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NecronLord3 wrote:I'm digging this scheme the most I think. Not a fan of using non-gw paints but I may consider a test model to alter my perceptions.

considering GW paint is awful compared to the price and quality of other companies out there those "perceptions" should of been altered LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG ago.

A wash of Asurman blue goes very well between shades of silver i find.

If you want to get them on the table fast and still look pretty good you could do this:
get a metal model, wash it, then paint the details. fill in the piping with black and if you did the wash right you'll still have a metal sheen with decent defenition.
For the new plastic ones you do the above, but then gloss it with a layer of "water effects"
this will give you the same nice shiny bare metal look for a minimum of effort.

dbsamurai wrote:If you want to get them on the table fast and still look pretty good you could do this:
get a metal model, wash it, then paint the details. fill in the piping with black and if you did the wash right you'll still have a metal sheen with decent defenition.
For the new plastic ones you do the above, but then gloss it with a layer of "water effects"
this will give you the same nice shiny bare metal look for a minimum of effort.

do you have any models glossed with water effects? I was under the impression this wouldnt work!

(would love to make some metallic-y mechanite red with just a coat overtop of the red!)