GumbaFish Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 Long time no post! I took a 3-4 month hiatus from painting but I've gotten back into the swing of things. Here is my first power armored figure I've done in quite some time, an imperial fist sergeant. I had a lot of fun painting him and I played around with a few new things. I made up a lot of it on the fly which always makes things interesting instead of just following old recipes. Hope you enjoy, I have more that will be coming along in the future...albeit slowly =) Comments, suggestions, questions welcomed as always. One thing I think still lets me down is basing, so any tips or links regarding that would be especially appreciated. http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/gumbafish/random/compiled.png Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lachdannan Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 Wow, nice model and great weathering to boot. Really like the loin plate their as well. Might borrow that idea for some of my Fists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dosjetka Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 Very nice :tu: May I ask if you used the old or the new paints? Also, what is your recipe? D'you start on a white basecoat? Looking forward to seeing more of your models! Ludovic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GumbaFish Posted May 2, 2012 Author Share Posted May 2, 2012 Thanks guys. The loin plate thing was one of the spare bits from the terminator kit if I recall, I just then added in the rivets by adding a dap of pva glue with a needle. Battle-Brother I can post up the recipe later today, but I'm in a bit of a rush don't have time to sort it out at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dosjetka Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 Battle-Brother I can post up the recipe later today, but I'm in a bit of a rush don't have time to sort it out at the moment. Thanks and don't worry, I can wait! :) Ludovic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WingsOfTheFalcon Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 Very nice work, I would suggest that you paint the little power cables that run from the ankle to the boots though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormDragon Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 Very good looking mini you've got there. :lol: I especially like the weathering on the chapter and tactical markings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GumbaFish Posted May 3, 2012 Author Share Posted May 3, 2012 Whoops I wont lie I completely missed those cables, I always do for some reason! Thanks for the support guys I am glad you like them. Ok so the recipe for the yellow is pretty convoluted and uses a mix of old GW, really old GW, vallejo model color, and vallejo model air paints. -prime white -airbrush Iyanden darksun (I think it was actually a mix of Iyanden darksun and golden yellow because it was from an earlier recipe I tried, but I think straight Iyanden won't make a difference as this is just to build a base to work from) -I then airbrushed vallejo model air sandy brown as a preshade. By this I mean I applied it to the recesses so that the next coats will have slightly darker tones in these areas. There are videos and tutorials online explaining it. -Airbrush vallejo model air yellow all over -I then airbrushed vallejo model air us interior yellow as a zenithal highlight -Now onto the brush work! -I applied vallejo model air yellow with a brush all over to bring back the yellow, its thin so it worked more like a glaze -I then added a dab of vallejo off white to the yellow for highlights, and one more dab for extreme highlights -Selectively apply devlan mud to shade -Deepest recesses like the lines on the armor and joints lined very carefully with brown wash (the really old blue lid flip top one from GW) -Weathering -Chips were added with vallejo model air rust applied with a sponge and tidied up with a brush as I saw fit -undersides of chips done with a 1:1 mix of vallejo model color yellow ochre: vallejo model color pale sand -streaks in the armor were done with devlan mud, applied pretty dryly (if thats a word) Hope that helps, like I said its rather convoluted and you could probably achieve a pretty similar look with much fewer steps. I was just having fun experimenting and trying some new things I haven't done before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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