A wonderfully detailed and beautifully finished armour model can easily be let down if accompanied by a poorly painted figure. All too often, armour modellers spend enormous energy and time bringing their AFVs to life with realistic weathering, expensive accessories and a scenic base, then spend very little time painting the figures that go with it. In many cases, figures become an afterthought- This is a shame, because while not every viewer will know-exactly what your model is supposed to look like in real life, everyone knows what a human being is supposed to be. Inevitably, some viewers' opinion of the accuracy of the armour model will depend on the overall realistic appearance of the figure. The addition of scale figures helps provide depth, weight and realism to a model. A well-painted figure can even distract the viewer from a mediocre model. But to this end, painting and working with figures continues to be most armour modellers' worst nightmare, even though building and painting scale armour is far more demanding and time-consuming.
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