And so it begins...



The painting of Cassar's (commissioned from a CMON frequenter) awesome sculpt.
Today I've added the brass etchings and some resin detail. If all goes well, I can undercoat the pieces tomorrow.
I'm not too sure about the resin skull on the back though, I might get rid of that...
In general I think it doesn't need that much more in terms of little glued-on tidbits. I think I'm going to add more detailing with self-made decals and freehand.

Wow, can't wait to this progress... Amazing work!

Nice. Loving the details.

That looks awesome. How big is it?

Cheers fellas!
Well, it's a big one... The sculpt is standing 19cm tall to the top of the body and 14 cm wide at the shoulders. ^^

You sir, are a god! This is so subbed

This is gonna be good....

this is going to be awesome..

cant wait to see the progress!

Holly s#@t this is gonna be frigging amazing the last 1 you did was well mind blowing dude can wait ..!! excellent work bro.. one question whats the face look like on him..?

I love the brass etching detail. I will anxiously await updates on your progress of one of Sanguinius' most hallowed warriors!

Hey keep up the good work, that looks great!

Can't wait to see it finished

Considering how good your GW Space Marine was, I'm expecting my jaw to go through my floor when you finish this one! Looking forward to more progress

This will be epic.

Eagerly following this one!

Thread subscribed!

Hehehe, thanks for cheering me on guys! So... no pressure then. ^^

Well, here's some progress. I mounted and undercoated most parts. The legs are still giving me a headache though. I added a large etched brass aquila, which I pre-bent, but I'm now at attempt numer three and the top-right corner still is popping off. If this last gluing attempt doesn't do it I'll be forced to snap it off completely and rework the bending...
Oh, and I added a pic with the FW marine head, it kinda shows the scale difference.

Damn you and your extra cool projects

Cant wait to see this done ! also just noticed the storm bolter has a RIS rail on top of it must be for optics ? lol

is there a thread anywhere for the wip sculpt ?

I like it so far, (though I have this feeling that it needs to be looted and turned into a stompa...)

Cheers guys!

@SilverMK2: Hehehe, oh , a sculpt like this is worth a few years in Purgatory

@CURNOW: Yup, forthat extra large scope to shoot the xenos from reaaaally far away. I'm thinking to paint the little blood drop on front of the iron sight as a gem/lenz. Kinda like a drop-shaped laser targeter.
For the sculpt WIP, you'll have to pop over to CMON and look for Cassar's threads.

@Lord Scythican: Ahaha, you're not the first to come up with that though. That helmet bay is almost big enough to house a normal sized mini. Knobs & levers is all it needs. ^^

My god, I'd love to get my hands on something like that.

@Carabine: Well, if you want one, just send me a PM and I'll provide the email address of the sculptor. He welcomes commissions.

Update:
I've been sidetracked to magnetize some small terminators and doing some work on the other vehicles.
Also, that top-right corner of the Aquila keeps popping of his leg and is driving me crazy!!!!! I think I'll pin that brass into place and hide the pin with a purity seal. Or maybe dab around with superglue activator but then I'd still need to find/buy some first...

Wouldnt it be better to take the aquilla off, bend it to the correct shape and then glue it on again?

Btw. Cant wait to see the rest of the model... this is outstanding work

Long time no update. I've finally managed to fix the brass eagle...

Superglue activator is like..woah!

I should have heeded that advice a long time ago... it's been sticking on since a few weeks now and shows no signs of coming loose.
A traced plasticard-copy would've been a good alternative though. Finally this thing can move forward. Hurrah!



And also I've been working on a side project., the demon in progress... The horns still need drybrushing and I'm thinking of giving the runes a light blue colours, as if glowing, and also give them a healthy coat of glow-in-the-dark paint.







But the LEDS have run into a problem. When first having bought those UV LEDS, the guy at the shop told me they were 1V, so I prepared for a setup of 9 LEDS on a 9V battery on 3 x 3 LEDS wired in series to spread the voltage. But a test setup resulted in no light whatsoever.
Chrome, with his infinite LED wisdom, informed me that they are probably between 3.2 and 3.8V but that much voltage that means I can probably only setup 3 LEDS max on a 9v battery. That would give me nowhere near enough light I fear and the base of the thing won't allow for more batteries...



but I've just been lagging behind on taking pics. I haven't solved the LED issue yet, the lack of space inside the thing is a bit worrying. As the voltage of the LEDS is actually 3,2V or 3,8 V, which means I woud have to cram 2-3 batteries in there... Also, time-wise, I might have to ditch the LEDs altogether and just go for a clean base. In any case the UV paint does shine quite brightly in even low light conditions.

