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Well I can't make out the tea-pot or the cucumber sandwiches (crusts removed obviously), but other than that not bad Dave, not bad

I don't know. I think a Praetorian would take better care of his tank and not let it get so battered looking. He'll be hearing about this on his next report.

NM, looks like you fixed it in the later pics.

I'm not having any tank in my collection that just drove off the Adeptus showroom floor, sorry dood

I'm too lazy to do all that weathering, but it does look really good. Your's was apparently really fast too. Care to advise how you did it?

Thanks! It is sooo easy, Just a sponge and some Rhinox hide brown for scratched paint chips, then a gloss coat of future and an oil-paint mix of black/brown so far.



Something just isn't working out with the paintjob on the Commande though, I'm a bit baffled. I can only assure you that he looks better from farther away than he does in these macro photos.

I'll vouch for that - he looks awesome from the other end of my boat

Thanks Monkey



As you can see, I still have a LOT of work ahead of me.


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Perhaps I need to change the color of his mutton chop/mustache? Or maybe do something with his skin color? I just don't seem to be getting the definition I want.

Darken the mutton chops, (actually that is the "Beefeater" cut.

..And Here I thought Beefeater was just a brand of gin - Learn something new everyday

Speaking of Brits, any of you airbrush hobbyists over there should jump on this ebay deal
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=350637814832&item=350637814832&lgeo=1&vectorid=229466
These go for $3.75 each here in the US.

Also, I was just ordering a couple of spare needles for my Badger Patriot 105 from Amazon (the cheapest place for AB parts, really), and picked up this Chinese knock-off for $8!!
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001L4S3KS/ref=oh_details_o01_s01_i00
The reviews are good, and it appears to have all the same features of my Badger Renegade Krome or the Iwata HP-CS (.3mm needle/nozzle, teflon-coating (not important for acrylics, only solvents)
But for $8, I'll try it! If it's any good, it would be excellent for a class or something.

I've always known that style as 'friendly muttonchops'.

Hell, for $8 if it breaks after a couple of minis it's going to have been worth it

Looks fantastic Dave! really awesome tank! nearly enough for me to paint a tank now! :-) weathering is spot on and the commander looks fine! but if you ever want me to paint a figure for one of your models let me know, i'd love t do it and it would be an honor to paint something different like Mr Mutton there :-)

what else have you to do on the tank?

Thanks nerd! No problem man, but this is just an el-cheapo Wargames Factory plastic fig

Some progress, not at all what I wanted, but I'm growing tired of repainting the same 1/2 man, and it's magnetized, so I can easily replace if I want to







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It's funny, now when you go to the link it is only $6- so I ordered a second one..for parts!

Carruthers is looking better!

Where can i get my hands on a Caruthers? ;-) I feel the need to paint one up!

I'll send you a few in that box I haven't yet sent


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Funny, that same airbrush that I bought at $8, then again at $6 is $27.96 today!
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001L4S3KS/ref=oh_details_o01_s01_i00
(retail is still $60) I either took advantage of a bug @Amazon.com, or a mistake pricing or something

the tank is making me feel quite akward... you are so damn quick in painting that one up to such a quality... *shudders*

the new beard on yon commander looks way better... tho the white would have greatly supported his authority

the only one thing i wold suggest is darken the red of his jacket... i always use mecharite red instead of blood red and so on as it is better to look at and not that agressive in a certain light... but that might be due to personal preferrences ... any way... the tank looks very good even tho you declare it still unfinished

Nice tank Dave , the praetorian on top is spiffy

Thanks guys! I still have all the metalwork yet to do on the tank, I'll be working on that tonight hopefully. Right now it's jsut sprayed with Vallejo gun metallizer (basically metallic black) - I believe this will be my go-to metal basecoat color from now on, since you guys all think it is already done


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@Vik- The coat is white primer, Evil Sunz Scarlett, then a glaze of red (bloodletter). But you're basically saying it needs more shadow?


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& Vik- I wanted white chops too, but it was too much white. I have plenty more (2 boxes) of the Wargames Factory Zulu War Brits- GenCon special buy


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@Neil, Thanks! To hear "spiffy" from a real Brit about my attempt at a Stereotypical Brit is an honor


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Praetorian are one of the few classic IG metal figs that I don't have any of in my collection. I always wanted at least one of each sculpt. Now that you can no longer get them for less than the price of your left genital, these Plastics will have to do

If Anyone has any classic Metal Praetorian they'd be willing to trade, please PM me.

the wargames factory zulu praetorian stand ins are still on my long term to buy list... as if i need more plastic

and you are basically right... the old metal GW praetorians are of the scale concerning pricing...

i was not really referring to the shadow/light issue but rather to the brightness of the red you used... for my own taste i like the darker, richer looking foundation red better than the other reds you might choose from... as i said... its a taste thing...


and i bet you don´t expect any unused praetorian minis to be available

Always possible that someone picked one or two up in a job lot of minis off e-bay.


Not very likely - but possible all the same


Personally I'm with the bright scarlet for good old British uniforms


Edit: Of course you could always go the route of Mordians with some of Victoria Lamb's pith helmeted heads

Edit: Of course you could always go the route of Mordians with some of Victoria Lamb's pith helmeted heads

a bit heretical to saw off so many fine mini heads... wouldn´t it

Umm, NO!

Chopping up minis is what it's all about vik

Closer to heresy to leave them in one piece a lot of the time

Now shush or the Ordo Exacto will come looking for you.....

ok... i be frank... i am way too clumsy when it comes to chopping metal minis... i bet i would utterly destroy the whole thing...i bet thus that "bettering" these is atm out of the question for me

LOL, The Ordo Xacto!

Here I detail airbrushed the sand yellow color again to show that even the weathering gets weathering from sandstorms etc.


Liberalis Rivetus

Oops, where did I get that extra E from?

Coming on very nicely Dave

Thanks Monkey!
I think you'd need to consult the Clippers and razor saws Union for metal minis though...The Xacto isn't much good there

Here I detail airbrushed the sand yellow color again to show that even the weathering gets weathering from sandstorms etc.

YO dawg... i´ve put some sand on yon sponges so you can weather when you are weathering...

and

Liberalis Rivetus

free the rivets....hmmm.... i think there is a good meme inside this comment...

good looking tankby the way apropos of nothing

Good call dawg


Well, yeah, those would be the proper tools, but I've made by with Xacto's in the past And they come under the jurisdiction of the Ordos Xacto anyway don't they? They get everywhere in ther Inquisitorial Cutters

and no ones expects a slippery xacto knife

^ beat me to that Vik