beno Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 I suggested that I post a project log for the basing and painting of a Grey Knights Stormraven and since a number of people thought it would be a good idea, well, here it is! To start with I'll be looking at the base. Couldn't find quite the right thing on any online shops so figured - why not make one, from scratch. A 120mmx90mm oval with nicely rounded edges with a section of ruined temple over which the Stormraven could be positioned. Sounds pretty solid to me :) First up, we need a template of the shape, drawn in quickly in AutoCAD and printed. This is taped to an MDF board, 6mm thick. Then push pins carefully through the paper into the board on the outside edge of the template lines: http://www.artisans-workshop.com/images/project%20log%20stormraven/template.jpg Now remove all the pins, remove the template and push the pins back into their holes:http://www.artisans-workshop.com/images/project%20log%20stormraven/lofting_off.jpg I used a flexible piece of styrene to very carefully scribe a line inside the pins:http://www.artisans-workshop.com/images/project%20log%20stormraven/scribing.jpg This whole process is called lofting, and is used frequently by people like boatbuilders for setting out complex, smooth curves. Now cut it out, prefereably with a bandsaw: http://www.artisans-workshop.com/images/project%20log%20stormraven/cutting.jpg Getting there! Next up sand the edges and make sure they are dead vertical, with a carpenters square. Then, since I couldn't find any router bits small enough which have the right profile I got out my tiny version of a spoke shave and shaved the edges to an even radius. This is pretty tricky and its very easy to over do it - practice makes perfect. Set the shave to something like a 1/4 mm and draw it in long strokes round the edge. Finally sand it to a beautiful smooth curve: http://www.artisans-workshop.com/images/project%20log%20stormraven/smoothing.jpg Right, now for some scenery. MDF again for the walls cause its quick to work with and can be carved easily. its also pretty cheap compared to other mediums and will make good blanks for moulding, more on that later. The walls were put through the bandsaw and then I used my trusty Dremmel to carve out the blockwork. The floor was cut from styrene sheet and again the trusty Dremmel to carve out the flagstones: http://www.artisans-workshop.com/images/project%20log%20stormraven/building.jpg Cool, lets see how its gonna look: http://www.artisans-workshop.com/images/project%20log%20stormraven/done.jpg http://www.artisans-workshop.com/images/project%20log%20stormraven/done_back.jpg Not sure about the doorstep, but I'll work on that for next time. Other than that I think it works pretty well so the next step will be to make the mold and cast it out in resin. I'll be csating up a few copies of the oval plinth so I can use them for other things too. Probably make up some more walls to mold too so I can cast modular "ruined wall" sets. Thats best saved for another log though ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dublindawg Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 Looks awesome, wish I had your skills to make that. I do have a couple of comments however, on the 2 walls that are adjoining, it doesn't look like you carried the the stone groves on the narrow side of the wall and will result in a smooth flat finish next to block work of the side wall. The other is with the arched doorway. Typically when part of an arch is compromised such as your's the top keystone would collapse leaving less of an archway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beno Posted May 27, 2011 Author Share Posted May 27, 2011 I have carried the blockwork round the corner, but a bad photo on my part. About the arch, well you're probably right to be honest. I decided to avoid having a blockwork archway for that reason and went with a single piece running from the ground all the way over. But I guess it wouldn't neccesarily stay upright with that chunk missing. Maybe I take out some more of it from the tall side - get rid of the little block from directly over the center of the arch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yowsaman Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 wow beno looking really super so far! :) looking forward to see more of the work in progress. really cool to follow it this way. this way i geth more of an idea how much work and time you put into these models :) greetz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sugar-free Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 that is going to be sweet! can not wait to see it finished Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beno Posted June 2, 2011 Author Share Posted June 2, 2011 Ok, had a really busy week mixing up and putting down rubber moulds for a whole bunch of stuff, doing test casts with the resin and finally, today de-moulded the final casts... but I haven't got the photos for them yet - gotta save something for later B) Instead I have the first few stages of painting the big ol' bird itself. Started with a black primer from Army Painter - really good stuff this. Very flat, matt finish which is perfect. I then did the usual and gave it a light, top down only spray with uniform grey, also from Army Painter. This