So here's the bust, more or less finished I feel. There's glow-in-the-dark paint on his bulging veins, his eyes, the silver and copper disc, and the glowing runes on his horns. purely from an aesthetic point of view, it might look better with dark inlays for the runes, but the light paint job does work its wonders in the dark.

Very fun

More Terminator is needed though!

I am subscribing the HELL out of this thread.

Cheers fellas!

Well, I've decided to take another route for the LEDS. I bought a second base, painted it up in glossy black and delivered the bust as a gift for which it was intended. I now have some 'over time' to fix the lighting.
I'm thinking it would be best to go for a direct power supply with an adapter.
But being a electronics layman, I have no idea on what hardware to get. I'll need a power adapter/charger for sure, a female receptor and probably some other electronic thingamajig to get it all working.
If anyone has some concrete advice and knowledge on some specific hardware and setup, I'd be much obliged. Even some direct URLs to webshops or ebay would be wolderful! Wehey!

this is the most awesome project i have seen in a long time. who/where did you get the terminator from? and how much was it? i may have to do one myself

OML I need to get one of these an paint it :O it would be an awesome titan

Hmmm. Intriguing. I'll look forward to seeing this develop.

WAAAAGGHH-god wrote:this is the most awesome project i have seen in a long time. who/where did you get the terminator from? and how much was it? i may have to do one myself

Cheers guys!

lol, yeah, you put a standard marine inside the 'cockpit' and voilà, instant Knight

The sculpt was made by 'Cassar' over at Coolminornot. If you're interested in a sculpt from him, just send me a PM and I'll provide his email address. The communication with him and the feedback back and fro went very smooth, best to work out a price with him, it depends on a mix of time, complexity and level of detail. For min I paid around 200 quid, which is a good price considering the speed of the sculpt and level of quality.

who are you and can i have your babys?
amazing work its fantasamoagoricalysupermegaawsome.......................drowns in own drool

Less talk, more giant terminator!

Epic work Do you paint the brass pieces or leave them?

Meph wrote: For min I paid around 200 quid

So around $400 USD give or take...hmmmmm....maybe someday....

'Nuff said.

that terminator is rad. the demon bust... really great.

lol, thanks guys! And no! The project is not dead. Just sidetracked a bit by the BA army, i want to get some units in a playable paint coats asap. ^^

@da_mek: Yes, yes you may. but only f you train them at a secret ninja camp. I'll need henchmen at some point of my life and I'd rather have them well-trained.

@dullblade35: Oh, I definitely paint them, they get under- and basecoated together with the rest of the model. Not painted they just look 'off' with the rest of the model. Feel free to have a look in my FW Marine Thread or BA Army thread for some examples of painted brass detailing.

Do you have a pm blog for the army? I'd be very interested to see what you do on the 40k scale as well.

Here you go WM. Blood Angels Land Raider Crusader

There's more than the crusader on the blog... he should re-name it actually...

Sure thing, no a blog per se, but one of the links in my sig.

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/314661.page

Ah true, true. i'll see if I can without Admin assistance.


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Ah, the one Gits linked was the one I was lacking (I have sigs turned off, so I didn't see them there :facepalm)

Ninja'd! Glad to add another blog to the list of really great BA armies!

Meph wrote:Sure thing, no a blog per se, but one of the links in my sig.

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/311030.page

Ah true, true. i'll see if I can without Admin assistance.


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Are you making any more progress?

Not yet to be honest. I first want to have my BA army painted to a gaming standard and then I'll tackle this guy. When I start this I really want to be able to concentrate it fully, in order to do it justice. Most likely after the summer I'll start.

I want one... I need one... my birthday is in a couple of weeks, sooo any voliteers!

Very good job! Love the Daemon head.

I can tell this will be good. Very, very good. I wait patiently for more WIPs.

Then you had better get cracking Meph come on chop chop! im getting absolutely no advertising value out of ya so hurry it up. lol
Good work so far just quicker!!!

Cheers fellas! lol Cass, if it can soothe your pains. i have a moral obligation to have it finished before the end of the year, so it'll be finished within a year from delivery.

