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So nice, I feel like I can see the polygons...

Makes me want to fire up Doom.

Yeah, I think MEdge models were trying to strike the right balance - so they aren't crazy far down the heroic spectrum, but still much more heroic than something like Infinity (where the models have to be much taller to keep the proportions right).

Those heads look really nice, TP^DC! I'm all about mixing up armies with headswaps

The drones do look cute so far . Regarding basing, Ramos Asura just made a sweet looking base using the new GW crackle paint, see it in his P&M thread here (also in spoilers below):


I picked up some "distress paint" (also known as crackle paint I think?) from another source for a similar purpose a while back, there is a tutorial here:
http://www.chaos-dwarfs.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=11743

And the product is here:
http://rangerink.com/?product=tim-holtz-distress-paint

Yeah,
That Distress Paint looks very cool and loads of colours.
I think I'll buy a batch and use it for basing and also work it onto the buildings and terrain.


Drone update.
10 Fireflies built.


Painting the drones the same exact same colours as the humans.
I mounted the drones on spraying sticks...


Same plan as before.
Undercoated black and Dusted white.
Sprayed dark green all over.
Sprayed bright green from the top.


And then inked with GW green ink...
The inks have dried and they're ready for detailing.


Panic...

Looking great, so far!

Ahhh, loving the drone swarm!

Beautiful Work! Cant wait to see how the drones turn out!

Yeah,
Not much to report.
The drones are progressing nicely in a assembly line.


Panic...

Assembly line process looks good

Regarding the top pic, will the drones be getting a third color? I think they will need one - your Doom troopers have a really nice balance of colors with the skin, alternate green, and visor colors mixing up their appearance really well.

You might have already been planning to add one or more colors to them, but just wanted to put in a vote for that

yeah,
Thanks, I've not really planned any other colours.
however I regret making the front panel silver as it makes them look a little like an apache helicopter cockpit!
So I could maybe repaint those panels in flat squad colours red and blue

The camera lens will be a brighter red.

Hope to get the spiders finished up tomorrow and then the fireflies by the weekend.
Meaning I can move on to Robots!

Panic...

 Panic wrote:
however I regret making the front panel silver as it makes them look a little like an apache helicopter cockpit!

Yeah, either repainting that panel, or painting the rest of the 'nose' silver as well would help reduce the 'mini helicopter' vibe.

I would probably go with painting the whole front panel green, but adding a squadron stripe for a bit of break-up colour.

yeah,
Painting the rest of the nose silver or a squad colour might work and be fairly easy.
I think I'll do a test on one of the FireFlies tomorrow.

Got the spiders as good as done


Huzzah my Bot handlers have something to do!





This is the Doom Team so far


Panic...

I don't mind the silver panel, I think with the red "eye" that becomes the focal point

I'd love a squad color racing stripe, though!

Spider drones look excellent

WOOHOO!

Right, I've finally got some spare time - gonna get all the Karats built this evening and maybe undercoated. NEON PINK FTW!

yeah,
I best get painting!!! You'll be done in no time!

small progress on fireflies.
I painted the canopy Nose area black, I'm still not sure about the smaller central silver panel.
That may end up squad coloured.


I think Some number transfers might look good on these guys.
01
02
03
04
05

But where to get them so small?

Panic...

Heavy Gear has tiny number transfers. They would probably be about the right size.

OKAY - I've started the Karists!

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/678134.page#8413867

yeah,

 ArbitorIan wrote:
OKAY - I've started the Karists!

Arrrgh the clocks ticking now! So Today I finished the drones.

++ Blue Squadron. ++



++ Red Squadron. ++



++ Attack of the Drones!!! ++




++Construction Schedule Update++
1) Humans. COMPLETE
2) Drones. COMPLETE
3) Robots. PROGRESS IMMINENT !

Panic...

Yeah, that group shot looks awesome!

This stuff looks really great. Well done!

The coloured panel for the flying drones comes off very well as squad colouring - good choice.

Agree that group shot looks awesome

Very cool!

Yeah,
Cheers guys.

++ Robots ++
Final 9 models for the Doom teams
5 Scarecrows
4 Hunters

Starting with the Scarecrows.
I think these are my favourite models in the Eprian range.

Standard assembly following website instructions.
Then into the Doom team assembly line paint process!


Base colour done with sprays the same as the previous models

And Inked... Not bad for a evenings hobby
Very happy with the poses.
I wanted them to look like they stand around while deciding what to do.


Panic...

Looking good!

And I agree, the scarecrows are an awesome model... All those joints that just slot together however you like make them a delight to assemble.

I see you learned your lesson about paired leg parts as well

yeah,
Oh yes... fool me once.

The assembly of these Robots is very easy.
I looked at the examples on the ME website as a guide.

I imagined the Robotic pose I was going for and then started by gluing the models feet to the base...
I then built them upwards
I built one ScareCrow at a time to take advantage of the tacky repositioning as the glue dried.

Panic...

ROBOTS!

Looking great . I love the silhouette of the model with antennae, but I think there's likely only enough bits for one or two to have them? Not sure how hard they'd be to scratch build or convert, but I feel like I need them for all my scarecrows... kind of like you felt for the drone handler helmet

Panic, I'm loving it! I'd like to see a condensed version of this thread so you can show people how quick and easy it can be to paint the miniatures, and make them look great!

 RiTides wrote:
ROBOTS!

Looking great . I love the silhouette of the model with antennae, but I think there's likely only enough bits for one or two to have them? Not sure how hard they'd be to scratch build or convert, but I feel like I need them for all my scarecrows... kind of like you felt for the drone handler helmet

You get an antenna backpack for each Scarecrow. It's on the sprue which only makes a single robot.

Nice going Panic I chose active poses for the Scarecrows I built so far, but I really like that group of yours standing around, must build some like that myself. Looks really good.

yeah,

 BobtheInquisitor wrote:

 RiTides wrote:
...I love the silhouette of the model with antennae, but I think there's likely only enough bits for one or two to have them?...

You get an antenna backpack for each Scarecrow...

Like bob says each Scarecrow comes on a single sprue, it has all the bits to make a regular scarecrow with either the clingfire or chemtek sprayers.
Plus the extra command head and command backpack.

So I have a bunch of extra command heads back packs and a few extra flamer/sprayers
I think the command back packs could be used to convert a spider drone to represent a bot handler in a AI only force

Such a good sprue.

Panic...