How to Paint 1/35 World War 2 US. Army Uniforms: PAINTING TUTORIAL

[@alexandrenogueira5378]

I waited 3 weeks to watch this video, because I needed 33:30 minutes to rest without anyone interrupting me. It was well worth the wait. Thanks Shane

[@longlance67]

glad you got to enjoy it!

[@kidmack3556]

I used your method of spraying grey primer straight down over the black primer on my last figure and it really worked a trick! It's a Penn State Linebacker circa January 1987 and the pants and definition around the pads and belt look real. Thanks

[@longlance67]

awesome! happy to be of help!

[@marshvilletube]

Fantastic tutorial, you're really motivating me to crack on and paint the crewmen for my current Sherman. The detailed description and tips you include in your videos really are second to none. Much appreciated.

[@longlance67]

awesome to hear !

[@kenc9236]

Awesome video. Good job.

[@longlance67]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@raymondserafin9396]

Great work. Really like how you paint it to face.Hope mine turns out just as good.Keep up the good work

[@longlance67]

Hope your own project turned put well

[@HamilkarBarkasScaleModelling]

Exceptional work on that figure, you have surpassed pretty much all your figure painting results with this one mate! I know it is just a tiny detail, but i love the little metal chipping effect on the edge of the helmet. It looks just perfect :)

[@longlance67]

thanks mate! it was one of the most enjoyable figures I've done so far, I do love adding that little detail of exposed metal under the helmet lip I think it really helps bring it all together!

[@jerryvolpini7987]

Nice work! 👏 I like that you added in the shadows by hand, much more control over the finished look! Thanks and keep up the good work 👍

[@longlance67]

thanks mate! I am slowly getting more and more comfortable with doing my own shadows and I am looking forward to trying it more on later projects

[@Panzermeister36]

Great work Shane! Your videos are always great to watch. I like your idea of painting the metallic edge on the helmet, and also your approach to painting the goggle lenses. I'll come back to this next time I am painting a figure...which I hope will be soon!

[@longlance67]

cheers mate! Just checked out your own figure video and it looked great really hope you keep them up!

[@Panzermeister36]

@@longlance67 thank you Shane :)

[@donfrandsen7778]

Cool video Shane Really interesting and fresh ideas about fig painting Cool !!! Love these tutorials!!

[@longlance67]

thanks mate, really glad you got some ideas to try out on your own projects!

[@voodoonights1671]

Brilliant again Shane, thanks for all the inspiration.

[@longlance67]

thanks mate! happy to be of help!

[@anthonyggood6102]

Sat at home after just getting out of hospital, to weak to do any modelling.. but this vid really cheered my up , loved it.

[@longlance67]

Very happy to hear the video could cheer you up a little. Hope your having a speedy recovery

[@anthonyggood6102]

Shane Smyth - scale models thanks, I’m feeling better today... I’m gonna try your methods soon

[@longlance67]

@@anthonyggood6102 great to hear, your on the mend and have fun with it!

[@foreverplastickits138]

*Half an hour to paint one figurine, yes, it deserves it because the result is wonderful! 😍👍*

[@longlance67]

Thank you so much 😀

[@MrKersey]

Another masterpiece, Shane, well done!

[@longlance67]

thank you for the very kind words mate!

[@jonfoisy1237]

Great to see that you're getting over your fear of painting in your shadows! An instantly marked difference in appearance. Well done! No need of washes and they don't work the same. Now You are in total control! Cheers Shane

[@longlance67]

thanks mate, it really has brought a whole new lease of life and enjoyment to my painting projects, really looking forward to pushing it even further in later figure projects!

[@jonfoisy1237]

@@longlance67 I've always loved your videos. I guessed that perhaps you weren't comfortable with shadows on figures. Nothing to fear for any painter. Just takes some practice brush control and thin glaze like paint... Easy as. Your latest figure showed a real step up. And I hope everyone sees. Again cheers to YOU

[@d4h1online]

Fantastic work Shane of all the videos I've watched recently your work is miles ahead of the rest. After a 10 year break to custom paint motorbikes I just went back to kit building and it's all starting from scratch. The last time I only used enamel paints and I didn't have access to the internet so I did everything in my own simple manner. Now I've taken it up for the last time I'm going to use everything the Pros use and keep up to date with what's going on here in Cyber land. I'm based in Tuam just in case you're ever passing by and I don't have a website but I have a fb page called Skulls and Flames Artwork in case you ever get bored, plenty of different and strange stuff to see there. Keep up the great work and thanks for the enlightenment on Acrylics, all the best, Daithí McSkulls.

