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Valhalla130 wrote:I need to actually put paint to model. I haven't done it in several days.

by all means... go painting!!!.... it is always a leap into cold water for me too after a longer period of time of no painting...

Ruglud wrote:Vik, you didn't go Pink :(

Oh well, I'm over my disapointment now... Paint job looks good, but I personally think some weathering wouldn't go amiss. Maybe some simple sponging over the edges, even if not rusty, there will be paint wear to show the bare metal underneath - also some gimy oil streaks here and there?

well...to be honest... i don´t own any pink paint

i think some sponge weathering might be possible... as for oily streacks... that would be a totally new thing for me...

oily streaks, how about holding the model so the nose is up and tail down, than a dab of black or brown ink where the streak starts followed by a drop of water, then let gravity take over?? Should rub/wash off easily if it looks odd after you've tried it

hmmm.... yeah... that would do the trick...

Yeah, aircraft weathering really needs to be directional to look right. Gravity would leave a scalebuster drip shape, using a wet or dry paper towel in the same direction would work.

Have not done it in a very long time, but used to use a straw and blow the ink in the right direction, gives a "blasted out the exhaust" effect.

Funny not used that since 1:72 airfix days. That was a long time ago. Must remember it for myself. LOL.

 Camkierhi wrote:
Have not done it in a very long time, but used to use a straw and blow the ink in the right direction, gives a "blasted out the exhaust" effect.

Funny not used that since 1:72 airfix days. That was a long time ago. Must remember it for myself. LOL.

nifty!

So i ve been weathering the whole thing like crazy, cross yer fingers!!! Pics later today.

Uh oh...Vik's on a roll!

 Viktor von Domm wrote:
So i ve been weathering the whole thing like crazy, cross yer fingers!!! Pics later today.

Vik, I was using superglue when I read that. Now my fingers are stuck crossed....I guess that's good for you.

 Viktor von Domm wrote:

it is always a leap into cold water for me too after a longer period of time of no painting...

I'm always surprised that I can paint better than I thought after having a break.

I like the blue look its not seen often, was starting to wonder what colours you were going for

looking forward to this

OneManNoodles wrote:

 Viktor von Domm wrote:

it is always a leap into cold water for me too after a longer period of time of no painting...

I'm always surprised that I can paint better than I thought after having a break.

I like the blue look its not seen often, was starting to wonder what colours you were going for

looking forward to this

actually you are not really far away from my own feelings atm.. i recently got me some quite decent brushes and i try to think before dipping the brush into the paint... so... with a more steady brush control... yeah... i think my painting is actually getting a bit better... but still...the first strokes are always ladden with fear

well that blue was way to much collecting dust... i fear tho there is not much left of said hue to be seen after the weathering

Theophony wrote:

 Viktor von Domm wrote:
So i ve been weathering the whole thing like crazy, cross yer fingers!!! Pics later today.

Vik, I was using superglue when I read that. Now my fingers are stuck crossed....I guess that's good for you.

LOL...thankfully i wasn´t drinking while reading that... so... endless luck till you find yourself a razor and free your fingers then?...hmmm... i call that dedication for friendship

dsteingass wrote:Uh oh...Vik's on a roll!

you bet mister

so....


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at first i started with the sponge on weathering with vermin brown...at first this went quite good... but i had no real clue... so i made the paint too watery and ruined it almost...
when everything was dry again i used a mix of mithril silver and boltgun metal and drybrushed and feathered it around like crazy... well it´s also one of these akward moments you just had to see for yourself i guess... but in the ned it didn´t look too shabby (well actually it did... that was the whole point, innit?^^)
and then i used the blue wash (diluted even... so much for a learing curve today^^) in the end i added some decals... some upside down skulls for the gunner to keep track of his kills... and some old roughrider decals that had a certain orky pirate vibe for me... and they are yellow... which kinda suits the scheme...

so... here are the pics... a bit many ... but i toook with and without flash for you to see whats what...tho i think i need to make daylight pics... these are not the pics that tell the whole story...

and afterwards you see the first pics of the crew in WIP...

enjoy:












and the crew...







cheers, vik

Great start mate! I would say next just be brave and go for it - get a drybrush of vermin back in it, maybe some directional bolt gun metal streaks too, and some thin oil wash streaks. It is always vaguely terrifying but, you know, you just have to go for it

you really think i should add even more streaks? *shudders*... i thought that i had overdone it even...

