Bexley Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 I don't have pictures yet, but I didn't want to keep blathering about it in the IP thread. I messed around a bit lat last night, and discovered that mixing paint and Golden Glaze Medium 1:1, and then thinning that mixture about 10:1 mix/water, I got paint that flowed very nicely off the brush but was still thick enough to not run all over without drying bumpy and globby. Also, Beezlebrush's technique of painting water along the edge of the filigree, then touching a brush with black paint on it to the edge and letting capillary action pull the black paint around the filigree worked beautifully for any slight msitakes I made. Still, knowing this wouldn't have helped me to finish on time, as it's still really time consuming. Actually, I suppose knowing that would have helped, in that I'd have known how long it was going to take me and would have switched to a rapidly painte Khorne Berzerker early Sunday morning. Anyway. I'll take a few pictures tonight and put 'em up. The stupid thing is actually looking pretty good right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bexley Posted November 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2007 Some pictures: Only the filigree on her left shoulder is "done," the rest is going to be repainted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hinton Posted November 28, 2007 Report Share Posted November 28, 2007 Yeah, I can see how that could cause you to have some fits. Between her and the horse, that's a lot of filigree to paint. A very ambitious attempt for the IP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bexley Posted November 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2007 Yeah. If I hadn't lost the previous weekend when the horse's leg broke (I couldn't just focus on the Lioness, as I needed to leave her alone to exchange the set the following Monday) I'd have maybe had a shot. Of course, had she been the "Blue Lioness," I might not have had my heart set on painting her for this round. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stubbdog Posted November 28, 2007 Report Share Posted November 28, 2007 Although my steed I chose did not have the amount of filigre that yours does, I can fully understand your delimma. Good luck with finishing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demonherald Posted November 28, 2007 Report Share Posted November 28, 2007 It's a shame it went so tit's up for ya as she is looking great..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duende Posted November 28, 2007 Report Share Posted November 28, 2007 Good luck to you on finishing her without losing your sanity in the process. I had one of her and I could not get her sword to stay in her hand. I couldn't pin it and the glue I had then just wouldn't hold for some reason. I'm not sure if I still have her anymore, I think I might have given her away... just because she ticked me off everytime I looked at her. Looking great so far! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricJ Posted November 28, 2007 Report Share Posted November 28, 2007 I can see why that would take a ton of time! it's too bad, you really have the red looking great and what filigree is done looks good too! Looking forward to seeing her all done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bexley Posted November 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2007 Duende: Yeah, I thought the sword was a lousy fit on mine, too. Then when I got my replacement due to the broken horse leg, I discovered that the sword was actually broken off, and not a separate component. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brushmistress Posted November 28, 2007 Report Share Posted November 28, 2007 I hope that you can one day finish this model. There are so few fully completed and well painted versions of this mini out there. This one was looking great. I've tried twice (broken horse legs both times), and may one day give it a go for the third time, but for now I can't stand to hold that mini. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bexley Posted November 29, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2007 I think I will ditch the Master of Carnage. For as much time (and aggravation) as the Lioness has cost me, I think I'd rather display her on her own rather than as part of a larger scene. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duende Posted November 29, 2007 Report Share Posted November 29, 2007 Which MoC are you ditching? I lost my painted one (Master #1) at GenCon and was thinking of getting another to re-do. I'd gladly work out a trade, I have minis from all kinds of lines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bexley Posted November 29, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2007 The first one. I still want to paint it myself, though- I just won't be using it in a vignette with the Lioness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stubbdog Posted November 29, 2007 Report Share Posted November 29, 2007 Did you ever ask about paint recipes on those minis I mentioned in the other thread whilst you had the master painter in hand? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bexley Posted November 29, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2007 Sadly, I did not get a chance to. Though, he only spoke just enough English to get by, and I don't speak French at all, so it ended up being tough to pick his brain for tips. I did see that he was using a combination of Rackham paints, and two other brands which were completely foreign- not any of the well known paint lines. I'm not even sure if they were hobby paints or artist's paints. They were in largeish bottles, about halfway between the size of a Rackham paint bottle and a Liquitex paint bottle. The labels on one were in French, and I wasn't even sure about the other one. It seemed to be some sort of Slavic language. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungWolf7 Posted November 30, 2007 Report Share Posted November 30, 2007 I've always wanted to paint that piece. I've just never been able to force myself to part with the money for such a fragile mini. Best of luck with finishing her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bexley Posted November 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2007 Yeah, it'd help if were in a blister so you could examine it before buying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungWolf7 Posted December 3, 2007 Report Share Posted December 3, 2007 Very true. The only way I could get one is via web order anyway. My LGS dropped Rackham long ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bexley Posted December 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2007 Well, now that Rackham is being distributed by the fine fine folk at Fantasy Flight Games, you should go to your LGS and demand they begin to carry it again! And Wyrd, while you're at it, of course. I've been working on my LGS in that respect. I think I've about convinced him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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