And I'll start painting in September so that gives me a rough 4 months to finish it! That's lightning fast compared to the FW marine, which took two years! lol

I wonder if you could field that as a Titan?... mmm

Wow looks really cool.

Hehehe, well, it's certainly big enough to be a titan. ^^

I feel like a noob for asking but where is that from ? your own sculpt or an ebay buy or something ?

Oh and it looks amazing.

I WANT ONE (OR 2)

StubbyGB wrote:I feel like a noob for asking but where is that from ? your own sculpt or an ebay buy or something ?

Oh and it looks amazing.

Same question as above.

Looks fantastic.

The sculpt is by Cassar (he is a member on dakka, though does not post too much) - search for him on CMON.

Wow, just wow. I would love to see an Assault Cannon in this scale, this will raise the bar for everyone.

StubbyGB wrote:I feel like a noob for asking but where is that from ? your own sculpt or an ebay buy or something ?

Oh and it looks amazing.

thanks for the comments glad you like it, i do commission work to order feel free to look me up

Dashyl wrote:I WANT ONE (OR 2)

im currently selling off a lot of old stuff (cheap)i did when i first started you can check it out on ebay or on the tradsing post at cmon.

Popsicle wrote:

StubbyGB wrote:I feel like a noob for asking but where is that from ? your own sculpt or an ebay buy or something ?

Oh and it looks amazing.

Same question as above.

Looks fantastic.

same answer lol

SilverMK2 wrote:The sculpt is by Cassar (he is a member on dakka, though does not post too much) - search for him on CMON.

cheers for the good press sil

mwnciboo wrote:Wow, just wow. I would love to see an Assault Cannon in this scale, this will raise the bar for everyone.

assault cannon hmmmmm like this one




i know im shameless sorry Meph for jacking your thread, back to the naughty room for me lol...might as well be hung for a sheep as a lamb here's the ebay link it has links to the other stuff thats going cheap http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/dreadnought-LARGESCALE-ultra-marines-/140580022668?pt=UK_Toys_Wargames_RL&hash=item20bb38e98c

No worries man. C'mon in, put your feet up, have a beer. ^^

Believe me i could do with one at the moment, Jesterz putting my head away with the last minute "adjustment" to the death jesters armature. good job he's in the us of a i might do time lol.

again much appreciated and er i like the big recliner there if ya dont mind moving lol.

*gracious bow* or as near as i can get with these old bones .

No updates on the blood angel yet Meph? come on matey this is slow even for you Lol

Ahaha oh nooooooo! The spectre of peer pressure rises again!
But you're right... I should get it finished before year's end... And I will dammit! By the bones of my forefathers, so I swear.

Alright bitcheez, it's onnnn! No mo' messin' about.
I applied a metallic coat and some rust patches. I just sealed it with some satin varnish and when that's dry, the salt is going on. If that manages to dry out this afternoon, I'll undercoat both the Stormraven and the Termy today, huah!

Wow, like it, If I can doing a critic, feet seem a bit small.

Cheers mate! The feet seem like a bit of a tight fit indeed, but on the other they do help to convey the mass and bulk of the armour.

And behold! Ze red!

Nice.

I have to say Meph the helmet is spectacular, im glad you were such a pain in the arse..i mean so fussy during the build lol

Hurah!

Progress!

Meph wrote:Cheers mate! The feet seem like a bit of a tight fit indeed, but on the other they do help to convey the mass and bulk of the armour.

And behold! Ze red!

What is the point of having those little rocks on him for? Is this some battle-damage painting technique?

Looks like the salt and hairspray technique ...I am looking forward to seeing the results.

I'm going to have to change my pants...

Cheers guys! indeed, it's the hairpsray/salt technique. ^^ Works great on large models as you really get a height difference from the paint thickness.

Here's some shading and subtle highlighting done. I'm not too sure i'll give it another highlighting at this point as once the salt is gone, the red will need some touch-ups in any case.
I also gave it a dark red wash.

Can't wait to see this salt free

Ditto /\

WOW this thread is the best i've seen in a long time

Desalted!
Of course, as before with the FW Marine, the effect is by no means perfect, some touch-ups with red are needed here and there and of course more weathering will follow. But it's a solid base to work with.

That huge termie has to one of the coolest things I've ever seen!!! Looking very much forward to the finished result

As usual, looking amazing, i really enjoy how you show us step by step pics and seem as excited as the rest of us to se it finished! :-) the salt technique is nicely done but it's when you do your details work that my eyes light up!

nerdfest09

Looks great! I shall be following this blog! Where did you get this?

