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 SilverMK2 wrote:
Well, after experimenting on some of the Reaper Bones models that I didn't really mind destroying () I have primed most of my standard sized figures (overall grey prime, then a white prime from above - going for my usual painting with washes, so this should give some extra shading on most figures ).

I love the mimic and it was the first model I took aside to get some paint on it - just need to paint the base purple to show the "flesh" lifting the rest of the creature forward to attack.

I KNEW IT! I KNEW OPENING RANDOM BOXES COULD GET YOU KILLED!



Looking good, Silver. I'm sure the wife is absolutely loving having all this stuff around.

Hatemonger wrote:

 SilverMK2 wrote:
Well, after experimenting on some of the Reaper Bones models that I didn't really mind destroying () I have primed most of my standard sized figures (overall grey prime, then a white prime from above

Sorry if I missed it in previous pages, but what did you use for primer on the Bones? I'm having a hard time getting paints to stick and I've read spray primers have been hit or miss when used on Bones.

Thanks,

- H8

I'm actually using automotive primer - I used a generic (Halfords own brand) grey primer so that I could see that the entire model was covered, then I hit them with a white primer when that had dried (again, a generic Halfords white primer). The grey primer is not bad but some of the models were a little grainy with the white spray - it might have been the air when I was spraying though as it was very humid.


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 Kanluwen wrote:
I KNEW IT! I KNEW OPENING RANDOM BOXES COULD GET YOU KILLED!

It is when I am DM - I love traps

Looking good, Silver.

Cheers

I'm sure the wife is absolutely loving having all this stuff around.

I bought some foam trays in anticipation of the Bones KS arriving, so they can all (apart from the giant things) be put away neatly... though about half of them are on my painting table at the moment having been primed and waiting to be painted

I think she likes these ones more as they are not 40K figures

Those are looking great. Quite a big batch, but then with my own ADHD I know the feeling. The mimic is looking good.

Cheers!

And now for something a bit different - I know that most of my stuff is junk, but this is meant to be - my first WIP for the junk pile contest:

Some of my junk:






Bits used so far:
+ Resin gate from FW Assault Ram
+ Pipes and gantries from the Urban War biotoxin plan
+ Some matchsticks
+ Some wire from an old PC
+ Leftover wooden spru from my MAS buildings
+ Plastic inflow gates from some 40m bases (the power couples on the telegraph pole)


And as a bonus you can see some of the Bones models I am currently working on in the background as well

I reckon that beholder has his eye on your junk Silver

Haha, I wondered where it had all gone

So, it turns out that London ate more of my time than I was expecting, so the junk pile is on the "to do at some point" pile

But, I have been playing with my airbrush for the first time in ages today and painted up the main colours on a large fire elemental (I think it looks pretty good, but I think I might redo him and play with the pressures a bit more to prevent so much splattering on some of the colours, and I need to paint his face) and have put a fair amount of paint onto Nethyrmaul - one hell of a cool model

I didn't even bother using thinned GW paints in the airbrush this time - just went straight to Vallejo and had zero problems with paint blocking the nozzle even with prolonged periods of spraying. Looking forward to getting some more colours with the Bones II kickstarter

I also used an old fashioned brush to add some blue wash to the skin of one of the storm giants.

Forgive the lighting; I think the wall socket has blown a fuse so most of my lights were not working. Also could not find my camera so had to use my phone



Large (Reaper) Fire Elemental:





Nethyrmaul:





Storm Giant:

Yeah, see what you mean about the elemental splatter, maybe just some washes over that will blend those in a bit? The colours look great though.

Nethyrmaul looks lovely, looks like a nice model too

I think I can repaint it a lot better - I want to get a much hotter looking flame so will try to keep more of the white next time. I also think I will sculpt in the join between the right arm and the body a bit better so it is not so obvious.

Yeah, Nethyrmaul is a great model. Trying to decide whether I should stick with the quite muted tones I have, or to put some brighter colours on there. At the moment I am toying with the idea of adding a few bright patches of yellow on the wings, and some bright green slime for some of the wounds and seeping out of a few of the scales.

I think keeping the muted tones with contrasting bright slime effects would be a good look. Adding brightness to the wings will detract from it I feel.

Hmmm.. I'm not sure. I might add the slime and then see how it goes.

However, I've not done any painting... but I have started assembling/converting the worlds largest dragon - Kaladrax!

The original model:


The "as supplied" pose was a bit too static, so I have been chopping and changing him to be "in flight" - I think it is going well so far. I removed one of the tail sections as when it was straightened out the tail is about 2ft long... which is a tad too long



I have to reheat the tail section as even with boiling water it has settled back part way to its original position; if it still won't stay, I will have to cut and pin it.





Also started pimping the skull a little - I wanted the mouth open so I could have it shooting flames out, so I cut the jawbone and added some extra teeth as the existing teeth are a little weedy. Added some extra beefy bone ridges as again the original skull was a little weedy. Will be adding corresponding ridges under each eye so I can make the eyes seem evil and squinting at the prey

Umm...Big

Yeah, it is pretty damn big

In fact, it is bigger than the tray I use whenever I do any hobby stuff while watching TV



Reworked my flame elemental - still not 100% on it somay do it again



Also did some work on the Storm Giant - repainted him using an airbrush rather than just washes and he is looking reasonably cool.



Also done a bit of work on a flesh construct - going for more of a rotted look so did a nice base in a rotting green:



I also did a few zombies in variations of this colour, some darker and some lighter and a couple with a slight purple tinge. They will all be getting a flesh colour over the top, with some areas of rot showing through.

