Afrika Korps Italeri

[Machno]

Hello everyone
in the last spam attack I lost my previous account and so I decided to start publishing again with this new profile.
These are the first finished figures of my latest project (nice sculpt but "unusual" poses).
Just missing a coat of matte varnish.



















thanks for watching
Tiziano

[Rich W]

These look excellent. The job you've done with the wash and highlights really makes these uniforms stand out.

[Bluefalchion]

Those are fantastic. What types of paints did you use?

[Machno]

@ Rich: many thanks

@Bluefalchion: Thanks! I used the Warlord vallejo model color guide:
Yellow Green and Desert Sand for uniform
Stone Grey for webbing, canvas and bread bag
Green Ochre for helmets and gasmask container
+ Sepia Wash (mixed 50/50 whit thinner medium) and Iraqui Sand for highlights

[Susofrick]

Wow! Your painting of these figures is much better than the figures themselves! Stunning!

[Hobbyinovator]

Very nice painting and you seem to have done a good job removing the mould lines as well.

[Machno]

@ Susofrick : Many Thanks!

@Hobbyinovator : Thank you! Italeri plastic is good enough for cutting and finishing with sandpaper.
Unfortunately for a couple of figures I still made a swap head due to a bad loss of detail on the faces.

[huib]

Very fine painting, Machno!

[Santi Pérez]

You have made an amazing paintjob on these wonderful Italeri figures, Tiziano. I love the precision of your brush strokes and the fantastic shadows and highlights applied.

Also, welcome to the forum with your new account.

Santi.

[Machno]

Thanks Huib, thanks Santi!
Greetings

[C M Dodson]

Whilst some of poses are a bit theatrical your painting brings them to life.

Super work indeed.

Best wishes,

Chris

[tullo]

wow great...

[Peter]

Wow! Your painting of these figures is much better than the figures themselves! Stunning!

I agree with these words. Now you need more figures of teh other brands to join these troops!

[Machno]

I painted these miniatures months ago along with the previous ones.
I still have to give a coat of matt varnish and complete the bases.
I'm very lazy when it comes to taking pictures...








the two guys on the sides have got a head swap due to a bad mold line


thanks for watching
Tiziano

[Bluefalchion]

Not since the bad old days of the pre-2017 Mars sets have I seen such excellent work on such bad figures!

The machine guns with no visible form of ammunition and the tailored boot-cut pants that never existed are just two of the glaring flaws for that set, but I still kind of love it anyway.

[Beano Boy]

A small cut off from the sprue would make a fine enough drum of bullets for all the machine guns. Well it was something i used many a time over with trivial Italeri mistakes.

Impressive painted figures. BB

[Kekso]

Good work Tiziano, good work.

[Susofrick]

I find that I totally agree with my previous comment! Would love to see your work on better figures. But you do marvels with these!