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 whalemusic360 wrote:

 Solar_lion wrote:
Looking at getting one this year... Maybe I should have Ramos paint it in matching colors!

This legion does have history with the Lamenters. Killing them, mostly, but history none the less.

Pick a responce:...

1. Take a number bub!
2. We Lamenters get that alot.
3. Why you have to be hateing
4. Imperial Fists... You got us yellow colored marines mixed up again!
5. Just you wait till our chapter master hears about this.. if we can find him.
6. Graven made me do it! Not my fault!

Anyway, a matching sister Titan would be cool.

@Cyp: BY YOUR COMMAND [/cylon]


Wu Xian is at his base and washed fur color. Still a lot to play with as far as the blending is concerned. Mixing a nice orange is difficult- Way too easy to make it an unnaturally bright color or have too much red in it. I should be able to make the color fade a good bit in subsequent layers!

@SL: My doors are always open, especially for projects of this magnitude! Thus far its been super fun building and painting it. Its such a nice model! Just lemme know

@Dr. H:

@WM: Now now, we gotta learn to play nice with the other kids. He's gotten so used to us beating him I think hes developed a bit of Stockholm Syndrome- A Titan in our colors would certainly ease some of the separation anxieties.



The titan is able to stand on its own, albeit to a limited extent. Right now Ive got two nice pins in the ankles that should provide a good foundation once all the bits are glued together! Biggest thing that prevented me from gluing it all together was access to the base, as well as the many pistons that need to be glued in before the legs are secured.


I added to the smooshed chimera, and I attempted to make it look like the wreck was pushed forward and into the ground by the God-Machine. Visible on the left side is a gaping hole, showcasing the gears and wheels of the suspension/track system- Likely the wound that felled the tank in a battle long since passed.
I attempted some drag marks behind it, as well as piling cork rocks in front to make it look like the rock underneath has been compressed and fractured, folding it forward.

*NOTE* the toes on the Chimera are not yet glued, just in case I need/want to make any corrections to it.







Still to add (later) a marine or two charging into battle! Plus various battlefield debris.
Your thoughts are appreciated! Definitely wanna make this thing shine.

Love the squished tank. Well done Ramos.

Loving it. The more I see, the more excited I get.

Nice work on the base. I like the pushed over fence post, that really sells it for me.

Looking cool Ramos.

That is an awesome base, the Titans really let modellers go wild on detailing. The crushed Chimera is wonderful. Be careful though on the toes - the pistons sit on top and don't really allow for the toes to curl down - having said that, the rule of cool applies so if it looks good then go with it...

Awesome. You pulled that off perfectly. Now put a IG body out the back hatch.. paint him in orange with black tiger stripes.. too obvious?

 Ramos Asura wrote:
@SL: My doors are always open, especially for projects of this magnitude! Thus far its been super fun building and painting it. Its such a nice model! Just lemme know

Deal.... I'll contact you when I get it! Most likely at AC

I'll think I'll call it " Ferrum Pythonissam" .... Iron Witch. hummm ..or...

That base is wicked awesome! can't wait to see it all done up! with your skill its gonna rock!

 Solar_lion wrote:
Awesome. You pulled that off perfectly. Now put a IG body out the back hatch.. paint him in orange with black tiger stripes.. too obvious?

 Ramos Asura wrote:
@SL: My doors are always open, especially for projects of this magnitude! Thus far its been super fun building and painting it. Its such a nice model! Just lemme know

Deal.... I'll contact you when I get it! Most likely at AC

I'll think I'll call it " Ferrum Pythonissam" .... Iron Witch. hummm ..or...

As it comes with free shipping anyways, I would highly recommend against doing that. You will get hit with the already elevated show price (they dont do an actual conversion of GBP to USD, it's a higher, rounded up number) as well as Chicago's hefty sales tax.

We'll have to let them hang out at AC once it's done. Which guns are you planning?

humm good point..

Plasma and gat.

Thanks a ton, you guys!!

@Ruglud: Thanks for the advice. I think Im just at that limit, maybe -just- exceeding in on one of the toes. Should be able to make it work, nonetheless! Im getting very good at getting kits to do something they weren't designed for

@SL: Well i was thinking some yellow and checkers would look nice..... We shall see what happens when i start adding more figures to the base!
A quick poking about with Google Translate gives me a few suggestions for the Iron Witch. (note: these names are pretty much just "rule of what sounds interesting"
Ferrea Strigam
Ferrum Vanefica (actually closer to "Iron Poisoner")
Ferrum Maleficus (Iron wizard xD sounds cool though!)
Could swap the names around pretty easily, too (ie, Vanefica Ferrum). No need to entirely match the true latin syntax.




As to WMs titan...

SHE STANDS!




