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AndyS Penda WIP

Postby AndyS » Wed May 21, 2014 12:12 pm

Yes, it's true, I have finally started painting Penda! Just en early couple of shots here. Started the fur, mail and underpainted the armour.
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The armour has been coloured with a green/brown mix and washed with dark brown. This should give a good base to put the bronze over I think. True matallic, still no fancy NNM for me!
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Re: AndyS Penda WIP

Postby AndyS » Wed May 21, 2014 12:46 pm

Yeah, I spelt metallic wrong.
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Re: AndyS Penda WIP

Postby Quuids » Wed May 21, 2014 3:09 pm

Love it, I forgot how much I liked that model. I think I'll put him together next
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Re: AndyS Penda WIP

Postby AndyS » Wed May 21, 2014 9:03 pm

It's easy to forget about the awesome models I have while I'm waiting for the awesome models which are on their way in June! Hard to believe it's getting on for a year since I got this fella!
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Re: AndyS Penda WIP

Postby AndyS » Thu May 22, 2014 12:12 pm

I'm trying to keep this one quite current for a change so i'll be doing regular updates. Here's stage 2!

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Not a great deal to see, just blocked in some areas really. The flesh is reaper tanned flesh shade (I think) with a spot of foundry prussian blue shade. Washed with wisdsor & newton nut brown ink.
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Re: AndyS Penda WIP

Postby AndyS » Fri May 23, 2014 12:00 pm

Another few hours done. I got quite engrossed this morning and nearly forgot to come to work!
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I used the scale 75 gold and alchemy set. Necro gold is the same colour as VMC bronze but with finer pigment so that worked out great. I highlighted it with Peridot alchemy and the very light one I can't remember the name of! Still a bit left to do, final lights and a tidy up.
The skin had some attention with Reaper tanned flesh shade and tanned flesh with a spot of light blue (thanks for the tip!).

More soon I hope!
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Re: AndyS Penda WIP

Postby staggerlee » Fri May 23, 2014 12:24 pm

Great job on a stunning mini.
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Re: AndyS Penda WIP

Postby AndyS » Wed May 28, 2014 12:00 pm

In an effort to keep this up to date, I have another pic or two. Just of the cloak and red on the shield really. I even took a pic of the paints I used in case you folks are interested!
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The back of the cloak is quite dark and the front quite light! But thats how the zenithal priming turned out, so I'm going with it! The front does need a bit more work though I think. But I'll move to another area first. Could be the legs next!
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Re: AndyS Penda WIP

Postby Slinky » Wed May 28, 2014 5:59 pm

Looking good!
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Re: AndyS Penda WIP

Postby AndyS » Mon Jun 09, 2014 11:46 am

Howdy folks! So I've managed a little more on Penda. We're getting to the really fiddly bits now, also, time to think about a base!
I've worked on his skin and done more work on the red tabard, maybe the other odd bit here and there too.
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This is the point at which I start to struggle. I really want to do a good job, take it to the 'next level', but I want to finish and move on to something else too. Well, I have a few weeks before Knutr and Eadric (plus a crap load of other goodies) arrive) so I'll try and focus on doing a good job!
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Re: AndyS Penda WIP

Postby AndyS » Tue Jun 10, 2014 11:22 am

Yet more work on Penda! The flesh has recieved more treatment, his arm rings and other fiddly bits have been done too, or at least started.

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His arm fur has been done too.

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Please let me know what you think guys!
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Re: AndyS Penda WIP

Postby deadlydeceiver » Tue Jun 10, 2014 11:33 am

Wow, the skin looks really natural... awesome work Andy!

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Re: AndyS Penda WIP

Postby AndyP » Tue Jun 10, 2014 3:32 pm

That looks epic. Well done that man :-)
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Re: AndyS Penda WIP

Postby zedmeister » Thu Jun 12, 2014 3:52 pm

Lovely stuff as always.
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Re: AndyS Penda WIP

Postby AndyS » Tue Jun 17, 2014 7:27 am

Hey fellas! I've been asked about my bases quite a bit. So I thought I'd do a WIP here for Penda's base. I will probably do one for a larger model too at some point.
Penda is quite a big model on quite a small base. Even so I want it to look like a 'Darklands' base. Not a generic fantasy base. So I collected a few bits and pieces. He's on the battlefield but who is he fighting? My Norse of course! So I grabbed some recognisable Norse bits, well, Vortun's chest shield an an axe, but pretty Norse I think! I added these to some bits of rock, masonry with celtic knot and the obligitory skull and bone combo.
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Clearly this was a lot to fit on one base so when making the base up I only put a few rocks and one small piece of masonry.
To make the base I put down a layer of milliput, positioned Penda and added the bits where I saw fit! The shield I cut down to fit on the base. I didn't want it overhanging and wanted it to look as if it contunued off the base. Know what I mean? here's the pic.
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Well that's it for now. I'll start the next step tonight!
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Re: AndyS Penda WIP

Postby AndyS » Thu Jun 26, 2014 11:43 am

So the base was then primed with Scale 75 black primer. This is the first time I've used it and found it to be very good!
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The base was then painted
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Before adding natural earth mixed with a bit of dry compost to the base with super glue.
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The earth is then given a dark brown wash. The natural variation of colours reallt starts to show then.
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At this point I glue our hero to the base!
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Re: AndyS Penda WIP

Postby Alpharius » Sat Jul 19, 2014 8:13 pm

Stunning work in here - wow!
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Re: AndyS Penda WIP

Postby darthmarsh » Thu Jul 24, 2014 12:36 am

this is truly epic work! the matalics on this bad boy are briliant

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