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Right, so made a start on the Imperial Knights of House Mortan. They’ve got a nifty armour scheme where the main torso carapace is black whilst the shoulder and outer plates tend to be reds & yellows, all trimmed in gold.To that end last weekend I primed the weapons & main bodies black, whilst the armour plates were primed with Army Painter Leather Brown to provide a richer base for the red, yellow & gold.
Here’re the armour plates after a few coats of the colours:
And here’s where I called it an end for the weekend – Leadbelcher on the torso & weapons, touched up the body panels with Abbadon Black then where there is gold went over with a layer of Leather Brown in preperation. At the same time went and tidied up the leather brown on the trim of the armour plates. Next step is washes, but as we’re getting a visit by small folk next weekend (otherwise known as my niece & nephew) the hobby time will be taking a bit of a break 🙂
@woldenspoons thanks man. At the moment they are forming another arm of my ever-expanding Imperial Crusade, in this iteration of 40k mainly comprised (so far) of Space Wolves but with some Custodes, SoS, Grey Knights and a small smattering of Deathwatch primed for painting (with Crimson Fists & Jungle Fighters further down the pipe).
After a bit of tweaking and with the help of a good source of names ( http://deron.meranda.us/data/ ) I’ve got results.
Looks pretty authentic, doesn’t it ?
(strange … initially the image was resized to monstrous size by the forum)
@biggabums i know this sounds strange. But as i was painting the car. It was speeking to me. It wanted to be a squad car. I will take the pills now
@biggabum quick response re shading. Keep in mind it’s also the humidity that can impact on how stuff dries, not just heat. With regard to thinners, if I am using the Army Painter dip varnish I will usually add a little mineral turpentine (just a small amount) directly to the tin when I first open it to to help with the mixing and to thin it down slightly (I find the initial mix marginally too strong in pigment for my tastes but your mileage may vary…), I also leave the tin sitting in hot water for a few minutes before I open it, to warm the dip and help it mix well. I then stir for a few minutes to mix all the pigment that has settled on the bottom and dip or brush on as required. Once this has done you should usually go back over any minis a minute later and brush away any excess that has pooled as I understand it but I almost always neglect to do that stage in my enthusiasm to batch varnish 50+ models.. <_< Then it’s just a case of leaving for a full day before adding a matt coat to hide the glossyness. GIving the dip a full 24 hours to settle is critical as it keeps working/pulling back into the crevices.
For brush on washes I usually thin down with Vallejo Airbrush flow improver. Thins the base colour a little which reduces the colour tinting on the raised areas and helps stuff settle in the recesses.
On dry (ie low humidity) days the wash will have less time to settle and you will probably wind up with more surface discolouration – might need to thin down a little more than usual on days like this? If you are only washing a couple of minis at a time maybe just keep brushing on the raised areas to stop the wash settling there as much? Also, rehighlighting in the underlying base colour after the wash might help out too.
The main technique I use to avoid the problem is if I am going to hit a big project where I know I will be using washes I try to plan my paint/colour scheme so that the wash phase adds to what I am trying to achieve, rather than detract from it. That’s why a lot of my dungeon crawling adventurers suddenly started wearing greens, browns and beiges a few years ago – those tones take a brown ink wash really well.
Green and beige tones before and after an Army Painter Strong Tone (ie dark brown) dip varnish:
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After:
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You get the idea… Appreciate that this is not really a realistic proposition when tied to a particular artistic narrative or historical color scheme…
Bought the ingredients to try version 3 of this recipe the other week – I have a lot of terrain to shade and dropper bottles or small ink pots aren’t going to cut it 😛 Will keep you posted on the results when I get there..
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