Issue 7

Here in Issue 7, I'm glad to note they've talked a bit about how to do dry brushing and color washing. I've already touched on them myself, but now everyone knows. So that's cool :)

We move on to one of the interiors of the ship with this issue, so time to experiment. First off is a rather boring grey plastic floor. It's all right, but looks like...well, a solid, featureless piece of plastic. Let's change that.

First, I'm going to blast it with a quick layer of metallic finish paint. Doesn't matter which. We're not going tor a mirror finish here, just quick & dirty.

Now, I come at it with a layer of Rustoleum Oil-Rubbed Bronze. I found this by poking around in the paint aisle and grabbing something that looked like it would make a nice floor texture.

Like it already, but let's scuff it up...

Tada! A nice rough texture, worn in places you would expect foot traffic, the "metal" coming through from under the bronze layer. I also added some wet brushing in the cracks, and a little dry-brushed residue on the grates. Really gave it a grody ol' look :)

Now, on to the rest: we've got part of the seating around the "hologame" board, and a kind of "bunk" area that goes next to it.

Here's the seating. As you can see, they've stamped some weathering onto it. I personally regard this as an indication that "weathering goes here, but do your own because ours bites".

Therrrre we go.

And a little in the bunk piece, though it's kind of subtle.

Now if I include this with the other parts, and add the "lid" of the bunk, I get this:

Hmmm...gonna have to blend the top of the bunk with the rest a bit, aren't I? Well, I can do that later. In the meantime, that's issue 7 in the bag.