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Wow some nice detail work; the belt came out great!

CommissarKhaine wrote:Wow some nice detail work; the belt came out great!

Thanks!! more on the Overseer below


Here's a little update on the Overseer,
Working on the "flapthingie" on his shoulders first time sculpting a dustercoat but doing ok I must say
Still have to sand the back smooth things out, and have to do some work on the buttons on the front.

on to the pics






Cheers

Bra'tac

NICE work! I really like the meltas.

Coat is looking good. Will he be getting a belt on his coat?

looks great so far!!!

although the valkaries seem to need a little more shaing on the transition form the front to underside.

FREAKIN AWESOME! I've gotta try and make on of those guys!

Happygrunt wrote:NICE work! I really like the meltas.

Thank You, Thank You, Thank You!

CommissarKhaine wrote:Coat is looking good. Will he be getting a belt on his coat?

Thanks!! I made an attempt to add a belt to the coat but was not happy with it so removed it again, Ill have to read some tutorials on belt sculpting and give it another try.

bigmeklover wrote:looks great so far!!!

although the valkaries seem to need a little more shaing on the transition form the front to underside.

Thanks!! sorry but what do you mean with Shaing on the transition?

The Good Green wrote:FREAKIN AWESOME! I've gotta try and make on of those guys!

THANKS! make sure you post pics of your version(s)!!!!


I have been working on the Vendetta's here are some pics of the first, I still have a lot of work to do, but it's slowly getting there.












I'm having some issues with light (one of my desk lamps died) Hopefull I can get a new bulb tomorrow, and take some proper pics.

C&C welcome as always

thanks for looking

cheers

Bra'tac

Looks interesting. My main problem with is with the nose; the bottom looks very flat to me, not very plane-like. Maybe you could add the third set of lascannons under there, apache-style?

I love how this is coming along.

CommissarKhaine wrote:Looks interesting. My main problem with is with the nose; the bottom looks very flat to me, not very plane-like. Maybe you could add the third set of lascannons under there, apache-style?

Khaine, I did not want them to look like a full-fledged plane, I agree it looks very flat, but a Grot build "air" plane might as well be a flying Brick.

ZacktheChaosChild wrote:I love how this is coming along.

Thanks Zack!!


So I have been quiet,... forgot to take pics during the final build stage.
I went to a Tournament (did not required painted armies) to test my army.
My Army was only sprayed black and even that looked crap ad I only managed to spray the top of most models

The replies I got from everyone there gave me a moral boost that will last for years!!!!! I was amazed by all the replies
But also It gave me a lot to think about...... PAINTING!!

I wanted to paint my army in the below colors VMC German Grey, with Red and copper details/armour plates etc etc.



However, One of my opponents pointed out that she believed that the grey will be to dark and that I should reconsider my choice of grey.

So I would like to hear your opinion

The Grots will be painted in various browns and copper to give them that steampunk look.

So should I or should I not paint the Vehicles German Grey?

Thanks,

Cheers

Bra'tac

Awsome work that Vendetta looks fantastic!

Your army is really coming togather.

Paranoia_Agent wrote:Awsome work that Vendetta looks fantastic!

Your army is really coming togather.

Thanks!!!

So after some time I finally decided which color I wanted to use.
I decided to use blue as the main color for my vehicles, (Tamiya TS-15 Blue) 1 coat over a chaos black basecoat.

Which looks like this





The blue looks thick on some spots for some reason.


I started painting a turret I sprayed blue this weekend.

after half an hour it looked like this





I still have lots to do, I only painted rust to get an idea of the effect, and have given the Multi-laser a Beatencopper base coat.

Let me know what you think I'm not much of a painter and really need motivation to keep this going,.....


Thanks for looking,

Cheers

Bra'tac

Things are looking good.

Ah, there is just no way you can't love a grot rebellion! Have you taken in mind of using gnoblars for something? Just a thought I had...

And also, If you are going to use sentinels, please use Grot tanks. They are just too cute. I might have to buy them myself.

The turret looks great, was a bit put of by the blue before seeing that photo, and well I really think it will work.

Please post a pic when you get the rest of the can up to the turrets level

That Blue tanks looks awesome, that idea is stolen

Scrazza wrote:Things are looking good.

Thanks Scrazza!!

Saintspirit wrote:Ah, there is just no way you can't love a grot rebellion! Have you taken in mind of using gnoblars for something? Just a thought I had...

And also, If you are going to use sentinels, please use Grot tanks. They are just too cute. I might have to buy them myself.

If I ever use Sentinels it will be Grot tanks indeed, who knows what the future brings.....
The Officer of da fleet is a gnoblar, decided against using other gnoblars, as they are to small

blambi wrote:The turret looks great, was a bit put of by the blue before seeing that photo, and well I really think it will work.

