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Post by geofflloyd on Apr 11, 2018 7:14:55 GMT -6
Awesome! I've been contemplating moving to painting board game minis like this. Can I ask what you've done for a base? (spray? brush? airbrush?) Any notable differences between painting these and warhammer minis? Yeah of course. I used an airbrush to base the minis (i use it pretty much exclusively now for basing 40k or otherwise). For these I used the vallejo grey primer and I've got a couple more I might post tonight that I primed black. I'd say most of the techniques port over between 40k minis to other models. The biggest challenge I have found involves the color palette. Like the GW color range is designed for these heroic minis so it's more vibrant. Sometimes you're looking for something more muted especially if you're doing historical minis. For me, it was x-wing where suddenly I had to work almost exclusively in Celestra Gray and washes to get the colors I wanted. For these minis, the challenge was that the game is new so there are fewer resources (tutorials, painting logs etc.) to work with and I had to just wing it a bit with regard to color decisions. It has been fun and worth it though. The feel of the minis is different too so it is a nice change of pace. Thanks Mike. I've had some luck using GW spray primer, but I will probably try using a friend's airbrush to see how it compares. I think it will be better. I know what you mean about fewer resources. I've been painting a lot of miniatures for D&D and it can be intimidating to figure it out, but at the same time, having total freedom to paint it how you want can be a great experience, too. Plus, there's no perfect box art staring back at you while you do it.
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Post by Nick P on Apr 11, 2018 7:24:09 GMT -6
Mike I see you're also on the sister of silence + eldar bits = archon train. It looks awesome!
I cannot wait to get back to painting my dark eldar - I got some airbrush stencils to do the cool hex effect like you have on your bike, and the "dark elf tribal tattoo" one to do some cool markings on my vehicles to break up all of the black that I get so much flak for.
As soon as I get everything unpacked and organized this weekend at the new place, Ima be hitting the paint bench.
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Post by cj on Apr 11, 2018 7:30:11 GMT -6
More angles of the new Oni, please.
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Post by Russell on Apr 11, 2018 8:15:32 GMT -6
Mike, what's a Daimyo
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Post by mike on Apr 29, 2018 19:22:26 GMT -6
Updates updates updates! Drukhari updates. Shardnets! Impalers! - impressed with running wyches that have this upgrade. Really easy to tar pit units. I screwed the rule up in my game against Tim this weekend (sorry Tim). They only lock infantry (which hey jet bikes aren't infantry)... still very useful. Painted up my archon last night along with a head swap from the melusai kit: I'm not 100% on the color choices... a lot of the imperial plastics (like the sisters of silence) just look better in a metallic or black, but that's not my scheme so tough. Was also floundering between between making the cape and the sash screamer pink versus red/bone. I went with a dark brassy metallic too which is a shake up from the bronze I normally do. The brown fur on the cloak might not be distinct enough from the metallic parts as well. Any thoughts? More angles:
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Post by mike on Apr 29, 2018 19:40:14 GMT -6
Rising Sun updates. I really liked painting these monsters. Especially the blue one. I ran out of time on a couple of models that didn't end up getting painted, but overall I was happy with how everything turned out. It's a nice set of models. First, some extra Oni of Hate pics: The whole gang: Oni of Blood: Oni of Souls: Oni of Spite: Oni of Skulls: Monster Knees: Thong song: Daimyos:
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Post by Russell on Apr 29, 2018 22:44:29 GMT -6
I like this.
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Post by Russell on Apr 29, 2018 22:46:39 GMT -6
I've been thinking a bit about your archon colors and I think it's going to be really tough to choose a cloak color that won't run into the other colors you have on your model: the yellow armor, blue hair, red weaponry / gems. You've primary colored yourself into a corner my dude.
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Post by Russell on Apr 29, 2018 22:46:57 GMT -6
Also what's a daimyo
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Post by mike on Apr 29, 2018 23:56:45 GMT -6
I've been thinking a bit about your archon colors and I think it's going to be really tough to choose a cloak color that won't run into the other colors you have on your model: the yellow armor, blue hair, red weaponry / gems. You've primary colored yourself into a corner my dude. That's definitely true. I think the only way around it would be to rotate/remove a splash color or two. It's a little too busy right now.
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Post by Nick P on Apr 30, 2018 8:24:51 GMT -6
Make the cloak purple like he killed some alien beast - not every mammal has to be a kodiak bear my dude! I love that conversion, and the use of the medusa heads...you've inspired me to order a set off eBay. I'm going to kitbash a succubus out of the Raider Rider bits, and that's the perfect head for her.
I also think those Onis would be super sick as Ctan shards - how big are they abouts? What size base is that? I especially love that dude with the big golden axe. Great work Mike!
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Post by mike on Apr 30, 2018 15:56:13 GMT -6
Make the cloak purple like he killed some alien beast - not every mammal has to be a kodiak bear my dude! I love that conversion, and the use of the medusa heads...you've inspired me to order a set off eBay. I'm going to kitbash a succubus out of the Raider Rider bits, and that's the perfect head for her. I also think those Onis would be super sick as Ctan shards - how big are they abouts? What size base is that? I especially love that dude with the big golden axe. Great work Mike! You're right about everything here. I might even try adding some spots or stripes on that pelt. I think all the khaine helmets work really well with our models. Sisters of slaughter and the khinerai were tempting as well, but I wanted to make some sslyth which tipped the scales. The onis are about four or five inches tall. Close to a dreadnought in height but not as stocky. Not sure if that's appropriate for ctan as I haven't seen the model irl but onis look cool.
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Post by jesse on Apr 30, 2018 16:10:36 GMT -6
The Oni of Spite would also make a nice Avatar of Khaine.
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Post by daniel, why on May 1, 2018 21:14:03 GMT -6
Really like the Dark Eldar add-ons! The kitbashed Archon is superb. She looks scary.
I like the Archon's cloak colors. If you feel like it needs to be more distinct from the metallics, you could try to drybrush or stipple on a yellow-ish brown. Expanding on Nick's idea of an alien pelt, adding spots of color could be fun, though I'd choose more neutral or muted colors. I think having a different style of painting to reinforce the different texture will help set it apart.
This is just a crazy idea, but maybe using a purple wash on the brown will make it more distinct from the other colors. Might give it some pizazz. Or might look terrible, who can say?
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Post by daniel, why on May 1, 2018 21:14:42 GMT -6
The japanese critters are fantastic. Looks like you really had a good time working on those!
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