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Thanks dsteingass, after the terrain comp is done I'll be back to the tanks, got a few more designs to try out.


shrine so far:


The colour scheme is a bit undecided atm and the base needs most of the work. I messed up some of the colonnades so they are mostly hidden under filler, but with luck I'll get it all done this week.

Noodles

looking super!.... what are your plans on the small shrine? the roof...will it get shingles?

OO nice shrine. Time to worship. Your work is inspiring! I hope you get something near unlimited hobby time to continue to use your skills to my amazement.

Very nice work, your shrines looking great, especially the detailing on the base.

@ vik: roof is done its a bit like lead lining with a cog pattern on top didn't fancy doing shingles, theres a pic further down showing the shape of it.

@ cormadepanda: I wish I had the focus and single mindedness to actually finish most of these things along with my other plans and projects.

@ hk: thanks mate.

roof still wip on the images




Could do with some advice / ideas on what colours I should use...
the main colour for the flat surfaces is red
corroded lead roofing,
cog patterns alternating black & faded white
the collonading on the base I have no idea.
ideas??

Noodles

Well, glad I let my curiosity get the best of me! I do believe I have found a borrowable solution in the future for scratch built treads, But then again, that would only be if I want to disappoint Zinge that is. LOL! Nice scratch builds!

well noodles i think you are one of the few that really are building a true shrine of awesomeness... that whole scene is looking so damn fine it really starts to hurt the eyes

as for color suggestions...

don´t overdue the red i say.... but i can´t really picture the paintjob atm... by the way... is that a small tablet PC in the middle of the control shrine?... lol... see how our own tech knowledge makes us rethink about our views of science fiction tech? fifty years ago it would look like an enterprise control panel with all them fancy bulbs and stuff^^...

thanks vik,
I'm trying too avoid too much red and gray, although right now its painted red and grey ...

It is amazing how science and technology in factual now, and to come, is much more weird and wonderful than most science fiction authors can come up with, with the exception Clarke and Asimov.

the screens are meant to be screens for the lesser mechanicum novices who haven't been gifted with the neural interfaces, which makes me think I should probably add something more.

Excellent scratch building!

can´t help you there with what to add.... it´s perfect to me... and i am not sweet-talking here !

Beautiful work mate, as for painting the only thing i can think of is about using weathering and ageing techniques on it when the main paint job is finished, as these can really help emphasize the age and back story to the piece, and add another level of realism to it, but you've probably all ready thought of that.

Finally decided on a colour scheme; cream, red and brass with the black and white cog work too I'll be going for the same look as my lamp posts so a bit like this:



So the shrine is shades of brown atm, Its looking good

Whist I was deciding I got some more painting done on my Genswick and finally figured out how to sculpt greatcoats which I've done on a few Cadian legs for casting.





and I've just noticed some things I need to touch up on them ...

@ hk1x1: Thanks a lot mate Its the reason its going to be cream-ish.

Noodles

Auto-cannon team looking good there!

some wicked conversions mate... very grim and even frightening looking... your greatcoats came out really cool looking!

and the beige scheme for the shrine looks amazing... love the weathering done by sponge (?)

Yep, good ol' GW blister sponge and citadel foundation charadon granite, really sucked that GW axed that paint range so soon after release.

love it

oh... i didn´t knew that that color was axed....

also... those tiles on your HWT bases are ace... simply as that

Vik, GW seems to change their paint range now every edition

sad but trite?

The floor tiles are fantastic!

This all looks great.The tank variants in particular.

@ vik: alas so,

cheaper paint production means they can drive their costs up more (GW logic)

@ Pedro: thanks, hopefully there will be more to come.

The tiles are textured plasticard, I used to put a pattern into green stuff or carve lines into plain plasticard ....
I cannot tell you how glad I am those times are far behind me.

Textured helps make character in terrain!

Great conversions and scratch building Noodles.

that Auto-canon team is fantastic. the choice of tiles as a base worked really well.

Almost finished painting a quad launcher, I love the light arty models they are easy and so much fun, also I've made another 3 arty crew, bringing my total up to 9, I think each gun needs 5 so I might just convert some krieg crew to add different poses etc.

PIP resin crack



And ...

... yes this is new, I've learned a lot since my previous vehicles and am now planning to make this pair or tank sides to cast. So I'm making these as best as possible without hiring a laser cutter or going into 3d printing.

If all goes well and if anyone is interested I would quite like to sell some that I make to help cover the costs of materials etc, equipment like a vacuum pump, vibration table etc I can MacGyver together. Ofc there will be no GW ip things coming within half a mile of this build!

I've not tried anything of this size and I would really appreciate any tips anyone can offer and I would especially like to know peoples thoughts on what the tracks should be like? my previous ones were fine for something that is hardly visible

I already know all the basics, mold release in the details, 2 part mold making and to fill in any gaps like its going out of fashion

Cheers,

Noodles

OOh! I want some casts! You're not making me want any of the DKOK stuff any less you know!

thud gun looks really good...your trenchers too...very characterful...
and I will be watching the new built with interest...(my wife and kids have helped me in the recent days to prepare some new future project of mine as they built me some new very long tracks^^...when I will build a matching tank for these...I don´t know yet...^^)

Ah, the beloved Thudd-Gun! I had to have them as well.

Very nice! I especially like your home sculpted heads.

someday I need to make some scratch build thuddguns myself...