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True that. Very very true.

Now I'll finally be able to buy that beer for you and Gits come Adepticon

 Ramos Asura wrote:
True that. Very very true.

Now I'll finally be able to buy that beer for you and Gits come Adepticon

Ahem.

Very cool work on your Red Scorpions. I can't wait to see your next update!

Oh, yes, of course... And a juicebox for moonpie



@fireangel: Thank you kindly!! I know updates have slowed a little cause of my new job, but just hang on a little bit longer! Right now its just in the process of getting some black, so not really interesting to see!
Im hoping to get some more work done tonight/tomorrow, as its my first "weekend" that actually means anything

Hehe, and funny story about Fire Angels... I was actually considering starting that Marine chapter back before I went to Adepticon with the Wardens. Only thing that stopped me was that I really liked the weird blue-white split scheme of the Marines Errant!
Tales of what could have been, eh?

in any case, thanks for stopping by!!

So I seriously underestimated how busy life can be when you've stuff to do.

Its been a long time since I've had a real job (not for lack of trying, of course! Market sucks ), so its taking a little bit to get used to the flow of things and figuring out good times to do non-work stuff, ie painting. Last weekend was absolutely mad, as all saturday I ended up spending on running errands (some work-related, like getting a haircut and snacks for my desk ), and Sunday was similarly busy.

Getting a hold on things around the office though, but thus far my boss and her superior seem to be pleased with my work and progress. remember that 8000 name database? Ive got it down to almost a third left to clean up, even with random side projects that my boss wanted me to do (which were, of course, completed good and quick)!


Raven yellows are done, and Ive started to do the fine line highlight of gray. May need to go a level brighter on the topmost surfaces, as I guess I went a little brighter than normal with the spray, but otherwise is going swimmingly. I decided to try something different with the placement of black, and so i painted the cockpit frame and gun housing black. This was done for two reasons- the first was in keeping with the RS vehicle scheme Ive established thus far, with recessed areas on the Rhino chassis painted in black. The second was a result of keeping in a similar scheme as the Talon...



... which had a whole chunk of it painted black. I rather like this, as it breaks up the gray nicely. I haven't hit the yellow areas yet, as I wanted to get opinions on its placement. I was thinking of painting the front trim of the missile launchers yellow, as well as the intake areas on the engines. I don't think stripes would work particularly well on the mini, as the armor plates aren't as slab-like as the Raven. Thoughts?



Also painted up the pilots. Kept the Mechanicus red to only select locations, similar to the white on the Apothecaries, so the head, a knee, and an arm/shoulder. (Just noticed I gotta hit the skull on the helmet with color. whooooops! )


Finally, the Raven turret. Blacked out the servitor, but hes up next!




This week I decided to start bringing a project to paint during lunch- That's where most of the Talon's gray lining came from. I cant do any huge projects at work, but small stuff like the one color line work was great! Definitely gonna have to take advantage of this newfound painting time!

Glad to see you are getting into the swing of it. You'll get it all under control just in time for something to change.

Hah! Yeah aint that the truth!
Hopefully I'll be stable for at least a little while. Its been so long, Ive forgotten how nice it is to get a paycheck!


Though i think my computer chair knows I got paid, too... The metal plate on the bottom just fractured (nearly cost me the Storm Raven), so now I need to get a new chair!!

Flyers are looking fine Ramos. You won't be complaining about painting time once those regular work checks start coming in!

Nice job on the flyers. Hopefully the folks you work for will see a way to make it full time!

Thanks you guys!

And amen to that, SL... My fingers are crossed, to say the least. Theres potential- after all Im blazing through the backlogged projects (some of which have been on the table for months!!)- so Im still hopeful!


Progress over lunch, courtesy of Crappy-Cellphone-o-vision!



Last night I started on the interiors, too. Going with a drab tan with lots of bright colored lights and screens. Then the nice red pilots will stand right out!

You guys think I should tint the canopies on these two (like I did the Eldar stuff) or leave them clear?

I'm a clear guy myself.. but I believe the owner get to make that call.

Don't you get some odd questions painting at work, I know I would lol

@Gir: You know, you'd think that, but no. Its surprisingly quiet around here, especially around lunch time. Makes for a great painting environment.

I get the odd person who comes by and says "neat", but overall Im pretty much on my lonesome here

I'm leaning on the clear side for the RS. The color would be to jarring with the mute color scheme I think.

Gotcha gotcha. im inclined to agree.
Ok then. That works out. ill make the cockpits a bit brighter and more colorful then.

Today's lunch saw the lights and lenses in both cockpits painted. (No pics, though. Sorry!) Just have to hit the seat with brown and the rest of the regular walls with a slight line highlight of tan, and then the pilots can go in!

Today I Spent much of the day hanging out with Alfndrate, first checking out a place called 16-Bit. Its a barcade! Alcohol, arcade games, and Dragon's Lair! WE had to have spent a good hour on that game, slowly learning more and more of it. One day it shall be beaten!
Very cool place. Good drinks (even some godawful maple-y drink that had bacon in it), and the only thing Id love to see is food, but as it turns out it was right down the street from Melt. One of my favorite places to eat, and they really just do grilled cheese!! Granted its a million special things on it.... hehehe
Played Netrunner, too. Surprisingly enjoyable even though Im not a big card-gamer.



