First attempt with weathering powders

Here is my first serious attempt at weating a vehicle with acrylics and weathering powders.  My source of inspiration was from the AFV Acrylic Techniques DVD made by Vallejo.  It was a great reference source and I'll write up a review on it shortly.   The chips were painted on with the Vallejo Heavy Opaque dark grey color (something Granite I think), rust streaks were from Vallejo Smokey Ink, and 3 different Vallejo Pigments were used for the rust, black soot, and light gray.

I used rubbing alcohol to help set the pigments so they don't just blow off the model.  It evaporates quickly and  keeps the matte powdered look where some mediums will dissolve and darken it slightly.  I'll keep you guys posted on the long term wear results as I go.  Hope you guys like it!

Blood Angels Assault Marines and Sanguinary Priests

Here are some Blood Angels I have painted up.  They have the yellow helmets of the assault marines because why wouldn't you take them over a tac squad.  There are a couple Sanguinary Priests at the bottom too.  Sory for the horrible pics, but I still haven't gotten my light setup I loaned out.  Any larger and they get fuzzy.

The bases used are Micro Arts Studios Urban Rubble bases.  While nice looking they don't have very many flat spots to attach feet to.  Luckily many of these guys are running and only had to find a spot for one foot to anchor down. I probably wouldn't recommend them if you had normal stance marines.

More Infinity Yu Jing Done

Here are more of the Infinity troops I have been working on.  The first 4 are Infinity Yu Jing Maramaki Zensenbutai.  The next pic is a Yu Jing Hsien and a Sun Tze.  The next group is a WIP shot of two Kempeitai and Shinmen Mushashi from the Mercenaries faction that fits in well with the theme.  The colors are a bit off and washed out since my lighting setup is loaned out, but close enough.  The yellow got especially washed out.  GW foundation for the base, P3 for the main color, and vallejo model color used on the highlights to keep it out of the orange spectrum.

 

 

 

Infinity Yu Jing Maramaki Zensenbutai

Here is a model done for a game I really want to get into more, Infinity.  This is a Maramaki Zensenbutai for the Yu Jing Faction.  I went off the basic colors on the box, but made the red prominent on the armor.  The fade on the sword is hard to see.  I used the P3 paints for the armor and sword and am really happy with them. They behave a bit differently than vallejo and plan on filling out the range as I replace old paints.  Hope you like it, more Infinity figs in the works.

3rd Magnetized Chaos Daemon Prince Completed

 

 

 

Here is the last of the series of Daemon Princes I had magnetized for a commission.  You can see others in my earlier posts.  Same body, alternate heads, arms, and back pieces painted separately and magnetized. I painted the wings with more of a coarse striated look to break up the purple.  Hope you guys like it, comments always welcome.

Eldar Craftworld Mymeara WIP

I loved the look of the Mymearan Craftworld for the Eldar since I saw the color plates for them in Imperial Armor Apocalypse 11 - The Doom of Mymeara.  They had a cool fade of Turquoise and Jade that shouldn't be too difficult to pull off  with an airbrush.  They have a lot of reference pics for vehicles that show off the paint jobs, but only one lonely pic of a troop choice here:

With that I decided to try to paint up a group of Wraithguard and a Farseer (see Eldrad)  to see how they looked so far and get some opinions.  From looking at the pictures in the book and the one above it didn't look like the fade was something static on the armor but more of reflection of the paint depending on how the light hits it.  With that in mind I painted up the base colors of my test pieces.

Let me know what you guys think. I was hoping the jade was a bit brighter for more contrast, but on the other hand it helps it blend well too.  My son is bugging me to do the Void Dragons Corsair so I may try my hand at a couple of them too depending on if I can use both within an army list. Not doing two different armies!  Hope you enjoy and please leave any comments or suggestions.

On the table - WIPs

Here is a quick update of what I have on the table right now.  The Blood Angels are getting near done.  The power fist in the middle is complese with his buddies clsoe behind.  The bases are from Micro Art Studios and are very high quality. 
The flying purple people eater in the next shot got it's airbrushed main color and I'll go back in to darken some of the shadows. then on to the armor with the same scheme I did for the other two.