Now that Kings of War 2nd Edition has arrived my Mantic
Ogres are back at the top of the painting queue as I get ready to upsize my
army from 1000 to 2000 points.
Since I'm working on another 24 ogres at the moment it's the perfect time
for another Gorilla Tutorial! So let's take a look at how I paint
my Ogres…
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In this Gorilla Tutorial
I'll take you through a quick and easy way to paint up a Citadel
Wood using the Agrellan Earth technical paint to add some
extra texture. I'll also show you how to add a desert theme to the base.
You can find all the paints and weathering products used in this project
here: Citadel Wood
Tutorial
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Welcome to another Gorilla
Tutorial, our quick tips & techniques series.
This time I've got some quick tips for working with Plastic-Resin
miniatures, also known as restic miniatures.
Mantic
Games use plastic resin for a number of their miniatures, so if you're a
Dreadball, Deadzone or Kings of
War player then this tutorial will be very useful.
Preparing & Gluing Plastic Resin Miniatures
To remove mould lines from plastic-resin miniatures its best to carefully use
the tip of a sharp modelling knife, as opposed to sanding or filing. Unlike hard
plastic models, you will also need to us a CA glue, aka
super-glue, as plastic cement will not work due to the different material.
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Welcome to another Gorilla
Tutorial, this time I disucss how to use enamel weathering
products to make pin washes.
This week I'm hard at work on an entry for the upcoming Scale
Model Show, a 1:72 scale WW1 Mk.A Whippet, and its given me a chance to try
out a new technique using products from AK Interactive
called pin washing. This is when you apply a thin wash to the recessed areas of
a model, such as panel lines, and around raised details like rivets to create
shading and depth while also defining the detail.
Once the model had been primed and basecoated with acrylic paints we can get
started on the pin-wash. Choose a streaking grime which suits the base
colour of your model, for instance if your model is a light colour like white or
cream use interior streaking grime, if its a darker shade or green like
mine use dark streaking grime.
Thin down the streaking grime with some enamel solvent like odourless
turpentine, its available from hardware or art supply stores. Then using a fine
detail brush apply it to the recessed areas and on rivets. The pin-wash will
flow naturally along panel lines and joins with little effort.
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One of the best things about scale modelling and miniature painting these
days is that a whole host of advanced techniques and realistic effects are being
made more approachable and achievable as new specialized products are
released.
In this Gorilla Tutorial I'll take you through how to achieve
realistic worn effects and paint chipping using AK Interactive's or
Vallejo's chipping
fluids.
One of the best techniques used by scale modelers and wargamers to produce
chipping effects is the hairspray technique, aptly called because it
originally called for the use of hairspray. Now before you run off to the
bathroom to grab your mother's/wife's/own can of Pantene, top modeling brands
now produce specialised acrylic fluids which are safer and more effective.
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