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oh no..I wasn't knocking anybody or their style, not at all.
I was just commenting that I like to paint things as they are fresh off the showroom floor before I weather it down. If I do weathering out of sequence, I always forget something. It's just more or less my process.


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..It is a hard lesson I learned from painting my Catachan blob..I forgot so many steps, that to go back and figure them out now, I think It would just be quicker to start over

sooooo.... any further progress done yet you want to share? i am awaiting my daily dose of orky stuff here^^

dsteingass wrote:oh no..I wasn't knocking anybody or their style, not at all.
I was just commenting that I like to paint things as they are fresh off the showroom floor before I weather it down. If I do weathering out of sequence, I always forget something. It's just more or less my process.


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..It is a hard lesson I learned from painting my Catachan blob..I forgot so many steps, that to go back and figure them out now, I think It would just be quicker to start over

Yeah I get it. You work the way I do for my tanks, show room quality finish, then add the scratches, dings, dust and mud etc.

For my Orks though I go all sorts of haphazard, willy-nilly and chaotic as if I were an actual Ork slapping the stuff together and then slopping the paint unevenly all ofer it!

I was at work Vik

now that is a lame excuse as i ever heard one... and you told me off for dakka slacking...

HAHA- I only go there to support my habit/hobby

yeah... i know that one... i was young and needed the money...

I've been painting all night, it just doesn't seem like it yet

that looks great dave! all it needs now is some scratches and dings!

I love those checks! I just finished a load of them on my rhino and can attest to how hard they are. Will you do any more? On the wings mayhaps?

Keep it up

Proto

Thanks Prototype! - Yeah- I definately need to do more!

Soon rogue, soon...you and Vik will just have to deal with this much until tomorrow evening

looks good for factory fresh man, cant wait to see it dinged and scratched

Hey D, I gotta say. I dont play orks anymore. But this..... this amazing peice of kit, and your amazing paintjob. Is inspiring me so much, I think I may need to pick one of these up.

That is one sexy paint job. Even if it is too clean for orks, it looks stunning.

dsteingass wrote:
Soon rogue, soon...you and Vik will just have to deal with this much until tomorrow evening

thats alright, when i look at it with my blind eye, its fairly scratched up!

Well, aside from the badly applied red paint job my oprks will give my finished bommer, it will also get a "Lucky bloo" racing stripe! as all my red painted vehicles get.

This bommer is looking really good Dave!

these checkers look very good... i bet you have been totally cramped by doing this... i know i would... but i just love these!!!

and i can wait... just i don´t wanna

lol...

what additional color do you want to include to that scheme by the way? i like the idea of adding blue into the mix... heck why not do something to get a twisted version of a stars and stripes on that bird? or try a lil freehand and do the ork cheerleader as a sort of freak pinup

Maybe just a few more checkered areas like the flaps or a bit on the tail.

alabamaheretic wrote:looks good for factory fresh man, cant wait to see it dinged and scratched

Thanks, but we still are not there yet.

prototype_X wrote:Hey D, I gotta say. I dont play orks anymore. But this..... this amazing peice of kit, and your amazing paintjob. Is inspiring me so much, I think I may need to pick one of these up.

Thanks Man!- My GF suprised me yesterday and ordered 2 more kits for me! - Now I will have a WING of them to harrass my Marauder Destroyer, which means I will need a couple of FW Thunderbolts to fly escort - This will turn into a huge Imperial Vs. Orks Cold War!

sparkywtf wrote:That is one sexy paint job. Even if it is too clean for orks, it looks stunning.

Thanks Sparky, but it isn't done yet. it's all still very WIP

Rogue Wolves wrote:
thats alright, when i look at it with my blind eye, its fairly scratched up!

Would you like me to install an Orky Eyepeice implant? I have a Mad Dok that owes me a favor

shasolenzabi wrote:Well, aside from the badly applied red paint job my oprks will give my finished bommer, it will also get a "Lucky bloo" racing stripe! as all my red painted vehicles get.
This bommer is looking really good Dave!

I think I will add "Go Fasta" stripes to one of the other two! Good idea

Viktor von Domm wrote:these checkers look very good... i bet you have been totally cramped by doing this... i know i would... but i just love these!!!

and i can wait... just i don´t wanna

lol...

what additional color do you want to include to that scheme by the way? i like the idea of adding blue into the mix... heck why not do something to get a twisted version of a stars and stripes on that bird? or try a lil freehand and do the ork cheerleader as a sort of freak pinup

Thanks Vik...I thought about some yellow Dags maybe?

n0t_u wrote:Maybe just a few more checkered areas like the flaps or a bit on the tail.

Yeah definately some on the tail, we'll just have to see what the paintboyz are in the mood for

dsteingass wrote:I like to paint things as they are fresh off the showroom floor before I weather it down. If I do weathering out of sequence, I always forget something. It's just more or less my process.

Same here. Of course w/ my Nurgle stuff I use GS etc, but the first paint job is "straight from the shop" and then I proceed to mess it up from there.

Yep Skalk...That is really the proper way to do it, at least in every modeling book I have read.

I don't think my readers realize that the base paintjob isn't done yet. Even Orky aircraft would have to be somewhat maintained to be able to keep flying.

There isnt any other way to weather is there?

Surely painting a panel fully, then weathering then moving on would just lead to disparity?

Depends on the look. Sometimes, for Orks, that works very well. It also works for "scavenged vehicles" made out of a bit of this and a part from that.

True, but aircraft weather completely differently than ground vehicles do.

dsteingass wrote:True, but aircraft weather completely differently than ground vehicles do.

...have you ever seen how Orks fly Bommers?

Yeah yeah...at least they don't have teflon dirt-proof armor like the almighty marines

hey its not teflon its windex that way they can spray and wipe

Well, I will definitely get some shipped and gitty look to my bommer, but I am waiting on the USPS here now.

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prototype_X wrote:Hey D, I gotta say. I dont play orks anymore. But this..... this amazing peice of kit, and your amazing paintjob. Is inspiring me so much, I think I may need to pick one of these up.

Thanks Man!- My GF suprised me yesterday and ordered 2 more kits for me! - Now I will have a WING of them to harrass my Marauder Destroyer, which means I will need a couple of FW Thunderbolts to fly escort - This will turn into a huge Imperial Vs. Orks Cold War!

2 more!! Your painting 2 more!? No! I dont think my wallet can take it!

Yep! My GF is awesome!