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Modeling => The Showcase => Topic started by: Quickdraw on February 03, 2016, 11:36:28 pm

Title: Quickdraw's Ottoman Armada
Post by: Quickdraw on February 03, 2016, 11:36:28 pm
I've been working on my Ottomans for Dystopian Wars. I started a test scheme on a gunship and have finished the Dreadnaught and its gunship support.
Here they are sailing in formation
(http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f5/Quickdraw1/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zpsm98humqr.jpeg) (http://s44.photobucket.com/user/Quickdraw1/media/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zpsm98humqr.jpeg.html)
Here is the Dreadnaught by itself
(http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f5/Quickdraw1/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zpsdyoik0ci.jpeg) (http://s44.photobucket.com/user/Quickdraw1/media/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zpsdyoik0ci.jpeg.html)
And here is a picture of the sweet Ottoman turrets (definitely my favorite Dystopian turrets), the planes docked in their hangers, and the whitewashed decks I mentioned in my test scheme thread.
(http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f5/Quickdraw1/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zps2guzuft4.jpeg) (http://s44.photobucket.com/user/Quickdraw1/media/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zps2guzuft4.jpeg.html)
Title: Re: Quickdraw's Ottoman Armada
Post by: Landlubber on February 03, 2016, 11:50:22 pm
Looking good! I knew adding a wash to the lower hull would help. Is that Devlan Mud?

Can't wait to see these on the table!
Title: Re: Quickdraw's Ottoman Armada
Post by: markymark1970 on February 05, 2016, 12:17:43 am
Generally not a fan of earth tones, but what you've done with those really look great.  Particularly love the dark blue windows contrasting with the lighter blue of the gun battery surrounds.  Echoing Greg, looking forward to seeing them in person.
Title: Re: Quickdraw's Ottoman Armada
Post by: Quickdraw on February 05, 2016, 10:44:44 am
Thanks Mark. I've been on a kick with using brown recently and I've been liking it. I used the same brown on some Inifnity miniatures and it's a great neutral base for a sharp accent.

Looking good! I knew adding a wash to the lower hull would help. Is that Devlan Mud?

Can't wait to see these on the table!

Greg, it's called Agrax Earthshade. But I think it's basically Devlan Mud.
Title: Re: Quickdraw's Ottoman Armada
Post by: Ruckdog on February 07, 2016, 03:40:44 pm
I really like how they came out! You did a good job keeping the blue spots vibrant :).

Ahh, Devlan Mud..such a useful wash. What it is in technical terms is a brown-black wash; some browns, and therefore some brown washes, have some reddish hue to them. From the original GW wash range, the brown-red wash was Ogyrn Flesh, IIRC.
Title: Re: Quickdraw's Ottoman Armada
Post by: Quickdraw on March 06, 2016, 07:31:34 pm
I've finished some more Ottoman ships. This completes my Ottoman collection (until I get the fleet box) and also marks the first time I've completed a full fleet for Dystopian Wars.
First is the Mizrak frigates
(http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f5/Quickdraw1/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zpslmdbexj1.jpeg) (http://s44.photobucket.com/user/Quickdraw1/media/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zpslmdbexj1.jpeg.html)
And the Avci destroyers (I realized now that I need to fix the gears that move the turrets)
(http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f5/Quickdraw1/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zpslbqur0z7.jpeg) (http://s44.photobucket.com/user/Quickdraw1/media/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zpslbqur0z7.jpeg.html)
The Zuhaf minelayers
(http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f5/Quickdraw1/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zps2ivjdwnv.jpeg) (http://s44.photobucket.com/user/Quickdraw1/media/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zps2ivjdwnv.jpeg.html)
And here is the fleet in it's entirety
(http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f5/Quickdraw1/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zps6oc9bvq6.jpeg) (http://s44.photobucket.com/user/Quickdraw1/media/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zps6oc9bvq6.jpeg.html)
Title: Re: Quickdraw's Ottoman Armada
Post by: Dakkar on March 06, 2016, 08:21:35 pm
Amazing stuff!
Title: Re: Quickdraw's Ottoman Armada
Post by: Quickdraw on March 06, 2016, 11:59:03 pm
Thanks Dale!
It's been a really fun little experiment finding a place for the blue accent on all the different ships.
Title: Re: Quickdraw's Ottoman Armada
Post by: Landlubber on March 08, 2016, 12:03:54 am
Looks good man. Maybe we can find some time to leave our Halo fleets in spacedock and play a little Dystopian Wars. I can probably match you ship-for-ship with my RoF. Would be cool to see both fleets on the table.
Title: Re: Quickdraw's Ottoman Armada
Post by: Quickdraw on March 08, 2016, 11:38:22 am
Looks good man. Maybe we can find some time to leave our Halo fleets in spacedock and play a little Dystopian Wars. I can probably match you ship-for-ship with my RoF. Would be cool to see both fleets on the table.
Thanks Greg.
That would be an interesting game. I could take the Sepratists so we don't have any alliance incidents. They are now distinct by being more about defense and board control compared to the Traditionalists.
With the new ORBAT I can field 860 points. With a pair of dreadnaughts I imagine it would turn into a serious brawl.
Title: Re: Quickdraw's Ottoman Armada
Post by: Stephan on March 08, 2016, 01:54:39 pm
Great work!  They look suspiciously like your Terrans.
Title: Re: Quickdraw's Ottoman Armada
Post by: Quickdraw on March 08, 2016, 02:31:29 pm
Great work!  They look suspiciously like your Terrans.

