I have now finished Frank's wonderful gift, with the completion of the following units, although I still haven't thought of a use for the Darth model, but until I come up with an idea, I'm calling it done.
First up today I have 4 Emperor's guards, now a couple of the paints I painted my original 4 in, I no longer have, so had to come up with a new method, which I will now need to duplicate on my original 4, which isn't too much of a bother, as one looked different to the other 3 any rate.
Next are the 3 officers I got, I've done all 3 in the black colour scheme, as I'm currently looking for a better green that, matches the reference material better.
Last up today is the imposing AT-ST , have played with making this one a little dirtier, and now means I have quite the impressive walker force to populate the gaming table.
That's all for this post, so until next time stay safe and have fun !
Cheers Dave
Black uniformed officers are cooler in any case Dave - those are the Stormtrooper specific officers, not regular naval or army.
ReplyDeleteLiking the reds of those cloaks on the Guard. Nice and rich.
Yet another walker?! Those poor filthy rebs won't stand a chance. GOOD! LOL
Thank you Dai, indeed and once you've found a good recipe, fairly easy to do as well, so glad I accidentally got Corvus black ! LOL
DeleteOnce the robes had a base colour, they were coated with Flesh Tearers Red contrast, and then built up from there.
I know they have 4 to deal with now, a AT-DP, 2 AT-ST, and if they get through them an AT-AT ! LOL
All these are excellent, Dave, the Emperor's Guards in particular look amazing in those reds. Nicely done, sir!
ReplyDeleteThank you Matt, they were a experiment with GW contrast, which luckily worked out ! LOL
DeleteI concur, the reds on the Imperial Guards are fantastic, but I love all the output here!
ReplyDeleteThank you Suber, was very pleased with the result, and glad to make use of Frank's gift in a timely fashion.
DeleteThe four emporer's guard are wonderfully done, such depth of colour to their robes! The walker looks like it has already seen action too, not just straight out of the factory.
ReplyDeleteThank you Joe, was pleased with the result, as it was done with some colours I'd not used before. Wanted to add some character with the painting on the AT-ST and a bit of battle grime was the easiest way to do it.
DeleteNice job all around. I do love the AT-ST the best though. They’re just really cool looking and you did a great job on it. 😀
ReplyDeleteThank you Stewart, the AT-ST is very iconic, so requires a bit more work to do it justice.
DeleteMore great work Dave, but come mate how could you not think of something to do with Vader? I seem to recall you making a death star at some point, well a nice little dirama of him on said station would work 🤔😉😊
ReplyDeleteThank you Frank, I know, I just want to do something special with him, not just get him painted, I could do him in Hoth to go with the snow troopers I have, so just need to come up with a decision ! LOL
DeleteGreat work all around, Dave! I like the Imperial Guard best. Maybe it is just the gloss varnish but they look pretty screen accurate to my eyes! :)
ReplyDeleteThank you Jeff, the gloss varnish certainly helps give the same look as the movie stills.
DeleteThese are great, Dave! :-) Sorry I'm a bit late to this post, just catching up a bit! All really nice!
ReplyDeleteNo problem John and thank you, was good to get the gift finished in a timely fashion.
DeleteWell if John was late then I'm very late, just catching up, but lovely additions to you collection mate.
ReplyDeleteCheers Roger.
No worries Roger, and thank you for your kind comments.
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