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Here's the project as it stands... first a couple of loose ends.

- Painted the auspex on one of the Tac communications officers which I'd forgotten to do.
- Painted up and installed a quick homing beacon for one of the pods.
- Started work painting the base for the objective marker.
- Painted and sealed the MoTF base and applied Krystal Klear to the windows, will dry overnight.
- Scavenged two small clamps off of some servitors that look good and don't overwhelm the MoTF, installed on upper limbs.
- Installed magnetic plate ends on lower limbs. They're actually real 1/4" rare earth magnets. I glued matching magnets to the underside of the base so the MoTF can be removed for transport but will sit solidly in position on his base... or ... the refrigerator, wherever you like.
- Sprayed reds & washed with sepia

So here's a shot of the project from the front.



And here's one from the back where you can see the Krystal Klear forming the windows.



When I think about all the painting I have to do in two nights... it makes me ill.... well, more ill. Shame of it is I figured out a way to improve my army and I could finish up the painting necessary for that in one quick evening... but it would be lacking visually when compared to this build. Guess that'll be the fall-back position.

Yesterday I was putting my Iron Father together for my Iron Hands, parts used: Red Scoprion honourgaurd torso, Maxmini bionic leg and other leg with greenstuffed cog symbol.

Nice motf btw

Much improved IMHO Good luck!

The depth of colour on that red is gorgeous. Also, really like the claws/repositioned flamer. Game on!

Really deep red there, good job!

You're so close now!!! You can do it

(After the 'con, you might consider putting glass fragments in the broken windows)

That looks great. You managed to make all the adjustments fit together very well.

Yeah, now thats what im talking about! looks great Gits
the clamps work really well, as does the repositioned flamer, and the stained glass is an awesome idea.
@Vit, i ws just thinking the same thing, broken glass would be the perfect finishing touch (but definitely left till after the weekend)

Hmmm... have to find some thin plastic sheet to act as the broken glass. Let me mull it over.

Tonight will be a bit test of my speed painting skills. What will get me the biggest bang for the time invested? Only time will tell.

Thanks for the support all, I do appreciate it.

Looking good man, love the deep red. You'll do it Gits! I'm sure you will!

I was really burnt out last night... just couldn't stand to look at it any more. The one-day-build turned into a two-day-build and the mass of red just looked overwhelming. But.... tonight's another night. I'll probably start or the torso as that'll be the hardest to get at and work my way "out" from there. I'll work on the stained glass and the foliage on on the base as kind of a mental break from the MoTF.

I need to put enough contrast in there to make the red stand out. They'll be a lot of metals on the bionics and such. I don't want to overwhelm the figure with bolt gun metal though. Perhaps a light grey base, with a heavy bolt gun dry brush and a black wash. Don't know, will have to see how things look when I get the body and head done.

I originally was just going to color the glass with solid washes, but I may paint on some simple lines like individually glazed sections & put different colors on each section. Guess it'll depend on how the other painting goes.

I'm liking the MoTF the more now that it's closer to completion. I know what your going through, i have some close friends going this weekend, they may end up finishing projects in the hotel room, i'm considering going next year but I wanna get started soon to avoid the craziness

For colored glass, I would get some coke bottles and dye them. You could even use Mt dew for green sans dye.

wicked.

whalemusic360 wrote:For colored glass, I would get some coke bottles and dye them. You could even use Mt dew for green sans dye.

I don't get this at all.... (??)

Join the club mate.

Gitsplitta wrote:

whalemusic360 wrote:For colored glass, I would get some coke bottles and dye them. You could even use Mt dew for green sans dye.

I don't get this at all.... (??)

I think what he's saying is that if you take a 20oz Soda Bottle seen here:


cut out the pieces you need for broken pieces of glass still stuck in the frame, and viola you have instant broken glass... You could use Mountain Dew, Sprite, 7Up bottles so you don't have to add color the broke windows.

