LHoffman's Painted Sculpts For Your Consideration

Just an update:

Tiger tank will likely be up tonight. Also making progress on the FMG Littorio class battleship.

@wittmann:

Can’t wait to see the Tiger!

Hope it is worth the anticipation.

@wittmann:

My wife has offered to paint some for me! I told her she was too busy.

Hahaha… do you not trust her abilities enough?

@wittmann:

The opposite. She is very good with a paintbrush. She is a chef, but decorates cakes as a side business. She does painted ones as a speciality. Not sure if anyone else does in Hereford.
We have a 3 year old and a small restaurant and she makes cakes.
She really is too busy.
I am the one with time on my hands. Have you seen how long I am on this forum!

True, true… Sounds like a beautiful family and excellent business. I would frequent your restaurant if I were in England.

@wittmann:

I am desperate to visit Civil War sites, as your war has become my most read about one(more than WW2).

I have not been to many, but I have been to Gettysburg and it is really something else. It is amazing to stand there on the hills or in the woods and think of what went on under your feet… very sad.

Sorry to all those looking forward to the Tiger rollout tonight… but it looks as though it will not be ready. I am afraid to rush it more than I ought simply to get it done, which will not yield the best result. It is nearly done though, and will be up by Thursday evening at some point. Will put it up earlier if I can get the time before then to work on it.

Nice name!

Dry brushing is really not that difficult. It is more about feel and what you are going for personally than any particular technique.

Alright, here is the Tiger. Again, OOB from A&A '41.

Went for the mid production Italian scheme. I discovered a couple things:

1. this particular paint scheme would look much better if it were airbrushed
2. I need to find some lighter colors for this particular scheme

Overall it went alright, and as always it looks quite a bit better in person. I really am going to have to get my fiance’s camera. Doesn’t help that the lighting in this room is not conducive to taking pictures.

This one is a little easier to see hopefully.

Ah yes:

3. I will definitely be using decals in the future. Painting is a nice thought, but time consuming and frustrating. And generally not that accurate.

Thanks again guys.

IL - As long as you have a steady hand and a discerning eye, it is not difficult to paint your own and do a good job. I am not sure I could do a real time video. At the very least not yet, as I do not have the process down… I am trying different things at the moment. I can easily explain the process in word form, though it is not quite the same as seeing it.

Littorio is likely to be done next.

Thank you Paul.