Today we have a sweet guest post by a regular contributor to the blog, Jkin. If you follow his posts may notice a pattern of um, no pattern?
You see Jkin has the same “problem” that the rest of us do, gamer Attention Deficit Disorder. So if it’s new and shiny, Jkin is all about it.
Right now Jkin is on a Dystopian Wars kick, starting off with the Kingdom of Britannia. Best of all (or worse cause it makes us all look like slouches), he painted up this fleet in like four hours. Pretty solid for a painting machine like him, but I’m still a little jelly.
Kudos aside, let’s see how he did it.
From Jkin;
“The first step was to figure out how I wanted to do the hull of the ship and the deckboards.
Given the time-period and fluff behind Dystopian Wars, I decided on a more dull look and feel to the fleet, thus the non-metallic hull. It is actually quite simple to pull-off.
I simply painted each part of the ship that I wanted steel with Codex Grey, then washed with Badab Black (very thoroughly) and then quickly drybrushed over with Fortress Grey.
The engine and turbine housings on the sides of the ship were done in the same fashion using actual metallics and a heavier wash. They were started with a base layer of Boltgun Metal and washed with some Vallejo Sepia Wash.
The next step was to get some weathering and sea-bearing feel to them so I decided to add some oxidation to the turbine housings and hull.
This was accomplished by taking Hawk Turquoise and mixing in a generous amount (50/50) of Orkhide Shade and water, then lightly applied to the very bottom of the ships sides and front.
Deckboards where applicable were kommando khaki with devlan mud applying more wash to the outside of the ship near the railing
Finally, in order to let people know what nation I’m using, I decided to add a union jack to the ship (easier said then done). It took several attempts, but eventually I figured out to first paint to whole rectangle surface with Necron Abyss, then lay out the cross and x pattern with scab red.
Next I highlighted the scab red with blood red and finally outlined the red cross and x with skull white.”
Checkout Jkin’s fleet below.
About the Author: Rob Baer
Rob Baer
Job Title: Managing Editor
Founded Spikey Bits in 2009
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About Rob Baer: Founder, Publisher, & Managing Editor of Spikey Bits, the leading tabletop gaming news website focused on the hobby side of wargaming and miniatures.
Rob also co-founded and currently hosts the Long War Podcast, which has over 350 episodes and focuses on tabletop miniatures gaming, specializing in Warhammer 40k. and spent six years writing for Bell of Lost Souls.
Every year, along with his co-hosts, he helps host the Long War 40k Doubles Tournament at Adepticon and the Long War 40k Doubles at Las Vegas Open, which attracts over 350 players from around the world.
Rob has won many Warhammer 40k Tournaments over the years, including multiple first-place finishes in Warhammer 40k Grand Tournaments over the years and even winning 1st place at the Adepticon 40k Team Tournament.
With over 30 years of experience in retail and distribution, Rob knows all the products and exactly which ones are the best. As a member of GAMA (Game Manufacturers Association), he advocates for gaming stores and manufacturers in these difficult times, always looking for the next big thing to feature for the miniatures hobby, helping everyone to provide the value consumers want.
While he’s played every edition of Warhammer 40k and Warhammer Fantasy (since 5th Edition) and has been hobbying on miniatures since the 1980s, Titans of all sizes will always be his favorite! It’s even rumored that his hobby vault rivals the Solemnance Galleries, containing rulebooks filled with lore from editions long past, ancient packs of black-bordered Magic Cards, and models made of both pewter and resin.
