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**xXWeaponPrimeXx**

dsteingass wrote:
Happy Birthday! Good deal on that box. I'll be picking one or two up as well, then ordering conversion wheels from either Victoria or Zinge- probably Zinge. Victoria gak is nice, but stupid expensive.

Introverts Unite!
...occasionally
....in small groups
......for a very limited periods of time
.......Because we all just want to go home

I want the Victoria mini wheels, but I want to keep the tracks. Its a good thing I'm getting so good with magnetising stuff.

**xXWeaponPrimeXx**

Well, already I am amending my schedule.

The Baneblade will be second on my list to all the models I got for people for Christmas for obvious reasons.

So after I arrived at my mothers she had me work on some things for her (scanning a picture and such) so by the time I started working on my stuff I didnt have much time left.

BEHOLD! My Valkyrie!

I bought it from one of our fellow Dakkamite (is that right?), It was mostly complete though it was missing some of the landing gear and a tail fin. So I contacted out lovely and talented Cam to craft me some new fins! And this is what he sent me.

Now, I admittedly don't know what the little bits are for, but I will find a place for them. But the big ones are not only fantastic, they are so much better than GW standard.

First things first. I cleaned up where the missing landing gear is to replace it.

Using bits from ebay I repaired my gunship.

Next it was time to attach the new fins.

I will be using the liquid greenstuff to fill the gaps.

They're lined up pretty well.

Now, I dont know if I'm using these as Cam Intended, but they look soooooo kewl!

Look at that x-foil!

Here's my question to you guys. Do you think I should line these up?

Now onto the Christmas gifts.

For my friend Sarah I got a Halfling rogue mini from Reaper.

I think it looks quite good.

Then I took the bases I ordered from GW and gave one to Klicker.

Its gonna need some detail work but I feel better that its now properly based.

Then I took a magnet and glue it into one of the circles in the base.

The reason for that is THIS!.

I got one of these chest for each Mini I plan on sending out for Christmas.

I want to drill a small hole in the base and put in another magnet so that I can better assure they travel safely. The only problem with that....

The base of the chest is super thin. I'll have to get another small piece of wood as an insert to strengthen the bottom. Also they look too clean. So I took some Agrax...

...and started to brush it across the top, but I don't think it looks too good.

I think I'll just try an actual stain.

Next up, my gift for Jan and Sarah's mom, Etria (nickname not her real name). Her wizard Thurmond Wrexham Smythe III.

For my buddy Ben, I have a Klukva minis Gutz figure (since he is a huge fan of Berserk).

And for his cousin Jon, A model of McCree, also from Klukva.

And lastly, here are the DnD models with their bases.

I also have Jan's wizard, but its missing an arm and I must contact the seller about a spare or replacement.

What do you all think?

**evildrcheese**

Many things. Nice idea for the Valkyrie for the S-Foils, it certainly looks cool.

EDC

**STG**

your putting loads of time and effort into your gifts! thats really thoughtful, i'm sure whoever your giving them to will appreciate them loads.

**xXWeaponPrimeXx**

evildrcheese wrote:Many things. Nice idea for the Valkyrie for the S-Foils, it certainly looks cool.

EDC

I think so too. But do you think I should line them up? Or leave them as is?

STG wrote:your putting loads of time and effort into your gifts! thats really thoughtful, i'm sure whoever your giving them to will appreciate them loads.

Miranda, Scarlet, Ben, Jan, Sarah and Etria will. I'm rethinking Jon's gift if only because he doesn't seem to give two s#!ts about anything.

**War Kitten**

Those models are looking quite lovely.

**xXWeaponPrimeXx**

Would you guys believe that I had pictures all ready to post last week and didnt?

Yes?

Well then...

Anyway! Hello all and welcome back to Adventures in Painting with Weapon!

Lets hop right into things.

I am still working on completing Christmas gifts for my friends, so that is what will be featured. My baneblade is on hold until after the holiday season.

Lets start things off with a man I call McCree.

Picked this guy up from Klukva Minis. He was given to me free after a shipping error delayed my package. The seller was super nice and the sculpt is really good. I'm definitely gonna pick up some more stuff from him.

He was originally going to be for my buddy Jon, but I don't think he really cares about overwatch and this guy wouldn't fit into his Blood Angels army.... so... I guess I will have to fold him into my Chem-Dogs. Alas.

Next up is Gutz for my buddy, Ben.

