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That's a lot of magnets! At least I'm comparably easy, Gits is a tyrant of magnetic jerkiness.

You aint kiddin!
I did the math, and Im actually gonna need DOUBLE the number of magnets I already have!!! @__@


I at least had enough to get the main fuselages up to being ready to prime.
This included the option for magnetizing the rear turret using cleverly concealed magnets and greenstuff!





The supashootas were magnetized as well, and smoothed inside to give the appearance of air intakes when not in use.




Tomorrow we might actually see a bit of paint on these guys!

When he's done, all your compasses are going to point to MY HOUSE!

Well my tools are already developing the habit of mysteriously sliding across my desk....


Eldar squad and farseer got varnished and now have completed pictures!
First up- the Farseer:


Then close ups of the squad









And a group photo:





And finally, The flyers get a bit of paint!


My compressor is still giving me issues, so its slower than it should be. Really like the color though!

Dude you have managed to really do an outstanding job on those Eldar models considering the colour scheme the craftworld? has! I wouldn't have known where to start with it but you nailed it! great stuff! and I love the yellow Orkishness :-)

Thanks nerd!
heh, i actually noticed that I accidentally reversed the scheme, having the green as the top color instead of the turquoise xD
Its surprisingly easy once you figure out the colors.


Second Flyer has its yellow base




I may or may not have played with these making little airplane noises as I primed them... [/fouryearsold]

Finally!~ I thought they were supposed to be painted turquoise?

Banana flier knows no fear.

Update Please..

Good job on the Farseer weapon!

Hahaha eager to see the banana flyers, eh?

No real picture worthy progress yet. Though I've encountered yet another snag in the project-
I bought a bottle of VMA Gold Yellow special for this project, and shockingly have used nearly all of it just base coating the parts!! All told, I used about 90% of a bottle... Bigger problem is that I don't know any place around here that carries the paints, and I don't want to spend 7 bucks in shipping on a 3$ bottle of paint :/
Im searching for a local place, but that's proving to be mighty difficult. I somehow manage to live in a gaming void ><

I'll have a useful update soon, though, promise!!!


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So while I hunt for someone around me that carries VMA paints, I'm left with time to mess with my entry.

It works out rather well, as I am a bit of a pack rat, ahd I have an entire drawer filled with junk!



In particular, I was inspired by an old gooseneck lamp and the can of mountain Dew i was drinking at the time.




Cut to a few hours of hacksawing later, and the junk drawer has produced the beginnings of an odd little refinery or something



Thus far, I have used 100% recycled bits and pieces.
The wood base was a botched cut for a flyer base, then theres a paint pot, the gooseneck lamp, some weird plastic pieces from who knows where, and a spray paint lid!

From here, I've decided on a particular tactic- Extant entries for the most part have geared towards the "newbie players". That is, the players who have little in the way of modelling supplies or bitz. My entry is going to capitalize upon the recycling aspect- Nigh impossible to reproduce, unless you happen to have the component pieces, but constructed from all old junk!

And we have a finished build!





Rather pleased with the result, as I've not only managed this very quickly, but also avoided any usage of my normal hobby supplies, ie plasticard.

The railing is part of a salvaged WW2 boat model I had built almost 10 years ago- It was in bad repair, and I had dismantled it for parts months ago. From there it was to the Drawer of the Damned, where junk can find no escape!

Additions to the list of recycled bits are parts of a metal cookie tin, some red plastic tube from an old kite, junk scraps of expanded aluminum mesh, 2 pens, a bottle cap, staples, an ancient pen-sized digital camera, an in-store display ad from Walmart (almost plasticard, but RECYCLED!), and finally a good healthy dose of sand from our backyard sandbox!



Also, an update on the paint search.
I decided to just go for it and I ordered a bunch of colors from the Warstore. Figured I might as well order some paints for an oncoming project from WM.... A project of some titanic proportions.....

I'm just happy we will have another piece of terrain to play on.

So far this makes 4 pieces of terrain. Five, if we count "Da Git Pit"


My spy networks have informed me that the refinery is complete, and send along this image:



The Marines Errant have already made landfall, and are no doubt searching for and eradicating any Xenos threats.



FINAL THOUGHTS:
Overall, it was a little rushed. I lost much of today due to family matters, so I had to hurry to finish.

I decided to try a different technique in weathering this using oil paints. I put dots of color on it, then sprayed it with mineral spirits.
Needless to say, it has potential, however I need considerable practice. The dots never really diffused much, and perhaps next time I should dampen the area with spirits, THEN put the dot of oil paint on it. This would likely diffuse the paint faster.

