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I was starting to wonder where you'd disappeared to.

Very nice start on the tank destroyer, looking good.

Basing kit looks interesting, have fun with that

I'm looking forward to seeing the new combat vee progress. It looks to be coming along nicely.

 Camkierhi wrote:
Please don't take this the wrong way.

I love the variety and wonderful spectrum of models you show us on this blog, but seeing a tank in production brought a tear to my eye, at last a return to the real world.

All looking great, looking forward to your basing efforts, but yeah really want to see that tank hunter develop.

I understand, and there will be more pics of the Tank Destroyer, I promise. In the meantime, these little guys were left on my porch and needed a bath, some work, and a home.
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Had to give this one that black priming.
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comparison of size
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Reunited in black
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Then the flesh was started.
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 OneManNoodles wrote:
I was starting to wonder where you'd disappeared to.

Very nice start on the tank destroyer, looking good.

Basing kit looks interesting, have fun with that

I have, soon to post pics of that.


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 oldravenman3025 wrote:



I'm looking forward to seeing the new combat vee progress. It looks to be coming along nicely.

I am now at a point of adding to that smooth surface with details.


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These guys shaped up pretty fast, and I noted how much of them is designed for frontal assaults with so much of their exposed backs.
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some sensory organs showing There are definite differences in the looks and equipment of these two.
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He has a Combi-rifle which means alternate ammo is loaded
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the other one has as pair if exposed weapons, massive pistol(rifle for a human)
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His HMG called a "Red-Fury" which is a high volume spitter of rounds.
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Combi-rifle with armor in Adamantine-black, Emerald Green and Ruby Red, with some basing already added. Armor sensors for the eyes and periphery glows blue.
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More images of Combi-rifle guy
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Now the Fury handler, I gave the barrel the orange glow I saw in XCOM2 Helical Cannon for the large robots you make called "Sparks" I think it fits as he is about that big!
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Angled for your perusal everyone
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Looking at each other
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Checking out a human building
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Sand added, along with some friends, now you get to see stages of my basing works
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Next phase to the basing for a battle affected and scorched/bleached land is the base dark gray, any gray seems to work well, so a dark stone, or other gray laid down first helps.
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after touching up the base coat of dark, I then use a light gray like Reaper's "Weathered stone" or other light gray dry-brushed on the dark.
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Once dry, some PVA glue and a dip in the green grass material I still have left, maybe some alien moss?
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Tufted wild grass added here
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Brilliant work Shas, and thanks for the step by step on the basing. Always good to see how people do things. Hope there are many who will gain from this. Basing is so overlooked. Just go through the gallery some time. These are very well balanced, compliment the model and look great without drawing too much attention. Thanks for sharing bud.

Really nice work shas! I like how you've worked the tufts and flock together, don't forget you tend to find all sorts of plants growing together depending on the environment with bushy grasses providing some elemental protection.

As cam says its not many people that put that much effort into basing, and I've noticed fewer still use flock these days, sadly.

I like how the metallic greens are contrasting with the reds of the clothing(?)

Good work, Shas'. Nice mixture of textures on the bases.

Camkierhi wrote:Brilliant work Shas, and thanks for the step by step on the basing. Always good to see how people do things. Hope there are many who will gain from this. Basing is so overlooked. Just go through the gallery some time. These are very well balanced, compliment the model and look great without drawing too much attention. Thanks for sharing bud.

OneManNoodles wrote:Really nice work shas! I like how you've worked the tufts and flock together, don't forget you tend to find all sorts of plants growing together depending on the environment with bushy grasses providing some elemental protection.

As cam says its not many people that put that much effort into basing, and I've noticed fewer still use flock these days, sadly.

I like how the metallic greens are contrasting with the reds of the clothing(?)

Thanks guys, I figured a step by step could be a help.

Big guy, bigger base, more "crab-grass"
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and his buddy
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Group shots girls first, then the big guys
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The metals are supposed to do that, contrast, yet compliment.


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 Dr H wrote:
Good work, Shas'. Nice mixture of textures on the bases.

Thank you as well Dr.H! I have drawn some inspiration merely looking at effects achieved by others, and well, I got tired of merely painting bases green, etc.

The TD as is up to date
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Nice progress so far. Looking forward to more.

I like it- got that 'Jagdpanzer 38(t) with attitude look' going on!

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Nice progress so far. Looking forward to more.

Funny you should say that!

Meer_Cat wrote:I like it- got that 'Jagdpanzer 38(t) with attitude look' going on!

That may or may not have had some influence in my brain.

Size comparisons with a chimera hull.
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LOVE that tank Hunter Shas! Cant wait to see it with all the details!

Good looking tank destroyer.

Things look to be coming along nicely.

So, I know I have been quiet for a long, long time. I am pondering if I ought to Orkify the TD or make it a human machine as planned, so I am willing to let folks weigh in and vote on this issue, the target pictured
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I haz the new space commissar of aliens
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and a really big support guy!
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With some paint added to the alien scum
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with skin done
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so next will be their armor and clothing where applicable

To Orkify the TD, I will need to cut glyph plate parts to slap on as well as "Extra Armor"

Looks like a great old skool Lungbursta if you do Orkify it!

It lives! Of course Ork it now.

Infinity peeps are looking fantastic.

I vote human machine- the 41st millennium evil offspring of a cross between a Swedish S Tank and a StuG III! Everything looking very good, Shas!

So far 2 votes to Ork it up, and one top go human, any other votes?

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So far 2 votes to Ork it up, and one top go human, any other votes?

Glad to see you back in action.


As for the TD, it's whatever makes you happy. Since I figured you started it as a Human vee, why not finish it as such? Of course, the Orks WILL steal anything and make it ROIGHT PROPPA. And I haven't seen a lot of your Ork stuff in this thread. So it would be a change.


Either way, I look forward to the end result.

Good work, Shas'.

Whichever way grips you most... You can always make another one for the other side...

Been away for a while, I know, many personal reasons, and other sundries. latest was a infection in my foot that had to be treated, and is now in retreat. I did get some aliens from the Evolved Intelligence to add to my alien forces of the Gav' Ra, new batroids, and now the Avatar on sale at Miniature Market (Thanks Theo for telling us about it!).

Hacker dude
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He is about normal sized.

Next is the Avatar, and she is a big beasty!
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her little friend
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both of the smaller guys are here with Agent G for scales.
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The Hacker is a lanky fellow and tall too!

Here is the large weapon beast the Unidron and a big one he was, the biggest that was not the Raicho! He has been beaten by Her Majesty, the Avatar!
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He towered over Agent-G, and she towers over him!, she is a real combat monster!, more images to come guys!

Wondered where you got to, great to see you back, nice model, look forward to progress.

Hope the foot is healing well.

Good haul. Look forward to more.

Nice Avatar, good to see your back

Nice 'drons. Avatar looks huge. Any plans to add a Skiavoros or an Anathematic to you EI forces?

Great work shas! Good to see you back, I'd wondered where you'd gone.

I'm always put off by the paint jobs and the size of the models for infinity, in some ways i'd love to try them but their so small and the painting on the boxes is way better than I could ever do.

Did you get any more work done on the tank destroyer btw?

Thanks guys, been slow wit ht work, but work is still coming along.
Here is Agent G with the little escort and the hacker
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Her Majesty, the Avatar got flesh and armor work done
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Lots of musculature, plenty of armor and spikes, and a honking huge gun too boot!

I do appreciate the well wishes, foot is all fixed and I am getting weekly Unas-Boots for my legs to help them as well.

Looks like something from Quake with just the flesh done and black armour.