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Miniatures Adventure => The Conflicts that came in from the Cold => Topic started by: Wilkins on November 27, 2013, 03:46:42 PM

Title: Windows
Post by: Wilkins on November 27, 2013, 03:46:42 PM

I'm currently painting some Peter Pig Marines and am having issues with the windows on the Humvees. I am hoping that someone can provide me with some nice examples of painted windows or even a "How to" guide. I've found some examples online which look okay but thought I'd check on here before I commit! Thanks in advance  :)

Title: Re: Windows
Post by: jdeleonardis on November 27, 2013, 05:23:53 PM

I try to follow this:

Paint window black
Paint window with VMC 49 Oxford Blue, try to leave the slimmest of black line as a frame of sorts
Paint an L with the point of the L in the left hand corner, always, using VMC 60 Intermediate Blue
Fill in the L, and don't be neat, with the Intermediate Blue
Take a off white and paint another L over the previous one.
Then add 2 dots in the right top corner. 1 big, 1 small.

I cant take credit for it, and to be honest, I dont even know where it came from.  I still struggle with windows too, but in my opinion, this makes a nice colored window.

Here are a couple pictures of a hummer I did with this technique
(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-AZsIqwe_U-8/Tbi-GpsW2tI/AAAAAAAACWQ/YBLXD0kpeoI/w1103-h827-no/DSCF0307.JPG)
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ftJVcMoS8cs/Tbi-HcoGvJI/AAAAAAAACWY/_TtRiGGC2G0/w1103-h827-no/DSCF0310.JPG)
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-CFM7PX9iEvw/Tbi-FvDbWQI/AAAAAAAACWI/add8rOOryWI/w1103-h827-no/DSCF0305.JPG)

Good luck!

Title: Re: Windows
Post by: Wilkins on November 28, 2013, 11:34:40 PM

Thanks for the response man. I've re-undercoated my windows and will have a crack at your method this weekend. We'll see how it goes!