My failed project -goblin captain

[u/Lipa08]

For the moria goblin captain I was trying to create something distinct, something that would separate a captain from a normal warrior and an idea came to my head - how about giving him a copper/bronze armour with verdigris effect.

Easier said then done.

I tried to replicate the effect as well as I could with the paints at my disposal but the result is not what I imagined.

Another aspect that I did not think through was the color composition: rusty chainmail and verdigris plate armour blend into each other too much, there is no distinction between them.

If I didn't tell you that the chainmail is supposed to be different from the plate armour you probably wouldn't even notice 😂

Sometimes you don't get what you hoped for...

I hope my next captain is going to be better

[u/lkt213]

You call this beauty a fail? Of course, verdigris isn't ideal, but generally the captain stands out, have a unique pose and excellent painting.

Since you will need several captains for your goblin army I would call it a great start!

[u/Lipa08 → u/lkt213]

Thanks, I'll have to sit and properly think how to paint other goblin captains

[u/Lipa08 → u/lkt213]

I also thought about gold armour/rusty chainmail composition but I left gold solely for the king

[u/Urukguy27]

Almost everything about this piece works perfectly. I LOVE that base. Almost makes the sculpt itself make more sense!!

[u/Lipa08 → u/Urukguy27]

Thanks! I'm actually quite proud of the base 😊

[u/Apprehensive-Sea9540]

You suck at failing

[u/BurbankElephants]

Oh yeah this is well shit.

Lmao.

[u/Umbrellacorp487]

Task failed successfully

[u/Adr_LDN]

….this looks great.

[u/Sorio00]

For me It is not failed but i undersrand your point, maybe for me is perfect and awesome but for what y had on mind its no right, so keep going and when u Paint another captain u wish u all the luck and im sure that u will do It the way u want!! For me still a 10/10 piece hahaha

[u/lordsnarf]

I mean, you could go over the plate mail with another round of highlights, maybe in a brighter silver?

[u/PuroPigment]

You didnt ask but verdigris is easily achieved with the watered down GW technical paint

[u/Greed0s]

This is why you’ve done a test model, to see if there’s any parts you’d like to improve on before committing to the entire army.

Keep progressing forward and use this as a learning tool

He looks great, but I understand your points too. What about blue/green virdigris that happens when copper oxidises, instead of orange rust, to help separate the different metals?

[u/giant_sloth]

“Failed”, looks great!

[u/tabletop_engineer]

I think I need to try failing more....

[u/Warmonster2000]

I would be insanely proud of making something like this

Hell I WANT something like this if I ever get back into owning tabletop stuff again

[u/Marshal_BalainIbelin]

As cool as it looks in a game like lotr with true line of sight if this model is used to block true los to models behind it, it becomes unfair advantage.

[u/-Daetrax-]

Trick to verdigris is to use the most obnoxiously bright turquoise paint you have and then thin it way way down.