Gitsplitta's Unified Painting Theory (3/18: Adepticon prep - gaslands cruiser)

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**Solar_lion**

Rollover.....

**Gitsplitta**

Finally some progress to show. Painting time has been hard to come by.

Cockpit is done and the crew is glued in on one speeder. Not that you can tell... looks pretty much the same as in the last shot. BUT... there are some new flashes of color here and there. I tried shooting all these angles to show off the paint job but you still can't see much. Sorry. Also added some metallics to the underside, the engines, missile launchers and the steps.

**Arakasi**

It's a thing of in progress beauty...

**Gitsplitta**

*grin* Thanks Arakasi... it's getting there. Finally starting to look like something.

**Solar_lion**

The bottom left pic shows off the details instrament buttons and other colors (seats). It's the details that that take the longest..Are you going to partition the body or at least the front bumper?

**Gitsplitta**

Everything is still in play. I think a very realistic approach would be to keep things as monochrome as possible. However, the rest of the army is rather cartoony so getting creative with the paint job would be consistent with the rest. I do have ideas for both the bumper and body... at least for the more cartoony style.

Anyone have any preference?? (I.e. realistic vs. cartoony)

**inmygravenimage**

Cartoony, if only to feel appropriate to the rest. Maintain the aesthetic.

**cormadepanda**

hmm idk it looks great.

**wyomingfox**

I think there is too much unbroken green in there. Need to break it up with some yellow.

**Revenent Reiko**

Or more black/silver...something to balance it a bit...maybe even some hazard stripes like the Razorbacks? (or was that a Rhino or a Vindi....i forget

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Otherwise its great to see progress Gits! (hows the hand(s)?)

**Gitsplitta**

Well, for the cartoony version there will be both yellow to break up the green and a sneaky way of getting the hazard stripe effect without actually painting hazard stripes. (they were on the dozer blades BTW) My scheme is a bit unorthodox & there could be a fair amount of yellow... will have to see once I get rolling on it.

Hands still hurt. Left middle finger really hurts when typing, right wrist just hurts in general... but no signs of infection or limited mobility so I can live with the pain.

**Dr H**

Hazard stripes without painting hazard stripes... if you could bottle that, you could sell it.

Sounds good.
Hopefully the pain will go away soon.

**Revenent Reiko**

Dozer blades! thats the one! Apologies, my mind failed me for a moment there....

Im with Dr H, i cant wait to see hazard stripes without painting hazard stripes

Ill wait to see what you do Gits...

Very glad the hands are OK, and hopefully on the mend!

**Gitsplitta**

The pain reminds me that I miraculously didn't cut my finger off or puncture the vein in my wrist. I welcome it.

**Solar_lion**

I think some small break up of color is required. I think the bumper and doors black and or yellow and black stripped?

Still looks nice even if you leave it the way it is>

**wyomingfox**

You going to use decals or just mask and airbrush?

**Gitsplitta**

Ain't tellin!

The only place I'd use anything like a decal is for the chapter badges, which there will certainly be.

**Revenent Reiko**

Gitsplitta wrote:
The pain reminds me that I miraculously didn't cut my finger off or puncture the vein in my wrist. I welcome it.

Never more true:

Bob Dylan wrote:Behind every beautiful thing, there's some kind of pain

Im glad you were lucky mate (in some ways, obviously the injury isnt lucky but....well you know what i mean lol)!

**inmygravenimage**

I envisage typhoons with black bumpers and yellow teeth, if that makes sense...

**Gitsplitta**

Bingo! (Or visa-versa). Well done mate!

**Gitsplitta**

I did make some progress, though nothing worthy of a photo. Got the external base metallics laid down on undercarriage, engines and steps on LS #2 in the wee hours this morning before I had to get ready for work. Wish I had more time to make progress but this week (and this weekend) are really booked solid. Gets frustrating when I see everyone else making hay on their projects while mine are languishing.

Still, progress is progress... no matter how small.

**inmygravenimage**

That's the spirit. Sometimes a drip-feed is all one can manage. Chin up! Also, am feeling very smug at guessing your master plan.

**Gitsplitta**

As well you should my friend.

**HAZZER**

Love the OSL!!!!!!

**Yggdrasil**

Speeders are nice, and the "upside down" typhoon missiles look good too !!!

On a side note, are you supposed to play with them ? If so, you're not allowed to take an additional pintle weapon AND a Typhoon launcher on Speeders... That would make them "LAND SPEEDER TORNADO TYPHOON" lol

**Solar_lion**

He has the weapons magnitized so he can make any version..

Thou I think the guys in the field would strap on all the weapons they could find. I'm all for the Typhoon Tornado version

**wyomingfox**

That and it needs more skulls and screaming bald heads.

**J-paint**

Having promised to reply I figure I will do it now before I try to start reading this blog from the start again and loose my mind

That land speeder is looking phenomenally good, you have perfected the art of painting garish green! I am so gratefully for putting up that video about the pinnacle highlighting, it gives a really nice effect, will have to try it out.

**Gitsplitta**

@HAZ: Thanks! (What OSL?)

@Yggs: Thank you. See SL for answer to your question.

@SL: Thanks for having my back!

@J-p: Yes, I am the crown prince of cartoony colors. But thanks!

Stopped by my FLGS to try and pick up a game today. No luck, but got a cool pic of one of my tac squads. Had a great game with Thing 1 this evening though. Bat rep is sure to follow shortly.

**Alfndrate**

Awesome picture Gits

I've got the body of your marine just about done... Still need to do arms and head. I know you said no basing, do you at least want me to paint it black?