Looks good so far

Looking like progress...sure you have'nt banged your head ? lol

Wow, this is a big ol' bucket of awesome.

Subscribed!!

Another brilliant masterpeice by Meph. This is gonna looking killer when its done.

I love the sculpt, ill have to message cassar with some ideas. I have never understood rust on a space marine though. I don't think a space marine would let his armor get any rust on it, its sacred. But other than my personal opinion on space marine rust its looking great. Subbed

damn you meph! this is too awesome for words

Gonna have to follow this!

EPIC!!!!

I want one on my desk.

Cheers guys! I'm glad you're along for the ride.
As for the origin of the sculpt, I commisioned it last year from Cassar, who's also in this thread. It were his magic hands that brought this wondeful model into being, so go ahead and poke him. Don't be shy now, go on. ^^

@Thare1774: I wholeheartedly agree. Rust is a no-no for marines, and actually as they always describe the armour as being an advanced ceramic material, even shiny bits are a nono. But hey, it's stuff that's recogniseable ^^
But once the weathing is fully underway, you'll see that I won't make any actual rust patches, more like weathered bare metal. Bright metallic that's discoloured by oil & dirt. On the other large paint job, the FW large marine, I went down a somilar route. No actual weathering as an effect from year-long neglecting, but rather the scruffy, weathered look from long duration combat action.

Cool, I wasn't trying to put down the model. The paint job is coming along great and I'm a big believer in painting anything however you want, its what makes this hobby awesome. But I'm glad others such as yourself are with me on the no rust space marine thing. I look forward to the finished product

After a long hiatus... Cheers mate! As always, don't hold back on comments or critics. Any and all are welcome.


I'm looking at the helmet and I'm wondering If I should perhaps apply a facial marking like I had done on some ancient mini's. Might look good I think.
I'll post two pics I took of the old mini's I'm talking about.

What do you guys think? Facial marking or not? Any suggestions for face markings, or other small details are welcome.




I'm actually thing to put a face marking along the lines of the T-H guy. That might look good, seeing as the large model has an extra little plate on the face compared to the ancient mini.

So here's the progress on the big 'un! Al mayor areas that need to be black have been painted black and I've applied some sponge weathering on the edges. It might look rough at the moment, but once the hardcore weathering starts, it will be blended together more. I also just realizes that I probably need to apply any decals now, before I weather further and apply the oil paints.

Perhaps a couple of stripes over one eye?

I was also thinking that you might be able to do a history panel on the suit somewhere - perhaps previous users, major conflicts the suit has been in, etc? Obviously you may not be able to read it because of the scale, but it might be nice to commemorate the history of the venerable suit

Oh, that's indeed a good option. Perhaps two stipes, either straight-edged or more tribal claw marks... hmmm. Straight?

And great idea for the history plaque! And I have ample room to put one. I didn't post any pics of these in the previous post, but the model has two hip plates, and two shoulder shields. I was thinking to put some personal heraldry on one shoulder shield, and a painted (custom decal) plaque or scroll on the other shield with famous battles would look great. I could use the hip plates previous users perhaps.

Is his power fist from the old armorcast Reaver titan?

Nope, just Chuck Testa.

The fist came with the sculpt. So it's a one-off by Cassar.

I though I'd post some high-res photos to show off the texture left behind by the salting. They're the full high-res ones, straight from the camera. 2592x1944 for some zoomy scrolly goodness.
As you may have noticed before I didn't sift it that thoroughly this time compared to the FW Marine. But seeing the scale of the model I like the little stuff quite a lot. It add to the sense of weight and age of the parts.

I'm also thinking that perhaps I should take a brush and add some slight metallic weathering in the recesses of the finger joints. It seems only logical that you'd get some wear where the finger joins slide over each other.
Whaddayathink, go for it?

High-Res One
High-Res Two
High-Res Three

Really, a chuck testa reference?







Well done sir.

So much awesomesauce!

Wow, That is truly a great looking piece. I can't wait to see it finished!

holiday seasons over Meph, about time you removed the digit from yer rear end and produced some progress...oh Lol

Great piece, amazing paintjob you have some talent. i wanna see this finished!

God damn it why you be so awesome!!!! *shakes fist*

On a serious note, i'd love to see the progress of this as if its anywhere near the quality of your FW marine (no doubt it will) this is going to be a masterpeice.

