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Thanks Vik!

Better and better it seems everyday, Dave.....

All that came from an IG bits bag I bought over a year ago. No clue where anything other than the heads are from. I've got 16 more of the head sprues if you or Dave want em, shoot me an offer! Im a sucker for FW...

Thought a necromunda player may get more use of the esoteric 3rd party and old school models. I think Dave got a pretty decent deal

Those heads are not pig Iron heads they are these http://www.westwindproductions.co.uk/catalog/index.php?cPath=126_149 West Wind Productions I have a load of these heads what for I have no idea but I do

Nice supply drop man!

Dave! I finally had a chance to come back for a proper look! :-) and I'm still like 30 pages behind! lol :-) I had a look at the latest few pages so i was up with the new stuff, and i have to say I love the marauder? the weathering is looking great, no need to stress about that point! it really looks how i imagine a Catachan vehicle would be, and on a side note... that Catachan tank on the display board is AMAZING! woo hoo that thing is cool! you really are a master and i love your work!

I will have to spend some long hours on my days off going back through the pages I missed and then spend another hour catching up on the pages that spring up while I'm reading the other ones! :-)

looking forward to more!

Damo

dsteingass wrote:

Beautiful, Dave! I have always loved the Thunderbolt: I've even got a template and a pile of bits that I got from eBay to build one, but haven't gotten up the nerve yet I think I need to find a smaller scratch build project before I attempt a thunderbolt

Thanks guys! Much appreciated!

Dakka was down last night, I meant to get these posted and didn't, so here's the update (like backed up plumbing )

Pilot








Ejection Seat

Nice work I thought if you found a way of getting nose art on there how about these

Stunning! I love the stripe on the helmet!

Looking Great Dave!

LDD, those are cool pin-up girls, but the 3rd one would just get tore up by the prop.

What's whalemusic? Those guns are interesting...

It's similar to a Baiyuan, but more 'merican. I have no clue where the guns are from though.

LDD is correct..huh..I thought they were PigIron heads too. I have some Pig Iron heads, I should have dug them out and shot pics next to them, they could easily work in the same unit/army methinks. Anyways, I might have some more stuff you'd like WM, if you'd be interested in trading the rest of your heads.

As for the nose art..I just can't freehand like that guys, sorry
Besides, I'm pretty sure the Imperial Navy would frown upon such artwork, Remember, losing your Lasgun, or *gasp* modifying your issued equipment is enough to get you flogged and shot in the Guard.

But they are Catachans they break all rules

Is there no way to transfer said image to transfer paper

I don't like the one with the NES power glove, The second one is for a Bomber, The third one is specifically WW2. Where the hell would they go on the airplane LDD? You have a Tbolt sitting there unbuilt, build it and do it yourself man. I am not putting any nose art on because there is no room for it, and more importantly, I just don't want it.

dsteingass wrote:I don't like the one with the NES power glove, The second one is for a Bomber, The third one is specifically WW2. Where the hell would they go on the airplane LDD? You have a Tbolt sitting there unbuilt, build it and do it yourself man. I am not putting any nose art on because there is no room for it, and more importantly, I just don't want it.

On that note I will l eave it be

Don't get me wrong, it's a great idea, just not on this model dood.

Remember, adding effects just because you can add effects usually ends up looking like that remake of King Kong with Jack Black if it doesn't make any sense for the effect to be there

This is the worst green screen scene in Hollywood history, so absolutely lame it isn't even funny.


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..Like Jack Black's fat ass can outrun a mob of dinosaurs!

How do you do decals? I am about to do some, but I forgot how to make them look less shiny. Is it gloss, decal, then matte? Decal, gloss, matte? I can't remember

There are many ways to do it, but I like to make the film completely dissapear on mine, I do it like this:

1. Coat of future (gloss)
2. Brush on Micro Set
3. Dip decal in warm water, touch it to paper towel to get most of the water drops ff
4. apply decal over Micro Set (add more water with the brush if you need to move it)
5. Wait a few mins, dab decal with paper towel
6. Brush on more micro-set
7. when dry, Brush on Micro-Sol if you need the decal to fit to contours or irregular shapes (DO NOT TOUCH decal after doing this, it'll disintegrate if you do)
8. Spray with more gloss (future)
9. Weather the decal wit hthe model
10. final flat (matte) coat over the entire model.

You can do it without the Micro-set and Micro-sol, but I use that stuff just to eliminate the clear film. I have heard of guys who skip that step and do fine, I just like the assurance that it will be gone

Thanks!

Nice update Dave! :-).... again! and i'm seriously giving myself a palm face as i just checked at work and lo and behold I can SEE YOUR PICS AGAIN! Nrgrhhhhh! I missed so much when i didn't have to miss a beautifully painted thing!

Cool Nerd! glad photobucket is unblocked!

So am I..... so am I :-)

hey dave... what the hell are you doing? really what the hell... i know when you started here... you were a normal guy painting your stuff wishing it would look better.... seeing that pilot... where is that guy??? crisp painting mate... all around... and i mean it... the waethering is even on the hazard stripes on the ejection seat... way to go! and the visor on his helmet... ace... is it glossy or did you paint it to look glossy...? i really can´t tell...

Heh..Thanks Vik! That really means a lot to hear that man!
Yep, it's glossy, Old GW blue ink..I LOVE that stuff.

I love the way the Tbolt looks dave, and the pilot is great! also.. mentioning the worst greenscreen scene in history did get me to laugh as I have seen that movie.. unfortinatly

Thanks man! Glass is in the canopy, weathering is pretty much done. More pics incoming shortly...
Stand by.....

steady, steady.... fire in the hole yet?

Yep, but I had to finish Galorn's BADASS base first!




The rest is still WIP until the Munitorum Truck arrives with the bombs















enjoy! I'm gonna go eat