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Lovin the homemade Combi's Gitz, looking unique...

Jim.


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Lovin the home made CM Gitz, very unique look to them..

Jim.

Nice!

Would make more sense if the shell ejects down especially if they are sniper veterans....dont want a shell flyin through the air to give you away and it works if the shooter is a lefty just like the P-90 the shell ejects down at a forward angle so it doesnt get in the way of ambidextrous/left handed shooters (ends rant) the combi weapons look amazing though!!!

dantay_xv wrote:I am gutted thayt your army got hammered by the csm, its not ana rmy i have ever played against.... i bet the feel no pain was a b***h to deal with. As for me i beat my friends DE 9 kill points to 8 woohaaa!!

Sorry for not answering you earlier dantay... Meh, I really wasn't bothered by it at all, just a little frustrated that I'd mis-calculated my build so badly. It was a very useful game in that it really helped me re-design my list in what I think is a much more favorable direction. Won't know until I play-test that one of course, but there's a lot of painting to do before I can even think about that.

Congrats on your win, I got to watch an assaulty mixed chaos marine army fight a new DE army yesterday afternoon. Very interesting...

Gathering Storm wrote:

Well the tutorial will be usefull for me no matter what, although I do understand what you mean about making/demonstrating tutorials. I volunteered to teach my younger brother's friends how to paint to a "table-top" standard and I was surprised at how many steps I take in painting a "simple" model.

Yeah, when you've been at this a while you tend to forget how much of your technique you've "internalized". I used to fight with various medieval weapons with a re-creation society and it never ceased to amaze me that when was teaching a new person or giving a class how I actually had to think through my rather unusual approach to combat in order to present it in a logical fashion. It also amazed me that my fighting always got better there-after because I was conscious of my process and was less lazy when out on the field.

wolfshadow wrote:

I do like the profile of the CH Combimelta bit. Did You magnetize yours to swap it out with plasma? Does Chapterhouse let you order just the melta bits?

Not with these, but I may try it on the next model.

What diameter of Brass tubing are you using for the bolter barrel?

My wire gauge says 0.064" The suppressors are a little thin when compared with the GW ones because the walls of the brass tubes are not as thick. You might be able to find a tube from one of the plastic companies that will fit over the barrel but have a thicker wall & a closer look to the original.

@skotter: Thanks! They'll look better when I get some paint on 'em.


Basing Tutorial update: done with step 6, now on to static grass, shrubbery and tall grass!

Cool stuff. Awesome test model BLACKHAND!

Lol, yes Polari, pinging the shells down the way would make sense.... just as i posted the comment i ws giggling at the thought of the shell casing flying in the air like a little exclamation mmark at the tinkling sound as it bounced off the snipers helmet. Maybe the sniper puts a little bag over the eexit port to catch the shells hehehe.

I seriously do like the sniper conversion work though.... i am lazy and used vindicare assassin rifle or IG sniper rifles on my scouts, although i do want to convert the IG rifles.

Most combi weapons are valued relics, but I do like the look of the MW's weapons being held together with prayers and duct tape and it really fits the aesthetiic. Seeing these models makes me really wish that i could find all my old RT models.

lol must of missed you sayin that dantay_xv

Surprise! Meet Venerable Brother Dacennius of the Mantis Warriors.



Decided to hold off on the banners and let him stand as-is, can always add banners later on if I deem it appropriate. - Gits

That's awesome!

wow that looks great git love how it all comes together

Thats one impressive Dread Git. Nice work!

Beautiful work Gits. That group shot looks absolutely awesome.

Absolutely stellar work Git! Truly inspirational!

I am amazed by your work, so much to that I do not feel that I deserve to be posting here.

That black helmet on the dread finishes him off nicely. Great work on the sniper rifles!

@Ice: Thank you my friend, this is the *only* model that I've painted so far that I can take to Adepticon... pretty good start though, eh?

@polari: Thanks! Yeah, it's a weird thing about my painting process that often things look pretty crappy until right near the very end where a do a couple of tricks and "whammo", everything sorts out. It's more evident when I paint my orks, but to some degree it's the same for all my figures.

@wolfshadow: Thank you! A labor of love to be sure.

@monkeytroll: Thanks and yeah... I couldn't pass up the chance for a Tranquility vet shot. Makes me want to do a lot of sternguard...

@Ramos: I'm very flattered you think so. Considering how good your marines are I'll take that as high praise.

