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It’s normal to glue together push-fit models right? This is the first new GW kit I’ve assembled in like a decade, they’ve definitely made some…. Changes.

I’ve never played kill team but I bought the starter set so me and my friend could roll some dice :)

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I have more pics, but the site must be limiting me or something. Just another side profile and something showing it from an above angle. Worked on this today and yesterday and wasn't very fond of the method with which to apply the candy apple red. I genuinely don't like working with contrast paints. But, as far as I know, there're not metallic reds that look right on the market, so I have to suffer with it. Also not fond of the white loin cloths, so I went with blue this time. I think it worked out quite nicely. Aside from a couple minor mistakes, I think it looks pretty good. Lemme know what you folks think.

I'm also just realizing how awful the color on my laptop's monitor is. The colors are so washed out. I should calibrate it.

All the videos on this channel that I’ve watched are great, but the Priestly ones in particular!

Previous thread: https://hexbear.net/post/3805876

Other thread died and so here's the new one to post stuff in until it dies, too.

I wanted to share more of the Genestealer Cult and Inquisitor. Some more angles and WIP shots:

Except it's not finished. I had to put down the brush for the past week due to illness, but I picked it back up tonight and finished the body and head. Now I move onto the arm weapons and I'm going to at least base them tonight. But I went with Thousand Sons colors as it's for that army in particular. Mind you I make some personal changes for personal tastes, but they're the overall colors minus yellow...which I can't figure out where to put it. I also tried making the skulls or spirits or whatever on the smokestacks look like they were made out of tallow candles while vomiting ghost light. I could've done better, but I was super tired when I painted them. There are a few mistakes that I'm not going to go over and fix cause I don't think they're super noticeable, but maybe. IDK. Maybe find a way to smush in that yellow somewhere if I'm feeling spicy.

Also, I use blue-white light in my painting "studio" and I can't get the color to come out perfectly with my iPhone's camera. It keeps throwing a blue heavy filter on it and I can only correct it so much.

Anywho since people have been asking for more posts of other's work, I figured I would make a thread posting some finished projects and some WIP.

In the thumbnail is my 28mm scale soviet KV-1/KV-2 for Bolt Action/Chain of Command/whatever WWII game I can play manufacturered by Warlord Games. Also if anyone has any pictures of real KV-2s with soviet insignia/anti-fascist slogans, that'd be great since I couldn't find any when I was doing research on this. Very few KV-2s survived the war.

28mm soviet weapon teams. Heavy mortar, vickers machine guns, and DP-27/28 LMGs. Variety of manufacturers, namely the Toy Soldier Company and Wargames Foundry.

Chibi Sherman with Kay from Girls Und Panzer. I sculpted the Kay from scratch. It was my first time sculpting a person, so I wanted to do something that didn't need to be completely accurate. I really, really needed to have more sculpting wire because those fingers were a pain. The face also ended up being a little too flat. Not a serious project, was just something I got for Christmas to bang together real quick.

28mm Raptorling Riders from Warmonger Miniatures. These guys were a blast to paint. I use them mainly as Squig Hoppers in Warhammer.

Scratch built orc baggage train for use in God of Battles or whatever scenarios in other games. The orc driver was my second mini from scratch after doing Kay above. The boar and squigs were made from leftover Games Workshop bits. The wagon itself is poster board with the paper peeled off and carved into before sealing it with Mod Podge. The wheels were wrapped in sheet styrene (a.k.a. plasticard) and leftover bitz were used as details for the rest of the wagon. The furs are simply torn pieces of paper from the poster board layered over tissue paper and sealed with Mod Podge.

I've hit the image limit so I'll come back later to add more in the comments.

He's smokin' entry plug, he's on that LCL.

He's got 4 knives

Stupid sexy Eva

*sort of, not a gundam but it's a kit by bandai so...

As someone coming at this from 40k, honestly pretty impressed with the kit. All snap-fit, with full articulation? Multi-colored sprues? Hell yeah, let's go. Really need some finer grade sandpaper; I had to make do with just a glass file which is a bit too block for some parts (and doesn't work at all for the metallic parts because it makes them way too shiny).

Only a couple things went wrong during building. The right metallic pectoral cover is loose for some unknown reason (I may have filed down a ball-joint too much?), and the left purple bicep cover doesn't rotate which means the rest of the arm likes to pop off if I'm not careful. There's a noticeable gap on the fingers in the left hand on the first image, and I don't know why since there were no sprue connections ono the surfaces that connect to each other.

Might put on some more of the stickers but the one on the entry plug is already peeling so idk it might be wasted effort. Also the kit came with two spare knuckle covers that I don't see a use for in the instructions.

