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@Yellowbeard, thanks dude. I did use a chimera as a base- I built up the front and the sides using plasticard. I made the chassis an inch longer so it would have the step at the front.

@Lone Cat, the road wheels are from an Ebay shop called dragon hobby in the US. I originally thought they would be bigger.

Update: I have achieved sweet F A this weekend! Sorry chaps/chappettes! I do plan on getting the command squad painted this week- I can't finish the Storm Troopers or the Vets until another box of Cadians is bought (kinda used a couple of the base parts intended for the ST to make the vets lol).

Hmmm sweet FA?..... sweet Fruity Amaretto?...... sweet Filigree Armour?...... sweet Fragrant Anus?...... sweet Furry Arachnid?....sweet Fun Adolescent?..... sweet Fraternizing Armadillo's?.... sweet Flying Automobile?......sweet Facinorous Autothaumaturgist?

 nerdfest09 wrote:
Hmmm sweet FA?..... sweet Fruity Amaretto?...... sweet Filigree Armour?...... sweet Fragrant Anus?...... sweet Furry Arachnid?....sweet Fun Adolescent?..... sweet Fraternizing Armadillo's?.... sweet Flying Automobile?......sweet Facinorous Autothaumaturgist?

Lol, no, not quite! But I'm trying to get a load of parts together so I can do the rest of my Storm Troopers and Vets

Hi folks. Been a bit quiet of late but it has been the festive season and unfortunately I've got exams (though they do finish on Friday so I'm hoping to get some more painting done at the weekend).

Anyhoo, I've been farting about with the airbrush I got for Christmas (I love my girlfriend sooooo much, Santa can do one) and I've come up with the following:



Bear in mind that this is my time using an airbrush properly (I used the GW spray gun which was poo). I guess the Chapter is pretty obvious too.

Thanks must go out to Scar and Garion on this forum.

Wow, that's looking nice, Elnibbus! I really like the fire effect. Can you describe how you're doing it? Or can you point me toward a tutorial on the technique? Thanks!

Cheers Yellowbeard! Garion initially linked me to this tutorial on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Y6TlMIYXWw

I didn't bother with the first stage because the base colour of the vehicle is red. Also, positioning the stencils on this was a pain in the backside- painting the rhino I have will be so much easier! I need to do some edge highlighting on the armour panels and such then a bit of weathering- nothing too major, just something to make it look used.

Actually, I have you to thank for my transition to Fire Hawks, Yellowbeard- I saw your thread and saw what a good job you were doing and decided to have a nose about their history. I'm going to use a Space Wolves list as I think the list fits their theme, even if they are supposed to be a codex chapter- they are very proud, stubborn, often reckless and like close-quarters firefights. Standard Marines will obviously fill the role of Grey Hunters, the more experience warriors Long Fangs and Wolf Guard etc.

 Elnibbus wrote:
Cheers Yellowbeard! Garion initially linked me to this tutorial on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Y6TlMIYXWw

Thanks! That's a great video. I won't say it looks easy, but it looks easier than I thought it would be. I'll have to give it a shot.

Actually, I have you to thank for my transition to Fire Hawks, Yellowbeard- I saw your thread and saw what a good job you were doing and decided to have a nose about their history.

Wow. Thanks. And you're welcome. I'm glad you like the FH, though really, I haven't done much. I'm really looking forward to what you do with them; they're going to put my guys to shame.

 Yellowbeard wrote:

 Elnibbus wrote:
Cheers Yellowbeard! Garion initially linked me to this tutorial on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Y6TlMIYXWw

Thanks! That's a great video. I won't say it looks easy, but it looks easier than I thought it would be. I'll have to give it a shot.

Actually, I have you to thank for my transition to Fire Hawks, Yellowbeard- I saw your thread and saw what a good job you were doing and decided to have a nose about their history.

Wow. Thanks. And you're welcome. I'm glad you like the FH, though really, I haven't done much. I'm really looking forward to what you do with them; they're going to put my guys to shame.

I dunno, I'm not sure how well the individual Marines will turn out- don't think the above technique will work for the armour. I'm just going to freehand the flames onto them but will still use the airbrush to do the majority of them.

This ..... will...... be ........ AWESOME! :-)


can't wait to see more of this! and I have seen some people use the ab on marines to spectacular effect I'll se if i can hunt down some images for you!

 nerdfest09 wrote:
This ..... will...... be ........ AWESOME! :-)


can't wait to see more of this! and I have seen some people use the ab on marines to spectacular effect I'll se if i can hunt down some images for you!

Hopefully so! I was inspired to do the airbrushing by Scar on his pre-Heresy Emperor's Children- his entire army is airbrushed!

There are some jaw dropping airbrush painters out there I tell ya! I just saw a tute on painting marine bare heads with an ab and it actually looked pretty good!

