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Paul and Joe, thanks for the encouraging posts. 
Plenty of seats at the front, Joe.
Here's the first taxi off the rank.
I made his helmet camouflage from a bit of nylon supermarket onion bag. The 'tassels' are made from strips of paper suitable coloured, as are the chin and weapon straps.
The lanyard is made from a length of beige sewing thread.
I've added plastic tuff from my spares bag too.
I used Vallejo Air, brushed on.
Regarding the actual painting, I have used my 'rough' (as usual!) technique for his mush. I reasoned he would have been tired, sweaty, dusty, muddy, You name it......
For 1/35 or smaller, other than a bit of applied 'off white' that is all I do to eyes. Too often I see eyes painted like organ stops. They just don't look right to me......Take a look at Clint Eastwood's eyes, you can barely see them!
Bit of a tip. When I painted on the suggestion of a 'Screaming Eagle', I first tried to use one of those modelling pins. The ones with the coloured blob of plastic on the top. Dipped in the paint and applied to the shoulder flash, the paint just wouldn't run onto the plastic. IDEA! I filed the sharp point off a bit, tried again and it worked a treat! I'm sure you folks already know and have done this fix, but there might just be one who has not.......Dear friend, the above is just for you.
A bit of lipstick, black streaks to his cheeks and he's done.
I don't paint creases either. I prefer natural light to do this for me. I don't get why folks paint these.
Anyway, as with all my model making, the above is just my simple, straight forward, no stress method and I'm sticking with it. I just want the easy life.
To each his own though, eh?
Here's yer man....
Cheers.
Ron
Plenty of seats at the front, Joe.
Here's the first taxi off the rank.
I made his helmet camouflage from a bit of nylon supermarket onion bag. The 'tassels' are made from strips of paper suitable coloured, as are the chin and weapon straps.
The lanyard is made from a length of beige sewing thread.
I've added plastic tuff from my spares bag too.
I used Vallejo Air, brushed on.
Regarding the actual painting, I have used my 'rough' (as usual!) technique for his mush. I reasoned he would have been tired, sweaty, dusty, muddy, You name it......
For 1/35 or smaller, other than a bit of applied 'off white' that is all I do to eyes. Too often I see eyes painted like organ stops. They just don't look right to me......Take a look at Clint Eastwood's eyes, you can barely see them!
Bit of a tip. When I painted on the suggestion of a 'Screaming Eagle', I first tried to use one of those modelling pins. The ones with the coloured blob of plastic on the top. Dipped in the paint and applied to the shoulder flash, the paint just wouldn't run onto the plastic. IDEA! I filed the sharp point off a bit, tried again and it worked a treat! I'm sure you folks already know and have done this fix, but there might just be one who has not.......Dear friend, the above is just for you.
A bit of lipstick, black streaks to his cheeks and he's done.
I don't paint creases either. I prefer natural light to do this for me. I don't get why folks paint these.
Anyway, as with all my model making, the above is just my simple, straight forward, no stress method and I'm sticking with it. I just want the easy life.
To each his own though, eh?
Here's yer man....
Cheers.
Ron
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