Favourite Pegaso Model and other stuff

[TO Boy]

Hi. I was wondering which pegaso model people liked most and how you tend to paint them. I've never painted anything larger than a GW Dreadnought, and nothing with the level of detail thats on a Pegaso Model, but they look amazing.

What is your favourite model? I'm liking the Teutonic Knight 90mm (attached) and Standardbearer of Carlo D'Angio (75mm). I've been looking at other artists work (particularly MXP - amazing work!), and I see that acrylics and oils are used. I only have acrylic paint - what gets better results? I'm thinking of trying the Andrea paint sets (red, black, white etc.) Will these be good?

Cheers,

Teddy

 

[freakinacage]

my fav so far is only just out, the us marine:

get a choose of a white or black featured head too. looks superb

as for paints, there is no 'better', just a question of what you find easier to work with

 

[Einion]

On the detail of Pegaso sculpts, don't assume that that great detail will be on every cast - like virtually all makers who cast in white metal some of their castings are not that great. The general rule of thumb in the old days was buy early or not at all and there's still some reason to do this 20, 30 years later.

Pegaso have quite a few really good sculpts in their range so it's hard to pick a single favourite but for me it might be this 75:

I might be a little biased though as apart from liking the subject and the sculpt a lot I have a very early casting (one of only a handful on the stand that year at Euro Mil) so it's as close to flawless as I've seen in a Pegaso.

I've been looking at other artists work (particularly MXP - amazing work!), and I see that acrylics and oils are used. I only have acrylic paint - what gets better results?

Depends on the skill of the user perhaps more than anything. Which paints they're using exactly would have some bearing too, since oil paints vary hugely in quality from the student ranges up to the STICKER SHOCK!!! brands.

And personal style would have a large impact too - if you don't need certain effects (that are easy to do in oils but hard or impossible to do in acrylic/vinyl paint) then obviously oils just aren't necessary, no matter how good the possible results.

I'm thinking of trying the Andrea paint sets (red, black, white etc.) Will these be good?

Quality-wise they're probably fine, but opinions vary on whether sets like that are a good thing because they're a bit of a crutch at least and can make you lazy or actually hold back the development of your mixing skills at worst. Plus I think I remember them being more than you'd pay for that many paints individually (anyone?)

my fav so far is only just out, the us marine:

Overall that's a great sculpt, but that left arm is a bit 'special'.

Einion

 

[TO Boy]

Thanks for the ideas. I guess I will just have to buy a couple and see where I go from there. What techniques are easier to achieve with oils rather than acrylics? I woud like to try some pretty complex blending and stuff, because the cloaks look perfect for it.

Cheers,

Teddy

 

[Einion]

What techniques are easier to achieve with oils rather than acrylics?

Long, smooth blends; true blends (not transitions done via glazed layering, which tend to look different although not necessarily less good).

That cloak wouldn't be the easiest thing to paint with acrylic/vinyl paints, but it's not especially difficult either. Larger brushes would be advisable (I'd use a 3 at least, but you could do much of it with a good 6). Using a little retarder or blending medium of one kind or another might be a good idea too.

Einion