack in half the other day, just snapped apart in my hand! I'll look into those brushes; thanks for the suggestion :D
Hwat arr your thoughts on dragon 1/35 figures i recently bought 2 kits and they seem amazingly well detailed and they even have their swastika and eagle badge in pe but i dont know they seem a bit too good for me to build and paint them you know like they are waaaaaay out of my skill league
Dragon figures are usually about as good as they come in plastic...above them in resin figures from guys like Alpine. This guy here is a Dragon guy and he looks very good. I don't see why they would be too good, since if you're going to practice you might as well do so on a well-detailed figure with all the details you'll need to paint on a "better" figure once you advance your skills. It will give you an idea of what to expect and will give you more opportunities to practice painting little details on figures.
Nice work. I don't recall over smocks that where just one colour, Wouldn't that smock be camouflaged, be it splinter/tan and water/pea pattern/oak leaf etc?.
Yes you are right. I just did it this way to compliment the plain yellow E-50 on the diorama. It's supposed to be fictional late-war so I broke the rules a little bit there.
Very nice and thanks for the trouble of creating these videos..It's so much work an planning... I would have painted the MG ammo pouches black (or dk. grey) with the brown leather covers... Yellow tunic+yellow pouches...no much color balance there...Thanks
Tamiya paints are terrible for brush painting. For airbrush they spray beautifully but the color range is so limited. Tamiya is so far behind other companies when it comes to paint.
Hi meister, im new in this, and i have a question for you, i bought a tamiya German soldiers 1/35, and i bought the decals for it, but my question is i need to put the decals after or before the weathering? awsome video, i like the music and is not bored like others
Thanks! What I would do it base paint the figure, do the highlights, and then decal and after that do the wash for shadows and then mud and stuff like that. I'm glad you like the epic music! :)
well done. Really helps me get ready for a diorama I plan to do which will have around 14 figures in tanks, a truck, and on the ground. The only question I really have is this: wouldn't it have been easier to paint the gun separately and then CA glue it into the hand after everything was dry? thanks!
Thanks for the video. Whenevrer I've used Tamiya paint, it always became encrusted on the figure and looks awful. How much thinner should one add to prevent this?
You probably want to try adding some retarder to make it dry slower. But also, make sure you thin with about 50 to 60% thinner, maybe more if you need.
You Tube Patrol Sorry I'm not too knowledgeable about US tank destroyer crews....it would probably just be normal tank crew figures. Resin figures are really really good but also very expensive and quite a bit of work.
just buy the paints on ebay for the minis they are around 3$ i got 3 for 9$ and they were not used buy the paints with the most sold those ones should be unused
+Mike Gardner Thanks! He's from Dragon Gen2, I think the set is "Eastern Front Elite Infantry" but I did modify hims loadout a bit, though all the gear I changed did come in the set as extras
I keep having the problem of I do a nice job painting the figurine, but then when I go and glue in the extra attachments and weapons the paint runs and it just gets messed up any tips?
LacrosseMan0428 Most glues will react with paint. I use Tamiya Extra Thin and it will eat through almost all paints. That's why I glued him all together here before painting. It's a bit harder to paint that way but then the glue is no issue. If i were to glue on parts after painting then I would use a tiny amount of gel super glue so that it doesn't run and eat up the paint where its visible.
I did a conversion where I gave it the short 75 from a panzer IV based on a photo I saw...and the gun does fit and could recoil back inside the tiny turret!
Hi Evan, Nice tutorial on the figure - really helped me with one of my dragon figures. Just asking but what do you use to attach the figure to the holder or jar to paint it with accuracy? (Like in this tutorial) Best at modelling Mike :)
Thanks Mike! To attach the figure to the base, I used a tiny bit of super glue. It doesn't adhere very well to the glass of the tamiya paint jar to I just put a hobby blade at his boot heel, pushed it between the bottom of the boot and the jar and he popped off no problem!
Panzermeister36 Ahh okay thanks Evan, I will use this tip in the future when painting figures, I've got a few to do actually from Dragon and Tamiya when I get round to it so I'll try it then (got some old jars somewhere anyway)
+silverfox2358 I dunno....I just thought that either he had lost a buddy and kept the man's helmet of he's got a second one he can use as a decoy on a stick of something to draw fire....kinda like this: goo.gl/photos/67Tyqk16RDC7wmsx6
Wow, Buddy! Very nice tutorial, and excellent looking end results on the figure! I'm still working on the Splinter Camo pattern on my LW MP's I started in support of your group build so long ago, lol...Almost done and ready to post my reveal for you and all soon!
