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League of Extraordinary Rusters ? (rusties, rustings... ??)

This new direction from GW (or is it a reboot) is looking full of potential - can't wait to see what they do with the new Necromunda

For chips / rust patches on dark surfaces, I tend to do the chipping with a lighter or contrasting "undercoat" and then add the metal/rust within that area, leaving a thin line of undercoat, to give the contrast as a sort of halo around the rust patches.

I brightened everything up one notch, I think this'll do

Looking good!

Can definitely see the rust easier, you don't have a promising career in the auto business if you keep highlighting the rust .

I'm done with the blue. It's a good thing too, because I'm now sick of blue

You may be sick of it, but I could sit and look at it all day, fantastic work, really makes the Mini's stand out as well, going that shade lighter has really paid off imo, those ratskins really pop against it.

They better pop against it, or be popped off of it would be better.

Rat skins Looking great there Dave.

@Cam- Thanks buddy! ofc, I only see that remnant of a mold line NOW that it's posted, not during the 20+ hours spent staring at them while painting

@Theo - Thanks Theo! At one time, the Ratskins were among the best paint job I'd ever done. Perhaps If I practice enough, I can finally paint the rest of the old metal gangs I've hoarded al lthese years. I've been watching painters stream on twitch, and I'm amazed by the general lack of skill these young whippersnappers have with metal models. They don't know how to even pin a metal model. Of course, they are amazing painters though. As long as we progress

I take that all back, my paint jobs are still chalky, but my style is my style I suppose
Some Ogryns have been tearing Up my Shop!




We'll need a Commissar next to keep em from doing this again.

Ogryns are looking good, keep at it!

Ogryns are looking ace Dave .

Do I spy sprues of bases? I was worried and had to zoom in to make sure those weren't primaris marines in the box on your desk , was worried the world was about to end .

@Khaine thanks man, appreciate it. Won't be much left to do on them now.

@Theo thanks! You know better if I have Primaris Marines on this bench, it'll be to prove that they could be converted from their static poses with a minimum of hobby effort. But I'm sure others will make that demonstration better than I could. I may convert a Land Raider or one of their 100 plastic air force kits for Guard/Navy use, just because I can.


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I think we'll call these finished

Now they look brilliant, awesome work.

I've been looking at the numarines, for body parts, hard to come by true scale bodies for basing my Orkz!

Thanks Cam! I'm 100% unhappy with the skin tone, it just went on rough (not smooth) from the beginning. I tried to turn my mess into a sort of blemished skin I conveniently imagined Ogryns might have, but I may just be jaded by the Studio/White Dwarf paintjobs I'm brainwashed by.

Maybe adding a little purple to look more like bruising.

I bought 2 boxes of Ogryns, if I ever need more (or Bullgryns) I can revisit. For now, they are done

what about adding a grey shimmer of "hair" to shoulders and heads?...i mean the ogryns are my picture perfect definition of hillbillies...

That IS a possibility too Vik. I think my primer coat got a little wonky for whatever reason, I just could not get a smooth coat, and there are MANY coats of paint on that skin, perhaps too many. meh. Not my finest work, but not my last either. This is something I could totally use a skill boost in.

well...my own knowledge of primer handling is slim^^...so no judgig from my part here^^

i quite often still drown my stuff in primer...sometimes something in me runs off with the priming and the finger keeps pushing down...like i would use a machine gun...inwardly yelling..."yeah...git some"...(i think i need help^^)

Haha Vik- me too. At first, I think I had too much pressure, the paint was pooling and splattering, I think some of these pools got thicker as I tried to smooth the rest out to match. I'm in a basement with a dehumidifier running, so it wasn't the dreaded bubbles, everything just ended up chalky, despite my super thin coats. I dunno. I have those OOP metal Escher and Delaque gangs to paint and I dont want that same problem.

Don't really see your prob bud. They are Ogryn....you know ogre-ish, dirty smelly, gross, not baby smooth soft clean. Throw some tattoos on them and the eye will never see your terrible paintwork.

No honestly had a good look in the gallery and they look fine bud, blemished skin is cool. I agree you will not want that on the Eschers, but you will sort it. I am no expert and not even gifted with the airbrush do da, but is it a result of being over keen to paint after cleaning the models? Maybe a bit of residue, tainted the primer coat?

Jeez these artists, complaining because their bloody perfect skin tones and models aren't happy ever! mine are happy to be vaguely pink mate!

Those are looking pretty good, don't bring yourself down!

If chalkiness is the issue, have you considered Lahmian medium? That miught help out by adjusting the drying time. Oh, and check the consistency of your paint.

Nah, no big deal, Perhaps a drying extender is needed, I'm sort of new to the whole wet pallete thing. Perhaps I just need more practice

Yes, more practice, but it must be on NEW terrain or models that you make here

I've got plenty of that to work with


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Been working on a bunch of smaller, linear terrain

Salt Weathering on barrels, also have a bunch of Ammo crates and a set of GW shipping containers in various stages of completion.

I was considering doing some salt weathering on some terrain, what's your process again? Is it just basecoat rust, hairspray, salt to taste and then new basecoat, scrub away salt after its dry and then as extra weathering?

Naa, just rust basecoat, then I mixed some regular table salt with some larger, Kosher salt. Haphazardly brushed water on the barrels, then rolled them in salt. I sprayed the first coat of yellow last night, I thought it needed another, so that's where it's at.

Good job on the Ogryns.
Skin, like many things, only gets better with practice... and moisturiser.

Salty barrels.

I must admit I don't know what you're on about dsteingas! The skintone looks great to me

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what about adding a grey shimmer of "hair" to shoulders and heads?...i mean the ogryns are my picture perfect definition of hillbillies...

...someone needs to GS a mullet onto an Ogryn ASAP.