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So, after far more layers than really was necessary, this is the colour of the interior walls of the Predator. Complete with shading and highlights. Although some of the pieces are likely to change colour at a later date, this gives you the idea of the main colour of the walls.
The floor will be largely metal in colour, you'll have to imagine that part for now...

Yes, it is a little rough in places. Those will either not be seen in the finished tank or will be tidied as I go...

More later...

Great to see the Tank back on the move! And even better to already have some paint on it, too!

Is it later yet?

No..sorry, can't imagine what metal looks like

Well it could be holy rusty metal......man.

Or steel, or titanium, or adamantium, or aluminium, or iron, or copper, or brass, or silver, or gold or.............................................................

MMMMmmm


Also nice colour, is that for it's calming effects on the Nid and Ork? Utilitarian cream! Don't suppose red would be a good idea. JK looks brilliant, definitely waiting for the Nid pinup though!

Littletower wrote:Great to see the Tank back on the move! And even better to already have some paint on it, too!

Is it later yet?

Thanks. Yeah, I had a little break and painted something to sell while I considered options for painting this.
Things should move quickly now I have a plan of attack (well relatively quickly for me.. )

Not quite that quickly though...

monkeytroll wrote:No..sorry, can't imagine what metal looks like

Well, you'll just have to wait in keen antici.....pation.

Camkierhi wrote:Well it could be holy rusty metal......man.

Or steel, or titanium, or adamantium, or aluminium, or iron, or copper, or brass, or silver, or gold or.............................................................

MMMMmmm

to you too.
There won't be a lot of rust involved, as The Scientist likes to keep things relatively well serviced. Scratches, chips and little bits of rust/dirt in forgotten corners are all possible though.

Will see how things go as to what flavour of metal I end up with, I like to let my paint colours find themselves on the models. Perfect example is the walls, they were originally aimed at being lighter, but I reached this tone and liked it.

Also nice colour, is that for it's calming effects on the Nid and Ork? Utilitarian cream! Don't suppose red would be a good idea. JK looks brilliant,

I decided to go with a similar colour to that inside the WS. The colour is to keep with the colours used in real military vehicles, which are usually fairly ...can't find the word... plain, like grey and cream and good Ol' military green. (cue Shas to come in and tell us that real military vehicles don't use these colours...)
I nearly did the front half, with the ork, in a military green for that cockpit feeling. But I didn't for a couple of reasons;
1) with the Ork being green, he wouldn't show up well in a green environment
2) it would likely be a fairly dark green and this would make the interior of the tank quite dark and therefore difficult to see anything inside. The light cream colour with make the inside brighter from reflected/scattered light.

Also the fairly neutral cream keeps my options open as to what scheme I'll do on the gunner.

definitely waiting for the Nid pinup though!

Not sure what a 'nid would want in a pin-up.
But this time the pin-up is going on the outside, so you will have to wait a little longer to see it...her...whatever I end up doing...
(I do actually have a good idea of what I'm going to paint, but will have to see what space is available before deciding)

Thanks guys.

It is the problem with some paint colors, more layers to make the color work than others

Here I thought the cream color was to show the eldar influence in the design, maybe using a modified wraithbone design which is integrating into the hull of the tank and will eventually overgrow the systems there and net grate the crew.

But good old government issued drab paint is good too.

Yeah, I myself have used "rotting flesh" to imitate the army interior of tanks "Puke apple green"

shasolenzabi wrote:It is the problem with some paint colors, more layers to make the color work than others

Yep. This is also a new pot of that paint, so it's not as "concentrated" as I had got used to with that colour.

Theophony wrote:Here I thought the cream color was to show the eldar influence in the design, maybe using a modified wraithbone design which is integrating into the hull of the tank and will eventually overgrow the systems there and net grate the crew.

But good old government issued drab paint is good too.

