MAXXxxx WIPs
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BloodFather of Kharnath
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In his defense, he glazed on a variety of colors for the kind of rainbow effect you get when looking at an actual flies wing....problem is I imagine these have to be soooo subtle that they'd never show up on camera...probably looks a lot more realistic IRL.
BloodFather of Kharnath
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Also Maxxxxx....check out these color shifting pigments used by Meg Maples. May be just what is needed for the effect you are looking for:
http://arcanepaintworks.blogspot.com/2013/11/pearl-and-color-shift.html
http://arcanepaintworks.blogspot.com/2013/11/pearl-and-color-shift.html
KruleBear
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i don't disagree. Even with the photography issue i get a sense of the creative effort put on the wings to make them look like a realistic version of the Disney Tinker we are all so used to.
MAXXxxx
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holy... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXgYfQUHKKA
I think the paintjob on those survive only if you painted the minis thick and varnished until they are a blob. Not for anything above ttq.
I think the paintjob on those survive only if you painted the minis thick and varnished until they are a blob. Not for anything above ttq.
MAXXxxx
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I wanted to paint something bigger, like a tank for a long time.
here is the dryfit - preshaded M61A5 from Gundam.View attachment 36707
the goal: weathering. a lot of it
here is the dryfit - preshaded M61A5 from Gundam.View attachment 36707
the goal: weathering. a lot of it
SkelettetS
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coolio, weathering is fun 
good luck with it im sure it will end up really sweet
good luck with it im sure it will end up really sweet
MAXXxxx
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ouch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTylwkgEZu0
but it explains a lot of the delays and stuff since about october.
but it explains a lot of the delays and stuff since about october.
BloodFather of Kharnath
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Prayers sent for the tragedy in your country.
MAXXxxx
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- colors mostly done (some panels /parts may be rebased to a darker grey), hmm weirdly on the pic the used base (VMC-Buff) is almost invisible,as if I hadn't done it
- decals (mostly caution and warning text) applied
- pinwash with oil done
View attachment 36871
- next up chipping (apparently it takes the longest to do on tanks)
- decals (mostly caution and warning text) applied
- pinwash with oil done
View attachment 36871
- next up chipping (apparently it takes the longest to do on tanks)
MAXXxxx
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as I wrote in the steampunk paint-along: distractions, distractions, distractions.
I think I'm done with the base color + airbrushed shadows, also a bit of work on the hair and face.
View attachment 36946
next step will be sometimes after eastern: Pigment work, then decal 'clothing'.
What I don't like: the small unevenness on the surface. I don't know how they got there (figure was washed and all). And I'm not totally satisfied how the connection under the arm looks like (uneven as hell), but at least that won't be too visible after the pigment + shade work.
I think I'm done with the base color + airbrushed shadows, also a bit of work on the hair and face.
View attachment 36946
next step will be sometimes after eastern: Pigment work, then decal 'clothing'.
What I don't like: the small unevenness on the surface. I don't know how they got there (figure was washed and all). And I'm not totally satisfied how the connection under the arm looks like (uneven as hell), but at least that won't be too visible after the pigment + shade work.
moetle
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She looks beautiful! Very nice skin tones so far, and I love the hair.
I'm not sure what you mean about the unevenness on the surface. Do you mean the small raised dots on her skin? I've ran into similar problems. It was actually tiny dried paint clumps coming off my airbrush. When they hit the surface of the model they would almost instantly bond and I would have to sand them off and repaint that area.
The armpit can easily be fixed with a small dremel carving bit in less than five minutes. If you do, just don't go too deep. I think your right though, after the decals it shouldn't be able to notice much if at all.
I'm not sure what you mean about the unevenness on the surface. Do you mean the small raised dots on her skin? I've ran into similar problems. It was actually tiny dried paint clumps coming off my airbrush. When they hit the surface of the model they would almost instantly bond and I would have to sand them off and repaint that area.
The armpit can easily be fixed with a small dremel carving bit in less than five minutes. If you do, just don't go too deep. I think your right though, after the decals it shouldn't be able to notice much if at all.
MAXXxxx
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so the mini I bought with me to my holiday to work on it if I have time/liking to paint is tumult from mcvey minis.
The plan is to paint it up as SENMM chrome.
So far I roughly blocked in the parts that should be blue/brown (sky, earth) based on where I thought it should be sky-earth and a few Boris Vallejo pics.
My question is: based on the pic would you change it somewhere ? (and if yes, where and how)
View attachment 37135
thanks for any help in this. I *know* this figure will be hard to paint up properly for me.
The plan is to paint it up as SENMM chrome.
So far I roughly blocked in the parts that should be blue/brown (sky, earth) based on where I thought it should be sky-earth and a few Boris Vallejo pics.
My question is: based on the pic would you change it somewhere ? (and if yes, where and how)
View attachment 37135
thanks for any help in this. I *know* this figure will be hard to paint up properly for me.
MAXXxxx
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Tried to shade/highlight the legs according to the theory:
View attachment 37171
nope, doesn't look good at all.
The idea to do it panel-by-panel doesn't work, so time to do something I haven't done in a long time: strip the paint from the figure.
Looks like it will look better if I do a general effect (for example treating the whole leg as one area) and just blackline in the panellines.
View attachment 37171
nope, doesn't look good at all.
The idea to do it panel-by-panel doesn't work, so time to do something I haven't done in a long time: strip the paint from the figure.
Looks like it will look better if I do a general effect (for example treating the whole leg as one area) and just blackline in the panellines.
Terrafirma
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Yeah I agree with you Maxx , not a fan of the panelled chrome , what about making the legs a single chrome with a coloured reflection up to the waist .
Loving the purple haired girl , skin tone looks smooth , but yeah what the go of the hairy armpits..... Is she a hippie
Loving the purple haired girl , skin tone looks smooth , but yeah what the go of the hairy armpits..... Is she a hippie
MAXXxxx
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Before ruining everything with badly applied decals
View attachment 37223
done since last pic:
- eyes
- tried to smooth out the part under the arms
- enlarged nipples as the sculpted ones were too small
- strengthened shadows with pigments
- strengthened highlights with white pigment
edit:
f****ck.
I tried to put on the decals, but couldn't do it, measuring it to the figure it looks like that the ones they gave with the kit are larger than they should be (printed on A4 instead of letter? something similar).
Freehanding it would take forever and I don't want to leave it naked...
so now what?
View attachment 37223
done since last pic:
- eyes
- tried to smooth out the part under the arms
- enlarged nipples as the sculpted ones were too small
- strengthened shadows with pigments
- strengthened highlights with white pigment
edit:
f****ck.
I tried to put on the decals, but couldn't do it, measuring it to the figure it looks like that the ones they gave with the kit are larger than they should be (printed on A4 instead of letter? something similar).
Freehanding it would take forever and I don't want to leave it naked...
so now what?
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