Painting Scale Figures | Model Railway

[@Sticktube878]

this is worth commenting on. most people just slap raw color on them and they dont look very good. this was amazing

[@gerlandkent6377]

[thank, you for youre great video]👍

[@videomalc]

Absolutely, brilliant video. Thank you for passing on your ideas. I'm sure you will inspire a lot of us to try the methods you describe.

[@BuntersYard]

My pleasure!. I'm glad it was useful for you

[@User-3O3]

Painted to perfection, my friend. :)

[@BuntersYard]

Ahh thank you very much. Good to hear from you again. 👍🏼

[@dibsyardshuntinglayout]

Thank you Dave! I'm going to give that approach a go on my next figures.

[@BuntersYard]

Good for you. I’ll be watching 👀👀

[@medwaypeninsulaMR]

Hi Dave - I enjoy painting figures and will be using this method as I like the detail it gives. Cheers Kev

[@BuntersYard]

Thanks Kev. Glad you found it useful. Good luck with your painting. I’ll keep an eye out 👀

[@vernongardner1958]

Hi, That's brilliant. I've still to paint my first figure so thanks for the lesson.

[@BuntersYard]

You’re very welcome. Good luck with your first figure.

[@martinpattison1567]

A very nice paint job. I must give it a try.

[@BuntersYard]

Thank you. Glad you liked it 👍🏼

[@LJbradbury]

Amazing thanks for sharing

[@roystudds1944]

I’m impressed by the results you get with the painting. You really managed to get the details on the model highlighted brilliantly. Thanks for sharing your skills. Roy.

[@BuntersYard]

Thank you so much 😀Glad it was useful

[@stephengleeson1263]

I hope my first attempt come out this well. Thanks

[@dh9033]

As per your method I start with a black base and then dry brush the white highlights. Once dry start from the inside out so face, shirt and jacket. Whilst I have an airbrush I paint my figures with brushes using craft acrylic paints. These are very cheap and always dry to a matt finish. Just a few colours will cover all jobs so black, white, flesh, brown, blue, green and maybe a red and yellow. Like you I thin the paints (with tap water) so that the shadows and highlights are still visible. Dudley

[@BuntersYard]

Sounds good Dudley. I know that there are so many ways to achieve an effect, it I find this one suits me best for now. Thanks for watching

[@djflipside100]

Brilliant tutorial gives me some confidence doing mine

[@BuntersYard]

Go for it. Good luck 👍🏼

[@TeresaTrimm]

I find that I learn better by teaching others (writing about it) also.

[@BuntersYard]

Yes, it helps to fix it firmly in the mind

[@TheHeritageLine]

Very interesting, never seen the zenithal highlighting done on a 00 figure, Not sure it's much use to me in N-Gauge LOL! but certainly useful for the 0 gauge modellers. we all have different methods of painting, I personally find inside out is easier ie. face, shirt, boiler suit then jacket as it is harder to hit the smaller surfaces on the inside after painting a larger surface, and you can end up wasting more time correcting colours. All the best Tony.

[@BuntersYard]

Yea I agree that it’s a good idea to do the smaller, inner bits first. I’m always keen to get the colour on though 🥴 But the guards shirt was painted before the suit and flesh because I knew I’d have trouble cutting it in if I did it last. Good luck with painting the N gauge figures. I really don’t envy your task 👍🏼

[@probewizard]

For your first figure that was stunning! Even using a microscope I can't do them that good haha, nice job once again. Thanks for the valuable tips.

[@BuntersYard]

Haha!! Thanks Mike. Glad you enjoyed it

[@ifanai]

Hello Dave, a good tutorial, I do things slightly different to suit me but this explains all the basics very well. Please really take this as very strong praise as I keep being asked to film the process and now I can just link yours. From another figure painter

[@BuntersYard]

Thanks very much. Figure painting at this scale is new to me so I’m grateful for your comments. As with most things in life (and in the model railway world) there are a million ways of doing the same thing, and many have their own merits. Possibly if I was painting figures in the deep background then maybe I’d do it differently? Thanks again Ian. And thanks for taking the time to watch and comment Dave

[@chuffinel7676]

Great Quality printed figure, nice job.. I am also doing N Gauge.. dreading doing the figures.

