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Made in ar
Lone Wolf Sentinel Pilot





By the foot of the Andes

@MT: Thanks! guess I must have gotten that wrong, then... But covering up the rust?

@Commander Cain: Thanks for dropping in.

Popping a question about options regarding the colours on the mountain-side:

Plan A, basically a single colour (as is now), and working on the tones, darkening the recesses and shadows, and lightning.. well, you know. True to the actual references, and potentially monochromatically boring.

Ref pics:
Spoiler:


As in there, some green spot colour would come in the form of some plant life.

Plan B, to "differentiate" the most outcropping rocks with colour changes. Tried it out, using two possible tones:




(Timidly, I know, but I wanted to have an easy chance to go back in case it didn't work)

At a loss about which way to go from here, will sleep on it and see.

Any C&C will be most welcome.

Thanks for stopping by.

 
   
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Lord Commander in a Plush Chair





California + Philidelphia

Really cool work you have here!

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Combat Jumping Ragik






Beyond the Beltway

I do like the way those doors have turned out. Can't really give C&C. But it looks like you're on the right track.

 
   
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Ragin' Ork Dreadnought







I recommend using a dark brown wash over all the stone areas and once that dries, an overbrush on the whole mountainside in a 1:1 mix of your two browns, followed by a light drybrush of your lighter brown mixed with a touch of white. You're on the right track.

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Gargantuan Great Squiggoth





Not where I should be

I would give it a wash to darken the recesses, then drybrush, but then I would add some darker "horizontal" stripes, to excentuate the "layers" of rock. Just one or two, here and there, just to break up the block colour. Then add a little salad. Probably some dried up old bushes.

Looking fabulous dude.




 
   
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Mastering Non-Metallic Metal







Good progress.

The use of different colours for the washes of different areas of the rock can help it look more natural. Similar to what I did on the wood of The Hut. A black wash in places, a purple wash in others, and a red wash in others (other colours are available, have a really close look at your reference pictures).

Build the variation in colour, if an area doesn't look right, wash over with another colour.

Then bring out the surface details with a dry-brush or two.

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Lone Wolf Sentinel Pilot





By the foot of the Andes

@Rogue Wolves: Hi there, and thank you!

@Red H: Thanks for checking in, hope I can get your feedback once the Comp's done!

@W. Waaazag, Cam & Dr H: Thank you all, really appreciate you taking the time, all noted and taken into account. Tried that advice, too, though still very much WIP.

I fell back from the coloured outcroppings by going over them again with the base colour, leaving only traces of the orange and ochre, and went a different direction:

Heavy drybrush of a lighter tone - pinkish hue, more alike the reference - on the flatter areas, and some shadowing/darkening on the recesses of (some, rest on their way) the protruding rocks:





Closer look of one the rocks:



One more - lighter, both in tone and coverage - dry-brush, and then a darker wash to bring it together, maybe? And a final dry-brush to recover the surface detail?

And the some different colour washes on the "harder" rocks, for extra variation. And the darker, longer horizontal stripes (mostly over the gate), to stress the layered texture there.

Put (and painted) some ballast around the tracks as well:



(Clean up pending!)

Might have (re)found the way?

C&C are always most welcome.

Cheers.

 
   
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California + Philidelphia

I am loving the redness of the rocks! Definitely sets a stark contrast to the man made blue.

