"Vicrix Highlanders painted (part II)" Topic

By wanting speed, I paid some tribute to quality, but anyway here they are, somewhat acceptable (2 evenings, about 3 hours job for 8 of them)…

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Some details are available here :

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Cheers,

Bruno.

Bruno:

I'm very interested in your updates, as I'm waiting for a box of the very same set you're working on & plan to paint them as the 79th also.

Your painting looks great. The only comment I have is the tartan – and it may be due to the lighting in the images; it doesn't appear to have any blue. I know you earlier stated you do use blue, but it looks mostly green – besides the nicely-done red & yellow stripes.

Please don't take this as a negative comment, just wondering. The overall effect is still great. Regards, Dean

DeanMoto,

No issue at all with your comment. I used blue background, but the size of the red & yellow stripes plus the highight of light green at the green crosses, did not work. Basically the scheme is accurate, but at scale it makes the global feeling beeing very "yellow-green". I totally agree with you.

I think that for doing cameron (79th) the best would be to use a blue background, dark green crosses but to forget the yellow/red stripes, simply using a light purple/blue dot on the green crosses intersection and a very light yellow stripe.

Perhaps will I try that on the 4 that are drying…

Also, I hope you won't wait for yours for as long I wait for mines (1 month+). You will see, you will enjoy them… really…

Bruno.

Bruno:

Let us know if you think painting the figures without the arms glued on first is faster/better. So far, I've been okay with painting some Victrix after all parts are glued together – including backpacks. I think if it can't be reached with the brush, it might not be easy to see anyway. Regards, Dean

Nice job. The idea of painting tartans gives me the screaming heebie jeebies, though.

Ooh, nice work

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Thanks for your comments.

DeanMoto:

I will do them this week-end so will make an update about how it did by next week, as I won't have any Internet access this WE.

Bruno, those are lovely. If I was to offer some constructive help, I would say that as a Scotsman who has seen many kilts from various ranges, and painted a fair few, I would always say, less is more.

From even a few feet away, most of the detail disappears, and add swishing, well all you can see are blues and greens or reds depending on the base colour.

So instead of adding several lines of yellow or red on your base colours, try two. It just looks like a bigger bit of Tartan, but it somehow works.

Anyway, a minor point, lovely stuff, please post more!