JamesOLeary
Master at Arms
My dad who is a 2 tour Vietnam Veteran and retired Army Senior NCO is getting back into modeling (he was the one who got me into it when I was a kid) and wants to build a street scene and needed to learn how to paint figures so they look halfway decent but do not take too long to build and paint. With the new MasterBox "Somewhere in Saigon" kits, I set out to help my dad paint some figures. The figure I used as a teaching tool is the one on the bottom right of this sprue shot of a guy with his hands in his pockets. Since the guy has his boots unbloused, I decided to paint him as an Airman in Vietnam.
For this figure, to simplify the painting process, I used a base color with one highlight and one shadow color. I painted this figure in probably around 8 hours or less. Here he is before receiving his Air Force insignia.
Here he is with his nametag, US Air Force tape, and rank insignia:
Now to make a small base for this guy.
Cheers,
James
For this figure, to simplify the painting process, I used a base color with one highlight and one shadow color. I painted this figure in probably around 8 hours or less. Here he is before receiving his Air Force insignia.
Here he is with his nametag, US Air Force tape, and rank insignia:
Now to make a small base for this guy.
Cheers,
James