That looks great, Vik. A lthough I am a total coward when it comes to dirtying up my vehicles, I do have admit they look much better when its done.

That looks great Vik! The shading is nice and varied in color, but dark enough. The Grot in the last picture looks like he's wearing a baseball catcher/umpire vest.

Great job Vik, I think these grots are hilarious and fit perfect with the plane. I'm on my phone right now so I can't see the grot clearly manning the bolter, just the boots, but looks like he's holding on for dear life.

Valhalla130 wrote:That looks great, Vik. A lthough I am a total coward when it comes to dirtying up my vehicles, I do have admit they look much better when its done.

i totally know what you mean!... you have the gutwrenching feeling you are about to ruin everything with the next stroke....argh^^

dsteingass wrote:That looks great Vik! The shading is nice and varied in color, but dark enough. The Grot in the last picture looks like he's wearing a baseball catcher/umpire vest.

oh... i had more of a rugby player feeling... but i see what you mean... the torso and feet are actually skaven bitz... i trimmed off the tail part and well... a bit of LGS to get rid of fur and presto... heavy armored grots ..ok...he probably gets called big foot by his chaps...

Theophony wrote:Great job Vik, I think these grots are hilarious and fit perfect with the plane. I'm on my phone right now so I can't see the grot clearly manning the bolter, just the boots, but looks like he's holding on for dear life.

actually the bolter manning grot is a bit in an akward state... due to painting needs i have him ´armless^^... the arms are attached to the bolter but the rest of the body is treated seperatly so... he is currently NOT holding on for dear life... but soon...we gotta have faith

 Viktor von Domm wrote:

actually the bolter manning grot is a bit in an akward state... due to painting needs i have him ´armless^^... the arms are attached to the bolter but the rest of the body is treated seperatly so... he is currently NOT holding on for dear life... but soon...we gotta have faith

As it says on green skin currency "in Grot we trust"

i think that needs to be written down somewhere... mebbe on a bomb?

well i´m off to bed now... see you tomorrow all^^

cheers, vik

Night night vik, don't let the bed grots bite.

Night Vik!..btw..greenskins use teef as currency That way they are never broke

Good morning Vik....and good grief, what a great job. Weathering looks great. Blue really coming to life.

Keep it up mister.

 Viktor von Domm wrote:
i think that needs to be written down somewhere... mebbe on a bomb?

well i´m off to bed now... see you tomorrow all^^

cheers, vik

Good job on the weathering Vik. Looks good, not over-done at all.

thanks ... but graven think i need to add even more weathering...discuss!!!

Well with Orky things, it generally is accepted that there is a lot of weathering, dirt, battle damage and rust. But you can do as much or as little as you like.

On that note, have you seen Gitsplitta's chipping, weathering, rust and soot tutorials? They're very good and easy to follow. Worth a look even if you don't use them now.

That's a nice metallic blue you managed to get there Vik.

i only know of gitsplitta´s basing tut... the other ones i need to look into...

and thanks not_u... tho... i have to say the blue metalic look came straight from the pot... so not that big an achievement^^...

but i did a bit of a thinking... i wasn´t in the mood to further weather down the bird... so what to do to make it orky?... right... add some grafitti...

here are some pics... and the big courtesy goes to theo...as his idea is now to be read on the bomb... (hopefully i didn´t step on your toes with the slight variation i used... i respect every bodies beliefs... no mocking was inteded...just general high spirits!)

killroy is here


"zooom" and a lightning bolt...


exclamation mark and dead smiley...


and da bomb...( i thought writing catch on a bomb would be a nice pun... i think i will write "fetch" on a rocket^^)



cheers, vik

That's fantastic Vik! Your metal painting really complements it well, and the "art" is funny too!

in grot we trust brilliant, wish I'd thought of that