Yeah, that colour was chosen for the interior of the WS due to it's bone-like qualities. But I've now decided that it's going to be a "thing" with all my vehicle interiors.

Standard issue, cheap, why clean it if you can slap on another layer of paint, kind of paint...

shasolenzabi wrote:Yeah, I myself have used "rotting flesh" to imitate the army interior of tanks "Puke apple green"

Yeah, that would work too.

And for all you, patiently waiting ( ), folk out there... progress:
This is the completed sponson interiors.

I didn't get too carried away with details as they are unlikely to be seen without a mirror-on-a-stick. So I only painted on the markings rather than waste transfers. A few warnings, some information labels, the "open" arrow on the ammo drum and rating markings on the capacitors (that I ended up painting the same colour as they came ).

These can now be mounted on the tank and I can fill the holes and check what is visible and needs paint and what isn't.
I also need to make the front hatch before I get carried away and stick the tank together...

Also, in celebration ( ) of reaching page 75, I'm going to start going over the early models of this army and touch up the rough edges, adding more/better shading and just generally bring them in to line with my current work. I'm only aiming for one a week or something like that. Some will need more work than others, but we will have to see when I get there...

So you will be getting better pictures of (hopefully) better looking models on a regular(ish) basis, until I catch up with myself...

Oh man - so I still have to wait to see what a metal floor would be like?

Nicely detailed dude...I'll remeber to pack my selecton of stick mirrors if I'm ever going anywhere near your models

Brilliant work. congrats on 75 pages, loving the ride so far.

You and me both Monkeytroll.

Looking great!, congrats on 75pages

monkeytroll wrote:Oh man - so I still have to wait to see what a metal floor would be like?

Nicely detailed dude...I'll remeber to pack my selecton of stick mirrors if I'm ever going anywhere near your models

Early wip of the metal floor below.
Thanks.

Thanks Cam.
Thanks Shas

The sponsons are now attached, so no more changes. Onwards and upwards only...
Here's what you can see of the details with unobstructed views and through the top hatch.

It is possible to see most of what I've added by eye, it's just tricky to photograph.

I've managed to hide the gap at the bottom of the doorways with the hazard-striped bits of sprue. The gaps at the top won't be visible, but I'll give them a quick lick of paint once filled (next job) for those of you with mirrors on sticks...

OH....metal. I see what you meant now

Hazard sprue was good idea

All looks good ..to the eye

Actually really impressive!!!

Looks absolutely brilliant.

Thanks chaps.
Don't sound so surprised, Cam.

Just filling the gaps at the top of the doors (you'll see them later) and thinking about this hatch... So many jobs to do, need to maintain discipline and finish one before starting the next...

Warning signs and hazard stripes for the brainwashed, reprogrammed and hardwired crew? I just love the (Mad) Scientist and his sense of irony...

Looks great

 Littletower wrote:
Warning signs and hazard stripes for the brainwashed, reprogrammed and hardwired crew? I just love the (Mad) Scientist and his sense of irony...

Spot on. (also notice the "well serviced/cleaned" vehicles for an army that is supposed to represent an army devoted to increasing chaos/entropy). He is Mad, y'know

Looks great

Thanks LT.

Not a lot of progress today. I'm planning a complete wipe and re-install of everything on my computer, so I've been moving files around and backing things up. If I go quiet for a while, you know why now...

I have, however, got the start of the front hatch done.
I spent a long time trying to find something or a combination of somethings that I could use to make a working hatch on the front, but could find nothing...
So I looked at what the actual front piece of the Predator/Rhino/other kit used (and have you ever noticed that the hinge blocks on the piece are exactly the same shape and size of a piece of sprue? Probably not... just me then) and decided to use pieces of sprue for the "hole" side of the hinge and as I was cutting the piece of plastic for the actual hatch, I removed a long thin strip of that plastic... looking at it, I knew I could make that work and glued that to the top of the hatch piece and sanded it down to a round shape at the top and ends. I made holes in the sprue pieces to match and...

