Orangutans and Power Armour! New photos added 21/01/2013

[Jonas]

Two orangutans, two jokaeros and a brain on a robot body.

I posted this in some Black Cat thread too, but I think it is probably more Future Wars after all.

[Dr. The Viking]

Let me break the spell of the Future Wars board and reply to this:

AWESOME! 

I really like the photo set up too. An improvement over your earlier set ups if I may be so bold.

[Jonas]

Yeah, the photo ended up looking ok, I think I just got lucky, I am not doing much different than usual.

[The Dozing Dragon]

Who does the one with the gun?

[Jonas]

The to on the left with guns are from Sgt Major miniatures, from their Get Some! sci-fi line. I was told they would do more poses in 2013, but everybody is welcome to bug them about it, so they don't forget

[Tacgnol]

Really good job on the hair! May I ask the recipe?

[Jonas]

I have not done them all 100% the same way. But something like this:

Fur:
Basecoat of GW vermin brown.
Drybrush with some looooong oop GW orange (the label has fallen off), but I think any bright orange will do.
Wash with ogryn flesh and/or seepia wash.
Orange drybrush again.

When doing the face and hands I have started out with GW dark flesh.
Highlight of GW vermin brown.
Devlan mud wash.
Highlight GW vermin brown.

On the one on the right I accientally basecoated the fur dark flesh instead of vermin brown and I probably messed up on some of the steps on the others too. + all these paints are oop now, but it should not be hard to find alternatives from other manufactures.

Currently I am not buying anymore GW paint at all and each time I run out of a colour I either find another brand that does the same or learn to live without it.

[Tacgnol]

Nice one, you've just made me realise where I messed up with attempts to paint ginger hair; basecoating with red rather than brown! Thanks for the recipe.

[Jonas]

Yeah, the vermin brown colour is a great colour for that, it is a nice warm redish brown.

It is one of the few GW colours where I haven't bothered to search for a substitute yet, since I have 2 extra pots I bought on sale. But I wouldn't think it should be hard to find a similar brown with a red hue, maybe some terracotta coloured brown would work well.

[Michka]

Love the brain suit! Such a cool miniature that you've done a great service. I like the Orangutangs too, but the Brain suit is what really interests me.

[Andy H]

A man after my own heart! Here's my version of two of the minis in your (very cool) picture).

http://talesfromthemaelstrom.blogspot.co.uk/2011/08/new-additions-to-rogue-trader-crew.html

[Jonas]

@Michka: Thanks, I was thinking it maybe should have been another colour than red, since the brain is red, but maybe it works out ok after all.

@Andy H: Your models is very nice done, the scrolls gives the brain an instant 40K feel (in a good way).

[Jonas]

Here is the to newest additions to my Orangutan gang:


New and old style Jokaero!


The complete gang.

[area23]

nice collection!! I presume you know about other urang-utans by Reaper, Superfigs, Mongoose and various discworld Librarians?

[Jonas]

Yes, but I don't really like those, but maybe they get a place here in the future anyway... who knows...

But thanks for the heads up