Clevelander Posted December 18, 2012 Report Share Posted December 18, 2012 Seriously, too much fun to paint. I can't wait to stick him on the table. My only regret is that the highlights on his black clothing are muted in the photo. Its difficult to photograph a wide array of tones. Why not have him barreling down hill? I based him on a desert railway terrain piece to mesh with my rail crew. I made the rail piece out of pine sticks from the hobby store. The grain was made by running a model saw along the sticks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel Posted December 18, 2012 Report Share Posted December 18, 2012 Very nice! The base works extremely well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theJudge Posted December 18, 2012 Report Share Posted December 18, 2012 love it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoeRender Posted December 18, 2012 Report Share Posted December 18, 2012 Nice ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viruk Posted December 18, 2012 Report Share Posted December 18, 2012 The base is really well designed and the whole thing looks amazing. I just thought that pushing a wheelbarrow down the hill on the rail tracks where the terrain is uneven would be next to impossible, even for Willie But that's just a minor thing, it's probably the best painted version of this model I've seen so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clevelander Posted December 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2012 Thanks all. I appreciate compliments and criticisms greatly. As to the feasibility of wheeling a barrow down the tracks, this did cross my mind. Thematically Willie drops bundles of dynamite all over the place as he runs around, so recklessly wheeling over uneven terrain isn't too much of a stretch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guardian Posted December 18, 2012 Report Share Posted December 18, 2012 Wow, very nice! The base and the whole feel it gives to a model is incredible! Just two small things: The dynamite is a bit to magenta... not really red. This could be due to the camera, though. And the rail tracks seem to bit a bit too brown, rusty imho. Keep up the good work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MudgeBlack Posted December 18, 2012 Report Share Posted December 18, 2012 Amazing modeling and painting! Well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evilbleachman Posted December 19, 2012 Report Share Posted December 19, 2012 You really made that model be not only comical and fun but outstanding and awesome! Very nice job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guild Monkee Posted December 19, 2012 Report Share Posted December 19, 2012 Awesome basing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickienogger Posted December 19, 2012 Report Share Posted December 19, 2012 My man!! well done!! The willie model is on a huge base and just looks too empty on its own, Ive had imaginations of what needs to be done... but you went ahead and executed it in an amazing way! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secondbreky Posted December 20, 2012 Report Share Posted December 20, 2012 Fantastic paint job, the basing makes it look very dynamic. May I enquire as to what your recepie for the wood on the wheel barrow is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clevelander Posted December 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2012 Wow, such positive responses. It's a pretty strong motivator to get moving on the next one. I'm looking at kang, kaeris, mei feng, and a mechanical rider. not necessarily in that order. To answer your question, secondbreky: I did the wood tones in willie's cart with my cheaper paints(DecoArt). I base coated "Country Maple" over a white prime. Then I applied a sepia wash to the recesses/grains. Following that, I reapplied country maple in areas where i was sloppy with the wash. Finally i dabbed an off white color called "Sandstone Gres" in some areas of the wood to give it some lighter spots and a more grain-ey feel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meat Puppet Posted December 20, 2012 Report Share Posted December 20, 2012 The flesh tone looks good. Nice transition of lights and darks. The scarlet color of the dynamite could be muted a bit with a light wash of green, green mixed with black, and/or green mixed with red, which can be done with any brand of washes or mixing paint with some glaze medium. Love the base. It's such a fun mini to start out with, but you've done a great job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrotherPaulos Posted December 21, 2012 Report Share Posted December 21, 2012 I love it, he is awesome and the base just adds to the insanity that Willie is. You can see him trundling along with sticks falling out along the line as he shouts "I'll be back for that one later..." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recklas Posted December 23, 2012 Report Share Posted December 23, 2012 it looks way better in person, you should have painted a large target on his forehead though :-P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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