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.

Going to play with these later!! Has anyone ever used them?? I am excited to see what I can do with the different Pigments. The set includes three rust shades and one for soot. I am totally going to soot the bombed out edges of all my buildings. Also lots of people looking but no replies to the "Water Plant question", lasgun or no lasgun?? As always thanks for all the comments and keep um coming!!

Well as promised I had some fun with the rust pigments. They were a little harder to work with then I thought. Much messier and hard to control the coverage area. All in all I like the end result. I think it added a lot of depth to the model. As always let me know what you guys think.

I picked up a set of pigments from the same brand, I like quality of them especially for their cost.

Great pieces of the terrain...glad you got rid of the zombie coming out of the pool. The skelly in the pool is great.

With all those pipes you could do the scene from Enemy at the Gates where the snipers are trapped....just a thought...

manoknok wrote:Great pieces of the terrain...glad you got rid of the zombie coming out of the pool.

I am actually keeping him but it is going to be a different model from mantic games. It is a very dynamic pose I will put up a pic later you you guys can decide!!

So here is the question:

Zombie or NO Zombie??

The pigments look good - how are you using them, if I may ask?

Edit: And without the lasgun or zombie I think - unless you dirty up the bottom even more (ie add more rubbish etc) and generally make the water quite opaque.

@SilverMK2
Thanks for the compliment. As far as the usage goes it is very simple. The product is "Self Adhesive", so all you really have to do is put the powder where you want it and rub it in. I am using an old dry brush, but I assume that any stiff brush will do. It is VERY VERY messy , and leaves little control. The control factor comes from the self adhering product. If you miss the target and get it into places you didn't want it well get ready to repaint that area. Most pigments are set by rubbing alcohol so overdusting is a matter of simply blowing the remaining off. (Note: with this particular brand if it hits it sticks) All in all it was great fun and turned out great .
I would recommend that beginners try this out on scrape plastic to see how it works.

Thanks for the comment and hope that this helps.

I have MIG pigments which I fix using alcohol (and sometimes use in oil paints too for extra colour and texture).

I was just wondering how you were applying it

Never heard of self adhesive pigments though.

@SilverMK2

I know that sounds strange, when I saw it I was unsure how it would work out. After talking to the owner of the model train store, he told me he swears by this stuff. As long you don't mind a little touch up painting here and there, then this stuff is awesome!!!

Here is the link:
http://www.bragdonent.com/weather.htm

for small candles and things go to maxmini.com they have some sweet stuff there :-)

Really awesome work indeed. Will try some of this stuff when I get around to making scenery!

nerdfest09 wrote:for small candles and things go to maxmini.com they have some sweet stuff there :-)

they do make great stuff!!! check this out from the altar I have made


@Regnak
This is a ton of fun and a nice break between painting figs. Thanks for the compliment!!!!!

Here is the other two buildings that I have recently re-based for my City!! They are my first kits and the Imperial command building is my favorite. I will be adding ruble and such to the bases. Let me know what you guys think. Which is your favorite? Chapel Of Aquiila, Water Plant, Imperial Command Building, or Factory Building? Let me know what you think.

Looking cool. Love the vines growing up the walls - they look great.

The banners and magna carta nailed to the door look good too.

The blue and white floor looks great too - how did you do that?

SilverMK2 wrote:Looking cool. Love the vines growing up the walls - they look great.

The banners and magna carta nailed to the door look good too.

The blue and white floor looks great too - how did you do that?

I love Warhammer Fantasy movement trays!! all of my bases, and floors are made out of movement trays. The marble-esque floor is a steady hand filling in a cut to fit movement tray!! I learned it from another gamer, and boy does it work. If you go back and look at all my buildings you will see how versatile they really are!!

And thanks again for the comments!!

time to start toying around with the water color, Dark I know I know!! But the problem is there is so much detail at the bottom of the tank I don't want to lose. This mix that is pictured below is a 3 to 1 mix of paint to water effects. The problem is that it is NOT translucent!! Does any one know how to tint water effects!?!?!?!?

anyway here is a green ooze blob that dissolved a poor guardsman!!!

I really like it. Great work all around, especially the rust. IMHO you could make the melted gaurdsman thing that extra bit cooler by putting a couple nurglings in the goop. Maybe one sneaking out from under the helmet and a fat one on the leading edge of the goop?

Great stuff so far. The weathering powders really added a good deal of depth.

Re: lasgun/no lasgun. I vote no lasgun. Something would have come by and nicked it for sure. Even waterlogged and non-functional, it would probably get looted.

Re: Coloring water effects, don't use paint. Use ink. Most art supply stores will sell you any color of the rainbow for a couple bucks. And use them very, very sparingly. One or two drops of ink for your entire pool batch is enough to add color to water, without losing the detail on the pool floor. You can always experiment with color combinations.

Good luck, keep up the great work!

the melting guardsman was not part of the plan just a funny bit... but maybe I will have to include it in the final plan. Thanks for all the great feedback and compliments. I will not be including the lasgun BUT I am still up in the air about the zombie.

With that said I will set the Water Plant aside for awhile and FINALLY finish the Altar!! Pictures to come as soon as I am finished.

Thanks again everyone ,

Mike

Your terain is fantastic. I like what you're doing with the water pond thing, very characterful.

I need to have emergency oral surgery tomorrow, soo I am not going to be painting much the next few days. I had hoped to have the altar done this week but alas I cracked a wisdom tooth. Lots of pain to follow . Anyway I was wondering who is going to Games Day in Baltimore this year?? I am 50/50 right now, last years event was pretty lame.

Wish me luck and hopefully I will feel well enough to do some painting

Mike

Surely you can work on it while in "The Chair"?

And living in the UK, I'm not going to that event I'm afraid.

Good luck with the wisdom tooth.

survived my surgery and I must say I am feeling pretty good. Maybe I will hit the painting bench tomorrow after all.

Pft, you don't paint with your mouth, so get on with it

actually I am a brush licker!! I know it is gross but that is how I learned. I am getting away from it though, I guess this is the best time to stop

Best of luck with kicking the habit

I have tinted the water effects and have done my first pour. It already looks pretty cool if I do say so myself. I can only pour 1/8 of an inch every 12 hours so it is gonna be awhile til it's done. I am going to put some moss/crud/trash around a few edges using a green flock. I am nervous to see how it is going to turn out. Anyway here is the pic of the first pour. I will not bore you with an update every pour but I am excited to see it all down. Pictures to follow of course!!

Looks pretty cool - any reason why you can only pour so little at a time?

Though if you have to wait for each layer to harden, it does give you scope to add in floating bits of weed, etc.

Very cool project. Makes me want to build some terrain for my battlefield. Keep up the good work!

Nice work.