German Infantryman (Winter Reversible Uniform) (My Second Figure)

[shaunpekar]

And here are some pics of my second figure. This also was a Tamiya 1/16th kit. It went together very nicely, and was painted based on research into the original reversible uniforms. I didn't feel confident enough to attempt camouflage yet, so I went with the initial two tone reversable uniform. He is almost out of the box, with only the addition of lead rivets on the helmet and drilled out vent holes in the helmet.

Again, Looking forward to your thoughts and ideas.

 

[mil-mart]

Shaun,
Great painting for your 2nd attempt, however there is one area where IMHO I think it can be improved.
The white pants from the rear look a bit like a marble effect , you need to blend the dark shading more, perhaps a wash.
I am by far ( about from Marathon to Athens ) not a good painter, so perhaps I'm not the best person to advise.
I would look into the Painting threads, they have information of several sites to visit.

Thanks for posting.

Cheeers Ken

 

[Barke02]

Hi Shaun,
Looking very good indeed!

At first I thought the 'mouse grey' of the reversible uniform was looking a bit too dark and greenish, but have a look at this link: http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=147636

Keep painting and keep posting!

All he best,
Jon.

 

[shaunpekar]

Yea. I went from Schiffers Publications Uniforms of the SS series, which cited the original pattern reversible parkas as being feldgrau on the inside, so I went for that gray-green color as apposed to the more mouse-gray color of the gloves and balaclava to give it a wee bit of contrast.

 

[gothicgeek]

sorry missed this originally

nice work! you picked an insanely difficult colour with the white pants

if you like these figures try the dragon ones and some of the older verlinden ones are very reasonably priced on evil bay

thanks for sharing

Mark

 

[shaunpekar]

Thanks for the kind words Mark.

Being my 2nd figure, I really was just playing around. A friend (and my mentor when it comes to figure painting) showed me a technique whereby you do the shading in oils, and do the base shading with a burnt umber color and then do the highlights over the top of that. I wasn't really pleased with the way it worked on the white pants, so I am going to try some different techniques I have been studying here on the site. It is quickly becoming a very bad obsession (or good I suppose).

 

[tonydawe]

Hi Shaun,

I think you've done an excellent job on this figure and considering it's only your second one, I think you've got every reason to feel confident about your abilities.

White is an incredibly difficult colour to get right, and in a relatively large scale like 1/16th, its diabolical. One tip to remember is that "white" combat uniforms are not really white.

"White" is the overall appearance of, or perception of white, usually when viewed from a distance. Up close, most WW2 winter white combat uniforms are not white at all, but tend to become light grey/ brown over time as they become ingrained with dirt and mud.

Also remember that no uniform will weather uniformly. Areas that regularly come in contact with the ground, such as the gloves, elbows, bum and knees are usually the first areas to show signs of colour and fabric deterioration, whereas the back and shoulders will quite often remain in good condition much longer, because they are less exposed to wear and tear and the effects of constant contact with the ground.

I made this figure myself many years ago and as you can see, I didn't succeed in getting the white uniform right.

The solution is to paint the base colour in an off-white or very light grey colour, and only use white to pick out the fine details and the upper highlights.

I hope this helps and I hope to see many more figures from you in the coming years.

 

[daspanzerman]

Nice work man! Your ready to make some high quality resin models!!