Noel's Build: Wespe (Started the BASE)

fine figure painting noel!

your figures give me a déja vu feeling

Noel,
Another fine looking figure.
Cheers
John

Thank you

Jenny
Domin
Richard
Laura
John
………..I appreciate your kind comments!


Did the Tamiya dudes........ ok...I know......the one on the right looks like my grandmother and the one on the left has his left eye slightly higher than the right!!! I had a bad day with flesh tones and eyes ... and don't intend to correct

Well I think that they are great. But then again I am not as accomplished a figure painter as you, and would undoubtedly settle for less. All I can suggest is that at about 15 below 0 your eyes would probably do crazy things too .

Gary

Hi Noel, I like very much the way you paint figures.... Bravo !!

Cheers
Massimo

DUDE! (query, can one call a Maltese Muslim "dude"? I suppose I'm about to find out.)

I need some of your figgies mojo man, bad! Those are beautiful!

Well I think that they are great. But then again I am not as accomplished a figure painter as you, and would undoubtedly settle for less. All I can suggest is that at about 15 below 0 your eyes would probably do crazy things too .

Gary

...... THanks for your comment Gary..... well I did spend a few years away from armour and diverted to figure painting. I had won 2 bronze medals at Euro Militaire in 1999 with the only two medieval figures I entered! They had no flesh though.... they had armour helmets on!

Hi Noel, I like very much the way you paint figures.... Bravo !!

Cheers
Massimo

Thank you Massimo!

DUDE! (query, can one call a Maltese Muslim "dude"? I suppose I'm about to find out.)

I need some of your figgies mojo man, bad! Those are beautiful!

No problem with DUDE! At the moment I a hungry Dude.... it's Ramadan and we fast from sunrise to sunset for 30 days....no water or food I start eating at 7:45pm After 8 hours of work! Just between you and I........ I think I'll break the code of fasting when I'll be at Euro Militaire A Muslims' got to do what a man's got to do

Regards
Noel

your freezing dudes look way cool noel ... how about i send you the ones i did for my entry and you send me yours?

Noel, your figures sure look cool and cold , nice paint work

Abdin

The eyes of the reclining one tells what he felt the moment he leaned back and his body touched the cold surface.

Nice work Noel.

Ruben

I managed to put in a few minutes of work! Since the dead-line has been extended, I might be able to finish this!!

Diorama initial plan



Wespe 99% done....... waiting for the tracks

Wow! Really great job there, Noel. Love the weathering.

Looking forward to seeing your next step

Rudi

The Wespe looks superb Noel! What a showcase of weathering.

Another great diorama in the making. Maybe you can have the path where the infantry are walking slightly higher to add interest.

Tancred

Really great job on the weathering Noel. I like the Wespe a lot!

The figures you chose will really tell the story! This will be an exceptional diorama!

Bob

Work super!!!Looked with pleasure.

Will be great...Good luck..

Thank you very much for your kind comments! Really appreciate them!

Well x3 figures to go and I'll start the ground work. Here are 2 figures I've just finished painting.... 1 to go! But I still can't afford the metal tracks for my Wespe!!!!! We'll see with the next pay check!

great work as usual noel

Vey nice job on the figures, Noel. I especially like the officer in the greatcoat...

Steven

Excellent work on these figures Noel - same here, really like the greatcoat figure

Jay

@ Alex - Thanks mate!

@ Steven - Thanks! I made the officer with yellow piping (Signals/communications) for some colour.

@ Jay - Thanks! I finished the last figure which I'll be posting soon.

Unfortunatly I don't think I'll manage to finish the dio before the closing date!

Regards
Noel

Very very cool. The Wespe is awesome but those figures , WOW. Any chance you could explain your technique? Especially the reversable uniforms? I always have trouble with white and yours looks so realistics.
James

The tank i superb but the figures just great.

Hi Noel,

Great Wespe!! The weathering and chiping is just amazing and the figures look realy realy cold !! Great job, looking forward to the next update!!

Cheers Erik

Thanks for your kind comments, James, mip & Erik!

Very very cool. The Wespe is awesome but those figures , WOW. Any chance you could explain your technique? Especially the reversable uniforms? I always have trouble with white and yours looks so realistics.
James

Basically, I mix Vallejo Ivory with a sand brown colour so the white base will be more of a beige colour. Than I start adding White to that mix and build the highlights till I finish up with pure white of the high highlights. I do the same thing for the shadows by adding more of the sand brown.

However I'll try to explain it more in detail and get also the colour reference of the Vallejo paints used.

A tiny update
THe final figure


THe base