Fewture Models Alien Pile

[RickDTM]

Been working on this for a while now. Beautiful sculpt, bad-ass detail, but imy eyes are shot! :wacko

Thanx for taking a look!

 

[Too Much Garlic]

That's looking super sweet. I like the shading and that golden/bronzed metallic look to them. I can imagine the sculpt being a real PITA to paint... but you certainly did great! :thumbsup

 

[Eagle]

That's purty.

 

[allosaur176]

:eek That is one hell of a paintjob!!!!!! I always liked this model, now I like it even more :love

 

[Tordoc]

That frackin amazing. How big is it?

 

[RickDTM]

Thanx fellas! The Aliens are approx. 1/6th scale. Maybe a tad bigger, but it's hard to tell w/ Takeyas sculpts.

 

[zorg]

great job rick, i always check out your threads as i know im in for some eye candy.:love

could you give us a few tips on the process of painting the domes. its a nice marble effect you have.

thanks

z

 

[harshrealm]

That is a bad ass paint job. How did you achieve that paint job and what paint did you use?

 

[79 DAYTONA]

That is AWSOME !!! :cool

 

[phase pistol]

:thumbsup Well done. I always liked those Fewture Aliens. I have the statue version of the Pile.

- k

 

[REL]

Wow! Fantastic paint job, how did you get the patterns on the head like that?

 

[RickDTM]

I airbrushed most of the detail on the kit w/ Lifetone / Freestyle aurbrush ready acrylics, and drybrushed oils for the raised tubing. It doesn't give you the grainy effect acrylics sometimes give.

As for the domes......ancient Chinese secret. :angel


Seriously, I first based them in a light beige and sealed them w/ Krylon Matte. Once this was dry, I sprayed on some Golden Trans. Shading Gray over the top, and let it dry for a bit. Using some alcohol on a ratty sponge, I sponged the paint until it broke up into patterns I was happy w/. The sealer protects the paint underneath from this step. You still want to be careful as too much of the alcohol work will eventually break things down. Once that was dry, I enhanced the look w/ some more transparent paint over the top of the work done, and airbrushed more detail on the heads to tie it all together.

Hope that made sense!