{"id":947,"date":"2015-07-14T22:09:57","date_gmt":"2015-07-15T05:09:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/paintedguys.com\/blog\/?p=947"},"modified":"2016-10-16T21:34:31","modified_gmt":"2016-10-17T04:34:31","slug":"starting-dropzone-commander","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paintedguys.com\/blog\/2015\/07\/14\/starting-dropzone-commander\/","title":{"rendered":"Starting Dropzone Commander"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dropzone Commander<\/a> has intrigued me for a long time. \u00a0The scale is interesting, and I really like the nesting models. \u00a0I played a demo at the Hawk booth at\u00a0Adepticon<\/a>, and got a starter as swag. \u00a0I kept waffling. \u00a0I got a second demo at Endgame (thanks Kyle!)\u00a0in May. \u00a0Finally I decided to take the plunge.<\/p>\n

I figured I should go ahead and sign up for the Bay Area Open<\/a>, because everybody loves a newbie at a tournament. \u00a0Right? \u00a0I wanted to get at least one real game in first. \u00a0Since I only play with painted models, that gave me a hard deadline for getting things painted: July 4.<\/p>\n

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\nI had the PHR starter army, but swapped it for UCM. \u00a0The UCM aesthetic speaks to me, plus I could get a second set of some core models in the two-player starter. \u00a0I picked up a semi-random collection of other interesting models: \u00a0A Kodiak for command, Wolverines in Ravens, plus Falcon and Eagle gunships with Archangels to taste.<\/p>\n

For the basic look, I liked the idea of doing arctic camouflage. \u00a0The problem with camo is that it is designed to break up the shape of the object. \u00a0A gaming model really needs its shape defined for it to work. \u00a0Fortunately, a bit of edge highlighting can bring the shape back without ruining the look of the camo. \u00a0Stippling the same off-white gives a frosted look. \u00a0I also added some weathering powders around the wheels to give a bit of color, and help to provide some contrast with any board color. \u00a0A few test models would prove\u00a0the scheme.<\/p>\n

\"Bear\"<\/a>
Bear<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

That settled, I could go about painting up the rest of the ground forces.<\/p>\n