DUKW for Lunch (1/35 scale WW2 US 3D printed figures)

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Painting and weathering World War 2 US soldier figures. These figures were 3D printed using my Creality Mage Pro and my Creality UW-02 Wash and Cure machine (bit.ly/46qDsyj). The figures can be seen eating a meal and resting in the back of the Italeri DUKW that I built a few months ago.
The STL files for these figures were created by Artejaol:
www.cgtrader.com/3d-print-mod...
cults3d.com/en/users/artejaol...
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0:00 3D STL files
2:02 3D Printing the figures
5:15 Stowage
7:56 Painting the figures
14:38 Weathering the figures
18:24 Final images
20:18 Upcoming modelling projects

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@vodkasrups Ай бұрын

"tomatoes.......and things" 🤣

@ModelNerd Ай бұрын

Haha :) Not me, I hasten to add! I use mine purely for 3D printing! 🤣

@_Jaspy_ Ай бұрын

As a former "green thumb" my self, i laughed at that part too lol.

@MikeUSA67 Ай бұрын

@@ModelNerd That's what they all say 😆

@MikeUSA67 Ай бұрын

I nearly spilled my coffee when he said that 😂

@alankeith7866 Ай бұрын

That came out great!! A prime example of the adage "an army marches on it's stomach".

@ModelNerd Ай бұрын

Thank you!

@robbo1068 Ай бұрын

I learned something new watching this video, MN...simple but effective (and it never twigged until I saw it)......dry brushing highlights on figures!! A story in miniature, great job in its telling.

@ModelNerd Ай бұрын

Thank you! I might try painting the highlights the "normal" way next time, just to see the difference.

@fotomakr Ай бұрын

Great scene. Good job on these guys. I think your oil pin wash and dry brush at the end really helped the uniforms.

@ModelNerd Ай бұрын

Thanks. I think so too :)

@johntreloar8203 Ай бұрын

Looks great Stu, the figures look good, and the stowage isn't over done.

@ModelNerd Ай бұрын

Thank you - I'm glad you liked them :)

@greg8938 Ай бұрын

Nice work Stu. Inspired me to try my hand at figure painting again.

@ModelNerd Ай бұрын

Excellent! Enjoy!

@rutgaurxi7314 Ай бұрын

Those models look much better than your previous attempts, very good. Excellent diorama as well.

@ModelNerd Ай бұрын

Thank you :)

@tolik5929 Ай бұрын

Never thought of that , that opens up a whole world of possibilities .

@ModelNerd Ай бұрын

I'm glad it was useful :)

@unclebobsbees4899 7 күн бұрын

Just a thought for the ration boxes..how about dipping or spraying with panel liner? It's paper so something translucent should work. The whole diorama looks fantastic some decade I'll be able to paint figures like you. 😊

@ModelNerd 6 күн бұрын

Thank you - that's a good suggestion. As for the figures - I'm still a long way from where I'd like to be, but the very thin glaze technique has served me well I think.

@allanrichards3752 Ай бұрын

That looks really good. The figures look very natural and not posed. You can imagine the chatter as they have their lunch. Adding figures, stowage and maybe making a simple diorama can double the build time of a model so you get a lot more value for money out of the kits. Also a simple diorama can add so much context.

@ModelNerd Ай бұрын

Thank you. Yes, the figure are very well sculpted and in refreshingly different poses. I feel it spoils a model a bit when you see a great finish but then recognise the same old figures from a standard kit. One day I'd like to learn how to customize figures.

@KGmodels Ай бұрын

Amazing work Stu,I love How you show all your current Projects at the end,and the DUKW seriously came out great,and I totally agree that your figure painting skills are so much better now,practise makes perfect,and I hope that all your current Projects are going great

@ModelNerd Ай бұрын

Thank you, much appreciated :)

@JAOlmos Ай бұрын

Looks Great! Thanks for showing my models on here.

@ModelNerd Ай бұрын

Thanks for creating them!

@organicpaul Ай бұрын

Nice explanation of the 3D process, thanks.

@ModelNerd Ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@BrushQuill Ай бұрын

Looks really nice mate. Lovely atmosphere

@bricesnow2695 Ай бұрын

The skin tones look great, very life-like.

@ModelNerd Ай бұрын

Thank you. That was the bit I found the hardest.

@leeroyjenkins7141 Ай бұрын

Looks awesome! They look like they are enjoying their tomatoes 😅

@ModelNerd Ай бұрын

Haha! Thank you :)

@bigadam64 Ай бұрын

Brilliant job mate!

@ModelNerd Ай бұрын

Thank you mate

@m0rce1 Ай бұрын

Amazing result!

@ModelNerd Ай бұрын

Thank you

@davegiles2344 Ай бұрын

Looks really good 👏

@ModelNerd Ай бұрын

Thank you

@calumclark1719 Ай бұрын

Looks brilliant,

@ModelNerd Ай бұрын

Thanks

@wonsworld61 Ай бұрын

brilliant .. thank you

@ModelNerd Ай бұрын

Thank you!

@mestevep12 Ай бұрын

Amazing !!!

@ModelNerd Ай бұрын

Thank you

@ljscalemodels526 Ай бұрын

Brilliant STU - like the painting technique

@ModelNerd Ай бұрын

Thank you Liam!

