The first ship of my Dindrenzi fleet is complete! The paint scheme looks good, the techniques are coming together, and I'm excited to get moving on the next part of the starter box; The Cruisers! I used some of those good 'ol Vallejo weathering powders in just a few areas, and I think it really helped. I'm certainly going for more of a battle-worn look with these models. I tried doing some fancy-pants glowing effects with the airbrush for the engines, but I didn't like how that turned out. I made a mess of it. Instead, I did some simply brush work, and the effect was good enough. I could come back with the airbrush at a later date and make some new attempts at this "glow" look, but I need to get more comfortable with the brush first.
Firebase Delta
I've been looking around for any sort of information stream on Firestorm Armada, something to give me ideas of what to expect from this game. I came across this podcast called "Firebase Delta" so I gave it a try. It was great! Just what I was looking for, but wait... there's a kicker:
40K Radio vets Scotty, Phil, and Chipley! WTH?!? Yeah! They're all there! What a great crew! I've really enjoyed listening to these guys, and they're giving me a good look into the Firestorm Armada arena. I'm getting ideas for games, and the hobby, and I'm excited to hear more. As of now, they have five episodes up. I've listened to two, and I'm afraid I'll be burning through the other three quite quickly. Big props guys!
Firebase Delta Podcast Check them out.
Here are a few more pics of my Dindrenzi Battleship, enjoy:
I'll have to get some more time behind the airbrush before I do those glowing engines justice
We Brake for No One
Beautiful ships mate - how did you do the weathering?
ReplyDeleteThanks! Mostly I just used simple sponge applied paint. It is the easiest way I know to make chipping and weathering. I'm certain I've talked about it on some of my other posts. Check my weathering tag. I would look myself were I not posting this comment on a mobile device.
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