Forum adverts like this one are shown to any user who is not logged in. Join us by filling out a tiny 3 field form and you will get your own, free, dakka user account which gives a good range of benefits to you: No adverts like this in the forums anymore. Times and dates in your local timezone. Full tracking of what you have read so you can skip to your first unread post, easily see what has changed since you last logged in, and easily see what is new at a glance. Email notifications for threads you want to watch closely. Being a part of the oldest wargaming community on the net. If you are already a member then feel free to login now.

I got an army painted by BTP, and generally im really happy with it, as its infinitly better than i could have done, and the cost of the models alone in aust, is what i paid for the models AND the painting from purchasing from the US...

But, i noticed this, and i just dont have any idea what its meant to be
http://www.bluetablepainting.com/view_image.php?imgID=131178

The guy is painted great (to my standard) but wth is that missile launcher?

Everything else there is (again to my standard,,,) fantastic, and i love it, Then i see that and im just like 'the hell, that passed some kind of quality control and got a photo taken of it?' What would cause the missile launcher to look so,,, idk, bad? for lack of a better word..

Oh God that's funny

I don't know what that's about. But it made me laugh.

 angel of ecstasy wrote:
Oh God that's funny

I don't know what that's about. But it made me laugh.

yea i dont know what caused it, being someone who cant paint at all, but the weapon looks,,, melted.

None of the other dudes that were photod look bad at all!

I'm sorry but there is nothing professional about that whatsoever.

@dragonzord please try out other commission painters, there are many good ones on this site. You will be far happier with the results.

UNCLEBADTOUCH wrote:
I'm sorry but there is nothing professional about that whatsoever.

@dragonzord please try out other commission painters, there are many good ones on this site. You will be far happier with the results.

can i ask why you say that? Like what they did poorly other than what i pointed out already.

I also think that for a paid for paint job it looks rather poor and the bases look like an after thought. I hope you didn't pay alot.

@ Dragonzord: Clarify something for me; is this figure a part of your army? Or was this just random pic of a Space Wolf in the BTP Gallery?

Also, what level paint job did you pay for (if you don't mind me asking)?

Dragonzord wrote:

UNCLEBADTOUCH wrote:
I'm sorry but there is nothing professional about that whatsoever.

@dragonzord please try out other commission painters, there are many good ones on this site. You will be far happier with the results.

can i ask why you say that? Like what they did poorly other than what i pointed out already.

Poor posing of model.
Use of badly converted/glued/generally fethed up none standard part (missile launcher)
Grainy paint texture.
Details missed when painting.
Lack of proper shading/highlighting.
Shoddy basing (snow over feet, untidy rim)
"blood effect" that is simply spattered red paint and looks nothing like blood.

How's that for starters?

UNCLEBADTOUCH wrote:

Dragonzord wrote:

UNCLEBADTOUCH wrote:
I'm sorry but there is nothing professional about that whatsoever.

@dragonzord please try out other commission painters, there are many good ones on this site. You will be far happier with the results.

can i ask why you say that? Like what they did poorly other than what i pointed out already.

Poor posing of model.
Use of badly converted/glued/generally fethed up none standard part (missile launcher)
Grainy paint texture.
Details missed when painting.
Lack of proper shading/highlighting.
Shoddy basing (snow over feet, untidy rim)
"blood effect" that is simply spattered red paint and looks nothing like blood.


How's that for starters?

These are the same issues I have with this paint job, especially with an emphasis on the grainy paint texture.

It appears as if the paint was not watered down for proper consistency. It looks like it was taken directly from the pot and splotched on.

 PollutedWisdom323 wrote:
@ Dragonzord: Clarify something for me; is this figure a part of your army? Or was this just random pic of a Space Wolf in the BTP Gallery?

Also, what level paint job did you pay for (if you don't mind me asking)?

Its a start of a new space wolf army, so yes its mine. I only just got those images from btp, so i havent finished paying for it. Its a level 3 paintjob, with level 5 on the characters.

I also think that for a paid for paint job it looks rather poor and the bases look like an after thought. I hope you didn't pay alot.

The bases are actually how i wanted it. Except for snow bases to have the normal black edges seems a huge oversight, and i agree there.

Poor posing of model.
Use of badly converted/glued/generally fethed up none standard part (missile launcher)
Grainy paint texture.
Details missed when painting.
Lack of proper shading/highlighting.
Shoddy basing (snow over feet, untidy rim)
"blood effect" that is simply spattered red paint and looks nothing like blood.

If youre talking about this model alone, then yes, in my OP i criticized it myself and said that i dislike it. The army on a whole though, i think looks pretty damn good for your average level paint job.

Looking through BTP level samples I am inclined to say that I would never pay someone to abuse my models like that.
Even their "elite" and "hero" level samples make me cringe when considering you are expected to pay for that.
I see better offerings from several Dakka posting commission painters.
I'm glad you are happy with the service, but I would be livid.

The empty hand just boggles me.

you know, it really is a horribly done model... But it makes me ask, why would they take a photo of it as some kind of centrepiece? I guess at least theyre not trying to hide anything...

They look like a standard BTP tabletop quality paint job. They should look OK on the table but nothing that will make anyone else say they look amazing. I looked at the rest of the pictures in the gallery and the painting is not clean. If they could not do eyes in a proper fashion they should have just painted the area a dark brown, and no one would notice it on the table. They should have at least given the Armor some highlights, it look a bit flat. The Hero models look to be a standard table top quality and nothing more. It looks like a rushed job.

so, after this, what would you recommend for a good quality paint job? I'd have no idea where else to look :/

Dragonzord wrote:
so, after this, what would you recommend for a good quality paint job? I'd have no idea where else to look :/

There is a whole thread of Painting services on DakkaDakka

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/248070.page


Automatically Appended Next Post:

Dragonzord wrote:
you know, it really is a horribly done model... But it makes me ask, why would they take a photo of it as some kind of centrepiece? I guess at least theyre not trying to hide anything...

It is not they were trying to hid anything, it is they did not see anything wrong with the model. It is on par with the rest of the miniatures in the gallery.

jeez if people will pay for that level of painting i'm going into business as I wouldn't even class those as "tabletop" standard.