wtwest Posted March 5, 2005 Share Posted March 5, 2005 Well I haven't painted a miniature since November. I decided to go with something simple. I had painted a Terminator and a Predator type figure last year, so I thought an Alien was the most likely canidate. It took me awhile to find the right mini. Luckily I found what I wanted. I stated with a coat of black for the primer. Next I highlighted the base with bleached bone. I kept it simple, trying to match the bases on the other minis. After finishing the simple base, I gave the entire figure a wash of purple ink, followed by blue and green ink in various spots. I next highlighted with Nausating Blue, followed by Hideous Blue with slight highlight of Enchanted blue with a splash of white added. Of course, I painted the teeth with silver. I sealed the mini in a couple of sprays of Dullcoat. When dry, I painted several sections with gloss to give it that wet look. Not overly impressive, but it was nice getting back into painting after a four month hiatus. Now I need to get a mini ready for the Spring Mini Exchange. Back to my lurking...... Thanks for taking a peek. WTWest 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtwest Posted March 5, 2005 Author Share Posted March 5, 2005 Just a quick pic of a group shot. WTWest 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgramen Posted March 5, 2005 Share Posted March 5, 2005 SCHAWREET! Where did you get these minis?? Which company makes 'em?? I've not seen them before. Love the Predator! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hexxenhammer Posted March 5, 2005 Share Posted March 5, 2005 I think the Terminator and the Alien are old Leading Edge minis, but the Predator is Copplestone Castings. You just need Robocop and you'd have the ultimate '80s sci-fi movie mini collection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtwest Posted March 5, 2005 Author Share Posted March 5, 2005 The Terminator is from EM4, old cast from Grenadier Future Wars line. The Predator is from Copplestone Castings. They are called Hunter Aliens. Funny thing is he also sculpted the Robots for Grenadier. The Aliens I searched high and low for. Apparently the company that makes them doesn't advertise them, due to copyright laws. I believe it was Eureka, but don't qoute me on it. Thanks for the comments. Hope this helps. WTWest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stern Kestrelmann Posted March 5, 2005 Share Posted March 5, 2005 Cool. Good to see you painting again WTW. I always like seeing your stuff. Plus, you're a fellow Iowan, so you can't be all that bad... Any chance of getting a closer shot of the Alien model? SK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digital [email protected] Posted March 5, 2005 Share Posted March 5, 2005 A very cool collection indeed. It is nice to see you post again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikmal Posted March 5, 2005 Share Posted March 5, 2005 I am SO jealous of these minis.. I wish I had them myself! Nice colors and good technique! -jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nekk Posted March 6, 2005 Share Posted March 6, 2005 tha predator are from coppelstone... they got some cool minis... tha aliens are from someone else.... cant remember (have to get back on that) but I have searched for them everywhere also as far as I know they aren't made anymore :'( but if anyone finds some aliens I would be most interested to know where I can get 'em... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtwest Posted March 7, 2005 Author Share Posted March 7, 2005 Thanks for the great comments. I have three more aliens to paint. I might try variations of color, so I can tell them apart. I also have an old female sci-fi mini that looks a lot like Ripley. I believe she is an old Grenadier mini as well. So I might paint her next, then on to my Spring Mini Exchange. Just have to figure out a great mini to paint for the exchange. Thanks again. WTWest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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