Gitsplitta's Unified Painting Theory (3/18: Adepticon prep - gaslands cruiser)

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**Gitsplitta**

Toban wrote:Happy Easter everybody.

Thank you for the kind words about this little conversion.

Gits, after your lovely reply I will definetly complete the conversion and with an easy use of magnets I will provide the mini with the following options:
- a masked-like helmet for the Dante option (I'm figuring how I may sculpt a sort of mantis face like the wolf-head of tthe SW;
- I will certainly magnetise the wrists, I aalready have in mind the necessary little fits that will allow me to prepare the axe/infernus pistol and the LC/LC/bolt pistol setup. This ways you may switch between Shrike, Dante, Astorath (when I precedently named Mephiston in fact I was meaning Astorath) or even a simple librarian if with a hooded-head. Nothing complicated in all cases.

I will happily leave you to do the installation of the Blackhand's wings, this way you'll don't have to send 4 little tiny pieces in Italy.

Later, I'll have to ask you a couple of things about the shoulder pads, how do you like them or how do you imagine them to be for a HQ model.

Last thing for now, I'm trying a couple of solution for the engine-feets. Something like MKIV and/or MKV Dreadnought's feets.

New pictures soon.

Toban

PS: still no news about the BIG project, the Lady is unbearable but it's actually understandable. Luckily I may take some quite moment looking at the MOTO GP competition.

I love your ideas... very generous *and* very pragmatic... which I like!

I don't know if you've noticed this, but I do have special shoulder pads for my later period Mantis Warriors that I had Chapterhouse do for me. I have them in both marine and terminator sizes... However... I really like the wedge shaped shoulder pads on that figure as they'll go with the new terminators I'll be picking up from Forge World. So... either way. I can ship you multiples of any bits you want. That's no problem what-so-ever. I can even provide random marine bits if you need them as I have quite a collection.

Thanks so much. And thanks for your sculpting bit on my blog too. Love it when readers add quality content.

**Alfndrate**

Gitsplitta wrote:"Trauus" u's look live v's in old-style writing.

Driving, it's only a couple of hours away.

I know, it was hard getting used to Latin without one of those letters lol. I assumed the second one was a U, but Trauus didn't make sense to me (And this is a world where Sevetar is an okay name). So I figured to be cheeky the first one was a V.

**Disjointed Entity**

Gitsplitta wrote:This paint job has been an unmitigated disaster from the very first time I laid paint on the mini. What a mess.

Now stop it.
It looks fine, stop fussing, you don't need to worry, your minis always look great!

Spoiler:

**Gitsplitta**

Alfndrate wrote:I assumed the second one was a U, but Trauus didn't make sense to me.

What I was going for was "Tray-oos". But heck, I could never spell anyway. It's not a real name, just something I made up.

Well, the fork is officially stuck in my Adepticon army for 2012!

First, the new Apothecary.

Then he and his mate. Note the book-ended shoulder pads. Particular bit of stupidity there on my part. For the era, the guy on the right is correct.

Lastly, my completed Adepticon 2012 Army:

All the pic's are quite large and very zoomable.

I'm going to take a break now thank you. Enjoy my kids last day of spring break. Maybe go fishing or something. My little one and I have a game today too so they'll get a dry run in their current configuration.

Toodles!

**Solar_lion**

Excellent Run my brother! .. Very nice and with all your feel no pain you should do well!

Onward to Victory.. or not rolling like crap!

SL

**wyomingfox**

Well if Gits rolls like crap at the tournie...that would be my fault :(. I was over on his side of the table for the last two rounds of our game on Friday and due to laziness simply requested that I use his dice. They started rolling Fazzorkle soon afterwards.

Highlights of the game: Thing 2's nids in general, Git's Burgers, and a 101 crash course in air brushing. Best way to spend a Holiday (Good Friday is a holiday for my company).

**SelvaggioSaky**

Absolutely amazing force Git!
I'm half in awe and half very jealous of that, got to push harder on my orks now

**Demdiddydizzy**

Love the army gitz! I wish you the best of luck at Adepticon!

**Matt.Kingsley**

Best of luck, but I don't get what you mean by 'book-ended'
I've never heard of that term before..

**wyomingfox**

Matt.Kingsley wrote:Best of luck, but I don't get what you mean by 'book-ended'
I've never heard of that term before..

He's refering to how the shoulder pads are reversed on the two apothacaries...like a set of book ends

Took me a bit to figure it out as well as I have never heard it phrased that way

bookended: past participle, past tense of book·end

Verb:

Occur or be positioned at the end or on either side of (something): "the narrative is bookended by a pair of incisive essays".

**Gitsplitta**

It's a wood-working term. Actually it's "booked" but I didn't think anyone would get that. It's where you take a single piece of wood, cut it in half, reverse the grain (i.e. flip one over) and match the reversed grains, making a pattern.

