Painted a Sarissa Precision building

[Luckyjoe]

Hi, everyone. I just posted some pics of a Sarissa Precision 28mm laser-cut mdf CityBlock building on my blog as part of my cityboard for All Things Zombie games. I was a little worried that paint might have a bad effect on the detail, or warp the mdf, but it worked just fine.



Link
http://ljshobbyspot.blogspot.com/2012/01/1st-sarissa-precision-28mm-cityblock.html
Thanks for looking.

[Dr.Falkenhayn]

looks really good  Is that the Standard Size Building or an additional Floor?

[n815e]

Nice job.

[SBRPearce]

Doorway seems a bit low. Hmm - how thick are your bases?

[Luckyjoe]

@Dr. Falkenhayne: Thanks. That is the standard size building. That type comes in 2 story. You can add or subtract floors if you wish.

@n815e: Thanks. These things practically build themselves and painting is a breeze.

@SBRPearce: The doorway does looka bit small compared to the Haloclix mini, but he's more 32 or 33mm rather than 28mm. The Studio Miniatures Zombie base is perhaps a little taller than a GW slotta base.

 

[Sangennaru]

great job here! does it work well also with drybrushes or washes?


btw, your link is not working, it seems!

[Luckyjoe]

@Sangennaru: Thanks. I haven't tried any drybrushes or washes, yet. I am planning on doing some weathering powders, and I will post an update. Thanks for heads-up on the broken link. I will try to fix that.

http://ljshobbyspot.blogspot.com/2012/01/1st-sarissa-precision-28mm-cityblock.html

[tjantzen]

Hi LuckyJoe!
Looks great  
Be careful with the washes....
I have now tried to "wash" my building and it seems that the mdf material absorbed most of the color which darkend the colors to such an extend that we are almost back to the same color as before the base painting  
The effect is ok, but it was not what I had expected
I first tried with a water based wash on the top part of the wall, which came out very dark.
On the lower part I used artist oil-paint that I wiped off imidiatlely after applying it.

The mdf material absorbed the pigments so fast that I could not control the color shading.

After - Wash and oil


Before - Base spray painted


I will now try to add some drybrushing to lighten the colors...

regards
Thomas

[Luckyjoe]

Wow, Thomas. That is a very dramatic change after the wash. I think I may stick to weathering powders after all. Thanks for the heads-up.

[Dewbakuk]

Wow, that's amazing. You'd have thought the original paint layer would have sealed the mdf. Bad that it happened but thanks for showing it!

[zizi666]

Wow, that's amazing. You'd have thought the original paint layer would have sealed the mdf. Bad that it happened but thanks for showing it!

Careful : primer or paint isn't necesseraly a sealant !
Best would be to varnish your model before you apply the wash.

[Brummie Thug]

Yours looks great Joe