Nightshrike 1,810 Posted March 21, 2015 So, my friend Carl agreed to paint some very simple squadron schemes on a couple of M3As for me, but then he surprised me and gave me this today: My lame pictures don't really do it justice, but in person the face he created on the front of the ship with its red eyes and white fangs is really apparent. I am in love! 21 FTS Gecko, Baron Soontir Fel, Marinealver and 18 others reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MegaSilver 2,762 Posted March 21, 2015 That looks awesome! Thanks for sharing! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KommanderKeldoth 2,600 Posted March 21, 2015 Nice! I've been looking for some cool Scyck schemes Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MacrossVF1 4,341 Posted March 21, 2015 Is it now that we can all say, in a very gravely voice, 'I'm Batman'? 6 Punning Pundit, Red G, Joe Boss Red Seven and 3 others reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nightshrike 1,810 Posted March 21, 2015 (edited) Yeah, he called it a bat, but Nightshrikes are pretty much bats, so I'm going to take it. When I get some photoshop skills, I'll turn the Laetin Ashera card picture into this paint scheme and then make a custom card for myself. Edited March 21, 2015 by Nightshrike 2 Joe Boss Red Seven and Baron Soontir Fel reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WonderWAAAGH 7,153 Posted March 21, 2015 Is it now that we can all say, in a very gravely voice, 'I'm Batman'? I only have one question... 2 Punning Pundit and Nightshrike reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PHRAETUS 93 Posted March 22, 2015 Oh they're eyes! Looking at it I was wondering what need a spaceship would have for Indicators! 1 Nightshrike reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpikeSpiegel 2,077 Posted March 22, 2015 First picture had me thinking "I'm Batman." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
danicusrex 247 Posted March 22, 2015 a face! Like the old P-40 Warhawk! 1 Nightshrike reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nightshrike 1,810 Posted March 22, 2015 a face! Like the old P-40 Warhawk! Yes indeed! That's exactly what I wanted for my Dunelizard originally, but I think it fits the Scyk even better. They really do look like little vampire bats, or maybe little nightshrikes. Either way, I think it's super awesome. Will definitely be flying it in my store championship, along with the rest of my fleet (nevermind the human phylogeny cheatsheet they're flying over): 5 Wayne Argabright, Baron Soontir Fel, Sergovan and 2 others reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
melminiatures 2,648 Posted March 22, 2015 That is one cool looking scum fleet. 2 Nightshrike and Blail Blerg reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nightshrike 1,810 Posted March 22, 2015 That is one cool looking scum fleet. The Dunelizard needs some TLC. I'm actually excited to paint the new one, now that I kind of get how this painting thing works. Plus, I think the details will look great. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stelar 7 888 Posted March 22, 2015 Very nicely done. 1 Nightshrike reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rym 211 Posted March 22, 2015 Maybe I'm being dense, but I cannot figure out what ship that is on the far left in the picture above. It looks like an E-Wing kinda, but I can't tell. So what ship is that, if you don't mind me asking? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nightshrike 1,810 Posted March 22, 2015 Maybe I'm being dense, but I cannot figure out what ship that is on the far left in the picture above. It looks like an E-Wing kinda, but I can't tell. So what ship is that, if you don't mind me asking? It's a Mel's Miniatures Dunelizard, the upgrade to the Scyk from Jump to Lightspeed. I need to do a better paint job on it, but I'm still learning. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nightshrike 1,810 Posted March 22, 2015 I did a bit of sprucing up on the Dunelizard. While I'm proud I got the paint peeling off effect on the nose, I'm not sure if I'll keep it. The lines on it are just so sleek that it kind of liked the clean paint job I think. 2 Blail Blerg and melminiatures reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mikael Hasselstein 6,896 Posted March 22, 2015 (edited) I like how it's not fuzzy. Did you invest in a higher grade of plastic? I think you'll like paintjob more if you put a little metallic on the engines, so that they're engines. Then a little black back on them (drybrushing) to make those engines look sooty Edited March 22, 2015 by Mikael Hasselstein 1 Nightshrike reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nightshrike 1,810 Posted March 22, 2015 I like how it's not fuzzy. Did you invest in a higher grade of plastic? I think you'll like paintjob more if you put a little metallic on the engines, so that they're engines. Then a little black back on them (drybrushing) to make those engines look sooty The engines are actually a dark metallic already, but it didn't really show the way I wanted. I'm working with a palette of 3 colors, so I'm experimenting to try to make it as variable as possible. But I'll give that a try, as I'm not totally happy with the engines myself. It's not fuzzy probably because I got the frosted ultra detail one, rather than the cheaper ones. It still isn't quite as smooth as FFG's models, but it's pretty good. 1 Mikael Hasselstein reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mikael Hasselstein 6,896 Posted March 22, 2015 It still looks pretty good, and I see why you're a Dune Lizard enthusiast. Will you be playing it with Scyk stats, or something homebrewed? 1 Blail Blerg reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nightshrike 1,810 Posted March 22, 2015 It still looks pretty good, and I see why you're a Dune Lizard enthusiast. Will you be playing it with Scyk stats, or something homebrewed? I think I'll probably go with the Dunelizard thread and see how that works for me. Of course, I'm too busy with quals to test it out until next week. For the store champs, I'll be running 2 Ys and 2 Scyks though. Love the little guys. 1 Blail Blerg reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nightshrike 1,810 Posted March 22, 2015 Since I've been involved in so many of the gender threads on this forum... 10 Vykk Draygo, WickedGrey, GreatMazinkaiser and 7 others reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mikael Hasselstein 6,896 Posted March 22, 2015 That's awesome! :-D 1 Nightshrike reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WonderWAAAGH 7,153 Posted March 22, 2015 (edited) You had me right up until that final clause. Do Guri and the IGs manage to stay your wrath? Edited March 22, 2015 by WonderWAAAGH Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blail Blerg 7,335 Posted March 22, 2015 That's funny. Anyway. So far you have the best looking bunch of scum yet. Imma show my friend. She plays only scum too. And wants to paint. Also what paints are generally used for minis? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Babaganoosh 3,079 Posted March 22, 2015 Since I've been involved in so many of the gender threads on this forum... What if the male being targeted is also a victim of the patriarchy? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