Thanks Jack! Glad you like the figure :) I can't wait to see how you did the splinter camo of the figs! Yeah the GB's still kinda going on... I've still got to do lots of painting for my own entry lol! I'll be on the lookout for the reveal :D
Btw I checked that cobblestone street you made. That's from Celluclay or something like that right? I also use that usually on top of styrene sheets or cheap wood. When you sprinkle grass, do you airbrush it before or after painting the Celluclay? I'm researching ideas for my next project of a King Tiger in the Ardennes 1944. Got any leads? Model is a Dragon King Tiger ( henshel ) + Verlinden Engine parts. Dunno for infantry though, the kit came with some 4 Volksgrenadiers
The street was made from "Scuptamold" which is basically very liquidy plaster. A thick Plaster of Paris should work too. I didn't sprinkle the grass here - it was a store bought grass mat from Hobby Scene. However I would paint the base dark brown, then sprinkle the grass, then spray with a lighter brown, and then drybrush with a light beige if it were a winter setting because the grass would not be green. If it were a non-winter setting, I'd paint the base, then sprinkle the grass (assuming its prepainted green) and then drybrush with light green over the grass. Sprinkle the grass onto diluted white glue, and also keep in mind that scenery looks a lot more realistic with gentle slopes of hills, so you can make those with a bit of clay or plaster. Even the tiniest variation in the surface height makes it look so much better! What kind of ideas do you mean; like diorama setup? Definitely check out any Dragon Gen2 figs because they are beautifully detailed! How are the Grenadiers that came in the kit?
Panzermeister36 Those are Gen 2 figures but I'm more used to the Verlinden production ones, The sad part is that you can't really mix those 2 because ( I'm sure you know or noticed it ) the VP figurines are a tad bigger on 1:35 scale so if you put a dragon figurine next to a VP one, it pops right away. I haven't been modeling for years and I just re-started today so I have to do a huge clean up and do a couple of spreadsheets of what I have and what I need. I doubt that those woodland scenics moss and stuff are still good, my garage is full. I have around 30-40 unopened boxes most of em are Dragon's, its my favorite compagny for armors, they have so much more details than Tamiya. I don't know if they improved in the last 10 years but those I have all include Magitracks and photo etched parts details and infantry figurines with them. Those are the ones that camed with the King Tiger 1944 Ardennes kit.www.google.ca/search?q=Dragon+Volksgrenadier&espv=2&biw=1400&bih=941&tbm=isch&imgil=uOmEIRKrE6A8wM%253A%253BGfg5IZc1YwfV6M%253Bhttp%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.aliexpress.com%25252Fstore%25252Fproduct%25252FDragon-6115-1-35-German-Volksgrenadier-352d-Division-Ardennes-44-4-Figures%25252F314824_1142720079.html&source=iu&pf=m&fir=uOmEIRKrE6A8wM%253A%252CGfg5IZc1YwfV6M%252C_&usg=__dxmjjMd6ypPxItrqKgqOwa8unww%3D&ved=0CCoQyjc&ei=okMJVfTuOMTBggS0vIP4Dw#imgrc=uOmEIRKrE6A8wM%253A%3BGfg5IZc1YwfV6M%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fi01.i.aliimg.com%252Fwsphoto%252Fv0%252F1142720079%252FDragon-6115-1-35-German-Volksgrenadier-352d-Division-Ardennes-44-4-Figures-.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.aliexpress.com%252Fstore%252Fproduct%252FDragon-6115-1-35-German-Volksgrenadier-352d-Division-Ardennes-44-4-Figures%252F314824_1142720079.html%3B1568%3B973 let me know what you think, thanks forward!
Tamiya has definitely gotten better with time...but Dragon Smart Kits are still the best IMO too! Yeah those ground foam and moss materials are no long up to par - but I highly recommend Model Scene for scenery products. I also really like Woodland Scenics' 'Fine Leaf Foliage' for making trees and bushes. I've never actually worked with any VP or resin figures but I really hope to soon. I actually wasn't aware of the sizing issue so thanks. What is the plan for the diorama so far? And those figs look super cool with their STGs and G43s...they really look the late-war era. I don't think those are Gen2 though; it's not marked on the box. Gen2 have multi-piece heads and guns and other PE for belts and epaulets.
Panzermeister36 They do have multi-piece heads, hollow gun barrels, photo etched stuff, it just camed loose in the box with the tank. They have similar poses to those on the box I linked you. Almost done with the tiger, small details after primer needs do be added. I want to push the research further though, its been so long. So yeah Verlinden and some other resin figures will look bulkier if you put them side by side with a plastic figurine but the detail level is twice what you got with the plastic ones. I think that' why they are bigger to include more small details they can't reproduce from plastic molding. Although its really impressive, comparing what was out when Tamiya launched all their infantry sets. They made 1:35 figurines popular in the late 80's. We have all the choices in the world because of their foresight back then.
byrnespeed Ah okay I guess it's a retooled or something like that version of the kit you linked. Good luck painting the KT! I t's incredible the amount of detail they can give to resin figures - that's why I want to try some out! Ah the 80's Tamiya figs....I use them as colour testers! I've got the ones from the panzer II F/G but I thin that's actually mid 70's!
I did a search on ebay and doesnt come up with model kits. Just already dressed up figures. Thanks for the info though! I enjoy your channel, keep it up!
ravaged dirt biker For the bread bag I think I used XF-72 as the base and added some white and black fr highlights and shadows. The canteen was probably XF-77. I drybrushed it with a 4B pencil to make it shiny and metallic looking.
