Painted Griffon the second

More Retribution this week, surprise, surprise!  

This is technically my third Griffon, but the second I've painted in this variation of the official scheme.  This is the plastic one that came in the Battlebox, and I was impressed with the potential for poses since I didn't have to worry about pinning.  I wanted to copy the pose that's in the Retribution book, but shoulder pads and arm things get in the way a little.  I think I got the point across.

 

As I said in my previous post, I painted this Griffon with my Aspis.  I pushed the highlights a little higher with my airbrush and that worried me a bit that I had overdone it, but it worked out in the end.  Let that be a lesson to never give up on something just because it didn't quite come out how you expected.

I have been playing even more with my airbrush recently using different colors and I'm pleased with what I'm learning.  I tested drab green and Khador red on a MoW Shock Trooper that I think looks great, and I've been playing more with blues on an Avenger that I'm also pleased with.  Right now I'm only really using the airbrush to get figures tabletop ready, but I'm excited about the possibilities of using an airbrush for certain things on competition figures.  I think NMM on swords and similar weapons will be a breeze and turn out really smooth. 

I'll have pics of the Avenger and MoW Shock Trooper in the following weeks.  

I've also had a lot of people ask about a tutorial for my Retribution white, and one is coming!  I've never done a step by step with pictures, so I have to work the logistics out for this, but I'm working on it!  The demo model will either be a Gorgon or Artificer.

Comments and questions welcome!

Painted Aspis

When the Aspis was first unveiled in Wrath, I wasn't too impressed and it flew under my radar.  It wasn't until I bought the Scyrah boxed set that I decided to get the arms from the PP parts store and give it a little more thought..  I had no real interest in a second Chimera, so the Aspis seemed to be the way to go.  Getting more Griffon parts crossed my mind, but I think I'm okay with three of them.

I painted this guy while I was painting my second Griffon.  I was able to get the both of them painted in two days, with about 4 or five hours of work a day.  I pushed the shadows and highlights further than I'm comfortable with using the airbrush, but that saved me quite a bit of time with the brush.  I thought the both of them would not turn out looking good, but I'm pretty pleased with them.  

I like the new plastic lights, however they're plagued with mold lines that may be hard to get to.  Mold lines were all over the shoulder pads where the channels are, so they proved quite difficult to clean.  Other than that, the plastic lights are a joy.

I'm looking forward to testing this guy out in my both Prime and Epic Vyros lists, as well as with Kaelyssa.  He's fast enough to keep up with eVyross, and can allow all three casters to be played a little more aggressively.

I've has quite a few inquiries on how I paint my Retribution using both my airbrush and regular brush, so look for a tutorial after a few weeks.  I'll paint up my Gorgon and try my hand at creating a step by step tutorial.

Comments and criticism welcome!