Son of Carnelian Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 This is so awesome I cannot stand it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Morgan Posted May 6, 2012 Author Share Posted May 6, 2012 Update time!! http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff118/philmorgan75/P1030557.jpg I have spent more time this week painting more weapons to go in the eye sockets. As you can see, I have heavy bolters, heavy flamers, heavy plasma guns, las cannons, redemption flamer, multi meltas, assault cannon, missile launchers and grenade launchers. I have 30 pairs of weapons for the skulls. I need to do a few more weapons and I'm finished with the weapons. The cliff face is almost complete: http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff118/philmorgan75/P1030560.jpg The defense lines are temporary. I'm playing around with how they should be fixed . Any suggestions? http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff118/philmorgan75/P1030556.jpg The final side. Skulls and another large scale space marine have been added. Undercoat, paint and highlights are needed, followed by the frag grenade mines being picked out to finish this view. http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff118/philmorgan75/P1030555.jpg More Defensive line ideas. I want some anti-aircraft autocannons to be mounted somewhere, as well as some form of radar dish. I'm thinking of building a mini bunker on the front right hand side for these to be mounted on. What do you think? http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff118/philmorgan75/P1030558.jpg Garage partially finished. I have already stuck on the hurricane bolters for anti personal work. I need to stick 4 heavy flamers above on the rockface, pointing down. This will hopefully deter would be foot soldiers from attempting access. I think I'll have some lascannons as well to deter any armour from attacking from this face. Some more polyfilla/rocks around the entrance and the prep work will be completed. Back to cleaning up sensors, vents, smoke launchers and hatches for the rest of the day. Regards, Brother Morgan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Morgan Posted May 10, 2012 Author Share Posted May 10, 2012 Update time: http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff118/philmorgan75/P1030563.jpg http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff118/philmorgan75/P1030562.jpg First drybrushed highlights completed. I plan on drybrushing "dry mud" to the bottom of the cliff face to have a little realism. The frag grenade mines, drain and secret escape have been base coated black. The frag grenades will be painted tin bitz and a dry brush of gold (muted by devlan mud). The escape hatch and drain will be a muted silver. I'm looking forward to painting the drain! I think icicles and PVA glue are in order here to make the waste run off look realistic. To complete the cliffs, I need to enclose the garage blast door entrance with polyfilla and add some weaponry. I've decided that the defense lines weren't the right shape for the perimeter defenses, so I have just ordered some skyshield platform armour from America that I will use instead. So it will be a couple of weeks before I can finish off the top of the rock. http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff118/philmorgan75/P1030559.jpg How do I add snow scatter? Do I just paint Pva glue on the parts that I want to be covered or is there another method? Looking forward to your help. Regards, Brother Morgan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eetdestroyer Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 funny you should ask, as I just checked out this tutorial on it :huh: http://www.secretweaponminiatures.com/inde...e=page&id=6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Morgan Posted May 20, 2012 Author Share Posted May 20, 2012 Thanks eetdestroyer - a useful link. I've bought another packet of snow (this time from GW) and will try different effects before sprinkling on the outpost. Update time: http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff118/philmorgan75/P1030575.jpg Front view. I finally finished painting the whole of the Imperial Eagle tower and have moved onto the exterior wall. The frag mines on this side have been finished and I have added a water pipe at the bottom right. I want to add some rust to this pipe. I know FW sell rust weathering powder - Any suggestions on how to do this or where/whom to buy from would be appreciated. I have a few Skyshield "Defence lines" that I have started to paint up. I'm waiting on 2 full sets from America, so this is giving me enough time to (hopefully) finish off most of the outpost - leaving the top till last. http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff118/philmorgan75/P1030576.jpg At the top right of the front view, the pillbox has a radar controlled quad assault cannon turret fitted to engage firstly, any flying targets, and secondly, any enemies attacking the outpost. The turret is a WIP - I need to sand the milliput around the sides to get a smooth armour-like impression. I'm considering using the FW SM Radar turret taken from the command Rhino, but think it looks a bit strange on the top of the turret. I may use a smaller rader on the turret and build a small housing to hold the larger radar relay (and place this elsewhere) - something I think the outpost would have for planetary and interplanetary communications/spotting threats. What does anyone else think I should do? http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff118/philmorgan75/P1030577.jpg This shows the entrance to the pillbox that has partially been painted. The missile launcher/land pad has been finished - I just need to set it in some polyfilla. If you look at the back of the Skyshield Defense Lines, I have added some double tread plasticard to allow any would be defenders to have a small walkway to patrol the perimeter. I plan on using some twin heavy bolters with twin pistol grips (any ideas where I can get a lot of these from?) to be attached between the Defense Lines to allow the SM guarding the perimeter some heavy