Author Topic: Scratchbuilding Colony 87 (Read 14415 times)

majorsmith · « **Reply #105 on:** September 12, 2021, 08:55:42 AM »

Very cool

uti long smile · « **Reply #106 on:** September 12, 2021, 06:42:08 PM »

Today I got a coat of paint on the Dragon’s Rest Outpost. I bought this 3D print at the Games Expo a couple of years ago with Colony 87 in mind. It’s a lovely big multi-level lump and should work a treat in the background of shots. All done with spray cans. I used some Army Painter Wolf Grey, GW Zandri Dust and Halfords White as a nice muted palette. Started to add some detail colour after I took the pics, and its shaping up nicely.

manic _miner · « **Reply #107 on:** September 12, 2021, 06:48:54 PM »

Looking good Karl.
Nice to see new figures popping up in these projects of yours too.

majorsmith · « **Reply #108 on:** September 12, 2021, 06:59:15 PM »

That’s pretty darn impressive!

has.been · « **Reply #109 on:** September 12, 2021, 07:02:20 PM »

Looks gorgeous, but I have a suspicion
that it is outside my price range.

uti long smile · « **Reply #110 on:** September 12, 2021, 07:13:43 PM »

Quote from: manic _miner on September 12, 2021, 06:48:54 PM

Looking good Karl.
Nice to see new figures popping up in these projects of yours too.

Cheers - they will be part of the Kickstarter coming next month.

gamer Mac · « **Reply #111 on:** September 12, 2021, 10:18:25 PM »

Cracking buildings

That last piece is great

Chief Lackey Rich · « **Reply #112 on:** September 13, 2021, 11:30:06 AM »

Neat kit. Could really do a lot with that just by varying the paint scheme and maybe adding a little scatter. Anything from a clean utopian scifi look to the battered industrial feel early Star Wars had to a post-apoc/abandoned colony world motif could work.

uti long smile · « **Reply #113 on:** September 13, 2021, 11:51:39 AM »

Quote from: Chief Lackey Rich on September 13, 2021, 11:30:06 AM

Neat kit. Could really do a lot with that just by varying the paint scheme and maybe adding a little scatter. Anything from a clean utopian scifi look to the battered industrial feel early Star Wars had to a post-apoc/abandoned colony world motif could work.

Completely agree. Lots of uses

CookAndrewB · « **Reply #114 on:** September 13, 2021, 03:08:09 PM »

Man, I look at that and just see a TON of print time. Really cool, but I can hear my poor Ender-3 begging for me not to print this.

Out of curiosity, how did the spray painting go? Did you notice any of the pieces warping? A couple of weeks ago I hauled a large number of terrain tiles (3d printed) outside to spray them and I ended up with some warped pieces. I wasn't entirely sure if that was caused by the sun/heat or the solvents in the paint. Fortunately, everything bent back into shape with a quick dip in boiling water and the paint survived the process as well.

uti long smile · « **Reply #115 on:** September 13, 2021, 05:26:53 PM »

Quote from: CookAndrewB on September 13, 2021, 03:08:09 PM

Man, I look at that and just see a TON of print time. Really cool, but I can hear my poor Ender-3 begging for me not to print this.

Out of curiosity, how did the spray painting go? Did you notice any of the pieces warping? A couple of weeks ago I hauled a large number of terrain tiles (3d printed) outside to spray them and I ended up with some warped pieces. I wasn't entirely sure if that was caused by the sun/heat or the solvents in the paint. Fortunately, everything bent back into shape with a quick dip in boiling water and the paint survived the process as well.

I bought it printed at a show, but gawd knows how long it took!

No issues with spray. Just starting to add some detail colour and in fact it’s rather pleasant to paint.

uti long smile · « **Reply #116 on:** September 13, 2021, 06:39:39 PM »

Today was finishing off the big tank for the Colony 87 photoshoot. The bottom is what I think is a resin knock-off that I found cheap on eBay a while ago. The top is the GW plastic top to the Promethium Forge.

Lots of enjoyable drying-brushing, shading and a bit of weathering. Might yet add some chipping. The very useful Sarissa mylar stencil helps get you a far future symbol - just turn it back to front and upside down and randomly sponge on summat that looks about right!

FramFramson · « **Reply #117 on:** September 13, 2021, 07:52:29 PM »

Good gravy, that dragon's rest is an absolute UNIT!

gamer Mac · « **Reply #118 on:** September 13, 2021, 11:25:40 PM »

Lovely work

Overlord · « **Reply #119 on:** September 14, 2021, 08:47:38 PM »

Great stuff Karl. Looking forward to seeing all the new pics of Colony 87 as much as what's coming in the KS.

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