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Post by badgersplatter on Oct 2, 2012 15:06:09 GMT -5
Lol, I can see my unique flyer becoming less so in the future  It's from ebay, about £20. |
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Post by commissarbob on Oct 8, 2012 7:18:43 GMT -5
I think that one of the earlier version 'razorback' ones would look better than the 'D' with the bubble canopy.
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Post by badgersplatter on Oct 13, 2012 16:04:39 GMT -5
Well, I humbly disagree :-P I chose this version on purpose. In other news, some of you ordered some "Gets Hot!" results:  Next up is probably building the second Vendetta, then painting a) flyers b) tanks c) more infantry. Vote? |
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Post by Paxole on Oct 14, 2012 0:06:34 GMT -5
Very nice plasma vets. I like the different colours of plasma, showing different firing stages I guess?
Also more infantry!!!
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Post by Cosmic on Oct 17, 2012 3:48:39 GMT -5
Really love the Camo, very nicely done. The bases look great too, have you painted the gravel/sand? Or left it natural?
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Post by badgersplatter on Oct 17, 2012 4:15:39 GMT -5
Thanks guys! Cosmic, basing technique is as follows:
Paint base dark brown.
Smear on light coat of zap a gap, with the fine nozzle.
Dip in army painter flock (the one that's the same colour as my troops).
Watch as the CA glue turns half the flock to look like wet mnud and the other half as grass.
Cough a bit, open a window.
Add a very careful amount more zap (to not melt the rest of the grass) into the gaps where nothing stuck, and dip into a mixture of woodland scenics medium dark brown ballast, light sand, and clippings from conversions.
Look for interesting places to add static grass (probably darker patches) and dab a tiny bit more glue, dip thoroughly into the grass and tap off excess.
Paint edges black (I like black, it gives them more of a "show piece" feel.)
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Post by syphon on Oct 17, 2012 7:34:38 GMT -5
Badger, did you make those purity seals yourself or did they come with those guns? I doubt they did, because I can't remember them being there...
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Post by badgersplatter on Oct 17, 2012 11:17:01 GMT -5
Hi Syphon. The guns are a lasgun/plasma pistol mashup, and the purity seals came from a friend's bits box. Presumably a marine kit. I put them on initially to hide the cut off magazine receiver, but then plasma stuff is all holy and relicy, right?
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Post by 3ff3ct on Oct 21, 2012 6:16:22 GMT -5
The guns are a lasgun/plasma pistol mashup... I thought they looked longer than the standard one. They're really good though, and I like the orange coils too. |
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Post by Cosmic on Oct 21, 2012 8:51:59 GMT -5
I hadn't noticed the plasma guns, but now that I have, I can't stop looking at them! They're great!
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Post by badgersplatter on Oct 21, 2012 11:37:40 GMT -5
Haha. Clearly if you can't see the conversion, it's worked well! I mainly just don't like the poses of standard melta/plasma for a gun you have to aim. Works for flamers but not those, so my melta gunners are done the same way. Thanks for the support! Lots of progress recently by the way, but left my camera at the folks' place so no pictures until that's back  |
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Post by badgersplatter on Nov 12, 2012 16:15:14 GMT -5
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Post by magot on Nov 12, 2012 17:00:01 GMT -5
[glow=green,2,300]speechless[/glow]
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Post by Major Downer on Nov 12, 2012 17:17:53 GMT -5
That is a very nice air craft you have there. It's really well done.
Good job
Major Downer
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Post by Trooper One-Nine-Seven-Four on Nov 12, 2012 18:45:56 GMT -5
Gotta admit that this conversion turned out looking quite awesome... Great job badgersplatter!
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Post by Cosmic on Nov 13, 2012 4:09:13 GMT -5
Haha I love it! It's actually turned out better than I expected, really nice job. What's up next?  |
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Post by badgersplatter on Nov 13, 2012 5:45:43 GMT -5
I'm currently bulk painting my remaining tanks, so you'll get two chimeras and a second russ - but this could be interspersed with terrain and something entirely different that I'm keeping secret.
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Post by treadiculous on Nov 13, 2012 6:15:56 GMT -5
Beautiful.. just beautiful... well done!
I'd looked at the thunderbolt kit a while back for Ork fighta jets (before the release of the new kits) I really liked the chunky-ness of the model.
I really like the little additions you've made to the engine,
The rest of your stuff looks ace too.. much liking the commissars big f ' ing axe!
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Post by Shostak(AWOL) on Nov 13, 2012 13:11:35 GMT -5
Absolutely stunning work sir, most excellent indeed!
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Post by Q'Eltari on Nov 15, 2012 5:46:25 GMT -5
Wow! You are one talented Badger ;-) I'm loving all your stuff. Great use of the PI heads and great paint scheme. I especially like those vets and your converted flyer is ace! Congrats!
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Post by syphon on Nov 15, 2012 15:33:09 GMT -5
Badger, can you give us a tutorial on your plasmas? I'd love to use them too. "Badger" pattern plasma guns, aww yeaaah.
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Post by badgersplatter on Nov 15, 2012 15:44:35 GMT -5
There's not much to tutorial really, they're dead simple. If you look at the brightest one you can see where the cut is between the lasgun and plasma pistol. The little sight is just the end of the las barrel. Trim off the las magazine and stick over a purity seal to cover the mess. You could probably improve that part! Unless you meant the painting? The trick is the order of colours - I figure with a hot thing the extremities will be coolest, so I shaded backwards. Eg paint orange, wash yellow, drybrush red. The Shiny part is black, drybrush gunmetal, highlight mithril and then some smokey weathering stuff (tamiya eyeshadow). Hope that helps! |
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Post by badgersplatter on Dec 2, 2012 10:39:59 GMT -5
A Chimera for my Plasma fellows (there's a magnetised pintle heavy stubber which I forgot to stick on when I took the photo as well):  A Leman Russ with two different hats:   There's another chimera as well, but I ran out of mud half way through  |
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It's from ebay, about £20. 