[@longlance67]

Thanks Daithí! and sorry for the late reply mate! I'm based in Athenry myself so its good to see more modelers in Galway! Welcome back to the hobby too mate! Its a great time to be back in the hobby as there is many great kits and manufactures for us to enjoy! I'd recommend checking out DieCastModels4U in Corbet Court in the city. He has a great selection of kits and paints. I will definitely check out your page too!

[@timsanford8874]

Shane your figures are outstanding.i enjoy watching your videos . have learned a lot .

[@longlance67]

I appreciate that!

[@ciarancummins5510]

Superb work Shane.

[@longlance67]

thank you!

[@GregReilly135ScaleModels]

Excellent work Shane really nice work

[@longlance67]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@easybraze]

Wow! Super work as always.

[@longlance67]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@ludovicnirrengarten8765]

Happy to see a new masterpiece...

[@longlance67]

thank you very! very glad you enjoyed it!

[@BrailleScale]

Awesome- masterpiece figure and masterpiece tutorial!!

[@longlance67]

Glad you liked it!

[@dotdashdotdash]

that cloth looks real!

[@longlance67]

I always refining so hopefully it will look even more realistic in time

[@dotdashdotdash]

really impressive already

[@marcosimon6217]

thanks a lot Shane,very very nice work.and the face is better now too see for me,love it

[@longlance67]

thanks glad you enjoyed, I really need to a do new face tutorial with my new setup in the near future again

[@rockbuildaz7115]

Oh this guy definitely played stick ball in Brooklyn 😅 he came to life with your painting. I can almost here him talking about his lady back home. 😆

[@longlance67]

hahah I can almost see him using excessive hand waving as he recounts his favorite neighborhood deli back home lol

[@cygnusx10]

Looks superb. Really well timed as well as I'm going to be doing a crew for my RFM Easy Eight - so well worth watching again I think. Great vid, thanks for sharing.

[@longlance67]

oh nice!I am looking forward to getting my hands their E8 interior kit soon!

[@kevbee8325]

Great tutorial Shane and congratulations on reaching 20k subscribers. The decals are a nice touch and go together perfectly.

[@longlance67]

thanks mate its unreal to see the channel grow with such an awesome community around it!

[@AndyBIcknell]

Great tutorial ....congratulations on reaching 20K subscribers

[@longlance67]

Thank you so much 😀

[@panzer-meister]

Hi, it's nice work and fine finish ! I'd like to watch the next. Thank you !!

[@longlance67]

More to come!

[@worldwar-2militaryscalemod186]

great work. I am not sure if I have such artistic skills to have that kind of finish.

[@longlance67]

its not too bad once you get your head around it, I thought that kind of painting was beyond me too for years but I gave it a go and allowed time to learn and not be dishearten when it didn't always turn out the way I wanted. Just take your time and enjoy however far you want to take your figures, time will do the rest :)

[@worldwar-2militaryscalemod186]

I do have kits but on the shelf for years hehehe. One day I will have the time and courage to try.

[@larryscarafile7309]

Nice job.Thanks foe sharing

[@longlance67]

cheers! glad you enjoyed it

[@johnstimitz2629]

Another awesome video, Shane! Very inspiring. I’m painting up a crew for my latest Sherman while I’m watching your video and I’m learning a lot from your techniques. Can’t wait for your next video.

[@longlance67]

thanks mate! really hope it proves useful! really need to do one for the Brits next

[@Jackdaw5]

You paint in a very exaggerated style, especially the face and hands. I like to blend the flesh tones much more to create a more naturalistic effect. I would suggest perhaps blending the paint a bit more and see what you think. But the final result is very impressive and when viewed at a normal distance the figure no doubt looks great. Excellent work!

[@longlance67]

Its down to my own personal taste, I like push the contrast a lot. But just as you said. By blending layers a far more subtle effect is achievable and looks very well. I just tend to gravitate toward this style naturally

[@doomsdaylord9616]

Thank for a good video. I hope my figure painting will be half as good. Why do you start with the head? any particular reason?

[@longlance67]

its really down to personal preference really, I like to get the face out of the way early in the project as I don't need to worry about being neat near the uniform ect. Some modelers leave the head off entirely and paint it separately. In all honesty its really up to you when you want to paint the face or what suits you the most there is no real right or wrong when it comes to it.

[@BradleyRogstad]

Another great tutorial Shane. Well done!

[@longlance67]

Glad you liked it!

