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Thraxas Of Turai wrote:Ooooooh, lovely work on the Nephilim thus far, the model itself looks great whilst the base really sets it off. Looking forward to seeing it finished by the end of the month, best of luck.

I don't know what to say......

Thank you so much.

I took the weekend off to take the family away for a break. Going to try to get some done today.

angelofvengeance wrote:Nephilim is coming along nicely. I may invest in another one for a Dark Talon, now that the rift cannon actually does more than ruffle your target's hair! Naturally, I'll be leaving all the silly shriney bits off.

The silly shriney parts were the reason this is a Nephilim

Trondheim wrote:Now thats a figther! Well done sir and my hat of to your painting

I've not got a very high opinion of my work. Thank you.

Actually, can I take a moment to say thank you to everyone who stops by and makes comment. It genuinely keeps me going. I hope I continue to be worth checking in on

And another WIP with job list:
1) Paint the Aquila and Ravenwing emblem wings white
2) Paint the pilot
3) Paint missiles - what colour though?
4) Detailing with squadron numbers etc
5) Weather it
6) Varnish it

All by the end of 31st

Oh yeah.

Oh yeah

And it's with great pride that I bring you Brother Celeritas of the Ravenwing piloting the Nephilim Jetifghter Fallen's Bane

Awesome, that is a mean war machine! The wings in particular are epic!

Cheers Para. It was a pleasure to build and I learnt loads by trying new techniques. The wings were something I was really worried about, but seemed to come out well. Particularly happy with the white emblems and edge highlighting (huge shortfalls of mine).

Top stuff TP. looks awesome

Sorry to multi-post, but am as pleased as punch about being featured here:

 TP^DC Deputy Manager wrote:
Well that was a more than pleasant surprise!

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That's awesome mate! It's like a fethed up Shelob stalking some poor bugger in Cirith Ungol.

 angelofvengeance wrote:
That's awesome mate! It's like a fethed up Shelob stalking some poor bugger in Cirith Ungol.

Lol

Hadn't "seen" that before, but now you mention it, absolutely! The guys in Spiral Arm Studios have always been very supportive of the stuff I've made of their's. I just feel guilty that I haven't painted more MEdge stuff yet! I won't lie, that post has spurred me on a little actually There's more here if anyone interested - http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/678704.page

Indeed the weathering on those wings looks epic, getting such lovely white coverage over such a big area must have required a fair few thin coats and lots of patience. How did you achieve the weathering streaks on the wings?

Sorry to say but I cheated with the white. If you take a look at this post you'll see I used a spray can - http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/678704.page

The weathering on the wings was a combination of sponged on Leadbelcher, then brushed streaks of Leadbelcher from the splotches. Next was streaks of Agrax Earthshade. Finally each rivot and a few select other points had a splodge of Typhus Corrosion applied then I blew on the splodge with a straw from the front of the Jetfighter to simulate the airflow in flight.

Not sure if others have better methods, but that was mine

And it worked bloody well! Straw you say? Niiiice!!

Better photos:

bloody awesome!

Yeah that definitely worked out well. These large models always seem so much simpler than they actually are to paint (to me anyway). Love the little weathering streaks.

Thanks Oddball. It really is easy to underestimate the bigger models. I think they demand more small details to break up the larger areas.

Wonderful work, and you got it done on time as well!

@Sgt Oddball: For what it's worth I always find larger models a lot more forgiving to paint, but I know a lot of people are intimidated by them.

 Thraxas Of Turai wrote:
Wonderful work, and you got it done on time as well!

Lol!

That has not been a feature of my hobbying to date I admit.

 Thraxas Of Turai wrote:
@Sgt Oddball: For what it's worth I always find larger models a lot more forgiving to paint, but I know a lot of people are intimidated by them.

Hmmyeah there's something in that, I just so often think 'oh this'll be easy, I'll keep it simple' and then despite that it's still a bunch of work just for the size. So maybe 'a lot of work' is more accurate than 'hard'.

You nailed it, man. I love that flyer, and you got the right amount of clean mixed with a little outdoor use.

Cheers Buttery

Love the damage and weathering on the white. The contrasts are perfect. Great job having the balls to not leave it factory clean and look like a real battle seasoned war machine. Without a doubt your best piece ....... So far!!

 Januine wrote:
Love the damage and weathering on the white. The contrasts are perfect. Great job having the balls to not leave it factory clean and look like a real battle seasoned war machine. Without a doubt your best piece ....... So far!!

Thanks Jan. It was nerve-racking after achieving the pristine result to go and rough it up. Glad I pulled it off.

I hope you're right about my future results

Superb work my friend. Crisp contrasts render it absolutely stunning

Lovely job with the Nephilim fighter, TP .

I should really get mine sorted...

Great work on that Nephilim. The masking, weathering and base have all really paid off well.

Hi everyone, thank you for your kind words.

@Azazelx - good to see you, come by any time

@AoV - go get your's started, you won't regret it

Top work on the fighter, it's looking really swish.

EDC