Friday, July 19, 2013

Wraithblade progress, and mistakes

Here are my wraithblades so far.  I have only airbrushed them.  I learned a few things, sometimes less is more, especially with an airbrush.  I tested too many colors on my wraithguard.  Also, airbrushing doesn't work as well on the smaller, all metal figures.  On my wraithlords, i painted them in parts, their main bodies, heads, and back sections were separate. Good thing too, I made a mess of the bodies trying to get them just right. It only got worse and worse.  The wraithlord bodies and old wraithguard will get another paint job.







4 comments:

  1. Really digging the work so far. You make even the ugly stuff in the process look elegant. Keep it up.

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  2. Damn, Mr. Ghant stole my line. I was going to say "really digging..."
    Anyway, I really like your poses on these models. Very nice! I was just thinking today of cutting up my old school metal wraithlord (technically "eldar dreadnought" at that time) and trying to rework him in an action pose. Now I have some inspiration!

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  3. I forgot how cool the poses were on your lords. I was thinking the paint looked good so far too. I still love the colors. I think the blue really ties it to the rest of your army, the bronze make them look old, and the white/cream is the perfect contrast.

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  4. Thanks everyone. I am going to actually finish these guys, and not start anything else until they are done.

    Neal- Thanks, sometimes its hard to continue on a project that you aren't in love with.

    J.D. I love those old dreadnoughts. Two of mine turned into warwalkers, but i have an old vampire class that is going to get some love soon. Ca't wait to see yours.

    Aric- the wraithseer started off the cream/brown color, then got drybrushed gold, and then added the blue. My other wraithguard/lords will be the cream with blue banners. Now the only problem is the cream/bone guns don't contrast with the blue bodies. Hmmm.

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