Well, you know... I gave you guys a bunch of hints several months ago... but no one could guess it. Got hung up on the whole Blood Angel Death Company thing I guess.

Thanks for the link Reiko, I'll take a look.

Hey i guessed straight away iirc!!

Gitsplitta wrote:Well, you know... I have you guys a bunch of hints several months ago... but no one could guess it. Got hung up on the whole Blood Angel Death Company thing I guess.

Thanks for the link Reiko, I'll take a look.

Whoah, some of us guessed, I believe i still have the PM proving so

Gitsplitta wrote:

Alfndrate wrote:
Legion of the Damned? It'd make sense because of your Mantis Warriors, since the Legion came from the remnants of the Fire Hawk chapter.

Very good guess. But it's the details of the project that will make it special (hopefully). More clues to come.

I stand corrected. ALF KNEW... so you guys can blame him (for whatever you've got). Actually it was Alf's graphic that was partially responsible for my decision to do them now... so I guess it al comes full circle, eh?

Ahem

Gitsplitta wrote:

Vitruvian XVII wrote:Is the secret project LoTD?

Very good Vit. However... identifying the squad in question is really only a very small part of the puzzle. The fun of the squad will be how I choose to interpret it. Which, I believe... will be unique.

Dated 22 jan might i add..

Gitsplitta wrote:Well, you know... I gave you guys a bunch of hints several months ago... but no one could guess it. Got hung up on the whole Blood Angel Death Company thing I guess.

Thanks for the link Reiko, I'll take a look.

So it wasn't a effigy of your Mother-In-Law? Dratts!

Git where did you get the spear from. I was thinking I would like my SANG. Guard to be armed w/spears.

SL

Can't remember off-hand, have to poke around on the internets. I order so many bits. I do remember thinking that they were a lucky find.

Nice casts too, clean and sharp.

Grats on the 300 Gits, and the Legion of the Damned sounds fantastic. I can't wait to see some with paint on, I'm sure you'll do a great job.

I feel as though you deserve a three hundred gun salute.
Well done Gits! Looking forward to the new progress.

Congrats man!

Gits, not gonna lie.

The fists on the LotD model seem... off. They look way too large.

Otherwise, it's a sexy-sex bastard.

Those are standard GW arms Chowder... don't know what to say. They're the only thing on him that IS GW... so, take it up with them!

Like it, though the hopelite's aspis shield seams undersized (nice may to represent the 3++ Inv ). Should extend from neck to groin.

That, and I couldn't mount it properly on his arm... not that I didn't try... but the whole space marine shoulder pad thing just makes so many things impossible or impractical.

Since I'm not a sculptor... I have to work with the bits I can find. On a smaller marine (which is what those shields were intended for)... I think they'd be fine. I just upped the anty on the figure by 25%.

Congrats on 301 sir! lol

What an epic thread -

Gitsplitta wrote:Those are standard GW arms Chowder... don't know what to say. They're the only thing on him that IS GW... so, take it up with them!

I WILL!

Does anyone have spare tickets to Nottingham? Please? I have SW bitz to trade...

Congrats Gits! and nice LotD, but I don't think truescale + heroic sale makes no sense, and doesn't look good together, but that's just me

Happy (late) 300th page, Gits!

I love your LotD

A belated happy 300th page erm... Congratulations to you. Here's to another 300 pages of MW and LotD glory.

Man I'm slipping... Got so caught up in this "page 300 project" stuff that I forgot to thank all the wonderful people who've wished me well. If y'all will forgive a massive "quote" post... allow me to rectify that... though I will paraphrase and abbreviate as I can.

Gathering Storm wrote:Oh, almost at the 300 mark! Anyway. I just realised I hadn't commented on your painting of the Mantid Tycho and the MoTF. So...

Mantis Warriors Tycho: Fantastic details with the tranquility camo and OSL. It thematically fits in perfectly, and the gold is a suitable homage to the character's original chapter. Overall, I'd say it's fantastic work, and definitely compliments the other Tranquility Veterans.
Master of the Forge: It's a great improvement on the quick job you did last year, and the details really shine through now (such as the magnetic "foot" clamps which I had failed to spot on the original ). The hazard pattern on the servo-harness clamps are really neat as well. Also, I feel I should bring attention to the weapon change, as the Power-Axe is far more fitting than the bolt pistol.

Thanks GS. I'm quite happy with both figures now. Funny how you get used to seeing an incomplete figure in a certain state of "doneness" so that your mind starts convincing you that it's really finished. It's only when you sit back and give it a critical eye that you see all the issues with it.

Lorna wrote:MotF looks alot better than before. And, woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo. 300.

LOL! Thanks Lorna!

Zuul wrote:Congratulations on the 300th page Gits. I have to say your blog has easily had more influence on the direction I have taken building my army than anything else on this blue earth. Thanks for sharing your endeavour with us here on Dakka and I look forward to seeing more of your work in the future!

I'm very flattered Zuul, thank you!

Briancj wrote:Congratulations on 300, Gits! It has been a pleasure watching you work, and an absolute blast being part of the Wardens at Adepticon!

Up Mantis Warriors!

THIS!

IS!

BADAB!

--Brian

LOL! Thanks man. (wasn't sure where the "up yours" thing was going)

Vitruvian XVII wrote:Congrats Gits! You definitely deserve such a monstrous thread! Continue being an inspiration please!

Thanks Vit, appreciate the sentiment and it's been a pleasure having you along for the ride.

dsteingass wrote:Yay! 300! Gratz Gitz!!

Yes! I get to be top dog for about 2 more weeks... then I get eclipsed by the riveters. I'll enjoy it though.

alabamaheretic wrote:Congrats on the three hundred pages. I really like your approach on Legion of the damned. *gets a beer salutes* heres to another three hundred pages

Man after my own heart... cheers 'bama.

BLACKHAND wrote:Well done Gits, I have no doubt you will make it to another 300!

Got a lot of help along the way... like... from YOU! Thanks my friend, been fun.

Yellowbeard wrote:Congratulations, Gits! The LotD project sounds great. I'm looking forward to all the special effects - positioning them slightly above the base is brilliant - they should be spectacular.

And a new friend to go with the old... thank you sir, happy to have you as a regular & looking forward to seeing those Fire Hawks of yours really take off! (figuratively speaking of course)

prototype_X wrote:Gongrats gits!. Three hundred! In how long? 2 years? You sir are a ledgend And i love your take on the LOTD

I am prolific... my legendary status has yet to be determined. But I'll take the compliment & glad you like the LoTD.

inmygravenimage wrote:Yowser. It's great to see page 300 at last, and your special project sounds fab. That Weeping Angel doesn't know what's about to hit him... Really privileged to get the mention too, you crazy old man you. Onwards to your ghostly horde of doom!

Quite. Thanks mate!

nerdfest09 wrote:Here's a virtual handshake Gits *handshake with Gits* on reaching your milestone! 300 is great i can only attempt to reach that myself with my own blog! it's not an easy road as you've shown but the best bit is seeing you overcome problems and produce some truly epic marines and models! I love nearly everything you do it's really great to see the progression of your models and you are a great guy too replying to us all and encouraging us as much as we encourage you! the whole blog kind of puts me in mind of a that bar scene from Star Wars but in a virtual sense :-) oh and we're all mates us in here!

it's also funny that you're doing LoTD! I am also doing a secret small squad soon! damn you! :-) lets race eh!

*shakes hands with nerdfest09* You sir, are an outstanding modeler and painter... and I don't care what BLACKHAND says about you when you're not looking! ( ) Dakka wouldn't be anywhere near as fun, or worth the time if it was all about me. I love seeing the work other folks do & if I can say something to keep the going or convince them to try something new... then it's been time well spent. Usually I end up learning more than I teach, which eventually comes home to roost in the quality of my own models. Um.... didn't a whole bunch of people DIE in that Star Wars bar?? *gulp* Oh and... as to the race... you win! "Slow and Purposeful" does not just describe the marines I'm going to be working on...

HAZZER wrote:Happy 300! love the LoTD idea!

Thanks HAZ! You ready for the next 300?

Meade wrote:True Scale Greek Legion of the Damned Marines? Epic! I'm glad you're not doing minotaurs Gits because it's on my list of true scale dudes to do! I've been working with those chapterhouse kits, In my opinion they either need bulking up or covering up. Spartan marines look great with flowing drapery... preferably that looks like it's blowing in the wind heroically... you should try some green stuffs. I also sculpted some true scale 'chest' armor for mine... looks awesome.

I see what you mean Meade... though in some sense I've always felt the proportions of all marines in terms of the torso structure was ridiculous anyway... the TS kits address this to some degree & I like the end result.

Revenent Reiko wrote:Huge congratulations on hitting the 300 mark Gits! true scale Spartans LoTD eh? Hell Yeah! looking forward to it!

Thanks Reiko, glad you like them. Hopefully I won't disappoint in the execution.

Solar_lion wrote:Congrats Brother.

Thanks SL. Considering you started this mess, I'm glad you're still with me. (in more ways than one)

SelvaggioSaky wrote:Congratulation Git! I like your take on the LoTD and waiting the final result knowing that You will not disappoint us.

Thank you Sel, I certainly have a vivid image in mind... it's just a matter of whether my skills are sufficient to translate it onto a mini.

Sheep wrote:Congrats on the milestone Gits, look forward to 300 more.

Thanks Sheep! (already answered your question)

Alfndrate wrote:Waaaaait a tick! Anyone that follows this blog and remembers crazy bits should have remember several page ago that Gits mentioned another Badab Era army... Several of us guessed that it might be Fire Hawks, since they are the basis of the LotD... He's been telling us for months!!! NOOOO!!

You'd think if I had plans on starting a new chapter... I'd remember.

Styrofoam04 wrote:Congrats on the 300 pages cant wait for the next 300

Thanks Styro. You and vent make my list of "the best completely unappreciated painters/modelers on dakka". One of these days, that's going to change. Stick to your guns man.

Revenent Reiko wrote:saw a tutorial for blood/gore droplets using fishing line that may work really well for this (depending on how you are doing the tendrils of course...). Would only use a different colour in the PVA (i think thats the glue) for it to be ghostly green instead...
EDIT:
huh, found it...
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/446259.page#4214212

dont know if thats of any use to you Gits, but i read you post and thought of this straight away...

