WIP Critique 200mm Marine Afghanistan Update

[Gellso]

Here's where I'm at with this figure I got from Gordon at Mitches Military Models.

The parts are just blue tacked on to give a rough idea of his shape.

The mtp camo has been shaded and I have used dark green and dark brown around the pockets and seams. I will pinwash oil paint towards the end of the painting to really give these areas some depth.
Doing the MTP really does rquire lots of work and is very time consuming but he's coming together slow but sure.

The weapons' desert coloured parts still need weathered and there is still lots of detail work to be done.
The weapon once assembled os an amazing piece of work and looks quite imposing on the figure.

The gloves will be the old desert dpm as will the radio pouch. The scrim on the helmet will be desert yellow.

See what you think.

 

[Martin64]

You have done this excellent figure justice so far.

 

[sd0324]

I like the way you are doing the Multicam pattern. Interesting technique.

 

[housecarl]

Looks superb Grant.
Carl.

 

[mil-mart]

Amazing work on the Milticam Grant . Following.

Cheers Ken

 

[Don]

Super Grant just super. Your work on the MTP is the best I have seen, pehaps a post just on your colouring methods?
Looks like it will be a great paintjob and your painting fits nicely with the quality of the sculpt by Moz

Don

 

[Gellso]

Super Grant just super. Your work on the MTP is the best I have seen, pehaps a post just on your colouring methods?
Looks like it will be a great paintjob and your painting fits nicely with the quality of the sculpt by Moz

Don

Hi Don,
Thanks for the kind comments.

I think you might find this helpful...
http://www.planetfigure.com/threads/multicam-200mm-marine-afghanistan.53550/
Cheers,
Grant

 

[Don]

Hi Don,
Thanks for the kind comments.

I think you might find this helpful...
http://www.planetfigure.com/threads/multicam-200mm-marine-afghanistan.53550/
Cheers,
Grant

Thanks for that Grant, must have had another senior moment there, Dont usually miss posts like this.
Just what I need. Mates friend has recently taken up wearing MTP so would like to try one.

Don

 

[Gellso]

You're welcome mate,
Give me a shout if you get stuck and if I can help you..I will.
Gells.

 

[tonydawe]

Awesome painting Grant. best Multicam I've seen so far. Keep up the good work mate.

 

[Alex M.]

This looks really, really good! I love the technique, and now i'm trying to figure out how to translate it down to 1/35....

 

[Gellso]

This looks really, really good! I love the technique, and now i'm trying to figure out how to translate it down to 1/35....

Thanks Alex,
I'd use the same base colour, the dark green, just use the light shade of brown as you wont see the gradients in 1/35th. Leave some patches where it's predominantly green and some predominantly brown. Then just figure out where to put the very light and dark splashes to unify the overall tone. If I had a 1/35th figure I would try it myself..I'll have a look to see if I can pick one up.
Gells.

 

[Gellso]

Awesome painting Grant. best Multicam I've seen so far. Keep up the good work mate.

Cheers Tony

 

[Helm]

Missed this one somehow, Fantastic job Grant the camo looks perfect to me and so many nice detail touches mate

Steve

 

[Alex M.]

My references aren't too up to date on the MTP uniforms, are they still wearing the Osprey? I have the Black Dog WMIK crew, I was doing to do the older desert pattern on them, but I'm keen to give this a whirl..I just don't know if their kit is appropriate