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Ok, here's my Land Raider, I think the thread belongs more in this section than the painting and modeling forum, so of you may have seen it, but i really need comments and suggestions etc because im a bit stuck in a rut, i'll be adding more pics as it goes but dont know where to really go from where i am atm

I have intended it to be a tribute to my late cousin, and as such have named the tank E Immortalis, written in silver on the top of the assault ramp, i was thinking of covering the rest in chainmail swirl patterns, make it really intricate, pay attention to every part, as a tribute and also to represent the status of the tank as a "master crafted' vehicle as it were.

I wont bore you with the fluff details, but I was looking for some ideas as to how to make it look unique, the very broad and general backstory is that this tank dates back to around horus heresy, so very old, a bit of wear and tear but nothing too major, the main thing, is that the chapter has been separate from the imperium for 10,000 years, and since this tank is that old, is has constantly been worked on by the techmarines (or similar according to fluff) and so has gained a unique and ancient look, like a mix of artificer armour and venerable dreadnought, mainly looking for ideas on how to achieve that look,

the chapter colours are black, white, regal blue, silver and gold

for the last week or so have been looking at it and sporadically painting a little bit, I've got some WIP pics, I found and just added then a couple of lego bits, from the knight's set or similar, makes it look rather cool if i do say so myself I'm almost definitely going to go at this tank with my stanley knife and a file, see what happens, maybe cut a few gouges, anyway, on to the pics, they are terrible quality but hopfeully they give you guys an ok idea of the stuff I'm making -



original WIP pic, this was before it was all constructed or had undercoat, around 7:30 PM



this is putting the treads on, I left the top inglued for obvious reasons, watching torchwood while putting it together, I nearly ran out of glue at this stage



the finished beast in all its glory, this was before anything on the outside, so it was pristine at that stage, oh except for the ramp



a close up of the ramp, E stands for Elliot, my cousin, and immortalis is both part of my chapter name and immortality in latin...a good name i think



my main painting work, its one of the side doors, and is not quite finished, the rest of the tank will have similar detail all over it albeit more spread out, so that it doesnt just look white, or checkered..the black of the tank is the predominant colour



annd the work i did today, the lego bits to be precise, i just glued them on, and oddly they look almost designed to go there...coincidence? i think not, aliens are responsible



and a final shot showing how i tried to weather it, the modifications arent complete yet, but this is a start.



the beginnings of the paint work on the right side



the most recent stuff on the right side, the main pattern is more or less complete



a close up of the front section, that white part will have artwork on it of some sort



an attempt at battle damage on the front part, i carved into the actual plastic and then painted on it



and finally an addition to the engine

this is my first tank, so try not to judge to harshly, though being an 'adult' i spose i can handle it. Anyway, c&c welcome

I don't really understand why you have all the white lines everywhere...

Also, I'd take more time on the freehand Immortalis on the front, it looks really sloppy right now, expecially for one being done as a tribute.

And FYI 10,000 years ago in the Imperium there were no chapters, it was legions. It was only after the Heresy that the legions were broken down into Chapters, well the Loyalist ones were

well, its easier to explain it that way, as a chapter i spose, the fluff is not exactly concrete yet, anyway, and the white lines, thats just the general design im going for

I have to say I quite like the effect you have created in general, however, you really need to make the lines more defined. At the moment there are several different shades of white where the paint has thinned out as you paint down the line.

The edges are also quite fuzzy. The only way I can think to fix this (which would take forever) is to use masking tape along the edge of each line so you get a nice crisp line between the white and the black.