Brother Desultor Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 An excellent start NiftyVT 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/356176-niftyvts-xana-ii-mechanicum/page/7/#findComment-5685184 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NiftyVT Posted April 1, 2021 Author Share Posted April 1, 2021 I should have the new knight up and standing sometime tomorrow! I have plastic glue and some epoxy curing now to secure the main foot to the base and the structural support for his hips. I ended up driving the large pin in the center of his foot all the way through the foot and base. So the pin will run from the base up into his shin and provide a ton of support. I think I will also put a little 5 min epoxy down in the shin while I’m at it. Focslain and walter h 2 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/356176-niftyvts-xana-ii-mechanicum/page/7/#findComment-5685369 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NiftyVT Posted April 6, 2021 Author Share Posted April 6, 2021 Posing is done and I plan to attach the body to the legs today. One thing that I didn’t like is his foot that’s on the ground. It kind of ended up looking like his side toes are on their tips. So I decided to build up the base around the foot to give the impression that it’s sinking down into the sand and he is pressing forward with the foot (Martian base like my other knights). So the foot will be partially buried and the sand will be built up around the sides and rear of the foot. Kind of makes sense too since all the weight would be on one foot. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/356176-niftyvts-xana-ii-mechanicum/page/7/#findComment-5686525 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NiftyVT Posted April 10, 2021 Author Share Posted April 10, 2021 Got in some reinforcements from Taro Model Maker today. Untitled by nifty, on Flickr Magos Takatus 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/356176-niftyvts-xana-ii-mechanicum/page/7/#findComment-5687483 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NiftyVT Posted June 6, 2021 Author Share Posted June 6, 2021 Finished up the markers and the airbrush base coats on the knight today (metal and off white). Next up brush work. . .after I finish up the 5 dreads for my BA. Untitled by nifty, on Flickr brother_b, Focslain and Kahlek166 3 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/356176-niftyvts-xana-ii-mechanicum/page/7/#findComment-5707661 Share on other sites More sharing options...
INKS Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 your work is awesome. I would love for an all robot AI Men of Iron type army. I guess in 30k you can do that or get pretty close. I'd love that in 40k. Oh well I can hope. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/356176-niftyvts-xana-ii-mechanicum/page/7/#findComment-5708071 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NiftyVT Posted July 4, 2021 Author Share Posted July 4, 2021 I had a $100 bday gift card sitting in my FW account for the better part of a year and figured the voucher deal was as good a time as any to spend it. Grabbed a set of 3 Vorax and threw in some Blood Angel dice to bring it up to the free shipping mark. Not a bad buy for only $20 out of pocket! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/356176-niftyvts-xana-ii-mechanicum/page/7/#findComment-5716647 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NiftyVT Posted July 4, 2021 Author Share Posted July 4, 2021 your work is awesome. I would love for an all robot AI Men of Iron type army. I guess in 30k you can do that or get pretty close. I'd love that in 40k. Oh well I can hope. Thanks! Yeah, in 30k you can do pretty much all robots if you want. Only the HQ wouldn’t be…well it is the Mechanicum so even the HQs would probably be more machine than man. But in 30k the Mechanicum are very powerful so after smashing my enemies a few times with more optimized lists I tend to play my Mechanicum with self imposed handicaps unless asked otherwise by my opponent. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/356176-niftyvts-xana-ii-mechanicum/page/7/#findComment-5716652 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NiftyVT Posted July 28, 2021 Author Share Posted July 28, 2021 Was cleaning my new Vorax and one little piece is missing. Looks like it busted off in shipping and, I suspect, slipped out of the vent holes of the zip lock bag it was packaged in. . . I am just wondering who thought it was a good idea to loose pack a mini with tiny parts inside a ziplock bag that has holes in it. . .anyways, I sent an email and pictures to Forgeworld. Fingers crossed they send me a replacement. The rest of the Vorax are washed and ready for detailed clean up. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/356176-niftyvts-xana-ii-mechanicum/page/7/#findComment-5724129 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NiftyVT Posted July 29, 2021 Author Share Posted July 29, 2021 Ha! FW is sending a replacement part and their email is pretty funny. “I am sorry about the missing part from your kit, It looks like someone let the mail order troll out of his cage for the evening and as a small riot and minor skirmishes followed the chaos of his "night on the town" your order was left without a few key components. I have sent you the parts you have requested in order for you to complete your kit. Your order will be sent out as soon as possible and hopefully without troll dribble all over it. Some parts may be shipped from the office if we have some spare otherwise a replacement order will be raised on our online web store and a confirmation email will follow shortly.” walter h 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/356176-niftyvts-xana-ii-mechanicum/page/7/#findComment-5724726 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NiftyVT Posted August 5, 2021 Author Share Posted August 5, 2021 So… FW sent me an entire new set of Vorax. I was expecting a new toe plate sprue but this will work! Focslain 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/356176-niftyvts-xana-ii-mechanicum/page/7/#findComment-5726915 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NiftyVT Posted August 14, 2021 Author Share Posted August 14, 2021 For whatever reason I just ordered more Knight accessories from Taro Model Maker. He just released these really cool "Helping Hands" arms for knights and I just couldnt pass up making my own custom Knight Lancer. I mentioned to him that he should make some old school close combat heads/gun heads (like the old epic titan concept sketches) and he responded that it was an awesome idea and that he couldnt wait to get started on designing some! I just envisioned the little helping hands holding something while he headbutted it into submission or shot at it point blank with a melta gun face. So, Once I get these parts in and grab another plastic Chaos knight I will build it out but it will be headless. I might even paint it but it will remain headless until Taro gets around to making some cool heads. I might try my hand at a conversion if I get bored but I would rather get a Taro one. Oh, and my first 3 Vorax are done assembly and I am starting in on the 2nd 3. Over on the painting side of my desk I should be able to finish up my latest batch of Blood Angels tomorrow. Then I can start doing the brush work on the Chaos knight. . .all the trim! