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Author: | LeftiesWillRule [ Fri Oct 15, 2010 8:05 pm ] |
Post subject: | A Random Collection of Coolness |
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Author: | falcon [ Sat Oct 16, 2010 11:47 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: A Random Collection of Coolness |
Looking good. I have a suggestion... From the pics it looks like you use a lot of Gloss paints. Gloss should only be used on detail type areas or things like armour. It is making your art look splotchy. Just a thought. I am no art major. Just a thoght |
Author: | LoboStele [ Mon Oct 18, 2010 8:15 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: A Random Collection of Coolness |
Very nice! I REALLY like the use of the GA Scout, Imperial Knight, and Mando helmet in the first one. Will have to keep that in mind for some of the V Set pieces I think. And I second falcon's comments about the gloss paints. I would look into buying some matte clear coat, or buy satin/matte paints to start with, and then use a gloss clear coat wherever you want something to be shiny. The gloss tends to cause a lot of your details to be be lost. Also, consider watering down your paints a little bit sometimes. Might mean you have to do more coats in some areas, but again, it will help to keep your details from getting lost. Overall, very good though. You definitely have the kit-bashing/molding aspect of it down really well! |
Author: | LeftiesWillRule [ Thu Oct 21, 2010 3:00 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: A Random Collection of Coolness |
LoboStele wrote: Very nice! I REALLY like the use of the GA Scout, Imperial Knight, and Mando helmet in the first one. Will have to keep that in mind for some of the V Set pieces I think. And I second falcon's comments about the gloss paints. I would look into buying some matte clear coat, or buy satin/matte paints to start with, and then use a gloss clear coat wherever you want something to be shiny. The gloss tends to cause a lot of your details to be be lost. Also, consider watering down your paints a little bit sometimes. Might mean you have to do more coats in some areas, but again, it will help to keep your details from getting lost. Overall, very good though. You definitely have the kit-bashing/molding aspect of it down really well! That's actually a Separatist Commando helmet. I'm currently stocked with "Game Color" brand paint. Its the kind that comes in bottles that I've seen at just about every LGS I've visited (and I've visited quite a few!). They're not meant to be glossy, but I think they look like that because of all the lighting I used. I actually would not reccommend it, because the colors (except for black and white) aren't very solid, and they don't cover up the previous color very well, they're also very watery, and don't behave in the manner I want for special effects (wear, filling in cracks, etc.). I got a Skull White paint by "Citadel Colour" because my LGS didn't have any regular white "Game Color" paint. I liked it a lot better because its very opaque and not glossy at all (see the 501st Legion Stormtroopers). I think in the future I will be using Citadel Colour instead (my LGS has a painting station with various colors of "Citadel Colour" and a lamp with a large magnifying glass). Thanks for the compliments! |
Author: | LoboStele [ Thu Oct 21, 2010 3:05 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: A Random Collection of Coolness |
Yeah, Citadel is made by Games Workshop, and are some really nice paints. That's mostly what I've been buying lately. I've also found that it is sometimes tough to get new layers of paint to cover correctly on the SWMs. I think the initial paint layer makes it not stick too well. Don't compensate by doing thick layers though. Do multiple thin layers. Once you get a thin layer of the new color on there, more layers will stick to it really easily. You'll end up with a thinner layer overall. The closeness and brightness of the pictures is probably most of the issue though. I often find that minis look much better in person than they do in photos. So again, nice job. |
Author: | dalsiandon [ Thu Oct 21, 2010 4:22 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: A Random Collection of Coolness |
LoboStele wrote: Yeah, Citadel is made by Games Workshop, and are some really nice paints. That's mostly what I've been buying lately. Citadel has good quality, another one you might look into is Reaper's Master Series of paints. Those are the two brands I tend to use on my 40k stuff and on my DDM converts and SWM converts |
Author: | LeftiesWillRule [ Thu Oct 21, 2010 6:33 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: A Random Collection of Coolness |
LoboStele wrote: The closeness and brightness of the pictures is probably most of the issue though. I often find that minis look much better in person than they do in photos. So again, nice job. True dat. I've on several occasions used photos to find paint errors that I can't see with my bare eyes, so that I can go back and correct them. Thanks for the advice. |
Author: | LeftiesWillRule [ Fri Nov 05, 2010 9:38 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: A Random Collection of Coolness |
update! I added some customs from Star Wars: The Old Republic! |
Author: | Disturbed1 [ Fri Nov 05, 2010 10:25 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: A Random Collection of Coolness |
