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Amazing Job on the Jets.

On the contemptor - Be careful the traitor marine doesn't become the focus. Couple of suggestions.. either stepping on the traitor or lower him to below chest level ( Maybe holding him by a single leg - upsidedown)?

2 cents!

Fab on the jets and the DP

 Solar_lion wrote:
Amazing Job on the Jets.

On the contemptor - Be careful the traitor marine doesn't become the focus. Couple of suggestions.. either stepping on the traitor or lower him to below chest level ( Maybe holding him by a single leg - upsidedown)?

2 cents!

Solar does have a good point. You could also make sure he isn't to bright. Perhaps a nice dark green or dull yellow with checkers would be perfect. Or if you up for the challenge try to replicate Moonpies executioner camo. I do love the demon prince counts as though, great idea!

Great job on the jets too. When do we start to see some of your own storm talon hell drake things?

or you Could have him pulled in half

 Miss Dee wrote:
or you Could have him pulled in half

/\ Like that

 IceAngel wrote:
Solar does have a good point. You could also make sure he isn't to bright. Perhaps a nice dark green or dull yellow with checkers would be perfect. Or if you up for the challenge try to replicate Moonpies executioner camo. I do love the demon prince counts as though, great idea!

Ahhh.. everyone is seeing whats going on... In reality if he's going to paint the Dread in ME colors then he will have trouble with any of the 4 as they will be considerably darker.
You could do the Astral claws ( IA version ) that might be less distraction ( My suggestion is go for TC thou)

Hmm... all very good suggestions... I like the ripped in half concept, however I think it'd be difficult to implement on this model- you see, I plan to be able to use it as a dread, not just a counts-as DP.
I want to be able to swap weapons on it, particularly the right arm (I have an autocannon and another ccw right now), and this means that the tear in half might not work (at least to the same extent as that hulk pic, which I want to make happen xD [another model, another model]) as unless I have him always as 2 ccw, he'll just half half of a marine in his hand, not the tearing in half narrative that Id want to convey.

tl;dr I dont think Ill go that route just cause it'd look off with an assault cannon arm :/
I definitely will save the tearing in half idea for the next model. Once I have burnable income, thats DEFINITELY gonna happen! Its too cool of an idea not to build.


As to paint scheme, sorry Ice, but I think a Tiger Claw is just what the doctor ordered!
The orange complements the turquoise perfectly, and would add a good bit of story to the model.
Lamenters almost made the cut, however SL's not on the opposite side from me this year- YOU ARE

As far as it potentially overpowering the model, I plan to paint the orange a bit darker than Ice usually does, prolly closer to my Chrysemys color. (close to Macarius Solar Orange). Minor bits of weathering, and you should get a good balance between marine and dread.


Re: my counts as heldrakes- I dunno when. Im STILL job hunting (somehow even walmart refuses to call me back) so I cant get the models till I have a job xD I definitely have a good plan for when I get them, though. One that should give my army a unique flair!


In Titan News, While I await some basing supplies from WM, I primed the interior to prepare for painting. I decided to try out the new airbrush primer I bought, and its nice. A majority of the areas are durable and nice and smooth, though a couple areas seem to not have bonded particularly well, namely the massive flat areas on the sides of the engine room walls. The resin here is oddly glossy, even after a vigorous washing. Fortunately, its an area that will primarily be covered up bu other parts, so you wont even see it! Other than that, the primer was a treat to use, though I think it'd be better used on plastic than resin. Anyways, its the interior, so doesn't need a bomb-proof base layer. It just wont see the kind of abuse that the exterior would, so this seems perfectly fine!



Also primed are the crew models, including the Princeps:


And the Moderati (I like the one on the right. "Whats this button do?" )



Also on the painting bench are a whole bunch of OTL models! I'm painting a few models for them, and a few for the lovely KS backers who pledged for full painted minis!
Of note is the presence of the King Gel- a particularly large (and awesome) model!

Till next time- PaintMan AWAAAAAY!

Self destruct in five seconds....

Just waiting on some busted ass tanks, then its on its way to you (along with other junk, like a good plasma gun arm for Terry the Titan)

What kind of 'busted ass tanks' are you needing?

Got a large box from Ramos today... I can't WAIT to get home and open it!

@Dee: Nooooo! It all blew up into pieces! @WM: Sounds good- Fortunately this gives me plenty of time to work on the interior of the beast, as well as the many little other projects I currently have going.

@Alf: To base the Titan, I want to have it walking on/over a wreck so it gives a more dynamic pose (not to mention showing off the gorgeous detail on the feet pistons!). Seeing as the wrecked rhino terrain is used to death, WM suggested we use other stuff, like some of SL's old IG wreckage that he used for the display last year.
So i imagine theres a chimera or two in the titan's future. Vehicles so wrecked in model that they're only suitable for terrain and the like!

@Gits: Excellent! It's good to hear they arrived in good time- Hopefully you will find the contents to your liking
(I did notice I forgot something.... shot you a PM about it)

Nothing major on the hobby front as of yet. Much of last night and today was spent helping my grandparents out with hooking up new electronics. I love them to death, but they are COMPLETELY helpless with anything electronic! To the point of needing notes on how to print a page in color

The Airbrush primer seems to have hardened considerably overnight, and the parts are ready for paint! I've also washed and dried the minis I got from OTL, so those should be incoming as well!

Needless to say, Ill be a busy busy bee in these coming weeks

I was gonna say, what busted ass tanks, I might have one or two sitting around gathering dust

For mi i based my first tau picts later

sounds great ramos

@Alf: No worries, SL is currently shipping me a handful of terrain pieces. If you still have those tanks later on in the year, I could have a use or two for em- My terrain here at the house is rather limited.


The titan progresses, and the interior has gotten a few colors.

