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 Viktor von Domm wrote:
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i tried to find a good referrence pic but no such luck

Not to worry, I have this one already in my "sword" folder.

I don't think I'll be able to paint as finely as required to copy that, but I can at least give the impression of it...
and that picture decides the colour of the handle as well.

yup...that´s the ticket!

Good good.

Before I attempt the gold work here's what the polished metal paint looks like (Humbrol Metalcote):

On the left is what it looks like after you have painted it on and let it dry, just a matt grey.
On the right is after a bit of elbow grease and held at the right angle to catch the light.
Polished steel it says and polished steel it looks like.

Very nice!

That looks brilliant. And I guess it also kinda automatically adds shading as there are recesses you won't get into to buff and they will stay matt. That's awesome.

Just a thought about the very fine gold filigree, have a go at carving in a fine groove for your gold paint to sit in. You have shown us you have amazing carving skills and the point of the scalpel is finer than you will manage with a brush. I have had some success with this on hair, but I am not as good a carver as you.

looks sweet well done

Dude that is ALL looking great! the scheme is really nice and unusual, I like what your rather 'out of the box' thinking does to models :-)

Thanks Shas.

Camkierhi wrote:That looks brilliant. And I guess it also kinda automatically adds shading as there are recesses you won't get into to buff and they will stay matt. That's awesome.

Yeah it's a very cool paint. I've only used it on swords so far, but I can imagine it working nicely on a large metal sheet with rivets as it would do exactly what you said. There are other flavours of that paint type but I only have the polished steel one.

Just a thought about the very fine gold filigree, have a go at carving in a fine groove for your gold paint to sit in. You have shown us you have amazing carving skills and the point of the scalpel is finer than you will manage with a brush. I have had some success with this on hair, but I am not as good a carver as you.

That's not a bad idea, but I won't try it on this one as it can be tricky to get the scalpel to do what you want and one slip and it's screwed and it being painted will complicate matters. However I will remember that for future swords and give it a go.

cormadepanda wrote:looks sweet well done

Thanks Comrade.

nerdfest09 wrote:Dude that is ALL looking great! the scheme is really nice and unusual, I like what your rather 'out of the box' thinking does to models :-)

Thanks NF. Unusual is the name of the game here.

Day late and more than a dollar short , but well done mate. The sword is looking excellent.

 Theophony wrote:
Day late and more than a dollar short , but well done mate. The sword is looking excellent.

Thanks Theo.

So I've done the golden squiggles.
They're not as sharp or thin as I'd like, but it's really difficult to paint a metallic paint over a very shiny metallic paint (as you can see in the picture below).


I will get better pictures of him when he's on his base, and I'll do that when I've painted Number 9.
Guess what's next on the "to do" list...

...no, it's toilets.
I've given them a little sanding today and assessed where they need more putty to properly fill out the shape, so they are next.

Well, I like the helmet symbol.

 cormadepanda wrote:
Well, I like the helmet symbol.

[whisper]That's just a transfer[/whisper]

you had to buff up the paint?...how? did you do it with a Q-Tip?...but it looks amazing...and while the golden squigles are bigger than expected i think they still sell the elven look very good!...

 Viktor von Domm wrote:
you had to buff up the paint?...how? did you do it with a Q-Tip?...but it looks amazing...and while the golden squigles are bigger than expected i think they still sell the elven look very good!...

Yeah, you can do in hard to reach areas. I just used a bit of tissue. Basically anything soft will do (it does leave a grey patch on it so don't use your t-shirt).

Thanks Vik.

interesting info... hmmmm....

 Viktor von Domm wrote:
interesting info... hmmmm....

...and that's why we're here.

Also, of note on the paint in particular.
It's still enamel, so you still need white spirit to clean up.
It dries really quickly (compared to the other enamels).
Best results are on surfaces that are very smooth as any roughness is shown up (and I should really have given the sword a rub down with fine sandpaper first, but it's not that bad).
It uses a different solvent to the other enamels and smells nicer (in my opinion), more like ether than "paint".
And it requires VERY thorough mixing/stirring before use. (if you don't get the matt finish when dry, it wasn't mixed enough and won't look right when buffed).

...and that's why we're here

exactly

and smells nicer

i smell a troyan horse here...if paint starts to smell nice... be careful not to sniff your paints

And it requires VERY thorough mixing/stirring before use. (if you don't get the matt finish when dry, it wasn't mixed enough and won't look right when buffed).

and this is why acrylic painters really are way too pampered just shaking wont do...

Well as a chemist, what I think of as a nice smell may not necessarily be what the general public think.

I do not endorse people to start smelling solvents, I am trained to tell solvents apart by smell alone (as they are often clear, colourless liquids).

"Skoll!"

 Viktor von Domm wrote:
"Skoll!"

That wasn't what I expected when I put that in google...
What I expected:


What I found:

I definitely meant the former... Wow is everywhere...

Like a virus it is Vik.

I one got that virus too... But then it got a rivet to its knee

 Viktor von Domm wrote:
I one got that virus too... But then it got a rivet to its knee

Careful, Bethesda is making an Elder scrolls MMORPG to compete in that market.

Ohoh...but I ain't got money for that...so I have a jailfree card this time

I avoided any such virus' as I didn't like the idea of paying to play a game I had already paid for... I'm funny like that...

And I have a dual update.
I have started painting guardian number 9 and as he is a sneaky sniper type I though he should be bright red... (the cloak will be camo-alike )

And the toilets have had (quite possibly) the last putty session.
The seat of the FO toilet now sits parallel with the ground (it was leaning forward) and the outsides of the bowls have been rounded and filled out more (although a little too much on the front of the FO bog, that'll be sanded back).
They have had some sanding work and just need a little more to smooth them further and some carving to define some of the shape better.

Nice looking toilets and minis

That red sniper standing by is checking readings from the toilets? Uhoh...what's lurking there
Thrown shapes look very good,brie white currently helps a lot too to carry the message....
The red sniper is a bit new...red being not a usually known color for stealth... But wip is wip

@Vik either Sugar Bombs or scrap metal I'd assume

Lovely toilet bowl! like I said, I have some tile ready to house such a throne!

At least this is what current experience teaches us