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Thanks you guys...

As to the candles- Yeah that'd be awesome!!

Very nice, Eamos. That's the kind of thing I was looking to do. Guess I'll have to pick up a Bastion kit... or look for some bits. Any idea where the brazier/torch is from?

YB: Thanks! I happen to have another one- If you like I can ship it to ya? Its a different one with a figure holding a sword. Should make a great shrine.
As to the brazier.... Ive no clue at all. Maybe a fantasy kit or a terrain piece?


Got another marker started- It could be an energy generator or some sort of weapon:

Ramos wrote:YB: Thanks! I happen to have another one- If you like I can ship it to ya? Its a different one with a figure holding a sword. Should make a great shrine.

Thanks, Ramos. Very kind of you. I actually just ordered some other bits, though, and threw that bit on the order, so I'm set.

By the way, just got the Fire Hawk you painted up, courtesy of WM360. Beautiful work! Thanks for sending it to me. I owe you something.

Excellent to hear YB- Glad you like him! He actually taught me a lot about painting an orange color. Once I get my Marines Chrysemys up and running again, They'll have a much better color!


Now as to todays progress: The third objective marker is taking shape. Mostly its rivets that need done at this point.



Now I have a hatch for the top of it, and I want to have it opened somehow. Here are my options:



I) open like a hinged door
II) pulled up and off to the side (I'm liking this one most)
III) pushed off to the back

Or perhaps another option I haven't thought of? What do you think?

maybe have it on the ground with the inside facing up? Like it was torn off?

1, 2 then 3... conveniently, that would also seem the order of most easily painting....

 Arakasi wrote:
1, 2 then 3... conveniently, that would also seem the order of most easily painting....

That. Might also look good closed.

I like 1 best.

Wow thanks for all the feedback! Looks like #1 is the winner! I should have this guy finished come tomorrow. Lots of llittle rivets to make!

Objective done and ready for primer!



Also finished the Libby, and hes ready for clear coating!



Hopefully the new sealant technique Im going to use works. Im going to do a test model first- Gloss varnish, then Dullcote! Should get a durable protective coat from it.

Came out looking good! On both counts really I think the random generator will be a cool objective, and that Zeke makes a fine Scorpion. I wish more SCs had a minimalist badging thing going on, would make conversions much easier.

Nice work all-round Ramos!

I agree. Both look great. I really like how the libby's sword turned out.

Thank you, thank you!! Glad you guys like him- Its nice to know that the work paid off!
I just cant wait till the army's done. Its an exciting prospect to see a complete list all painted up. Lord knows I wont get one of my own finished anytime soon


So I got a test done on my varnish technique, using one of my old (horribly painted) AoBR Nobz:



The Before pic is with gloss varnish, then after is a coat or two of matte coat. I have to say, Im -definitely- sold on the Testors now. Libby is currently drying on gloss coat now. Gloss is such a weird finish- Im so used to the relative matte finish of the normal paints...


While the stuff was drying, I worked some more on terrain (Im sure WM will be happy)!


Found a number of Tamiya kits at the local craft store, and the scale worked out perfect! In addition to the sandbags, I got tank traps and wooden poles for barbed wire fencing.

If Fedex tracking is to be believed, I should be getting a big supply drop later today!!


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Wow so that didnt take long- FedEx Cometh!



Ordered in some basing materials, Oil paints, and high-gloss varnish for lenses and such. Plus plenty of airbrush goodies!

Including this guy: Water trap!



It was not fun at all installing this. No instructions other than "Cut hose, secure with bolts"
In theory i got it. Hopefully itll work and I dont need to get a new hose!

Final coat of varnish has dried on the Libby, and hes all based!








Got the second level of color on the assault squad, too. The water trap seems to be working fine, though I think I may have put it too low on the hose to be 100% effective. Still, its an improvement to be sure!

It seems to be going the same color route as the test model, but I experimented a bit with some of my new supplies, in particular an oil wash.
The result is a shade similar to badab black, but with almost no surface tension at all, leaving me with a surprisingly smooth and even shade coat, The recesses collected a good amount of shading, too. I definitely think I'm on to something with this.

In other news, I'm still hesitating on the Razorback- I really don't know how to go about painting it. I'm still reading through a whole bunch of tutorials. Hopefully something pops up!