That's really... icky looking. But 100% effective. Wow.

Demdiddydizzy wrote:LOTD? Wow, didn't see this coming! And truescale? This will most certainly be interesting!

I hope so D5, certainly a challenge and something that's not green or yellow. Be a nice change.

perplexiti wrote:Grats on the 300 Gits, and the Legion of the Damned sounds fantastic. I can't wait to see some with paint on, I'm sure you'll do a great job.

Thank you perplexiti! I greatly appreciate the confidence!

Disjointed Entity wrote:I feel as though you deserve a three hundred gun salute. Well done Gits! Looking forward to the new progress.

Thanks DE, just make sure you point them the *other* way, OK?

Cutthroatcure wrote:Congrats man!

Thanks!

Vitruvian XVII wrote:Great idea. Anything true scale is win in my book.

Thank you Vit, we'll see how it goes.

MajorTom11 wrote:Congrats on 301 sir! lol What an epic thread -

Thanks Tom! Don't see you 'round here much so I appreciate you stopping by. I'll be looking to your work as well as other's for inspiration during this project... so if you just happen to paint something black with a glowing something on it... please tap me the on the shoulder, will you?

Matt.Kingsley wrote:Congrats Gits! and nice LotD, but I don't think truescale + heroic sale makes no sense, and doesn't look good together, but that's just me

Thanks and a fair point Matt. This was the only way I thought I could "excuse" the TS marines in a normal scale army. Well, I briefly considered proxying them as terminators too, but that raised a whole host of other issues so I stuck with this approach.

shrike wrote:Happy (late) 300th page, Gits! I love your LotD

Thanks shrike, good wishes are always welcome... no matter the arrival time!

Legion of Damnation wrote:A belated happy 300th page erm... Congratulations to you. Here's to another 300 pages of MW and LotD glory.

Thanks mate, may the next 300 pages be even more interesting and enjoyable than the first!

I was trying to hold onto that magic 300 by not posting on it, but now that it's past, grays on having a silly long p&m ballad of mw greatness.

This blog has given me plenty of "grays" already (you should see my beard)... you don't need to wish more on me!

But thanks!


*whispered* (My hope, of course... is that the celebration will keep going and I won't actually have to do anything for another 3 or 4 pages... )

Congrats on 301 pages Gits!!

Congratulations Gits!
I've been stalking around here for a while and i've been sitting in my chair wow'ing over every miniature you threw out, now with your page count at 300! (301) i finally have a good excuse to say something..
So here goes:
Hey Gits you're awesome, k thnx bye.

P.S. Love your LotD idea.

@Vit: Thank you Vit!

@megabambam: Thank you and welcome to the blog. I'm very glad you've spoken up... please don't hesitate to do so again! With a bit of luck, I'll get some paintin' done this weekend so the fact that you broke your silence will be rewarded.

Gitsplitta wrote:*whispered* (My hope, of course... is that the celebration will keep going and I won't actually have to do anything for another 3 or 4 pages... )

Haha, I was going to call you on that!

Congrats on 300 pages, and the model you showed looks interesting. Very curious to see a test scheme done on it!

Probably get some work done on it tomorrow. Wyomingfox is coming over to hang out & probably paint some... so I'll attack it then.

Gitsplitta wrote:Well, you know... I gave you guys a bunch of hints several months ago... but no one could guess it. Got hung up on the whole Blood Angel Death Company thing I guess.

Thanks for the link Reiko, I'll take a look.

Ahem, - seem to remember I guessed that one (and I've got the pm to prove it!) Congrats on 300!

OK, so EVERYONE guessed it!

*sigh*


And thanks monkeyh!

Post to roll the thread page over (looks like that bug's still around yet).

Does indeed, kinda annoying. Its been getting less frequent at least for me. The first few days after the patch it occured like 3 times more often though!

Bit late to the party but congrats on 300+ pages Gits, really looking forward to seeing the LotD painted up will you be doing flames on them?

Man that was one hell of a thankful post!

Well done Gits! Another mile stone passed. I'm looking forward to seeing the spartan marine painted up. Keep up the good work.

Congratz on 302 pages 300 themed project is a wicked idea

RiTides wrote:Post to roll the thread page over (looks like that bug's still around yet).

Thanks for that RT. I'm so used to it now it doesn't phase me (unless I've made some big update that gets lost in the mix).

GiraffeX wrote:Bit late to the party but congrats on 300+ pages Gits, really looking forward to seeing the LotD painted up will you be doing flames on them?

Thanks Gir! No flames... ghostly glowing... woooooooh..... spooooky!

@CtC: Hope it was worth your while. Actually put some thought into that as well as getting that build done right quick so I could post it.

Reaper Man 2020 wrote:Well done Gits! Another mile stone passed. I'm looking forward to seeing the spartan marine painted up. Keep up the good work.

Yes, and another milestone you've seen me through... thanks mate.

@tipios: Thank you & glad you like the new idea. We'll see how it goes once I get rolling.


No substantive updates tonight. Spent the evening hanging out with wyfox painting but neither of us is very fast. Been working on one of my FW grot tanks. Nearly done, then we'll focus my attention on that LoTD model.

Gits

Loving your work so far man! But when are you going to update?

A Gits update can be found here http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/720/301952.page at the bottom of the page

wyomingfox wrote:A Gits update can be found here http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/720/301952.page#4303489 at the bottom of the page

Fixed that for you.

Sorry guys, really want to get this little grot tank that I'm working on finished. Will commence with the marine painting again shortly.

Gits

All ready subbed!

Wait...how did you get it to link directly to a post in a thread!?!

Look above your user name, there's the date. Just to the left there's a pic of a little piece of paper with a bent corner. Click on it. It'll show your post (or whatever post you're clicking on) in it's normal spot on the page... but the URL will change to the URL of that specific post. Then you can cut and paste that URL as normal and it'll take people right to the targeted post.

Awesome, thanks!

Congratulations on this thread, Gits! It has been a great, and wonderful thread filled with many levels of awesomness, and shall continue this way.

-Wolf Guard 252

hey git... that hint was plain awsome usefullness! i will remember that! it is such a tiny deatil and i have overlooked that for so long!

thanks man!

@Wolf guard 252: Thanks man, really appreciate the comment and glad you're enjoying the process. Feel free to jump in any time!

@Vik: My pleasure. Gotta spread the Dakka love!



Well, no update today. I blame Solar_lion. The kids where just going to bed (my normal painting time) when Solar called and we ended up talking for an hour or more about next year's Adepticon, army lists, themes and the like. Then it was MY bed time!

Boy, I hope this Wardens conference call info was shared somewhere.

No worries Brian. We were just talking philosophy, scope and the challenges of coordinating 8 people in two separate teams while still staying true to the overall theme. We weren't trying to make any actual decisions about the teams.

Also we kicked around that LR list of mine, which HAS been "made available"... Mr. Sponge Brian Smarty Pants.

Gits, you and SL are old, old friends. I expect you have conversations on a regular basis. Just giving you some jive talkin'.

--B.

Are they old friends that old, or friends that have know each other for a very long time? Or are they really, super old guys that are buddies?

The latter... no... the middle... aw hell I don't know. We've known each other for over 20 years and were adults when we first met... you do the math.

When does number 4 get his call, number 1?

you can call me anytime #4

Or IM

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whalemusic360 wrote:Are they old friends that old, or friends that have know each other for a very long time? Or are they really, super old guys that are buddies?

Old as in long time, friends as in I'd remove someone's kidney if he needs one.

As for the LotD are you going to doe something simular to the glow the necron figure have? OSL'ish

SL

IceAngel wrote:When does number 4 get his call, number 1?

#1 doesn't "call"... he only "receives calls".

Solar_lion wrote:Old as in long time, friends as in I'd remove someone's kidney if he needs one.

Keep in mind Solar isn't a surgeon... more of a "I'll cut your heart out with a spoon." kind of guy. (or... kidney as needs be)

Solar_lion wrote:As for the LotD are you going to doe something simular to the glow the necron figure have? OSL'ish

That's the general idea... and it won't be easy.

My 12 year old mind was trying to figure out what #4 was for like 10 minutes. Sorry about your luck bing #2 SL

NP #2 Can't argue with the truth - Were Honored to have ya!

Just call me "Warden Prime" wm... that should make you feel comfortable.

I think Optigits Prime is driving us extra OT more then normal to buy more time for his "300 page" project

So says number, what am I, 7?

You're #2.

How the #2 did that happen? I thought SL was #2!

Gits - 1
WM - 2
SL - 3
Ice - 4

Generally, early order was determined by the order in which I talked with you about the team *and* keeping your spot depended on actually doing something for the team. Since you built those tactical marines for me last year... you're spot was secured. I honesty didn't remember if I'd talked with you or SL first... so the 2/3 thing is a complete crap-shoot.

You guys can sort it out however you'd like. I'd be perfectly happy with pistols at 20 paces...

I always knew my competitive pistol competitions would come in handy someday!

Hey at this rate Gits you might get your wish of reaching page 304 before having to present anything!

All good. Git picked... so he Wears " Horns of Power" ( Movie refrence) - besides always room for advancement.

How many LotD are you planning and what load out options 1. do you get 2. are you planning?

SL

Vitruvian XVII wrote:Hey at this rate Gits you might get your wish of reaching page 304 before having to present anything!

LMAO ^^

"it's all in the reflexes."

@SL: LoTD really don't have many options... they're basically glorified tactical marines. The sarge is as you see him. One marine will have something fun like a las cannon, the rest are straight up tacticals... but they'll have shields and if I can find some way to strap them on... non-power spears.

Gitsplitta wrote:"it's all in the reflexes."

@SL: LoTD really don't have many options... they're basically glorified tactical marines. The sarge is as you see him. One marine will have something fun like a las cannon, the rest are straight up tacticals... but they'll have shields and if I can find some way to strap them on... non-power spears.

Check out the Rough Riders spears for inspiration.

Damn it Gits!
I leave for a couple of months and you go ahead and fill dozens of pages with work and chatter!!

Your praises have been sung throughout my absence, so Ill not bore you with more. Great work so far, man. Im really looking forward to your take on the LotD!


Ah and btw. Well done at Adepticon. Book looked ace!

@Ramos: Thanks Ramos, I really appreciate your very kind words!

@WyFox: Will do, thanks!


