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The start of the Sicaran looks great, that is a sweet tank!

 WarbossDakka wrote:
That's all you need out of a tournament. I bet that early win put you high up the table rankings!

Yes, I went from table 12 (out of 13), to table 1. I liked table 12 better though because it was right in front of the air conditioner!

@RiTides: Thanks. I must admit that I've been looking forward to painting it for quite some time now.

Awesome to see more of your beautiful EC's', Gits. That latest dred is very nice!

Sicaran is looking good, now when are you going to post some pictures from the tournament?

Hey gang, finally got back to the painting bench tonight. Blocked out the not-white (Tom) on the tank. Thinking of adding one more element somewhere on the barrels of the main guns... but I'll sleep on it first. Don't want to overdo it.



I also got a box of joy with the last elements I need to build my EC army. Now all I have to do is build and paint... and paint... and paint.

Purple and non White it looks so nice. Good to see some paint on those brushes Gitz looking forward to the EC build.

Looks beautiful so far!

That purple always impressed when you step it up a notch. Punchy

Thanks guys. It's a long way from done. Once I finish the white (which has several more steps) I'll probably do the metals, then go back and touch up the purple. Some of the dark purples need to be darker and I think it's a bit too red in places... those will need to be knocked back a bit.

Making good progress though. We'll see how far I get it tonight.

Lol do you want me to comment on the white or will you shoot me in the face lol

Comment on the White

Especially since he never posted our fight from Adepticon

That and I'll use the comments too on my white

lol nope, I need Gitsy's permission, feel free to shame him into it though lol!

Looking good! The white panels are practically screaming for freehand IMO...

Comment on the white Tom. Now is the perfect time since I just started it and can easily accommodate whatever suggestions you have.

I only want to shoot you in the face when you start making suggestions after I think I've finished a color.

And posting the BatRep from Adepticon? *cries in corner*

Alrighty,

Imho, as I suspected, blue was the wrong choice, you already have a huge, huge brightness contrast, adding a temp contrast on top of it is a bit too much contrast. Still super stark.

Skew towards grey-beige, get some nuance in there with shading and whatnot - check out this photoshop, see what it adds to make those changes -





Flattening out the purple a bit and being more zenithal with it, a little more indigo on the bottom of the tank, a little more magenta on top.

Hopefully the difference is crystal clear!

Yep, legit. See, that's not too bad... I only have to completely re-paint one color rather than remodulate everything! That's not a face-shootable offense in my book!

He didn't mean on this one. You must burn the current model and start from scratch.

Games Workshop Approves!

Oh he doesnt need to burn it, I will happily take it off his hands so he can start again on a new one.

He didn't mean on this one. You must burn the current model and start from scratch.

I lol'ed

My grots are always willing to loot that as well

On a more serious note: following the colour discussion with interest!

 whalemusic360 wrote:
He didn't mean on this one. You must burn the current model and start from scratch.

Well done sir, well done.

OK... fiddling with a white shade. I ended up at the center shade. It's a very light buff that can easily be brought up or down... and the formulation is airbrushable.

go what darker, like deck tan or a menoth base... then bring it back up with a very light grey... go dark though, don't hesitate!

Looking good, Tom's little example did really make it stand out much better, i'm glad you're having a crack at this stuff and subtle changes, also 'majorly' shows up my own inconsistencies! Lol

Actually even a bit darker than menoth base, just looked, more like a menoth with a touch of charcoal or black mixed in -

Good to see you back and painting, Gits - especially on the EC, though I'd like to see the Mantis get some love this year

Do you have any advice on magnets? They aren't something I've worked with before, so I'm not sure what I should be looking for - first possible project being the Contemptor from Calth.

Looking.. the same as far as I can tell . Slightly kidding, I do see a difference, but I always feel like I'm just a chimp tossing paint at minis when I drop by over here or in MajorTom's thread...

Do you have any advice on magnets? They aren't something I've worked with before, so I'm not sure what I should be looking for - first possible project being the Contemptor from Calth.

Check polarity and mark all the pos/neg poles with something (marker, paint,...). Before glueing, always doublecheck polarity. Also, make sure you position them nice and flush with the surface, or ever so slightly recessed to prevent gaps. Did I mention you should check polarity? Trust me, trying to remove a magnet from a perfectly drilled hole (into which it has been glued of course) is a rather frustrating experience...

I love tagging along for this discussion, even though it goes way above my head.
Keep up the good work, Gits.