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Green Bay, Wisconson

I think they should be pink and yellow!

 
   
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 moonpie wrote:


What's the color scheme on those Knights to be?


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You darn kids and your puns
Appreciate the comments. Im still hunting for a head for him... dont really want a helmet (mostly cause I dont have any chaos ones xD), and the one that I fell back on is some weird head with vampire fangs in it. Think its from a possessed kit.'

@Alf: yeah i know they wouldnt have a riptide in the starter, but after the starter, what would people buy? Riptide riptide riptide....

@SL & moonpie: A fools knight would be interesting to see... Make it happen!!

Starter kit will probably always be marines. Its just the status quo, and status quo is god.
Blood Angels sounds reasonable enough. I dont think theyve ever repeated a pairing with starters, so orks may not be the go-to choice. Though with all the new stuff, who's to say?

And yeah, the Knights are getting a deep royal blue to them. Actually just put in the paint order today, along with replacement needles for my airbrush (at last!)



Anywhooooo.... no real update today due to millions of tiny green lines being shockingly boring to photograph!
The crew at this stage are done except for minor details like the eyes and scarabs, and as far as the green lining goes, I just have the 5 rib sections to edge.

In a shocking twist of events, my dad actually decided to open the pool (having not done so last year due to parts missing and not wanting to do anything about it). So today I had to pull out 300 pounds of water and decaying leaves from the winter cover. FUUUUUUN!
But its open and in the process of getting clean, so thats exciting. Finally I'll be able to go swimming!

   
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Green Bay, Wisconson

I have some chaos heads.. which one are you looking for?
Or...
Maybe a nice full head of hair Blood Angel head. Add some wavy blond flowing hair. How terrifying is that!

 
   
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Im looking for a real ragey Khornate head. Not really sure on options. I want it to have a bit of chaotic influence on it (part of the reason I chose the vampire fang head was because it had super deep wrinkles and a stretched sort of look.




In painting news, Green is now half done on the Ark. Soooooo many lines!


   
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So many lines.......
   
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Kharn the Bloody has a good bare head if you can find the bit? or even the Lord Zuphor bare head is wicked too, i'll have a look at home and see if i've anything suitable for ya!

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Do you still have Typhon's bare head?
   
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Oooohhh.... I should. I really should! I never throw away anything, so its just a case of finding it now.... That may very well work (if not, Ill let you dudes know!)

EDIT:: Yeeeeah. Found it.



He looks really disinterested.... Hmmmm....


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After a late lunch with the family and then a good game of Star Wars: Edge of the Empire with Alf, I went back to the sometimes Sisyphean task that is painting the Ghost ark.

Several hours of work later, and Im still painting away at the greenlining. Managed to finish up the crew, though. These guys look deceptively simple for how I painted them!



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Whew... In the home stretch on these greens! Still a ways to go with this layer (all 6 ribs and the main body), but the end is near!



This is the second to last highlight layer, with only s slight touch of pure scorpion green to go on the highest edges. Then its a couple small areas of Boltgun, Gold, and the various lights and lenses and its all set. Not bad for a mind-numbingly gargantuan task. Right now Im super looking forward to working on the big bold areas of color on the Knights. Supply drop for them should be rolling in on Monday. Dont think I coulda timed that better if I'd tried!


Till next time~!

   
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Melbourne, Australia

I'd like Guard (well... Astra Militarum) to get a look it with the next starter. I could see them and Orks or maybe Tau (the Tau have been out for too long though - it's usually recent releases isn't it?).

Nice work on the lord btw and @red_starrise the puns!


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Oops: clicked "first unread" and didn't realise there was an extra page... Really nice work on the ark too!

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Are you still messing about with that necron thing? Dern it boy, you best get to lining!
   
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@Payne: Thank you kindly!

@WM: Greenlining takes time! I can only bear so much of it before my eyes start to bleed
In any case, its all over now, so its on to more colorful projects!!

@Dee: Its from the loss of the leg, I expect. Probably lots of oil lost, the poor guy!



So with the greens finished, it didnt take very long at all to get the rest of it sorted out (I took care of the non-greens in less than a few hours, compared to the week of green lines!!)



And a couple close ups:






Was a little fiddly to assemble due to paint expanding the joints and making them tighter, but all in all it wasnt too terribly bad!

Next up: Knights!

   
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Akron, OH

While I still feel that is a stupid model, you did a fantastic job on it.

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Thanks Cyp!

I dunno, though... I kinda like the model xD Something about the absurd canoe design it has just really makes it work for me.

   
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I think the control orb woulda been better in green. You know, like everything else.

Any word on future crons?
   
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I painted it blue 'cause thats what was on the box! Client wanted it to look like the GW one, so I did my best to match it.

