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there awesome blackhand put wont gw bug you about the fact you casted one of there parts?

ARGH thread rollback...now I'm gonna have to post this to see what fatty posted to comment on blackhand's work!

OK guys, here's the final version of the dread w/ hvy flamer and HK missiles installed + the extra work on the impact craters. I decided not to put any discoloration around the scratches as the piece is busy enough as it is.

Mate can you zoom out a little please?

Not sure what you mean... you want less dreadnought and more background?

Thoese impact craters on the dread look much better Gits.

your painting skilsl have improved dramatically if you look back at page 1!
if only mine improved that much :(

Yes please hes a bit close for me

Miss Dee wrote:Mate can you zoom out a little please?

Gitsplitta wrote:Not sure what you mean... you want less dreadnought and more background?

Miss Dee wrote:Yes please hes a bit close for me

LoL

Anyways...

Great looking stuff yet again Gits. Keep it coming!

Gits, that dred is a total badass. It's got just the right amount of weathering and battle damage. I'm really diggin' that CCW.

@Matrim: Thanks! Think I can comfortably put this one down now...

@MissDee: Shrunk the size of the photos, will that suffice?

@Hits: Thanks you! I kind of feel bad reposting shots of the same figure, but there are significant enough changed between this iteration and the last that I figured it was OK.

I made little magnetic "launch ramps" out of strips of flexible magnet, then stuck a little 1/16" magnet in each missile. So the missiles can be added or removed as wargear is fielded or fired.

On th the sternguard & beginning the early work with the drop pods... (no rest for the wicked).


Ninja's by Moltar!....

Thanks Moltar. It's an awfully nice model. The challenge for me is to try and envision the project all the way through to it's completion so I don't overdo it on any particular step and muck the whole thing up to the point that it's unrecognizable. I have one of the FW Mega Dreads for my orks that I've been sitting on for a year because if this issue. Built and primed (for example) the overall shape is clean and clear (for an orky thing), but by the time it gets painted (at least in nearly every case I've seen) it's such a jumbled up looking thing that it's hard to sort out what's what and you lose the overall impact of the figure. There must be a happy medium in there somewhere (i.e. orky without being a jumbled mess) but I'm not confident that I know for certain where it is... so I've put off painting the mini.

Gitsplitta wrote: The challenge for me is to try and envision the project all the way through to it's completion so I don't overdo it on any particular step and muck the whole thing up to the point that it's unrecognizable.

QFT, man that's the story of my life... well, my painting life, I guess. The worst is when you think you're almost done and this crazy idea pops in your head and you realize that your not close to being done at all, because this new idea is so awesome.

As for the orky stuff ... When dealing with a large scale Ork vehicle, having too much detail on the plates can quickly become too distracting or end up looking just jumbled together. I feel like the best looking ork vehicles contain one or two main colors and one spot color. (Not counting white, black, or metallics) Awhile ago, long before his awesome Iron Warriors army, Lemmingspawn had some really cool orky vehicles:
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/208455.page - His ork army, which is a treat in itself

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/60/178089.page - His Steam Stompa - Amazing scratchbuild and paint scheme is similiar to my explanation above

Man, you crank out too cool of stuff to just let that Mega Dred sit on a shelf primed and taunting you on a regular basis. What's the worst case scenario? You totally blow it? Paints removable...to a degree. And if it totally blows just don't post it on Dakka so your shame stays with you and you alone...forever...

Wow, Gits, just wow. It was great before, but with the weathering and damage all finished it just looks awesome.

It really looks like it's just jumped out of a drop pod and charged through the enemy's fire.

Great model, love the weathering like this, especially the melta damage!

Fantastic thanks mate. Looks cool now he's not in your face.

That is one awesome Dreadnought!

Gits! Your dirty dirty melta hole is epic! (space-based geek flavoured dirty innuendo intended!).

Seriously though, I had my apprehensions about that melta burn/hole but the slightly sideways shot REALLY makes the effect pop for me. Becomes much more obvious and impressive. Nice work

Dread over all looks great! Nice work on the weathering, I think being subtle and knowing what not to paint/add is just as much an art form as weathering/blending etc. It really helps the model pop effectively.

