[StephenLawson]

Greetings all; While I am sure that your aware there are several books on the subject. I will refer again to Shep Payne's 'How to build Dioramas' Figure painting there is covered nicely for a thread on the subject I can refer to my own work on the Copper State Models in the 'Ginger say it is not so thread.

Ginger say it isn't so!!

And the Fokker D. VII of dreaded Purple Aces (pulp fiction subject winner of the Aerodrome's Narrative of the year award for 2004.) Using a bust from Copplestone with a modified figure from Jaguar and Van's Scale models figures.

http://www.theaerodrome.com/forum/index.ph...14387&hl=ginger

I will usually start with a white primer and stain my figures rather than cover them with a solid - opaque- coat of paint. The best part of a figure is how well it is sculpted. I reference the recent threads on the figures of McCudden and MvR .

http://www.theaerodrome.com/forum/in...howtopic=16894

Next, is a site that discusses these concerns on a regular basis. Not much on WWI aircraft but general modeling forums especially figures and elements of dioramas are topics. Though much is devoted to the treadhead and less to aircraft dios there is a great deal on figures.

http://www.armorama.com/modules.php?op=mod...kBox&file=index