Grimfoe Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 I'm sure that this is covered somewhere, but can you briefly describe what you're talking about when you say, "dipping?" What product do you use? Is it that quick shade above? Is the process as straightforward as it sounds? I'm painting armies for all 3 of my children and any hints I could get that would allow me to save a little time and still produce high quality table top paint jobs would be much appreciated. (by the way, I really like the way these have turned out and I'm a little jealous that I went with crimson fists for my son's army and not Nova Marines now. So thanks a lot for that :) ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karitas Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 pfft "cheat" is such a loaded word :) personally there no difference in my mind immersing a model in something than using a brush to drown it in wash, my comments were really meant to celebrate how good they look and how far this side of the hobby has come. i googled the product name you mentioned and see it's a product specifically designed for this. as i said in a previous thread i've been out of this hobby for a lot of years and when i last saw antying treated this way it looked terrible and had been done with wood stain, to see the wicked shading effect youve got on those scouts, i'm impressed, and looking at these marined i have sat here with a "dipping" eye. :) as to the head, i see now it's the same head as your shrike counts as, which dosent look half as bad once theres a colour defining the hair line, and not so bad from other angles either, it was mainly that one photo that looked a bit.. karloff :P i think the fist itself looks great, its just that skull.. i'd shave it off and put something more in keeping with the clean, martial look of your army on there, use GS and mold soemthing of another peice, a termie honours or someting if you arent happy with that small a scale of sculpt (i probarbly wouldnt be :) ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wraithwing Posted April 17, 2009 Author Share Posted April 17, 2009 It is indeed Quck Shade from Army Painter. Dark Tone to be precise. Dependent on what army your painting, you can get different shades of dip, or Quick Shade. It really does work as well as it says it does. I really was impressed when I tried it. I brush on incidently, I don't dip. I have to say, I have come across the odd 'they're not properly painted' attitude since starting this project, which is a load of tosh in my opinion. You get a very clean table top paint job for minimal effort. And I've always been a gamer over a painter, so it suits me. I'm definatly going to redo Charlton methinks (geddit?). I shall pick up a few kits this afternoon and have a play tonight. Thanks for the input so far guys, I do appreciate it. Cheers, WW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramora Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 Looking good! keep it up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimtooth Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 Wraith, Is it just as easy as they show? Blot brush on, remove extra with a dry fine brush? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wraithwing Posted April 17, 2009 Author Share Posted April 17, 2009 Wraith, Is it just as easy as they show? Blot brush on, remove extra with a dry fine brush? Yup, pretty much. You have to be careful of it pooling in the recesses and even on raised areas, such as greaves, but other than that, it's easy. Dear lord, I sound like I work for them! (I really don't, btw...) I was really sceptical at first, as I was using it over White, but it's really worked well I feel. Cheers, WW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Gothard Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 Excellent excellent work in this thread. That chainfist-combi flamer idea is SO stolen :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terminatorinhell Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 wow i really like these, i have a modified AOBR sarge painted as a nova marine and i may paint my other marines to their scheme, I think you pull it off better. The quickshade is Genius! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wraithwing Posted April 20, 2009 Author Share Posted April 20, 2009 Another quick update. As I mentioned in my previous post, I wasn't happy with the way my Vulkan He'stan counts as looked. So, after trauling the WIP forum, I landed upon a few examples that really captured the essence of the character in my opinion. So what follows is my redesign. I'd like to point out that the ideas were blatantly ripped off from Ein and AngryJohnny. Thanks guys! :) The Guantlet of the Forge idea came from Ein, and the overall look and pose came from AngryJohnny. I was trying to go for a Halberd look for the Spear of Vulkan, but ended up with more of a Glaive look. Still, I think it passes for a MC Relic Blade :) The head isn't glued in, as I'm undecided whether to give him a helm or not. Incidently, I've come up with some Novamarine-ish names for the wargear. The Gauntlet of the Forge becomes the Gauntlet of Starfire, the Spear of Vulkan becomes the Glaive of Starlight, and Kesare's Mantle becomes the Mantle of the Cosmos. I reckon that should do it! :) Cheers, WW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wraithwing Posted April 20, 2009 Author Share Posted April 20, 2009 Micro update. Went for the helm. I think it makes him look a tad beefier: Cheers, WW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karitas Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 Now there's a model with a very significant cool quotient :P that's excellent. I'd love a run down of where those bits came from, as some of those would fit very nicely with my ideas for a kitbashed inquisitor army Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Loken Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 I gotta agree with Karitas according to my connoisseur chip that fulfils all the criteria for being super cool. The helmet certainly makes him look ready for business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wraithwing Posted April 20, 2009 Author Share Posted April 20, 2009 Now there's a model with a very significant cool quotient <_< that's excellent. I'd love a run down of where those bits came from, as some of those would fit very nicely with my ideas for a kitbashed inquisitor army Your wish is my command: Helm - Ravenwing Sprue Chest - Command Squad Sprue Back - Commander Sprue Gauntlet - Apothecary arm from Command Squad Sprue Shoulders - Command Squad Sprue Legs - Command Squad Sprue Right arm - Commander Sprue Right hand - Standard Bearer hand from Command Squad Sprue Haft - Banner pole from Command Squad Sprue Glaive Blade - Terminator Power Sword from Dark Angels Veteran Sprue Glaive Blade base - Power Axe from Space Wolf Sprue Holster - Commander Sprue Erm, I think thats it. :rolleyes: Cheers, WW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karitas Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 Much appreciated, love those shoulders :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIMSA Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 best kit bash I ever saw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dosjetka Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 best kit bash I ever saw. Famous last words.. ;) I jst stumbled across this post, and they look really nice :D Ludovic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackpudding427 Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 Can't wait to see that Vulkan stand-in painted. I do so love a good kit-bash! Also, is that dip that you use available in the US? Big ups on the army! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaplain belisarius Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 wow! really striking looking marines...:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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