[
"Don't worry, Vik! You have all of your internet friends to keep you company! And, as everyone knows, internet friends are at least one step above imaginary friends "-Rawson
"Does an Ork shiiiit green?" "...Rogue! -you rock!" "Damn you too Rogue!""[TTFN]... That means tittyfething right?""Yep, that's me, a two-dollar whore"-Dsteingass
"... but if we all fail together we can make it look like we´ve won actually.." "...to all killers out there...: my face will hit your fist so hard it´s gonna bleed...your fist that is...""lol....OMG... you are a serial""he knows no pain...nor fear^^ he is a riveteer""yep... some of the dakka chaps here sure made the joints of my jaw quite loose...""er... emailsex... now that at least sounds like the perfect safer sex... but i like mine a bit more...wet""do you know what they call a quarter pounder of a buckte full of rivets in france?" "No...what?" "Rivitz royal"-Viktor von Domm
" I expected to hear gak like that from RW, not you Vik... for shame Sir, for shame"-AnUnearthlyChilde
"We are Vik's private collection of muses for the monkey on his back.....""you, guys are worse than my children......"-mxwllmdr
"Singling one out as odd in a =][_= thread is like going into an asylum, pointing at someone at random and saying "that person's insane""-Shrike
 
   
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Lone Wolf Sentinel Pilot





By the foot of the Andes

More on the mountain side, and not much else to speak about...











C&C are welcome.

Thanks for stopping by.

 
   
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Focused Dark Angels Land Raider Pilot





Skovde, Sweden

How come the rails are hanging freely in the middle? It's been bugging me during the build so I just had to ask...

// Andreas

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Lone Wolf Sentinel Pilot





By the foot of the Andes

@granander: Don't now, just using some plans drawn by the same guy who designed the Thunderhawk... I mean, if that thing is supposed to fly, why wouldn't those rails hold on the air as well?

Seriously now, supports will go there. At some point. Before the deadline. Or I'll just call it a Thunderrail and leave as they are... No, maybe I'll better go with the supports.

Thanks for looking in.

Meanwhile, I grilled the vent for the overhang over the doors:



Too cold and humid to spray today - and it's too small a piece to rattle the can for -, so I'll try some brush-on primer I got some time ago, and had been saving for a rainy day.

Cheers.


 
   
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Lone Wolf Sentinel Pilot





By the foot of the Andes

Started working on the last part of the base...

First, more drywall filler and some sand:





Beginnings of a secondary road (path, bah!) on the side:



Undercoated, too dark:





I found room for yet another road/path, just some tracks on the mud, on the other side, in case one (rail)road wasn't enough...



And the stepping stones on the left:



Sidetracking, mock-placed the vents in the overhang:



Lightening things up a bit...





And the side path turned into a rusted iron (what else could it have been?) walkway...



Cut it too short (I did not want rusted metal spikes overhanging the base, but over did it!, , will fix later)

The wheel prints are still there:



Still a long way to go, but going there!

C&C are welcome, as always.

Thanks for stopping by.

 
   
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Good progress LT.

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Fixture of Dakka





6 foot underwater

Love the rusted walkway on the rock supports, very cool, and great rust effects.

Vent looks great (even if I'd have prefered some dodgy geezers being all shady-like up there )

Think you've caught just the right variation in the rock tones - hope you noted the colours for when you get round to the other four sides of the peak

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Lone Wolf Sentinel Pilot





By the foot of the Andes

@Dr H.: Thanks for dropping by!

@xXWeaponPrimeXx: Glad you are not !

@MT: Notes? I was supposed to be taking notes?

Can't take credit for the rust in this one, though, it is mostly true rusted cutouts (Only painted parts are the hinges on the main gate and - WIP yet - the vent and walkway raisers). Will harden up the weathering on the vent, will that make it closer to your heart?

Change of pace, put the groundworks on hold for a bit and fiddled with something smaller fr a while, giving some care to the neglected Hammerhead-to-(mayb)-be, and gave a try at the drone pieces (Only the top parts, sans fins, for now):





Compared to their true-blood sibling, for ease of reference





And temporarily placed, fitting check:





(The Hammerhead is in the process of getting a gap-filling nose-job too)

Cheers.

 
   
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Fixture of Dakka





6 foot underwater

The mesh is real rust too? Excellent use of real materials - you've got those bonus points in the bag

In all the excitement I'd forgotten about your hammerhead...

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Mastering Non-Metallic Metal







@Dr H.: Thanks for dropping by!
Got to show that I am floating about occasionally.

