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So far, so good.

My airbrush is still in for service ..........

 Gitsplitta wrote:
Not to counter Skalk... but I like it.

Does this mean we're having our first modeling tiff?




The tuts on Power Swords was very well done and informative. I am not going to try it anytime soon, but the technique seems to be within my skill range and at some point I want to paint some Power Weapons a different color than Bolt Gun Metal.

Ya its pretty simple but looks amazing


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 Miss Dee wrote:
My airbrush is still in for service ..........

What air brush do you have and what did you do to it?

Its an Expo AB602 clean and a semi bent needle

So I did some experimenting on battle damage on Red. Here is the result:



In real life the Rhino is red not orange and the yellow is orange

let me know what you think and I'll go ahead and do the rest of the Rhino

Nice... looks a lot like what I've been working on.

The weathering / wear on the hatch looks great, especially since it is painting on instead of worn / chipped off. I usually try chipping things w/ a knife or scrape them w/ a brass bristle brush. Good job.

Thanks, so it works then. okay I guess i'll do a full tank and see how it goes.

@ Gits, Ya I remember your tutorial. but then I also forgot it.
I found this video and went from there




@Stalk, I have done the hairspray chipped paint and I like it too.


But I already painted them red because I wanted them clean. Now i want damage. It makes it look better

No comment on my air brush?

Sorry Dee, I know nothing about that Airbrush. I looked it up and seems to be the whole package for a great price. But I can't seem to find much else on it.

Before you bent the needle what did you think about it?

I need more practice .....

its a top feeder so its good

It's also a duel action, which is what you want. Not sure the size of the needle.

My first AB was a paasche. It was a great starter. came with 3 different size needles and tips. I think I bent all of them.

I bought this new brush so I can up my game. I'm still learning. The first thing i need to learn is to stop dropping it.

ROFLMAO... We all do that from time to time xxx keep up the good work.

I really like the weathering effects you did.
I used the same tutorial a while back a I wasn't pleased with my free handing skills at all so know I just sponge it on is exact color style as what you have done.
Very nice work, keep it up!

It time for an update...

So over the weekend (thanksgiving) I had plenty of time to paint...but I didnt do much. Here is my Rhino with battle damage:







So far i'm pretty happy with the results. I need to chip the black areas. I've also been thinking that this need more black areas. Ignore the green I'll be making that black. Maybe the top raised area around the storm bolter?

Let me know what you guys think.

You could do the window panel black for a nice color block.

Graaaaaaahhhhhh! I NEED to learn that chipping method it just looks so damn good! you've done a great job with it Styro, I'm as green with envy as the turret :-)

Very nice chipping. Very convincing in it's placement.

and nice work throughout, I've been lurking a while.

Very nicely done. Either make the hatch black, or make the raised area below the hatch black and make the hatch itself red.

Thanks guys... Wow 4 responses in one day... I think thats my record.

@Moltar and Gits I think I might do both. the window panel and the area under the hatch
@Nerd I find it easier then using sponge or the lighter underline method. Give it a go. BuyPainted tutorial is pretty straight forward. I love it when he says "chip'd paint"
@Dr.H thanks for lurking, and chiming in. Its good to know that people are out there. As for the placement I just figure thats where most of the traffic is. They say less is more but It's hard to stop some times.

Hoping to get the black done tonight, I'll mask everything off and give it a spray

So I did it. I masked it off. It was a pain to do. The masking tape I had was not sticky at all and wouldn't stay on. so I used liquid mask and the tape to make sure. I didn't get any overspray but the liquid mask did tear up some of the new paint. which i had to touch up. enought words .. Photos!!




I need to give it a wash to dull down the highlight and add depth on the black. I haven't done the top hatch with the storm bolter, but I did leave the other red to get the Idea. Im not sure if more black is needed? Let me know what you think? Does it look more Red Corsairs? I think more bronze is need or more symbols?

The one on the right looks perfect. Man I love those top hatches of yours.

yes! Well done, Styro! That looks great! The black colorblock under the hatch is genius.

I agree w/ Gits and Moltar. The black completes the Rhino. There are a lot of them out there that seem interchangeable between different Chapters / Legions. These definitely belong to the Red Corsairs.

Thanks guys I think I'm almost finished. I will add some chipped paint to the black.

Next up will be the storm bolter turret.

And I also wouldn't mind a few ideas on Decals. The Red Corsairs were once Astral Claws. So they should still have order amongst Chaos. Besides chapter decals, what decals should I add? Numbers? Symbols?
(Edit: I think I may have done this backwards.. I should have done the decals first then the weathering... oops)

So without guidence I kinda went Decal crazy. I added the "IV" over the right track in the front(i like). I added a few chaos stars (don't like) and some skulls (hate)

I have no pics but I am going to remove the decals when I get home anyway. I will leave the "IV"

Instead of decals I think I'll go with bits. I'll tac them on and take photos for advice.

So keep watching

How about chains?

I had a chain i got at a bead store for cheap for just this occasion... but now I can't find it.

If i do find it where do I place it on the Rhino? I don't want to cover any hatches. any examples?

between the stacks