German officers in winter uniforms 1/72 scale.

[Gavalaar1980]

Hi all,

Here are my first ever 28mm figures. These were a wonderful challenge to paint, especially the faces and highlights/shadows on the uniform creases in the arms.
Hope you enjoy the photos!

Kind regards,

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[Valeron]

Looking good. What were the figures, make etc?

 

[Gavalaar1980]

Looking good. What were the figures, make etc?

Zvezda model, 1/72 scale German officers in winter uniforms.

 

[langy71]

Nice results Gavalaar,

 

[Gavalaar1980]

Nice results Gavalaar,

Thank you,

This was a very difficult project. 1/72 scale figures are ultra small! G

 

[Jim R]

Very well done Gavin. 1/35 scale figures are difficult enough but braille scale is much harder.
Jim

 

[Gavalaar1980]

Very well done Gavin. 1/35 scale figures are difficult enough but braille scale is much harder.
Jim

Thanks for the compliments Jim, it was indeed very challenging. I downsized from 1/16 scale to 1/72!

 

[PaulinKendal]

They're lovely, Gavin. Really looks chilly!

Have you considered giving them a unifying coat of varnish, to deal with the variation in finish?

 

[adt70hk]

Gavin

They've turned out very nicely. As Paul said, a light coat of varnish would help... Probably Matt, as they look shiny in the pictures and these greatcoats were cloth.

 

[Gavalaar1980]

They're lovely, Gavin. Really looks chilly!

Have you considered giving them a unifying coat of varnish, to deal with the variation in finish?

Thank you, Paul.

Possibly, yeah. The final shade finish contains minor imperfections but I'm satisfied overall with the end result. G

 

[Gavalaar1980]

Gavin

They've turned out very nicely. As Paul said, a light coat of varnish would help... Probably Matt, as they look shiny in the pictures and these greatcoats were cloth.

Thanks for the feedback Andy, much appreciated. I would consider a coat of Matt varnish, although not essential it would rectify the minor imperfections. I'm rather chuffed with this project, took a lot of time and effort to get things meticulously looking neat. G

 

[Tim Marlow]

Very neat work Gavin.

 

[JR]

Gavin a worthy winner of the .



Very had to achieve, great job.

 

[Gavalaar1980]

Very neat work Gavin.

Thanks Tim for the compliment, and thanks your advice during this project. G

 

[Gavalaar1980]

Gavin a worthy winner of the .

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Very had to achieve, great job.

Many thanks for this compliment John, much appreciated !

 

[Gavalaar1980]

Here is a comparison with a 2p coin!

 

[Caustik Filth]

Great work Gav, 1/35 is hard on me eyes, dropping from 1/16 to 1/72...blimey!
Nice one.
Cheers Rob

 

[Gavalaar1980]

Great work Gav, 1/35 is hard on me eyes, dropping from 1/16 to 1/72...blimey!
Nice one.
Cheers Rob

Many thanks for the compliments Rob; it sure was very difficult! I remember one Saturday getting up early to do some detailing because I had to trim my hedge in the garden; using power tools can make your hands tremble a bit afterwards, I didn't want to do the painting with unsteady hands so I made sure it was done before the DIY ! G

 

[Gavalaar1980]

Hope you've all had a great summer? Been a hot one this year eh?! When was the last really cold winter?

I will have another completed project to share in the next couple of weeks or so. I've noticed there are less posts on this forum regarding figures than other types of models. Why so?

Regards,

G

 

[Mickc1440]

Some nice work there Gavin, totally mad but great finish