Hair at 1:6 scale

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Hello all.

I'm about to start a repair job on a 1:6 scale vinyl figure that fell apart a while ago.

Part of the repair will be a complete strip and re-paint, since this was my first attempt at a large scale figure about eight years ago: the Phantom/Sol Rick Deckard. Picture (From the internets.)

I have mastered hair and skin painting at 28mm scale through 10 years of painting Games Workshop figures, but the few large scale figures I have done have been anime-style with large flat areas of hair.

Can anyone help me with a little advice on achieving a decent look with sculpted hair in 1:6 scale?

Please bear in mind that I do not have access to or the necessary skill to use an airbrush.

Thank you.

[photoguy]

Your technique looks pretty good on the little figure. Probably very similar to what you would do with the larger scale.

I normally hand brush the hair on my figures. Usually, I pick a couple of base darker colors, and dip a fan brush into both of them. Then build up the paint in layers, one stroke at a time, painting with the direction of the hair, allowing the paint to mix in the brush and on the vinyl. Then use a highlight color to dry brush across any raised texture of the model and you're done.

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Thank you. I'll give it a go and see how it turns out.

[seam-filler]

As well as dry-brush highlights, washes in varius tones will also add depth to 'lowlights'.

[TER-OR]

VERY subtle with the dry brushing. Use shades which are just a little lighter than the one you've used as your base. Also, hair can tend to lighten toward its ends, so play with bangs etc.