LSP_K2 Posted March 3, 2012 Author Share Posted March 3, 2012 Kev Good luck with the figure. Learning anything new is always an adventure but rewarding in the end. It took me a long time and a lot of frustration to learn to paint figures (model railroading) and I settled on using Valiejo Model Colors as my weapons of choice. Of course, I wouldn't even think of comparing my work with Jerry' - it's night a day and then me. Lookinforwardar to following along. :popcorn: Peter Thanks Peter. I'm not too interested in comparing my junk to the work of others, there are too many that are just too darned good for me to have a prayer of emulating. What's more important to me is that I hopefully learn something, and end up with something I think is acceptable. Putting this into the figure category at our invitational certainly doesn't mean that I believe I'll actually win anything, it's more just to show my best effort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daywalker Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 I think you are doing very well thus far Kevin! I too took the plunge about two months ago to develop my figure painting skills, and it sure is a difficult road ahead of me. But, I am really excited about the prospect of someday succeeding! LSP_K2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 Kev Fantastic progress. Sure you're not a pro at this? Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ads Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 Hey dont be so cruel on yourself - it isn't junk - its different and some peeps who are mazing have all day everyday to do this - so dont do yourself an injustice matey! I'm watching Ads LSP_K2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRutman Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 Always nice to see the figgies getting built! Nice job so far, J LSP_K2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssculptor Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 My favorite figures were a couple that were either kit bashed or scratch built. They were about 8 inches tall (this is from old memory - I saw these back in the late 1960s in a N.Y. Hobby store, Polk's I believe) and the two were dressed in typical gray Wehrmacht greatcoats with all the usual gear. One was heavy set and one was a bit slender. Two typical German privates but the heads were Laurel and Hardy! I really did a double take when I saw that. To me they were the best soldier figures I ever saw. Stephen LSP_K2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn M Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 I need to try a figure someday LSP_K2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted March 5, 2012 Author Share Posted March 5, 2012 I need to try a figure someday Go ahead and jump in; they're kind of fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted May 15, 2018 Author Share Posted May 15, 2018 Great news for me, I found this figure this afternoon. I had presumed it to be forever lost after my move a few years ago, but here it sits in the basement, just as when I last worked on it. I'm one happy guy right now. Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiggTim Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 Cool! Post some new pics of it. Is this the one I did last year, too? LSP_K2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted May 16, 2018 Author Share Posted May 16, 2018 Cool! Post some new pics of it. Is this the one I did last year, too? Yes it is. I haven't really touched it since 2012, as hard as that is for me to comprehend. The years are just flying by. BiggTim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted May 16, 2018 Author Share Posted May 16, 2018 How absolutely bizarre, using the https pages now, all of my photos have re-appeared. Cool! Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 I went back and looked over this thread, pretty cool stuff Kev LSP_K2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted May 16, 2018 Author Share Posted May 16, 2018 I went back and looked over this thread, pretty cool stuff Kev Thanks, Brian. I'm certainly no figure painter, that's for sure, but I think it still might end up looking pretty cool. I wonder why the images show up now, but didn't before? I was just preparing to upload them all to ImageShack, when I noticed they all now appear here. Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg W Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 Great work! I'm struggling with painting flesh tones. The techniques we use to paint and weather aircraft, cockpits specifically, translate to painting clothes and equipment quite well but faces! Definitely a new set of muscles. Nice job on the camouflage pattern. LSP_K2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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