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Looking good.

Sorry to hear about the pump trouble, good to know it got fixed and things moved along within the allowed time-frame too!

It's a beauty and aft all that chaos I am sure it was worth it, great looking tank really great

Picture as promised:


I don't know if I will now get this finished.

Thanks LT and LDD.

OMN

Ha love it it looks bloody amazing but why will you not finish it ?

I want one of these now can I have this one

Mother of all that is holy...

Do you sell that turret? I need like 4. Maybe 5.

So brilliant. That is one magnificent tank. Excellent work.

So professional looking. Beautiful classic military modelling. Love it

Thank you all for your kind words.

To answer your question LDD, I have been really quite ill such that at one point I was concerned that I may have had to spend Christmas in hospital. I'm nearly recovered now so, we'll see how it goes.

Back to modelling.

I recently had chance to order a few bits from Shapeways, (they had 20% discount + free p&p around black Friday). so I had a 6 of those boarding shields -that you all probably don't remember- printed.
See fore yourself how they turned out [my shield and holder is walled in red], I've tried to show some marines and another (FW) boarding shield for size comparison:



Seems I got a little over ambitious on the size... oops, I'll have to go back to earlier versions and remake them in a smaller size for regular marines.
HOWEVER it IS the perfect size to stick on some FW Tartaros Terminators; which, with the addition of a some thunder hammers that I will make, will make for some spiffing looking TH/SS terminators for 30k [Imperial fists get what is essentially a storm shield giving a 3++ save in their legion specific equipment list]

Note: the terminator on the left is my current wip commander for my fists, I may swap the sword for another power axe from the FW red scorpions librarian and honour guard kit so it matches the SM captain I made & painted before.

I also made the hand hold placement a bit too long to clasp onto a marines forearm.

Also pictured above the line up is some thigh pads and smaller shields to stick on to armour that I made but haven't had chance to clean up yet.

I have no plans to make more of that turret as of yet. As a size comparison just for the hell of it:


OMN.

Hope your feeling better now mate and nothing to serious, glad to see you back to it now and hope your on a recovery from whatever it was
Shield looks great but is bloody huge scaling it down a tad will be spot on, however that tank just steals the show every time

Nice Big Tank! I agree, shame not so many more to be made.

Thanks Guys.

While I was spraying the tank I got some paint on all the other weapons for the turret emplacements, a quick and nasty paint job but it'll do.

Stock weapons (clockwise from top left): multi-laser, heavy bolter, heavy flamer, autocannon.


Upgraded weapons (clockwise from top left): melta-cannon, inferno cannon, twin heavy bolter, long-barrelled autocannon.


Cannon with two different muzzle breaks:


The Rag is coming along, been working on blocking in the other main colours, I've got to finish painting the tracks, chipping and sort which decals to use before I can start with the weathering proper. Pictures to come later.

OMN.


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Hey mate,

Really lovely work ...that turret has a really brutal aesthetic to it .... and the oils really give a great weathering look!

Very cool!

Thanks a lot Magos, really appreciate it.

I've got the Ragnarok up to the "oil wash" stage.

Once I'd finished blackening the tracks applied a layer of either 'grey black' or 'German grey' then air brushed a colour named 'Dirt' over some parts.
I'll probably go over most of that with a powder wash as I'm going for more of an urban dust & dirt look rather than mud.

... And ofc I had a dig around and sorted some decals out for the beast.



(I really should have uploaded a bigger image than this... nvm).

next up a black pin wash then rust & grease before I can seal the oils and get the powders on.

This is not going to be easy to finish in the time frame...

In case I don't get chance to say so....

Merry Christmas everyone.
OMN.

It looks great.

Each update continues to impress, it's great how you have achieved that realistic weathered look.

This reminds me of being a young lad reading military modeller and only imagine how these fantastic looking models get created.

Have a great Christmas mate

I do so love that tank.

Merry Christmas bud.

Some Dirty pics here...



... tank pictures that is.

I've just got a matt varnish and some more weathering to go now, mostly on the tracks especially to cover defects.

After I took the above images the other day I tried to make a rust mix consisting of MIG rust pigments, Burnt umber oil and diluted down with thinner to more of a wash...
I kind of flicked it across the model creating small splashes all over it I tried to remove or turn them into streaks but there are lots of little spots of orange on the model.
Now they are dry they are really hard to remove ... oops I'll try and mask it.

Thanks all, hope you are all enjoying Christmas
OMN.

Tank is looking quite lovely there!

The weathering on that tank looks really effective, very nice work

What a stunner great effect, hope you have managed to rectify the rust blob issue

Sweet armour matey ! When I add rust ( albeit too heavily ) it's a heavy oil wash/ streak rather than pigment. I find I can tone it and thin it as necessary so much easier.
However your version look really good on the olive green. Very nice work mate !

Thanks everyone, Managed to get her finished now. Image is fairly zoom-able.



Managed to finish the searchlights and some other odds and ends as well, achieving my end of year goals with a few days spare. Time for a break.

Thanks,
OMN.

Simply stunning.

^^ What he said ^^

Now wrap her up and send her my way merry Christmas to me ................ What do you mean it's not for me

Yea maybe I'll get her sister tank done by next Christmas..

Happy new year all.

I hope you all had a happy holiday.

I had a quick gander over all the things I've done this past year and compiled a little list. Along with a second with all the things I didn't do or finish the previous year.

Projects completed in 2015:

- Imperial Fists Space Marine Captain in Artificer Armour,
- 5 zombies,
- 2 Turret emplacements with 10 different weapons,
- 3 Inquisitor Retinue members (1 Archoflagellent, 1 warrior with flamer and 1 death cultist),
- 2* 10 man Militia Squads,
- 1 militia officer and Tech servitor,
- 10 (or so...not counting) Miscellaneous Genswick to fill ranks,
- 2 Searchlights,
- 1 Ragnarok Vanquisher,
- a bin, 2 televisions and a radio,
- and lastly a flying toaster.

I might have over looked some other things but I'm just going by what I've uploaded to the Dakka Gallery.

To Do in 2016 (in no particular order):
- An Imperial Fists Librarian,
- 4 Genswick Stormtroopers,
- 4 more zombies
- 2 Genswick Cyclops operators,
- 12 Boltgun armed Grenadiers made from a mix of Empire greatswords and Scions,
- Finish the Valkyrie/Vendetta,
- 3 more Inquisitorial Retinue + an Inquisitor to lead them,
- Ragnarok 2... be nice to finish the tank destroyer variant too...,
- Imperial fists Vindicator,
- one or two odd things and get started on my Betrayal at Calth box.
- Make more traitor Guard?
- Historicals?
- Terrain?

Plenty to look forward to.

OMN.

I don't see do more 3D sculpting in 2016 on that list ? What the hell is going on

Tank looks awesome!

That is one heckuva list!

Great looking tank mate, you have that nicely weathered Soviet green down I reckon !

Glorious tank!!