A fair amount of photo-etched jungle foliage and a set of VP Palm Plants was used to fill one spot of the base. Preparation of this back-drop took some time but it was worth the effort. The items used to fill the little encampment aside the M113 are listed on the previous page. Anyone who ever camped, be it in the army or otherwise, knows how messy a camp-site can become, especially in wartime. Note how the guns are kept within reaching distance. It still is best to paint the metal parts of the weapons with Matt Black whereas drybrushing with a Gun Metal mixture will enhance details. For the wooden rifle butts it's advised to use Burnt Sienna mixed with a bit of Raw Umber oil paint. Painting the naked torsos of the two men next to the M113 is quite challenging. Basically, it's the same as painting a face, but the areas where the oil paint has to be applied is a lot larger. Use a flat size #4 brush (which is slightly pointed) to blend the colors. To get a perfect blending it is important not to leave too much paint in the cavities of the body. Oil paint has a heavier consistency than enamels which causes a gradual buildup of paint on the figure. A thick, gooey layer of heavilly textured paint with ugly brush marks does not look so nice on a 35th scale figure. So, painting a figure is a matter of removing excessive paint rather than applying more paint.
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