tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898341582574934477.post2153874205535484475..comments2024-03-29T11:19:46.025+00:00Comments on Admiral Drax: 233 Converted IFV Almost FinishedAdmiral Draxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07476823273954165890noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898341582574934477.post-85450839964430822562010-11-01T21:52:31.276+00:002010-11-01T21:52:31.276+00:00Huzzah! I finished it last night!
Sadly, now the ...Huzzah! I finished it last night!<br /><br />Sadly, now the clocks have changed I'm not going to see it in the daylight until Thursday at the earliest, so no photos for a while...<br /><br />- Chris.Admiral Draxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07476823273954165890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898341582574934477.post-91915498242870777902010-10-30T12:06:35.285+01:002010-10-30T12:06:35.285+01:00Okay dokey, I am glad this helped. I don't thi...Okay dokey, I am glad this helped. I don't think this would take more than an hour to do really. Good luck with the rest!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11142379276012984189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898341582574934477.post-4305176298400155622010-10-30T11:58:29.103+01:002010-10-30T11:58:29.103+01:00Thanks, Ras and Antipope: Both very helpful indeed...Thanks, Ras and Antipope: Both very helpful indeed. <br /><br />Sadly I'm back to work on Monday, so painting will slow down again, but I hope to finish this baby within a couple of weeks...<br /><br />- D.Admiral Draxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07476823273954165890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898341582574934477.post-41159898677266625332010-10-30T11:44:15.166+01:002010-10-30T11:44:15.166+01:00Well, you basically take your standard dish washin...Well, you basically take your standard dish washing sponge and cut small pieces of various shapes from it. You mix your colour (for some kind of reddish primer I would use Dark Flesh:Scorched Brown 3:1) and dip the sponge pieces inside. You wipe all the excess paint on a piece of paper (same way you would for drybrushing but not quite as much) until you got a little bit remaining on the sponge. Then you dab it gently around the places that would show the most wear and tear (around hatches, doors, near the bottom of the vehicle, where crew would have to step on). The idea here is to make irregular and random looking small patches to represent paint chipping of the vehicle. Mind you that these small patches must look solid since they are supposed to be the vehicles primer. If you want to take an extra step you can highlight the chips around using a lighter version of your vehicles main colour (Camo Green I think for yours) but this is very time consuming. I hope this helps.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11142379276012984189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898341582574934477.post-8631145137562782142010-10-30T09:18:52.182+01:002010-10-30T09:18:52.182+01:00@Drax Heres a more clear view of what i mean by me...@Drax Heres a more clear view of what i mean by metal chipping ( http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/content/article.jsp?catId=cat210004&categoryId=600003&section=&aId=13100015 )Its the article i used to do my metal chipping with boltgun metal. I use sephia brown ink(the GW one) to make it look like rush spots running down from bolts and stuff. Its very beginner and i tried sponge and this and i think that the first is easier. Al tho you can make some wonderful things with Antipopes technique.Rasmus Olesenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10612372213290055653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898341582574934477.post-58789045119485176872010-10-29T23:48:12.852+01:002010-10-29T23:48:12.852+01:00I wouldn't mind a bit of elaboration if at all...I wouldn't mind a bit of elaboration if at all possible...and I only have GW colours, too(!)Admiral Draxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07476823273954165890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898341582574934477.post-45649933443174113252010-10-29T23:19:44.981+01:002010-10-29T23:19:44.981+01:00Hey Admiral, there is really nothing easier than c...Hey Admiral, there is really nothing easier than chipping. Just decide what "primer" your vehicles will have (I think something like RAL 8012 Red Prime would look very good on your colour scheme) and then dub it gently with a small piece of sponge around the areas that would have the most wear and tear. Hope this helps, I can elaborate more if you want :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11142379276012984189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898341582574934477.post-17210237938958379172010-10-29T21:58:05.628+01:002010-10-29T21:58:05.628+01:00Thanks for the kind compliments, chaps!
There'...Thanks for the kind compliments, chaps!<br /><br />There's a bit of wear and tear on it already, but I'll try some chipping too. Trouble is, I'm not very good at it.<br /><br />There'll be dust, and brown ink but no clumped mud: my bases are urban. Nice idea, though.<br /><br />Great sentinel, too, Rasmus: don't forget to email me your address!<br /><br />#2501: the wheels (and the bulk of the main bits) were a kind (and surprising) donation from Zzzzzz over at Devos IV (linked in previous post).<br /><br />And "suckwood"? - genius. Thanks for the comment, Loquacious, and thanks for making me chuckle!Admiral Draxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07476823273954165890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898341582574934477.post-21185997952983770822010-10-29T21:48:03.616+01:002010-10-29T21:48:03.616+01:00I really like this. Thanks for sharing!
Verificati...I really like this. Thanks for sharing!<br />Verification word:suckwood - which this does not.Loquacioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01667591498679385934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898341582574934477.post-18597660643484106642010-10-29T21:44:16.958+01:002010-10-29T21:44:16.958+01:00Nice one Colonel. Can't wait to see it weather...Nice one Colonel. Can't wait to see it weathered and finished off. Where are those wheels from, anyway?Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04264386981291406144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898341582574934477.post-64346653748964926822010-10-29T16:55:24.985+01:002010-10-29T16:55:24.985+01:00Also you would be surprised how easy it is and how...Also you would be surprised how easy it is and how much a difference adding brown ink to it and make it look a bit rusty(look at picture on sentinel to). IF your into that sorta look, if not it looks really good anyway mate.Rasmus Olesenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10612372213290055653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898341582574934477.post-52094469060910272022010-10-29T15:09:04.762+01:002010-10-29T15:09:04.762+01:00Yeah looks really good Drax! Love the amount of de...Yeah looks really good Drax! Love the amount of details on it...! <br /><br />I agree 100% with Antipope, paint some chipping(boltgun metal) some parts of the edges, so it looks like it chipped of paint there(Like i did on my sentinel http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wRZ1N9p2Fyg/THvi6sjNFzI/AAAAAAAAAL4/FvxrXhQCPoE/s1600/Sent+final+3.jpg ). and some brown ink to make it look abit of dirty and you have yourself imo a god damn sexy set of wheels!Rasmus Olesenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10612372213290055653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898341582574934477.post-80570980829181097182010-10-29T15:04:03.328+01:002010-10-29T15:04:03.328+01:00Kitted out to the max...very nice!Kitted out to the max...very nice!Col. Hesslerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04850339354901840097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898341582574934477.post-49670433753154232242010-10-29T14:23:56.828+01:002010-10-29T14:23:56.828+01:00It's a great conversion, and the details reall...It's a great conversion, and the details really make it shine. I'd say it's the perfect salamander stand-in!The Inner Geekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12794001001232191042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898341582574934477.post-8304729233342927502010-10-29T13:50:33.894+01:002010-10-29T13:50:33.894+01:00Looks cool to me, Colonel!Looks cool to me, Colonel!veghisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10132210753726774145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898341582574934477.post-2498380195619355792010-10-29T13:09:53.522+01:002010-10-29T13:09:53.522+01:00It's looking very good. A brown enamel wash an...It's looking very good. A brown enamel wash and some chipping will tie everything together definitely. <br />As for the mud flaps you could add some modelling mud to make them look more interesting.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11142379276012984189noreply@blogger.com