I very much enjoy these videos where you kind of experiment with different techniques! I find these niche techniques to be the most interesting part of miniature painting, and it's awesome how many of these techniques are packed into a single video. Great stuff, I hope you do more!
I used to read the articles on your website YEARS ago. Had no idea you have a TH-cam page. Beautiful model. Love the weathering techniques. Great stuff. Miss those pastel craftworld Eldar from yesteryear.
I'm experimenting with rust techniques right now. Even though it's not realistic, I do really enjoy stippling in a brighter orange with the browns and reds.
Love the techniques and I've learnt a few new things to try out. The reason eldar flyers are always painted clean is they are made of wraithbone, which doesn't rust and can self heal. But the techniques here are solid and I'll use them.
What a great project, The airbrush makes everything so easier for larger miniatures. I'm always lazy to paint the larger ones because I have to paint several coats with the brush, it's exhausting.
It may not have started off as the right color, but I think the end result works well. Leaving a lot of the wash on made it look dingy, oily and grimy, all suitable for a wasteland theme. Also, the "aztecing" on the bottom makes it look like scrounged patches welded on over damaged/corroded panels and sections, which again suits the theme.
I've seen you use liquid latex on your talos before to create the rust weathering and here you go with the hairspray technique. Which do you prefer or do they work more or less the same? And also.. great looking model. Really like the weathered look in a universe like 40K.
Nice that, you dont see weathering on eldar units very often do you? btw, you should've painted the red bits orange, then it would look like Steve Mqueens Porsche in le Mans Gulf Colours
I noticed you've had mask leaks and runs in the past. Here's a tip; after you mask paint over the edges with the original color again and let it dry, then paint your new color. The 2nd coat of original forms a seal and if it were to run it would be the same color.
I've seen you achieve rust effects using both the hairspray method and through using masking fluid. The masking fluid seemed to offer more control, but do you find one method to be arguably better? Is it more up to taste?
Don't loose too much sleep on color variations between units in any Miniatures game, except maybe Napoleonics. I have subtle differences in my Kurita Legion of Vega and Davion Guards, which is easily explained as differences in how long a particular unit was in the field.
Hate to necrobump, but if you're planning to chip layers of red where you may have to lay it on thick, would it be advantageous to use pre-made chipping medium, or does the hairspray work exactly as good or better? Some alternatives are close enough within a tiny margin, but then you have some cases where you can thin with water or thinners, but thinners will give you more time/etc.
I tried a store bought version once and it was too thick to spray. I wasn't sure what effect thinning would have, so it was basically a waste. I know how to work with hairspray, it works fine, and it's super cheap.
Great tutorial. It may have been addressed before, but, do you clear coat between layers? (if so...gloss cote or matte cote), or is it all built up before sealing?
Great work! Question: is there any special airbrush maintenance required for spraying AK enamel washes? They look fantastic and I'd like to use it but I'm worried about messing up my brush (I use acrylics)
Very very cool, I'd fallen out of the hobby and into scale modelling. It's the cartoony look of the eavy metal stuff that put me off but now I can see you can achieve a very convincing realistic (for a futuristic space ship) effect. I may dip my toe back into the pond. Also, are you the guy from back in the late 90s who did the pink panther marines and cow marine?
Hi there I'm thinking about replicating you paint scheme on a imperial knight. Are you sure thought that it was dark blue grey and not dark grey blue? Thanks
learned some new techniques that I can't wait to try, you got yourself a new subscriber... question, when using the hairspray technique shouldn't you seal the underlayer of paint first before you spray the the hairspray? Or maybe I missed that part, Anyways I am really enjoying your videos, thanks!!!
welll like it and to me i like the new thing on bass to hole it up i do the rode thing with old GW bass becaws no mater what the rode thay gave me brock me i ues a nail and long rode if find it now the new one good thats just me ho great looking pplain got get one
Your videos are becoming a bit samey lately. It's just hair spray rust over and over. I understand you're doing a large project here but everything is red, blue and rusty at the moment. Maybe mix in some other stuff to break it up a little?
I'd hardly call two videos out of the dozen or so from the past two months all the same. If you want to see more variety you can donate to my coming soon Patreon page.
ThePaintingClinic The Yamato used a similar colour scheme and technique and was the major content for this past month, you did a tutorial on the rusting technique as well as using it on two models. The Titan used a similar red. I'm not trying to pick fault at you, I'm just saying it's a bit repetitive to see the same red on every big project you've done lately since the rest has been mostly dry brushing shades of brown.
