How to paint 1/35 scale figures in 6 easy steps to get GREAT results, full tutorial
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Published 2023-02-11
Get great results using 6 easy steps.
Scale figures are great for your military models, dioramas and vignettes.
Brands used include:
AK Interactive
Tamiya
Stalingrad
Lifecolor
Vallejo
6 easy steps:
1. Prepare figure
2. Airbrush clothing
3. Paint dark tone: recesses & outline edges
4. Paint light tone: highlights
5. Paint boots, equipment, badges & weapons
6. Paint face & hands
Options include: weathering powders (eg. Tamiya), decals, and gloss.
I hope you find the video useful.
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@MrTigMilitaryModels
Chapters
00:00 - About MrTig2010 Military Models
00:34 - 1/35 figure Stalingrad waffen SS officer
01:06 - Prepare figure, sanding, plastic putty, primer
01:50 - Reference material
02:03 - Liquid mask
02:31 - Airbrush figure clothing
03:26 - Wet pallet, armrest, magnifier
03:44 - Paint dark tone; Recesses and outline edges
06:54 - Paint light tone; highlights
09:00 - Paint boots, equipment, badges, weapons
12:19 - Face painting and hands
14:29 - Options; weathering powders, pigments, decals, gloss paint
14:58 - Completed figure
15:55 - Summary of 6 steps for figure painting
13 video languages available: Dutch, English, Filipino, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish & Turkish (in CC)
Airbrush is Iwata Eclipse
Music by Epidemic Sound
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All Comments (17)
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Thanks for sharing, I've always had trouble with figure painting, but when I do Dioramas they need to look good, so I definitely will put your steps into play with my figurines. Great Job BTW! Looks great!!!
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The detailed picture and explanation were very helpful. Thank you.
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Excellent video, thanks.
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Excelente trabajo!!
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Wow ,nice work 👏
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MrTig, If I may say, you are quite the Maestro of figure design and painting...beautiful job, most incredible, indeed.
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Looks more like RAF blue to be honest. Subbed 👍🏻
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Great music....where's it from?
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Hi mate, I’m getting a tamiya 1/16 scale Rommel fig. Do u think you could do one of him for my reference? Great job as always mate
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heb je evt een tip voor de kleuren die ik het best kan gebruiken voor een Duitse tank crew?
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nice vid...music drove me mad
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Hey, I heb zelf al heel wat Duitse tanks in elkaar gezet incl wethering enzo maar nog nooit 1 figuurtje geverfd(bewaar ze wel allemaal) misschien toch maar eens een poging gaan maken mbv je video.Thnx
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I am having hard time buying russian models due to what's happening in Ukraine... but the paintjob is really impressive . Subscribed.
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Gran bel video ...che tipo di carta è quella sulla quale si mettono i colori?
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No where in this video could I see what brand or type of blue he used for the base. What was the hurry?
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what kind and size brushes do you use, please?