Well the bike doesn't have any little bits like faces that would be a different colour, so I would put the whole thing together before painting. It's the sent thing with tanks, usually you would paint it as a whole except for the tracks which are a different colour so you put then on after paint. Some people will leave off tools and things if they want to paint them like wood and metal but usually they were the same colour as the tank.
Fantastic work iv always liked the ww2 models and wondered about how to paint them but watching you has taught me a lot I mite bye some in the future and try my hand at it using you and your skills as a guide keep up the good work.
This is one of the best tutorials vids I've seen for a long time. Some good tips you got there. I tend to use vallejo acrylics when I'm painting my figures. Keep up the good work.
Jan West Thanks :) I find vellejo a bit to thin but I use it on tools/wood and faces. I personally find Tamiya a very nice consistency when thinned down a bit; it seems to cover easier and levels really nice. But I've yet to really experiment with other brands :D
I can't say for certain...a little bit, but not as much as I use when thinning them for airbrushing (which is 50%). So maybe 20%? I haven't painted a fig in a long time...sorry I can't give a real accurate answer!
Probably so...I have always known it as the splinter pattern as that's what my squadron signal book calls it. I've had these books since the mid 80's. Wonderful resource material...pity they are no longer in print (near as I can tell)
Thanks Roger! I'm working on another tutorial now; it's shorter and mainly focuses on the highlighting and washing. So more for the beginner. Do you want be to list the colours in the description or on the side on the screen?
+Darkguard 21 Super glue is the only thing that attaches to the paint bottle, but still it doesn't attach all that well to the glass so I could just pop him off with a hobby knife in the end
Panzermeister36 The helmet you should have used for the figure seeing how it is a "German soldier" should have been the "M35 Stahlhelm" used by the Germans in WW2, instead you used the M1 Helmet used by the allies in that particular time.
This comment has already been answered a bunch of times in the comments section. There's a good thread in there somewhere with guys with military experience who understand what I did.
Extremely nice tutorial video. I have been in the hobby for a couple of months now, but not even close to being expert like yourself. Your work is amazing! 😃
+Panzermeister36 thanks... quick question, I am planning a project for a Tiger built with turret #1331 in Kursk... what figure would you use for tje tank itself?
+Panzermeister36 yes... as you know turret #1331 was Wittmann so a Waffen Ss would be perfect. I am planning to put a NCO in front of the tank which I already have... but the turret is the thing, if it were winter it would be easy...
you have not served as a infantryman. Nobody with any sense would carry any extra weight of a helmet!.And if he fired that weapon with bent barrel it would blowup in his face.
I was in the infantry for the USA. It is common practice for snipers ( at least in the modern US military) to carry an extra helmet for anti-sniper. idk if german infantry did this commonly in ww2 but it would make sense specially in the eastern front
Apologies for the low audio quality in some place, but I had to remove some music in order to keep this video public for you all to be able to watch. I'll make a new one soon so replace this when I get the chance.
Panzermeister36 where did you get the figure from?
It's from a Dragon figure set.
The audio shut and came back on quite often in this vid
Yes. TH-cam did that because they think they own the background music I used, which they don't.
fantastic paint job panzermeister36! I realy like your figurs. All in all figure is in 1/16 scale right?But im sceptic about that that you paint face last one. But in the end keep up work like this.
Cheers Nejc
Hey Nejc! Thanks for the compliments :) This figure is 1/35 scale; the same as most tank kits. What are you skeptical about painting the face?
Love the tutorial, but why is dude packing two helmets?
Thank you! I've seen Russian soldiers using an extra one as a decoy before, so that was kind of my inspiration.
Well, that makes perfect sense, in that case!
panz, this is one of my fav vids and its miles beter than any of ak or migs how to, you are a very talented chap for such a young age, keep the vids coming, i love everyone, be very proud of yourself, brilliant
Hey panzer, can you upload some more 1:35 figures painting, I really admire your skills and talents.
+Waric Momo Thank you :) I will do another video when I paint a Russian figure for the Diorama for the Hobbyboss T-40 light tank I'm kinda working off and on.
That's awesome! Panzer, I will look forward to it!
+Panzermeister36 Great job! I discovered your work with the white wash Panzer lV H, excellent! Have you ever heard of Schiffer publishing? They print the best military research and reference books on uniforms and equipment. They are high quality hardback prints with full color photographs of original uniforms and insignia. A must have for militaria collectors and modelers.
Thanks for the great vids! What's your trick when doing tamiya paint over tamiya paint in layers? Whenever I use tamiya paint over other tamiya paint, the first paint layer starts to roll/ball up or come off. It seems that's an issue with tamiya paints...I haven't quite figured it out, I've tried x20a, laquer, water, and straight paint. yet I always have a problem with tamiya paint coming back off.
