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Title: Threshold models (New 19-03-2012)
Post by: necrocannibal on 06 March 2012, 08:58:41 AM
Finally started painting some Threshold models. These are still work in progress. Haven't got a good idea on how to do the eyes on models this small and make them look good...I haven't done eyes with pupils before.
By the way, I used a flash when taking these pictures, so some details are lost due to over-exposure and shadows.

(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b256/rot_in_pieces/Strange%20Aeons%20Miniatures/ThreshholdWIP01.jpg)

(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b256/rot_in_pieces/Strange%20Aeons%20Miniatures/ThreshholdWIP02.jpg)

(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b256/rot_in_pieces/Strange%20Aeons%20Miniatures/ThreshholdWIP03.jpg)
Title: Re: Threshold models (WIP 06-03-2012)
Post by: Mo! on 06 March 2012, 10:48:09 AM
Wow lovely mate! Lovely!

(dutch: wow super gedaan echt heel vet! Weet jij een goede source om aan het boek etc te komen in nederland?)
Title: Re: Threshold models (WIP 06-03-2012)
Post by: Roon on 06 March 2012, 11:46:32 AM
Great work so far! Looking forward to see them finished in real life someday, maybe at a Ducosim convention in the near future?
Title: Re: Threshold models (WIP 06-03-2012)
Post by: necrocannibal on 06 March 2012, 11:57:38 AM
Thanks guys, just did some more work on the Priest (he's called Jack Hackett)...did the scarf, eyes and the cross. Still have the base to do.

Wow lovely mate! Lovely!

(dutch: wow super gedaan echt heel vet! Weet jij een goede source om aan het boek etc te komen in nederland?)

Dutch translated into English: Ordered the books directly from Uncle Mike, but Battlefield Berlin also sells them (http://shop.battlefield-berlin.de/index.php/katalog/showarticles/43560-1-strange_aeons.html (http://shop.battlefield-berlin.de/index.php/katalog/showarticles/43560-1-strange_aeons.html)).

Great work so far! Looking forward to see them finished in real life someday, maybe at a Ducosim convention in the near future?

At the Ducosim of May 12th perhaps? I reserved that date just in case.
Title: Re: Threshold models (WIP 06-03-2012)
Post by: Mason on 06 March 2012, 12:09:39 PM
Very nice, Sir!
 :-*

Wher are the minis from?
I am looking to put together some more for my own SA foray and do not recognise these.

Title: Re: Threshold models (WIP 06-03-2012)
Post by: necrocannibal on 06 March 2012, 12:37:24 PM
Very nice, Sir!
 :-*

Wher are the minis from?
I am looking to put together some more for my own SA foray and do not recognise these.

Thanks...these are from Artizan Designs' Thrilling Tales range. Very nice models, but to be honest they do need quite a bit of cleaning up compared to other manufacturers. They're 28mm by the way (as you've probably already guessed).
Title: Re: Threshold models (WIP 06-03-2012)
Post by: Mason on 06 March 2012, 01:03:37 PM
Thanks...these are from Artizan Designs' Thrilling Tales range. Very nice models, but to be honest they do need quite a bit of cleaning up compared to other manufacturers. They're 28mm by the way (as you've probably already guessed).

Thanks!

I thought that I was familiar with the TT range, but did not recognise these.  o_o
Seems I am not....

Anyway, your work has made me go and take another look.  ::)
Nice.

Title: Re: Threshold models (WIP 06-03-2012)
Post by: styx on 06 March 2012, 01:08:38 PM
Great work! Looking forward to posting some of my stuff soon!
Title: Re: Threshold models (WIP 06-03-2012)
Post by: Relic on 06 March 2012, 01:35:59 PM
Looking good :). I like your painting style. Looking forward to see these finished
Title: Re: Threshold models (WIP 06-03-2012)
Post by: einarolafson on 06 March 2012, 05:53:35 PM
Very nice!!
Title: Re: Threshold models (WIP 06-03-2012)
Post by: necrocannibal on 06 March 2012, 06:10:55 PM
Thank you all for the kind words. I'm currently working on the bases, the sand, rocks and final watered down PVA glue layer (to make the flocking nearly indestructible) have been added . Still have to paint the base and add some static grass, but I'm going to do that as soon as the PVA glue has dried...either tonight or tomorrow and then they're finished.
Title: Re: Threshold models (WIP 06-03-2012)
Post by: Roon on 07 March 2012, 10:23:49 AM
At the Ducosim of May 12th perhaps? I reserved that date just in case.

Would be cool, but I'm not sure if I will be able to make it, since it's 6 days before my marriage...
I'll reserve the day for Ducosim though, since I don't expect any complications. :)
Title: Re: Threshold models (WIP 06-03-2012)
Post by: Commander Vyper on 07 March 2012, 01:55:53 PM
Nice start, but I have to say a little heavy on the dip it looks like it's killed the flesh tone highlights which you need to go back and refresh. Also I'd advise basing/sanding before you undercoat, unless you're mounting them on resin scenic bases, easier to paint up and less risk of wrecking your mini pj's.

