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Well done Damo, you really deserved the win with all the hard work you've put into the boys in red over the years

Dogs are looking nice and fluffy as always, well apart from Oscar but that's not the way Labs roll

Also well done on the transformation, looks very cool, autobots roll out

Congratulations on the win. Well deserved.

Look forward to the robo-painting.

Congrats on the win there Nerd Those minis looked sublime and their display made them look mighty formidable. Safe to say i'd crap myself if I saw that outside my window when I woke up in the morning Excited to see what you create with the admech

I sat down for a few minutes and nutted out a good feel for a Ryza Forgeworld not Ryza from Wutang Clan but Ryza the Mechanicus Forge! and I have this image in my head that the 30K stuff isn't clean and factory condition, but worn, and are battle hardened immense figures of death and unbridled destruction. So, keeping that in mind I (again) wanted to try to mix up my usual way of painting and do something for Whaley with them that will look fantastic as a display and hopefully garner some "Oooooh's" & "Ahhhhhh" when gamed with

I primed them silver and watered down a dark blue to the point it pooled and ran in random places while darkening the recesses, then I started to get the highlights with burnished gold and washed with Sepia and Agrax. the armour plates are simply watered orange to a viscosity you can slightly see the underneath shades and once dry washed with Agrax.

So now for the questions do I go much darker on the metal parts? how much battle damage? how bright do I bring the Orange up to? what colour for lenses and/or power glow? Red/yellow or Blue? keep in mind the other models in the army that this will have to transfer too









I also went and saw a mate of mine and got some more body art started he freehanded Optimus Prime with the shadows of other autobots behind him in a battle, so far we've done the outlines and started the shading behind him, not bad for just over 2hours it'll come together more next time with a touch of red and blue!

Wow, those two are awesome so far! How do you paint this well and this fast? The use of a streaky dark blue to get that instant verdigris effect is superb!

Personally, I'd suggest a teal/cyan for the lenses and such, I think a nice cold blue would really stand out against the warm reds and brass. I'd take the orange a shade or two brighter, no more than that on these as so far I think they're brilliantly gritty and beat-up! On that note, battle damage up to 11 on the big guys, dial it down a bit for the smaller fellas.

So to clarify, the orange is just a thick glaze over metal? I've got to try that at some point!

Yep mate I figured that washes stain and bring out the detail and watered paint would essentially do the same albeit with a chalky finish and it works well if you choose where and when you use it :-)

Man... that's a beautiful patina you have on that metal. Stunning. I wouldn't screw with it.

Congrats and well deserved on the AoP win. It's a great looking army and board! The AdMech are looking amazing, even unpainted. I can't wait to see how they turn out.

Of course, the dogs somehow manage to pip even the Blood Angels and AdMech. Beautiful beasts you have there, and that's coming from an avowed cat guy.

Well deserved win on the AoP Sir, your Angels are always a treat to see.

Mechanicus , Wrong Ryza , but you save the thread with Doggie pics

I like. I would bring the orange out a bit more. The metals are stunning. I will have to steal this.

I think making the orange more orange-y helps make the black (assuming you are going to add black) really pop. Really like the metals, has a "been in the field" look.

For lenses, I think a light blue would work well, contrast the orange.

Did you want me to send you Ryza transfers? Might be hard to add them on later and look the same level of weathered.

Little update on the Mechs did some scratches and weathering on the metals but am a little unsure if I need to tone it down or if it looks good like this? I like it personally and would only adjust the belly torso plates but thats the main point of visibility for the weathering.

Whaley, I can't use transfers dude I'm captain crap when using them so maybe I can leave a flatter spot where you want to add one or two? just show me where and I'll make it work for you.








If you're this close and looking up at these guys....... the Vorax'll get ya

Ahhhh Sweet, sweet nerdpainting....

Firstly, big BIG congrats on the win! That's a handy feather in your cap and a testament to your skills! I'm very jealous of you....

Now the AdMech! Pity to see you parting with it, but its good that its going to a great home! (plus this way Ill eventually be able to see it in person!)

Im thrilled to see you tackling the big boys first... Love those models, and your painting is doing them justice for sure. Very interesting use of the washes to get an oily, grimy base. Even more interesting seeing the orange areas just being what is essentially a shade, letting the grime underneath through. I would like to see them a little more towards the orange end of things (currently look more red than orange), but that's just my own personal taste.