I guess I did thin layers and didn't really brush it on as much as it did let it flow from the paintbrush. I work very delicately. I haven't painted a figure in forever though, but I will again soon, so I'm a bit rusty with all that.
That figure is BAAAD ASSS!
Great tutorial bro. Definitely be using techniques on my figures now.
Awesome vid and thanks for sharing!
Happy modeling!
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the sack is a bread bag..
yeah i know 1/35 scale but in video a figur looks bigger than 1/35 scale for me:D All friends I know they all say to me that paint first the flash parts(hands,face) and then paint the face. The face gives u a character for all figure. I am also painting a russian tank crew now. Wich one is the figure(from witch kit) I guess it is dragon?s.
Cheers Nejc
Well he's the same size as all my other 1/35 figures; maybe he just looks big :P Yes usually you should paint the face first, mostly because it is farther down of the layers of the figure (the clothes overlap the skin, so it's easier to work outwards with the layers) but I didn't follow that rule here :)
And yes it's a Dragon figure, one from the 'German Fighting Elite in the East' set but I modified his gear a bit. Modern Dragon figures are really good! Good luck on the Russian tank crew, Nejc!
Hi Panzermeister36, I am new and from the date of your video... very late. That being said I am wondering if there may be a better way of highlighting the collar accouterments and unit insignia. I am yet to try this method but I was thinking ...what about base coat painting the unit insignia white as you have done (but not in such fine detail as you did) ....then paint the shirt collar then using ultra fine sanding sponge sand the insignia until the white comes through...anyway just a thought...I will try it and see what happens....Thanks for the video
+Panzermiester38 do u have snapchat because I would like to show you my models also I would like help with modeling and thx for replying.
This is a fantastic tutorial Evan!! An aspect of the hobby that I am still trying to get better at, so I will definitely be filing this video for reference! Btw, what are you using to secure the figure to bottom of the paint jar? Its a great platform to use to paint the figure!
Keep up the great work my friend!
Cheers!
Glad the video will help you out, Brad. I used CA glue to attach him to the jar; anything else won't bond to the glass well enough. Just put a hobby knife at the edge of the book and wedhe it in and he pops right off to problem :)
*wedge, *no problem
Great tip! Thanks Evan!
Evan would you still recommend Tamiya acrylics for brush painting figures 5 years down the road ? Just wondering :)
Two questions. Are you thinning down the Tamiya paint with X20A (a lot) when you brush it on? And are you thinning the Vallejo (and with what)? I have all of the paint you're using so I may try to mimic this as a learning study.
I thinned the Tamiya paints with the Tamiya Lacquer thinner (yellow cap) as I find it works better than X-20 which is pretty much just isopropyl alcohol. I don't thin it much, I just mix up the paint on a piece of plastic, then drop my brush in the thinner and swirl it around in the paint. Paint some more, then if it's starting to seem thick, I drop my brush in the thinner again and mix it around in the paint. Probably 1/3 thinner to 2/3 paint. I just do it by eye though. The Vallejo was not thinned.
excellent. thanks man.
Good work buddy. I would recommend you get some good red sable brushes, you'll really notice a difference. Blick Art Supplies or Cheap Joe's Art Supplies have really good prices.
Thanks General Splatton! I've got to get some better brushes lol, I'm using $5 ones from the art store...I had one crack in half the other day, just snapped apart in my hand! I'll look into those brushes; thanks for the suggestion :D
Great job loved the video keep them coming !!!!
Hwat arr your thoughts on dragon 1/35 figures i recently bought 2 kits and they seem amazingly well detailed and they even have their swastika and eagle badge in pe but i dont know they seem a bit too good for me to build and paint them you know like they are waaaaaay out of my skill league
Dragon figures are usually about as good as they come in plastic...above them in resin figures from guys like Alpine. This guy here is a Dragon guy and he looks very good. I don't see why they would be too good, since if you're going to practice you might as well do so on a well-detailed figure with all the details you'll need to paint on a "better" figure once you advance your skills. It will give you an idea of what to expect and will give you more opportunities to practice painting little details on figures.
But i am sure that you could handle those figures
great video looked good.
Great paint job. One question. Do you clear coat your figs?
Thanks.
Thanks! I'll give them a matte coat at the end to protect them.
Also I tried painting the ss logo on the collar of one of my 1/35 figures, you're not wrong about it being tricky!
Do you need expensive brushes such as Winsor & Newton series 7 to achive excellent result and brush stroke free paint work?
I don't think so. I use cheap $4 brushes for most of my work.
Awsome
Nice work. I don't recall over smocks that where just one colour, Wouldn't that smock be camouflaged, be it splinter/tan and water/pea pattern/oak leaf etc?.
Yes you are right. I just did it this way to compliment the plain yellow E-50 on the diorama. It's supposed to be fictional late-war so I broke the rules a little bit there.
Panzermeister36 I see, good work though
Very nice and thanks for the trouble of creating these videos..It's so much work an planning...
I would have painted the MG ammo pouches black (or dk. grey) with the brown leather covers...
