Ulthwe Falcon

[morsla]

Back to painting posts again... I've finished two lots of work over the last week, ending in a fairly busy weekend.

This is a Falcon grav-tank in Ulthwe Craftworld colours, and my first real attempt at painting black armour - something I've never really liked, as it always ends up looking too grey... I've used some of the P3 colours (Thamar Black and Greatcoat Grey) and kept the highlights to small areas like the edges of armour plates. It seems to have worked - next month I'll be painting a few more units for the owner of the Falcon, including some jetbikes.



I really need to figure out how to get the whole model in focus :) (Pic taken using macro mode, F/22 and a 1/2 second exposure - I can't increase the aperture setting any further, so I'm at a loose end as to what I should try next time...)

Comments

[psuedonym777.livejournal.com]

I should show you my death company sometime. I managed to get a really decent black going by doing 2 coats of black without undercoat.

Of course, that does mean even attempting to paint anything white or yellow becomes problematic, but bone seems to come out ok for some reason....

[morsla.livejournal.com]

Does the paint tend to rub off the miniatures? I always spray on a black undercoat, as I find that brushed-on paint just doesn't stick to the metal very well... especially with GW's new metal figures.

[psuedonym777.livejournal.com]

Hard coat over the top. Otherwise you are quite right, the paint doesn't stay.

These are also minatures from the range released at 3rd ed. So they may be of a different quality of metal/finish.

The other thing that I have been noticing, I haven't done highlights on mine. I think that really makes a difference in the black/grey feel of the colour scheme. The lighter the shading, the greater the contrast. Maybe try a darker shading and see if that gives you a result more to your liking.

Personally, I think the minature looks awesome as is, but that's just my opinion.