Be good to see them finished.
Title: Re: Threshold models (Finished?)
Post by: necrocannibal on 07 March 2012, 03:30:00 PM
I'm just crap with skin tones...redid them a bit and it looks a bit better now I think. Here are the pictures, the only problem I have is that Photobucket makes the colors look less vibrant than the originals, so in real life and the original pictures everything's a bit more vibrant:

(http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/3601/agentandersonfront.jpg)

(http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/6933/agentandersonback.jpg)

(http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/3130/agentjackhackett01.jpg)

(http://img543.imageshack.us/img543/9446/agentjackhackett03.jpg)

(http://img545.imageshack.us/img545/889/agentjackhackett04.jpg)

(http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/203/agentjackhackett05.jpg)

Edit: used ImageShack this time which works better.
Title: Re: Threshold models (Finished?)
Post by: styx on 07 March 2012, 06:56:42 PM
Do you use the photobucket options to clean your pictures? I am toying with that now and getting some great success.
Title: Re: Threshold models (New 19-03-2012)
Post by: necrocannibal on 07 March 2012, 09:40:50 PM
Do you use the photobucket options to clean your pictures? I am toying with that now and getting some great success.

Nope, I use Photoshop to proces my pictures, but when I upload them to Photobucket they get dulled somewhat. Still have to see if I can get things right (or use another website to host my pictures).

Edit: just used ImageShack, and everything is as it should be right now...edited the picture post with pictures from the ImageShack account.
Title: Re: Threshold models (Finished?)
Post by: einarolafson on 08 March 2012, 12:23:34 AM
I like them, very bright colours!! That female agent is gorgeous I need some more Artizan models  lol.

cheers.
Title: Re: Threshold models (Finished?)
Post by: necrocannibal on 09 March 2012, 04:20:17 PM
Thanks...I like to paint everything in bright colors as it makes miniatures look more cartoonish. Artizan has some very nice sculpts with lots of details but they do need quite a bit of cleaning up though.
Title: Re: Threshold models (Finished)
Post by: Marine0846 on 10 March 2012, 02:03:59 AM
They look great to me.
Fine painting.
Hope to see more.
Title: Re: Threshold models (Finished)
Post by: necrocannibal on 19 March 2012, 07:48:03 PM
Just painted a new Threshold Agent...Agent Obed:

(http://img821.imageshack.us/img821/1908/agentobed.jpg)
Thar be some Fish People in them seas!

Title: Re: Threshold models (New 19-03-2012)
Post by: Mason on 19 March 2012, 07:55:59 PM

He is lovely!
 :-*

Great paintjob all round, but the lantern and base really do it for me!
 ;D

Would you mind giving a brief description on how you did the base?

Title: Re: Threshold models (New 19-03-2012)
Post by: Steve F on 19 March 2012, 07:57:48 PM
Captain Birdseye ... Deep One Fingers in breadcrumbs, anyone?
Title: Re: Threshold models (New 19-03-2012)
Post by: necrocannibal on 19 March 2012, 08:04:19 PM
He is lovely!
 :-*

Great paintjob all round, but the lantern and base really do it for me!
 ;D

Would you mind giving a brief description on how you did the base?



Thanks. The base is relatively easy, I used some Green Stuff to make a little shore and flocked the GS part like normal (PVA glue with sand and small rocks). I left the part of the base without GS without any stones and painted it black. Stuck some masking tape all over the model and made a line to where the water should come and used an airbrush to make a gradient from black to green. Finally I used some Realistic Water from Woodland Scenics and filled up the base up until the green line. By the way, I kind of hate the Woodland Scenics Realistic Water as it shrinks like crazy and it made PVA glue and Vallejo Water Effects turn white...for small bases it's pretty good though, because the shrinking gives some shape to the water surface.
Pretty easy, isn't it?
Title: Re: Threshold models (New 19-03-2012)
Post by: Roon on 19 March 2012, 08:27:30 PM
Wow man! That is one excellent looking agent!  :-* I love the colours used on him, and that base just completes it. Such a small surface and you're able to tell a story on it. Love it! :)
Title: Re: Threshold models (New 19-03-2012)
Post by: Mo! on 19 March 2012, 08:27:51 PM
Wow he is really nice!
Title: Re: Threshold models (New 19-03-2012)
Post by: aggro84 on 19 March 2012, 08:29:30 PM
Nice job! I've always liked that miniature.
Your paintjob really does him justice!  :-*
Title: Re: Threshold models (New 19-03-2012)
Post by: styx on 19 March 2012, 08:36:35 PM
Very nice figure!
Title: Re: Threshold models (New 19-03-2012)
Post by: necrocannibal on 19 March 2012, 08:44:20 PM
Thank you all for the kind words. It's a great figure.
By the way, what you can't see clearly in the picture, is that I've used some glossy varnish on the glass of the lantern.
Title: Re: Threshold models (New 19-03-2012)
Post by: Mason on 20 March 2012, 11:15:11 PM
Pretty easy, isn't it?


You make it sound so.
Thank you very much, necrocannibal!

Title: Re: Threshold models (New 19-03-2012)
Post by: Uncle Mike on 21 March 2012, 03:27:10 AM
Great model and a perfect paint job! Very evocative.  :-*
Title: Re: Threshold models (New 19-03-2012)
Post by: necrocannibal on 21 March 2012, 08:38:36 PM
Thanks, the nice comments mean a lot to me as I don't think I'm that good at painting models (at least better at painting Pulp than Warhammer 40K Tyranids).
Title: Re: Threshold models (New 19-03-2012)
Post by: einarolafson on 21 March 2012, 09:00:59 PM
I really like what you have done with that miniature!! It looks like he's making light signals to the Deep Ones in the Devil Riff.

Cheers.