Full kit name is "RG ARTIFICIAL HUMAN EVANGELION UNIT-01"

And from another angle showing the tail:

It’s the Nuke Matrix Mad Wolf kit and turned out to be way more involved than I had planned. I didn’t realize when I got it, but it’s actually 2 kits. The thread pic is the battle version and this is the other figure (cloak in this pic was taken from something else):

Some parts of the kit were well designed, but there were a few key things that ended up being a giant pain in the ass. I also have a bunch of waterslide decals to add but I’ll do that some other time and maybe add some panel lining also.

Finally finished the whole group! From left to right: Inquisitor Coteaz, Interrogator, Sister of Battle, Scrollboi, Feral Worlder, Mystic, Servitor, Booksy the Book Skull, Joe Krabo, and "Daemonhost".

I'd painted up Coteaz years ago (and it's good I did because his new model sucks lol). Eventually they'll all be based in the same style as Coteaz but the texture paint I use is all dried up.

Close-ups of individual models in comments.

TFW you're halfway through converting and painting a miniature when its rules are removed from the game . Oh well, now it's a tech priest proxy.

It has parts from 5 minis, bonus points to anyone who can guess them.

Slowly working my way through a BUNCH of vehicles and finally decided to bite the bullet and do the camo. Still a lot of work to go, but this is a huge jump in terms of looking done. Masking tape took 8x longer to put on than actually painting did. As someone new to an airbrush, I must say that it's definitely faster and smoother than using a brush, but I really need to improve my aim. There's some nasty overspray in various places which is going to have to be touched up by hand, but I'm generally very happy with this.

pictured above: an unnecessarily dusty closeup of a sniper mech's chest window (for better situational awareness i guess?) with the pilot inside visible (he has a grey head)

note: i will try to break up more of this post into comments than previous posts

• tall, agile, but heavy scout mechs, with advanced sensor-heads, big ol' sniper-style cannons, and even modelled interiors with rear hatches. designed to be lightweight for their size with almost skeletal limbs, these have a surprisingly low profile in the field due to their ability to crawl, go prone, and sprint at great speed. this comes at the cost of their fragile, thin limbs, but the upper torso, where the pilot and important machinery are, is still well-protected, meaning vital intelligence can still be retrieved after a mission-kill on the vehicle, if the pilot survives and can evade capture. also equipped to self-destruct on the pilot's command, or on a signal from their command.

• closeup of one of the rear hatches opened, with the pilot inside. the other mech with the grey-headed pilot is identical, except for that the front piece has a window instead of being solid like this one.

• two large mechs with long limbs, big ol' guns, camera pod/sensor 'heads', and radio antennae

• closeup showing the remote sensor head on the front of the hull, and the crew compartment and access hatch at mid-hull, with a large radio tower. this craft is like an armored moving watch tower, armed similarly to the sniper mechs above, designed to take advantage of range during combat and to have an imposing psychological effect on enemies or occupied peoples. long range comms equipment means it can report threats and call in support from anywhere, or operate longer range drones - but this kind of sensor emissions can attract attention as well, meaning this is better suited for defensive and sentry roles rather than scouting or assaults. usually crewed by at least 2 and can a passenger or two, but often deployed with just the pilot in places where threat levels are expected to be low.

TO BE CONTINUED IN THE COMMENTS

note: cylindrical doodad next to the mech is a pilot in this scale

i think of these dark grey guys as some kind of mercenaries, with a bit of a medieval and ww1 british steampunk vibe, but the designs are inherently a bit open to interpretation at the 3-plate fig scale

• some 3-plate-fig scale people. at this scale, designs are a bit more impressionistic, and different shapes can be interpreted in various ways, such as different clothes, body shapes, armor, androids, etc.

• some smaller mechs/power armor. these guys and the similar light grey ones from the earlier post are loosely inspired by the larger power armors/smaller mechs from Brigador, with tank-like torso/hulls with hatches on top, but with arms. the one on the right here is up-armored. these things are probably about as maneuverable as a man with a heavy backpack, but more sturdy and better able to aim. the hatch being on the top means you won't get trapped if the mech falls on its face or ass, and the crew compartment could comfortably fit probably 2 people with the rest of the torso taken up by fuel/engine/etc. Could be deployed with 1 pilot and supplies but i would want a radio/electonic warfare/drone operator personally.

• an armored hover-car with a multi-barrelled turret. note the slat armor (cope-cages) on the roof.

• an armed MRAP style cargo hover-truck and a missile artillery carrying variant. more small multi-barrelled turrets (probably remote-operated from the interior), more rooftop cope-cages (it isn't stupid if it works)

• a kind of a light hover-tank that carries a large hull-mounted cannon. aiming can be accomplished with hover controls, aided by the length of the lower hull surface and the large rear engine. has another small multi-barrel turret for defense against infantry and drones. probably not much room for more than 2 guys in this thing accounting for the cannon and the rear engine. note the hatch in front of the multi-barrel turret.

