Takom 1/16 Panzer Commander WIP - Update 1

[moparmadness]

Hello friends. I am building a 1/16 Panzer I that comes with a nice commander figure. The molding on this guy appears to be quite good but he does come in many pieces. A lot of filling and sanding are ahead of me I’m sure! More to follow.

[stikpusher]

I’m looking forward to seeing what you do with this one Chad.

[TJ]

I'm not an armor builder but really like watching you guys do your thing. This oughta be good

[406 Silverado]

May 20, 2023 5:44:24 GMT -5 TJ said:

I'm not an armor builder but really like watching you guys do your thing. This oughta be good

I've finally got something in que after I finish the next couple of builds. Just couldn't take it any more.

Looking forward to this Chad.

[TJ]

May 20, 2023 5:45:50 GMT -5 406 Silverado said:

May 20, 2023 5:44:24 GMT -5 TJ said:

I'm not an armor builder but really like watching you guys do your thing. This oughta be good

I've finally got something in que after I finish the next couple of builds. Just couldn't take it any more.

Looking forward to this Chad.

Its funny in my 45 years of building. I've never taken a long break, A year off here and there. I've never built an armor vehicle. Couple of ships when I was younger, not my thing.  I've probably built 500 planes and over a 100 cars.  Sadly the BB gun took out all my old stuff

[armornutii]

   I'll be following with great interest Chad as I have a growing collection of 16th stuff. Just for ref in case you didn't know 120mm is very near to 1/16th scale. I have been checking my options to populate my vehicles.

[moparmadness]

May 19, 2023 23:10:16 GMT -5 stikpusher said:

I’m looking forward to seeing what you do with this one Chad.

Me too Stik! Uncharted territory for me. 😄

[moparmadness]

May 20, 2023 7:42:32 GMT -5 armornutii said:

   I'll be following with great interest Chad as I have a growing collection of 16th stuff. Just for ref in case you didn't know 120mm is very near to 1/16th scale. I have been checking my options to populate my vehicles.

Good to know, thanks! 🍻

[moparmadness]

I sprayed the base for the figure and applied subtle highlights and shadows to both the uniform and the face. I really do strive for subtle variations. I don’t want him to look like he’s never seen sunlight, but I also don’t want to make him look like he just ran a marathon. Now it’s time to get down to the nitty-gritty; but, this is point where my hands get sweaty and I get most nervous!

[406 Silverado]

Looks like most of the assembly is done (and rather cleanly at that) and now we're off to the painting stages. Looking great so far Chad. Looking forward to the "How-to" tutorial here brother.

[moparmadness]

May 28, 2023 13:47:31 GMT -5 406 Silverado said:

Looks like most of the assembly is done (and rather cleanly at that) and now we're off to the painting stages. Looking great so far Chad. Looking forward to the "How-to" tutorial here brother.

Thanks buddy. I mean, no pressure or anything like that! 😄

[Tojo72]

Looking good so far,I have 1/16 figure in my Andy's Tiger I will probably try out.

Interested to see your process on the face, my bugaboo

[406 Silverado]

May 28, 2023 13:56:35 GMT -5 moparmadness said:

May 28, 2023 13:47:31 GMT -5 406 Silverado said:

Looks like most of the assembly is done (and rather cleanly at that) and now we're off to the painting stages. Looking great so far Chad. Looking forward to the "How-to" tutorial here brother.

Thanks buddy. I mean, no pressure or anything like that! 😄

[Steve Zuleski]

Shame on me for missing this one, sorry Chad. Great start, fig does look pretty decent, well sculpted and molded.

[deafpanzer]

Agree with the guys here... you did good job attaching the pieces together as I couldn't see where they were attached.

[stikpusher]

May 28, 2023 13:08:29 GMT -5 moparmadness said:

I sprayed the base for the figure and applied subtle highlights and shadows to both the uniform and the face. I really do strive for subtle variations. I don’t want him to look like he’s never seen sunlight, but I also don’t want to make him look like he just ran a marathon. Now it’s time to get down to the nitty-gritty; but, this is point where my hands get sweaty and I get most nervous!

Great start on this guy! 

Remember the words of the Panzerlied, “Dusty are our faces, joyful are our minds”

[moparmadness]

Jun 19, 2023 11:27:18 GMT -5 Steve Zuleski said:

Shame on me for missing this one, sorry Chad. Great start, fig does look pretty decent, well sculpted and molded.

