Cadmus Tyro Xth and XXth blog: Terror Squad

[Halandaar]

Yeah i'd stick with the black, especially as i assume the tracks will be a metallic colour.

[DuskRaider]

That's the sweet stuff right there.

[Cadmus Tyro]

really cool stuff, love the conversations the painting everything, looking forward to seeing more!

Thanks thamier, I appreciate the comment, they keep me going! I will hopefully have a few free evenings to finish of the venator, but I can't quite resist the temptation to build the leviathan I have sitting in a box still!

 

Yeah i'd stick with the black, especially as i assume the tracks will be a metallic colour.

Yeah the tracks will be metallic, then washed with typhus corrosion then weathering powders etc. I find it easier to work over black with lead belcher.

 

That's the sweet stuff right there.

Cheers! And thanks for the suggestion!

[Cadmus Tyro]

A bit more progress, slowly coming together!

[Bjorn Firewalker]

Excellent work on the Alpha Legion tank.

[Cadmus Tyro]

So the venator is almost complete. I'm just getting to the weathering stage, bought myself some new products:

I've done a quick test on the underside of the tank (hence the darker colour), what do you think?

[Cadmus Tyro]

So, a few steps away from completion after tonight. Using make-up brushes is so much easier to create that worn/chipped look, just had to get the wife to purchase them! Could only get a low light level pic:

Streaking grime and powders tomorrow!

Cadmus

[DuskRaider]

Now that's a sexy tank.

[Nysse]

That's a darn good looking tank! Nice work on the weathering. Nice and subtle enough not to take the whole focus from the rest of the paintjob.

[Halandaar]

The weathering you've got to far is really nice, noticeable but doesn't interfere with the overall effect of the point job. That really is a great looking vehicle.

[Robzilla]

Subtle weathering, and superb job done as always. I really like it!

 

When you say the make up brushes were better, in what way do you mean?

[Cadmus Tyro]

Now that's a sexy tank.

It is indeed, must be the make-up brushes ;)

That's a darn good looking tank! Nice work on the weathering. Nice and subtle enough not to take the whole focus from the rest of the paintjob.

Thanks Nysse, appreciate the feedback! Let's hope the next stage of weathering doesn't take it too far!

The weathering you've got to far is really nice, noticeable but doesn't interfere with the overall effect of the point job. That really is a great looking vehicle.

Thanks mate!

Subtle weathering, and superb job done as always. I really like it!

When you say the make up brushes were better, in what way do you mean?

Cheers robzilla, the make-up brushes are essentially really fine sponges on plastic sticks that don't absorb too much paint. This seems to give you a lot more control and allows you to achieve a more worn look to the paint. If you were going for small chips in the middle of the armour plate I would still use a normal sponge.

I used to use a fine detail brush, which looks ok at a distance, but up close it looks a little too manufactured. The cataphractti below was done using a fine detail brush:

Compare that to a close up of the tank (poor image quality aside):

The chipping blends with the rest of he paint giving a more feathered edge. It is also significantly faster than the brush approach and easier to correct mistakes.

Hope that answers the question?

Cadmus

[Halandaar]

 

Cheers robzilla, the make-up brushes are essentially really fine sponges on plastic sticks that don't absorb too much paint. This seems to give you a lot more control and allows you to achieve a more worn look to the paint. If you were going for small chips in the middle of the armour plate I would still use a normal sponge.

 

I used to use a fine detail brush, which looks ok at a distance, but up close it looks a little too manufactured. The cataphractti below was done using a fine detail brush:

 

The chipping blends with the rest of he paint giving a more feathered edge. It is also significantly faster than the brush approach and easier to correct mistakes.

 

Hope that answers the question?

 

Cadmus

 

Thanks for the tip about the makeup brushes. Any advice on different sizes and so on? Might look at grabbing some myself.

[Cadmus Tyro]

Sicaran Venator complete:

[Cadmus Tyro]

Cheers robzilla, the make-up brushes are essentially really fine sponges on plastic sticks that don't absorb too much paint. This seems to give you a lot more control and allows you to achieve a more worn look to the paint. If you were going for small chips in the middle of the armour plate I would still use a normal sponge.

I used to use a fine detail brush, which looks ok at a distance, but up close it looks a little too manufactured. The cataphractti below was done using a fine detail brush:

The chipping blends with the rest of he paint giving a more feathered edge. It is also significantly faster than the brush approach and easier to correct mistakes.

Hope that answers the question?

Cadmus

Thanks for the tip about the makeup brushes. Any advice on different sizes and so on? Might look at grabbing some myself.

[terminatorAM]

So much awesome in this thread

[Cadmus Tyro]

So much awesome in this thread

Thank for the feedback.

 

Does the streaking grime add much to the overall effect?

 

I can't decide what to work on next, either more infantry or reward my efforts by building something new!

[terminatorAM]

Does the streaking grime add much to the overall effect?

I'm a big fan of the steaks. I've wanted to use that product too, and am glad you were able to show great examples of what it can do. It's subtle enough to not ruin your paint scheme, but also realistic enough to bring that bright color into "the real world".

 

Personally, I'd add a few more subtle weathering effects to go with the streaks. Maybe some different weathering powders for dust?

[Cadmus Tyro]

 

Does the streaking grime add much to the overall effect?

I'm a big fan of the steaks. I've wanted to use that product too, and am glad you were able to show great examples of what it can do. It's subtle enough to not ruin your paint scheme, but also realistic enough to bring that bright color into "the real world".

Personally, I'd add a few more subtle weathering effects to go with the streaks. Maybe some different weathering powders for dust?

Thanks, yeah it was powdered but I tried out the pigment fixer which seemed to significantly mute the effect, except in the area where the powder was heavily applied. So I might go over the track again with more of the brown pigment powders, minus the fixer.

[terminatorAM]

Layers. That's the trick with powders. Lots of layers alternating between powders and fixed. Trust me, they look much better when they've been built up with more than one coat. Also, as a heads up, varnish will also change their look, but it will keep them in place.

[Cadmus Tyro]

Layers. That's the trick with powders. Lots of layers alternating between powders and fixed. Trust me, they look much better when they've been built up with more than one coat. Also, as a heads up, varnish will also change their look, but it will keep them in place.

Thanks for the advice, I'll give it a go. I'm used to using powders but not fixer. I might try some humbrol decal fix (which I have used to good effect in the past for streaking effects using powders) instead of enamel fixer, I need to do some more tests. I've always struggled to fix powders into that 'dust' effect, perhaps layers are the key!

[Cadmus Tyro]

And now for something completely different....

[Cadmus Tyro]

Slowly but surely...

[Halandaar]

Yeeeesssss....... I love Leviathans so much. This is gonna be great.

[Cadmus Tyro]

Long time no post! We've moved house recently and I've finally found some hobby time! I've been working on my second veteran squad, I'll be using them as tank hunters.

They still need a lot of detailing! C&C welcome as always.

Cadmus