A very good evening to all my fellow Planeteer's...
May I present for your critique the excellent Stormtrooper Miniatures Border Reiver bust - this kit is just simply : stunning.
I think I still need a couple of ' tweeks ' on it - but I will sit and look at it for a couple of weeks before I re-engage ( with possible pointers from yourselves too please ).
100% Acrylic - metals were a mixture of Andrea ( metal paint set ) and 2 darker metal shades from Games Work shop. These were ' dabbed ' on with a sponge over black primer that had itself been speckled with rusty / brown / blues / orange shades. The darker metals were applied more deeply to the lower part of the breast plate. I also used a 4B pencil to give the helmet a slightly different shading.
The benefit of using a sponge here was twofold - 1. it allowed a slow build up of semi-opaque colour to let the underlying tones through and 2. it gave a physical texture that took some lighter washes / tints easily.
I still : fudge / struggle / get the right hump when painting faces......... dont know what it is - some one tell me the sercret receipe please !!!
I am using a retarder more and more with acrlic paint too by the way - can't recommend it enough.
The chances are that I will probably purchase another and have a go at it again in a year or two - this one has already been asked for but is was sooooo mush fun!!!!!
Have a great weekend all.
Thanks - Dan.
