Alpine 1:16 Cigarette break for the lieutenant of the "Division Großdeutschland"

[Guido Henn]

Hello friends ,

nothing has been posted in the Scale-figures section for a long time.

I dare to present you a figure that I have painted in the last weeks. It is a well known figure, it has been lying around for more than ten years. Now I had the time and the desire to try something new.











I used colors from Andrea, Mig and Vallejo.

with regards,Guido

[SteamBoatWillie]

Absolutely beautiful. The subtle differences in textures between the leather jacket, the matt trousers and the flesh tones is absolutely superb. A work of art.

[RKRC]

I will never show my figures in here now....
Really nicely painted

[Ecam]

I will never show my figures in here now....
Really nicely painted

I have a feeling many of us will be deleting old posted figure pictures...

[MrChef]

I will never show my figures in here now....
Really nicely painted

I have a feeling many of us will be deleting old posted figure pictures...

"A mans got to know his limitations"- Harry Callahan, Magnum Force 1973

Excellent work Mr. Henn.

[Panzermechaniker]

I'm always in awe of how talented some people are at painting figures. This is another example of that talent on display

[Herr Dr. Professor]

Bravo, Guido! I especially applaud the eyes and the camouflage on the trousers.

[Marc780]

Figure craftsmanship doesn't come any better than this. I wish I could do figures half as well. In the past I bought one or two painted figures from a guy from Hong Kong on Ebay, named HukHuk or something like that, I got a Panzer commander figure for my Panther G that looked excellent, not quite as good as this one though!
Nothing makes a model come alive like a well painted figure. But actually doing it is beyond my talents. I don't have to tell you, you could make some real money if you chose to by painting figures like this.
I would like to see more of your painted figures OP!

[Guido Henn]

Hello friends,

Thank you very much for your praise and appreciation.

But nobody should stop you from showing your figures here, only through exchange can you expand your skills.

I have also learned a lot from experienced painters with my eyes and ears.

Take a look at the video, most of you probably have enough colors at home, but you don't have the right technique.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQXHSjgxmQA

I also practiced a lot on paper or cheap figures.

But my experience has shown me that you don't achieve the best results on cheap figures either.

with regards,Guido

[Herr Dr. Professor]

Guido makes a point worth emphasis: practice on the standard HengLong/Taigen/Torro Panzermann, the fellow who comes with every mass-market tank. But the better the detail on the a figure casting, the better and easier the painting will be. It does seem to be a case of ones usually getting ones money's worth.