On the scratch/colour (that IS how it's spelt!) thing, in either scenario there should be extra colour in your scratches. The primer should be showing through in a very thin layer between the yellow and black, it adds much more depth and realism to the damage. If we follow on with the 'pre primed' colour base metal then the scratch itself would be that colour only a lighter shade rather than silver as it is.

Taking the above into account though, ignore it entirely because your dread looks badass just the way it is and you shouldnt go back and play with it becuase you'll never be happy with it again.

Nice work man, please keep it up! This thread and your project is a major tie for the community


Edit: PS - Did you realise you're actually being revolutionary? Yours is the first 40k vehicle that has erm.. 'active weathering' with that melta hole.. usually it's age and damage but that melta hole is real time weathering. Really adds a new dimension to the dynamic of the pose and model itself.. at least for me!

Very nice Gits. The extra work on the weathering makes a big difference, that is one awesome dread

Moltar wrote:Man, you crank out too cool of stuff to just let that Mega Dred sit on a shelf primed and taunting you on a regular basis. What's the worst case scenario? You totally blow it? Paints removable...to a degree. And if it totally blows just don't post it on Dakka so your shame stays with you and you alone...forever...

Man, that boy does some serious converting work... wow. Never fear, it's near the top of the "after Adepticon" painting list. My wife got it for me two Christmases ago and she's on me like white on rice to paint it.

perplexiti wrote:It really looks like it's just jumped out of a drop pod and charged through the enemy's fire.

That's the effect I was going for... thanks! I wanted him to look heavily battle damaged, not neglected (i.e. rusty or dirty). I wanted him to look as if his life consisted of drop podding directly into hand-to-hand with the biggest, nastiest thing the enemy has to offer, while using it's higher AV to ignore gunfire along the way.

CommissarKhaine wrote:Great model, love the weathering like this, especially the melta damage!

Thanks CK, I wasn't sure about it at first myself but it's growing on me...

Miss Dee wrote:Fantastic thanks mate. Looks cool now he's not in your face.

No problem Miss Dee, wouldn't want to be in anyones face...

vent wrote:That is one awesome Dreadnought!

Thanks my friend! Probably the last dread for a while... lots of other things to do.

Monkeh wrote:Gits! Your dirty dirty melta hole is epic! (space-based geek flavoured dirty innuendo intended!).

Thanks! .... I think...

Seriously though, I had my apprehensions about that melta burn/hole but the slightly sideways shot REALLY makes the effect pop for me. Becomes much more obvious and impressive. Nice work

You and both! I still can't do OSL worth beans... and I think it would stand out more if the dread wasn't yellow... but it's O.K.

On the scratch/colour (that IS how it's spelt!) thing, in either scenario there should be extra colour in your scratches. The primer should be showing through in a very thin layer between the yellow and black, it adds much more depth and realism to the damage. If we follow on with the 'pre primed' colour base metal then the scratch itself would be that colour only a lighter shade rather than silver as it is.

Taking the above into account though, ignore it entirely because your dread looks badass just the way it is and you shouldnt go back and play with it becuase you'll never be happy with it again.

You're probably right on the first part... and definitely right on the second... but I will take that into consideration on future projects.

Nice work man, please keep it up! This thread and your project is a major tie for the community

It's a major something... "tie" might not be the word I'd choose.

Edit: PS - Did you realise you're actually being revolutionary? Yours is the first 40k vehicle that has erm.. 'active weathering' with that melta hole.. usually it's age and damage but that melta hole is real time weathering. Really adds a new dimension to the dynamic of the pose and model itself.. at least for me!

Never looked at it from that perspective... but I guess you're right. Now if I could only model the spall from the shell impacts we'd really have something.

monkeytroll wrote:Very nice Gits. The extra work on the weathering makes a big difference, that is one awesome dread

Thanks MT, appreciate it!

Beautiful job mate - and much cooler weathering now!

Thanks graven, I appreciate it.

