Great simple techniques for a good and realistic effect. Like you, I also use the paints on hand. Most of my kits are built as "in flight" wheels up, so a pilot figure is necessary. You have offered some good tips. Another excellent video, thank you sir !
Interesting video but...what a faff! I put pilots in all my aircraft; realistically posed [leaning out of windows, pointing, working overhead panels etc]. I never airbrush pilots. I never use primer. I use just cheap acrylic paints from Hobbycraft. Very easy to bring out creases, shaded parts and detail by quickly adding black / white or whatever to base colour. Tamiya weathering powders used to further highlight if required. Realistic faces are the most difficult part - 1/72 scale very difficult to paint actual detail so it is tonal variations which are used to give the impression of eyes, cheekbones, mouth and areas such as shaded line on head just below helmet etc. Great addition is to add radio leads and also boom microphone from earpiece to mouth on non fast jet type of aircraft. Pilots are 'a must' for me to to give life to a model. It gives you the chance to really show your creative and modelling skills. Cutting off heads and arms and repositioning is standard fare on just about every kit supplied pilot I have had. A really good, well painted pilot, leaning forward in his seat or body turned and looking out sideways, with seat belts realistically tight or loose as appropriate becomes the focus of a model. However, done badly, it is the ruination of all your work.
Excellent 👌 you make it look much more easier to try out 👌 brilliant skills ☝️
Thank you! Cheers!
That’s a nice way to do figures, plenty of depth for the scale IMO which is what makes them pop.
thanks
Great simple techniques for a good and realistic effect. Like you, I also use the paints on hand.
Most of my kits are built as "in flight" wheels up, so a pilot figure is necessary. You have offered some good tips. Another excellent video, thank you sir !
your welcome pal
i know a few modellers who will only use the exact colour for painting and as such they have more paint than a diy store
Figure looks great some great painting techniques anyone looking to paint their figures 👍
thanks
i do enjoy adding a figure to a model
Nice to see you again my friend.
cheers
back to doing videos weekly now i hope
nice one pal
Thanks 👍
You should try Badger Stynylrez primer, wonderful stuff.
never tried it but will have a look later
Interesting video but...what a faff! I put pilots in all my aircraft; realistically posed [leaning out of windows, pointing, working overhead panels etc]. I never airbrush pilots. I never use primer. I use just cheap acrylic paints from Hobbycraft. Very easy to bring out creases, shaded parts and detail by quickly adding black / white or whatever to base colour. Tamiya weathering powders used to further highlight if required. Realistic faces are the most difficult part - 1/72 scale very difficult to paint actual detail so it is tonal variations which are used to give the impression of eyes, cheekbones, mouth and areas such as shaded line on head just below helmet etc. Great addition is to add radio leads and also boom microphone from earpiece to mouth on non fast jet type of aircraft. Pilots are 'a must' for me to to give life to a model. It gives you the chance to really show your creative and modelling skills. Cutting off heads and arms and repositioning is standard fare on just about every kit supplied pilot I have had. A really good, well painted pilot, leaning forward in his seat or body turned and looking out sideways, with seat belts realistically tight or loose as appropriate becomes the focus of a model. However, done badly, it is the ruination of all your work.
whatever make you happy pal and its all down to what we all prefer to do 😀