Teku's Necrons. 2nd test model up.

[teku18]

Well here I am back to the awesomeness that is the IGMB. Except this time I am bringing some not so caring Necrons to the board. I had always wanted to build a Necron force even back when I had my guard army. I was going to make them kind of like a terminator kind of force with the guard mostly because that is what they remind me off. However after a series of unforeseen events that lead to the sale of my old guard force I decided to give up the hobby........... For like 3 months.... Damn thing is addictive lol. My plans for this atm are not that great. I don't plan on playing at all. My local GW is not worth the trip going to, and the friends I used to play with, along with myself, are busy with work and their lives. So really this is just to give me something to do on the weekends as sort of a relaxing hobby. Building my Subaru is way to expensive anyway. So here we go.


The theme for these guys is not really that complicated, yet I feel it is going to challenge me in getting my painting skills up towards a level I feel is adequate with most of the members on this board. There are a ton of people on here that have inspired me start painting and get better and I hope with these guys I can get there. The theme I chose for my Necrons is underwater. Mostly going with a heavy rust/faded look with some verdigris effect you get on metal that has been under water for a while. I had the idea for a while, but found an amazing model online with exactly what I was going for.

So here is my first tester model. Not going to lie looks like crap, but I discovered somethings I need to do and some issues I want to fix when I paint the others.





Things I want to change.
1) The highlighting looks like crap. I used the tiniest brush I had and it still looks way to thick. My idea to fix this is to use dry brushing instead for the highlighting.
2) The gauss weapon looks bad. Mostly because again the highlighting is way to much. This fix I think I am going to try a 50/50 mix with the darker blue and lighter blue and possibly do a fade from the center out light to dark.
3) Verdigris effect I am not sure on atm. Seems a bit much, but then again it could just be I was sloppy with it. Might try to water down the blue I used a bit more to let it fill in the areas I want better. Only issue I think I would have with this is pooling.
4) I want to try and do OSL on these guys, but as of right now not to sure how I would go about that with out taking away from the aged look of the model.
5) Actually paint the base before I apply the sand. As you can see in the pictures above the sand grains are so small the black of the base is bleeding through. I will paint the base a close tan color of the sand and see if it looks better.

I am going to be building the rest of the guys tomorrow and priming them for paint. Going to try another tester with the changes I stated above and see where that gets me. If anyone has any ideas for me to try feel free to let me know.

[danesk]

I like the wear and tear on him! The only thing I could really think of is the gun, but you did point out that yourself.
The verdigris effect looks good though, I wouldn't change that!

[Cosmic]

Yes Teku! Fantastic! I'm just off to work but when I'm back I'll have a proper look and give a proper reply but so far he looks awesome!

[Adkenpachi]

The highlight issue is more the colour than the thickness dude, it should only be a little different OR blended

[teku18]

That could be it also. Might have to try darkening it with the base color of the armor. I'll try that today when I paint the others.

[Adkenpachi]

Just take the armour colour and add white.

(My retarded phone spelt armour 'armor' ugh, English fail)

[teku18]

Here is the second test model with the changes I wanted to try. I also added some GS barnacles and growths. I like this guy better then the first, but I need to work on the verdigris effect. The first guy didn't look like he had enough, and this guy looks like he has to much. I guess over time I will find a balance.





I am also working on making my bases look different. Wanted to try out something, let me know what you all think.



The idea is to make the Necrons look like they are storming up a beach. Some of them just coming out of the water. I used clear drying elmers school glue to get the clear water effect.

[Trooper One-Nine-Seven-Four]

Aside from the mold line on the left arm, I think the second one is much better than the first one, especially where highlights are concerned. Also, in regard to the verdigris, I think it would work better--perhaps--if each model had differing levels rather than being identical, that way the army would have a uniform appearance, but each mini would be slightly different.

[teku18]

Maybe you are right. I'll try to make the verdigris effect different for each model.

[danesk]

The barnacle on the head seems a bit of, but that's just me! The painting is way better than the first and that gauss-gun is awesome!

[teku18]

I am literally learning how to sculpt GS as I do these guys lol.

[emptyhat]

Some things are definitely working, the feet and bits of the gun look great on the first model and the barnacle hair on the second one will look less goofy and more like a sly joke when he is among a bunch of other models. How did you fix your highlighting problem in the first one? I was going to suggest very lightly drybrushing a colour that middled between the highlight and the base.

What sort of effect are you going for on the gauss bit of the gun?

[Cosmic]

With the base, Teku, don't paint the water blue. You want to just paint it a darker sand colour, then the water effects/PVA on top

[Adkenpachi]

So much better than the first, good job on the highlighting. Aside from the already mentioned mould line (which I often forget to get rid of) the only thing I can suggest is to purchase a thinner brush perhaps, the blue on the gauss gun over runs onto the metal part and visa versa... it's only slight and from experience you likely don't notice it while it's on the board but I'm nit picking like you asked

[3ff3ct]

With the vert de gris effect, add more water when making it and use it as a wash. That way it'll sit on the metal parts naturally. If it isn't strong enough, add another wash once its dried

I think these look great, although I'd suggest adding orange as a spot colour to contrast with the green. Maybe some form of squad markings or the glowy bit of the gun.

[optimat]

Good job man, I remember your guard from when I was hanging around before. I like how your metal looks very aged.

On the gun, if you're still looking for some ideas I have a little tip that I recently developed (that sounds like I think it's original, but I assure you it's not).

Start with a black base
Very dry brush on a deep blue, like Kantor blue (regal blue) 1/3rd in from either side.
Very dry brush on a lighter blue, like Altdorf blue from either side working in so you can still see the deep blue
Add a third dry layer of a lighter blue like Lothern blue on the very ends

It gives the same sort of effect as a wet blend but is a lot easier to accomplish in a uniform matter (the same on every gun). It just means you need the right progression of paints in your collection. Go a stage too light or use too much paint on the brush and it gets wasted. When I say Very dry you probably wont even see the paint on your brush but if you apply it multiple times to the same area you will see it build up.

Maybe that helps a little.