A Mordian march to glory

[Emperor Ming]

5 or 3 is my preference

 

No lights looks lighter

[duz_]

It dried a little more in the meanwhile

I think I'm gonna do a modified 5 with a 2:1 contrast to medium ratio. 

 

Yeh the colours on this tank depending on the lighting really messes with you.... When I was doing the gold under the lights I was somewhat regretting it, but once I turned off my hobby lights it looked great. 

[duz_]

Tracks are washed, maybe a quick dry brush with necron compound and then the long tedious part of all the other details... 

 

[duz_]

Main hull done! 

Next up will be the tank commander (if I can find him ) followed by the other fiddly bits. This should hopefully restore some sanity in the meanwhile.

I applied a gloss varnish to the tricolour on the side for some extra pop. I've never applied varnish by brush before and was concerned, but it worked exactly how I hoped! 

 

 

 

More shots:

Spoiler

 

[duz_]

Can't recall the last time I painted a Mordian... Feels good 

 

[MithrilForge]

Great work Duz  

It's been an age since i visited so took a lot of scrolling to catch up ! 

I love how this tank is coming along...  

What with the New Rogal Dorn coming and new Cadians.... i can feel that Imperial Guardsman itch coming on 

 

The gold trim was a great idea !

 

Cheers, M.

[duz_]

Thanks! At some point maybe I'll even get a game in with said tank 

 

6 hours ago, Mumeishi said:

What with the New Rogal Dorn coming and new Cadians.... i can feel that Imperial Guardsman itch coming on

 

I'll believe it when I see it! 

[our_baz]

On 10/25/2022 at 4:41 AM, duz_ said:

Can't recall the last time I painted a Mordian... Feels good 

 

Very old school tank commander....you had that lying around since 1995 or was a lucky find on ebay?

[duz_]

3 hours ago, our_baz said:

or was a lucky find on ebay?

 

A very lucky ebay find I've waited for the right tank to use it on 

[duz_]

Few more details and he's done and then back to tank tidbits. 

 

[The Pounder]

Loving the Tank Commander. An amazing find to be sure!

[duz_]

Ok Macharius officially done! (Although I might add some clear plastic to the tracks since they're kinda jagged and snap easily - this would help it glide).

 

Now I have to decide what to paint next to keep my roll going, I suspect I might take a brief pause and go back to some Custodes, before I pick up maybe some Mordian troops 

 

 

Spoiler

 

[GreenScorpion]

A really nice looking tank duz_, you can be certainly proud of your work

[Harrowmaster]

That's lovely work, the commander really adds extra depth to it. 

[duz_]

I've slowly been working on some of the newer kits. I've almost got the Dorn fully assembled and magnetised

 

 

I've also finished the lord solar. I didn't really like the AOS vibe I was getting from him. So I clipped the halo on his helmet and that worked well. Now I'm figuring out the sword. Because of the positioning of it, it has ruled out any sabres. So I went through my SM kits and decided they all looked a bit bland compared to the new sculpt. So I might do the same thing as the helmet and just cut off the halo. Thoughts? 

 

 

[duz_]

Dorn is fully magnetised and assembled now! 

 

Also just cut off the spikes on the lord solar's sword and I'm happy with it

Edited March 19, 2023 by duz_

[duz_]

Finished my ponies! I'm thinking I might use contrasts paints on these for the horses, costs and hats. 

I will still likely back the VM Calvary kick-starter too 

 

 

 

Edited March 26, 2023 by duz_

[duz_]

Weird weather and weird mood today so took the day off and did some hobbying of various forms. Including my attempt on this guy

 

 

[duz_]

 

I'm not a GS expert and this is the most complex thing I've attempted. I'm fairly happy with the result. 

 

 

 

Hopefully it looks better than a 3yo with some playdoh to you all too 

 

[spafe]

Your work looks amazing! should be proud of that

 

personally I'm a little dismayed at the scale difference, but thats nothing to do with your work.  Is it actually such a huge difference or is it a combo of the photo angle, the tactical rock etc and it acutally isnt too big a difference?

[GreenScorpion]

That looks really nice and I don't see any issues that would be noticeable after it gets painted

Are you planning to paint the model in a similar colour scheme as the rest of the mordians or are you going to make something slightly different to highlight the officer?

[The Pounder]

Looks great! There’s no way I’d even attempt to do something like this!

 

He’s gonna lead the troops in style once he’s in Mordian blue!

[our_baz]

excellent use of the green stuff for the epaulets.....(FYI Anvil Industries do sell epaulets 5 pair for £2)

[duz_]

4 hours ago, spafe said:

Your work looks amazing! should be proud of that

 

personally I'm a little dismayed at the scale difference, but thats nothing to do with your work.  Is it actually such a huge difference or is it a combo of the photo angle, the tactical rock etc and it acutally isnt too big a difference?

Thanks @spafe

Yeh the scale creep is real... Here's a comparison VS some stuff that was on my desk:

 

Spoiler

 

 

3 hours ago, GreenScorpion said:

That looks really nice and I don't see any issues that would be noticeable after it gets painted

Are you planning to paint the model in a similar colour scheme as the rest of the mordians or are you going to make something slightly different to highlight the officer?

@GreenScorpionthat's what I'm hoping too! Yes he we will be standard Mordian colours. Previously I've used different shades of blue to highlight senior units. Not sure if I will or not this time. 

 

 

11 minutes ago, our_baz said:

excellent use of the green stuff for the epaulets.....(FYI Anvil Industries do sell epaulets 5 pair for £2)

Yeh I did think about 3rd party ones @our_baz. TBH between the scale and the pose I'm not sure they would have worked. Plus the shipping was killer 

[GreenScorpion]

@duz_ Now that you have had the opportunity to build a few of the newer kits how do you think they are in terms of assembly and customization? I recall you had some issues with the rough riders, so I was wondering about your overall experience with your most recent additions to the pile of grey.