eathotlead
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Post by eathotlead on Mar 16, 2019 3:06:44 GMT
I tricked-out the chariot conversion with the needed patriotic regalia... and some smoke bomb launchers. It got too busy-looking but hey, gotta honor the Motherland! Sorscha is coming along slowly, that Oppression Tanker still needs basing, and Dragos needs finished. He has a temporary head swap because I still hate painting eyes and have yet to get to his melon. (His unpainted head is currently glaring at me, so I'll get to that soon.) In any case, the Korps has made gains. A small victory for the North.
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Post by Trollock on Mar 16, 2019 20:34:57 GMT
I really like the shade of red you are using. What paints do you use for it?
Also, the muzzle flairs, are they from armor cast? Do they still exist? 😅
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eathotlead
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Post by eathotlead on Mar 16, 2019 23:26:38 GMT
Thanks! The red base is actually VMC Cav Brown. The highlight is Citadel Tuskgor Fur (a toned-down pink), further brought up in value at the extreme edges with Midland Flesh. The net effect is a color palate that avoids the usual harsh pink or orange highlights that one often sees on red models, neither of which I care for much.
The colors used here sort of combine the usually-hard highlight choice of pink vs. orange... and bring in a slightly tan/ peach element instead. The washes are sepia or sepia-red mixtures.
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eathotlead
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Post by eathotlead on Mar 16, 2019 23:28:03 GMT
Oh, and yep, ArmorCast is still around. After buying some stuff years ago, I was surprised to see they're located only an hour from my house! In Parma, Ohio. I'm pretty hooked on cinematic bits to liven-up models and help with immersion.
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Post by Ianassa on Mar 20, 2019 19:27:48 GMT
I really like what you did with the suppression tanker Also the chariot looks amazing! Love the frozen tundra base.
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eathotlead
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Post by eathotlead on Mar 31, 2019 21:59:43 GMT
Thanks, man. I'm actually struggling with what to add to the Suppression Tanker's base. :/ I may have him crashing through something like the Kool-Aid Man. (I'm trying to reserve the all-ice bases for stuff that freezes enemies.)
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eathotlead
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Post by eathotlead on Mar 31, 2019 22:03:39 GMT
I have, however, made progress on modestly converting the Strike Tanker I got for Christmas. The concept evolution has been: Dragos wears fur --> Rest of my Demo Corps gets fur --> Strike Tanker joins the party. I made him extra barbaric with spiked knees, shoulder, and shields (went a little over the top)...
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mazog
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Post by mazog on Apr 1, 2019 3:12:25 GMT
Did you put four different kinds of spikes on him? Or are there more? It looked like some were metal, some the p3 grey/brown stuff, and I'm not sure what the others were made of.
This seems like a good time to ask for a picture and description of your favorite sculpting tools.
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eathotlead
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Post by eathotlead on Apr 4, 2019 15:20:43 GMT
Did you put four different kinds of spikes on him? Or are there more? It looked like some were metal, some the p3 grey/brown stuff, and I'm not sure what the others were made of. This seems like a good time to ask for a picture and description of your favorite sculpting tools. Yeah, I scrounged spikes from everywhere, including harvesting some from old plastic toys. (Actually, the brown ones and the ones at the base of the shield are hacked toys.) I'm not super pleased with the lower ones, so I ordered more like the upper spikes from PP. For consistency. I also continued to go a bit nuts and added substantially to the left shield... I used Oyumaru to mold the shield, green-stuffed a copy, then cut it apart and glued portions to the standard issue shield. It now has sort of a 3-D aspect, whereby it extends 90 degrees backward, protecting the Strike Tanker's flank.
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mazog
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Post by mazog on Apr 5, 2019 2:59:44 GMT
I do dork battle and you see curved shields like that on the field once in a while. They really limit your range of movement but I suppose that the suit already does that. Pics or it didn't happen?
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eathotlead
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Post by eathotlead on Apr 6, 2019 16:22:38 GMT
I do dork battle and you see curved shields like that on the field once in a while. They really limit your range of movement but I suppose that the suit already does that. Pics or it didn't happen? Fair. Here's a pic. I know that text description didn't help much. Also, regarding GS and sculpting tools, I just used an exacto to make the fur. I do have a standard three piece sculpting set (pointed tip, spatula tip, etc.) but - and this is important - I *suck*. Even my mold making is barely passable. It's why I usually harvest household items for bits rather than trying to sculpt them.
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eathotlead
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Post by eathotlead on Apr 20, 2019 0:26:56 GMT
News from Volningrad says painting is underway on the extra beefy, furry and pointy "Spike Tanker". Meanwhile, a new bits order has enabled Khadoran armorers to build upon some leftover parts to outfit a Bombardier Officer in slightly different gear. (Read: The stock version seems lackluster and I was too cheap to buy it anyway.) Thigh-strapped explosives and an experimental type of ammo accompany a few additional decorations...
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Post by Soul Samurai on Apr 21, 2019 13:49:57 GMT
Interesting pose you've put together!
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