Al things considered, I guess its not bad for 2 days work.

It actually looks good when used against the lghter color tank.

When I used oil washes I used a heavly deluted color. and let it run. Something I learned from Meth ( on dakka - not the drug! )

Banana?? Banana!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@SL: I'll have to look through some of his stuff then. would definitely help improve my results!



I got a bunch of paints in the mail today, and started putting them on the planes.
Problem is, my compressor is becoming even more touchy and aggravating. This time I got barely a half hour's use out of it before it decided to be a water pump instead! Its becoming more and more of an issue now, as if I get one spurt of water on a detail now its ruined (or at least hard to fix). So now I need to let it cool and dry out.... ugh.... Im going to mess with the placement of my water trap and -hope- it helps the issue!

Anyways, Heres the next stage (unfortunately only got halfway done with this step!)- shadows in panel lines. Also, though you might not notice it as its a much more subtle effect, is that all the planes have an overall fade to a more golden color on the underside, simulating shadows.

You can do it Ramos, don't give up!

I actually really like the end result of the Mt. Dew vat. The yellow is very yellow. Not my cup of tea for colors, but I guess it is well established the client is a bit off.

What yellows you usin as P3's is nice as is the wash

@Gits: "Give Up" is not in my vocabulary! Besides, I've got you people to push me along if I stop

@WM: Thanks! It looks a little different in pwerson, particularly the blends. You'll see when you see it in person.
As to the color- I rather like the yellow! Its much more golden than lemon. The pics lie!

@Dee: Im using Vallejo Model Air for the yellows. Im quite pleased how they behave, and its INCREDIBLY nice having the premixes for the airbrush!
Im thinking I actually might not need any wash on the yellow, save for a burnt sienna oil wash i plan on applying to get the recesses nice and dark. We shall see though. I havent tried P3's washes yet, but their paints are quite nice.



First plane is shaded. I think the new setup is helping, as I got a lot less water this time. It -is- very time consuming work, though, so taking a small break before the next one!



I dont know why the camera seems to brighten this color- its actually much more of a golden-yellow color than lemon yellow

Don't let me forget to bring my compressor up for you to use when I do come.

 whalemusic360 wrote:
I actually really like the end result of the Mt. Dew vat. The yellow is very yellow. Not my cup of tea for colors, but I guess it is well established the client is a bit off.

The planes should not be "Mt. Dew" yellow (it's green actually), this is clearly an intermediate step.

I realize that to those who do not actually paint their own miniatures like yourself... the whole concept of an "intermediate step" might be rather nebulous and hard to grasp. Please allow me to explain. An "intermediate step" is something that painters do in-between the building and the varnish coat stages of model prep. It may surprise you to know that there may be MANY "intermediates steps" in the creation of a model. These may include (but are not limited to); priming, base coating, blending, shading, highlighting, using washes, weathering, chipping and adding free-hand detail. You might find it interesting to (at least as a theoretical exercise) research what some of these terms mean and how they impact the final appearance of the model.

The Mt Dew was the terrain piece silly. If someone had looked at the pics after fishing maybe I paint up dark angels and nids quite regularly btw. Updating a blog was just taking to much time, for very little feedback (mostly just you).

Oh the hate hahah Planes looking quite nice btw Ramos it is yellow that's fer sure will be nice to see it progress and have a few extra colors on it to break it up some

Dont worry Gits- The camera is a liar!

The planes are a quite nice golden yellow color, as per VMA Gold Yellow. If they -do- turn out too bright (not likely, but just in case) I'll weather them down nicely.
So not to worry! Theres still a long way to go!

@WM: Ah, misunderstood. Too bad... it was one of my best smarmy tirades. Yeah... SL has had some of the same issues. Not sure the solution though. You guys know all of my tricks (blog-wise).

@Ramos: You have my complete faith, no worries here.

Plane is looking plain awesome....or plane? awesome? the subtle shades on the panel lines are nicely executed and not overbearing either, should look a treat when she's weathered!

 Gitsplitta wrote:
Yeah... SL has had some of the same issues. Not sure the solution though.

Apparently I have issues. DAMN!

banana plane gunna do banana things.

 Solar_lion wrote:

 Gitsplitta wrote:
Yeah... SL has had some of the same issues. Not sure the solution though.

Apparently I have issues. DAMN!

Ew, hopefully I don't get any of those problems. Though they do make pills for such things....