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Eeeeeexcellent! Im getting excited to start on these. I've never painted Eldar before, and this is one heck of a color scheme to start on! I think the only one I like more than this one is the Corsair scheme that is all yellow and orange mottled.

I spent most of the rainy day cleaning a ton of Guardians, and figuring out how to assemble the Defense Line I was sent!
In between raindrops, I managed to pop out and spray a few of the finished models:

First off, the Commissar, of whose colors I am particularly fond of:


The Krieger:


And last but certainly not least, the Tauros!



Harlequin had a few details I missed on him, so he missed his chance at flatcoat- Should be done with him tomorrow!

Very nice, Ramos, especially The Krieger. Really looks the part of DKoK.

Very nice work my friend... those look fantastic!

Thanks guys!

Many hours of cleaning later, I have a massive pile of models ready to go:

13 Guardians, A Farseer (not pictured), and an Eldar Aegis Defense Line!


Close up of a double wall segment:



Also included in the ADL kit was a comms relay:


And a turret, which is now magnetized to swap between Autocannons and Lascannons.





The ADL kit is from Garage Models. Overall, the kit is alright. the main wall segments look the part of an ADL, and it was nice to see an Eldar-ified turret and relay.
However, The casts do require a LOT of cleaning and gap-filling, and in many of the recesses are covered in tiny bubbles. There was a particularly bad area on the back of the walls, where it looks like there is are control panels. The details on the top of the pad are rife with bubbles, and there's an insanely poorly placed bit of sprue that is very hard to get out without further damaging the panel.
This is one of the better pieces after cleaning:


My biggest complaint about the kit is that it has absolutely no instructions, and the support bits that you are supposed to glue on the bottoms of the wall segments are very oddly designed. You are supposed to sandwich the two differing panels together, then glue that assembly on the bottom of the walls. This makes the segments sit higher on the board,which I think looks a bit off. They look like they are simply sitting on whatever terrain you put them on rather than looking like they are truly fortifications. Also, the design of it makes the single sections highly unstable and they teeter a lot. I skipped the sandwich and just used one part of the support for the single segments, and the other half of the support for the double segments.
(I dont know if I was just assembling things wrong or what, but thats just what I found xD )

It's a bit more expensive than the ADL from GW, around 25 including shipping for just the wall, then another 20 for the relay and gun. If the bubbles issue wasnt there (or was limited), I could definitely recommend this to Eldar Players.

Not gunna lie, it was an impulse buy. But it looked decent enough online, and I wanted something unique for the army. Sorry it was such a pita.

Oh don't get me wrong, It does look good and it's a great focal point to make your army really unique. Its just that getting it from point A to B takes a bit of doing

Getting gaps filled as we speak, so hopefully I'll get some paint on em before too long.

Ramos, loved the bulldogs you did for wm, they came out spectacularly

Thanks Alf- Glad ya like em! Have to say that they were a blast to paint, and Im thrilled that the fur patterns came out as well as they did.
More are definitely in the works (including 8 more of the dogs, actually), and Im assembling the Adepticon BF mini as we speak. Should be a neat little side project!


So apparently it's monsoon season around here, and we've been getting a near constant drizzle. Fortunately, yesterday's weather actually proved to be rather nice, and I primed all the Guardians and wall segments.

Then today I broke out the airbrush and got to painting!





I would have more to this stage, however my compressor seems to be on its last legs (and only after maybe a year of very light use). Not only does it constantly cycle on and off, an issue which research indicates is not uncommon to this model, but when I use it a while it heats up and likes to pump water into the airbrush, even with a moisture trap inline!

So I need to let it cool (like right now) so I can repeat the same processes over again!

Though at least the blending is coming along nicely.

I want to try to make it up your way in the next few weeks, I can bring my compressor to lend to you if you'd like? I don't use it often, so it's just sitting around, hanging out.

I should have 2 of the Adepticon BF minis as well, one to match each of the BF forces I have. You'll be sick of the little bugger by the time you are done.

Eldar bits are already looking promising, will definitely be looking forward to them, interesting to see that defense line too as one of the people in my apoc group was about to buy that one will have to point him to the thread!

@WM: Sounds awesome. Id really appreciate that- this compressor is quickly becoming a massive pain! Lemme know when you were wanting to come up. Im here all the time


@Ignatius: Thanks! Yeah the kit is nice, though it does need a lot of extra cleaning and gap filling. Not too shabby looking with greenstuff and paint!



So I've just had a catastrophic airbrush failure....

Whilst reassembling the airbrush after cleaning last session, I noticed the tip felt odd as I was tightening it back up. It just felt more loose than normal. I continued assembling, figuring I was just over tightening and it was jumping a thread.... Turns out I should have looked at the male end of the tip closer...

