Sholto Posted May 26, 2010 Report Share Posted May 26, 2010 I love the Peacekeeper model, but I am not so keen on the 'menacing hands' pose that the model defaults to. I wanted to try and bring out the Arachnid characteristic a bit more, as well as trying to pose it as dynamically and threateningly as possible. That meant a sizeable base, so that the model would be looking down on all the other models in the game. It would also allow me to have the model gripping the base rather than waving its arms around in the air. Here is what I found:- The base is a 50mm resin base from Micro Arts in Poland. There was some clean up to do, and some bubbles to fill. There was also a couple of rivets/ bolts missing, and I fixed those by adding sections snipped from a plasticard rod. The model is now assembled ready for painting. Although all the joints are pinned, they are not all glued yet. The only glued joints are the legs - the rest can be pulled apart to make painting this monster easier. Here are some photos of the WIP so far (the Convict is just there for scale):- All C&C appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagickalMemories Posted May 27, 2010 Report Share Posted May 27, 2010 Very nicely done. Like the pose. How $much$ does that base run? Eric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sholto Posted May 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2010 The base is £4.17 plus postage - http://www.shop.microartstudio.com/power-plant-c-3_59.html?currency=GBP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Caroland Posted May 27, 2010 Report Share Posted May 27, 2010 Well done on this - would have me wetting the cobblestones if that clambered into my view. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ork56 Posted May 27, 2010 Report Share Posted May 27, 2010 great idea, well executed. looking forward to painted pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgraz Posted May 27, 2010 Report Share Posted May 27, 2010 great idea, well executed. looking forward to painted pics this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleeding Through Posted May 27, 2010 Report Share Posted May 27, 2010 Love the look. Can`t wait to see it painted up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clousseau Posted May 27, 2010 Report Share Posted May 27, 2010 Love the pose - wish I'd thought of that! Mine now looks boring by comparison. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadowopal Posted May 27, 2010 Report Share Posted May 27, 2010 Nice choice on the base. Very evocative and fitting with the fluff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mylastnerv Posted May 27, 2010 Report Share Posted May 27, 2010 Reminds of me something out of the movie "9" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mriverakc Posted May 27, 2010 Report Share Posted May 27, 2010 Great base and pose, cant wait to see the paint job. Thanks for posting http of where to get the bases. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buhallin Posted May 27, 2010 Report Share Posted May 27, 2010 FWIW, I've had HORRIBLE service from Micro Art themselves. I ordered quite a lot of bases - they took more than a month to arrive in the US, and they ignored about a half-dozen email requests for status. It took a PayPal dispute to get them to respond. They are good bases - I can't fault the quality of their product, but The Warstore carries them as well, and I'd strongly recommend ordering from them rather than direct from MAS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theHman Posted May 31, 2010 Report Share Posted May 31, 2010 I just ordered my micro-arts base through 'cool mini or not.com' - first time I've ordered from them. Hopefully the experience won't be as bad as I got from the warstore -- which took them 13 days to email me and let me know they were mailing my order, and then another 3 days to actually get the order to my doorstep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squidguy Posted July 29, 2010 Report Share Posted July 29, 2010 Cool pose, you really made it work with the base. I've heard pinning mentioned a lot around the forums but I've never bothered with it -- do you think it's worth the extra effort over the 'gobs of superglue everywhere' approach? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sholto Posted July 29, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2010 Absolutely. Superglue is strong but brittle, and joints can snap easily, especially where you have heavy metal pieces acting as levers. I have never had a pinned joint fail, and I've done some odd things to test the limits of the technique(such as posing a Penitent Engine to stand on one foot). I wouldn't pin all the joins on all metal models, but I do ask myself, "If I drop it, will it break?" If yes, then pin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sholto Posted July 29, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2010 Absolutely. Superglue is strong but brittle, and joints can snap easily, especially where you have heavy metal pieces acting as levers. I have never had a pinned joint fail, and I've done some odd things to test the limits of the technique(such as posing a Penitent Engine to stand on one foot). I wouldn't pin all the joins on all metal models, but I do ask myself, "If I drop it, will it break?" If yes, then pin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
U.S. Male Posted July 29, 2010 Report Share Posted July 29, 2010 Brilliant idea, it comes across extremely well. I'm going to have to leverage that for my own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inquisitor Wall Posted July 29, 2010 Report Share Posted July 29, 2010 Certainly gives a more menacing feel to the model. I have always thought it looked sort of goofy, but with the change in pose, I really like it. I may have to consider picking one up now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvatarForm Posted August 15, 2010 Report Share Posted August 15, 2010 Looks great. One advantage of this is set heights. None of the True LOS rubbish of other systems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sholto Posted January 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 (edited) Told you lot I was a slow painter Finally got this guy on the painting table last night. I decided to paint his 'shell' parts Guild red, and I followed the guide to painting red over at Necrotales. This is what I have so far:- I followed the Necrotales recipe almost exactly. Because Guild red is quite a dark red, I did not do the Blood Red highlight step before the ink wash. My last highlight before the wash was a 50/50 mix of Red Gore and Blood Red. After the wash I did some very fine highlights with Blood Red and lastly some tiny touches of 50/50 Blood Red & Blazing Orange. The wash I used was a heavy wash of Baal Red. Finally I added some Thraka Green wash to the deepest crevices and edges of the armour. The rest should be fairly simple - brass and steel. I will also keep some white highlights (unless it looks too ecclesiastical that way!) One annoyance was that I actually painted the carapace in a variety of rust colours, and then added pigments and washes for even more rust-y fun. The idea was to paint Vallejo Liquid Mask here and there and then, once I had painted the red, to rub off the Liquid Mask revealing the rust underneath. Despite using Liquid Mask like this a few times before I managed to balls it up and applied it too thinly. Result - it won't rub off. So you'll have to imagine the lovely rust colours lurking beneath the red carapace. Edited January 7, 2011 by Sholto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talos Posted January 7, 2011 Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 He looks great, much more menacing. I have ordered a through bases from Micro art and so far they have been great I also got them within a week of my order. I ordered some Mystic ones to use for my Friekorps but decided to order them through Maelstrom this time as I needed some other stuff. They should be here tomorrow. Maelstrom also do free worldwide shipping so maybe use them for Microart bases. Wish Microart did more 30mm bases. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoboStele Posted January 7, 2011 Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 Very cool! I have the MAS Tech bases for my Ramos crew as well, and I REALLY like them. I'm just getting started on painting my Steamborg on one of the 50mm ones. I also liked the dynamic poses that I could create with the spiders and the Steamborg on these bases. I'll probably have to pick up some more whenever Hoffman comes out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omenbringer Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 Those are some beautiful reds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sholto Posted January 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2011 (edited) Some finished pics:- I started painting the base silver and brass, and then realised that the Peacekeeper was going to be same colour, and would just merge into the base. So I had to think of something else, and decided to make the base as rusty and aged as possible. With the Peacekeeper being shiny and clean, that would make the base separate but not overpowering. I hope Edited January 9, 2011 by Sholto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewartoad Posted January 10, 2011 Report Share Posted January 10, 2011 Great job! I've wanted that base for awhile now and you just convinced me to get one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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