Ha! Surprisingly Stephan, I don't think there is a single color besides seraphim sepia shade that is shared between the two fleets.

If you mean they look similar to my Terran's in pure, mean hearted sculduggery...you're probably right.
Title: Re: Quickdraw's Ottoman Armada
Post by: Stephan on March 08, 2016, 04:50:10 pm
It must be the sepia making them look similar.  I really like the effect on both fleets and the blue adds a nice pop.  Yes, sculduggery.
Title: Re: Quickdraw's Ottoman Armada
Post by: Quickdraw on March 08, 2016, 05:39:51 pm
The tan color is definitely similar. I used a medium tan on my Terrans that is highlighted up to a lighter tan. The Ottoman building structures were drybrushed bone over brown. So there are definitely similarities.

Nuclear genocide on the one hand and "laugh in the face of the Geneva convention" corrosive shells on the other...
Title: Re: Quickdraw's Ottoman Armada
Post by: Quickdraw on March 08, 2016, 09:02:08 pm
Here is my final update for the time being. I've completed the SAS that work as squadron support for the dreadnaught and the monitors. Unfortunately I don't have the requisite 10 necessary for my local air support.

These were actually super fun to paint, there is a lot of depth because of those great big (pod-racer) engines.
(http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f5/Quickdraw1/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zps9oiwface.jpeg) (http://s44.photobucket.com/user/Quickdraw1/media/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zps9oiwface.jpeg.html)
Title: Re: Quickdraw's Ottoman Armada
Post by: Quickdraw on April 05, 2016, 10:06:44 am
I picked up the Ottoman fleet box and have gotten around to them after a few weeks of distraction.
Completed so far is the battleship
(http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f5/Quickdraw1/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zpsuf13p9bt.jpeg) (http://s44.photobucket.com/user/Quickdraw1/media/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zpsuf13p9bt.jpeg.html)
Title: Re: Quickdraw's Ottoman Armada
Post by: Dakkar on April 05, 2016, 01:55:26 pm
Woof!
Title: Re: Quickdraw's Ottoman Armada
Post by: Last Rites on April 08, 2016, 09:41:38 am
Really nice work, mate.
Title: Re: Quickdraw's Ottoman Armada
Post by: Quickdraw on April 10, 2016, 09:34:15 am
Thanks a lot.
I have been looking at this battleship on my desk this week and realized that the deck took on a much more washed characteristic then the first ships (which is great because there is so much of it). I think I like it a bit more and am planning on going over my older ships again to enhance that characteristic.
Title: Re: Quickdraw's Ottoman Armada
Post by: Landlubber on April 10, 2016, 11:33:59 am
Looks outstanding. I like the deck scheme, you did a really good job on that. Can't wait to see these on the table whenever you have time!
Title: Re: Quickdraw's Ottoman Armada
Post by: hypnotini on April 12, 2016, 04:17:18 am
that's sick. great color scheme
Title: Re: Quickdraw's Ottoman Armada
Post by: Quickdraw on November 22, 2016, 12:26:39 am
I've gotten some more work done on this project recently. Added some cruisers and more minelayers. I also completed the SAS. I only have a few odds and ends left and this fleet will be complete. I'll post a picture of everything once I'm done.

(http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f5/Quickdraw1/IMG_1707_zpsuckthkcf.jpg) (http://s44.photobucket.com/user/Quickdraw1/media/IMG_1707_zpsuckthkcf.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Quickdraw's Ottoman Armada
Post by: Quickdraw on November 26, 2016, 08:12:18 pm
I'll add these minefields here because they were purchased for this fleet. I only have a couple other models that can lay mines. I did not paint them to fit my Ottomans specifically though (with gold metal) because I still wanted them to be generic for scenario purposes.

(http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f5/Quickdraw1/IMG_1708_zpswikp5a3t.jpg) (http://s44.photobucket.com/user/Quickdraw1/media/IMG_1708_zpswikp5a3t.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Quickdraw's Ottoman Armada
Post by: Ruckdog on November 26, 2016, 10:34:45 pm
Those look very nice! Where did you get them from?
Title: Re: Quickdraw's Ottoman Armada
Post by: Quickdraw on November 27, 2016, 12:04:51 am
Those look very nice! Where did you get them from?

Thanks! They came from Spartan.  They sent them to me as a bonus because my halo ground order was so delayed.
Title: Re: Quickdraw's Ottoman Armada
Post by: Landlubber on November 27, 2016, 06:53:34 pm
Your Ottoman forces look great. REALLY like those mine templates. You did a superb job with the water effect.
Title: Re: Quickdraw's Ottoman Armada
Post by: Quickdraw on November 28, 2016, 06:23:58 pm
Thanks!
All I have is another cruiser and a few frigates. Once it's all finished I'll take a fleet photo and decide if I want to add that funky walking airbase.