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Post by ash on Feb 8, 2008 13:17:08 GMT
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Post by razhburz on Feb 8, 2008 15:42:22 GMT
That looks awesome! I don't think iwould ever be abe to finish such a big model. I love the colour scheme you have choses. Looking forward to see more from you! Oh, and welcome to WoM!  |
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Post by Tim C on Feb 8, 2008 17:08:34 GMT
That is really nice work on this, the weathering is first class and the extra details make it very realistic indeed.
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Post by ash on Feb 8, 2008 18:10:33 GMT
Hi all, Thanks for the welcome, I have several close up shots of this beast. The choice of colours was sort of lead by my other IG vehicles and an attempt at continuity, it was a nice kit to put together and I really enjoyed the time spent painting it. Originally I wasn't too sure about the Baneblade kit as not only was it a lot of money for a box of plastic, I didn't like the arched vision slits, search light or the size of the turret ,in relation to the rest of the tank. I found, quite buy chance a seller on ebay knocking out resin turret conversion kits that make the turret approx 1/3 bigger, which neatly coincided with finding and independent stockist selling the Baneblade for a 1/3 less than GW. So fate made me buy it, at least that's what I told my wife!      |
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Post by zapoteke on Feb 8, 2008 20:08:37 GMT
awesome! this just keeps getting better and better....
this turret you've bought, where did u find it? would love to get my hand on one of those
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Post by ash on Feb 8, 2008 20:55:02 GMT
I found it on ebay . The kit I bought comprised; the turret top in two pieces; a base part that you glue onto the original turret base (so that it will still swivel). This piece also has two extra side armour plates built in, onto which you attach the original plastic side pieces, you can then attach the stowage/ammo locker/bin/thing with a little careful trimming; the other parts are all to do with the mount for the main weapon, a new front plate for the gun mantlet, a piece that goes between the plastic gun barrel and the mantlet and two extenders for the swiveling part of the cannon mount. IMO the cannon mount is the only part that looks a little rough once assembled, which is why I made at first a mantlet cover and finally a cam net from some gauze fabric from a bandage.
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Post by zapoteke on Feb 8, 2008 21:14:30 GMT
that's how to solve a problem i a neat way!  it looks great and I didn't even consider that you where "hiding" something... |
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Post by redcorsairs on Feb 8, 2008 21:26:26 GMT
That is absolutely amazing! I love the weathering and the turret is really cool! The colour scheme is excellet and the people on the top are brilliant aswell! Nothing else to say about this other than... incredible!
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Post by ash on Feb 8, 2008 22:47:49 GMT
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Post by zapoteke on Feb 8, 2008 22:51:37 GMT
very very nice... the only bug I can find now is the tail-pipes... they should be hollowed out or replaced with some scratchbuildt part, imho
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Post by ash on Feb 8, 2008 23:09:43 GMT
Didn't even think of that. Nice idea.
The staggered heights were another touch that I wasn't that keen on so I might have a go at changing them. What do you think would look better; all pointing straight up ( with the little lids on the end, like on those hugh earth movers you see in quarries) or keep them with a bend in the end.
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Post by Tim C on Feb 9, 2008 3:24:04 GMT
Awesome, I can't say anymore than that. Did you airbrush the bodywork as it is a huge area for painting with a brush of anysize.
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Post by ash on Feb 9, 2008 13:06:40 GMT
I sprayed the base coat with small cans of 'Tamiya color' for plastics paint. Primed with GW 'Chaos Black', then a couple of coats of Tamiya TS-46 'light sand'. The green was done with Tamiya TS-61 'NATO green'. The propellant in these cans is rather unpleasant, I did these held at arms length out of my bathroom window so the patterns a bit rough.
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