Sources for 1/48 seated figures

[davecww1]

Cool. I wish I had a few. I have some of the old Jager German figures and they are very nice. The way I usually paint them is to first wash them in Wesleys white bleche (it's for cleaning white wall tires and you can find a bottle at any auto parts store in the US.) this takes offf the mold release and makes the paint adhere better. Then I spray them with a flat white or lt. gray primer, auto parts stores are good for this too, I use the duplicolor brand but any enamel or acrylic laquer will work. for faces and uniforms much practice is needed, I usually paint my figures with an acrylic base and do blending & highlighting with artist oils. haven't finished any 1/48 scale ones in a while but that works for me with 120mm ones and with a smaller brush should work nicely. I would practice using some cheap old figures like the ones in old Monogram 1/48 scale WW2 kits, thes have nicely molded creases and are easy to practice on. if you mess them up no big deal, not like a $7.00 resin or metal guy.
Hope this helps.
Dave

[davecww1]

Here's a link to one of my 120mm ones done using the above method.

Album:Central Powers Model Images

Dave

[orcada]

Originally Posted by davecww1

Here's a link to one of my 120mm ones done using the above method.

Album:Central Powers Model Images

Dave

You have some nice work on your site.

[davecww1]

Thanks. although for some reason the link has the wrong description, that's the Lafayette Escadrille page not the Central Powers page lol! You can also move around through the site to access the entire WW1 mailing list site, lots of great model builders on that site as well.
Dave

[orcada]

If you go here http://www.theaerodrome.com/forum/members/orcada-albums-fokker+dvii.html you will see the only other WW1 Plane that I have built a Fokker DVII and the only other figure I have painted.

[davecww1]

Nice job on Stark's D.VII! One tip that is pretty easy to do is use a wash on the figures face, I use artist oils - a small tube of burnt sienna will last a lifetime, and if you use an acrylic base for the skin you can wash it with a thinned down oil to get in all the crevices and bring out the shadows of the eyes lips and nose. also works great on the hands. A blackish gray wash also looks good for edges of the uniforms, pockets and wrinkles in the fabric. A lighter color can also be drybrushed over the highlights. Lots of ways to make your already finished figure look even better.
Dave

[orcada]

I will try this out this week. Post photos when done.