GW users- Catachan Green?

[fat zombie]

I\'m currently collecting Space Marines, and i\'m trying to get a \"Military\" theme. So far, Catachan green has served this purpose. But right now i\'m looking for either a good shading colour (Dark Angels?) or a good base higlight (goblin green?) I\'m starting a tac. squad so i\'m trying to do a lot in a short time (no mixing fo me, thanks!) so any good ideas?

Bear in mind that the green goes with a kommando khaki/bleached bone, so they have to look good.

OR, should i start with different colours?

Help. (confused) ???

 

[lahatiel]

Wouldn\'t you know it: the tints-and-tones guide I printed from some painting site a while back doesn\'t actually have Catachan Green on it. It does have a Camo Green listed, which sounds like it might be similar... suggests \"Add black\" for the tone and \"Add white\" for the tint, thus defeating your \"no mixing\" request.

\'Fraid I\'m not much help, then... sorry.

 

[fat zombie]

Originally posted by lahatiel
Wouldn\'t you know it: the tints-and-tones guide I printed from some painting site a while back doesn\'t actually have Catachan Green on it. It does have a Camo Green listed, which sounds like it might be similar... suggests \"Add black\" for the tone and \"Add white\" for the tint, thus defeating your \"no mixing\" request.

\'Fraid I\'m not much help, then... sorry.

\'s okay. I tried Camo: it\'s not pretty.

I may as well start again. I have a really good idea for a chapter.

But what do i do with my already-painted, quite expensive Dreadnought, Predator, and captain?

damn.

 

[Legacy Account]

Have a butchers at the Vallejo Model Colour chart. There\'ll be LOADS of suitable colours there....

Edit: Here you go matey...

Vallejo site....

 

[fat zombie]

Originally posted by Spacemunkie
Have a butchers at the Vallejo Model Colour chart. There\'ll be LOADS of suitable colours there....

Thanks, but i think ive changed my mind. I just need to know what i should do with my already painted models.

 

[Legacy Account]

STRIP THEM!!!

I hear Dettol works well, or Simple Green.

 

[fat zombie]

Originally posted by Spacemunkie
STRIP THEM!!!

I hear Dettol works well, or Simple Green.

Thanks. I trust they won\'t melt, being they are that them is plastic?

 

[lahatiel]

Don\'t know where you are, but my understanding is that Dettol is the UK equivalent of Pine Sol... and either of those, or Simple Green, should be perfectly safe to use on plastics.

 

[Wolf_Fang]

catachan green

highlight - camo green

under tone - dark angel green

hope it helps (unless its already been answered... cant be bothered to read entire thread) lol:flip:

 

[Avelorn]

If you\'re doing an army.. Make the highlight and shading colour in premixed bottles. Looks better then to try using colours with wrong hue.. and won\'t take much time either.

 

[fat zombie]

It\'s okay. Thanks to white_fang, i wanted to make sure that Dark Angels green as a shader. THanks.

 

[Wolf_Fang]

dark angels is darker.. if put on black DA green is almost itselfe black.. only problem with DA green and catachan green is that DA green is a different tone..... can be used as a darkener tho.. should work fine

 

[Dragonsreach]

Vallejo Smoke. A transparent colour which works wonderfully as a shade for Green\'s. Thinned and washed in to the deeper sections will work quite effectivly.

Looks good on metals and browns as well.

 

[Drake Farstrider]

@ Dragonsreach Are you refering to the Model color or game color, or are they the same? I have the GC Vallejo Smoke, but have never seen the MC Vallejo smoke.

 

[Dragonsreach]

@Drake Farstrider: Sorry it\'s the Model Colour Smoke.
As far as I know there isn\'t a Game colour Smoke.

 

[Wolf_Fang]

whats difference between game colour and model colour? not famillure with vallejo

 

[fat zombie]

Originally posted by Wolf_Fang
whats difference between game colour and model colour? not famillure with vallejo

Me neither. I only have GW paints. Besides, the Dark Angels green is fine for me (hopefully) thanks.

 

[Dragonsreach]

Originally posted by fat zombie

Originally posted by Wolf_Fang
whats difference between game colour and model colour? not famillure with vallejo

Me neither. I only have GW paints. Besides, the Dark Angels green is fine for me (hopefully) thanks.

Basically Vallejo Model colour is a 220 colour range for all types of models , Historical right the way through to Fantasy.
Vallejo Game colour is a 99% match for the GW colours.

Both are equally as good as each other and fully intermixable. Model colours have the edge (for me at least ) in that they also have additional items like Matte medium & Glaze medium.

Some peope love them and some just can\'t seem to get away with them.
They are an aquired Taste, especially if you lick your brushes. Personally I find them better value for money as I tend to use less out of a Vallejo bottle than out of a GW paint pot and the bottles contain more paint.

 

[Levdir]

I just bought my first couple bottles of Vallejo Model Colour and am so far satisfied after a little experimentation...might have to change lines :innocent:

 

[TAB Studio]

Vallejo rocks and the Smoke is addictive it works in so many ways.
Simple green works best on plastics I visit my bottle often