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Hello! You often see me here commenting on others painting, so now it is my turn!!! I present to you images of my painted Chimera for my IG!  Let me know what you think.  What needs improvement/changing?  I've tried some new techniques with the weathering and mud, and would like feedback.  Thanks for looking! (sorry about the photo quality, still learning the ropes with new digi!)

Thanks again for looking! I'm looking forward to your comments!

 

It's nice, clean, well painted, but with that not too special. Let me explain my self. Like it looks good and all but it doesn't leave that wow taste in your mouth afterwards. As far as the chipped paint look, when you paint it on think of if it was a real tank where would it chip? Like around the front/bottom and almost exclusively on the edges. So, those little patches on the sides just don't seem to fit in right. Oh and as far as mud I personally believe that you can never have enough splatter it all over the bottom half.

Thanks for the advice. Does anyone else have any input/comments?

I think it looks perfect. Not over-the-top, very cleanly done... a little weathering would help if that's your thing, but otherwise, it's perfect.

Nice, realistic looking..

I like the vision slit painting - well done. The rest has a nice utilitarian "guard" look. Quote nice and something you might see in a real miltary piece of hardware.

Agreed. I go very simple in my tank paint jobs (simpler and worse than yours). The focus of your army is probably not going to be your chimera. With that in mind I would call it good (it is good) and move on. After all, you must have like 200 something guardsmen to paint right?

P-I-M-P.....thats a clean paint job there!!

More of a technical thing, but the smoke launcher looks like it might interfere with the turret's aiming when targeting closer units. Again, that might be just a little tic of mine that would urge me to change.

Otherwise, it's a beautiful model. Nice job.

CK

Death Wing: It's nice, clean, well painted, but with that not too special. Let me explain my self. Like it looks good and all but it doesn't leave that wow taste in your mouth afterwards.

Its a chimera! Boring ugly functional vehicle. It would take a very very good modeller or a diorama to make it look impressive.

This is a good job.

thanks everyone for replying. Since posting here, I also posted on WIP, and someone suggested black washing the entire model, and then working out some of the highlights again... These method has added a deal of depth to the model.. I'll try and get photos on soon. Thanks again.

wow.... I use codex grey for armor, but we based our models the same!! Nice looking stuff by the way.

one more try

Grandmaster:

Do not use UBB code to post pics.

Instead, when posting a reply, above the text editor window, look for the little button that looks like a little mountain with a sun over it. That's the insert picture button.

Cheers

Ive not posted images since the "old" dakka that must have been 4+ years ago now!!!!!