Took a short mental break from my Mantis Warriors (as I have to do when I finish a big project) and finished painting the last of Thing 2's Tyranid Warriors. I'll put a pic up of the squad on the appropriate blog later this evening. I always find it useful to work on something else in-between major marine projects as it clears my head and gives me fresh eyes.

Be nice to get the last two sternguard done as I can then call that entire unit complete.

I have 4 armies that i paint at the same time. just too keep me motivated. but wonderfull work on the dread

amazing.. really amazing..

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perplexiti wrote:It really looks like it's just jumped out of a drop pod and charged through the enemy's fire.

That's the effect I was going for... thanks! I wanted him to look heavily battle damaged, not neglected (i.e. rusty or dirty). I wanted him to look as if his life consisted of drop podding directly into hand-to-hand with the biggest, nastiest thing the enemy has to offer, while using it's higher AV to ignore gunfire along the way.

The ironclad is great. I am loving the molten armour damage

Hey Gits,

I know it's a bit late, but I saw a tutorial recently that I really liked for making bullet holes. What you do is use your small drill bit to drill out a hole as normal, then using a larger bit lightly enlarge the top. It gives more of a depressed look to the hole, like what you would expect.

I think the dread is incredible. Now if I only had the time to work on my Kans.

wow that dred is too cool, not only is the model amazing, the pose, paint and base is fantastic. Great work.

@fatty: No idea how you do that and keep motivated on all 4...

@Joske: Thanks... no magic to it.. just a bit 'o hard work and a little imagination.

@perplexiti: Cool. Always nice to hit something right...

@tipios: Thank you sir! It was a risk to be sure, but as they say... "with great risk comes great rewards". Now if I can only get the "rewards" to come in unmarked 10's and 20's...

@Heff: Thanks for the tip, if you can post a link to that tut I'd be most appreciative.

@IHEART: I appreciate your comments IHEART. The model I can't take credit for... but the pose and basing I'll cop to. Unfortunately with everything magnetized on him, moving him can be tricky as he has a tendency to fall apart if handled roughly... but then I can outfit him however I'd like... so there is that.


Well, spent tonight at one of my favorite brew pubs with a friend talking though current events and personal decisions... so no painting. Did update Thing 2's blog with a pic of the complete Tyranid warrior squad if your interested though. Came home to my lovely wife making me a toasted cheese sandwich on the skillet. 15 minutes later the cold cheese sandwich was still sitting on the luke-warm skillet. It was at this point I noticed the open bottle of wine on the kitchen table. *sigh* You'd never know which one of us spent the evening at the pub.

Gits

Well I am easely distracted and don't have the motivation too finish my army. but with 4 armies too paint if I dont feel like Painting my Dark Elves I will just paint my Orks or my Renegade guard or my friends Empire or my Rebel grot army (following Dark Eldar rules) or my Dark Eldar wych army (there yellow too) or my small small gondor lord of the rings army. wait thats more than 4 thats 7

Yes i have way too much stuff.and now I am not even looking at my other i dont feel like painting armies.

but anyway the pub you say eh? I hope you had some good times and I look forward too your next update

Gitsplitta wrote:Unfortunately with everything magnetized on him, moving him can be tricky as he has a tendency to fall apart if handled roughly... but then I can outfit him however I'd like... so there is that.

I too have discovered the joys of magnetising meets table-top - I think it is just an experience thing. Just like our painting gets better with practise, we'll learn to magnetise more table-top friendly in the future

Yeah... it's just that all the bits are *so small* that I couldn't really use larger magnets that would hold securely. The magnets on the rifleman dread for example are sizable and very strong... so the need to be pulled off. The magnets I chose for the assault launchers and HK missiles are tiny and while they hold those bits on the dread just fine, they're easily knocked off by incidental contact, so I have to be careful about how I handle the model. Unfortunately the war gear in both cases is expensive enough that I can't assume I'll always take it (and indeed, the Adepticon build has neither) so either pinning or magnets were necessary... and I wanted to play around with the magnets some to see how good of a job I could do.