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That army's gonna look SO good when completed...

... and then it's gonna cook up reeaaal nice!

 Ramos Asura wrote:
They're going super saiyan!

Awesome that you made that connection

Love the progress! Hope you enjoy that start of the new job, too

Piggies look really nice! I am really loving how the roadhog is coming together. The tusks on the maskalong with the mechanical bits really tie it together and make it extra creepy cool.

Piggys where are you? Job? and here I was hoping it was a redhead supermodel taking you away from painting WM's Titan!

Gotta find a box to send the base for the warlord, then he should have everything.

Job update: Day 4
Not bad at all. Remote monitoring of Kmart and sears stores. Boring training, but that's training for you.

Haven't painted much due to my comp being in the shop. Was overheating something fierce, and I had to tear up my painting desk to get at cabl3s. Its back now so I can get back to work soon as I get home

Rest assured that titans WILL be coming soon!! It's just been so stupidly crazy around here. More on that later.

You should paint a guild ball cat

Hey... you take what you can get and make the best of it. Just glad to see you've got a regular income.

Grats on employment. For real.

Oof! Sorry for the lack of official updates, you guys. The past two weeks have been crazy... Numerous surprise projects (more info soon), and most importantly of all, the full time job. This past week, most of my day has been spent staring at a computer screen, so when I get home I've just been ludicrously tired!!

I -did- get a bit of work done over the holiday weekend, though- All of the pigs now have most of their detail areas picked out in black. I quickly realized that doing all of them at once was a mistake, but by then had no other choice... From here on, I think Ill be taking them out in groups. First, the group of big boars (little details, should be a quickie), then the counts-as Bone Grinders, a third group being the characters, then the final group being the 5 larger models including the converted Doombull.

Hopefully now that I've begun to adjust to being employed again, Ill get some more done on my days off and after work!


Heres where we stand on Project Baconopalypse:

Everything (save for about half a dozen last minute additions) is at full fur colors, including the blonde stripes. I then went and blacked out all of the areas that will be different colors, including metals. Next stage is to start on the metals!

Hello there Ramos, I have read your plog from pretty much page one until now and I must say I am really impressed and inspired by your modeling and painting. I really enjoy watching your commissions progress and your humor/personality is epic


You have inspired me to start a plog here rather soon honestly. I plan on doing Pre-Heresy Imperial Fists (30k FTW baby!) I'm basically waiting for the models to arrive and scouting around for a good airbrush/compressor set up.

After I get that I would love to pick your mind about it's uses, techniques, tools/supplies etc that you need to use to make the models come to life like you seem to be able to do. I am soooo peanut butter and jelious of your fades, it just blows my mind honestly.

I can't wait to see more of the insanity that comes out of your workshop...especially the warlord.

FabricatorGeneralMike gives this plog a 10/10

Keep up the good work

Pigs are looking great dude. Keep plugging away!

EDC

Great work so far, Ramos!! You've got them all at a great state to do the details on now

And look, you're inspiring others! Can't decide if this is a good or a bad thing

The gradient looks good. I'm sure the details will make them Pop!

I notice that none of the warhogs have the jaw bone part of their helmets painted black. Are you aware that that is part of the helmet and not part of their head? It is sort of confusing that they have a pig head with a larger pig skull and jaw over top. Like Russian nesting skulls. Just checking

Yeah we already touched base on that, the bone color just doesn't require the black undercoat

@FGM: I... Wow...
Thank you.

Im truly humbled to hear all that, and I hope to have a lot more madness to share in the future! (The Warlord is coming soon, honest!!! D: )

By all means, ask away whenever. I dont consider myself a master by any means- I mean there are some insanely talented people out there- but I'll do anything I can to help out! Plus, I just LOVE talking shop, haha!Once you get the Fists rolling out, lemme know. Its always great to see others' projects... Plus, you've sure picked one heck of an army to do for 30K- Yellow is still a wickedly evil color!! xD


For airbrushes, I can definitely recommend a Paasche Talon- Fantastic starter brush, and relatively inexpensive (usually like $100). That and their customer support is amazing. Snapped off the tip a few months ago and they were super about getting it all taken care of! Easy to clean, easy to maintain... Thing is a beauty and Im still using it after 5 or 6 years!

Compressors are a bit more of a challenge. I started with a Paasche D500SR, and for the most part it did what I needed it to. It doesn't have a tank, so you're going to be more limited on operating pressure. Mine usually kicked out about 23 under constant use. Adequate for most brushwork. Mine started to break down after several years of increasingly heavy use, so I upgraded to a big ol' Badger with a one gallon tank.
Anyways, the Paasche is a good deal for most use- like the airbrush, you're looking at another hundred. Prolly can find a bundle for cheaper, and of course there are probably a million other options- This is just what I'm familiar with, of course!