Fast forward to today, and Im reassembling it after cleaning. I tighten it with the wrench they give ya when *pop*
The wrench and tip break away from the airbrush... With the threaded end of the tip still inside.





Well....
How the hell do I get this thing out now? Did I just screw myself out of an airbrush?


Not only do I now need to order another tip, but now I have to figure out how to remove a pretty much tightened hollow threaded tube from another hollow threaded tube without damaging it.....

So you're saying I should bring the brush too...

Maybe contact the mfg, see if they can help you out. Is that a masters? Looks similar to mine.

I'm thinking this coming Saturday might work, or next failing that.

I was gonna say, looks like my Iwata.

There are things you can try... but nothing that I could possible explain over the net. Contacting the manufacturer isn't a bad idea though.

 Alfndrate wrote:
I was gonna say, looks like my Iwata.

Which is what a Masters is a copy of or is that the other way around?

That'd be great all around, WM. I really appreciate it.

And its a Paasche Talon.

I'm gonna try to contact the manufacturer. Seems what some people did online. Theirs was under warranty though, and mine most assuredly isn't. Going on 3 years old, though didnt use it all that much till recently. The tip is maybe 3 and a half months old? I replaced it when i was doing my Adepticon army.

If I had a 1/8" drill bit that spun the other way, I could maybe get it out... though I doubt that exists and I guarantee we dont have anything like it....
Or a tool to remove broken screws.... Again, we've nothing like it.


Man Im really hoping I havent busted the brush... Tips are cheap, but I cant afford a new brush ><

I have one of those! Been a good airbrush, but then I didn't brutalize mine with a wrench... you'rejust too much man for the Talon my friend!

Try a pair of needle nose pliers

@Gits: I was using the little square wrench thingy they give you to tighten/loosen the tips. Plus I only really use my thumb to tighten it.... guess I dont know my own strength! (Damn vidjamagames....)

@Dee: Thanks for the suggestion- Tried, but theres nothing to grip! The whole thing is way smooth and slippery.


A small update on the airbrush situation:
I contacted Paasche, and they told me to ship it to them for a replacement... so, fingers crossed?

I could of taught you a good old fashion thermodynamics trick, but alas you sent it. Oh wells.

At least you aren't faced with an effed brush and compressor

I mean from the inside open as far as you can go and see if it rotates

So with my airbrush out of order, I decided to get things built and prepared for painting.

One project is a Wraithlord, with a healthy dose of converting to give him a rifle.




The primary reason for this conversion is due to a lack of a second Wraithlord brightlance, and WM wanting a Double Lance Lord. Fortunately, he had sent a random bag of Eldar bits, and a vehicle lance just happened to be in there. A bit of tinkering and cutting later, and I'm left with a very servicable twin brightlance rifle. On his shoulders will be placed twin flamers, and I'm still working out how to integrate his sword. Likely thrust into the ground beside him.


But Eldar arent the only thing on my table: A warp rift recently opened and is spewing forth fiends of every persuasion.
A six-pack of Screamers,


And the LOVELY Exalted Seeker Chariot of Slaanesh:

Not pictured are the obscene numbers of spikey wheels in need of painting pre-assembly.

I love this kit- everything is jut so beautifully curved. its crazy just how many organic complex curves there are in this kit! And it all fits together like a dream!

Oh, glad you posted wip pics of the chariot (and everything else). Can you leave the seeker riders off of the mounts (so just the 2 daemonettes in total)? I think they look silly. There will be some seekers at some point anyways, so fear not a wasted model.

Sure easily done!

the sprue actually ends up making a total of 8 (4 riders, 4 standing) so we end up with a lot of extras!

Cool stuff

So I just got a package in the mail from Paasche.
I was fully expecting a quick repair job, or at the very least a bill. But no...



THIS is customer service!
I had an issue, chatted with the company, and with minimal questions asked they were awesome enough to ship me a brand new brush!!

Expect more paint very soon

Woah! now that IS awesome service! well done to you, I now expect amazing paint very soon o.k!!

Its so nice to have an airbrush again!

Feels weird though, having gotten used to the feel of my old one's particularities. This one feels stiff, but DAMN does it spray nicely! Now the only problematic link is my compressor. A project for another day...

Anyways:
Got the green layer on most of the Guardians before the compressor began to spit water and forced me to stop.



This scheme kinda makes me think of those two-tone car paints that change depending how the light hits it.

Looking good. I'll still let you borrow mine, just not sure when I'll make it up. July is always my busiest month of the year.