Im off to buy Vallejo paint...think I spelled that wrong....
The spelling looks right. It’s the correct pronunciation that gets me. Do we have a figure lurking there Steve?
I decided to post the following in the hopes that it would encourage those of you who have considered starting a figure project but hesitate. Most of you know more about colour and applying paint at a level I will never reach and I wanted to show you what you can expect to do or exceed the first time out using acrylics following Mario Fuentes article and being patient.
This was my first and preceding attempt and it was done following Mario’s tutorial and using Vallejo paint. If you can follow a cookbook you can accomplish what will be a very nice painted figure.
(This photo is of a resin figure I started with some time ago of a French Tank Commander of WWII.)
(The following two photos are how I finished up the body.)
Anyway, I wanted you to see what is possible without waiting for me to finish this project. But don’t go away, I enjoy your interest and hope I may make a contribution for you in some manner.
We have some grand WWI war in the air figures being released, and with fingers crossed, hopefully we’re going to see more in the near future.
It’s going to be fun to have Des, Chris and other members joining in and enjoying this part of our hobby too. After all, we need pilots, observers and ground crew for our machines.
You don’t need a magic decoder ring to learn, well maybe when you start doing the eyes.
Paddy