[@soviet9366]

That's great shane. I struggle with US green. If you get the time - British tank crew or Soviet green infantry would be awesome!

[@longlance67]

thanks mate, I should be getting around to both soon time soon as I have project in mind that will such crews so stayed tuned!

[@82ndAirborne505thRCT]

That "shirt" is a jacket, he's wearing an M41 Jacket under the M43 jacket. M41 jackets were often a "pea green" when new and then faded to Khaki over time. For example, you could have done a very faded looking khaki on the M41. This tells you he's owned and worn the jacket for a long time and despite it being replaced by the M43, he's kept it to use as an extra layer in cold (late 44/earlier 45) weather.

[@longlance67]

Some great info there! Thank you for sharing with us

[@82ndAirborne505thRCT]

@@longlance67 Fantastic detail with the shiny M1 helmet rim btw, absolutely spot on.

[@SmallSoldier]

I'm late to the party! Good tutorial man, he turned out really well. Cheers!

[@longlance67]

Thank you! Scott!

[@edwardcaggiano4230]

Amazing stuff bro,i build aircraft, would love to do some dio's.but my figures leave alot to be desired! You did the face so quick...dang. so humbled by your stuff man.maybe, if i keep watching...i might learn something.thanks for not being a snob with your skills.again..great stuff sir!

[@longlance67]

thanks! you should definitely give dio's and figures a go! Figures are not as bad as we fear once you get used to them and become a lot of fun to work on and you will surprised what you can achieve once your not worried about it :)

[@edwardcaggiano4230]

@@longlance67 my sis makes palm fronds on her cricut for me.kinda like luke towans,but diff...i can do everything else for the dio,except the figs...keep up the good work bro!

[@longlance67]

@@edwardcaggiano4230 that is pretty damn cool! Do love the work that terrain builders come up with some awesome stuff indeed, hope your painting adventures prove to be enjoyable and gives us a shout if you need any help :)

[@worldwarmini3919]

Gr8 video M8...One question....Did you thin the gloss varnish before brush painting?

[@longlance67]

nope, I just put down thinly on the figure

[@samuelpatterson_0432]

When will you carry on with the panther V looking forward to it as I’m building one of my own for an Ardennes diorama !

[@longlance67]

hope to be starting on the next video soon

[@samuelpatterson_0432]

Shane Smyth - scale models yess, can’t wait, I’m looking for some cool figures for my panther got any company or model recommendations ?

[@ScaleMilitaryModels]

Hey Shane I watched this a second time and I want your opinion. Do you agree that the face is to red? Idk, but I just think it’s to dark red brown ish. Thanks!

[@longlance67]

its really down to taste and style of panting, in person is more of brownish hue but if you find it too red then don't put the glaze into the cheek area after the highlights

[@ScaleMilitaryModels]

Shane Smyth - scale models ok thanks! Have a good one!

[@owenmayes2128]

Superb...

[@longlance67]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@r199ers]

....agreed Shane! Great watch.....thanks

[@longlance67]

I would recommend using the same colors for Wardaddys jacket as its not too far off

[@r199ers]

....already bought mate! Can't wait to start my first 1/35 figure! I have all the Fury crew to paint as well. Thanks again...

[@longlance67]

@@r199ers happy to be of help

[@alainvandenbosch2685]

Awsome !!! Very instructive tutorial and a fantastic result as usual Shane. May I ask you wish hand brushes you are using ? they look absolutely great. Are they synthetic brushes and wath is the brand if you don't mind give me this information... Congratulations for your 20 K subscribers !!!

[@longlance67]

The brush set I used in the this figure project was Ammo of Mig's figure brush set which has both synthetic and sable brushes in the set, they are pretty good but are bit worse for wear after a few projects. The brushes I normally use are synthetic brushes from Winsor and Newton Cottman series which I would recommend above all

[@alainvandenbosch2685]

@@longlance67 Oh yes... I have one or two Winsor and Newton Cottman synthetic brushes and I LOVE them !!!

[@paulconnolly7343]

Super work Shane. Where did you get you US army decals?

[@longlance67]

thanks mate! The decals are from Passion Models and I got mine off Ebay

[@paulconnolly7343]

Shane Smyth - scale models Cheers Shane, Where are you based? I’m now living just outside Belfast. I’m guessing you’re a County Louth man.

[@longlance67]

@@paulconnolly7343 no actually I am a Galway man

[@paulconnolly7343]

Shane Smyth - scale models Ha - A Tribesman 😁 As far as modelling is concerned the West is most definitely awake. I met John Aldridge in Eyers Square. My niece lives there with her Mum in Galway town/city.

