Kurgan the Lurker Posted May 2, 2006 Share Posted May 2, 2006 Didn't build these, just painted them. Tried a lot of new things on them, not sure I'm entirely happy with the final results on the green though. First 4 pics are of just 2 minis, they have magnetics in the arms. http://www.duckblindminiatures.com/images/sals/salat1-1.jpg http://www.duckblindminiatures.com/images/sals/salat1-2.jpg http://www.duckblindminiatures.com/images/sals/salat2-1.jpg http://www.duckblindminiatures.com/images/sals/salat2-2.jpg http://www.duckblindminiatures.com/images/sals/salat3.jpg http://www.duckblindminiatures.com/images/sals/salat4.jpg http://www.duckblindminiatures.com/images/sals/salat5.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callas Posted May 2, 2006 Share Posted May 2, 2006 Ummm, call me a fool but what's not to like? I wish I could paint Termies like this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VtrAxX Posted May 2, 2006 Share Posted May 2, 2006 Nothing to Like? Heck no! Great Job as Always Kurgan. But as you said the green looks flat but theres about 5 layers of green blended in there. Camera errors? Anyways Keep it going Vtraxx Out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabblerouser Posted May 2, 2006 Share Posted May 2, 2006 Green does look a little drab Maybe some bright, selectively placed highlights? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retribution Posted May 2, 2006 Share Posted May 2, 2006 http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i277/LO_Archaon/salat2-1_edited.jpg A quick photoshop auto colour thingy. Make sit alot brighter and takes away the orange tint thing. However it seems a bit drowned in white like that. Is it more like the real life one? Seems to add a bit to the green IMO. Anywho I love them, I love/hate looking at good painters models, a mixture of envy and awe! Very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huwben Posted May 3, 2006 Share Posted May 3, 2006 Woah neat models, any chance of a flame tutorial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ignatius Posted May 3, 2006 Share Posted May 3, 2006 I like them, But being a Sallies player my self I know where Kurgan's coming from here. Snot green is a very flat colour! The highlights don't stand out well, probably because of the photo! I found it's often good to shade the green slightly aswell! Make them slightly darker so the highlights stand out more. However they look relly cool. I like the forgworld pads, which is good as i've got some on order too! Lots of bronze to ofset the green and black which is nice too! Maybe some flames or other iconocraphy like anvils and hammers on some of the flatter areas may break up the green a bit! Red eyes though whats goin on there? Always though they looked better with yellow eyes! :D Nice Work and it's good to see some Sallie Terminators, a big thumbs up from me there! I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dezul Posted May 3, 2006 Share Posted May 3, 2006 they look sweet kurgan. the top two look a little flat but im picking thats just the photo quality coz the bottom 2 are better.. i like the green nice and smooth. how have you achieved that gold / bronze look? sweet blends on the flames too.. got any other angles? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
venrake the immortal Posted May 3, 2006 Share Posted May 3, 2006 i got a 2500 point army of sallies and im putting a paint tutioral for ven dreads soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doomed Dice Thrower Posted May 3, 2006 Share Posted May 3, 2006 The flames are hawt!! But indeed, maybe the green could need some highlights...or..hm, I just see that you did the shadow-lining with green ink. Maybe that makes them look a little monochrome. Maybe you could try some other colour (doesn't have to be black). Edit: well I guess it's at least partly green ink... if not, ignore my comment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INKS Posted May 3, 2006 Share Posted May 3, 2006 Some questions for you Kurgz. How well do those magnets work? Is it worth it do you think? I can't really see the highlights on the green? Other then that they look awesome. Those flames are fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purge The Weak Posted May 3, 2006 Share Posted May 3, 2006 I never new kurgan could paint :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironloki Posted May 3, 2006 Share Posted May 3, 2006 I never new kurgan could paint :D Oh my where have you been. Check the link in his sig :P I see nothing wrong with the Termies and like that green :) Could we get a side pic to see the flames on the shoulder pads? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maladon Posted May 3, 2006 Share Posted May 3, 2006 those are some nice terminators... good job! ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madscuzzy Posted May 3, 2006 Share Posted May 3, 2006 Nice... what did you use for the shade for the recesses? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moogoo the Great Posted May 3, 2006 Share Posted May 3, 2006 Verra nice. I'm gonna have to post pics of mine now. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurgan the Lurker Posted May 3, 2006 Author Share Posted May 3, 2006 Greens are like so: DA Green - 50/50 DA/Snot - Snot - 50/50 Snot/Goblin and the final higlight is an old Ral Partha color called Proserpina Green. Which is what I have used in the past but it didn't come off so well for some reason. The Red Eyes -- I've always done Sals with Red Eyes (harkens back to RT days when they could see in the Infra Red spectrum -- so to keep consistent with the army, these ones got red'uns. Flames: Flames used 12 colors and I start from the top down. RP Blood Red RP Sword of Light Red RP Red RP Flamekin Red VMC 910 Orange Red VMC 956 Light Orange VMC 851 Deep Orange VMC 911 Light Orange GW Golden Yellow IWM Yellow RP Yellow RP Lantern Yellow mind you the flames are part of the shoulder pad and if they weren't there I'd probably never have done them, seeing as how I have all the free hand skill of a rock. You can see other members of the Army just by going to the link in my sig. The army belongs to different people these days but as with this unit, they occassionally get a new squad every now and then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artimis Vergadin Posted May 3, 2006 Share Posted May 3, 2006 Great Termies kurgan! Although your green is very flat looking. Try going darker. DA green and the likes. Although you did do a base of that, you chose goblin green as your highlight color, which is very dull, creating the effect on them of dullness. Thanks for posting your number one though :) Couldn't figure out how to do mine! Very cool! Artimis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INKS Posted May 3, 2006 Share Posted May 3, 2006 how well do the magnets work in their arms? I imagine it's a good hold, did it take much to make them fit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obliterator Posted May 3, 2006 Share Posted May 3, 2006 I really like the flames and the bronze, but I have to agree on the green. It could use more depth, but then again, I'm a fan of extreme highlighting... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cypher441 Posted May 3, 2006 Share Posted May 3, 2006 basicly anything I could say would just repeat what everyone else has said. Considered putting the slightest touch more yellow into the highlights? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artimis Vergadin Posted May 3, 2006 Share Posted May 3, 2006 @inkaras: Magnets, depending on the magnet, will hold very well. And depending on the object that is being magnetized, also determines the strength. On something like arms, they work very well. :tu: @kurgan: How exactly do you do your bronze? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurgan the Lurker Posted May 4, 2006 Author Share Posted May 4, 2006 Ink, as I said, I did not build these so I can't tell you how easy they were to install. As for the gold/bronze. It is just layers of color and washes. Start with a Brazen Brass base, then Burnished Gold, Shining Gold and then a 50/50 Shining Gold/Chainmail mix. Each one gets a wash of FFW/FleshWash/Black Ink mix before the next color goes on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha PTP Posted May 4, 2006 Share Posted May 4, 2006 The green looks so flat, there are no contrasting highlights in which I can see at all. Not your most impressive stuff to say the least, but they are not bad, Kurgan. Alpha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurgan the Lurker Posted May 4, 2006 Author Share Posted May 4, 2006 Yeah I think it from using the 50/50 Snot/Gob green mix as a layer rather than a first highlight this time. It just swallows the Proserpina in the photos. My lack of camera skills never helps anyway. :angry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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