Mach_5 Posted November 2, 2012 Report Share Posted November 2, 2012 (edited) I've got my Rail Crew based and primed. Hurray! Hopefully I can be strong and finish up my Lilith crew before diving into these. I'm planning to pick up more Ten Thunders over time and will be using these 'Asian Garden' bases throughout, which is why I went without rail-themed bases. As Mei Feng's exploding wood doesn't really fit the basing theme I made up a stone lantern for her to perch on (karate kid-style). If you are wondering I managed to get a small pin into the bottom of her foot! She's quite sturdy now. (click to zoom) Edited November 2, 2012 by Mach_5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morpsele Posted November 3, 2012 Report Share Posted November 3, 2012 Love your crew. Cant wait to see it painted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironmonger Posted November 10, 2012 Report Share Posted November 10, 2012 I'm really looking forward to seeing some paint on these! The rail crew is probably the route I'm going to take with the new plastics, so I'm eager to see any work done on these lovely minis! Also, love the bases, which were my first instinct to go with 10T. Nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mach_5 Posted November 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2012 Soon! Three steps forward, two steps back... my son got a hold of "Thomas" last week and managed to break him in two, snapping the leg that holds him to the base. Should be a quick fix thankfully. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgraz Posted November 10, 2012 Report Share Posted November 10, 2012 Should be a quick fix thankfully. Hooray for plastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mach_5 Posted November 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2012 Absolutely! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grim Posted February 21, 2013 Report Share Posted February 21, 2013 what primer do you use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mach_5 Posted February 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2013 Army Painter-white! Have used it for a few years now and I've really liked the results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i_was_like_you Posted March 26, 2013 Report Share Posted March 26, 2013 Have you made any more progress? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mach_5 Posted March 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2013 Not until recently. Thankfully I'm entered into a builder/painting contest where we need to paint a 35pt crew over 3 months. Just the motivation I needed to put a dent in this crew! The first 15ss worth is due at the end of the week so check back soon for updates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i_was_like_you Posted March 26, 2013 Report Share Posted March 26, 2013 Cool. Yeah whatever it takes to motivate ya. Hadn't looked at your work since the early stages of your Lilith crew. It's coming along nicely. I've been trying to muscle my way through the Thunder, Rail, Relic Hunters, Dark Debts, Belles, and support models for each. If the weather is halfway decent tomorrow, I'll prime Masters of the Path. Out of all of them, Thunder is the closest to finished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mach_5 Posted March 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2013 Here's where I'm at. Skin is mostly done on the rail workers, the rest is just a quick coat to get an idea of the colour scheme. I think the rail crew will be sporting this pale green (gw rotting flesh) and black scheme throughout. The Ten Thunders brother is likely closer to what I'll use with The Thunder crew.... one day.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argentbadger Posted March 26, 2013 Report Share Posted March 26, 2013 The skin colour looks really good. What is your recipe? I have not had a lot of success getting a skin tone that looks satisfactory on my Rail Workers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i_was_like_you Posted March 27, 2013 Report Share Posted March 27, 2013 Here's where I'm at. Skin is mostly done on the rail workers, the rest is just a quick coat to get an idea of the colour scheme. I think the rail crew will be sporting this pale green (gw rotting flesh) and black scheme throughout. The Ten Thunders brother is likely closer to what I'll use with The Thunder crew.... one day.... [ATTACH=CONFIG]12163[/ATTACH] Oddly enough, we're in the same stage on those guys, except you at least have yours on some basing. I went with Khaki over Rotting Flesh, but still. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mach_5 Posted March 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2013 The skin colour looks really good. What is your recipe? I have not had a lot of success getting a skin tone that looks satisfactory on my Rail Workers. I used P3-Rucksack Tan as a base, then shaded with P3-Gun Corps Brown, then highlighted with mixtures of Rucksack Tan, GW Bleached Bone, and P3 Menoth White Highlight. I think I want to go a bit darker on the shading in some areas. Perhaps a little brighter highlights for the faces. Hard to tell without the rest closer to completion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mach_5 Posted March 31, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2013 Here they are, "done enough" for the local painting competition I needed them done for. Certainly table ready, but could easily spend a few more hours prettying them up (especially the blacks, and the bases). Not the best photo either, alas... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i_was_like_you Posted March 31, 2013 Report Share Posted March 31, 2013 They look good. The red mechanical limbs make it look like Mei pilfered the parts for them from Guild constructs. Take out one Peacekeeper and re-arm (pun intended) a whole rail crew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mach_5 Posted March 31, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2013 Hehe, true! I just thought the red would pop nicely, plus when I think of big drills I think Hilti. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mach_5 Posted March 31, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2013 Slightly better pic: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mach_5 Posted April 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2013 Getting started on Mei Feng & Kang. Skin's done, went with a slightly different mix than with the rail workers and I'm not certain I like it as much, but I'm probably just gonna leave it as is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i_was_like_you Posted April 17, 2013 Report Share Posted April 17, 2013 Keep it up. Tonight I forced myself to work my way through my Ashigaru. Made more progress than I expected, but not as much as I wanted to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttsgosadow Posted April 17, 2013 Report Share Posted April 17, 2013 Looking gooda, the base you made for Mei looks better then the original. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mach_5 Posted April 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2013 Thanks! The exploding wood box or barrel thing seemed really out of place on Asian garden bases. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mach_5 Posted April 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2013 These two are pretty much there, touch ups left and a little more work on the bases (but I'll likely fine tune the whole crew's bases at once when they're all ready to go). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viruk Posted April 28, 2013 Report Share Posted April 28, 2013 I really like the way you place highlights as it imitates the way natural light gives various parts of cloths different saturation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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