Mate , those rapiers look like a good reason to buy the Taurox filth, if you can come up with a descent use for the chassis i might buy one !

(Armoured train perhaps ? )

 Big H wrote:
Mate , those rapiers look like a good reason to buy the Taurox filth, if you can come up with a descent use for the chassis i might buy one !

(Armoured train perhaps ? )

You could send it to me that sounds like a good idea ............ well to me at least

 lone dirty dog wrote:

 Big H wrote:
Mate , those rapiers look like a good reason to buy the Taurox filth, if you can come up with a descent use for the chassis i might buy one !

(Armoured train perhaps ? )

You could send it to me that sounds like a good idea …......... well to me at least

How many Taurox to make this !

Noodles , fancy casting some parts to create this ???

10 sheets of PC and a box of Evergreen tubing and I could knock that up!! What say you Noodles? You could do that?

I really love the look of the foot soldiers! Great kitbashing mate!

 Camkierhi wrote:
10 sheets of PC and a box of Evergreen tubing and I could knock that up!! What say you Noodles? You could do that?

A box and one by my calculations and half a hex rod.

Crazy train ideas... I didn't know there were Pzkfw. 38's in Flames of war.

 Big H wrote:


How many Taurox to make this !

Noodles , fancy casting some parts to create this ???

Too many, HAHAHA no chance. what do you have in mind?

 Camkierhi wrote:
10 sheets of PC and a box of Evergreen tubing and I could knock that up!! What say you Noodles? You could do that?

Yea sure I "could" and maybe 12 sheets.

I may require a Bangladeshi sweatshop to help with the riveting of that

...

I was thinking of grabbing one of these to "fix" the taurox: http://victoriaminiatures.highwire.com/product/apc-wheel-and-suspension-kit

It would still look more like an armoured military truck.


I've had another (crazy) idea for making a squad or two of engineers (krieg engineers, just more genswick-ish), I've found all the parts apart from backpacks and equipment, anyone encountered something that might fit? I would just grab a set of dkok packs ... if FW sold them separately.

If anyone reading this has any of the Death korps packs and entrenchment tools (especially those), or better yet the krieg engineers equipment, let me know we can sort out a trade.


Thanks all

Good luck and goodnight

Going to have a look today, not sure, I bought a bunch of stuff a while ago, including some DKoK stuff will look, I know I definatly have horsey dudes.

Really awesome work going on here..... the quality of the casts is looking really cool. Going tohave to go through the last few pages in more depth.

Shapeways is having a 20% off "own designs" sale thing as well as $10 credit when you buy from a shop on the marketplace. [so buy from my shop and get $10 to spend on your next order]

I'll be getting one of my light tank turrets (unfortunately the multi-laser for the model has gone AWOL), a set of bottles and one or two other things.

If there is any requests for bits that I have on the store that you'd like to make, I'll be putting my order in between 5 or 6pm GMT. So get a message to me before then, here or PM, the link to my store is in my sig.



@Magos: Thanks mate I wish there was more to see over the last few pages

@Cam: Cheers mate I appreciate it.


I found some of the DKoK entrenchment tools on bitzbox (they had a 75% off sale and I missed it ). I'll probably have to sculpt the rest adding in some pouches from other kits.

I'm working on a new squad of armed civilians / Escalarchy / remnants of shattered PDF units getting back in the fight, using bits and pieces I've been collecting.

Also I'm about to embark on adding a radio cable and maintenance hatches to the Cyclops wish me luck!


Cheers all

Noodles.

Construction of the Cyclops continues.



I'm thinking of trying to imitate the FW tracks which seem to be a strip wrapped around and then a second wider strip that has been cut wrapped around.

Thank you.

Adding tracks:



This is going to take a while, riveting is starting to sounds attractive. mI wonder what else I could add to these.

I'm only working on these atm as they seem less intimidating than some of my other projects, such is procrastination.

Though I've got a fair bit of paint on the second basilisk, a fun distraction.


Thank you dearest readers.

OMN.

Looking pretty brilliant, tracks look spot on.

Now sorry for delay here, had a dig around would these be any good.....Guardsman in for scale..

Thanks Cam, that's a cool selection I like the wire spools at the back, (if that's what they are) look interesting especially if that is not sprue that they are surrounded by. I could really use something like that with some thin wire wrapped around.

I have some 1:35 stowage that I find a bit large so any of the 1:32 would be a little large, however those grey loose bags in the centre left and across might be useful.

Here are the bits that I've assembled so far from my bitsbox



I'll probably try and use gs for the main bag and attach tools etc as I go.

So for the armour I'm thinking of attempting to copy a WW1 german body armour but with a neck guard like modern bomb disposal and Victoria Lamb's groin and maybe thigh armour.

only a short post, I've got more to update but Christmas etc. and I've had a present from shapeways which is currently having a bath.


Thanks
OMN

P.S. Special hello to all my lurkers
N

Hello *waves*

Good work on the tanks. Looking nice. Tracks seem to do the job.

*Lurkes to the corner*

I'm sure you'll have seen them but Victoria Lamb is making some nice pouch sets, a "bread bag " style was released lately. Also a body wrapped in a rolled blanket which might fit your Genswick pseudo russian tanks nicely.


Cyclops is pretty sweet, would make a nice heavy weapon platform !

That cyclops is really coming along nicely, lovely work

Thank you all very much.

@Big H: yea I've been thinking of enlarging the design to make a few rapiers, rather than using taurox parts, hell it's not too much of a stretch to make a centaur from them.

I had an idea to make a radio antennae that is bend and folded around the body of the Cyclops finishing somewhere around the front (fixing in front of the sensory block).


Most of the base colours are done on the basilisk:


and these are going to be a fun distraction to finish off:


I've removed the detailing on the priest's hat so I can get a SoB ~ escelarchy decal there.

Thanks

OMN

All looking brilliant.

Basilisk stealing the show a little. But others are brilliant too.

 OneManNoodles wrote:
Thank you all very much.

@Big H: yea I've been thinking of enlarging the design to make a few rapiers, rather than using taurox parts, hell it's not too much of a stretch to make a centaur from them.

I had an idea to make a radio antennae that is bend and folded around the body of the Cyclops finishing somewhere around the front (fixing in front of the sensory block).

I think Rapiers would be awesome and a couple of Centaurs would be a no brainer.

The design has lots of possibilities. Stretch the whole thing and turn it into an APC / Engineer / Tank Recovery Vehicle. or some Quad Anti Aircraft.

Sweet !

Looking good there!

The basilisk is looking amazing even with the paint scheme so far, the tarpaulin just rocks this is so much better than FW ones

The ensemble of troops are looking great in there own individual ways so many cool details and conversions scattered through this lot

Like the use of high elves legs I too have been using these as part of a small desert squad, glad to finely find a use for them to be honest

All looking great, and I have a soft spot for the smaller tank, but right now, the Basi - and that incredible Basi's tarpaulin - are on the lead!

Amazing work. Everything that LT said.

That Basilisk is superb OMN! As others have said, the tarp really sets it apart. Great work.

Cyclops is coming on nicely, good idea with the aerial.

Basilisk is looking great with some colour starting to appear, as has been said many times now, the tarp makes it, great execution.

Nice little squad there, some nice work on those guys.

Thanks very much everyone.

@ Big H: The AA gun is a cool Idea, one more thing to add to the list! I'll give it a shot when I make a trio of rapiers as it'll be that size.

@ LDD: Thanks mate, The high elf archer legs are not to bad actually, besides the silly thin hips and the pointed shoes, if you can fix those and combine them with a suitable torso they are not too bad. I bought a few of them years back to try a little ad-mech squad, it failed horribly but useful bits none the less.
Out of interest do you own any of Victoria Lamb's groin or thigh armour, if you do what do you think of it, size etc?

Kinda supprised with the reception on that tarp, its only my second attempt at making something like that, glad you all like it anyway

The basi is OK, despite using masking tape, I've painted the white line wonky ... nothing a bit of stowage can't fix! and time to see if I can get some paint on that tarp!

Scale comparison with the cyclops, started riveting and finished the tracks. I'll try and get these finished tonight, now I know what I'm doing with the aerials they should be quick and easy to finish. more or less the home stretch.



and lastly one of the many things that has emerged from a hot bath with one of the weapons, still a fair bit of cleaning to do on it but it is very cool:



Thanks all,

OMN.

Yes I widened the waist band a little to fit the torso better the other I used the Archer torso so it fitted any way, plus I left the pointy feet as they kind of worked with the look I was going for.

The Cyclops look spot on better than a certain companies own the new print looks great and fitting as well although that material is not the easiest to pick detail out on

As for Vic's minis armour plates I do have some of both although the thigh ones are from the beastmen set which I aint assembled but they look pretty cool and should work well with your Genswick guard, as for the groin guard they fit well and do what the tin said LOL

@ LDD: thanks a lot mate, looks like I'll pick up some for sure. I might give the thigh guards a miss then,
All this talk though of more greatcoat legs is making me want to postpone my order for a while as I'm unsure of what legs to use now, I either go for vic's conscript or combat legs (as initially intended), wait to see what the greatcoat legs are like or use empire archers (I have just bought a box and they will make great genswick!).

I forgot to mention the torso in the image showing the Cyclops in the previous post:

is a prototype of the torso I'm thinking of using for the gens engineers.

I might just spray the turret grey just so I can see the detailing! it is pretty awesome, all the parts slot together perfectly and cleanly, only things I might change is the cupola, more detail, and extending the pegs and socket on the weapons.

Oh mate, cyclops look even better with a figure for scale !

Engineer body looks pretty sweet too !

You're turning out some really cool stuff, but secretly we all know you made the Basilisk with a tarp so you didn't have to detail the open compartment !!!!!!

Cyclops are both finished:


so at least I can say I have 2 tanks finished this year ...