Well, no marine action tonight... sorry. Still working on my second grot tank. All done save for a speckling of rust and the mud. If you're curious, the latest WIP is here.

The Grot Tank looks good!

Thanks CtC! I think if the last two stages go as well as I hope (rust and mud), it'll be the best vehicle I've ever done. It's amazing how much effort and time go into the chipping and weathering. Took me all evening (as I was helping my youngest through his homework) to do the chipping and little rust marks around the bolts.

Solar_lion wrote:All good. Git picked... so he Wears " Horns of Power" ( Movie refrence) - besides always room for advancement.

The 13th Warrior with Antonio Banderes (sp?). damn good film, love the Norse theme...

* Even though the subject here is orks... I bring it up in the MW blog because this is really not an ork issue, it's a gallery issue & this blog is my best shot at getting more eyes on the question at hand. Mea culpa for going OT.


Here's a bit of dakka gallery wierdness for you all to ponder...

I was poking through the dakka gallery looking at all the pictures of the fantastic grot tanks out there on dakka, many of the completely scratch built. I came to a couple of the pictures of my first grot tank.

First this one... which I thought was my final pic.



Then this one, where I added (due to the prompting of fella dakkanians) a rear licence plate and a more realistic light bulb. Otherwise... it's the same.



I'd forgotten to shut off the voting for the first pic when I posted the second, and both have gotten enough votes to "register".

The first pic... that is the not-quite finished one: has 21 votes... 8.44 painting, 9.44 coolness
The second pic... with the added details... has 5 votes... 5.75 painting, 6.5 coolness... nearly 3 points lower in both categories! (really?? not even a 6??)

So the question I pose to you all is... how in the heck did the "improved" version get scored a full 3 points lower in both painting and coolness?? It's rather baffling to be honest... All I can think of is that the colors in the first picture are much "cheerier" putting voters in a better mood. 3 points in painting *and* coolness... wow, what a swing! Maybe the voting on the first was too high... but after 20 votes you expect things to level out a bit. Maybe the early voting on the first was high, which would tend to influence the voting once the scores were visible... by the same token the low totals in the second pic will insure that the voting stays low from now on... Still, a 3-point swing is substantial and hard to explain.

Because the internet is a fickle, fickle beast.

Its all relative. I was reading a thread while back in Nuts and Bolts about this, where someone proposed to add 'voting guidelines' to the Gallery.

The problem is, as it appeared to me, that everyone has a different idea of what each 'point' is worth. For example, just how goodis a 10? or a 5? or a 1? etc. its all based on the voters viewpoint of painting and coolness i guess is what im trying to say (not particularly well i might add), and quite often has NO bearing on whether or not the model deserves such a vote based on the viewpoint of the maker/painter...

However, i propose we all go and vote on Gits' tanks to raise those scores, because quite honestly, it looks awesome!

AV14 FTW!!

You don't have to do that guys, though I always appreciate votes of course.

You make a good point Reiko, and I've been involved in some of those discussions myself. I was more wondering if there wasn't some subtle difference between the two photos... the vibrancy of the color, the fact that the top one has "flatter" views, the backgorund with a bluish tint rather than greenish... that were subliminally influencing the voters. Could be just a smaller sample size of grot-hating Imperial lackeys... but perhaps it's something more.

It just struck me as being really odd, so I thought I'd pose it to the community for thought and comment. I'm sure most folks have had experiences where a figure's been panned that you think is actually quite good (I've had many). This was just unique as I had two sets of pics of the same fig with very different scores.

Thinking about it, you probably were involved in that one as well

And it could well be that the differences in photo could be the cause. I am not, by any means, a photography expert, and i tend not to notice small differences like that i have to say. What i noticed straight off was the small changes you had made (lightbulb, license plate, weathering...etc. ). And it could well be that it was just different people viewing/voting on it to give the different scores.

Dont put yourself down Gits, it is a great model. Agreed, a highly unusual and unique situation.

This is why I check the 'disable voting for all images' box.

Well, I am sure you are now going to get several sympathy 10's from your friend's .

But it really comes down to different voters: Your first pic might have drew in a lot of people who were familiar with your blog and yourself and thus you likely drew some grades that were a bit higher than deserved. Your second pic probably drew in some comics/trolls who gave you 0/0's. At only 20 or so votes, a few really high or really low scores can really skew results.

What has happened to you happens to most of us artists quite frequently on the Dakka Gallery. In this instance, I feel that if you averaged the two, you would get a more representative grade: 7s. After leaving a comment, looks like I gave you a 7/8 a while back.

For other DCM's I refer you to this blog:

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/404937.page

@Reiko: You never know really, unless people make a comment and then you can see how they voted. That's something I don't like about the comments... I don't think your vote should be linked to your comment, they should remain separate and anonymous.

I'm not really down on myself at all... I think it's a good effort. I was just a bit dumbfounded by the discrepancy. I don't get too wrapped up in paint scores though I usually hope for most things to land at 8 or above... which is the standard I try to paint most of my minis to... but you don't always hit it and not all figures appeal to all people. I'm fine with that.

@Brian: The problem with doing that is it takes you out of the gallery pool and off the gallery splash/front page. That means people aren't seeing your work unless they're stopping by your blog. That means they can't help you with it, be inspired by it, or any of the other wonderful non-voting things that getting your pictures out there does for you. I'd bet it brings in traffic to your blog as well. People see a cool fig, poke around your gallery a bit, maybe see the blog the pic was posted on & go check it out. All good.

If you disable voting... none of those things happen.


Ninja'd by wyfox...

I keep thinking that there's some kind of averaging function in the gallery that tosses the lowest and highest votes... but I can't remember if that's actually a fact or just something I thought would be useful to mitigate the problem. That makes a bigger difference when you only have a few votes... once you get around 20, the effect on the score of any single vote is minimal.

Obviously. Polling is not an exact science. First, you have no control group. IE.. defined standard what each rating is. Secondly you will not have the exact number nor the exact same people polling the 2 images. Lastly most people are easily swayed by other opinions. ( they gave it 7, well he's a good painter, that must be what a 7 is ).

Though I personally appreciate some one voting on my work, I don't put much emotion into it. I'd rather you take a few seconds to respond on my blog , offer feedback or critique. Those people are at least true to their opinions of your work.

lastly I paint because I like too, not for praise or ego. No inference here. You have nothing to worry about. Your work through the years have greatly improved.

Is that a hint...? i dont tend to leave comments on the Gallery unless theres something i feel hasnt been said already/something glaring that i want to make mention of. Plus, i am not much of a painter, so i cant make substansive comments the majority of the time (hmmm doesnt stop me posting on various blogs though... ) i agree about the comment system as well, should be ananymous unless you REALLY want to make mention of a low/high score you gave or something...

I am very glad you arent down on yourself, as truthfully, you do amazing work and should be pround of it

Gitsplitta wrote:I'm going to spend the whole time stomping around the room and making sudden, loud noises!

So I take it you'll be eating Mexican again...

Revenent Reiko wrote:Is that a hint...? i dont tend to leave comments on the Gallery unless theres something i feel hasnt been said already/something glaring that i want to make mention of. Plus, i am not much of a painter, so i cant make substansive comments the majority of the time (hmmm doesnt stop me posting on various blogs though...

No hidden meaning intended. Respond however you want. or not. Being not much of a painter does't exclude you from your opinion. I'll never be a Major Tom or Egg. but it doesn't perclude me from recognizing what I feel is good work or bad work. Just one Mans Opinion.

" Be your harshest critic, and your own biggest supporter"

SL

Solar_lion wrote:

Revenent Reiko wrote:Is that a hint...? i dont tend to leave comments on the Gallery unless theres something i feel hasnt been said already/something glaring that i want to make mention of. Plus, i am not much of a painter, so i cant make substansive comments the majority of the time (hmmm doesnt stop me posting on various blogs though...

No hidden meaning intended. Respond however you want. or not.

" Be your harshest critic, and your own biggest supporter"

SL

Sorry SL, was responding to Gits and didnt say so...i have just voted on one of his images and didnt leave a comment...

Never any apology needed, My friend!


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I also think that Git is right about what appeals to you. Often I am more impressed with things I relate too rather that the things I do not ( Interpetive dance come to mind - ok any dance thing ) . I get more picky with SM stuff than say Orks. My expetations are more ridged!
Now back to your regular schedule MW blog.

SL or #3

Solar_lion wrote:Obviously. Polling is not an exact science.

Truth.

Revenent Reiko wrote:Is that a hint...?

Not at all. I don't leave comments in the gallery all that often... and then usually only for people who's blogs I don't frequent.

I'm not whining about the low score... I'm wondering at the discrepancy. You don't have to go off and bump my score on the figure. While I appreciate anyone taking the time to vote on one of my pics... it's not what I was after with the post. I'm curious if there may be something subtle in the two pics that's influencing the voting. When you look at both together... does one "feel" like it's done better than the other? Just your gut response... Or is it, as many have suggested... just the vagueness of random sampling & friend-influenced voting?

Come on folks! This is SCIENCE. (shout out to all you "Fallout: New Vegas" fans out there)

Gitsplitta wrote:I keep thinking that there's some kind of averaging function in the gallery that tosses the lowest and highest votes... but I can't remember if that's actually a fact or just something I thought would be useful to mitigate the problem. That makes a bigger difference when you only have a few votes... once you get around 20, the effect on the score of any single vote is minimal.

Solar_lion wrote:Obviously. Polling is not an exact science. First, you have no control group. IE.. defined standard what each rating is. Secondly you will not have the exact number nor the exact same people polling the 2 images. Lastly most people are easily swayed by other opinions. ( they gave it 7, well he's a good painter, that must be what a 7 is ).

I have to agree with Solar Lion, there are a lot of halo effects that can influence how someone will vote and I doubt most voters try to develop thier own independant guideline as to what a particular grade means.

I do think an averaging function could help but in many cases it seems that an extreme grade given early on (which wouldn't get thrown out right away as you need to build a base of votes to establish an average in the first place) can influence preceding grades. Or in otherwords, an extreme grade will have a determining effect on what the average will be.

Anyways, I have gone off-topic long enough. You do good work and you are ever improving.

*chuckle* Actually you are on-topic, it's your last comment that while appreciated... is off-topic!

Solar_lion wrote:Never any apology needed, My friend!

Thank you amigo.