I get a very construction vehicle vibe from these guys. Nicely worn and used looking. Like you mentioned, I think the belly plates are just a liiiittle too scratched up, but I think that you could get away with it without having to repaint anything. I dont think that you need to darken them or anything either. They work very nicely with the rest of the colors.


Lastly, lenses I'd do in teal- that would really stand out from the orange and metal.




Ugh... the speed at which you can pump these things out....

Gorgeous work, nerd!

The scratching looks great, Perhaps a bit bright in one or two spots (I'd tone it down on the heads just a tad) but as an effect it definitely works.

I'll hit up Ramos about the transfers, he is really good at getting them on there without looking like transfers.

I like the scratches, even if there are a bit more of them then I would have gone with. Like Ramos said, makes them look more like machines and less like soldiers.

With a slight thread hijack, Nerd and I are talking about this new HH plastic box set, and doing a small HH force to go with one of the Primarchs. So the question is which one? It would be the contents of the plastic box (so Mk IV armor) with most likely a few other additions. Question here because the Nerdman will be painting it up next year some time.

Mech stuff is looking great so far. Muchly improved since you added the scratches on the metal.

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I'll hit up Ramos about the transfers, he is really good at getting them on there without looking like transfers.

I like the scratches, even if there are a bit more of them then I would have gone with. Like Ramos said, makes them look more like machines and less like soldiers.

With a slight thread hijack, Nerd and I are talking about this new HH plastic box set, and doing a small HH force to go with one of the Primarchs. So the question is which one? It would be the contents of the plastic box (so Mk IV armor) with most likely a few other additions. Question here because the Nerdman will be painting it up next year some time.

Salamanders. Absolutely Salamanders!

Firstly, itd give nerd a different color to paint (seein as hes been favoring the warmer reds and oranges lately), and though I dont know if you guysd want to go the crazy green gold color on everyone, but that could be really wicked as a force!

In any case, Im a fan of green

They look great Nerdy.

I'm going with Salamanders as well with Ramos.

Had to look up some MkIV Salamanders, could be cool.

I'd like to see Nerdy's take on The Emperor's Children, they are a legion that looks stunning when done right, and especially in MkIV... And if you ever add some stuff all their FW unique units are beautiful!

Only 3 people have opinions on a Nerdfested HH army? Figured there'd be more. I was kind leaning towards EC, because I have a few extra things for them already and they are a MK IV heavy army. But I also like Salis because they could be used up to 40k as well. 1st world problems.

Wonderful work Nerdy... the army is going to look fantastic!

I'd put my vote in too, I vote Salamanders! I want to paint that green on things and I also want to do the Terminators and Pyroclasts! if I didn't buy the Mechanicum models it would have been Salamanders fo sure!

and since I mentioned Mechanicum I did some more work the big guys, well one big guy to see how it'll look I bought the orange up a couple of shades and think I've hit the correct level of orange without being too much like my usual cartoonish style and still look brutish and robotic.










hope they're still hitting the mark how you guys see them? i'll go over the robot metal parts again with some silver highlights and do some weathering on the orange plates then it's the weapons and base! they've been easier than I thought they would be to get them to a level I'm happy with and as a complete force they'll be simply awe inspiring (I hope )

Oh and I base coated a model of Lieutenant Varis? to use as an objective marker

Loving the lenses on your Thanatar robots. Really nice blue you've got going there! Will you be putting 'Ardcoat on it to give it that glassy look?

Splendid stuff! The orange definitely works and will be even better once you weather it, and the lenses are cool. I personally would have taken them a bit brighter just for more contrast, but the glassy look does suit them.

D00d! Such gorgeous stuff. Lovely, lovely AdMech all banged up and scratched, just the way i like them.

Stunning work there Nerdy. Really loving your big mech. The metals you've done are phenomenal

Looking pretty damn slick dude, nice work. Orange is better. Metals look out of this world. This will be an amazing army.

Oh and salamanders for me as well, come on their Green!

Looking good! Much more orange then before. Are you planning and black accents?

Looks like we are going green. Now to wait and gather bits.

Brutish is right. Man do they look intimidating! Awesome work.