Please post a pic when you get the rest of the can up to the turrets level

Thanks, please check the group shot below and let me know what you think of it

Tortured-Robot wrote:That Blue tanks looks awesome, that idea is stolen

Make sure you post pics of the stolen ideas


So I guess this will be the last update for some time.
I'm buying a house and that is almost finalized, getting the Key next month.... So I had to start packing.
The grots are now boxed, I made a group shot of everything I have for this army now. (- 2 chimera's)



In other news there will be more Grots when I return with the Rebels.
I decided to remove some upgrades and one chimera and add an infantry platoon.... So 25 more grots will be joining the ranks......yeah more painting

Hope to be back ASAP with some updates.
stay tuned.

Cheers,

Bra'tac

Its always good to take a group snap now and again to remind yourself why you bother

Good luck with the move and I'm looking forward to the re-start later!

The boys in blue are looking good. Good luck moving house!

Flinty wrote:Its always good to take a group snap now and again to remind yourself why you bother

Good luck with the move and I'm looking forward to the re-start later!

Thanks!! and very true more groups SHOTS!!! but for me it's the feedback that keeps me going, so many positive reactions here and irl, I played two tournaments that allowed sprue grey armies and at one of the Tournaments I scored the WOW factor (4pts) for "painting" The painting judges had a discussion .....can we give an army that's not painted the WOW factor based on only conversions? and the answer was yes that made my day, some actualy argued with the judges because I scored 10 out of 20 only with my bases, conversion and wow factor......that made me smile even more.... I'm really looking forward to be able to put this army fully painted on a table and I'm curious of many points I will score then.

CommissarKhaine wrote:The boys in blue are looking good. Good luck moving house!

Thanks Khaine

So after almost a year I finally finished my apartment (only a few more things to take care of) and finally having internet meant it was time to dig up the grots again.
to be honest I had to be given a push..Balephon and Thalenchar (two friends of my) were discussing a 1000 pt paint challenge, 6 weeks to paint a thousand points...
I would only accept I Thalenchar would update his blog weekly with our painting progress, unfortunately for me he accepted that challenge...meaning I would have to start painting :shifty:
My camera is still hiding in a box somewhere, and my photo studio is MIA as well.
So for now I can only provide you a pic taken with my mobile.
I slapped on some German grey and Heavy blue to see if I liked the combo and I must say I'm happy with the scheme,

sorry for the crappy pic but that's the best my mobile can do.
Hopefully more pics next week, now i'm off to find the studio and camera, and start painting some copper.

Thanks for looking,

Cheers

Bra'tac

Good morning Dakkites

So Yesterday was officially the first day of our Farewell 5th edition painting challenge.
I took one of the Vet Sergeants and tried some battle damage, the pics don't justify the effect, but looking at the pics I could tell I need to sharpen the edges a bit.
though for someone who does not enjoy painting and rather avoid it at all times, I can't complain with the table top quality thus far (from at least 30cm distance that is )
I found my Camera, still no clue where my portable photo studio is, anyways on to the pics



Funny how that damage looks awesome from 30cm distance but with a close up looks like.....sjeit...:shifty:

Thanks for looking,

Cheers,

Bra'tac

Im digging the Grot rebels . What a great Idea I was thinking of a Grot 40K force . Im glad to see that someone with great modeling skills finally made one . Great work !

It always warms my heart to see grots unshakled from thier bigger cousins and it's nice to see another herder at work! But kinda makes me feel pity for losing motivation and abandoning my own clan :/ cheers for pulling this through!

Awesome work!

Here's a name for the melta stand in: ElektroBlasta. A bigger version (for a Devil Dog or a multi-melta) could be called the Tezla Kannon.

AlfonsoTheTraitor wrote:Im digging the Grot rebels . What a great Idea I was thinking of a Grot 40K force . Im glad to see that someone with great modeling skills finally made one . Great work !

Thanks Alfonso!!

storag wrote:It always warms my heart to see grots unshakled from thier bigger cousins and it's nice to see another herder at work! But kinda makes me feel pity for losing motivation and abandoning my own clan :/ cheers for pulling this through!

Storag, what motivation do you need to continue with your own clan? Do I have to use my grotprod to zapp some motivation back into you? got any pics of your models?

Squigsquasher wrote:Awesome work!

Here's a name for the melta stand in: ElektroBlasta. A bigger version (for a Devil Dog or a multi-melta) could be called the Tezla Kannon.

Thanks Squiqsquasher!! I'll those names in mind thanks!



Now on to today's update

it's week 3 of the Farewell 5th edition and i'm behind!!! (not really a surprise to those who know me)

Diablo 3 saw it's release and well I guess most of you can guess what happened......

the last few days however I have been painting.
I've been weathering a chimera, (from a short distance this looks fantasic IMHO, close ups don't justify the overall look)

on to the pics

Top without turret


top with turret


right side



left side


and the back


So what do you think?
On the right I have painted the rivets boltgun on the left I haven't, not convinced yet.. Any suggestions?
I'm still going to work with pigments (dust and mud) still have to do the tracks and armour plates and various other bits.


C&C appreciated

Thanks for looking

Cheers,

Bra'tac