Yellow tunic+yellow pouches...no much color balance there...Thanks
ohh thanks! awesome
awesome job I love it
nice one
why is he carrying a helmet when he's wearing one ? nice paint job on the mp 44.btw the sack is called a bread bag or forage bag
+stephen diamond I thought we might use it as a decoy like this: goo.gl/photos/67Tyqk16RDC7wmsx6
What is the book you are using as reference? I've Been looking for a reference book for a long time and that looks like a good one.
+TrendingTop10s I used the internet actually; there's plenty of good websites out there. There are tons of useful reference books too
How do you thin perfectly your tamiya paint.i try using brush but later on i saw a beush stroke.
Tamiya paints are terrible for brush painting. For airbrush they spray beautifully but the color range is so limited. Tamiya is so far behind other companies when it comes to paint.
Hi meister, im new in this, and i have a question for you, i bought a tamiya German soldiers 1/35, and i bought the decals for it, but my question is i need to put the decals after or before the weathering? awsome video, i like the music and is not bored like others
Thanks! What I would do it base paint the figure, do the highlights, and then decal and after that do the wash for shadows and then mud and stuff like that. I'm glad you like the epic music! :)
***** I do it usually like any other kit no matter if plane, AFV etc.... 1. painting 2. gloss varnish 3. decals 4. gloss varnish 5. weathering...
Thumbs up very informative
Thank you!
well done. Really helps me get ready for a diorama I plan to do which will have around 14 figures in tanks, a truck, and on the ground. The only question I really have is this: wouldn't it have been easier to paint the gun separately and then CA glue it into the hand after everything was dry? thanks!
Do u have snapchat so you can help me do modeling well that's if you want?
no I don't have snapchat
Not very great my eye! Dude you rock! Love yer vid's so much I subbed and threw ya a thumbs up! So there...lol!
Very good video. I need to practice painting figures so keep making the video's cause I need a lot of help!!! ;-) lol
Great paint job. What did you use to mount the figure to the can?
+Azdave Super Glue; it's the only thing that will attach to the glass of a Tamiya jar
they did do it in dark tan
thanx 4 that im doing ww1 german solders i cm 135th
No problem Mark! I make these videos to help people out and I'm glad that they do :) Good luck on the figs buddy!
Thanks for the video. Whenevrer I've used Tamiya paint, it always became encrusted on the figure and looks awful. How much thinner should one add to prevent this?
You probably want to try adding some retarder to make it dry slower. But also, make sure you thin with about 50 to 60% thinner, maybe more if you need.
Thanks.
Very cool
Very nice figure, mate! well done! :)
Thank you Toni! You've got to show how you paint camouflage; you do it so well :D
DOes anyone have a list of things he used to do this video? like all the paints and stuff
Don't I show them all in the video?
Chafa
it looks like this could get pretty expensive in the paint department .
Yes it sure can!
I'm looking to build the 1/35 scale M-18 Hellcat .My dad was a LT on this tank in 1943. can you tell me where I could find the crew for this tank?
You Tube Patrol Sorry I'm not too knowledgeable about US tank destroyer crews....it would probably just be normal tank crew figures. Resin figures are really really good but also very expensive and quite a bit of work.
ok thanks
just buy the paints on ebay for the minis they are around 3$
i got 3 for 9$ and they were not used buy the paints with the most sold those ones should be unused
Shouldn't the smock have a camo pattern?
Yep. But it's late-war, I can't do camo figs very well, and I wanted it to go with the look of the E-50...monotone light yellow.
Nice tutorial. Where's the music from?
Duckman906 Thanks. The music is by Tom Salta from the video games HAWX and HAWX 2
Great Job, what brand is he
+Mike Gardner Thanks! He's from Dragon Gen2, I think the set is "Eastern Front Elite Infantry" but I did modify hims loadout a bit, though all the gear I changed did come in the set as extras
Good job and what camera do you use in this vidio?
Thank you Jack. I use a Sony Handycam AVCHD. It's really good; great zoom, it usually focuses nicely, long battery, all the good stuff!
I keep having the problem of I do a nice job painting the figurine, but then when I go and glue in the extra attachments and weapons the paint runs and it just gets messed up any tips?
LacrosseMan0428 Most glues will react with paint. I use Tamiya Extra Thin and it will eat through almost all paints. That's why I glued him all together here before painting. It's a bit harder to paint that way but then the glue is no issue. If i were to glue on parts after painting then I would use a tiny amount of gel super glue so that it doesn't run and eat up the paint where its visible.
Thanks
Good vid Evan. I have added this to my watch later in case I decide to do figure down the line. Thanks mate
Thanks Mark! Hope it helps you out :)
Very nice work!
+Geroberst 13 Thank you!
Well... that was excellent :)
Thank you John!
You are welcome and keep up the great work you are doing.
John Blessing Thanks :) I sure will keep making these videos
Cool :)
Great stuff buddy ,that tutorial will help me a lot...thanx a lot .All the best bud
Thanks! Glad it will be helpful to you :D
What the hell has happened to that Panzer II at the start ?!
