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BEAUTIFUL VEHICLES. Really. Love them so much. I can tell they'll look great.

Do you find it easier to paint them put together (it seems so), or is it just for speed/visualization? The models look great by the way

I usually take more time with my tau because I do conversion work for all my battlesuits, but I can understand that you have a time limit here

good looking stuff sir, keep it up

K262 wrote:Do you find it easier to paint them put together (it seems so), or is it just for speed/visualization? The models look great by the way

I've only been doing this for like 4 years so I am still sort of a novice. I think I'd have an easier time painting if they were in parts but I keep forgetting to consider that sometimes. I get so enthused with the idea of building that I forget some spots are going to be hard to reach.

Dual Face wrote:I usually take more time with my tau because I do conversion work for all my battlesuits, but I can understand that you have a time limit here

good looking stuff sir, keep it up

The time limit mixed with my inexperience kept me from doing barely any conversion/mod work for this army. The most I did was maybe green stuff some shoulder pads on some of the Kroot and replace a hand on a Fire Warrior. I've seen some suit conversions before and would love to try that out some time. I'll probably buy an extra Crisis or Commander suit to fool around with sometime.

AUGUST PROGRESS 4


Got a good amount of stuff basecoated today. I put on another coat on the Crisis Suits. They look plenty better. I gave the Gun Drones, Smart Missile Systems, and other vehicle bits their first coat. Tomorrow I'll see if I can get another or two on them.

Pictures:

Here is one of the suits with a second coat.


Here are the Gun Drone Squadrons.


Here are the Gun Drones and other bits for the vehicles.

looking good! Keep powering through that pile of minis bud lol!

MajorTom11 wrote:looking good! Keep powering through that pile of minis bud lol!

Thanks Tom!

I'm definitely going to need a redbull or an espresso to get me threw the Gun Drones. Monotonous work is monotonous!

I like the drones, you can never have to many frizbies of death.

Ledabot wrote:I like the drones, you can never have to many frizbies of death.

I just need to put one more coat of P3 Sanguine Base on them and then I'm going to move to a next lighter layer. I have 20 Gun Drones total: 12 for the squadrons and 8 that are part of vehicles.

You remind me of the Little Engine that Could. Go little engine, go!

bunnygurl wrote:You remind me of the Little Engine that Could. Go little engine, go!

Choo Choo! Tonight I'll work on the drones... that's kind of my climb... once I get past their second coat the rest is easy going down hill with the highlight layers.

You sure are prolific! That's awesome!

I really like the grey on the shoulder pads of the firewarriors- offsets the other colors nicely. Looking forward to seeing some completed vehicles and suits

AUGUST PROGRESS 5


I've been pretty lazy about picking up the brush. I took a couple days off but eventually picked up the brush. I wasn't planning to. I have been feeling under the weather but decided I had to do something other than lying around. I added another coat of P3 Sanguine Base to the Gun Drones, Smart Missile Systems, and other vehicle bits.

Pictures:

Lotsa drones...

Sea of red...ish!

Nope, it dident work. (my statement)

Keep it up

looking great keep going

AUGUST PROGRESS 6


Got a lot done this evening. I was able to add some layers to the Crisis Suits, Gun Drones, turrets, Smart Missile Systems, and Piranha. First, I applied a layer of P3 Sanguine Base mixed with P3 Sanguine Highlight. I added some water. The mix was 2:2:1. Next I added a layer of just P3 Sanguine Highlight. I'm now a further ahead then I expected to be this month. Next up will be the weapons. Tomorrow I'll see about painting the weapons and engine parts.

Pictures:

Some shots after the base/highlight mixture.



Some shots after the highlight application.

Is that a KOTR wallpaper i see

Subscribed, your dedication to get this done is just awe inspiring, makes me want to dive into my own sea of unfinshed models.

Keep it up

MikZor wrote:Is that a KOTR wallpaper i see

Subscribed, your dedication to get this done is just awe inspiring, makes me want to dive into my own sea of unfinshed models.

Keep it up

Thanks!

Yup! That's from KOTOR II. I love me some Star Wars.

Part of what helps me stay motivated is taking breaks from the project. At first I was trying to do something everyday but then that got too taxing. I find now when I step back for a day or two then I can come back to it and it doesn't seem as daunting. I'd probably even have an easier time if I did smaller portions but sometimes I just get into a rhythm.

Killer, love me some star wars too

I know what you mean by breaking it up, i tried doing one a day also, but the days i feel like painting i get into a groove where i can keep going, so i do and i might get 3-4 models done. Just means i can have the next few days off

Now update us with pretty pictures

I am enjoying watching the progress in this thread.

I did the same thing you did with the sky ray turret mount but since the cement was fresh that day i was able to put my pinky finger in the hole and push the door out from the inside....though... in retrospect what you ended up doing to make an easy fit....Aces

I'm also loving the burgundy / black scheme, its a good look for tau and for some reason reminds me a bit of star wars?

