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@ dsteingass- Salt is easily overdone and ill-applied by even skilled modelers. I follow a thread from a specific modeler on Dakka who is *very* skilled, has won some GW sponsored events and been featured in WD Armies on Parade. He uses the salt method to show weathering on armor, battle damage, etc. Recently he's run into a challenge with some Space Marines. No matter what he does with the salt the results come out horrible. Some models need a different approach.

As for rust from the outside, do you mean literal IRL rust or modeling rust? If IRL, bare metal or painted metal?


ALSO: Teaser shots from my newest project. I expect this is going to be par with my Fuel Depot when finished, and should qualify as my annual LoER membership renewal project :

If you look around industrial sites and equipment in rainy areas like mine, you'll often see rust growing in clumps as it blisters through cracks in paint. It will often look like a boil on the surface. So sometimes, yes it does really grow on the outside of painted metals It's usually due to not properly sandblasting before painting of parts.


It's an anomaly, but it does happen.

If it wasn't raining NOW I'd take a picture of my Jeep bumper, which has the same thing happening to it.

edit: you are a lifetime member of the LOeR- you don't need a renewal project

The 'boil-over' still comes from beneath somewhere. The only example of 'not from beneath' I can imagine is bare metal.

BTW, the image will not load even with a direct URL, I tried.

And yes I know I do not have to 'renew' my membership. I say it as a joke now and then when it has been a long time since I riveted anything at all, let alone extraordinarily. If you want me to stop so I don't confuse anyone I will.

Yes, true, it still originates from the oxidation on the metal's surface, but appearance-wise, it can appear over the paint.

here..I upped it to my PB


I know you were joking, but you really don't need to manufacture new stresses for yourself my brother!

Ohhhhhhhhhh yeah, like that. Ok, I get it. Kinda like this?



... I'm going to go get a coffee.

Also, day off from work! Whoo! I'm heading to do some modeling after I finish up a few things here.

Thanks for the rust painting tips Skalk, now I have some experimenting to do .

Looking forward to the new build, Skalk.

Also worth thinking about for rust (good tips ) is the colouration. Take some time to look for pictures of the kind of rust you want (e.g. old Vs. new rust), and look really really close at the colours involved, you may be surprised to find it's not all brown and orange...

Is there a tutorial on how to do the rust effect you showed here?

 Skalk Bloodaxe wrote:
Ohhhhhhhhhh yeah, like that. Ok, I get it. Kinda like this?

Spoiler:

I did find some videos on YouTube, do you (or anyone else) have any specific recommendations?

This one looks pretty simple , I will likely use it for my own Baneblade exhaust pipes!

Also, I found two more,

Part 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04RMOchGAS8

Part 2 http://youtu.be/f39h5O6cV4E

Thanks!

I've been going through my collection of unfinished terrain projects and decided to finish up one of my oldest ones. I started this project as my first post on this thread (October 2011).



Last night I decided to do some work on it. Here's the current WIP:







The third level for this was done a few days after I built the main structure. It and has been a "stand alone" piece since then:



I'll be permanently attaching it tonight and blending the paint styles for cohesiveness. More updates to come.

Skalk, me old mucka! Welcome back. Good to see you still kicking.

Good work.

Welcome back, and good idea with the Necromunda terrain. I should probably do the same since my old cardboard terrain is starting to look rather worn...

Great to see you back!

*rubs eyes *

Whoa....i am seeing ghosts!

Eager to look forward to more

Necrotheadomundamancy!

Welcome home bud.

Whuh? Who dat?

Necromunda brings another wayward soul back from the dead . Good to see you still kicking about.

Hails to all, and thank you

Dr. H- Wanted to let you know my son is in his 2nd year of Mechanical Engineering w/ a minor in Electrical Engineering. I still can't get him to model though.

CommissarKhaine- It is a rewarding project, and full credit for my inspiration goes to dsteingass in 2011. If you haven't checked out the beginning of his thread it is recommended.

Llamahead- I've not had the opportunity to check your threads yet, still doing Epic?

Vik- I'm simply a figment of your imagination. None of this is real.

graven- It's good to be the OP

Camkierhi- Home. I do enjoy this place. I expect to be here for some time.

Gits- Hur, jus' some naff git whuts come back fer sum muckin' about.

Theo- I've not yet tried the new Necromunda. Made the purchase, opened the box, cried a bit on the inside, closed the box, put on the shelf. I'll revisit it later. Shadow Wars, however...



Progress was slowed when I found that I had built the 3rd level walkway with one bulkhead backward, the tabs were facing inward and would not match up with the rest of the model. I struggled for some time with my options, finally deciding to tear apart the original model instead of building a new walkway. I'm unsure if I'm happy with the results as there was enough damage to one side to keep it from being a functional connection to another walkway. I will likely say it's ok because it's the Underhive and there's plenty of broken dead-ends.



Construction is complete, next is finish the paint. I've been experimenting with my airbrush but I'm not confidant enough with it to use on this project yet so everything you'll see for a while is still the old-fashioned way. I'm also searching for my Cannon A480 to take photos, so far these have been with my phone and I'm not happy with the inability to zoom in for detail.

My next post will be of the projects I completed in my absence. I wasn't here but I didn't stop modeling.

As always, thanks for checking this out and be assured that much more is coming.

My next post will be of the projects I completed in my absence. I wasn't here but I didn't stop modeling.

now the expectations are rising high...^^

That terrain brings back such fond memories...

 Skalk Bloodaxe wrote:
Dr. H- Wanted to let you know my son is in his 2nd year of Mechanical Engineering w/ a minor in Electrical Engineering. I still can't get him to model though.

