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Miniatures Adventure => Future Wars => Topic started by: zrunelord on January 25, 2022, 02:22:32 PM

Title: 18mm Gzg Crusty Aliens.
Post by: zrunelord on January 25, 2022, 02:22:32 PM

Who doesn't like District 9?
These are my crusty aliens (Prawns) from Gzg .
Again another great set of minis from Jon.

The mechs are especially nice.

Thanks for your comments.
Z

https://castrarunis.blogspot.com/2022/01/18mm-gzg-crusty-aliens.html (https://castrarunis.blogspot.com/2022/01/18mm-gzg-crusty-aliens.html)

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Title: Re: 18mm Gzg Crusty Aliens.
Post by: War Monkey on January 25, 2022, 04:44:15 PM

Those look really Great! That color of Orange makes them look really good and suits them very well.

Title: Re: 18mm Gzg Crusty Aliens.
Post by: CookAndrewB on January 25, 2022, 07:12:03 PM

Space shrimp!

Love them, Z. Those mechs are particularly iconic.

Title: Re: 18mm Gzg Crusty Aliens.
Post by: LeadLust on January 25, 2022, 09:08:39 PM

Lovely work, especially the faces.  Nice colour scheme.   :-*

Title: Re: 18mm Gzg Crusty Aliens.
Post by: Cacique Caribe on January 26, 2022, 02:27:25 AM

Those look amazing, Z!  I’m jealous.

Dan

Title: Re: 18mm Gzg Crusty Aliens.
Post by: Idle Doodler on January 26, 2022, 11:16:19 AM

Wow, these look great! Happen to have some on my painting sprue right now, and these put them to shame!

Title: Re: 18mm Gzg Crusty Aliens.
Post by: zrunelord on January 26, 2022, 03:47:08 PM

Thank you all for the kind words.
Doodler if you want to make them orange here's how.

White undercoat - orange base.
Wash with reddish brown to get armour lines.
Highlight with 2 shades of orange. Details in yellow. Wash agsin if required.

Heads black blue base. Highlight with medium blue. Wash with contrast aetherium blue ( i think that's its name). Highlight with 2 shades of light blue & finally white.

Weapons blue black , then greyish blue , wash blue black then
Highlight again.

You will get there by practice. Learn to paint by squads.
First a colour then another etc on all. I usually paint 5 to 10 at a time so that they all look the same.

If you have questions just ask.

Z

Title: Re: 18mm Gzg Crusty Aliens.
Post by: Idle Doodler on January 28, 2022, 10:29:58 AM

Thanks - very handy for the homemade paint guide!

Title: Re: 18mm Gzg Crusty Aliens.
Post by: Onebigriver on January 28, 2022, 11:06:43 AM

Great paint jobs! Those Prawns could tempt me into 15/18mm sci fi, but must resist....

Title: Re: 18mm Gzg Crusty Aliens.
Post by: zrunelord on January 28, 2022, 03:27:38 PM

Welcome & thank you,

Doodler, Another great GW shade I use is Carroborg crimson, very versatile on reds, yellows, oranges, browns, flesh , metal etc... & it dries a super matt finish.
I even used it on greens & blues .... though it tends to dirty the colour on these.

Onebigriver , I used to do only 28mm once.. then I started 15/18mm and resistance was futile. ;)

Especially once you start to scratch build vehicles etc in that scale.....

Z