Werner's Wings

Master class Clinic #3

 Building and Painting Small Scale Figures

Product Article by Steve Bamford on Mar 12 2010

 

This new release from Werner's Wings features Master Modeller Rafe Morrissey in a methodical step by step format explaining how to assembly, paint, finish and weather figures.  This technique is suitable for 1/32 and smaller figures.  You get 3 1/2 hours of instructional videos on 2 DVD's as well as a finely crafted WW2 PTO USMC pilot figure.  The videos involved the painting of this resin figure, so it will be possible for you to buy the same supplies (paint brushes etc) and paint the included figure as you follow the instructions on the video.  Once you get this first figure under your belt, you will be well on your way to joining the ranks of master figure painters......it is really that simple.  The videos also shows you the different techniques required to assembly and paint styrene figures that are included in many kits.

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The crispness and high level of detail of the figure included in this DVD set includes many of the challenging aspects of figure painting including added clear lenses to the pilots goggles, painting life vests etc.

Volume 1 (the first DVD) covers the following aspects of figure modelling.

  • Supplies
  • References
  • Parts Clean-up
  • Assembly
  • Seam Filling
  • Priming
  • Light Study 
  • Pre-painting 

Volume 2 (the second DVD) covers the following aspects of figure modelling.

  • Painting Flesh
  • Painting Uniforms
  • Mixing Yellows
  • Mixing Whites
  • Final Details
  • Painting Hair

I must admit the whole idea of painting figures has always intimated me.  I've asked friends that were figure modellers how it is done and they have explained to me how simple it is and after they gave me brief nuggets of information, I then went home and experimented with horrible results.  I had long since given up on figure painting as a dark art only mastered by a lucky few.

But.....after having viewed this DVD set, I can honestly say that....as I watched Rafe Morrissey on the DVD go through each step in the process of building this resin figure.........including minute tips all through the process....step by step......that anyone can follow this DVD and become an accomplished figure modeller.

I am more than sold on this Video set and if you have an interest in learning figure painting, then you really need to buy this video set as it will save you much grief, frustration and failed experimentation as you learn to do figure painting.  

I'd like to thank Rafe Morrissey and Floyd Werner for removing the mystery of figure painting and opening up this area of modellling that I had long since personally given up on.

You can purchase this and other items directly from Werner's Wings website.  

Steve Bamford

I would like to thank Werner's Wings for providing me with this review sample.

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Photos and text © by Steve Bamford