CoffeeGrunt Posted September 6, 2014 Author Share Posted September 6, 2014 In order to ensure the Greater Good is properly represented at the latest contest, and to show the might of the Tarosian Empire, I've been fervently working on my Vendetta, managing to finish the base coats and get started on a little washing. The model was supplied pre-built with cockpit firmly glued over unpainted pilots, so the cockpit window will be opaque. Still tidying up to do here and there, and of course, some tough weathering and the like over it: http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s36/coffeegrunt/temporary-89.jpg http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s36/coffeegrunt/temporary-90.jpg http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s36/coffeegrunt/temporary-91.jpg This is also the first model I've painted using a wet pallet, and my God the usefulness of those cannot be overstated. Basically a tupperware with wet tissue in the bottom and a layer of brown baking paper on top, it keeps paints from drying and has let me try out some proper blending on the large, red lenses, for example. Really looking forward to trying blending on the windows and elsewhere, too. Also debating a name for this, given the high bar Elmo has set on flying entries already! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain sox Posted September 7, 2014 Share Posted September 7, 2014 I'm thinking of "El Kabong" for my name Such an awesome paint job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scatmandoo Posted September 7, 2014 Share Posted September 7, 2014 This is looking great, the xenos allies of yours would be proud! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarriorFish Posted September 7, 2014 Share Posted September 7, 2014 A shame the canopy was glued on but it can't be helped. Blending can do wonders on things like lenses, don't forget to give them an 'ardcoat gloss varnish when they're done to top the effect off. It's coming along nicely, looks like it'll soon be done :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmo Posted September 7, 2014 Share Posted September 7, 2014 For lenses try this tutorial. How about "Angels Voice" or "Angels Thunder" - don't know why but they just came to me... the sound of the twin linked lascannons firing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarriorFish Posted September 7, 2014 Share Posted September 7, 2014 If it's the sound of lascannons firing, shouldn't that be something like "Angel's Freem"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmo Posted September 7, 2014 Share Posted September 7, 2014 Pew - pew, powie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoffeeGrunt Posted September 7, 2014 Author Share Posted September 7, 2014 Am I the only person that imagines Lascannons sounding like the Reaper Beams from Mass Effect? (Cut to 2:20 for the actual battle with them.) On a side note, trade Reapers for some sort of Necron constructs, Earth for a colony world, and all the Alien races for a massive Imperial fleet, and this could be a badass 40K scene. I've been toying with "M'yen Mont'ka, the Unseen Killing Blow," for the Vendetta's name. It suits my xenoheresy nicely. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmo Posted September 7, 2014 Share Posted September 7, 2014 You can use this to help you make up a Tau flavoured name. How about Gue Or'sha'is or Se'hen che lel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarriorFish Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 What about Tuna Su'shi? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoffeeGrunt Posted September 14, 2014 Author Share Posted September 14, 2014 Managed to find some time to get weathering done on this. Went for something a little less intense than what I did on my Valkyrie. Still to do weathering powder work later on, but sadly a certain heresy has arisen and I've been repainting my other army with renewed gusto. http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s36/coffeegrunt/WP_20140914_18_32_47_Pro.jpg http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s36/coffeegrunt/WP_20140914_18_32_57_Pro.jpg http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s36/coffeegrunt/WP_20140914_18_33_07_Pro.jpg I have to admit that I don't love the window colour scheme, but with the cockpit firmly glued-on and unpainted when I received it, I really had little choice in the matter! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Idlem Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Windows came out good regardless, and the weathering looks spot on. Are you going to do anything for the base? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scatmandoo Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 I think it looks great and the window looks fine. Anything else to do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarriorFish Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Glass looks ok to me, I suppose if you weren't happy with them you could add a little more to the shine bit. Maybe some finer blending or an additional thinner line? Weathering is nice too, what colour did you use for it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoffeeGrunt Posted September 15, 2014 Author Share Posted September 15, 2014 Thanks guys. The colours used were Mechanicus Grey and Leadbelcher for the paint chipping, with a pencil highlight afterwards. The engine weathering on the metals was Leadbelcher, a wash of Nuln Oil, then a wash of Agrax Earthshade + Typhus Corrosion, watered down with some Lamium Medium. Gives it a good dirty and oily look IMO. I'm going to do some base work and a little weathering powder magic before I call it done. Considering trying a watered-down Seraphim Sepia + Bone Dust powder to wash into recesses and see how it performs. I think I'll keep the windows as-is, still practising blending techniques and trying to get them looking fairly smooth. Probably more important that I look at aligning the reflection along the same direction next time. Ah well, always learning something new in this hobby! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoffeeGrunt Posted September 26, 2014 Author Share Posted September 26, 2014 Finally finished the ol' girl, who has been named Goliath's Bane and is my final submission to the Treads and Thrusters Challenge! Was very fun to paint this bird, and I learned a lot while painting my Valkyrie that I feel I put to good use with this one. A shame about the cockpit given that I would have preferred to have my crew visible, but oh well! The base is a bit basic. Waiting until I get paid on Tuesday to get some of these, as recommended by a friend for the dusty, desert look and to breath a little more life into my basework. http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s36/coffeegrunt/WP_20140926_08_11_12_Pro.jpg http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s36/coffeegrunt/WP_20140926_08_11_35_Pro.jpg http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s36/coffeegrunt/WP_20140926_08_11_46_Pro.jpghttp://s148.photobucket.com/user/coffeegrunt/media/WP_20140926_08_11_23_Pro.jpg.html'>http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s36/coffeegrunt/WP_20140926_08_11_23_Pro.jpg I may be quiet on the Guard painting front for a little while as I work through my Tau, but I'm talking about getting a Macharius with the Vulcan Mega Bolter from a friend - my wallet despises both this plan as well as the plan to purchase a new Y'vahra Battlesuit - so you'll probably see more Guard as I get back into the mood for them at a later date! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarriorFish Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 The weathering turned out very well, good job! :tu: Surely this only makes you want to paint more Guard..? :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoffeeGrunt Posted September 26, 2014 Author Share Posted September 26, 2014 The weathering turned out very well, good job! Surely this only makes you want to paint more Guard..? I will in time, these Valkyries are really awkward to transport given their size, though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarriorFish Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 That's why the wings come off mine - helps out a lot although it's still large enough to be a pain! Can you give me more details on your weathering? Especially the scorch mark on the left of the front as that looks very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoffeeGrunt Posted September 26, 2014 Author Share Posted September 26, 2014 The scorch mark is a healthy dab of Abaddon Black 'drybrushed' out in a radius as wide as possible, so it ends up being fairly transparent. If you do it fairly evenly, it'll give a nice radial effect. The soot marks from the engines were done in the same way, but simply drybrushed from the engine outlet. The other weathering was a sponging of Mechanus grey on leading edges, then a drybrushing flicking towards the rear of the craft to give the impression of wind erosion. After that, I did the same drybrushing technique with Necron Compound, which really works for giving it a brighter look which suits a sandblasted feel. The engines were fairly easy, just Leadbelcher, then a wash of Agrax Earthshade, then Nuln Oil, both diluted with a little Lamian Medium. After that, some dilute Typhus Corrosion, then I mixed the Dark Rust weathering powder from Forge World with Lamian Medium to make a soft paste. I lightly drybrushed this stuff on to give it a slightly rusty feel over some of the unpainted metalwork, though it's fairly subtle unless you're up close. After this, I mixed Soot Black with Lamian Medium to make a viscous oil, and used that for the odd leaky pipe, tracing it towards the rear as if the wind had caught it. I have to admit, most of the fun of Guard vehicle painting is the mountain of paint pots and different techniques you can crack out to try on them. Mixing weathering powders with Lamian Medium was definitely an interesting, new thing to try. I'm going to see how much I can do with it in the future. I found it very handy for leaving small collections of dust in the recesses of the wings and the like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmo Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 Shaky Alec Guinness voice.... "Nice work on the weathering my young Padawan." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarriorFish Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 Oh I see, it looked like you had painted something inside it but I can spot it now. I will have to get round to experimenting on my Vendetta for weathering too - flyers offer different opportunities to tanks. First I'll need to get more practice in, save the more valuable models for when I've got the hang of it :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoffeeGrunt Posted September 27, 2014 Author Share Posted September 27, 2014 Toll the Great Bell Once! Pull the Lever forward to engage the Piston and Pump... Toll the Great Bell Twice! With push of Button fire the Engine And spark Turbine into life... Toll the Great Bell Thrice! Awaken the Machine. http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s36/coffeegrunt/temporary-104.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interrogator Stobz Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 Dakka Dakka Dakka Dakka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarriorFish Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 Nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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