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Beautiful job man. Love the subtle modulation in the green. Airbrush?

Nice work on the transport. Good green.

Multi-purpose vehicles? Fully approved and endorsed

And yeah, just some mild weathering would look good.

Late replies, sorry about that, crazy days...

@Skinflint Games: Thanks! Yes, airbrushed. I've not mastered it yet, but at least I am not afraid of it any more, .

@Dr H: Thanks, Dr!

@monkeytroll: Thank you, MT. Yes, there's gone be mud and weathering, eventually...

Just to get the pics back into the new page:

 Littletower wrote:

Chimera Chassis done:



With some close up shots:

But, after a couple weeks of almost zero hobbying, something very different hits the bench.

Large scale (almost 20 cm without the base) 3D printed Gollum from a friend:



I got it already assembled and primered, could have used a bit more prepping work, though I do not know if it were possible to actually get fully over the printing lines.

And after the first round:



Very experimental, never tried something at this scale.

Aiming for a very desaturated scheme, will have to see if I can pull it off without it just being boring...

C&C are always welcome.

Thanks for stopping by.

Rub it with isopropyl alcohol. I hear it helps smooth the lines. Not sure it will work after primed, though

@JMMelo: Long time no see!

Rub it with isopropyl alcohol. I hear it helps smooth the lines. Not sure it will work after primed, though

Saved for future reference (I've heard the same about acetone, though it'd probably be stronger - and less "controlable" - than ISO). I didn't have the chance (nor the patience, ) to try it this time, but will do if the chance comes up again.

Also, the printing lines - cliff-like in the close-up pictures - barely show at arms length

Some progress: colours (as few as there are) blocked in, glazed shadows and highlights in legs and feet almost done (spot-colour dirt or scratch wounds on the knees notwithstanding), and one eye sketched. First time attempting a coloured iris.



Harder to photograph than usual, too.

C&C are welcome.

Cheers!

Acetone, but gently. Or maybe one of those sanding needles/stick, or a very high grit sandpaper? The lines look interesting on Gollum, like he has wrinkles. I'd actually be inclined to leave them.

With the larger scale stuff, shading and highlighting do not need to be as strong, or so I've been taught.

@Red H: Lines will have to stay on this one, too late for sanding,

Got a bit carried away today with the big fella:





Getting there.

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers!

Nice work on the eyes.

Looks great! I gotta get myself a 3D printer one of these days, they produce some awesome looking stuff now..

Nice change of pace, great work around the eyes.

Yes, the eyes are progressing nicely.

I note his teeth are white. Are you planning to yellow/brown them up a bit?

Interesting piece. Good work.

Even, all round, lighting will help to hide the print lines from photos.
But we all know photos are evil when it comes to showing what we don't want to see.

A blog is not dead as long as one still remembers the password...

Smeagol is done and gone, and I never got around to try and take some half-decent pics.

Absent I've been, but not (totally) iddle...

A Cadian Officer:



And a few more Kriegers, because there are never too many of those:



Currently back on the bench, the legged yellow thing from a while ago, now based, and about to be weathered:



Nice to be stopping by.

Cheers!

Good to see more. Good work. Nice to see the yellow on a base.

Welcome back. Good work. Love that clamp/vise the armored "banana" is in.

Two months off? Barely a tea break round these parts

Good to see progress though

Officer looks great, the blue and red works really well together. Death Korps are awesome as always even if they do remind me that i have a few kicking around somewhere that need painting!

The yellow tank thing is super cool, don't go too heavy on the weathering as I am quite fond of it in all its shiny glory

@Dr H: thanks, Doc!

@Red H: I just needed it when I saw it. It has the added value of being marketed as a soldering clamp for electronic work, so it's also easier to smuggle into the shop, being work related and all...

Adjustable width, spring-held swivelling movement, and massive enough not to be easily knocked around. Gets along well with my (seemingly recycled from a small car's transmission) steel ball-bearing mounted turning table.

@monkeytroll: Blink, and another month has passed. Blink again, and next year in around the corner. Happens,

@Commander Cain: Thanks! I agree, so I tried a somewhat "unrealistic" muddening to preserve the yellow: heavy on the tracks and undercarriage, and only sparse spattering (and some scratches, 'cause) on the upper side.

Does it work?





C&C are welcome.

Thanks for stopping by!

For C&C: maybe breakup the yellow masses with some sort of unit designations, numbers, and so forth? Then proceed with a bit more weathering. My 2¢.

Works for me if you're keeping it relatively new and shiny. But agree with Red that some markings would not go amiss, even if just a unit or vehicle designation. Maybe just an identifying symbol or colour strips of you don't have relevant decals.

Love the yellow but sticker up that bad boy!

^That is my "signs and symbols" stage, I talk about. Not just a unit designation etc. (the big things), but little signs for the people that use it; A "flammable" triangle on the fuel tanks, A "this is a hatch for access" sign next to a hatch (or rectangular shape on the hull), A "this way up" or a "attach hooks for lifting" sign.
Military things have many of these, civilian things have less and what they do have are less prominent.

As to weathering. Good job. a light touch for how muddy the terrain is (but maybe it's slow moving and so doesn't kick up much mud).
The paint wear is good, but maybe some sponge weathering for paint chips (more defined paint-loss). Not everywhere, just corners or anywhere it'll take a ding.

Thank you all!

Agreed, it needs some breaking up and spot colours. IDK about the unit markings, still have to come up with something for that that can be carried across the motor pool to tie them all in...

Signs and symbols (thanks, Dr!) sound great, that plus some stowage might do it. It is still on (near, at least) the bench, so it might even happen, too,

Last minute last 2018 WIP of something else, 'cause I wanted to paint red:





Scheme contrasts nicely with the Krieg, IMHO, in case they ever get to be put on a table!

Happy New Year, and remember not to toast with your painting water!

Cheers,

LT

Lovely red. Really exquisite.

Thanks a lot, Graven!

Painting the red is the main reason I got it (and some friends of his, to boot) in the first place, glad it seems to be working!

Calling it done, minus basing:





C&C are welcome.

Cheers!

Nice work Like the metallics and the work on the backpack.

Great stuff as usual! Can't wait to see what you get up to with the new mechanicus hq when it gets released

@monkeytroll: Thank you!

@Commander Cain: Thanks! Though things do tend to take some time to arrive down here, so I'll probably have to make do with what I have around,

Trying (once again, kind of a recurrent theme at the beginning of every year, is it not?) to keep things a bit more lively.

Red and metallics. Got it. And bigger, just 'cause. Very WIP:





More to come...

Thanks for stopping by!

Very striking!