markham82 Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 Hello Brothers I finally got enough courage together to post some pictures. Captain Incendus( latin light bringer) was my first ever mini to see if I was going to enjoy painting/modelling. I went cheap, so only bought the primary colours plus white, black and boltgun metal and one brush, that's why the odd colours(gold) and minor inconsistencies( I blended my own colours). I was hooked 10 mins into my first session. I since got more paints( 11) and three brushes. I also moved over to enamel because for some reason acrylics don't last here. I have the base done with riversand and the thingymajig under the chapter icon has his name, unfortunately my camera died at Victoria falls( I live close by so when family visits its an auto include) so will update with some of my tac, dev and assault squad when I get a new camera one day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Ambroz Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 Very nice job for your first mini, especially with limited colors! One suggestion would be to try watering down your paints a bit with a palette of some kind. Nice work though, keep it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markham82 Posted June 21, 2014 Author Share Posted June 21, 2014 Thanks brother Used to do it but since I paint so slowly and take very frequent breaks( I force myself because I don't want to mess up my eyes) The paint dries up too quickly, maybe I should just put less on the palette( in my case a small piece of tile I took from one of my construction sites). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Ambroz Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 Aye, less is more usually when it comes to painting. Much easier to put a thin coat, go do whatever and come back later to put another thin coat so it looks nice and smooth than to put on a really thick coat right off the bat and mess up details. Much harder to take off than to put on. :P But keep it up man, off to an awesome start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markham82 Posted June 22, 2014 Author Share Posted June 22, 2014 I used your advice today and that caused me to remember that the weather/climate here also plays a big role. The thinned down paint dried out inside a minute( no air-conditioning and the windows were closed). However I persevered and got a very fancy sternguard shoulder pad's wreath done( the one with the raised edge with the wreath at the bottom and a big gemstone in the middle of the wreath). Also did a shoulder pad with terminator honours and used a mix of white and a little boltgun metal to get a very light grey which I thinned and tried to get into the "crevasses"(can't think of the right word). After some touching up it came out alright. Thanks for the encouragement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Son of Barbarus Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 I know what you mean with the paint drying out. Here in Australia during summer it can get to 40 degrees centigrade which makes painting difficult. Nice painting for your first mini! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markham82 Posted June 23, 2014 Author Share Posted June 23, 2014 Thanks brother, I thought it was only me storing the paint incorrectly. I also saw a post from another thread where the guy works on the North Sea also having problems with the weather, however I would be more concerned about the boat rocking around, that has to be a real challenge. Thanks for the thumbs up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teetengee Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 Good job on the model, I agree with the paint thinning mentioned above but also bring regrettable news; Incendus is latin for firefox, Lucifer is latin for light bringer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markham82 Posted June 23, 2014 Author Share Posted June 23, 2014 Thanks, Firefox it is because Lucifer just isn't gonna happen. translator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eurieus Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 For your drying probleme you could build yourself a wet palette http://www.fullborerminiatures.com/articles/wetpalette.html. This a very basic one, the one a i use is a little plastic box with a sponge and some bakers paper on it, works great ! Keep it up brother ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markham82 Posted June 26, 2014 Author Share Posted June 26, 2014 Thanks for the tip Eurieus. Definitely going to be trying this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markham82 Posted July 14, 2014 Author Share Posted July 14, 2014 Hello brothers I was finally able to borrow a camera( had to travel a 100km). so a bunch of pics will follow over the next few days, it's just taking forever to resize. First a pic of the previous captain with completed script and base Now for the first member of the command squad, veteran Leonidas( I know he's not game legal but whatever). I'm very proud of him, he's my best effort yet. I would like some suggestions on what to do with the power fist where the fingers and the knuckles meet. Next job is figuring out how to get my photos as big as in the other threads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markham82 Posted July 15, 2014 Author Share Posted July 15, 2014 Devastator sergeant Hestmord Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Ambroz Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 Looks like you're improving, a bit hard to tell from how small the pictures are though. One thing, I think you need to introduce another color like the red you have on your captain to contrast the grey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markham82 Posted July 15, 2014 Author Share Posted July 15, 2014 Yeah I haven't figured out how to make the pics bigger like in other peoples threads. It also doesn't help that the camera I borrowed isn't very good and that I don't really know how to use one properly, have to look at some of the photography tutorials at some point. This is what happens when a troglodyte get his hands on technology. On the extra colour, I'm very happy with how it looks. However I have thought to myself once or twice that maybe the two main colours could get boring at some point so I'll have a look at the colour wheel and see if inspiration takes hold. I've switched from acrylic to enamel as well as paint manufacturer that's why the captain and my first tactical squad looks different than the rest of the guys. Their actually supposed to have the same colour scheme( I'll repaint them at some point). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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markham82 Posted May 6, 2015 Author Share Posted May 6, 2015 Hello Brothers Chaptermaster and first ever ETL completion Kill Team tactical sarge with homemade base (I didn't have anymore GW bases) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markham82 Posted May 6, 2015 Author Share Posted May 6, 2015 Apothecary with bolt pistol in hand command squad veteran with powerlance and storm shield The pole is the company standard cut of at the wrist and glued to a different hand. The power source is the muzzle of a lascannon, I can't remember where I got the little cable stuck to it. The blade is two combat blades back to back, obviously I don't know how to paint the power weapon effect thing ... yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathspectersgt7 Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Solid looking Chapter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markham82 Posted July 12, 2015 Author Share Posted July 12, 2015 My final contribution to this years ETL Individual photos will come soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimat_prime Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 These guys look good, having read some of your other posts here. I'm sorry to hear you're having paint troubles. Why not try some easy dry brushing to add some highlights to that brown? Solidifying paints won't even be that much of a problem there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markham82 Posted July 13, 2015 Author Share Posted July 13, 2015 @ Optimat_prime - Thanks, I've mostly sorted out the paint problems (wet palette ftw), current problem is getting supplies when I need them and learning new painting techniques. For me its monkey see monkey do when it comes to these type of things. Individual pics Sgt Rossus Specialist Jaap unknown brothers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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