Dan

Gyaaaaarh! Why does time move so fast? My apologies for the late reply guys. The thread got lost in the staggering amount of dakkadakka mails I get. And also, Dakkadakka is about the only forums where I can't post on from the office as the posting function is blocked by our zealous whitelisting departments... :(

Thanks a lot for the comments and presence, I appreciate it greatly. you guys whipping me on is the best motivation. There's no pressure like peer-pressure!

After a long, long holiday season hiatus, (and SWTOR, damn you for being such a good game!) I'm back on track. I've got some free time and I intend to spend a lot of it painting.

But first up in my pipeline is the large scale terminator, who is in dire need for some lovin'. And a vertical stripe it became!

Right now I've brought it up to the point where it's ready for masking so I can airbush on the bronze/golden metallics. I've also applied the decals as these will need weathering as well. As you can see I painted on all black area's, dappled on applied some weathering using a little ripped packing sponge from a models blister. I used dark grey and metallics, making sure the sponge was almost dry before dabbing it on. I also used a small brush to add some boltgun metal in some little recesses of joints, such as fingers and elbow joints.

It may look a bit messy at the moment, but once the bronze-golden metallics are on, the whole thing will have a more balanced look, and after that I'll prep the model for some oil washes. These will do a lot to tie the whole look together.

At the moment, the model's extras are put aside, such a the shoulder shields, hip shields, and gun. These I'll do separately as I still need to make some custom decals to go on those. I thought to add some more custom decals to the main model parts but frankly I wanted to get some stuff done and making custom decals in Photoshop would have put me back by a day or two.

As always, if the photos are too scaled, just right-click, open in new tab for full resolution goodness.
Also, the lighting conditions outside are terrible, ànd it's freezing, so I was forced to take some photos inside, using some artificial light to boost the light quantity. Hence the somewhat dubious quality of the shots. there some glare and reflections, but I'm sure you get the gist.




And voila, my o so professional lighting setup and photo studio.



My usual one outside is actually a whole lot better, I kid you not. I use that A3 sheet op paper to pull down as needed and block the direct sunlight.




Bounce! Bounce!

Looking cool - love your photo studios

Cheers mate! Yeah, necessity is the mother of all invention innit?

In the mean time: Tadaaaa!

Really, really cool im gobsmacked at how well this is coming on, your painting technique complements the scale of the model perfectly.

Cheers mate! Yeah, I'm quite happy myself with the way it turned out.

So far I've been busy re-applying a decal on the right shin that got ripped off with the masking tape. . was stupid enough not to seal the model before sticking tape all over it... I also tore off a little piece of the top BA icon decal on the main body. but hey, that's insta-weathering. So applying the decal actually took some time, what with all the layers of Micro Sol and furious stabbing with a modeling knife.
By the end of the weekend, the model will be sealed in Klear and have some oil paint applied.

I took a pic...

Yet again, awesome. I followed the FW marine, and was waiting to see where you were going with the terminator. Amazing job!

Mat

The second time I have exalted you! Bravo! I'm very very badly jealous of your dedication!

The painting is amazing, im really not keen on the sculpt tho, not enough detail for me and a lot of edges dont seem sharp enough. Hopefully ill like it more when its all done and not photographed quite so close up.

The paint job is very good tho, adds a lot of detail.

Cheers guys, the update is a long overdue but I'l been kept airbrush-powerless due to -5°, -15° temperatures for a few weeks.

Yeah, the pictures and glare to make the model look less sharp than it actually is. But stick around and see where it goes ey.

Yesterday I started with the oil paints and messed up a bit. Something went wrong with the paint/turpentine mix as it looks a bit flakey when drying out. I used a mix i had left over from the vehicles and small marines and I just added some more paint and turpentine to the little pot. After shaking like crazy for a while, it looked like the wash had mixed properly, but when drying out all the pigment went a bit grainy and looks as it just 'floated' at random over the surfaces, not clinging to the nooks & crannies as usual.

I never had that problem. And it's the same paint ànd turpentine as before... And it's not the first time either that I've kept a premade mix like that for a long period on end without using it. Really odd. I think I'm going to give the model a good rubdown with a cloth damp of turpentine and a cotton swab and try again. (lol, now read thàt sentence again from a fashion perspective).
There are also some areas of which I feel they would benefit more from an acrylic ink wash, such as the armour joints.