Here's the turret after a light-ish grey spray:


A good idea to do this, quite a few places that I missed. I can see a few places that I could add more to, but it's a nice blank canvas for the most part, room for stowage etc. Lots of conversion possibilities.

So, now the Cyclops are done I am starting work on an entry for the League competition. 13 days left now

@ Big H:

Thanks again.

OMN.

Hey mate,

Some lovely treats displayed over the last couple of pages.... really nice work... I have to echo the comments about the Basilisk tarp... it is truly effective and very nicely done! I am trying to think up something to make just to try out that idea!

Also very much like the form of that turret... the slab sides make it look really solid and recon it will make a fearsome but interesting looking tank!

Really cool work!

Thanks Magos, good luck if you try it!
You have to do it all in one piece all at once which can be quite daunting and difficult to judge the amount of putty that you require, I made the top sheet first, then whilst it was still sculpt-able added the ties using fresh putty.

I've had a shot at making some walls for monkey's -=L=- competition, I've finished the build phase and am now starting to paint them. Let me know what you think!

The wall segments, total length is bout 12" or 30.5 cm somewhere around there, notice the toilet.

and the finished ends, going art deco now:


I have had two fantastic supply drops from DrH. and cam, thank you both ... I forgot to take pictures, I'll edit them in with comments later

OMN.

Very nice wall sections mate! Really nice light fittings and the bullet holes will look awesome when painted!
I mean this in a good way.... but it looks like the toilet has been shot through the wall!

Top job as always!

Looking great, will be waiting for the paint. Some more verdigris?

Did I already say how much I like the small tanks? Beacause I really do!

Nice turret by the way, although it does look a little clean for 40k styling, but I gather that's so you have room to custom it

As for the wall placements looking good nice use of the tiles and lights but have to ask why is there a toilet in the middle of a wall section

Oh wow, very cool stuff you've got lying on your worktable mate. Very good-looking models.

The cyclops tanks are awesome.... The turret is very clean, but very nice....

@ LT: Verdigris you say ...?

Thanks, you won't be waiting long. There will be more small tanks!

@ Magos: Thanks, the holes are just where there were large air bubbles, the wall pieces are miscasts after all. As for the toilet ... well...


@ LDD: Well you know what it's like, you can never find one when you need it. , Thanks and yep the turret is like that to allow room for upgrades, stowage etc.

@ Sanka: Thanks alot

So here is the supply drop that I have gratuitously received from DrH sans the toilet, and carved wood effect piece of sprue(!) used in the wall:



very nice, all of the pieces look well cast, the resin used is a lot softer and easier on the knife than that I am using, something to think about. I've got lots of ideas for these, more than enough to keep me going for a while anyway.
I highly recommend DrH for all of your bathroom suite needs!


Thanks readers

OMN

if it isnt to late add some green into your verdigris mix it will look more realistic

I added a bit after I took that image . Cheers Ken.

Still a little blue but nothing a light green glaze can't fix.

I did some verdigris on beastmen copper looking armor, used the light greens like the dead flesh very thin over the other green (was it snot green? or what? I forget now, it was a couple years ago, and another bought the beastman army from me.

I decided to try Verdigris a bit differently on Camkierhi's suggestion last time I painted some. Which was to use more darker shakes, eg brown with it.
The following images was taken a few seconds after I took the previous image showing my wet pallet. This is where I was starting from ...



... I think I've actually finished (the verdigris that is) now, just the weathering on the end pillars left now. You'll all have to wait to see the finished article.

Merry Christmas all.

Noodles

That's really excellent, the streaking is very convincing.

 lone dirty dog wrote:
...but have to ask why is there a toilet in the middle of a wall section

Toilets crop up in the most unlikely places...

Look forward to what you get up to with the bathroom items, OMN. Yeah, it' quite a nice resin to carve and (thankfully) easy to clean up.

Looks like the cistern pipes didn't survive well though (while nice to carve, it's not the strongest of substances). A length of paperclip is the perfect replacement, as that is what I used for the original. A total height, with toilet, of 2.1cm, so you know how tall it should be.

Have a good Christmas.

22 pages of awesome later......

Simply stunning work mate, truly.

I won ... what?!

Since I hadn't posted it here, here is my finished entry:


I opted not to bother with powders or oil washes (or even filling the gaps in the plasticard), I know it could have made it look a lot better but I felt it to be unnecessary with time not on my side. Just painted with normal acrylics, I could have made the base section darker however.

@DrH: Thanks for the info, I was thinking of replacing them anyway, because It may be safer to pin them together, butter fingers that I am, I know I'd break the pipe just cleaning it!

@Lady_Mournival: Thank you for your kind words.

I trust you all had an exciting Christmas
Happy new year all, may it be interesting.

OMN

Nice paint work the colour of the panels is awesome your best yet how to would be nice

Great stuff and congrats mate on the win and happy new year to you and your family let it be a good un

Happy New Year and Congratulations.

The walls look amazing. Beautiful Verdigras as always.

Currently quietly working on the one of the hulls I bought from you, really happy, looks amazing, perfect for what I am doing. Highly recommended.

That is a well deserved win mate ,walls look cool !

Bet you daren't cast them up as is, base and all !!!!!

Thanks chaps.

@ Cam: I have your idea for the verdigris to thank for that.

Glad you are finding them useful

@LDD: i'll try and get something written up, at some point. Thanks you too.

Currently having fun coming up with an idea for the 13th League competition...

... So no modelling going on here, not since I finished those walls. I don't want to start anything new and too much on my mind.


I trust you will all be partaking in the competition,

Noodles

Congrats on the win, looking forward to the next contest, even If I do never seem to finish my entry's .

Yes I will add my name to the list even though I will probably not get it done in time

Congratulations again on the win.

If it was me, I'd be very tempted to incorporate something to do with the (un)lucky number 13. How, I don't know, but I would.

New League terrain competition is up,

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/0/629845.page#7478948

update you're banners etc.Good luck.

Finally got my kickstarter reward from Curious constructs (and zinge).




2 search lights, 2 fixed platforms, 1 walker platform, 1 heavy machine gun, 1 cannon and gun carriage, 1 multiple missile launcher, and some ammo.

Very cool

Sweet ! :-)

revolver fed cannon looking good!

Reminds me of a Thudd gun!

Ever since Metro 2033, I approve of revolver fed everything. Subbed.

Got mine yesterday well and truly impressed with it all, the revolver cannon looks great with that set up think I need to invest in more of those now

Those few pieces that I have cleaned up and assembled, represent the sum total of my modelling for 2015.

They seemed too fun not to get. Until I opened the box I had no idea what was in there, trying to remember if I bought anything last time I was drunk, it was completely out of the blue. Also really jealous of the resin that they are using and quality of casts.


@Stormwall: Welcome to the madness. The revolver cannon is a thing of beauty. The multi-missile launcher could be used as a thud gun (although there is a multi mortar that was made as well, but I wasn't too fond of it).

Only problem with the revolver cannon is it's a tight fit with that gun shield, I'm really surprised about that especially seeing as how easy it is to check and fix that in Rhino (the software it was designed in).
Still excellent stuff, very happy, maybe I should have got more...

@LDD: It is really cool, what was in your haul?

Wow, great stuff, here.
thanks for sharing!

Pretty much 1 of everything and a few duplicates of others although now I might get a few other bits

I know that feeling LDD, I'm now wondering what I should do with the searchlight that I've just assembled... first world problems.


Ragnarok number 2 is coming along:


adding rivets, stowage, sponsons, etc.

other than that my free time is spent getting molds together, if only so I will actually have some bits to give away as a prize!

Also I'm trying to think up ideas for showing off that (not so small) turret I showed a while back, malcador annihilator? defensive emplacement? or just a second pair of transports.

@Greldinard: Thanks

Oh wow noodles ! That's a smart looking tank !

I would suggest casting it up and selling them ! :-)

Yes I have to agree what he said cast and sell

Nice job will you be adding track covers by the way ?

I hadn't been planning to add track covers, I might do now...

I've given the earthshaker mount a bit more attention:


Also I've just started to re-work the top plate to the Pholus:


not sure what more changes I should make, mostly thinking of adding a little more detail to the top before I re-mold it. Ideas?

Lastly, I had an Idea for something new, because ... you know... I clearly don't have enough active projects right now:



Cheers all,
OMN

 OneManNoodles wrote:


Lastly, I had an Idea for something new, because ... you know... I clearly don't have enough active projects right now:



Cheers all,
OMN

Is it a tank made of tanks?

a tank that shoots smaller tanks from a cannon made of tanks.

oh, and it just had a baby.

love your work, OMN.

Yeah, a tank-making tank would be awesome

Not sure there's much else needed for the Pholus top. Cutting out th turret ring is a good move, although to be honest that wasn't particulary tricky to do anyway. The two added details work well and don't overcrowd the area. Maybe a recessed handle onthe rear hatch? Possibly a recessed vent/grille type of thing next to the front hatch - it could be left as a vent or covered with the additional part then? Possibly a couple of rivets at the front of that section too.

looking at mine I can't see much else that would add value to the top - it works very well as it stands anyway.

Not a "CRASSUS ARMOURED ASSAULT TRANSPORT"

You will all just have to wait and see what I am making. Meanwhile I'm having another shot at adding a gun shield to that earthshaker.

@monkeytroll: I managed to gouge a piece out of my thumb removing that bit on the turret ring in the resin ones (I did it the same way you did) should make life easier.

Yea I had thought of a grill, there is also the "defective" parts eitherside to the front of the turret ring that I should try and smooth out again. I'll see what I can get away with rivet wise.

Thanks MT

Good work OMN. All looking excellent.

I can't think of any details that should be added to the tank top. Tanks are fairly plain on the outside, and it leaves room for adding stowage.

Brilliant work mate! Really good looking tank up there! I have pretty much fallen off the wagon and only getting small chunks of time to work on anything but its always nice to see your work to give me a kick in the ass!

