My Painted Metal Figures (2 Viewers)

[modwalls]

Lt., those calvary guys look great. Its ok, you don't have to rush back to the shiney stuff. They look great matte or glossy, its all in the detail, and you have that. Mike

 

[The Lt.]

Keeping the Kilted Vampire happy and not to upset him here are figures I've painted from kits by New Hope Design and yes K.C. they're Zulus and Modwall I'll get back to posting additional matte photos....The Lt.

 

[kilted vampire]

Very nice work on the headdresses

 

[The Lt.]

Okay Lieutenant Colonel with the Silver Oakleaf it's time to put your camera to work........The Lt.

 

[plasmapulse]

Time to add a 54mm ZW figure of my own. It's a kit from laststand miniatures.
It needed some cleanup work but paints up nicely. I have another one awaiting paint.
I am in doubt if I should paint the eyes or not, and the base will need some more work to create depth. Comments are very welcome.

 

[The Lt.]

Excellent paint job Joachim as an artist it refects it. What did you use to paint the figures and does last stand have a web site? If you decide to paint the eyes you don't want to show the whites in them and looking forward to seeing more of your finished work......The Lt.

 

[plasmapulse]

Thanks Lt. www.laststandminiatures.co.uk The website isn't updated for ages but Chris the owner told me the zulus are on the way. they sell them glossy at fair prices and as castings. I also bought a rocketbattery from them, which is from Mountford. That one needs a lot of work but looks outstanding.

I prime my figs with matte white enamel and use Vallejo acrylics afterwards. Instead of applying washes, I apply paint mixed with water and matte varnish. The wash is way better to control this way and gives the raised areas a nice patina as well. A retarder can be mixed to prevent the paint from drying fast but I rarely use it on figures.

I flock the base with sand sprinkled in white glue and paint it.

Updates;
The loincloth is made in leopard skin now and the base has some green on it.
The look i am going for with these figures is matte toy soldier style. In the future i will buy some better detailed models (although these are excellent models) with more detail to paint.

 

[The Lt.]

Thanks Joachim for the info and once again looking forward to more of your figures....The Lt.

 

[kilted vampire]

Okay Lieutenant Colonel with the Silver Oakleaf it's time to put your camera to work........The Lt.

You saw that huh, Lt.? What would you like pics of?

 

[kilted vampire]

Thanks Lt. www.laststandminiatures.co.uk The website isn't updated for ages but Chris the owner told me the zulus are on the way. they sell them glossy at fair prices and as castings. I also bought a rocketbattery from them, which is from Mountford. That one needs a lot of work but looks outstanding.

I prime my figs with matte white enamel and use Vallejo acrylics afterwards. Instead of applying washes, I apply paint mixed with water and matte varnish. The wash is way better to control this way and gives the raised areas a nice patina as well. A retarder can be mixed to prevent the paint from drying fast but I rarely use it on figures.

I flock the base with sand sprinkled in white glue and paint it.

Updates;
The loincloth is made in leopard skin now and the base has some green on it.
The look i am going for with these figures is matte toy soldier style. In the future i will buy some better detailed models (although these are excellent models) with more detail to paint.

Nice work! It really shows well.

 

[plasmapulse]

About the detail on figures; this is a pic of a model i would like to buy and paint this way but some exercise is required
As you can see, the soldier's kit has much more detail than most castings/figures have. That's what separates the model figure from the toy soldier. I can enjoy glossy or matte toy soldier styles just as much as this BTW.
Anyway, a figure like this hasn't got any limitations detail wise. These are 54mm white metal http://www.ttfxmedia.com/beneito/

 

[plasmapulse]

also on the site;

 

[The Lt.]

Joachim Beneito along with Andrea provide some of the finest sculpted figures on the market today it kit form. It'll be interesting to see the results of the figures painted by you should you decide to purchase the kits....The Lt.

 

[kilted vampire]

Hey Lt., You are up early! I ordered a French Napoleonic Officer from a russian company and I finally got it. I will be attempting a conosuier paint style with this guy. A test of my skills if you will.

 

[The Lt.]

They say the early bird catches the worms but as my luck will have it seems like it's all I've been catching. Glad to hear that you've decided to stop resting on your well deserved laurels of achievements and will be looking forward to the finished figure apound it's completion. In the mean time guess I'v got to cover for you and yes their glossy. The following are figures from Tradition Kits of the Zulu married and unmarried regiments and quite nicely sculpted aand also available as part of their Toy Soldier Gloosy Series. I decided to use a larger shield provided by Hinchliffe for all but two of their figures.......The Lt.

 

[kilted vampire]

How do we tell the married guys? Do they have the harried I can't pay my goats to the father in law look?

 

[The Lt.]

How do we tell the married guys? Do they have the harried I can't pay my goats to the father in law look?

The Warriors wearing the head rings some come up with your payment....The Lt.

 

[kilted vampire]

Shot with KODAK P850 ZOOM DIGITAL CAMERA at 2007-07-09


This is the French Napoleonic Officer that I picked up on ebay. It is / was a casting from Russia. I still have work to do.

 

[kilted vampire]

The South Essex repainted from Del Prado and Alymer helping out the Highlanders from Little Legion I think Also some custome made resin 95th Rifles


Shot with KODAK P850 ZOOM DIGITAL CAMERA at 2007-07-09

 

[The Lt.]

It's nice seeing you returning to your camera an posting your photos looking forward to seeing many more....The Lt.