Kraytonian Space Squadron

[NickH]

Hi, I've recently 'discovered' Dark Realm miniatures at Salute 2010 and was drawn to the Kraytonian space fleet with their unique style. Here's a couple of photos of my first attempts to paint them.


Closeup of the cruiser and escort (adapted from a light tank).


Nick H.

[varagon]

Those look pretty darn good.

any chance we can get some more pics without the slight glare of the flash or light?

[nanite]

Nice job! And is that a new Krayt ship I see (the little one)?

[NickH]

Thanks guys!

Varagon,
I need to find my light tent so I can take some pictures of the individual ships with less glare.

Nanite,
The little ship is a Kratonian Gara field teleporter, I just left the rear pylon off. It look just right as some kind of escort or an armed tug/service boat. Plenty of engine and a big, boxy body compared to the sleek, aggressive warships but the sculpting styles are compatible.
I also tried to adapt an Arkiten fighter but it did not look right so I may cut the wings off and add them to some frigate so they can act as destroyer leaders/light cruisers.

Nick H.

[Stormseer]

Nice work. Clever adaptation of the tank too, very imaginative.

[NickH]

Thanks Stormseer !

I found my light tent and posted some more pictures here:
http://web.me.com/n.j.hawkins/Fen_Ed..._in_Space.html

[varagon]

Wow. Those look excellent. Looks like they didn't take too much time, but good technique and great color choice.

I'd like to see a swarm of these puppies on the table now!

[NickH]

Originally Posted by varagon

Wow. Those look excellent. Looks like they didn't take too much time, but good technique and great color choice.

I'd like to see a swarm of these puppies on the table now!

Thanks Varagon, you'r right, it's not a time intensive technique but it does make use of many years of experience with washes and glazes. I've another batch of frigates to paint, when I do I'll post a step by step pictorial to show how it goes.

Sorry, no fleet shoot until the battleship is ready

[varagon]

After re-reading my post, I'm glad you didn't take offense to it. I meant that you've developed a time saving technique (from experience and hard work) to create great looking minis.

I'm glad I didn't get yelled at! I didn't mean to sound like I was belittling your paintjobs.

They look great and will look nice on the table against a "spaced out" terrain top.

[NickH]

No battleship yet for a group shot but I do have a first attempt at a work in progress gallery to shown how I achieved the effect:
http://web.me.com/n.j.hawkins/Fen_Ed...ratonians.html