tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3971457096513194140.post7388925643456071422..comments2023-05-26T11:20:46.846-04:00Comments on Khadoran Machine Never Breaks: VictoryDemitrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17364098865244177181noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3971457096513194140.post-79421242358351244022011-12-09T09:45:16.921-05:002011-12-09T09:45:16.921-05:00Gotcha - thanks for the info!Gotcha - thanks for the info!Scott Macmillanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11968617103305914910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3971457096513194140.post-30465351193359753632011-12-08T16:27:41.117-05:002011-12-08T16:27:41.117-05:00I use Vallejo Game Colors, mostly because they com...I use Vallejo Game Colors, mostly because they come in dropper bottles instead of the pots like GW and P3. I start with Heavy Red (like a GW Foundation paint), then give it a wash of something dark (VMC Sepia and/or Umber Wash, GW Devlan Mud). Next is VMC Scar Red, which goes everywhere that isn't a deep, dark recess. Gory Red is, in theory, the middle color, but in reality I end up hitting most of the Scar Red again. Bloody Red is the actual middle color, then I mix in Orange Fire for the highlights. All this over a dark grey primer. What I'd like to do is use the Bloody Red as a first highlight, then add the orange for a second and third. The resulting red would be darker, with sharper highlights, and should look real nice if I can ever do it the way I want. <br /><br />Haven't tried the P3 paints yet, though I hear they're nice. There are a couple nice greens that I'd like to try out some time. It seems like paints are pretty much the same between GW, P3, Reaper, and Vallejo. The dropper bottles make mixing and thinning easier than the pots, which I never did find a good way of mixing paint from. The only downside with the droppers is you absolutely have to use some sort of palette. While painting straight from the pot is not best practice, it is very handy for touching up a ding or hitting that one tiny spot. I work next to a hobby store (not my FLGS) that sells Vallejo Model Color, so when I got back into gaming that's where I got my paint since all the old ones had dried up. The colors are nice but at the time seemed prone to rubbing off, though in retrospect that was because I was handling the model itself while painting. Reviews said the Game Colors were more durable, so I ordered a basic set of those and have used them since. My first gaming stint was all GW paint, and I tend to plan schemes with that palette in mind, so having the Model Color names be so close (Blood Red vs. Bloody Red) is a great help.Demitrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17364098865244177181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3971457096513194140.post-62592901089467318952011-12-08T15:12:11.160-05:002011-12-08T15:12:11.160-05:00Very cool to see that stuff coming along. I'm...Very cool to see that stuff coming along. I'm actually in the middle of painting my own WGI Deathstar (which I now realize, googling that is how I got to your blog in the first place), and was wondering - what paints are you using for the reds?<br /><br />I'm doing a white basecoat, and otherwise have the Khador P3 set. I realized after getting it that I'm going to at least need the colors of the Iron Kingdom set as well, so I'm snagging them for Christmas.Scott Macmillanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11968617103305914910noreply@blogger.com