16 December, 2014

Imperial Knight, day 16 - more decals...

A late update tonight. Lots of decal work. Looks nice and takes time. Need to be done carefully and cannot be rushed.

 
So I have been slowly working my way over the model listening to a WFB podcast from the UK, HeelanHammer. Still need to sort out a few additional decals, but I have the main ones in place an looking great.

Status tonight: 8 updates to go before I want the model finished. It should be possible, but I need to keep focus. Tomorrow needs to be a day of the final decals and then a varnish to secure the decals. And then Thursday and forth should be all about weathering and base. Nice!

Regarding the rims - I think tonight's image will help to decide. Where it does look nice and old-school with all the white I think the decals and also the orange gets somewhat lost. Choosing copper instead will make the rims less pronounced and the orange will get more power. So I am thinking anyway...

3 comments:

  1. I don't think the orange is lost at all against the white and the decals - its such an unusual sight (outside of Eldar Firedragons) that think in and off itself it pops. The white rims have certainly grown on me - and this all in one shot doesn't make me think - "oh I wish he'd done it copper/metallic - that would look better". I actually think a copper look could tip it the other way - clashing with the other steel metallics and getting lost against the orange. If you want a copper look - you could add some oil wash effects to the metal pistons and such to add some more colour.

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  2. I myself would prefer the copper I think. But a dark copper (or brass?) with the weathering kept subtle. That leaves the orange and the white on the head and weapons to be the bright contrast.

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  3. It looks very good!
    I am not entirely convinced by the yellow on checks... I find it too "flashy", I would love to see a test with a pale yellow, mixing some cream paint with it.

    Great to see the daily advance by the way!

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