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Title: Pekinese Japanese. Sailors added 14th April
Post by: Svennn on 07 April 2012, 06:12:00 PM: Being fortunate enough to get my hands on some of these Oshiro? from JimBibbly already I dived in and slapped some paint on one. Instead of using my tried and trusted paints I decided to nip out to the FLGS yesterday and treated myself to some new Vallejo especially for these. Chosen base colour dried very shiny (possibly because it was Gamecolour?) and he nearly went out the window to be quickly followed by the paint bottle. Second attempt was much better and came out nice and flat - hoorah, only for the third to also be shiny AAAAAAARRRRRRGHHHH >:(. Anyway, I persevered and then hit him with some flat varnish.

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w198/svennnthedhnut/4-wibbly003.jpg)(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w198/svennnthedhnut/3-wibbly004.jpg)(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w198/svennnthedhnut/2-wibbly005.jpg)(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w198/svennnthedhnut/1-wibbly008.jpg)

Svennn
Title: Re: Pekinese Japanese
Post by: Bugsda on 07 April 2012, 06:38:12 PM: :o Aye oop lad, by the tail on my whippet that's an excellent job. ;)
Title: Re: Pekinese Japanese
Post by: Mason on 07 April 2012, 06:44:55 PM: Now that is a fine looking specimen!
:-*
Title: Re: Pekinese Japanese
Post by: RJ on 07 April 2012, 06:45:57 PM: Very nice! :-*
Title: Re: Pekinese Japanese
Post by: albert hall on 07 April 2012, 06:50:19 PM: Super job
Title: Re: Pekinese Japanese
Post by: OSHIROmodels on 07 April 2012, 07:26:28 PM: You quick bugger lol

Cracking stuff Svennn old bean :-*

cheers

James
Title: Re: Pekinese Japanese
Post by: Plynkes on 07 April 2012, 07:33:07 PM: Very good dark blue.

My thinking is that a lot of the time folks paint dark blue uniforms far too light, as they are trying to have some highlights and go too far, or they start too light in the first place. But you've cracked it.
Title: Re: Pekinese Japanese
Post by: traveller on 07 April 2012, 07:46:28 PM: Very nice indeed!

I have to get some of those Japanese :o :o
Title: Re: Pekinese Japanese
Post by: Thunderchicken on 07 April 2012, 07:55:17 PM: Effing gawgeous! I always doff my hat to your colour choices.
Title: Re: Pekinese Japanese
Post by: Fanis on 07 April 2012, 07:55:47 PM: I'll echo Plynkes' thoughts re the difficulty of rendering a truly good result of dark blue. Very good job indeed.
Title: Re: Pekinese Japanese
Post by: Ray Rivers on 07 April 2012, 09:34:20 PM: :-*

Excellent job, Svennn!

Though my Japanese from Jimbo won't look like that, and probably won't be Japanese either... o_o

:D
Title: Re: Pekinese Japanese
Post by: Helen on 07 April 2012, 09:37:03 PM: Lovely work on the miniature.

Cheers,

Helen
Title: Re: Pekinese Japanese
Post by: aggro84 on 07 April 2012, 09:46:49 PM: Gorgeous. The uniform colors are ace! :-*
Very impressive!
Title: Re: Pekinese Japanese
Post by: sepoy1857 on 07 April 2012, 10:51:04 PM: Very nice Svenn!
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Post by: marianas_gamer on 07 April 2012, 11:38:10 PM: Great work Svennn :-* :-*
LB
Title: Re: Pekinese Japanese
Post by: Marine0846 on 08 April 2012, 03:39:09 AM: Top of the line painting.
Great looking blue coat and pants.
Title: Re: Pekinese Japanese
Post by: Arthur on 08 April 2012, 03:26:22 PM: Wot the others said :)

Which Vallejo colour combo did you use for the blue if it isn't indiscreet ?
Title: Re: Pekinese Japanese
Post by: Svennn on 08 April 2012, 07:17:58 PM: Arthur

The unsuccessful starting point was I think Game Colour Storm Blue, great colour but dried as shiny as a shiny thing :'(
Mid coat was Model Colour Dark Prussian Blue and I topped it all off with Model Colour Prussian Blue. I did shade with a mix of the mid and Paynes Grey (I use artist watercolour from a tube) but it was as simple as that.

