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G'day Dakka,



Painted up these for a mate who couldn't get the wings right. He wanted a particular look to them, like parchment.

I gave them a bath in isopropyl and tried to replicate the original colour scheme and get the effect he was after. C&C welcome, as always.



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After:

I like him the new way! Great green carapace, Only i would make the pictures on a white background, but anyway Great model and paint job.

I'd say it looks really good, but looks,more like leather then parchment, could use a lightening

Looks great man but the background makes it difficult to see the mini

Kahnawake

I think you nailed it. Nicely done!

Looks amazing.

i agree though you should use a different background. He kinda blends into it a bit.

Looks ace, but that background is a bit busy!

Haha all I could see was the background but I wont mention the background because everyone above me mentioned the busy background, other than that I love the colour scheme and the wings look good

Awesome colour scheme, but once again ill have to bring up the background issue. Love the green edging.

Nice

 Kahnawake wrote:
Looks great man but the background makes it difficult to see the mini

Kahnawake

I agree, background is too busy. Hard to see the mini

Thanks for the feedback. I was hesitant to use that background but went ahead anyway to try something different.... agree that is it not suitable for anything, really.

Here are some pics with just plain white background. It certainly makes the contrasting colours stand out!










Better?

I really like it. Great tones on the wings.

EDC

Very, very nice.

Love it. And now we can see it!

Very nice model!

The new background benefits the mini a lot. Great job on it. Awesome painting!
Cheers
Kahnawake

much better views. More of the same from everyone else. Really great paint jobs