@A Black Ram: I'm just a paintin' stiff like you! You spend 3 months building and painting a figure and yours will be at least as good... if not better!

@Commander Cain: Thanks for both! Getting excited about really making some progress on my boys here. Now that I have a deadline and Thing 1 is pretty much on his own, I'm positioned to really bring these guys to life again. Will need your continued support and ideas to make it happen though, so keep those comments & suggestions coming!


Next up: converting that sternguard sergeant into something worthy to lead the rest of da boyz (oops, slipped into Gitsplitta mode there). OH, and pray that the airbrush actually arrives this time so I can begin work on all the vehicles that I have to paint. Kind of exciting to have a pic on the Gallery side-bar again... been quite a while since anything I did merited that much attention. Oh, and if you want to see something cool... there's a nurgle dread up on there right now that is just phenominal... and I'm not usually interested in nurgle stuff... but Wow! Go check it out, vote on it, make a comment. it'll be worth your effort.

Gits! Just to pile on some more kudos! That dread is excellent. The contrast works extremely well, I had thought to begin with that it would really just melt all the detail together like often happens with the IF dreads. Masterfully done, no doubt due to a very large amount of work and huge amount of hours put in. Well done sir!

The combi's are nice, however are you sure you want one with the scope on the side? It kind reduces the functionality of the scope somewhat (given they are atmospherical light dependant). Having said that it looks positively 'pimpin'!

I like it, very cool group photo. I think no banner is the way to go. The more I dont use them the more I like not using them.

And I hate to say I told ya so on the head, but I'm lying and really wanted to say told ya so

whalemusic360 wrote:I like it, very cool group photo. I think no banner is the way to go. The more I dont use them the more I like not using them.

And I hate to say I told ya so on the head, but I'm lying and really wanted to say told ya so

I think i told you so, actually!

O.K., you ALL told me so and I was SMART ENOUGH to listen to your advice... (remember that part).

Group Hug!!!

There.... everyone feel self-actuated now??

Gitsplitta wrote:O.K., you ALL told me so and I was SMART ENOUGH to listen to your advice... (remember that part).

Group Hug!!!

There.... everyone feel self-actuated now??

lmao, well................. no.

But I appreciate the gesture.

I could do with another hug...

Wow that is awesome an awesome base for your dred

IHEARTLARGEBLASTTEMPLATES wrote:Wow that is awesome an awesome base for your dred

Thanks HLT! I've just about got all the photos for the "Basing the Gitsplitta Way" tutorial edited and uploaded. Once they're done I'll get the tutorial written and you too will be able to make a base like this in your sleep (it's hard to describe, but very easy to do).

The hugging talk I'm going to ignore for now. You guys have to buy me a drink first...

So awesome, I can't help but share this piece of awesomness with you (just be sure to replace every "Barney Stinson" with "Gitsplitta"!)

OMFG is that funny! Where the heck did that come from? That was Legolas right?! LOL! Thanks Yggs, you made my night!

1 week without Internet access and I have 4 pages to catch up on! Still... wings are looking great - making me feel inferior about the Stormboyz Nobz ones now... Dread and group shot are looking awesome - I can't wait to get to that point (though with Orks) myself. What airbrush are you getting? You will need to keep us informed of your experience with it - an airbrush is next on my list when I return to the UK - especially after finishing reading the FW Modelling Masterclass book... (and having no less than 5 Trukks to finish...)

Keep up the good work as always!

After much deliberation and advice from the dakka community, I decided on a "Air Pro Tools PS900 Dual Action Airbrush", which had been recommended by several dakkaites as having the best qualities of to top-o-the-line airbrush at a middle-of -the-road price. However, I've had difficulty getting it. My first order never came. Luckily I ordered through Amazon so I got my money back. New order is due some time this week. We shall see....

Oh and.. welcome back Arakasi. I have missed your frequent updates on Da Dark Angelz blog...

Crazy idea Gitsplitta - but.... Have you ever thought of using the Mantis Warriors as a "counts as" Blood Angel army? My reason for thinking this, they make use of Librarians like the Blood Angels AND the warriors succumb to a heightened sense (simliar to the Black Rage). The heightened sense occurs when they become engrossed in close combat. It makes them hyper fast with tunnel vision and the transformation is irreversible. They act with a prescience (could justify it as FNP).

Yggdrasil, that's awesome!

The group shot is quite impressive.