Thank you Steve. I am really trying to find every excuse in the book to not sit down at the bench and work on this one. Figures are the one aspect of modeling that makes my gut turn in knots! 😄

Quick question regarding eyes. Should I paint the eyes after I’ve completely detailed the face? Or, would it be better/easier to paint the eyes right now, while I don’t have to have such a steady hand, then go over the top and bottom of the eye area with flesh colors to frame and define eyes?  Basically, painting large white circles and pupils that go beyond the boundaries of the eyes; then working back with flesh colors until the eye looks right?

[armornutii]

   Thanks for asking Chad. I'm gonna be in the same boat soon.Standing by for the advice

[deafpanzer]

I usually paint the eyes before I paint the rest on the face because sometimes you have to redo the eyes few times if it wasn't done correctly so it can be a messy job if you have remove previous bad eye painting attempts.

[adt70hk]

Chad

That looking very good already. The facial tones look very good!

Looking forward to how this comes together!

Keep up the great work.

ATB.

Andrew

[moparmadness]

Thank you Andrew! 🤞🤞

[moparmadness]

Jun 20, 2023 8:52:55 GMT -5 deafpanzer said:

I usually paint the eyes before I paint the rest on the face because sometimes you have to redo the eyes few times if it wasn't done correctly so it can be a messy job if you have remove previous bad eye painting attempts.

Yeah I think I’m leaning towards that too. 🍻

[deafpanzer]

Good luck! I don't use white paint per expert figure painters stated... I usually use off white or lightest skin tone depending on the character.  In the pic below I used off white which is much softer.  Hope it helps...

[stikpusher]

(In my best Keanu Reeves voice) Woh…

[moparmadness]

Well done my friend!

[Steve Zuleski]

Jun 19, 2023 17:32:29 GMT -5 moparmadness said:

Jun 19, 2023 11:27:18 GMT -5 Steve Zuleski said:

Shame on me for missing this one, sorry Chad. Great start, fig does look pretty decent, well sculpted and molded.

Thank you Steve. I am really trying to find every excuse in the book to not sit down at the bench and work on this one. Figures are the one aspect of modeling that makes my gut turn in knots! 😄

Quick question regarding eyes. Should I paint the eyes after I’ve completely detailed the face? Or, would it be better/easier to paint the eyes right now, while I don’t have to have such a steady hand, then go over the top and bottom of the eye area with flesh colors to frame and define eyes?  Basically, painting large white circles and pupils that go beyond the boundaries of the eyes; then working back with flesh colors until the eye looks right?

Sorry for the delayed response. Yes, I agree with DP, I always paint the eyes first, get the painful part over with, lol. There are quite a few great SBS vid on YT, but I prefer the oil artist Daria Callie. If your using acrylics I can't really advise, but oils I can. Painting figures is like riding a bike, just more practice, lol.

[keavdog]

Looking good Chad. Looks like a nice figure.

[moparmadness]

Jun 23, 2023 10:47:28 GMT -5 Steve Zuleski said:

Jun 19, 2023 17:32:29 GMT -5 moparmadness said:

Thank you Steve. I am really trying to find every excuse in the book to not sit down at the bench and work on this one. Figures are the one aspect of modeling that makes my gut turn in knots! 😄

Quick question regarding eyes. Should I paint the eyes after I’ve completely detailed the face? Or, would it be better/easier to paint the eyes right now, while I don’t have to have such a steady hand, then go over the top and bottom of the eye area with flesh colors to frame and define eyes?  Basically, painting large white circles and pupils that go beyond the boundaries of the eyes; then working back with flesh colors until the eye looks right?

Sorry for the delayed response. Yes, I agree with DP, I always paint the eyes first, get the painful part over with, lol. There are quite a few great SBS vid on YT, but I prefer the oil artist Daria Callie. If your using acrylics I can't really advise, but oils I can. Painting figures is like riding a bike, just more practice, lol.

Thanks Steve! I’ll look Daria up for sure. 🍻

[406 Silverado]

Jun 20, 2023 19:54:19 GMT -5 deafpanzer said:

Good luck! I don't use white paint per expert figure painters stated... I usually use off white or lightest skin tone depending on the character.  In the pic below I used off white which is much softer.  Hope it helps...

And he does figures too! VERY impressive Andy!