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Dec-13-2010

It’s Better to Give than to Receive

This miniature is my contribution to the BattleTech Universe Miniature Exchange. What’s a miniature exchange you ask? It’s a simple arrangement where a group of fans get together and paint each other miniatures. Everybody paints a mini for someone else on the list and sends it off.

Besides just good clean fun, it is an opportunity to hone painting skills and give and get critique from someone you don’t know.

Wolves in Exile

This Orion IIC is an attempt at a Wolf in Exile color scheme.  The base for the red is Dark Fleshtone.  The highlights involve increasing amounts of Gory Red and Bloody Red mixed into the Dark Fleshtone.

The Grey is a simple Cold Grey to Stonewall Grey to White palate.

A few GunMetal to Silver highlights are mixed in for good measure on the hip weapon and exposed leg joints.

The base began primed Black which got a heavy drybrush of Beasty Brown followed by lighter drybrushes of Filthy Brown and a Filthy Brown-Dead White mix.  A touch of mixed green flocking finished the miniature.

Something New

New for me on this mini is a special jewel technique.  The effect is an attempt to capture a realistic glare or reflection of the surrounding terrain in the cockpit of the ‘Mech.

To gain some confidence I practiced on a piece of empty spure.  I’m not 100% sold on the result.  I think I need some practice to make it better.  There is a first for everything.

The Green is a shade from Dark Green to Sick Green to Goblin Green to Scrufy Green.  The Blue begins at Night Blue and fades to Magic Blue then Electric Blue.  An attempted fine white line separates the two colors.

I’ll be shipping this little guy out this week to a lucky fan and await what I get in return.  I hope she makes it in one piece and the new owner enjoys it and takes good care of it.

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  1. Quigs Said,

    You’re going to get fingerpaint back.

  2. Noobk Said,

    Well done.

  3. EastwoodDC Said,

    Nice work there, I have no success with jeweling myself. Someone is going to like this!

  4. Moe Said,

    What mech is this? I’m not familar with it. Thanks in advance.

  5. Brian Said,

    It happens to be a Clan Orion IIC.

  6. Noobk Said,

    Say, can we get some shots of your photobooth area?

  7. Brian Said,

    Sure thing!

    http://www.scrapyardarmory.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/Photo-Background-15.jpg

    It sort of looks like this most times.

  8. Wolfguard6 Said,

    I’m the proud owner of this Orion IIC it made it intact, and now part of my Wolf in Exlie force. thank you very much I love it. the cockpit jeweling is pretty good does look like the terrain is reflecting back out with more pratice I think you’ll get the hang of it. Thanks again Wolfguard6