Same seller, Klukva Minis. I highly recommend them. He also fits together really well despite the giant nature of his sword.

From there we return to Klicker, whose base was looking extremely empty. Even with a coat of green paint.

So with flashlight in hand I went outside and picked through the sand for some suitably sized rocks/pebbles.

And glued them into place.

Now I know what you're thinking. They look WAY off. And I agree. So I painted them to match the stones on the base. And lo-and-behold they look quite like what was sculpted into the base.

Now it looked better, but all those gaps between the rocks were mocking me. I tried a bit of nurgle's rot mixed with antonian camoshade to try and look like swampy muck but it didn't look good (you can vaguely see it in the above picture). So I went in a different direction by mixing some white glue, ice blue and drakenhoff nightshade and slathering it all over those open spaces.

When that dried I repainted the rocks that got a little too blue, inked them with nuln oil, and applied drakenhoff nightshade to the "water".

Then I went back to Rhona who I felt was looking a little off. So I started to paint all the little bits on her and repaint her robes.

Having re-read her description I remembered she was supposed to be pale. So I based her with Rakarth flesh since she looked too tan.

Then I made a mixture of rakarth flesh, kislev flesh and skull white to try and give her some color without getting too dark. Then I added some color to her lips and some ink to her clothing. (Sorry about the picture quality, still getting used to my new phone).

Then I added a thinned down reikland fleshshade to her skin to give her some shading.

And, regretfully, I tried to paint her eyes. I will definitely need to try and fix them this coming Sunday.

Thoughts? Opinions? Criticism?

**xXWeaponPrimeXx**

Greetings programs!

I'm back again and I have some more progress to show you!

As you may or may not recall, I had a model for my friend Jan, but it was missing an arm. Well I finally got the replacement from the company (that was very pleasant and helpful!)

So then I assembled her and she is lovely! Meet Valerie.

She is a beautifully detailed model. Big shoutout to Dark Sword Minis and their amazing work!

So I took her and the halfling thief of her sister, named Onnya, and their mom's wizard, Thurmond.

So while they were drying, I decided to fix Rhona's face.

I've decided that faces aren't my thing... So I went back to Valerie's outfit and finished the night there.

Thoughts?

**evildrcheese**

Looking good so far.

EDC

**xXWeaponPrimeXx**

evildrcheese wrote:
Looking good so far.

EDC

Thanks EDC!

Also, look!

Q: What are the official rules regarding specific base sizes for specific models (if any)? A: The rules assume that models are mounted on the base they are supplied with, but it’s entirely fine to mount them on whichever base you think is appropriate. Sometimes, a player may have models in their collection on unusually modelled bases. Some models aren’t supplied with a base at all. In these cases you should always feel free to mount the model on a base of appropriate size if you wish, using models of a similar type as guidance.

I do believe this official ruling from GW states that I can use Papa in my army!

**Camkierhi**

Nice work on the gifts. Love that purple. Very nice looking model too.

Don't play so can't comment on bases, but personally I go with what the model tells me. I am very flexible with the rules though.

**xXWeaponPrimeXx**

Camkierhi wrote:
Nice work on the gifts. Love that purple. Very nice looking model too.

Don't play so can't comment on bases, but personally I go with what the model tells me. I am very flexible with the rules though.

I asked back when I first made Pops if most players would consider him okay for regular play, the general consensus was no. This makes me very happy because he is a cool model that I want to show off.

On a different note! Guys! I went to the allergist yesterday, and he told me I need to stay in and build models more often. Like, all the time. Not... in those words per se, but... my allergy test came back and told me that I am legitimately allergic to everything that grows in my state. And dogs... and cats... horse... pretty much everything.

So! I decided that was reason enough to break out one of my crappy little folding tables and build a sentinel!

Like all of my stuff, I wanted this guy to be magnetized to better optimize it for play (and so GW doesnt get all my money). So I drilled out the area where the weapon mounts.

Then I looked to the weapons...

Snipped of the bits in the way...

Mounted magnets...

And voila! One perfectly (almost, I ended up reseating the magnets later) mounted plasma cannon!

I then repeated the process on all the weapons.

Next up! The base. I popped by Michael's while heading home from the doctor's office and picked up a little cork.

I broke it into little pieces and glued it down on the base wantonly. Then I broke my foot.

My greenstuff abilties need some work. But I think once painted up no one will pay much attention to a little bit of a messed up toe.

