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Miniatures Adventure => Future Wars => Topic started by: Neldoreth on June 29, 2007, 08:23:13 PM

Title: Painted some arachnids....
Post by: Neldoreth on June 29, 2007, 08:23:13 PM

I love these figs...  I am deciding whether or not to paint these quickly (drybrushing) as on the bottom, or slowly (highlighting) as on the top....

(http://www.blackbirdmedia.org/miniatures/images/armies/sst/warrior1_c.jpg)
(http://www.blackbirdmedia.org/miniatures/images/armies/sst/warrior2_a.jpg)

n.

Title: Painted some arachnids....
Post by: General M@yhem on June 30, 2007, 12:09:13 AM

They look great.The fast jobs look really good.I've got a load of these that need doing, now you've given me something to copy! :wink:

Title: Painted some arachnids....
Post by: revford on June 30, 2007, 12:57:18 AM

The drybrushing looks great, as it's easier and will get them on the table quicker, I'd go with that.

Title: Painted some arachnids....
Post by: supervike on June 30, 2007, 03:03:05 AM

I apologize, I don't see any huge difference!

I'd say go for the speed!

Title: Painted some arachnids....
Post by: Lowtardog on June 30, 2007, 07:36:44 AM

I dont think the difference shows on the pictures, I assume you layer painted them  :)

Dry brishing is the way to go I painted 40+ of the barstewards and they become tedious and ever so repetative :D

the quicker you can do them the better, use an assembly line and paint in batches of 5 to get them done

Title: Painted some arachnids....
Post by: Malamute on June 30, 2007, 08:44:57 AM

Nasty looking critters :)

Title: Painted some arachnids....
Post by: Westfalia Chris on June 30, 2007, 10:24:25 AM

Honestly? I can´t tell the difference - they are both so good... :D

Go for the one with which you are most happy.

Title: Painted some arachnids....
Post by: Plynkes on June 30, 2007, 10:47:19 AM

Er, sorry but they look the same to me too. So I guess the slow way isn't worth the extra effort.

Title: Painted some arachnids....
Post by: fastolfrus on June 30, 2007, 08:24:36 PM

They look pretty much the same to me too.
I'd probably opt for the fastest method but maybe use a more detailed colour scheme for something special - not that you get leaders usually - but I've got 6 dozen of those b*ggers to paint, and the only special paint job on mine is going to go on flying bugs.

Title: Painted some arachnids....
Post by: KeyanSark on July 03, 2007, 11:45:15 AM

For my bug army I've used only drybrushing... I had the sensation that "I was doing a poor job" during the whole process, but when finished they looked fantastic and really to play with...

Title: Painted some arachnids....
Post by: Neldoreth on July 04, 2007, 03:41:34 PM

I thought that 20 of these was a lot! Six dozen! Well thanks everyone for the feedback, it is greatly appreciated! I feel better now having finished a couple more quickly and also I am looking forward to painting the other 16 that I have.

I should have been a bit more clear though with the painting. I only dry brushed the black parts of the dry-brushed arachnid. The red on both was done with a base coat and three highlights, and the yellow on the dry-brushed version only has a base coat and a single highlight. But the black is the most work, so it really saves a lot of time none the less. Here are the next couple I finished:

(http://www.blackbirdmedia.org/miniatures/images/armies/sst/warrior3_b.jpg)

(http://www.blackbirdmedia.org/miniatures/images/armies/sst/warrior4_a.jpg)

Thanks again!
n.

Title: Painted some arachnids....
Post by: Hammers on July 04, 2007, 09:27:39 PM

Looking at your miniatures it strikes me what a cool design and concept they are from the start. A fair bit more subtle and naturalistic than the GW Tyrranids.

Title: Painted some arachnids....
Post by: Wallyocerous on July 05, 2007, 02:58:54 AM

I must say that these are some of the best looking arachnids I've seen!  Tutorial!  Tutorial!   :D

Title: Painted some arachnids....
Post by: Neldoreth on July 05, 2007, 04:55:25 AM

Hey,

Thanks for noticing the conversion efforts! These actually took a lot of work putting together nicely (in dynamic poses), as the figs out of the box are pretty rigid looking. I will definitely do a tutorial! I have 16 more to go yet :) I will post to this thread with a link when it is available :)

Thanks again!
n.

Title: Painted some arachnids....
Post by: Neldoreth on July 07, 2007, 04:56:35 AM

I am continuing to enjoy putting these SST figs together... But I must say, they don't go together easily. Even the marginally noticeable pose changes made here required major cutting and pinning on every joint. It is hard to believe that with a fig that comes in so many pieces is so impossible to alter the pose!

That being said, this is a wonderful fig! It is so big, and yet so cheap! Same size as GW's LOTR Dragon, yet half the price!

Still, once it was assembled, the painting was quick!

(http://www.blackbirdmedia.org/miniatures/images/armies/sst/tanker1.jpg)

(http://www.blackbirdmedia.org/miniatures/images/armies/sst/tanker2.jpg)

(http://www.blackbirdmedia.org/miniatures/images/armies/sst/tanker3.jpg)

n.