kbdrand Posted December 8, 2010 Report Share Posted December 8, 2010 (edited) I've started on my Freikorps box set. Right now I have Von Schill mostly finished (pic below) but I'm at varying stages on the other models. I'll try and post them all once they are done. I didn't use a flash on these pics so the pictures came out a little dark. It loses some of the definition unfortunately. I wanted to go for more of a Prussian or German theme with Von Schill, so I changed up the colors and added a monocle. I still have to clean up his base, matte coat the model as a whole and then gloss coat the back of the zombies head on the ground (so the blood looks fresher). Finally finished the Librarian. I love the sculpt, but I'm not super happy with my painting job. I'm still not very good with non-metallic metals when it comes to blades. Next up will either be the trapper or the specialist. They are both at about the same state. Edited December 11, 2010 by kbdrand 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Caroland Posted December 8, 2010 Report Share Posted December 8, 2010 Very nice. Love the coloring on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuce Posted December 8, 2010 Report Share Posted December 8, 2010 Very nice! Monocle is sweet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbdrand Posted December 11, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2010 Thanks. I'm not much of a green stuff guy, but a monocle isn't that hard to add. Plus it makes him look much more Prussian. Added Librarian that I just finished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Headcase2 Posted December 11, 2010 Report Share Posted December 11, 2010 Great colour scheme! Nice bases too. My 'Korps keeps turning out like sand people from Star Wars... :tired: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wodschow Posted December 11, 2010 Report Share Posted December 11, 2010 I like your colour scheme, I think it's nicely put together A little dark maybe, but that is probably just the lighting as you said. Anyway, keep up the good work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbdrand Posted December 11, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2010 Yeah, it doesn't look as dark in person, but I was going for darker colors. I really want to try and capture that Germanic feel and for me, that means reds, black and gold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemissary Posted December 11, 2010 Report Share Posted December 11, 2010 Looks very nice! Looks kinda like a witch hunter color scheme. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nilus Posted December 11, 2010 Report Share Posted December 11, 2010 I like the color scheme a lot. The Red, Black and Gold really work. Gives them that old world military look. I might have to give my Von Shill a monocle as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oozeboss Posted December 11, 2010 Report Share Posted December 11, 2010 I'm impressed with your choice of colours as well. This promises to be an outstanding looking crew. (I'm finishing my own as we speak & they are very much in various shades of browns & yellows, so the contrast is quite stark.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvatarForm Posted December 12, 2010 Report Share Posted December 12, 2010 Lovely beginnings. I was simply planning on using the P3 Mercenary Colours starter box (6 paints) as the basis for my own Freikcorps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
praetorian13 Posted December 12, 2010 Report Share Posted December 12, 2010 Oh my god The first guy Von Schill looks like a Klingon I must get some of THOSE! I will be adding some brow ridges! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stargazer Posted December 12, 2010 Report Share Posted December 12, 2010 I really like the way you have gone with these, especially the flesh tones on Von S and the bases are really lovely. Only slight criticism is maybe a bit more definition on the red with some more shading? and maybe highlight the black one stage further as it's currently quite hard to make out the detail on the black. However they are still a good tabletop standard and should look good as a crew on the table. good work! :top: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbdrand Posted December 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 They are highlighted, but the camera didn't pick up all the details unfortunately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbdrand Posted December 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2010 Well, I have two more finished (been a little slow due to the holidays). Unfortunately my camera skills just aren't up to snuff to capture the miniatures appropriately. The light I'm using washes out all the detail (shading, highlighting, etc). On top of that, my current sealer seems to obscure some of the highlighting and leave a slight sheen on the models. I've heard that Testor's dull coat spray works well, so I'll probably switch to that (I'm, currently using a paint on sealer by Vallejo and/or Reaper depending upon the mood). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mach_5 Posted December 28, 2010 Report Share Posted December 28, 2010 Good stuff! Any chance you could get a bit more light on the front of the models? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbdrand Posted December 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2010 I really need to get a lightbox or something for my minis. I snap photos of them on my painting table, and while there is enough light for me to paint, It's not enough light sources for photography. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbdrand Posted January 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 Ok, I finally finished my last two minis in the crew. Having to do two corpsmen almost made me feel like I was painting 40k minis again. Unfortunately, the mini pics still suck. I guess I need to take a macro photography class. Looks like the camera flash washed out a lot of the details. I just went on Amazon and ordered a new lightbox and some tabletop lamps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talos Posted January 7, 2011 Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 I saw these when you first put them up and really liked the colour scheme. I was going to steal it for my friekorps but I seemed to have subconsciousness painted my Death Marshals black and red so will have to think of something different for the Korps. These look great , think the red could use some more shading but that could be due to the camera. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbdrand Posted January 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 Yeah. it is really a camera issue. Once I get my light box next week I'll update with some better pics. Another issues is when I apply the sealer/varnish it tends to take away some of the detail in the shading. I really need to go get some different sealer. Right now I'm using a brush on sealer from Vallejo. And even the mat varnish has a bit of a sheen to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thalia Posted January 10, 2011 Report Share Posted January 10, 2011 oh i love the black and red! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elazar Posted January 10, 2011 Report Share Posted January 10, 2011 They look awesome in that colour scheme, nice choice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewartoad Posted January 11, 2011 Report Share Posted January 11, 2011 They look great...and like all of us that agree on...can't go wrong with Black, Gold & Red as a color scheme! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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