Thanks for the comments guys!

**prime12357**

The apothecary and the entire army look really good. I'm quite jealous of you going to Adepticon. I'd tell you to have fun, but I know you will.

As for "booked," I always find it interesting when idioms clash. I immediately got it, but that's only due to growing up in my Papa's woodshop. When it comes to other turns of phrase, I'm up a river without a paddle, if you will

**Gitsplitta**

Hey prime, thanks for commenting! Adepticon is a real treat to be sure.

New battle report up! My game with Thing 2 and his orks. First chance to see the *final* Adepticon army in action!

Mantis Warriors (BA) vs. Orks, 1000 pts

**SelvaggioSaky**

Glad I followed this thread, the last Bat. rep. is just amazing!

**Cutthroatcure**

Good Luck~

**Gitsplitta**

Announcing the winner of the first ever Mantis Warrior Caption Contest...

...and the winner is.....

Quote #3 by Solar_lion!

(Troopers) "For the Emperor, FOR the Emperor, For the Emperor, For the Emperor, FOR the Emperor, For the Emperor. "
(Sarge) "Will you guys keep it down, were suppose to be hiding in cover."
( silence )
(wisper in the back) "For the emperor."
(Sarge) ~sigh~

Congratulations SL! You now have the honor of naming my new Apothecary!

Thanks to everyone who participated, it was great fun and you guys are really clever! Made for a very interesting couple of days on the blog.

**ashotninja**

Im pretty new to dakka and i have just come across this blog... and im so impressed with what you have done to recreate the feel of the rouge trader style that im going to take it apon myself to look through all 285 pages.

Very good stuff, the painting and conversions are fantastic... i love the blending, it really shows dedication to achieving a look.

**Gitsplitta**

Thank you ashotninja. I appreciate your patronage *and* your spirit. You make make life easier on yourself and read the first 5 pages or so, then go back to the OP and just follow the links to the P&M summaries and the battle reports.

This is a very social blog and quite chatty... so depending on your patience level you might want to take the short-cuts. Any way you like it... glad to have you aboard!

**Briancj**

Clicky to Embiggen. Congratulamafications, SL!

**Gitsplitta**

LOL! It's the first Mantis Warrior movie!

Well played Sir!

**dsteingass**

Riiiight...Because REAL WHITE power armor should always be Imperial Stormtrooper clean??

**Solar_lion**

dsteingass wrote:Riiiight...Because REAL WHITE power armor should always be Imperial Stormtrooper clean??

We'll yes!

You have to have something to do with all those aspriants that didn't make the cut. Servitor or not. For every real SM there is probably 20 thralls or servitors just waiting for a smuge to appear! Another 10 hanging out ready to fetch you a BLT or a N cola!

SL

**wyomingfox**

ashotninja wrote:Im pretty new to dakka and i have just come across this blog... and im so impressed with what you have done to recreate the feel of the rouge trader style that im going to take it apon myself to look through all 285 pages.

You can also hit the "Filter Thread Link" located under a users profile avatar. That filters the thread so that all you see is that users posts. Imagine...69 pages of unadulterated Gits...actually...yeah...sorry for the mental pictures.

**Solar_lion**

I sprung for the 2 DVD box set!

Sl

**Lorna**

It's actually 80 pages of just gits. Reading it is a bit disjointed actually, he replys to people we can't see.

**Ifalna**

I maintain 90% of the people in this thread are just Gits using other accounts and he has been masterfully trolling us all along!

Seriously though, that Apothecary? Beautiful. Gorgeous.

Colour choices are flawless, lovely neat edges, stunning eyes, love it. Stop getting so good it's not fair.

**IceAngel**

Ifalna wrote:I maintain 90% of the people in this thread are just Gits using other accounts and he has been masterfully trolling us all along!

Seriously though, that Apothecary? Beautiful. Gorgeous.

Colour choices are flawless, lovely neat edges, stunning eyes, love it. Stop getting so good it's not fair.

I actually think Ifalna is one of Gits alter egos. Who else would come up with such a clever scheme?

**Solar_lion**

Not to mention amazingly Better looking!

Conspiracy anyone? Ice now has to go into witness protection !

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Briancj wrote:Clicky to Embiggen. Congratulamafications, SL!

Thanks for that BrianJ - I need to print that off and get it made into a poster for my game room/ shop.

**Gitsplitta**

You guys are just jealous because you don't have a young, attractive, talented red-head singing YOUR praises!!

*thbbbbbbbt!!*

@Iffy: You make me laugh! Guess you owed me one from the other day...

**inmygravenimage**

My phone now won't let me view threads over 200 pages. Weird. Have to use, like, an actual computer or something. Or maybe it's sulking cos Solar_Lion's funnier than me, I dunno