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Xenomorphs look great! I love the way the blues come out. Highlights on the CM looking good so far. Good luck with the arm!

The cloak on the terminator captain is really nice, great stuff Gobert!

Magnificent work on the cloak.

I avoid layering often, and go the lazy route certainly more.

You pulled that one off perfectly imo.

(Page) 69 Dudes!

Most excellent!

youwashock wrote:Boss. He's looking quite good. I think a touch of white will make the sword pop nicely. If you want to separate the head from the gold, a little more highlight and wash the recessed area around it heavily with a dark brown or black.

I tried a bit of white and I’m still not sure. I need to check in better light this weekend. That’s a good idea to wash the recessed area a bit more… wish I’d thought of it before I glued his head in place I’ll try to free it as I only used superglue it might pop out without damage.

Don Qui Hotep wrote:Xenomorphs look great! I love the way the blues come out. Highlights on the CM looking good so far. Good luck with the arm!

Thanks Don, good to see you back! I’m hoping the arm either doesn’t get in the way or pops off easily for me.

Olthannon wrote:The cloak on the terminator captain is really nice, great stuff Gobert!

Cheers, I’m tempted to add a few embellishments to see if I can fancy it up for him.

Not Online!!! wrote:Magnificent work on the cloak.
I avoid layering often, and go the lazy route certainly more.
You pulled that one off perfectly imo.

Thanks Not Online, though I’d lazy isn’t a term I’d use to describe your painting. Efficient is more accurate I’d say! The layers can be much more time consuming, and not guaranteed to look good, so I’m glad they’ve gone down well

I’ve been away all week with work but I brought some minis to paint in my hotel room. I had planned to finish the Chapter Master, but I forgot to bring my decent brushes and the colours I needed so all he got was a dash of white on his sword (as youwashock suggested) and a second black coat on his base rim. I also forgot to take a pic and he’s now in my suitcase waiting for our plane.

Fear nought though, I brought another mini! The Stormtalon flew to Berlin with me along with some big brushes and the colours I needed to get all of the base colours and washes done.


I spied back through dakka at my https://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/1120323-Land%20Speeder%2C%20Space%20Marines%2C%20Void%20Panthers%2C%20Warhammer%2040%2C000.html" target="_new" rel="nofollow">Land Speeder and tried to copy the colour scheme. I think I matched pretty well but I’m not sure if I have too much purple and gold or whether to add purple to the tail flaps and/or more gold somewhere else?

Thanks for looking and let me know whether you think more is less or less is more!

I think you have a good balance now with the colors. It is looking good.

Yes, the base colors on the Stormtalon look good. Now that is commitment to bring paints and a model on a work trip.

Cheers,

CB

This may be the first time i like this modell...

Darn.... take my begrudging exalt.

Stormtalon looks very impressive! Painting in the hotel room is very brave, you're probably a much neater painter than I am lol. One thing I really like about the Void Panther color scheme is how your metallics pop.

youwashock wrote:I think you have a good balance now with the colors. It is looking good.

Thanks, I’m still deciding but those flaps are looking at me like they want to be purple!

Captain Brown wrote:Yes, the base colors on the Stormtalon look good. Now that is commitment to bring paints and a model on a work trip.
Cheers,
CB

Thanks Cap, I knew I’d have a bit of time each evening after dinner most nights so thought it a better use of my time than watching TV. Might take it again when I’m in Amsterdam for work, so no visits Cafes allowed

Not Online!!! wrote:This may be the first time i like this modell...
Darn.... take my begrudging exalt.

Hehe, personally its been on my to do list for a while mainly so I could do the panels black and purple!

Don Qui Hotep wrote:Stormtalon looks very impressive! Painting in the hotel room is very brave, you're probably a much neater painter than I am lol. One thing I really like about the Void Panther color scheme is how your metallics pop.

Thanks Don, the dropper bottles help keep things tidy… the glass I used to clean my brushes was a bit purple when I left though! . Hopefully you’ll like the extra gold bits I painted the other day.


Before paint pics though I have a question for you?
Up

Or down?

Does he lead assault troops? then Up.
If not, then down.

Down, but not so down.

Not Online!!! wrote:
Does he lead assault troops? then Up.
If not, then down.

Good rationale, I like it and as he’s a Tactical Squad Sergeant I’ll go with down. Cheers!

