U-MaK (Untersee Maschine Krieger) WIP

[midismirnoff]

Hi gentlemen,
I'm working on an all-new technique to get my pseudo-bioshock-ish Untersee MaK (à la big daddy). Let me know what you think of it!

[Agis]

Very interesting. 
It certainly looks very Bioshock-ish!
How did you do it?

[Sangennaru]

I like it!!! maybe it needs a bit more contrast, it is a nice technique, but it has to be really controlled.

I think that the base will become the main point of the mini, when it'll be fished!

[midismirnoff]

Hi,
thanks for the comments!
How I made it:

Basically it is a mix of the "Marmite technique" and the alcohol technique applied to powders.

For the "Marmite technique" (in order to get the chipping) i used honey, as in Italy you can't get any Marmite 
for this very subtle use of food see here:
http://www.dakkadakka.com/wiki/en/Marmite_Weathering_Method

For the "Alcohol technique", this is a veeeery short tutorial:
Basically I need something that doesn't drip/ooze, but stays in place. This is beautifully achieved by Vallejo retarder, but it takes ages to dry, and I must wash my model so many times I can't wait that long. So...
I put some coloured powder (not pigment, it's just a powder, soft like flour, I buy it in my colour store) in rubbing alcohol, and wash the white-primed model with that.
I get it dry with hairdryer, then do it again and again with different hues/mixes.

Now, since the alcohol doesn't "glue" the coloured powder to the model, you can brush it away from areas you want to be lighter. You can get this with a toothbrush for a gritty look, or blend it away with a alcohol dipped brush.

You're over. Remember to use some blue-green and some pink for underwater atmosphere.

@ sangennaru:
man, I'm so bad with bases... you should do the job 

[Sangennaru]

Interesting! I've never heard of this techniques!

@ sangennaru:
man, I'm so bad with bases... you should do the job 

yeah, If you want I can... when will we meet? you're not sooo far!


By the way: please answer my PM, midis!

[argsilverson]

Very nice

I like the colour scheme!

[Bako]

Very beautiful job on that piece. I'll need to add those techniques to my arsenal .