I found that pic i was mentioning before, but after looking at it I'm not entirely sure it is airbrushed now? but whatever method used it's still a sweet model :-)

 Elnibbus wrote:
Actually, I have you to thank for my transition to Fire Hawks, Yellowbeard- I saw your thread and saw what a good job you were doing and decided to have a nose about their history. I'm going to use a Space Wolves list as I think the list fits their theme, even if they are supposed to be a codex chapter- they are very proud, stubborn, often reckless and like close-quarters firefights. Standard Marines will obviously fill the role of Grey Hunters, the more experience warriors Long Fangs and Wolf Guard etc.

I want to see some counts-as HB and a Panzer Marbo before you change to another project

Good to have you back!
Rawson

 Elnibbus wrote:

I dunno, I'm not sure how well the individual Marines will turn out- don't think the above technique will work for the armour. I'm just going to freehand the flames onto them but will still use the airbrush to do the majority of them.

I was thinking about that. Do the shoulder pads separately and use a smaller template. You could line up 10 pads on a paint stick and do one after another. That way, you won't splash over on to the rest of the marine. You might do something similar for the legs, but they might be trickier

@nerdfest: Yeah, that guy's great, isn't he? Now that I know the technique, I notice that he turned the template in both directions (on the shield) so he gets these swells of flame at the bottom.

Good to see an update from you Elnibbus!

Great work on the airbrushing, looking very nice indeed, I too made the mistake of thinking the GW sprayer was an airbrush......it really really isnt up to anything other than basecoating.

I'm with rawson though, don't leave your guard to gather dust, no matter how badass your new flame effects look!

Thanks dudes. That Marine with the shield is frickin' awesome! I'd be as happy as a pig in muck if I could achieve that!

Evening all.

Been away for quite some time and I'm afraid I haven't been very busy with painting or modelling- uni had taken a precedent and I've been making kydex tactical equipment to order. Plus I've become a little disillusioned with Games Workshop of late- the push of hard-sell tactics in stores and the sheer lack of enthusiasm for existing hobbyists leaves a bier taste in the mouth, especially when you see prices go up and these new "one click deals" which don't actually save you any money at all. It's bollocks.

Anyway, I'm thinking about giving my Grenadiers a bit of a dusting off and getting my Marbo (aka "Steiner"), HB/AC teams and Storm Troopers squared away in the coming weeks and months.

Can't wait to see your progress! I've been waiting patiently since i started Guard to see more of your work happen! :-)

although i'm STILL waiting for Bran Redmaw to be finished!! tut tut young man!

and what sort of kydex stuff do you make?.....

Nerdy! How the devil are you old chap? I know, Bran has been neglected a whole load along with the rest of his company. This will be rectified at some stage. I would like to get more Guard done first since they are the most realistic (if possible) part of the game. Plus I have more ideas for MG teams and such than I do for Marines.

I make holsters for pistols and magazine carriers for airsofters, though I have had interest in shotgun cartridge pods for competition shooters.

Does anyone have any ideas for the colour scheme of my Storm Troopers? I'm thinking about either keeping the same colours as the rest of the Infantry however I've been toying with the idea of doing a blurred-edge kind of digi-cam. Think Starship Troopers: Invasion

It could look good, the only problem is at that scale is might just come out a blurry (not to mention impossible to actually paint!) I think the idea looks promising though, dont think i've seen digital camo used on infantry sized models before, only tanks, will be very interested to see how it looks.

I feel your pain about uni btw, most frustrating.

J-paint, for application of the camo, I'm thinking splodges...

Ah yes, a fine idea, maybe you could even use a sponge to apply it? would make it incredibly fast....not sure how smooth it would be though.

After thinking on it, the armour will be too small to support the kind of detail I'd want from it. I reckon I'll do black fatigues and the dark green armour (I do after all want something a little more sinister looking, elite units throughout history haven't been noted for being 'nice').

Awesome painting and conversions here mate! Loving the Panzer Grenadier Guardsmen !

Ta very much! I base-coated some of my storm troopers and the Heavy Bolter gunner yesterday, will be trying to get the rest of the storm troopers made and base coated over the next week or so.

I have tried my hand at ACU camo on some modern US figures, it's the same style but different colours. My attempt came out far off the mark so I scraped it, however, I do know of a guy over at Wargamer au who pulled off a fantastic digicamo on his modern US figures: http://www.wargamerau.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=108615&st=20
might want to head over there and check his stuff out?

Thanks for that link dude, the scheme that guy pulled off looks really good! I'll see what I can muster, tomorrow perhaps...

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Have been rooting through my bitz-box and found the legs and heavy stubbers kindly donated by Rawson. I can feel a Marbo conversion coming on...