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Post by nickellingworth on Jun 13, 2013 6:46:23 GMT -5
Hi all I promised I'd start a paint log in my introductory thread once I had something to show. I've not had much time recently to do any painting but I have finished my first squad. Not the greatest photo, unfortunately my camera is rather rubbish and I'm a worse photographer, but if you click on the image it should take you to a zoomable version of the photo which shows the detail a little better.  Hopefully in the next few days I'll get considerably more painted. |
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Post by Mr. Harold on Jun 13, 2013 7:54:17 GMT -5
These are looking nice, maybe a bit dark  . If you have a small table lamp, you can always try putting it at the same level as the minis, maybe a foot away, and aimed at the "chest" of the miniatures. That'll help put some more light in the recesses and show more detail. I quite like the bases too. How many squads do you plan on having? |
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Post by nickellingworth on Jun 13, 2013 8:38:56 GMT -5
Something like this perhaps?  Thanks for the feedback I think the lamp has helped a lot. Well I've got enough models for 8 squads like this but I've only got 2 of those 8 built (including the painted one). The bases were very simple, I started with a layer of polyfilla/stucco to bring the level of the base to the model's own integral one, glued some model railway "ballast chippings" on top. Then painted it with Vallejo flat earth, washed black and dry brushed with Vallejo beige brown. After that I put a few spots of PVA glue down and dipped it in a pot of Army Painter Steppe Grass. Finally I got rid of the excess grass after the PVA had dried. |
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Post by Mr. Harold on Jun 13, 2013 8:52:29 GMT -5
Perfect... yeah, that really helps show some of the detail. Looks good. Now, of course, if you want to get REALLY fancy, you could have a lamp on the opposite side too. That will help to reduce any shadows, especially behind the figures. The one thing I would recommend, and I know this just from my own NAC figures, is paint the sides of the helmets next to the check a dark color, to really make it stand out from the face itself. And then i'd probably paint a bit of dark wash in the crevice right there too. You can see here:  I painted the side next to the face green, and then used a dark brown (devlan mud) wash in the crevice to really make it stand out. Otherwise it's really easy to get "wide face" syndrome. |
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Post by merc on Jun 17, 2013 19:45:22 GMT -5
That wounded soldier model is amazing!
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. If you have a small table lamp, you can always try putting it at the same level as the minis, maybe a foot away, and aimed at the "chest" of the miniatures. That'll help put some more light in the recesses and show more detail. 