Gallery

Painting 3d print models.

Posted by blacksmith on 24 Jan 2025, 15:31

I missed painting 1/72 scaleso ordered some printed US troops, but I made a mistake and ordered marines instead. In the end I painted them as standard army troops.
They are Join or Die 28mm sculpts downscaled to 1/72.
Image

Image

Here is a comparative shot with some Italeri soft plastic 1/72 US troops. As you can see, the marines are slight smaller and thicker, and they also have bigger rifles and heads but they look better on the table because of this.

You can appreciate two different ways of painting, one with diluted painting (faster) and another with strong wash and lights. Which one do you think is better?

Image

And here a German grenadier section that I needed to complet a squad. I tried SS greenleaf camo on the two rifles on the right, and panzer grenadier camo on the MG team and officer, but It did't turn out very accurate.

Image

You can appreciate in the close up that the spray primer spoiled the surface of the model.
User avatar
blacksmith  Spain
 
Posts: 460
Member since:
01 Jul 2021, 10:02


Posted by PaulRPetri on 24 Jan 2025, 16:33

I like them all!!!
PaulRPetri  United States of America
 
Posts: 733
Member since:
02 Apr 2019, 00:59

Posted by blacksmith on 24 Jan 2025, 18:28

PaulRPetri wrote:I like them all!!!

hahaha, all right :xd:
User avatar
blacksmith  Spain
 
Posts: 460
Member since:
01 Jul 2021, 10:02

Posted by Santi Pérez on 25 Jan 2025, 20:18

Javier, it doesn't matter if you paint plastic injection figures, 3D printing or metal. And the same goes for scales: 15, 20 or 28mm. The result is always the same: magnificent. :love: :love: :love:

Santi.
User avatar
Santi Pérez  Spain
 
Posts: 2222
Member since:
28 Aug 2016, 19:42

Posted by Rich W on 25 Jan 2025, 23:56

Great to see you back on some 20mm Javier! I think you’ve achieved really nice results.
Rich W  United Kingdom
 
Posts: 1391
Member since:
05 Feb 2018, 23:40

Posted by blacksmith on 26 Jan 2025, 11:11

Rich W wrote:Great to see you back on some 20mm Javier! I think you’ve achieved really nice results.

I missed them, they are my true scale. Cheers Rich!
User avatar
blacksmith  Spain
 
Posts: 460
Member since:
01 Jul 2021, 10:02

Help keep the forum online!
or become a supporting member

Posted by C M Dodson on 27 Jan 2025, 17:40

Very nice.

I have found that undercoating results in the specks you highlighted too.

I spray the metals and then wash again in soapy water which removes the dusty bits.

Lovely painting on these fellows.

Chris
C M Dodson  United Kingdom
 
Posts: 2732
Member since:
01 May 2015, 18:48

Posted by blacksmith on 30 Jan 2025, 19:10

C M Dodson wrote:Very nice.

I have found that undercoating results in the specks you highlighted too.

I spray the metals and then wash again in soapy water which removes the dusty bits.

Lovely painting on these fellows.

Chris

Oh, I'll try that next time, thanks!
User avatar
blacksmith  Spain
 
Posts: 460
Member since:
01 Jul 2021, 10:02


Return to Gallery