CosmicCreations Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 Hi everyone, I know I havent posted anything on any of my other threads for a while, dont worry they are coming along slowly. In the mean time I decided to do a complete overhaul of some of my old figures. I had a small Ultra army comprised of Two Dreadnoughts (one a ven), 2 Tactical squads, 2 terminator squads, an Assault squad and a predator It was my first army attempt and it was rather badly painted, by far not my best. So I bought some nail varnish remover today and got to work I'll post some pictures tonight but its going smoothly so far, if a little messy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CosmicCreations Posted September 9, 2009 Author Share Posted September 9, 2009 Right been stripping the paint today and yesterday and managed to get them all done. Unfortunately there are still some little stains and some bits of paint I just cant get off but they wont be too much of a problem if I scrape them off. http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo11/Cosmic_Castaway2157/Miniatures/STP65223.jpg http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo11/Cosmic_Castaway2157/Miniatures/STP65225.jpg http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo11/Cosmic_Castaway2157/Miniatures/STP65226.jpg http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo11/Cosmic_Castaway2157/Miniatures/STP65227.jpg Does anyone know of a way to get rid of PVA glue? its on the bases with the sand and the nail varnish remover only tackles the paint but isnt strong enough to clean the bases, it would be a big help :tu: Also heres My idea for a new colourscheme http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo11/Cosmic_Castaway2157/Miniatures/spacemarine.jpg http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo11/Cosmic_Castaway2157/Miniatures/tsm.jpg What do you think? I was going to go for Blood Ravens to fit in with all my other figures but I quite like all the red and gold on my Vanguard Vet so was trying to go for that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dejay Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 I really like that colour scheme, I'm looking forward to seeing one painted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thantoes Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 Firstly, you are lucky not to have destroyed your plastic minis with the nail varnish remover as it tends melt plastic. Secondly, I use fairy power spray for my all my mini stripping needs. It does not harm the plastic at all. It also has served me well in stripping bases too. PVA and sand gone as if they were never there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whiteraven17708 Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 do you have a link for the power spray? thanks in advice i am having the same problem... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CosmicCreations Posted September 9, 2009 Author Share Posted September 9, 2009 Firstly, you are lucky not to have destroyed your plastic minis with the nail varnish remover as it tends melt plastic. Secondly, I use fairy power spray for my all my mini stripping needs. It does not harm the plastic at all. It also has served me well in stripping bases too. PVA and sand gone as if they were never there. Not really luck, I read up on some articles on here and decided to go with the seemingly favourite of Acetone Free Remover, I tested it a few months back and it works fine, I give them a good rinse with water once they have been stripped to get rid of any remover incase something does happen! I only get some cheap bottles of superdrugs own anyway, it gets the job done :P, and thanks i'll try power spray tomorrow :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CosmicCreations Posted September 10, 2009 Author Share Posted September 10, 2009 well I've done a rough mock up of a marine... http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo11/Cosmic_Castaway2157/STP65234.jpg http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo11/Cosmic_Castaway2157/STP65235.jpg I know he looks really messy in the pictures, again thats the camera :) It was my first attempt at doing an eye glow, and i'm really pleased with him, the terminator will be done soon too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dejay Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 I like them. I don't know if it's just the picture but maybe try a little brighter gold to make it stand out more? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CosmicCreations Posted September 11, 2009 Author Share Posted September 11, 2009 Well the Termies almost done, just need to do his back... http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo11/Cosmic_Castaway2157/Miniatures/STP65241.jpg http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo11/Cosmic_Castaway2157/Miniatures/STP65242.jpg I tried to do an interesting power weapon glow too but it hasnt really worked out :D http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo11/Cosmic_Castaway2157/Miniatures/STP65243.jpg http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo11/Cosmic_Castaway2157/Miniatures/STP65244.jpg http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo11/Cosmic_Castaway2157/Miniatures/STP65245.jpg Feedback would be great :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florida Gator Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 look great buddy :) wish i had that talent. but no seriously i like the eyes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubernator Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 They are beautiful. Little else I can say really :P Fantastic stuff man. It's brilliant. The scheme rocks and the eye-glow effect is superb congrats :tu: *bookmarks* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackblade68 Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 The eyes look awesome! The glow on the hammer isn't bad at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midas Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 These are ace, I love the glow effects DONT change them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vash113 Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 For stripping I use Simple Green and it pretty much disolves PVA glue but doesn't really harm anything else. Anyway the new scheme looks really cool, especially the glowing eyes deffinitely don't change those. The Thunder Hammer doesn't look bad either. My only critique would be to change the color of the "Purity Seals" wax seals. Red on red makes them kind of hard to make out, you could try green or purple or something that would contrast a bit more and make them easier to spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Toddius Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 I love what you've done, I think the red looks very deep and its cleanly painted. I have 2 comments: 1. Is the model becoming too red? The terminator could have a shield other than red, the shoulder shield could be a different color, IMO. The thunderhammer grip could be a reddish brown or burnish brown, or go the other direction and compliment the gold with a snake bite leather grip. 2. Could the wax on the purity seals could be a different color? There are blue and green purity seals as well, even yellow. That way they stand out on the armor. Your painting skill are good so I thought I'd get you to maybe look at a few other options. :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Phoenix Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 not sure i'm a fan of the terminators butt-cod-piece but everything else is pure ace <_< i do agree about the overdose of red and think that green purity seals (i use catachan green followed by a mix of shadow grey with bleached bone) can look sexy and that some brown would not be amiss either :). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CosmicCreations Posted September 13, 2009 Author Share Posted September 13, 2009 Thanks for the ideas guys, I have made a few changes to the purity seals and the hammer handle. But i've been busy working on my new dread so here he is, still a WIP http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo11/Cosmic_Castaway2157/Miniatures/STP65246.jpg] http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo11/Cosmic_Castaway2157/Miniatures/STP65247.jpg http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo11/Cosmic_Castaway2157/Miniatures/STP65250.jpg http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo11/Cosmic_Castaway2157/Miniatures/STP65253.jpg http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo11/Cosmic_Castaway2157/Miniatures/STP65253.jpg Again crap photos sorry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zxyogi Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 Looks well smart !!!!!......but gotta say that i am not a great fan of the glow around the lenses,a little looks good but imho i think you have overdone the eyes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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