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PostPosted: Sun Sep 16, 2007 8:51 pm 
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Brilliant work. Please keep it coming.

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PostPosted: Mon Sep 17, 2007 1:44 pm 
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I was thinking the same thing Otterman.

El T, great job again.  Those look really good.  I'm surprised you can get such bright colors using a black primer.  How many coats of paint do you end up using?




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PostPosted: Mon Sep 17, 2007 3:42 pm 
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Fantastic work, elThyge.  :cool: Welcome aboard. I'm really looking forward to seeing more of your work.

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PostPosted: Mon Sep 17, 2007 4:28 pm 
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Once again, awesome work! :)  I wouldn't be surprised if you told us that you work on the 'Eavy Metal team... :D
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elThyge
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 17, 2007 5:05 pm 
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(Dave @ Sep. 17 2007,13:44)
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I'm surprised you can get such bright colors using a black primer.  How many coats of paint do you end up using?

It depends a lot on the color used. The SM have very few layers:

Basecoat is a darkened down Ultra-Marines Blue. Then a straight coat of UM Blue, leaving the basecoat in the shadows. The highligt consists of three layers of UM Blue mixed with more and more Electric Blue.

The green on the Falcons is a different story. The basecoat is a Goblin Green slightly darkened, leaving the black primer in the deep areas. Then a slightly darkened Dark Angels Green all over, (thin and almost a wash). Then a couple of pure thin Dark Angels Green leaving the deep areas. The highlights are a couple of layers of Dark Angels Green with more and more White, (I know many use Yellow to mix with, but I like the White highlights here).

There are no secrets to painting miniatures, just good advice. Never use paint straight from the container. Always see if the paint needs watering down, (fx I always thin down Dark Angels Green).

For mixing paint I use a homemade wet-palet. I would love to show you some pictures, but my camera just told me to  buy a new battery. I'll try to recharge it, but it may take a couple of days before I can take new pictures.

The layer-technique on a black primer is perfect on small miniatures. It's not as effective if you work on larger areas.

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I wouldn't be surprised if you told us that you work on the 'Eavy Metal team...

Not the case, I'm just a sad man from Denmark who loves to paint small miniatures.

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PostPosted: Mon Sep 17, 2007 6:29 pm 

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Not the case, I'm just a sad man from Denmark who loves to paint small miniatures.

Now that you're here, we can help cheer you up.

Me, I take fluoxetine. And Yen.
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 17, 2007 6:34 pm 
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Don't confuse the poor chap, Otter.  :p
Not the case, I'm just a sad man from Denmark who loves to paint small miniatures.

What is it with Danish people, are they ALL good painters? (Warmaster Nice is another case, of course)  :cool:

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elThyge
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 17, 2007 8:02 pm 
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To show what I mean by small and large areas for red color on black primer:



These red areas are very close to being to large. It takes a lot of patience to get a nice red here.
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elThyge
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 17, 2007 8:08 pm 
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Do'h, I just saw something I could have improved. On the frontshields I glued half a base from an epic-figure. I cut have cut the half base to look like ork-teeth.
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Warmaster Nice
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Great stuff. Great idea to add the old Pulsa Rokkits to a proper cariage. The old ones looked so stupid I never bothered to paint up mine.

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PostPosted: Mon Sep 17, 2007 8:32 pm 
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Cool the IG look great and good job on the photograpy

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elThyge
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 17, 2007 8:35 pm 
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(Warmaster Nice @ Sep. 17 2007,20:22)
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Great stuff. Great idea to add the old Pulsa Rokkits to a proper cariage. The old ones looked so stupid I never bothered to paint up mine.

What! And miss the fun rule with rocketfuel on the battlefield?
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Warmaster Nice
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 17, 2007 9:19 pm 
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Not at all. Just used different models :;):

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PostPosted: Mon Sep 17, 2007 9:59 pm 
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(elThyge @ Sep. 17 2007,12:05)
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For mixing paint I use a homemade wet-pallet.

I've heard of how wet-pallet's are used but have never used them myself.

It's a damp paper towel underneath a layer of wax/cheese paper correct?




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PostPosted: Mon Sep 17, 2007 10:35 pm 
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very nice. I like the old codex grey too. I had some painted in that style too somewhere.

What are those Space marine bikes? They look different to what I know.

The three tanks at the back of the Artillery Company, what are they?
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