The best laid plans and all that.
This year has been challenging for painting so far. My wife Jen had a kitchen accident involving boiling water (she is recovering very well, but there were some scary moments at the hospital and follow-up visits).
My IDOLS of Torment project was derailed. I was just about finished my Flayed Man, and was dry-brushing a horrifying ballerina with blades on her feet and hands when she snapped off her base, fell and shattered most of her right fingers. I will be having 18 models re-printed using a more flexible resin.
Plus, work has been very busy.
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It has been great to at least view everyone's cool models.
I did receive last week a new Star Wars model designed by Felipe Manivel of War Bear, and printed by Wargames3D in Spain. I figured, what the hell, and assembled, primed, zenithal highlighted, and painted this figure over the last couple of days.
I replaced the resin saber blade with brass wire. Otherwise the figure is stock.
It's a great design, with Luke raising rocks with the Force, ready to hurl at some hapless Imperial Remnant baddie. Luke is wearing his black Goth look, so I just needed to highlight the various black textures and tones - I don't shade black.
The lightsaber was hand painted white and airbrushed Golden Fluorescent Green. Luke's head and the rocks got zenithal highlights. A quick sketch in acrylics, and I then finished his face in tube oils. Everything else was basically thin acrylic glazes, with some oils for detailing. Tamiya clear flat spray completed the figure.
It's a ~40mm figure. Star Wars is a space fantasy, not sci-fi, so 27 points for this last minute entry.
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Really lovely work on Luke, Dave. The sculpt looks to be a sturdy interpretation of him, which I quite like (though at some angles it seems like he's wearing BOG boots). Your work on his lightsaber and face is fantastic - so smooth. Well done!
- Curt
