promethuem5 Posted April 6, 2006 Posted April 6, 2006 Hi all, This is my GBP-1S custom, done using acrylic paints, artist dry pigments, inks, and Anasazi decals. I was going for a weathered mid action look, and I think I achieved that. Please let me know what you think! I know it's not Kurt level, but I like to think that it's still really good. Quote
Veritas Posted April 6, 2006 Posted April 6, 2006 Wow that's a subtle enough paint job, but it adds a ton of character to that figure. Nice job! Quote
Guppy Posted April 6, 2006 Posted April 6, 2006 that's great! IT's amazing how much better you can make an already good looking stock toy. Man, I have to get me that Anazi minmay decal. As soon as I can afford a GBP.. Quote
Mog Posted April 7, 2006 Posted April 7, 2006 Very nice weathering and scorching on the missile launchers and boosters, too. I can't really tell from the pictures, but did you also add any scorching on the inside parts of the leg missile hatches or on the back-leg launchers? Quote
ychanus Posted April 7, 2006 Posted April 7, 2006 Where did you buy that Minmay decal?? Awesome work by the way. Quote
promethuem5 Posted April 7, 2006 Author Posted April 7, 2006 Mog, I didn't add scorching to the inside of the leg launchers... didn't occur to me really... I didn't add alot of scorching from missile fire...that would have gotten pretty messy looking. ychanus, it's a decal from Anasazi. Quote
Toonz Posted April 7, 2006 Posted April 7, 2006 nice! a little touch here and there really have enhanced the entire armor to a new look i like this pic Quote
promethuem5 Posted April 7, 2006 Author Posted April 7, 2006 Yeah, it does look seriously pissed and ready to punce in that shot. Thanks for all the replies guys, keep them comming! Someone's gotta have some constructive criticism for next time... Quote
specr0101 Posted April 7, 2006 Posted April 7, 2006 Amazing work on the weathering! Did you repaint the entire model and use waterslide decals? Quote
promethuem5 Posted April 7, 2006 Author Posted April 7, 2006 I didn't actualy repaint the whole blue. That woulda have added too mcuh unecessary paint and thickness to it and obsucured the details and ruined the parts fit. I drybrushed a lighter blue-grey over the whole thing, gloss coated, added the decals, panel lined, matte finished, and weathered, followed by one last matte varnish coat (whcih you technically aren't supposed to do wtih dry pigments, but I like the subtlety it adds.) Quote
Graham Posted April 7, 2006 Posted April 7, 2006  Someone's gotta have some constructive criticism for next time... 388589[/snapback] Buy a better camera! (Will add this to the MW Custom Toy Gallery) Graham Quote
fearyaks Posted April 7, 2006 Posted April 7, 2006 Great job and great poses! Looks groovy man. Quote
promethuem5 Posted April 7, 2006 Author Posted April 7, 2006 Buy a better camera! Don't worry, that's the one I've known about for years.... I try all the time to convince my parents to get me a digital SLR, but no dice. My stupid dad doesn't undersand why our Sony Mavica (uses floppy disks, doesn't even have a measurable megapixel because that wasn't the unit of measurement at its time) isn't goog enough, and my mom doesn't want to spend that kind of money. Quote
eugimon Posted April 7, 2006 Posted April 7, 2006 nice job! I also love the subtle weathering... for next time though... try to have the scorch marks correspond to the directions of the vents. For example, the vent on the chest has scorching all around it, but the vents are angled down and to the side a bit... Quote
promethuem5 Posted April 7, 2006 Author Posted April 7, 2006 Hey, that's a good point. I didn't really think about that, but now that you mention it, it makes alot of sense. I'll have to keep that in mind... Quote
Fortress_Maximus Posted April 7, 2006 Posted April 7, 2006 Great job! Yamato should take notes! Quote
Ignacio Ocamica Posted April 7, 2006 Posted April 7, 2006 What can I say that hasn't been said before? Very good job!!! Quote
Graham Posted April 8, 2006 Posted April 8, 2006 Buy a better camera! Don't worry, that's the one I've known about for years.... I try all the time to convince my parents to get me a digital SLR, but no dice. My stupid dad doesn't undersand why our Sony Mavica (uses floppy disks, doesn't even have a measurable megapixel because that wasn't the unit of measurement at its time) isn't goog enough, and my mom doesn't want to spend that kind of money. 388669[/snapback] Wow, Sony Mavica! I remember those. First handled one back in 1997 IIRC. Graham Quote
specr0101 Posted April 10, 2006 Posted April 10, 2006 How durable is the finish seeing that you didn't prep the surface or using any primer? Does it scratch easily? Quote
promethuem5 Posted April 11, 2006 Author Posted April 11, 2006 How durable is the finish seeing that you didn't prep the surface or using any primer? Does it scratch easily? Not really... it's got a gloss coat after the drybrushing (to fade the drybrushing and prep for decals) and then two matte coats (one after decals and one after weathering.) The only place that gets marked up (after playing with it quite a bit... I love this toy) is the tip of the hip covers where they hit the grey torso filler pieces, and it's ni big deal seein as all it's doing is scratching through the clear coats to the udnerlying plastic color, which is still the same color as the rest of the finished piece. That's true of the whole thing... aside from the decals, there's really nothing to scratch off anyways... it's not like the dry pigments are going to chip. Quote
port Posted April 11, 2006 Posted April 11, 2006 Dude! You have got to stop putting out stuff that looks better than mine. I'm feeling like yesterdays trash. I love it man...super great weathering. Your skills are now complete Quote
promethuem5 Posted April 11, 2006 Author Posted April 11, 2006 Yesterday's trash? Dave man, I still can't do primer chips the way you do....surely your weather-fu is still greater than mine. Quote
specr0101 Posted April 11, 2006 Posted April 11, 2006 Very Nice...it makes me want to pick up a 1/48 GBP to just customize...after I get my first toy(VF-0S) though! Quote
Dante74 Posted April 11, 2006 Posted April 11, 2006 Dude! You have got to stop putting out stuff that looks better than mine. I'm feeling like yesterdays trash. I love it man...super great weathering. Your skills are now complete 389845[/snapback] So you have a custom GBP too? Post pics! pleasepleaseplease Quote
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