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11/11/2026 11:33 am
In spite of my search there are very, very, very few detailed, painted, period figures available. This prompted me to take a stab at painting my first 1/24 early 20th Century driver. He is nearly completed and in the process I learned I do not want to deal with gluing tiny pieces together. Nope. No more of that, and the seams don't always line up, after trimming. So, I ordered 3D figures, instead.
Today, I received three unpainted early 20th Century chauffeurs, two in 1/24 scale, and one in 1/18 scale. I am still working on the first 1/24 which is in one of the shots, in the background, and these three will be getting their primer coat tomorrow, when I hope I am feeling well enough to go to the workshop. I can work with adhesives indoors (not the spray kind), but airbrushing is definitely a workshop activity.
I am using Tamiya XF-15 (flat flesh, in their description) for skin coloring, but I am finding that to be a bit 'orangy.' Any recommendations?
I took a couple of quick shots so you can see the 'boys' before they get primed:
11/11/2026 11:50 am
Your people look just fine. No recommendations for your "orangy paint" other than to thin it down with hues/colors that produce the desired results.
GDH and Tony Perrone reacted
11/11/2026 12:56 pm
You and Chris are made of better stuff than I am. I'd be painting his tie and hit his shoes! Steady hands are for surgeons, young men and pickpockets. I'm none of those.
Your armless bloke has great trousers, jacket, shoes and shirt!
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Topic starter
11/11/2026 6:25 pm
@perrone1 He'll get his tie and hair tomorrow, as well as a touching up for the inside of his right jacket lapel as well as the bottom of his pants cuffs. I, too, suffer from uncooperative hands and this makes the task at hand very difficult for me. I just have to treat each 'accident' with a bit of humor and move on. There are plenty of redos y'all aren't going to see.
This post was modified 5 hours ago by GDH
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Topic starter
11/11/2026 6:29 pm
@chris I was considering putting a dab of flat white in with a bit of the XF-15 to see what happens
Christopher Moroni reacted
11/11/2026 6:53 pm
interesting to see your progress. I find face and exposed hands well nigh impossible. Firstly the color, then details. Try and keep an eye out for Rich S's posts. He has created some remarkably detailed figures. Good luck!
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