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 Knightley wrote:
@Casey - I like the idea behind it a large brush to get stuff on quickly, I might have to try it with my normal painting

Lol, yeh, I wonder why no one has ever thought of this before. Double the size of brush, half the painting time! I can't see any flaws in the plan...

 Knightley wrote:
@Daxx - Times are tough when you only get one night a week on modeling

@Igice - Wow, thank you for the kind words stay tuned, I'm on a bit of a slow pace right now but I hope to get more time to paint when the little tacker goes to bed earlier and earlier.

Update: model making time tonight, I hope to get through stripping paint from the Chaos Characters and some build process on the defiler conversion, I may come to you all for some feet ideas (you'll have to wait and see what I mean) Till tomorrow!

I know how it is when my little ones came along it put a huge dent in my free time. not that I would trade it for the world.

it gets better!
keep up the awesome work!

@Ice - Heh, why not extrapolate on this concept, I've I factor the brush up to 10x normal size, I could paint 10x the number of models at the same time. I like this idea!

@Igice - Cheers for the words of encouragement!

Update: So I got a ton of time (compared to the last month and a bit at least) to model so the results are below.

Cleaned up the chaos lords


Threw some magnets and some bits onto the landraider
Front


Side


Top


Then started to finish up the defiler/dread conversion. Please note the plates for the legs are getting the gaps filled so they aren't attached at the moment.
Legs front


Legs rear


Legs Top


The Torso got a work out as well
Front


Top


Then tried some weapon loadouts


Missile launcher


TL AC


I ran into a bit of a stumbling block, what do I put in the top hatch of the defiler/dread I have a plate from the head, but I tried a few idea (search lights but they look liked eyes) a black cover looked boring. so fire away some ideas and I'll see what I can do

Both are gonna hurt........

Ice? That's the second time I've been mistaken for someone else recently, haha. Am I so forgettable?!

But yes, I like this idea, make it so! Knowing you it'd still look both crisp and grey.

The LR and Defiler look insane, in a good way of course! I'm particularly excited for the Defiler as it appears to be a very original and creative conversion. You've already captured a solid Imperial, military aesthetic which I'm very fond of.

Those old chaos boys are exciting, reminders of earlier days and worthy of your loving care. The anticipation is palpable...

This defiler is definitely rocking! eagerly awaiting more!

I like how the lascannon is up front while the flamer is in back.

Colour me interested in the Grey Knight walker-thingy

Hmm, maybe an angry commander yelling out of the top hatch? Maybe another weapon? That could work, though I'm unsure what weapon you could put up there

This is going to be epic

@Miss Dee - Oh yes, and this one below should hurt the most

@Casey - Gah, blame baby brain everything doesn't make sense any more I also found an arhiman model to clean and repaint, so that should be a bit of fun

@Igice - Yep, they are nothing if altruistic, always needs must and currently the need the lascannons up front

@Matt - Might see if I can get another weapon slapped up in there, just not sure which one.

@Nash - Thanks!

Update: wow, two weeks since I last put something up, fear not I haven't been idle just check out below, up for comments and criticisms

Big Macro-psycannon



Twin Linked Gatling Psycannon

A world of hurt I would say!!!! must be getting close to halloween! its the great headless tank comander!

Sweet! Nice use of the FW turret too.

Nice to see something from you. And as always that something is amazing!

Oh dear...not keen to confront that on the tabletop :\

Go get some paint on it .....

@Igice - Hahah, need to model a pumpkin grenade into his hand eh?

@Graven - Have to give the impression its a GK Felblade somehow eh

@Daxx - Thanks man!

@LDP - You "shouldn't" face it unless we partake in an apoc game but who's to say that wont happen either

@Miss Dee - Paint should be put on it in the next month or so, just have to finish up the sponsons (see below) do some GS fix up work, then its onto painting!

Update: Got a good model session done last night, put on the treads onto the tank, then started on the side sponsons, results below

First up are the changes to the central body - new targetiong/machine spirit bit and some gubbins stuck on


Next up are the sponsons - all of them


Now for the frontal sponsons, plastic card work is tough, trying to get it all smooth and strait




And then the back sponsons


C&C welcome as always

Grenade would be awsome sauce!!! looking great as always!

Wow dude that work is awesome! you really are doing a good job even if plastic can be a bitch! although it will come to life when you get your distinctive paint on 'em! can't wait. ;-0

Very awesome. All I can say is you have more patience than I

@Igice - Cheers

@NF09 - Yeah I'm hanging out to get some paint on these suckers, I suspect my cheat mode will make all this very quick to paint, here's hoping.

@Nash - I do want to get more time to paint/model, but the little guy is taking up a fair amount of time, but he's worth it.

Update: Apologies for the lack of updates, been wondering where all my spare time at night has gone to, I've not been idle, I promise

Walker has been mostly assembled, some GS to add but happy with how it has come out




Landraider, again some GS left to add on and again happy with how it came out, I changed out the dual assault cannons on the front gun to a TL psycannon from FW




And now for the Behemoth - Macro Psycannon and frontal heavy incinerators




And with the TL gatling psylincers

Clearly, you've been idle fab work mate, the Walker suitably demented nice archaic/futuristic feel.The tanks are chunky and threatening too. And how's the little one?

Talk about overkill.

Good God man! What game are you building those things for!!

I was thinking that as well mr g

Those are some boss tanks, Knightley! Plenty of dakka!

Don't mind me, just picking up the parts of my head as my MIND WAS BLOWN
I think I'm in love...

Merry Xmas all.

Just a quick update on what's been going on down here in Knightleys world.

I've currently on 3 months paternity leave looking after my little guy full time. I had to hand back my work laptop (the one I use to upload all the pictures you see here in the blog) so for those who think I've stopped..... Boy do you have a surprise brewing.

So a quick wordy update. All the tanks and walkers have had an army painter light grey base coat followed up with the right grey over spray using the gw spray gun. I've done the light grey edge highlights on the fel blade and started doing the silver bits. There is a lot of them.

Got horribly sidetracked by moving house which has allowed me to have my own large gaming room. So I have made a modular gaming table (Pics to come) I also then have spent a week doing scenery (again more Pics to come) however all of this is unpainted.

Moving house has allowed me to pull out my old armies, the dark angels from my youth and the ultramarine a from my time in the army. I then have my brother over from Canada for 3 weeks so we've had some games and now I want to fix up both of those armies to be mirrors of each other. After 2 days of faffing about I realise I just need to buy 1 tac squad, a bike squad and a vindicator then I will have 3200 points of each force with matching hardware and accessories. The armies having gone into a simple green dip for 6 days while I'm away from home over Xmas.

To aid me in the massive amounts of painting I was given a compressor and a 2 stage gravity fed air brush for Xmas, and I am hanging out with a vengeance to get home and get into it.

So please continue to be patient and you will be rewarded with a mountain of pictures soon enough.

Have a wicked holidays.

Knightley

Edit: gah posting on an iPad blows

Gaming room? Painting scenery? IHAVENOTBEENINFORMEDOFTHIS

So good to hear what you've been up to Knightley. Hope you're enjoying your time with the little one. Merry Christmas!

Merry xmas dude. Get those pics of the little dude up here - he's a miniature, right?