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I have started doing the metal work on the hull. I think this will take a few hours of painting to get it washed and done I will wait till I have finished the metal work completely before I do any more pics.

Just a quick update so you dont think I have stopped work.

Painted the three mini gun turrets today think its starting to look quite nice. Cant take a picture at the minute though as its night time and the light in my room is gak.

I have also done quite a bit of the metal work on the hull but it bores me real fast so Im doing a little at a time. Got to run the local club tomorrow night so I shant be working on the hull as I dont want to cart the tank and my army around town but I willt ake the main turret and do that and hopefully some more of my normal guard army (managed to paint a couple of veterans today while wash dried on turrets)

Anyway its getting there Ill get you some more pics soon.

Here are some pics of the mini turrets. Will do the main gun today.











Not the best pics in the world I think I need to get my sis to lend me her slr for a day so I can get some really good ones for you. These just dont do the metal work justice.

Have finished the main gun. Apart from I want to add the id number on the side and im gak at that kind of thing cant really do freehand. If anyone has any ideas please share.

So heres the main gun.









Any thoughts?

You can't go wrong with black. Very classy. The combination of the purple and brass makes it an over-all rich appearance. Awesome work!

Nice work! can't wait to see it finished


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For the freehand, the trick is to thin down you paint a lot, then dot out the design that you want. Once that is done, you just need to fill the design in. Failing that, you could always use some big transfers on the side as they can look very nie if they are put on properly.

Thanks you 2 glad you like it so far. The metal colour is easy its just boltgun metal heavy washed black then heavy washed devlan mud if you want to use it.

For the numbers there is a great how to in my "bible" the Imperial Armour model masterclass volume one available from forge world and you basically don't need to be able to paint all that well! It involves a stencil some sand and hairspray! Lol! If you want me to try and relate the technique for you just let me know, you might of course have the book but just didn't know it was in there.

I dont have the book but please yes let me In on how to do it in more detail.

Ok the guy in the book wanted to make a weathered and old looking number mark on the side of the tank, so he used the following technique;

This is a direc tQuote from the book and is the IP of Forge World;
1. A vinyl number mask was placed on to the tank. These masks can be found in any art/craft store for use in card decorating.
2. Masking tape was used to protect a large area around the mask, hair spray was then sprayed onto the area. while the hairspray was still wet, sand was sprinkled onto the area.
3. Once the hairspray had dried, the area was then sprayed with an off-white colour. Once the paint had dried , the mask was removed.
4. Because the sand was only held in place with hair spray, it can easily be rubbed off with a cloth, exposing the colour below.
5. The final result should look suitably aged, weathered and distressed.

The book is amazing and is only £26 best thing I ever bought! modeling porn!

Heres the link to the Forge World site where you can buy it:

http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/Modelling-Supplies/IMPERIAL-ARMOUR-MODEL-MASTERCLASS-VOLUME-ONE.html

Hope that helps!

I wouldnt want the aged look but doing that with just the number but not the sand might give me what I want. I shall hunt about for some of them vinal numbers.

That is a nice model, is the hull mounted canon a part of it or did you add it on?

Thats a part of it mate. There is a forge world baneblade on ebay atm thats nearly at its sale price. Looks like now they dont make these anymore they have become quite expensive

Done some more of the hull. Its a bit hit and miss still doing the metal work as I get bored of painting boltgun I do some washing so its a bit randomly coloured at the minute. The left track (as you look at the front is done so that give you and idea of how the rest of the metal will look but yeah pics.







comments please?

Coming along nicely!

Deffinately getting there I think.

I found an airbrush yesterday when I went shopping that I think I will buy that will make the id number easyer to do.

It will though the vinyl mask is a must then!

We will see how it goes I will come up with something.

Yea you could always make your own mask by carefully cutting out some masking tape or frisket.

I think it's looking really good so far. Really like the color of it.

Quick update its been a while.

Done the other track tonight on this old girl and took a quick snap for you guys



Its slowly getting there while I do other bits.

Good to see an update! It's coming along.

Right folks. I have not done much painting of anything the last 2 weeks but in that time the 2 new gaming tables have been built for the club I run. This means that soon it will be time for some massive games.

With that in mind I thought that really my guard army need to have at least one of my good old super heavy tanks finished and looking lovely.

So the last couple of days I have been working on the Baneblade. It is not yet finished but has come a long way. I have done its company markings, its mud and a little more work to the metal sections of the tank. "really not in the mood to paint metal atm".

So here are some pictures of the progress. I hope you like. I will point out that they are slightly dark. I need a new daylight bulb so note the dirt can be seen more in real life.



















I am quite happy with how it is turning out and its starting to look nice along side the other painted tanks.

It still need a lot of metal parts painting and all of its purity seals and scrolls doing. I will add its unique id number to the side of the turret and also do gun bur on the end of the main cannon the demolisher cannon and maybe the autocannon?


Please share your thoughts and feedback guys.

Thanks.

Purity seals and parchments have been done now. The main guns have had their burn affect added on. Just the windows and whats left of the metal work to do and add id number to the main turret.

















Im really happy with how this is coming along and think its goning look real nice next to the rest of the army.

No comments on the photos lately though? CC please and any thoughts?

those heavy bolter sponsons are letting the rest of the model down, spruce em up a bit yeah ?

How would you go about it? Metal the part thats ment to turn to break up the black?

It is such a nice model and the restoration was well worth it. Not far to go now. I was curious about the gold/coppery rings around the barrels, what where you going for?

Its how i do oxidisation if thats how you spell it. The burn end has purples and blues and golds in it. ive got a thread about it with pics of other tanks that have it. It has not come out quite as well of this for some reason but i like it.

Heres a link.

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/395630.page

Glad you like the tank.

Right guys I have added the id number thought you all might like a look.





I like it.

Still waiting for ideas about the sponsons?

I'm not sure what Porkandbeans meant by that comment. I would possibly change the wire colour to something less pink! Maybe blue?

I love the id number, is it stencilled or a transfer or something?