Heroclix DOTA 2 TideHunter verDC23

It took me a while to finish this commissioned work of a Heroclix DOTA 2 TideHunter figure as I had to wait for my "Kolinsky" brushes for hand painting I bought online. One of the secrets in hand painting with  acrylic paints ( Vallejos ) are the brushes! Crappy cheap synthetic brushes will deteriorate fast as the acrylic paints will eat up those plastic bristles during hand painting. " Kolinsky " or at least Red Sable brushes are a must!



Anyways, this little toy was made a little bit more interesting by removing the Heroclix base and re-painting it. This is fully hand painted with Vallejo Model Color paints, Vallejo Water Effects and sealed with Vallejo ( Resin ) Gloss Varnish. I tried my best to add details thru painting but the sculpt of the toy is just not as detailed as real plastic, resin or white metal miniatures.



It took me a couple of days ( maybe even 3 days ) to achieve the look of the custom base as I had to apply around 4 or 5 heavy coats of Vallejo Water Effects paints and let cure for at least 12 hours. Anyways this was a fun little project fully hand painted with my Vallejos. Thanks as always for dropping by! Until next completed build guys! Just enjoy the hobby! :)


Before re-painting photo below taken from - realminis.blogspot.com

mini WAR GAMING table WIP - desert base color

Just bought a few supplies this past weekend thus I was able to work on my WarMachine Gaming table commission. I bought some epoxy putty, some gel type super glues and some acrylic paints.



Pardon the inactivity here in my website though. My modeling mojo is not down at all, I am just focusing on my real work these days as I am aiming for something I want. Maybe once I get what I want at work, will have the peace of mind to do more Gunpla on weekends at the very least. Wish me luck guys!



Anyways, my objective for these modular pieces is to make them as playable, durable and eye catching as possible. So unlike super realistic groundwork ( real sand glued over the base which easily flakes off ), I made sure that the sand is well mixed with the glue and not sprinkled. The technique gives it a hard sand coating but is not as realistic looking. However this technique gives you a nice texture that does not flake off during game play. The painting of the pieces will also be more high contrasting and with bolder colors. Less realistic looking but will be more eye catching.



I used the Epoxy Putty to create the rock pavement across the two " HILL " pieces. I created a pattern out of scrap pla plates and pressed them over the wet putty. Looks okay after the base painting but I hope they look better after I add pigments and a few acrylic washes.



I also bought my biggest Acrylic paint ever! It's a ONE liter Chromacryl by Chroma. It's a yellow oxide which is the base color of all the modular pieces. I regret not getting the Vallejo half liter counterpart though, as I needed 3 thick coatings to achieve a solid base color. Unlike the Vallejos which only needs a coat for creating solid colors. However Chromacryl is half the price of Vallejos! A liter of Chromacryl costs ( 700 Php ) the same as half ( 500 ml ) liter of Vallejo.





Chromacryl was great though as it is slightly better than the cheaper Reeves and Liquitex acrylics.



I also managed to start work on the two " WATCH TOWER " pieces. I used old satay sticks to reduce cost. Should look like quickly put up wooden watch towers with metal sheets at the bottom for protection. Looking forward to showing you more updates soon.



The pieces below are not yet finish. I have yet to add a few details, some dry brushing and more painting on all the pieces. Hope my client likes them so far...

mini WAR GAMING table WIP - sand and paper mache

I am too restless and uneasy during the last couple of weekends and can't focus much on my projects. My closest friends both in my Gunpla life and real life knows why. But I am glad I sort of managed to work a bit on the modular pieces of my mini War Gaming table commission project.



After shaving the styropors to shape, I then applied the usual tissue paper + wood glue all over the pieces ( with the help of my daughters ). I then applied the usual wood glue + sand ( fine aquarium sand this time ) on top of all the pieces. I lack the supplies and materials to continue on the other pieces like the water holes, hills, watch towers and the forest pieces though. I really need to re supply soon to keep on working on this project.



Anyways, the " ruins " piecs are primed and should be painting those soon. Will just let the wood glue cure and will be hand painting it soon. Now here are a few more photos...

 UP NEXT

Up next will be the painting of the first set of modular pieces. The pieces primed below are the " RUINS " pieces. Just extra pieces with parts from an old Spawn action figure. All pieces should look old and rusted once painted. All pieces will be hand painted and weathered with Vallejo paints and pigments as usual.

MG Zeta Karaba WIP - major mods done!

Pardon the bad photos but I wanted to take a break and share what I have now. I have been working with this kit since lunch time and I think I am almost done. I am basically done with the major mods and will be adding a bit of detailing later.



The focus of this build is the painting and the color scheme. So will just be adding a few panel lines and holes and not much pla plating. I basically bastardized the back pack as I want to give it a different look than my other Zeta builds. Anyways next update would be the kit in primer. Now here are a few photos of my progress so far...