Olis Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 Judging by the cockpit shots, I kinda like it a little speckly. Maybe that's just me though. Great work so far. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagicMan Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 It looks realistic, especially when you consider how big that Titan is. There'd be tons of imperfections/discolouration/weathering etc. I like the speckly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterdyne Posted August 20, 2012 Author Share Posted August 20, 2012 More progress. Head exterior pretty much done pre-varnish for decals. http://www.winterdyne.co.uk/maz/images/commissions/victor/warhound/warhound_wip41.jpg http://www.winterdyne.co.uk/maz/images/commissions/victor/warhound/warhound_wip42.jpg http://www.winterdyne.co.uk/maz/images/commissions/victor/warhound/warhound_wip43.jpg http://www.winterdyne.co.uk/maz/images/commissions/victor/warhound/warhound_wip44.jpg http://www.winterdyne.co.uk/maz/images/commissions/victor/warhound/warhound_wip45.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dosjetka Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 Looks very nice ;) I love the shade of green you've used. Ludovic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irwit Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 Looking great! Out of interest how many hours do you get a week to dedicate to this project ? Be honest ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterdyne Posted August 21, 2012 Author Share Posted August 21, 2012 I'd say around 25-30 hours on average. Current guess is around 4 weeks to finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irwit Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 wow, that's impressive, is this a full time job for you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterdyne Posted August 21, 2012 Author Share Posted August 21, 2012 Yeah, more or less. Kids, helping out with my wife's business and just general household stuff take up a surprising amount of time. Folks often don't realise how little actual working time you get when working at home. Ordinarily I'm probably closer to 20 hours but for competition stuff I get a bit more leeway in being obsessive... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterdyne Posted August 21, 2012 Author Share Posted August 21, 2012 More work on the internals. Very close to having to get back on with painting gold and starting to design decals. http://www.winterdyne.co.uk/maz/images/commissions/victor/warhound/warhound_wip46.jpg http://www.winterdyne.co.uk/maz/images/commissions/victor/warhound/warhound_wip47.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boramar Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 Excellent work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dosjetka Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 I'm not keen on the "dusty" effect on the metallics, but I'm guessing that's just the airbrush effect. Ah well. Otherwise, impressive work as always! Ludovic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanhausen Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 Really nice and clean green on the head! Is it pure AB, with some dark green base and 1 or 2 highlightings? Oh, as for the alien goo you mentioned previously: how about using some hotglue to form "drops" and "hang" them from the lifted titan toe...basically like when you squish a bug :cuss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterdyne Posted August 22, 2012 Author Share Posted August 22, 2012 Yeah, the green is airbrushed, just one highlight on the green. Basecoat of Tamiya XF-70 (Dark Green 2 JN), then highlight of XF-5 (Flat Green). Gloss coat of klear, then burnt umber oil filter. There will be another oil pass and pigments over everything, so that might tone the speckliness down a bit. It's not so noticable in the flesh, but in photos it does stand out. I think I'll avoid the tamiya metals in future. The titan is in forward motion, so it's not stepped on anything yet, all the 'nid casualties are from the soon-to-die guardsmen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the damned artificer Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 You should give the vallejo model air metallics a go, they are awesome and gives an almost chrome smooth finish :) Love this project btw, it makes my mechanical heart beat faster :blush: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richeighty1 Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 Awesome diorama, really like the idea of a desperate life or death battle going on below but not even being noticed by the Titan as it's so inconsequential to it. On the metallics - I've never gotton on myself with Tamiya metallics through the AB (strange 'cos their "normal" colours cut with lacquer thinner spray wonderfully) - as I always get similar "graininess" - I think it's just a product of the metallic pigment size. In my experience weathering will take the worst of the "speckle" out. Going forward, if you've not tried them, Alclad II metallics are superb - they're lacquer based, AB only, need some careful prep work, but come in a shed load of metallic shades and look glorious once on. Once again - fabulous work (keep it up), really looking forward to seeing this "in the resin" at Games Day in a few weeks :) Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterdyne Posted August 26, 2012 Author Share Posted August 26, 2012 Cheers, Rich. Yeah, I've used Alclad a lot. The titan's got a pretty rough surface to it; they wouldn't polish up or sit nice. You'd have to put a pretty thick coat of gloss on first. As is a lot of the detail is... well it's not great in places. The moulds are definitely tired for some parts. Whether it's just a 'master mould' that needs remaking or whether the parts themselves need remastering I dunno. I would hope they're sensible and have a metal master for a lot of the parts. The flakiness isn't nearly so obvious outside of enlarged photos; and I too think it's the flake size in the Tamiya paints. We'll see what additional work does to it. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richeighty1 Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 Yeah, I've seen that rough surface on more than a few of the FW kits I've got. This morning I primed a FW Demios predator (so a new mould), just checked on the finish, and sure enough primers thrown up all the imperfections, rough surface etc. Mega frustrating. :D Inside corners seem to be a favourite place for cruddy mould syndrome to strike... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanhausen Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 How is it going? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irwit Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 yeah you cant leave us hangin' like this, we need updates :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iacton Qruze Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 Looking good as always, Winterdyne. I've always wanted to see someone take on a diorama like this, though my ideal preference involves a Chaos/Loyalist confrontation over 'nids. ^_^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterdyne Posted September 4, 2012 Author Share Posted September 4, 2012 Because I loves me some freehand... and cos I started doing this to cover up a rough surface on the Vulcan Bolter I'd failed to spot and got carried away and now have to do the whole damn thing to match... The morning star is an outline decal painted in to keep it precise. http://www.winterdyne.co.uk/maz/images/commissions/victor/warhound/warhound_wip48.jpg http://www.winterdyne.co.uk/maz/images/commissions/victor/warhound/warhound_wip49.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olis Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 The overall effect is really quite impressive, brother. I'd say you're a shoe in for the top spot at GD. :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rider-75 Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 Mental I think is the word I'd use here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alejandrinus Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 Wow... speechless.... I didn't want to be in your skin this is a huge task but the effort is just outstanding. Good work wynterdyne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrayCatt Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 Awesome freehand. the crakcle patterning outshines the morningstar by leaps and bounds. My one issue is the highlighting of the cracks in the green portion read off. In looking at the white section, it reads properly, IMO, because of the lack of highlights on the upper surface. In the green area though, it creates a lighting effect that looks off. I wish I could explain what I am trying to say better ... Basically, you appear to have applied vertical highlights on a horizontal surface, and that throws the look of the cracking off on the top of the carapace. If you are inclined to try a different approach, could I suggest a zenithal highlight that showcases the cracks as breaks in the highlight for the green portion? -Adam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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