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Hey Dev, how do you rivet? Do you have a tutorial or can you explain it. I'm doing some Imp stuff (instead of the usual Orky builds) and am wondering what tools/techniques you use to get such great, clean rivets.

Thanks!

ps
This stuff is amazing! Keep it up.

I can't get over how nice your painting is, it's perfect
Also the turrets for your tanks look brilliant and definitely set yours out from others out there!

Develain, I have to say that of all the painting styles on this forum, yours is one of if not the best. I love the sort of clean, but still a little 'smudgy' in the recesses look. Across all your blogs, the star wars IG, vostroyans, SMs, it's all consistantly fantastic. Keep it up mate.

@ Mars: Rivits: 1mm plastic rod, cut slivers of of it, glue them in place, file them flat if they aren't and then you can also check if they are glued properly.
That's all to it, hope that explains it a bit

@Jarris: Thanks man!

@Lips: Really appreciate it man!

Already showed you the Executioner turret. Here is the complete tank:






Also played a little Pre Grand Tournament tourny last saturday. Took some pictures:

Armoured company lining up vs Tyranids:










Other battles pics didn't came out that well because of bad lighting. :(

Enjoy!

1. Is scratch-building tanks a more economical way to expand armored armies?
2. Did you smush the bugs?

Oh man I absolutely love those KV-1 conversions and those Ogryns looks amazing! keep it up

 KommissarKiln wrote:
1. Is scratch-building tanks a more economical way to expand armored armies?
2. Did you smush the bugs?

1. Defo yes! Time wise? Nooooo
2. I didn't smush them, but I managed to hold them off of the objectives, which meant the first crushing victory for this army!

I also took some pictures of Bastonne the cookie man:

Your tanks are excellent! Very nice army so far.

scratch-building the tanks might take longer, but it's more fun for sure

You've done the old vallhallan officer model proud, it's probably the best painted one I've seen.

Dev, would you mind sharing your recipe for your NMM gold? And your process of application....pleaseeeeeeeeeee?
Cheers

BB

Ps. Exquisite work as usual, but thats just obvious now isnt it?

 bebopdrums2424 wrote:
Dev, would you mind sharing your recipe for your NMM gold? And your process of application....pleaseeeeeeeeeee?
Cheers

BB

Actually it is not NMM. I try to make it look like a rich yellow hinting that it's gold but it's not. :p
Don't ask me why, I just like it that way.

But I can break it down how I do it:

Over a black undercoat it's Tausept Ochre as a base.
Then about 50/50 Tausept/Averland Sunset.
If there are details on the yellow flat surfaces, paint the recesses with scorched brown, followed by a light soft tone wash.
To finish it off by highlighting with pure golden yellow.

Then you'll get something like this:



This is the Banner bearer almost finsihed. Working on the banner still. More pictures tomorrow. As well as the Ogryn Bone 'ead.

Keep an eye out! This army is reaching completion.. Grand Tournament is at the end of the month!

I was referring to the gold skull on the dozerblade...or are they the same? It certainly looks like a nmm Well done either way. Thanks!

OH that? lol I was thinking.

Uhm yeah it's practically the same, maybe I used the wash a little more and a lighter highlight because it was too detailed to keep it flat looking . Just depends on the area I'm painting on

Very unique style. Doing without most of the techniques that are generally deemed desirable these days (no zenithal lighting, not much weathering etc.), but still maybe because of that achieving an incredibly picturesque and pretty look.
I'll keep an eye on this.

Thanks Baiyuan!

Here is the Ogryn Bone 'ead:

Nice work, these ogryn are going to be awesome as a complete set.

Really awesome ogryns! I really like your cartoonish style of painting.

superb stuff. love your style of painting, it's like looking at a graphic novel! The reds look really nice

Deffo subbed - These are amazing! makes me want to do an IG army and your colour scheme and painitng are excellent.

If i could build half as good as you ( or had the cash to commision you to) i might have a go at a SOB army and scach build rhinos, chimeras, repressors and exorcists ( would make them less high gothic though)

Thanks guys!

Been working on this last week. Ogryn Banner!
inspired by the Red Bear book from Flames of War!



Pretty happy with how it came out.

Group shot:



Enjoy

What a gorgeuos painting style you have, it's so rich and vibrant. And the tanks are plain awesomeness... Great work, I'm a fan

OOOOoooooooooooOOOOOOOOoooooooooOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooohHHHHHHHHHH! That banner is the coolest thing I have ever seen! The bear design looks awesome! Great work as always man!!

Hehe, thanks!

Here is the original bear if anyone is interested:

How did you do the banner? Using a blank one or messing with a command squad banner? The stripes look just like the Cadian CCS bit, but with a new center emblem.

 KommissarKiln wrote:
How did you do the banner? Using a blank one or messing with a command squad banner? The stripes look just like the Cadian CCS bit, but with a new center emblem.

It's a blank one made from grey stuff (Almost exactly like green stuff), and freehandend everything.
If you look closely you can see some ruffness along the edges, that;s from cutting it to size.

SICK.
EDIT: I think its time for your next project. CATACHANS. I can see it now. Bright greens, Jungle Flora + Devlain Custom Tanks and Painting = total win. YES PLEASE. WHOS WITH ME???????

actually i think he should do pretorians...they could do very well out of his way of painting...

or something else as weird as his clone wars army...

 Viktor von Domm wrote:
actually i think he should do pretorians...they could do very well out of his way of painting...

or something else as weird as his clone wars army...

NO. CATACHANS. ::THROWS ROCKS::

actually in all seriousness, too close in style, thats why id love to see catachans. i wanna see devs take on some green

haha but praets would be ccool too...i gueeesssssssss.....

i actually see your catachans as a referrence to the green jungle fighters... after yours it is rather unlikly to top them... either that be a challenge for dev or something to make up my ever bickering critiscm on your work

some steel legion would be kinda cool too...

Hahaha, easy guys!

Praetorians.... hmmm. They are red too.. I never paint 2 armies in a row with the same main colour..

Catachans.. hmmm. I wouldn't wanna compete with Bepops army, He already did such a good job, I could'nt even try to do that better. No wannabee catachans for me!

Steel legion eh? I do know a guy who has 50 of them unpainted in a case.. who knows..

No, but in all seriouness, a second IG army is not very likely to happen (at least not very soon).

I think I might look into making molds and such, you know really start making master models and such so that I don't have to build every tank by hand!
Commission work perhaps, pick up my eldar. Or start working on some Space marines. Choices choices!

But first things first! Finishing this Vostroyan army!