Surprisingly sturdy, even at this stage. I still need to go back and reinforce the joints with a bit more glue, and then fill in the holes where the pins were inserted. Pistons are the next step, however I seem to have used all of my superglue basing the titan and building it to this stage, so further assembly is on hold!

Looks like its time to paint some stuff instead

She has a lovely pair of legs that go all the way up

So do I but I need support GiraffeX

Wow. Looking good. I salute you for this project. I didn't even put my own stormtalon together. That's what friends are for.

Veneficus Ferrum Good Name!

Wouldn't epoxy be more permanent? Super glue has a limited life?

@GX: She does, she does!

@Dee: May I recommend a copious amount of pistons and/or epoxy?
I find they are quite supportive

@moonpie: Thanks! And shoot, dude. Assembly is sometimes my favorite part xD Definitely breaks up the endless hours of painting!

@SL: I use a combination of both. Epoxy -is- the primary, as I did find it gives a more robust bond, however superglue is much better for the smaller non-load bearing parts like the pistons. In these cases, epoxy is just too thick and gooey. Superglue I can just flow into the cracks and let capillary action do the rest!
I will be injecting more epoxy into the knees, as I notice mine are a little wobbly yet.

Are you going to paint this section separately?

Yeah, im gonna be painting three main sections- Legs/base, Body/Carapace, and head. Then whatever little armor plates that are separate.

Should make painting real easy (rather, easier)


So no superglue run today- Unfortunately plans changed rather at the last minute

Anyways, heres a bit of what I was working on:

Wu Xian:


Fur is probably at its brightest (maybe a few final extreme highlights), and needs only stripes to mark him as a full tiger!

His robes and metal armor ar at various levels of basing- Im aiming for a deeper cherry red for the cloth, and a deep purple for his cape.

You may notice that he now has his hand cut off- This was necessary because Im an idiot and completely failed at building him right! Naturally it wasn't until I had already glued it all together and painted him before I realized my error.


And secondly, the Dwarf Gunsmith and Gel Warrior from EFT:
Just a few random colors on these guys!


Dont think Im gonna get any more work on these guys done tonight- My youngest brother just turned 18 (I still cant believe it- making me feel old xD) so I think we're gonna be doing stuff later.

Till next time!

Nice work Ramos, that Tiger guy is very nice and your painting is spot on so far! it's great to see different models being bought to the fore by skilled artisans, goes a long way to convince people to add them to their own collection!

Hehe Thanks nerd!

Yeah Im liking a lot of the BF minis, thus far. The dogs were ok, but not my cup of tea, though the lizard (Tajir) and Wu Xian here I could actually see myself getting for my collection
As to the Endless figs- well.... I LOVE the idea for the game, and the figs are awesome. Definitely on the list for the future!

I can certainly recommend getting a few of these models!



Nearly finished with Wu Xian, with really only the base and leather to go. I haven't taken the plunge on the stripes quite yet- giving it a good think before putting brush to paint!
Should actually be able to finish him tonight.



And the metal progress on the Dark Knight. Hes actually a good bit duller than it appears here. The metal just really catches the lights in my room!

He's still missing a hand, btw

Looking good Ramos!

I'm always willing to trade some product for painting credit.

 whalemusic360 wrote:
He's still missing a hand, btw

I'm tempted to send him another Wu Xian to paint and convert into having a Hook Hand, he is a River Pirate...

You mean PAW

 Miss Dee wrote:
You mean PAW

Indeed.

@WM: Quiet you! Or I might just forget a hand on your titan!

@Cyp: I might very well take you up on that. I've definitely a few minis in mind... Ill have a think on it and letcha know
As to a hook hand- do it! Yarrr!



On that note, Wu Xian has been completed!
The stripes were a bit of a harrowing experience at first, but after the first few passes, I took to it quite quickly. I think the trick is not to think too hard on which way the stripes go. You just have to let the brush do the work for you.



There were two particular sets of markings that I really wanted to include on him. The first was a marking common to tigers, and that is a cluster of stripes on the forehead that happen to resemble the Chinese symbol for "King". This is one reason why Tigers are so prevalent in Chinese mythology- they are king of animals.



The second was a bit from the art I was given, in which he is portrayed with a tail that is mostly black.



Now it may just be a case of being in shadow (and likely is, given the art style), however I kinda liked the image of the black tail. Stripes on tigers are like fingerprints, and I wanted to give Wu Xian a mark unique from all the other tigers in BF.



Also, the Warhond's legs are all assembled! The pistons went in rather quick and easy, if I do say so myself.





Till next time!

Wu Xian looks fantastic!

Wow, what a transformation. The tiger guy looks great!

Agreed. Wasn't sure on him til this final shot, he looks great!

I like the last Titan pic with the dread legs in the background. Just made me chuckle. Btw, warhounds found have hands

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Paint the TITAN or we'll unleash the Kraken!!!!