Lead Adventure Forum

Miniatures Adventure => Colonial Adventures => Topic started by: Svennn on April 07, 2012, 06:12:00 PM

Title: Pekinese Japanese. Sailors added 14th April
Post by: Svennn on April 07, 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 April 07, 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 April 07, 2012, 06:44:55 PM

Now that is a fine looking specimen!
 :-*

Title: Re: Pekinese Japanese
Post by: RJ on April 07, 2012, 06:45:57 PM

Very nice!  :-*

Title: Re: Pekinese Japanese
Post by: albert hall on April 07, 2012, 06:50:19 PM

Super job

Title: Re: Pekinese Japanese
Post by: OSHIROmodels on April 07, 2012, 07:26:28 PM

You quick bugger  lol

Cracking stuff Svennn old bean  :-*

cheers

James

Title: Re: Pekinese Japanese
Post by: Plynkes on April 07, 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 April 07, 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 April 07, 2012, 07:55:17 PM

Effing gawgeous! I always doff my hat to your colour choices.

Title: Re: Pekinese Japanese
Post by: Fanis on April 07, 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 April 07, 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 April 07, 2012, 09:37:03 PM

Lovely work on the miniature.

Cheers,

Helen

Title: Re: Pekinese Japanese
Post by: aggro84 on April 07, 2012, 09:46:49 PM

Gorgeous. The uniform colors are ace!  :-*
Very impressive!

Title: Re: Pekinese Japanese
Post by: sepoy1857 on April 07, 2012, 10:51:04 PM

Very nice Svenn!

Title: Re: Pekinese Japanese
Post by: marianas_gamer on April 07, 2012, 11:38:10 PM

Great work Svennn  :-* :-*
LB

Title: Re: Pekinese Japanese
Post by: Marine0846 on April 08, 2012, 03:39:09 AM

Top of the line painting.
Great looking blue coat and pants.

Title: Re: Pekinese Japanese
Post by: Arthur on April 08, 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 April 08, 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 April 08, 2012, 08:08:10 PM

Quote from: Svennn on April 08, 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 April 08, 2012, 10:02:12 PM

Quote from: jimbibbly on April 08, 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 April 09, 2012, 10:22:56 PM

Luvvly jubbly!

Title: Re: Pekinese Japanese
Post by: gringo on April 09, 2012, 11:44:18 PM

smart paint job ;)

Title: Re: Pekinese Japanese
Post by: Arthur on April 09, 2012, 11:55:41 PM

Quote from: Svennn on April 08, 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 April 10, 2012, 02:22:59 AM

Very sharp!

Title: Re: Pekinese Japanese. Sailors added 14th April
Post by: Svennn on April 14, 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 April 14, 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 April 14, 2012, 03:47:35 PM

Nice result!
 :-*

Title: Re: Pekinese Japanese. Sailors added 14th April
Post by: Arthur on April 14, 2012, 04:55:04 PM

Good handling of the whites  :)

Title: Re: Pekinese Japanese. Sailors added 14th April
Post by: OSHIROmodels on April 14, 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 April 14, 2012, 07:25:43 PM

Excellent work indeed! LOVE the bases!!!!

Title: Re: Pekinese Japanese. Sailors added 14th April
Post by: aggro84 on April 15, 2012, 12:06:04 AM

Lovely additions.  :-*

Title: Re: Pekinese Japanese. Sailors added 14th April
Post by: Bugsda on April 15, 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 April 15, 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 April 15, 2012, 02:19:40 PM

Oh yes, great work on the whites. Looking good old chap.