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Offline Neldoreth

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Painted some arachnids....
« on: June 29, 2007, 07:23:13 PM »
I love these figs...  I am deciding whether or not to paint these quickly (drybrushing) as on the bottom, or slowly (highlighting) as on the top....




n.

Offline General M@yhem

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« Reply #1 on: June 29, 2007, 11:09:13 PM »
They look great.The fast jobs look really good.I've got a load of these that need doing, now you've given me something to copy! :wink:

Offline revford

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« Reply #2 on: June 29, 2007, 11:57:18 PM »
The drybrushing looks great, as it's easier and will get them on the table quicker, I'd go with that.
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Offline supervike

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« Reply #3 on: June 30, 2007, 02:03:05 AM »
I apologize, I don't see any huge difference!

I'd say go for the speed!

Offline Lowtardog

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« Reply #4 on: June 30, 2007, 06:36:44 AM »
I dont think the difference shows on the pictures, I assume you layer painted them  :)

Dry brishing is the way to go I painted 40+ of the barstewards and they become tedious and ever so repetative :D

the quicker you can do them the better, use an assembly line and paint in batches of 5 to get them done

Offline Malamute

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« Reply #5 on: June 30, 2007, 07:44:57 AM »
Nasty looking critters :)
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Offline Westfalia Chris

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« Reply #6 on: June 30, 2007, 09:24:25 AM »
Honestly? I can´t tell the difference - they are both so good... :D

Go for the one with which you are most happy.

Offline Plynkes

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« Reply #7 on: June 30, 2007, 09:47:19 AM »
Er, sorry but they look the same to me too. So I guess the slow way isn't worth the extra effort.
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Offline fastolfrus

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« Reply #8 on: June 30, 2007, 07:24:36 PM »
They look pretty much the same to me too.
I'd probably opt for the fastest method but maybe use a more detailed colour scheme for something special - not that you get leaders usually - but I've got 6 dozen of those b*ggers to paint, and the only special paint job on mine is going to go on flying bugs.
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Offline KeyanSark

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« Reply #9 on: July 03, 2007, 10:45:15 AM »
For my bug army I've used only drybrushing... I had the sensation that "I was doing a poor job" during the whole process, but when finished they looked fantastic and really to play with...
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Offline Neldoreth

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« Reply #10 on: July 04, 2007, 02:41:34 PM »
I thought that 20 of these was a lot! Six dozen! Well thanks everyone for the feedback, it is greatly appreciated! I feel better now having finished a couple more quickly and also I am looking forward to painting the other 16 that I have.

I should have been a bit more clear though with the painting. I only dry brushed the black parts of the dry-brushed arachnid. The red on both was done with a base coat and three highlights, and the yellow on the dry-brushed version only has a base coat and a single highlight. But the black is the most work, so it really saves a lot of time none the less. Here are the next couple I finished:





Thanks again!
n.

Offline Hammers

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« Reply #11 on: July 04, 2007, 08:27:39 PM »
Looking at your miniatures it strikes me what a cool design and concept they are from the start. A fair bit more subtle and naturalistic than the GW Tyrranids.

Offline Wallyocerous

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« Reply #12 on: July 05, 2007, 01:58:54 AM »
I must say that these are some of the best looking arachnids I've seen!  Tutorial!  Tutorial!   :D

Offline Neldoreth

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« Reply #13 on: July 05, 2007, 03:55:25 AM »
Hey,

Thanks for noticing the conversion efforts! These actually took a lot of work putting together nicely (in dynamic poses), as the figs out of the box are pretty rigid looking. I will definitely do a tutorial! I have 16 more to go yet :) I will post to this thread with a link when it is available :)

Thanks again!
n.

Offline Neldoreth

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Painted some arachnids....
« Reply #14 on: July 07, 2007, 03:56:35 AM »
I am continuing to enjoy putting these SST figs together... But I must say, they don't go together easily. Even the marginally noticeable pose changes made here required major cutting and pinning on every joint. It is hard to believe that with a fig that comes in so many pieces is so impossible to alter the pose!

That being said, this is a wonderful fig! It is so big, and yet so cheap! Same size as GW's LOTR Dragon, yet half the price!

Still, once it was assembled, the painting was quick!







n.

 

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