a simple figure?

[mcsnead17]

I would like to know what figure can be called a simple figure ?

 

[zane666]

you may have to be a bit more specific eg simple for painting? building? etc.

Zane

 

[mcsnead17]

I need a figure that is both simple to paint and assembly that is all that I am asking ok.

 

[Ray Stout]

Surely, a simple figure, would be a one piece casting!!! Ray

 

[Ferris]

Anything with few separate parts, crisp detail, hands in pocket, free standing (not holding a weapon with two hands or leaning on or against anything), and in resin (easier to handle, clean, and pinning less important due to low weight).

Some examples for quick assembly and easy paint job that come to mind: Minuteman from Art Girona, Atilla the hun from same company (white metl though)

Cheers

 

[peedee]

Or,

The invisible man !

I made it once for a fun competition,
Just a base and his shadow

Paul

 

[Ferris]

That's funny Paul, but highly unrealistic. Why would the invisible man have a shadow?!
I'm also not sure if this is good advice....Ralph's recent thread made the invisible man figure very difficult to assemble.
By the way, what paint did you use for the shadow and how did you know where to paint it?

 

[blaster]

Hi mcsnead17,

For a simple figure, why not try your hand on 'cartoon figures' which are simple to cast and quite fun to paint?

Rgds Victor

 

[peedee]

VICTOR ........Noooooooooooooooooo !

The first would be fine, the second would make poor old Mc a re-caster.
He would be shunned by everyone

Paul

 

[peedee]

I would have loved to take this as an insult and degenerate the thread into another mud-slinging contest, but since I will still be needing your expertise on Hussar uniforms for my next figure I reconsidered. I forgive you.

Manhugs then
P

 

[blaster]

Whatever it takes to get painting.

Rgds Victor

 

[Inaki]

Hi!
Jokes apart... I have enjoyed certain "easy" and simple figures:
- Any Verlinden figure. Great, for instance, Mr. Tarleton bust or the 24th infantryman (Zulu War).
- Beneito or Andrea offer many easy ones, espacially the old ones.
If the question refers to figures for "access" for someone who is starting, it depends a lot on the scale and period of interest.
For a friend who is starting, I am recommending him both Tamiya and Verliden. Both offer large scales at an affordable price, though I also think 54mm is a good scale to get to learn the contrast of shadow and lights.
Kind regards,

Iñaki

 

[mcsnead17]

thank you guys for everybody's help but after 40 years of starting figures but never being able to not one regular scale figure only wargaming figures and not usual type of figures either all though I did begin my career in 1970 with a Ral Partha Half-Orc Giant with this one I truly tried to get to get the paint job right but all I got was a merit award but in Junior Category and not novice also I tried again but since I had my late mother was calling also and my strange working hours back then that is why I am asking about doing and trying to figure out what is a simple figure?

 

[Inaki]

I need to take more lessons of English language...

 

[theBaron]

I'll second Verlinden and Tamiya. Good levels of detail, though not as much as kits from other manufacturers, and a lower parts count, so, relatively few steps. Same goes for figures from Tradition.

Prost!
Brad

 

[mcsnead17]

I have several Tamiya figure sets all of them are walking commonwealth troops because I wanted to a certain brigade from ww2 but I have trouble doing rifle slings is there a simple way of doing .

 

[Ferris]

Sorry, no. Rifle slings are hard.

 

[Joe55]

I need to take more lessons of English language...

Don't feel bad Inaki, you are not alone.

There are times I just do not understand what the hell some of these guys are talking about !

Joe

 

[Nap]

Hi ,

Have you actually got a subject matter in mind ..lots of good ideas here ...a verlinden bust would certainly help ..and cheap on e bay !

Nap

 

[mcsnead17]

what do you of the busts that are being done today and the companies who are doing them such as Young Miniatures,Nuts Planet and others like them are they too big for me to handle right yes or no .