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/356176-niftyvts-xana-ii-mechanicum/page/7/#findComment-5730525 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NiftyVT Posted August 15, 2021 Author Share Posted August 15, 2021 Vorax are so cool! Untitled by nifty, on Flickr librisrouge, Azekai, Raziel-TX and 1 other 4 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/356176-niftyvts-xana-ii-mechanicum/page/7/#findComment-5730870 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magos Takatus Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 Very nice. Shame they never got 40k rules. It looks like it might be tricky to paint all the recesses of those models. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/356176-niftyvts-xana-ii-mechanicum/page/7/#findComment-5730892 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NiftyVT Posted August 16, 2021 Author Share Posted August 16, 2021 Very nice. Shame they never got 40k rules. It looks like it might be tricky to paint all the recesses of those models. Entering stage left. . .oil wash. Magos Takatus and RolandTHTG 2 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/356176-niftyvts-xana-ii-mechanicum/page/7/#findComment-5730945 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoke Frog Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 Love your army project! Your robots all over the first few pages are fantastic... I regret being out of all my forum allocated likes for the day NiftyVT 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/356176-niftyvts-xana-ii-mechanicum/page/7/#findComment-5733365 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NiftyVT Posted September 22, 2021 Author Share Posted September 22, 2021 Murder turkeys gonna murder. Untitled by nifty, on Flickr A few weeks ago I also welcomed a new Tech Adept to the Nifty household, he was 6lbs 11oz. So, I am off work for another 9 or so weeks but hobby time is, of course, limited to nap time. . .sometimes. MajorNese, Focslain, RolandTHTG and 1 other 4 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/356176-niftyvts-xana-ii-mechanicum/page/7/#findComment-5744941 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NiftyVT Posted October 1, 2021 Author Share Posted October 1, 2021 Primed! Untitled by nifty, on Flickr Hobby tip of the day: If you have older or almost empty airbrush paint filter it as you put it in your airbrush! I use an actual mesh paint filter from a local hardware store. The filter is large (fits over a 5 gallon bucket of paint) so I just cut a little section out of it and hold it over my airbrush cup as I fill it up. I primed the above with Stynylrez black. The bottle is large, old and almost empty so when I shake it up little bits of dried paint break free from the inside of the bottle and below are the results. If I didnt filter it my airbrush would get clogged up ASAP and I would be constantly fighting my airbrush instead of laying down paint! Untitled by nifty, on Flickr RolandTHTG, Focslain, Aarik and 1 other 4 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/356176-niftyvts-xana-ii-mechanicum/page/7/#findComment-5748054 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NiftyVT Posted October 3, 2021 Author Share Posted October 3, 2021 Little bit of back log work. No idea why I worked on this but I saw it in my 'needs work' case and just grabbed it and finished blocking it in over the past few days. I mean its only been sitting around at the airbrushed stage for a couple years. Next is gloss and transfers. I might wait on the gloss until I have some other things to gloss at the same time. . .maybe. . .say. . .some Knight armor panels? Untitled by nifty, on Flickr Focslain and Magos Takatus 2 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/356176-niftyvts-xana-ii-mechanicum/page/7/#findComment-5748510 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bjorn Firewalker Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 Excellent work on your new tank. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/356176-niftyvts-xana-ii-mechanicum/page/7/#findComment-5748821 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NiftyVT Posted October 8, 2021 Author Share Posted October 8, 2021 Done the pain train! Untitled by nifty, on Flickr Untitled by nifty, on Flickr Bjorn Firewalker, RolandTHTG, brother_b and 4 others 7 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/356176-niftyvts-xana-ii-mechanicum/page/7/#findComment-5751200 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bjorn Firewalker Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 Excellent work. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/356176-niftyvts-xana-ii-mechanicum/page/7/#findComment-5751205 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NiftyVT Posted October 20, 2021 Author Share Posted October 20, 2021 Got around to finishing up the Strider/Arlatax conversions from a while back. Untitled by nifty, on Flickr Untitled by nifty, on Flickr Untitled by nifty, on Flickr Untitled by nifty, on Flickr Untitled by nifty, on Flickr Untitled by nifty, on Flickr RolandTHTG, Focslain, Subtle Discord and 3 others 6 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/356176-niftyvts-xana-ii-mechanicum/page/7/#findComment-5755769 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bjorn Firewalker Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 Excellent work on the Strider and the Arlatax. walter h 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/356176-niftyvts-xana-ii-mechanicum/page/7/#findComment-5755797 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Lorne Walkier Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 (edited) Great work. I feel a bit off attempting to offer any criticism as your work is way beyond my ability. Here goes any way. There is a detail that struck me about your original questoris . It has strikingly red feet. On a all off-white model, it is a stand out. When I saw it I was wondering if there was a Story behind it. I was hoping to see it repeated in the other units. My hope was not paid off. This to me is a opportunity lost. I was thinking it was homage to sacred Mars. It was not even repeated on the other knights though so it looks like it was just a one off. I suppose that One knight ( who has different weapons from Time to Time) once Walked sacred Mars... Sorry if the Fluff nazi in me is out of line here. edit The New tank dose have red dirt on the treads. This is the look I was feeling. Edited October 29, 2021 by Lord Lorne Walkier Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/356176-niftyvts-xana-ii-mechanicum/page/7/#findComment-5758868 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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