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Oh so it does... Wonder what i was thinking of then....

Here you go folks... air brushing done & gun rails in place.

Is that where the missile launchers are supposed to be? It looks wrong but im not quite sure....

I couldn't figure out where the missile launchers were supposed to be. They didn't seem to fit anywhere... but that's where I put them. Good enough for government work.

Dont shoot me, Gits, but this is GWs build of it for comparison.



Though it seems they have different launchers... hmm... Wait yours are aligned differently- thats it. No clue how the kits supposed to work. Never built one myself.

Eh. I think they look good as is. They have sort of a spoiler look to em that gives the LS something of a racer feel

I love the green. Damn fine airbrush work.

Oh wait... now I see. I glued the pedestals on reversed (and probably on the wrong sides). Plus they needed open door hatches which I didn't have.

Ah well, mine will work fine and is easily removed for conversion to a normal land speeder.

Thanks Ramos!

I actually refer your setup mate. I've always thought the side ears looked daft. Nice smooth cover on first coat of paint, too, considering it's a repaint.

Side ears... excellent...

Up the back is a better spot for them anyway. I couldn't imagine how distracting having a missile shoot right past your head would be during the heat of battle.

I prefer the look of your's Gits, more of a "speeder" feel to them. The GW version just looks dumpy in comparrison.
Green looking good as always.

Git I like your design better. From now on, any improperly built vehicle that looks cooler then the original will be known as a mantis patterned vehicle.

DId you ever think about painting any of those speeders in the tranquility pattern?

 IceAngel wrote:
Git I like your design better. From now on, any improperly built vehicle that looks cooler then the original will be known as a mantis patterned vehicle.

DId you ever think about painting any of those speeders in the tranquility pattern?

I agree with Ice.. They do look more useable towards the back.. Praise Huron!

Looks like you'll need to get 3 more speeders.

Heya Gits..re: thin sheet metal a couple pages ago, have you ever seen these K&S metal displays in Hobby SHops?
http://www.ksmetals.com/retail.html

I agree, i think they look better this way (And have the added benefit that the missiles wont hit one of the drivers if one of them leans over slightly....)

Thanks guys.

No, no tranquility pattern vehicles at this point. I'm not sure I can rationalize them as I think combat vehicles would need to pulled out of a motor pool to be effective as they'd be constantly in and out of service while being repaired, overhauled, etc. If you had "dedicated" transports (not in the 40k sense), you'd need an entire secondary motor pool to supply the extras you'd need... and that's just not how the Mantis Warriors do things. They're out on their own (even before the Badab War), very efficient and self-sufficient. The extravagance of an "elite" motor pool to babysit vesicles with a different paint job than standard just doesn't wash in my mind. Tranquility camo is reserved for human veterans of the Home Guard. Vehicles are cherished... but they aren't marines.

@ Reiko: You made me LOL!

Lookin good gits...

Man you`re really productive this year Gits, you`re just hammering along What`s next in line after the Land Speeders?

R

GMS marines... and some fun stuff. Projects long neglected but well loved. Right now I'm mainly waiting for the the SM 6th edition dex to see what options I have for different units. Other than that I'm ready to do some pretty cool things.

I WOULD have been painting today... but I'd promised thing 1 we'd go skiing... and we skied for 4 hours or so until my legs gave out. Then he skied for another hour and a half with a buddy while I sat in the bar at the chalet. Well... you guys can fill in the rest.

Sounds good to me

R

Hey Gits! Looking good, iv been gazing through your gallery and the mantis army is coming along really well. It must be quite a size by now. The speeders are looking fantastic, i think the rocket pods look better up on the back to be honest and the zenithal airbrushing is looking pretty great too. Keep up the great work!

Hey Hits! Glad to see you! Thanks. Funny that the configuration came purely by accident (and not knowing how they were supposed to go together). I have something for you. Expect an e-mail, perhaps as soon as tonight.

Well, spent a fair amount of time painting. Finished of the 4 heavy bolters. Good Lord this is going to be a looooong project at this rate... I do like the look of them though.


Marines next, then the cockpit. I have a feeling that this'll be one of those projects that has a *lot* of WIP steps (unfortunately).

Holy hell Gits! they look superb and I know 'cos I love my speeders and I love my green speeders even more! so i believe i'm qualified to say, THESE LOOK FREAKIN' AWESOME!!!!

Thanks Nerdy. There are some pretty big gaps that should have been filled before I started painting. Think I can still fix most of those. You can see how much the lining changes the character of the green (see the passenger's HB), pretty amazing actually.

I'm debating how to handle the color scheme on the speeders. Have some ideas but I'm not sure. In any case, lots to paint before I get to the point where I have to make decisions on the hull paint job.

Very nice start Git! will give you some fast units to threaten with.

loveing the bloters gits...lol

Today's work... green stuffing! Not exciting or sexy... but I added the roundels to the shoulder pads (I always forget to do this before painting) and filled the worst of the gaps in the front hulls. Luckily GS is close enough to my base color that I think a light coat of base will effectively hide them with no problems.

I decided not to add the extra little mantis warrior spiky bits to the arms as they'd just be impractical when trying to maneuver in the cabin of the land speeder. I figure they're either retractable or removable so they don't hamper the marine's ability to fight effectively.

So, nothing photo worthy... but definitely a step forward.

Progress is progress... for as much as these cost they sure do go together poorly.

I've got a WIP shot for you gits, wanted to get your opinion on it. My paint is a wee thick (I can't get the consistency down in this weather, it's either too thick or too thin... Do you think hitting it with a paint on gloss varnish would smooth it out?



(it's a little brighter in real life)

Perhaps... but I'd be careful not to hit it with too much. Give it a nice, light to medium spray... let it dry thoroughly and see where you are. I like the color though.

 Gitsplitta wrote:
Perhaps... but I'd be careful not to hit it with too much. Give it a nice, light to medium spray... let it dry thoroughly and see where you are. I like the color though.

Whoops, forgot to mention it would be paint on gloss varnish... I've got a bottle of Vallejo Gloss for gems and the like. Glad you liked the color, it's nothing but GW "The Fang" Base, a separate Asurmen Blue Wash, "Russ Gray" and "Fenrisian Wolf" (whichever is the lightest colored layer paint).

I'll take a look at it tonight and see if the gloss can help me even it out, as I'd like to get the armor down before I move on to details.