The accursed Forgeworld Pilots! Ork finished and on Ebay

[DaN]

For those interested (As I think I\'ve found a recipe I like for ork skin) ...

Over black undercoat, I went over the whole skin area first with scorched brown. Then I went over everywhere (Except the lower-most surfaces (Such as beneath the chin, etc) with bestial brown.

After that, I went over the Top-most surfaces again with bestial to make sure it was coated nicely.

I went over this with a glaze-wash (50:50) of catachan green, trying not to get too much in the recesses of the muscles.
Once dried, I picked out the toppermost with Catachan again.

However, this was still quite dark, and brown - as you can see from the photos above - this is as far as I got when they were taken.

Then I decided to try goblin green (Thin glazes) for the very sharp highlights, such as the cheekbones. This did brighten it considerably - as expected, but didn\'t look right. I went over with another glaze-wash, this time of Snot green, and it ended up looking as I wanted

So I went over the larger muscle areas on the arms in the same way (With less glazes of Gobbo as they didn\'t need picking out so sharply).

 

[Larre]

it\'s really hard to see anything in those.

I suggest you take a few new ones.

I think that face is coming along nicely, but I think it would look much better with a better photo

// Larre

 

[DaN]

Yeah - blame British \"Summertime\" weather lol
Will be getting some more later today hopefully if it stays sunny...

 

[Roger Bunting]

Better get them done this morning, it\'s going to rain again later.

 

[Dragonsreach]

Originally posted by OrkyDave
very, very nice work Dan!

Can anyone tell me how much these pilots will be at Gamesday please? I couldn\'t see the price online.

Ork Pilot is £9.00
IG Pilot is £6.00.

 

[DaN]

Anyone else have the Ork?

There\'s a part I\'m unsure about on him (And how to do \'em colour-wise)

Firstly, there\'s what could EITHER be his belly, but what looks to me to be a parachute beneath his cross-strapping.

Also, anyone have any ideas about whether it would be ok to use metallics on the rest of him...?

Couldn\'t get any decent photos today I\'m afraid, but I reckon his head/face and his Bomba-jakit is pretty much done.

 

[Ritual]

I wouldn\'t use any metallics now that you have done such an obvious NMM job on that revolver.

 

[DaN]

Arse It appears I\'ve \"Painted myself into a corner\" with that one

But at least the gun looks ok - if nothing else! lol

 

[Bignastyshark]

Ello matey bibs,

The bit between the strapping on his front is actually a life jacket mate,

I have the same model and im painting the gun orange i looks to much like a flare gun to me!!

Cheers Iain.
Bignastyshark

 

[DaN]

Life jacket eh...?

Ahhh... Well I might paint THAT orange then...
Hmm... Orange and green... ?

PS. Flare guns don\'t have a cylinder, they are \"break\" pistols.

Ie. They open like a double-barreled shotgun

 

[Bignastyshark]

Yeah i know but im weird like that lol,

I just think its to coincidental that he has a radio in one hand his parachute has deployed and he is holding up what is obviously a flare gun lol.

He was shot down by the Imperial pilot which is why he looks so smug (git)

Cheers Iain
Bignastyshark

 

[DaN]

Yeah, that\'s probably true...

I thought the front \"life-jacket\" part might\'ve been the reserve \'chute though - Dang it - I can\'t do it orange - it\'ll look shite

 

[Bignastyshark]

Do it Yellow then lol

 

[Gi6ers]

I think I\'ll base mine on this:

Big Pic of pilots

Shame they didn\'t do a painted version on the forge world site really.....

 

[Bignastyshark]

I have a picture of both painted from the forge world open day, i will post them tonight,

They are not very good tho.

Cheers Iain.

 

[DaN]

Damn Photobucket
I have some porgress photos - still not that great due to crap weather, but, now I can\'t add them \'cos Photobucket is being an arse...

Maybe later.

EDIT: OK, here we are:

One with flash, one without (Damn overcast weather)

 

[Bignastyshark]

Here are the painted versions from the forge world open day,

Imperial Pilot



Ork Pilot



Cheers Iain
Bignastyshark

 

[DaN]

Cheers for those - it\'s a shame their not the best quality but it definately helps to see that life jacket properly...

I may do it an off-yellow as with those B29(?) pilots.

I have a feeling bright orange would make him look like a B&Q employee

 

[Bignastyshark]

well im quite offended (lollollollollol)

They are in a glass cabinet with crap lighting and i was a 4 meg pixel camera so they arnt that bad lol

JOKE!

i quite like the yellow on the life jacket,

DaN - that bloody gun as fooooking fantastic, i love the colours,

Cheers Iain
Bignastyshark

 

[hubbabubba]

As everyone already told you, the pistol rocks, now all you gotta do is to use as a key so you know where yo gotta go with the rest of the high lights, and no, I wouldn\'t use metalics now you\'ve started with the NMM, you can still have him lookin all beat up, check out some of the nurgle stuff in NMM for a quick reference.
Keep on truckin Dan, your making good progress.