Thursday, October 23, 2014

Infinity: Nomads Starter Pack V3

Infinity: Operation Icestorm


Nomad Alguaciles

Assembly:

I decided to then paint the Alguaciles, they're the three troopers sharing the same uniform. Things went wrong went I tried attaching the backpack pieces to the bodies. They'd rather stick to my fingers. I just placed a blob at the center where both parts should mate but it doesn't stick. Then tried adding to the sides, still doesn't stick. Then, finally, I just placed superglue on the entire area and left it on the table instead of the recommended action of applying pressure.



What probably went wrong: Not properly rinsed and not dry enough. It was cold that night. So I wasn't sure if the cold metal piece I was holding was wet or dry. So I dabbed the rest with a ball of toilet paper. And tried drying another using a lighter which might not be a good idea, because of soot.



Then, the arms won't align properly for the troops holding the rifle with both hands. I managed to align it by simultaneously gluing both arms to the body and holding it there for half a minute.

Then, for the second one, I tried forcing them to align. It broke. And since it was bent when it broke. I had to file it off a bit.

Mental note: "Check the figures with two hands holding the same thing and check alignment [before gluing]."

Initial painting:
I  still have few colors available. Flesh tone, unfortunately, isn't one of them.
For the dark part of the uniform I used:
2 parts Pure Black, 1 part Pure White.
Thinned it out with a few drops of water since applying too thick makes it blacker. Ended up being too dark anyway.

For the hand grips of the rifle and pistol:
1 part Mud brown + 1 part Pure white



For the skin:
brown + aged bone for skin

and
Mud brown + Blood red + Bright Skin Highlight

For the backpack:Diluted Mud brown. 1 part paint to 3~5 parts water. I have a puddle near the paint and I just dragged on the water to the paint.

I also used this for the overall wash of the uniform.



Still not yet complete. But currently okay for tabletop quality.

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My painting of the Aleph Starter Pack.
I also bought the Operation: Icestorm starter box.