Koyote Posted May 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 Here's my first stab at painting a member of my Ottoman Freikorps Crew. The photo is a bit dark and its colors aren't quite right, but this image should give you a fairly good idea of the direction I am headed. Freikorpsmann Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evilbleachman Posted May 11, 2012 Report Share Posted May 11, 2012 What are you going to change, color-wise on the model? I think it looks damned good the way it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koyote Posted May 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2012 I'm not happy with how I painted the parched earth bases, so I've fallen back to my GS ruins bases. Ronin (left) and Freikorpsmann (right) I'm still a bit intimidated by my Von Schill/Tarik Ibn Malik model, so I next model on my painting table will be my Misaki/Lancer model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viruk Posted May 14, 2012 Report Share Posted May 14, 2012 Great choice of models and excellent painting. The only thing I think could be a bit better are the white clothes as they seem to be lacking depth. Other than that those are fantastic-looking minis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koyote Posted May 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2012 Misaki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koyote Posted May 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2012 (edited) McTavish If I were painting this piece for Hell Dorado, I would have painted the armor on the panther bronze rather than tarnished iron. The bronze would have produced a better contrast between the armor and the panther's dark pelt. However, since I am painting 19th Century Ottomans rather than 17th Century Saracens, I felt that the more austere iron is more appropriate, even if the end result is less flashy. I have a McTavish related comment. I really like the look of Wyrd's McTavish model, but it's puny. The poorly scaled model is made even worse when it is juxtaposed with its 50 mm base. Wyrd does a good job of concealing this with the angle of the photo and by using a scenic base, but when the model is seen in person, it looks tiny. The McTavish portion of the model should be taller and much brawnier. And to help fill up the base, the gator should be almost twice its current size. Edited May 28, 2012 by Koyote Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koyote Posted June 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2012 Von Schill This is my second go at painting Tarik. The first time I painted the shoulder pad, knee pads, and trim iron, in the same manner as my panther's armor. The iron didn't provide a distinct enough contrast with the adjacent leather armor, cloth, and flesh and I was terribly dissatisfied with the result. On my second go around, I went with a flashier look. This produced a better individual result for the model, but as you can see in the photo below, Tarik doesn't fit in particularly well with the rest of his Crew. I may return to some of the other models and add a bit more bronze. Tarik is an Arab prince so it is befitting that his equipment is flashier than his men-at-arms, but still, I'd prefer a stronger visual tie between the models. The next models on my painting table are the Wyrd Alternative Viktorias. My plan is to use green and bronze to tie them into rest of the crew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koyote Posted June 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2012 Viktorias The photo isn't great, but it gives you an idea of the direction I went with these models. The Viks are traditionally blonde and fair skinned, but I wanted my Viks to better match their Crew, so I painted their skin and hair dark. The same motive influenced my choice of green, khaki, and bronze for their gear. I will provide a group photo shortly. Now that my 35 Soulstone Vik Crew is fully painted, I want to put some paint on a Guild Crew. Trouble is, I can't decide which Master and Guild-build to paint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evilbleachman Posted June 12, 2012 Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 I want those Vikkies... So this is what you have been up to lately! Haha. Very well done. Go for Sonnia. Would like to see you paint with some warmer colors than greens and purples. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wings Posted June 12, 2012 Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 Nice take on the Victorias! They look really good painted up like that. You've got some lovely work up here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-Man Posted June 14, 2012 Report Share Posted June 14, 2012 Purple on Carrion Effigy is great! And so's the rest of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koyote Posted June 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2012 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viruk Posted June 15, 2012 Report Share Posted June 15, 2012 That's a really great looking crew, coherent color scheme and a very good paintjob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daemonkin Posted June 15, 2012 Report Share Posted June 15, 2012 Stunning crew. Really cohesive force and the Hell Dorado miniatures work really well. D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koyote Posted June 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2012 (edited) Thanks to everyone for the kind words. Go for Sonnia. Would like to see you paint with some warmer colors than greens and purples. Sorry EB. My Brutal Effigy and Exorcist arrived in the mail Wednesday and my desire to put some paint on these beauties pushed my Lady Justice Crew over the top. I have replaced a portion of the Exorcist's crossbow with a crossbow from the GW Empire Militia box set and some styrene. I like the look of the model's original crossbow tiller (stock), but its lath (bowstave) is