ref painting yellows a great way I found, and have been using on my Nomads for Infinity, is prime (or base coat) in a colour like skeleton bone> Where you want a deeper, richer yellow add, a layer of something like Iyanden Darksun or Averland Sunset> Hit the whole model with a wash of Agrax Earthshade> Once dry apply a second wash (more of a heavy glaze really) using a yellow ink/wash – I was using the old white screw top GW Yellow Ink until it dried out but Cassandora Yellow works as well, and I’ve a couple of others I’m looking to try. In general though it gives a nice mustardy-yellow colour with a slight gloss finish:
@evilstu yeah, the Voltron ’84 Lego kit is a bit of a beast. Unsurprisingly the legs of the combined mode are pretty much solid, but man it looks good (and probably ruinously expensive…) 🙂
@biggabum patience and using the sculpted panel lines was all that was. I’m not going to be attempting any diagonal lines or anything as I know my skill level (and another reason for picking Mortan as my knightly house – nothing to fancy to worry about in terms of patterning).
@mage not really got an answer for the first two questions, this week, but for the third it really does depend on how it’s implemented, is it distracting or does it still remain true to the setting?
Take Infinity- especially in recent years homages to pop culture have become far more common than they used to be, in part due to the increased level of detail & fidelity made possible by digital sculpting. For the most part these tend to be fun little easter eggs and shout outs to the inspirations of the setting (the Kuroshi Rider and Ryuken Unit-9 from the JSA army pack being obvious examples, but things like the Highlander Galwegans all resembling fictional Scots, Van Zant being Matthew McConaughey from Reign of Fire) but sometimes they can be a tad distracting (Moderators as the GOTG and Die Morlock Gruppe as the Suicide Squad come to mind..).