@markfergerson2145 Ай бұрын

Yes, your figure painting is improving rapidly. Another modeler who has struggled with that is Night Shift. He made some terrible efforts to begin with, trying to paint figures the way he does armor, and eventually looked at videos by other modelers to learn tricks and techniques. Fortunately for all of us he shared what he learned. I recommend checking his figure playlist for ideas. As for those ration boxes- from what I understand they were typically taken very good care of so they should look pretty clean. For shadowing a wash isn’t a bad idea, but maybe a matte varnish coat first would make it easier to control. I’m looking forward to the aircraft and tank conversion builds in particular. I have been a fan of great big bombers since childhood, and as an adult I appreciate the challenges of “camouflaging” a vehicle to look like something else.

@ModelNerd Ай бұрын

Thank you. Yes, I borrowed some of these techniques from Night Shift. He really is an excellent modeller. Thanks for the positive feedback - lots more interesting projects coming up, I hope!

@barrytonic Ай бұрын

Love your videos! For figure painting, I would say you need to blue tack them to a wine/candle cork, or get a citidal/army painter holder. The cheaper version is pretty good if you don't want to keep handling your figures.

@MikeUSA67 Ай бұрын

The tip of yours regarding the ration boxes is superb! I will try it out immediately. Thank you very much!!!

@xjr13john 25 күн бұрын

Nice, if you have the luxury of a 3D printer!!

@ModelNerd 25 күн бұрын

They definitely aren't super common at the moment, although they are dropping in price and becoming more accessible.

@manningjackson2723 Ай бұрын

Looks awesome mate! Great work my friend! 👍👍

@ModelNerd Ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

@c123bthunderpig Ай бұрын

Incredible detail figures, 3D printing makes a tremendous difference The painting techniques were very helpful as figures are becoming more prevalent in kit dynamics these days. Valeyo paints are some of the only paint along with Tamiya I have access to. Good paints but difficult use, I'm going to give your technique a go. Thanks Bob

@ModelNerd Ай бұрын

Thanks Bob. I really like Vallejo for small details - but find them more difficult for any large areas. Very easy to mix and thin with water, and the bottles last a long time too.

@hansdijkstra5814 Ай бұрын

Great one. Only the guy with the gun doesn't belong inside. should be standing next to Dukw 😉

@ModelNerd Ай бұрын

Thanks. Yes, he looks a bit odd - but he looks a bit odd standing alongside it without a terrain base too (I tried!) :)

@hansdijkstra5814 Ай бұрын

Less is more . . . 😁

@ArmourEmpire Ай бұрын

Great video. Took away some of the fear I have about painting figures . Thanks 😊 I wonder if water colour paints might be suitable for the paper k ration boxes perhaps?

@ModelNerd Ай бұрын

That's a great idea, thank you. I'll have to look into that.

@user-fk5tn4ud6j Ай бұрын

완벽하네요. 👍

@ModelNerd Ай бұрын

Thank you!

@101scetch Ай бұрын

Hi there. I have just found your channel on KZfaq and I had to subscribe. What you did there was absolutely fantastic. I am wanting to get into doing dioramas myself so any help I can find I am willing to accept. LOL. Thanks so much for doing this video and I would say blessings to you from England but it sounds to me like you have a British accent. So I will just say blessings to you from Weymouth, Dorset.

@ModelNerd Ай бұрын

Thank you, and good luck in your model building! If you have any questions and my videos don't address them, please feel free to leave a comment - I try to reply to all of them.

@101scetch Ай бұрын

@@ModelNerd thank you. That is very kind of you.

@joshem16 Ай бұрын

could you paint the cardboard boxes with micro kristal klear first, let it dry and then apply the wash. just an idea :)

@ModelNerd Ай бұрын

That's a good idea, thank you.

@user-zw7gp8xb8f Ай бұрын

🤝👍

@ModelNerd Ай бұрын

Thanks

@robertjensen1438 23 күн бұрын

Just a comment for the old algorithm

@ModelNerd 22 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching

@PeterFrangio-jp6nx Ай бұрын

Good work, however Latex gloves, even painted, will start to degrade over time & become brittle. Particularly exposed to natural light & temp fluctuations. Nitrile is a little better, however the sure fire way to know, is many have expiry dates on their boxes.

@ModelNerd Ай бұрын

Fair point...I guess I will have to see what happens!

@Hauggyful Ай бұрын

Very nice but are they supposed to be eating from rations? Give us a backstory :D

@ModelNerd Ай бұрын

They're eating food they found / were given. Hence the bottles and the crate in the DUKW :D

@joesanchez979 Ай бұрын

In the u.s. we call it the DUCK😅

@ModelNerd Ай бұрын

So did I :)

@mikelucraft Ай бұрын

Looking forward to seeing the Ersatz M10. I've one in the Panther production line

@ModelNerd Ай бұрын

I really need to get back around to that one soon!

@MikeUSA67 Ай бұрын

It looks awesome, Stu... and the figures are great! Are you going to put it on a diorama (maybe even with the M3)? Apropos M3, did you check my email? And thanks for the shout out (another cherry popped)🙂

@ModelNerd Ай бұрын

Hi, and thank you Mike. Apologies about the emailed - I've replied now.