Landlubber Posted February 7, 2015 Report Share Posted February 7, 2015 In my quest to no longer be That Guy with All Those Unpainted Models, I'm finally tackling all the RoF models laying around my hobby room. Thought I'd share my progress here with the first few ships that are ready. For my RoF, I'm going for a battle-worn, too-long-at-sea theme. The undercoat, under the camouflage colors, is just a basic black. I present here the Magenta Mk1 skimmer battleship, for which I have yet to think of a name: And here is a squadron of Chevalier-class destroyers: I will post more pics as I finish ships and squadrons. Comments and constructive criticism are always welcome. Thanks for looking! FSAFTW 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zacharybinks Posted February 7, 2015 Report Share Posted February 7, 2015 Looking spiffy. Digging the 3 color camo. Edited for spelling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landlubber Posted February 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2015 A squadron of Toulon-class armored cruisers. Really need to start thinking of names for these ships: Thanks for looking! FSAFTW 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landlubber Posted February 7, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2016 OK. Got distracted with some other painting projects last year, and while I was painting my RoF ships, I neglected to update this thread. Plus, I found some really cool decals for them at a gaming convention last February, so I was waiting to post pics until I had those decals on. So, here is the fleet so far: I'll post some more pics of individual squadrons later in the week. As always, thanks for looking! Karun and Botticelli 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thargor Posted February 7, 2016 Report Share Posted February 7, 2016 What a great looking fleet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky Captain Posted February 7, 2016 Report Share Posted February 7, 2016 Well done. Like the colors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MajorTheRed Posted February 8, 2016 Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 Looking great! Especially the flyers. Is the camo made only by drybrushing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landlubber Posted February 9, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 Thanks for the kind words all. @MajorTheRed, yessir, drybrushing only. I'm really too lazy to figure out my airbrush. Here are some close-ups of the Alma-class recon frigates: Comments and constructive criticism are always welcome. Thanks for looking! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erloas Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 From a critical/points of suggestion point of view: I'm not sure if it is a change in color, or just a change in lighting and camera settings, but the new ones look more light blue/yellow/ivory and the old ones looked more blue/green/grey. I like the look of the earlier ones more. The red from the rockets/torpedoes (not sure which, don't know ROF models that well yet) I'm kind of torn on, I like the splash of color but at the same time something about it feels off. I'm not sure what right now though. Maybe just that the recesses and highlights on them need a bit more so they don't look quite so flat/like a red block. The wear and tear on the decks doesn't really match that of the paint, not sure if that would be right or not. Overall though they look really good. Definitely something to be proud of and something I would be happy to see on the table. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landlubber Posted February 11, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2016 @Erloas thanks for the comments! They are actually all the same color--blue, green, and gray. I think it may be a lighting issue and/or a background issue that's throwing off the colors. That's what I get for going almost a year in between posts. The rockets actually do have a little more definition when you see the actual model. For some reason that color looks fuzzy on my phone camera. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landlubber Posted February 11, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2016 Next up: Marseille-class light cruisers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landlubber Posted February 15, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2016 And now a squadron of Ecuyer-class support cruisers. I like the variety of cruisers the French have! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landlubber Posted February 25, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2016 And finally, the last painted ship in the fleet: the Couronne-class assault carrier: I tried to do some detailing on the flight deck to show where the aircraft were continually landing and scuffing up the deck: OK. Can't paint any more of my RoF models until my RSN are finished. Thanks for looking! Nicholas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandzark Posted February 25, 2016 Report Share Posted February 25, 2016 Love the camo colors. That is a really great looking fleet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landlubber Posted February 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2016 Thanks man! It's a pretty simple scheme. Just something a little different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikeymajq Posted March 3, 2016 Report Share Posted March 3, 2016 Fantastic looking fleet! but goddamn I hate getting shot with heat lances T__T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landlubber Posted March 4, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2016 Fantastic looking fleet! but goddamn I hate getting shot with heat lances T__T Thanks man! I liked the heat lances more in version 1.1, because they used the target's own stats against it. But they're still pretty cool in 2.0. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Posted March 6, 2016 Report Share Posted March 6, 2016 Love how the red stands out on that carrier! Landlubber 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gabbi Posted March 7, 2016 Report Share Posted March 7, 2016 Very striking fleet. Great paintjobs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landlubber Posted March 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2016 Thanks for the kind words, much appreciated. It's actually a fun scheme to paint, and pretty easy at that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...