[@mitchrobertsstudios4736]

wow, I thought you actually painted the jacket graphics..fantastic.

[@longlance67]

haha I considered it for all of ten seconds, got scared and broke out the decals instead lol

[@rickva2129]

nice but can you make a vid about 101th airborne how to paint. please, I want to make a diorama with the 101th airborne in normandy.

[@longlance67]

US Airborne are on the list and should be making an appearance in the near future so stay tuned!

[@blacklupos]

Superb work as usual. Did you consider weathering him up a little maybe?

[@longlance67]

I will be weathering him but I will wait till I put him on the diorama base first

[@sahamsahamnow]

1000 thumbs up 😁😁😁👍👍

[@longlance67]

🎉

[@peterevans3247]

Mate you are a bloody Wizard. I only wish that we has access to this knowledge four decades ago when I was last modelling. I have just recently returned to the craft and have completed the build of an 1/35 Australian Centurion Mk 5. I'm going into the deep end and plan on placing it into a Vietnam diorama with suitable figures which so far have not been easily obtainable in Oz. Anyway, being ex Cent crew it's been a build of love. A lot of mistakes but it's looking pretty good. On the subject of this video, Tankies are either covered in sweat and dust or mud and rain PLUS, A LOT of oil and grease stains. Thinking into the future how do I go about reconstructing that look ?. Hmmmmm I have an 1973 image of myself and my Cent that I was going to post here but it doesn't look like I can ?

[@longlance67]

thanks for the very kind words! The Cent one hell of a machine! as for grease and other staining on the figures uniform, the best idea I can think of is get some of the grease and oil enamel washes and load a small brush with the effect you want to add, and then with a cocktail stick flick the wash onto uniform to great splatter of grime onto the uniform. Though less is more when it comes to weathering figures so only add small amounts and slowly build it up till your happy with it hope this helps.

[@wbertie2604]

The M1943 jacket should be OD7 (medium green olive drab) and the 'M1941' jacket he seems to be wearing underneath OD2 (roughly sage green) and much lighter. The trousers should be the same as the M1943 jacket. The colour you've used for the 'M1941' jacket is about right overall for a jacket that had seen some use as they faded from sage green more to tan. the trousers are a little too dark. Yes, he is wearing two jackets, but I am 90% sure that the figure is modelled on a photo of a tanker in winter doing exactly that. No all US Army tank crew got tanker jackets, especially if they were actually tank destroyer crew (e.g., M10). I can't fault the shading, etc., just the colour choices a bit. P.S. I am assuming it's supposed to be an M1943 jacket, although the lower pockets are a little wrong as they look a bit like patch pockets rather than internal ones. P.P.S., the goggle surrounds were a medium grey, lighter than here. P.P.P.S, M1937 wool trousers would have been more common, but M1944 trousers, the counterpart for the M1943 jacket, would be valid for winter 1944.

[@longlance67]

A lot of detail in this post, thank you for taking the time to share as it will prove useful going forward

[@wbertie2604]

@@longlance67 glad it helped. I used to collect uniforms and paint some figures. You have much more talent painting than I did! A P. S. that if cold, wearing the greenish M1944 cotton trousers over the M1937 wool ones was not uncommon. They got issued new M1944, but they didn't force them to take their old trousers off first AFAIK!

[@woodyeckerslyke9676]

My wife is a makeup artist for a film company and reckons you’ve missed your calling.

[@smitty6088]

Forgive me but what did you say you used for his cigarette?

[@longlance67]

I used some brass wire

[@timsanford8874]

Maybe you could paint a British para

[@longlance67]

I have a Bronco Airborne Jeep with crew so they will make an appearance in the future!

[@Kevshobbys73]

What’s happening with the panther Shane ?

[@longlance67]

It's still there I will get back to it soon

[@Kevshobbys73]

Ok buddy can’t wait lol

[@miguelortizdelatorre8075]

I paint us para chute but i like to créate a tutoríal how to paint parachute

[@longlance67]

That would be very cool to see

[@miguelortizdelatorre8075]

Dude i refer that you créate a tutorial to how paint a parachute

[@白手無情]

[@lyleslaton3086]

Sorry guy, M37 uniform was a brown shade. The M43 uniform is very dark forest green. If you want to represent WW2 US uniforms,use the right colors.

[@longlance67]

I will be sure to throw the figure in the bin right away!