I'm happy to admit that I got it wrong first time out and had to repaint. The mistake I made was painting them as people; I started them as grey and started layering up to white like I did with the organic shapes of Gandalf the White. What I should have done was treat them like objects, exactly the same as if I were painting a tank or something else.
In the event, the final process was this:
Spray white.
Paint white.
Gloss coat.
Thinned down black wash as a line wash.
Repaint white.
Black for undersuit.
Gloss coat.
Sprayed White |
wash thinned with wash medium and carefully lined/slathered all over |
Flat panels repainted white |
One major thing I did was a bit of cutting and shutting. I am a touch irritated that FFG are shipping a premium priced product with single, duplicate poses. I'll take that for a Blood Bowl team or Necromunda gang, but not in a Big Box game like this. So the trusty jeweler's saw came out and various arms and waists were re-positioned so every member of the squad was unique.
Trying to decide now whether to do the Rebels next or complete the Imperial side by doing the speeder bikes - but before I do that I have something rather big to deal with...
Excellent work on the paint jobs and the customizing to make each one unique (no clones there)!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Fitz. Quite fancy some Clone troopers, to be honest. Bit of Flash Gordon style...
DeleteReally well done. I like the way the white has come out, some tutorials have resulted in the stormtroopers being rather grimy or are too detailed for mass production. Yours seems to overcome both of these faults.
ReplyDeleteThanks Phil. I'm all about the lazy approach.
DeleteThey look brilliant! I have only been working on the rebels, but now sorely tempted to give some Stormtroopers a go. Thank you for the recipe.
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome. Certainy don't want anyone else to go through what I did. This is the secret ingredient: https://elementgames.co.uk/paints-hobby-and-scenery/paints-hobby-and-scenery-by-manufacturer/the-army-painter/army-painter-warpaints/warpaint-quickshade-wash-mixing-medium-6?d=22&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIkZ-otfen4AIVqbXtCh0LVgNtEAQYASABEgKWvfD_BwE
DeleteThank you for the link, I wonder if that is the equivalent of Games Workshop Lahmiam Medium?
DeleteIt's a bit different. Lahmian medium is the same thing as vallejo glaze medium; this has a very different consistency which means your wash still acts like a wash.
DeleteThese are really nice. The more I see this stuff the more I want to give it a try.
ReplyDeleteI have to admit it was the Imperials that enticed me in.
DeleteReally good work. I agree, that clean, cold white can be a pain, but you managed it perfectly.
ReplyDeleteThat's very kind.
DeleteThese look great. Tiny little detail that you can feel free to ignore ... the tube stripes on the Stormtrooper helmet are usually blue in color and that gives some dash of color to the predominant black and white scheme. That being said, I've seen them in black too so ... all good. :)
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