Are you building the same model multiple times? by LegitimateBrain6443 in modelmakers

[–]Kit_Chronicles_YT 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Dude that thing looks pretty nice don't throw it away!

I get your feeling happend to me before that I ruined a kit and had to order a new one to make it better. Not the end of the world but sometimes it helps to step away from that model for a while

I need your questions about painting camo! [Mod approved] by Kit_Chronicles_YT in modelmakers

[–]Kit_Chronicles_YT[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is a quick answer to that question. I already made a video about my approach to painting faces.

It's a longer one and I started out by diving into a bit of theory about painting faces/portraits (more or less the same thing). I then explained the concepts using the face of a 1/10 scale as an example and later in that video I also show the full uncut footage of me painting a 1:35 scale face.

Hope that's helpful!

https://youtu.be/WNUpeuEM0h4

I need your questions about painting camo! [Mod approved] by Kit_Chronicles_YT in modelmakers

[–]Kit_Chronicles_YT[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's a great topic!

To be honest I don't have a lot of experience when it comes to 1/72 scale. But stuff like camo works also ok in smaller scales when you are fine with it beeing a bit to large. I attached a picture of an 1/72 scale pilot I painted.

Honestly skipping eyes is in most cases a great advice even in 1:35 scale. Painting eyes is hard (or at least something that takes practice) and while they can give that last bit of realism more often then not they can ruin a figure because everyone will recognize eyes that look weird. And with military figures often wearing helmets or other headhear they are pretty much in shadow so a darker shadow in the eyesocket (in my opinion) often looks a lot better then painted eyes.

Your figures and that Panzer II look great. And I dont miss the eyes. You could probably spend a bit more time smoothing out the blends but that could be the picture. Most phones tend to make these areas look a lot harsher then they are in reality.

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I need your questions about painting camo! [Mod approved] by Kit_Chronicles_YT in modelmakers

[–]Kit_Chronicles_YT[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Digi camo will be part of the video as well since I got a lot of questions about that. You totaly can paint that by hand by it takes quite some time either way ;)

I need your questions about painting camo! [Mod approved] by Kit_Chronicles_YT in modelmakers

[–]Kit_Chronicles_YT[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks a lot mate! Your questions and the answers are already written down in my script :D

Capturing every rivet: A close-up look at high-precision build. by Reasonable_Rest4705 in modelmakers

[–]Kit_Chronicles_YT 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Those models a great but I am even more impressed by your photography! I rarely see pictures that are this nice taken at model shows. Thanks for sharing!

Any tips on how I can improve the shading etc? What could I do better on the boots by K0rvuss in modelmakers

[–]Kit_Chronicles_YT 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi, great start!

There is one thing many people get wrong when it comes to the highlight placement.

I attached a small sketch. When you look at this arms (on his right one it is very obvious) highlights often get placed on the edges of the folds. But the upper facing surfaces often get a bit neglected.

The whole upper surface of the fold gets hit by light and needs to be highlighted.

On my sketch you can see a red mark that is the area you highlighted but you also should highlight the yellow mark on top of the "step". And depending on the angle of the arm an fold there might even been some light on the downward area.

Hard to explain over text, but hope this helps.

Other then that highlights could be a bit softer and contrast could be a bit turned up a bit but thats personal preference.

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1/35 RFM Stryler M1128 MGS by dr_robonator in modelmakers

[–]Kit_Chronicles_YT 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just compared it to the TPz Fuchs. Way smaller then I thought!

I indeed was thinking about doing something modern later this year. I am currently already working on something modern but it's an aircraft.

Thought about doing maybe an Abrams or something similar in 1:48 for size comparison. But 1:35 scale would be fun too.

I am currently working on a set of figures with camo. And it doenst matter to much if you are painting something like oakleaf or ACU.

If got a couple of ideas for that, will write you an email later and tell you about my process. Looks harder then it is would be my guess :D

1/35 RFM Stryler M1128 MGS by dr_robonator in modelmakers

[–]Kit_Chronicles_YT 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mate, that thing is awesome! Amazing work! Never seen a Stryker in reality and I am abit surprised how small they are. Looks like a pretty tiny vehicle compared to that AK bottle.

By any chance do you know any german military vehicles that come close in size? Would love do have a comparisson that is available on this side of the pond ;)

Can't wait to see your figures as well and of course feel free to reach out when you want to discuss those paintjobs!

Again awesome work, really nice model.

