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Thanks guys. The fig looks really good in-hand. Should pop on the table nicely.

Great work Gits, keep it up mate. Oh and how's Thing 1 & 2's painting coming along?

Bums haven't done anything in quite a while. I've told them no more new figures until they start painting! *cracks whip*

Glad you aren't my Dad! lol

Gitsplitta wrote:Bums haven't done anything in quite a while. I've told them no more new figures until they start painting! *cracks whip*

That's what you get for giving them such a nice Christmas present. Now they will be expecting pretty painted figures every holiday.

Ungrateful little b*$tards! I'll have to go home tonight and show them who's boss!

You really are getting much faster at painting. The Assault marine and chaplain are looking great, especially with the script on the shoulder pad.

Now go tell the Things to get painting!

Beat them into submission!

Now, now CtC.... I can't actually *say* that!


Actually the boys have been really good, they just haven't been into 40k lately. That's fine with me... it's always been optional, not a mandatory activity. And if they get out of it all-together (which I doubt), I've got myself brand-new necron and tryanid armies!!

So basically it's a win/win situation?

BINGO!!


Next up... the Vindicator! I pulled out my Mk-1 Vindi... still sitting quietly on it's sprues in the box, just like it did when it was brand new years ago. Metal conversion parts in a little blister pack and all. 3 out of the next 4 nights are completely shot... so I'll count myself as making very good progress if I can get the various Vindi parts cleaned up and ready for painting. Now that I'm much more comfortable with my airbrush, I'm hoping the actual painting will go quickly.

BTW I like that you called me CtC..Kinda catchy if you ask me..!

Also I need to take more photos of my work lately..I have been painting just forgetting to post about it.

The assault marine is looking very nice Git's, the new work on the shoulder pads really makes him stand out.

@CtC: Documentation my friend... "pics or it didn't happen" is the law of Dakka!

@Gir: Thanks mate! I've been just Jonesin' to do that on some figure... glad I found a worthy "recipient".

Looking good Gits!

Thanks gits, I will look for said tutorial.

Script adds so much to a model, and it looks excellent on this one.

Gitsplitta wrote:@CtC: Documentation my friend... "pics or it didn't happen" is the law of Dakka!

@Gir: Thanks mate! I've been just Jonesin' to do that on some figure... glad I found a worthy "recipient".

The pics have been uploaded to my page, see I told you they exist!

Progress to show. I don't usually do "parts" pictures as I don't feel they really accomplish much, however... I thought that some of the younger folks out there might not have had the opportunity to see a full parts spread for a Mk-1 Vindi. So here you are.

Just loving the spray primer out of my airbrush, easy to use and much more economical than an aerosol can.

Only real modification is to the hatch. Didn't want to have to paint the gunner, so I modified a couple of the old hatch mounted bolters into a twin-linked thingie and put a solid hatch on rather than the gunner/commander. Painting might commence tomorrow... late. Probably won't get a lot done, but perhaps get a good start on a few of the pieces.

I remember having to put those together for our store many many years ago

Well, I'm doing this differently than normal. Going to take my que from Knightley and paint each piece separately, then assemble them. If I guess correctly, it should greatly speed up the painting process (since I need to use zenithal lighting so it matches the other vehicles).

I'm trying to minimize the amount of taping I have to do in favor of free-hand blending, which is much faster.

Remember to mask off the obivious areas that will need to be glued together. I did the "pieces" painting with one of my SR. and had to go back a scrape off the sections I want to glue together in order to get a good bond. Learn as i go exercise!

My 2 cents

SL

But your glue won't hold onto the paint! I don't understand how you will assemble it after all the parts are painted?

See above. Though there are techniques for adhering two painted surfaces together... glue rivets and such. I'm not too worried about it. If I'm careful, I should be able to leave things unpainted that need to stay that way, and compensate for those things that get painted yet still need gluing. Even so, I think painting will go a lot faster this way.

Though, I've glued on painted pieces in the past with no bonding problems. The major elements I can see needing a clean bond, but with the little bits I don't think it'll matter all that much.

hmmm... well good luck. Sounds like it would just frustrate me.

I like doing it. I find it easier when doing different colors and since my AB technique is not that advanced, it helps keep things clean. That said I haven't had good luck with masking and blocking while air brushing. ( A third hand would help).

You have a good touch with your AB and the skill .. no worries. I'm sure the result will speak for it'self.

SL

Solar_lion wrote:Remember to mask off the obivious areas that will need to be glued together. I did the "pieces" painting with one of my SR. and had to go back a scrape off the sections I want to glue together in order to get a good bond. Learn as i go exercise!

My 2 cents

SL

Yep, painted my first model that way, an old 2nd edition preditor...piece by piece. Then glued it all together and watched as tracks fell off . I paint very little separately now adays. Those parts I do, I usuall go back and sand off the connecting points with a router.

If this helps, what I have found with painting parts then gluing is that pinning really does help when it comes to being robust, for the vehicles I some times scrape off paint on contact points so the plastic glue will melt properly.

Oh and I also have an old school vindi in my DA army, I'm considering getting it out and repainting it to my current army (so I can have 3 Vinidi's)

Damn you Gits, now I'm going to go and have to find it....

Good Luck

Well, perhaps that's part of the problem. I almost never use plastic melting glue. Superglue seems to be pretty versatile and penetrate paint (especially unvarnished paint) pretty well. However... I'll be cautions. You guys will know how things are working before the weekend is over.