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                        W.I.P. Greek Sicilian Hoplite

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                        FingersEddie
                        • Member since
                          April 2006
                        • From: Essex, UK
                        Posted by FingersEddie on Wednesday, September 5, 2007 2:42 PM
                         cassibill wrote:

                        Does the same process work for any shade of metallics? I was thinking it would add some nice depth to brass ship propellers.

                        Yeah, this wash will yield excellent results over anythin' like this. I used to use it on the engine components in my 1/24 cars. Don't jus' stop at one coat though, try two or three. It will need to be flatcoated after though.

                        "Ask not what you can do for your country, ask what your country is doin' to you!" "If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear." "Say 'NO' to censorship, it leads to a dictatorship!" http://public.fotki.com/paulyrichard/
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                        cassibill
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                          February 2003
                        • From: Indiana, USA
                        Posted by cassibill on Wednesday, September 5, 2007 12:59 PM

                        Very cool.  It's a very interesting subject to see.  It's very much an intermediary between the more traditional Greek armor and what would be seen on a Roman Legionary.  What an interesting confluence of time and geography. 

                        Does the same process work for any shade of metallics? I was thinking it would add some nice depth to brass ship propellers.

                        cdw My life flashes before my eyes and it mostly my life flashing before my eyes!!!Big Smile The 1/144 scale census and message board: http://144scalelist.freewebpage.org/index.html

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                        FingersEddie
                        • Member since
                          April 2006
                        • From: Essex, UK
                        Posted by FingersEddie on Wednesday, September 5, 2007 8:30 AM

                        Thanks, dudes.

                        Here is some more progress on the armour...

                         

                        "Ask not what you can do for your country, ask what your country is doin' to you!" "If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear." "Say 'NO' to censorship, it leads to a dictatorship!" http://public.fotki.com/paulyrichard/
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                        Yann Solo
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                          March 2006
                        • From: Drummondville, Quebec, Canada
                        Posted by Yann Solo on Tuesday, September 4, 2007 8:52 PM
                        Howesome work Eddie, the golden armor looks mighty real.
                        No matter where you go ....... there you are.
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, September 4, 2007 8:23 PM

                        MB is one of the best in sculpting and you have done justice to him! The armor is outstanding to say the least. Please keep us posted.

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                        FingersEddie
                        • Member since
                          April 2006
                        • From: Essex, UK
                        W.I.P. Greek Sicilian Hoplite
                        Posted by FingersEddie on Tuesday, September 4, 2007 11:58 AM

                        I've made a start on this!

                        Its a Romeo Models figure, sculpted by Maurizio Bruno. And what a job he has done with this! In my view this has to be one, if not the only 54mm Hoplite on the market that is jus' an outstandin' piece of sculpture. 

                        I started with the armour 'cos this will need to be painted in first and then have an airbrushed coat of matt varnish applied. This is due to my process in paintin' the armour on this dude!

                        I used my favourite kind of paint, Vallejo alcohol-based metallics with a wash of Tamiya's X-19 Smoke, which was thinned 50/50 with Tamiya's X-20A acrylic thinner. This wash will dry out slightly glossy, and is the reason for the matt coat.

                        All this combined with the beautiful lustre and shine of this alcohol-based metallic paint, ensures such a beautiful and phenomenal finish.

                         

                         

                        "Ask not what you can do for your country, ask what your country is doin' to you!" "If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear." "Say 'NO' to censorship, it leads to a dictatorship!" http://public.fotki.com/paulyrichard/
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