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"It's circling back." |
I was initially tempted to plonk the ensemble onto a "Citadel" circular stand. But then decided that one of the Nottingham-based company's plastic 52mm x 90mm oval bases would greatly reduce the amount of waves I would need to create in Green Stuff, as well as add to the overall dynamic of the giant fin cutting straight through the water at a serious rate of knots. Resultantly, I super-glued the huge spray down, and once I'd finished painstaking 'cutting in' plenty of ripples on the putty with a modelling knife, gave the entire piece a couple of coats of "Vallejo" Heavy Blue and a splosh of "Citadel" Drakenhof Nightshade.
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"Alternative Armies" WIPs - A converted Retained Knight Commander with Octa Power Sword |
With the larger piece completed, I next turned my attention to the fin and primed it with a combination of "Vallejo" Neutral Grey and Sombre Grey, before shading the triangular print with some "Citadel" Nuln Oil. The Megalodon was subsequently dry-brushed with (more) "Vallejo" Sombre Grey, and later had all its injuries washed with a little "Citadel" Carroburg Crimson. Lastly, it was given a second dry-brush of (even more) "Vallejo" Sombre Grey, and a last lick of Neutral Grey.
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"Wizkids" WIPs - S.T.R.I.P.E. is having all his red armour 'picked out' |
I've also 'dug out' an age-old "Heroclix" sculpt of S.T.R.I.P.E. by "Wizkids". This supposedly "super rare" 28mm scale plastic figure has previously been cut off of its flying stand and been potentially pigmented in "Citadel" Leadbelcher to cover its pre-paint-job, before being set aside for a rainy day. So I figured I apply some "Vallejo" Heavy Red and "Citadel" Carroburg Crimson to Pat Dugan's armoured suit, and see whether that motivates me to finally finish the Star-Spangled Kid's side-kick...
Great looking Shark Fin Simon, and nice progress on the Sanginius proxy and S.T.R.I.P.E.
ReplyDeleteThanks Dave. I've got the actual Megalodon to come - but he's currently in multiple pieces awaiting assembly before painting, LOL!!!
DeleteLooking good.
ReplyDeleteCheers Phil.
DeleteVery nice work as always.
ReplyDeleteThanks Bill. Much appreciated. I was tempted to print the 75mm version, as the fin just about fitted on my build plate. But the splash didn't. LOL!!!
DeleteGreat work as always sir!
ReplyDeleteCheers Michal. This was a lot of fun to paint, as I don't often get to do green stuff work on a base so it blends in with the figure/base.
DeleteWhat an eclectic mix of stuff in this post. That Sanguinius proxy is a blast from the past as I am sure that has been knocking around for ages! Now, let's address that shark fin. What the neck are you doing? Lol.
ReplyDeleteIt does look great and I am mightily impressed with your sculpting of the water on base. Great job!
Thanks Undercoat. The Retained Knight Commander is definitely an old project that is badly due to get finished. LOL!! I spotted the "Loot Studios" Megalodon release on YouTube, and when I read how cheap it was going (along with all the other superb STLs) I simply had to get it. LOL!!
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