Yeah, I concur , the Hull tops are fine , maybe a little grill or filter type unit someplace , but i reckon they are good to go pretty much.

Mate , please make a ridiculously large Crasus / Baneblade mash up ! That would be so awesome ! Particularly as I'm toying with the idea of turning a Baneblade into a giant Sicarius and will rob your ideas mercillessly !!!

These Ragnaroks are amazing...

Would love to loot some for my boyz...

Dream on Greldinard , If I had not just attached the eagles too the turret I would consider casting that ... maybe the second turret .

The rest of it was not built to be cast so ...

@DrH: Yep that's more or less my thoughts too, which is why I'll probably skip on adding much more now, thanks mate.

@Big H: Cheers mate.

I'll be making a Malcador, this time I'll try something with actual wheels! It'll be a bit like one of those big inter-war tanks, crossed with my Genswick Chimeras.

I should paint something before I build any more 'large plastic boxes' ...

OMN

What you're not casting it

Baby tank and mummy tank whatever next

You know the thing I love about your work is even though you have found a talent for 3d sculpting you still keep the old arts going

@OMN--where did you get those turn valve handle things on the turret?

Hey Gawdam, The valve wheels are ones I made:
http://shpws.me/D4uY

I've got 2 left, to use on the gun, one more for aiming and the last to make a small crane for moving shells.

Cheers LDD, plasticard and xacto blades are still cheaper

Very Paint in progress, but here is my first Imperial Militia squad so far:


I'm really enjoying the diversity of colours in this colourful bunch.

and a few close ups, along with two ladies for my Inquisitor's retinue that I'd started to get some colour on, although I'll have to repaint that red though, it's a bit shabby.


Fist of my Searchlights from the Curious Constructs Kickstarter. Something sneaking in the background too...



Lastly something non-40k that I found whilst digging around. I really like Spartan's style with Firestorm armada the ships just look cool, I went with a retro-ish Homeworld style with this ship (the onle one I have)



That's all for now Folks.

OMN.

Thats a charatactful bunch you have there nice range of colour like an organised rable

Not sure which red you are referring to as being shabby looking all looks good to me ?

The spotlight has come up a treat must put mine together soon, like the turret in the background looks good with the flamer

Like the carrier the runway markings brings it home

Man, every time I check out this blog I walk away seriously impressed. All your work is fantastic as always. That Ragnarok tank is freakin' sweet!

Beautiful work as always bud.

Funny though how out of all those brilliant models, my eye keeps going back to the spot light. I guess its because it is just simply brilliant.



Or is it because it's missing a bat symbol??!

Militia look great so far, the colours are really bringing them to life, especially the preacher type.

Thank you all.

The militia is intended to be a mix of PDF veterans, civilians who have taken up arms, bodyguards as well as the priest guy with his entourage. It's nice to have a bit of variety and colour for a change.
Best of all because I'm only doing small amounts of different things, painting them doesn't feel tedious.

Well I'd like the red on the one with the flamer and the one with claws to look more in line with these:


Since they are in the same group.
Otherwise I fancied trying something new and different, not sure what, yellow and black stripes?, I'll have to glance through the Inq28 projects of those more talented than I.

Spent the day trying to re-arrange my Dakka Gallery as well as photograph the last of my marine stuff to get rid of, so I'll be selling my Pholus (land rhino) Vindicator, and others that I have not yet built but have purchased the bits for.
Also I tried to varnish the second basilisk, raining today so decided to use a fan heater to help with the drying process so I wouldn't get frosting ... not only did it not work but the gun barrel bent and whilst heating and bending it back, I broke it.
I hate painting tanks.

@ Cam: Cheers Cam, I'll get some more pics of it as I progress.
Not sure If I have any bats, I'll look around... I've got plenty of snails and dogs... OK after some searching I found that I have one of these

from the Vampire counts corpse cart (best source of zombie parts). Thank you Cam there is now going to be a small terrified bat clinging to the second searchlight.

@ LDD: I've cast up 6 so far, with all 4 weapon options. The cold is slowing down casting somewhat. That said they are really nice. Could do with more detail mind you...

@40kFSU: Thanks mate, That Ragnarok should be considering I've been working on it for 18 months

Dude , I feel your pain, in the UK there are about 2 days in a year its safe to use spray can varnish without frosting !

Get an airbrush and spray on your own , never fails !

 Big H wrote:
Dude , I feel your pain, in the UK there are about 2 days in a year its safe to use spray can varnish without frosting !

Get an airbrush and spray on your own , never fails !

This is so true on both counts


Noddle are you sure the red is that different or is it just because there is less of it on the assassins ?

The turret has turned out looking nice plus the lesser detail means more room for stowage and and converting

I might have to get one or 2 of these of you at some point, however I need to find a different chassis as I am getting a bit board of the Chimera.

Hey maybe you could make something along a new body to fit the turret

Care to recommend any good spray varnishes?

I do have an airbrush and even a fancy extractor so I can use it inside As soon as I have some vehicles to paint and some paint to use I'll dust it off.

@LDD: maybe you are right on the assassins.

maybe I'll make a new chassis, let me know if you have an idea for one.

 OneManNoodles wrote:
Care to recommend any good spray varnishes?

I do have an airbrush and even a fancy extractor so I can use it inside As soon as I have some vehicles to paint and some paint to use I'll dust it off.

@LDD: maybe you are right on the assassins.

maybe I'll make a new chassis, let me know if you have an idea for one.

Yes I found a similar issue with a green paint I used once when I tried it on another model it looked less effective but I could not figure it out, then I realised it was due to the contrast of the other colours and that fact there was less of it.

I will have a think of what kind of chassis although I am steering towards the WW2 Russian look

 OneManNoodles wrote:
Care to recommend any good spray varnishes?

I use Pledge acrylic floor polish as my general varnish / oil sealer / gloss layer for decals and then matt everything down at the end with Windsor and Newton non-yellowing acrylic varnish, mainly because both are available in large bottles for way less than a tiny pot !

Both go thru the airbrush just fine with a little thinning ( I use a mix of water and Tamiya thinners, don't exactly know why but it seems to work)
You will need to be careful to clean the airbrush with thinners after or it will be properly gummed up.

 Big H wrote:


I use Pledge acrylic floor polish as my general varnish / oil sealer / gloss layer for decals and then matt everything down at the end with Windsor and Newton non-yellowing acrylic varnish, mainly because both are available in large bottles for way less than a tiny pot !

Both go thru the airbrush just fine with a little thinning ( I use a mix of water and Tamiya thinners, don't exactly know why but it seems to work)
You will need to be careful to clean the airbrush with thinners after or it will be properly gummed up.

I've got some johnson's klear floor varnish, it's fantastic stuff, I found it didn't need any thinning, but I've got Vallejo thinner already so I might see what their matt varnish is like (since apparenly that does need thinning). I'll have to see if the W&N varnish will work with the Vallejo since I've got a big botttle of the stuff and it may work out cheaper.

 lone dirty dog wrote:


I will have a think of what kind of chassis although I am steering towards the WW2 Russian look

Sure, I'm thinking actual suspension and maybe something more like a BMP series vehicle. Combining it with the lump of a turret that I've created will be interesting.

Paradigm has started a monthly painting contest: http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/637582.page
so this guy may get finished:


Cheers all

OMN.

LOL, I think we're on the same page with the floor polish !

Also, what the artist Matt Varnish looks like , if you're interested, I got it at hobby craft last year sometime, I think it was £10 or something like that.

I've been looking for that pledge/Johnson's stuff for ages and can't find it around here. Where'd you get your's from, OMN?

Sainsbury's probably. Any well stocked supermarket. somewhere around the cleaning section, look for the polishes etc. It's recommended by Forgeworld!

As Big H points out it's now "Pledge", my bottle is few years old (actually for floor use).

No well stocked supermarkets around here then, tried them all.

Although it's difficult to know which one to look for as it's changed name and formula several times, it seems, recently(ish).

Hmm, maybe some DIY places might, small household grocery stores maybe?
"Johnsons' Pledge® Multi-Surface Wax" ... A lot of people are saying the new formulae circa 2009-2011 is crap.

I bought mine on eBay some time last year, I would be at a loss without it now, I use it regularly to make washes , seal stuff, thin paint etc !!!!
I read on the TinterWeb that Johnson's wasn't as good as Pledge, if that's the case Pledge must be fricken awesome and wear a cape of an evening cos Johnson's is pretty useful !

Fun with turrets and more. I've got a lot of plasticard to cut.



painting so far on the Captain. Painting from purple!!!



Plan is; to paint the body as per arms, black lining, red tabbard, axe haft and eyes. Then the CSM on the base will be a wordbearer (red matching tabbard etc) with a yellow / black hazard stripe chainsword (old school and matching marine armour colours) the rest will be grey-white, silver and gold. As and when I can paint it.

Power axe / relic blade and plasma pistol glow will be blue ... because. Only thing I'm not decided on is the eagle at the top of the axe.


Thank you one and all.
OMN

Looks absolutely beautiful. Exciting stuff!

All looking fab bud.

Keep hearing about this floor polish. Will look into it one day.

Turret stuff looking great. Love the curvature.

And I am so happy I can't join the painting comp. That is looking stunning so far.

Interesting plastic shapes you've got going there.

Good start on the painting.

And I have found some of that polish, finally (Sainsbury's Milton Keynes. Not that it was there the last time I checked), so will give that a go when I have something to use it on.

Nice one Dr good to hear you found some , try it out first on something that doesn't matter too much first just in-case it isn't quite right. Fairy power spray should remove it too.

Let me know if it works OK, I've got less than half a bottle left.

Thanks Cam and Graven

The Captain is coming along OK, all the metallics on there are from Vallejo's model air range, I find they have really good coverage. However I'm having a bit of an issue with the gold, it seems to separate more readily than the silvery metallics that I have also its like there a little lumps of dried paint in it, might be that It was left a little too long in the warehouse and there was a bit of dried paint that shaking a lot broke up. Anyway It's fine for brush painting so long as I'm careful, I don't think I'd try it in the airbrush though... I'm hoping a few good washes will fix the gold and increase the contrast on the white, the hlmet looks way better IRL but it might be a little washed out in the images.



