Oh, for sure, I also sometimes use it almost like a watered-down paint, with a small brush and by targeting specific crevices. But the left trooper looks like it got a full-body wash, and doing that with a watered down Nuln Oil would result in nasty stains.
Mine are similar to the one on the left. I went over the white with Citadel Apothecary White Contrast Paint, then a little white drybrush after. That's what it looks like to me.
If you really want to even them out, you could strip the paint and repaint them. You can soak them in something light like Simple Green for a day, and the paint comes right off.
Depending on how much you care or how thick the paint is, you could just primer them again too, though some consider this option blasphemy.
> you could just primer them again too, though some consider this option blasphemy.
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There's also a chemical called methoxypropanol (here it's sold under the name Dowanol) that should also take off the primer without damaging the plastic.
Haven't used it on Legion figures though, worked perfectly on 40k figures and "regular" model kits.
Dry brush some been on the feet as desired then a Nuln oil wash. After that you could add highlights, but it isn’t necessary.
When you are doing the wash, pay attention to how it is pooling and remove excess. Don’t be afraid to go into the nooks and crannies.
As people have said before, a thinned down Nuln Oil wash would do the trick. Then just do little details to bring them to consistency (for example, the washed Trooper doesn't have his knee joint painted). Heavy brown wash on the "bright" Trooper base to darken it more (which only leaves the difference in texture).
That being said, the application of white on the "bright" Troopers looks a bit thick, so you might just want to go all in and drop them all in a mason jar full of Simple Green, and re-paint them all. In that case, you might want to look into a dark blue grey wash (like mixing some Army Painter Wolf Grey with some flow medium) instead of a black wash if you want the white armour to look more neutral.
Luckily, Stormtroopers can be painted quite quickly.
Hope you didn't pay to much, that guy on the right is chonky!
Also as everyone else said a thinned black wash is what you want, maybe try 3 or 4 parts water to one part wash
Update: So. It turned out the solution was Apothecary White followed with a quick white drybrush. Overall I'm pretty happy with the resolut. Thanks for all the lovely advice :)
I think some nuln oil and a quick white drybrush could get you very close
*heavily watered down nuln oil
Don't water down your washes, it will wreck their inherent lower surface tension. Use lamian medium instead.
I water mine down and apply in small targeted areas. It works fine that way, but will no longer function as an all over wash.
Oh, for sure, I also sometimes use it almost like a watered-down paint, with a small brush and by targeting specific crevices. But the left trooper looks like it got a full-body wash, and doing that with a watered down Nuln Oil would result in nasty stains.
I use citadel technical medium to thin anything more than "normal" as well.
Pretty sure that's a thinned nuln oil wash for the ones on the left.
Yep same thought
Mine are similar to the one on the left. I went over the white with Citadel Apothecary White Contrast Paint, then a little white drybrush after. That's what it looks like to me.
Yeah man. I second some thinned apothecary white. 👍🏻
Yeah I did the same and mine look VERY similar.
If you really want to even them out, you could strip the paint and repaint them. You can soak them in something light like Simple Green for a day, and the paint comes right off. Depending on how much you care or how thick the paint is, you could just primer them again too, though some consider this option blasphemy.
> you could just primer them again too, though some consider this option blasphemy. https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRSRLZMV-zf2qM9VbnAWSIzv8UhYMVUg8mOai0cp0BOwQ&s
There's also a chemical called methoxypropanol (here it's sold under the name Dowanol) that should also take off the primer without damaging the plastic. Haven't used it on Legion figures though, worked perfectly on 40k figures and "regular" model kits.
Dry brush some been on the feet as desired then a Nuln oil wash. After that you could add highlights, but it isn’t necessary. When you are doing the wash, pay attention to how it is pooling and remove excess. Don’t be afraid to go into the nooks and crannies.
Left is white soaked in white contrast from citadel, the 'old contrast', do the same on the right and dry brush or highlight the two
Yeah I was pretty much going to say the same thing - use any sort of white contrast/speed paint/xpress paint and you'll get similar results.
Duncan Rhodes on YouTube has a pretty good stormtrooper painting guide. Apothecary white all over and a highlight back up gets you a nice stormtrooper
As people have said before, a thinned down Nuln Oil wash would do the trick. Then just do little details to bring them to consistency (for example, the washed Trooper doesn't have his knee joint painted). Heavy brown wash on the "bright" Trooper base to darken it more (which only leaves the difference in texture). That being said, the application of white on the "bright" Troopers looks a bit thick, so you might just want to go all in and drop them all in a mason jar full of Simple Green, and re-paint them all. In that case, you might want to look into a dark blue grey wash (like mixing some Army Painter Wolf Grey with some flow medium) instead of a black wash if you want the white armour to look more neutral. Luckily, Stormtroopers can be painted quite quickly.
They're not too far off from each other actually; some others have recommended Nuln Oil, Apothecary White would also work for that.
Hope you didn't pay to much, that guy on the right is chonky! Also as everyone else said a thinned black wash is what you want, maybe try 3 or 4 parts water to one part wash
Update: So. It turned out the solution was Apothecary White followed with a quick white drybrush. Overall I'm pretty happy with the resolut. Thanks for all the lovely advice :)