Hello, gang -
I have a bit of a painting dilemma on the horizon. Am in the process of finishing off a lot of projects, and one of them is to get some ships ready for Federation Commander (simplified version of Starfleet Battles). I would like to paint some of my beloved Tholians for the project, but I have a slight problem...
The standard Tholian scheme is, well, gawdy, in virtually every example I've seen it painted. In the illustrations, and some animation, of course, it looks fine, but in miniature form - blech. I had considered doing an NMM paint scheme, but I'm not sure that's a practical approach, and at any rate, I'd like to find a middle road - something that will balance a good look without having to spend hours on each miniature.
I would appreciate -any- thoughts you may have.
The basic color of all Tholian ships is supposed to be copper, with some gold areas depicting the more sensitive sensor/web casting equipment. There are some elements of green (a few hatches) and red in there as well (engines). It's the metallic bit I'm worried about. As I said, I have seen it done, and by some skilled painters, but it always ends up looking too gaudy to me. Is there some way to paint this stuff, perhaps a semi-metallic approach, or a simple NMM recipe for Bronze, that might work? Something else you'd suggest?
Your help would be gratefully appreciated, ladies and gentlemen.
Cheers,
Doc