I did a conversion where I gave it the short 75 from a panzer IV based on a photo I saw...and the gun does fit and could recoil back inside the tiny turret!
Hi Evan,
Nice tutorial on the figure - really helped me with one of my dragon figures.
Just asking but what do you use to attach the figure to the holder or jar to paint it with accuracy? (Like in this tutorial)
Best at modelling
Mike :)
Thanks Mike! To attach the figure to the base, I used a tiny bit of super glue. It doesn't adhere very well to the glass of the tamiya paint jar to I just put a hobby blade at his boot heel, pushed it between the bottom of the boot and the jar and he popped off no problem!
Panzermeister36 Ahh okay thanks Evan, I will use this tip in the future when painting figures, I've got a few to do actually from Dragon and Tamiya when I get round to it so I'll try it then (got some old jars somewhere anyway)
Why has he got 2 helmets?
+silverfox2358 I dunno....I just thought that either he had lost a buddy and kept the man's helmet of he's got a second one he can use as a decoy on a stick of something to draw fire....kinda like this: goo.gl/photos/67Tyqk16RDC7wmsx6
impresionante cuidado de los detalles muy realista
What brand is the figure from
Dragon Gen2
panzer 2 with 75 mm didnt know that existed
nice video
Thank you Kelly!
Wow, Buddy! Very nice tutorial, and excellent looking end results on the figure! I'm still working on the Splinter Camo pattern on my LW MP's I started in support of your group build so long ago, lol...Almost done and ready to post my reveal for you and all soon!
Thanks Jack! Glad you like the figure :) I can't wait to see how you did the splinter camo of the figs! Yeah the GB's still kinda going on... I've still got to do lots of painting for my own entry lol! I'll be on the lookout for the reveal :D
Nice video and channel so subscription added.
Mini Warzone Thanks I've subbed back :)
Great tutorial for beginners like myself. Awesome Tune in the background as well. Keep up the great work man.
Osman V. Aydogan Thank you buddy! I hope it helps you out somehow :) glad you like the music too!
Oh ok and make more videos, there great!
Btw I checked that cobblestone street you made. That's from Celluclay or something like that right? I also use that usually on top of styrene sheets or cheap wood. When you sprinkle grass, do you airbrush it before or after painting the Celluclay? I'm researching ideas for my next project of a King Tiger in the Ardennes 1944. Got any leads? Model is a Dragon King Tiger ( henshel ) + Verlinden Engine parts. Dunno for infantry though, the kit came with some 4 Volksgrenadiers
The street was made from "Scuptamold" which is basically very liquidy plaster. A thick Plaster of Paris should work too. I didn't sprinkle the grass here - it was a store bought grass mat from Hobby Scene.
However I would paint the base dark brown, then sprinkle the grass, then spray with a lighter brown, and then drybrush with a light beige if it were a winter setting because the grass would not be green.
If it were a non-winter setting, I'd paint the base, then sprinkle the grass (assuming its prepainted green) and then drybrush with light green over the grass.
Sprinkle the grass onto diluted white glue, and also keep in mind that scenery looks a lot more realistic with gentle slopes of hills, so you can make those with a bit of clay or plaster. Even the tiniest variation in the surface height makes it look so much better!
What kind of ideas do you mean; like diorama setup? Definitely check out any Dragon Gen2 figs because they are beautifully detailed! How are the Grenadiers that came in the kit?
Panzermeister36 Those are Gen 2 figures but I'm more used to the Verlinden production ones, The sad part is that you can't really mix those 2 because ( I'm sure you know or noticed it ) the VP figurines are a tad bigger on 1:35 scale so if you put a dragon figurine next to a VP one, it pops right away. I haven't been modeling for years and I just re-started today so I have to do a huge clean up and do a couple of spreadsheets of what I have and what I need. I doubt that those woodland scenics moss and stuff are still good, my garage is full. I have around 30-40 unopened boxes most of em are Dragon's, its my favorite compagny for armors, they have so much more details than Tamiya. I don't know if they improved in the last 10 years but those I have all include Magitracks and photo etched parts details and infantry figurines with them. Those are the ones that camed with the King Tiger 1944 Ardennes kit.www.google.ca/search?q=Dragon+Volksgrenadier&espv=2&biw=1400&bih=941&tbm=isch&imgil=uOmEIRKrE6A8wM%253A%253BGfg5IZc1YwfV6M%253Bhttp%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.aliexpress.com%25252Fstore%25252Fproduct%25252FDragon-6115-1-35-German-Volksgrenadier-352d-Division-Ardennes-44-4-Figures%25252F314824_1142720079.html&source=iu&pf=m&fir=uOmEIRKrE6A8wM%253A%252CGfg5IZc1YwfV6M%252C_&usg=__dxmjjMd6ypPxItrqKgqOwa8unww%3D&ved=0CCoQyjc&ei=okMJVfTuOMTBggS0vIP4Dw#imgrc=uOmEIRKrE6A8wM%253A%3BGfg5IZc1YwfV6M%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fi01.i.aliimg.com%252Fwsphoto%252Fv0%252F1142720079%252FDragon-6115-1-35-German-Volksgrenadier-352d-Division-Ardennes-44-4-Figures-.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.aliexpress.com%252Fstore%252Fproduct%252FDragon-6115-1-35-German-Volksgrenadier-352d-Division-Ardennes-44-4-Figures%252F314824_1142720079.html%3B1568%3B973 let me know what you think, thanks forward!