Elsewhere I’ve been busy on a few different things. I’ve kinda stalled on the Chapter Master as he doesn’t have a chapter symbol. I had hoped to try some custom transfers but the ink keeps dissolving in water even with some clear coat. I’ve been looking for someone to print some stick on icons, but so far have drawn blanks. So ive gone back to Oyumaru casts, trying a few different materials to see if there’s any that work better and give less clean up for my messy castings. I’ll report back when the results are in, but I suspect free stuff will win out.

I also did some more work on his sword as I wasn’t happy with attempt 1. Attempt 2 was worse so I stripped the sword and tried again. 3rd time isn’t lucky it seems but I don’t have the motivation for a 4th go. Maybe I’ll change my mind, but he’s pretty much done now so it’s unlikely.


Seeing the pics there were a few other things I did last week, namely another wash on his face (hardened leather speed paint) and the gold trim on his cape.


I think the darker tone on his head worked well and he now stands out better. I think I’m in love with his cape though, the gold trim just finishes it off nicely. I toyed with free handing something on there but I’m going to leave it alone now.

My printer has also been busy printing stuff for the Stormtalon base

The imperial eagle floor tiles came out pretty well and the hollow sub surface looks pretty cool even if the inside is a pain to paint! I think it ties in reasonably well with the legit Sector Imperialis stuff despite being much simpler.

The stormtalom itself got some love too, giving the canopy some paint. I started with a base of black as I didn’t want to use a wash for fear of it running. So far it’s not been highlighted, but I think it improves the look of the platform. I also used Ork skin on the canopy as a sort of Head Up Display (HUD)


I think the HUD turned out well, I might do a reticule and target dots too. I tried a few other speed paints on some clear plastic and I was really impressed how they all seemed to stain the surface without pooling. Another good use for them.

Whilst waiting for the base to dry i made a start on my next project; a pair of Greater Possessed for Blackstone Fortress. They came with a purple wash over Leadbelcher so I decided to roll with it and jut got stuck in basecoating the flesh and bones with Zandri dust;


They’re very detailed so this might take a while, but should be fun!

Thanks for looking

Very fancy.

I still dislike the Modell on a conceptual level but darn, you made it look great.

Great updates! Really like the hub idea in the front panel, the green gives a good pop of different colour.

About the oyumaru, I'm actually in the same journey at the moment, I created a mold for primaris shoulderpads with the DA symbol. So far greenstuff + milliput has given me the best result, but it's a bit time consuming. Looking forward to know your results!

Some fantastic work here Gobert. The cape on the terminator captain is immense. The talon looks great, really like the HUD idea.

The transition from black through purple to plum is incredible- very well executed!

Canopy does look fantastic. The Chapter Master is also looking good. You are right to be happy with the cape.

Great progress, well done

Not Online!!! wrote:Very fancy.
I still dislike the Modell on a conceptual level but darn, you made it look great.

Thanks Not Online, hopefully I can finish the job well too

muette wrote:Great updates! Really like the hub idea in the front panel, the green gives a good pop of different colour.
About the oyumaru, I'm actually in the same journey at the moment, I created a mold for primaris shoulderpads with the DA symbol. So far greenstuff + milliput has given me the best result, but it's a bit time consuming. Looking forward to know your results!

Thanks muette, I need to pluck up some courage to add images to the HUD. As for Oyumaru, I think GS & milliput is probably the best solution I think I need to add more GS to try to overcome the stickiness of the milliput. That said the flexibility of straight GS helps if I don’t get the alignment right first time. The Vallejo plastic putty seems to need air to set so was still goopy and the scale model filler seems to be a solvent and ruined the shoulder pads’ surface. The trick seems to be getting the quantity right; enough to fill the mould but not too much so it ends up too thick.

Olthannon wrote:Some fantastic work here Gobert. The cape on the terminator captain is immense. The talon looks great, really like the HUD idea.

Thanks Olthannon, I think the gold trim really made the cape pop. So far the HUD was pretty simple, let’s see if I get the courage to do more?

Meer_Cat wrote:The transition from black through purple to plum is incredible- very well executed!

Thanks Meer_Cat, it must’ve been the practice on the Sternguard Company Veterans gowns!

youwashock wrote:Canopy does look fantastic. The Chapter Master is also looking good. You are right to be happy with the cape.

