Stoobert Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 So you may have seen this game, finally I found some people to play it with and so I assembled some of the Spartan Games models which I think look very cool and also some Quantum Expanse models which substitute for the Terrans in some cases. I've found all the models to be easy to work with. The resin is good quality and just a little cleaning, cutting of flash and sanding is all that's necessary. The Hawker solar panels are a chore but look great so it's worth it. I'm using Army Painter White Primer as the base. No complaints. I use an airbrush to do the yellow and red lines and hex camo. You just can't freehand lines like that. I used Magic Wash but was disappointed with the results in some cases. When it dries quick it looks better, so I put it under a heat lamp. Models which got too dark from the wash get the sh-i-t drybrushed out of them, now look ok. Initially I was disappointed with the look of the dark-with-blue-hexagons stealth Destroyers but now they are warming up to me. I'm thinking of some hard black accents to make them more stealthy. A tale of two battleships. Both started primed white. The one above got a black wash. The one below got a tan paint, which I think looks great. Before the wash After 3 coats of wash, airbrushed on. Engage steath suite! Painting panels a couple shades of blue for effect, then drybrushing white looks pretty rad. Before the wash After the wash Notice how the smaller ships here are darker cause they got washed twice. They got more white drybrushing to compensate. I'll need to redo the red marks. Oh well. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spagunk Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 Very nice. I'm rather fond of the Tyrant battleship and you did a good job with your paint scheme. Hawker ships look very nice too. Haven't started on my fleet yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justjokin Posted May 21, 2014 Report Share Posted May 21, 2014 I can't wait to blow these up! Nice job man. I dig the Hawker models, and the solar panels jumped out at me before you even mentioned them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoobert Posted May 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2014 Whelp, had a game with these yesterday. It's a known science fact that fully painted Terrans roll better Shield dice. A matte coat (I use Krylon Flat Acryilic) is a must for resin. After the matte coat THEN do the metal bits (I use Model Air Alumimum) and then hit it with a dark wash to make it look gunmetal - I use Army Painter Dark tone in a small dropper bottle. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMGraham Posted May 29, 2014 Report Share Posted May 29, 2014 These are really good little spaceships. The big grey one (don't know it's name) is particularly striking. Did you use the Anarchy Models stencils for the hexes? If so, what did you think of them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoobert Posted May 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2014 No, I found these stencils on eBay for $10. They are high quality, almost too much so, the mylar is tough to bend around bumps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.MoreTanks Posted June 2, 2014 Report Share Posted June 2, 2014 I was impressed with your fleet for sure, I'm not sure on the colors for mine. Either a black with gold trim or a white to grey color with red detail. Like a dim or dirty White Scars look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Justjokin Posted June 21, 2014 Report Share Posted June 21, 2014 Very clean looking ships, great job. What is the red 12 with wings decal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoobert Posted June 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2014 It's a decal from a WW2 airplane kit I had lying around. I love decals. By the way I really liked your airbrush "engine glow" effects Justin. The airbrush technique I used was much the same, except I brushed on the white central area of each engine. The white area in the middle seems to really make all the difference, otherwise there is no glowy-ness to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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