Heavy Boots of Lead...

 The big guy is almost complete.. I was hoping to have him completely done but the slow dry of oils didn't let me finish him up. No biggy I didn't want to rush him. I'm really loving this guy, I usually don't say that much but I'm really happy with him.

 He's still a little shiny as I haven't cleared him yet.. oils  8) ..  but once I clear him I'll be adding a little powder to the base and his feet and legs. It will be light as he's on metal but there would still be some dust blowing around.

 I think the free script came out looking pretty good.. "Persistance" I figured that would be a good term for the Raven Guard after nearly getting wiped out. I need to do the script work on the chainsword and I think I'm going with Corvia ..

 After I clear it and do another once over to make sure there isn't any other spots I missed or need some more grime. I don't want it to be as heavy as the other RG vehicles as I figured the normal humans would still keep their gear in good working order.

 I'll be adding a bit more leaking from the fallen Contemptor ..

So like I said.. I'm really happy with it! And it's only about two weeks of work so that's a pretty good turn around and now I have two weeks left till Nova and that will be mostly Display work. Argh! haha

I heat up, I can't cool down...

 The Knight is taking shape... I didn't get him done like I had hoped this weekend but I did get a lot done. I got the Contemptor glued down along with the legs of the Knight. It was some work to get it lined up right but I got it to look pretty good.

 I started to work on the details like the eyes and hoses. Went with heat fatigue on the hose to add some color and pop. I still have some highlights to do on the brass then I have to start with the weathering and the tarnishing of the brass. I started to test the tarnish on the legs guard brass bits. I'm pretty happy with the look. Now I need to do it for the rest.. a lot of brass haha..

 The Torso isn't attached to the legs yet.. I'll wait till I have the weathering done.

 I think he's looking pretty cool.. I'm going to add some leaking fluid from the Contemptor as well ..

 I also need to powder it up....  mainly it will be soot and some light dirt to the feet and legs.

I'm hoping to have him done by Tuesday night... I want to have the final two weeks to work on the displayboard .. I'm going to need it! But the tarnishing takes awhile ..  I like the way he's looking now so I'm going to go a little lighter on the grime then I did on the Legion vehicles. I figured the standard humans would still clean their vehicle every now and then. 8)

Talk to the union rep...

 Over the past week I've gotten more of the Displayboard aka my trial o torture finished up. The lights are now completely run and wired and all I need to do is get the final programming done. Thankfully Scott is working on that 8) .. for one that's not my bag and two I still have a ton to get painted and done. The landing pad is still cycling but the door lights and runners need to be finished up.

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 The Gantry and tie in piece is almost completely finished up but now I'm in a bit of a conundrum. I was going to go with a rock look on the back and side walls but with everything in place the working area is tight and would be insane to work on .. I started cutting and measuring some rock molds I made and I wasn't feeling good about it. Last night I put some deep thought into it and I have a new plan but it's going to require some reworking. Or at least more designing.. I've still got some time so I think I should be solid, this weekend it will be a trip to the Art Store for some of the stuff I think I'm going to need.

 I had the main top deck figured out but with the changes it may have to change.

Sadly I mis cut the battlement section so I have to recut it so I can attach the top cover around the rim.

I also got most of the brass one the Knight.. I'm going to work on his arm and chain sword. I want to get all the blended areas done so I can start to put him together and start the weathering. I'd rather have him together for that part so I know where the grime is going to build up more. A little less then three weeks to go now. Hopefully I can have the Knight done by this weekend or early next week so I can than put a ton of effort into wrapping up the display.