Oh! Inline moisture trap! GET ONE! They'll save you so much grief with water in the line after spraying for a while!


@EDC: Thank you! Plugging away is all I can do anymore- Got a schedule to keep, after all!
Incidentally, it just occured to me that your initials are in a perfect diagonal on a standard qwerty keyboard... The stuff you randomly notice sometimes, haha!

@Tides: Hehe... Always a good thing to get more people excited for painting

@SL: Thanks!! Yeah the blonde really works well on these guys. So much nicer than if we had gone with a dark brown/black. I think this gives them a lot more character. Really pleased with how it came out.

@Wehr: I was just talking to Tides about how much you two think alike
No worries, man. I figured that a black undercoat was unnecessary for the big bone parts. ill be starting with a brown anyways, so this is closer to what I need!

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Next colors on the pigs- some grungy old metal- still needs to be rusted and highlighted.

That pig's a metal head. (heh heh).

EDC

They are coming together really nicely. You have achieved a very natural look on the hair and flesh. Can't wait to see a finished one.

Perfect tint for the metal Ramos.

Looking good! Those piggies look angry and monstrous, yet reasonable in that "Yea, I can see how the whole thing would work like that" way. Nicely done!

Heh, yea for having rather different personalities, RiTides and I spend a remarkable time on the same wave length. I don't know if that means I am becoming nicer, or he is becoming a grouchy old man

Two more piggy men are on their way to you today, by the way.

I agree, really nice so far! Ramos and I were discussing if the "forelimbs" needed anything to distinguish them from all the fur - he might try brightening them "with a rich brown or something" . Any thoughts on that?

I don't think I would change the forelimbs too much. There will be a lot of color up front with the helmets, and just some subtle differences like claws instead of hooves will probably be enough. It might be a good spot for some warpaint to make them stand out a bit, but I wouldn't change the forelegs until the faces and mechanics are done.

The aPorkalypse is coming... All looking lovely, I would consider some charred blackened crispy bits for the armour perhaps in the spirit of baconism.

Looking good! I'm inclined to agree with the idea of lightening up or differentiating the forelimbs a bit, but I would wait to see how they look once the face and details are all painted up first.

 inmygravenimage wrote:
The aPorkalypse

This made me laugh

So its about time I do the whole big reveal of what I've really been up to these past few weeks. Last month I was talking with Em from On the Lamb, mostly discussing the schemes of several EFT minis Im painting for them, and she forwarded me a link to a job posting. Privateer Press was looking for a Studio Painter. I figured nothing ventured, nothing gained. Its a fantastic company, and how amazing would it be to have to paint for a living?!

I prepared the usual resume and cover letter, also putting together a portfolio. I wanted the best of the best I've done, and came up with something like 10 pages of photos. But I wanted to do something more- In every job posting, you're going to be competing with countless other applicants, and any way you can stand out from the crown should be capitalized upon.

And so I set about on a rapid turnaround project of a peculiar nature- A Skorne Titan Gladiator- Lots of NMM and trying to push my skills to the next level... I painted this mini as a demo piece and sent it to the Studio Director- I figured that theres such a difference between a picture and the actual model, it could only be a benefit to send in a physical model. Besides, what a great way to be memorable in the application/interview process, right?










Well, I guess it worked, because last week I got a response- I made the first cut!!! Cut to today, and I got to set up the interview proper. In two weeks, I go into the lions den and interview with the Director himself via Skype

The timing couldn't have been any crazier- Lock and Load- Privateer's BIG convention- is next weekend, and Mk 3 of the Warmahordes rules are dropping soon as well, so 110% of their energy is going to the events, not to interviewing right now. Its a pain to wait, but man... Im glad I have a bit of time to prepare!!

Wish me luck

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Pig Mini-Update! Pinky and the Bacon!

Starting to base the bone areas and giving the pigs some extra detail colors. Pink noses because pigs, and the tanks have their first coat of brass and oil wash.





Warlord Mini-Update: Base-pocalypse now!

A rather new addition to the Warlord Titan for WM is a detachable display base. PLanned to have a bunch of marines skittering around its feet, plus a wrecked rhino of some sort. Its rather on the large side.



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Alrighty, that chunk of updates is through, and its getting late. Im off to bed, then soon as I get back tomorrow from work, its gonna be time to hit the brush! Hopefully I can get those big piggies finished off by Monday!

Thanks for reading, you guys!

I shall cross all fingers, toes and trotters for you. Just remember the little people when you're famous

Congrats on getting a look in. Really is a fantastic testament to your skill that they want to have an interview with you.

Will it curb your ability to take commissions on the side?

Good luck, and great news, as said above, it is testament to your amazing skills. You have always been a pro in my eyes, this would only be making it global.

That's huge (the Titan and the job prospects ) Congratulations and good luck with the interview!