But for now, behold the pictures of shame!! See the horror of free roaming pigment and strange gray discoloration!

Work's been hectic, the weather's been gak, and I had a few more failed oil attempts. Finally, with a coat of stain varsnish, it took better and I also added some dark brown to the black wash, which seemed to improve the consistency as well.

This is just the as-is, The effect is a bit too harsh here and there but as it's oil paint, I will feather and blend it a bit better.
Also, the last pics are not for the weak-hearted. Pure shock and horror. The right arm went for a bit of a tumble and the dry snap it produced did stop my heart for a second. Luckily I recovered all broken off pieces so I can patiently reconstruct it... :(

Alright, progress on the damage fix. The front bit that broke off was actually in two pieces. They set seamlessly but the line across the knuckles needs some more love. I need to gently sand it even and then carefully bring it on par with the rest of the paint again. Luckily it's only black though.



I've also been sidetracked for a moment with a deadline project for a mate's birthday.

it's a 80mm Clone Trooper. Nice model to paint, bought it from the Coolminiornot shop and I also found and bought a perfectly sized glass bell for the trooper to fit under. ^^
It's very gently shaded, received a light drybrushing, and I added a pattern. The chest and arms were masked using masking tape but the helmet I freehanded. I painted the orange on just with a brush. Airbrushing seemed like to much hassle for just a few stripes. For some of the scratches on the orange, I dabbed on some masking fluid while other bits I painted on using a brush and some dry-sponging. I used the same dark grey as the body glove to dry-sponge on some chips and stains here and there.
The model just received a layer of spray varnish, ready for oil paints.

more..more.. Must see more. Great work, really inspirational.

Oh...so subbed!

Wow, this is looking ery good! I love your weathering, subscribed!

Cheers guys! i hope to make some progress on the termy soon. Only 7 days left for to finish the trooper though. The oil paint has been on since Saturday. Today I'll give that some adjusting i think.

This is way too cool. I see your techniques and I go "what the heck is he doi- OHHHHHH THAT'S SO AWESOME!" hehe. I thought the sand was a little overdone at first but you have definitely toned it down to the appropriate level. It is gritty and I hope you add a bunch of red highlights to make his armor even more regal. Can't wait for the eyes too. Maybe use the glow paint on them as well? might make them very sinister.

-VardenV2

Wow I have to convert one up to be a Chaos term.

How much does this thing Weigh? I am guessing you need a reinforced shelf for it to sit on!

Wow, it's been a while since I updated...

VardenV2 wrote:This is way too cool. I see your techniques and I go "what the heck is he doi- OHHHHHH THAT'S SO AWESOME!" hehe. I thought the sand was a little overdone at first but you have definitely toned it down to the appropriate level. It is gritty and I hope you add a bunch of red highlights to make his armor even more regal. Can't wait for the eyes too. Maybe use the glow paint on them as well? might make them very sinister.
-VardenV2

Yeah, that might look good indeed. And in any case I'm going to make them dark green as with my FW Marine, but the glow in the dark paint is pretty transparent... might work!

baron deathnyx wrote:Wow I have to convert one up to be a Chaos term.

lol, well, Cassar over at SFM actually sculpted a Slaanesh termy right after mine was finished. It's a wicked sculpt!

mwnciboo wrote:How much does this thing Weigh? I am guessing you need a reinforced shelf for it to sit on!

Surprisingly, not thàt much. The dried sculpting stuff is not very heavy, but it's still a good handful.

No progress on the termy yet, the trooper had a deadline. But...
Finished! This must be some kind of record...

Very nice. Simple, but effective.

Cheers mate!

Progress! Or rather, the start of progress. I gave the repairs a coat of black to see how it all dried and cured. And it looks spot on to me, not a seam in sight. Once his hand guard has been weathered up-to-date (which would take only a bit of sponging), and the gold's been retouched I can continue the rest of the model. Actually, it's been so long that I kind of forgot where I was in the whole process. It actually looks as if I could go straight for painting gems and lenzes and then it's the final round of weathering. Some grease around the armour joints and some weathering powders here and there and then the main body is done. After that I still need to paint up the bolter, the halo, the cabling, the besagews, and the hip guards. I should probably come up with some heraldry for one of the armpit guards...

looks good so far meph

Ahem... perhaps I'm a bit late with the reply?
K-Pow!




