koran Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 With some free time it seems like a good time to put up the beginnings of a project log. I have a titan that I want to paint up for 30k but need to test out a paint scheme before I start on the titan itself. Having a knight laying around unpainted that seems like a good place to start as it would be large enough to see if the colours looked right and to play around with some possible iconography. Not being a huge fan of the FW Tempestus camouflage Im trying out my imagining of how it it described in the fluff, a "cobalt blue", which (to me) should be a metalic blue colour. So here's the first little tests of the blue and on the shoulder the Eagle of the Legio Tempestus. The knight is meant to be from the Taranis House, seconded to Legio Tempestus as they have very close links to the Mechanicum and it seems something that would happen. So that explains the blue armour for the Taranis Knight (as there is contradicting fluff on if the Taranis Knights should be red or blue. On the shin plates are icons for the allegiance of the Knight to Taranis (using the 30k icon for the Knight House) and to the mechanicum with the scull with mechanical bits. http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m16/NeilCollins_/Tempestus/20161212_232301_zpshyfolz16.jpg http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m16/NeilCollins_/Tempestus/20161224_182415_zpscbzs2zgs.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olis Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 Looking great so far, brother! :tu: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Guy Matt Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 Looking good. Are those symbols transfers or freehand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honda Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 I believe they are freehand, which makes them even more impressive. Please do continue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koran Posted December 26, 2016 Author Share Posted December 26, 2016 Yeah, always freehand unless I really cant avoid it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearson73 Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 Really impressive freehand skills. Liking the colours also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koran Posted December 26, 2016 Author Share Posted December 26, 2016 Just a dry fit (a lot of work to do on the metals to make the structural metal and the armor plating look different) but the blue and the freehand is done (other than battle damage). http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m16/NeilCollins_/Tempestus/20161226_205609_zps8onjrjp5.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Blank Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 Tremendous freehand and a great start on your Knight! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col.hertford Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 Fantastic job so far. That's pretty much the scheme I see house Taranis having during the great crusade and Tempestus adopting post heresy. It's always good to see more Tempestus engines being worked on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koran Posted December 31, 2016 Author Share Posted December 31, 2016 Thanks for all the kind words guys. Ive been playing with the metal that makes up the structure. Its one area I havent been happy with in my painting. Ive tried NMM and while I like that I find it looks a little odd on large models. So Im giving a go on making a weathered/beaten looking metal. As I said, Im not great at this so if anyone had any comments/constructive critisism or links to good guides (Ive found a few but they arent perfect) Id really appreciate it. http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m16/NeilCollins_/Tempestus/20161231_101158_zps5kztfo0q.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koran Posted January 4, 2017 Author Share Posted January 4, 2017 Ive finished the second leg. Happier with the stippled effect I gave it for a more pitted look. I also finished the pistons, as they are constantly rubbing against their housing they are cleaner with some oil residue for lubrication. What do you guys think? http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m16/NeilCollins_/Tempestus/20170102_224500_zpsnw33aobe.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col.hertford Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 I think that's a very good job. Beats the nuln oil wash most of us have done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. Jack Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 Excellent work as per usual Neil. Gives me a kick up the arse to paint an army to play you with when I return to Blighty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koran Posted January 14, 2017 Author Share Posted January 14, 2017 Do it Jack! And change your location :p And cheers Hertford. Minor update of the armour plates being dry fit and some painting on the silver on the armour plates. I wanted something that would contrast well with the dull pitted metal of the structure. Ive tried to make something that looks like steel that has been beaten with huge hammers and then polished (and obviously with a bit of battle damage).At the moment you can only see that on the upper leg and knee of the one leg.http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m16/NeilCollins_/Tempestus/20170107_172742_zps3yioikuf.jpg http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m16/NeilCollins_/Tempestus/20170107_172339_zpsqxmv04sw.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hushrong Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 The Titan looks fantastic! You have painted an excellent blue! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bjorn Firewalker Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Excellent paint job on the Knight. I love how shiny it looks in your photos- excellent work there as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koran Posted January 15, 2017 Author Share Posted January 15, 2017 Evening Heroes. WARNING: This post contains pedantry beyond the what many find necessary or even acceptable. There is a danger or eye rolling should you read on. So I've been trying to make all the metal on the Knight (and area I normally find quite boring on many models including my own) as different as possible by looking at how it would be aged or look. The gun barrel was an issue with this as I couldn't see this being as worn as the structural metal that is centuries old but shouldn't be as shiny as the metal on the armour plates. Some research later I'd found that most large scale gun barrels are turned on large lathes (as opposed to in the past where they would be cast). This leaves very fine little lines perpendicular to the barrel that can be seen in the right light (if unpainted). So the experimentation began (I couldn't find any ideas about doing this online) and eventually came up with something I was happy with. The results are below (with the addition of some muzzle discolouration at the end and a few scratches). The photography isn't the best but hopefully you can make out the very fine "lines" across the barrel. http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m16/NeilCollins_/Tempestus/20170115_174427_zpsr7w5ntjj.