I think what WM is getting at is to use the plastic from a bottle, for use as glass, because it can come in a variety of colors, and its thickness should be about what you would need at that scale.

Ah, understood. Colors wouldn't match the colors on the rest of the windows though.

I think I can get some thin bits of clear plastic, like from a blister or so... cut them into little triangles and use the same washes I'll use on the rest to stain them. At least that way the colors will be more or less consistent.

That is what I was getting at. Didnt know you had other glass to match with.

The MoTF is looking good. I really liked the arm coming out to the front you had before though. It looks really even now and IMO and it looked better where it was less so. Just a bit less symmetry gave it a more dynamic feel I think.
The glass will look really good if you get the right effect and I look forward to it...

whalemusic360 wrote:That is what I was getting at. Didnt know you had other glass to match with.

Take a close look at the rear view. Most of the windows have "glass" forming in them (at the time of the shot). Now that it's dry, the glass panes are clear (just slightly cloudy) which is perfect for this application.

Imperial Monkey wrote:The MoTF is looking good. I really liked the arm coming out to the front you had before though. It looks really even now and IMO and it looked better where it was less so. Just a bit less symmetry gave it a more dynamic feel I think. The glass will look really good if you get the right effect and I look forward to it...

I can always adjust the angles on the flexible limbs. I keep shifting the limb on the left (as you view it) around trying to find the right spot... may have to keep playing with it.

Regarding Doc Ock/techmarine:
'What's WRONG with your FACE?!?!'
Don't like the head but like the model.

At this point I'm not sure his "face" is identifiable.... guess I'll know more tonight when I try and paint it.

I've used that head here:
http://picasaweb.google.com/ConnorMarrs39/20110129?authkey=Gv1sRgCKDB5YiqhPF1#5567612383713481282
(he's painted (mostly) now and pics will be put up in a week or so.

back OT, it's a pretty good one to paint with a decent wash over it.

Ah, thanks shrike... we'll see how he works out. I may have to remove the head, strip it and do it from scratch in order to get some of my detail back... afraid it may have taken too many layers already to be definable.

Gitsplitta wrote:Ah, thanks shrike... we'll see how he works out. I may have to remove the head, strip it and do it from scratch in order to get some of my detail back... afraid it may have taken too many layers already to be definable.

Hmm....I fear that may be the case...
try painting it as normal, put a wash over it and if you're not happy, strip it.

My version looks quite good (for me). I love forgeworld bare heads- Paint it one colour, put a wash over it and bam! instant detail...


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Gitsplitta wrote:Ah, thanks shrike... we'll see how he works out. I may have to remove the head, strip it and do it from scratch in order to get some of my detail back... afraid it may have taken too many layers already to be definable.

I love the Doc Oc Techmarine, although I think you need to do a Spiderman Marneus Calgar with a Space Shark emblem on one shoulder so he has a nemisis (and a freakin laser on his head!)

As a Kan Wall ork player, I have to say that one place my Dreads don't belong is in CC with your Dreads. Multiple I4 Str10 hits kill me before I get to return the favor. I'll do it with the Kans, just because they can take a few hits without being wiped out.

I see your point Heff. I was just thrilled that he'd scored a kill against an "equal". Actually played a game with my eldest over the weekend and the Iron Clad killed an Eldar Wraithlord as well. (I'm going to have to come up with kill marks for him or something.) Unfortunately my son rolled miserably with his Wraithlord so over the course of 3 CC rounds he only succeeded in stunning me once, while I steadily dropped wounds on the WL until it finally fell. Of course now he thinks I'm a liar when I tell him that I'd rather have the WL in that combat... *sigh*.

I tell you the assault launchers on the Iron Clad are subtle, but I'm convinced they continue to pay dividends.

Incredible looking conversion Gits, I don't think ou could have got a more dynamic pose if you had tried! The plasma cutter looks a little odd but maybe I will understand when it is painted. Everything else is perfect and I can see him as being a really 'standy out' model in the army.

Cain