Hi, I'm Miikka Sohlman, aka Hipsu in here and elsewhere. I've been painting miniatures, on and off, for 6 years now. Mostly off. I had a considerable pause before IA rekindled that fire again.
Here's what I've painted this far, roughly in this order. As you can see my order follows pretty much Sorastro's. I don't use the same paints or techniques as he, but I'm always curious to see what crazy schemes he comes up with before I paint mine, which is why I haven't overtaken him yet. You'll see some of his ideas sto.. borrowed here.
Most of these paint jobs have an unpleasant sheen on them. I use satin varnish because in my experience matte often dulls them too much. But goshdarnit if they don't reflect the spotlight I point at them for photo shooting. IRL they are not this shiny, trust me! They are actually very pleasant to look at.
You'll find even bigger resolutions if you click the pictures. For those who enjoy dust particle spotting.
Imperials
Stormtroopers
Probe Droids
E-Web Engineers
Royal Guards (They are not this shiny IRL!)
Imperial Officers (I've gotten better at skin tones and faces since.)
Darth Vader (I'm getting back in the groove)
Edited by Hipsu