Allied Light Walker

[Nowthen 0]

 Hi All. This is my first time posting a picture i hope it works. 

This is my Allied Light Walker, it's paint scheme is loosely based on the one the British Army used in Berlin during the 80/90s.

Tjis the photo after it had been sprayed white and then taped off and sprayed again.

[Dakkon426 0]

 It didn't work, you need to use the direct link to the image.

[Nowthen 0]

 Thank you very much.  I'll try again.

[Nowthen 0]

 Here is the walker with the beginnings of its weathering.

[Nowthen 0]

 Another angle.  The miniature is now finished and based.  I will post more photos later in week.

 

[Nowthen 0]

 Another angle.  The miniature is now finished and based.  I will post more photos later in week.

 

[Lska2 0]

 What wash did you used?

[Nowthen 0]

 The wash is a mix of a brown and black oil paint watered down and applied over a varnish and then mostly wiped off to leave just a trace behind. Hope this helps.

[Nowthen 0]

  The Wash is mix of Brown and Black Oil paint watered down.  It's applied after the Walker is varnished.  The wash is then mostly wiped off so just a residual amount remains.  Hope this helps.

[Lska2 0]

Nowthen said:

 The wash is a mix of a brown and black oil paint watered down and applied over a varnish and then mostly wiped off to leave just a trace behind. Hope this helps.

I have some problem with aplying GW washes so we are in diffrent painting areas i guess but thx for quick anwser.

[Nowthen 0]

 With GW washes I usually still water them down till there is just a trace of colour remaining and add in layers.  If I feel that the wash is struggling to get into areas required I will often add a pin head amount of washing up liquid to make the wash travel better.  

[Loophole Master 2]

Cool walker, but I think it stepped on some gum... 

[Nowthen 0]

 You should have seen the dog turd it stepped in last week 

[SolennelBern 167]

Thats a cool and unique looking walker.  Love it!

[mgentile7 0]

It has that Evil Kaneval meets Captain America feel. Could be a nice unit center piece model.

[mgentile7 0]

Lska said:

Nowthen said:

 

 The wash is a mix of a brown and black oil paint watered down and applied over a varnish and then mostly wiped off to leave just a trace behind. Hope this helps.

 

 

I have some problem with aplying GW washes so we are in diffrent painting areas i guess but thx for quick anwser.

A safe bet for washes is to take Tamiya paints like flat black or brown and thin them with tamiya thinner. This way you can control the depth of the wash and control the colors you want to use. I have noticed some GW washes dont flow well over certain paints but the tamiya made washes work over everything I have used so far and I typical use all major brands of hobby paints.

[Nowthen 0]

mgentile7 said:

It has that Evil Kaneval meets Captain America feel. Could be a nice unit center piece model.

Your right.  When the Walker was at this stage it did have that patriotic feel, as does have that Red,White and Blue Captain America feel about it. When I get to use my friends Light box on Wednesday, you'll see that it's lost that feel. With it now sitting on an Urban base with red brick and grey cobblestone surrounding it, the camo starts to look its part and it becomes an urban combat vehicle.  Just like the British were doing with their Tanks in Berlin.

[Lska2 0]

The problem comes up with the walkers as i was afraid, anyway i need help with that so i will post a help thread about that washes on walkers with photos of my bit bad washed hans today.

[Nowthen 0]

 Please stick them up and I'll see if I can help. It may just take another pair of eyes, I think it's easy to get bogged down in a model sometimes.

[Nowthen 0]

 Also for those interested and have not seen old British Berlin vechicle camouflage:

British Army Chieftain.

[LotusPwn3r 0]

Not sure how "old" that Chieftain camo scheme is, looks particularly "NATO modern urban" to me.

That being said, I love the unique look of your Honey walker. At first glance, the first thing that came to mind for me was original (first series & 08th MS Team) Mobile Suit Gundam red, white & blue paint scheme, which is something I've recently considered delving into for a few of my Allied walkers. The weathering also looks great!

Good show! And I'm pretty sure that your walkers won't ever be confused with any other ones on the battlefield...

 

[Nowthen 0]

 Thanks for the kind words Lotus. I just couldn't bring myself to do an ordinary paint job on such an extraordinary looking Vechicle. I thought this was old camo with it being on a Chieftain and they have not been in service for many a moon (although I could be wrong, I often am).  The actual pictures that obviously inspired me at the time are the following:

[mgentile7 0]

Post your pics with the washes and I'll try to help you as i'm sure everyone else will give good advice too. This is a great forum for help compared to others I have been on. As I mentioned in an earlier posting I use the Tamiya thinned down paints as they flow nicely, fill and color the voids and you can control the depth of the color you wish. Its the flow part thats the key as they evenly cover over all paints. Some of the GW washes dont flow well over the Tamiya or Model Master spray paints. They can leave a blotchy look to them sometimes on flatter surfaces. Also if you look around the forum a lot of people use the army painters dips. Their stuff looks great as well and can be a little time saver. Anyway post up and lets see what ya got.