Well there's 2 ways children can go with parental activities: "I want to follow in Dad's footsteps", or "Parents are soooo uncool" Good luck to him. He'll come around to the models eventually; we all know it's the right thing to do.

Progress was slowed when I found that I had built the 3rd level walkway with one bulkhead backward, the tabs were facing inward and would not match up with the rest of the model. ...

Oops, easily done. Looks good though.

Look forward to the showcase.

 Skalk Bloodaxe wrote:


Llamahead- I've not had the opportunity to check your threads yet, still doing Epic?

Less of that recently I've been on a Frostgrave/Zombicide inspired fantasy binge recently although every now and then some Epic spices up the desk.

Vik- I hope these meet your expectations.

Gits- Here's a few more memory-jogging pieces.

Dr H- I bought the lad a 3D printer for the holidays and he's been looking for terrain to print. I'm hoping to showcase something soon.

Llamahead- I've seen Frostgrave and Zombicide, both look very cool. Frostgrave almost became our group campaign game in 2015 but Mordheim won the day instead.



Here are some of the pieces I worked on. Apologies for any blurred pics.

First up are my Imperial city buildings. I put a lot of thought into the design, layout, conversion, and painting. The smaller buildings were built to offer a more diverse layout for the tabletop and also fit better on my display shelves. They all have a "clean" look to them and the debris is an aesthetic representation of damage. This is intentional as the end result of all my terrain is to simulate the war-torn future but remain functional for models to be placed in and upon. I feel I strike a fair balance between the two standards.

This is a smaller building designed to offer some cover outside as well as inside. The footprint is indented on one side which was a change from most of my square / rectangular building. Pics of the roof did not come out but it is scratch build plasticard and I-beams with cork board surface to give the appearance of a tarred roof. You will notice the support beams from the main structure are all bent to face the same direction. The intent was to simulate damage from an explosive force that took part of the building down. Color scheme is similar to other buildings already in my collection to maintain cohesiveness.





Next up was a built that was surprising quick because I knew exactly what I wanted to do, built this in the same period I built the model above. Paint is a slight departure from my usual color scheme, it's a metallic blue exterior and metalic green interior. I picked up both to experiment with and I'm pleased with the results. I haven't used it again since but it's likely to come back out at some point. Roof construction has same concept as model above. The third picture shows a large pile of debris in the lower right. This was my solution to running out of floor tiles and I think it worked well enough.





Next is a small Manufactorum. I put a lot of attention into details such as the ajar door and damage to the walls. The barricade is from the ForgeWorld set with a few broken Imperial bits to fill in gaps and create the appearance of a hastily fortified position. Because this model has more intricate detail in the casting it received more attention when i was painting, such as weathering on exposed pipes and picking out cables in the mold. Of the small buildings I've posted so far this is my favorite.





Next is my favorite of the lot. It took a very long tome to build this because of the amount of conversion and customization, and again in the painting detail. I really like how this model completed. It's tall but has a small footprint so it is easy to store and more versatile on the tabletop. The attention to detail on the skull wall plates really makes this model stand out without looking out of place.





Next is a segue between my 40K table and my Necromunda table. Some people may remeber this from the beginning of the thread. This building has been reworked three times now and I'm hoping that I've found a style that will last a few years,

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The last pieces became relevant again when Shadow War-Armageddon was released. Both of these models were either bare plastic or simple base coat when SW-A was released. I enjoyed modeling and painting these. Admittedly not my best work but it looks good from 3 feet away, especially when surround by a dozen other similar structures.








My primary modeling interest keeps shifting between improving paint and detail on existing models and using collected materials to finish building others. My preference is to finish models and I'm trying to focus on paint and weathering of existing models but frequently shift back to building other things. In either case I'm modeling, and that's just fine with me.

Thanks for looking. I'll be back with more finished terrain next time, plus some progress on paint for builds I'm trying to finish.

Decided to build today instead of paint. I didn't intend the amount of work I put in, but it is a project that sometimes drives itself.



This is a couple hours of work. These structures built quickly. I used a paper cutting board instead of a hobby blade, it's much faster and better results for me. I truly enjoyed the process of measuring, cutting, and piecing together.



Everything is being reinforced. I don't feel the 040 plasticard is firm enough for gaming by itself, it needs bracing and underlying supports. I do this through a few different methods, but my most common is using Testor's model glue and basswood. I've tried many other methods and have found this to a fast and easy application with solid long term results



This model has the last piece of the Necromunda terrain I cut from .060 at the beginning of this thread. I cut the cards channels on additional 2 bulkheads to accept the .060, but only on one side. The other remains as it so .040 walkways can be connected.



I'm particularly happy with this piece. The hole was cut for a model I had started at the beginning of this thread but abandoned the idea. This is what the idea became and is also the last of the last. I am out of card .040 card.



The build part of this project is wrapping up. I have 10 bulkheads left for random walkways and a lot of walkways to connect, but the main buildings are built. From here I will be adding bits for detail like wires, hatches, and miscellaneous items that will help force scale perspective.

Wonderful work. Gods it is good to see you again.

Thank you Cam, that's genuinely decent.

Always good to see more quality terrain.

...Something stirred in the old man's bones. He' waved his arms to clear the cobwebs from the long-abandoned workshop, then immediately got straight to building a damn underhive!

Looks great Skalk, I'm assuming you're going to make a bunch of ramps and catwalks to go between the pieces?

Looking promising. I would've added some more non,-square buildings though, but I'm a sucker for irregular shapes