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youwashock wrote:Just a couple of guys hanging out in the garage on the weekend. Working on their flying tank. Hope life eases back on the pressure.

Theophony wrote:Maybe I have watched too much Mandolorian and Book of Bobba Fett, but that seems like the droids sitting around the razorcrest about to get into mischief .

Good progress above.

They are unsupervised scouts in the motor pool. Nothing good can come of this.

Gitsplitta wrote:Wonderful to see your line-up of things to be done Nev. Look forward to it!

Looking forward to it myself. With a lot of the Primaris releases, it was more “Huh, that’s a cool kit, little redundant, but I wouldn’t mind having it” There were exceptions, where I coveted the hot new thing, but mostly it was just slowly growing my collection with the new stuff. This new Eldar stuff is actually getting me excited. I’ve been waiting a long time for it, and GW is finally delivering. And they are not reinventing the wheel. Classic aesthetics, modern sculpts. It would be in character for GW to say “I know you wanted the old stuff, but here is something completely new instead”. We get a little of that with the shroud runners, but they are still in character of the army, and don’t feel like a new model shoehorned into the army just to give old players something new to buy. And the Autach with all the options is a breath of fresh air in the modern No Model; No Rules world. It would have been so easy for them to release a mono-pose guy and call it a day. They didn’t.
Once we get release dates and prices I’ll start getting orders in. And then building/painting, which I expect will dominate the second half of the year.

Some progress:

Not pictured is the start on their bolters. Guns are done with the drybrush, need to start on the hands/arms/etc. These guys need their eyes, which I should do once my morning coffee has worn off a bit.


Hatches done, turret progressing. Due to the way it is put together, I think a single magnet sunk into the back of the gun will be what I go with. Tempting to do a pair of side mounts, but getting them placed into the turret would be rough. Not a good way to get a drill into the inside to make the hole, so it would require carving out chunks and building up GS mounts. It would all be hidden, but a lot of work.

Looking at the sponsons I think I can just make 2 sets. One with the MMs, one with some bolter arrays. Sure, there are technically differences between the stombolters and tempest bolters, but from a WYSWYG POV, you see sprays of small arms, and that’s what you get. And I should have the parts to make it in just two sets, without having to have multiple sponsons with multiple gun options to swap around.

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I had a fun thought about the shroud runners. I know I need to be better about putting stripes on things to help break up the color, but how would that work with camo? My idea was to mask off the stripe before doing the tiger stripes, paint the main part, and then reverse the mask to paint the stripe’s camo. So it would look like the camo was offset. Same scheme, just cycling differently. Maybe with the pure white Saim-Han snake over the whole thing. Plenty of time to finalize plans, just wanted to get that thought down in case I forgot later.

Love seeing the progress on the Impulsor. I like the model a lot and found it fun using it in two games or so and dropping a Hellblaster squad out of it. Too bad they missed a lot and that damn robot skeletons got back up
Excited to see new Eldar pop up over the course of the year. Friend of mine has a standing Eldar army of 20 years and he's very excited to get new shinies.

It will be interesting to see if it spends more time as a tank or a transport. Depends on the list I guess.



Turret assembled, guns swappable. Still need to add random bits, and get the sponsons together. The limiting factor is the mounting ring. I think I can get them where they are push-fit secure, but part of me wants to sink some magnets just in case. I’ll probably be lazy and pass. They are going to be the storm bolters 90% of the time.

Scouts are just about done and ready for basing. Need to do some touchups now that the guns are on. Hopefully can finish them tonight.

So it looks like the new Eldar/Chaos box is 125 english pound thingies. Not sure what that is is the local coin (people are estimating $200+), but not looking good. This is not a deal on par with the Shadow Spear box where if you were to buy the side you want individually it cost more than the whole box. Sure, it might end up being “buy the Eldar, get the chaos 50% off” but I don’t want/need them. And the ~$50 I save by not getting them is another box of elves. I just need to be patient. Which sucks, as I was looking forward to some retail therapy. Oh well, more time to paint what I’ve got waiting in the wings.

What do you think of the tank? Like the kit or?

I dislike the chaos and eldar box and will just wait for their own respective battleforces if need be

Gladiator is a good kit. Going together pretty easy, not a lot of fiddly problems. Not unreasonably hard to magnetize. Swaps to an impulsor with just a push-fit swap, like a rhino/razor. Would recommend. Of course, I’m a bit biased towards grav tanks, and liked the repulsor. Although it was a bit more finicky to get together.


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So calling these guys done. Zoom photo shows more stuff to do, but the care factor is low on these guys. Should have just left them on the sprue or put them in the LSS. Some of the guys were more salvageable then others, these are pretty forced. Also, while basing them I dumped a tub of flock onto my lap/carpet. I only put a little in the container from the bag at a time, so not a big loss, just a big mess. If I ever have to get more it will be fun to see how well Woodland Scenics color matches over ~3 decades.

