deathspectersgt7 Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 What MagicMan said +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UltraRich Posted March 18, 2014 Author Share Posted March 18, 2014 Thanks Guys Im going to stick with the blues for the moment but who knows. One thing I will say is that gree stuffing nids is much easier than marines. The organic shapes make it really easy to hide bad filler Ive just hit this with the Tamiya clear red. That stuff is great. I literally dripped it on the wound and it did the rest. It then dries sticky so you can "pull" it in directions to form drips Once the nids teeth are done I'll put some more on but I forgot how long it takes to dry so I got on with the metal on the legs Next up to add a proper joint on the thumb. for some reason on the dread kit it came off the thumb just blends with the hand and theres no articulated joint http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f372/rbrewster101/IMG_1379_zps2923904a.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandMagnus Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 Beautiful power sword. Those greys and blues mixed together if Im not mistaken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biohazard Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 Looking fantastic so far. The Nid looks awesome for a dead gribbly thing. I do have a lot of fun playing with Tamiya Clear as well :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UltraRich Posted March 19, 2014 Author Share Posted March 19, 2014 Beautiful power sword. Those greys and blues mixed together if Im not mistaken. Yes, its a base coat of eshin gray mixed with a touch of regal blue. Because I was putting it on so thinly it dried instantly so I had a piece of card to mask each side and turned it 4 times, then added skull white to the mix (with a spot of water) and repeated the process. I did this about 4 times until I was almost spraying pure white. @Biohazard Thanks. Tamiya clear red is great but Im trying to hold back from putting too much on. Im onto the legs now so expect an update tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandMagnus Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 You use an airbrush, right? I will se if I can make the same process work with a regular brush, thanks for the guide I will absolutely have to try it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UltraRich Posted March 19, 2014 Author Share Posted March 19, 2014 I do use an airbrush but I have done it before with a regular brush with the same results but it took longer. What Id recommend (that I have only just got) is valejos (sp?) glaze medium. Ive been using latinum medium from GW but this drys almost instantly at room temp. The Valejo glaze medium has a much longer drying time meaning you can pull it around for longer which will help when blending on the sword. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy1391 Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 Oh my goodness! These are the best ultras ever! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UltraRich Posted March 20, 2014 Author Share Posted March 20, 2014 Thanks Jeremy, its odd but if you look over the thread I can see that now the blending is looking much better than at the start. Ive now started to highlight and damage the legs. The top plates arent done yet and Im working on what Im going to do to the knee pads that need attaching but they are coming on. This was about an hour and a halfs work. I think this ones going to be a long job (but a good one) http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f372/rbrewster101/IMG_1385_zps9cff1b23.jpg http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f372/rbrewster101/IMG_1388_zps94ea75c9.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Star Phantom Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Wow, he looks amazing, and taking along time over something is no bad thing if you get a better result at the end of it, how is the conversion for the sword hand coming along as the rest of the model is so far looking great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millest Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 everything looks awesome man! i know youve probably answered this already somewhere but i couldnt see it, what head is that on the cronus stand in please? thanks millest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UltraRich Posted March 21, 2014 Author Share Posted March 21, 2014 everything looks awesome man! i know youve probably answered this already somewhere but i couldnt see it, what head is that on the cronus stand in please? thanks millest Thanks guys. Im going to put some effort into this one so hopefully it'll continue. @Millest its one of the helmets of the new vanguard vets. Ive started one of them but then burnt out. Theres a good set of helmets in that box including this one that looks more armoured than the other Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urauloth Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 The weathering on that contemptor is looking absolutely fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MordentHex Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 you make me want to paint smurfs..amazing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyaenidae Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 Wait... for the chipping, you're using a dark grey, underlining it with a light blue/white, and then using a fine tip pen/marker at the top to add depth, correct? Clever, and very effective. Gonna try this sometime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandMagnus Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 Are you painting that battle damage!? Throne, thats amazing, I need to practice my weathering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UltraRich Posted March 22, 2014 Author Share Posted March 22, 2014 Thanks for all the supportive comments. They do help and I dont want anyone to think this is fishing for praise or ego. Hopefully I can also give back. @1000heathens You are close but Im not using a micron pen as I find them to be shiny and smudge. For damage I paint a black shape. I normally try and get it regular so no curved edges. This is to emulate the chipping of ceramite. Then I underline it in my highlight colour. Then I put the bare ceramite showing through (and cut back the highlight) from the bottom up but leaving black at the top. If its a big hole I may put a dab of black wash at the top to graduate the ceramite into darkness. If any one wants a tutorial let me know as Ive plenty more to do on this mini. Anyway I wanted to give it some colour and try out more freehand so I did this on its knee pad. It now does what it says on the tin. I also cant help thinking the blue knee pad is looking at me! http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f372/rbrewster101/IMG_1390_zps4a2323e0.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandMagnus Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 I would like a tutorial, weathering is one of those things I have a really hard time with. Nice freehand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flint13 Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 Same here. I've got the basic concept down, but my battle damage still looks pretty clunky. Yours is gorge' Speaking of which, out of all of that model, my favorite is the genestealer ^_^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzly_bear Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 Fantastic work as always fella Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Sgt. Steine Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 These looks great Rich! Love the gore on the genestealer. The blues are crisp, brush control is spot on, and your metallics and weathering is really nice. Keep up the strong work Brother. BSS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disease Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 Unless it's already mentioned, how do you paint your white armour sections? It's so crisp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UltraRich Posted March 23, 2014 Author Share Posted March 23, 2014 @Anaziel @Flint13 I'll upload a tutorial once I get onto the arm as I want to do some chipping on the fingers Flint, thanks for the comment but Im not about to start a Nid army (although it was fun to paint and a change from blue) @ Dorns_fist Thanks, Ive been following your progress with the fists and they are looking good (and yellow) @ Brother Sgt. Steine Thanks @disease I think the trick is using an airbrush I start airbrushing foundation Astronominan grey. This lays down a nice light base. I then airbrush a mix of this and skull white. I then hit it with pure skull white. To shade it I then wash it with drakenhof nightshade mixed with lahmiuan medium. I then highlight with skull white and lahmiuan medium Ive done a bit more on this and got the body, head and cyclone launcher finished. I now need to weather it I'll get the arms done at the weekend Edit: heres a better pic without the flash wash out http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f372/rbrewster101/IMG_1416_zps64329baf.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UltraRich Posted April 9, 2014 Author Share Posted April 9, 2014 I thought Id wait until this was done until I posted any more. There is a bit more battle damage and weathering to add but I'll do that when my airbrush is out. So for now here it is Its darker blue than this but the flash is popping on it http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f372/rbrewster101/IMG_1423_zpsae5c0fd3.jpg http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f372/rbrewster101/IMG_1421_zps1cb54fb7.jpg Im torn about what to paint next Ive an Achilles (pictured earlier in this thread) A land speeder storm, a load more marines or the SH Terminator librarian...... or I could finish just one assault marine!! or work on my IG PDF force that may feature in my army on parade if I can get around to it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandMagnus Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 Thats a really brilliant piece you have made, great work. Im still so amazed by the sword. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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