Gitsplitta wrote:

Solar_lion wrote:Obviously. Polling is not an exact science.

Truth.

Revenent Reiko wrote:Is that a hint...?

Not at all. I don't leave comments in the gallery all that often... and then usually only for people who's blogs I don't frequent.

Come on folks! This is SCIENCE. (shout out to all you "Fallout: New Vegas" fans out there)

*raises hand*

LOVE New Vegas (although i am hammering through Diablo3 at the moment, do have been missing my Fallout fix)

Gitsplitta wrote:*chuckle* Actually you are on-topic, it's your last comment that while appreciated... is off-topic!

Well in that case: My gut reaction is that the first pic of the tank is a bit brighter and that the colors are a bit more vivid. I wouldn't think that would influence my vote and unfortunately I didn't vote on the first tank picture, so I can't test my hypothesis.

To any who are not DCMs and wonder what my particular grading criteria are for paint scores:

Gitsplitta wrote:@Brian: The problem with doing that is it takes you out of the gallery pool and off the gallery splash/front page. That means people aren't seeing your work unless they're stopping by your blog. That means they can't help you with it, be inspired by it, or any of the other wonderful non-voting things that getting your pictures out there does for you. I'd bet it brings in traffic to your blog as well. People see a cool fig, poke around your gallery a bit, maybe see the blog the pic was posted on & go check it out. All good.
If you disable voting... none of those things happen.

The plog scroll-er on the upper-left doesn't rely on voting at all, and the main splash page, according to Yak, works sans voting as well: http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/60/346052.page#4271220

Just trying to help.

--B.

Really? That's surprising. Never found a pic from either of those avenues that had the voting disabled... including some that really should have, so I just thought it was part of the plan.

Hmmm.... Thanks for correcting me!

Gitsplitta wrote:Really? That's surprising. Never found a pic from either of those avenues that had the voting disabled... including some that really should have, so I just thought it was part of the plan.

Hmmm.... Thanks for correcting me!

Except I'm not convinced the main splash/blog works that way. Maybe I'll PM Yak, politely.

I always find it puzzling; proof of subjectivity and that. I'd so don't let it get to you but my heart leaps when I see a pic go over 9!

Me too. Though I find mine tend to start high and slowly go down over time. I'm guessing that's the "friend effect" where my buds vote with a bias (thank you) but over time more and more random people just blunder into the figure in the gallery or if I'm really lucky... the gallery splash page, so you get a more unbiased opinion and the scores drift down.

I like wyomingfox's judging criteria... but I tend to have more wiggle room around 8 and 9. Things like composition, color, how the paint job matches the figure, etc. come in to play as well as whatever technical aspects of painting are exhibited. I guess you could also move these into coolness... but I view coolness as a measure of "wow-factor" or showmanship. The afore-mentioned issues are for me, still a matter of artistic endeavor, thus fall under the painting score. I figure basing into the painting score as well.

Faces and bases!

This is just too ironic. In the midst of this discussion - Gits Sternguard #9 ends up on the DakkaDakka main page.

Well done Gits. It's a great figure.

That is rather amusing.

Well, just finished up the grot tank, which opens the way for work to start on the LoTD. And OH LOOK... it's page 304... wonders never cease!

To be honest I don't have a clue how some people vote for images. I've kind of given up with the ones in my gallery some have really good votes and some very different. My best example is my Necrodefiler I have four pics with enough votes 3 have both p and c about 8.5 and then the third is 6.6, its in a totally different field of its own!

I think the higher votes are from people following your blog while the others are from random gallery finds.

As promised... paint hits the mini on page 304. Airbrushing of black is essentially done at this point. Now, I realize this looks anything but black. Let me assure you it's a trick of the camera, it's quite black.



Painting process to date:

- black primer
- 3 shades of ever-lighter grey as highlights, very light touch
- badab black wash
- satin varnish

It's the reflectivity of the varnish that makes it look so grey/silver to the camera. Next step will be lining with black wash. Then there will be a pause for station identification while I get some expert advice.

Other projects on the docket too. Rare instance where I have multiple irons in the fire. More later perhaps.

Gits

interesting mini... what were you saing will this one be painted as? LotD? or what other chapter?... and is this one of the backpacks of hits the spot?

LoTD. The body/legs/pack/pads are hit's original TS sculpts for Chapterhouse.

aren´t the LotD the marines with all those bones and flames? how will you adapt this scheme to this mini... this is really interesting! to say the least... and i am following hits thread too... too bad he is at not really posting on dakka...

Vik, here's a link to the original post... everything is explained there. http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/8970/289929.page#4289168

thanks git for the pointer... i somehow had over read that... using the TS Marines makes sense to me...

so more ghostly than cheesy... does that mean you change the scheme of the standard LotD substantially to your own version... the way you mention this it sounds to me as if you want to make them look more like the army of the dead from the LotR game... you know those ghostly greenish looking skeletons...?

Yes, in a way. Not that much glowing green. Black armor with green glow escaping here and there from inside.

Gitsplitta wrote:Yes, in a way. Not that much glowing green. Black armor with green glow escaping here and there from inside.

Was the Mantis Warrior Chaplain you did a test run for this "green glow" color scheme?

No, not at all. He was just black with a slight green tint to the armor.



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Hmmm... busy day today. Got the black done on the LoTD, painted up a Fire Hawk marine for fun and built and primed my FW Skin Wolf. Decent work for the day.

The marine is looking good, Gits. The photography is interesting; it looks like b/w photograpb....

Well, what's frustrating from my end is that you guys aren't actually seeing the figure the way it is... you see all shiny and light grey when that's NOT what it looks like in person. However, the lining is done, I could put a layer of dull coat on now if I wanted. Hopefully the next pic will be more representative of the actual paint job.

Well color me interested!
Looking good Gits. I wouldn't fret too much about how we see the model- in progress shots rarely look like they're supposed to.

Im sure Sarge looks great in person, and Im still really interested in how you do the glow. I gotta dust off my airbrush and learn from your work. Lotsa cool techniques!

Made this Fire Hawk in an effort to help Yellowbeard find a good paint scheme for his chapter. Colors aren't quite right, but it did make a purty figure. Slapped an inquisitional symbol on him so he can run with my Inquisitorial squads. I'm always looking for regular bolter-armed marines.

Gits

Interesting to be doing LotD and Fire Hawks at the same time. Because (correct me if I'm wrong) the Legion of the Damned are supposedly the last of the fire hawks.

Correct

I like your lotd very much; what kind of detailing, if any, is going to be on the breastplate? The sculpt is pretty bare there, so wondered if you're going to add any specific paintjob. Also, like the Fire Hawk - it's strangely satisfying painting outside of your standard run of chapters, innit?

It is indeed a purty figure. And quite helpful, too.

Freehand's ace too.

Oops. Obviously that should be on previous message

Necronboy wrote:Interesting to be doing LotD and Fire Hawks at the same time. Because (correct me if I'm wrong) the Legion of the Damned are supposedly the last of the fire hawks.

Interesting, didn't know that. Just coincidence actually... trying to help out a friend.

inmygravenimage wrote:I like your lotd very much; what kind of detailing, if any, is going to be on the breastplate? The sculpt is pretty bare there, so wondered if you're going to add any specific paintjob. Also, like the Fire Hawk - it's strangely satisfying painting outside of your standard run of chapters, innit?

Not much, I want to keep them very spare. I've got an idea for some fluff that I'd like to present when I post the finished figure that will help explain my interpretation of them, but then I'm not much of a writer so we'll see how that goes. I have some brass Imperial Eagles from Forge World. If anything, he'll get one of those.

Gitsplitta wrote:Yes, in a way. Not that much glowing green. Black armor with green glow escaping here and there from inside.

i am now really looking forward to your next update mister! this is most promising!

Sorry I haven't posted an update, project's on hold until I get to confer with a friend about strategy and tactics. Since this is one in a group of 5, I have to make sure I get it right the first time.

Best,
Gits

ok... well i´ll be waiting patiently^^

gits,

i actually like the pic were takin actually looks like stone work came to life to kill it dead. well i gotta cooler full of beer so i'll wait with vik.

Mini-rant... about my own psyche.

Drives me nuts... when I'm at work... I'm highly motivated to paint. When I get home... after working, helping the kids with homework, helping my wife with the house or dinner, dishes, dinner, yard work, etc... I'm seriously lacking in motivation. The painting desk is looking very "meh" now-a-days. Even on mornings where I wake up a some stupid hour (like this morning... 2 AM), when I used to get a TON of painting done... I just am not very enthusiastic & will like as not veg out in front of the TV. I managed to glue a little brass eagle to the chest of the LoTD and wash the Hordes figure I'm working on... that's it. When compared to the last 5 days or so... that was major progress.

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your insane Gits and sometimes insanity leaves you.
you can only wait for it to return or take some looney medice like watching looney toons for about 48593 hours and 52 seconds

It happens, Gits. Best thing is to take a break, relax. Zen out.

I know how you're feeling Gits, I'm staring at a bunch of Skorne models that I'm struggling to paint, and I want to paint when I'm at work, but when I get home, all I want to do is plop down and play some video games, or find some cool place to retreat to in this May heat.

I been running into the same rut! Which is why I have been asking to paint with some of my friends lately (such as yourself last Sunday and another local friend Tim on Wednesday). Otherwise, I just sit and stare at this partially assembled Tervigon hoping that it will sand its own bloody mold lines. However, instaed or watching TV, I have been playing SWTOR.

It's normal, Gits. I have the same problem. During the day I want to paint, but after work, going to the Y, walking the dog, doing yard work, helping with dinner, etc., I have no energy to model, even when I want to. I think Brian's right; you probably just need a break.

I have same problem, I have many models that I could easily get on with, but just can't seem to get on with it. Although I can't use the yard excuse, I live on the 4th floor Anyway all good creative minds get a block now and again!!

Gits, you have been going pretty hardcore for the better part of two years a break might be in order. go on sit with the missus have a relaxing beer and turn into a vegtable we will still be encouraging in all of your endevours.

I'm loving your guy gits! Keep it up man!

Thanks for the sage words of advice guys (except for you HAZ, you're no help at all).

It's just hard to "wind down" when I have mountains of figures to paint. If I'm not painting, I feel like I'm slacking off (even if I'm doing something else important). I need to de-program so that painting goes back to something I do to relax and shed stress rather than something that needs to be done and creates it.