You can also see the gap filling of the top of the doorways for the sponsons. More detail will be added to the sponsons, so they won't look so plain as they do now. The hole in one of the pieces was a bubble in the sprue and will be made use of some how...

whenever i get back after some days you sure well are up to surprise me...

the cream interior looks very cool...very efficient modern looking...and all those warning signs and lots of other cool details...

what never ceases to puzzle me tho is that you went for an asymetrical look of the weaponsloadout... the two different sponsons is something i hae never seen on any predator tank...tho it of course fully swings with the whole mad doc vibe^^


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oh...and i will have to remember some day how you did those hinges....

Nice job on the front hatch - hate to bring it up now, but wouldn't a view slit in the hatch have been a nice idea too?

Viktor von Domm wrote:whenever i get back after some days you sure well are up to surprise me...

the cream interior looks very cool...very efficient modern looking...and all those warning signs and lots of other cool details...

Thanks Vik.

what never ceases to puzzle me tho is that you went for an asymetrical look of the weaponsloadout... the two different sponsons is something i hae never seen on any predator tank...tho it of course fully swings with the whole mad doc vibe^^

I think that's because it's illegal as per the rule book.
I did it for variety, and it adds an extra level of complexity to the tactics for using it (and attacking it).

oh...and i will have to remember some day how you did those hinges....

Thanks again. Remember to be careful with the glue.

monkeytroll wrote:Nice job on the front hatch - hate to bring it up now, but wouldn't a view slit in the hatch have been a nice idea too?

Thanks MT.
No. No view slit, doesn't need it as he can see through the headlights or the other optics. A view slit is only a weak-spot.
The hatch is only for fresh air.

This just keeps continuing to be amazing.

 Moltar wrote:
This just keeps continuing to be amazing.

Thanks Moltar.
I'm partway through re-installing the computer and I'm having to use my phone for this. Normal service will be resumed once I get Bob working again (currently, connecting to the internet is a challenge).

I have added extra detail to the front hatch to make it look reinforced. More to do and I'll show when I can.

That is just growing awesome in spades! it's looking very tanky and brutal, very 40k-ish with that unmistakable DrH flair and creativity!

Can't wait to see the exterior scheme paint wise!

Bob-Mhd-VI is dead, Long live Bob-Mhd-VII. In other words the computer has been wiped and re-installed. There's still a few things to arrange, settings to set and programs to install, but that will all come together eventually.
Bob is running a little quicker now and I've freed up lots of space. Yet to see if it has solved the various windows related issues he had, but the continuing bsod appearances have proven that there is definitely a problem with the hardware (motherboard most likely)

nerdfest09 wrote:That is just growing awesome in spades! it's looking very tanky and brutal, very 40k-ish with that unmistakable DrH flair and creativity!

Thanks NF. That's what I'm aiming for, so I'm glad it's coming across.

shasolenzabi wrote:Can't wait to see the exterior scheme paint wise!

I haven't put much thought into what the colour of the outside will be. but that's a little way off yet...

So I've got quite a few blogs to catch up on (I've lurked a bit, but I will be popping in to say "good job" soon), but here's the front hatch to welcome you back:

Basically made it look reinforced,
added strips on the outside to show that it seals against the elements and toxic gasses,
added a couple of latches for the Driver to lock it shut (these will be painted as metal),
rivets (just to show that there will be more in the future ),
and the handle on the outside that was added, not to show that someone can open it from the outside (if it's unlocked on the inside) but so that I can actually open it to look inside...

I may add a photo/postcard or something similar tucked into the triangle inside. Don't know what yet and may not make much difference on this scale.

Thanks

I keep loving it.

Your permanent attention to detail and the bizarre mix of fantasy and functionality - latches and sealing strips on a working hatch that opens to a spore spawned green space monster - makes this a great journey to follow.

^^What he said!

Great job on the hatch Doc