In this showcase, I would like to share a recently finished project, as promised. Before I got the Gabriel Angelos model I showed last week, I went to my local Warhammer store and got a Primaris Marine on sprue to paint.
I didn't choose a specific chapter but I went with a color scheme that would look nice and eye-catching. The base was made on a 35mm round plinth and was made to look like a muddy wasteland.
The puddle of water on the base was made using Secret Weapon Miniatures Realistic Water with a little bit of green paint. This was actually the first time I used this product and while it does shrink a lot, it doesn't smell bad.
Below you will find some more WIP (work in progress) pictures of this project.
The model on sprue
I mixed the brightest orange I could create
Some subtle shades of warm grey to create depth The eyes were created with glazes of Vallejo Fluo blue
Highlights airbrushed on using a light skin tone
Some handpainted battle damage
Building up the basic shape for the base with cork and tubing
Filling gaps with Milliput
Sanded the Milliput to create a smoot surface
I added Vallejo Fresh Mud texture paste
Some barbed wire from ArmyPainter, rolled around a pencil
I hope you enjoyed this little showcase article. If you have any questions feel free to post them in the comments and I will answer them as best as I can.
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That's it for today! I hope I will see you guys and girls in a next article!
This is Gabriel Angelos, chapter master of the Blood Ravens Space Marine chapter, known from the Dawn of War Warhammer 40K video games.
The model was supplied by "W" Miniatures Artel. The model is painted with airbrush and brushes and the base is scratch-built with plastic card and tubes on a wooden plinth by Sockelmacher.
Below you will find pictures of the finished project as well as some WIP pictures. If you have any questions feel free to post them in the comments.
I really enjoyed painting this model. Dawn of War, especially DoW2 is one of my favorite games and while you can't play as Gabriel Angelos, he is still a great character in the game.
I hope you enjoyed the pictures and I will see you next time!
Ever got a model that has those engraved glyphs that you would like to stand out more but all you have are dark washes? Ever tried to paint those glyphs and ended up in an eternal circle of going back and forth cleaning up mistakes?
Well that is what I had. I was painting 40 Necron warriors with converted weapons (engraved gun barrels instead of the green clear plastic ones) that I wanted to paint like the engraved detail was glowing. The easiest way to for me to do this would be to paint the glyphs white and airbrush some green glow over it.
Painting the white was a hassle and took way to much time to get it neatly done, so I set out to find a better way.
I found this by using the pin wash / panel wash technique, mostly used in historical scale modelling to darken the gaps between panels but this time, with a twist.
When you look online for panel lining you will find a bunch of video's and articles about black or brown oil washes. I used the mechanic behind this technique but I changed it by using white oil paint.
So what you need for this is:
White oil paint (titanium white)
(odorless) Thinner
(preferably) synthetic brush
What you want to do is first protect your paintjob with a layer of gloss or satin varnish!
Next you will want to take a bit of the white paint and thin it down with the thinner. The thinner can really mess with your organic brushes. (they will ruin your red saber brushes)
Once the mix has a wash consistency it is time to take it to the model.
Next step is SUPER easy! (as seen in the short video below)
After this step you can clean your brush in some thinner and dab the brush on a paper towel or cloth to get rid of the excess thinner and then use the damp brush to clean up around the edges.
Once the white wash is dry all that is left to do to create a simple OSL (object source lighting) is to airbrush some green over the gun barrel.
An other example of this technique is on the glyphs on the forceshield of an Eldar Wraithblade.
As you can see it is super quick and easy. If you would like to make them glow you could airbrush some light blue (or any other color) over them to create a mystical effect.
Another application of this technique would be on for example, powerfists and plasma coils. Here it would be logical for the crevices to be the lightest. So you airbrush or paint your fist or plasma weapon in the desired color, use a white oil wash, and then glaze in some color. to make it blend in.
I hope this article helped you to speed up or improve your painting.
If it did please share your results!
Thank you for reading and leave no model unpainted!
Hi guys and girls!
Today I write this with a question to you guys!
I bought/won a model in an auction in my FLGS. It is an old, metal, OOP Warhammer fantasy Empire model. The problem is that I can't find any reference material.
So my questions to you guys are:
What can you tell me about this model (lore/backstory)
Where can I find pictures of this model painted
Unknown OOP WHF Empire miniature
I'd like to learn a little more about this model before I start working with it so I can make a nice scenic base for it.
I'm looking forward to any help you guys and girls can give. Feel free to post links of images or other websites in the comments!
You know that feeling right, when you have this really cool new miniature but there are those seams and gaps in view that really don't make sense and make it look like a plastic toy rather then the high-end model it is supposed to be.
Well in this article I will share the method I use to fill these little gaps on models.
To follow this tutorial you will need:
Model with gaps
Standard yellow-grey Milliput
an old brush
For this tutorial I used a Chaos Lord from Warhammer Fantasy. A model I really love and which is in general a really good model. Most of the contact points are hidden behind armor or the cape. There are two gaps however, that are really visible on this model and they really bug me. I circled these with red.
Ugly gaps on the WFB Chaos Lord
Time to fix this! I can imagine if you got this model for gaming purposes you don't really care about little details like this but I bought this model because I want to paint it up really nice so I want to make the model as good as I possibly can.
I got out my Milliput, which is a two-part, cold setting, non shrinking epoxy putty, and mixed a little bit together. Once the two parts where mixed into a homogeneous ball I used the back of a brush to make a small dent in the ball, shaping it into a cup.
Mixed Milliput cup
Next, dip your brush into clean water and transfer it to the Milliput cup. Using the brush mix the water with the Milliput to create a Milliput "wash".
Milliput wash
Now, using a brush, apply this wash to the gap. It might take several passes. You can use a blow-dryer or blow on the gap to make the wash dry faster before adding an other layer of milliput wash.
Once you are satisfied let the whole thing dry for about 3 hours. The blow-dryer can speed up this process. When it is completely dry you can use a fine sandpaper or sanding stick to smooth out the surface.
Filled gaps
That's it for today!
I really hope this article helps you make your models look nicer by filling those nasty gaps. Feel free to share your results with me or if you have any questions to post those in the comments.
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