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Yay it looks great. Now all we need is army photos of everything so far.

Looks...... so........ awesome!

I wish i could paint that well. mabe its something to do with practice...

I'm ahead of schedule. I finished my August goal in a couple weeks. I hadn't expected that. At the moment I am doing some stuff that wasn't in the scope of this month's goal. I have based the Firewarriors, the Gun Drones' flying bases, and the vehicles' flying bases. I went with simple gravel/sand. At first I thought it was going to be kind of blah. But it goes well with the color scheme. I also got started on the rest of my vehicles. I also plan to apply at least three colors to the Stealthsuits, Marker Drones, Commander Suit, Kroot, and Kroot Hounds before the end of this month. Finishing my vehicles was my intended goal for September but I think I'm going to be changing that. We'll see where I'm at by the end of this month. Right now, I'm just getting the army to a '3 color' standard for in between tournaments before Adepticon.

Here are some pictures of what I've been doing since the completion of my August goal:

I based as much infantry as I could that was ready. 36 Firewarriors, 20 Gun Drones, and 2 Crisis Suits.


I also based the vehicle flying bases.


Here is one Devilfish getting ready for paint.


At first I was going to basecoat the chassis with this small brush... it just wasn't working out.


I used a GW Large Dry Brush as a tank brush.


Here is the Devilfish chassis with paint on it.


Here are all 5 of the chassis basecoated with a layer of P3 Sanguine Base.

djphranq wrote:
At first I was going to basecoat the chassis with this small brush... it just wasn't working out.

Before you buy another army please look into one of these. It should get your through the base coat process in about and hour. And it is apartment friendly. I believe Gary uses one of these.

http://www.harborfreight.com/1-5-hp-58-psi-compressor-and-airbrush-kit-95630.html

Not the most professional thing in the world, but it will get you though most of the simple stuff quickly, and in mass quantity.

paintedpotato wrote:

djphranq wrote:
At first I was going to basecoat the chassis with this small brush... it just wasn't working out.

Before you buy another army please look into one of these. It should get your through the base coat process in about and hour. And it is apartment friendly. I believe Gary uses one of these.

http://www.harborfreight.com/1-5-hp-58-psi-compressor-and-airbrush-kit-95630.html

Not the most professional thing in the world, but it will get you though most of the simple stuff quickly, and in mass quantity.

Thanks man. I was totally thinking that I need one of those. After Strategicon, I'll look into getting one.

Applied basecoats to the stealthsuits, commander, and markerlight drones.

Pictures:

1st color applied




2nd color applied

Ooh. I like that green.

bunnygurl wrote:Ooh. I like that green.

Yeah... isn't it nice? I got it because it looked like the color of that Master Chief character from the Halo series.

Great work on the tau. I really like your color choices, the colors work great together especially with the sand covered bases.

Metsuri wrote:Great work on the tau. I really like your color choices, the colors work great together especially with the sand covered bases.

Thanks man! I was kind of unsure of the sand but it turned out looking good. I just have to figure out how to have it so it won't flake off.

djphranq wrote: I just have to figure out how to have it so it won't flake off.

Have you put another thinned coat of glue on top of it? That usually fixes it to the bases so it doesn't chip off.

Metsuri wrote:

djphranq wrote: I just have to figure out how to have it so it won't flake off.

Have you put another thinned coat of glue on top of it? That usually fixes it to the bases so it doesn't chip off.

I hadn't thought of that. I'll try it tomorrow.





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Worked on the Tau army today. Got some less then desirable results. Still got some stuff done though.

I sealed the Firewarriors, Gun Drones, Crisis Suits, flying stands, and vehicle bits. Some of it didn't turn out so great. I think I sprayed too much for some of the stuff. Some of the stuff now looks 'cloudy'. I was using GW Purity Seal.

I did some work on the Stealtsuits and Commander Suits to bring them to '3 color standard'. I started by giving the models a wash of Badab black. I think that was a mistake. I was expecting the wash to bring out some of the lines and details. It didn't look as great as I thought it would. It did kind of provide some shading but it isn't so even. There are some parts that seem to have more wash than others. I'm not sure if I was using it right. Maybe I was supposed to water it down a little? Maybe apply multiple coats of wash? It doesn't look too bad... just not what I was hoping for. After the wash I picked out some of the details like lights and sensors.

That kind of made up for the wash experience. I was able to replicate a lens effect that I had tried out on the Gun Drones and Crisis Suits. Once I got the details done I based them. They should be ready for tournament play now.

I also did some work on the vehicles. I applied the basecoat for the parts that would be red. It took me three... maybe four... coats of P3 Skorne Red mixed with water to get some good coverage. In retrospect, I wish I had taken the same effort for the P3 Sanguine Base coat. Hopefully when I get around to adding other layers it will cover up its crappiness.

Tomorrow I'll finish up the vehicles applying two more colors so as to have them ready for tournament play. I'll also get started on the Kroothounds. I might even have time to work on the Kroot. I'll have plenty of time tomorrow since I have the day off... at least from work, that is.

