LHoffman's Painted Sculpts For Your Consideration

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.

@Viracocha:

Damns!  How did I miss this thread?!  So f****** cool LHoff!  Wonderful likenesses and color schemes - will look great on the board I’m sure!

Haha… been wondering when you’d chime in. Thanks very much V.  :-)

Have been busy with other things for a while and have not updated in a while. But there are new items on the docket. Hopefully, I will finish/begin my project someday. When that day comes I will take some gameplay pictures for your visual stimulation.

@sgtwiltan:

Great work and paint jobs!!
I feel better working with you now that I’ve seen these.
Hope you have fun with my pieces.

Thanks for the thumbs up Sarge. Have seen your stuff too and am very impressed. Look forward to receiving them.

@Viracocha:

Cool Tiger… I’m going to start painting my tigs soon, I’ll try that scheme on one of them I think Hoff.

Yeah, didn’t turn out as well as the picture, but it’s a work in progress. Now that I have an airbrush, thanks to Paul’s convincing, I might be able to make the next ones better. Although, I feel like I am wasting my time if I paint something other than Wil’s juiced up Tigers.

As you may have noticed everyone, my project will be somewhat on hold as I am currently working on some units for Paul. However, I am glad for the chance to paint something with real meaning and refinement which turns into a finished product… plus I get to work methods out at the same time. It’s really a fun gig. There will be pictures posted here, on Paul’s thread and probably Wil’s too, so don’t fear. What with so many talented guys painting or modifying their sets we are not left wanting for new pictures.

@sgtwiltan:

Yeah, can’t wait to see what you do with them. Judging from your detail on ships, they might be hard to let go after you paint them.
Check out track link or missing-lynx for painting ideas. Of course ou’ll have to translate them to 1/285th or 1/300th scale from the original 1/35 scale
models.

Thanks, I will do that. And hey, I know what the feeling is like about parting with your hard and satisfying work… so if you ever wanted to make some for yourself and send them to me, I would love to paint them for you. Unless of course you would enjoy painting them yourself, in which case I totally understand. But the offer stands regardless.

@Tall:

Lucas,

––Wil just sent me, and I forwarded to you a pic of the AK Cargo Transport ship and Early-model Stuart Light Tank prototypes. Check 'em out as they’ll be headed you way, along with the more modern type of Stuarts before too long.

“Tall Paul”

Yes, I did see. It looks like fun and I will be waiting, if not quite ready to start.