[@BuntersYard]

Good luck with that! I do a few accessories for N, but draw the line at figures 🥸

[@colinedwards9874]

Excellent

[@BuntersYard]

Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it

[@rottenroads1982]

One day, when I do OO scale Model Layouts, I know I will need OO scale Human Figures (and I won’t just position them in a permanent spot). The Humans are an important part of Thomas & Friends story telling.

[@BuntersYard]

Absolutely

[@danbrewer]

Great video I have been looking for a good tutorial on this for ages. 👍

[@BuntersYard]

Thats great. I'm glad it was useful

[@West_Coast_Mainline]

Paint your model railway figures like those miniatures for games and such (dnd, war gaming, fantasy, wh40k, etc)

[@BuntersYard]

We have some more figure painting videos in the pipeline to show different techniques. Everybody will have their own preference. Many thanks

[@robertmadison2752]

Beautiful work.

[@BuntersYard]

Thank you very much! Very kind of you to say

[@TheWoodlandhoBo]

Nice one 👍🏻

[@BuntersYard]

Thanks Tim. 👍🏼

[@blueridgebonsai9155]

Nice job. As you said I prefer a more traditional approach for my Modelu figures and generally paint them first then use washes and dry brushing for the depth and highlights. However for foreground models I may give the war gamer method a try as well. I have seen a few other videos on painting those models and it does give some nice results. Thanks

[@BuntersYard]

That’s great. Thanks for watching. There are so many ways to achieve an end result. What ever works best for everybody 👍🏼

[@MerryMac1000]

I really enjoyed watching your video and it has inspired me to try this myself. I have been painting Warhammer for decades but with the price hikes i can't justify it anymore. These look like great fun. What scale was this figure? It turned out beautifully, i don't understand why people dislike painting in highlights, at smaller scale you cant get a realistic highlight anymore with actual light sources and need to cheat by painting them in yoursel to make it look more really in-scale.

[@richardclowes6123]

I've always hated the so called painted 00 scale figures from China and done my best to re-paint them. Bought a range of skin shades from Vallejo and try to be pc., not racist. I hadn't though of thinning down the paint so much and doing more coats. Will defo be giving that a try. Thanks for the tips. Excellent video.

[@BuntersYard]

Thats good to hear. Thanks for watching and good luck with your painting

[@1952TonyC]

Superb job. You’ve brought me to life wonderfully. No, that isn’t a typo! The shading is truly stunning. BTW ‘Terry’ is actually Tony! And the shirt should be pale blue. 🤭 I shall be following this video whenever painting figures. Thank you so much. Tony

[@BuntersYard]

Wonderful! Thanks Terry,..... i mean Tony! :)

[@leisureshoot]

awesome video. great how to guide. I've got a bunch of modelu figures to paint, a lot of Vallejo paints, some good brushes, and some magnifying reading classes. This gives me some confidence to start. one critique -- please check your audio at the end... so loud compared to the narration. try to make them more equal, so at the end, the music isn't 5x the rest of the video

[@BuntersYard]

Yes thank you. It’s still a bit of a learning curve

[@ewanperridge3387]

that looks really good wish i could do that don't have a steady hand

[@BuntersYard]

Just take it slowly. Like Most things, it’s mainly down to practice. You can always clean the paint back if it goes wrong. Good luck 🤞🏻

[@olelauridsen666]

Good result

[@maxstafford60093]

I think it can also be pronounced 'Model-ee' as a nod to being produced in Wales. 😊 A nod to Welsh language.

[@PeachyTT120]

Nice work. Will you do one of these videos in a smaller scale?

[@going2thedogs]

Superb!

[@BuntersYard]

Thank you

[@georgemartinezjr]

I don't care if it is wargamer Paint style it looks real even close up even better In a Moel RailRoad setting

[@BuntersYard]

Thank you

[@dwaynejohnson4892]

How so you not have more subscribers?

[@BuntersYard]

I know! It’s a mystery to me too 😂. Slow but sure though. Thanks for watching. 👍🏼

[@charlie1872]

Great print from your resin printer, where did you get the model which looks really great?

