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Okay, so after the roof leak, our dishwasher failed, a crazy busy week at work and watching the updates on the AvP Kickstarter, I finally got some work done on Berfa - although no paint got to see the light of day

Instead I sorted out the base - stripped the previous version down, and re-cut the original hardboard base so that it fits Berfa's curves... Also added more rivets






Now the DIY tasks are out the way, I'm hoping to get the painting started over the weekend...

Looking good, have to say you get distracted far too easily, I mean if the dishwasher was on fire while a tornado ripped the roof off, and you where busy curing the common cold, then maybe then we could except these excuses.

Still looking great though.

Looking brilliant.
Although I don't think the cork fits the aesthetic..

Keep going, getting ever nearer.

Brilliant, cant wait to see this painted... keep going

Camkierhi wrote:Looking good, have to say you get distracted far too easily, I mean if the dishwasher was on fire while a tornado ripped the roof off, and you where busy curing the common cold, then maybe then we could except these excuses.

Still looking great though.

I apologise - no more excuses

Dr H wrote:Looking brilliant.
Although I don't think the cork fits the aesthetic..

Keep going, getting ever nearer.

Haha, the cork is a temporary fitting whil Berfa gets some reconstructive surgery on her lower jaw (it broke off !)

hk1x1 wrote:Brilliant, cant wait to see this painted... keep going

Paint? You mean I gotta paint her ?

Today, Berfa got a pimply bum...



Well, that's most of the detailing done. I do need to make and add some extra parts but I'm thinking that I'll just try and get her in a painted state first so I don't hold the comp any longer...

PAINTY PAINTY PAINT PAINT

About bloody time.

Red lead eh! Not like orks to preserve there equipement like that!

Looks good though.

red turns faster? LOL...

the last works on the base...stunning work mister... on the base are these rivets cardboard ones?

Camkierhi wrote:About bloody time.

Red lead eh! Not like orks to preserve there equipement like that!

Looks good though.

Red for rust...

Viktor von Domm wrote:red turns faster? LOL...

the last works on the base...stunning work mister... on the base are these rivets cardboard ones?

Yes indeed - cereal box rivets - the floor panels are the same - didn't want use up my plasticard on a base...

didn't want use up my plasticard on a base...

i am totally with you on this... it looks tho as if you used the lacquered side of those rivtes on the underside? did you use PVA for these or superglue?

Right again - the shiny outside of the cardboard is on the bottom and PVA was the adhesive of choice

now that makes me wonder...why did you do it that way? the shiney side would be better upwards as the rougher side would let the PVA soak into it better...thus having a more secure bond...but if you use enough PVA it wont matter i imagine...^^

In my experience, it doesn't matter which way up, the PVA will hold once set. For painting though, the raw side up is better as the paint takes to the surface - I've found that the shiny side really needs for the paint to be mixed with PVA other wise it can be prone to rub / peel off...

Looking brilliant, dude! She's gona be a beaut, no doubt.

 Ruglud wrote:
In my experience, it doesn't matter which way up, the PVA will hold once set. For painting though, the raw side up is better as the paint takes to the surface - I've found that the shiny side really needs for the paint to be mixed with PVA other wise it can be prone to rub / peel off...

Interesting point about surface issues...never had these issues but it sounds most likely...

Had a game of Necromunda with my son today - We used basic rules and gang profiles for my Cawdors and his Orlocks (using Catachan's including an Ogryn Heavy!) Great fun and a table chock full of scenery (including a TARDIS). I won, just, although was left with only 3 active figures... We have a rematch on Sunday

Err, painting went awry I chickened out of salt weathering and started to sponge, but ended up using a brush and then running out of red paint. I haven't got anywhere near the effect I was looking for on the armour plating, although the base came out nicely - picture isn't the best as taken with flash. Next stage will be to add some weathering, just haven't decided how...

Just keep plowing on mate, I know you'll rock it.

Id say a slop, glop and wipe method would work well, especially if followed by weathering powders.

Casey's Law wrote:Just keep plowing on mate, I know you'll rock it.

Thanks mate

Galorn wrote:Id say a slop, glop and wipe method would work well, especially if followed by weathering powders.

Hmm, yeah. I think this is the best option - it's an Ork build after all. I've deliberatly applied the red in a slapdash way. Will also try and break up the colour somewhat as she looks like she's been out in the midday sun without any sun block...

Looking great mate, your almost there

Ah Berfa is getting closer to full done!

She is getting closer, Berfa just needs to apply a little more make-up to make her self presentable. She does though ask that you stop looking at her backside, she's getting a bit of a complex about that area...

Well, my Kickstarter addiction is finished - AvP: The Miniatures Game funded and boy was it a crazy, exciting end... Now to wait until May and take delivery of all the Xeno goodies

As for Berfa, work will progress over the next three days, expect updates...

I think galorn is right that will fix any painting or weathering issues you might currently have...she is a big one...

Those AvP minis do look good, I'm thinking of getting some myself when their released,
so I can build my self a couple of diorama's, for instance the Alien Queen Vs the Loader,
and another set in the Predator Pyramid from the AvP movie.

Now that sounds cool...

That's looking badass! I knew exactly what you were doing with the red basecoat. Take your time, an epic build deserves an epic paintjob.

Thanks Dave - I thought I knew what I was doing but still mucked it up

After some more delays (all relating to work stuff getting in the way) I managed to progress with Berfa today and think that I've rectified my painting faux pas to some degree of success (I hope...). As per Galorn's suggestion I got a nice sloppy mix of brown and black paint, then liberally coated Berfa's armour skirting and the internal I-beams - allowing the paint to pool in places (such as round the rivets and on panel edges) as well as run freely in others to simulate dirt, oil, rust, etc. As a point of interest, the paint used for this is just simple poster paints thinned down. I also slopped some on the base to dirty that up some more. Next will be the gun, plan is to do something a little different here, just haven't totally decided what - am thinking some checkerboard pattern on the barrel.










As we are so far over the original and extended deadlines on the League comp, Im gong to withdraw and allow the comp to finally close if I can't finish by next weekend... I know I wont be getting some of the extra parts that I wanted to build finished by then, but Berfa will be fit for judging and I can then spend time on adding the other parts such as the shell loading crane, lookout nest, totem pole, and whatever else I can cram in on the model. I'm also going to leave her based as is for the comp...

Good effect. Looking nice and grimy.

The paintwork is looking brilliant.

I think as the gun is meant to be working as opposed to the paneling , I would go with a dirty metalic, greasy black gun more than actually rusted. After all a rusty gun would not operate, and an ork would never let it get in that bad a state.

The job you have done on the panelling is amazing in that it looks totally realisticly rusted through.