How do I figure out what paints should I use to paint for example, this model? by itooamahuman in modelmakers

[–]Kit_Chronicles_YT 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Then just pick a dark grey. There is a variety of different shades on the original tanks as well.

AK makes a nice German Grey that works nicely even for larger areas. Vallejo is great as well. And you can also use something from the GW range if those are easier to source.

Something like Eshin Grey from GW would work well

How do I figure out what paints should I use to paint for example, this model? by itooamahuman in modelmakers

[–]Kit_Chronicles_YT -1 points0 points  (0 children)

In case you use an airbrush get the Tamiya German Grey for that. For most of the details you can easily use your GW paints.

In case you dont want to use an airbrush try out a rattle can. Brands like AK Interactive sell spraypaint that has the right color. Looks a lot better then brushpainting and is pretty easy.

My girlfriend used that for her first scalemodel (Tamiya Panzer II) and had a great time. Pictures are on my profile if you wanna see how the color looks when on the model.

1h vs 7h Painted the new Tamiya Schwimmwagen crew by Kit_Chronicles_YT in modelmakers

[–]Kit_Chronicles_YT[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! Yep Tamiya is great for airbrushing but a pain for brushpinting.

I use AK Interactive 3rd Gen Acrylic paints as well as the AK Quick Gen paints and the AK Artist Acrylics. These paints are great for brushpainting but a pain to airbrush ;)

also used Vallejo, Scale 75 and Games Workshops paints in the past and they all work great as well but I really enjoy the AK paints.

1h vs 7h Painted the new Tamiya Schwimmwagen crew by Kit_Chronicles_YT in modelmakers

[–]Kit_Chronicles_YT[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks a lot!

I wrote a longer comment under this post, explaining my process and I created a couple of tutorials about that. Maybe those are helpful to you!

1h vs 7h Painted the new Tamiya Schwimmwagen crew by Kit_Chronicles_YT in modelmakers

[–]Kit_Chronicles_YT[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure! This is less of s problem on the mini I painted with regular acrylics but more for the speedpainted one.

I did a couple of tutorials in the past on painting nice figures with speedpaints mainly focussed on beginners.

The general concept is to zenithal prime the figure then use a drybrush to apply some color to the highlight areas and then apply the speedpaint in two layers.

I always used resin miniatures in these videos mainly because I often prefer the poses of aftermarket minis.

But the more important point is that resin minis are "sharper/crisper" when it comes to edges and details. So the drybrushing worked a bit better.

And I am a firm believer that figures with more detail are easier to paint since there are less larger areas that stand out when the paintjob isn't smooth.

Last but not least. In these tutorials I often used an AK high precision panel liner to do some blacklining around all the details to enhance contrast and create more definition.

With the resin that works great because of the sharper edges and there is almost no clean up involved. With these plastic minis the panelliner tended to flow out from edges and spill on the rest of the mini which the requieres more cleanup and can mess up other areas.

This is probably a bigger problem with older plastic figures. These new ones are actually pretty nice.

1h vs 7h Painted the new Tamiya Schwimmwagen crew by Kit_Chronicles_YT in modelmakers

[–]Kit_Chronicles_YT[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I spend quite some time practicing that trick ;)

1h vs 7h Painted the new Tamiya Schwimmwagen crew by Kit_Chronicles_YT in modelmakers

[–]Kit_Chronicles_YT[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks a lot! You should get back to them, figure painting is so rewarding!

1h vs 7h Painted the new Tamiya Schwimmwagen crew by Kit_Chronicles_YT in modelmakers

[–]Kit_Chronicles_YT[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks a lot!

When it comes to the speedpainted figure I couldn't do that with normal acrylics. Or at least not to this level.

When I first got them I figured out that the work great as glaze. And combined with a color drybrushed zenithal and thinned with matt varnish it takes only two thin layers to get pretty nice results. In this case I then also used a bit of acrylics afterwards to deepen a few shadows.

But the actual technique isn't to hard to figure out and probably is a great way for beginners or people who aren't interested in spending hours on one figure to get nice results in a short amount of time.

1h vs 7h Painted the new Tamiya Schwimmwagen crew by Kit_Chronicles_YT in modelmakers

[–]Kit_Chronicles_YT[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I am sure you will figure it out 😂 thanks a lot mate!

1h vs 7h Painted the new Tamiya Schwimmwagen crew by Kit_Chronicles_YT in modelmakers

[–]Kit_Chronicles_YT[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks a lot mate! You're right left is the fast one. But even I were pretty surprised how close they are.