The forward section, with elevator already installed:


The side panels of the generator room- here you can see where I scraped the primer away from the resin. It's primarily in these areas that the paint doesn't seem to like adhering. The resin is particularly slick. It is fortunate, however, that these areas are the bonding points for assembly! I'd need to scrape the paint off anyways!
Definitely going to need to rough up the surface before gluing.


And finally, the whole torso section dry-fitted. note that there is a door section separating the elevator and power rooms.


Still a ways to go on this but its worthwhile, I find, to keep a running log of projects. Small progress is still progress, no?
Plus, given the scarcity of Titan project logs, I think its nice to see what goes on as one is assembled

It really is nice to see a titan.. damn things are just so much.

I have actually seen FW items that somehow get the released agent baked into the resin, and it wont take paint. If it's bad, they should replace it. Just lmk.

Thanks for showing the little steps, it is very interesting.

Other than Turquoise what other colors are you going to use?

So I'm guessing that your going to be painting alot of sections prior to assembly?

Is this the Jackel or the Wolf head ( Lucius Pattern correct?)

It's going to be warmonger colors, no turquoise I know of. It's a mars pattern.

@WM: I've heard of that happening, too. It does seem that these areas held on to much more of the release agent than normal. If you look at the fore segment of the interior, I actually found a large spot that refused to hold primer right around the waist joint. It is fortunate that once again this is an area which will be hidden from view after assembly. The rest of the area seems pretty stable, but I will definitely be watching out. Hopefully once I clear coat it, things will toughen up.

@SL: As WM said, its going to be painted up in Warmonger colors, which is to say a lot of black, white, and metal! This is the Mars Warhound variant- it has the smoother carapace.
As to painting pre-assembly, really it seems that once the interior is complete, most of the heavy building can commence. I know that most of the legs will be built up prior to paint, as well as the sub assemblies of the arms and body. The Armor plates are going to be painted separate as well.


Todays progress was metals and the start of all the little lights and screens which dot the interior.

The main hull component.


A close up of the doorway, with the inscription "The Emperor Protects Us"


And the side panels/carapace:


I think what Im going to do is apply just the faintest amount of rust and wear on these components, particularly the metal floors and bronze/brass components. Sure it's a revered God Machine with countless technicians to take care of it, but it is also a machine of War, meaning that the elements are bound to take its toll eventually. Hopefully it'll give a bit of life to the interior. A "lived-in" sorta feeling.


Also, I made an odd discovery whilst browsing the internal pics of the Mars Warhound on FW- Though the outside is rather nice, the interior seems rushed and looks to be little more than a boltgun drybrush at its base level. The cockpit is like that too.


It just looks a little sloppy to me. Really odd.

Looking ace's! and your right it looks rushed!

Yeah.. if that's a forgeworld pic that is sad.. it seems really not the expected paint job.

After a much longer break in activity than expected, im back and I bring photos!

The Warhound's interior is now complete, and i've gone and epoxied the parts together (sanding the contact points, of course!)


Good ol' Brother Testie acting as scale marker.


Before gluing, I took some final shots of the interior, the likes of which aren't likely to be seen again, lest the titan has an accident.

Forward segment:


Walls of the engine compartment:


And some shots of the interior all put together.



But thats not all ive been up to!
No, i've been keeping busy with some projects given to me by OTL.

First up, Batman the Dark Knight from Endless and Tony the Tiger Wu Xian from Brushfire.


Secondly, a batch of Endless figures for one of the wonderful KS backers!

(Not pictured are a Cleric and an Earth Troll, plus a few markers for the Earth Troll's abilities)

A third (much larger) group for another KS backer is not pictured, but i'll try to get some of those up soon!

"Now Ramos," I hear some of you saying. "Where are the bases?"
I'm glad you asked, because Im trying out something new for them.

Recently, there was a Kickstarter for something called Basius, which was essentially a resin disc that you could use to put patterns onto greenstuffed bases, making it very quick and easy to base a ton of minis very quickly.

Unfortunately for me, the kickstarter was based in the UK, and I couldnt afford to pledge for the £60 US option (90-100 bucks was way too much for me!). I do hope there'll be a way to get these in the future (that isnt $100) because the concept is amazing, and the product itself looks awesome.
In lieu of that, I've decided to attempt to build my own!
The concept is inspired by Tonio's AMAZING board recently used by OTL at GenCon.



If you havent seen the rest of his work, DO IT NOW!!! Seriously, his terrain is absolutely amazing!






















Ok, all done reading through his project log? Good, let's continue.

So with that in mind, i set out to build something based on an old crystal mine I could use to make press basing for the Endless figs.
One night of messing with Sculpey later, and Im left with this:

Image heavily altered to show details.

Still to be added are a bunch of rock features and crystals (seen to the left of the main piece), but you can see what Im trying to shoot for. Ultimately, I want to be able to make quick and easy bases for the EFT minis.
Though this leaves me at an interesting predicament- I don't have any silicone for molds left (but plenty of resin!), so I need to be creative to get a negative impression from this master. The final process is to be determined, but I'm going to try to cast -with- the resin. That failing, with plaster, wax, and resin. Hopefully this doesn't turn out to be a waste of time!


Thanks for reading!

Might want to order a pack or two of "instamold" from c'mon or eBay. I suspect it will work much better than resin, and it's reusable.

Edit: Oh yeah, titans ok too.

Now I know you're painting the titan for whalemusic, but I don't think I'd paint the inside of the cockpit, especially if no one was ever going to see it >_<

The top will be removable, silly Alf.

 whalemusic360 wrote:
The top will be removable, silly Alf.

These are lies and falsehoods, the Adeptus Mechanicus would never let you sully the God-Machines by removing their tops! At least not without buying it dinner first