[@BuntersYard]

I didn’t print that one. A really good print though. Full of detail. It’s from a company called Modelu

[@charlie1872]

Yes I am familiar with them, they have some unique figures. Am in Las Vegas at the moment, there are some unique figures here too🤣

[@BuntersYard]

Ha ha! I can well imagine that there are! 😂

[@briancollins6543]

Great work! I've just placed my first order with you. Painted pallets. Can I ask what tiny brushes you used for the logo in this video? I find quality varies so much its hard to select a good brand. Keep up the good work!! Brian C

[@BuntersYard]

Thanks Brian. Order dispatched! The brushes are Army Painter. I’m just about to add a small range of brushes to the website so if you can hold on for a week…… 😎

[@briancollins6543]

@Bunters Yard I'm in no rush so yes I'll order them from you. I need as small a 'tip' as possible. Thanks..

[@BuntersYard]

These are OOO. Not sure if there are finer ones in the range but I’ll certainly add them if possible

[@briancollins6543]

@@BuntersYard excellent thank you.

[@paulruiz4778]

Is a 1/64 scale figure?

[@annieweston5755]

Hey! Love the video. I don't suppose you could give me the name of the product you used at the end to bring out the facial details? Many thanks!

[@BuntersYard]

They are called 'Shaders' made by MIG Ammo There are lots of shades, but the one used was: amzn.to/3XBxW7C Thanks for watching

[@cuebj]

Astonishingly quiet audio. Got my extension speaker at max volume but signal from the laptop must be very weak. Having slightly suboptimal hearing but hearing aids don't help, this is difficult to listen to. I need it for painting Flamme Rouge board game figures

[@randybourque3327]

To bad you have turned your settings off so that it can't be saved to be watched again at a latter date.

[@BuntersYard]

Actually I didn’t know that was an option. I’ll check later and put it right if possible. Thanks for the info

[@mattseymour8637]

Very nicely done! Like the detail! When painting my model Railway figures i find even using a matte acrylic paint i still get a slight shine on the figure. How can i get a more matte finish?

[@BuntersYard]

I know it might sound obvious, but matt varnishes need a really good shake before using I’ve found that AK Ultra Matt is good straight from the bottle. I use it on my premium builds as it’s relatively expensive, but last quite well

[@mattseymour8637]

@@BuntersYard Thanks for the advice and I always shake all my paints well but I don't apply matte varnish to my models. I'm talking about when I just apply the matte paints not varnish I get the slight shine on the figures.

[@BuntersYard]

I’m sorry. I misunderstood. Yes, I use mainly Vallejo acrylics and they do have a slight shine to them. AK ultra Matt is the best solution I’ve found

[@mattseymour8637]

@@BuntersYard No problem! Haha. Yes I use a variety. I do like the Ak paints and also the MIG paints and a few acrylic humbrol ones. But still find I get a slight shine with most. Would it be an idea to give the figures a light sand down before applying the paints?

[@BuntersYard]

No I wouldn’t personally. Just a primer is enough

[@splitrock323]

Well done. What is the black adhesive you use to hold the figure to the cork? Thank you.

[@BuntersYard]

I use black tack putty, use the one on the strip as it doesn't set. amzn.to/3GIluvO Some will set rock hard (they normally come in foil packs

[@splitrock323]

@@BuntersYard Thanks for the information.

[@avenuex3731]

Would you not rather just print in black?

[@BuntersYard]

Yes indeed. However, that figure was supplied in grey from the website. But I generally print most things in black

[@briandunning2974]

What do you recommend for brushes? Yours seem to be better than mine?

[@BuntersYard]

For most of my fine detail work i use Army Painter Brushes. amzn.to/3QIGK99 Its definitely a good investment to get a handful of quality brushes. I also have a stock of cheaper brushes which i use for larger areas, glues, powders etc, such as these: amzn.to/3W9j5jl

[@bertthebird2341]

Has anyone counted all these "uhs" and "umms"?

[@highdownmartin]

The flag would most likely be a blue white check lookoutmans flag. Also hv gets very dirty fast, graphite grease gets everywhere.

[@BuntersYard]

Thank you. Good information for next time

[@paulsevers7740]

Nonsense, yes! Modelu is WELSH - and is pronounced modelee!!