Good job on the drone-alikes.

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Thunderhawk Pilot Dropping From Orbit





Worle, UK

Man you have got so much painting done already :S But it is looking great. I have not even primed my terrain yet lol.

 
   
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Unteroffizier






As always nice love for details on the terrain piece.
The devil fish looks fine as well.

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Lone Wolf Sentinel Pilot





By the foot of the Andes

Disclaimer: Not an update, not much (nothing at all, truth be said ) to show yet.

@MT: Real rusted mesh it is. Fresh from the scrapyard, too!

@Dr H: Good tag, drone-alikes; so be them be named now!

@M0rdain: I have painted some, but free time is a whimsical thing, comes and goes as it pleases (usually goes!) and, as you (don't) see, not much has happened in the last days.

@pfibp: Thanks. the fun is in the details! And so are supposed to be both God and the Devil... (Lots of room in the details, it seems).

Cheers.


 
   
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Decrepit Dakkanaut






Madison, WI

You need to get some support underneath those "floating rails" over the concrete...

Anvildude: "Honestly, it's kinda refreshing to see an Ork vehicle that doesn't look like a rainbow threw up on it."

Gitsplitta's Unified Painting Theory
 
   
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Lone Wolf Sentinel Pilot





By the foot of the Andes

@Gits: Will do, since nobody seems to be buying the levitating thingy idea ! Good to see you back around!

Last night's odd progress, having a couple hours to kill before I could pick one of the Cubs (and nothing on the TV to help keep me awake) after some cutting and glueing on the entrails of an inkjet printe and a former model train bogie:







And for size reference:



With some more work, added details - rivets, of course - and a paintjob, it might do.

Your thoughts are welcome!

Thanks for stopping by.


 
   
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Gargantuan Great Squiggoth





Not where I should be

Looks brilliant, just needs a cable or maybe a chain, there is a bit of cable coming your way, I think, cant remember now.

Over all looking great, the tire tracks are brilliant touch.

Hammerhead looking excellent also.




 
   
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Fixture of Dakka





6 foot underwater

Everyone should have a clockwork dodo

Looks great, can imagine it looking very weathered and rusty...

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Lone Wolf Sentinel Pilot





By the foot of the Andes

Thanks, Cam! I was thinking a claw of sorts at the the end, but a dangling chain and a hook sounds very good, will try it out

I know a package is on the way, my lack of confidence on the post is keeping me on my toes!

Clockwork dodo? That really cranked a laugh!

As for the paint, I was thinking on an industrial equipment yellow base look - would contrast well with the base, I reckon -, with a well-used weathering on top.

Mock-placed on the track:





As (barely) seen in the second pic, I also addressed the floating rails issue, will get a better shot of those for the next instalment.

Thanks for dropping by!

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Decrepit Dakkanaut






Madison, WI

Cool... a clock-work goose!

Anvildude: "Honestly, it's kinda refreshing to see an Ork vehicle that doesn't look like a rainbow threw up on it."

Gitsplitta's Unified Painting Theory
 
   
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Combat Jumping Ragik






Beyond the Beltway

But does it drink?

I have a bunch of bits like that. Cool use of them. Inspirational too.

 
   
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Lone Wolf Sentinel Pilot





By the foot of the Andes

@Gits: Thanks, but sorry, it's a Dodo!

@Red H: No, it doesn't. But it has a dozer (mini)blade! and hazard stripes!

Might have gotten carried away a bit (I know that I got trigger happy with the cam!), but here is where it stands now: Mecha Dodo-Draisine

Front, crane, chain and hook:




Sideways:




Dozer-blade/Pilot (cow-catcher) end view:






C&C are always welcome.

thanks for stopping by.

 
   
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Decrepit Dakkanaut






Madison, WI

Incredibly inspiring LT... bravo!

Anvildude: "Honestly, it's kinda refreshing to see an Ork vehicle that doesn't look like a rainbow threw up on it."

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