He has 22 skulls on his armour and an axe that is roughly the same size as him, speaking of which it's going to take the reminding time of the competition just to paint that sucker!

Also I got a bit more done on the Militia squad, they are nearly done now, just a few small details left on each model, like eyes and stuff.



I think I have enough bits for two maybe three squads like this. I really love that squad, they have been a real joy to paint so far.


Lastly I've been updating my ebay listing and managed to consolidate the terrain bits into one multi-mega-listing. [ eBay item number: 221710119392 ] ATM it is UK post only until I know that it actually works then I'll add the international options.
I'll also put up the listing for vehicle parts and turrets etc. when I know things work with it.


Now to work on that turret and some other things.

Thank you Dakkaites, assorted lurkers & the NSA

OMN.

Your painting is definitely improving all the time, the militia I really like especially the muted pallet with a splash of colour on each miniature.

They seem to belong together yet have no resemblance to one another, the second squad more so as there is a very earthy tone to this group loving the guy with the blooper and his stooping pose

The other nice thing is the simplicity of your bases although limited on colour they tie together nicely and resemble a earthy war ravished terrain.

Great Job

As for the marine not my thing but I like the colour scheme and the build up technique you are using, plus thanks I have spent several minutes counting skulls of which I can only count 20 possibly 21 Good Luck with the comp

Thanks LDD, I was counting the skulls in the purity seals too.

The guy in blue probably stands out the most. They are all painted from the same colour pallet with only a small variation between them.

 OneManNoodles wrote:
Thanks LDD, I was counting the skulls in the purity seals too.

The guy in blue probably stands out the most. They are all painted from the same colour pallet with only a small variation between them.

Damn thats what I missed well at least I can stop counting them now

Yes he does stand out but still blends in which is an achievement in itself

Bloody Hell those little militia squads look brilliant.


My favs are:
Squad 1 chap in blue on the right
Squad 2 chap on the left....he looks nails and reminds me of the merc from The Chaos Engine computer game.

OneManNoodles wrote:Nice one Dr good to hear you found some , try it out first on something that doesn't matter too much first just in-case it isn't quite right. Fairy power spray should remove it too.

Let me know if it works OK, I've got less than half a bottle left.

I will be sure to broadcast what I find when I've had a chance to try it out (some possibility of tests this week).

Nice work on the marine. He's looking good.

And great work on all the peoples. Love the chap with the holy hand-grenade. Although, he could do with some writing on his book

Those militia look spot on matey ! Again I find myself mercilessly robbing your parts list for my traitor Guard !

Militia are finished. ... I think unless I've missed something. I've taken images from multiple angles of each of them, but for now I don't fancy stitching together 40 images.



So with those out of the way, I've not done any more on the Imperial Fist captain, but at least my bench is finally a bit clearer, not by much

I'll try and get a picture of all the paints I used on these. Also Thanks for getting them on the Gallery Front page, despite not being finished

Without further ado, here is the next 5 militia; I've actually had a dig around and can confidently say I have enough for another 30!


So yea, Adding some PDF veterans made from Elysians and some sculpted heads and torso's, with more Ecclesiarchy, eventually there will be more armed rabble and miscellaneous characters.

And I did get a bit more done on that emplacement after:


Cheers for the Feedback all.

@DrH: I know the book isn't great, it was only in hindsight that I thought I should have painted a white rabbit or some such.

Can't wait to see what you do with the next batch of militia as for the bunker how do you do the curve section by the way I never can work it out

As for the book the words can only be seen by those who are worthy

Cheers LDD

To answer your question: Badly! lol. The shape is called a truncated cone, simply half of one. It's getting the size of the nested circles right.
I cba to type out the math here, here is a site that will do it for you :http://craig-russell.co.uk/demos/cone_calculator/

although you have to take into account the thickness of the plasticard, I'm using 0.5mm and I also added the little tabs on the end.

Currently considering chipping my Captain... not sure how to start. Otherwise procrastinating on painting his power axe. It'll take me hours to do.

I noticed that one f the Militia has the "Book of Armaments strapped to his back and is holding "Holy Hand-grenade" on lofted pillow.

That curve looks WAY too complicated. Cast some up to save the rest of us the hassle !

The miitia look excellent, especially the Holy Hand Grendade. Thou Shalst Count To Three, and Three Is The Number Thou Shalst Count To....

As for chipping on the yellow, have you considered/tried Sponge Weathering? It's a simple as it sounds; take some sponge or scouring pad, mix up a suitable colour (I like black/brown with a hint of metallic for yellow) and lightly dab it on the required area. Once that's done, put a veeery thin highlight around the larger chips to look like peeling paint and you're golden.

Adding some squiggles is enough to make a book look like a book and not an empty book. Doesn't need gold-leaf work etc...

Chaps are all looking good.

Good job on the curved wossname. Looking neat.

I've also tried out that Pledge stuff. Seems to work well. Small example in my main blog.

 Big H wrote:
That curve looks WAY too complicated. Cast some up to save the rest of us the hassle !

Ha I like this mans thinking

Thanks for the link noodles will give it a look and then sit there twice as confused than before

Good luck with the chipping just remember you can always add more but you can't take it away

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Good luck with the chipping just remember you can always add more but you can't take it away

Fantastic work

Consider me subbed

Those are some cool militia, OMN.

Thanks all,

 lone dirty dog wrote:


Thanks for the link noodles will give it a look and then sit there twice as confused than before

Good luck with the chipping just remember you can always add more but you can't take it away

Yea that's why I'm holding back on the chipping.

Think of it as, you are trying to make half a cone lying sideways with another cone cut out of it. Edit: It's just Pythagoras ...

 Paradigm wrote:
The miitia look excellent, especially the Holy Hand Grendade. Thou Shalst Count To Three, and Three Is The Number Thou Shalst Count To....

As for chipping on the yellow, have you considered/tried Sponge Weathering? It's a simple as it sounds; take some sponge or scouring pad, mix up a suitable colour (I like black/brown with a hint of metallic for yellow) and lightly dab it on the required area. Once that's done, put a veeery thin highlight around the larger chips to look like peeling paint and you're golden.

I know how to do chip weathering, badly, I use it on my tanks ... not that it shows since I usually bury them with powders... Thanks anyway. It's the edging of the chips that is something I've not been able to do.

Thanks Dr

I've had a go at painting the power axe.


It's not great, but I'm not repainting it.

I had planned to try something similar to that on the black reflection and scratch edging on the shoulder pads tonight but maybe tomorrow or whenever.

I did have more to say, but I've forgotten

Thanks all.
OMN

You sound fed up ? But it all looks great to me big fella ! Keep at it !
Marine is looking great !

Axe looks pretty good to me.

An alternative to painting the highlight around the chip is to do the sponging with the light colour (paint chipped down to the undercoat, I use a very light grey) and then paint in the metal (where all the paint has been chipped off) inside those marks, leaving only a thin edge showing.

Some of the smaller chips can be left with just the light colour, and the larger ones can have darker shades in the middle (to make them look deeper).

This is what I did on the last tank.

Looks pretty good clean work to me and don't forget I hate marines the power axe is some nice work as well

I really love the confessor's hat. And that emplacement is coming along beautifully.

Cheers all

I've not done any more to the marine, Thanks Doc, I'll try it on a scrap of plasticard before I go ahead

Been having some fun with casting...


I've probably got about 30 toasters now... just one question; daemon or necron army?

OMN.

That could make you a whole lot of bread or should that be toast that was bloody awful I must apologise

 OneManNoodles wrote:
I've probably got about 30 toasters now... just one question; daemon or necron army?

Howdy Doodly Do!
Would anybody like any toast?

That is all.

Now if you gave some of those toasters wings......

I'll second Doc's advice re: chipping - sometimes it's easier to leave a thin edge highlight from the previous step than it is to try and create one. I aslo think sponge chipping can look fantastic on yellow.

Your ragnarok scratchbuilds look fantastic! Keep up the good work!

I have been looking for wings after you mentioned that. Alas I can only find bat wings of the right size...

... Bat-toaster: The Dark Toast Rises.

[quote=Dr H 509255 7696403 773f933490621071a6f5b953864f2c46.pngHowdy Doodly Do!
Would anybody like any toast?

I gotta say, he looks great. Too bad he's a Piss Astartes, though.

Awesome stuff!

Turned out well nice and vibrant and good job with the shading and scratch work

That marine looks absolutely stunning. Great job.

Works for me !

Thanks all,

Just a quick update my terrain and vehicle bits are now available on ebay for international post ( eBay item number: 221710119392 )

I am preparing some more things to mold atm, cleaning prints up takes a while, so I'm not doing anything especially fun and exciting atm, since I pulled something in my back whilst casting...

Aim for tonight is to finish riveting Ragnarok 1 and make 10 more Genswick.

What I'll actually do is another matter

OMN.

Dude that captain is all sorts of awesome. Congratulations also for your Genswick Devil Dog making the front page, where it belongs!

Captain Badassisus Buttus-Kickus!

awesome, I didn't notice that .

"That wasn't an accident, it was first-degree toastercide"

Good work OMN. Marine looks great. Chipping works well.

God-Emperor knows how he gets through doorways though.

Good luck with the moulds.

Hey Noodles, I was wondering. If WFB is truely blown up and Bretonnia is discontinued, what are you going to use for your Genswick? I have been kicking around the idea of starting another army and this is kinda giving me pause.

Hey 40kFSU, I really REALLY hope they are not doing away with fantasy.

As to what would I do .... well for a start I have enough brets and I have recently been using empire archers (more poses and they fit pretty well) for the genswick, I have enough of them to "finish", as it were, the infantry section of my army. Just a few odds and ends to fill units.