I'm looking forward to future posts....especially a finished sky ray (such a beautiful model)

The black will be painted over with other colors but I do concur that the black does make it look pretty cool as it is.




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AUGUST PROGRESS 7


I gave a coat of P3 Bastion Grey to metal/engine/weapon parts of the Piranha, Crisis Suits, turrets, Smart Missile Systems, and other vehicle bits. I think my brush is going to need some cleaning soon. It keeps splitting on me. Next session I'm going to work on the metal/engine/weapon parts of the Gun Drones. After that I might add a second coat to it all or maybe I might jump into then next lighter layer.

Pictures:

Piranha




Hammerhead Turret


Sky Ray Turret


Crisis Suit



Smart Missile Systems


Devilfish Hatch covers


Sky Ray markerlights (I think thats what they are)

Well done on the progress so far, I can only manage 3-4 marines a week so the sheer amount your getting through is quite inspiring!

Knightley wrote:Well done on the progress so far, I can only manage 3-4 marines a week so the sheer amount your getting through is quite inspiring!

Thanks man! For me this means a lot coming from you because your work is pretty damn good!

AUGUST PROGRESS 8


Did more work on the metal/engine/weapon parts of the Crisis Suits, turrets, Gun Drones, Piranha, and vehicle bits. I was able to get a layer of P3 Bastion Grey on the Gun Drones. After I got through them I mixed some P3 Menoth White Base with the Bastion Grey and some water and applied that to everything. Next I'm going to work on some of the other colors for some parts of the Piranha, Crisis Suits, and turrets. I might even have time to get started on some of the details like sensors and lights.


Pictures:

Gun Drones with the initial grey.



The white and grey mix applied to everything.

Turrets



Piranha



Crisis Suits



Smart Missile Systems


Devilfish hatches and markerlights


Gun Drones

Nice. Im using a similer shade of grey in my tank camo pattens.

AUGUST PROGRESS 9 ***GOAL COMPLETED***


Finished with this month's Goal! I now have fully painted a Piranha, 2 Crisis Suits, 12 Gun Drones, 4 Smart Missile Systems, 3 Devilfish hatches, a Hammerhead Railgun Turret, a Sky Ray Missile Turret, and the markerlights that go with the Sky Ray Missile Turret. I really hadn't expected to finish so soon. The initial painting of the main color as well as the machine parts made it feel like it would take long. Once I got passed that the rest of the details went quick.

Last night I applied some Vallejo Dark Grey to parts of the Piranha, Crisis Suits, and turrets. I didn't post anything because I had to hit the hay early to be up at 4am today. After work, this evening I applied a layer of Vallejo Dark Grey mixed with Vallejo White to the parts I had painted grey the night before. I then put more white into the mixture and applied that to the grey parts.

I then started on the red parts. I first basecoated the red parts with P3 Skorne Red. It took me 3 coats to get the red to show just right. I then mixed P3 Skorne Red with P3 Khador Red Highlight and applied a layer of that. Next I added more P3 Khador Red Highlight to the mix to get the final layer.

Next Up I painted some lights/sensors Vallejo Light Green. I also did the panel/readout on the cockpit of the Piranha in that color as well as on lenses for the Crisis Suits, Gun Drones, Smart Missile Systems, and the Sky Ray Turret. I went a couple steps further and fooled around with trying to get a 'lens glare' type thing going. I mixed some Vallejo Black with the Vallejo Light green and applied that to portions of the lenses so it covered some of the light green. I then used P3 Menoth White Highlight to add the little shine/glare you'd get on a lens. I think it turned out okay for my first try at something like this.

Next, I did some more little details with Vallejo Deep Sky Blue.

For the weapon glows I used a layer of GW Warlock Purple, then a mixture of that with Vallejo White. On the fusion blasters I added a little dot of P3 Menoth White Highlight.


Pictures:

Grey parts:















Red Parts:















Lenses:







Blue details:






Cockpit Panels:



Weapon glow:




Finished products!:

Wow. Great work. Good for you! Love how you did the lenses. Looks great.

What are you going to do now that you've finished so early? Are you gonna start on next months work or are you gonna take a break?

Great work, inspiring as always. Love the purple and red together especially. If i get 5 mins today I actually will paint something!

Wow, great work! Keep it up!

bunnygurl wrote:Wow. Great work. Good for you! Love how you did the lenses. Looks great.

What are you going to do now that you've finished so early? Are you gonna start on next months work or are you gonna take a break?

Thanks! I'm not sure what I'm going to do next. I was thinking maybe I'll get caught up on some movies, games, or books. I might start modelling something else just for a little variety... something metal like some Privateer Press stuff. Or I just might start on the next leg of the project... I'm kind of excited to see some finished tanks.

inmygravenimage wrote:Great work, inspiring as always. Love the purple and red together especially. If i get 5 mins today I actually will paint something!

Thanks! I have too much time on my hands after work. haha. I need a girlfriend or something. haha.

yamgrenade wrote:Wow, great work! Keep it up!

Thanks!