Metroplex Custom (pic heavy!)

[Sam]

Your paint skills are legendary.

[M-bot]

Some panel lining. This guy is ridiculously loaded with detail, bringing it all out is a major part of this custom. These pieces took me the best part of 90 minutes to complete. Heaps still to go!

Note that these are unfinished pieces, not quite up to a standard I'd be happy with. They still need a bit more of a tidy up and a bit more detailing.


DSC_0195 by M-bot2011


DSC_0196 by M-bot2011


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DSC_0198 by M-bot2011

[bassbot]

Woah man, looking epic!

[AJ_Prime]

Wow mate, this is coming along REALLY nicely! The panel lining makes a HUGE difference, like you say there is a LOT of detail in this figure. Loving your idea of silver with gloss white on top. Looks amazing.

And that face! OMG! It just looks so beautiful!!

[M-bot]

Finished the last of the spray painting this weekend, working on finishes the rest of the week before the deadline for completion next weekend. After my buyer sees the commission (only fair if he gets to see it first), I'll be putting up a gallery of the finished piece.

As a teaser, here is the completed Scamper. Enjoy!


DSC_0206 by M-bot2011


DSC_0208 by M-bot2011


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DSC_0214 by M-bot2011


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DSC_0210 by M-bot2011

[liegeprime]

I used a black wash, watered down further, with about 2 layers. I prefer to use a liquid wash as it tends to find the grooves all by itself and if you stuff anything up, a quick wipe and you can do it over.

ummm, when you say black wash ( pardon me, Im not a customizer hehehe) is it just a watered down paint that you apply so all the grooves get a bit then wipe off the excess to the places you don't want the paint on? what paint do you use?

[M-bot]

ummm, when you say black wash ( pardon me, Im not a customizer hehehe) is it just a watered down paint that you apply so all the grooves get a bit then wipe off the excess to the places you don't want the paint on? what paint do you use?

I actually use a Citadel wash (Badab Black), watered down a little further with acrylic thinners. In this instance, I try to 'hit' all the grooves without smudging any excess on the bits I don't want to, so I don't have to do the wipe down. TFs are a little different to things like the Warhammer miniatures (and the like) because for the most part, they have nice straight defined edges, so it's a bit easier. For those bits that do get some of the wash outside the defined edge, I dry brush with the original colour to clean it up a bit after the wash has dried.

Edit: I guess you could just get a regular paint and water it down as much as you need to, but I'm suspect a dedicated wash is a bit more specifically designed for the job.

[UltraMarginal]

ummm, when you say black wash ( pardon me, Im not a customizer hehehe) is it just a watered down paint that you apply so all the grooves get a bit then wipe off the excess to the places you don't want the paint on? what paint do you use?

From what I've seen of a black wash for panel lining it's watered down so it's very runny and a very small amount is dabbed into the panel line with something fine and the surface tension of the liquid propogates it along the panel line. more is dapped further along to make the line continuous. It's a very elegant method of line definition I think.

[M-bot]

I think some specific washes have another element in them to increase the surface tension to ensure it does as UM suggests. But UM has described the process really well.

[griffin]