Then I did the rest of the legs.

Apologies for the next few photos, they rotate 90 degrees on the upload and I'm not sure why. So I began building the cab. I want to pain the interior, but I don't want it open topped I decided I would magnetize the top in place so I could pop it off and reveal the driver.

Then I put another magnet in (roughly) the same spot on the back of the chair. I ended up having to reseat this one too.

Now, this simply wouldn't ifit into my chem-dogs without a personal touch. Enter the bits I snagged months ago.

Carnifex Carapace is surprisingly hard to cut through...

But I got it eventually.

Enter my second sentinel, the one that came with all the tempestus sc- Stormtroopers and the gunship I got a bit ago.

Look at that beautiful bit of detail all nicely put in place!

But... how would they keep it there?

Hmm....

HMMM!!!!

HMMM... oh... I guess I didn't take any pictures of the piece chained in place.... whoops... Anyway! Onto the next thing. I dunno what nid this is from, but it needed a bit of green stuff to look a little more.... trophy-ish.

I pressed it into the gap.

And teased it around until it looked sufficiently gross.

Hey! Found the chain picture! There's beads of superglue holding it in place all over. After priming it I'm sure I can paint it up to look like its been welded to the carapace in those spots.

But what about the other shell you ask? Well, once I was more confident in my green stuff ability, I decided I would fill this one in too. By the way, green stuff from august is hard as gak to knead. Forewarned.

That made me sad, cuz this meant I had to knead out some more.

Twenty minutes and some sore fingertips later.

Not too shabby, especially since it will be mostly hidden by the Sentinel.

Then I glued the cab in place. I'd say its pretty much done for now and read for spraying. Sadly, that won't happen until after I get all my Christmas stuff done.

Also, I think I'll have to seat once more pair of magnets inside the cab to hold the top on tight, its a little crooked and wobbly on the dry fitting. Thoughts? Opinions? Comments? Criticism?

**Camkierhi**

Excellent work on the sentinel. Really got this magnets sorted. Excellent additional nid bits, fantastic idea.

On the green stuff, put it in warm water for a few seconds prior to mixing, makes it easier to work with.

**evildrcheese**

Excellent work on magnetising the sentinel. Cool conversions too, looking forward to seeing more!

EDC

**shasolenzabi**

Nice work magnetizing the loadouts for that senitnel!

I like the chained in place carni-pace on the back, very nice touch!

**xXWeaponPrimeXx**

Camkierhi wrote:Excellent work on the sentinel. Really got this magnets sorted. Excellent additional nid bits, fantastic idea.

On the green stuff, put it in warm water for a few seconds prior to mixing, makes it easier to work with.

Thanks Cam, I'll have to give that a shot. Do I put the bag its in in the water, or the pre-mixed green stuff or the mixed green stuff??

shasolenzabi wrote:Nice work magnetizing the loadouts for that senitnel!

I like the chained in place carni-pace on the back, very nice touch!

Thanks!

evildrcheese wrote:Excellent work on magnetising the sentinel. Cool conversions too, looking forward to seeing more!

EDC

Then you're in luck. I picked up a third sentinel today at my FLGS at half-price.

**Camkierhi**

Put the GS that you want to mix in warm water no packaging. This will make it easier to mix. Only takes a few seconds. Try with small amount for a trial run.

**xXWeaponPrimeXx**

Camkierhi wrote:
Put the GS that you want to mix in warm water no packaging. This will make it easier to mix. Only takes a few seconds. Try with small amount for a trial run.

I'll give it a shot Cam, thanks.

No update from this last weekend, I was tasked with painting more religious statues from my father and couldn't get any real work done. Hopefully this weekend I'll have something to show you.

**Commander Cain**

Loving that converted sentinel! Nice work as always Prime

**War Kitten**

I need you to come convert all my sentinels, that will look epic when it's painted!

**xXWeaponPrimeXx**

War Kitten wrote:
I need you to come convert all my sentinels, that will look epic when it's painted!

**xXWeaponPrimeXx**

I guess my prices were too high >.>

I'm still alive folks, and believe it or not I have a ton of pictures to upload! I housesat for my mom again last weekend and painted for a solid 3 to 4 hours (it was more like 6 but I spent at least 3 on the religious statue for my dad).

I will upload them as soon as I am able.

**xXWeaponPrimeXx**

Because I can...

Braggadocio

Spoiler:

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And also, because tis the season.