I have been looking at Victoria Lamb's miniature company some of the parts would fit in ok with my army, I'm planning to add 2 engineer units using parts from there. It'd mean no more flat helmets though...

Otherwise I might be tempted to try FireForge Games' Foot Sergeants

Maybe The Perry Brothers will make something I can use.

Or maybe I'll make something myself

GWS' management has taken what was a very successful and popular game and managed to completely ruin it to the point it isn't profitable. If I was less tired I'd make a completely unprofessional rant about how and why this happened.

that marine is totally badass! Really cool!

Haha... those toasters just reminded me of the scene in Ghostbusters 2 with the pink goo!

Whilst I'm deciding on who'll win the LoER contest, vote on who is your favorite in the poll here: http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/642603.page

The poll closes in 5 days, so Tuesday around midday.

I finished the first Ragnarok ! 2.5 years to make, a new record

Brief update, Busy writing up the results of the LoER contest.

Here is my starting entry to the 2nd Dakka painting contest:


3 Veterans that form part of my second milita squad, WIP below:


Guy on the front row right, not sure what yo do with him, I need to find some lasgun arms htat will fit and look right, The chap to his left will be another preacher model left hand chainsword and in the right a relic.

These are the last 8 genswick to finish off the 2nd platoon:


when these are done there will be 2 platoons of:

PCS: 2* grenade launchers
infantry squad: meltagun
infantry squad: meltagun
infantry squad: flamer & power weapon
infantry squad: flamer & power weapon

These are using the 5th ed Dkok rules so only 2 special weapons in the Platoon command squad. With the milita squads filling the other two slots in the platoons

 Dr H wrote:

 OneManNoodles wrote:
I've probably got about 30 toasters now... just one question; daemon or necron army?

Howdy Doodly Do!
Would anybody like any toast?

That is all.

bwahhahahahahaaaaa - how about a toasted teacake?

Another group of awesome how you keep coming up with these I never know, plus your torsos look great some nice sculpts

I really like the middle guy of the 3 veterans what arm did you use for his left side

The Genswick platoon is spot on has a great mix of medieval and modern, especially liking the leaning guy with chain blade

Your Genswicks are getting so progressively better Im running out of words to describe them. I need a thesaurus or something. I too hope they dont do away with all the cool fantasy stuff. Ive always wanted to build a WFB army. Frankly, its the price. For $100 I can get 2 tactical squads, maybe an assault squad or HQ selection. WFB $100 gets you one unit. Im with you I hope they fix it and keep all the models, if not all the factions. I like the victoria lamb stuff too. Was kicking around the idea of getting a bunch of pith helmet guys.

Hey all, Don't forget to vote in the LoER Round 13: community choice vote

@LDD: the arms is from one of the chaos cultists that come in the dark vengeance box.

@40kFSU: hahaaha, cheers mate, if you are looking for pith helmets try Curious Constructs, they've got a cool colonial british in space range (run by the tallented mr Col Gravis iirc).

There used to be a mini Fantasy thing years ago, skirmish sized, I think it was in WD mid 200's maybe. Could always try some historical armies .

Lovely looking militia matey, as already mentioned, they are getting better and better, Command squad looks spot on !

I meant the other arm holding the las pistol the light grey probably resin arm

Oh that arm, the other left. That's one of the arms from the Marine character conversion set thing from forgeworld

All looking great, that marine is just amazing.

Yes that left arm not the other left one

Thanks Cam


Been enjoying reading 'Civilians in Warhammer 40,000 AD' By Kid Kyoto Good inspiration for the milita Kinda wish I'd bought the Dark heresy books now while I had the chance, I'll have to watch out for them.

Also I stumbled accross some new buildings on the Warlord games site: http://store.warlordgames.com/products/medium-factory-office Those would be cool in 40k...

OK so I promised I'd post up my "limited palette" that I used on the militia ... well just in case anyone was waiting desperately for it, here you go:




I started having a go at a little towed weapon platform after the Cyclops were finished, it was meant to be a trial at a rapier but I made it a little large.




I'll announce the winners of the League comp later, need to correct some of my horrible English to make it legible.

Thanks all
OMN

Limited Palette !
:-)

Loverly bunches of Vallejo!

Cheers graven, Vallejo model colour are a pleasure to use

Bit stuck on the colour scheme for the PDF veterans.
These:



I'm thinking of imitating Rusty Robot's "I am two bullets" diorama' Elysians with a few minor changes.

Not much else to report on, except League of Extraordinary Riveters round 14 is now up, link in my sig.

I've been loving the =][= esque squads you've been pumping out, Noodles

 OneManNoodles wrote:

Bit stuck on the colour scheme for the PDF veterans.
These:



I'm thinking of imitating Rusty Robot's "I am two bullets" diorama' Elysians with a few minor changes.

What changes? I think it's a good place to start, but I like your use of color relative to the very muted Elysian scheme...

Keep up the great work!

Cheers
Rawson

Hey Rawson, I'm glad you like them.

Well here is a fairly rough look at what I'm thinking of doing to them:


I'll be adding some dark flesh - red to bring colour for lenses and maybe stripes on the armour, also tattoos for the chap in the centre. (there is actually a verdigris skull under his left foot)

I'm really not happy with the grading on the armour and the flesh, My painting seems really sloppy right now and I just can't seem to draw the effort to paint well.

Thanks all.
OMN.

James why are you being so tough on yourself mate, I really like that you use a muted palette and the shading looks toned well.
As for your skin what is it you think that looks sloppy also the beard has come out well I hate trying to paint blonde but you have seemed to achieved it nicely

I like the idea of tats but would not go mad with them, and although the red would work the gloss black kind of rocks and has a sinister stealth like theme.

As above matey !

I really like your take on human sized infantry, and the painting !

You have know idea how many ideas I rob from you for my Traitor Guard !

Blonde beard looks great, I agree , tattoos would seem a good idea , but can be really tricky to pull off well , Google the subject (miniature painted tats and real ones!) a lot !

I found this article really helpful for painting tattoos:
http://www.wiltrichs.com/tutorials/painting-tattoos/

My only critique of the latest three additions is about the head of the third guy. I don't think people really run with their head in that position. It looks like the shape of the helmet forces you into an awkward position, but maybe trimming the ridge off of the top of the torso armor would allow for a more natural position. Whatddaya think?

Good luck!

cheers guys

LDD: that gloss black is the undercoat... I'm thinking of doing something simular to the black on the IF captain, so painting up to white the highlights, some scratches too, but black on the cyber arm, guns and equipment; yes.

@Big H: Thanks mate. With luck the tattoos will not look like I've just been careless with the brush or something. I've got plenty of fine brushes and drying retardant.

Thanks for the tip Rawson I'll be sure to put it to good use on the tattoos when I get around to it. As for the head, yea good point I'll quickly alter that (the head is only held on with greenstuff anyway), only thing is it makes the neck look a little longer.

@LDD: Blond hair isn't too hard, my recipe is:
leather brown with a little yellow in it, then a little black for the shading and a little white for the highlights.

It's not perfect, there are a lot of shades of blond though so there is a good bit of freedom.

Nice work OMN. The skin looks fine to me. The grey could be a little smoother, but it's far from sloppy. Don't be so hard on yourself.

Tattoos; I've done ok with just a mixture of black and skin-tone (with a fine brush and a steady hand). And yes, it's a good idea to keep a little skin paint to touch up the edges.

I gave those tattoos a shot with your tips Dr H & Rawson, ok, its not bad for a first attempt, plenty of room for improvement though...

... Also redid parts of the armour, chipping and did a bit of reflection / scratching on the weapons, may have over-done the scratching; and in future I will use glaze medium in everything (its a drying retarder).




next up, I've been plodding along with two little side projects. The little tracked thing on the bottom is intended to be a base for an ADL quad-autocannon, I might use one of the Curius Constructs ones that I didn't get from the kickstarter.




I managed to find some time to attack the frosting problem that I had earlier in the year on my 2nd basilisk, no such luck, I've re-varnished twice ... at least it hasn't got any worse. I plan on abusing weathering powders to "fix" it.


Lastly on a whim I compiled a few of the faces that I've painted recently, I call it "The good, the bad and the out of focus"



Thank you all
OMN

Looking good as usual!

Love the face compilation!

Not bad mate especially for a first attempt and the scratches look pretty good from here, I am sure with a few more goes you will get tattoos spot on mate

The emplacement looks pretty damn cool will you be casting these up at some point ? how about adding that turret of yours to it

That frosting is a bitch when it happens and totally soul destroying I think with some clever weathering you should be able to cover it without any issues maybe even some stowage

love the face collection

Interesting open transport, and the guys all look so individual!

Scratches look great mate.

You could probably go even further with the tattoo's , maybe some banding or tribal stuff on the bicep/ triceps area and forearm ? What you've done look proper bo tho !

Frosting : have you tried spray on gloss varnish to clear it ? then come back once its dry and matt it again, there's an article on Dakka somewhere I found helpful !

 OneManNoodles wrote:


Lastly on a whim I compiled a few of the faces that I've painted recently, I call it "The good, the bad and the out of focus"

OMN, I love the bottom center guy! What a characterful expression! I actually have that head in my bits box, and I'm inspired to use it

Putting together an army or squad with such character/detail must make these a real treat to stare at in person, tabletop or elsewhere.

I think it would be kinda funny to see those toasters converted into tau drones or necron scarabs or skull drones. Just add wings to the toasters then grimdark them for proxy's sake.

Those faces are just amazing! I agree with Rawson: That bottom center guy is nothing short of spectacular!

Thank you all.

@ Rawson: I don't know if you noticed but I took your advice on that running guy (adjusting the head), I think it looks better now, thanks for the tip . 4 of those heads come from the same kit

@Big H: Yep, twice, the "whitening" is caused by the oil wash not having completely dried I'll bet.

