krusty's 1/16 tiger crewman

[krusty69]

figures for a model just make it feel so much more alive, unless i'm the one doing the painting .
so anywho my tiger kit came with a crewman, i bought a extra from classy hobby, and at the last minute i though in a tamiya infantryman. so what have we figured out so far. on the kit figure the fit is great and the molding is very sharp, the classy hobby figure fit is bad, the sprue connection points are huge, but it does come with extra arm, hands and head to help with the posing. the tamiya figure ,is tamiya fits well but nothing extra fantastic. i just received the ak book on panzer crew uniforms i hope that helps me along. the figures are pretty assembled just have to work on the seams.
thanks krusty

[KalebB]

Will be very cool to see these gents all painted up and ready to go

[Stokesy44]

Wow, they will look great with the big Tigger!

[digger303]

A very nice figure and will suit your Tiger nicely.

[DRUMS01]

Brilliant minds I tell ya. Seems like everyone is building 1/16 kits lately and pulling out all the stops to make them look great. Jarrod and I also purchased some American WW2 after-market figures for our 1/16 Sherman (currently a work-in-progress).

I like the figures you chose including the uniform camouflage scheme. As you said, these are going to bring the kit to life. Looking good so far!

[krusty69]

thanks guys. started working on the figures. just filling the seams with mister surfacer. will q tip and lacquer thinner then add another coat. the fit difference is noticeable. the kit figure with the best, tamiya with just a seam and the classy hobby with the small gap.
thanks for lookin krusty

[krusty69]

thanks guys. have not spent a ton of time on the clean up. with my figure painting the seems are the least of my worries . so got them primed today, and hopefully i'll get some time this weekend to start the painting. also i decided to add a third figure a tamiya infantryman, can paint three almost as fast as two
thanks krusty

[krusty69]

hey guys working on the base coats. doing a mix of black, gray, and a assortment of different camo's, so far so good i just need to figure out this whole highlight and shadow thing. well i think we are all going to learn some stuff in the next week.
thanks krusty

[KalebB]

Can't wait to see how you tackle the shading and highlights on the figs

[krusty69]

Can't wait to see how you tackle the shading and highlights on the figs

Neither can I

[Stokesy44]

Figures are looking good, great to see them coming along.

[Mpfiend]

Nice start to the figures.

[digger303]

Nobody is even mentioning getting the eyes right.....that's a huge problem for me right after painting the other parts of the face.
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[krusty69]

Nobody is even mentioning getting the eyes right.....that's a huge problem for me right after painting the other parts of the face.
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yeah eyes and face trying not to think about them right now . any way got started on the camo. funny you paint something and it looks alright, then look at a photo and not even close infantry guy camo not pointy enough, camo pants not even close, but won't be seen. fall dot guy yeah thats alright. i'll fix what i can and drive on
thanks krusty

[Tomcat64]

Nice start on the camo colours - you can always alter the shapes when the later colours go down (ask me how I know )

Ref the faces at this scale you might be able to do the eyes first and then mask them with a dab of fluid while you work on the rest of the face; saves the risk of getting the faces how you want them and then trying to work the eyes in afterwards.