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Ugh. After getting the terminators done, I couldn't decide what to work on next - got a whole ton of projects lined up. Was kinda waffling around doing a whole lot of nothing over the past few weeks, then yesterday afternoon I suddenly went completely mad and started drilling holes in my Contemptor.

Magnets, magnets EVERYWHERE. I'm tempted to say the red on the powerfist wrist is blood, but that would be a lie.


I have no legs! Why don't I have legs?!


I have no idea what you're talking about.


What do you mean, I'm not allowed to set the camera on fire?


Heh heh. I love magnets. And pose-ability. I've managed to get it so there's pretty much no sagging in the arms, and also figured out that whatever sagging there might be at the shoulder can be fixed with the addition of a bit of Blue-Tac. Still got another Kheres Assault Cannon arm and another powerfist arm to magnetise. More drilling, more magnets, more superglue. Incidentally, superglue underneath the fingernail has got to be one of the most annoying things ever.

I'm resisting the urge to magnetise the individual fingers on the power fists, 'cause I suspect that may be a bit overkill and would most likely lead to missing fingers. Not sure what to do about the fuel tank/bolter shell clip that goes on the underside of the powerfist forearm either - magnetising them would be nice, but again would most likely lead to me losing those bits.

I'm also still trying to decide what to do with the legs. Do I magnetise 'em as well, or don't I? Decisions, decisions. Not sure how stable it'll be if I do. Anyone had any experience with magnetised Contemptor legs?

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Do you get another set of legs or body? If you don't I can't see why magnetise them. I'd say safer just to pin them.

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Now back on CMON http://www.coolminiornot.com/artist/Kara%20Jane. Must be some sort of masochism there.
Finally linked correctly.

Nah, the Contemptor only comes with one body and set of legs, though it comes with two pairs of feet - one with the feet flat, the other with the "toe" section bent up so you can pose it a bit better.

The main reason for magnetising the legs would just be for posing it. I admit to a fascination with moving parts, heh. The flexibility of moving parts also helps with my near-crippling indecisiveness when it comes to deciding on poses.

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Some other stuff I've been working on. More magnet work! Plus my first foray into spray-priming - many thanks to those who helped me out with my spray primer questions! Got myself some Squirts Undercoat from Bunnings, seems to do the job!

Old-school MkIC Deimos pattern Rhino, for my pre-Heresy Thousand Sons army. Priming job's not the greatest, but eh, good enough. Also showing off the little scarab plaque I greenstuff'd onto the front of the Rhino. Was thinking of adding some purity seals/oaths of moment, but not sure about that one yet. Can add 'em later if I do decide to do it.


Magnets, how do they work!? With spare sprue and superglue and MAGIC.


Land Raider with Forgeworld Helios kit! It's kind of depressing that I can get the full Land Raider + Helios bits kit from Forgeworld for cheaper than I can buy a regular Land Raider at an Australian GW store.


More magnets! The lids aren't glued into the rims so I can switch them all around - the magnet on the lid holds the rim into the hole. Didn't magnetise the large hole where the heavy bolter/Helios sensor pack goes though, 'cause the heavy bolter's ammo belts get in the way.


Magnetised sponsons and doors. Doors only need one magnet 'cause they're light, and two would make it hard to get them out. Sponsons need two magnets 'cause the weapons make 'em heavier, and one magnet's not quite enough to hold them in securely.


I have more plans for the Land Raider, so that won't be getting primed for a while. Also still trying to figure out what to do with the Contemptor's base and leg pose, so that'll be on the backburner for a bit as well, I think. I'll probably just keep pushing forward with the Rhino for now.

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Just a quick little update today. Here's a bit more progress on the Deimos Rhino! One thing I've learned - next time I get a Deimos, don't glue on the exhaust pipes till AFTER the damn thing's all painted. Aaaagh.

Base colours so far. Some bits still need a little tidying up, but I'll do that once I've finished with the red. It's not glued together yet either, heh.


Drew where I'll be putting the Thousand Sons emblem on the top - and lined it up so that no matter which way the hatch doors are put in, the symbol will still match up with the bits that overlap onto the main chassis.


And because I may be mildly obsessive, painted the inside of the Rhino as well. ¬_¬


Also, I recently realised that, when I primed the Rhino... I forgot to do the treads as well. Whoops. Ah well, that can wait till I have some other stuff ready to prime as well, hehehe.

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Oh how I wish some of the locals would take so much care with their tanks. I can certainly appreciate the care you take.

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Now back on CMON http://www.coolminiornot.com/artist/Kara%20Jane. Must be some sort of masochism there.
Finally linked correctly.

Hehe, thank you! I definitely appreciate a well-cared-for tank.

