Mechanicus Cult WIP (painting started)(and a bit more)

[demonherald]

This is the first of a command group style I am doing followed by some exterminator squad minis as well as a couple of vehicles.
I\'ve really always lied the look and feel of these guys and after some long thoughts research and concept try outs have decided I can have a go at a few of them.
more updates on painting soon

 

[rextalon]

I want to know where you got such small tubing and how you bend it so precisely. Stellar work!:beer:

 

[Brokenblade]

im really liking the look of this, you can never have too much detail.

 

[demonherald]

@rextalon .. The tubing is basically copper tubing in a couple of small sizes available at hobby shops. It\'s nice and soft..
When bending it tends to pinch closed so taking a tip from the plumbing trade I basically take a slightly thinner diameter brass rod that fits snugly inside. then carefully bend using flat plyers with a cushioning layer to stop scratching.

As said earlier I\'d done a drawing of what I wanted it to look like so basically cut pieces roughly of the right size and bent into place to fit round the bends ..
There is a pile of bits that didn\'t go right :cussing:

The cables are the cool pewter cables from Dragonforge designs they are awesome.

started painting while cmon off last night and will try and post pics later.
cheers for the comments guys just what I need to keep me spurred on.

 

[demonherald]

Well this is where my general photography suckiness starts to come into play.
Done a couple of quick shots will try get better when daylight.
I have started on the tons of metal on this miniature.
These are at about the 8th level another 3 to go then final weathering.
Each level consists of highlighting up with various metals and then washing with several different gunks.
VMC soke
vmc smoke +vmc clear orange
Catachan Green and water
purple ink glaze
green ink glaze
mucky water basically an uncleaned water pot left to evaporate and thicken to gather up the sludgy stuff at the bottom.Add water and it\'s a cool grime.
I just keep very thinl layering this way throwing glazes here and there until I\'m happy.I\'m aiming for a fairl flat metallic effect and then gonna start weathering with MIG Pigments and inks ....
The stages here are post wash pre highlight..more to come.

 

[hivetrygon]

Sweet lord it\'s looking perfect. Those tubes even look like real welds!!! :bouncy:

 

[demonherald]

Cheers and thanks for noticing that have been following my dad round with a digital camera (he\'s a plumber and is doing a pub refit so lots of nice reference piccies....

 

[mattsterbenz]

Some very, very nice metallics, and I love the conversions! very high-tech. I will have to try that \"Grime\" technique as well.

-Matt

 

[demonherald]

yeah it\'s cool I keep it in mixing pots and realy waer down and add VMC Glaze medium or similar it gives a great flat effect.

 

[demonherald]

here\'s a few more of latest pics.. The red of the robe is ready for weathering. not quite captured true colour on the pic as only 1 of my lights working at the minute.
Metal is 90% done and has just the right feel of old but still able to work. I have a little rusting to do and am gonna experiment with powders as I want a very subtle rusting..
also close up of my favourite (and the hardest) bit 1 of the 3 little spidery welding bot\'s..they\'re tiny.
let me know what you think guys.

 

[hivetrygon]

It\'s looking great. I love the metal effect. I also like the figures contrast to the metal parts. I can not wait to see that finished.

 

[RussianDragon]

WHOA!!!!!!!!! that is very cool

 

[krom1415]

Looks great to me, could I suggest putting close up photos on, when you post it as, you cant see how great the painting really is, untill its close up Like the last photo, great!!!!

hope this helps

 

[RedSevenBlue]

Looking slick!

 

[demonherald]

Cheers Krom...Yeah photo\'s are a bit of a bane of mine a lot of my work is painted to this standard but photo\'s lose it all. Have just been experimenting with help from Avelorn and have also got new camera and photoshop 7 so hopefully be able to have pics to do my work some credit...
cheers again guys more pics soon.