Inching closer... Currently finishing up the arm cables and the hip armour, after that, just the Storm Bolter, the halo, and the besagews.

(right-click on the pics and open in new tab if they don't show full size, as usual )

OMG!!!.........that is all

Nice! I really like the paint job you've given him. Very suitable. He looks like he's been fighting his way though the depths of a space hulk! He looks about the size of a Titan. How much does he weigh?

I'm awake! I'm awake!
Whuh? 2013? Ermm...

Well I've been sidetracked for a while... A little gift for a friend.



Et voila!
Lighting conditions are less than optimal, but they have to do. I also managed to loose the little loose strand of hair that's supposed to go on top of her head. After finishing the entire model & assembly, I was a bit to quick to clean my workspace and managed to chuck it into a full garbage bag. :( I could make a replacement using some green stuff, but I didn't have the time to let it cure and then paint, sadly.

Anywhoooo




@Zwan1One:Good question, never weighed it actually. It's not light, I can tell you that much.

Alrighty, after a long pause it's time to continue. I've got so much in the pipeline but seeing as this project is closest to being finished, it deserves to be.

It's just some small odds & ends really, and first up is the Storm Bolter.

I was tempted to paint the magazines fully in another colour but them it seemed it might look a bit at odds with the rest of the model, which is predominantly red. Finally I decided to just add a detail stripe in a no-too-contrasting colour.
Although I like the combo with the red, it also looks just a tad too bland, but I'll add a freehand black line to separate the colours, and if I can pull it off, a thinner white line withing the black one. That should provide sufficient variation considering the gun still needs its metalics and the gold/copper detailing.

Then I still need to do the Halo which will receive the same treatment as the rest of the gold detailing on the armour.
The two hip plates I'll definitely leave red but I am pondering what to do with the armpit armour, a.k.a. the besagews.
Although I'm tempted to do so, I'm also feeling hesitant to make them too contrasting with the rest of the model. The shields are perfect to paint some personal heraldry on them using white or yellow, halved or quartered, and then add some small iconography, but I fear that the result might draw the eye in too much and thus distract from the whole of the model. The alternative would be be a full red or black background (one each?) and the keep the iconography accordingly simple in black (on red) and white or yellow on black.

I'm curious to hear what your thoughts are on this?



And just because it's a cool pic.

Meph!! Glad you're back and glad to see you're back to work on that termi! Hope to see more progress on anything you've been working on.

Wow! Some serious talent there! Great crusty weathering.

ive seen some big truescale marines, BUT THIS IS REDICULAS...

in all honastly, the painting, not even eavy metal could have done better, the only thing letting down the model is how the sculpt isnt very crispe, i look foward to seeing it done

Git thru the whole thing.. This is Awesome. Well done.

Cheers guys, thanks for the warm welcome back. It's encouraging.

Alrighty, the Storm Bolter is ready for sealing with varnish and then it's time to pack out the oil paints for washes and stains.
The weapon may look a bit rough at the moment, but as you may have seen from my previous models, oil paint washes are wonderful, wonderful thing. the lighting also isn't showing all the subtle details in the paint.

Also, painting the freehand stripes made me realize that free-handing complex details on the shields will be out of the question. Getting those little lines straight, crisp, and parallel is frickin' stressful. Being the scale that it it, any iconography will have to be mathematically crisp in order not to look too dodgy. Considering I the rest of the detailing on the model are either etched brass and decals, I need that same crispness to stay consistent. I've gone through the decals I have and already found some usable stuff, and I'm thinking maybe to print some new ones. I still have some laserjet decal paper and that way I can go all-out if I want to. Now just to design some...

So the black oil paint was is on and dry. It still needs some cleaning up here and there with a damp brush or ear cotton and then I can seal it for the next step.
The halo I had to spay in a solid colour, as the too much paint came off smooth surface, while rubbing the salt off. It was till prepped with some rock salt ever since I first started the project so I guess that two years isn't that brilliant for the 'salt' technique. Still would have worked wonders though in case I wanted to flake off larger chunks of paint though.
I'll add some blemishes here and there with the 'dry-sponging' technique.

The bolter's been cleaned up a little but, and the halo received its ink wash and drybrushing.
Everything's sealed with varnish for the next bout of oil paints.

This looks quite amazing.

Bolter is looking great, Meph!

Cheers, guys!

So, the bolter & halo almost finished. Then the hip shields, which need little work, and the besagews, which still need a design...