Maybe I'll go fishing with the kids this weekend.

fishing sounds like a good stress reliever...

i think maybe your desk is too cluttered atm? maybe get some stuff out of view? back in some boxes and such things? then only concentrate on the stuff you really are in the mood to make? ... and... mate... you are seriously not under any pressure of any followers of this or your other threads... it is in fact only your hobby... we apreciate everything you deem worthy to share with us... so your choice here is the prime aspect of this thread and in essence your hobby!

Hey Gits, don't worry about the lack of painting, look at me, I just started and I'm feeling already the same, but I don't worry. The mood for painting and building will be back

If You go fishing (and You actually get anything ) I'll send You a couple of recipes for a tasty dinner, I'm a chef in rl, so You have to follow the procedures professionally

One of these days you should come over to our house with the boys and fish the crap out of our pond. We need to cut the population of the pan fish (blue gill) down a bit.

Hey Gits,

By the sounds of things you have a pretty full day as it is. No wonder you may be in no mood after the kids make it to bed. I'm at the stage where my kids are grown enough that they go to bed later than we do and I've only recently started painting regularly after some time away. In the meantime, I painted what and when I felt like it, with no pressure at all. Now that I've started back into my Orks, I'm enjoying it all the more. I'm quite sure the artist in you won't stay quiet for long.

Regardless, life is full of all sorts of awesome things to enjoy - feel free to go do some of those other things too.

Viktor von Domm wrote:fishing sounds like a good stress reliever...

i think maybe your desk is too cluttered atm? maybe get some stuff out of view? back in some boxes and such things? then only concentrate on the stuff you really are in the mood to make? ... and... mate... you are seriously not under any pressure of any followers of this or your other threads... it is in fact only your hobby... we apreciate everything you deem worthy to share with us... so your choice here is the prime aspect of this thread and in essence your hobby!

Actually, I have been putting things away, and have made up my mind to divest myself of some things I know I'll never get finished... that will probably help.

SelvaggioSaky wrote:Hey Gits, don't worry about the lack of painting, look at me, I just started and I'm feeling already the same, but I don't worry. The mood for painting and building will be back

If You go fishing (and You actually get anything ) I'll send You a couple of recipes for a tasty dinner, I'm a chef in rl, so You have to follow the procedures professionally

I appreciate that very much Sel. Around here we get pike (if we're lucky), but mostly bass and panfish of varying sorts... though panfish fishing has been really down over the past few years, which is too bad as thy're my favorite. Be delighted for any recipes you might be willing to share!

wyomingfox wrote:One of these days you should come over to our house with the boys and fish the crap out of our pond. We need to cut the population of the pan fish (blue gill) down a bit.

Kids and I would love that. If you get too many in the pond the whole population will stay small.

@Guts: Thanks man, I appreciate that very much. And you're right of course... painting is an important thing to me but I'm not a professional so I have to wait at times for my muse to strike rather than just being able to turn it on at will. I actually did some work on the marine tonight while I was helping the kids with their homework. If I get a fresh post I'll put a pic up. Believe it or not, everyone's words kind of took some of the pressure off, which helps quite a bit. Still going to take more time off from painting... but it'll be a little here or there rather than just disappearing for a week or more.

My advice is to just walk away from it all.
Dont clean, dont reorganise, dont 'wind it down' just walk away for a short time.

Im in the same boat as you for daily grind plus Ive had a major chainmail project and some blacksmithing deadlines so when it came time to paint is was just another grind. Finally in April I just left the desk cluttered and right in the middle of a paintjob and just walked away, completely left it alone. I took the time to just be a dad and get some house work done and all the other stuff and never even thought of painting.

Then three nights ago I felt like sitting down and grabbed the brush and when I finally looked at the clock I figured it was time to get some sleep before the sun would crest the day. The bug is back and paint is awesome once again so seven plus weeks away did the trick.

All Im sayin man is dont sweet the paint, its summer the weather is nice and the joy on kids face as you toss a bass on them is priceless.

@1-i: You may well be right. I'm still limping along but perhaps a clean break for a while would be good. I guess we'll see how I feel over the next few days. Thanks though.


A little progress thanks to all the good vibes. The gold here is using the alcohol based stuff that Ifalna uses. Not bad to work with really. Goes on kind of dull but really shines up when it dries. Kept the reds very muted, starting with scorched earth & just shading up to red gore, with ogryn flesh and badab black wash (at the base) to tone it back down. Gold got a wash of sepia, followed by delvan mud in the recesses and a touch of shining gold on the highlights.

I really don't want much color on him beyond this save for the ghostly glow & the power weapon, which I'll probably do next.

Really like the look of the LotD so far Gits, and don't worry about the lack of motivation... at least your still posting, unlike some of us!

Hey Gits, I agree with the others, sometimes a break is good, so go for it and have a rest. Go fish, hunt, play with the kids and enoy time with the missus.

The LotD is looking great, are you going for a green effect like the army of the dead from Lord of the Rings?

Looks good Gits, love the gritty look of him, and the brass really 'pops'! Nice work.

ill give the same advice as above, a break can do the world of good, especially if you are losing motivation. Focus all your attention on something other than modelling/patinting, achieve something small that you have been wanting to do for a while, and then come back to this with (hopefully) your motivation renewed. (im thinking New Vegas... but anything that you can stand back afterwards and say 'i did this' will also work, even if it is just saying 'i spent time with my family'...)

I work night shift all the time and i have 11 hour shifts to just think about painting and modeling, i get inspired and totally keen until i get home on my days off and I'm too tired to paint anything and then i feel i have to force it and that's never good! personally I find i get inspired to paint again when I'm flat by finding some excellent 40k related artwork or even browsing older WD magazines to see something cool, I also think it has a lot to do with the sporadic nature of releases from GW as well, if they release a great model or character, a new vehicle or something that makes you think about it or how you can play against it, it kind of drives you because it's new and exciting, but when there's such a lull (stormtalon excluded) you kind of do get in a rut :-( you could even just sit with your models and just look at them! sounds silly but as it's a hobby that encompasses both the painting and gaming aspect as a form of fun and relaxation for us sometimes I just assemble all my troops and just sit and look at them proudly, they have good paint on them and i'm slowly getting a nice collection that looks cool and is very individual, you have the same! great painted models, a huge army that looks so amazing, it's something you can just take pride in and enjoy for what it is, toys for adults that are 1000 times better than G.I Joe! and it's something YOU did yourself, something that will always be yours and something that whether you are painting or not it will continue to be here to inspire all of us! so take a break if you need it, don't force it just hang out on Dakka and chat to us for a while :-)

Gitsplitta wrote:

THIS IS .... COUSTEAU XI!!!!

Very nice... being a Necron player, I can't wait to see what you do with the glow.

I agree with all others.


Not to mention, when you find painting becoming a chore, at least in my experience my painting standard drops drastically. Then i know its time to walk away for a month.

Take your time and do the work you want to do. It's not going anywhere. U put the pressure on , You can take it off

Looks good. Take your time and enjoy.
The gold does look brighter than normal GW paint. What is it.?

SL

looking good Git's, I'm very interested in how you are going to do the glow effect.

Dont worry about taking it easy you need a break every now and then to recharge.

I'm starting to flake out painting grey terminators, feels like I've been doing it for months non stop...well actually I have

Looking good, my man. My advice is just do something utterly non-mini related. Blow up TIE-fighters or something.

At a baseball game, how's that for taking a break?!

Gitsplitta wrote:At a baseball game, how's that for taking a break?!

The best break, have a hot dog for me Gits

Mallards win!

Thank God for the Great Dane beer batter! (2 for 1 *really good* beers if they strike him out) He sucked tonight, which meant lots of free beer for the stadium...

I just love minor league baseball... wish you guys could have seen my little one. He was bored stiff at the beginning, but I sat with him and talked him through the game and by the last 2 innings he was jumping and cheering and calling supportive things out to the team just like a pro! I was so proud!





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And finally the perfect end to the perfect evening... the Mallard Masher (Patron & Diet Orange Crush).



... "Figures?? What figures?"...

That is a mighty nice ice cube.

Well, it was what was in the ice cube tray. For something I just took a guess on, it wasn't bad at all. Don't think it would have been as good with lesser tequila though. Patron's mild flavor blended well with the orange pop.

Never drink cheap Tequila. Ever.

Even expensive Tequila. Don't drink Tequila period :p

I suppose Tequila could help with taking your mind off miniatures...

Productivity. It can be a mindkiller. I am glad you are feeling better about it.

To be brutally honest I think you get quite a lot of pressure from being a Dakka celebrity, so taking some time out from the hobby is a very good thing for you. And I'm glad that you enjoyed doing the Fire Hawk and LOTD so far! They both look sweet!


Here's my 2 pence of advice. After weeks of lethargy I put 8 miniatures on my desk (different ranges for added interest). Over the last week I broke these 8 down into different 'bits' e.g. undercoating, base coating armour, basecoating faces.

And now I am making head way and feeling much bettter. It's a little thing, but as you have already acknowledged with your LOTD (and baseball with your son) it goes a long way.


Take it easy for goodness sake

Well, with everyone's generous encouragement I've decided to chill. Not disappear entirely, just not worry about painting on a schedule or "making progress". When I feel like it I'll sit and paint, when I don't I won't. If I sign up for any local tournaments, I'll limit my list to what I've already got painted & live with it. If you add up all the things I've worked on (MW's, orks, necrons, nids, Doom Eagles & GMS marines)... I've painted over 11,000 points in two years. I know for some folks that's not a major issue, but I don't paint fast and you figure most of that has come in the last 18 months. For me to do that means I've been pushing really hard for a long time... even if I didn't realize it. Of course then, other aspects of your life have to suffer to compensate for all that time and energy.

So I'll take a step back... maybe two. I don't think it's my "style" to take a complete break from it, but I'll save my painting for when I really feel like doing it rather than feeling obligated to work on stuff with every free moment. That should take the stress off considerably.

In the mean time, I'd like to direct you to Viktor von Domm's "Imperial Steampunk.... Paint happens" blog, which has been growing by several pages per day, is now over 300 pages and will, by tomorrow or Saturday at latest... eclipse this blog in size. Congrat's Vik! You win the internets!

