The way Forgeworld do their Alpha Legion is probably pretty similar.
I think someone from this thread once mailed and asked them and got a pretty detailed PDF with their schemes.
Plenty of non-GW paints, of course.
It was me. All Tamiya.
1. AIRBRUSH WITH THINNED TAMIYA GUN METAL
2. AIRBRUSH FROM TOP OF MODEL WITH TAMIYA FLAT ALUMINIUM
3. MIX A LITTLE TAMIYA CLEAR GREEN WITH TAMIYA CLEAR BLUE (25/75 MIX) AND AIRBRUSH
OVER THE MODEL IN 2 THINNED COATS
4. AIRBRUSH ARMOUR PANELS WITH TAMIYA CLEAR BLUE. BLENDING FROM MIDDLE OF FIGURE
DOWN, SO THE STRONGEST BLUE COLOUR IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PANNELS
5. AIRBRUSH FROM THE MIDDLE UPWARDS WITH TAMIYA CLEAR GREEN
6. USING AN AIRBRUSH BLEND A HIGHLIGHT ON THE HIGHEST PANNELS (HEAD, SHOULDER PADS,
TOP OF BACKPACK) WITH TAMIYA FLAT ALUMINIUM WITH A TINY AMOUNT OF TAMIYA SKY
BLUE, EXTREMELY THINNED DOWN.
7. APPLY SEVERAL TIN COATS OF TAMIYA CLEAR BLUE OVER THE HIGHLIGHT AND BLEND INTO THE
SURROUNDING AREA.
Colored metallics are quick, but they lack a certain je ne sais quoi when compared to Tamiya clears over metallics.
Also, if you're going to be using Tamiya through an airbrush, wear a respirator. I didn't the first time I used them and I'm pretty sure I've got a bunch of holes in my brain now.
What a strange circle that ship has traveled, from originally being scrapped together from old cheap scale model parts, to now being its own precisely, lovingly reproduced scale model.
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a little more than halfway down it talks about using glazes to smooth out opaque layers that are next to each other
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A different, worse colour
I think this guy's done until I do bases, transfers, and stuff like heat burn on muzzles for the whole army. I can always do more but I'm trying to keep a pace to get an actual painted black legion army on the table this year
That skin looks so much better than the bubblegum pink.
It really bothers me how "healthy" GW's chaos flesh colors tend to be.
They're bursting with health and vigor!
Health and Virgor is what the Obliterator calls his armgun and shoulder gun.
I know this is a typo, but I like to think obliterators would say virgior because they can’t pronounce it. They’re just big gentle dumb giants. Like Lenny from Of Mice and Men but with guns instead of hugs.
Spent like a week and a half painting a squad of intercessors (although I gave them regular marine helmets because I think they are better).
As always they are painted up as Transformers, this bunch being some of the Micromasters that came out in the early 90s (and recently getting released again in the current toyline). These were some of my favourite toys as a kid so I put in more effort than normal and decided to edge highlight everything. Which is why they took so long for me to do.
First up the Rescue Patrol. (L-R Seawatch, Red Hot, Stakeout, Fixit) Really happy with Stakeouts highlighting in particular, and Redhot's plasma gun
and the Race Car Patrol (L-R: Swindler, Freewheeler, Swindler, and Roadhandler), Can I just say painting yellow is so annoying! Also for some reason I forgot to highlight Swindler's grey bits.)
And lastly the Battlefield Headquarters team, a pair of combiners who drove around in this big massive truck set, also one of the bots transformed into a smaller version of. (L-R Full-Barrell, Overflow). For some unknown reason young me absolutely loved Overflow so I gave his model as many guns as he could carry.
I'm thinking at some point I should probaly pick up some rules for 40k (maybe Killzone) and actually play a game with all the marines I have.
@GaryO Have you done a Beachcomber? The chrome-green Generation 2 version was my first official Transformers toy, so I've got a big ol' soft spot for him.
@GaryO Have you done a Beachcomber? The chrome-green Generation 2 version was my first official Transformers toy, so I've got a big ol' soft spot for him.
I have done a Beachcomber! I didn't do a super detailed paint job on him though, because he was one of like 30 I had assembled at the time and I got a bit burnt out painting them all. Ive got just over 200 marines done in 3 years now, and about another 20-30 planned so far, (Including a Forgefiend as Trypticon), and that should hopefully be all be the original G1 cartoon bots, apart from a couple of very minor appearances
Then that just leaves the other cartoons and IDW comic only people like Rung and the DJD.
I reckon i'm probably gonna end up somewhere in the region of 3 companies worth of marines at least if not more. I really need to get a girlfriend.
Anyway here's Beachcomber for ya
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edited April 2019
Primed my brother's poxbringer for him. The airbrush I normally used is basically busted, the plunger just stays down now. I checked the hose and where it connects but nothing seems off. I tried using the airbrush with a much smaller paint well but the paint came out way too thin. The prime isn't bad but I feel like I did badly.
