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Made in fi
Calculating Commissar







Since I happened to take a photo of this model to show on IRC, and it turned fine, why not post it here as well. So here's my metal Talos, which I dubbed the Killing Joke. I did a fair bit of work on it, from removing broken spikes from the rear section, to replacing the victim's head, and most labor-intensively, taking off all the spikes and skulls from the prow, because I wanted to highlight the stark, Pyramid Head like lines of the body. In hindsight, it might have been easier to rebuild the prow section from styrene or other materials.



I enjoyed the splatter painting immensely, it's just a stiff drybrush dipped in Blood for the Blood God, with the bristles flicked backwards by a piece of plastic, resulting in a fine spray of random droplets. After I got the effect I liked, I added a couple of the bigger splatters with a small brush to get more variety. The poor grinning victim strapped to the back of the device got most of the BftBG on him, so I left the front half of the model relatively clean

The paintjob is an exceedingly simple one, with the blood gimmick being the main eyecatching feature, since I wanted a quick turnaround time on the painting process itself (this project had taken a number of years from my first receipt of the kit parts by that point).

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Nice! Skaredcast approved.

   
Made in fi
Calculating Commissar







Thank you This was a fun little experiment as well as a salvage operation, as I enjoy taking OOP miniatures that are either pre-owned or left unassembled for decades and giving them the dignity of a paintjob and a chance to wage war as intended.

Among the things I would do differently today was the base. At 50mm, it's slightly too small, I could easily have used a 60 or even larger one to be more proportional and strictly rules-legal (at least for older editions, I don't know if the current one gives a toss). But I used what I had, not wanting to postpone the project for anything. The Talos is permanently pinned to the thing, I've had bad experiences with removable bases on heavy, fragile models like this. It's impossible to transport the Joke in any other orientation except base-down anyway, given the spindly arms and the fragile tail.

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Awesome job - love the blood splatter and good to know that this oft-mentioned method actually works.

I always prefer a smaller base - helps to cram all the action into a good urban board!



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Made in fi
Calculating Commissar







 IGtR= wrote:
Awesome job - love the blood splatter and good to know that this oft-mentioned method actually works.

It would have worked even better with an old toothbrush, you really want something with stiff, yet springy bristles. And same with whatever you use to pull the bristles back with, it needs to be as unyielding as possible. If you use something that bends, you lose some of the potential energy instilled to the bristles and the force of the spray is weaker. There's all kinds of variables to consider But it's a great technicue that costs very little and can be used to liven up various surfaces.

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Excellent Work!

The Talos hull is clean and smooth!

Updated parts look great!

Wonderful to see and old school model!

I had a buddy who had a old Talos, the flight base kept breaking so I drilled a deep hole so the plastic post would not snap again.

Thank You for sharing! Talos Pain Engines were crazy when they first came out!
   
Made in fi
Calculating Commissar







Oh yes, I never entertained the idea of using an original flight stand. The model is pinned permanently to its base with a stout steel wire, which in turn is embedded into the chest plate of a burned out Tau battlesuit. I didn't want it to come off.

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