Burn'n Through the Reichbuster's Pledge
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This is a test run fig that took surprisingly long to complete, deep tire the simplicity of the model. First, the gloves and mask, painted to look like that heavy duty chemical grade PPE, allowed me to use a jade green paint that has been sitting on my shelf for years, but had never been opened. I wasn’t sure of it at first, but in the end I really like how it added a strong color to what would have otherwise been a very monochrome model.
Next, what is always a challenge. Large flat areas of white are especially tricky. Some tips:
1) never actually paint with white. Only the most extreme edge highlights on this model are actually pure “white” paint. I always paint with an off white. They often cover significantly smoother, and allow you options with highlighting. P3 trollblood highlight and GW rakarth flesh are some of my favorites
2) Vallejo makes a pale grey wash that is subtle and great for use on white.
3) really thin The paint for your highlights and build them slowly. This can avoid the patchy/chalky finish white paints can get.
4) emphasize the other colors. I’ve found one way to make predominantly white and Black models look good is to spend lots of time on the other colors. Get a “good” white/black basecoat, then really pay attention to details like SM shoulder pads, iconography, etc. these are often less challenging to paint, and become the focus of the mini, while the difficult basecoat becomes a nice “background”.
C&C welcome.
Front view scientist
Rear view scientist
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