@aw_man: Hold that toaster-y thought.

@KrautScientist: Thanks, that model is probably my favourite that I own, mostly down to that expression.

@LDD: I'm making the emplacement mostly for that turret (maybe then I'll be able to shift some...). I'll have some extra parts for it at some point.



I broke the bottom plate on the master trying to fix an issue with air getting in, so I'll have to print another one, and also try and shift the centre point forward a bit so it doesn't lean forward as much.

OMN

 OneManNoodles wrote:

@ Rawson: I don't know if you noticed but I took your advice on that running guy (adjusting the head), I think it looks better now, thanks for the tip . 4 of those heads come from the same kit

I did notice. I like him this way, too Glad I could help!

Good work OMN. Good effort on the tat's.

Like the chipping on the armour too.

Emplacement is coming on nicely.

Great collection of faces.

I will invest in one of those turrets once I figure out a chassis for it, I don't see it as a Chimera more Russ based.

Thor Toaster Love it

I like the "defence turret" noodles , it looks better than the turret on a chimera or leman russ IMHO.

Oil washes can be a huge pain in the ass , mine work better now I airbrush Klear to seal the oil instead of using pre filled cans but that might be a coincidence too !

OOOooo I really do like the look of that turret emplacement! Really nice! I can picture it being part of a nice defensive line....

Really fancy in the future doing a 40K version of something like the "Maginot Line" ..... and this would fit nicely....

Gloriously detailed and high quality work as always mate!


ps.... not the entire Maginot line..... just a wee part! lol!

@LDD: After a bit of thought, you're right I'll have to go for some stowage to cover most of it up.

As for the toaster, I bought some small wings from hasslefree ... bit too small it turns out, still ... ride of the toasters anyone?

I'll have to make a hull for it or at least a conversion piece to match it with the chimera...

@Big H: Thanks, that's what I thought as well.

The emplacement is nearly finished now, just need to sort the base out and fill a few gaps.

@Magos: Cheers mate, I'd like to make a second slightly larger one after this, to accommodate a bit bigger guns.

Thanks everyone!
OMN.

How about some kind of cages to the shape of the armour plates might look quite cool

You need to add a cape and a small hammer to the toaster now yes if you make hull and just add GW tracks would work

The Chimera tracks look way better than the Leman Russ in my opinion , a conversion kit comprising a new upper chassis and a turret would be very sweet !

Right so I've finished (read: reached a point where I no longer want to see these models on my desk) my Veterans entry to the 2nd painting competition. Fingers crossed I'll come second again




If Fast and Furious is the theme for the next painting competion, then I'll be entereing one of these, maybe both if I have time to paint them, whislt also trying to get some more paint on some of the other models littering my desk.



I'll have to make a base for them first, so they'll fit with the members of my little warband, but I think I'll only have time to paint one.... choices, choices.

Lastly I've got some more detail on Rag turret number 2, and answered one of mankind's (probably the shop, rather than the race) oldest question: What would happen if Thor's hammer, Mjolnir, passed to a toaster?



@LDD: Consider Thor-toaster now a "thing". I'm thinking about it, its on awkward parts of the vehicle.

@ Big H, I'd also have to make a new rear section too, for trench rails, hatch, maybe new engine as well.


Thanks all.
OMN

Fantastic stuff!

"Whoever wields this hammer, if he be worthy, shall posess the power of Thor...oh, a toaster? Not entirely according to plan...": D

It's a Thorster!

Also: I really like how those veterans turned out.

AWESOME THOR TOASTER !!!!!!

Now Iron Pan

Great stuff mate and the turret is coming together nicely, new parts won't b that hard to do sure

The vets look great and should get you a good placing fingers crossed for you

I like the first model leaping from the stone looks very dramatic and the pose of movement works well, I would choose that one for sure

All looking amazing, love the toaster, the vets look absolutely brilliant.

On the tattoo's side, adding a little blue will help I have found. Can't remember who I got that off, but it works.

Keep at it bud awesome stuff, looking forward to your next Fast and Furious models.

So I set up my airbrush and actually got some paint on my vendetta / valkyrie (the weapons are all magnetised) ... I may have got a bit carried away with spraying ... :



I was having fun. I forgot how large that model is there is a hell of a lot to paint.

I've decided to do just the one model for the next painting round and I opted for the AF I'm quite looking forward to that, maybe I'll get some more done on the militia while I'm at it.

@ Para: Cheers mate

@Oestergaard: Thanks

@LDD: Thanks I'll definitely need that luck, the competition is tough for this one.

@ Cam: Thanks, yep all tattoos turn blue after a decade or 2 in the sun.

Thank you readers!
OMN

Ah, some airpower to come!

Nice work in general. Someday I'll understand those colors that end up on your plasticard originals..

Who am I kidding? I am just commenting for Thorster! For Ryegard! You butter make more of these.

Also, love the wing stripes on that Valk.

Nice job with the airbrush mate it actually looks very good and has airforce feel to it great choice on the colour scheme

@Stormwall: The red is a fine permanent pen, the sort that is used for overhead projectors, I don't waste time with pencils on plasticard like some people do, if I want to rub it off, I've got a jar of ethanol.
The green is Squadron green, it's a filler that doesn't shrink and can be filed, dries very quickly though and the fumes are pretty nasty.

@shas: yep this has been living in a box for too long, might as well finish it so it can continue ... living in a box.

@ LDD: Cheers mate, I got way too carried away with the airbrush.

Managed to give the AF some paint (bit blurry, nvm), also got started on the base, fancied doing something different for a change (yes that is a toaster underneath the walkway). I'd like to fill the bottom of the base with a sort of; rusty slime, maybe having it slightly pouring out of the base though the holes from the bubbles. Much Grimdark, no skulls though. Also note the snail, nothing is faster or more furious than snails (to some garden plants).



I've been toying with the idea of scrapping using this in the competition and instead entering the Thorster for & giggles

Also got some paint on militia members 14 - 16:


I've got one more of these ready to paint, but 3 more that are nowhere near finishing. So I may have to come up with 3 replacements from my bits box (easy enough).

and I bought some of the Skitarii parts from a bitzbox, combined with parts from my own bits box and ... :

The random unfinished mini pile grows...

I'll have to bust out the airbrush again tomorrow to get going on the decals for the Valk, probably would have been smarter to have done the decals and what not before "weathering" ... I'd like to get started on the base tonight. Unless I try to do any on the thousand other things on my desk.

Thanks again everyone.
OMN.

All looking good! Why not enter the Arco and the Thorster? And give the latter a top end paintjob with NMM and OSL for added hilarity?

 OneManNoodles wrote:


and I bought some of the Skitarii parts from a bitzbox, combined with parts from my own bits box and ... :

The random unfinished mini pile grows...

I'll have to bust out the airbrush again tomorrow to get going on the decals for the Valk, probably would have been smarter to have done the decals and what not before "weathering" ... I'd like to get started on the base tonight. Unless I try to do any on the thousand other things on my desk.

Thanks again everyone.
OMN.

Tell me about about this 'revolver rifle'. who produces it?

 Lone Cat wrote:

 OneManNoodles wrote:

Spoiler:

and I bought some of the Skitarii parts from a bitzbox, combined with parts from my own bits box and ... :

The random unfinished mini pile grows...

I'll have to bust out the airbrush again tomorrow to get going on the decals for the Valk, probably would have been smarter to have done the decals and what not before "weathering" ... I'd like to get started on the base tonight. Unless I try to do any on the thousand other things on my desk.

Thanks again everyone.
OMN.

Tell me about about this 'revolver rifle'. who produces it?

GWS, since they released the Adeptus mechanicus skitarii vanguard things.

More squaddies!

Blizzard of activity from me, I have managed to paint .... A base.

Yes just one, for the AF, that's basically all I've done this month.



I decided to break the 4th wall on this one a little with corrosion slime osing out of the sides of the base where there were air bubbles, I used a number of different techniques and mediums combined on this like powders mixed into gloss varnish for the damp surfaces.

the AF himself is still unchanged, though I have managed to break both of his flails again, unfortunately I don't have replacements so glue everywhere.

Anyway, enjoy,
Thank you all.

OMN.

Nice base! It won't overpower the mini, but is still packed with details!

Nice rust you have going on, on that base.

That base does look nice, like it belongs in a water treatment plant, sewer system, or oceanside city

MMMMmmmmmm rusty goodness!!

Love the little details on that base! I will need to go through the past pages to see how you made the small crested details that circle the base.... really nice!

That base looks great, with the little Gothic arch's around the bottom, and of course the excellent rust effect .

And I think that base is more than I've got finished in the last 3 months, so your not doing too badly.

@Para: Thanks mate they are going to be radically differently painted so no worries there.

@Dr H: Cheers, rust seems to be in dakka-vogue right now, always worth trying something new.

@Shas: or maybe anywhere that sprung a leak .. a long time ago, the Imperium has a lot of forgotten corners.

@ Magos: Thanks, good luck finding that though, I don't think I mentioned it, it's a resin copy of a 3d print I made, plenty more where that came from too.

@hk1x1: If it wasn't for the painting competition, I probably wouldn't have done much more, so don't be too impressed . Thanks for stopping by mate, glad you like the base

I'll have to try selling those bases again....

Over the weekend I plan to have a bash at finishing painting my AF, depending on how many other half started projects ambush me on the way, like a Valkyrie, some more Genswick, a searchlight.....

Thanks for reading.
OMN.

Hey all,

I've finally got started casting the turret emplacements. They've cast up really well, take a look:



That is my first one so I missed a few bubbles, there is also a bit of resin bleed as well so some must not have mixed properly which is odd, meaning the primer came off in parts, it'll also make paint rub off so lucky I didn't fly on ahead and get it fully painted, I think the way to fix it is to wash in warm soapy water and re-prime, I'm going to have to find a better way of mixing resin.

