Hi guys,

My apologies for the long delay in posting any pics of my work lately. Here is the first SBS.

This shows the basic camoflague pattern of the British DPM. I still need to do more highlighting and shading.

Long way to go, but I know it will come together in the end.

Comments welcome.

Nice convertion and nice paint!

Cheers
Alexandros

Great Work Tony ,

Even Though I wore Brit DPM for years , i used your methods as inspiration for my 3 para figure (have now got larger pics in the thread and in the showcase)

I love your painting style

Will follow as always with interest

Best Regards

Chris

Looking very good indeed Tony. You have done an excellent job on the DPM. Will be watching to see how you finish and how the weathering goes.

Don

great painting of the uniforn, looks spot on, good work.

Inspirational. I thought painting larger scales would be easier...not true, at least for me. Your job is terrific Tony.

Hi Tony,
all boxes ticked with the subject matter matey!!
For a long time I hummd and aard about buying one of these,your going to make me wish I had now,are'nt you!
Looking good,like the DPM
Best Regards
Paul

Hi Tony,Great figure.I like what you have done here mate
I have sent your link to a friend over here in NZ who is very much into this period,I know he will be very interested in what you have done.

Regards,John

Thanks for your comments guys, greatly appreciated.

Carl, I chose to grind off the ECW hat and sculpt a beanie instead. I thought it would look a bit different.

These photos show the effect of adding a series of dark washes over the belt kit and the uniform.

Great to see this figure Tony! Great pick, as usual, Imperial Gallery's Falkland figures are all nice and are unfortunately among the few choices from the conflict, enjoy to see one painted every time.
I too like the camo, very realistic!
Staying tuned for more..

GOOD Tony - 1 of my favourite subject periods, very good DPM heavy combats,keep us up to speed.

Nicely done, Tony!

All the best,
Dan

Another great piece Tony! Well done.

Welcome back Tony
Hope all us well
Love the camo. Very intricate for the model scale!

Great paintjob, Tony, love the camo!
Cheers,
Eddy

Great camo Tony, will be following .

Cheers Ken

Hi guys,

Thank you for your comments and sorry for not responding sooner. I was away on business all week, and have only just had a chance to paint and take some pics.

I've been working on light and shadow harmony.

I welcome any comments.

Hi Tony Great work mate, good to see to you have incorporated a slight change of tone between smock and trousers, they never matched and it is possible that this guy was wearing the jungle (or lightweight) DPM trousers. Look forward to seeing more of this chap.
Regards
Dennis

Cheers Dennis, and thanks for noticing the slight variation on tone between trousers and jacket - I had hoped it wasn't too subtle.

I'm very slowly doing what I call "focussing" the painting, which means I'm gradually bring all the various elements of this figure into focus. A bit like a camera that can be adjusted from a slightly fuzzy image to a really sharp focus, I'm trying to bring all the various elements together into sharp focus, while leaving other areas slightly fuzzy. The trick is to get the right combination of sharp and fuzzy.

I've just base coated the bergen back pack, and will work on shading and highlighting during the week.