For this paint job I use acrilic water base paint, like MODEL COLOR VALLEJO and GAMES WORKSHOP (English brand for fantasy miniatures and games). You need good paint brush, size 0 - 1 - 2, firm hand and a lot of patience. With those ingredients also you will make a good paint job.
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| 1)You start with 2 coats of white spray primer, then paint the face with pink flesh ( 2 coats for a good paint base) |
| 2) When the primer dry, made a mixture with a drop of pink flesh and light brown and thin with water. You need a very thinned paint, like water colour. Paint with this mixture the face, you will see the colour darken the face fold. This is a "Washes" a technique used by all the modellers. |
| 3) when dry very well, apply a coat of pink flesh only on the relief of the face, like the nose and cheeks. |
| 4) When dry, now clear up the color with a second coat of pink flesh mixed with light pink flesh, paint a smallest area on the pink base (photo 3). You will see a little edge of the first pink coat. |
| 5) Now use the light pink flesh and paint a smallest area on the second pink coat. The color will be shaded. You can made better shaded with more then 3 pink coat. |
| 6) Eyes, With very dark brown, paint the eyes and the outline face. |
| 7) Now the white (remember 2 coat) let see a fine line of dark brown. |
| 8) Paint the iris with black ( stay well-balanced with iris). |
| 9) Paint a white coat on the iris, let see a fine line of black. |
| 10) Now paint de iris, I chose a light green. |
| 11) the pupil in black. |
| 12) Eyebrow in dark brown. |
| 13) The reflex of the light on the iris... paint 2 small point of white, like the picture. |
| 14) The white balaclava of the driver. |
| 15) The black rubber edge of the helmet. |
| 16) Now masking the face with tamiya mask tape. |
| 17 - 18) Paint with spray can or airbrush, the helmet. |
| 19 - 20 - 21) I chose a leaf camouflage paint scheme, like the USA helmet cover used in vietnam war. 3 shade of green and light brown. |
| 22 - 23) light brown and finish the black rubber edge. |
| 24) Body, you can paint with spray can, airbrush or brush (2 coat), I chose USA green uniform vietnam war. Then make a "Wash" with darken color and water (thin with a lot of water). When dry, paint with green base colour the relief of the driver overalls. |
| 25 - 26 - 27) Paint the seat belts, the patches and other detail. (For the patches I use a thin plastic card or paper) Paint a fine line of dark green along the seat belts border. Paint the metal details with a black base. |
| 28 - 29 - 30) Paint the seat belts buckles with aluminum and let a black edge ( shadow), the white seams. Finish the patches with yellow (2 or 3 coat). Paint the gloves with a base of buff, then with darker buff (add a drop of black), paint between the fingers and paint the fold of the gloves. ( You can make also a "wash" with a thinned mixture of buff, a drop of black, and water. |
| 31 - 32) little flag on the back of helmet, 7 th cavalry. |
| 33 - 34 - 35) Finally, add the head... WOW! You have now a really nice Willis driver. N.B. You must paint with spray can or airbrush, 2 coat of enamel matt varnish, this is for to strengthen your paint job. |