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MATERIALS
TO USE
Lets
begin.
Building
and painting the figures begins when we decide which figure we want
to paint. Once we have chosen one, the first thing we have to do is
look into the environment surrounding the figure: where and when did
he fight? To find out this information there is a bibliography or
many websites.
This
information will help us when it comes to painting our figure (as
the photos we find will indicate the tones of paint that we need to
use, the composition of the base, where we are going to put the figure
(if it is winter on snow, if is autumn then on mud or fallen leaves)
and the different tones on the face: if he has been in the desert
we will need to paint the face as if the soldier has been sunbathing
for a few days, if it is in the sovietic tundras, his face will be
somewhat white, etc.
To
sum it up: place the figure into an environment and then paint him
in that environment.
The
materials that we are going to use in this course are as follows:
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Figure 2112 from the brand VERLINDEN. In the scale 1/16. (German
Officer World War II, East Front).
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Acrylic paints from the brand Vallejo: 822 (browny black), 830 (Greeny
grey ), 871 (leather brown), 873 (Earth), 875 (Beige brown), 888
(Olive green), 941 (Toasted brown), 953 (Matt yellow), 950 (Black),
951 (White), 957 (Matt read), 980 (Greeny black), 990 (Light grey).
Metalic grey.
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Acrylic paint by Tamiya : XF-19 (Sky grey), x-22 (Clear)
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Titán oil paints: Toasted brown, ochre, light yellow, white,
olive green.
-Glue
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Flat paint brushes numbers 2 and 8, brush 10/0, brush 3/0, and a
Number 1 brush.
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A wooden stand.
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Masking tape.
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Sandpaper (600).
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Priming spray
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Tiles, cutter.
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Nail files.
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Putty TAMIYA PUTTY.
Perhaps
this seems an excessive amount of material. If this is your hobby
then you will see that this material is not difficult to get hold
of, it is not very expensive and you can use it for all types of figures.
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There
are figures that are made from different materials and that are made
on a different scale. There are figures made from plastic wich are
cheaper although their finish is not as good as the others. Thr ones
made out of resin and metal are expensive, but their finish is almost
perferct. The scales are: 1/72, 1/48, 1/35 (54mm. the most universal
one), 1/16 (120mm.) and 1/9 (200mm.)
In
your case try and get a resin figure in the scale of 1/16, given that
for its soze it will be easier to paint. The er sizes are useful for
individual figures or to be used in a diorama.
The
next photo shows us the pieces that we are going to use for the figure
that we are going to paint.
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