BattleTech - The Board Game of Armored Combat
BattleTech Miniatures and Terrain => BattleTech Miniatures => Topic started by: JayS on 13 April 2024, 21:46:12
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Please enjoy my group of Jade colored Mechs (no specific unit).
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Some of the individual Mechs.
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And the rest of the individual Mechs.
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Looking excellent there! Walk us through the paint process, thanks?
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Having read through some of the other processes here, mine feels pretty basic, but here goes. . .
1.) I started by removing as many mold lines as I could, and then added some basing texture (ProAcryl Fine Basing Texture) and a rock to each base.
2.) I then primed each Mech in black primer (Stynylrez) with my airbrush and added a zenithal highlight using white primer (Stynylrez).
3.) Using my airbrush, each Mech got a coat (or two) of Jade paint (ProAcryl).
4.) I used black paint (ProAcryl) for the accent panels and items like the antennas on the Zeus (which are from a tooth brush).
5.) I used gun metal paint (Army Painter) for all the weapons and Leadbelcher (Citadel) for the heat sinks, jump jets, and joints.
6.) The cockpit was done in Retributor Armor (Citadel) with a Seraphim Sepia shade (Citadel).
7.) Next, I gave it a clear gloss coat (Krylon spray).
8.) Once that dried, I used a panel liner (Tamiya) all over. It was a rough combination of a pin wash and an overall wash. Then I used white spirits to clean the panel liner from where I didn't want it.
9.) Time for another coat of gloss clear.
10.) I then applied the decals to each Mech (a combination of Fighting Piranha, Death Ray Designs, and decals from the Robotech Kickstarter Miniature Game). I used a generous quantity of Micro Sol and Micro Set to help them settle onto each Mech.
11.) They then got another gloss clear coat.
12.) Next, using a small piece of sponge torn from the package from another miniature, I applied some Blackened Brown (MSP) sparingly around the Mechs to simulate rust and battle damage.
13.) I used three technical paints from Citadel for the weapon jeweling: Soulstone Blue for the large lasers and PPCs, Waystone Green for the medium lasers, and Spiritstorm Red for the small lasers. For the auto cannons, Gauss Rifle, and machine guns, I simply made sure the insides were black using some Gravelord Grey Speedpaint 2.0 (Army Painter).
14.) For the base, I painting it Intense Brown (MSP) and washed it with a good coat of Agrax Earthshade (Citadel). I also painted the rocks with a variety of grays (MSP). Once that all dried, I applied some basing materials (Geek Gaming Scenics) using Elmer's glue. The plants that I added were from Gamer's Grass.
15.) The base had the front painted in dark gray (MSP) and black (Maxx Darth from Green Stuff World) on the other sides.
16.) Then another coat of gloss clear and finally a coat of flat clear (Testors).
17.) Once everything was dried, I applied a coat of Future floor polish to the laser lenses and the canopy of each Mech so that they would have a bit of shine to them.
I think that is everything I did and I hope the information is helpful.
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That's a very nice color tone. Well done!
And thank you for the step-by-step, always appreciated.
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:smilie_happy_thumbup:
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Love the colors, very well executed. Thanks for sharing the formula.
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I’m not sure why, but that color works particularly well on the Zeus. Nice work!
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The green and black works very well with the silver. Nicely done!
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I’m not sure why, but that color works particularly well on the Zeus. Nice work!
Agree, and I’ll add that it does the same on the Crusader as well. Nice clean cohesive look. I like how you did the cockpits, too. Simple yet very effective.
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I think that is everything I did and I hope the information is helpful.
Very!
I'm unlikely to use an airbrush, but I can't argue with the results. Out of interest, how much difference does the zenithal highlighting make? Seems it wouldn't show up that much under the other layers. Does it work with brush-on as well?
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sweet! :smilie_happy_thumbup:
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Out of interest, how much difference does the zenithal highlighting make? Seems it wouldn't show up that much under the other layers. Does it work with brush-on as well?
I like to think it helps make the parts appear darker in shadows, but it is subtle either way. I know the effect is more evident when you use a Speedpaint as a glaze over a zenithal paint job. I figure it could be done with a brush, but I would think it would be a lot of work (not that I have tried it that way) and I am not sure it would be worth the effort that way.