| SirFjodin | 23 May 2012 3:09 a.m. PST |
My attempt to paint this Laserburn mercenary 15mm.co.uk/501.htm in Australian camouflage called Auscam linkI tried to make these colourfull dots big enough to see them from tabletop height. Final result does not looks as I expected, comparing it to real Auscam. I tried to add more dots and make them smaller, but then all shadows and highlights on model become obscured by these dots…So I like my result. Yes, its not perfect but I like it. Remember its 15mm, not 28mm model. And if you paint 15mm model in realisicly proportioned camouflage its start to blend with gaming terrain. link |
| Grey Ronin | 23 May 2012 3:29 a.m. PST |
No, looks great. It's all about EFFECT and I think the judicious use of the brown and grey spots gives a good impression of Auscam. I think some people make the mistake of trying to replicate the cam patterns in detail in 1:56 or 1:100 and it doesn't work. Yours does. Bravo! |
| McWong73 | 23 May 2012 4:13 a.m. PST |
Really good work there mate. |
Pat Ripley  | 23 May 2012 4:16 a.m. PST |
looks good but why is the pack lime green? |
Frederick  | 23 May 2012 4:34 a.m. PST |
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| Eclipsing Binaries | 23 May 2012 4:39 a.m. PST |
Great painting. That looks the biz. The first minis I got way back while I was at school were the Laserburn mercenaries. Great little figures. |
| SirFjodin | 23 May 2012 5:59 a.m. PST |
2 McWong73
Thanx mate! I've just updated painting on mini, by using Camo Green instead of Gretchin Green to make green spots more greeny. So its a bit outdated photo now. 2 Grey Ronin
Saddly its hard to see it on photo, but I used Gretchin Gren, Snakebite Leather and Khemri Brown for spots. 2 Pat Ripley
Its not Australian soldier, but sci-fi mercenary. So I decided to paint backpack in different colour to make it more distinctive. 2 Eclipsing Binaries
I love Laserburn line too :) But I started to paint minis of ly 4,5 years ago after imigrating to Australia (I am 28 now, so I started wargaming at 24). My favourite Laserbur mini is this adventurer with rifle: 15mm.co.uk/114.htm
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| ARMY Strong | 23 May 2012 6:00 a.m. PST |
I think your attempt was successful |
| SirFjodin | 23 May 2012 6:03 a.m. PST |
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| Evil Bobs Miniature Painting | 23 May 2012 7:08 a.m. PST |
Works fine. I feel camo on 15's needs to be a bit exaggerated to get the effect across, especially when viewing the figures at normal gaming distances. Otherwise if all blends together and just looks like a blur. |
| Mako11 | 23 May 2012 9:08 a.m. PST |
Looks pretty good to me. Perhaps a little drybrushing to the backpack, to tone it down just a bit, in order to get it to better match the grass on the tabletop. |
| combat wombat | 23 May 2012 9:31 a.m. PST |
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| Torben Kastbjerg | 23 May 2012 10:14 a.m. PST |
Definately looks the part! Nice job! |
| Lfseeney | 23 May 2012 11:19 a.m. PST |
Looks good, If it works too well you will forget to move them during the game, seen that happen! Lee |
| Buffalo Man | 23 May 2012 7:44 p.m. PST |
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| Gunner Dunbar | 23 May 2012 11:40 p.m. PST |
Hi FJ, not a bad effort, I used Auscam as the basis for my Colonial Marines, but with the release of Khurasans Exterminators, I will make these scifi Aussies (should have just done that from the start)
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| Eclipsing Binaries | 24 May 2012 2:22 a.m. PST |
I just worked out when I would have bought Laserburn and the figures. I was probably about 14. I'm 44 now!!! These figures have aged better than I have
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| Barks1 | 24 May 2012 2:52 a.m. PST |
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