A Camospecs Artist take on Levs

[wackrabbit]

I wanted to see how easily the prepaints would allow for a little restyling.

Here are a couple of Battleships. The French ship was painted in overall medium Grey and the British Leviathan got a darker shade. I have included a comparison shot of the British alongside a prepainted cousin.

Overall I found the minis easy to work with and the lines and details pleasing and simple.

Enjoy!

[keisukekun]

Nice Work!  Looks awesome

[Toolian]

I actually thought the ships would come out looking like that and not have that silery-look to them.



Great work on details and weathering.

[keisukekun]

On the french ships would it be possible to cut through the bottom part so you can actually see through?

[ApokalypseTest]

Any tips on how to represent a wrack? Or combat damage - my French battleship came two steering gears short (one in the front, one in the back...)

[wackrabbit]

Any tips on how to represent a wrack? Or combat damage - my French battleship came two steering gears short (one in the front, one in the back...)

you mean wing sections?

[ApokalypseTest]

yep.

So I figured since I got lemons to make lemonade

[wackrabbit]

Well, I could do a tutorial, or since I think I have a few spares, I could mail them to you.

[Alius]

Huh. Wonder if there's any way to gloss the windows a bit so that they shine.

[Weirdo]

Easily. Many paint brands sell a brush-on clear varnish that you could just dab into the windows once everything else was finished. I use stuff like that for my battletech minis, on glass cockpits and the lenses of energy weapons.

[ravehnhuhrxt]

Future Floor Wax works great as a clear gloss.

Pledge with Future Shine, is what it's called now, and is basically a clear gloss acrylic.

[ApokalypseTest]

Its also great for mixing and diluting acrylic paints since it doesnt change the consistency too much thanks to the transparent acrylic filler.

[Nigel St.John Smythe]

WOW those things look great WR!