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I love the figure, although i'm not sure about the stuff on the front of the shield, looks a little to big. Other than that the painting is pretty good althoug the yellow looks a little flat, try washing it and then re-applying the yellow, and try a similar thing on the metals and it should improve the look of the model hope that was helpful, and keep going thats the best thing to do

Young Logan

Just a bad cam, All the small recesses are inked, take a look at the right vambrace it comes out clear. I opted for subtle tones not a fan of washes, they only look good on nids.

The chainsword attatched to the shield is for easy access. Had the shield been bigger the chainsword would be hard to reach. It's ready for when the hammer is stuck in foul xenos squishy bits.

I sort of imagine the captain can side step blows and the chainsword acts as shield in its own right when they glance off.

Thinner paints will produce much smoother neater results. add some water or medium to your paints and see the difference.

Dr. Bizarre wrote:
Thinner paints will produce much smoother neater results. add some water or medium to your paints and see the difference.

The paint was water thin, once again bad cam. Think I will remove the pictures because No one can seem to have positive comments. There are no better smoother neater results the mini is painted to be rough looking/dirty its washed properly. Highlighted properly. And there is no way in hell I'm repainting it. Its not a golden demon entry please be respectuful.

People are only trying to help and provide advice, so please, don't be so dismissive.

From what I see, the paints did not give out the smoothest finish - the right shoulder pad, while it does give off that gritty look you were aiming for, does actually look slightly - only slightly - lumpy. I think the actual conversion is great, though.

When you continue on with your army, just paint in very thin layers, let them dry, and then go on with the next layer. Yellow is probably the hardest color to get right, but it takes a wellspring of patience to really knock it out of the park.

Diogenesethedog wrote:

Dr. Bizarre wrote:
Thinner paints will produce much smoother neater results. add some water or medium to your paints and see the difference.

The paint was water thin, once again bad cam. Think I will remove the pictures because No one can seem to have positive comments. There are no better smoother neater results the mini is painted to be rough looking/dirty its washed properly. Highlighted properly. And there is no way in hell I'm repainting it. Its not a golden demon entry please be respectuful.

I think you're missing the difference between "negative comments" and "constructive comments". I've seen no negative comments, only people trying to help.

I didn't mean to cause offence buddy. But I was just trying to give some feedback that might help in the future. It's a cracking conversion.

Ok a cam doesn't put lines onto a model and make it look lumpy, so instead of getting defensive take the advice and learn from it.

I like your colour scheme firstly, I would personally strip the model down, make sure the model is nice and smooth then apply several thin layers.. I'd also use a wash to line the model and give it some depth, and then apply the highlights.

look at the finish on these figures.

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/499378.page#5157201

Also what paints are you using?

Okay I did take offense because I set out to do a certain thing and I achieved what I was going for. I was not trying to make a cartoon super highlighted version of a mini. I was going for subtle tones/ weathered.

I am prone to outbursts of Russ like rage when I get the ale in me. Anyways I did not mean to be a troll.

All is forgiven all around I hope.

I appreciate the help.

So How do I get to the not so vibrant weathered look then?


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Dr. Bizarre wrote:
I didn't mean to cause offence buddy. But I was just trying to give some feedback that might help in the future. It's a cracking conversion.

Sorry that I was a bastage.




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 Briooh wrote:
Ok a cam doesn't put lines onto a model and make it look lumpy, so instead of getting defensive take the advice and learn from it.

I like your colour scheme firstly, I would personally strip the model down, make sure the model is nice and smooth then apply several thin layers.. I'd also use a wash to line the model and give it some depth, and then apply the highlights.

look at the finish on these figures.

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/499378.page#5157201

Also what paints are you using?

I'm more going for what your avatar picture is then what you posted. But with out the paint chips or at least less. Privateer press. I found they seem to be the best for what I'm doing.

I have to agree that the paint was applied way to thickly, its most obvious on the models right shoulder pad and breastplate, you have to bare in mind though that errors like that are always much more obvious when shown in a photo from a good camera as its essentially looking at it through a magnifying glass.

As for the weathered look, I dont really know how I'd go about it with orange or yellow as they're quite difficult to work with in my eyes but I was never a fan of the highlighting the armour edges with a lighter colour as is quite prevalent but what works for me is painting the model one colour, highlighting or drybrushing the entire pad with a lighter colour and then applying a wash. Particularly if your working with darker schemes it'll give the model a bit of a grimy feel (or the impression of a lazy painter) but it might work for you. Infact if the orange wasn't so thick on the pads its entirely possible that a brown wash might get you the desired look?

 Elnibbus wrote:

Diogenesethedog wrote:

Dr. Bizarre wrote:
Thinner paints will produce much smoother neater results. add some water or medium to your paints and see the difference.

The paint was water thin, once again bad cam. Think I will remove the pictures because No one can seem to have positive comments. There are no better smoother neater results the mini is painted to be rough looking/dirty its washed properly. Highlighted properly. And there is no way in hell I'm repainting it. Its not a golden demon entry please be respectuful.

I think you're missing the difference between "negative comments" and "constructive comments". I've seen no negative comments, only people trying to help.

you have a point


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Ivan Issaccs wrote:
I have to agree that the paint was applied way to thickly, its most obvious on the models right shoulder pad and breastplate, you have to bare in mind though that errors like that are always much more obvious when shown in a photo from a good camera as its essentially looking at it through a magnifying glass.

As for the weathered look, I dont really know how I'd go about it with orange or yellow as they're quite difficult to work with in my eyes but I was never a fan of the highlighting the armour edges with a lighter colour as is quite prevalent but what works for me is painting the model one colour, highlighting or drybrushing the entire pad with a lighter colour and then applying a wash. Particularly if your working with darker schemes it'll give the model a bit of a grimy feel (or the impression of a lazy painter) but it might work for you. Infact if the orange wasn't so thick on the pads its entirely possible that a brown wash might get you the desired look?

I might do fresh shoulder pad and then apply some green stuff to fill up some gaps. It's been inked already and I suppose some of the detail is not shown. But it's defiantly inked. I used P3 Flesh wash. Doing an entire repaint for one model seems like a lot of work. Avoiding that is it possible to touch up any areas. Or should I do Straight yellow ink or Darker or ? Would it work with the current model? Or should I just cover it with green stuff fur?

Lastly How could i strip the layers off with out damaging glue and green stuff?

If it's possible ?

Model is a bit...busy.

Also, soak it overnight in Purple Power degreaser.

Strips paint like a champ.

dilute simple green and soak for 30 or so min, brush, soak, brush...The glue may come off but the green stuff should keep its shape. Be sure to not forget about it and if all goes to hell, think of it as a chance to better your skills.

I'll be interested in seeing what this guy looks like when your finished, glad you are taking the comments the way they were intended. He' s a cool mini so keep plugging away mate