As to future crons, he's thinking about a few more Annihilation Barges, some Death/Doom Scythes, and another Ghost Ark. Lots of Green Lines in my future, though thankfully we're gonna be spreading it out somewhat!

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Green Bay, Wisconson

 Cyporiean wrote:
While I still feel that is a stupid model, you did a fantastic job on it.


Think of it as a school bus. What no seat belts!

 
   
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So a little bit of news:

Nerd and me are gonna do a paint-a-thon/contest/knight-off!!! (details tbd)
However, this means we need to figure out when our painting schedules match up. As it happens, I'm almost always free (ya know, in between job applications and that clusterfeth), but Nerd has a few things he needs to finish before we can sync up. In short, im left with about 2 weeks to fill up before tackling the big robots!


And so I took a dive into the box of many things WM left me, and pulled out something that really caught my eye. The 80lb resin brick that is the Eldar Phoenix, plus a trio of little Hornets!



And, being a greenskin at heart, a squad of stormboyz!



The Eldar stuff is a little bit of a rescue mission, as some bits have broken and bent (one hornet has a tail that needs rebuilt, and the brightlances are a bit bendy atm!)
The stormboyz were a very cool kit to build. Very orky!

Speaking of... The Mek Gunz are sounding pretty cool. Model is a little meh (nothing like the GoMoNaut, though. that thing is STILL hideous!), but the description sounds pretty cool. Stuff like the BubbleChukka, Traktor Beam, etc...
The new plastic SAG mek looks awful though. his face looks way too boxy!! Seriously, people, what are you on!? (also, stupid energy bolts on the cannon itself)
Spoiler:


   
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Every time you hate on a model it makes me want to get it. I feel like that is the opposite of what you're going for.

If you don't want to rebuild the back fin you can just battle damage it off. Doesn't really go with the clean eldar look thus far though. I got it like that, btw.
   
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ehhh... I just dont understand people sometimes


Fin shouldnt be terribly hard to rebuild, though. bit of GS work should fix it up.

   
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Akron, OH

Yay Stormboyz!

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I don't get you not liking the new ork models. They are rad. Snotling Hoover.

If you don't like the head there are only a ton of other heads to replace it with.

The pink army always wins. You beat the pink army? Go ahead and brag about it. You lost to the pink army? Well, then....

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Green Bay, Wisconson

I agree with Ramo's ( did I just say that?) the head is just way too 'Blocky' .

Moonpie: I'm guessing another real issue would be the correct size as well. I'm guessing we'll be seeing more new Ork stuff out very soon. There should be something in those kits as well that might work.

Ramos; If you don't like the 'enery bolts' . One can alway cut them off . I'm quessing they could be used to bash a lot of figures ( excluding Farm animals of course )


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 Ramos Asura wrote:
So a little bit of news:

Nerd and me are gonna do a paint-a-thon/contest/knight-off!!! (details tbd)
However, this means we need to figure out when our painting schedules match up. As it happens, I'm almost always free (ya know, in between job applications and that clusterfeth), but Nerd has a few things he needs to finish before we can sync up. In short, im left with about 2 weeks to fill up before tackling the big robots!


Out with the rules already!

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@moonpie: A lot of the new minis strike me asoff my perceived ork aesthetic. In the naut's case, its cause of the overwhelming boxiness of it. The SAG mek has details that are good, and its great to have it in plastic (Easier to make a SAG battery, iffin that carries over to new rules...) His face just looks weeeeeeird. Too flat and inorganic, especially compared to the old mini.

I guess really what it boils to is my own absurd tastes. I just think the ork kits need to look a bit more ramshackle and a lot less tonka truck!

Suppose a warboss or even a Nob head could work for a headswap... been a while since Ive looked at my metal SAG mek, though.

@SL: As far as rules for the Knight off... we're still trying to figure em out
If you have any ideas, Id love to hear em! So far we're playing it pretty loose, with the both of us starting the model from more or less the same point on the mini.


So today was another surprisingly busy day family-wise, with lots of errand running and a lovely Chinese lunch.

On the miniature front, I finished the cleaning and assembly on the flyers, as well as gap filling. I ran into a bit of an odd issue with the Phoenix, though.

As with any flyer kit, it has a few clear plastic parts for the cockpit canopies. I figured it'd be an simple matter to just pop em i, but a dry fit brought up an issue. As it turns out, the Void Dragon Phoenix (this particular variant of the flyer), has different crew than the vanilla kit.
I found a few other cases online of this, leading me to believe its an error in casting (or assembly, perhaps- I dunno!)