I may have made the turret ring a bit tight, it will rub paint off, but yea .... no-one will see that and it won't fall off like the old FW turrets. Otherwise yea I'm really happy with it.

Also since my plan was to have two lascannon armed turrets and one with a battle cannon, I thought I'd get started on that, it is a little large for the emplacement, so I think a bigger one is in order. I may have made the turret look too Orky. let me know what you think.

I'll also have a larger update tomorrow probably as I've been playing with plasticard some more.

Thanks all,
OMN.

Nice job mate looks pretty damn good, the base is spot on has a good shape to it and some nice detail.

The turret looks a little orky I have to agree, I think it's due to the shape being so prominently square that does it.

Maybe if you make it more curved inwards would work better, or reverse it and follow the shape of the base ?

Maybe LDD, but I was going for a sort of naval destroyer turret look, besides I'm making a larger emplacement specifically for the battle cannon. I just made it too stumpy that's all, I could have put the gun in better too, and done something to fill that huge gap.

As for the emplacement, well I'm already casting them so its a bit late to go back and change things now. Cheers LDD

I missed your sales of the custom rhinos (lack of funding :( ), but these are looking sweet! If you happened to make a "gatling" version as well, then one might be able to use them as proper stand-ins for a certain company's emplaced gun set.

 OneManNoodles wrote:
Maybe LDD, but I was going for a sort of naval destroyer turret look, besides I'm making a larger emplacement specifically for the battle cannon. I just made it too stumpy that's all, I could have put the gun in better too, and done something to fill that huge gap.

As for the emplacement, well I'm already casting them so its a bit late to go back and change things now. Cheers LDD

I think you misunderstood me I meant change the turret not the emplacement as it is great piece but I see more where you are going as to the design now of that turret as to the Naval destroyer reference.

Maybe extending the barrel might work better as the Russ turret is what looks odd to me, can you not make your own as you did 3D print your own barrel ends after all

Nice emplacement! the KV-1 style turret is imposing, the 2nd one does indeed resemble an old destroyer design turret.
;thumbsup:

@LDD: yea sounds about right for me. I was planning to use one of my plasticard gun barrells that I have lying around from the Ragnaroks, but I had a spare russ gun handy and it saved some time despite being hideously ugly.

@Kepora: Just pm me when you want one, it's not as though I can't cast more

@Shas: Thank you, imposing is just what I was aiming for

*General open invitation*
I'm looking for ideas of bits to make in 3D, so if there is anything anyone would like me to make just say here. " I wish some one made ..."

anyway I'll have some more to show later, once i've edited the images.




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battle cannon emplacement:


I have finally got something done on the laser destroyer, the main thing that is left is to make a gun mount, (it'll be a non-laser destroyer) so I've already got a gun barrel ready:


Made the side sections for a rapier, the main headache is going to come from making a gun, I don't really want to go down the FW route of 4 smaller lascannon barrels and would rather make something a bit more original if only so I can have more than one, yea watch this space.


And lastly, I finally got started on the engine extension for the Russ, I'm glad to say it actually fits and I'll be able to attach trench rails etc at my leisure once I finish it off at any rate:


Thanks all,
OMN

You going to cast up the end section I only ask as I am to lazy to make what I need

Plus I would be interested in the turret emplacement as the design fits a range of barriers I have, how much you knocking them out at ?

Yes at some point I will have some ideas and measurements for that project I spoke to you about a while ago, need to make sure I have the cash to cover it first though.

Like the start of the new emplacement plus you would need to change the barrel if you make them for general sale hint hint

Lovely looking gun emplacement there my friend! Really cool!

I wonder if I might be so cheeky.... perhaps I could sent you a file or 2 of some parts I have done in 3d and see how much they would be to produce!? I did have some high and mighty ideas about working through shapeways etc to produce some things but just have had 0 time and capital to be able to do it!

I have Sketchup files if that's alright? I will ping you a PM after work if that's cool?

Very nice work OMN. I wish I had the same amount of patience but alas, I do not. I very much like the veterans on the previous page.

@LDD: I guess I could cast it up, it's actually not perfect I must have mis-measured something as there is a gap at the base of the second (narrower) level that connects to the hatched section of the tank, not sure how I managed that, looks like a 0.7mm gap. I'm not sure it's fixable without re-making it ... or just using filler.

The small emplacement yea, atm I'm thinking maybe £18 for the emplacement & turret, the turret itself is £12. I'll be adding some more bits for the turret at some point, searchlight, extra weapons etc.

That second emplacement turret is just for personal amusement, no more. Although I am making a larger turret for a different reason.

@Magos: Fire away, its no skin off my back to just check them for you. I'm using rhino and it says I can import .skp, shapways takes a number of formats but the standard type for 3D printers is .stl.

@Elnibbus: Patience? I just don't allow myself to place FW orders. Glad you like my veterans, I did enjoy painting them and I admit I'd like to do more, when I get some more Elysians I will.


Arco-Flagellent finished (probably):



not hugely happy with the pictures but nvm.

OMN.

That thing os actually quite terrifying! !!

Lovely work!
And that base is awesome... loads of detail but lets the model really speak for itself!

If it will cast I would be grateful

Sounds like a fair price to me mate might be in for a couple soon, the base looks pretty good and I like the height it gives to the model very atmospheric.

Brilliant work on the arco-flagellant.

The arco-flagellant looks great!

Genius use of bits, especially deldar.

Lovely stuff as usual Noodles !

I was rather hoping you'd put the Ragnarok turret on the emplacement, no good ?

I'm going to have to think about "What I really need……."

Nice action pose for the arco-flagellant! Now I see what that base was for.

The frilly sleeves fit the model surprisingly well. It's looking quite spooky.

The Arco-Flagellant is particularly nice. Very good use of parts. Definitely has a sense of purpose to it.

Nice job on the whipy-choppy bloke. Looks great.

And a good job on the tank and turret parts.

Thank you all glad you like the AF, it was a bit of a slog to get that finished this month.

@LDD: Yea I'll cast it if I get chance, I need to re-work the trench rails too. Since I broke the originals and the molds are not looking too good.

@BigH: rag turret will fit, I just wanted a bit of variety, it'd fit fine. The base size on the smaller emplacement is 10cm on the larger its 12cm.

@ Dr H: Cheers mate, I'm still trying to slog though the backlog I've got of half built tanks.

I might do another base like that for the next months competition. If the monster theme wins out I'll revisit my nurgle champion from a while ago.

OMN.

Do you want me to send you a trench rail to use for a master ?

And thanks for casting the block you will save me a lot of time and hassle

@LDD: Depends, only if they have no bubbles or mold lines, I think I lost (sold) my masters, I'm trying to repair the prints atm. I'll add a bit more detail to the engine section first though

Whilst I have paint on my desk I got working on some more Militia, I need an ammo cable to make the last of them.


and if "monster" wins the next round of the unofficial painting contest, I'll be entering this chap:


It'll be good to do something different for a change. Although I'd like to try the rusty basing again for this one.

Thanks all
OMN.

I will have a look at the ones I have and see, if I think it will fit your needs I will take some pics and send them to you for you to say yes or no does that sound ok ?

Yes let me know when you get it sorted

Like the militia so far but could do with a little splash of colour to lift them, as for monster looks errr strange and odd but in a good way,
Wondering what colour theme you are considering for this ?

Again, I find that my absence from the P&M board has meant my missing lots of top notch work, suffice to say I love it all...

Especially Mr. Skull Face-Dreadlock-Whippy Fella. as for the base

Thanks Ruglud, good to see you back

 lone dirty dog wrote:

Wondering what colour theme you are considering for this ?

Yea me too. Probably something to contrast with the rust & decay I have planned for the base but at the same time blending in.

Sure mate, it wouldn't be too much effort to have some more printed off. We can work something out, I'll send you some replacements & extra bits as thanks as well as a small stamped & addressed box for you to post them too me.

There are a few problems with the trench rails that need addressing, namely the height from the bottom hull attachment point, some of the sharp edges are too sharp and are just bubble traps and lastly the lovely 5 sided bolts & washers, whilst they are nice they stick out too much and yes .. bubbles. Other than that bottom spar is too thin and needs bulking up to stop it breaking almost every time I de-mold them.

I'm only 3 hours into those militia give me a chance plenty of time & space for colour: I'm thinking left to right; orange hair, blue plasma, verdigris post.

OMN.

I like the idea to reflect the rust scheme some browns and oranges like an Auburn scheme would work well, what about the scythe will the blade reflect the rust of the base ? maybe make the wood handle a greenish mossy colour to reflect the dank decaying atmosphere of the model.

Yes I know you had just started on the militia but wanted to make sure you added some colour


Are these OK for what you need ? they are all pretty good to be honest the only bits I can see are a little flash or mold line that needs cleaning up.

Let me know what you want to do you don't have to send a box mate I have plenty of them knocking around and packing materials they will be snug as a bug if you want me to post them to you plus saves time

But you will need to PM me your address

Let me just say these pics are exactly as I received them no clean up or tidying, yes they are that good no wait great

Yep, thanks LDD pm'd.

That's what I was thinking on the scythe as well. most of the model was going to be browns - greys - palid flesh.

Those trench rails do look nice, shame it costs so much for international shipping!

Thanks shas, I know how you feel, only I have to fork that out at the post office.

To post up to 100g of small things, like the trench rails, to the US is £3.15 for airmail.

All I can really do is lower my item prices since if I made postage cheaper, some of my items are priced low enough for me to be at a loss in some circumstances.

 shasolenzabi wrote:
Those trench rails do look nice, shame it costs so much for international shipping!

You could see if any one else wants any near you and group buy ? just a thought and I have to say they are worth the investment

Been a while since I looked at this thread and needless to say this stuff is still awesome!

Torrents of turrets?



not much modelling going on here unfortunately, updated the shapeways store; added categories and 12 new items.

That's.... Some turrets. Impressive!

One can never have too many turrets, I say.

