Author Topic: Return to Darkest Africa (Updated 24 Mar 20 - Masai) (Read 28353 times)

Overlord · « **Reply #90 on:** January 12, 2015, 03:28:48 PM »

.....18 months later....... Just to keep Ray happy!

Quote from: Ray Rivers on June 18, 2013, 01:31:15 PM

Is a project ever really dead?

Personally, I really like these kinds of threads where folks keep adding onto them over time. It makes for a mini album/photo gallery and is fun to go back and see the progress and ogle the minis.

The rest of the Ruga-Ruga, done at the end of last year. Delayed somewhat by varnish problems, which have now been sorted.

Younger Ruga-Ruga, inspired by Plynkes versions.

Minor conversions, adding the headbands (A bit too big in hindsight)

More conversions (L-R): Cloth, rope, rifle, rifle & club, turban.

A lone tribesman, found lurking on the workbench

Malamute · « **Reply #91 on:** January 12, 2015, 03:44:37 PM »

Great stuff, lovely brushwork.

Good to see you back.

Dr. The Viking · « **Reply #92 on:** January 12, 2015, 03:56:10 PM »

Inspired stuff! Good to see you back.

wulfgar22 · « **Reply #93 on:** January 12, 2015, 05:33:37 PM »

Great stuff!

rivers3162 · « **Reply #94 on:** January 12, 2015, 06:31:02 PM »

Fantastic. Really nice paintwork.

OSHIROmodels · « **Reply #95 on:** January 12, 2015, 06:32:51 PM »

Paul!

glad to see you back and they look loverly

cheers

James

Ray Earle · « **Reply #96 on:** January 12, 2015, 06:47:47 PM »

Bloody hell Paul.

What a way to make a comeback!

Atheling · « **Reply #97 on:** January 12, 2015, 08:39:58 PM »

Absolutely stunning work all 'round- both painting and modelling are superb

I'm going to have to make time to read through the whole thread!! (Time is sadly lacking at present)

Darrell.

Overlord · « **Reply #98 on:** January 13, 2015, 11:49:15 PM »

Thanks for the kind comments.

I'm pleased with how they turned out in general. I think I need a bit more contrast on the skin tones in future painting, but the varnish problems contributed to that somewhat and made them a bit darker than intended.

Atheling · « **Reply #99 on:** January 14, 2015, 07:53:36 AM »

Quote from: Overlord on January 13, 2015, 11:49:15 PM

Thanks for the kind comments.

I'm pleased with how they turned out in general. I think I need a bit more contrast on the skin tones in future painting, but the varnish problems contributed to that somewhat and made them a bit darker than intended.

If you don't mind me asking, what were the varnish problems you encountered? I may very well have a very good and easy solution for you.... trade secret of course

Darrell.

Prof.Witchheimer · « **Reply #100 on:** January 14, 2015, 11:14:20 AM »

Like your conversions, Paul, and the photo background works very well, too.

Overlord · « **Reply #101 on:** January 14, 2015, 02:13:29 PM »

Quote from: Atheling on January 14, 2015, 07:53:36 AM

If you don't mind me asking, what were the varnish problems you encountered? I may very well have a very good and easy solution for you.... trade secret of course

I've been using brush-on Winsor & Newton Galleria straight onto the miniature, for years without problems. My bottle had come to an end so I used an un-opened bottle that I had had for a while. The test was fine, but on these (and some Copplestone FW girls) it dried to a shiny satin finish.

I bought a brand new bottle but with little improvement. After reading forum discussions on the problems I decided to go with brush-on Daler-Rowney, but decanting off some of the carrier before gradually adding it with successive tests (a la Orctrader). This worked and (to me) seems a more matt finish than I have previously obtained.

The miniatures were saved, but with now 4 coats of varnish. This seems to have darkened the African fleshtones a bit more than usual, but I can live with it.

Overlord · « **Reply #102 on:** March 24, 2020, 12:40:45 PM »

Once again this thread staggers out of the jungle.....

I haven't actually played a Darkest Africa game in a very long time. I do however have a very large number of miniatures unpainted. At the end of last year my friend Chris gave me a pot of GW Contrast paint, having mistakenly bought two of 'Goregrunta Fur'. I decided to give it a try, despite doubting it would fit my way of painting. I had some second-hand Masai that had been spray undercoated in white by their previous owner (I paint over a black undercoat) so decided to use a couple as test pieces.

In the end I used 2 coats of the Goregrunta Fur for the flesh. Although this is more red than African flesh should be, I felt it worked fine for the Masai who tend heavily towards red in their general appearance. I also bought a few other Contrast paints and used them in conjunction with a layered approach, albeit more simplisticly than I would normally adopt.

I was pleasantly surprised. Although the finished miniatures are a bit different from my usual style, the relative speed that they were completed with makes it worthwhile. It is a good compromise between speed and paintjob that I can live with.

Given their distinctive style I spent a bit of time on the shields, making each one unique. The right side is the same for all, denoting a single unit (Moran?) with the left side being individual. I think they look rather good en masse.

In the end I did 20 miniatures (Equating to a maximum size unit of Masai for In the Heart of Africa), far faster than I usually do.

Dr DeAth · « **Reply #103 on:** March 24, 2020, 12:44:17 PM »

Good use of the contrast paints, they look Jolly Nice indeed Paul.

Diablo Jon · « **Reply #104 on:** March 24, 2020, 12:50:59 PM »

They look good to me the shields really make them pop. Nice job.

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