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  1. NIGHTBRINGER
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    That Steg is looking mighty fine!


    Which orange paint did you use for the Steg's skin?
     
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    Thank you :)

    It's not super saturated, I wanted it to feel sort of natural.

    Thank you. I used a mixture of Imperial Fists and Blood Angels Red contrast paints through my airbrush. This was over a zenithal base coat going from red-brown, through a bone colour, up to white on the highest points.
     
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  3. Imrahil
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    Imrahil Thirtheenth Spawning

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    Those are looking amazing!! Your detail work is flawless.

    I love the color combinations used.

    Grrr, !mrahil
     
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    Thanks mate :)
     
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  5. Explodingzeb
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    Here's some pics of where each magnet is placed.
    Here are the ones on the Stegadon itself and the howdah:
    IMG_20230719_165941.jpg IMG_20230719_170014.jpg IMG_20230719_170054.jpg IMG_20230719_170121.jpg

    And here are the separate magnetised pieces.
    The bow and the crest which are swappable:
    IMG_20230719_170207.jpg IMG_20230719_170352.jpg

    The standard crew Skink and the Skink Chief which are interchangeable:
    IMG_20230719_170439.jpg

    Here's the blowpipes and the skulls that I added to cover the magnets when the bow is being used instead:
    IMG_20230719_170521.jpg IMG_20230719_170605.jpg

    And lastly, the quiver and the alternative shields to swap on when the bow isn't in use:
    IMG_20230719_170703.jpg
     
  6. Just A Skink
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    Thank you! That's very clever and helpful.
     
  7. Imrahil
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    Imrahil Thirtheenth Spawning

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    Very helpful indeed.
    Those magnets in the feet of the skinks look very fragile to place. Was it easier than it looks?

    This makes me want to continue my Stegadon.

    Grrr, !mrahil
     
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    The magnets on the feet are only 1mm thick. You just need to shave down the bottom of the foot a tiny bit and then super glue them straight onto the bottom the foot. Not too fiddly tbh. You definitely should finish yours :)
     
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  9. Imrahil
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    Imrahil Thirtheenth Spawning

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    Yeah, that is doable. It looked like it was drilled in a bit ;)

    Grrr, !mrahil
     
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  10. Just A Skink
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    Sorry to keep bugging you about the magnets. Are they all 1mm magnets? If not, do you possibly remember the sizes of them? Thanks!
     
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  11. Explodingzeb
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    Not a problem :)
    The majority are 3x1mm magnets, apart from: the two in the Stegadon's back, the one in the floor of the howdah and the ones on the bottom of the blowpipes. Those are 3x2mm I believe.
     
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    Thank you, again!
     
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    Recently painted these reinforcements for my Clone army. The best soldiers in the 212th arrive on Felucia to support the war effort.
    Here are Commander Cody, along with clone troopers Waxer and Boil.
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    Cody:
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    Waxer:
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    Boil:
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  14. JTSleep
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    Awesome work, as always :)
     
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    Thanks mate :)
     
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    I've been working on a second set of Saurus command models and a couple of unit fillers so that I can split my Saurus into 2 decent sized units.

    Here are the command models:
    IMG_20230808_122748.jpg IMG_20230808_122841.jpg IMG_20230808_122939.jpg IMG_20230808_123031.jpg IMG_20230808_123112.jpg IMG_20230808_123241.jpg IMG_20230808_123346.jpg
     
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    Here are the 2 unit fillers:

    IMG_20230808_125218.jpg IMG_20230808_125600.jpg IMG_20230808_125540.jpg IMG_20230808_125652.jpg IMG_20230808_125748.jpg IMG_20230808_125834.jpg IMG_20230808_125921.jpg IMG_20230808_130035.jpg IMG_20230808_130123.jpg
     
  18. JTSleep
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    Absolutely love those shields! Also that rustic (probably) roadsign from banners on filler is great touch.
     
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    Thank you :)

    I wanted t to have the feel of being an abandoned totem lost long ago. Love the idea that its a lizardy road sign though :D
     
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    I've finished another 2 units of STAP Riders for my Separatists.

    Here's the first one:
    IMG_20230815_135941.jpg IMG_20230815_140030.jpg IMG_20230815_140119.jpg IMG_20230815_140217.jpg IMG_20230815_140337.jpg IMG_20230815_140431.jpg IMG_20230815_140510.jpg IMG_20230815_140714.jpg IMG_20230815_140754.jpg
     

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