Just another little update today. I've been horribly distracted by Diablo 3 lately. ¬_¬

Moar magnets! 'Cause everyone likes a removable dozer blade, right? ... Right?




Some customisation of the Contemptor. Still legless - I'm trying to decide what to make his base out of. I know what I want to do with it, just... not what sort of material to use. Bleh.


And a little something else I've been working on occasionally. Making those teeny tiny nasal crests gives me hand cramps, aagh. x_x

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Another little update, yet more things I'm working on. I'm so easily distracted, sigh.

Still plugging away at the tactical marine squad I got in the paint box set when I don't feel like working on anything else. Need to re-base the guy on the right end at some point, that base is crap.


Bit of a closer look at a couple, still working on 'em both. Also need a bit more white dry-brushing and some water effects on the right marine's base to make it look properly icy. I need to work more on consistency between different models, bleh.


And the main reason I've been distracted from my other projects... SUPERTANK. Mmmm Shadowsword. Turret barrel, armour panels and sponsons are magnetised, mostly just to see if I could. XD Turret isn't glued down yet, gonna see if I can magnetise it so I can also use the transport-capable variants of the Shadowsword. Again, mostly just to see if I can, but also because I'm an indecisive bastard, heh. Six different variants? Yes please!

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wow, you're definitely super patient working in all those magnets. The nasal crest on the contemptor reminds me of Japanese looking robots

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Hehe, thanks! Though I dunno if patient is the word I'd use for it. Stubborn is probably closer.

And yeah, I see what you mean. Ahh, good ol' Gundam Wing and such. Hopefully it won't look quite so Japanese once it's done, hehehe.

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Just another little update - finally got some stuff to make the Contemptor's base with, and glued the legs in position. Not actually glued to the base yet though, it still needs more work. Not sure how well the stuff I'm using will dry - we'll see how it goes. But at least the legs are now finalised!





Need to make his man-skirt, then I can undercoat and start painting. Getting there, slowly slowly.

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Ugh. I hate waiting for greenstuff to dry. Drags out my modding over days, instead of hours. On the other hand, also means I can work on other stuff while I'm waiting. Anyway!

Progress shots of the contemptor's manskirt. Base of the skirt.


Central fold added.


Added more cloth to each side.


Chains and larger ornaments. Just need to add some smaller ornaments... once the greenstuff chains are dry. -_- Then I can finally prime this guy and start painting him!


And some other things!

Some minor detailing for the land raider.


Managed to get two of the 25th Anniversary models, though one was suffering from some pretty bad mold slip and bubbles and crap. That one (on the right) I'm modding up to turn it into another Thousand Sons model, surprise surprise. The other one wasn't so bad, so I'm keeping it as-is and painting up as a proper Crimson Fist.


Had to re-sculpt half the plasma pistol to fix up the mold slip, bleh. Got rid of the the detailing on the left pauldron - bubbles had ruined half of it and I didn't like it anyway. Also got rid of the Crimson Fist-specific markings and replaced 'em with suitable scarab ones.


Finally, random lascannon marine for my tactical squad! Given to me in return for painting lightning effects on my friend's army - he went through eighteen trades over the course of a month to get this guy specifically for me, heh.

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Finally finished the detailing on the ornaments. Agh.


Next step - priming!


Also done a bit more work on my poor neglected Deimos Rhino. My attention span these days is absolutely balls.

Fenris Grey/Scab Red mix applied...


... and then blended in with straight Scab Red (though only on this half of the tank in these pics, to show the difference.)


Next step - going over it again with Red Gore, then highlighting with Blood Red. Then cleaning up all the white and boltgun areas where I've made a mess. XD Bloody hell, next time I do one of these types of Rhinos, I need to remember to NOT glue on the exhausts and treads and NOT do the white/boltgun areas until AFTER I've finished the red. x_x So painful agh.

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Nothing major today - my camera's been acting up a bit, bleh. Still, have some scenic shots! Was seeing how they look on a field that matches their bases, hehe.

Rhino is still in progress - still needs washes and more detailing. Getting there though! Pondering doing the rivets in gold, hm.


My first five tactical marines are also finally done! I'll get proper pics of them once my camera starts behaving.


Also, I don't actually own any of the scenery, but I did paint the statue. XD

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Bleh, been forgetting to update this thread. Oh well. Anyway!

Trying to get this guy done in time for Games Day, aaagh. Experimenting a bit, attempting some muzzle-flash to see if I can get it to look like the Kheres assault cannons are actually firing, or at least have just stopped firing and still glowing hot. Not sure how well it's working... opinions? Advice?



All the dakka!



Still a fair bit to do, and only two days left to do it in...!

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