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Imperial Fists test models


DapperDave

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I'm cooking up an IF biker army and finished two test models I had laying around this past week to try and nail down a yellow I was happy with. Here are the results:

 

Tac Marine:

 

http://plasticspaceguys.com/uploads/ImpFist_test_front.jpg

 

http://plasticspaceguys.com/uploads/ImpFist_test_right.jpg

 

http://plasticspaceguys.com/uploads/ImpFist_test_back.jpg

 

 

Scout Bike:

 

http://plasticspaceguys.com/uploads/ImpFist_scoutbike_front_right.jpg

 

http://plasticspaceguys.com/uploads/ImpFist_scoutbike_left.jpg

 

http://plasticspaceguys.com/uploads/ImpFist_scoutbike_rear_left.jpg

 

What do you guys think?

 

If anyone's curious, you can see how I did them, I have a tutorial up on my blog. Believe it or not, they're actually base coated with pink.

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Quite lovely, you have a fascinating method for building up your yellow. Did you develop the layering yourself? I would never have thought to use a pink/white blend as a base for yellow, but it produces a very unique shade.

 

Your softer highlights work wonderfully when coupled with a darker wash, especially on the contoured surfaces of the tac marine. I do agree that the yellow is a bit soft on the broad, smooth areas of the bike, but it may also be the light playing tricks. For example, the lower half of the front tire guard looks spectacular, but is in shadow, where the deeper center of the plate is not washed out by the light.

 

Over all, quite spectacular. I look forward to seeing your army!

Is it orange-yellow, or yellow-orange? The eternal question that starts with Crayola in kindergarten. ;)

 

And who doesn't like dreamsicles?!

 

It looks really good on the flat surfaces like the bike, but kinda seems to lack depth in nooks and crannies of the Tactical marine. All the other colors look fine.

 

Oh, and for the Bike exhausts, I find it looks better to drill them out like bolter barrels. Since they're so big, you can just stick your exacto knife in there and very carefully twist in circles until you get a nice conical hole. The only trick part is making sure it's centered.

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