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I admit the croc was intresting..

Is he short on commissions? I could do that.. I have some terrain I always wanted painted

OHHHHH!!!! Called out! If he's getting to the bottom of my "Random Crap" box, I expect he's open to some stuff.

And hes getting Knights. And maybe some zombicide stuff. And also maybe some Axony just to cheese you off (and I actually want a playable force for BF, instead of a pile of boxes).

Solar_lion wrote:
I admit the croc was intresting..
Is he short on commissions? I could do that.. I have some terrain I always wanted painted

It'll be another couple of months before I have stuff for him to do, and that will be new EFT models.

whalemusic360 wrote:And also maybe some Axony just to cheese you off (and I actually want a playable force for BF, instead of a pile of boxes).

pffffft...

Glad your getting him the knights. Since I don't know what axony is I'll ignore that! Even if you give him the pile of boxes you 'll still have more pile of boxes..

Your like the rest of us ( have more stuff than we can paint) with the exception that you have more stuff than Ramos can paint!

oh and good job Ramos.....Whew!

Truth. There is a good chunck of stuff that is painted that I havent ever used. Trying to get away from the bucket of random things and more into the usable stuff. A bunch of cool single things, while neat, just sit on a shelf.

I have a lot.. but compared to you.. well you are my hero.

I look at it like tools ( indoor and outdoor ) I may not need it now, but when I do ..I'll have it!

Just need you to move out here where we all can benefit from your necessary collection !


Ramos.. paint something!!!

BOW BEFORE YOUR KING OF STORY WAR!

Sorry about no update yesterday- Dakka was being oddly laggy and unresponsive last night. Who knows :/


Anywhooooo..... More progress on the foxes.



As they are shinobi (ya know, ninjas!), I'm aiming to paint them with muted tones. I really liked the green on the box, so I'm gonna be using the very grassy "Gretchin Green" as a base color. With a bit of gray added in, the color turns to a really nice desaturated green. And as always, Khemri brown cloth is my go-to light brown color.

Im planning painting the sashes in purple as an "army color". The samurai I've painted previously all had them, and the Otters will have a little bit on a sash as well. It may be a little of my 40k (in)sensibilities, but I really like the idea of having an element to tie an army together, be it a color, basing scheme, etc.

At this stage, the sand and foot wrappings are based and washed, and the cloth areas are washed and brought back to base coats. The fur is just about done (havent even touched the eyes and noses yet!)
Otters so far just have their fur tones done.




I may, may think of doing a little terrain soon... dont know If I could stand to do another super gingerbread Fortress, but the skyshields werent too terrible, overall...
But yes! The biggest project in the future is a group of Knights, which Im super excited to play with! It looks like an amazing kit. (pity its gonna be all black and white, but what'cha gonna do )


@SL: Dude, get on with the lottery winning so we can make this happen!
And dont worry, 40k painting is coming! Next week I may have a Necron Ghost Ark, and I'll have the Knights for sure on the 7th

And Alf... Nick responded with this simple phase:
"At least I have a Magnet."

The green complements thr red on the foxes

 Ramos Asura wrote:

But yes! The biggest project in the future is a group of Knights, which Im super excited to play with! It looks like an amazing kit. (pity its gonna be all black and white, but what'cha gonna do )

Nah, going with House Terryn. Big ass blue and gold robots.

Cool we gonna have a Knight-off Ramos? see how fast we can each get our paint on?

Oh snap, throw down time! Damo has like a 4 week head start.

 whalemusic360 wrote:
Oh snap, throw down time! Damo has like a 4 week head start.

Yeah but Damo also hasn't done any more than prime with base colours I'm happy to wait unil Ramos catches up!

Hahaha! You know that's an awesome idea, nerd. Im kinda afraid youd kick my ass.... Im not known for my speed, after all (Mr. "Hey so I painted a bunch of marines, a rhino, and some marines in a day, but really its not all that much")
Then again, perhaps thats just the kick I need to paint them swiftly.... and to get you back to em!



So I finished these last night, but only got varnish on them a little bit ago (the morning was spent doing yardwork... yaaay...)

Fox Shinobi, from OTLG's Brushfire:


This is also the first test of my new backdrop. Nothing more than a yard of black fabric I bought from walmart, draped over my computer monitor. So far, so good! Hopefully it doesnt pick up too much dust and junk from my desk/room.



In other news.... the G/Morkanaut.
Am I the only one who's kinda underwhelmed by the mini? Its pretty blah. Even for orks it has too much of a "tonka toy" look to it. (I mean plus its only a little cheaper than a stompa... which look awesome). Really leaves something to be desired.

Apart from the lackluster mini, What the hell is with a 6-man transport capacity? (according to rumors, of course) What use is that exactly? Especially in Orks, where you want to have as many troops as possible in one squad. 3 meganobz seem like an expensive filler for this thing... Keep in mind im not the greatest tactician out there (I eat paint after all!), so ymmv on how reliable my thoughts are...
Its shooty, though...

I think the new naut could look pretty cool with a better KFF. The one it comes with is small and stuck on looking. I suspect it may be good with some burnas, lootas or meganobs, or without starting anything in it (good spot to hide a weakend troop late game). A stomps is close in price, but twice the points, and a super heavy only kosher in agreement with who you are playing with.

