Friday 27 November 2020

Sector Mechanicus Galvanic Servohaulers - Yellow!

Afternoon #warmongers and #warhammercommunity I've been #paintingwarhammer on the Galvanic Servohaulers. I sponged on the yellow. This was Instar paints replacement for Iyanden Yellow. It's a bit more ochre in colour than the original but it seems yellower on the model, next to all the rust.



I added some Vallejo Rust in all the crevices and more Typhus Corrosion on all the exposed metalwork ready for some Ryza Rust 


And on goes the rust. Maybe it's all a little too blended together now but I can added some more washes for definition.


Not 100% sure what yo do with the tracks. Some silver on the edges might break things up, maybe I'll do something with the Mechanicus skull. The Vallejo Sun Yellow also helped increase the contrast too.


I added a bit more washes in all the recesses to increase definition and try to break things up a bit.


Even so there were still some powdery residue. Of course this has ruined models before, but when it's grungy and distressed that can either be a bonus or easily masked with more washes.

I know the Army Painter Strong Tone wash will easily mask the powder caused by the Vallejo 'dipping' washes.


So I'm not worried in the slightest.


And the crane pics have skipped straight to the Sun Yellow part. I'm feeling much more confident of achieving my goal now.


Can't wait to get into the details now that the bulk of the colouring is done.


Still not settled on the 'power coils' but I think they'll be red glass, or blue glow...


Also the carriage needs decisions about details but hopefully they'll reveal themselves as it progresses.

Wednesday 25 November 2020

Sector Mechanicus Galvanic Servohaulers - Under rust

Afternoon #warmongers and #warhammercommunity I've been #paintingwarhammer on my Galvanic Servo-Haulers. I'm hoping these will fit in with my #ArmiesOnParade board. I don't even know if they'll fit on it but it's a good enough target to aim for.

At this stage I'm just adding Typhus Corrosion on top of some of my red Oxid [sic] vallejo basing paint.


I sponged on some browns as well and some additional washes [hence the powdery residue in the recesses].


At this stage I did flirt with the idea of giving salt weathering a go again but I just can't get away from the fiasco of my Bastions that had salt stains and didn't want to risk it going wrong again.


Last thing I need is something else to get in the way of meeting my deadline.


Lots of grunge, I'll be sponging on yellow as I did with my imperial knight base.


So hopefully instead of a yellow crane with rust, it'll be a rusty crane with some yellow paint.


I wasn't wholly confident I could do this in time and I think I kept throwing down more shade washes and sponging on various browns to make a great base.


The next yellow stage would be a big step so I was a bit apprehensive about doing it.


And I had to remember the carriage as well, it was very easy to forget there were 3 parts to this challenge.


Lets see how we progress in the next step.

Monday 23 November 2020

#PitOnParade Skaven 'prodder' - TO DONE!

Afternoon #warmongers and #warhammercommunity I've been #paintingwarhammer of my giant space rat and he got TO DONE! You'll also notice I tried a black background for these moody shots. 


It almost works, it's just some black crepe paper.


I think it'd be better with black cloth, less reflective.


It's been quite challenging trying to get the lighting right, but it is helping me understand my phone camera a bit more.


I'm still getting some dodgy, smoothed images from Camera 360, so using the native camera app, with no filters and just the pro controls is getting some results.


They're not as shiny and high contrast saturated as I like but they're sharp and moody.


I added my name underneath, as requested.


And long exposure leads to cool blur FX.


And on the white background so you can see all the details. 


Truthfully, there isn't a huge difference from the last set of pics, but I did add some rust orange weathering powder onto the base.


Mixing it with the Vallejo Oxide Rust wash meant I was sealing it as it was applied.


But I got more intense orange than the rust wash alone.


And I really like the finished effect. I definitely want to do more with this, both as a basing technique and perhaps on a miniature in some way. My Blood Bowl Orcs in particular are supposed to be back armour and rusty - this could be the process.


And so I gets me my Great Big Granite Stamp of Approval - TO DONE!'

Friday 20 November 2020

'nids part 296 - Tyrannofex #Dreadtober week5 - TO DONE! White pics

Afternoon #warmongers and #warhammercommunity I've been #paintingwarhammer for #NidVember and #NomVember! There's not a great deal more to say about this Tyrannofex. Except to reiterate that I've always done the red pics as I believe they provide context for the entire model.


But I understand some people find them distracting and garish [like the rest of my model isn't?! 😂]


Anyway, if I ever submit some pics to White Dwarf, then it's easier/preferred on a white background.


I haven't submitted any in ages but I really like this model and think it might be worth a shot again.


Anway, enjoy the rest of the pics.