Max Von D's Minis

[Maxvon_d]

Time to start a painting thread on here with my Infinity minis. They'll be predominantly Aleph and Haqqislam with a smattering of Mercs 'n Civvies, though I have pre-ordered Icestorm so don't be surprised to see Nomads and PanO join the party

First up, Odalisque with Spitfire:


Infinity Odalisque Miniature by Maxvon_d, on Flickr

And also completed this weekend was the O-12 VIP who I decided to give a white coat as he played the scientist in my recent Paradiso Mission 203 game:


O-12 VIP Miniature by Maxvon_d, on Flickr

[Section9]

Very nice!

[Maru]

i like gun and blades - rest of odalisque looks like on lower lvl
and 0-12 vool idea to make him a sientists - and again - shading steel grey looks best in your case ..

[tancrede]

Very nice painting here.
As said by Maru, the gun and knife look painted on a higher level than the other parts.

And I like the way you've done the O-12. Good idea, and cool painting.

[Maxvon_d]

Cheers guys. For some reason the pictures haven't come out as nicely as I'd like: I'm still getting to grips with my new camera and it does a weird thing with reds/oranges I've found.

Anyway, here's a few more of my recent pieces:


GoGo Marlene by Maxvon_d, on Flickr


Asawira Regiment Infinity Miniature by Maxvon_d, on Flickr


Infinity Posthuman Miniature by Maxvon_d, on Flickr


Infinity Myrmidon Miniature by Maxvon_d, on Flickr


Infinity Phoenix Miniature by Maxvon_d, on Flickr

[Icchan]

I reeeeaally like your Aleph color theme and how you pulled it off. Also GoGo Marlene is hot.
Not a fan of your Haqq, red+beige just doesn't do it for me but that's just my personal preference.

[Aikuchi]

Amazing!

[Maru]

Go Go - nice
Asavira regiment - don't lie is Iron Man regiment
Power shopper - something wrong with arm .. green looks baaad
ASS them e - looks nice tats new theme - i t works

[Maxvon_d]

How about a couple of group shots


Infinity Aleph Squad So Far by Maxvon_d, on Flickr


Haqqislam Group Shot by Maxvon_d, on Flickr

[Harl3quin]

Now you are just showing off.. No one likes a show off

Amazing job on the colours man. Really love the authentic aleph!

[Arachas]

Sweet heavens that is amazing painting. I especially love your OSL, could you share your technique?

[Maxvon_d]

Cheers for the comments all

I especially love your OSL, could you share your technique?

To do the glowing lights 'n stuff I've got a really good strong turquoise green, Vallejo Game Colour I think.

I tend to start with a 50:50 mix of that and pure white which I paint in the spot/line or wherever. I think I then go in with a pure white dot or thin line. Next up I use a thinned turquoise, flooding the spot and allow it so spread slightly over the edges. After that has dried I'll go back with the pure white again to really make it glow. Sometimes I'll go back with the thinned turquoise glaze and blur the edges lightly to represent that light overspill.

Unfortunately, as with all my painting, I tend not to have a fixed technique for things and often go back over areas fixing things as I see them, so it can be hard to lay out a step by step recipe. But that above is roughly the approach I use I think.

Hope that helps.

[Arachas]

Thanks, that does help! I assume you apply the OSL at the final stages of painting the model?

[Maxvon_d]

Thanks, that does help! I assume you apply the OSL at the final stages of painting the model?

Yep, that's right. In the case of the ground lighting it's about the last thing I do before painting the faction symbol (what the heck was I thinking when I thought that would be a good idea?! ) and varnishing.

[Hordshyrd]

Oh, your the guy with the wicked red Haqqislam. I've seen those guys around a few times, very nice.

I really like your take on GoGO Marlene, that's done with wet blending yah? Or is it some sort of airbrushing trick?

[Maxvon_d]

Cheers.

For my blending I tend to use the glaze approach, coupled with a wet palette so that I can mix up a fairly smooth range of colours. What I tend to do is mix up slightly different tones on the palette and apply them directly, then I'll often go back with a thinned version of a mid tone and lightly paint / glaze back to smooth things out. It's quite liberating to know that you can always go back and paint back over an area and tidy things up - especially as the original colours are still sat there on the palette.

The colour scheme on GoGo was inspired by the artist Hyung Tae-Kim who I've seen using some lovely lime<-->orange gradients. His style seemed very appropriate for our cutesy journalist. I also figured that she would find it essential to colour accessorise with her camera bot!

[stoessi]

Awesome work on those minis! Marlene and the Myrmidon are my favorites.

[Scorch]

Wow, flabbergasted at the beautiful colours on those models! Really neat and a very authentic style!

[Harlekin]

How the hell did I miss the group shots?
Those are awesome. Brilliant paint job.

[naztek]

Amazing paintwork there, Really liking the depth each model has.

[Maru]

o nice
red themed unit
i like old Najjarun .. dunno he got this Star balls theme
have you considerd a Dry pigments for thous bases + boots ?

[Maxvon_d]

have you considerd a Dry pigments for thous bases + boots ?

I did actually use soft pastel shavings for the rust red colouring on the Haqq bases. Way cheaper than modelling pigments weathering on the boots and bottom of coats would be a good idea. For some reason I never get round to doing it!

Anyway, I've been on a bit of a painting break, doing little more than assembling some of the Op:Ice minis.

However, the muse is back with me and I'm working on some more Aleph stuff. Here's WIPs on a Deva and Myrmidon Hacker:

Aleph Deva Functionary WIP by Maxvon_d, on Flickr

Myrmidon Hacker WIP by Maxvon_d, on Flickr

Myrmidon Hacker WIP by Maxvon_d, on Flickr

[Harlekin]

Those are awesome.

[Maxvon_d]

Quick little addition as I'm now working on getting a simple 300pt PanO list up and ready as quickly as possible. First up is Fusilier 1:


PanO Fusilier Miniature Speedpaint by Maxvon_d, on Flickr

He's messy compared to my usual stuff but I really want to get these to table as fast as possible so, having set myself a countdown timer I managed to get this one done in a record-breaking (for me) three hours

Also, wish I could remember who it was who inspired the camo fatigues so I could pass on the props. I had painted them on my Haqqislam before but seeing how cool they looked on PanO I just couldn't resist. I tried going through the minis forums here but couldn't find them

[Maru]

THIS ONE ?
http://i86.servimg.com/u/f86/13/56/31/65/01013.jpg
it is urban flacktarn 'Metro pattern'

[Hydra]

Really great looking minis!

[Mob of Blondes]

Camo source? viewtopic.php?f=12&t=2338

[Maxvon_d]

Camo source? viewtopic.php?f=12&t=2338

Yes, that was probably it. Thanks Mob, and Jib

[Pierzasty]

Wait. You actually made the starter Deva look good? You're awesome.

[Maxvon_d]

Thanks!

I was pleased with the platinum coloured hair on the Deva and it made her look quite different to the studio job.

Next update is another PanO Fusilier:


PanO Fusilier 2 by Maxvon_d, on Flickr


PanO Fusilier 2 by Maxvon_d, on Flickr

She weighed in at about 3.5 hours and I'm really pleased with the result:time ratio. I took a little longer this time with the blue blends and on the hair and face. I like painting their tiny faces!

Also, I decided to get the camera out mid way and do a step-by-step guide to painting the camouflage for my blog. You can find it here:

https://maxvond.wordpress.com/2015/01/1 ... -tutorial/