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sockwithaticket Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Cobalt well and truly nailed. That freehand, though... damn, man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koran Posted January 22, 2017 Author Share Posted January 22, 2017 Greetings Heroes. I may not be the fastest painter (and the experimentation that went on with this model made that even more the case) but I've loved doing this model. The metal was the big experimentation (as well as the blue) as I wanted to get all the metal surfaces representing a different weathering/type of metal. The hull is weathered to look like the centuries old structure it is meant to be, having been repaired and oiled over and over again. The pistons as more "polished" as they constantly rub against their housing and then show a recent oiling to help movement. The armour plating would be something that is occasionally replaced so the metal is more recent, polished and hammered steel. Finally (thought the pics here don't show it ver clearly) has a barrel that shows very fine directional "lines" that are barely visible to represent the tiny indentations that result from a barrel being made. All of the symbols are freehand including a swooping eagle from Legio Tempestus, Aquilla and loyalty markings of House Taranis (the shield is from the House in 30k) and the mechanicus. Very happy with how it has turned out. It will be going up for sale for "all the moneys" some time this evening on the Facebook trading groups, so if you're interested take a look there later. http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m16/NeilCollins_/Tempestus/IMG_2471_zpsaoqoozyn.jpg http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m16/NeilCollins_/Tempestus/IMG_2470_zpsmr367iix.jpg http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m16/NeilCollins_/Tempestus/IMG_2468_zpsqwy6frjq.jpg http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m16/NeilCollins_/Tempestus/IMG_2467_zpspagounwz.jpg http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m16/NeilCollins_/Tempestus/IMG_2466_zpslwz3a7lk.jpg http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m16/NeilCollins_/Tempestus/IMG_2465_zpsb6jqjqmc.jpg http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m16/NeilCollins_/Tempestus/IMG_2464_zpso8206kht.jpg http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m16/NeilCollins_/Tempestus/IMG_2463_zpsq1mkfp4g.jpg http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m16/NeilCollins_/Tempestus/IMG_2462_zpshb21igyt.jpg http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m16/NeilCollins_/Tempestus/IMG_2461_zpsljc21iab.jpg http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m16/NeilCollins_/Tempestus/IMG_2457_zpstgakmze4.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mad Hermit Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 Truly amazing work. Well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothical Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 Evening Heroes. WARNING: This post contains pedantry beyond the what many find necessary or even acceptable. There is a danger or eye rolling should you read on. So I've been trying to make all the metal on the Knight (and area I normally find quite boring on many models including my own) as different as possible by looking at how it would be aged or look. The gun barrel was an issue with this as I couldn't see this being as worn as the structural metal that is centuries old but shouldn't be as shiny as the metal on the armour plates. Some research later I'd found that most large scale gun barrels are turned on large lathes (as opposed to in the past where they would be cast). This leaves very fine little lines perpendicular to the barrel that can be seen in the right light (if unpainted). So the experimentation began (I couldn't find any ideas about doing this online) and eventually came up with something I was happy with. The results are below (with the addition of some muzzle discolouration at the end and a few scratches). The photography isn't the best but hopefully you can make out the very fine "lines" across the barrel. http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m16/NeilCollins_/Tempestus/20170115_174427_zpsr7w5ntjj.jpg I think I see the effect here, and in a few of the other photos. The distinctions between the different "types" of metal really brings the model to life, and helps break up what would otherwise be a monotonous layer. The overall combination looks fantastic. Could you explain a little more about how you went about painting the gun barrel? It is a technique I am interested to try out on a Basilisk I own, but I am unsure about exactly how you went about it and worry that an uninformed attempt will end up with a zebra-patterned barrel. For example, did you use black paint for the thin lines, or did you use a darker metallic colour, or some combination of washes and shades? Did you use any sort of stencil or masking to get them neat, or do you just have a really steady hand and corrected them as you went if needed? I'd really appreciate it if you could give me some pointers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koran Posted January 25, 2017 Author Share Posted January 25, 2017 @Gothical: Sorry this took so long: Basecoat black metal. 2. Drybrush gunmetal grey (drybrushing to be done perpendicular to the barrel and with a large brush like the larger gw drybrush). 3. Use same brush (again perpendicular) to apply burnt umber oil painting, mixed with white spirit and nuln oil black (gw). Leave to dry for a few hours as it's oil paint. 4. Drybrush gunmetal grey (perpendicular to barrel) 5. Add whatever after effects you like So not too bad. Just took me a lot of trial and error to get it right. All paints are vallejo unless otherwise stated. Hope that helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothical Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 @Gothical: Sorry this took so long: Basecoat black metal. 2. Drybrush gunmetal grey (drybrushing to be done perpendicular to the barrel and with a large brush like the larger gw drybrush). 3. Use same brush (again perpendicular) to apply burnt umber oil painting, mixed with white spirit and nuln oil black (gw). Leave to dry for a few hours as it's oil paint. 4. Drybrush gunmetal grey (perpendicular to barrel) 5. Add whatever after effects you like So not too bad. Just took me a lot of trial and error to get it right. All paints are vallejo unless otherwise stated. Hope that helps. Thank you very much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bjorn Firewalker Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 Most impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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