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A little bit of Armageddon Dust "basing" paint dryrbushed over the tracks and surrounding chasis works well for creating a mud effect. Nice and thick without being overpowering. Might be a little too light in colour for wet mud but would work well as mud that dried over time.

It's actually the only damn thing I use the stuff for.

Actually I've got a pretty decent mud system worked out that I developed for my grot tanks using weathering powders and airbrushing medium.

These images show it pretty well:




I can get both dry and wet mud (old and fresh) pretty easily & I like the overall effect.

Got some work done on the inner track rollers and the metal on the other side. Might not have much time to paint this week but I'll do what I can.

When I have something picture-worthy I'll post it.

Been a while since I've seen your painting blog, but it brings me to tears to gaze upon it once more, Gitsplitta. I hope I can paint as well as you in my future endeavors!

Yup, you certainly do Gitspltta. No Armageddon Dust for you

Awesome stuff Gits. Your airbrushing skills are so good!

Orminah wrote:Been a while since I've seen your painting blog, but it brings me to tears to gaze upon it once more, Gitsplitta. I hope I can paint as well as you in my future endeavors!

Why thank you Orminah! Very generous of you to say so. There's nothing magic about my painting... just a willingness to try anything and a lot of time and determination. Unlike many on dakka, I'm most certainly NOT an artist. More of a craftsmen than anything else.

LeadLegion wrote:Yup, you certainly do Gitspltta. No Armageddon Dust for you

Not yet anyway!

vent wrote:Awesome stuff Gits. Your airbrushing skills are so good!

Thanks vent. Lot's of practice I guess... it's such a stupid simple tool to use that anyone can look like a pro with a little effort.



God help me... I'm now now the father of a newly minted teenager. With a brand-new (well... used actually) drum set in the basement.
"If you all would stay in your seats please... the zombie apocalypse will begin shortly."


You know... being 50 in a few days in no big deal. Realizing that the little boy I carried in my arms for so may years is now a teenager is MUCH harder to take.

Congratz on the half century Gitz.

As someone who was recently a teenager with a drum kit, and who has a brother who is a teenager with a drum kit (the same drum kit as it happens), i can share your pain.

Hang in there, Gitz. When they hit 25, they'll look back and realize that you really did know what was going on.
Keep up the awesome work on the Landraiders. I can't wait to see them and some Termies.

Happy birthday old Man - from older Man!

Well, not our time yet. You, I and whalemusic360 all get older on Saturday!

But thanks... same to you!



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I'd like to point out just for the record... that offering to send large, heavy tins of cookies around the world as prizes for a painting comp is a REALLY FREAKING BAD IDEA. Just don't do it!

Love what you're doing on the Land Raider... Never been bent on that Mk1 model, but you're doing it justice now !!

And the meltagunner idea looks ace !!

Well, I must admit that I think the modern LR is a far superior model to the old one... but this goes with my army so I'll make the best out of it!

Hope you like the Bitz you got

They were wonderful Dee, thank you! They've go their very own drawer in my bits box now.

Not a problem, Im gonna start my own painting service.

Great! Should keep you busy. Best of luck Dee.

Gits, your blog serves as an inspiration of madness... I just went back through like 5 P&M Summaries looking for this guy:


Just so I could figure out how to do stained glass for my Basilica Administratum... If they find my gibbering remains, I blame you

Is that Water Effects for windows?
I must admit, I only really skimmed through the summaries than the almost 400 page long thread xD

What page is that on?

Stained glass is easy... comedy is hard.

You might talk with Briancj, he did some stained glass for his fortress for last year's Adepticon that just kicked butt.

Ovion wrote:Is that Water Effects for windows?
I must admit, I only really skimmed through the summaries than the almost 400 page long thread xD

What page is that on?

Around page 129, the post-AdeptiCon Master of the Forge is in the 4th P&M Summary (pg. 135) and the work takes place somewhere on like March 29th.

Gitsplitta wrote:Stained glass is easy... comedy is hard.


You might talk with BrianCJ, he did some stained glass for his fortress for last year's Adepticon that just kicked butt.

I will do that thanks gits!

Krystal Klear ay?
Where do I buy this! (I want to coat my Tau Stealth Suits in it!)

 Ovion wrote:
Krystal Klear ay?
Where do I buy this! (I want to coat my Tau Stealth Suits in it!)

Microscale Industries make it (the people that make Micro Sol and Micro Set)
http://www.microscale.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=MI-9

I have never heard of any of those, and google gave me basically nothing!
Thankyou, I'll try and track some down.

Hey Ovion, sorry... didn't see your original question.

If you know of some place that carries decal supplies... model railroading or serious military model building... try there. I'm not sure if Microscale products are available in the UK, but if you check with the above hobbies you'll find out soon enough. Their decal products are pretty much the standard here in the U.S.

Here's the company's web site: http://www.microscale.com/

The technique I used for my Fortress o' Redemption will not work, sadly. It relied on a solid surface to 'cheat' with.

HOWEVER!

1) Print stained glass you find on the internet, onto clear plastic with your color inkjet or laser printer. Avery sells the plastic sheets, make sure you buy the sheets that match your type of printer. No more difficult than printing paper, slightly less difficult than printing your own decals.

2) Buy some:

http://www.verlindenonline.com/1-35-stained-glass-windows-788.html
http://www.model-miniature.com/product.php?id_product=256
http://www.model-miniature.com/product.php?id_product=257

 Briancj wrote:
The technique I used for my Fortress o' Redemption will not work, sadly. It relied on a solid surface to 'cheat' with.

HOWEVER!

1) Print stained glass you find on the internet, onto clear plastic with your color inkjet or laser printer. Avery sells the plastic sheets, make sure you buy the sheets that match your type of printer. No more difficult than printing paper, slightly less difficult than printing your own decals.

We're talking clear plastic like overhead projector plastic? I don't need something super detailed and fantastic. I'm just looking to give my Basilica Administratum a more "churchy" view, as well as give me plausible reason to have no LoS on the first floor so I can use it for Infinity as well as 40k.

2) Buy some:

http://www.verlindenonline.com/1-35-stained-glass-windows-788.html
http://www.model-miniature.com/product.php?id_product=256
http://www.model-miniature.com/product.php?id_product=257

I love this thread simply for the font of information it is, and I did manage to find how you did your stained glass windows, and yeah I was like, "they do look good, but I don't have a solid surface".

The LR is looking really great so far Git's it will break it up a bit when you paint the chapter symbol on the doors.....

I did wonder about sending cookies around the world but thought a few in a box wouldn't cost that much, now I wonder how many you've (Mrs Splitta) done

*sigh* I would have been money ahead if I'd given each winner $50.

Ah well, it's not about the money anyway.

Nah, I'm still riding that high from back to back world war champs.