Thanks youwashock, everyone wants a bling canopy right!?

Slinky wrote:Great progress, well done

Thanks Slinky, and I’ve even kept the progress up.

The Chapter Master is done, a good way to hit 100 minis for the year! Sword aside I think he’s pretty spiffy. Only update since the last pic is a GS chapter icon that took about 5 mins to paint, so much quicker than freehand aside from the faff of making it and the cure time… anyway, here he is:










For the curious his inscription on the shoulder pad is supposed to read inanis which Google tells me is Latin for empty or a void. Seemed quite appropriate as his Chapter will mourn his loss

Here’s a few action pics too







I think he looks pretty good leading the Panthers.

Next up I’ll be getting the Stormtalon done, but since I forgot them on the last post here’s the Greater Possessed


Thanks for looking

Those poor little Possessed. Getting all squished by the massive Panther action shots. He's turned out well, and the group shots seal the deal.

 youwashock wrote:
Those poor little Possessed. Getting all squished by the massive Panther action shots. He's turned out well, and the group shots seal the deal.

it’s enough to turn a Space Marine to Chaos! . I have to say, seeing the scenic Army shots with the Panthers makes me really glad I put the time in for their board.

Not sure what happened with dakka last night, but I couldn’t upload the Stormtalon progress shots. Mainly muted gold on the missile pods and engine cover fronts, white missiles and purple edge highlights on the black areas

The base got a heavier wash of Hardened Leather and Gravelord Grey Speed paints thinned with equal amounts of flow improver:

Helped a bit with the definition especially on the metallics.

Tonight was Uniform Grey edge highlights on the black and purple areas… oh my god we’re there a LOT of edges on this thing! I psyched myself up by starting with the gun mount, then the engines and finally the airframe.

I think it’s looking pretty smart and I’m looking forward to the finishing touches making those metallics shine

Thanks for looking!

Morning fellow dakkanauts,

It’s been a quiet week in the hobby front, with a few Tactical Marines being built for the Void Panthers great expansion. There’s a few cool additions thanks to Ragsta donating a few old marine bits to the cause (thanks mate!). I’ll get some pics when the unit is done, speaking of which I don’t think any of them got the mandatory purity seal so I’ll have to fix that!

Last night though I pushed on and got the Stormtalon finished up. There were a few edge highlights to tidy up as I’d rubbed off a few from handling. Weirdly the paint didn’t want to stick and kept pooling, must be something to do with the primer I used I guess? Good job I accidentally ordered too many colour forge cans this week I then got on with the lenses and green lights, going caliban, emerald and scorpion green before a white dot and gloss coat. I did a red light on the other wing like the land speeder has before hiding a purity seal somewhere it might have a chance of staying on. I finished up with the spot light on the front too.





Pretty pleased how she’s turned out, but wonder if I should have done a few fast attack markings somewhere? Here’s the whole mini including base

Looks pretty menacing from straight on I think




I also tried a bit more detail on the HUD with a cross hair a couple of targets and some writing in the top section

I probably should’ve cleaned the canopy though . I decent tip I read probably from someone on here is to use PVA to glue the canopy down to avoid the frosting from superglue. Good tip!

Finally, it wouldn’t be a finished Void Panther miniature without a group photo!

Here she is giving covering fire to the Jump Pack Assault Marines



And of course the boss needs help sometimes too

And finally a wider shot of most of the Panthers

Thanks for looking!

Strike from the sky, brother!

Turned out rad, gobert!

Very nice Chapter Master and Stormtalon gobert.

Cheers,

CB

Great Stormtalon, fantastic job on the base too! And the army shots look fantastic.

Fantastic job on the stormtalon. Now do a xiphon to replace it with somthing not so stubby

Darn i wish i could paint like that...

Great job Gobert!

Great job getting the Stormtalon finished! Your photos are excellent, especially the action shots. It all looks the business.

Nice work on the Stormtalon! The green lenses pop really nicely and look the part. Well done.

Your army shots keep getting better and better!

Great looking flyer, too bad the rules for them aren't very good right now.

 gobert wrote:
thanks to Ragsta donating a few old marine bits to the cause (thanks mate!).

That's my pleasure, gobert, very pleased for the parts to be getting some use.

Loving all the pictures, they look brilliant. Makes me think of the strafing run scenes in We Were Soldiers!