Flatlander Posted September 15, 2015 Report Share Posted September 15, 2015 Im not going to lie, I've gotten complacent with my techniques painting space marines for the last few years and with the more realistic 28mm scale and high level of fine detail Infinity miniatures have, its been a challenge to paint in comparison but have also been a lot of fun. so its time to break out my tiny detail brushes and water down my paint. I started off with the ISS starter box and added a few extra boxes and blisters fill out my lists first up are the backbone of my ISS force, the Celestial Guard. I've decided to go with a non standard paint scheme with these guys. Grey urban camo pants and white armor with yellow markings. not sure if i like how the hackers hacking device turned out. i may have to revisit that and I still have a few more of these guys with combi rifles and a spitfire to paint soon. Kuang Shi who doesn't love these plucky suicide bombers with giant guns. I've only played a grand total of one game so I haven't had a chance to use these guys yet but they look like a lot of fun. Wu Ming I've only got one that came with he starter box but he was fun to paint and they have some interesting weapon options ill have to pick up some more of these guys later. Hsien Warrior This guy is a badass and he'll usually either be my lieutenant or my primary lieutenant decoy so he gets to paint his armor black. He's like the Darth Vader to the rest of my white storm troopers. Pheasant Rank Imperial Agent not really one of my favorite models as I feel like he has an awkward pose and I also didn't notice until I started painting that his face was a little miscast from the fact that the sprue attachment was directly in the center of his face causing him to lose some of that detail but with a bit of filiing and paint I was able to sort of refashion it into a silver visor. Now for some support elements to the ISS. the Sophotect on loan from Aleph, she seems to be a pretty important support model for ISS forces. being both an engineer and doctor and one of the few options for either she will probably show up in quite a few of my larger lists. I've still got to paint her hover ring/ forge and a yudbot that goes along with her. Yaokong Husong guardian remote hi tech and shiny. Still on the assembly table are the remaining Kuang Shi and Celestial Guard, a Crane Rank Agent, another Yaokong and a Su Jian. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peanut Posted September 15, 2015 Report Share Posted September 15, 2015 These look great! Excellent highlighting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don't Panic Posted September 15, 2015 Report Share Posted September 15, 2015 wow yes great work man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NakedPanda Posted September 15, 2015 Report Share Posted September 15, 2015 That Hsien looks rad man (everything does but I like him best >:9 ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudra34 Posted September 15, 2015 Report Share Posted September 15, 2015 Looking good! I dig the bot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Warwick Posted September 15, 2015 Report Share Posted September 15, 2015 Really great work, I got an ISS group after reading the fluff book. You've certainly captured their sheer intimidation value. I was going to go after something similar with my own Hsien, with inspiration from this guy (a very Vader-like character thematically): So its good to see that a dark color scheme suits him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flatlander Posted September 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2015 thanks guys, I haven't read the fluff book, do you think its worth buying? how detailed does it go into the universe and factions? anyways my bases arrived last night and I got so excited I started painting them before I took a photo. These are the Tau Ceti set from Secret Weapon miniatures. really crisp casts with only a tiny bit of flash around the edges that cleaned up pretty easily. here is a group shot of the finished models on they new bases also shot of the crane rank agent I've been working on. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don't Panic Posted September 16, 2015 Report Share Posted September 16, 2015 yea i almost got those bases... they are pretty sweet and great job on the models, you are a fantastic painter! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indytims Posted September 16, 2015 Report Share Posted September 16, 2015 Looks awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flatlander Posted September 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2015 I got both forms of my Su Jian Assembled and painted this weekend. I was surprised at how easy this model went together despite the number of really tiny fiddly parts. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NakedPanda Posted September 21, 2015 Report Share Posted September 21, 2015 That urban camo is perfect, may I ask what the recipe was? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indytims Posted September 21, 2015 Report Share Posted September 21, 2015 Wow, superb work! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flatlander Posted September 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2015 the urban camo is pretty simple, I've used citadel paints on this model. For the mechanical parts I've used Eshin grey with a back wash then highlighted. the armor base is dawnstone grey with he next step up in camo being administratum grey. the lightest grey is a 50/50 mix of administratum and white. typically an urban camo will have a black pattern in there as well but I felt it would detract too much from the silhouette of the model particularly with he black panel lines on the armor. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NakedPanda Posted September 22, 2015 Report Share Posted September 22, 2015 Thank you! I will have to try this on some ariadna pieces! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ogre Seth Posted September 23, 2015 Report Share Posted September 23, 2015 Really wonderful work. You have put my yu jing to shame :) I look forward to seeing your models on the table! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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