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And after a good stretch at the desk, Sabre-Gaia and The Iron Maximus are done. Time to spray and base. I like them more than I thought I would while I was working on them. Maybe because they are done.

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EDIT: Rolled myself over.

Thanks, aku!

And that's a wrap.

Two 3D printed Wraithknights, made using a Shadow Spectre mod that I found and thought looked kinda cool. I had a good time with this project (mostly, the stress over the sheer scale at times was intense) and feel they have turned out well. Always good to see a project completed, especially at times like this where I still haven't even attempted to paint the GW Wraithknight I converted years ago. These guys are pretty big. For fun I printed them about 12% bigger than stock. On with the show. Having a twelve pic limit this time, there's a lot ahead.























Been cooking away at a bit of fluff to tie them in with the Exodites. The pilots are a male and female Eldar who each lost their twin and have a connection to Curaidh, the Snow-Crowned Prince. He will be reaching out to them for help in the conflict coming his way. If I ever get around to finishing that story.

As I said, happy with the results. The paint is a little crude in places, but it usually is for me.

Plenty more on the go. Need to finish Beep Boop, most pressingly. And get those pesky Mandos done.

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Your knights look amazing. I love the way you've customized them through 3-d printing but they still match the vibe of the rest of the army. Great tie in with the exodite lore as well.

Makes me not want to post my own wraithknight in comparison (Or buy another to go with the whole twin thing!)

Yeah, wow. Those wraithknights are lovely mate, really beautiful finished up! Lot of effort's gone into them from start to finish, so congrats.

Shout out to the old wych conversion too. Lovely old sculpt with neat conversion work. The grimy metal on the gears is really nicely done.

Thanks for sharing!

Wow, those Wraithknights turned out fantastic! Love the detail on the face plates, and honestly minimalist basing was the right choice so as not to distract from the models too much.

Thank you, blockade23, tzurk, and ZergSmasher! Glad you like them!

blockade23, another Wraithknight is the only solution.

Beep boop. All done. Sabre-Gaia, Escher ganger turned Pit Slave rebel leader, and The Iron Maximus, ex-champion pit fighter turned cranky mentor.









Fun stuff. Big throwback on the bases, since I wanted to sort of match the rest of the gang. Which I painted in the 90's. Not sure why I felt the need to add models, but whatever, the gang is fully painted again. Quite happy to see S-G done, because looking back through my gallery I saw that I posted her build in 2017. For some reason I got the urge to re-do my Pit Slave leader. The Maximus came about because I wanted to make use of the cool old Techmarine, but we was so tiny. He makes a good "old warrior in a walking iron lung" type.

Plenty more to do. Absolute Unit is next month's challenge. The Rancor may be up to the task. And I put a tiny bit more paint on Velma. Need to get that going again. So many minis, so little time.

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EDIT: Oops, forgot the group pic. Gang's all together again. Shows that the green rims are to match, not to taste. All these guys except for the Wyrd conversion with the metal mask were painted back in the 90's in about a day and a half. Not my finest hour, but it got the job done and I still look back fondly on the days of them getting shot up by Ratskins.

Great looking band! And the previous eldar titan looks amazing too.

Man, what kind of radioactive green is the one from the base rims?

Thanks, muette!

It's Leaf Green from one of the common craft lines. Apple Barrel, Ceramcoat, one of those. As you can imagine, I have had it for a while.

They look great. I love how impractical her cybernetic tools are.

Just caught up on all the progress.

Those Wraiths are stunning! The teal markings are lovely but their faces steal the show, superbly done. It’s also impressive how the layer lines are so well hidden

The pit slaves came out really well too, the ex-techmarine is a great model, even if he’s a bit short for a space marine!

Thanks, Cap'n FB!

All the pit weapons are a little absurd. You'd figure they would go flying the second they made contact with something.

Thanks, gobert!

Poor techmarine. Guess they figured the servo-arm would give him some presence.



Saw something in the 3D forum about a Gunstar. Well, I love those, so here it is. Printed large enough to have a 35 mm pilot be believable.

Getting stuff ready for Absolute Unit. Working on Velma. And something a little silly. Always plenty to do. Thanks for looking!

Rancor, Fett, Baby Yoda. An absolute unit of Star Wars favorites.

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Green rims, that takes me back!

Looking forward to seeing a finished Rancor.

The pit slaves and the wraith knights are great. Exalted.

Cheers,

CB

Thanks, aku, Cap'n!

Prepped the basing material for the Rancor. I guess they can sort it out who is the main character later. And another Randolorian who jumped in to get primed.



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Those wraithknights look amazing!

Some cool Star Wars stuff incoming I see!

I love that face on the Wraithknight. I wish I could freehand better.

Your knights look absolutely stunning. The cyborg warband is also quite cool.

Thank you, ladies or gents. I am glad they are getting a positive response.



Finished baby Yoda for the Rancor base. Look at all his marketable cuteness.

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Here's something a little silly, but with potential. While I was working on the summer challenge, there was one forum member who seemed...attached...to the orange of the raw printed parts. Their posts got my mind working, and so I set to printing out another Wraithknight with the intention of treating it more like a non-wargame model. Molded in color and assembled with minimal painting. Would it work? Does it? I think maybe it does. So much so that I plan to do one or two more, in colors a little less eye-scorching, and some tanks, possibly a wraithlord or two. A small wraith/mechanized force printed in color with some painted embellishments. Any infantry I can worry about later. Seeing as how I plan to resurrect the school Warhammer club, I could use a low investment travel force. We'll see if it's a good idea or a bad one.





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Geez it looks just like an action figure from Kmart

 Cap'n Facebeard wrote:
Geez it looks just like an action figure from Kmart

With a tie-in afterschool cartoon!

This is the best thing I've seen on Dakka for a long time. Thanks for thinking of me!

LOL I saw the picture first and thought you were going to a heat effect.

Awesome.

Disney really cashed in when they came up with Grogu! He took to the Speed/Contrast/Express paints well.

Love the unpainted wraithknight, it works so well, proper action figure vibes like the others have said

I love that wraith knight. Reminds me of the action figures of the 80s and 90s. Very clean and cool.

Thanks, all! The world needs more 40K toys. At a reasonable price, JoyToy.

Glad you like it, JoshInJapan! Thank YOU for the inspiration.



Working away on Fett and Co. Long-time readers may recall that I am a late adopter of painting models unassembled. I still think it was a good move, but you sure need to plan more and really keep track of where you are in the process.

Plenty more on the go. Thanks for looking!

Finished with the man himself. I am looking to recreate the look from when he first gets his armor back. Original colors, but trashed by the Sarlaac and some time with the Jawas. The result feels almost grimdark with the level of grime and blotchiness. Time to tackle the vast expanses of Rancor skin.

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Very nice work. Fett really looks like he's seen some action.

Nice work youwashock.

Cheers,

CB

Fett and Rancor are looking good so far. As for subassembly painting, I seem to have moved towards painting things fully assembled. In my head it seems quicker though I’m not sure that’s really the case