I did a sailor from the same release this morning by just using the two Prussian Blues (and the Paynes) and it came out fine.

Svennn
Title: Re: Pekinese Japanese
Post by: OSHIROmodels on 08 April 2012, 08:08:10 PM: Quote from: Svennn on 08 April 2012, 07:17:58 PM
I did a sailor from the same release this morning by just using the two Prussian Blues (and the Paynes) and it came out fine.

Svennn

I hope it was the petty officers as the normal 'ratings' wore white.

cheers

James
Title: Re: Pekinese Japanese
Post by: Svennn on 08 April 2012, 10:02:12 PM: Quote from: jimbibbly on 08 April 2012, 08:08:10 PM
I hope it was the petty officers as the normal 'ratings' wore white.

cheers

James

Nope :D I did check before hand but as I am very unlikely to build a 1/56th Mikasa anytime soon I went with a more fanciful combination of the two ;D Its also why I didn't post a pick ;)

Svennn
Title: Re: Pekinese Japanese
Post by: soapy on 09 April 2012, 10:22:56 PM: Luvvly jubbly!
Title: Re: Pekinese Japanese
Post by: gringo on 09 April 2012, 11:44:18 PM: smart paint job ;)
Title: Re: Pekinese Japanese
Post by: Arthur on 09 April 2012, 11:55:41 PM: Quote from: Svennn on 08 April 2012, 07:17:58 PM
Arthur

The unsuccessful starting point was I think Game Colour Storm Blue, great colour but dried as shiny as a shiny thing :'(
Mid coat was Model Colour Dark Prussian Blue and I topped it all off with Model Colour Prussian Blue. I did shade with a mix of the mid and Paynes Grey (I use artist watercolour from a tube) but it was as simple as that.

Duly noted, cheers for that :)
Title: Re: Pekinese Japanese
Post by: Chairface on 10 April 2012, 02:22:59 AM: Very sharp!
Title: Re: Pekinese Japanese. Sailors added 14th April
Post by: Svennn on 14 April 2012, 03:13:58 PM: (http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w198/svennnthedhnut/1-015.jpg)

Svennn
Title: Re: Pekinese Japanese. Sailors added 14th April
Post by: Malamute on 14 April 2012, 03:30:55 PM: Ooooh yes, they look great. A nice wood colour on the bases too.
Title: Re: Pekinese Japanese. Sailors added 14th April
Post by: Mason on 14 April 2012, 03:47:35 PM: Nice result!
:-*
Title: Re: Pekinese Japanese. Sailors added 14th April
Post by: Arthur on 14 April 2012, 04:55:04 PM: Good handling of the whites :)
Title: Re: Pekinese Japanese. Sailors added 14th April
Post by: OSHIROmodels on 14 April 2012, 04:59:38 PM: You've done a cracking job on them old fruit :-* :-* :-*

(can we borrow them for next weekend lol )

cheers

James
Title: Re: Pekinese Japanese. Sailors added 14th April
Post by: Fanis on 14 April 2012, 07:25:43 PM: Excellent work indeed! LOVE the bases!!!!
Title: Re: Pekinese Japanese. Sailors added 14th April
Post by: aggro84 on 15 April 2012, 12:06:04 AM: Lovely additions. :-*
Title: Re: Pekinese Japanese. Sailors added 14th April
Post by: Bugsda on 15 April 2012, 02:23:49 AM: :-* E' by gum tha's a canny paintjob 'appen ;)
Title: Re: Pekinese Japanese. Sailors added 14th April
Post by: Ray Rivers on 15 April 2012, 11:04:47 AM: Excellent! :-*

Wondering what they will look like when I put some Anubis heads on them.. o_o lol
Title: Re: Pekinese Japanese. Sailors added 14th April
Post by: Thunderchicken on 15 April 2012, 02:19:40 PM: Oh yes, great work on the whites. Looking good old chap.