Gitsplitta wrote:Well, with everyone's generous encouragement I've decided to chill. Not disappear entirely, just not worry about painting on a schedule or "making progress".

In that case, why not turn your attention to a fun and relaxing project instead

Actually... it's just sitting there... mocking me. I'm not sure how to attack it. Lots of bare skin with patches of fur. OH and... it's white.

It has been on my "painting mind", I just haven't come up with a good approach yet. Right now it's white with a pale wash... oh, and I had to go fix a pretty major mold line that I missed, that took some doing. Think I'm going to just blend the skin down but I'm unsure whether I should go to a very pale brown or pale grey in the recesses. I suppose I should post this on the proper thread...

Nooo! Gits!

Well.... Come back soon, OK? It's not going to be the same without you and your silly yellow marines with bushes on their armor.

Eh, my house is big enough for some of Gits' mates to pop in and add some silliness to my world? :-)

Looks like you had fun last night, Gits. Good for you! Spending quality time with your family is important (as I'm sure you know). If you're going to stick around, just try to pick things that get you excited or that are fun. Have you thought about getting your boys painting more? Just sti back with a cup of coffee and let them do all the work... In any case, even if you don't model or paint, the rest of certainly will appreciate your comments on our work.

I have to say that my favorite orange pop based drink is the Fizzy-Fuzzy Navel... orange pop and peach schnapps. Delicious.

*bows humble to the master*

thanks git for mentioning this^^ i think it will even "eclipe tomorrow^^ the last two days made a major growth^^... i need to get more substance to this thread tho^^

mmmmm really liking that lotd looks very very badass indeed. really like that, cant wait to see the rest develop

Sorry to steal any thunder, but I figured since you're on a break Gitsplitta, I'd post some more MW goodness. I recently finished three land raiders for my chapter.

That's fine muggins... links to other MW efforts are welcome. I love your Land Raiders! Very well done. The weathering on the sides and bottom is really fitting. One suggestion. You might consider something to give the tops of the raiders more visual interest... they look a bit plain when compared to the rest. But fantastic job all-round! So good to see another MW army coming together!

Besides, I'm "off the clock" as-it-were. Have been doing a bit of painting here and there but mainly enjoying my family and summer time. Most recently I've been working on the Forge World event-only model, the "Skin Wolf" which you can see here if you're interested (it's still WIP, but making progress). Also about to start dinking around with a 3rd grot tank so I can finally have a full squad of 3 rokkit buggies. The LoTD marine project is on hold for a bit because unlike the afore-mentioned two projects... it will be very intense and demanding, which is kind of what I'm trying to get away from for a while.

I will definitely take that into consideration for the tops.

I'm working on three Stormtalons Then a Storm Eagle. Then 10 tartaros pattern termies

Enjoy your well earned summer.

Be prepared for an early July ramp up.

SL

Once it's in the 90s - you'll be inside in the A/c

mugginns wrote:I will definitely take that into consideration for the tops.

I'm working on three Stormtalons Then a Storm Eagle. Then 10 tartaros pattern termies

Well, at least one of us is ambitious!

Solar_lion wrote:Be prepared for an early July ramp up. -SL

You mean 6th Ed? Yeah... but I paint what I paint. The editions come and go as they please. Their passing is as a leaf on the breeze at the base of a mountain of granite that is the figures I have left to paint.

dsteingass wrote:Once it's in the 90s - you'll be inside in the A/c

Undoubtedly... unfortunately my painting room is the hottest room in the house. Not a good place on a mid-summer day.

Gitsplitta wrote:
You mean 6th Ed? Yeah... but I paint what I paint. The editions come and go as they please. Their passing is as a leaf on the breeze at the base of a mountain of granite that are the figures i have left to paint.

New siggy engage!

Well, if you're going to sig it I have to fix it a bit.... there.... slightly less of a grammatical nightmare.

SPeaking of..Still not a PEEP in the June White Dwarf about 6ed. What's up with that?

Gitsplitta wrote:Thanks for the sage words of advice guys (except for you HAZ, you're no help at all).

It's just hard to "wind down" when I have mountains of figures to paint. If I'm not painting, I feel like I'm slacking off (even if I'm doing something else important). I need to de-program so that painting goes back to something I do to relax and shed stress rather than something that needs to be done and creates it.

Maybe I'll go fishing with the kids this weekend.

LOL! (Chuckles) (Thinking, does he really mean it or am I no help) Excuse me for a mental breakdown... 2 hours later......ect... (yes I know very witty! (Porbally not funny) what has this world got to?) Anyho, loving yuor fist guy gits! Can't wait for the squad to be finished... Is it going to be a10 man squad or what?

I think I have the parts for 12 of them, but at the moment I'm just looking at a 5-man squad.

Gitsplitta wrote:[

Solar_lion wrote:Be prepared for an early July ramp up. -SL

You mean 6th Ed? Yeah... but I paint what I paint. The editions come and go as they please. Their passing is as a leaf on the breeze at the base of a mountain of granite that is the figures I have left to paint.

"Only a mad man tries to convince you he isn't mad" . Rest well.

I would like to play some more with all the painting I've done. Bou't time for a famous Git bat rep?

SL

You sound in need of a game!

I've signed up for a league at a little FLGS in the next small town. Think I'm going to play my Bad Moon grot army for a change of pace (not that I have that many grots yet... but I can do a variety of grot oriented things and/or proxies). Kans, big guns, grots, grot tanks (rokkit buggies) and my very old ork bikes which are so small they look like grot bikes. Might be a bat rep out of that some time... but not exactly what the followers of this list would be interested in.

Nope sigged the poor grammar one, deal.

Bugger!

Gitsplitta wrote:I think I have the parts for 12 of them, but at the moment I'm just looking at a 5-man squad.

Cool... Look forwad to it!

My three new land raiders and Mantis Warriors took part in a 16,000 point fully painted Apocalypse game on the day of my wife's baby shower. The Mantis Warriors teamed up with their old foe the Salamanders to bring the fight to Eldar and Tau. We have a video batrep in this post.

Nice skin wolf Gits' - picked that model up myself at the UK FW open day. I'm considering getting the other three - maybe use them as chaos spawn for my CSM army!

@mugginns: Looking forward to seeing it later today.

@monkeyh: There are 3 others? Does FW offer more types of skin wolves? Are they an actual unit type? Just curious.

http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/Warhammer/Warhammer_Monsters/SKIN-WOLVES.html

Yup.

Skin Wolves

Edit: D'oh! WM beat me to it.

So, what are they supposed to be? (sorry, can't check FW site from where I am) Just wondering if my interpretation is consistent with FW's.

Forgeworld wrote:Many are the dark and nightmarish horrors that the Ruinous Powers have visited upon the world, yet few are as strange as the Skin Wolves of legend. The witch-curs’d and Chaos-tainted men and women afflicted with this gift from their unholy gods bear a mutation that does not show as a stigmata of the flesh, but instead lurks in the blood, a slumbering beast to be roused by dark sacrifice and unspeakable ritual.

When this horror is unleashed, there is no mere transformation from man into beast; instead a great humanoid wolf-thing bursts fully-formed from the body of the human. Lean and half-insane with Chaos-tainted hunger, the Skin Wolf is so-named for the scraps and tatters of flesh and chunks of gristle that cling to its hulking frame; all that remains of the human form it once bore. Only once battle is spent and their voracious hunger sated will the transformation be reversed, the flesh of the Skin Wolf collapsing into a pallid and terrible mass from which the human must tear itself free.

YES!!! Score one for the 'splitta!!

(and the FW artists of course for an excellent model)

Forgeworld. For when Privateer Press isn't expensive enough.
Oh, incidentally, have you seen the Warpwolf Extreme?

Nope. Do tell.

They have extreme sculpts for every faction (for the most part) these sculpts are bigger than their non extreme sculpts. (The dire troll extreme is bigger than Mulg). They're only available through Privateer's store...

http://store.privateerpress.com/warpwolfextremesculpt.aspx

That's a cat, not a wolf.... and very silly looking. No thanks, I'll keep my regular old Warp Wolves & Skin Wolf proxy.

Yeah the extreme Warpwolf is one of the worst PP models

Here kitty, kitty, kitty ...........

Gits, why have you abandoned us? I have conducted the ritual as you asked, I have placed my firstborn on the altar and offered his flesh unto you yet still you leave us. So now I have decid that I must immerse myself in gits by reading your blog start to finish. Your motivation shall be provided by the sacrifice of [insert something gits likes here].

Seriously though, I lose motivation to paint a ten man tactical squad halfway in so for you to keep painting for almost two years is incredible.

You have what is perhaps the single most inspirational blog on dakka and has kept me entertained since before I joined dakka. and this has charted everything from BLACKHAND's 'Rude Knight' (pure lol ) to your modelling journey (and a suspiciously shaped cactus) so I just thought I'd say...y'know...this.

P.S. Warmahordes is heresy, return to the true path of Mantis...y...ness...

P.P.S. may your dice forever show (and they will, but only on morale )

I'm very flattered Legion, thank you. Your post gave me a very good chuckle! I'd forgotten all about the "Rude Knight" shtick.

I feel like I've been living my life second hand through my minis lately (OK, for two years). Much as I love the hobby, I love my family more & they need more daddy-time. Also, my own inspiration has been flagging... so a break is probably warranted to let me re-charge my batteries.

That being said... I'm hardly gone... I've got 3 different painting projects going ATM (ork, marine & Hordes)... I'm just not doing them in any hurry. The Hordes thing is a nice little dalliance that gives me a mental break from machines, heavy armor and guns... a bit of a creative holiday as-it-were, intended to help me get my enthusiasm back.

Don't give up on me mate... I'm still here. Just .... taking the time to breathe a little bit.

WyomingFox approves of Gits message

About the skinwolves they have been in a lot of the books from BL. but now they finally have some epic models can't wait to buy some

I think that may be the disadvantage you have in your Adepticon army. Most of us have other chapter, and our Warden army is either new (like SL) or exclusive to the event (like Ice, myself). You've been churning MW the whole time. Different era models, sure, but the same army the whole time. I think a break is deserved and needed. Dont worry, the still to long blog will still be here when you get back.

whalemusic360 wrote:I think that may be the disadvantage you have in your Adepticon army. Most of us have other chapter, and our Warden army is either new (like SL) or exclusive to the event (like Ice, myself). You've been churning MW the whole time. Different era models, sure, but the same army the whole time. I think a break is deserved and needed. Dont worry, the still to long blog will still be here when you get back.

