My Gatormen Posse(s) came in! I assembled them post-haste (perhaps a little to post-hasty, as you may see in the photos) and threw some ink on one to get an idea of how I was gonna paint them.
There you go. Note that his belly didn't get a lighter, creamier shade in this initial go; he will, though. I've got this great golden-yellow Vallejo paint I've been meaning to use for a while, and I think this is where it gets to shine.
There's not a lot of space for red on these guys. I'm going to have to shoehorn it in where I can -- the necklace, the poleaxe's bindings. The sides are going to be a brown-green; I'll be starting with the dark P3 brown with a drop of green and working up from there. The back plates will be greener. Apologies for not having paint names -- I'm writing on my lunch break at work and the paints are not immediately available. And I'm too lazy to look the names up online. And where they're mentioned elsewhere in the blog. Not much of an apology, but you're the one who pushed the issue. Happy now?
And there it is -- the glaring flaw. I distinctly remember filing away that ridge on this guy's face on at least four of the six models; either I didn't file so good or I slowly (and temporarily) lost the ability to see metal flash. That's gotta come off; I'm just glad I noticed it before I dashed real paint down on the guy. While I love these dudes, there's one thing I really hate about them -- filing away mold lines is a huge pain in the rear. The lines aren't so bad, especially for a limited-run metal piece, but their detail is so shallow that it goes away real quick. A few errant swipes with the file and suddenly your imposing Gatorman Posse is now a smooth-lizard jazz trio. Scales = manly, a known and scientific fact, but they're very easy to remove from these guys.
There you go. Note that his belly didn't get a lighter, creamier shade in this initial go; he will, though. I've got this great golden-yellow Vallejo paint I've been meaning to use for a while, and I think this is where it gets to shine.
There's not a lot of space for red on these guys. I'm going to have to shoehorn it in where I can -- the necklace, the poleaxe's bindings. The sides are going to be a brown-green; I'll be starting with the dark P3 brown with a drop of green and working up from there. The back plates will be greener. Apologies for not having paint names -- I'm writing on my lunch break at work and the paints are not immediately available. And I'm too lazy to look the names up online. And where they're mentioned elsewhere in the blog. Not much of an apology, but you're the one who pushed the issue. Happy now?
And there it is -- the glaring flaw. I distinctly remember filing away that ridge on this guy's face on at least four of the six models; either I didn't file so good or I slowly (and temporarily) lost the ability to see metal flash. That's gotta come off; I'm just glad I noticed it before I dashed real paint down on the guy. While I love these dudes, there's one thing I really hate about them -- filing away mold lines is a huge pain in the rear. The lines aren't so bad, especially for a limited-run metal piece, but their detail is so shallow that it goes away real quick. A few errant swipes with the file and suddenly your imposing Gatorman Posse is now a smooth-lizard jazz trio. Scales = manly, a known and scientific fact, but they're very easy to remove from these guys.
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