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General Category => ES Tips and Tricks => Topic started by: Anthony Leger on Sun 11/11/18 12:54 PM

Title: painting modern USMC solders
Post by: Anthony Leger on Sun 11/11/18 12:54 PM
What you be the basic steps be to do the cammo on modern soldiers. Got some awesome Live Resin figures that need some painting

thanks
Tony
Title: Re: painting modern USMC solders
Post by: Ryan K on Sun 11/11/18 02:06 PM
I think a lot depends on the time period and uniform type.

http://zyclyon.blogspot.com/2008_08_01_archive.html?m=1

For multi cam (US Special Forces types) - https://www.armorama.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=features&file=view&artid=7464

For digicam (Marines and Army regular soldiers) - https://www.armorama.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=Reviews&file=index&req=showcontent&id=6912 or CrossDelta decals
Title: Re: painting modern USMC solders
Post by: lgriffin on Thu 11/15/18 12:07 PM
Ryan pointed to Armorama, which is an excellent resource for figures. You can navigate around that site and find all kinds of good stuff.

As far as basics: Basic assembly, flash and seam clean-up. Prime the figure with a good, fine primer, preferably with an airbrush so you don't obscure detail. Do you plan to do shadowing and highlighting? If so, the techniques for acrylics versus oils are very different. Use good brushes. Vallejo acrylics are good (not Vallejo air - it's too thin and not opaque enough).

If you have other questions, please post. Looking forward to seeing your figures.

Cheers,

Lee Griffin
Title: Re: painting modern USMC solders
Post by: Ryan K on Thu 11/15/18 06:57 PM
Some of my favorite basic face painting videos

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=no2zBike6Q0&index=2&list=PLm1Y2M6A4N-KhrfwVodOryD8feDESGByp

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xcaPMZC7BEc

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GxK8vvzLGD4

Here is some more great SBS info.
https://www.lifeminiatures.com/step-by-step