jesse
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Post by jesse on Oct 15, 2018 14:44:20 GMT -6
You could always airbrush the cloth, then put putty (like silly putty) over the cloth and airbrush the metal, then just hand paint the leather and other details. I've never used silly putty like this, but I've seen it done on YouTube.
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Post by Nick P on Oct 16, 2018 7:19:39 GMT -6
I have a bunch of silly putty that I use for that exact purpose for my tanks and planes and larger models, but honestly the time it would take to do that to each model I'm not sure would be faster than actually hand painting the cloth or the metallics instead :/
But its worth a shot, I'll time myself painting 4 by hand and then doing 4 the putty/airbrush way and see what is faster. Then I'll do the remaining 4 whichever way was better. Science!
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Post by Nick P on Oct 19, 2018 9:10:04 GMT -6
Finally finished my first full unit for ASOIAF - Space Wolf Blood Claws Stark Sworn Swords/Eddards Honor Guard. I think I might only end up using one of these units, since I have 2 units of berserkers that I think I'll end up using more, so I'm going to hold off on painting up the 2nd unit of 12 for now and focus on the House Umber units first. Luckily they're almost entirely covered in leather and furs, so I've primed them black and sprayed them with dryad bark to start, should be much quicker to paint up than the starks were.
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Post by Nick P on Oct 30, 2018 7:19:26 GMT -6
Been doing a lot of random hobby lately, but decided I should have at least one completely painted army before my 2nd kid takes all my time. So over the last couple days I've been focusing on making sure my knight army is 100% completely done by the end of this week since the baby is due Nov 6. Here are the gallant, crusader, and 2nd armiger helverin as they now stand, still WIP. The armiger needs the bronze trim highlighted and blue stripes applied, they all need highlights on all the armor panels, and then decals. Also need to do the script on the chest of the two questoris knights: I'm debating on what to do with the carapace on this guy - I wanted to do blue chevrons but I didn't want them to carry over into the black stripes on the sides, so I'm not sure they'd be wide enough to look good. I could always just give him the same middle stripe as the other big guys, but I thought that felt boring. Suggestions? Maybe a thicker stripe that covers the whole top hatch? And here is a family photo - all 2000 points of House Sycorax:
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cj
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Post by cj on Oct 30, 2018 8:11:28 GMT -6
You posted the same photo for the last two photos. *edit* Super cool!
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jesse
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Post by jesse on Oct 30, 2018 9:14:41 GMT -6
Those knights look great, Nick. If you don't want to put the blue chevrons on the black paneling, you could have the chevron change from blue to white when it goes from the white background to black. Alternatively, instead of a blue stripe, you could have blue diagonal lines, as on the leg panel or shield going up the white part.
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Post by Nick P on Oct 30, 2018 11:04:03 GMT -6
You posted the same photo for the last two photos. DOH! Fixed it :3
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Post by Nick P on Nov 8, 2018 8:37:39 GMT -6
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T1m
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Post by T1m on Nov 8, 2018 9:59:59 GMT -6
That looks exceptional.
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jesse
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Post by jesse on Nov 8, 2018 10:54:46 GMT -6
The next step isn't grabbing a Knight Valiant, but a Knight Porphyrion (or at least some sort of Cerastus Knight).
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doubleback
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Post by doubleback on Nov 8, 2018 11:37:50 GMT -6
Are you using an air brush?
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Post by Nick P on Nov 9, 2018 11:22:24 GMT -6
Are you using an air brush? I used an airbrush to do the primer and the black and grey basecoats on the armor panels, but I did the gold trim and the blue stripes by hand with a little help from tamiya making tape to help get the lines started. I should have done the blue lines with an airbrush, but I was dumb enough to do them last even after having made that mistake on the first 3 models, and so didn't want to risk overspray on areas that were previously done.
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Post by Nick P on Nov 9, 2018 11:23:31 GMT -6
The next step isn't grabbing a Knight Valiant, but a Knight Porphyrion (or at least some sort of Cerastus Knight). I really really want a porphyrion. That might be the next step sometime in the spring...I also need one of those new necron titans...and genestealer cults are ostensibly coming out...and Blackstone fortress...
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Post by Nick P on Dec 31, 2018 8:59:24 GMT -6
Back in the hobby saddle for the first time since the baby, just in time to finish the year strong! Managed to paint up a knight of shrouds and a spirit torment for my nighthaunt over the weekend, these guys paint up so quickly, these will be my focus for the next month or so since they work well with the odd 30-60 minute paint sessions I'm able to squeeze in on the off chance both kids nap at the same time. Also got a light box for christmas, but I'm not sure I love the results - let me know what you think, I think the lightbox images are too dim and not as contrasted, though that might be because I need to do better with lighting and background color etc. Base detail, pretty proud of the candles: And the comparison shots from the light box: Currently working on the knight of shrouds on steed, hoping to get it finished tonight and then get a big group picture of all the models I've painted in 2018 for a post tomorrow. Despite the move, the kids, work, etc I actually did a decent amount which I'm proud of. A bit too much "hobby butterfly" syndrome, hopping from project to project, so my goal for 2019 is to see a project/army through to the end before moving on, starting with nighthaunts in time for the Dojo tournament on Feb 16. Happy new year everybody!!
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cj
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Post by cj on Dec 31, 2018 9:05:05 GMT -6
I really like the metals, how are you doing them?
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