-Crisp & Grey- A NZ blog (May Update - I painted a Dragon!)

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**Solar_lion**

Warhound

**Gitsplitta**

OY.... looks like a lot of thankless work...

**inmygravenimage**

Knighty-knight!

**d00mspire**

Very nice!

**WarbossDakka**

Thank god for the mask, you would be off your head on superglue fumes!

That is some serious resin. Lets see it come together (safely of course

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**Knightley**

@Justaerin - The mold looks ok, thin at points, bubbles at other, harsher to deal with as I find FC softer. Close on the item

@Solar_lion - Winner winner chicken dinner!

@Gits - Tell me about it, all the cutting/sanding was a long weekend.

@Graven - Yessy-yes?

@d00m - Thanks

@WarbossDakka - Not just the fumes, the resin dust is not healthy for you either, I hear its a carcinogenic.

Update: So much washing to do, so many parts....

**Knightley**

And here is the base

**WarbossDakka**

I wouldn't know where to even start if I'm honest. Good luck either way.

**Knightley**

@WarbossDakka - Well I figured I'd start with the feet

Update: Started with the feet after the base was stuck down to a bit of board, I wanted to "dip my toe" into adding some water effect to a crater, the toe may look silly to others, but I like it

**whalemusic360**

It does look a bit strange, but I think that is because I am equating robo-toes to those on an animal. It makes sense that a giant robot machine god would have some baller stabilization toes.

**WarbossDakka**

With all the other wacky stuff going on in the 40k universe, I think that toe doesn't look half bad.

Although that Rhino would be a ceramite pancake

**Knightley**

@Whale - Specially a god machine of the Omnissiah!

@WarbossDakka - Certainly agree, I suspect once the full weight of this weapon platform is applied we'll end up with a rhino pancake

Update: With all the pinning he can now stand unsupported, no glue on this baby yet!

**d00mspire**

I stand and clap at your work, Knightley!

**WarbossDakka**

Impressive. Very impressive

**Sigulf**

That's a good looking set of legs.

**Dysartes**

Sigulf wrote:
That's a good looking set of legs.

Is that a compliment you hear often, Knightley?

Looks like the build is off to a good start. I take it the base is something from FW as well?

**evildrcheese**

Looking good so far.

EDC

**Knightley**

@d00m - I see what you did there

@WarbossDakka - Thank you!

@Sigulf - Welcome to the Blog, happy to have your comment. It's not often I get told I have nice legs

@Dysartes - Only from random men in the street, slightly disconcerting as mine are like a wookies... The base is one that used to be in the GW library of scenery - http://store.miniwargaming.com/images/D/battlescape-o496c.jpg

@EDC - Cheers mate

Update: I primed the base a little silver

**Knightley**

Busy weekend, only managed to prime and airbrush the grey on to the Spartan.

**WarbossDakka**

Looking good Knightley.

**d00mspire**

I'm agreeing with WarbossDakka - looking epic!

**Mad..**

What a tease... shows off some leg and then hides it away and shows us giant tanks instead.

Loving the progress

**Camkierhi**

Awesome work, looking forward to seeing both of these done.

Could I ask a favour, can I have a shot of the back of the legs, I have a scratch built torso and head, but no legs, need to make some. Would really appreciate a shot of the mechanics.

In the mean time, good luck you are going to have to really get your squiggle on for this one!

**evildrcheese**

Slowly slowly catchy land raidy.

Good progress so far.

EDC

**Knightley**

@WarbossDakka - Thanks

@d00m - Cheers!

@Mad - Hahah isn't that how you get all the boys to chase after you, show some leg then bait and switch hehe

@Cam - See below, I hope it helps.

@EDC - Very slowly catchy land raidy the spartan is a behemoth and will take a while to paint imo.

Update: legs got a silver prime as well, hopefully this provides the angles your after Cam

**ZergSmasher**

I hope you're ready for this Knightley. Those Titan models might take an entire pot of paint just for the squiggles...

**Gitsplitta**

LOL! Good one.

**Januine**

Warhound!!!! NICE!! You going all magnety on this? I'm still feverishly awaiting the arrival of mine so gonna be followingthis one closely for tips!

**Knightley**

@Zerg - I brought a specific black pot for that reason exactly!

@Gits -

@Januine - There are a bunch of magnets in the waist and the weapon arms (might have to leave the cables off to make them swappable) My current advice, do a pilot hole then go up in size slowly (almost ruined the top of the waist as I went 10mm right off the bat, big mistake.

Update: More metals primed then washed, my god this thing is large

**WarbossDakka**

Zerg's comment just made me realize the sheer amount of squiggles going on this beast. I'm getting giddy just thinking about it.