helps, especially with airbrushing, to get some tonal change into the piece quickly and evenly. Next up was to mix (where 'n' = large brush drops with a size 6 brush) 2:2:1 Boltgun Metal : Regal Blue :Chaos Black and give the entire model an even basecoat with the airbrush. This mix was thinned down with about 10 drops water and two drops of my Extender fluid. This stops it drying quite so quickly round the needle on prolonged spraying. Most bits took about two coats, though I was more sparing underneath. Pressure was kept low and paint flow also low so it didn't build up too think on the surface: http://www.artisans-workshop.com/images/project%20log%20stormraven/raven_base.jpg Not a great photo, but you get the gist I hope! Next up I mixed up a 1:1 mix of Regal Blue : Chainmail, thinning it down a little less this time, 6-7 parts water, and adding 2 drops of Extender. I repeated this step with a final highlight (for now!) of mithril silver, thinned to 3:1 water to paint, and a smidgen of extender. http://www.artisans-workshop.com/images/project%20log%20stormraven/raven_light.jpg These were sprayed on at high pressure with slightly higher paintflow for the chainmail mix and aiming to catch just the upturned faces, paying particular attention to panel edges. Finally, to start bringing in a bit of textural shading I mixed up a glaze. This was done by filling an old Citadel sized paint pot to 3/4 full with water, adding in 1 size six brush drop of Regal Blue and one of Black and a good 7 or 8 drops of extender. Turn the pressure up to the max, turn the paintflow down to a trickle and get to work. Painting with a quick, single stroke over an area I want shaded and then moving on to the next one to allow it to dry I must have gone over some areas 7, 8, or maybe more, times until I had the depth of tone I wanted and a really smooth transition from the light to dark. I finished off by giving the whole thing an even thinner glaze to tie it all together by adding more water to the remainder of the mixing pot (about half and half again). There are probably quicker ways of doing this, but this is the method I like to really bring out some richness and colour when working with metallics, particularly through the airbrush: http://www.artisans-workshop.com/images/project%20log%20stormraven/raven_shade.jpg You can also see that I've started 'colouring in' some of the other metal bits with different glazes - ie the turbine casings (or whatever you call them) have a slightly browned look to them due to the heat of the engines! This'll help break up the monotone feel of blue steel as well whilst retaining that gun-metal vibe. These'll become more apparent after I've done a few more layers though http://www.artisans-workshop.com/images/project%20log%20stormraven/raven_shade_2.jpg So, its going well so far. To finish off the main areas of metal I'll brush on by hand the edge highlights and point of light highlights (not as big a job as it sounds thankfully) and then get to work on some heraldry designs and squadron markings which is the bit that'll really start to make it look the part and is probably the most enjoyable stage :) , if rather painstaking at times :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chapter Master Ignis Domus Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 Thanks for the basing tutorial! I'll have to try that out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yowsaman Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 love how he's comming along beno :whistling:. cool to follow my stormraven like this. gives me also a good idea of how much time and work you put into these models :) keep the updates comming ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beno Posted June 10, 2011 Author Share Posted June 10, 2011 So, after a very busy week I have finally managed to get some photos taken of the Stormraven. Its been taking some serious fire the last few days - I guess the campaign has taken its toll! http://www.artisans-workshop.com/images/project%20log%20stormraven/damage_port.jpg http://www.artisans-workshop.com/images/project%20log%20stormraven/damage_starboard.jpg I added on a couple of "I"nquisition icons to the doors to give it something a little more GK, but I need to finish touching hem in round the edges and finish off the gold. Also gotta finish the book icons and nose guns. Then there's a few lamps and laser thingys to do and it'll be all ready for the varnish, then final assenbly ;) Unfortunatley, I just noticed there are some rather obvious oil streaks on the portside flap, which is strange because its not nearly so bold in real life... I'll probably tone 'em down a bit with a few layers of matt medium. I guess that's the danger with photo-ing very shiny glazes - they really jump out under certain lights! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yowsaman Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 wow he's really looking cool. loving the battle damage. especially the bullet holes :ph34r: verry nice work again Ben ;) cant wait to see him finished and use him in my battles :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrotherSargeantDaro Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 very well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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