US Tankcrew from King and Country Toy Soldiers

Earlier this week, I visited the head office of King and Country Toy Soldiers in Hong Kong and was given a sample of their toy soldiers. As a result, I decided to attempt something new: elevate their paintwork using the AK Gen 3 and Quick Gen acrylics. It took me approximately 4 hours to render the additional tones straight over the factory matt finish. The figure's proportion borders on the caricatured, and it reminds me of the old Series 77 figures from the 1980s by Pat Bird as well as the smaller 28 mm tabletop wargaming figures. Nonetheless, it does have its appeal, and despite some imperfections, I must say it was unexpectedly fun to paint.

AK Quick Gen colours were used to render the dark tones for this figure.

One can compare the factory finish on the left and the elevated finish on the right using the AK Gen 3 and Quick Gen acrylics.

At the head office of King & Country in Hong Kong, together with co-founder Andy Neilson and possibly one of Hong Kong's finest military figure painters, Angus Wong. 

Cheers,

Calvin