Tamiya has definitely gotten better with time...but Dragon Smart Kits are still the best IMO too! Yeah those ground foam and moss materials are no long up to par - but I highly recommend Model Scene for scenery products. I also really like Woodland Scenics' 'Fine Leaf Foliage' for making trees and bushes. I've never actually worked with any VP or resin figures but I really hope to soon. I actually wasn't aware of the sizing issue so thanks. What is the plan for the diorama so far?
And those figs look super cool with their STGs and G43s...they really look the late-war era. I don't think those are Gen2 though; it's not marked on the box. Gen2 have multi-piece heads and guns and other PE for belts and epaulets.
Panzermeister36 They do have multi-piece heads, hollow gun barrels, photo etched stuff, it just camed loose in the box with the tank. They have similar poses to those on the box I linked you. Almost done with the tiger, small details after primer needs do be added. I want to push the research further though, its been so long. So yeah Verlinden and some other resin figures will look bulkier if you put them side by side with a plastic figurine but the detail level is twice what you got with the plastic ones. I think that' why they are bigger to include more small details they can't reproduce from plastic molding. Although its really impressive, comparing what was out when Tamiya launched all their infantry sets. They made 1:35 figurines popular in the late 80's. We have all the choices in the world because of their foresight back then.
byrnespeed Ah okay I guess it's a retooled or something like that version of the kit you linked. Good luck painting the KT! I
t's incredible the amount of detail they can give to resin figures - that's why I want to try some out! Ah the 80's Tamiya figs....I use them as colour testers! I've got the ones from the panzer II F/G but I thin that's actually mid 70's!
mmmk you're a beast!!
Thanks :D
Where do you get these Dragon models?? How much do they cost?
I buy them in my local hobby store. Dragon figure sets are usually about $20 but they're quite good.
I did a search on ebay and doesnt come up with model kits. Just already dressed up figures. Thanks for the info though! I enjoy your channel, keep it up!
Oh.. what scale are they? 1/16?
I found them.. the magic word was 1/16// thanks again!
They're actually 1/35th Scale here but they make 1/16th too
what color did you use for the canteen and bread bag?
ravaged dirt biker For the bread bag I think I used XF-72 as the base and added some white and black fr highlights and shadows. The canteen was probably XF-77. I drybrushed it with a 4B pencil to make it shiny and metallic looking.
okay thanks
Nice figure. Brilliantly painted!
Thank you!
Very good tips!
Thank you Hans :)
Hey, this is a great video. Im gonna try some of your techniques sometime soon. Keep up the good work. Outstanding.
Thanks Stugie Gibson ;D Hope it helps you out!
Hey I LOVE that.....Stugie Gibson! LOL.
Great work. Really enjoyable. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks. I'm glad you like it!
So you glue, then prime you models? I'm new, and need some guidance.
Yeah that's the order that I would do it in. I would keep the head and gun separate to paint them easier though.
Thanks! I bought a 1/35 BMW with troops kit, so would you recommend the same thing with the bike?
Well the bike doesn't have any little bits like faces that would be a different colour, so I would put the whole thing together before painting. It's the sent thing with tanks, usually you would paint it as a whole except for the tracks which are a different colour so you put then on after paint. Some people will leave off tools and things if they want to paint them like wood and metal but usually they were the same colour as the tank.
Alright. I think I'm ready. Thanks for the help!
primal groudon!
Fantastic work iv always liked the ww2 models and wondered about how to paint them but watching you has taught me a lot I mite bye some in the future and try my hand at it using you and your skills as a guide keep up the good work.
***** Thanks buddy! Glad you like my videos and find them helpful! Hope you enjoy the hobby if you start it :)
Where do you get your figures from and great video I've watched all of them and they inspired me to do modelling.
+Nathan Wilkin Thank you very much! I just buy the figures at my local hobby shop
This is one of the best tutorials vids I've seen for a long time. Some good tips you got there. I tend to use vallejo acrylics when I'm painting my figures.
Keep up the good work.
Jan West Thanks :) I find vellejo a bit to thin but I use it on tools/wood and faces. I personally find Tamiya a very nice consistency when thinned down a bit; it seems to cover easier and levels really nice. But I've yet to really experiment with other brands :D
Really helpful stuff dude
I'm not to great at figures and this'll help my hand at it quite a bit.
Thanks :D I'm glad it will help you out
Very nice!
logijes Thanks :)
great vid man! how much thinner do you run for figures?
