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Miniatures Adventure => VSF Adventures => Topic started by: Captain Blood on 04 December 2010, 02:27:35 PM
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Bit of a change from C15th England :)
A small addition to my Transylvanian VSF force...
The figure is 'Ivan' from Ironclad. Nice character I think, although the legs are beyond 'Munchkin' stockiness... ::)
Anyway, I can't resist figures smoking fags...
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/7/577_04_12_10_3_23_33.jpg)
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Very nice! I like the subtleties of the shading.
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Nice and smooth. Hope he never needs to hide in a snow drift with that red jacket :)
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Nice Miniature and superb painting.
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Anyway, I can't resist figures smoking fags...
Since I gave up they just make me jealous :(
Great paintwork dispite, love that red 8)
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Very nice. I think that he was the owner of Ironclad's first attempt at sculpting if my memory serves. A beautifully painted mini.
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Lovely reds :-*
Not so sure about the blue eye patch :?
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superb..what Red do you use, Richard? so vibrant..
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Thanks Alex :)
The basecoat is Inscribe 'burnt sienna', the top coat is a mix of 'burnt sienna' and 'GW blood red', and the highlights are made by mixing increasing amounts of Vallejo 'bright orange' (and a tiny little touch of white for the very top highlight) into the red/sienna mix.
As you know, the subtleties of shading like this, are achieved by building up several very watered down coats of paint, so you can't see the transition from basecoat to topcoat to highlight :)
It's supposed to be a darkish red-brown, like dried blood (Transylvania see? :D) but this one seems to have come out somewhat brighter red than the earlier ones ::)
Not so sure about the blue eye patch :?
No, I agree, it's a bit odd, but it matches the stripes on his trousers ;)
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thanks, Richard, actually a similar combo I'm using (GW Red Blood). But your red painted minis look more vibrant. What lack do you take?
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'GW blood red'
This particular pot is hard to match. I've found no other like it.
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Anyway, I can't resist figures smoking fags...
Public Schoolboys and Americans think that is disgusting lol
great Red recipie which I will now borrow, any other GW recommended colours :)
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Good to see you dipping your toe in VSF waters again with your latest beautifully painted figure. :)
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Yes, my Transylanian VSF army now conists of 16 figures and one armoured car. Is that enought for a battle? ;)
Really must do a few more... so many good ideas, so little time ::)
great Red recipie which I will now borrow, any other GW recommended colours :)
Cheers Shaun :)
I only use a few GW colours, but I tend to use them a lot - blood red, snakebite leather, bestial brown, bleached bone and shining gold. I really like all these colours.
Plus occasionally desert yellow, scorched brown, vermin brown and brazen brass.
To be fair though, I haven't tried most of the others ;)
Richard, actually a similar combo I'm using (GW Red Blood). But your red painted minis look more vibrant. What lack do you take?
Sorry Alex, something's got a bit lost in translation there :(
Are you asking what black or what lacquer / varnish?
:)
Richard
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Sorry Alex, something's got a bit lost in translation there :(
Are you asking what black or what lacquer / varnish?
:)
Richard
Lack => lacquer / varnish? Same in Swedish. I also find they can make quite a difference in the finished model. Most often to the better but not always which I sometimes take into account.
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Sorry Alex, something's got a bit lost in translation there :(
Are you asking what black or what lacquer / varnish?
yes, sorry Richard, Lack = varnish in German, just forgot to translate :)
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I thought it probably was :)
I've been using Winsor & Newton Galeria acrylic matt varnish for a couple of years now.
To be honest, I don't think it gives such good protection from handling and knocks as a polyurethane varnish, but it gives a reliably dead flat finish and doesn't appear to discolour with age, unlike many of the oft-recommended polyurethane varnishes.
Many of my white clad tribesmen and pirates painted a few years ago and varnished with Rustins, Ronseal and so on, now have a distinctively yellowish tinge :(
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Many of my white clad tribesmen and pirates painted a few years ago and varnished with Rustins, Ronseal and so on, now have a distinctively yellowish tinge :(
exactly the problem what I've got recently >:( never again Rustins for me..
any link to a store stocking Winsor & Newton varnish?
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Many of my white clad tribesmen and pirates painted a few years ago and varnished with Rustins, Ronseal and so on, now have a distinctively yellowish tinge :(
Rather unattractive, isn't it? I was just the other day looking at an LotR mini which was not anylonger so much 'Gandalf the White' as 'Gandalf the Urine Stained'. :(
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any link to a store stocking Winsor & Newton varnish?
Well in the UK, all art shops and craft shops sell it, including Hobbycraft, which is a rapidly expanding arts, crafts and modelling superstore chain. Very handy.
I'm sure Jed of Antenociti's Workshop also carries it.
Not sure about in Deutschland I'm afraid :)
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Winsor and Newton is dead common in the US as well; you can find it in Hobby Lobby.
You might have better luck with a 'cut rate' art/craft/hobby store, though I mean no disrespect to W & N.
On their website, they mention:
Colart Deutschland GmbH
Gutenbergstrasse 4
63477 Maintal
Germany
Tel: + 49 6109 764660
Fax: + 49 6109 764689
info@colart.de
Winsor & Newton Distributor
Doug
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thanks, Doug!
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Oh, please...
Like a tiny bit of Google-Fu could be worthy of thanks after what you've done for us.
Come to think of it, I'm so damn addicted to this forum I should be yelling at you as a pusher. ;->=
Thank YOU, good sirrah.
Doug
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exactly the problem what I've got recently >:( never again Rustins for me..
any link to a store stocking Winsor & Newton varnish?
Hey boys!
yellowness might come from other reasons:
The titanium white, which is the pigment used for almost all white paints, usually turns yellow over the years. This is natural process, caused by UV radiation . The only tip I can give is: to add a few drops of blue (better of the dark ones) in every pot of white paint, to add "some more whiteness". this might save something in the future. Always also avoid to expose your painted masterpieces in direct light (sunlight is the worst of all, but also artificial ones sometimes work similarly). It is better to store them in cabinets not exposed on light or illuminated ones. This will keep them a little more. Alas, not for ever.
The second reason is a certain degree of non-compatibility between varnish and paint. Always also bear in mind that batch production differs a little from the other one and so paints or varnish differ a little from pot to pot.
Unfortunately ageing also affects paints and almost everything in this world. Not much to do.