Very nice. I especailly like the wookiee. I was actually just looking at that exact piece the other day during a game thinking how awesome it would look if it was holding a lightsaber, or *gasp* a double-bladed lightsaber. Id probably be willing to pay for something like that if anyone wanted to make me a custom, lol. |
Author: | swinefeld [ Fri Nov 05, 2010 11:06 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: A Random Collection of Coolness |
Disturbed1 wrote: Very nice. I especailly like the wookiee. I was actually just looking at that exact piece the other day during a game thinking how awesome it would look if it was holding a lightsaber, or *gasp* a double-bladed lightsaber. Id probably be willing to pay for something like that if anyone wanted to make me a custom, lol. Yeah, that Wookiee is outstanding. Malgus, Mandalore, Savrip, and Whipid are other faves. Great work all around! |
Author: | LeftiesWillRule [ Wed Jan 26, 2011 3:53 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: A Random Collection of Coolness |
Updated with Poggle the Lesser. |
Author: | Dimetrodon [ Thu Jan 27, 2011 9:12 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: A Random Collection of Coolness |
What did you use to make Shae Vizla? Looks pretty spot on for her. oh yeah and that republic wookiee, clearly 40 pieces a set wasn't lazy enough for them haha, you gave him what the doctor ordered for sure! I like that Chiss repaint too. I think a lot of pieces look better repainted. a few new colors making all the difference. btw seeing Vizla and Malgus made me go watch those trailers again, Can't wait for SWTOR to come out! |
Author: | LeftiesWillRule [ Tue Feb 01, 2011 8:07 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: A Random Collection of Coolness |
Dimetrodon wrote: What did you use to make Shae Vizla? Looks pretty spot on for her. oh yeah and that republic wookiee, clearly 40 pieces a set wasn't lazy enough for them haha, you gave him what the doctor ordered for sure! I like that Chiss repaint too. I think a lot of pieces look better repainted. a few new colors making all the difference. btw seeing Vizla and Malgus made me go watch those trailers again, Can't wait for SWTOR to come out! Lets see...I used the Mandalorian Captain for the helmet, blaster and jetpack, Deena Shan for the arms, legs and pelvis, and the Zabrak fringer for the torso & pelvis. I got the cylinder on the back of the belt from the A&E snowtrooper. The shoulderpads, the antennae on one side of the helmet and the disc on the other side, the tube over the shoulder, some gadgets on the belt, the left kneepad, the little cylinders on the right arm, and the gauntlet keypad were made from epoxy. I trimmed the sides of the jetback and added a horizontal tubelike addition to make it more like the actual jetpack, and I cut Deena's kneepads with the Rebellion emblems off, and I used epoxy to give the armor's chest that solid line. All in all, I nitpicked the details to death. Glad to hear my customs made you watch the trailers again. I love those trailers and even have them on my ipod! |
Author: | Lily_Wan [ Sun Feb 13, 2011 1:19 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: A Random Collection of Coolness |
I keep coming back to your Swamp Trooper/CIO. That's one of the best designs/customs I've seen. |
Author: | sheepgoatherder [ Sun Feb 13, 2011 3:36 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: A Random Collection of Coolness |
Clone Commander Scot and Uggie Bin Laden are so funny! The YVH looks really cool. |
Author: | LeftiesWillRule [ Tue Feb 22, 2011 5:38 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: A Random Collection of Coolness |
Admiral Pellaeon added. |
Author: | LeftiesWillRule [ Tue Mar 08, 2011 4:56 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: A Random Collection of Coolness |
maaaaajor update. Added The Revanchist, Exar Kun DFS, Sith Inquisitor, Sora Bulq 2.0, Lt. Page, Niles Ferrier Supreme Overlord Shimrra, and another humorus custom, Obama Muun. |
Author: | Bane77 [ Sun Mar 13, 2011 12:50 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: A Random Collection of Coolness |
The customs look AMAZING!! So just wondering if you could pass on some tips, or anyone for that matter, how did you make the cloak on The Revanchist, and whats the easyist way of doing so? |
Author: | LeftiesWillRule [ Mon Mar 21, 2011 5:57 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: A Random Collection of Coolness |
Bane77 wrote: The customs look AMAZING!! So just wondering if you could pass on some tips, or anyone for that matter, how did you make the cloak on The Revanchist, and whats the easyist way of doing so? I made it out of greenstuff epoxy, and there isn't really an easy way of doing it. First, I made the body of the cloak, and kind of poked his arms through it instead of trying to prepare armholes, then I added the sleeves (which were somewhat easy). Even with a latex glove on one hand, I couldn't get the robes cleanly smooth, so after it dried I sanded it down a bit. Here's what Revan looked like before I painted him: |
Author: | Bane77 [ Tue Mar 22, 2011 10:50 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: A Random Collection of Coolness |
thank you, I have had a terrible time at making cloaks, it keeps sticking to my hand and ripping, and sometimes its to thin, hopefully with more practice I will get it. Thank you! |
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