Yeah.. now to start that Tau army !! ( long running joke)

SL

Been there...



Done that.

Hey Gits,

Have you seen these from Forge World? The one on the right seems like it would fit with your Mantis Warriors.

I have plans for painting on all current projects over the long weekend (have Friday off), especially since the weather on Sat & Sun will be miserable (hot and humid). I was trying to schedule a game for Friday in this local league I signed up for but it looks like that might fall through, which should free up some time.

Keep your eyes peeled!

@wyfox: I have, and they're stunning. They just haven't made my list yet as there are other projects waiting in the wings that have priority. Beautiful figures though.

Briancj wrote:

"More than meets the eye"

OK... my other painting projects have been preempted by THIS....

Solar_lion wrote:I'll put up the prize since I kinda started it.

In pursuit of the perfect painting scheme. Git and I have put together the first “ Paint a Fire Hawk “ SM contest. This all in getting good painting formulas for our friend Yellowbeard!

Yes, the Paint-a-Fire-Hawk contest is on!

Rules (slightly modified by YB):

1. Must be a single figure, No vehicles, No special characters etc.
2. Post pictures of your painted Fire Hawk here, in this thread. (Feel free to post pics in the GMS thread, too!) Post must be clearly marked as a contest entry. Actually sending YB the figure is optional. PM if you're interested.
3. Must contain the painting formula. (I'm learning, and I appreciate all the ideas I can get.)
4. Color scheme chosen by the contestant, but must be a Fire Hawk. (No counts as a Fire Hawk, looks like a DA!) Either original color scheme (all yellow) or new Imperial Armour (brown/rust red with yellow shoulder pads) color scheme is acceptable. Variation and individuality encouraged! All details up to the contestant.

Contest closes on July 1, 12:00 midnight US Central Time.

YB will serve as judge.

Prize provided by Solar_lion - value not more than $50 not less than $25 (free shipping).
Check out YB thread for more FIRE HAWKS.

SL

Better jump on in while the water's still warm! I'm in with several others at the moment. This was all precipitated by Yellowbeard's ongoing struggle to come up with a good paint scheme for his chapter. Let's help him out, shall we?!

Correction.. I am ineligible

SL

Solar_lion wrote:

Briancj wrote:

"More than meets the eye"

Close. These are actually Robotech-inspired.

Ignore this post

LOL...I really wish Dakka provided us the ability to delete our own posts.

Oh, how I have wished for that....

Briancj wrote:

Solar_lion wrote:

Briancj wrote:

"More than meets the eye"

Close. These are actually Robotech-inspired.

that was a great game...now i need to play that when i get home

Gitsplitta wrote:OK... my other painting projects have been preempted by THIS....

Solar_lion wrote:In pursuit of the perfect painting scheme. Git and I have put together the first “ Paint a Fire Hawk “ SM contest.

What? Wait. What about the Skin Wolf? And the Legion of the Damned?

Tarnation! I'm my own worst enemy sometimes, I swear!

Aw man...Gee thanks Yellowbeard.

Don't worry mate, they're still happening... I've just added one more to the que.

Yellowbeard wrote:[Tarnation! I'm my own worst enemy sometimes, I swear!

That 'll be me..

Muahhhhhhhaaaa!

SL

wyomingfox wrote:LOL...I really wish Dakka provided us the ability to delete our own posts.

Gitsplitta wrote:Oh, how I have wished for that....

I know just when you wanted that Gits, remember when you miss-spelt my name! I think it had a lot of people rolling in the isles.

Yippie, I finally get to play a game of 40k! Have a game lined up at a local store for this afternoon. Which means a morning filled with list building fun!

Oh boy! Have a great day gits!~

Fear Only Failure - Chaplain SL

Take so pics if you can - Grot army?

SL

That's what I was going to do, but then Thing 1 convinced me to try a green tide. Haven't done one of those in a long while. Came up with 137 models in 1250 pts... including 2 good batches of lootas, some FA, etc. It's a shooting gallery of course... but can you shoot enough of it to stop it before the green tide "comes in".

I wouldn't try this in a larger battle, but at this size moving all those figures is still manageable.

Gitsplitta wrote:Came up with 137 models in 1250 pts... including 2 good batches of lootas, some FA, etc.

137? Wow . I know I ended up playing with 107 nids last night, and that took forever to manage.

Do you know how many rounds?
How much time per round?

I just found out that the tourny I'm planning for in September is 1250 points. 3 rounds, but each round is only 1 hr 15 min. I don't think I'll want to be pushing around 137 models with a game that short.

I'll be playing Orks as well, haven't decided what to bring yet. I may start a thread in the 40K Army Lists forum tonight to get some feedback. I think I need to minimize the number of models I have to move and maximize the distance covered per round if I hope to get any more than 3 rounds done.

Go with GK's . that's about 7 figures

Solar_lion wrote:Go with GK's . that's about 7 figures

Yeah...24 GK took out 101 nids last night...in 3 rounds...almost all of it IN CC...with ME stealing initiative...and ME initiating most of the assaults

Ouch, but I don't care what they say ,, they are not a cheese codex!!!!

Well, my rolls were not very hot all game (except when I stole initiative) and his were very good. Against 5 palidins and a Libby (who were paradoxed BTW), I only got 4 rends with 10 genestealers and 7 ygmarls (statistically I should have recieved 7) and he made 50% of the saves. Against a DK, 10 stealers only managed 2 rends (rather than 3) and he made both saves.

I started getting aggrivated at the very end when he succeeded on 6 armour saves on a GK who after 3 assault phases had 1 wound left. I let slip "oh, feth you" . When I saw his face, I had to quickly clarify: "Not you man, not you ...it is these damn dice". Not my best moment by any means.

I think the closest I can come to that type of unit is a heavy squad of Cybork Nobz in a Battlewagon with a DeffRolla. That was my plan when I thought the game would be 1750 points, but at 1250, I'm not sure if the 500 points are worth it.

I'll still need some basic squad to hold objectives, etc.

Time to start a thread in the 40K Lists forum I think.

I had a game today my terminator army got wiped. hope you do better Git

Thanks! I've started my 40K List thread. If interested, here's the link:

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/454404.page

Are we discussing Gits or Guts

Yeah, and I thought it was confusing when we had similar Avatar's

I didn't mean to sidetrack this thread with my own problems, just meant that I would appreciate any feedback over on my new thread all the same.

Hey guys! Back from the war.

First off I want to state that my opponent Kyle was an amazing guy... kept his humor and a smile throughout what must have been a long night. I ended up taking a battle wagon rush list. Pretty nasty at 1250 with 4 wagons vs. his footdar. He really only made one tactical mistake... deploying too far forward making it easier for my wagons and their occupants to do their jobs. After that he played very gutsy... but in essence, he had two shooting phases to stop me or it was over. He got unlucky with his dice rolls & didn't stop me. That was pretty much it. I also rolled out-of-my-mind all night... which didn't help.

Kyle and I both took pics so I'll do a full bat rep once those are sorted.

HAHA- I was just about to drop Gits a link to Guts thread!
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/443323.page

Briancj wrote:
Been there...

Robotech Veritechs? YES! A THOUSAND TIMES YES!
Skull One anywhere?

Yeah, I had Rick, Roy, Max, Miriya, and a pair of generic Skull Squadron pilots. Rick and Roy are the Valks in Gerwalk mode.

I'm sorry there's hasn't been any updates guys. Been doing other, mundane things that need doing (yard work). Made a little progress on my skin wolf & have been working on a bat rep from a game last Friday (orks v. eldar) that should go up some time today. The next step on the LoTD is not very interesting. Under normal circumstances it wouldn't be worth a pic... but perhaps since my updates are so few and far between I'll post it when I'm done.

Gits

i have been busy watching all of the robotech anime eps again. i was like 5 when this came out.... in holland at least

deadly thread roll over!

Briancj wrote:Yeah, I had Rick, Roy, Max, Miriya, and a pair of generic Skull Squadron pilots. Rick and Roy are the Valks in Gerwalk mode.

Outstanding. How long did it take?
And apologies for thread high-jacking Gits

More Mantis Warrior good stuff - Storm Eagle!

Very nice work, muggins. I love those grainy news-reel photos!

Great work muggins! The mini looks great, the description of the process was illuminating & as YB says, the news stills were really fantastic!

Thanks guys. I really like the way FW does their shots in IA so I tried to reproduce it.

It's not marine related, but I just posted a batrep for my orks vs. footdar. It has been one of the things that has occupied an inordinate amount of time over the last several evenings...

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/0/455172.page#4394450

Oooo Bat rep!

its a good batrep like always.

Cutthroatcure is sponsoring a Malliflux painting competition to open the summer season!

Here's a link to the annoucement: http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/0/455806.page#4407242

Gits, nice Batrep, It's always nice to see elves stomped! I kept noticing your yellow hotrod warbuggy- that thing is badass! - I don't remember seeing it before.

Gitsplitta wrote:Cutthroatcure is sponsoring a Malliflux painting competition to open the summer season!

Here's a link to the annoucement: http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/0/455806.page#4407242

Ifalna & JoeyBerry are also helping out with some goodies for the winner!

Thought I'd give them their due credit!

Congrats on the win Gits.

bad luck on the list trimming to your opponent as well, looks like that hit him hard....

Failquins made me giggle

Im not really one for painting (or playing/modelling these days either *sigh*) but i will watch the competition with interest.

Thanks Reiko. Hope to have another game tomorrow. We'll see if I can scare up an opponent.

Have been puttering away on my Skin Wolf and 3rd Grot Tank. No work on the LoTD I'm afraid...

Your welcome, mon ami.

Yes please, more Bat reps! was also nice to see your orks get an outing!

(Also, Have you started another blog for the Skin Wolf? (cant remember what game its from..... Infinity?) )

Briancj wrote:

what about some close up of them!?

I'm sorry, those Tau are long gone to eBaylandia.

Hi, gits just checking in. When are you going to be having an update on LoTD?

Revenent Reiko wrote:Congrats on the win Gits.

bad luck on the list trimming to your opponent as well, looks like that hit him hard....

Failquins made me giggle

Im not really one for painting (or playing/modelling these days either *sigh*) but i will watch the competition with interest.

