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Stop being so damn good at this! You're making me want to buy Geckos!

I think my next order will be two boxes of Tachicomas

Amazing work on the Gecko! I think black works well for the crotch area but it would equally as good in red.

This model/all the models on this blog look just beautiful. Excellent work.

Thank you all! ^^ Very kind of you.

I guess I'll leave it black then. I did it black because I wanted some more separation between the red mass and the chunky red thighs. Also its easier to paint and highlight in the tight areas like his hips. Glad it's ok. Thanks for the feedback

Paradigm wrote:Stop being so damn good at this! You're making me want to buy Geckos!

Haha thanks. That's the plan! More geckos!

Miss Dee wrote:I think my next order will be two boxes of Tachicomas

I dunno what they are but it sounds funky

So I've started painting his arms a bit but can't glue them on yet till I paint his backpack. Which I shall do :x

Got some time tomorrow so hopefully I can knock this guy out then.

Tachikoma are the spider robots from ghost in the shell

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tachikoma

The haqqislam Tag looks very similar to them.

The nomad bots scratch that itch, and are more appropriately sized for tachikomas, but the haqq Tag looks more like them.

coincidentally the nomad ones are my favourite. Now I feel like getting some :x

Sorry guys no update yet. I didn't get to finish the gecko today :(
Too slow. Not worthy! *bows* soon I promise!

Just leaving this here since I've finished his backpack now. Except that little red bit at the top. Forgot about that. eh..



Getting there slowly I know. But all good things are worth taking the time

Now for the big gecko arms.

A Gecko is never late.

You say you finished the backpack but surely you meant to say missile pods?

Call it what you like, I call it Purty , such smooth transitions and so nice, Angel would be proud of you.

I always love seeing Infinity stuff so well painted, it brings me closer and closer to taking the leap into getting the figures. Other than buying the books is there a good source for the game's lore?

Excellent, can't wait to see the whole ensemble!

Not really - the hardcover books are THE place for background information.

So firstly, replies:

Casey's Law wrote:A Gecko is never late.

You say you finished the backpack but surely you meant to say missile pods?

Good thing because here he is more than a week after I said I wanted him done lol

Missile pods/backpack. Potato potato.

Theophony wrote:Call it what you like, I call it Purty , such smooth transitions and so nice, Angel would be proud of you.

Ha! Thanks very much! I love his work. Long way ahead of me but hopefully I'll get there one day

Dreadclaw69 wrote:I always love seeing Infinity stuff so well painted, it brings me closer and closer to taking the leap into getting the figures. Other than buying the books is there a good source for the game's lore?

Thank you! You should get into it! There's some basic info about the factions and stuff online. I think their youtube channel gives a brief rundown. Plus the indiviual unit background is on the website. But like Alpharius said, the books are the best source

Paradigm wrote:Excellent, can't wait to see the whole ensemble!

Thanks! And coming right up

Alpharius wrote:Not really - the hardcover books are THE place for background information.

Yup, and so I got mine pre-ordered! Can't wait

Update #22 Gecko finally done!

Hey guys! Long time no update oops. Was pretty busy up till the weekend. Hope you all had a good one

And I finally got my gecko all painted up. Yay! About time

Here he is! Mr Gecko. Now with arms!


Nice n Shiny.


Side on. He is pretty thick.


Back view again. This time complete!


Painting the guns was a challenge. Getting the highlights right was difficult. Hopefully it's ok and shiny enough for you.


Squat little gecko face. Naww.


Okay so thats him done. I'm quite happy with him. After painting him I think he's my new favourite model hehe
Though I think I'll take a break before getting onto his partner. Mrs Gecko. Maybe I'll just paint her here and there in between other stuff. This guy took a lot out of me as nice as he was to paint.

Hope you guys liked it!
Thanks!

Wow. This is fantastic. Your blends and highlights are so great. You've definitely got that infinity space/future vibe down. Excellent work

Beaurtiful work. You have done an amazing job, all round it just looks spot on, I think it is the subtle highlights that do it the most, your Black is a rich deep black because you have a subtle highlight over it, brilliant.

Awesome work! I really like the color scheme.
This is the first time I've seen those minis before, I'll have to check them out

Exceptional! This is certainly your best model (can't really call it a mini!) so far!

That looks utterly fantastic. Any advice for someone trying to do something similar in the future.

Really well done, you definitively achieved THE look in this one. Highlights and blends are spot on.

Awesome work

Another classy paint job ckig.

@ Grimdork: Thanks man! Nice to hear it fits in well

@ Camkierhi: Sometimes I think it's hard to see the highlights in the pics or I made them too subtle. I'm glad you noticed! ^^ Thanks!

