Custom Metrotitan

[VGMStudios]

Had no idea who this was till I looked it up.
If its anything like your other one, this will look really good!!
Looking forward to this WIP.

[M-bot]

A new post - a good reminder to post some more WIP photos tonight...

[M-bot]

(Note to mods - Flikr has changed their layout, and no BB codes are available any longer it seems. I understand that hotlinking is prohibited but I'm not sure what follows is that or not. Happy for you to delete this post if I've stuffed it up and I'll try and post the photos a different way when I have more time.)

Some further WIP pics. Slow going, but it's coming along really really nicely. I'm getting better with the airbrush all the time.

First, the (virtually) completed blue forearms and knee caps. I reckon I've done at least 6-8 very thin layers of paint, very very slowly building up the colour until it's a really deep, vibrant blue.


The first coats of some of the white pieces. Putting down the primer layer first has really paid dividends. Again, building the colour slowly seems to be the trick, especially when using an unforgiving colour like white. The finish is really nice and smooth. Super happy with the results.


I've redone the "silver" with Alclad II White Aluminium (on the right of the photo) and painted the left side of the piece pictured here with the same colour. Really nice results, although the Alclads seem to run out very quickly! At ~$14 a bottle at my local hobby shop, I think if I want to keep using it, I might need to find a cheaper supplier.


Here's some picture of the same White Aluminium airbrushed on the inside of the "cockpit" of the main body. It will be further detailed down the track.




More WIP pics as I progress.

[Hursticon]

Little teasers but all welcome nonetheless! - Things are looking to be coming along brilliantly dude, clearly many a lesson was learnt with your efforts on 1AZRAEL1's commission.

[Bidoofdude]

Looking great so far. Metrotitan's colour scheme fits this mould better.

[M-bot]

Little teasers but all welcome nonetheless! - Things are looking to be coming along brilliantly dude, clearly many a lesson was learnt with your efforts on 1AZRAEL1's commission.

It's a funny thing - 1AZRAEL1's Metroplex was easily the best thing I've ever done, but at the same time I don't want to quit there - I want to keep developing and improving.

This one is quite a different beast to the first one - I'm not going to all the trouble gap filling this one, but there's now a whole lot of holes and gaps to get paint into, which is not always easy with the airbrush, especially when the paint is a different colour to the original piece. I'm trying some new techniques with the airbrush that are working pretty well so far.

I've also tried out a new product in the last few days - a masking paint instead of tape. It comes off tomorrow evening, I'll post some pics of the results on Wednesday.

[1AZRAEL1]

So the big question is, when am I coming to pick it up?

[M-bot]

So the big question is, when am I coming to pick it up?

Whenever that may be, I'll be very sure that it is ready!!!

[Toybox]

M-Bot, What Air brush kit are you using? Looks great!

[M-bot]

M-Bot, What Air brush kit are you using? Looks great!

It's not a very sophisticated set up. Got a small, cheap air compressor for about $150, and a no-name brand (literally has no discernible branding on it) airbrush for $40. Its a workhorse, not particularly precise, but I've been able to get reasonable results with practice. Its a dual action gravity feed airbrush - IMHO there's not much point in getting a single action if you're at all serious about airbrushing. The dual action takes practice, but a skill worth learning for customising.

I have a principle that if I'm taking up a hobby, I will try and not spend too much in case in the initial stages in case I don't go on with it. Case in point, I have a mate who's an artist who dabbled in airbrushing and bought a pretty expensive one and it has sat in his garage unused for a couple of years. He's toyed with the idea of passing it to me for safe keeping (), which has made me hold back on buying a better, more expensive one up until now.