Next month will be a TML/HB speeder for the contest and a stick of 5 marines for the painting handles. Probably the back half of the ABR squad, but I also have hellblasters and assault intercessors prepped and ready.

Done with the primary Gladiator build. Next is to clean up some parts for the Impusor build.

And you know, paint something.

Stay safe and warm everyone.

Frankly, I love the guy kicking back on the rock. Flock mishaps are fun. Like when you forget yourself and blow off the excess without aiming away from the tub. Flockstorm.

 youwashock wrote:
Frankly, I love the guy kicking back on the rock. Flock mishaps are fun. Like when you forget yourself and blow off the excess without aiming away from the tub. Flockstorm.

Heh.

I don’t blow off stray flock. I hold the mini over the tub and tap it off. Sometimes I use an old dry brush to get it off the mini. I do blow loose shavings and dust off minis when cleaning them, and have had issues where other stuff was in the line of fire.

I forgot how irritating the old speeders were. I also need to go back in time and slap younger me for doing such a piss-poor job assembling it. I know they are bad, but no excuses for the way I fit this together. First blue down on it.

I've built 3 of those old speeders. My first was in my Dark Angels Ravenwing Battleforce box from way back when, the other two were cheap eBay scores. Seriously, feth those things. Impossible to get them together without any gaps at all.

Guy on rock has a very spaced out and wistful look, I love it: "See the galaxy they said. Meet interesting xenos they said..."

I could also more often than not slap past me for building stuff badly. Problem is, I still do, as recently as last year So I marvel at your patience with which you are building that Gladiator and it will be great looking and without weird gaps once it's finished. One day I will have such minis too

ZergSmasher wrote:I've built 3 of those old speeders. My first was in my Dark Angels Ravenwing Battleforce box from way back when, the other two were cheap eBay scores. Seriously, feth those things. Impossible to get them together without any gaps at all.

Hopefully this will be the last I have to build.

Viterbi wrote:Guy on rock has a very spaced out and wistful look, I love it: "See the galaxy they said. Meet interesting xenos they said..."

I could also more often than not slap past me for building stuff badly. Problem is, I still do, as recently as last year So I marvel at your patience with which you are building that Gladiator and it will be great looking and without weird gaps once it's finished. One day I will have such minis too

That scout better get his head straight on the bounce, or the sarge is going to rip him a new one. Sitting down, thinking? not in this squad!

I actually went back in the blog and edited a slap to myself for when I called it done. Will be a fun little easter egg is someone is crazy enough to read this monster through from the start.



Gladiator done. Not fully magnetized, but I did stick some in the sponsons to help keep them on. But only 2 of the for side guns are available.

Clipped the back half of the stalker intercessor squad. Nothing too fancy going on there, will start the mold lines and assembly next.

No paint so far today.

I did hit the GW for the free DA. He was badly clipped and is going to need some repair work on his foot. Also Not sure if I want to build him with the parts given. I got the bits for an exarch with a bare head, banner, and a single catapult. I think I’m going to see if I need to build him with different options once the codex drops, or just as another trooper. No rush.

Paint going down. First blues on the ABRs, black on the speeder. Stalker rifles getting built.

No sense of urgency, just plugging away.

Passed on preordering the Eldar when at the FLGS yesterday. Not spending $200 just for 3 kits. Almost did, just for the retail therapy. Somedays I’m too responsible for my own good.


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Got the blacks down on the marines, finished the build on 3 of the new guys, and dusted off and cleaned the mold lines of this little lady:



The month’s theme is "Age Before Beauty” and I was phoning it in with the speeder, as 3rd ed is aged by most standards, and it needs to get done. But a lot of old metal banshees were coming out of the woodwork, and I remembered I had one spare. So a quick pass with the knife and files, and a speedy jaunt into the garage to prime, and here we go. Not sure if I’ll enter both, probably just pick one. We’ll see.

Welcome to the Banshee-off! While re-cleaning mold lines after stripping the ones I'm doing, I was a little surprised at how minor the mold lines were, and how difficult a lot of them were to reach with files.

I think I said this last time I was working on a metal mini, but they do make you appreciate plastic a lot more. My metalworking skills were a bit rusty, but I think I got her mostly presentable. The little gap under her gun arm was a nightmare.

Urge to paint old Eldar intensifies. Good job passing your will save.

It’s bad that I’m getting distracted from the speeder, but hey, Banshee is getting done.

Banshee is coming out really nice. I feel like the contrast paints are a perfect fit for them.

 brushcommando wrote:
Banshee is coming out really nice. I feel like the contrast paints are a perfect fit for them.

Saves me a lot of work highlighting little fiddly bits. And the semi-organic finish is not out of place for wraithbone armor and psychoplastics.



She’s basically done. Need to wait for the tufts to dry and then it’s flock time. I’ll be more careful with the tin this time. Hopefully. Stalker bolters are getting close to done with their build. Just need to finish the arms and accessories on the AGL brother and they move off to the to-prime box.

On the paint side the intercessor got his handle back from the banshee, so I can get back to work on them. Few more basecoats to go. Speeder is stalled. I need to push on with it.



