Painting Dapol 00 scale figures - Part 1

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Some more of the original batch, completed as best I can.  The two female figures have had different heads added and one has lost her umbrella, which is replaced by a bag:



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Those are great, Bob. So good to see that lady without her brolly for a change [I have a couple of those]  It can't be easy to modify her, because the umbrella is moulded into the skirt.
 I've never known what to make of the man with the coat over his arm. His left hand looks like a table leg, or something, but it looks like you've managed to put his hand into the pocket on his jacket.
 Top job!

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Great job as ever Bob.

Just one question "why is the guard fraternising with the lady passenger?" Surely this is against railway company rules. You may be in Liberia but please remember you are BRITISH and have standards to uphold. :lol:  :lol:  :lol:

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Les said

Great job as ever Bob.

Just one question "why is the guard fraternising with the lady passenger?" Surely this is against railway company rules. You may be in Liberia but please remember you are BRITISH and have standards to uphold. :lol:  :lol:  :lol:

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I somehow knew you were going to pick me up on that one - actually he is clipping her round the ear for fare dodging :shock:  :lol:  :lol:

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Les said

Great job as ever Bob.

Just one question "why is the guard fraternising with the lady passenger?" Surely this is against railway company rules. You may be in Liberia but please remember you are BRITISH and have standards to uphold. :lol:  :lol:  :lol:

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I somehow knew you were going to pick me up on that one - actually he is clipping her round the ear for fare dodging :shock:  :lol:  :lol:

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That was in the days when such goings on like clipping one around the ears was acceptable - nowdays, you would be sued.

Bob, they are very good -

I will work out my needs & send you 300 already painted to modify & repaint in UK colours, not USA colours ( no reflection on our USA mates)  :P
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I somehow knew you were going to pick me up on that one - actually he is clipping her round the ear for fare dodging :shock:  :lol:  :lol:

Bob(K)

Sounds like a typical member of the extended Dapol Clan, they should fit in right at home on your layout.
Nicely done Bob(K)

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brilliant bit of painting of figures better eyes than i have,  anthony
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Thank you so much for a very helpful thread. I must do better (if I ever find the time).
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Hi Bob

So glad you have resisted the urge to go OTT war-game style as so many modellers do.  There's a lot to be gained from other areas of modelling but the war-game style of figure painting is quite frankly god awful!  In 4mm scale if you look at a figure from 2 feet away that's nearly 150 feet in real terms and I challenge anyone to see war-game style strong shadows from that distance.  Add in that a lot of materials are not opaque anyway and very strong shadows on people just dont happen in normal light.

It's a fine balance between some shadow and making a figure look like a cartoon or a model that's caked in dirt, you have done very well

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A suggestion: I use a thin (ink or acrylic) brown "bath" after the basic colors are finished.  Dip the figure in (I use old 35mm plastic film bottle)then blot excess by touching head to paper towel and let dry UP-SIDE-DOWN.  Wash runs into "bottom" of folds creating and effective shadow effect.
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Good to see this thread again.

Another tip: When transplanting heads, limbs and accessories, bear in mind the destination when cutting the donor figure.
With practice, it's possible to get clean cuts which virtually match without further trimming.

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Great thread Novice, I have just read the lot. Bob had directed me to this and I am impressed with your figures, fantastic ! :thumbs

Cheers, Gary.
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Totally agree with Gary, very informative thread Novice.

Read through from the beginning last night and even though I'm a long way off from doing any scenery I've ordered some cheap figures to practice on :thumbs


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An excellent thread. I did read somewhere that someone used to paint all his figure matt black as an undercoat then add the other colours afterwards when the black had dried. He said it made the colours more natural. With plastic figures give them a good soak in clean warm water with washing up liquid added and after soaking for a while give them a scrub with an old toothbrush then a good rinse in clean running water. Apparently it removes the mould freeing agent and helps the primer stick better.

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An acquaintance of mine uses the black undercoat method to produce excellent figures:

http://www.brifayle.ca/

Isn't there a concern about the lanolin in washing up liquid vis a vis paint sticking?

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That's where the wash in running water comes in I suppose. I've used it myself and it does work.

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