TrystanGST's WIP thread

[TrystanGST]

So close I can almost taste it. Wait - maybe that's the paint.

 

[kathrynloch]

Yeah, it's probably the paint but that doesn't change the fact that you are getting there! Looking good!

 

[cassar]

the winged blood drop's good, free hand or press mold?

 

[TrystanGST]

Free hand. I tried press molding the wings off of a marine's chestplate, but it was the wrong size/shape.

 

[cassar]

you, you, your good, you *points finger and waggles*

 

[TrystanGST]

So I got some more toys to play with, thanks to kathrynloch and an unnamed chinese guy.
3 are actual Rackham minis, 1 is a recast. Guess which is which haha.

 

[kathrynloch]

Whoo hoo! Dang those three minis look good. Darn good thing I never took them out of the blister otherwise I probably wouldn't have sold them. lol! Knock 'em dead, Trys!

 

[TrystanGST]

I actually felt a twinge of guilt breaking the seal on them.

 

[TrystanGST]

To prove I haven't been completely idle the last few days, behold:

Yes, I am quite ADD when it comes to projects. Mephiston still isn't done, Malya's robot is less complete than C-3P0 in the Phantom Menace, and there's no guarantee tomorrow won't see me doing something else. I've got the atomic bomb rider, and another idea after that, and today I just came up with a smashing one!

I need somebody to become my patron, like they had in the middle ages. You pay my room and board, and I paint minis and sculpt. Any takers? LOL

 

[Meph]

Nice bum, err blue! Bum! Blue bum, yum yum.

Btw, what did you use for that golden colour, that looks nice as well.

 

[JesterzUSMC]

Yes, I am quite ADD when it comes to projects.

DUDE!
I am the same way!
The only thing that saves me is that I bought an airbrush and am forcing myself to paint my armies....
Table-top quality forces me to want to work on my projects instead...LOL.

 

[Master of fact]

Nothing like setting a painting challenge eh!

 

[TrystanGST]

Nice bum, err blue! Bum! Blue bum, yum yum.

Btw, what did you use for that golden colour, that looks nice as well.

Actually that's just straight GW Shining Gold. I wanted to put some other color on there to see how the skin was holding up. I'm actually going to darken that quite a bit, as I'm aiming for more of a dirty copper/bronze tone to the armor.

Cheers!

 

[Mr.S.Marbo]

Some very nice sculpting work there, and I am liking the blue skin tone!

 

[TrystanGST]

Thanks!

I actually tried something different. I did all of the skin with grey and white, and then use a very dilute blue grey to tint the whole thing. It worked out pretty well, I think.

 

[Elly3438]

Cool! Can't wait to see it tomorrow

 

[TrystanGST]

So I have a bit of a dilemma, dear fans.

My original intention was to do the armor as a dull brass. Per Elly, I went ahead and painted all the armor bits black, as I was having trouble covering the surfaces with my metallic mix. the problem is, I like the black look. It's very drow. However, I'm not keen on the idea of trying to shade black.

So - do I A) do the original plan of brass, or B) do black (perhaps with brass trim - thanks Elly).

I'm really trying to avoid silver/iron/mithril/etc, since her skin is already grey.

Anyways, I got the chains done. I'm going for a rusty look, since I don't want silver.

 

[Torn blue sky]

Nice ass.. thetic...lyyy...pleasing sculpt...
Digging he skintone, nice blends, darker armour defo suits this one better than gold. Keep it up!

 

[kathrynloch]

Black Trys...it's not that hard. Come on, dude.

 

[TrystanGST]

It's very hard, tyvm. ><

LOL.

Not sure how I feel about it. I could have gone the easy route and just highlighted all the edges, but since everything else is highlighted from above, it wouldn't look right if I did it that way.