Greetings everyone! This Thursday post continues my quest to finish my ETL III vow before the friday deadline. In this case, I was working on a Witch Hunter Inquisitor and having a blast. Until something horrible happened....
About a year or so ago, my friend Jeremy gave me this metal model as a gift. At the time the model was so intricate and detailed, I put it on the side until I felt I had leveled up my painting skills to give it a decent go.
In the meantime, I used him to represent some other models, played around with him some, and generally moved him about.
In the meantime, I used him to represent some other models, played around with him some, and generally moved him about.
Fast forward to this year. Inquisitors are back! 7th lets you battle brother ally with them, so you can attach them to Templars in transports! Awesome. I go and find my model and prime him.
Some key things here. This entire time the model was unprimed, and had been handled and sat unused for a long period of time. Prior to priming, I did not wash it. (Major facepalm as you will see).
Some key things here. This entire time the model was unprimed, and had been handled and sat unused for a long period of time. Prior to priming, I did not wash it. (Major facepalm as you will see).
So here I am, painting away. Enjoying myself. I quite like the model. He's got an awesome pose, very dynamic, and many many layers of different material. Metal, cables, cloth, cloaks, purity seals, vestments, you name it. And tons of folds! I'm starting to love folds molded into models. Makes highlights and shading so much easier.
So I get his awesome hat looking exactly like I want it. It's got three different browns and a wash on it, and is looking proper weathered and I'm quite proud of it. I go to adjust a tiny section of the hat and....the paint and primer flake off exposing bare metal. Huh?
So I get his awesome hat looking exactly like I want it. It's got three different browns and a wash on it, and is looking proper weathered and I'm quite proud of it. I go to adjust a tiny section of the hat and....the paint and primer flake off exposing bare metal. Huh?
Next thing I know, I am spending as much time using imperial primer to try and salvage sections, as I am progressing in my paintjob. I'm heart broken. Parts of the model which I spent so long blending and looking just right are breaking apart right in front of my eyes. I finally give up. I realize what is happening.
There was grease/dirt/grime on the model when I primed it, and all the sections where the model was touched, are the ones flaking off. There is nothing I can do at this stage but completely strip the model, wash it completely, reprime, and SEAL it before starting all over again.
There was grease/dirt/grime on the model when I primed it, and all the sections where the model was touched, are the ones flaking off. There is nothing I can do at this stage but completely strip the model, wash it completely, reprime, and SEAL it before starting all over again.
I don't wish this to happen to anyone. It is heartbreaking. I lost all my desire to continue fleshing out the model. As such I'm considering him mostly done. I don't see the point of investing more time into him, as it's just going to flake off until I start all over again.
Hopefully though, someone reads this, and thinks to wash their models (or at least make sure it's sufficiently clean), that have been sitting dormant for long periods of time. Learn from my error! Better to have an extra step at the beginning, to shed tears at the end.
(Wow...I painted the normal Templars a year ago...now I feel like I need to repaint them too! Due to differences in skill levels :))
Hopefully though, someone reads this, and thinks to wash their models (or at least make sure it's sufficiently clean), that have been sitting dormant for long periods of time. Learn from my error! Better to have an extra step at the beginning, to shed tears at the end.
(Wow...I painted the normal Templars a year ago...now I feel like I need to repaint them too! Due to differences in skill levels :))
I am counting this as a learning experience, and practice for when I redo the model later. Don't worry though, the next model in the series (Helbrecht), came out great! Even though he was the hardest model I've ever painted. I'll post about him on Monday. Have a good weekend guys, and thanks for stopping by!
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