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The Drop Pod looks brilliant Gits.

I like the idea of the motto's for each DP.

I thought you guys would get a laugh out of this and it does show why it takes so bloody long to do these paint jobs. This is a pic of just the first and second parts of the masking process for painting the dark parts of the zenithal lighting and main gradient on the fins. Left pod is the first stage, right is about 1/2 way through the second stage (of masking, not painting).

Splendid work as always. Good luck on the other two pods!

You've got way more patience than I have!

they look awesome git just awesome your opponennts will be lucky to battle such a great army.

Gits,

I apologize if this is a dumb question, but, when you print out your waterslide decals, do you then hit the sheet with a coat or two of Gloss Varnish (Glosskote), and let it dry overnight?

Also, have you considered laying down TWO decals, one on top of each other, to get a more solid color?

--B.

Yes, and no... in that order. Interesting idea, but I think I'm satisfied with how they look at the moment.

Gremlins attacked one of the pods last night while I slept. I don't want to go into it but holy moley there was a lot of damage this morning. Anyway... it's fixed now. Dark shades have been tidy'd up and I'll be starting the lighter shades a bit later. Have to help the wife clean the house.

My wife asked me... "Do I get you back after Adepticon?" The answer thankfully... is "yes".

Looking great Gits, those pods are coming up real nice. I'm sure your wife will be well pleased to get ya back. I bet there's an increasing list of jobs for you...

Gitsplitta wrote:Yes, and no... in that order. Interesting idea, but I think I'm satisfied with how they look at the moment.

Gremlins attacked one of the pods last night while I slept. I don't want to go into it but holy moley there was a lot of damage this morning. Anyway... it's fixed now. Dark shades have been tidy'd up and I'll be starting the lighter shades a bit later. Have to help the wife clean the house.

My wife asked me... "Do I get you back after Adepticon?" The answer thankfully... is "yes".

lol, tell your wife there are some support groups she can join to handle the stress of being a gamer spouse.

Gamer Adjacent Society, something like that, lol.

The pods are great, I'm struggling to get 1 dread painted, and you keep churning out all these great models

GF take over (its been a while guys):
Miss Gitsplitta have you tried to dress up as a GW model for Carneval or Halloween? It worked with my neglacting guy.

Gremlins attacked you say?

Only problem with Gamers' Adjacent Society means that she has GAS to look forward to

funny dude funny

Spent several hours "bonding" with my father-in-law tonight... that involves a lot of scotch. So no update. Tomorrow night.

Toodles...

Gits..any progress or is the scotch still calling the shots?

Glad you asked my friend!

- gradients and yellow are done (though I need to touch up the green around the yellow)
- starting the black, which will get drybrushed silver thereafter
- with a bit of luck I'll finish them tomorrow, only 2 days off schedule.

Gits, you continue to astound with your work.

Everything seems so simplistic at a distance, but like I can see all of the details that have gone into the models. Like even just the gradient work on the pods makes mine look like utter squig droppings.

Also, glad to see the scotch didn't keep you away for too long

Those are turning out great Git! Were you going to paint on those latin phrases or make a decal for those as well?

holy cow i made it!

Ive just read the entire thread and im massivly impressed. the talent of all involved is astounding. Ive really go to up my game here.

Regards

Nice to see you keepin' at it; gradients look great!

I have effectively painted, hated, stripped, painted, hated, stripped again and repainted a few of my models.

Don't be too hard on yourself. Usually you are your own worst critic.

Love the colour scheme btw.

Gits you have amy absolute favorite army on dakka , it has so much character and style , i really love the drop pods they look brilliant.

Keep up the 0rk-some work (see what i did there)

really great pod Gits, the paint job is as usual, awesome!

@Alf: Thanks. Some things actually are rather simplistic... others are more manic. Just depends. The pods were a nightmare to paint but if you look closely there are probably half a dozen "standard" techniques that I did NOT use (just to time for it). Still, I believe they look good and are consistent with the quality and feel of the other vehicles. Eventually I'll come back to all the vehicles and weather them up, chip them and do the little touches (lining and edge highlighting) that I think exemplify a finished product. But I'm quite happy to put them out on the table the way they are and do consider them "finished" in their own right.

@ Ice: I just painted up a strip of plasticard gold, then used a fine pen to write the sayings on it, leaving enough space in between words to cut them up.

@Nathan: Welcome Nathan, you're a far braver man than I! Please feel free to contribute comments whenever the whim strikes you, I'm always glad to get another opinion on my work and fresh ideas.

@CK: Thanks buddy!

@warprin: Amen brother... and thanks, I'll keep that in mind.

@blackclaw: I saw that... *grin*. I'll keep plugging. Am really looking forward to the post-Adepticon era where I can stretch my legs, play with my marine swaps, vanguard and other armies again (like my orks). I'll drop a teaser that I can guarantee you some orks will be getting done in the near future... the rest will be a surprise though!

@Revenent: Thank you sir! More to come...


Speaking of which... here the are, pods I, II & III.

Mottos:
Pod I: MELIUS TARDE QUAM NONQUAM (Better late than never) - sternguard and MoTF
Pod II: AUT VINCERE AUT MORI (Either conquer or die) - Iron Clad Dreadnought
Pod III: IN HOC SIGNO VINCES (In this sign you will be victorious) - Rifleman Dreadnought

Really nice! You're not gonna paint MELIUS TARDE QUAM NONQUAM yellow on the top like you did with the others?

Probably won't have time before Adepticon. I could try hand-painting those veins but I'm a bit concerned that it will look out-of-place due to the different technique. For now, it's an easy way to distinguish the infantry pod from the others so I don't screw it up in the pressure of a game.

Nice. Very nice..

*drools*


Those pods are really good. They definitely have cohesive feel to them, and but I like how the pods are labeled with the roman numerals. To me at least, it makes them seem like they're mass produced pods

Great job Gits, care to teach me

And just to put the nail in the coffin... here's a shot of the army to date (the Adepticon part anyway)...

Really looks tunning. Yous should be very proud.