Until next time!

Which parts are giving you pause on the razorback? Check out eggroll and gits for some good wall of color modulation. I can come up with some good RS blogs too, if it helps.

Libby looks really good. Will look great leading the force at adepticon.

Its really the base color modulation that I'm getting caught on. I dont know how I should shade the different panels, or even what color progression to use- the one for the marines may not look as good on the big panels.
After that, its easy detail painting!

Ive been reading through Gits' stuff, naturally, and Ill give Eggroll's stuff another read, thanks!

And glad ya like him! I can't wait to see the whole force painted up!

Major Tom is usually good for help to, and responds very quickly to any pms he gets. All them fancy airbrush pros.

Gorgeous work!

@WM: Thanks man. Ill definitely give him a shout soon. Ive been reading Eggrolls blog, and Im slowly building a plan of attack. Probably wont see paint on it till after Christmas though. I must admit, it's actually a bit intimidating!

@Gits: Thanks!! I tried to mimic your basing style (as per WMs request), though mine seems to have gone a bit darker of a tone.

A last little update for tonight: The shrine objective.

Got a few bits in from WM, mostly the AC bits for the Razorback, but also a coupla candles.



What do you think- I tried them on top, and it just didnt seem right. So I built the shelf on the right (there are actually two candles there, but the pic makes it a bit hard to tell.), and the little hanger for the censer.

Do you think this is an idea worth keeping? No glue yet so definitely changeable.

Maybe a candle on the base of the shrine? I actually sent the censer for mortarion's gun, but that works too

Cool objective. I'm not sure about the candle on the base idea. I like simple design you have. Don't clutter the shrine.

Happy End of the World, everyone!

@WM: Really!? Whoops my bad! Depending how this ends up it may still go to Morty. If not, Ill find a suitable replacement in my Bitz boxes.

@Ice: Thanks!

Im messing around with the candle on the base now... Though I think the big brazier interferes with it... I think its a case of one or the other on the base now... Ill mull it over- updates to come!

Thanks for reading!!

No worries, I've got about another 50 of em chilling around.

Nice objectives Ramos...really digging the little generator, and like the look of the candles and censer on the shrine

Love the libby's sword too.

@monkeytroll: Thanks!! The sword was a new technique and my airbrush was having issues (now fixed, fortunately), so the finish is a bit less than what Id of liked. Im glad its so well received- Future power weapons should show a marked improvement!


Today i finished the base grays for the assault squad, giving them an Oil Wash.




Its a new technique I picked up online, mostly used on vehicles. Though rather than glossing the model first, as is the norm to oil washing, I left them matte. This resulted in the wash acting as a filter, darkening the entire model, not just the recesses.

Its wet in the pic above, but my test model below shows how it turns out. From this:




To this!



So far, it seems safe and sound- I had a bit of worry going into this as you are technically not supposed to paint acrylics over oils. Its fine the other way around, but acrylics tend to flake off on oil bases. The yellow banding acted as a test in this regard. Subsequent layers should be perfectly alright, especially as Im giving it ample time to air out before putting more layers on. Plus I put matte varnish on the model after the wash dried.

Unfortunately, Oils take a long time to dry, and I want to be extra sure that they're set before varnishing, so this is the last marine update until after Christmas.
So until next time, Merry Christmas everyone!!

I like the grey post wash. Looks pretty much like how I had them in my head. I think you will be good painting over the wash as you are really painting on the varnish.

So Happy New Year everyone! Its been crazy these past several days, Christmas, New Years, and all the other millions of things that killed my painting schedule!!
But Im back now! And I bring gifts!

Assault squad got metals blacked out, yellow and white bitz picked up in Tausept Ochre and Fortress Grey, and finally Sarge got his Power Weapon airbrushed!


(On a related note, Im trying to think of what color to paint the upper segment of his left pad. Yellow might look out of place... Then again, who knows?)



My AB works amazing now with new parts in it and the water trap. Still the slightest bit splattery, but thats probably just my paint mixes. All in all, i think its workable.

Looking great! Always exciting to see progress. Assuming you are going to do the underpad black, leaving it grey may not be awful.

Which I guess brings up the question if you noticed hey have black pads? The Libby looks good with grey, which is why I didn't think to mention it till now.