Rob451 Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Having acquired the Space Wolves from Stormclaw for a stupidly low price I decided to paint up a small force based on the forces in the box. I've bought a box of Thunderwolves to accompany the Stormclaw box and will be rounding the force out with a couple of vehicles later on (probably not dedicated transports so I can keep the benefits of the formation). Today I worked on a spare tac marine I had to try out my intended colours and technique (I know he isn't very well cleaned he's just a test mini after all). The process I used was: Prime Black Base with The Fang (Airbrush) HIghlight Armour Russ Grey (Airbrush) Edge Highlight Armour Fenrisian Grey (Standard Brush) Base Shoulder Trim and Aquilla with Vallejo Old Gold (Standard Brush) Paint "Black" areas with Eshin Grey (Standard Brush) Gloss Coat (Airbrush) Black Oil Wash Wait 1 hour to dry Wipe off excess with cloth/cottonbuds Satin Coat (Airbrush) Paint Lenses with White Scar (Standard Brush) Wash Gold details with Druuchi Violet Paint Lenses with Bloodletter Glaze Drybrush Gold details/Trim Edges with Griffon Gold (Small Drybrush) Wash Lenses with Carrbourg Crimson He's not bad for tabletop quality and the whole process is fairly fast. He feels like he's missing something though. He doesn't have much depth to him and is a bit too clinical. I'm not sure if that's a result of the model or the paintjob as the Space Wolves themselves have far more going on in their armour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Mustard Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Nice paint job I´m afraid but I think I spot a mould line on the side of the helmet maybe you could get rid of the clinical aspect by painting the shoulder pads to a specific company using other colors like red or black Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob451 Posted July 21, 2014 Author Share Posted July 21, 2014 Nice paint job I´m afraid but I think I spot a mould line on the side of the helmet maybe you could get rid of the clinical aspect by painting the shoulder pads to a specific company using other colors like red or black I know about the mould line. It's just a test fig that won't be in the army so I'm not bothered about it. The rest of the army is cleaned much better. I'm going to paint up the Blood Claw pack first I think and see how the scheme pans out on some actual Space Wolf models. Hopefully the added detail will alleviate my issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob451 Posted July 22, 2014 Author Share Posted July 22, 2014 Couldn't sleep last night so started painting up Krom. TBH I'm not happy with him. I ran into lots of problems because I assembled him before painting. He should be a much easier model to paint when painted in his component parts. I'll be throwing this chap up on eBay early I think in the hopes of being able to fund a replacement for him and have another try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrunTeufel Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 Couldn't sleep last night so started painting up Krom. TBH I'm not happy with him. I ran into lots of problems because I assembled him before painting. He should be a much easier model to paint when painted in his component parts. I'll be throwing this chap up on eBay early I think in the hopes of being able to fund a replacement for him and have another try. Why don't you strip the paint? Wouldn't It be easier? It doesn't look bad tbh but I agree that It could be much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob451 Posted July 22, 2014 Author Share Posted July 22, 2014 Couldn't sleep last night so started painting up Krom. TBH I'm not happy with him. I ran into lots of problems because I assembled him before painting. He should be a much easier model to paint when painted in his component parts. I'll be throwing this chap up on eBay early I think in the hopes of being able to fund a replacement for him and have another try. Why don't you strip the paint? Wouldn't It be easier? It doesn't look bad tbh but I agree that It could be much better. I don't think the figure wouldn't survive. It's quite a fragile model and I'd rather paint one before assembly than go through painting an assembled one again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiltedMarine Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 Wow. If that's disappointing, I'd love to see what you consider "properly done!" Love the definition of the bone and the blending job on the cape! How do you get such clean results with the black wash on the tac marine? My models always wind up looking to me like they're blotched and dirty. Am I applying too much of the stuff? Should I thin it down? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Mustard Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 I concur. He doesn´t look bad at all but rather good Maybe you should give it a rest. Paint other models and get back to this one. Sometimes when I do something in an urge or a rush (you painted if in a night) I too seem to be unable to be satisfied. So other time it is just fixing or finishing a tiny detail that finishes the model at last for me. If you show us bigger pictures maybe we would be able to help. Maybe you´re too perfectionist too ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob451 Posted July 28, 2014 Author Share Posted July 28, 2014 Thanks for the kind words guy. I might be a little bit of a perfectionist but it's only because I know I can do better if I try. Here is the replacement Krom model I painted yesterday. I think he may be the best Infantry model I've ever painted. The last one is on it's way to a new home in Italy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob451 Posted August 3, 2014 Author Share Posted August 3, 2014 Painted up the Wolf Guard squad a few days ago but only just finished basing them the other night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyrox Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 Very nice paint jobs there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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