Dukeawesome1 Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Hello fellow battle brothers, I'm currently painting my first army, but have come to a bump. While painting my ravenwing bikes I have no clue which citadel paint for the tires. I'm using an abaddon black for the armour and bike body. Also, I'm also worried about priming my dark talon and predator. I'm afraid of painting the top side of the predator and waiting to dry to do the bottom, but the the spray will look uneven where spraying the top meets the bottom. For the dark talon, I dnot want to spray the clear stand for the ship, any ideas. I appreciate any feed back and all help is appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Rage Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Tires I go with the same colour although GW say chaos black primer and Abaddon black are not the same I haven't seen the difference, maybe I need new glasses... or sealer blends them well. If you are painting the predator green over the primer it should blend ok but many people these days have gone for spray guns. I sprayed my talon/neph in parts, the inner cockpit which was painted and attached to the rest then I taped the canopy area and sprayed the entire thing assembled. You can always wrap tape around the stand as well to avoid spraying it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pigshead Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 I simply left the Talons stand off when painting it, it pushes in and out easily, which makes it easier to transport.I too go with the same black for the tires and armour on the bikes.As for spraying the tanks, I always do the top and sides, let it dry, then spray the bottom, and have yet to have any issues with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother dean Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Charradon Granite makes a nice tire color. my handy conversion chart calls the new color.... Stormvermin Fur... but that looks a bit to light... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chmur Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 Black matt undercoat - dark grey drybrush on the sides and running portion of the tyre - black wash all over it. Unfortunatelly I am not using GW range so cannot suggest the exact colour names, but you get the idea. Pigments along the base if applicable. With the drybrush, you're aiming for this effect so the tyre isn't flat black, especially on mostly-all-black model. http://www.militarymodelling.com/sites/1/images/member_albums/42220/photo%204.jpg edit - spelling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight Angels Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 1. Basecoat with abadon black 2. Drybrush eshin grey (where the light will hit the model, around the edges and so) 3. Drybrush dawnstone (only the edges) 4. Wash with nuln oil 5. Paint all non-black-parts 6. Tadaaa! Learning by doing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnakeChisler Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 You could do with a Tub of weathering powder Use it on the Tread and a bit on the lower area gives the look of Mud splashing up also go light mud to contrast the black, I've also gone with the grassy Plains but I think the mix I used was autumn + mud so its not got a lot of green on the bases It also means you can weather your wheels best thing to do is look at a proper Wheel that has been through the mud say a bike If you don't want to get the powder you could experiment with a stippling brush Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dukeawesome1 Posted January 28, 2016 Author Share Posted January 28, 2016 Thanks everybody for th feedback. Does anybody have an idea to make a Librarian on a bike? In the codex it says you can take one, but can't find the certain model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight Angels Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 Google it and you will find a how-to video on youtube. It takes the librarian and the bike sgt from the dv box Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother dean Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 It's easy to do with the DV librarian and any bike... I'd link you to mine but I am lazy... There are other conversions on here that are actually painted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Blaire Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 Thanks everybody for th feedback. Does anybody have an idea to make a Librarian on a bike? In the codex it says you can take one, but can't find the certain model.Hexagon Sun posted the following in his thread! May save you some searching: No worries, I basically watching this tutorial and then did my own amendments. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnozkqHSKlw I used the DV sergeants arm so he's got one hand on the handlebars and a different left arm, but the rest is more or less as that video. I need to do some greenstuffing to fill in gaps around the right arm and torso as it's not the most precise fit. There's a few bits you can trim down on the waist/legs to get a better fit, but it's just a case of trying it yourself as I was on for at least half an hour trimming it down and testing it again. I would take some photos but it's quite hard to get it to see it once it's been glued! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnakeChisler Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 Just to add a note to the excellent link above when I was watching it a number of things came to mind about converting and modeling so I took a pic of my essentials In no particular order SupaTool - a hobby knife with a difference solid metal construction to clamp the blade stopping the usual wobbles and flexes, I've tried a number of cheap options and would recommend this over anything else it really makes a difference having full control over your cuts Green Stuff Plastic tube Clamps - can't live without them cheap and very useful Magnets - assortment of sizes shapes and strengths Elastic bands - a real boon when assembling Vehicles Paper Clips - cut them for pins, generally pin anything that you can get away with Saw - I splashed out on a GW one very fine teeth on it Not on is my needle files, plasticard Hope this helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tygwyn Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 SnakeChisler's list is a good one, I add an old toothbrush to that list; cut the bristles down so they are about 5-6mm long and they are really good for getting the shavings/swarf out of the model and can help you start to smooth the finish down. I also recommend some 'wet and dry' sandpaper at about 600 and 1200 grit to get the fine detail finish on bits you've cut off/shaped. Don't forget good model clippers too, they get the large chunks of stuff you don't want - fast! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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