Crazy8 Posted January 18, 2006 Share Posted January 18, 2006 The first 88th Legion CAV ever. (There are many more these days... in various states of completion ) Comments welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outkast Samurai Posted January 18, 2006 Share Posted January 18, 2006 Lookin' good C8. Its good to see some CAVs on here. Maybe I'll put one of mine up here if I ever get it done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stubbdog Posted January 18, 2006 Share Posted January 18, 2006 The concept is great. Nice camo scheme. Just think it could use a little defining. Like maybe a couple of thin muddy washes. Not thick enough to get the mini dirty, but thick enough to collect in the creases and help detail everything. Next, I would paint the hex sides that are showing, something like a dark brown or the like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabascojunkie Posted January 18, 2006 Share Posted January 18, 2006 Good lookin' stuff. But I hate those shots with guns pointing straight into the camera. (that thing's loaded!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant_Crunch Posted January 18, 2006 Share Posted January 18, 2006 Nice camo scheme, the armor plating will make a nice backing for the trophy I'll make out of the pilot's head. Did you use Fighting Pirhana decals or did you freehand the star & wings? I second on the painting of the base sides. I used to do the universal goblin green base until someone pointed out using black on the sides look better. So I painted the next one black on the sides, it looked better, and I haven't looked back since. I'd be posting my superior Rach units, but unfortunately my paint jobs have become more of a "hurry up and get them good enough for the table but able to improve on later" kinda jobs in prep for the con. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy8 Posted January 18, 2006 Author Share Posted January 18, 2006 Just think it could use a little defining. Like maybe a couple of thin muddy washes. Not thick enough to get the mini dirty, but thick enough to collect in the creases and help detail everything. Since my painting knowledge level would best be described as "Newb" I have to ask how and what is a wash? And how would you "muddy wash" something? Nice camo scheme, the armor plating will make a nice backing for the trophy I'll make out of the pilot's head. You can try Rach boy. But you better get used to that front on view, it'll be the last thing your pilots see. (I'll have to keep some of those kill markers handy, since I'll be adding a WHOLE lot more.) All the wings, numbers, warning/caution plates etc are FPG decals. I'm still learning those to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReaperShaun Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 Washing is a technique often used by painters to do quick and easy lining. If you have the warlord book it has a great paint tutorial in it. be sure to check it out. If you dont- please proceed to read my explanation Get a color a bit darker than your models color. In this case dark green. Water it down considerably so that when you slop it on the model the paint slides off the armor plates and into the cracks- creating a dark line. It is that simple. the hard part is getting the paint:water ratio right. It varies from paint type to paint type. I usually use a drop of paint to three or so drops of water. After that touch up here and there and you are good to go. In the case of you paint scheme the dark green wash would be applied before the grey "camo lines" and a grey or black wash could be carefully applied to the grey areas. It will give the color some depth and create some false shadows and highlights without much work. http://www.mil-net.net/galleries/viewCAV.cfm?CAVID=321 above is a link to the Mach 5. It is a good example of greywashing a white cav. The legs and part of the cockpit are pretty good areas to look at to see what I mean. Happy painting and thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twiztidjuggalo78 Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 Great looking CAV. I havent gotten up the courage to try to paint one of these yet so it's impressive to me. Only thing I can see that looks wrong to me is in the first pic. The barrel looks like its bent. Could cause some problems on the battle field!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReaperShaun Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 Oh... I almost forgot. With Cavs you may want to do one side at a time and lay that side toward the ceiling when drying. Gravity tends to pull the wet paint downward and you will have shadows where highlights go if you leave it standing up. Of course that has been my experiences. Yours may vary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartan6 Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 Nice job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanite Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 Nice camo, top guns look a bit droopy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy8 Posted January 20, 2006 Author Share Posted January 20, 2006 Only thing I can see that looks wrong to me is in the first pic. The barrel looks like its bent. Could cause some problems on the battle field!!! Nice camo, top guns look a bit droopy. Yeah, yeah, yeah... It has been straightened. Apparently during the great Closet Cleanout of 2005 a few of the 88th were knocked out of their cradles... that information was gained only after intense interrogation of my girlfriend who displayed the guiltiest look EVER when I made mention that the barrel on my prize Falcon was bent and I didn't notice it until someone on here had pointed it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papabees Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 Nothing worse than having to admit to your girl that you have a bent cannon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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