Hope everyone has a great weekend.


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You’ve come a long way baby.

I’ll get the formal pictures later.

Was hoping to get more done today, but needed to sort out some car problems. Those are mostly all set, but put a wrench in my plans.

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Needed some retail therapy self care. Went to e-bay and picked up the eldar half. First time on the ‘bay. Hope it works out. If not I’ll just pretend my car needed more than just a new battery.

She's turned out quite well. Side by side, you see how well the old Eldar hold up. I have faith your inaugural Ebay purchase will go smoothly.

Love those banshees.

That Banshee looks marvelous! Do you have problems with primed metal minis and Contrast? I always need to add another coat by hand after the rattle can, because I had some problems when I used it on m preachers the year before last.

And good luck with the eBay purchase! Most people on their are nice and honest. I've bought and sold stuff on there since *looksataccount* 2003 Time really flies.

Thanks guys. Fingers crossed on the ebay. They guy has a lot of transactions with good reports. I could have gone with another who had multiples and 3x the activity, but this guy was also including the instructions. Which would be nice to have for modern kits. Slightly more expensive then just splitting half the box ($120), but includes shipping. Probably less then getting the kits separate in nn months when they release individually.

The only issue with metal over plastic with contrast is that it’s very unforgiving about mold lines. It wants to settle on them, and does. I’m out of habit cleaning up metals, and this gal was bad to start. Should have worked her over harder at the file stage and made sure everything was completely smooth. I use the same primer on everything, and then a basecoat of grey seer. By the time the contrast hits the model it should not mater what is underneath those.


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OK, back half of the stalker bolt rifle squad built. The guy with the pistol out can act as a sarge if they combat squad, but will be painted the same as the rest of the troopers.

One thing not shown in this pic is the AGL guy has a purity seal on his backpack, more noticeable is the studded shoulder pad. In game it’s real hard to tell which guy has the special in the squad, especially the grenade launcher. No glowing plasma coils to help him stand out. So I started doing stuff like this to help ease gameplay.

With the build plate clear I could start another project. Either another stick of marines or some more genestealers. But I got a message that the Eldar should be in the mail Monday, and in theory here later in the week. So I think I’ll keep things clear, work on painting, and maybe clean up the space a bit.

The strands of fate have brought us here.

Another ebay success story. Can't wait to see how they turn out.

 youwashock wrote:
Another ebay success story. Can't wait to see how they turn out.

Actually packed better than orders from GW/Amazon.

Clipped the rangers. While there is the issue of certain arms going with certain bodies, the arms all fit to the torso with flat connections. The pairings were more about hoses lining up with the backpacks, supporting arms, etc. But the pistols/scopes/binoculars could probably be swapped around. I might magnetize one guy to be able to take the 2nd floaty disk thing, so I could swap him into my old squad so each 5 man stick can have one.

A bit surprised GW didn’t do their BS rules for some of the modeling options. One guy can be gunslinging 2 pistols, and another can take a blade. Was expecting a “1 in 5 may take a…” type datasheet. Who knows, we might get that in the full codex. Or KT options.

I think every body had an alt build, some just an arm swap (pistol or binocs) but some more substantial (rifle out, or slung with alt stuff). Plus there were plenty of extra heads, and they are the standard type. You could easily make 2 boxes and not feel the dupe with zero work, just with the official alt builds. Go off the instructions and a third box would still feel unique. And that’s without even seeing if there are bits you could poach from the shroudrunners. As there are a lot of spare arms with robe/cloak bits, it might be interesting to see the new warlock kit when it comes out. Might be able to swap a few things around to keep the conclave fresh.

In painting news put the red on the marines. I think they are done with basecoats and ready for the cleanup blue pass. Slopped some more paint on the speeder.

Need to grab banshee pics one of these days. Was also thinking of some new HQ collages. Added a lot since I finished the old matrix.

An example of customization. The guy built is magnetized for the drone. Which is the spare. They give you two disk options but only one of the part sticking down, so I just cut an eldar looking node from my bits box and used it. He’ll normally be holding a pair of binoculars. Nice flat arms make it easy. My main concern was the arms being deep enough to take a 2mm magnet, but they were.

On the guy I’m assembling you can see where the hose from the gun meets with the part near the belt. If I wanted to do something drastically different with this body, I’d have to clean that up

Head just tacked on for now. I want to build them all and then see what feels right. Some of them are more “path of the outcast” than others. Like the topknot I have on now. Mini feels completely different with a hood a/o helmet.

Nice. They look like good minis. If I wasn't already knee-deep in kits, I would be sorely tempted to find a place for them in the Exodite project. Your guy really feels like one of the classic scouts, topknot and all.

The thought did cross my mind to try to replicate the old guys.


But I’m going to try to keep them fresh. Although that is why I clipped some of the heads to act as placeholders for now.

Looking good man, I have some of the old rangers as well to mix with my new ones.

Looking good, looks like the New Eldar are ace.