'Twas the night before Christmas,
And all through the house,
No food was a-stirrin',
Not even a mouse.

Stockings were hung round
Dad's neck like a tie,
Along with a note that said,
"Presents or die."

Children were plotting
All night in their beds,
While the wife's constant whining
Was splitting his head.

But daddy had money
This year in the bank,
Then they closed up early,
And now dad's in a tank.

All of a sudden,
Santa appeared,
A sneer on his face,
Booze in his beard.

"Santa," I said,
As he laughed merrily,
"You do so much for others,
Do something for me."

"Bundy," he said,
"You only sell shoes,
Your son is a sneak thief,
Your daughter's a floose."

"Ho ho," Santa said,
"Should I mention your wife?
Her hair's like an A-bomb,
Her nails like a knife."

He climbs up the chimney,
That fat piece of dung,
He mooned me two times,
He stuck out his tongue.

I heard him exclaim,
As he broke wind with glee,
"You're married with children,
You'll never be free."

**War Kitten**

xXWeaponPrimeXx wrote:
I guess my prices were too high >.>

I'm still alive folks, and believe it or not I have a ton of pictures to upload! I housesat for my mom again last weekend and painted for a solid 3 to 4 hours (it was more like 6 but I spent at least 3 on the religious statue for my dad).

I will upload them as soon as I am able.

I'm in college. What is this "money" you speak of?

Nice little story too

**Camkierhi**

Thank you for that, nice work. Really enjoyed it.

Where's these pics you promised?

**xXWeaponPrimeXx**

Camkierhi wrote:
Thank you for that, nice work. Really enjoyed it.

Where's these pics you promised?

Uhhh... well, you see...

Right here.

So here are the goodies I picked up on Black Friday.

Picking up where I left off, here is Valerie.

I started here off by painting some druchii violet onto the gem at the end of her staff, which was just the white spray coat.

Then I took some Balor Brown to paint her golden tresses.

Then I added some brown to the rest of her staff. As well as some copper on the fixings or whatever they are.

As well as some around her waist.

I also added some gold to her bangle.

Then I painted the things around her hips Screamer Pink and added yellow glaze over the hair.

Next, a TON of Druchii Violet onto the robes.

And while she dried, I moved onto Gutz.

First up, time to metal up his armor.

Then I added a bit of black to the clothing.

Time to add a little Steel Legion Drab to the leather.

Then I gave him some skin.

Lastly I added some brown to the details on his arms.

Then it was back to Valerie where I picked out a few more details before calling it a night.

That was last week.

THIS WEEK I started with the some chests.

I got these to ship all these wonderful minis I've been painting across the country to their proper owners. But they look kinda bland (save the two I tested this goop on). What goop?

This goop.

Its actually white vinegar that I poured over a piece of steel wool. And it WAS clear. The longer it sat it turned black.

So with some time, a towel I didn't care about destroying (stained beyond fixing) and some gloves, I proceeded to rub it into the wood.

On the interior I am going to make small pillows and hot glue them into the base and top to make sure they're nice and secure. It will also hide where the stain wouldn't affect the wood due to glue.

Next up, back to Valerie. Her face was lacking some detail so using my smallest brush I painted the whites of her eyes and added some pink to her lips. But I realized that I had nothing smaller to do pupils. But to my luck, she's a wizard. I cracked open my pot of Soulstone Blue and gave her eyes and the palm of her hand a coat.

I think it looks great.

Then I went back to Gutz and started picking out the little details.

To finish him up I glued on his coat and bathed him in Nuln Oil really make him look like he's been through hell.

To finish up the night, I put a nice bit of 'Ardcoat on Valerie's gemstone.

Well? What do you all think?

**Camkierhi**

Dude, fantastic work.

Figs are looking brilliant. Great step by step, love the home made stain, very cool.

**xXWeaponPrimeXx**

War Kitten wrote:

I'm in college. What is this "money" you speak of?

Nice little story too

I never said money. Barter is the oldest form of trade you know.

Camkierhi wrote: Dude, fantastic work.

Figs are looking brilliant. Great step by step, love the home made stain, very cool.

Thanks Cam. Once the chests have dried I will take another picture of them. Also, the vinegar smell dissipates about a day or two later (In case you try this yourself).

**War Kitten**

I'll trade you Cam's soul?

**evildrcheese**

Nice work on Valeria. She's looking great.

EDC