"Japanese Jungle Fighters" Topic

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ether drake	27 Sep 2017 9:41 a.m. PST
Just finished my first unit of Japanese jungle fighters by Warlord. A joy to paint after the plastics. More on the blog, along with some musings on what painting strategies worked or didn't: The Drake's Cave
Prince Alberts Revenge	27 Sep 2017 10:01 a.m. PST
Very impressive work and timely since I just purchased this set of figures and wasn't exactly sure what to paint what. Some seem to be in undershirts and others in tunic. Much appreciated post and lovely brushwork.
79thPA	27 Sep 2017 10:04 a.m. PST
Very nice. May I suggest that you see if some dull coat and/or a wash helps reduce the plastic look of the large foliage?
foxweasel	27 Sep 2017 10:33 a.m. PST
They are really good.
Herkybird	27 Sep 2017 11:16 a.m. PST
Excellent! Nuf sed!
Legion 4	27 Sep 2017 12:00 p.m. PST
Very well done !
Ceterman	27 Sep 2017 12:49 p.m. PST
79thPA, I would second your comment. Too damn good of a paint job not to go that very, very small step further! Great job, ether drake! Peter
Berzerker73	27 Sep 2017 4:52 p.m. PST
Really nice looking!
ether drake	27 Sep 2017 4:58 p.m. PST
Thanks all. @79thPA/Ceterman – That's a good suggestion. I was just too darn impatient to call it on this project and snap some final pics. Thanks. @Prince Albert – given the red rank tabs on all the collars, I assumed they all wear tunics. However, it's easy enough to file these off if you want an undershirt look. I didn't mention this in the blog, but before priming it's worth doing a dark wash over the models to pick out excess metal that needs to be carved away, especially around the backpacks. I have two sets of these figs and they show some similar issues. Perhaps the moulds are wearing out. In any case, it's easy enough to paint over such areas.
Ceterman	27 Sep 2017 6:04 p.m. PST
ether drake, Completely understand. They looks so cool, they deserve it!
Wargamer Blue	28 Sep 2017 9:32 p.m. PST
Amazing paint work. Well done.
ether drake	02 Oct 2017 11:50 p.m. PST
Thanks all. Just got my hands on some TAG and Westwind jungle fighters to fill out this unit and finish off my platoon. Can't wait to get stuck in. I do have to say that these Warlord jungle fighters have the most balanced and well-proportioned faces from the ranges I've bought so far. (Some of the Westwind chaps appear to have fangs!)
repaint	07 Oct 2017 2:33 p.m. PST
Nice job! What's wrong with the plastic?
GOTHIC LINE MINIATURES	11 Oct 2017 6:54 p.m. PST
Hello repaing as an old friend of mine in the wargaming world once mentioned "Metal Soldiers fight better"… :D they are indeed made of tough stuff! These look amazing by the way !