Painting 1/35 figures

[epy...@my-deja.com]

hi all...

When painting 1/35 figures. is it best to use acrilic paints or the
enemel paints?...any tips?
and need some tips for starting some 1/48 model aircraft.

thanks
epycure

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[Micah R Rogers]

> hi all...
>
> When painting 1/35 figures. is it best to use acrilic paints or the
> enemel paints?...any tips?
> and need some tips for starting some 1/48 model aircraft.
>
> thanks
> epycure

I use enamels on all my figures, except for the colors I can't find.
The only time you MUST use acrylics is on Vinyl kits.
Cheers
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[Joe Jefferson]

epy...@my-deja.com wrote:
>
> hi all...
>
> When painting 1/35 figures. is it best to use acrilic paints or the
> enemel paints?...any tips?
> and need some tips for starting some 1/48 model aircraft.
>
> thanks
> epycure
>

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> Share what you know. Learn what you don't.

I'd say neither. I use artist's oils with acrylic as a primer. A good
how-to reference on this is _Building and Painting Scale Figures_ by
Sheperd Paine.

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[Mark Levine]

Use whatever type of paint you're most comfortable with. While many figure
painters swear by oils I never got the hang of them myself. I felt bad
about it until I heard Bill Horan speak and explain that he uses Humbrol
paints, not oils. Even Shep Paine, an oil painter, advises people to use
whatever they find is best for them. Personally, I use acrylic water color
paints straight from the tube.

Mark Levine

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[epy...@my-deja.com]

Yes i have always used Humbrol Paints directly from the tin to paint
the figures, even when painting the 1/72 figures, guess the clours are
better to use and give a better realistic colour, but can you do a sort
of "weathering" on the figures to give the wear and tear of the
uniforms , is there a type of colour you can use to do such realistic
outcome...especially when doing a war diorama..

regards

[Steven Brown]

Hi Epycure,

I'll second what Joe said about artist oils and his recommendation of
Shep's book.

For detailed figure discussions, check out the Military Miniatures
Headquarters at www.mmhq.com. The only worthwhile part of the site is
the series of discussions; some of the top painters in the hobby are
there.

Steven

P.S. On another post you asked about diorama sites. Check out
www.track-link.net and www.missing-lynx.com. Both also have discussion
groups for your Q&A.

[Mark Levine]

Everyone has his or her own ways of doing these things, and, as others
have suggested, the books by Shep Paine and others are excellent starting
points. I use different techniques for 1/72 and 25mm figures versus 1/35
and larger figures. For the smaller figures I first lay down the basic
colors. Then, to add shadows, I use a very diluted black wash with some
Photo Flo added to keep it from beeding up. Finally, if the figure is
supposed to be dusty/dirty, etc, such as a combat soldier, I'll use a very
subtle drybrushing of either a khaki or light gray, depending on what type
of scene the figure will be set in. On larger scale figures I do separate
washes of a darker shade of each color, followed by a dry brushing of a
lighter shade of each color.

Mark

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