AstrayPenguin I honestly don't see any similarity between, say, this one and the titan. Both had red in them, ok, but different techniques were use and as the painter they are completely different. I also try to do something new in each vid. A few of the latest ones had rust in them, but I showed different ways to paint rust.
ThePaintingClinic But the shade of red either doesn't show up or "cover it in AK interactive and wipe it off" makes it all come out very similar. Then Grey with Aztec pattern. Remember it may only be one project to you, but the Yamato was multiple videos, so it stretches it out to cover a long period for the viewer which influences how common things feel.
I very much enjoy these videos where you kind of experiment with different techniques! I find these niche techniques to be the most interesting part of miniature painting, and it's awesome how many of these techniques are packed into a single video. Great stuff, I hope you do more!
I used to read the articles on your website YEARS ago. Had no idea you have a TH-cam page. Beautiful model. Love the weathering techniques. Great stuff. Miss those pastel craftworld Eldar from yesteryear.
Dark Eldar looks really great when weathered. Very nice paint job!
A great looking build! I especially love what you did with the soul stones!
Tony that model SMOKES! That wash really bought it to the next level.
Can't wait for the next Trek kit :)
Excellent work, Tony! It's not very often I see Eldar vehicles weathered up.
Absolutely unbelievable. Speechless.
I'm experimenting with rust techniques right now. Even though it's not realistic, I do really enjoy stippling in a brighter orange with the browns and reds.
Love the techniques and I've learnt a few new things to try out. The reason eldar flyers are always painted clean is they are made of wraithbone, which doesn't rust and can self heal. But the techniques here are solid and I'll use them.
Stunning work, love the weathered look of it in the end there. Looks really neat.
Amazing. Never thought can be done this way so easily. Thx
And it is beautiful!!
Thank you for your work! I really enjoy watching and learning through your videos, they make some kind of Bob Ross effect for me:)
What a great project, The airbrush makes everything so easier for larger miniatures. I'm always lazy to paint the larger ones because I have to paint several coats with the brush, it's exhausting.
damn dude... just damn! Amazing stuff! That is so technical I only hope you still enjoy the hobby.
Cool style! Very gritty
Awesome!
Turned out really well, actually.
Interesting choices on what you did
very interesting idea im going to try that with my star wars falcon build
david hale how badly did you fail?
Great build Dr. Faust :-)
After following all your dark elf vids, I kinda figured you were doing dark eldar as well
Nice video, some great little tips here. Thank you.
Brilliant idea!!!!! You are amazing painter =)
Brilliant as usual 😀
Brilliant! Some wonderfull weathering technigues to try out.:)
Awesome! thanks for sharing your techniques in such detail!
Cool video gonna get some of that tape. I did the same process to my stormfang.
It may not have started off as the right color, but I think the end result works well. Leaving a lot of the wash on made it look dingy, oily and grimy, all suitable for a wasteland theme. Also, the "aztecing" on the bottom makes it look like scrounged patches welded on over damaged/corroded panels and sections, which again suits the theme.
whats the working time for after applying the hairspray? I would like to paint insignias on the model and do weathering over it
I've seen you use liquid latex on your talos before to create the rust weathering and here you go with the hairspray technique. Which do you prefer or do they work more or less the same? And also.. great looking model. Really like the weathered look in a universe like 40K.
you did say at 20:00 that you did use white glue for glueing glass in place. What kind of of glue is that?
Yes, white glue. Also known as Elmers or PVA glue.
ThePaintingClinic
I did think so. Is there some special reason why did you use this type of glue instead of normal plastic cement ?
Plastic cement doesn't work on the hard clear plastic. It could also ruin the piece.
deende79
standard plastic cement won't bond through layers of paint. Superglue will give you white streaks all over the clear plastic.
Awesome color scheme! Is the Dark Blue Grey the Model Air color or just Model Color?
Hello what would be a good paint scheme for the yannari as it combines drukari an craftworlds
Great video! One question, did you varnish before the hairspray?
Well, 5 years on and I have a question! What is the varnish you use and what pledge is it? Really wanting to go for a similar effect
Nice that, you dont see weathering on eldar units very often do you? btw, you should've painted the red bits orange, then it would look like Steve Mqueens Porsche in le Mans Gulf Colours
awesome, awesome painting!)
loved the video confused about how eldar wraithbone rusts tho
looks insane
Its not wraithbone. Wraithbone is psychic. Its just metal made by slaves.
very,very nice tutorial! I will use, the cracked jems idea, for sure ^^)
Excellent vid. What would you estimate is the scale of these craft? TIA
1/56th. Close to 1/48th.
