MajSharpe 119 Posted April 20, 2017 Wow... 1 wintermoonwolf reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crucium Giger 218 Posted April 21, 2017 Nice work on the Imperials Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Artifixprime 197 Posted April 21, 2017 Thanks. I found them weirdly therapeutic to paint! Much easier than Rebels for some reason. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frimmel 2,597 Posted April 21, 2017 I really like that lighting effect you've used. It really helps tie the whole fleet together. How'd you do it? 1 mcworrell reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dedmanzhand 258 Posted April 22, 2017 Best lighting effects I have seen so far. Awesome! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cjk1975 47 Posted April 22, 2017 yeah I'm throwing my stuff away now after looking at this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Artifixprime 197 Posted April 26, 2017 (edited) On 4/21/2017 at 2:12 PM, Frimmel said: I really like that lighting effect you've used. It really helps tie the whole fleet together. How'd you do it? Thanks I used the VSD as a test model and tried to airbrushing it - but made a mess of it and went back to using a brush. I did continue to use the airbrush paints though Blue/white lighting: Vallejo Model Air: Light Sea Blue Citadel: Drakenhof Nightshade Vallejo Model Air: Steel Blue The Light blue went straight on over the grey base coat (primer spray from a car shop!), then the Drakenhof Nightshade wash went over that. I went over it again then with light blue a few times - nothing too fancy, I wet the brush with paint and then ran the flat edge along the raised areas. I used white to pick out the "lights" - this took the longest to do. There's a small amount of Steel Blue (dark blue) used below the lighter blue areas on the ISD and VSD - this was done with a brush too after watering down the paint to about 50/50 water (maybe less) Messy Airbrush: The engines were: Vallejo Model Air: Fire Red Vallejo Model Air: Light Red Vallejo Model Air: Medium Yellow The Fire Red and Light Red were done with an airbrush as there wasn't much precision needed and suited my lack of skill with it I applied the yellow quite heavily with a brush and then left it to try with the models standing upright so it pooled at the bottom but left a gradient. The white in the centre. Just out of curiosity, what do you think of these? I'd two colour ideas originally - everyone I showed tended to favour blue though. Here they are with a "test VSD" made specially for the occasion Tests: Edited April 26, 2017 by Artifixprime Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HoundsTooth 478 Posted April 26, 2017 5 hours ago, Artifixprime said: Just out of curiosity, what do you think of these? I'd two colour ideas originally - everyone I showed tended to favour blue though. Here they are with a "test VSD" made specially for the occasion Tests: I think I'm in agreement with everyone else. The blue and the grey work really well together, especially with the white of the windows acting as a spot colour. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frimmel 2,597 Posted April 26, 2017 5 hours ago, Artifixprime said: Just out of curiosity, what do you think of these? I'd two colour ideas originally - everyone I showed tended to favour blue though. Here they are with a "test VSD" made specially for the occasion Tests: First off thanks for the tips. I think I prefer the Blue but maybe it is more "that red." My monitors show that looking to be a bit too purple. I've always wondered why there wasn't more red lighting for spacecraft since the correct red wavelengths don't mess with your night vision. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gounour 428 Posted April 26, 2017 that's a cool fleet you displayed here! regarding your question, that blue is more in accordance with your grey. Your "red" seems magenta or crimson, that is a 'coldish' red, it'll be more fresh with scarlet or brick red, even on the brink of deep orange. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Artifixprime 197 Posted April 26, 2017 @Frimmel @gounour Yeah, the red/pink sounded better in my head than it worked in practice. The original goal was to keep the usual Imperial grey but to add something to make it "pop" at tabletop level. There was actually two dark reds used in the test - both were GW (Citadel) reds along with GW Fulgrim Pink. Kinda glad I went with Blue, although yellow was another possibility. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darth Tam 156 Posted May 1, 2017 The yellow/red engine glow is unique. Plus the repaints are really awesome. Great job! 1 Artifixprime reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Artifixprime 197 Posted May 14, 2017 (edited) Got some Squadrons painted over the last couple of weeks: Lambdas: Decimators: TIE Phantoms: TIE Defenders: (Maarek Stele has the red panels) Edited May 14, 2017 by Artifixprime 8 Megatronrex, GhostofNobodyInParticular, Crucium Giger and 5 others reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HoundsTooth 478 Posted May 15, 2017 Lurve 'dem squadrons Artfixprime! The contrasting colours on the Phantoms work really well, and the blue cockpits really tie all the different ships in nicely. Man, your Armada Lambda's look better than my X-Wing ones! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Artifixprime 197 Posted May 15, 2017 Thanks Gotta be honest - I *hate* painting white! But at the same time, I'm kinda pleased with how these turned out. There was a GW video on painting white a month or two back that I used as a guide. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Artifixprime 197 Posted June 7, 2017 (edited) Something a little different: Made some obstacles that I've been meaning to get around to for ages - need to add a station yet though. Asteroids: Debris fields: Edited June 7, 2017 by Artifixprime 5 Darthain, Rickybob, Megatronrex and 2 others reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darthain 1,747 Posted June 8, 2017 I enjoy how the debris fields are all 'rebel' ships. 3 Recon00, GhostofNobodyInParticular and eViL dAvE reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Artifixprime 197 Posted June 8, 2017 5 hours ago, Darthain said: I enjoy how the debris fields are all 'rebel' ships. Yeah - mates of mine were giving out about that too The actual reason though is that I made quick'n'dirty casts of real ships so I could break them and those rebel ships were the only unpainted ones I had to use. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Artifixprime 197 Posted March 9, 2018 (edited) Had taken a break from Armada painting for a bit, going back to 40K. I really like the MC75 design though and enjoyed painting it a lot Edited March 9, 2018 by Artifixprime 11 mr_mithrandir, Villakarvarousku, Themodalnodes and 8 others reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
player2454571 22 Posted March 10, 2018 That is an absolutely stunning mc75.....I just wish I had the time and skill to paint like that. 1 Artifixprime reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gorsk 22 Posted March 10, 2018 I like the minimal use of red against the greys and white on your rebels. The blue and white lighting on the imps is great also. Thanks for sharing. 1 1 Artifixprime and cynanbloodbane reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crucium Giger 218 Posted March 15, 2018 Gorgeous work on these. 1 Artifixprime reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites