I swore I was done with GHQ (It's a long story)... but I got one of those darn "Summer Sale" post cards in the mail this weekend and then stumbled upon some of my painting from a previous life. I'm still amazed at how much detail can be packed into those little dime sized miniatures (1/285th scale). If you haven't seen GHQ miniatures before, I encourage you to at least take a look at them and admire their detail. Their website isn't quite up to today's standards and some of the pictures on the site are poor quality, but I assure you the miniatures are little works of art, even in their raw pewter state.
At any rate, in a moment of weakness this weekend I splurged and bought a couple packs (ok, ok, I actually bought several packs). I'm going to try putting together a SMALL and LIMITED Eastern Front Scenario and paint up a few units. In the mean time, here are a few pictures of GHQ miniatures I painted a year or two ago. Enjoy!
Fantastic work as always.
ReplyDeleteI really admire your work in this scale, but I really hope you will get back to your 1/72nd scale work too.
ReplyDeleteThat is seriously damn good painting.
ReplyDeleteEmbrace your addiction. Enjoy the micro until your eyesight gives out.
ReplyDeleteoops..posted that last comment as anonymous ;)
ReplyDeleteI thought I gave up Micro back in the day but the little guys paint up so nicely
I hate the spam newsletters GHQ sends me via email. Even when I do the unsubscribe process they keep sending them to me.
ReplyDeleteThanks guys! I plan to embrace my recurring addiction to some degree AND continue painting 1/72nd... we'll see how that works out :)
ReplyDeleteTanner
Those look really awesome -- nice job!
ReplyDeleteI learned about GHQ just a few weeks ago, when one of our forum members showed a raw, unpainted Panther.
ReplyDeleteEversince the desire is growing and now you come along and push it even further :D
Really, you did a great job on those!
Cheers, Mojo
That's a very tidy looking collection
ReplyDeletegreat work Tanner I think you should get back into 6mm GHQ you always bring them to life with your skills
ReplyDeletethanks JOhn
Maybe post some tutorials......
ReplyDeleteMark
Beautiful work!
ReplyDeleteSick :)
ReplyDeleteHow do you do that? With an airbrush. Mine look okay, but your stuff is tremendous.
do you use vallejo paints?? also do you add white for the smaller scale?
ReplyDeleteYep, Vallejo is pretty much all I use. I also add white for almost all scales... the only time I paint straight from the bottle is for the undercoat/basecoat.
ReplyDeletewhat airbrush do you use? whats the name of it and company im trying to get one this week. thanks!
ReplyDeleteI've used a lot of different airbrushes over the last few years - Iwata Custom Micron, Iwata HP-B and C, Testors Aztek, H&S Infinity, Badger Revolution, Master (cheap copy from China), and Iwata Eclipse.
ReplyDeleteI've been able to achieve great results with all of them to be honest. Eventually I've settled back with the Iwata Eclipse. The reason: it's fairly inexpensive, it's reliable, and most importantly the replacement parts are available locally and don't cost an arm and a leg.
The only advice I'd give is to stay away from Iwata Custom Micron. Don't get me wrong, it's a very nice airbrush but when it comes to miniature painting you can achieve similar results with the Eclipse - and it's 4-5 times cheaper. Also, I bent a needle and a nozzle on my Micron and it cost more to get replacements than a whole new Eclipse on Amazon.
Hope that helps,
Tanner