ridiculous and absolutely had to go. Moreover, the crossbow came out of the blister with the protruding quarrel head bent at a 90 degree angle to the shaft. Bending the quarrel back snapped it off. So, rather than carve out the remaining portion of the quarrel and carving a lath off a plastic crossbow, it was easier to simply replace the entire mess with the upper 2/3rds of a GW crossbow. And now, as an added bonus, my Exorcist's crossbow is actually strung. Edited June 15, 2012 by Koyote Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koyote Posted June 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2012 (edited) Convict Gunslinger Before moving onto my Guild Crew, I decided to add a reinforcement to my Vik Crew -bringing the Crew up to 40 Soulstones. The Convict Gunslinger is a simple model with wonderfully exaggerated features and so it was truly a pleasure to paint. I know a lot of people don't care for this model, but it's one of my favorite model's from Wyrd's original line. Rather than paint "prison trousers," I went with plain khaki pants to better match the rest of the Vik Crew. I didn't have anywhere on the model to add green, so I added a discarded green bottle to the base. And since Islam prohibits the consumption of alcohol, I figured the empty bottle of booze would be a good way of signalling this fella's deviance. I went a bit overboard on shading the skin, but once you get a few feet away from the model, such as when it is on the table during a game, the exaggerated shading looks pretty good. Nevertheless, I may return to the model and mellow out the shading. Edited July 2, 2012 by Koyote Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koyote Posted June 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2012 (edited) Freikorps Specialist Okay, so I'm not quite ready to move on to my Guild Crew just yet. I couldn't help myself. The Hell Dorado Alchemist is one of my favorite models of the Saracen line and I just had to paint it. And sure, this little fella doesn't have anything even close to resembling Freikorps armor, but perhaps he uses magic and alchemy to weave about him some sort of magical protection? Regardless, the Alchemist's smoking orbs of green gas do a pretty bang up job (pardon the pun) of representing the Freikorps Specialist's short(ish) range Flammenwerfer (blast damage) and Detonate Tanks action. KABOOM! Edited June 29, 2012 by Koyote Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daemonkin Posted June 29, 2012 Report Share Posted June 29, 2012 Lovely paint job as ever. Great model too! Are you planning a straight up Guild crew or will you be using alt models? D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickienogger Posted June 29, 2012 Report Share Posted June 29, 2012 Love your painting style! cant see any brushstrokes every shade looks really smooth. how many layers of white???! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koyote Posted June 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2012 Lovely paint job as ever. Great model too! Are you planning a straight up Guild crew or will you be using alt models? Thanks. I will be using Wyrd models for my Guild Crew. A few of the models have been modified. For instance, I removed the sunglasses from the Judge and Nino, and I replaced Nino's bowler with a proper hat. The core of the Crew will be Lady J, the Judge, and two Death Marshals, so these will be the first four models I paint. The rest of the models in the photo will get a turn on my painting table and will form a stable of models from which I can draw upon based on my opponent and the flipped Strategy. Come to think of it, I will probably add two Guild Hounds and a Watcher to the stable of painted Guild models as well. Both model types can be very useful in certain missions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daemonkin Posted June 29, 2012 Report Share Posted June 29, 2012 Where does the signpost come from? I've seen it a few times now. Somewhere in the GW range? D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gujozec Posted June 29, 2012 Report Share Posted June 29, 2012 The one with the skeleton is from the warhammer giant kit, and the one on Ryle's base is from the citadel trees kit. Where does the signpost come from? I've seen it a few times now. Somewhere in the GW range? D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koyote Posted July 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2012 (edited) Lady Justice This thread is 20 pages long and almost two years old and I have only now painted my first Guild model. If you look at the title of this thread (which I have unsuccessfully tried to change), you will notice that this model has been long overdue. Oh well. Good things come to those that wait. The juxtaposition of Lady J and the Rezzer symbols is intentional. Quite clever if I do say so myself. Edited July 2, 2012 by Koyote Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koyote Posted July 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2012 (edited) The next model on my painting table is The Judge. I've removed the model's ridiculous sunglasses and sculpted a GS face. I also removed the chain because I'm a clutz and I can quite frankly, I can see myself accidentally bending or breaking off the chain. This judge is a 'hang'n judge' so I added coiled rope to his base. As is true for many of Wyrd's early model, The Judge is very flat -particularly the lower half of the model. Consequently, The Judge has no butt and looks quite strange. To hide his deficiency, I added a satchel from a GW Empire Huntsmen sprue. And just for fun, I also added a key from the GW Flagellant sprue. Edited July 2, 2012 by Koyote Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadpool Posted July 5, 2012 Report Share Posted July 5, 2012 Look forward to seeing more great paint jobs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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