fire power. I'm thinking of not actually painting the whole of the top (which will have a layer of polyfilla added). If I paint some small patches of rock and then add a small layer of snow flakes all over the top, I think this would suitably winter like. What do you think? http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff118/philmorgan75/P1030578.jpg This shows the update for the garage entrance. I have added 4 heavy flamers and some frag mines to protect against any foot soldiers (as well as the twin hurricane bolters) and 2 turrets to hold a lascannon to ward off any vehicle attack. Just need to paint the rock when the polyfilla is dry, add rust to the water pipe and paint a small control panel that would be used to open the doors. http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff118/philmorgan75/P1030579.jpg Finally, a shot of the finished Defense Laser taken from the Fortress of Redemption. I'm happy with how the base has turned out considering it's an old bottle top! Another couple of weeks and this will be finished - I hope! Comments/critiques welcome. Regards, Brother Morgan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eetdestroyer Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 This thing is magical dude \m/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Morgan Posted May 31, 2012 Author Share Posted May 31, 2012 Another update: http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff118/philmorgan75/P1030587.jpg 10 days of painting Skyshield parts and this is the result. http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff118/philmorgan75/P1030588.jpg Extra rings/holes have been added on the 2 rocky out crops for further defensive weapons. I'm going to place the Aegis Auto cannons at the front and am thinking of a different payload at the rear. Any suggestions? http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff118/philmorgan75/P1030590.jpg You may just see that I have left a small gap in the shields to allow defenders to quickly be able to run to the front ramparts without having to run all the way around to the pillbox. I'll add some double tread plasticard to add a small walkway. I think most of the hardwork has been finished now - just the finishing off things to be done. I've ordered a few Heavy Bolters and searchlights from the Fortress of Redemption kit from Hoard of Bits from America and once they arrive and get painted, I plan on liberally sprinkling the 12 Heavy Bolters around the perimeter Skyshield wall, interspersed with the searchlights. I also have a number of bastion sensors that I need to finish painting to be stuck on the rocks. I've still got to mount the FW Command Rhino Radar somewhere on the outpost as well as a large FW Chimera Searchlight I have laid my hands on. This will assist in sweeping the air and area surrounding the outpost to aid in visually spotting visitors as oppossed to using sensors. Any suggestions for best placement? http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff118/philmorgan75/P1030589.jpg Final shot of the progress of the rear hanger entrance. I need to drybrush the mini skulls above the doorway and add an already painted computer console to the side of the hanger doorway to finish off. I'm thinking of laying a thin layer of polfilla over the whole of the top exposed foam. Once dry, I'll paint the pathways the sentries would use with a bit of rock colour and then add another thin layer of polyfilla to give the appearance of more snow having fallen. If I add a few layers of gloss varnish and add some snow flakes into the mix, I hope to give the appearance of ice/slush where people have been walking or where servitors have melted certain walkways. Critiques welcome as always. Regards, Brother Morgan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myxx Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 its absolutely insane how awesome this is. I feel so inadequate with my "how to make a mushroom packet into a bunker" article that is my LPC penance... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Morgan Posted June 4, 2012 Author Share Posted June 4, 2012 Updates on the Imperial Outpost: http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff118/philmorgan75/P1030625.jpg My first attempt at weathering metal. I bought some rust effect wash on Saturday from Antics in Cardiff before going to the Millenium Stadium to watch Wales beat the Baa Baas at the Millenium Stadium. I think it turned out ok. Less is more - I don't plan on using it anymore on this outpost apart from ...... http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff118/philmorgan75/P1030626.jpg This is what I've done with the waste pipe - Some green sewage and rust. I need to add some more PVA/gloss varnish to give a more wet look here. http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff118/philmorgan75/P1030628.jpg I've started to add some snow and am not entirely happy with the results. Any suggestions? I am thinking of adding a very small layer of polyfilla to all the parts that I want snow and then putting a thin layer of PVA and drop some snow on top. This I hope will bulk out the snow effect and match the effect across the top of the outpost. If I put lots of snow effect on, how do I get it to stick? Do I add diluted PVA or can somethink like hair spray (providing all foam is covered) keep the loose snow effect attached? http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff118/philmorgan75/P1030627.jpg The almost finished top of the outpost. I'm waiting for the polyfilla to dry before I can paint the pathways with the rock effect. Still got the Quad Assault cannon turret rear to sort out (weapon is front heavy and I need to counterweight to balance it better) and the pathway from outpost doorway to cliff edge. http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff118/philmorgan75/P1030629.jpg Here's what I did for the radar detection and communication array - a slightly modifed FW radar. http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff118/philmorgan75/P1030630.jpg Here's the searchlight in situ. Just waiting for the milliput to dry (repairing mould slippage) and then I can finish this bit off. The Heavy Bolters and searchlights from the Fortress of Redemption kit from Hoard of Bits from America haven't arrived yet - I have a horrible feeling that HMRC will stop the package in the post and charge me VAT (probably charge me £3 ish and Royal Mail charge me £8.00 for taking the money off me - nice work if you can get it!). A couple more days and hopefully this project will be finished and can get back to converting Land Raiders and also making my version of the Fortress of Redemption. Regards, Brother Morgan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