Anywho, the pilots are in!
Heres how the Raven looks manned:




In addition, I snagged a little mini project from Alf. Just a random little thing to work on when I feel like something different.
Super Dungeon Explore!!



I just grabbed a random little smattering of the minis. We'll see how these guys paint up!
But before that.... I have a Nerdcademy award to fight for!

I completely agree with you about the lack of in-house food, but I was thinking about that on the drive home. It's an arcade, when we were younger, the arcades didn't sell their own food, because it'd be too difficult to give correct orders to tables when they're constantly changing from cabinet to cabinet, and they definitely don't have the space that a place like Chuck E. Cheese's might have.

My buddy was hanging out there with his gf two weeks ago, and they used delivermefood.com to get food from a place on the otherside of town while they played games. I think it's an interesting idea, and as we saw, they definitely have a deal going with Melt.

Agreed on all points.
Wasn't too terrible to go to Melt anywho. Especially not needing to wait for a table

I thought about picking up sde, but figured I have enough other stuff already.

Cockpit looks good. Don't forget the helmet skull though.

Yup yup! Taking care of that presently! Dont want to forget again xD


Automatically Appended Next Post:
Just finished the majority of the build for my entry in the Nerdcademy awards!









After my pitiful showing last year due to time (no conversions? No basing!?), I really wanted to come at this as strong as I could.
Initially i planned a mini-diorama with a marine fighting a pair of Gaunts. However, upon re-re-re-rereading the rules, I realized I could only use ONE model! Scrap that plan then!

Still much to do, but Im confident I can finish in the week and a half left in the comp!
Til next time guys!~

Build looks awesome.

I hope you paint him with lots of battle damage and dirt. You should attach his helmet to his hip or have it discarded on the base some where.

Ooooooohhhh I Like that idea!!! Definitely gonna add a suitably chewed-up helmet to the base. Thanks, Ice!

And hes definitely getting battle damage! I already took a knife and chipped some of the edges, including some big gouges on the pauldrons. More will be added, too, like paint damage and chipping.


I have a method to my madness with this competition: Black and white imagery is all about contrast and texture. Without the colors and all that to distract you, your eyes are going to focus on the patterns and shadows/highlights of the image.

As such, I want to really give this guy a gritty texture and make it look like he just fought through that whole pile of Nids.
Chipping should really deepen the scheme, which is otherwise rather drab. I've chosen to paint him as a Storm Lord, which is a split red and white color scheme with yellow helmets. Even though it is black and white, I hope to really push the implied color using various tones of gray.

The nids on the base will get a little chipping around edges of armor plates and battle damage, and overall will get a stripey carapace. Again, attempting to deepen the overall image.

Im hoping to start on him tonight (the earlier the better!), and all weekend will be a solid paint marathon. Its all due Monday or tuesday (forgotten which), so time is definitely of the essence!

^ yes....... tick tock my friend....... tick........tock

Good ideas, Ramos. Look forward to how you achieve the chipping in grey-scale.

Excellent Idea. you def. have the skills to pull this off!

Can't believe I was away for the chariot!, purpley, spikey and bit twisted, spot on!

Titan pics are gorgeous (and really highlight yet again that I need to get better with the camera and setup already got a complaint about the photos as the first reply in my showcase )

Working my way through, I love the scheme you're using for the eldar, those colours are right up my street. Ooh and a finished chaos lord, just do all the things I like while I'm not here why don't you!

Scorpions force is where I'm at which means up to date, as excellent as expected sir, looking forward to seeing the big bird finished. Better try and keep up now, that was rather a lot of reading when I'm supposed to be working.

Heys IG! Welcome back!!

Wowza you musta been away for a while then- much longer than I had thought! (and reading it all when you're at work... ) Seriously. Who goofs off online when theyre at work? Really now?




Very much appreciate all the comments.

As far as a photo setup, go out to Walmart (Or whatever the UK equivalent may be) and get a yard of a nice black (or white) fabric. I got a yard of a black, almost satin-ey fabric that works perfect. It was like a yard and a half wide on the roll, so more than enough room to drape. I then hang this fabric on my work desk over my computer monitor until it forms a nice photo spot. Add in a desk lamp or two for diffused lighting, and youre set!
Trick to shooting things like the Titan where the mini is almost bigger than the shooting area- back up a bit and use the zoom on you camera. nothing too serious, but you'll be surprised how much "larger" your area is with this trick of perspective!


Fortunately enough for you, You came back just when Im slowing back down on projects, due to Ye Olde 9-5 Job(e)! Definitely a far cry from daily updates!!

That said, I have a minor bit of progress to report:

Nerdcademy Piece: Primed! (with the awesome addition of a discarded helmet Thaaaaanks again Ice!)
Flyers: Metals are on and washed. Lunch project today will be lining in the bright silver lines!

Quick little update time!

Paint is going down on the Sin City mini! So far the "Red" is done, and the white will get shaded when I apply an overall black shading wash.






I ended up trying my hand at a bit of NMM, out of necessity. No colors means no metals!! That did get me thinking on another project, though. A hero model with metallic gold as the spot color! That woulda been kinda neat.

I should be able to finish on time!!
Till tomorrow, guys!

Weird, I can't the latest post to show up/ Perhaps your blog is getting the dreaded page rollover issue that Gits gets...