Brother Galfridus Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 Hey everyone. Long time lurker feel it is high time I started posting some of my stuff. Currently working through the plastic mountain and it is the turn of some Wolves of Fenris to get some love. I have painted 13th Company/preheresy style wolves before but never the more blue grey style. Been a lot of fun doing these so far. I don't usually paint in sub assemblies but thought I'd give it a go with these guys. Not sure I'm a huge fan of it think in future I will build most and just keep things separate if they make things awkward when airbrushing or reaching with a sable brush. http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c338/brushknights/45f75128-e414-4b41-b51a-cd72a330e2eb_zpsa32bcb2d.jpg Here is my current progress stuck together and waiting for some washing and shading. They look really odd with no black lining! http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c338/brushknights/wolvesgroup1_zps71fdfae4.jpg And the back packs and shoulder pads are on their way http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c338/brushknights/backpacks1_zps64c635ac.jpg Will post more updates soon. Hopefully it will keep me focused and motivated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sons_of_Erebus Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 Looking good! I am also airbrushing some of my wolves at the moment, what wash are you gonna use? and what s your recipe for the gold? cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathspectersgt7 Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 Some good looking Wolves really like the coils on the plasma gun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Galfridus Posted June 8, 2014 Author Share Posted June 8, 2014 Thanks for the kind words guys really makes want to get back to the table. @Sons_of_Erebus: The gold is gw Balthasar gold applied in a couple of thinned coats then highlighted with sycorax bronze. Use water rather than a medium when thinning metallics abd they will be shiny as the colour builds up smoothly. The highlights were applied by over brushing on some areas to exaggerate the reflection. I'm planning on giving these guys an oil wash after a gloss varnish. If I don't like a test piece I'll just thin down some black paint and do it the long way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burias-Drak'shal Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 Look forward to seeing more of your progress Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urauloth Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 Looks like a solid start! Sub-assemblies are really useful, you might never be able to go back ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konnavaer Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 Looking good so far matey, I will be keeping an eye on this to see your progress I also tend to paint in bits and then put them together as their paint jobs are finished but it can get fiddly and make things seem to take a long time ! All the best with the rest of the Rout :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Galfridus Posted June 13, 2014 Author Share Posted June 13, 2014 Well it was going ok until I tried experimenting with an oil wash. I ended up not thinning it enough and even after a couple of hours of cleanup it has left them looking grimy and not in a good way. Still I'll chalk this one up as a learning curve as otherwise I'll just get irritated with them and that defeats the point. http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c338/brushknights/wolvesfinished1_zps3b4f1fb2.jpg http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c338/brushknights/wolvesfinished2_zpsa1d5f8cb.jpg http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c338/brushknights/wolvesfinished3_zpsc3c32e28.jpg http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c338/brushknights/wolvesfinished4_zps6cc73a35.jpg Sub assemblies definitely something I'll be doing again. Thanks for the encouragement guys really kept me going when I wanted to throw them at a wall. For now something entirely different but the wolves will be back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dantay VI Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 Wow they look absolutely amazing!! Any chance of a picture when the black wash was too thick, so we can see how you salvaged them?? And if you ever fancy throwing models, especially models as nice as these anywhere.... Throw them at me :D I'd be more than happy to save them rom the wall!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geektom Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 These are looking really excellent, and if you wrecked them with the oil wash, you did a remarkable job cleaning them up! If it makes you feel better, I once grabbed a can of black primer that I thought was flat finish and sprayed it over finished models... I will be following this thread with interest! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sons_of_Erebus Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 Very nice! would be interesting to know how you salvaged them, like others have said. The final product of your work looks great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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