Since getting my starter fleet for the Covenant of
Antarctica, and playing our first game of Dystopian Wars, I both absolutely
love the game, and was for the longest time absolutely stuck on where to begin
painting.
Not long ago I started to wonder what a white-toned fleet
would look like. It would be thematic,
and should look good in contrast with a blue sea board. The only problem is that I have never really
painted white tones before.
Never one to let a task obviously beyond my skill deter me
from an attempt, I finally put paint to model in an attempt to see what I could
do.
The base coat of what I thought would be a very
close-to-white creamy colour resulted in a model much more yellow and far from
white than I had originally envisaged.
At this point I simply decided to run with it and see what the outcome
would be.
I layered some white over the top in a drybrush and then
highlighted – again in white. It was
then the details – and I should add that it’s really only when you have
paintbrush in hand that you realise how minutely detailed these models
are. Very finely detailed! I painted the bronze pipes, steel and
windows, and finally game the model a wash.
I was originally going to run with a brighter cleaner white and a blue
wash, but after my base-coat it was clear that a blue wash might add in too
many tones, so I ran with a watered down black wash, and then highlighted with
white on the top of that. In the
pictures here the engines are still unpainted – they will be green, reflecting
the use of Sturginium – the magic element that has changed the 18th
century irrevocably (according to the background of Dystopian Wars).
After all is said and done I am actually quite happy with
the model – the scheme is simple, but I think it stands in fine contrast to the
table surface. It also allows the simple
details to pop out. Now for the rest of
the fleet…
Cheers,
Giles.
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