Painting FOV 1:32 figures

Ruger · Post by **Ruger** » Sun Jan 18, 2009 6:01 pm

I wanted to know if anyone had any thoughts on painting FOV figures. With Target offering cheap clearance ones (the only FOV clearance I can find), I picked up some extras to try to customize. I think my first plan will be to turn injured and surrendering WWII Germans into injured and surrendering modern day Iraqis. I'm not sure what all I'll try to change, at it will be my first ever attempt at repainting figures.

Does anyone have any advice? I read the thread HERE, but I'm not sure how applicable it is, since it seemed to be talking about the 1:18 soldiers. I've added a touch or two to 1:32 guys in the past, and not had any problems with the paint, but they were really only very small touch-up type things, for instance, I gave my favorite tank commander a stainless holstered handgun, as opposed to the blued/parkerized he already had. I'm not sure what color the 1:32 guys are molded in, or if they're entirely painted over from the factory.

Any advice would be appreciated, thanks.

MV

Panzer_M · Post by **Panzer_M** » Sun Jan 18, 2009 11:00 pm

just examples of 1/35 painted figures one from a overseas seller I buy supplies and kits from time to time and the bottom is just a very good builder and caught my eye in a general search I did on ebay for "1/35 German"
>>NOTE: NOT CLAIMING EITHER AS MY OWN WORK <<
figure I add that so not to confuse anyone or mislead.

you thinking of something like that level of detail(about where I am brushing figures in Injection plastic figures)

Although some guys are just talented for the stuff. This one just struck me when I saw it and said wow.

as for advice, just practice and if the first isn't just right keep trying they will get better. As for paint for figures I would go with Andrea or Vallejo..Vallejo is cheaper and easier to find and IMO has the best range of flesh pigments in the "easy to find" paint market.

GooglyDoogly · Post by **GooglyDoogly** » Mon Jan 19, 2009 10:42 am

One thing to note about re-painting pre-painted figures is that it's a different ballgame compared to painting kit figures, and a whole lot TOUGHER.

Why? Namely because that most pre-painted figures lacks the quality and detail of kit figures, because they were meant to be as toys, while the kit figures, for example, the models Panzer M showed are museum-quality figures. I bet those are specialized resin figures too.

1/32 pre-painted figures, no matter how good the person are in painting, will never equal the quality of those models shown, simply because that the molds aren't equal in quality.

Plus you still have to contend with stripping off the paint out of the pre-painted figures. Like I said, completely two different ballgame.

Panzer_M · Post by **Panzer_M** » Mon Jan 19, 2009 2:31 pm

googly first is DML injection plastic, second is resin, IIRC it's a Warrior figure for a Ardennes SS figure.

I can't stand the clean up of resin figures or guns..I have a very nice 7.5cm le IG is resin sitting in it box, cause of all the flash needed to be clean prior to assembly..but there aren't any good IGs in plastic..so eventually I am going to have to build it...same thing with a US 75mm pack how...which isn't made at all in plastic. which is a shame for a famous little gun.

Ruger · Post by **Ruger** » Mon Jan 19, 2009 7:51 pm

Ok, I suppose I should clarify a bit more. I am in no way trying for those sort of results. That would be well beyond my level of skill/patience. I'm thinking more of a "Can I change the color of this guy's jacket?" sort of thing.

I wanted to try on some 1:32 FOV figures because I got them on clearance from Target last weekend. I do have some Testors/Italaerei 1:35 soldiers I may attempt someday, but for now I'm afraid to try those since I'd likely just be destroying quality figures. I realize that only practice will improve my skills, but I figured I'd try to work on the basics on the FOV soldiers long before I worried about the detail work on others. No sense worrying about eyebrows until I can at least get jackets, shirts, and pants to come out half decent.

I mainly needed to know what paints will:

A) Stick to the plastic(s)
B) Not eat/soften the plastic(s)
C) Cover existing paint and/or molded in color

I'm not even concerned with authentic colors for clothes right now, as I was planning on making the wounded and surrendering troops into insurgents for modern day settings.

So if anyone knows what works (or doesn't) I'll be happy to hear it, if not, I'll just start painting and let you know as I go. Thanks for the replies thus far, I sure wouldn't be upset if mine turned out looking that good, but I'm certainly not counting on it.

MV