Rocktrolls Customs - Exclusive's repaints

[screwDriver]

Originally Posted by Rocktroll

Just out of curiosity, I looked up the video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xwER...eature=related

This one's have nothing to do with Heroscape but I have to thank Rocktroll for this. You see, I got this mp3 of a Japanese song that I love listening to for over a couple of years. I don't speak Japanese and had absolutely no idea who sang it, although the title was "Wish". Google and YouTube were useless with a title as short and vague as that. Then I saw the video, and recognized the singer's voice. So I explored a bit more and there it was, the name of the singer and the video of my mystery song. Never thought I'd find the info to that song from a HS custom thread.

Oh, btw, Rocktroll, your Gnids are awesome!

[Crypto-Knight]

Man, your stuff is cool. I may try the ruined mech. That is so awesome, and I have some steam golems from a bag of Mage Knight figures I got at a yard sale. Thanks for the great ideas.

[Rocktroll]

Making the destroyed mechs are easy enough, I am planning on trying it on some spare zettin guards next And maybe some dead Dinos using grimnak.

[Crypto-Knight]

Rocktroll, I'm thinking of using a heated thumbtack to make the bullet holes. Do you think I'm on the right track with this?

Also, I hardly ever play with my swamp pieces... I don't know, I just didn't like them as much as the others. But these sorts of ideas for terrain breathe new life into settings I might not normally care for, so thanks!

[Rocktroll]

I did a search on youtube on how to make bullet holes for warhammer ( or how to make battledamage on minis)

I saw a few different ways. One was simply to drill a hole with a scaple, another was to make a tiny hole first with a small drill bit, then use a slightly larger one to make the hole a little wider but not much deeper to give the bullet hole a wider impact area but not as deep. Then take a knight and slightly rough up the edges of the hole.

The key from what the tutorials all said was the paint job. If I was painting a mech with holes on a blue surface I would drill the hole, the first paint black the hole and a little over the border, then paint the border around the hole with a tiny tiny border of a very light blue touching the original blue, as if the paint chipped, then between the light color and the black a drybrush of metal color, like chainmail or silver or mithril. The effect is really cool. Ill see If I can post a picture of my test model since I suck at explaining.

You tube did a much better job.

[Crypto-Knight]

Rocktroll, I think you described it very well.
I have some trepidation about it, because I was never the greatest miniatures painter, and haven't painted any minis in a LONG time. I'll definitely go look on youtube. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction.

[Mossman]

I'd love to see a painting guide.

[Rocktroll]

On the mech or the gnids? Or the bullet holes?

[Mossman]

Sorry- on the gnids.

[Porkins]

Originally Posted by Rocktroll

On the mech or the gnids? Or the bullet holes?

Yes. Especially the bullet holes.

[Rocktroll]

Ill make the step by step for the bullet holes and the gnids in the next few days.


Also wanted to post how cool the black dragon looks sitting on the Mageknight tower!!

Just got my Pathfinder minis today!! Woot

[Crypto-Knight]

Rocktroll, I noticed that way, way back in this thread you stated you were using Warhammer decals for customs. Do you still use those? I have several sheets of decals left over from years ago that I have absolutely no use for.