Finished some more dudes, really enjoying this so far and holy smokes is it hard to paint SS camo so I really winged it with that machine gunner

https://imgur.com/a/YKYqKFN

Here are some winter infantry!
https://imgur.com/a/0rigII0

I just started getting into painting and love it. I’m not a paint/art/handiwork kind of person so I learn as I go (mostly using screwed up or cheap units as practice). I use Vallejo paints since I really like their colors.

I just read that Vallejo paints should be thinned before being used. I never thought about thinning but I was having consistent trouble ESPECIALLY with their goshdarn faces and other fine details like straps, guns, etc.

Would thinning the paints help with this?

Bonus question, I also have some unopened enamel paint sets, have you used those on pieces before?

These are my un-thinned finished, how do they look?

@djensen I see them, but here are some new (better) ones. Focus isn’t so good for tiny things but they look decent in person. Still working on not being sloppy but shaky hands make shaky lines. Feedback welcomed

https://i.imgur.com/3VVe88A.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/bYIzacR.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/o6TWTje.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/QxB6OMj.jpg

@Chris_Henry I’m completely new as well but vallejo has some amazing world war 2 specific colors. They’re quite expensive though, so only get the really specific ones like “German Uniform” or some of the sets like “Allied Forces” and “Panzer Aces.” To get a good variety of them so for the more basic colors go to a Hobby Lobby or Michael’s.

Tried doing an SS guy with the plane tree spring camo
https://imgur.com/a/Zv7K746

Here are some winter infantry!
https://imgur.com/a/0rigII0

Finished some more dudes, really enjoying this so far and holy smokes is it hard to paint SS camo so I really winged it with that machine gunner

https://imgur.com/a/YKYqKFN

@Chris_Henry I’m completely new as well but vallejo has some amazing world war 2 specific colors. They’re quite expensive though, so only get the really specific ones like “German Uniform” or some of the sets like “Allied Forces” and “Panzer Aces.” To get a good variety of them so for the more basic colors go to a Hobby Lobby or Michael’s.

Those frenchies look great. How do you do that camo on the tanks?

@djensen I see them, but here are some new (better) ones. Focus isn’t so good for tiny things but they look decent in person. Still working on not being sloppy but shaky hands make shaky lines. Feedback welcomed

https://i.imgur.com/3VVe88A.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/bYIzacR.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/o6TWTje.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/QxB6OMj.jpg

@Johnson73 I too would like to hop on the train and for a file, your map looks great

Thanks to both of you. Another question, is it worth buying the proprietary thinners/retarders/flow aids or does distilled work the same, better, worse?

These are my un-thinned finished, how do they look?

I just started getting into painting and love it. I’m not a paint/art/handiwork kind of person so I learn as I go (mostly using screwed up or cheap units as practice). I use Vallejo paints since I really like their colors.

I just read that Vallejo paints should be thinned before being used. I never thought about thinning but I was having consistent trouble ESPECIALLY with their goshdarn faces and other fine details like straps, guns, etc.

Would thinning the paints help with this?

Bonus question, I also have some unopened enamel paint sets, have you used those on pieces before?