Pictures:

Badab Black wash applied



Details painted






Based


Some bad seal coverage.




Most of the models turned out okay.


P3 Skorne Red applied to vehicles.

But yeah - PVA works for sealing the sand in, just water it down a bit then soak the sand in it and when the pva dries it should stop any flaking. - also you can use wall emulsion to make tarmac out of it.. (don't know why you would here though :p)

Was flicking through and saw this - hope it helps: http://www.dakkadakka.com/wiki/en/How%20to%20recover%20from%20a%20Spray%20Sealer%20disaster

Looking great. Love the colour scheme!

looking good. you could use green stuf to seal the gaps.

Is that a good idea?

Did some work on the Tau army.

Didn't do much. Just added a couple basecoat colors to the vehicles... Vallejo Model Color Dark Grey and P3 Bastion Grey. The parts that were VMC Dark Grey weren't too bad. It was mostly hull parts. The P3 Bastion Grey was a chore though. It was for some of the mechanical/engine/weapon parts of the vehicles. Those weren't just smooth surfaces so it took a little longer to apply. This will bring the vehicles to the '3 color standard'. They are now ready for play. I'm going to move on next to the kroothounds. I'll see if I can get them done in one session.

Pictures:

Vallejo Model Color Dark Grey






P3 Bastion Grey

Have a great time doing this!

Did some work on the Tau army.

Started on the Kroot hounds. Didn't get as much as I wanted done because I was doing other things.

I applied a coat of VMC Flat Flesh to the Kroot hounds' bodies. I then gave it a wash in P3 Brown Ink. I then picked out some of the details. The straps I painted with VMC Chocolate Brown and the parts to be metal as well as the 'spines' of the hounds I painted VMC Black. Next session, I'll paint some of the metal parts on the hounds and then maybe get started on the Kroot carnivores.


Pictures:

Woah, those kroot are pretty hot.

I like the gory khorne feel to em

Did some work on the Tau army.

Did more work on the Kroot hounds. Painted the parts to be metal with P3 Bastion Grey. Painted some of the 'bone' parts with P3 Menoth White Base. I started on a set of Kroot Carnivore. I based the flesh VMC Light Green.

Pictures:

Looking good. I like How you did the paneling on the tank.

Did some work on the Tau army.

Finished up a unit of Kroot carnivores for Strategicon (for this hobby challenge they are maybe only a third or maybe half done). Applied a P3 Green Ink to the Kroot for some shading. I then worked on the details. For straps and pouches I used VMC Chocolat Brown. For wrappings and some of the spine decorations I used P3 Menoth White Base. For the spines and nails/claws I used VMC Black. I also used it on the metal parts and thought I'd leave it like that. Turns out I have enough of P3 Bastion Grey to apply to those parts so I did that. Next session, I'll work on more Kroot. I only need 8 more for the one list I'm running at Strategicon.


Pictures:

But will they have "Turtle Power"?

Looking forward to how you do at the game

They look at little bit bright. Have you finished those guys above?

They might look a bit better with a brown wash to 'dull them down'.

That’s just my opinion.

paintedpotato wrote:But will they have "Turtle Power"?

I should do a Devilfish in the style of the Turtle van

yamgrenade wrote:Looking forward to how you do at the game

I hope I draw some blood. I don't expect to win anything but it will be cool to know that my army took out at least one unit or something.

Ledabot wrote:They look at little bit bright. Have you finished those guys above?

They might look a bit better with a brown wash to 'dull them down'.

That’s just my opinion.

Yeah, maybe I'll wash them. They turned out a little more green than I would have liked... though I don't know what else I should have expected with VMC Light Green washed with P3 Green Ink. Maybe I'll throw some GW Devlan Mud or P3 Brown Ink on them.


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Took a break from the Kroot. I managed to rework my list for Strategicon so I don't have to use them anymore. I might change the list for this project next eligible list change. I possibly will switch things around so the Kroot will be the Sideboard.

I purchased some foam to carry my vehicles and suits. I plucked that this evening and now I have a Sabol Army Transport MkII filled with some Tau. In all, I have a Citadel case with the Firewarriors, drones, and Kroot. The Army Transport has the rest.

I went through the work on the bases that I had done and put a layer of thinned down PVA glue over the sand/gravel.

I think I'm done with Tau for this month. Maybe next update will be when I make my plans for September for this project. That should be the middle of next week.


Pictures:

SEPTEMBER PROGRESS START


For September's goal, I plan to finish painting 3 Devilfish, 1 Hammerhead, and 1 Skyray. Right now they are only basecoated. This month I will cleanup the basecoat and apply highlights/layers.


Before Pictures:

The Tide for the Greater Good - Sept 06, 2011

SEPTEMBER PROGRESS


Put another layer of P3 Sanguine Base on 2 of the Devilfish hulls. I originally was going to start the lighter layers but the base layer looked really bad. There were plenty of spots with no paint; primer was showing. Tomorrow I'll be doing the same with the 1 other devilfish and maybe the Sky Ray or the Hammerhead.

Pictures:

Just starting my own Tau force! Have been checking back here for inspiration! Keep it coming!