The other issue is even without pulling back on the plunger the paint is coming out.
Not sure if it being white and the lighting is making it look off but the picture makes it look like I missed spots.
I think I'm gonna do another thin coat.
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Primed my brother's poxbringer for him. The airbrush I normally used is basically busted, the plunger just stays down now. I checked the hose and where it connects but nothing seems off. I tried using the airbrush with a much smaller paint well but the paint came out way too thin. The prime isn't bad but I feel like I did badly.
The other issue is even without pulling back on the plunger the paint is coming out.
Not sure if it being white and the lighting is making it look off but the picture makes it look like I missed spots.
I think I'm gonna do another thin coat.
The photo makes it look like you over sprayed and filled in details.
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But why metal models?
starting on my Shadowspear models with the techniques I learned in class over the weekend
I tried doing the skin by blending colors instead of just doing a wash
Any good YouTube videos to learn this power?
Inquisitor77: Rius, you are Sisyphus and melee Wizard is your boulder
Tube: This must be what it felt like to be an Iraqi when Saddam was killed
Bookish Stickers - Mrs. Rius' Etsy shop with bumper stickers and vinyl decals.
Nintendo Network ID: AzraelRose
DropBox invite link - get 500MB extra free.
Also, if you're going to be using Tamiya through an airbrush, wear a respirator. I didn't the first time I used them and I'm pretty sure I've got a bunch of holes in my brain now.
I didn't want to say anything right away but I really appreciate you backing me up on this joke.
Desk shot for scale. Now I have definitely bitten off more than I can chew, the number of sprues contained within is staggering.
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Man, Bandai's perfect grade kits are amazing. I look forward to seeing that finished.
Inquisitor77: Rius, you are Sisyphus and melee Wizard is your boulder
Tube: This must be what it felt like to be an Iraqi when Saddam was killed
Bookish Stickers - Mrs. Rius' Etsy shop with bumper stickers and vinyl decals.
Not a video, but what I did is covered pretty well in this article http://www.hessers.space/blog/layering-glazing-wet-blending/
a little more than halfway down it talks about using glazes to smooth out opaque layers that are next to each other
The whole idea is their flesh is turning into machinery, so the skin turning grey makes a lot more sense than pink.
But then, I guess 'makes sense' kind of goes against it being Chaos?
Either way, I like how it looks better.
It really bothers me how "healthy" GW's chaos flesh colors tend to be.
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Switch: SW-0653-8208-4705
Well they did come out with the a grey skin paint
They're bursting with health and vigor!
Health and Virgor is what the Obliterator calls his armgun and shoulder gun.
I know this is a typo, but I like to think obliterators would say virgior because they can’t pronounce it. They’re just big gentle dumb giants. Like Lenny from Of Mice and Men but with guns instead of hugs.
“Look at the bullets George!”
I like how the word virgioer is getting more and more mutated with each post.
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Switch: SW-0653-8208-4705
As always they are painted up as Transformers, this bunch being some of the Micromasters that came out in the early 90s (and recently getting released again in the current toyline). These were some of my favourite toys as a kid so I put in more effort than normal and decided to edge highlight everything. Which is why they took so long for me to do.
First up the Rescue Patrol. (L-R Seawatch, Red Hot, Stakeout, Fixit) Really happy with Stakeouts highlighting in particular, and Redhot's plasma gun
and the Race Car Patrol (L-R: Swindler, Freewheeler, Swindler, and Roadhandler), Can I just say painting yellow is so annoying! Also for some reason I forgot to highlight Swindler's grey bits.)
And lastly the Battlefield Headquarters team, a pair of combiners who drove around in this big massive truck set, also one of the bots transformed into a smaller version of. (L-R Full-Barrell, Overflow). For some unknown reason young me absolutely loved Overflow so I gave his model as many guns as he could carry.
I'm thinking at some point I should probaly pick up some rules for 40k (maybe Killzone) and actually play a game with all the marines I have.
Then that just leaves the other cartoons and IDW comic only people like Rung and the DJD.
I reckon i'm probably gonna end up somewhere in the region of 3 companies worth of marines at least if not more. I really need to get a girlfriend.
Anyway here's Beachcomber for ya
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The other issue is even without pulling back on the plunger the paint is coming out.
Not sure if it being white and the lighting is making it look off but the picture makes it look like I missed spots.
I think I'm gonna do another thin coat.
What is the point of being alive if you don't at least try to do something remarkable? ~ Mario Novak
I never fear death or dyin', I only fear never trying.
Go to your local DIY and big-box art stores. You'll find options.
I use this:
https://m.harborfreight.com/6-piece-pick-set-93514.html
And something that's basically identical to this:
https://www.joann.com/firefly-modeling-tool-set-4pcs-/2443471.html#q=Sculpting+tool&start=1
The seam line on the tornado is killing me but I dont think its fixible even if I puddied it and repainted.
The photo makes it look like you over sprayed and filled in details.
That's awesome, I'll check those out.
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