And the base, that's on order. I decided i do not want to lose half a year making a base so I ordered some.

I thought simply to put this (from the CMON store, oval, 120mm)


On either this (ebay, 30x13cm):


Or this (also ebay, 20cm round):


Any thoughts?

What colors were you thinking on that tile? The stock image is pretty busy? It may distract too much from the marine, but I don't dislike the idea of it. More muted colors in a closer palette to one another would probably look better.

Oh I kinda liked the chick with no hair and half a head look! does things for me ya know! .....


and on a termie note! looking so good Meph! you're well on the right track mate and i'm just waiting for everything to be on and photographed so i can score a new computer wallpaper :-)

Moltar wrote:What colors were you thinking on that tile? The stock image is pretty busy? It may distract too much from the marine, but I don't dislike the idea of it. More muted colors in a closer palette to one another would probably look better.

Yeah, indeed. I don't intend to make it that colourful either. At first though I was thinking to not paint it with the 'star' pattern it has. I was more thinking; the circles a warm but muted beige/ochre, paint the inner circles/pie slices black,and then use the pattern in the outer circles to make black diamond shapes. That way I don't stray from the chosen colour palette and it's not too distracting whilst hopefully providing a nice balance to all the red of the termy itself. Whaddayathink?

nerdfest09 wrote:Oh I kinda liked the chick with no hair and half a head look! does things for me ya know! .....

and on a termie note! looking so good Meph! you're well on the right track mate and i'm just waiting for everything to be on and photographed so i can score a new computer wallpaper :-)

lol, I smell a WIP-fetish! Yeh, I'm getting eager to finish him as well, now that the end is in sight. And there'll be pic fo' so'!

 Meph wrote:

Moltar wrote:What colors were you thinking on that tile? The stock image is pretty busy? It may distract too much from the marine, but I don't dislike the idea of it. More muted colors in a closer palette to one another would probably look better.

Yeah, indeed. I don't intend to make it that colourful either. At first though I was thinking to not paint it with the 'star' pattern it has. I was more thinking; the circles a warm but muted beige/ochre, paint the inner circles/pie slices black,and then use the pattern in the outer circles to make black diamond shapes. That way I don't stray from the chosen colour palette and it's not too distracting whilst hopefully providing a nice balance to all the red of the termy itself. Whaddayathink?

Yeah. You're on the money. I like the idea of muting it down but keeping it warmer opposed to cool greys or something.

Cheers, mate! Sorry for the somewhat *cough* late reply. Life kinda sucked me in for a while.
Anyway... Look what the cat dragged in!
Just finished him so sadly no daylight for some decent pics.

Awesome. 'nuff said.

10/10

Cheers!
Here are some more, tomorrow I'll take some decent photos.

Damn thats nice.

What a truely Awesome piece.. 10/10

Crappidy-crap, I managed to take one picture before the right arm fell off... Even with heavy two-component glue and thick pinning. I'll have to clean up the glue surfaces and put him together again. It's going to be a zen exercise to apply enough pressure for long enough so the glue can set. Now I just held it for a few minutes before making sure the arms were supported by random items found around the house.



And a High Res version: Clicky

Absolutely fantastic and the base is perfect in so many ways. Kudos sir.

Great job, Meph! Glad to see you finally finished the big guy.

Great job Meph, would definitely like to see him next to the space marine, oh and in a competition or two.

Thanks fellas!
Well, one week later and the dropped-off-right-arm fix is complete. I tried bracing the arm using all kinds of constructions with books and carpentry vices etc etc. Until I just braced the arm using three plastic, ermm, whatchamacallit in Anglo-lese, zip-strips?


I connected three of these and no extra support was needed. So, tadaaa.

As you can see he's huge. So huge in fact that I can't take any decent pictures of it... He's just too large to make an improvised lighting setup using white paper and such. I think I'll have to poke some hobby-photographer friends of mine to see if they wouldn't mind using my model as a model.



And of course, a High-res photo:


http://www.postwarvandal.com/Meph/Physical/Terminator/IMG_6099PPHR.jpg


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Well done sir, well done!

Zip ties, in that new fancy "Anglo-lese"

Looks great. Any further plans for large scale models, or back to the realm of 28mm?

It's back to the realm of 28mm for a while. yesterday I finished prepping the Contemptor dread stomping Scorpions for painting.

Brilliant project and effort put in.
Love the pic of him and his little 28mm buddy