Humansquish Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 In hindsight I wish I hadn't washed it. I don't like how it dulled up my bright red and made everything dirty. Let me know what you guys think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanite Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 The only place I think the wash really detracted is the decal on the missle pod. Otherwise, looks great. Kinda Narn-ish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orchid_Noir Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 On the wash, if you'll dullcoat before you do the wash (letting it dry thoroughly) you can go back in after washing with a barely damp, very soft (think micro fiber) and a very light touch and clean up the broad surfaces fairly comfortably. I used to use pretty much the same technique with oils over acrylics on much larger pieces. Looks pretty nice to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erion Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 A bit more control of your wash would help it to only get into the places where you want it to go. Overall washes work great on more organic surfaces, like cloaks and skins (and for nanite's benefit, Blaster Bugs), but on mechanical things you want to be more precise in just getting it in the crevices you want to be a bit darker. And if you want to brighten it up again, a little light drybrush of the color you washed over wouldn't hurt a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spatula Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 I like it...and a "thin glaze" of your red will sharpen-up the flat panels where the wash settled. What was the "wash" formula? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReaperShaun Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 I agree with those above and would like to say that many cav units have flat surfaces which fantasy minis lack. This can be problematic at times with regard to washing. Usually after washing I like to go in with an empty brush and soak up the excess wash on the flat surfaces. Beyond that some of your origonal red can be repainted on to the problematic surfaces. Looks great though. I like the asymetrical black stripes. Very Rach-ey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mourningcloud Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 actually I really like the "dirty" look that the wash gave it. ESPECIALLY on the decal; gives it that 40K dirty battle-tank kinda look. You can definitely tell this is a working flyer; no parade ground vehicle here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humansquish Posted March 3, 2006 Author Share Posted March 3, 2006 Thanks for the comments everyone! I am planning on doing controlled washes is I do this scheme again because the wash made the stripes stick out less from the red. But the dirty works on this one. What was the "wash" formula? Ummm......about three drops paint, four drops water, and four or five drops Future. I just kinda eye ball it to the thinness I want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stubbdog Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 Best way to do it, is look at your wash as layer 2 of 4 not 2 of 2. Put another layer or two on there and itt will come out good. If anything I would be more scared of a vehic running around in bright neon red. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant_Crunch Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 I think it looks good as is. If you're trying for a cleaner red on the raised areas what you can try using an ink or my personal new favorite MSP liners. If you go with a MSP liner thin it out well without losing that special extra darkness. Using a small brush (I use a 3/0 kolinsky) with just a little bit of liner on it let the be drawn from the brush into the panel line/base of a raised panel/corners. Just be careful not to get too much in the brush as you can end up with it pooling where you don't want it. I did this with a Kharl, only I didn't realize it becuase the paint was flowing around the wing and drying underneath the wing. Took me forever to paint over that with red and it still isn't 100% the way I want it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy8 Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 Looks like a big red target for a Terran Gauss Gatling. I like it though. I think the "dirty" look gives it that battlefield worn look... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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