New kits look solid imo. Maybe some more blue faces orks coming soon to a paint desk near you.

I'd do a burna squad with 3 meks to repair the damage.

Great job on the Foxes Ramos!

The burna/mek squad's not a bad idea, actually...


And yeah, I know the Stompas a superheavy, but still it has that look. (plus, how long before they letcha take more superheavies in regular games? alreadty have the knights!) I dont know how to explain it but it just -looks- right. The naut just looks like a kiddie toy. Really blocky and random just tacked-on details. It doesnt have any life in it.
If ever I actually run one, its gonna have to be a scratchbuild/conversion...


EDIT: And thanks Cyp! Glad ya like em! Im really a fan of the minis, myself.

Ninjas looking good dude! great colours and the actual Foxy bits look very Foxy! if you're down for a knight off i'm keen :-) just let me know the specs and time frame and i'm there!

So how many of the Brushfire? minis have you painted lately? you seem to be churning through it all! and I might add they are all done so nicely, your paint really suits them down to the ground!

Hahaha! Totally, nerd! No clue on specs tho. I suspect Ill need to get them assembled and primed first, then its off to the races

Many thanks on the complements, too...
It has been a Brushfire heavy last couplea weeks..... Post adepticon, lets see....

Kardaxx (for me)
5 Kernish Terriers
5 Tanuki Samurai
5 Fox Shinobi

On the table I still have 5 Otter Ashigaru
After that, the table's clear!


For now

 Ramos Asura wrote:

If ever I actually run one, its gonna have to be a scratchbuild/conversion...

Just like that Mekadread scratchbuild?

oh.. you should get on that right away!..

Nice job on the farm An----.. foxes.

the G/Morkanaut. I'll need to see on in person.. SO far I'm with Ramos. Not impressed.

It does remind me of this.

Though I do kinda like it.

Got in a shipment of Ramos painted goodies today. Its nice seeing the Detolfs get more and more full..

It took me about three minutes of staring before realizing that Stompa is based off of Mr. Potato Head.

...and I also like it.

@WM: Shush you!! I just never got back around to it
I really should though... One of my first major builds, and itd be a shame to see it languish in the foam. Maybe after Im set with commissions Ill go back to it! Gotta keep bread on the table, after all!

I did think of the Tater Titan when i first saw the GoMoNaut... Though I still REALLY prefer the Tater. That at least has character and some kind of indescribable orkiness to it that makes it work for me. The 'Naut just still really doesnt cut it for me.

@SL: Thank you! And don't you worry... For sure gonna start some 40k stuff later this week. Not much longer for the Farm Critters

@Cyp: Excellent! Glad to hear they arrived. Hopefully we didnt have any casualties along the way- USPS is rough sometimes!

@CC: That project is one of the first I saw of Orks back when I started. Really got my inner Mek going! As I look at it nowadays, there are bits and pieces of it I would do differently (Im more of a fan of smaller rivets, personally), but his execution, vision, and paint is exceptional!
I believe its Iron Dog studios or something of the like.

EDIT: Yeeeeeah this guy!! http://www.irondogstudios.com/images/tater/mek_tater.html


Anyways.... Its been a slow coupla days around here. Part of it is the weather- Already starting to heat up, and without any kind of AC, the house is barely habitable sometimes xD Hopefully the new fan I got can help remedy the situation... Adding to it is a general sense of restlessness- Guess its just a touch of anxiety waiting to hear back from jobs. Im just really eager to start already! :/

I did do a hefty bit of cleaning and reorganizing today. Consolidated my junk drawer and started to organize the massive box of 40k sprues I got a while back. Pretty sure I've a bunch of Fantasy stuff in there too. I know I saw some Skaven in there!
Finally, I got a chunk of the basement sorted, freeing up an incredible amount of space.... Only took 2 years of prodding my mom to come down and help sort (its 99% her stuff anywho). Now its only half-covered in junk instead of 3/4!


But thats enough about me... Thats not why you're here. You want to see some minis!
The otters got some progress (I'd wager about 1/3 done). Fur colors are mostly final, save for the top-knot guy who needs a bit more love. Each is getting his own armor/cloth combo, similar to the Samurai.


Onward and upward!

 Ramos Asura wrote:
@Cyp: Excellent! Glad to hear they arrived. Hopefully we didnt have any casualties along the way- USPS is rough sometimes!

Nothing major, just a few slightly bent weapons and one of the Tanuki's needs to get reglued to the base.

The first squad of Otters is looking good.

Bummer to hear, though Im glad damage was relatively limited. Sorry about that all the same :/
Wonder if marking future stuff fragile would help at all. Postman mentioned it wouldnt cost anything extra...

 Ramos Asura wrote:
Bummer to hear, though Im glad damage was relatively limited. Sorry about that all the same :/
Wonder if marking future stuff fragile would help at all. Postman mentioned it wouldnt cost anything extra...

I've found that it doesn't help much.

Don't loose any sleep over it, its nothing serious. I've had worst wear & tear transporting the models to and from shows.

I cant help but feel a little bad- The finished minis are my babies after all! Suppose thats what superglue is made for, though!

Curious though.... the one that popped off his base, was it the black/red bowman with the crest on his helmet?