I can't say for certain...a little bit, but not as much as I use when thinning them for airbrushing (which is 50%). So maybe 20%? I haven't painted a fig in a long time...sorry I can't give a real accurate answer!
Good tutorial! Thank you for sharing.
Thanks :)
this is the best figure painting tutorial i have ever seen
:) Thanks for the awesome comment!
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO problem
OR1GAM1ARMY I'm making another figure painting video right now; it's just focusing on the highlighting and washing of the clothes and face
Panzermeister36 Excellent
I’ve subscribed so I’ll watch it as soon as it’s done
That's the 'Splinter' cammo pattern bro
They're the same thing
Probably so...I have always known it as the splinter pattern as that's what my squadron signal book calls it. I've had these books since the mid 80's. Wonderful resource material...pity they are no longer in print (near as I can tell)
I'm always looking out for those books, but there's often hard to find around in shops
Yes sir they are! Glad I still have mine after all these years...
Did you use acrylic or oil . enamel
Acrylics
Well I guess I did use some enamel washes too!
Panzermeister36 thanks for the info
how did you do the ss on the soldiers colar.
I painted it with a paintbrush. A really, really small paintbrush.
Panzermeister36
yep that's me :)
this is the best figure painting tutorial i have ever seen,great job
attak10 Thank you very music! Glad you like it :)
The best figure painting tutorial I've seen. Please do more in the future! Also please list the colors.
Thanks Roger! I'm working on another tutorial now; it's shorter and mainly focuses on the highlighting and washing. So more for the beginner. Do you want be to list the colours in the description or on the side on the screen?
Panzermeister36 Doesn't matter, Whatever works best for u
Roger Resor A'right!
How did you attach the figure the the paint bottle (Good ideas BTW) did u use superglue or double sided tape or what.
+Darkguard 21 Super glue is the only thing that attaches to the paint bottle, but still it doesn't attach all that well to the glass so I could just pop him off with a hobby knife in the end
+Panzermeister36 awesome thanks!
+Darkguard 21 I use paper tak / blue tak
My dude, wrong helmet.
?
Panzermeister36 The helmet you should have used for the figure seeing how it is a "German soldier" should have been the "M35 Stahlhelm" used by the Germans in WW2, instead you used the M1 Helmet used by the allies in that particular time.
I'm pretty sure it's an M40 helmet with canvas cover.
www.google.ca/search?q=m40+helmet+with+canvas+cover&rlz=1C1EJFA_enCA797CA797&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1&fir=kJ6yB6MS34FfCM%253A%252Cmm5oOEJvgUAweM%252C_&usg=__WUpdoSLrCihUoUOA7M3KJEKtWy8%3D&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjbmMulisfcAhVJ4IMKHURLAncQ9QEwAXoECAAQBg#imgrc=kJ6yB6MS34FfCM:
Weird. I've seen that type of M40 helmet many times and it didn't look anything like that, guess there are multiple versions of it
Why two helmets? One on his head and another in his belt... 🤔
This comment has already been answered a bunch of times in the comments section. There's a good thread in there somewhere with guys with military experience who understand what I did.
Panzermeister36 Well, if captured he would be shot immediately trying to pull a stunt like that...
Wouldn't have changed his chances much in Berlin. Also it's not real...
Oh yes, I'm the one with the bad attitude ;)
Extremely nice tutorial video. I have been in the hobby for a couple of months now, but not even close to being expert like yourself. Your work is amazing! 😃
Panzer, is that a 1:35 ? or 1:16?
It's 1/35th scale :)
+Panzermeister36 thanks...
quick question, I am planning a project for a Tiger built with turret #1331 in Kursk... what figure would you use for tje tank itself?
NapFloridian Do you want the guy to be in the hatch itself?
+Panzermeister36 yes... as you know turret #1331 was Wittmann so a Waffen Ss would be perfect.
I am planning to put a NCO in front of the tank which I already have... but the turret is the thing, if it were winter it would be easy...
NapFloridian I got a resin SS tiger tank commander figure at a show not too long ago....let me check what it's called
did you paint it without priming it first?
Yeah
Wouldn't the paint wear off due time? Because I just read an article that said that priming is a must for figure painting. I'm confuse right now
You should prime them, I didn't because I didn't have any good primer on hand at the time.
+Panzermeister36 ok thanks for your explanation. great video btw.
+Max Hadrian No problem! Thank you
hey do you prime the model?
No I rarely prime my models...I really should, though
+Panzermeister36 then how do you get the paint the stick
+Powell Kevin to stick*
Powell Kevin it just sticks to the plastic
Kk
great job, my man! Doing all my figs this way!
you have not served as a infantryman. Nobody with any sense would carry any extra weight of a helmet!.And if he fired that weapon with bent barrel it would blowup in his face.
I was in the infantry for the USA. It is common practice for snipers ( at least in the modern US military) to carry an extra helmet for anti-sniper. idk if german infantry did this commonly in ww2 but it would make sense specially in the eastern front
This is exactly what I was talking about. Thank you.