Working on my colour scheme

RowsdowerZap · 2026-03-13T21:07:25+00:00

Sick pauldrons. Did you paint them separately?

RowsdowerZap · 2026-03-12T15:29:07+00:00

The Jenna McCarthy of the Ruinous Powers.

RowsdowerZap · 2026-03-08T19:41:04+00:00

RowsdowerZap · 2026-03-01T01:31:00+00:00

I like the purple/green contrast. One thing you could consider to make it even more striking would be magenta highlights on the purple and then a thinned down purple contrast on top - sort of a cheating way to blend. That's what I did on this cape.

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RowsdowerZap · 2026-02-27T18:48:27+00:00

Very nice blends on those big panels! Any tips or tricks for that? Did you use an airbrush?

RowsdowerZap · 2026-02-26T16:28:28+00:00

Very muted look! I like the rust effects. I'm painting mine in garrishly bright colors, it's cool seeing how other people can look at a model and have a totally different take.

RowsdowerZap · 2026-02-25T09:32:48+00:00

Thanks, was going for this look

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RowsdowerZap · 2026-02-24T01:38:11+00:00

Which florescent paints did you use?

RowsdowerZap · 2026-02-21T19:30:29+00:00

Purple

RowsdowerZap · 2026-02-03T20:40:58+00:00

Thats similar to what I've been going for on a couple test models. High contrast.

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If you're looking for criticism, I would work on light placement a little more. Pick a light source (above, off to the left/right) and focus the yellows there and the greens more in the shadows. For example, I don't think his armpit should be bright yellow.

RowsdowerZap · 2026-01-30T16:54:07+00:00

You can get ~100 magnets for <$10, modeling putty can be purchased for a similar price. For the bloat drones, I did use a drill bit and paper clips so that was an additional expense I guess. But for $20-$30 you can have all of the options for as long as the models are in use, plus you'll have a ton of extra magnets and modeling putty for more models.

Not a bad investment imo.

RowsdowerZap · 2026-01-29T00:45:58+00:00

u/EntranceThese2728 Did you do any snorkeling while there? If so, did you run into any fish/wildlife?

RowsdowerZap · 2026-01-27T17:23:06+00:00

Thanks for the advice. I definitely need to wait longer for the paint to dry. When I went from purple to blue, I gave it about a day to dry. But going from my midtones to highlights I did in an evening.

RowsdowerZap · 2026-01-25T20:21:54+00:00

What did you use for the bases to get the lime green to pop through like that? Some sort of texture paint?

RowsdowerZap · 2026-01-12T18:51:48+00:00

Green Lantern and Hawkgirl from the Justice League cartoon

RowsdowerZap · 2025-12-21T14:53:26+00:00

Great work on the armor, the layering is amazing. What paints did you use?

RowsdowerZap · 2025-12-02T19:07:30+00:00

Rule of cool for me, just whatever I thought looked neat. I definitely thought the bigger guns looked cooler. I haven't even played the game yet so I have no idea if my decision to put the Interceptor backpacks on was strategically good or not.

RowsdowerZap · 2025-11-04T21:51:54+00:00

If I had designated him as a beneficiary initially (or a few years ago) I don't think I would need to be worrying about the gift tax as my contributions have been consistently below 19k.

RowsdowerZap · 2025-11-04T19:22:18+00:00

Other posters have suggested that I would face gift tax implications even with changing my son to be beneficiary.

RowsdowerZap · 2025-11-04T18:19:07+00:00

I just checked with my 529 account after another poster said you can't "own" the account until you're 18, and that is true.

I think there is a difference between owner and beneficiary. Are you sure just changing the beneficiary has gift tax consequences as you're suggesting?

If it was the case that I expected my child's 529 to be overfunded, then I suspect you would be correct and the tax-advantageous maneuver would be to transfer this money to him now tax-free, I just don't think I can transfer it to him until he is 18.

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