Paintin' Armour on a Fightin' Knight Technique.

Grem56

Member since
June 2006
From: Netherlands

Posted by Grem56 on Saturday, August 9, 2008 1:13 AM

Thanks for the tip on the Vallejo liquid metals, have bought several of them and am very pleased with the results. You also mentioned that you could brush paint the Vallejo matt varnish but the results with this so far have been dismal to say the least. Do you thin it before brush painting and if you do what do you use to thin it?

regards,

Julian

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, July 19, 2008 12:24 AM

Sweet...what brand figgie is that?

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FingersEddie

Member since
April 2006
From: Essex, UK

Posted by FingersEddie on Friday, July 18, 2008 10:16 AM

Steve, any flatcoat will do, as long as its a thin coat. I jus' use the Model Air stuff 'cos its practical, and I think better than the stuff from a can, in my view.

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SteveM

Member since
June 2006
From: AusTx, Live Music Capitol of the World

Posted by SteveM on Thursday, July 17, 2008 5:11 PM

That really does look great. I've stayed away from the Vallejo metallics for no good reason, except that I dont paint much bare metals. I have some Liquid Leaf that gives great brass and stainless steel effects. Need to check out that Vallejo matte coat, too.

Is it just a matter of preference between that and Testor's Dullcote? Or is the Vallejo better, in your opinion?

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IanIsBored2000

Member since
August 2006
From: The Green "Mountains", Vermont

Posted by IanIsBored2000 on Tuesday, July 15, 2008 11:36 AM

That looks fantastic! All the metallics I've tried to date look like white paint with silver sparkles mixed in compared to that vallejo, and the flakes were clearly visible in close-ups. I'd been hoping someone would ask you to explain how you did your armor, since I didn't want to bother you myself with more questions on your painting techniques

. Great little tutorial.

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FingersEddie

Member since
April 2006
From: Essex, UK

Posted by FingersEddie on Tuesday, July 15, 2008 4:54 AM

Here is a close-up image to ensure to you guys the pure quality of this paint. With any other acrylic metallic paint, at this magnitude, you would very easily see the artificial flake in the paint, but with Vallejo's alcohol based paint - well you know the story!

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FingersEddie

Member since
April 2006
From: Essex, UK

Posted by FingersEddie on Tuesday, July 15, 2008 4:53 AM

For the next stage it needs to be flatcoated. I use an airbrush, but this stuff can be brush painted with equal results.

This is the finished result...

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FingersEddie

Member since
April 2006
From: Essex, UK

Posted by FingersEddie on Tuesday, July 15, 2008 4:53 AM

Here's how its lookin' now. You can see how powerful an effect Vallejo's paint can give your figures. The paint makes armour look like the real thing itself, castin' its own shadows and highlights.

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FingersEddie

Member since
April 2006
From: Essex, UK

Posted by FingersEddie on Tuesday, July 15, 2008 4:52 AM

Here it is with the second coat applied. The armour is showin' some authenticity now, while still retainin' some shine in the paint, and the blemish on his left leg has been cleaned up.

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FingersEddie

Member since
April 2006
From: Essex, UK

Paintin' Armour on a Fightin' Knight Technique.

Posted by FingersEddie on Tuesday, July 15, 2008 4:51 AM

I've had this technique posted on another forum for a week now, and thought maybe you guys would be interested in seein' it too.

OK, here goes.

This is how I paint all my armour on all my figures, now that i've discovered Vallejo's alcohol based metallics. In all honesty, I don't know how I did without 'em in the first place.

These metallics offer the painter a highly realistic finish, with very little fuss when used the right way. These paints are no good on they're own and so will need a wash of sorts.

Fortunately, Tamiya offer a pot of paint which I think is the best thing since sliced bread, X-19 Smoke. This paint has a gloss finish and so will need to be flatcoated. The qualities of both paints will become apparent as I progress through this SBS.

This paint contains real metal flake and the pigment is so rich that, basically you are paintin' real liquid metal. Vallejo offer an Anti - Rust Varnish for these paints to prevent not only rust but any tarnishin' if the paint comes into contact with water.

So here is the first coat. I've jus' started on the legs. I know, it looks a nightmare but trust me that will all change.

Next up is my custom mixed wash. Not all that custom really, its jus' a 50/50 mix of Tamiya's X-19 Smoke and Tamiya's X-20A Acrylic Thinner. I guess you could use any other acrylic thinner, but I like to not mix my brands, in this case anyway.

So, this is the first coat applied. Any unsightly blemishes of wash can be easily cleaned up with some acrylic thinner, even after it has dried. There is one, jus' there on the side of his left leg. More updates later...

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