Minart 1/35 Lanz Bulldog D8500 tractor

[Old Wombat]

Grandpa & grandson!

[NARSES2]

Grandpa & grandson!

Indeed 

[frank2056]

Thanks guys.

Phill -the video is from Night Shift. I still don't have the technique down; I think it's a lot harder than he says. I think both The Old Grouch and his Annoying Grandson need to have their skin darkened/tanned - unless they're farming at night above the Arctic Circle.

@perttime - Tractors are fascinating! This one will be towing something... but not a tank

[Wardukw]

Mate Martin aka Night Shift keeps saying he's new to figure painting and not very good..we are our own worst critics us Model builders but in Martin's case hes full of it...he's a bloody good figure painter and his shading technique and washing is right up there .
He does make it look easier than it is that's for sure cause there's no way I could do it not with my eye sight colour recognition issues..i have a hard enough time with that and with his gentle colour changes..I can't even see the difference .

[frank2056]

I spent waaay too much time on the third figure and it didn't come out that great - certainly no better than with my old technique. This used up my "motivation budget" for this build, so I skipped the groundwork.

He looks a bit like Wolverine:



What's he doing? He's inspecting the thing on Grandpa's field:



This is a Pegasus models "Alpha Centauri scout ship" with a plastic egg top, because I didn't want to finish the interior.



That peshang kid kept falling off the tractor.

The saucer is painted with Vallejo white aluminum, tinted with blue alcohol ink. Some areas are sprayed with Molotow chrome (which is an acrylic):

[Rick Lowe]

  

[Wardukw]

I wouldn't have guessed UFO in quite  long while Frank   
I love this ..brilliant 

[perttime]

Oh..... I didn't see that coming. 

Good photos too, especially the ones where you get sun and shadows.
.... do you have any plac ewhere you could put it down on grass?

[NARSES2]

The saucer is a gorgeous colour, stunning little diorama 

I spent waaay too much time on the third figure and it didn't come out that great - certainly no better than with my old technique.

He looks a bit like Wolverine:

I can see what you mean

[frank2056]

Thanks, guys. There is some grass out front, but it would look out of scale. The figure painting technique I tried should have worked - I just have to figure out what I'm doing wrong.

[Wardukw]

It's a groove thing Frank..you haven't found it yet ..you will that's for sure and once your in it..your sorted.
When it comes to figure painting ive never found the groove..after decades I still suck at painting them..colours look all wrong to me even tho I'm using the right colours.
Trust me matey..you'll get there