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Paint:

1. I use mechanite red, and then baal red wash on the red areas, I need a "not mixed" red or deep orange to highlight with, ideas?

2. Also, I'm thinking of picking up some brass tubing and making my tanks and such more steampunk-y. Obviously I probably shouldn't leave these plain brass, but am having a problem finding a metallic "brass" paint. Am I supposed to use yellow, and then thincoat bronze overtop or what?

3. In a trade, I got a sentinal that seems to have been sprayed by some sort of textured metallic/black paint, or perhaps the paint melted the plastic slightly, point being the model gained a surface texture similiar to old cast iron, it turned out pretty awesome, I'll try to get a good picture (my camera is nowhere near good enough) but I was curious if anyone has any ideas as to what this is?

conversions:

1. I was planning on perhaps using wargamefactory zombies with robotic parts attached as my conscripts, mechanicus "Forsaken" (basically people with botched or rejected mechanical implants) But haven't been able to find a source of appropriate bits, ideas?

2. What bases are rough riders supposed to be on? ive seen them on 40mm ones, and square "biker" ones, I'm assuming the squares]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/301725/1690955.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/301725/1690955.page GMT Well... I'd say the obvious answer is "Blood Red".

2) try the vallejo or repear masters range - they have some great 'brass' colors.

3) my guess is that it was either primed dirty OR it had been stripped of paint once before with perhaps too harsh a stripper.


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1) try ebay... they have bits stores for just about everything now. I don't know off hand of any specific to your needs though.

2) check out some of the 'base' companies, like secret weapon, iron halo, or back 2 base x... I think dragon forge is another that does bike/cavalry bases. Here is just one example:
https://ironhalo.net/store//catalog/product_info.php?cPath=44_88&products_id=398

I love your color scheme so far by the way...]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/301725/1691076.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/301725/1691076.page GMT
Normally next up on the list from mech red would be blood red or red gore. I have always used mech as the base for red gore though and I cannot remember if it is darker or lighter, blood is lighter.

I would hitup the metalics with a black wash and then re highlight.

For whites to make them look clean I always use a base coat of space wolves blue and then use white. You can also use a grey paint but I find it looks dirty.

More tubing would make it look more archaic. And more is always better right?

I like the idea, are you going to freehand the admech logo on the top?]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/301725/1691419.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/301725/1691419.page GMT
thank you for the help though guys! ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/301725/1691850.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/301725/1691850.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/301725/1693355.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/301725/1693355.page GMT
cool part is the hatch is already gear shaped so I sort of just painted it in ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/301725/1693554.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/301725/1693554.page GMT
Did a little more detail on the chimera: http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/115589-test%20baint%20chimera%20details.html

some more horrible quality images:
Bask rear (going to "gear" the cannon breach" : http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/115588-Test%20Paint%20Rear.html

First Armor platoon: http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/115590-test%20paint%20platoon.html

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