• a medium sized mech, with a cute lil backpack lookin thing, a big ol' revolver, and a big ol' whackin' stick for melee. inspired somewhat by front mission and those wide british ww1 helmets. honestly not super well armed looking, but it looks sturdy/armored. who knows how many dudes and/or cargo you could fit, but i'd be surprised if it needed a crew of more than 2 at max, with a pilot and a radio/drone/electronic warfare systems operator. similar to the light grey ones from the previous post with the shields and bazookas, but without the cannon heads to maintain the ww1 helmet loot.

• a big ol' classic hovertank. it's got a big thruster in the back, enhanced hover-dishes to bear the weight, a heat sink and/or shell ejection hatch on the side of the tank, and a hull mounted frontally-fixed minigun and another hull mounted cannon with pitch maneuverability as well for indirect fire. the only thing it really lacks is a missile launcher, the light grey guys love putting one of those on everything but these dark grey guys prefer simpler munitions it seems.

• a larger sized mech, with a big ol' axe/halberd in one hand and a big ol' cannon in the other. complete with a helmet for its 'head' and a chest-bag for whatever useful junk a mech crew could need. notice how the hatches and crew compartment are in the back away from the head, the hatch presumably has standard tank periscopes or equivalent, while the head is a remote camera system. this things crew compartment could probably fit about 4 dudes, or less with more equipment stored. you would want at least 1 pilot and a radio/etc. operator imo.

note: 3-plate fig scale is a lego modelling scale where 3 studs stacked vertically are used to represent 1 minifig/person, so the little ribbed cylinder thingy next to the mechs and stuff in these pics represents a pilot or crewman in this scale.

i have no real headcannon/lore for these other than maybe these light grey guys are a space-borne rapid response military force/peacekeeping operation specialists, loosely based on UNION from LANCER, the federation from star trek, with a bit of aesthetic styling from the Empire in Star Wars.

-a variety of 3-plate-scale pilots/crew/soldiers/androids

-the pride of the Grey Guys and probably one of my favorite mechs i've built

-a 'capital hovership' ultra-heavy hover-tank (inspired by Brigador and the Spacer's larger units)

-a missile-carrying variant ultra-heavy hover-tank

-troop transport/IFV

-the doors open (the rest of these don't have real interiors)

-MRAP/light tank-style utility hovercraft

-an armed military hover-truck

-view from the back showcasing demonstrating troop transport capabilities

-my first mech idea for this series, and probably the smallest

-a mid-sized mech with a shoulder-carried cannon, shield, and dual-cannon turret 'head'

-a truck-style bipedal medium mech

-some monuments to Dear Leader and a pavillion

I have SO MUCH MORE of these in various colors but i don't want a repeat of so this is all i will post for now, tune in Sometime In The Future for further legoposting, next up is the Darker Grey Guys

The kit wasn’t as well designed as the other gunpla kits I’ve done so far but the build was straightforward and easy.

Also, just because I don’t think I’ve ever posted this here, this is a 30 Minute Sisters kit I finished a little while back:

For this ”Ilshana” kit I painted the skull wands but everyone else is out of the box. The kits are good quality, relatively cheap (compared to similar stuff at least), and have interchangeable parts with other 30 Minute Sisters/30 Minute Missions kits.

I got back into Lego after a 20-year hiatus. The new pieces are really quite fascinating and open up a lot of new built options, particularly the SNOT (Studs Not On Top) brackets.

These are the result of a few months' of casual building. Lego isn't as affordable as I wish it could be, but there are KO brands available, and the Lego company actually makes it quite easy to order specific pieces.

I haven't named these models yet. I'm hoping to eventually have a series of multi-coloured mecha which resemble industrial, exploratory, or scientific models, retro-fitted for combat (The People's Revolutionary Mecha Force). They'll face off against another series of B/W/greyscale combat models (The Corporate Fascist Oligarchy). (Names pending).

1. Mining mech with inspiration from Ripley's loader. The backpack is removable.

2. Combat/law enforcement model. Heavy inspiration from Patlabor.

3. I didn't develop the frame for this one (instructions located here), but I did the plating myself.

4. This model was my first mecha attempt, and has now been dismantled since I've learned some new building techniques and acquired a much larger parts budget.

5. Another early attempt with a more Mechwarrior feel.

So this guy designs, 3D prints, hand paints, and assembles his own giant Gundam models, including electronics/LEDs. Looks like he also uses embedded magnets to attach everything which is very cool. I just found this channel and I'm really blown away by it.

I could never make something like this lmao, but I can't help but admire it.

Also I’m going to attempt a custom paint job on the pink bootleg Gundam. Wish me luck.

Here it is next to the Aerial I did before it. Might try to do panel lining, but I’m also going to start on another one soon.