War Angel Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 Want Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Morgan Posted June 4, 2012 Author Share Posted June 4, 2012 Its only taken 6 months and a small fortune in bits, time and effort to get to this stage War Angel! Eventhough this is a semi permanent fixture on the kitchen table, I'm hoping my wife doesn't ask how much this has cost to build (I've had the snip so whats the worst thing that she could do to me!) Regards, Brother Morgan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
War Angel Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 Does the garage door work? This is so bad ass, I'll have to make one at some point. Sigh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Morgan Posted June 4, 2012 Author Share Posted June 4, 2012 Does the garage door work? This is so bad ass, I'll have to make one at some point. Sigh Unfortunately, the garage doors are stuck in place. It was hard enough to do the outside, to do the inside as well would have killed me! :) Finished constructing the quad assault cannon and started the base and first layer tonight. Hopefully get that finished tomorrow with a wash and a highlight. Going to bed now. Regards Brother Morgan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
War Angel Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 Can we get a weapon count? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knights of the Emperor Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 War angel - enough to stop a black crusade in its tracks. Never seen so many heavy bolters and assault cannons lol o.O Oh, and this piece is absolutely fantastic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Mk.231 Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 Not something my Iron Warriors would want to tackle without their 3 Vindies at hand ... and then only if they had a very good reason. I wish someone in my group had the talent to make something that awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Morgan Posted June 5, 2012 Author Share Posted June 5, 2012 Can we get a weapon count? I know there are 36 skulls weapons emplacements as I started to glue the weapons there today! Without further ado: http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff118/philmorgan75/P1030642.jpg Started to add some more snow today as well. http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff118/philmorgan75/P1030643.jpg I've used superglue and then a coating of PVA on the guns, so I'm hoping they won't come off easily. http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff118/philmorgan75/P1030644.jpg I've tried to place the snow into little drifts where I think it would gather naturally and after a servitor cleans the pathways. I've used diluted PVA glue to stick the loose snow scatter - no idea how long this will take to set! There should hopefully be less white on the pathways after the PVA drys clear. The Quad Assault Cannon ammo hopper needs the bullet tips painted in blood red and a small amount of silver touch up before I finish it off with a small sprinkling of snow. http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff118/philmorgan75/P1030646.jpg I think I went overboard with the snow on the missile emplacement, but again, I'm hoping the dried PVA will allow the emplacement to be viewed clearer. I enjoyed covering the Radar in a slight dusting of snow. http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff118/philmorgan75/P1030647.jpg A view of the right hand side of the outpost before it starts snowing! Twin Autocannon, 3 Twin Heavy Bolters, Twin Grenade Launcher, Twin Multi Melta, a Battlecannon, Twin Hurricane Bolters and numerous frag mines. I plan on putting some form of scope into the other eye socket next to the battlecannon to finish the construction on this view. http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff118/philmorgan75/P1030648.jpg Need to reglue one of the autocannon barrels to finish this side before more snow is added. I thought Twin Assault Cannons and flamers would be enough of a deterrent for anyone that gets too close to the escape hatch. http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff118/philmorgan75/P1030649.jpg Rear view. I seem to have miscounted the number of weapons needed for the skull emplacements as I was 2 skulls short - yippee!! 4 more weapons to paint! I shouldn't need to add much snow to this view as there are minimal protrusions. http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff118/philmorgan75/P1030650.jpg Final shot for today of the garage doors with the lascannon emplacements. Jack Frost will arrive here shortly! List of things to do (in no particular order): 1) Finish painting large searchlight. 2) Finish plastering as close to the tower with out sticking the tower to the rock 3) Stick autocannon back. 4) Finish quad Assault Cannon turret and add ladder and hand holds onto pillbox. 5) Paint 4 remaining weapons for skull emplacements. 6) Paint Heavy Bolters and Searchlights (still waiting for parts to arrive) which will be scattered along the perimeter barriers. 7) Finish adding snow to all rock faces, top of perimeter barriers, pillbox, large searchlight and Imperial Eagle building. 8) Stick door controls onto side of garage blast doors. Night off tonight as need to prepare to go back to work tomorrow. PS: War Angel - I'll do a final weapons count when I finish painting the Heavy Bolters (that haven't arrived yet!) Regards, Brother Morgan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Eight Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 this looks awesome somewhat over gunned but hay it looks cool i want 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llagos_Tyrant Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 I agree that the guns are a bit over the top for Space Marines - but that's what Chapter Serfs are for! Seriously, I would love see my Iron Warriors go at that once they're complete ... Looks amazing mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
