Saturday, August 1, 2015

Death Korps Of Krieg Combat Engineers With Powder



I just added weathering powder to all of the armor plates on my Death Korps combat engineers. I like the effect, but it did wipe out quite a bit of detail. So the question is whether or not I add powder to all of the armor plates on the Death Korps. I could try to limit the amount of powder added on the next batch as a compromise. Maybe these will grow on me. They did take an enormous amount of time to paint.

I apologize for the photos. My camera is having 'focus issues'. Definitely not the photographer's fault.
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  1. Mike "Shades" SchaeferAugust 1, 2015 at 7:41 AM

    Still looking good. Doesn't seem to have hidden much detail. Maybe a side-by-side photo would show a better comparison, though.

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    1. John StieningAugust 1, 2015 at 7:54 AM

      It basically nuked all of my shading. Only the mid tone on the armor is visible now. The dark recesses and the edges are dirt colored now. I also sprayed matte varnish on them that blue'd them a bit. I wish I could kick my vallejo matte varnish habit. That stuff is bad now, but I still use it instinctively.

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  2. ZzzzzzAugust 1, 2015 at 1:06 PM

    I'll second 'Shades' comment - still looking good.

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  3. ZabAugust 2, 2015 at 11:16 AM

    Can you brush them off a bit once dry? or use some water and a damp brush to lightly remove a bit of it? I think it still looks great and will wipe off a bit with a damp finger if you haven't sealed it yet. Also if you are sealing them it may knock the effect bad some anyway ;)

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    1. gregglesAugust 3, 2015 at 6:39 AM

      You should be able to remove the pigments (or reduce their strength) as long as John didn't fix them in place with fixer or a wash.

      The photos make it difficult to do a comparison of the pre powder and post powder to give good feedback though =/.

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  4. FourEyedMonsterAugust 3, 2015 at 9:45 AM

    It's always the camera. ;) Good progress so far.

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