Now that's a pretty impressive sight indeed, I guess they are mine LOL

So when are you are hiring staff then

OneManNoodles wrote:Thanks shas, I know how you feel, only I have to fork that out at the post office.

To post up to 100g of small things, like the trench rails, to the US is £3.15 for airmail.

All I can really do is lower my item prices since if I made postage cheaper, some of my items are priced low enough for me to be at a loss in some circumstances.

lone dirty dog wrote:

 shasolenzabi wrote:
Those trench rails do look nice, shame it costs so much for international shipping!

You could see if any one else wants any near you and group buy ? just a thought and I have to say they are worth the investment

Well, if bought, there may be a return on that airmail price! I will have to order the things all myself as I am in a gaming deadzone so to speak here where I am LDD

Hmmm, OMN, Please PM me a price index for the trench rails and emplacements, I may order me some anyway!

Bagged up like a true (plastic) crack dealer.

Doc you so naughty!

In my months absence I've gotten to work on a base for the Vendetta.



The yellow on the base is tamiya masking tape marking where the stand will be glued on.

But mostly I've been casting and making things for Shapeways, including televisions, bins and stands for bases to stand on steps.

Oh and Doc, lots of small bags, a pocket digital scale and white powder.

But right now I'm going to get on with some painting, whilst its cool and bright, I shall try and get some pics up during the week.

Cheers all
OMN.

If that's the base... I can't wait to see the whole ensemble! Looks like you've spent more time on that than I do on most minis!

Excellent, I love it when someone hides a flight stand (whistles nonchalantly)...

Thanks para, I'm trying to make up for not making much terrain, buy making huge bases instead!

Nearly done with another batch of milita, can't remember what I've got to do on these.


And the final 4 of the second squad, second from left is my favourite thus far, far right ... yea I still need to work something out for that clown.


And because I have a quoter on crappy pictures to fill...
... Baby Got back:


In other news I'm selling internationally again on ebay, look for "onemannoodles", I'm the only one with such a daft name thus far.

Also shapeways has free shipping on any order up until the 12th July. ... If only I'd had that a month ago ....

Take care.
OMN.

Get that metal dude a serious servo arm! Soooo tempted by shapeways - tiny spess-sheeps!

A never ending thread of cool stuff and resin crack !

You should go ahead and cast up that entire flight stand, as its way better than my effort today !

Super stuff all round!

.... And there's the hit!!!!

Glorious work as always mate... really great just to sit back and admire these pieces as they come together!

Awesome work !!!! and all I can think is :

Thanks all, I suspect I might get that flight stand finished by the weekend.

Story time...
Now a few weeks ago, when DrH's round of the League terrain contest was running, I actually had an idea for an entry, but far too late to enter, after wandering into wilkos and seeing nice spherical toilet ball floats for the earth shattering sum of 99p.
Perfect for gas stores! Now these things are not small each is about 120mm diameter, so it'd take a while to make some sort for base walkways and other supporting structures around them, I'm wondering if I can twiddle it to enter the current round of the terrain contest. Possible? Ideas?

@magos: cheers mate, if I didn't think people enjoyed seeing these models, I'd stop posting them.

@LDD: Thats the original tacked on atm, I'm making my first moves on moulding it up along with all the other goodies.

Well get on with it man

Trapdoor in a walkway? I should coco

Base and tank-butt both coming along well.

Militia looking good.

Gas stores sounds cool. Lots of intricate framework about the place, and fit a trapdoor (or two) in somewhere and you're done.

How many spheres did you get? Are you going to have individual spheres, or stack one on top of the other to have one big gas store?

Thanks for stopping by peeps.

@Dr H: Cheers mate, I picked up 2, not that I wanted more mind you, as I say, they are large, actually I was thinking of building bulkier supports, more like the building piece used on the Valkyrie base, though I might get some frame work made to save space.
It'd have the two spheres roughly side by side, with a foot area something like 20 x 36 cm. Making the base for it might prove a problem.

Also they feel like they are Polystyrene, so less hassle to glue plasticard things to.

@graven: That might be the only way I can go on this graven.

@LDD: Getting on with it.

Cheers all.
OMN.

Works for me bro

Tank butts remind me of

Good point shas, but maybe with a bit more of this:




I'm going to call this batch of militia finished now, mold lines, wonky painting 'n' all:


Valk base done and dusted (ok no powders), my brushwork sucks of late but at least I got the colours how I want them [Genswick trooper pictured for scale]:


toodle-oo,

OMN

LOL the tank , thats cool.

The guys look brilliant to me, stop being so harsh.

Flight stand is great, much better than straight forward stand.

Ditto, beautiful and epic flight standing!

Very top quality work on the men there OMN! and the Swedish playing with their new Leopard was cool

Valk base looks cool. Love the radio.

Milita rock love the hazard lines on the back chain sword just gives the model that lift, also loving the ginger barnet

The stand turned out spot on you should really produce these better than the usual crappy bases you can get, also love the radio inspired by anything in particular ?

Who wants to bet I'll get 2 of these through the post before I finish building my own one...



Now if you'll excuse me I'm going to play with my balls:





I really need to get stated with this competition if I'm going to stand a chance of finishing.

Cheers everyone,
OMN.

Good man! Get fiddling with your balls and make sure you show everyone.

You want to see Dr about them mate they look inflamed

Flight stand and militia look great!

Giant cannon too, would make a nice stand.in until yours is done.

Il'' reserve my opinion on the balls, either red or blue, until further on...

Turns out my floats are probably ABS, neither of my glues will touch the stuff ... super glue it is.

I think they'd look good painted blue with paint flaking off to reveal a rusty layer underneath, streaking down the sides. With white faded numbers and maybe an imperial eagle stencilled on.

@LT: cheers for stopping by, good to see you.

I posted up a pick of a few WIP genswick a little while ago, they are now nearly finished, I got started on them last weekend, and I'll have them done by the end of the day.


Thanks for stopping by,
OMN.

3 weeks absence, time for an army shot to take stock!

I decided to put some time in on getting an army shot of what the finished models in my Genswick army looks like so far, I feel that whilst the contents of the last 30 pages might vary wildly at times at least the bad pictures offer some continuity.

The infantry blob so far; it's nearly finished I've got two Cyclops controllers and four stormtroopers to make. As well as another 1-2 squads: assault engineers (when I stop blowing funds on other things and get my Vic lamb order in) and maybe a sharpshooter squad which I'd like to add. There are some spare grenade launchers and flamers on the side that I don't particularly want to make dedicated squads for too:


Support weapon teams:


The finished tanks:


Yes I'm still working on two more Ragnaroks, the destroyer-Ragnarok, the earth shaker + tow vehicle and a manticore, they are just going slowly I don't know how I'm going to make the destroyer's gun mount, idealy I'd like to make it swappable with a demolisher cannon, still a pile of my new bits will be finding homes adding detail to these tanks!

List looks something like as follows (using the 5ed codex):

Command squad: autocannon, MoO, Astropath

2*{ Commissar: bolt pistol, power weapon}
2*{ priest: shotgun}

Stormtrooper squad (6) plasmagun

2*{
Infantry platoon:
Command: 2* grenade launcher, bolt pistol
2*{ inf squad: flamer, power weapon}
2*{ inf squad: meltagun}
Lascannon HWS
Autocannon HWS
}
mortar HWS

3*{ Veteran squad: shotguns, 2* meltagun, heavy/flamer, demolitions}

3* cyclops demolition tanks

2* Heavy mortars
1* Quad mortar

2* chimera: multi laser, H.Flamer

2* Basilisk: H.Flamer

Devildog: Multi-melta

Medusa: siege shells, enclosed crew compartment

Ragnarok Eradicator: 3* H.Bolters, H.Stubber

Then there is also the 6 leman russ tanks I've got packed away somewhere...

Now on to stuff wot I've been doing recently:

More guns for my turret [Clockwise from top-left: Infurno cannon, melta cannon, multi-laser, long-barreled autocannon, lascannon mk2]:


Tank upgrades, I'm very happy with how these have turned out:


There are a few other bits not pictured that will surface at some other point as I flit between projects and try to resist making everything in CAD.

Back to the BBC Proms.

Thanks for looking at the pictures,
OMN.

All looking good - now, for pomp & circumstance

They all look amazing. Fantastic army shot. Turrets look very exciting, really like them.

As to your bits I can vouch for them being amazing, thank you for the prize package, some bits in use for this rounds efforts.

Great to see you about.

Damn that army is looking tops and love the tanks especially the off set turret chimera as for the turrets and weapon load choices I can confirm they are stunning pieces in the flesh

The tank conversion kits are FANTASTIC !!!!! to say the least well wroth the investment as is all the pieces in his current collection.

Hey Noodles , why so quiet ???

What you been up to lately ?

I've not really been doing much in the way of modelling, outside of modelling on my PC anyway.

Shapeways has another free post offer, this time on orders over $35 (pre-tax amount unfortunatly ...).
So I've been throwing together some bits 'n' bobs for that, re-worked the plasma cannon (with left and right handed versions...) added rifling to the cannons ( you'll have to search for the other variants). Other than that I've been slowly adding to some other projects like the Pholus [chrome spell-checker says "Pholus" should be spelt "phallus"] and more add-ons for that turret of mine.

There is also WIP of; 4 Genswick Stormtroopers to fill that unit of 6 to full strength along with the two Cyclops operators, strewn across my desk untouched for a while now. I'll get some pics up despite there being not much to show.

I've been meaning to do airbrush two of my emplacements, but I haven't had much drive to do so, or even finish the valk...

Thanks for your comments peeps, I do appreciate them, even if it does take me 3 weeks to say something.

OM (not doing very much) N

don't stop him creating Big H especially when it's cool stuff for me to use to convert my stuff with

That new plasma layout is looking pretty damn sweet indeed and the new cannons are a must for my tanks to be kitted out with.

Got a week off coming up so the big build is going to begin at long last