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Very nice.. I too like the highlighted edges. I agree with Vitruvian.... there is more pop!

SL

They look Really Good Gits. Always love you work

I love the assault marines, great poses and your painting skill is as amazing as ever.

Whooa Git, those are awesome.

I totally forgot to exalt this thread.

@KingCracker: Thank you sir!

@SL: Yeah... I was a bit apprehensive at first. I mean I've done edge highlighting quite a bit here and there, but not on my regular marines. I suppose it's a bit crude... but you can't argue with the results when you see them on the table top, they just stand out a little bit more. The trick then, is to make them look decent dakka-sized while still having the desired table-view effect. Perhaps I'll be able to refine my technique a bit with the next squad.

@Styro: Thanks mate!

@rodgers37: Had fun with the poses. As you can see from the last pic to this one the basing changed quite a bit on a couple of them, but I think I still maintained the character of the poses... they're just leaping off of shorter piles of rocks!

@Pyriel-: Thanks my friend, I appreciate that greatly.


As to what's next:

"And now for something completely different... two inches to the left of a space marine's naughty bits."


Actually not all that different. I'm going to do two GMS trade marines... a chaplain for Gathering Storm, and an assault marine for Knightly. I owe GS big time for a very generous "trade" of a bunch of tyranids for Thing 2 for a couple of marines and some bits. I'm looking forward to the chaplain as it'll help me work on my black which will facilitate a future project. Knightly is actually making me an apothecary that I intend to use at Adepticon, so his marine can be considered work on my force for the tournament. I'll also be building and painting a Mk 1 Vindicator. Should be fun!

That's an awesome job man!
Love everything of this squad, especially the jump packs.

Very nice as I have come to expect (no pressure!)

Assault Squad turned out really nicely, Gits! I agree the edge highlights add a lot of pop. Excited to see your upcoming GMS marines and the vindi in due time.

Ok, thaks gitz, the modle still adds a nice touch to the squad!

Really great work as always Gits' - how about five more?

please don't push Git's.... we never know what will heappen?

Danke friends!

That's right fatty, I may explode or something...

Second assault squad should happen after the Vindi.

Ooh, vindi! Hazard stripes I trust? can't wait! Also, deliriously retro those assaults, love how you worked the CH jump packs.

Love the Ginger Beard Looking forward to the Vindi. I love your vehicle work, but saying that i love all your work

Nice!
But isn't the skin a bit to dark/tanned?

@graven: Yes there will be hazard stripes... Somewhere. I don't think the old models came with the huge siege shield like the new ones do... will have to look at the kit. I do mike those CH jump packs. Best part of doing a Badab era assault unit if you ask me.

@M0rdian: Vindis have been part of my long-term plan for this army. It's always been my intention to make the Badab era version a mechanized force, and I've lost track of thr razorbacks, vindis and preds lying around waiting to be painted.

@Matt: Mixed-race parentage perhaps? I don't worry much about the whole "all marines end up looking the same" thing.

Whoah man, it has been quiet around here... Almost 24 hours without a post?!

Come now fine gents and ladies, we must keep this blog alive while Gits attends to real life. Lest his space mans fall to page 2!

Can only be due to an anomaly in the space-time continuum. It's the only possible explanation Jim!

Off topic but since saturday was 40k's 25th bday anyone get some good games in?

Back in the saddle tonight... Hopefully. Explanation then. Looking forward to the next batch of projects.

To answer the question; I did not do anything 40k related.

Welcome back!

Thanks SL, just rolled in. I'm a bit glassy eyed. Wife got a pizza for dinner, bless her. Managed to form a novel idea for how I'm going to tackle painting GS's chappy. That's more than I had a week ago. Been vegging out in front of the tube with they boys... 'bout all I'm good for at the moment.

Gitsplitta wrote:Thanks SL, just rolled in. I'm a bit glassy eyed. Wife got a pizza for dinner, bless her. Managed to form a novel idea for how I'm going to tackle painting GS's chappy. That's more than I had a week ago. Been vegging out in front of the tube with they boys... 'bout all I'm good for at the moment.

Thats ok It happens to 99% of us.
The other 1% consists of PDH and Baiyuan!

Capitansolstice wrote:

Gitsplitta wrote:Thanks SL, just rolled in. I'm a bit glassy eyed. Wife got a pizza for dinner, bless her. Managed to form a novel idea for how I'm going to tackle painting GS's chappy. That's more than I had a week ago. Been vegging out in front of the tube with they boys... 'bout all I'm good for at the moment.

Thats ok It happens to 99% of us.
The other 1% consists of PDH and Baiyuan!

And Chuck Norris.

We are the 99%? But I don't want to be a hippy.

A sign of a good vacation...



Just got back from a great vacation with the family down at Disney World. Rode the Star Wars ride and was the "rebel spy" (thus the pin) & had dinner the last night at a great Moroccan restaurant... thus the fez. I call this creation... "Fez with bad-*ss Mickey". I intend for it to be part of my 40k tournament kit from now on.

I intended to do the airbrushing on the chappy tonight, but alas, can not find the primer I was going to use... will have to pick some up tomorrow from my FLGS over lunch.

'till then,
Gits

i've ridden that too gitz! Prttey cool eh?

Yep! Second time we rode it Thing 1 was the spy... what'r the odds?

Favorites:
Jiko restaurant at the Animal Kingdom Lodge (the lodge itself is spectacular).
Aerosmith's Rockin' Roller Coaster.
Fireworks at the Magic Kingdom (MK at night is also spectacular).
The "Song of the South" themed water flume ride (because it was long, fun & non-challenging).
The virtual shooting gallery in the "Toy Story Mania" ride.
"Soarin'"... because any VR ride that has you stretching your toes down to skim water that you KNOW isn't there... is doing something right.
"Century of Progress" show/ride thingie. Made for the 1969 world's fair... and it's still cool. Even the kids thought so. Narrated by Henry Fonda no less.
Seeing Thing 2 completely obliterate his "fear of heights"... That train has left the station!
Spending a week with my family with no work and no 40k. Think I'm ready to get back to both now.

Glad you had a good time Gitz

I have never been, what does being the "Spy" Entail doing? Also how do they let you know?