@WorshiptheVoid: Thank you! You should definitely check out what Corvus Belli has to offer. They have some great models . It's great to have shown them to you

@ Paradigm: haha cheers. I agree! I'm most proud of this model too. It'll be hard to follow it up lol

@ Carlos13th: Thanks! And sure thing. I guess a few things that come to mind is:

Lots of patience and dedication. I laboured on this guy for many hours, really wanted to get him right. Since he's a bigger model he's more of an eyecatcher in the army so you want him to look nice. And I guess on bigger models it's easier to spot things. Some nights I didn't touch him because I knew I didn't have the time or the commitment to get a lot done and done well so rather than slap a bit of paint on him and leave him at that I'd wait till I had the time and was in the right mindset to push myself and get him painted up nice. Sounds weird but I do think your mentality can affect your painting.

Other things hmm, oh yeah, It's good to have references! Very helpful! Good to see where you're at and keep track of how your doing. It's also a good visual to see the result you want to get. So when I paint sometimes I pull up the official pics as a reference since I'm a big fan of Angel Giraldez's work. I'm nowhere near his level but I guess his pics are also an inspiration, and if you're wanting to get better there's no shame in trying to imitate others I think. It definitely helps guide me.

Hmm lastly, If it's something big like this model its good to break it down into smaller manageable parts when painting. Like not just sub assemblies but visualising each part as a bunch of different sections put together and painting each piece separately. For example if you look at his main body you can see how theres some lines that divide up the body into defferent panels alone the side and the top. I'd paint each panel separately after I got the basecoat down for them. So I'd focus on one small bit of the model and highlight that and get it right then move onto the next panel. Same thing with the gun. e.g. I'd paint the front, then the bottom, then the top railing, then the scope, the back, and the ammo all separately. Sounds like a long way to do things but *shrug* it's how I got it done and I could take a quick rest in between each section. Painting the red on the lower leg, I painted each side of the calf, then shin, then the band on the top.

Oh and If it's an important detail, I mostly used a 0 size brush to paint him. Used a size 1 for the base coats and broader highlights maybe but for the finer details and highlights and blending I used the smaller brush.

Hope all this helps lol and I'm not just being an idiot and saying stuff. If there's any specifics feel free to ask

@ Littletower: Thank you! Not sure what I'd call THE look hehe but I like it and I'm glad you like it too

@ Miss Dee: Thanks!

@ JoeRugby: Thanks mate! Hope to keep it up

Thank you guys for the wonderful comments. It's always nice to read them ^^

Im out of my league ....

 Miss Dee wrote:
Im out of my league ....

This is some great stuff - fantastic actually!

Nice song thanks

One of my favorites, which is appropriate here as this is one of my favorite P&M Blogs!

Hmm not enough metal in there for me to like it, but I won't begrudge others their preferences

Hey ckig, you never said what was next!

Haha! Thanks guys, cool song

Grim, oh yeah, well.. I've already started on the last gecko lol. I won't bother with the minor WIP shots since they're pretty much the same. IBut I'll post him when he's done. I know I said I'd wait a while before painting it but then your comments gave me a second wind!

As for what else, I've got my pano stuff lined up next. Just put together some more bolts yay! It's gonna be weird painting something other than red and black hah.

Also went and got some new yu jing stuff to flesh them out a bit more. Some Bao and Mr Sun Tze.


I'm thinking of painting my Yu Jing in this scheme. I'm going by the colours of the main faction logos for my infinity stuff.

I'm gonna have to get one of these guys too... the oni is one of the minis that first drew me to infinity

And after my gecko's done I'm all out of nomads . What to do? Get more nomads!
Wondering how I should expand. I have a few options in mind:

Option 1: Some robots. Sputnik remotes. Lunokhod and/or tsyklons. Best looking REMs imo. Pros: something different to infantry and TAGs, no scale issues with the bots, crazy koalas!

Option 2: Expand into Bakunin. Moiras and the custodier. Love their theme and my reverend healer won't look so out of place with these gals. Custodier is one of my favourite minis too.

Option 3: More Corregidor! Wait for the alguacile swc box and the hellcats blister. New alguaciles are great and very nice to paint.

Option 4: Bran, morlocks, uberfallkommandos. Hmm while I prefer the spacey look of the rest of the nomad range, these guys would be fun to paint I think. Each one is a very unique model, it'll be a challenge to paint the different skins, furs, etc. Plus I love the monkey king!

Option 5: Kaplans box and blister, then I can make a Qapu Khalqi list and it's my gateway into Haqqislam (uh-oh another faction D: ) Kaplans are cool. Mercs are cool in general heh.

What do you guys think? I guess I'm asking from a p&m perspective but maybe I'll ask over in the infinity subforum too for advice.