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The Showcase / Re: Talos & the Argo
« on: February 12, 2016, 10:09:06 pm »
The water and coastal cliffs look perfect, very well done!
Have model ships, will game.
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The Shipyard / Re: STAW Nebula Class - A postmortem
« on: January 30, 2016, 10:23:05 pm »STAW miniatures aren't featured very often on MBS, and not all of us play the game...can you post a picture of the ship with something else for context, to give us an idea of its size? Like maybe a quarter or something?Gladly! Here is a shot of some of my (in my opinion) successful paints - Paint pot for scale
Regarding future attempts...the only thing I think I'd tell you to try is to go back over the model with a drybrush of the hull color AFTER the wash. This would need to be VERY light, because the model is very small and you don't want to undo the wash. That might make the ship look less dirty.Interesting that you mention it, I attempted something like that on my less than successful paints, I think it made them end up kinda grainy looking. I'm willing to chalk it up to being a noob though. I saw a post about a painting day, I would love to see how some of the pros around here do it.
Just because these models can be a bit itty bitty
Doesn't mean that it's not a hell of a lot of fun to paint something that no one will ever see
Thanks for the CC, it's much appreciated
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The Shipyard / STAW Nebula Class - A postmortem
« on: January 30, 2016, 08:37:33 pm »
Hi all! love the work you guys are posting; however I'm still learning, and hoping for some useful pointers.
I painted this Nebula class from Star Trek Attack Wing last night. The first thing to consider is that these minis vary GREATLY in quality, ranging from god-awful to almost decent. The second thing to consider is that they are pre-painted, and don't seem to take well to being stripped, so these are paint-overs.
I didn't think to take a picture of what it looked like before the paint, so here's one from the Internet: http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-J-VyJG8V_J0/VgB7r_J-k6I/AAAAAAAAiLU/pbJ683dA8Hs/s1600/2015-09-18%2B14.32.10.jpg
Base coat, I think I managed to get this thinned properly, it took two coats to cover all the shiny stuff.
Started painting all the little details. I used Armor Celestra Gray for the darker bits - I think this was a mistake.
I painted the red and blue for the nacelles in this step purposely, prior to the dry brush. I think it gives it a nice degree of haze over the parts where they meet. Not to mention that it makes it easier to correct overflow mistakes.
Dry brushed with just regular white, I could never get good results with the clumpy white made specifically for dry brushing.
Tiny details added, Phaser arrays/Escape Pods/various greebly bits.
I went back over the nacelles to get rid of the white spots and bring the color up a little.
Ink Wash.. now here is where it all goes a little goofy. The Celestra Gray must be water soluble to a certain extent, because it just started coming off! The stuff is labeled as a layer paint, but it doesn't seem to behave as all the other colors. As a result; even though I thinned the ink pretty far, it picked up the color from the gray and made everything much darker than it should have been.. I'm going to have to give Administration Gray a shot for the next one.
After the wash, I went back for all the colors that need to be vibrant, the nacelles and deflector got some love with a watered down light blue to give it a little glow effect.
All in all, I think it turned out reasonable, I like it a lot more than the chromed looking ship straight out of the box, and the tiny scale hides a lot of the imperfections.
Now, what can I do to make the next one better?
Thanks for reading
I painted this Nebula class from Star Trek Attack Wing last night. The first thing to consider is that these minis vary GREATLY in quality, ranging from god-awful to almost decent. The second thing to consider is that they are pre-painted, and don't seem to take well to being stripped, so these are paint-overs.
I didn't think to take a picture of what it looked like before the paint, so here's one from the Internet: http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-J-VyJG8V_J0/VgB7r_J-k6I/AAAAAAAAiLU/pbJ683dA8Hs/s1600/2015-09-18%2B14.32.10.jpg
Base coat, I think I managed to get this thinned properly, it took two coats to cover all the shiny stuff.
Started painting all the little details. I used Armor Celestra Gray for the darker bits - I think this was a mistake.
I painted the red and blue for the nacelles in this step purposely, prior to the dry brush. I think it gives it a nice degree of haze over the parts where they meet. Not to mention that it makes it easier to correct overflow mistakes.
Dry brushed with just regular white, I could never get good results with the clumpy white made specifically for dry brushing.
Tiny details added, Phaser arrays/Escape Pods/various greebly bits.
I went back over the nacelles to get rid of the white spots and bring the color up a little.
Ink Wash.. now here is where it all goes a little goofy. The Celestra Gray must be water soluble to a certain extent, because it just started coming off! The stuff is labeled as a layer paint, but it doesn't seem to behave as all the other colors. As a result; even though I thinned the ink pretty far, it picked up the color from the gray and made everything much darker than it should have been.. I'm going to have to give Administration Gray a shot for the next one.
After the wash, I went back for all the colors that need to be vibrant, the nacelles and deflector got some love with a watered down light blue to give it a little glow effect.
All in all, I think it turned out reasonable, I like it a lot more than the chromed looking ship straight out of the box, and the tiny scale hides a lot of the imperfections.
Now, what can I do to make the next one better?
Thanks for reading
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Space Naval Games / Re: Taking Another Look At Star Trek Attack Wing
« on: January 30, 2016, 07:39:07 pm »Haven't really played much, but I'm hoping to change that in 2016.
I just noticed that The Wizard's Chest in Denver is doing an OP event next month if anyone is interested: http://www.wizkidseventsystem.com/event.php?EVENT_ID=149090
Much easier for me to get to since most of the gameplay seems to be centered in the Springs or Boulder, totally heading over to support those guys
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The Shipyard / Re: Ruckdog's Planetfall Thread
« on: January 29, 2016, 02:41:01 am »
The dry brush really set off the tank! nicely done
Did you apply a wash for the soldiers? I can't tell if its just the lighting or not
Did you apply a wash for the soldiers? I can't tell if its just the lighting or not
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Space Naval Games / Re: Taking Another Look At Star Trek Attack Wing
« on: January 29, 2016, 02:36:59 am »
I'm trying my best to make Klingon work, but I'm fairly new and don't really know what I like yet - one thing is for sure though, Federation has just too many options 
Howabout you? anyone else in the area still playing?
I have been going up to Boulder to get in on some of the OP events
Howabout you? anyone else in the area still playing?
I have been going up to Boulder to get in on some of the OP events
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Roll Call / Re: New guy in Centennial CO
« on: January 26, 2016, 10:00:31 am »
Thanks all! I have been checking out your painting sub forum, all I have to say is: wow
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Space Naval Games / Re: Taking Another Look At Star Trek Attack Wing
« on: January 23, 2016, 11:55:33 pm »
I'm glad to see there are at least a couple of us around
I just got into STAW recently, totally loving it so far!
I just got into STAW recently, totally loving it so far!
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Roll Call / New guy in Centennial CO
« on: January 23, 2016, 11:52:44 pm »
Hi all!
I met a couple folks in Parker that pointed me this way.
I'm a Star Trek Attack Wing player, it's my first tabletop game ever - got into it over Christmas, and have already amassed an absolutely crazy fleet.
I have also looked into XWing, Star Wars Armada, and Firestorm Armada before making the dive into Trek.
Looking forward to getting together for some friendly games at some point!
I met a couple folks in Parker that pointed me this way.
I'm a Star Trek Attack Wing player, it's my first tabletop game ever - got into it over Christmas, and have already amassed an absolutely crazy fleet.
I have also looked into XWing, Star Wars Armada, and Firestorm Armada before making the dive into Trek.
Looking forward to getting together for some friendly games at some point!
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