MithrilForge Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 Wow, lucky dude !, that’s a great deal... 6 destroyers !!! Well you better get back to the spider though lol Cheers, Mithril NTaW and Tyriks 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NTaW Posted August 10, 2019 Author Share Posted August 10, 2019 (edited) okokok I went back to the Spyder today for a few bouts and finished the black and silver properly. Blue tomorrow, kid willing. EDIT:Blue has finally been started, and I even went out and got more black and silver paint so I can roll right on afterward. Here's to a productive week! :tu: Edited August 12, 2019 by NTaW MithrilForge and Tyriks 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NTaW Posted August 17, 2019 Author Share Posted August 17, 2019 Bam! It's done. You can even see some of the little scarabs inside, which is nice if you can ever get the right light in there. I'll do its base when I have more models completed. *hard stare at DDA Tyriks and MithrilForge 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bjorn Firewalker Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 Those are beautiful colors. How will you decorate the base? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NTaW Posted August 18, 2019 Author Share Posted August 18, 2019 (edited) Thanks :tu: My army is done on a simple astrogranite drab with splotches of valhallan blizzard around. Pretty standard snow base really, definitely got the recipe from the Citadel app. Edited August 18, 2019 by NTaW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MithrilForge Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 Iv'e always loved your bluey/white power look ,well done bud how cute...wee scarabs inside Cheers, Mithril Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NTaW Posted August 19, 2019 Author Share Posted August 19, 2019 (edited) Thanks Mithril! The wee scarabs are cute but I'm curious about where the big ones they spawn for game use come from....? Some non-ETL work, since I'm waiting on word about the pre-painted models I'm willing to work on next for the sake of involvement, because I want to ride this wave of holding a brush while I can. Plus this has been partially painted for far too long. 100% looking into a better lighting setup for painting, which will lend itself to better photos at any time of day. Edited August 19, 2019 by NTaW MithrilForge and Tyriks 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyriks Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 I struggle a lot with lighting. I got a bunch of lamps for the war room so I never have any issues seeing what I'm painting but I have yet to find a good setup for pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NTaW Posted August 19, 2019 Author Share Posted August 19, 2019 I still don't have a dedicated hobby spot in the new home, but that is mostly because if I want to paint I basically have to do so in the moments where my son is preoccupied with a show or snack which means kitchen table work. My mobile setup is a bit neater with baskets for paints now but I need a mobile light option pretty badly. Figure whatever I get could likely also work as the light source for a small light box to improve my picture taking but we'll see how it shakes down. I know most small box options I've seen utilize LED strips but I haven't really gotten into it yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyriks Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 Yeah, I had one that was super cheap and fell apart after a few months. It worked well while it lasted l, it used led strips. I've considered buying a new one or just making one by spray painting a decent box white and gluing led strips on. Maybe I'll tackle that sooner and let you know how it goes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NTaW Posted August 20, 2019 Author Share Posted August 20, 2019 Bottom layer of dark blue completed, light blue will hopefully commence this week. With the light box wouldn't it be better to use (photography) paper? Spraypainting the sides may not reflect the way you want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyriks Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 If photography paper exists this is the first I'm hearing of it! I don't know much about photography, guess I need to do some research. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MithrilForge Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 i think he means those pieces of paper you can print off that go from shades of blue to white(other blends as well) and can be curved behind your model... Mithril Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NTaW Posted August 25, 2019 Author Share Posted August 25, 2019 (edited) Turns out I meant white matte finish bristol board. You could use white spray paint so long as it was matte but you would get a near perfect finish using the bristol board curved up behind your model. If you google "DIY lightbox photography" you'll see all the same stuff I'm going to try before Amazon. Plenty of decent leftover boxes in the basement and I pass a dollar store on my way home from work. Just need to nab some lights, which is on the list anyway 'cuz I'm sick of sitting on a weird angle at the table so I don't block what little light I have. There is stuff like this, though I'd have to do more research to find out what it is exactly. Link in spoilers due to size and I'm posting from mobile at the moment. https://www.amazon.ca/Portrait-Seamless-Collapsible-Backdrop-Background/dp/B00ZOM7VDS/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?adgrpid=60924248637&gclid=CjwKCAjw44jrBRAHEiwAZ9igKNbV1TFTjmZjjtRV0J3fIr01NlVtbrYsqHc8vLt6BR74EPpBS8zm4xoCmVgQAvD_BwE&hvadid=309993943677&hvdev=m&hvlocphy=1002347&hvnetw=g&hvpos=1t1&hvqmt=e&hvrand=5843955954248631941&hvtargid=kwd-301315951145&hydadcr=3805_10582522&keywords=photography+paper+backdrop&qid=1566737521&s=gateway&sr=8-4 Edited August 25, 2019 by NTaW Tyriks and MithrilForge 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyriks Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 Yeah, I've been watching videos of people making them. Everything on Amazon under like $30 looks identical to the cheap one I had that broke after a few uses so I'm definitely going to build one! I'll probably spray the box itself but I agree that Bristol board will be better for the backdrop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NTaW Posted August 25, 2019 Author Share Posted August 25, 2019 I was thinking of taking on this little project today but I've been liberated of the car so maybe I'll just crack my brand spanking new pot of Lothern Blue and see how closely GW matched paints across generations as I move forward with the DDA. I've had it for probably close to a year and it technically isn't even fully assembled yet so it's a bit of a sore spot in the cabinet :lol: MithrilForge and Tyriks 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NTaW Posted August 25, 2019 Author Share Posted August 25, 2019 I take all the breaks but I made some good progress on the blue and even did a bunch of white on the back of the barge. MithrilForge and Tyriks 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MithrilForge Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 Awesome work, your black,silver and blue works so well those arks in whichever format are a pain to paint Cheers, Mithril Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyriks Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 Will you leave the armor panels off or are you just painting them separately? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NTaW Posted August 25, 2019 Author Share Posted August 25, 2019 Just painting them separately. I finished all the light blue after I took this photo in an unexpected timeslot so now there's just white, which has already been started, and a blue wash to go the I'll be adding those bits on. Chances are pretty good I'll be painting them before they go in place. MithrilForge 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MithrilForge Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 See you guys have the right idea, i glued the whole damn thing together ages ago before asking sage advice from people who'd painted one already... it's really annoying trying to paint hard to get to area's that are visually well seen... I have learn't from that though and my DDA is in four pieces for when i paint it. is this for the ETL? NTaW... Mithril Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NTaW Posted August 26, 2019 Author Share Posted August 26, 2019 This is the first model in my whole time collecting (started in the early 90s) that I have had to paint in pieces. The last time I cared about hard-to-reach details was when the plastic Land Raider kit was first released and I spent a couple weeks painting the full interior only to accidentally glue the front doors shut :cuss::lol: Since then I also painted my Spyder in a couple pieces so I could get the tiny critters inside the carapace. This is outside of the ETL, Mithril. The models that I had wanted to vow given the amount of time left are too close to the colour scheme that they will end up being so I went back to painting the DDA that I have neglected for the sake of that poor Spyder (that I never really intended on painting so soon in the queue). MithrilForge 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NTaW Posted September 5, 2019 Author Share Posted September 5, 2019 Everything is now done except the extra bits, though they are well underway. Dosjetka and MithrilForge 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyriks Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 Impressive as always. Very neat and clean! NTaW 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bjorn Firewalker Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 Impressive as always. Very neat and clean! I second that. NTaW 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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