edonil Posted November 11, 2014 Report Share Posted November 11, 2014 Steam, that is simply amazing. Just... wow. o.o Great work! How'd you do the icicles? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteamHammer Posted November 11, 2014 Report Share Posted November 11, 2014 Some two part clear resin. Deluxe Materials Solid Water. I glued the top to the base while it was still flexible and let gravity do the rest. Thankfully they didn't stretch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Absolution Black Posted November 11, 2014 Report Share Posted November 11, 2014 ok, I am giving up painting..no way I can get close to that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteamHammer Posted November 11, 2014 Report Share Posted November 11, 2014 Some of my recent ones have been pretty bad. I've got lucky with some of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteamHammer Posted November 11, 2014 Report Share Posted November 11, 2014 My top tips that I've found recently: 1. Use a sheet of white plastic as a palette. Lets you blend colours together and more importantly you can see the consistency of the paint easily. Plus you can spread it out if you need a place to dab for drybrushing. I'd picked one up from Anetocities workshop for making some Infinity scenery, but it got repurposed into a palette after seeing some youtube painting videos. 2. For larger models and scenery, get a make-up brush. Best. Drybrush. Ever. Downside is the large size of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edonil Posted November 11, 2014 Report Share Posted November 11, 2014 Huh. Never would have thought of that. Might need to get one of those... might need to see about different sizes too, cause that is a brilliant plan. Explains the great color transitions you've been getting, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edonil Posted November 12, 2014 Report Share Posted November 12, 2014 Evening everyone, how goes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikko Andass Posted November 12, 2014 Report Share Posted November 12, 2014 Evenin', Ed. I'm almost there, but not quite yet ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edonil Posted November 12, 2014 Report Share Posted November 12, 2014 Sidir almost done? Did the grey trick work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikko Andass Posted November 12, 2014 Report Share Posted November 12, 2014 Sorta, kinda -- still not 100% happy with the final results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikko Andass Posted November 12, 2014 Report Share Posted November 12, 2014 Here's where I am. Again, mediocre photo quality, but what ya gonna do, amirite? Any thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edonil Posted November 12, 2014 Report Share Posted November 12, 2014 Looking good! The highlighting looks good on the coat, and the grey beard was the perfect selection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikko Andass Posted November 12, 2014 Report Share Posted November 12, 2014 I saw Monkey in channel, and then he was gone. He probably saw the subject being discussed and said to himself, "Oh, bloody HELL -- not this again!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edonil Posted November 12, 2014 Report Share Posted November 12, 2014 Heh, I'm sure he'll be around in a bit. So, did you hear about the comet lander? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikko Andass Posted November 12, 2014 Report Share Posted November 12, 2014 The whatta whatter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikko Andass Posted November 12, 2014 Report Share Posted November 12, 2014 Oh, wait - the European mission -- yeah, I know about it, but what happened? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edonil Posted November 12, 2014 Report Share Posted November 12, 2014 Lands in about nine hours. Can't wait to hear how it goes once I wake up, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikko Andass Posted November 12, 2014 Report Share Posted November 12, 2014 Oh, very cool. I didn't know when the landing was scheduled. I remember when I was 5 asking to be woken up for an Apollo launch at around 3 or 4 in the AM -- I was totally astronaut crazy, at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edonil Posted November 12, 2014 Report Share Posted November 12, 2014 Heh, I never did anything quite like that, but the apollo program was well dead by the time I was a kid, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikko Andass Posted November 12, 2014 Report Share Posted November 12, 2014 Hey, I have an unorthodox request, or rather a question, I suppose. Would it violate any protocols or knock any noses out of joint if I were to re-edit my last month's Iron Quill story so that it matches my original formatting? It's been bugging the living Hell out of me that I never got to fix it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikko Andass Posted November 12, 2014 Report Share Posted November 12, 2014 Howdy, Mr. Mako -- how's things with you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edonil Posted November 12, 2014 Report Share Posted November 12, 2014 Nope, go for it. Just can't edit during the voting period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikko Andass Posted November 12, 2014 Report Share Posted November 12, 2014 Nope, go for it. Just can't edit during the voting period. Oh, great -- it really has been gnawing at me this whole time. I know it's ridiculously anal, but the editor/proofreader in me just can't help it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edonil Posted November 12, 2014 Report Share Posted November 12, 2014 Heh, not a problem. I know that a typo which went through in my first published story drove me nuts when I saw it. Had to go pull up the file and was relieved to see it wasn't me, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikko Andass Posted November 12, 2014 Report Share Posted November 12, 2014 And, it is done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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