Did the bones and bandages on some mummies and skeletons - the newer models are so much better than the old style basic skeletons



And last but certainly not least, some bugs:

My WIP for the LoER terrain comp: R 9 contest.

Done a little work sticking stuff together for my entry - got a way to go but there are parts of the entry that I think are done.

So, a little Dust Tactics - going for an urban winter scheme and using some of my Anarchy Models airbrush stencils. They worked pretty well - got a little bit of polishing to do to remove a little bit of paint build up along some of the stencils but other than that they worked great. Unfortunately the colours I chose didn't really come out very well but live and learn!

Really love the blue so may strip and retry using the blue and a darker grey. May just finish it off though just to see what it looks like. Will certainly be giving it a directed wash and pin wash to bring out some of the details as I think that will really make the camo colours look better.





The washes on the infantry haven't really come out but they have a very light wash of blue applied to the armour, and an olive green/grey to the fatigues.

Stencil seems to have worked well, reckon that'll look great with a detail wash and some weathering

Infantry look like they need another wash to bring out the colours - and now I've seen close ups of them I'm more tempted to get some, reckon I have a use for the gas-mask/cararpace armoured type dudes.

Cheers monkeytroll. Yeah - the stencil itself was great - but my colour choices were pretty rubbish looking at the finished product

The infantry look OK in the flesh - I have to admit that when I put on the blue wash it looked really heavy but has dried to pretty much nothing

The models themselves are pretty nice. Slightly larger scale than 40K (probably something like 32mm). They are also in a softer plastic, almost bones-like in consistency.

Damn. Saw a really cool conversion thread on an Imperial Knight and now have one on order. Quite a sad day as it breaks my long run of "do not buy GW" (other than a CSM codex so I could keep on playing).

At least I got some more magnets and plasticard with it from Element Games.

So, a few days ago I was minding my own business reading the forums when I saw Nykidemus' Knight reposing thread. He linked to the Queen Bee Knight on Bolter and Chainsword.

This unfortunately got me thinking and I broke down and purchased my first GW item in about 3-4 years (other than mini-rule book from ebay and a couple of codexes so I could keep using my stuff).

I knew that I wanted to do three things with the Knight kit:
1) Have a nice interior cockpit with pilot
2) Have an extensively converted, very dynamic pose
3) Create, as much as possible, a very unique looking model that has lots of hidden things to find on it that reflect the background of the machine and its pilot


I knew as soon as my mind clicked into "must do this project" mode that I was going for an Oriental looking Knight, along the lines of a masterless samurai. I have prepared some fluff below but a brief outline of my background is a dispossessed knight pilot who had to effectively exile themselves in order to protect the honour of their Clan. They now travel to distant warzones with a small retinue, fighting as far from the eyes of their Dynasty (effectively the Titan Order of the originating world) as possible.

I knew that I wanted to replace the weapons melded to the elbows which reduce dexterity with fully jointed arms holding upscaled weapons - this would significantly increase the range of practical poses it will be possible to arrange the kit into as well. I wanted to seriously make the appearance of the legs more visually bulky - my current thoughts run along including a series of armoured plates cascading down from the chest/waist plate similar to the armour worn by Samurai. I am going to attempt to make the weapons interchangeable.


Some fluff:



A few inspirational images:




And, a brief shot of some early WIP on the cockpit:



I will be covering the majority of the walls of the cockpit with gubbins and cables and controls - I want to make it seem cramped and confined and retain the impression that the majority of the Knight it filled with equipment. To this end, the front wall will be swept very close to the command chair - I will be adding ladder rungs which will match up with the escape hatch on the Knight's top surface.

I will be modifying the pilot slightly to match my fluff.

Always nice to see other people detailing the interiors of their vehicles.

Did you have to remove much material to make space or is that large hole in the middle already there for the use of?

Nice fluff too.

The entire inside of the torso is hollow so it is really easy to put stuff inside. The top plate is also really easy to pop on and off - you dont even need magnets or pins.

Thanks for the thumbs up on the fluff

Intrigued by the idea of a samurai type knight Looking forward to seeing how you go about it.

And always nice to read a bit of good fluff

Cheers monkey - assembling the bare bones of the main kit and then will be attempting to samuri it up.

Dry fitted the other side wall after drilling all the exhaust stacks and other vents justbto check it all still fits together before adding in any other details:

Done a little work on the cockpit.

Looking good buddy. Did you mold the walls or is it your own sculpt?

I look forward to watching your progress . Are you going to light the cockpit?

Walls are moulded from necromunda bulkheads. If I had more time I would have done my own.

No plans currently to light it - the kits and conversions has already cost enough already

Did a fair bit of work at the weekend and have now almost completed the cockpit (need to finish off the front with ladders to the roof hatch and tidy up a few of the seams) and am pretty happy with it.

Got some heads from Statuesque and decided to replace the torso with a wood elf torso as the Statuesque heads are realistic rather than heroic scale and it looked really small even on the trimmed down IG torso



A small shrine in the cockpit:


Side wall just placed in but not glued:


Cockpit mounted on the heavily converted legs:


Fully armoured and the start of the power sword - the arms will both be converted to feature hands rather than have built in weapons:


Because one weapon is never enough - magnetic weapons!

Sweeeet.

Haha, thank you

A few more pictures of samurai armour - hope to reference them when making the shoulders, chest/torso and leg guards.



Some more fluff:

Nice work, Silver. Cockpit looks good. Looking forward to see how you do the arms and hands.