1/16 S&T German figure ,winter

[tobias5555]

Great looking face

[spud]

Really nice Andy.

[bbd468]

Well done Andy...indeed!!!

Gary

[AndyArgent]

Thanks for looking in guys,its good to be back at the bench.
jackwagon S&T are my favourite figure manufacturer.All their stuff is top notch.

[AndyArgent]

I have done the helmet tonight. First of painted it German grey then i have drybrushed the edges in silver enamel. When dry i coated it in future floor polish then dried it with the hairdryer. A coat of harmony hairspray was then blown over it. After this was dry i gave it two coats of white. the first one was diluted and the second one was more concentrated and dabbed on.When this was dry with the hair dryer i distressed it with water and a stiff brush. Then i gave it several coats of pigments with a diluted earth colour. Finally i ran a lead pencil around the edges and it was done.









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[Deleted]

Looks like another great figure in the offing,from the AA bench!!!Good to see you back at the bench doing something!!! ;D ;D

[AndyArgent]

cheers Chris.
here are a couple more of the S&T figures i will be using.

[spud]

Fantastic Again Andy

[deafpanzer]

Yikes! I had to read your thread again few times... thought maybe it was a typo... 1/16?!?!?! It is going to be a great thread to follow. Great start with the first figure!

[bullardino]

Very nice start on that fig. Andy

[dennis]

Andy; this is looking great, great effect on both the face and helmet. This will be a monster of a model when it is completed, looking forward to future posts.
Cheers
Dennis

[AndyArgent]

Cheers guys.
I have done a bit more to this fellow today seeing as i cant work at the moment as the site i am working on is covered in snow.

I have painted the head wrap in German grey and added shadows and highlights









I then mixed up a very diluted base colour and gave it several coats to blend the high and lowlights together for a softer look.





The strap for the helmet was next. i gave this a coat of black then some brown and buff around the edges for wear on the leather followed by some silver for the buckle.

[AndyArgent]

i want to paint a figure in black n white as it looks in this picture but i think it will be harder than it looks.

[spud]

that is something i would love to do also Andy but my Skills will need to be epic before i try it

Your chap is looking fantastic so far.

[bbd468]

Tha fig is looking fabulous Andy! The Helmet turned out nice too.

Gary

[AndyArgent]

Done some more to this guy today,defined the eyes some more then i added a coat of liquid clear and blended oils in for a smoother transition on the flesh hence the shiny look of the oil paint.This will dull down when dry and recieve a Saturn coat when dry.

[bullardino]

very nice progress

[AndyArgent]

Cheers mate.

[lastcav]

I'm diggin' this one!!!

[dupes]

Damn, man....looks awesome already!

[Leon]

Andy that is some fine work there.Face and helmet look fantastic.

[Paul P]

Really nice Andy, good to see you back at the bench again

Paul

[AndyArgent]

think i just got my old login back working? YEP

[deafpanzer]

LOL! Yes looks like you are back with your correct avatar. Excellent work on the jacket! One of many things I have learned from you... several paints coming from the same base paint.

[AndyArgent]

Cheers Andy.

[AndyArgent]

Done some more to this figure tonight. Painted in the gloves and done the fur on the hood. this was done with various shades of white, brown and buff.Then i put in the five o clock shadow.

[wbill76]

Looking good Andy, nice variation on the color in particular.

[deafpanzer]

Am I alone? He looks like our own Andy Argent... look at it closely. Another mastermind work... keep it coming.

[bbd468]

Very nice indeed Andy! Love the color tones and variations....just awesome!

[AndyArgent]

thanks guys. Long way to go with this.