Fighting the Gray Tide (Miniature Painting)

[el-remmen]

I've always been of the mind that painting for display and painting for table use are two different styles.

I'm definitely the latter, though I do display some of them when not in use.

 

[MGibster]

Tried some slap chop with Army Painter Speed Paints. I was going for a penal force Imperial Guard. I really like how the orange cloth turned out, but will continue using slap chop for models I don’t care a lot about.

 

[DrunkonDuty]

Could someone please explain slap chop? I'm not familiar with the phrase.

 

[payn]

Could someone please explain slap chop? I'm not familiar with the phrase.

 

[DrunkonDuty]

Thanks @payn!

 

[el-remmen]

I prefer my slap-slap method.

 

[MGibster]

And now for something completely different. I’m working on a dozer blade for a troop transport. With vehicles, the fun part is the weathering. I had a base coat I’d dark aluminum and covered tjat with transparent rust. Then I covered the blade with water and then common table salt. Once dry, I applied some NATO green and brushed the salt off revealing the rusty metal. I dabbed some metal color on the edges, applied transparent dust with the airbrush, and then used pigments for more varied dirt.

 

[Richards]

Very effective!

Johnathan

 

[MGibster]

So this is how I work the camouflage on my tanks. Start with your base color and just put a random pattern of masking putty down.

 

[MGibster]

Here’s the tank with its camouflage finished. The model is 80% done. Now I’ve got to add details, decals, and weathering which will take much longer than it took to get to this point. Oh, that includes finishing the treads.