I noticed you've had mask leaks and runs in the past. Here's a tip; after you mask paint over the edges with the original color again and let it dry, then paint your new color. The 2nd coat of original forms a seal and if it were to run it would be the same color.
I've seen you achieve rust effects using both the hairspray method and through using masking fluid. The masking fluid seemed to offer more control, but do you find one method to be arguably better? Is it more up to taste?
+Adrian Smith Can't say one is better. It's more about style. Hair spray is more realistic, but that's not always the goal.
Don't loose too much sleep on color variations between units in any Miniatures game, except maybe Napoleonics. I have subtle differences in my Kurita Legion of Vega and Davion Guards, which is easily explained as differences in how long a particular unit was in the field.
Hate to necrobump, but if you're planning to chip layers of red where you may have to lay it on thick, would it be advantageous to use pre-made chipping medium, or does the hairspray work exactly as good or better? Some alternatives are close enough within a tiny margin, but then you have some cases where you can thin with water or thinners, but thinners will give you more time/etc.
I tried a store bought version once and it was too thick to spray. I wasn't sure what effect thinning would have, so it was basically a waste. I know how to work with hairspray, it works fine, and it's super cheap.
Great tutorial. It may have been addressed before, but, do you clear coat between layers? (if so...gloss cote or matte cote), or is it all built up before sealing?
Between which layers?
Great work! Question: is there any special airbrush maintenance required for spraying AK enamel washes? They look fantastic and I'd like to use it but I'm worried about messing up my brush (I use acrylics)
Nope. Just have to clean it with enamel thinner. Also decent breathing protection is suggested.
when you are taking off the enamel with the cloth - do have any thinner on it? or basically just a regular cloth to take the enamel off?
sneidng Most of the time it's just a clean cloth.
Very very cool, I'd fallen out of the hobby and into scale modelling. It's the cartoony look of the eavy metal stuff that put me off but now I can see you can achieve a very convincing realistic (for a futuristic space ship) effect. I may dip my toe back into the pond. Also, are you the guy from back in the late 90s who did the pink panther marines and cow marine?
Nope. Not me.
Hi there I'm thinking about replicating you paint scheme on a imperial knight. Are you sure thought that it was dark blue grey and not dark grey blue? Thanks
+Blindcattan Yes. 904 Dark Blue Gray.
is eldar stuff not made of bone,its not really able to rust,is it??anyways nice job on strange model
+buck rogers You're thinking of the Craftworld Eldar who have Bone Singers. Dark Eldar have lost that art and use metal alloys.
+theplaidcolonial ahhhhh thats right....:)
learned some new techniques that I can't wait to try, you got yourself a new subscriber... question, when using the hairspray technique shouldn't you seal the underlayer of paint first before you spray the the hairspray? Or maybe I missed that part, Anyways I am really enjoying your videos, thanks!!!
You can, but it's usually not necessary.
Looks amazing
Dark Grey Blue 157?
Model Color 904. Sorry, forgot to include the paint list in the info section. That will be added soon.
Why the hairspray? o,o
welll like it and to me i like the new thing on bass to hole it up i do the rode thing with old GW bass becaws no mater what the rode thay gave me brock me i ues a nail and long rode if find it now the new one good thats just me ho great looking pplain got get one
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Your videos are becoming a bit samey lately. It's just hair spray rust over and over. I understand you're doing a large project here but everything is red, blue and rusty at the moment. Maybe mix in some other stuff to break it up a little?
I'd hardly call two videos out of the dozen or so from the past two months all the same. If you want to see more variety you can donate to my coming soon Patreon page.
ThePaintingClinic The Yamato used a similar colour scheme and technique and was the major content for this past month, you did a tutorial on the rusting technique as well as using it on two models. The Titan used a similar red. I'm not trying to pick fault at you, I'm just saying it's a bit repetitive to see the same red on every big project you've done lately since the rest has been mostly dry brushing shades of brown.
AstrayPenguin
I honestly don't see any similarity between, say, this one and the titan. Both had red in them, ok, but different techniques were use and as the painter they are completely different. I also try to do something new in each vid. A few of the latest ones had rust in them, but I showed different ways to paint rust.
ThePaintingClinic But the shade of red either doesn't show up or "cover it in AK interactive and wipe it off" makes it all come out very similar. Then Grey with Aztec pattern. Remember it may only be one project to you, but the Yamato was multiple videos, so it stretches it out to cover a long period for the viewer which influences how common things feel.