War Angel Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 So each skull is really a twin linked weapon of mass death... My want meter has increased. By the way, in modern ammo, red tipped means its a tracer round. If that maters to you How many points would this even cost? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eetdestroyer Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 So each skull is really a twin linked weapon of mass death... My want meter has increased. By the way, in modern ammo, red tipped means its a tracer round. If that maters to you How many points would this even cost? How many you got? :) \m/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightHunters Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 Really impressed with the snow effects brother, really well done, and the quad assault cannon is genius! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Morgan Posted June 10, 2012 Author Share Posted June 10, 2012 Almost there!! http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff118/philmorgan75/P1030656.jpg Really happy with this view - Looks really foreboding and uninviting to any would be visitors! http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff118/philmorgan75/P1030658.jpg A little hint to who built the outpost! http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff118/philmorgan75/P1030661.jpg Garage entrance - enough to park a Rhino or at a tight squeeze, a Land Raider. http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff118/philmorgan75/P1030666.jpg Marines aren't cowards, but a means of escape is a sensible option. Flamers, Assault Cannons and Frag Grenade mines protect the hatch. http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff118/philmorgan75/P1030659.jpg Top view of the walkway up to the entrance. It shows the ramp to quickly get from the Outpost entrance to the front crenellations to repel any would be attackers. http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff118/philmorgan75/P1030660.jpg The entrance to the Quad Assault Cannon AAA pillbox and the large searchlight to sweep the skies for enemy fighters. I added a small ladder to assist getting to the roof quickly. http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff118/philmorgan75/P1030657.jpg Quad Assault Cannon AAA with built in radar with added snow effect. I didn't add snow to the barrels as I thought they would be regularly tested. http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff118/philmorgan75/P1030668.jpg Steps to the entrance have been added to the entrance. A WIP painted SM has been added to show the scale of the outpost. http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff118/philmorgan75/P1030670.jpg Sewage outlet added to assist any would be genestealer/tyranid to access the building! Frag grenade mines have been used to cover this approach. http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff118/philmorgan75/P1030671.jpg Close up of the escape hatch. http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff118/philmorgan75/P1030662.jpg Outpost with a light sprinkling of snow. I don't know if this looks realistic with the amount of snow that has fallen on the floor, but after spending a lot of time painting the outpost, my head/heart wouldn't allow me to really cover it with snow. I think it looks ok and gives the impression of it recently having snowed. http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff118/philmorgan75/P1030663.jpg Top view from the side of the Large Twin Lascannons mounted on top of the Outpost. http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff118/philmorgan75/P1030669.jpg Top view from the front of the Large Twin Lascannons mounted on top of the Outpost. Learning point to myself - I don't need to spend hours painting parts to the best of my ability to then cover all my hard work with snow effect sprinkle! I reckon I could have saved myself a few weeks painting time by missing out a few stages of the painting process in completing this outpost. Things left to do: 1) Finish painting large searchlight. DONE 2) Finish plastering as close to the tower with out sticking the tower to the rock. DONE 3) Stick autocannon back. DONE 4) Finish quad Assault Cannon turret and add ladder and hand holds onto pillbox. DONE 5) Paint 4 remaining weapons for skull emplacements. DONE 6) Paint Heavy Bolters and Searchlights (still waiting for parts to arrive) which will be scattered along the perimeter barriers. ARRIVED YESTERDAY - CLEANED UP, UNDERCOATED AND READY TO PAINT 7) Finish adding snow to all rock faces, top of perimeter barriers, pillbox, large searchlight and Imperial Eagle building. DONE 8) Stick door controls onto side of garage blast doors. DONE Another couple of nights painting the Heavy Bolters and Searchlights and this project will be finished. I have no idea where I will store this! Next terrain Project: I have slowly been buying bits for the Fortress of Redmption over the past few weeks and am planning on building a defense line. More to follow! Comments and critiques welcome as usual. Regards, Brother Morgan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaptermaster Graymantle Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 An absolutely awesome project! This project really inspires me to make my own outpost some day. Way to go! ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DibbZi Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 I don't think it has enough guns... Needs more guns! :oP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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