Painting Tutorial: Gold trim - 40K Terra

GriplionGremlin · 11-09-2007

hey all,

this maybe something simple but it has had pretty good results for me.

with my 1000 sons i do ALOT of gold trim. however i initially ran into having to do bunch of coats of the gold to get a solid layer of it that didnt have the under color showing thru.

what i found helps best to do the first layer not with gold but with either beaten cooper or tin bitz (i use the apple barrel equivilents lately same effect). only a single layer of one of these when dry works great for giving gold all the more power. with the metalics from the cooper or tin bitz showing thru under the gold it just increases the gold effect.

i'll try to edit this later with a couple pics of the stages. i've got some guys i'm working on that i can show it with.

Mart007 · 11-09-2007

I do golds differently, would really appreciate some pics so I can see the finish your getting as with different ways you get a different gold effect. thanks

GriplionGremlin · 11-09-2007

ok.

here is a guy i did a while ago (geez i think 1-2 years ago

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here's a guy i did just a few minutes ago

the stages:

i use a metalic enamel spray paint for the base so it takes more than doing it on a flat acryllic base (which is what i use on othe models). basically once the base is dry i come back and do 1 coat of cooper on all the areas that i want to trim out with gold. after that dries i come back and do just a single coat with gold. and there you go. simple. i've also done this on my dreads and rhinos for this army. and i've done it with my iw land raider which used a flat black acryllic and it still looks MUCH better than just doing gold.

now the old and new together.

Mart007 · 11-09-2007

Yeah thats good for a shiny new gold look, thanks.

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GriplionGremlin Corporal Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Tacoma, WA Posts: 431 Rep Power: 2 Thanks: 55 Thanked 23 Times in 20 Posts Blog Entries: 1	Painting Tutorial: Gold trim hey all, this maybe something simple but it has had pretty good results for me. with my 1000 sons i do ALOT of gold trim. however i initially ran into having to do bunch of coats of the gold to get a solid layer of it that didnt have the under color showing thru. what i found helps best to do the first layer not with gold but with either beaten cooper or tin bitz (i use the apple barrel equivilents lately same effect). only a single layer of one of these when dry works great for giving gold all the more power. with the metalics from the cooper or tin bitz showing thru under the gold it just increases the gold effect. i'll try to edit this later with a couple pics of the stages. i've got some guys i'm working on that i can show it with. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. fe, fi, fo, fum. i smell imperial corpse scumm! To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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GriplionGremlin Corporal Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Tacoma, WA Posts: 431 Rep Power: 2 Thanks: 55 Thanked 23 Times in 20 Posts Blog Entries: 1	ok. here is a guy i did a while ago (geez i think 1-2 years ago) here's a guy i did just a few minutes ago the stages: i use a metalic enamel spray paint for the base so it takes more than doing it on a flat acryllic base (which is what i use on othe models). basically once the base is dry i come back and do 1 coat of cooper on all the areas that i want to trim out with gold. after that dries i come back and do just a single coat with gold. and there you go. simple. i've also done this on my dreads and rhinos for this army. and i've done it with my iw land raider which used a flat black acryllic and it still looks MUCH better than just doing gold. now the old and new together. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. fe, fi, fo, fum. i smell imperial corpse scumm! To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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11-09-2007	#2 (permalink)
Mart007 Banned Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: UK Posts: 1,025 Rep Power: 0 Thanks: 105 Thanked 83 Times in 68 Posts Blog Entries: 1	I do golds differently, would really appreciate some pics so I can see the finish your getting as with different ways you get a different gold effect. thanks

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Mart007 Banned Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: UK Posts: 1,025 Rep Power: 0 Thanks: 105 Thanked 83 Times in 68 Posts Blog Entries: 1	Yeah thats good for a shiny new gold look, thanks.