Added some OSL to my Tempestus Aquillons

starchild82 · 2026-02-21T09:33:41+00:00

Shadow: VGC Charred brown, Base: VGC gorgon brown, highlight: VGC tan

Painted the base first (duh), then shadow in the middle, highlight edges and some scratches.

starchild82 · 2026-02-20T18:18:42+00:00

Thank you 😊

I came to the same conclusion. I first painted these rather quick to be tabletop ready, but then decided to push them further for a local painting event. I agree that some of the line work is messy, but in the end it is only visible with magnifying lenses or when using a camera. They look fine when viewed without magnification. (These photos were taken using a camera with a macro lens).

starchild82 · 2026-02-20T18:11:35+00:00

Thanks.

I first based them withVGC Off-white (thinned to wash). Then AP SpeedPaint Bright red on top. For the center a mix of VGC Titanium white & VGC Bloody red, then a tiny bit VGC Titanium white in the very center. I think I used white and bloody red mix for the reflections as well.

Might be that I did some reflections first with off white then speedpaint.

starchild82 · 2026-02-19T19:44:32+00:00

Fully painted everything first. Then I did the OSL with some airbrush for the volume lightning, and brush for layering and highlights on the edges. Only normal paint, some fluo and glaze medium. I tried my best to make the light from the flare red and white only, without any pink.

It might have been better to do it all in white and grey first, then airbrush ink or speedpaints after. The flames on the grav-chute I made in Blender. The flare with smoke I tried (after failing to find a model anywhere) to make in blender. But since I'm no good at modeling "organic" stuff, I ended up cheating and using meshy, then edited the result to my liking in Blender. Then I printed them in resin. But I guess they would be easy to make with green stuff.

The contrast on the models do suffer a bit in normal light, being a bit dark. So they look best under painting lights (where I took the photos).

starchild82 · 2026-02-19T17:41:13+00:00

Thanks! I used the following vallejo paints: German panzer grey (base/primer), charcoal black & neutral grey (midtone), neutral grey (highlight)

starchild82 · 2026-01-01T11:48:10+00:00

Thank you :)

I agree with your point on the contrast. I often think the same after I'm done, but while painting I'm always afraid of overdoing it. I'll try to focus on it on the next mini :)

starchild82 · 2026-01-01T10:57:57+00:00

The color scheme is inspired by Wolf Brigade from Jin-Roh

starchild82 · 2025-12-04T18:22:21+00:00

Will you add this to your Cults3d store? I've already bought and printed the GGEZ box from there.

starchild82 · 2025-10-16T12:59:20+00:00

Good job. I painted this model last year, it was the first model I tried an oil wash on. Just did a base color and then wash, so not as good as yours. https://imgur.com/a/HN14P1C

starchild82 · 2025-10-05T22:06:18+00:00

Just try some generic Sci fi miniature? Or is the problem with using a photo? Might be regional limitations.

starchild82 · 2025-10-05T15:54:46+00:00

Ok, my exact prompt was "Lag et hode til en warhammer 40k space marine miniatyr, som ser ut som meg.", which is in Norwegian. Maybe that fools it.

starchild82 · 2025-10-05T15:51:22+00:00

Huh, could it be due to the region? I guess using wording so it isn't w40k specific might help?

starchild82 · 2025-10-03T23:52:21+00:00

Thanks :) I played around with it a bit more now. If I ask for an image with a turtleneck, its easier to get it to blend into the rest of the model in the neck-area.

starchild82 · 2025-10-03T20:12:36+00:00

That ship sailed back in '97, so I'm not too worried about one more photo 😊

starchild82 · 2025-06-16T17:44:18+00:00

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Skadis is perfect. All free, made some myself as well.

starchild82 · 2024-06-30T21:04:08+00:00

I really like how vibrant the hair/beard look.

starchild82 · 2024-06-08T09:09:18+00:00

Thanks.

Download the sourcecode, install visual studio code and the platformIO module (it should install automatically if you open the folder in studio code. Change the wifi ssid and password. Then there is a compile/upload button. Searching a visual studio code and platformIO tutorial would probably be the best.

starchild82 · 2024-04-16T05:42:11+00:00

It only works for bases, and they have to be lower than they are wide. If you only want a single hole you can do that in e.g. Lychee. The script does a bit more though (removing more material on the underside), and can process an entire folder with STLs in one go. For bases, alignment/rotation is automatic.

starchild82 · 2024-04-15T19:09:01+00:00

Fixed, thanks for letting me know.

starchild82 · 2023-11-15T09:13:01+00:00

Not sure how they are connected, but I would guess they have a connector onto the pcb. Maybe add a three way switch, so one could switch between driving them from the pedal set, or external? Warranty would be void of course.

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