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Painting my Dystopian Wars fleet with Das Boot on the TV.
What a film, not watched it since I was in college about 18..whoa ten years since then!
Forget how tense it is! Crushing feeling of dread inside that boat with all the U Boat crew..
Perfect for painting up my Naval Battle Group though,
These guys now all have 3 colours on them, next to come is the airbrushed Devlan Mud wash over the lot..then highlighting. 
Going to have to get stuck into some of these rivets.. there a literally dozens per boat.. little touch of metal and then a little extra oil leak, perhaps some green in there too for the brass/bronze.
It's so quick to get these guys up to speed.. there is a lot more detailing to do before these guys are finished, but it is a wonderful feeling to get the models painted up.
Still have the Bombers and the Tiny Flyers to do.. hopefully have 2 more squadrons being delivered for the end of next week, some Inari Scout Gyro's and some Tanuki Gunships... both of which I am told are very good units.. I genuinely orded them cause I like the look of them!
To complete my Empire of the Blazing Sun I want a HeliCarrier to launch Tiny Flyers off of, then a Dreadnought - a massive heavily armed naval unit and finally I'd really like the Ika Squid Sub/Robot.. then I have all the cool looking stuff in the army and job done.
Looking really nice mate, can't wait to pitch my Prussians against them ;)
ReplyDeleteThey are looking basic dude.. lol.
ReplyDeleteWe I can't wait to get stuck into more games! Especially new boats to clash with!
Cool game eh? Glad ur enjoying it bro :) meh basic but I bet they'll look good on the board especially after a coat of painters pixie dust (Devlan Mud) lol
ReplyDeleteYup..gotta love the mud lol...
ReplyDeleteIt is a good game, simple mechanic to get going but clear tactical thought required, really enjoying flying stuff and the speed/nimbleness of EotBS fleet..
bloody hell don't paint those rivets. not only would it be soul destroying, it would also defeat the point of the painting on a ship (sealing the bare metal). instead, i would paint some large flags on the sides to draw the eye, and add some easy definition to the rivets with a diluted wash done by hand.
ReplyDeletelooking forward to seeing them done!
Right..good point.. I'll not paint the rivets, just wash then highlight them to define them a little..
ReplyDeleteFlags are a good idea, I was thinking of attempting that on the 'noses'/prows? But that may leave the sides a little bare..
you could extend the sun rays down the ships and then fade them out? Or end them at the edge of a panel?
ReplyDeleteThat's a cracking idea.. I'll try and do one tonight and post it up.. see how it looks.. I might fade out the white underneath as it tracks with the sun rays.. fade back to the blue through ever increasingly thinned white glazes..
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