And so I sat and pondered. One option (the first I came up with) was to shave down the top of the pilots' heads and then GS the illusion of hair where I cut it down. Hopefully the cockpit would help fool the eye. But then I had another thought, and this one was far less destructive. Why not just build the canopies -up- a millimeter?

And so I set to work.





At this stage its a very rough fit. Im gonna go back after it sets and smooth it down to blend it into the rest of the craft. Dont worry about the big bands of GS either- these were areas that just got huge gaps in the mini (as a bit of a rescue project, it had some rough spots). Im going to carve out panel lines after it all sets up.


Now another thing I need to ponder is how to paint the minis. The Hornets are small, so the usual mymeara gradient should do them fine (definitely gonna figure out some markings to differentiate em). The Phoenix, on the other hand, needs a special paint scheme. Its a huge, special unit, and the paint should reflect that. I like the crazy scales they painted on the FW mini, as well as the blue cloud effect the vanilla Phoenix has.

My first idea (also the most insane and ambitious) was to paint a sort of underwater ripple look on the surface of the plane. I think it would really fit with the very oceanic color scheme. Problem is, Ive no idea to do it! Tutorials for it are impossible to find, but they have to exist!! If I cant figure it out, Ill need to figure out an alternative.

I think that regardless of final pattern, I want to put a large Craftworld glyph on one side, offset and taking up a large portion of a wing. Would make a nice focal point.



As I look at how other people paint eldar vehicles, it occurs to me that I may want to carry an overall effect on to all of the Mymeara ones. I particularly like the effect this guy got on his. Really striking with the hexes on the red areas. (LARGE PICS AHEAD!)

Spoiler:





With the gradient, I definitely dont think I want to do something as contrasting, but theres an idea there somewhere...

Time for a loooooong think!

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Green Bay, Wisconson

 Ramos Asura wrote:
@SL: As far as rules for the Knight off... we're still trying to figure em out
If you have any ideas, Id love to hear em! So far we're playing it pretty loose, with the both of us starting the model from more or less the same point on the mini.


All depends on the initial challenge. Completion? ( whomever finisheds first? what counts as complete?) Painting? Coolness? You could set a finish date, take and post pics on Dakka and then have the Dakka community vote. Highest overall wins ( after 1 week). Once decided the deadlines are non moveable. The loser shaves his head, the winner gets the hair and maybe a goat!

or.

Maybe you should both paint it Pink and Yellow ( so as to make if fair ) and the winner gets bragging rights, but no goat. and the loser sends his to Moonpie for fear of getting beaten at their FLGS. Just saying

Feel free to use any or all of the suggestions.

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Apparently Ramos rolled all ones on keeping his blog updated... 3 days, no update?! Heresy

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Yeah its terrible I usually look forward to reading his updates before I go to work in the morning, something needs to be done

   
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Sorry guys! After building and repairing the Hornets and Phoenix, I hit a bit of a mental snag and just really couldnt get motivated. I was really stuck on how to paint them- for example should I use elaborate friskets? Designs? Variations on the gradient? I had no clue.

And so I sat around and played a little bit of videogames (just installed Risen on my comp... surprisingly good for being an older game), but mostly it was 2 full days of resume re-tweaking and sending out even more applications.... :/ I seem to have been passed over for a job I was sure I'd get up in Cleveland, but I didnt even get a call, so back to the same song and dance.

Dunno what you need to do to get a job these days... Its pure misery never getting interviews :/


Anyways... Guess thats enough of me complaining, so lets get down to business at hand:



@SL: Good suggestions all- definitely gonna take em to mind! As to painting in fools colors.... alas, the pair I have are destined for blue and gold, and nerd's is destined for the reds and silvers of the mechanicum!

@Alf: Yeeeeeeeah, my dice suck. Sue me

@Gir: I'll do my best to keep your morning work material fresh and exciting! Hopefully Ill get back into the swing of things quickly!

==============================

So thanks to steadily increasing insomnia, Im still awake. So why not do a little work?

A few hours of airbrushing and the flyers are looking good in their teal and green! The pic unfortunately loses a bit of the highlights on the Phoenix- its really much more of a color change! Ah well.... what can ya do?



My final decision was to spray the vehicles in the same Mymeara gradient as the infantry, but I introduced darker and lighter shades at both ends to break up the massive areas of flat color. After its all done, Ill throw in black bands here and there, as well as various larger glyphs and sigils, smilar to the many pics I found in the IA11 book.

For example:


I think Im going to paint the underside of these black, so it gets a good bit of visual interest. I almost would go with white, but black's gonna be much easier to make look good! Plus, the Guardians I've done already have black helmets, so theres some precedent for the combination! Weapons will be the standard white.


Thanks for reading!

   
 
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