whitestar12chris Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 Hi I went a different route for the netting on my predator, wilkinsons do a very fine point black felt? pen, black top with silver body in pack of 4, leaves a great line that if you mess up, a damp cotton bud removes till dry, fades to grey when dry. All the best Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniModelPaint Posted June 25, 2015 Author Share Posted June 25, 2015 Nice technique, Chris - is that the Billiken kit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitestar12chris Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 I believe it is, found the kit made up, round a car boot with the most awful paint job imaginable, two tone silver and gold. So stripped back to bare vinyl, bit of filling and touch up. Sat down with Predator special edition DVD and knocked this out based on the first predator suit. Love what you've done with yours. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniModelPaint Posted June 26, 2015 Author Share Posted June 26, 2015 Had a really late night getting the legs and armour done. 2am finish. And I only took this photo… …which doesn't show the legs or armour. Well, maybe the arm armour. It's a combination of copper/brass/gold - mostly GW paints, like Tin Bitz and Brass Scorpion, and will be weathered to match the shoulder. Legs have been spotted, and matte sealed to remove the purple sheen. And that's all for now. Let's see how much I can get done before this GB closes on Sunday. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniModelPaint Posted June 28, 2015 Author Share Posted June 28, 2015 It's Sunday - the last day of this Group Build. I'll be honest - I'm not going to finish this Predator today. I could, but I'd rush and ruin. What I do intend to get done later is finish the dreadlocks. Last night I had another late one - got the armour washed, and got some more dreads attached. So, fingers crossed I get some time today - Family day out to the park first - and then I'll get the last glue, paint and photos done for this build. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniModelPaint Posted June 28, 2015 Author Share Posted June 28, 2015 If this were an episode of The Crystal Maze, I'd be looking at getting locked in the room right now. Either that or escaping without the prize. It takes a loooong time to paint these dreadlocks. Prepping them was a nightmare, but once primed and gloss black, I've had to paint each individual bead in a shade of gold, brass and silver - and then touching up the black where I've run over the lines. 43 dreads with an average of 2 beads per strand. So here it is at 23.41, just shy of 20 mins before the Group Build deadline tolls, and I still have 9 strands of predhair to attach. They're all painted in metal, and one has been tidied with black I love blu-tack. It's the best - after this build, I will never hear a word against it. But I digress. I have moved the paint on for the main figure - there's not a single part that isn't basecoated, nothing left just in primer. The Alien head is untouched - the zealous stupidity of attaching it early on has meant not getting any freehand pattern painted on the head (yet) - the angles are awkward, and it should look jaw-dropping, rather than "didn't he try hard?". Likewise the base - the supplied plinth is cool as a rooftop with cables and pipe, but in context with this new victim, I need to change the venue. I'll still use the base, but maybe turn it into a spaceship corridor. I've managed to get a bit of detail sorted, too. No. Not the netting. Green blood - "If it bleeds, we can kill it" - will be added towards the end, but for now, here's where I got to before getting locked in the room: So thanks for following this thread, guys - it's been a real blast sharing. I'll be finishing this fella off, and you'll see the results on another thread on Britmodeller. Alternatively, I'll be posting on twitter, and my own blog, too - @minimodelpaint, and www.minimodelpaint.com cheers! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Rose Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 Lovely paint up! Awesome job 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Vale Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 Awesome pose and I love the spots and general organicness of the whole thing! Will 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigmick Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 Excellent build, the first figure I'd built since Tamiya figures in the late 70's, I remember screaming when I dropped the almost completed head and half the dreads snapped off, just started another which I'll finish one day.. Regards. Mick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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