Large Blood Angels Terminator

[SotonShades]

Oddly, it's nice to see that even the best of us can make mistakes. Hope it's not too costly a fix for you though

[Meph]

Oddly, it's nice to see that even the best of us can make mistakes. Hope it's not too costly a fix for you though

lol, falling down & getting up again, the best way to learn, innit?.

Costly, not at all. Yesterday I rubbed off all oil paint using a cloth damp with turpentine. I let it rest/dry/cure overnight, and let's hope it was the varnish undercoat which caused the anomaly. I only let it dry for 3-4 hours, and while it was dry and hard, it might have reacted with the pigment or turpentine because maybe it didn't cure well enough. So today is another retry one one piece and then I'll see what happens.

Luckily the varnish also provides a solid layer of protection for the paint underneath. That think can take quite the punch now.

[Meph]

Work's been hectic, the weather's been ****e, and I had a few more failed oil attempts. Finally, with a coat of stain varsnish, it took better and I also added some dark brown to the black wash, which seemed to improve the consistency as well.

This is just the as-is, The effect is a bit too harsh here and there but as it's oil paint, I will feather and blend it a bit better.
Also, the last pics are not for the weak-hearted. Pure shock and horror. The right arm went for a bit of a tumble and the dry snap it produced did stop my heart for a second. Luckily I recovered all broken off pieces so I can patiently reconstruct it...

[celestialatc]

Man, that is going to look sweet when you get it together!

[SotonShades]

Good luck with the reconstruction. I know it's not exactly part of th ebattle damaged look you were going for!

[bloodangel 83]

Your termie is looking great there Meph. Cannot wait to see it finished. BA83

[brotheryorei]

all i can say is.....awesome!

[Dragonlv8]

I am quite excited to see this finished!

[Meph]

Thanks for the support, guys!

Alright, progress on the damage fix. The front bit that broke off was actually in two pieces. They set seamlessly but the line across the knuckles needs some more love. I need to gently sand it even and then carefully bring it on par with the rest of the paint again. Luckily it's only black though.



I've also been sidetracked for a moment with a deadline project for a mate's birthday.

it's a 80mm Clone Trooper. Nice model to paint, bought it from the Coolminiornot shop and I also found and bought a perfectly sized glass bell for the trooper to fit under. ^^
It's very gently shaded, received a light drybrushing, and I added a pattern. The chest and arms were masked using masking tape but the helmet I freehanded. I painted the orange on just with a brush. Airbrushing seemed like to much hassle for just a few stripes. For some of the scratches on the orange, I dabbed on some masking fluid while other bits I painted on using a brush and some dry-sponging. I used the same dark grey as the body glove to dry-sponge on some chips and stains here and there.
The model just received a layer of spray varnish, ready for oil paints.

[Cherub]

I very much like that clone trooper