Davey80y Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 New Airbrush + ebay/forums = Crimson Fists army Well finally took the plunge and bought myself an airbrush i chose a Harder & Steenbeck evolution gotta say i was very impressed with the quality, I've played with the cheap ebay one's and this feels much better to operate and much much easier to clean. As for the painting results well that what this is all about........ Decided to try painting a Marine force and after a bit of thinking I narrowed it down to two choices Dark Angels and Crimson Fists so went and started shopping ended up with a lot of marines, after sorting through what was salvageable (here's a pic of some of em) http://i424.photobucket.com/albums/pp327/davey8oy/P3300003.jpg I've a got a nicely sized codex marine force and a Dark Angel force for later. Give or take a few here's what will be in the Crimson Fist army (complete with to much flash there not that blue IRL :-) http://i424.photobucket.com/albums/pp327/davey8oy/P4180002.jpg maybe with a few additions later the whole lot will be up for sale when there done to make way for the next project (and any commission work I'm doing) this is all getting done in between real life and commission work so updates will be erratic..... but that said I'm a good way into them already here's what's done so far.... Tac squad 1 http://i424.photobucket.com/albums/pp327/davey8oy/P4150038-1.jpg http://i424.photobucket.com/albums/pp327/davey8oy/P42600052.jpg http://i424.photobucket.com/albums/pp327/davey8oy/P4260006.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey80y Posted April 26, 2011 Author Share Posted April 26, 2011 tac squad 2 http://i424.photobucket.com/albums/pp327/davey8oy/P4260005.jpg http://i424.photobucket.com/albums/pp327/davey8oy/P4260003-1.jpg http://i424.photobucket.com/albums/pp327/davey8oy/P4260004-1.jpg and a termi squad with FW pads http://i424.photobucket.com/albums/pp327/davey8oy/P42600092.jpg http://i424.photobucket.com/albums/pp327/davey8oy/P4260007.jpg squad 3's almost done http://i424.photobucket.com/albums/pp327/davey8oy/P4260009.jpg will update as soon as theres some progress.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzly_bear Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 very nice fella....very nice indeed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bewlay Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 Wow they look great, I'm still baffled about how people use Airbrushes to that level of skill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShinyRhino Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 Nice work. At what point do you put down the airbrush, and pick up a bristled brush? Myself, I stop at my shade coat, and then everything after that is regular brush. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey80y Posted April 26, 2011 Author Share Posted April 26, 2011 with these i've gone 4 shades of blue then i start with the brush this is the best shot i have before i start highlighting (used a brush for the red but blue is untouched) http://i424.photobucket.com/albums/pp327/davey8oy/P4260014.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subtlebrush Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 Definitely like these alot, that blue is very striking! It seems you have the same idea I've had brewing in my skull for the last few weeks, giving E-Bay a go and airbrushing a force. Well done brother. Hope to see more soon! Mr.Malevolent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavaman Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 those look excellent. well done for sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bracks0682 Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 Very nice Paint job.. I airbrushed an entire Kroot army to great effect.. So Yeah Airbrushes are great.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey80y Posted April 26, 2011 Author Share Posted April 26, 2011 And Vallejo Model Air is my new best freind :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimtooth Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 I am completely lost on airbrush technique. :teehee: Completed blue looks great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey80y Posted April 27, 2011 Author Share Posted April 27, 2011 cheers was worried blue was a bit bright :-) here's another update http://i424.photobucket.com/albums/pp327/davey8oy/P4270003.jpg http://i424.photobucket.com/albums/pp327/davey8oy/P4270004.jpg http://i424.photobucket.com/albums/pp327/davey8oy/P4270002.jpg http://i424.photobucket.com/albums/pp327/davey8oy/P4270005.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey80y Posted April 27, 2011 Author Share Posted April 27, 2011 in two minds as to if i should add any weathering powders to this?!?!? :-? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AridMonk Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 Well, what colour of powder would you use? Your bases are near black anyway, and your rhino looks suitably weathered with black, I think it looks good as is. Excellent job on these btw, colour me jealous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daylight Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 I think the rhino looks nicely weathered already with the black. These are coming along great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey80y Posted April 28, 2011 Author Share Posted April 28, 2011 it was mainly the tracks i was thinking about weathering Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AridMonk Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 Oh, well, I'd still lean towards no, maybe some grey dust for pulverised slate but thats as far as I'd go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey80y Posted April 28, 2011 Author Share Posted April 28, 2011 was thinking some mud effects to make it fit in more.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Something Wycked Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 You've got grass & dirt & rock under the feet of the Marines; a little dirt/mud powder on the tracks of the Rhino would definitely make it fit in better. Everything you've shown looks fantastic. If I had any money I'd be interested in comissioning you :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tybrus Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 cheers was worried blue was a bit bright :-) here's another update http://i424.photobucket.com/albums/pp327/davey8oy/P4270003.jpg http://i424.photobucket.com/albums/pp327/davey8oy/P4270004.jpg http://i424.photobucket.com/albums/pp327/davey8oy/P4270002.jpg http://i424.photobucket.com/albums/pp327/davey8oy/P4270005.jpg Love them, Nice to see another Whip antenna person besides just me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey80y Posted April 29, 2011 Author Share Posted April 29, 2011 Love them, Nice to see another Whip antenna person besides just me... do you have any pic's of your rhino antenna?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spacewolf15 Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 You should absolutely weather the rhino more. The tracks need some mud/dirt. You might want to consider adding a little battle damage to the tank as well, light scratches and cracks like the ones on your marines would add a lot of character to the rhino. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
synapse Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 just got one of those cheapo airbrushes from ebay and imbeginning to think youre right about the brushes - will probably pick up a decent badger or iwata one as i am NOT impressed by the results ive got with the one i got. great work on these, love the blue and i bet the airbrush saves a lot of time painting (though the cleaning is what annoys me!) keep up the good work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S'jet Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 i've heard an easy way to clean an airbrush is to stick it in an ultrasonic cleaner. Dont think they are too expensive either. Edit:- oh, and your models look fantastic! heh =) How long did it take to do the blue on a 10man squad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekgar_Wolf Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 Very nice looking army ¡¡ Im in love with Model Air too. Could you please explain wich steps you make, including priming??? I love your final blue tone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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