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Love the old-school paint job on the shark. Nicely done.

Very nice. The details on the Shark really add a lot to the model, and the shading on the Riptide looks really nice.

Yea man, everything looks like its really coming together!

Deleted, posted in wrong thread. Sorry, saw the mantis maker challenge and put m update here.

Great highlight on the Tau.

love the competition for the MW Maker as well, idea and execution spot on at the moment-

Great work

I love how even in death he has a firm grip on the pistol.

I know your not finished the Riptide and you prolly know this already but it really needs some contrast. maybe you should make gears and joints behind the armour oily metal?

Any reason you didn't use the AB on this?

You've really managed to get some really dynamic poses on those storm troopers, they look really great!

And that dead marine looks pretty sweet as well, at first i thought it was that old RT-era casualty (which I really like btw) until I realized you'd done it yourself, so great job!

Thanks guys I think when done the Riptide will turn out very eye catching, I didn't AB him as it's a lot of fiddling around and the weather isn't the best for being in the garden shed plus it's nice to test myself and do such a big model with just brushes, I will wait until I finish the highlighting and add the white accents before I decide if i want to re do some mechanized joints, I like the look of the whole model being the green but if it looks bad i'll remedy it but I think it'll be fine...... trust me

laws of physics for the win eh! my Mantis Maker challenge looks how i envisioned with his weight sinking him slightly into the earth, and of course he still has a tight grip on his bolt pistol! he's a space marine dammit they're trained to never let go!
I am really hoping the rest of bits turn up today, I want to get a feel for the pose and how i can hopefully pull it off, his green will be similar to the Rippy but I'll use more glazes as i get to the highlighting on him so he does indeed look different only thing I'm unsure of is which paint scheme for him? I've chosen the original Space Shark theme to really tie the Badab War into the model but still want the Mantis Warrior to fit in, so it's a researching I will go!

...Trusting... I just really liked the metal washes... I would have left it at that stage.

Right now my air brushing is on hold until I figure out where to put it.
you're AB in the garden shed??

Well at least you're trusting me Styro! not even i really know how it will look when he's done? I have an idea and i hope it matches! and yep! my AB is in the shed so I need to run a power cord across my backyard and through the kitchen window each time i want to fire her up! not the best set up but i don't use it much :-)

Now I know why you dont use it much. It's decided then, I have to build and exhaust system in my basement. I am way to lazy to run to the garage to AB

If you're still looking at cool IG figure options, check out these from Heresy:

Troopers:
http://heresyminiatures.com/shop/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=2_61&sort=4d&view=rows&alpha_filter_id=84

And painted:
http://forum-of-doom.com/index.php?topic=16572.0

You guys know that there is no need for an exhaust system when using acrylic paints right? I lust prop up a board to keep overspray off my paint bottles. Nice squished marine there Damo!

Lol, yeah i know, I used to have it set up in my spare room but the compressor is quite big and noisy, plus it's easier to clean outside and cackle like a mad surgeon when i'm painting so the neighbours can hear me! :-)

And Az, man those are cool mini's i've never seen them before! I totally am going to go through the site now and see what else they have for me! :-) you sir are a legend!

 nerdfest09 wrote:

All I can think of when I see this model is the scout from TF2

"You'll never hit me! You'll never hit my tiny head! It's so tiny I got a frickin'... such a tiny li'l head!"

Edit: but, looks great so far

Makes me think that I might one day repaint my Tau in Irken colors

Nerd,
hey man long time no visit man you been really busy glad to see you churn out awesome stuff. loving the riptide i havent purchased one yet myself but yea. and the guard tanks look fab
cant wait to see more man keep it up

bama

So anyone else going to nickname that the hulktide?

I don't normally say this about green, but I really like the green.

HULKTIDE SMASH!!!! PUNY HUMANS!!

thanks a million nOt_u I was planning on painting purple lenses on him, now i'm not so sure! you may have derailed my entire Tau force with that comparison!

LOL! I have my Necrons all Greened with purple cloaks and sashes and dynastic chest marks, I liked the color blend that worked for the Hulk, and of course the Joker!

The shattered city was cloaked in a roiling smoke, though not from fire but gunfire, while the acrid tang permeated even the filters in sergeant Artamus helmet, runes flashed where he had taken hits and with a grimace he unclasped his helmet and removed it, mag clamping it to his armour and exposing his naked face to the city. Flashes of orange and bright white lit up glassless windows high up in the structures and the shrieking of ordnance was near deafening to his enhanced aural senses, brother fought brother amongst ruins that once had been a proud city it's denizens through their architecture proclaimed to all the light of the Emperor shone apon them, now, nothing shone nor gleamed, all was destroyed riddled and pock marked by bullets spewed forth from two chapters of mighty space marines, these brothers once united in the protection of the imperium now turned against each other as savagely as the animals they bore their names from, the Mantis Legion & Space Sharks locked together, now entwined for eternity in the recorded history of the ages......







And there we have my finished entry into Gits Mantis maker challenge! I shall now go and copy it and pop it up in his thread too, I hope it's recieved well

That looks incredible Nerdy! I love it. I'm trying really hard to decide on my favorite bit, but I can't, the whole thing just looks too damn awesome!

Can't wait for more work on the riptide!

Looks incredible nerd! Really smooth and polished, (like all your stuff)

If I had to make a teeny weeny little constructive criticism it would be the teeth, he would appear to be exposing his nashers rather! Maybe an ever so thin line of either black or flesh on along the top would help?? Having said that its a major hassle for something so small!

Agreed on the teeth. Otherwise that model looks excellent. I love how the colors blend.As always awesome work Damo

Nice work Nerdy. Excellent work on the face and the colors are wonderful. Like the story too, nice addition.

He's stunning NF09, love that green my favourite part is the helmet.

I do think you need to take some better pics though

Great job. Love the highlights, the face and the story.

The Space Shark could use some weathering ...and Blood and guts!

Really beautiful work mate, I've only just clocked the helm on the back - sweet!

 Styrofoam04 wrote:
Great job. Love the highlights, the face and the story.

The Space Shark could use some weathering ...and Blood and guts!

I agree on the weather effect, but I think it would take away from the model as a whole