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Hi all I've started a golden demon piece for this year but there won't be any pictures up of it for a bit.. i want to keep the air of mystery.. all i'm gonna say is that it's going to be on a funk-a-licious base
i have also started on another figure for the diorama and there will be pictures of him up in the next week
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oh and i found this video of what i believe to be the last working tiger 2 sorry it's a bit small, i wasn't sure how to make it larger :/
I'm looking at the early war period around 1941 so i guess if i have any troops about they'll be under-equipped.. if i do this diorama it would be set in early summer with a beautiful field with wild flowers, silver birch trees etc. and right in the middle of this tranquil scene will be a gurt big tank.. (for you people who are not from the west of England gurt is just means great or big)
something like this from the East European Plains
Chris
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I really love the Diorama, great all round piece. I'm not that up on historical accuracy but I suppose it is the hazard of doing historical pieces that you might make a few errors, I really don't think it matters for me. It really invokes a great feeling of winter and harsh conditions.
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Better to sit quietly and look the fool than to open your mouth and confirm the fact!
Hi everyone! I've got another mini painted and I've started to get the hang of painting that spotty German camouflage. i went for the spring oak leaf camo on his trousers as, I've noticed in some early colour photos it was used in the winter of '44 and it's a nice change from orange
Just a couple of shots from different angles i think that these two figures are among the nicest i've ever painted, even if they aren't quite the best the sculpted detail really is astounding
Very, very nice Chris. I get so used to looking at over-the-top 40k figures that I forget how nice realistic minis can look. Well done! The camo looks great and the wear on everything really gives it a realism that's hard to beat.
Anvildude: "Honestly, it's kinda refreshing to see an Ork vehicle that doesn't look like a rainbow threw up on it."
Yeah, SoO, those dudes look amazing. I voted on a few of your images, but wanted to let you know I think you've done a great job. The whole idea and setting you've created is a nice change of pace from SMs bounding through the air, yelling as they shoot at orks. As you said, "it's also nice just to see what else is out there to paint." I agree. It's too easy to get hooked on GW products and forget how great other mini's and models can look. Especially, when they're placed in such an elaborate, yet realistic scene. It really brings them to life. Of course your painting helped a lot too! Well, done, SoO, the faces, fatigues and camo all look great and the tank is just delicious.
Metallics are tricky. A gradient that would show up perfectly well with non-metallic paint can just disappear with metallics because of the inherent shine... or the can appear and disappear based on your viewpoint. I'm doing a land raider now for my eldest son in metal and even though the gradient (airbrushed) went from a very dark metallic to a very light one, you look at it now and you can hardly tell the difference at all... unless you just happen to catch it at the right angle. I've gone with things like deepening washes or off-color washes & edge highlights in order to reinforce the differences... but it's far from a perfect result.
Anvildude: "Honestly, it's kinda refreshing to see an Ork vehicle that doesn't look like a rainbow threw up on it."
DarkAngelsRK wrote:He's looking cool so far Chris. If you don't mind me asking, what chapter will he be?
I'm not sure.. i need ideas as to what colour the shoulder pads and helmet should be so if you have any ideas that would be great
Gitsplitta wrote:Metallics are tricky. A gradient that would show up perfectly well with non-metallic paint can just disappear with metallics because of the inherent shine... or the can appear and disappear based on your viewpoint. I'm doing a land raider now for my eldest son in metal and even though the gradient (airbrushed) went from a very dark metallic to a very light one, you look at it now and you can hardly tell the difference at all... unless you just happen to catch it at the right angle. I've gone with things like deepening washes or off-color washes & edge highlights in order to reinforce the differences... but it's far from a perfect result.
I know exactly what you mean! I've tried highlighting the areas which catch the light from above any working down the areas which don't but it's still very hard.. but a challenge is a good thing i've gone for washes of dark angels green and black and varying the amount of water and paint depending on where it is on the model.. apparently going right down to matt colours can work though i have yet to try this properly..
DarkAngelsRK wrote:He's looking cool so far Chris. If you don't mind me asking, what chapter will he be?
I'm not sure.. i need ideas as to what colour the shoulder pads and helmet should be so if you have any ideas that would be great
I would make him as if he were an oldschool Dark Angel with your own spin. One shoulder dark green with a red insignia, the other bone with black checkering. I think that would be awesome
SONS of ORAR wrote:I'm not sure.. i need ideas as to what colour the shoulder pads and helmet should be so if you have any ideas that would be great
You could go with Astral Claws?
That's a damn fine excuse to paint the FW Huron model. By the way, your WWII minis are phenomenal. The attention to detail really stands out. Good job, mate!
yay back to the 40k goodieness! WWII tanks are fun and all but nothing beats the sheer awesomeness of the blunt force trauma which is imperial space marines!!!
BoA.Raccoon wrote:Sorry, that's my way of expressing my loathing for people who are better than m- for pretty much everyone on this forum D:
You're awesome at painting, there you are
Be that as it may, I'd avoid that style of posting in the future - it almost led to some trouble for you, because without any history or explanation, it didn't look to friendly...
BoA.Raccoon wrote:Sorry, that's my way of expressing my loathing for people who are better than m- for pretty much everyone on this forum D:
You're awesome at painting, there you are
don't worry it all comes with practice and i took it in the right sense.. oh and if you want some painting help PM me and i'll give you some tips.. i may take some time to reply though as i'm not on here all that much..
The WWII figures are 1/35 scale or 54mm and are about 5 to 6cm high.. the heads are about the same size as GW heads but the body is more proportional as these are scale miniatures not war-gaming miniatures..
as to the terminator.. i've done the shoulder pads starting with tallarn flesh and working up to a mix of rotten flesh and white. the helmet is black with ice blue, glowing lenses and the robe is painted with a mix of black and tallarn flesh to tie it in with the shoulder pads and i'm thinking of maybe doing a little free hand..
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