Thanks for watching it!

Revenent Reiko wrote:Your welcome, mon ami.

Yes please, more Bat reps! was also nice to see your orks get an outing!

(Also, Have you started another blog for the Skin Wolf? (cant remember what game its from..... Infinity?) )

I played another game tonight actually. 1250 pts again with my Grot army using Buzzgob (with my opponents permission). All the units save one were chosen simply because they either were grots or looked like grots when compared to modern orks. (the exception being a couple of deffkoptas who were just filling out points) A full batrep will be forthcoming, but here are a couple of teasers...

The Army:


My Turn 1 roll-on (DoW game):


The fate of Grot Tank #3 (self inflicted):


Failequins, Part II: This is probably going to hurt...


OH, and here's the link to my Hordes thread: http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/451733.page

HAZZER wrote:Hi, gits just checking in. When are you going to be having an update on LoTD?

Not sure Haz... just having some fun fooling around with my orks and skin wolf. Perhaps by this weekend if I'm in the mood.

Loving this 'ask and you shall receive' ... thanks Gits!

oooo all Grots eh? looks like a heap of fun! looking forward to seeing if/how the failequins manage to get their own back...(although judging by the pic/comment, they will )

Ahhh hordes, thats it! ty for the link, i will be watching....

Gits,

Out of curiosity, your 2 dreads, one has a black helm with detailing and one has a white helm with a jewel.

Are the differing colours to represent anything? I know one is a ven and the other an ironclad.... just wondering??

dantay_xv wrote:Gits,

Out of curiosity, your 2 dreads, one has a black helm with detailing and one has a white helm with a jewel.

Are the differing colours to represent anything? I know one is a ven and the other an ironclad.... just wondering??

I believe Gits had recently taken an 'Equality and Diversity' course....?

Looking forwad to the batrap man!

lol, very good, no just curious to know if helm colour represents rank?

@dantay: You mean my two sternguard dreads? In general terms the different color heads signify veteran status, but honestly it's just artistic license. Black or white makes no difference, it's just what color I thought would look best in the context of the rest of the vehicle.

@Reiko & HAZ: The army was a lot more viable against this particular opponent that I intended it to be. I was hoping to give him a chance for some payback after our last meeting, but it just didn't work out that way. Gave me some things to think about though. I was helped by the scenario... the fact that we were fighting over just two objectives meant that my slow moving, very fragile grot troops wouldn't be that big if a liability.

Forsooth... we wait'th on the BAT REP with thy'ne baited breadth.

Finally got the grot army on the table.. good! .bout time.

SL

Hey SL, I'm going to answer your question on my ork blog so we get the discussion back in the right place.

Gitsplitta wrote:Hey SL, I'm going to answer your question on my ork blog so we get the discussion back in the right place.

*sigh*

*goes to join Gits' Ork blog as well.....*

Sorry mate, I know it's a PITA... But most folks come here for marine stuff. Don't want to lead them on with new posts on unrelated topics.

GAH! Page rollover....


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Gitsplitta wrote:Sorry mate, I know it's a PITA... But most folks come here for marine stuff. Don't want to lead them on with new posts on unrelated topics.

No Worries, im only pretending its a PITA. Tbh, this gives me a perfect excuse to read up on your Bad Moons...

Dang, this is a long thread, it just dawned on me how long it is, 310 pages, its like a novel of grimdarkness about MW

Well, it's really slowed down as of late. Kind of preoccupied with orks and such. That's OK though, just recharging my creative batteries for the next round with the Mantis Warriors!


New BatRep up for my orks if you're interested... http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/457061.page#4433510

Loved it!

Hey guys! Just checking in. No new marines, sorry. Still on hiatus. Completed my third grot tank though. If you're curious to see it and the whole squadron together... here's the link: Forge World grot tank squadron (rokkit buggies).

Painting gretchin is very therapeutic, I highly recommend it!

nothing wrong wit ha hiatus my friend, especially when turning out such lovely models!

Also, ironic that your hiatus involves painting green and yellow....

Hey! "The Wardens of the Maelstrom" have two battle pics in the Adepticon gallery from 2012... including our gave vs. Dakka Detachment #3!

Game 1 vs. Tyranids (sorry, image tags don't work)

Game 3 vs. DD3

You can see the rest of the photos from Adepticon 2012 here: http://www.adepticon.org/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=12748

Gits, I'm going to threadjack here a moment, to highlight what I think is an incredible opportunity.

This person is making Greatcoat-style IG replacements. Cast in white metal, pre-order until July 1st. The pre-order price is $25 ($2.50 a figure) afterwards it'll be $30 for 10. Heads WILL be available separately as well. If you read the full thread, you'll see how the sculptor responded well to the Dakka community, and ended up with a seriously good, and affordable, multi-part greatcoat mini with options.

Check 'em out!

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/150/417676.page

Gits, you may officially spank me for the threadjacking.

Nah, nothing else going on anyway.

Nice, some beautiful little greatcoat IG there Brian!

Ahhh, and THERES the rest of the pictures from Adepticon Gits! (Stupid Edit not showing up as a new post.....grumble grumble...)

I like the greatcoats.

Been a while and I thought I'd check in. I appreciate everyone's patience while I take a break from my marines. The "break from painting" didn't last too long... guess I'm in the habit so it's hard to set down... but it is nice to be working on things that are totally different from my usual. Been having great fun being super anal about the gretchin figures I've been painting. The third grot tank and now a Killa Kan made from a 1st Edition ork dreadnought (which looks nearly exactly like a metal kan figure). Have taught myself how to do checkboard patterns. You can find my tutorial here if you're interested: How to paint Checkerboards Funny thing is I wanted the break, in part to work on things that were less stressful... closer to tabletop standard so I just just relax and make progress on my long neglected orks and new Circle Orborus (sp?) forces... but if anything I've gotten more strict about my painting discipline. Haven't figured that one out yet. I'm not painting as much as I used to though... which I think is a good thing over-all. Have been getting some (still 5th edition) games in at a relatively new FLGS one town over. Nice to help out a new store, lots of young guys just getting going in the game.

I'm slowly absorbing 6th and it's impacts on the game. I'm afraid a pretty good nerf bat has been taken to the orks... but I seem to be alone in that assessment so we'll see. A number of units got decidedly better... but the overall game rules got much less favorable in my opinion. Luckily, most of the grot things that I've been working on have survived the change-over in pretty good shape. BA mech got worse, but they were pretty good to start with and their assault marines got a boost... so that's a wash more-or-less, perhaps a slight negative. Codex Marines seem fine. New fliers, scouts are better, bikes are better, bolters are better. There are some negatives of course but since most of the negatives affect everybody they shouldn't be an issue. So... life in 6th edition goes on. I hope to have a chance to do some more reading this weekend and maybe get a small game or two in to practice some of the basics.

I will get back to working on the LoTD model. Probably as soon as I finish the kan I'm working on. It's frustrating but I'm just not one of those guys who can jump from project to project. I need to pound away on something until it's done and I can move on to the next. Every once in a while I can jump around... but I usually have trouble keeping my focus when I do that which is much less satisfying.

I wish you all the best. To my brother and sister Americans, happy Independence Day! Say cool and keep hydrated. (for those of you over-seas, most of the US is locked in a huge heat-wave & drought... here in Wisconsin, we're looking at 4 days in a row over 100 degrees F with high humidity to boot, and we're in the northern-most tier of states so its worse to the south). Today... because of the high heat and complete fire ban across the southern part of the state... I think I'll stay inside, paint & watch Godzilla movies. Wooo-hooo!

Best,
Gits

Happy colonial separation day to you, Mr Gits! Enjoy your kaiju frenzy.

"Colonial Separation Day" I love it!


I was actually trying to come up with something clever to say to all my UK friends in honor of the event... but everything I came up with just sounded bad.

Happy "Thank God we got rid of that mess." Day??

Happy "You were proving to be more trouble than you were worth so we didn't try all that hard to keep you." Day?

Happy "You were lucky we were at war with the French at the time." Day?

Happy "Stop using the white "X" on our uniforms as an aiming target." Day?

Happy "Thanks for inventing the tactic of shooting officers, and ruining civilized warfare forever" Day

Nice update, Gits! And I'll chime in with the chorus of others (as you mentioned ) that says you're wrong about orks getting nerfed in this edition, they're going to be insane, I think!

Well, I am planning on putting a bike nob squad together... dem boyz 'll be kikin' it fer shur!!

I meant more along the lines of things like snap-fire: orks have terrrrrible BS anyway, so it's just like extra shots . Lootas and burnas could be insane!

Happy 4th Git's.

I think we have all your rain, its not stopped in days where I am. A lovely British summer as usual

Yeah, while you have baking sun we have horrible grey skies and flooded motorways...

Little treat for you.

I picked up one of the servo skull tape measures GW started making. Mine works fine and seems very solid. Anyway, I could see getting it confused with everyone else's so I did a little custom painting. I could paint more of course but I didn't want to go overboard with it.

Very cool!

Needs more Ork.

Suddenly, the skull looks good. Nice job.

Nope... it's an Imperial Servo Skull... thus no ork.

I don't see why everyone is nerdraging about the thing, it looks fine to me. I think people are just trying too hard to make it into something it is not. Why do people think because GW makes a product that they MUST use that product? It's a damn novelty item, that is all. It's liek the stupid stippling brush..the only thing it is good for is cleaning an airbrush nozzle....And it is REALLY good at that.

Are people nerdraging about it?? I just thought it was a clever little thing to pick up. Something fun to add to my gaming bag... I don't see too much to object about.

Yeah, this and the new templates too. I bought them with the intention of cutting them up and using the bitz and/or pressmolding the little arches, people got all militant butt-hurt about them having a little cheater triangle or some such complaint. I dunno.

dsteingass wrote:Yeah, this and the new templates too. I bought them with the intention of cutting them up and using the bitz and/or pressmolding the little arches, people got all militant butt-hurt about them having a little cheater triangle or some such complaint. I dunno.

I like the skull! I did not buy one because it seemed too much like a toy that you would get in a McDonalds kid's meal. Maybe I should have got one andI was mistaken.

I see them as sort of a limited run novelty thing. I like the tape measure myself, If I see one, I will most likely pick it up for the novelty of it, but in a game, I'll just use my simple hardware-store type tape measure and my plain old plastic templates.