For my small dio of a firing range, I need some figures but the problem is: I can't found what I am looking for! So, I decided to build my own figure using puty and some wire for the “bones”, few years ago I did it with 1/35 figures but this one gone be the first time for me at that scale.
As usually I was looking for some pictures as reference, I found this one of German soldiers in Ex-Yugoslavia. It shows well the difference of uniform.
I am using the tank crew from Tamiya as reference for the size. I started with the torso:
Then the legs:
When the body has dried, I put another kind of puty for the clothes. For his uniform I decided to give him the big jacket, with spats and the ballistic protection:
Next the harms and the ballistic protection, when all that’s done, I spray it in matt black:
When it’s dry I started the making of the Flecktarn camo:
Modern German Captain scratch build
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While the paint is drying I start to work on the head, I tried to make the head by myself but the result is very bad, so I am using a Tamiya head. About the head painting I have a very special technique. I am using acrylic paint and pastel powers.
First the flesh color:
Next I am painting the shadows with pastel powder added of some water:
Again some flesh color:
Finaly for the drybrush I putted some pastel power and brushed it to “clear” some areas, here is the final result:
And the same head on the figure:
First the flesh color:
Next I am painting the shadows with pastel powder added of some water:
Again some flesh color:
Finaly for the drybrush I putted some pastel power and brushed it to “clear” some areas, here is the final result:
And the same head on the figure:
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Thats a nice bit of surgery you done there. turn out great
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Re: Modern German Captain scratch build
Nice work . Whats the outside temp in Los Cristianos at the minute ? Its minus 3 here in the UK I wish I was in the Reef.
Do you realize how much I hate this uniform and all it stands for. ( Cross of Iron )
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Very Nice ,well done.
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For the moment we have 23º/25º and a little bit windySTEINER wrote:Nice work . Whats the outside temp in Los Cristianos at the minute ? Its minus 3 here in the UK I wish I was in the Reef.
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Very nicely done, figures I'm always a little fantastic.
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