Well put  

I'm still considering dipping for my Tyranid infantry as I haven't really found a simple technique I was happy with yet. Personally I don't like the glossy look for non organic units but that is mainly because I don't use varnish my miniatures afterwards. A coat of flat varnish should fix it wothout problems. Really nice work on those minis Ghudra and the conversions look awsome.

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WMN: i used a normal wood stain on my nids; ended up non glossy. Can give you the brand name when i get home if you'd like?
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1st test Hellhound. Realized my mud stipling doesn't jive with my grey earth on my inf, but it will do for now.

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Looking good, I can also recommend the new Badab Black and Brown from GW as fantastic. I'm slopping them on everything these days, straight from pot. Equivalent to dip I think.

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Agreed.  The new GW washes are good and you can really get an equivalent result with ink+matte medium+water+paint.

Frankly, I'm just stoked I'm not over 1K miles from home this week and have a chance to mess with my paints!

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Here is a very WIP shot of a Plague Tower I started working on.  

The OOP model, like it's Imperial counterparts (Leviathan, etc) always seemed dinky for the troop capacity, so I wanted to upscale a bit.  Ultimately, I'll be working in some vertical p-card strips and GS to bring in more chaotic flavor.  I'm debating a limited interior because the rear of the model will probably be open with a ramp down.

C&C welcome.

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That tower looks great. I love when straight scratch builds come out looking perfect. I"ve tried the dip a little and found it works best with certain colours. Yours are wonderful.

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Crikey!  I've come late to this thread, but there is some seriously hot stuff in here.

Dipping looks great on Epic models, I reckon its the sensible way to do armies like 'nids and LATD for sure.

-Moronguhl

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Great Scott!

Wow, that Plague Tower looks fantastic, can't wait to see it painted, especially if it's to the standard of your Mutants and Tanks!

Ooo, very nice! i may have to steal the idea of using AFV ilders for wheels.

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Nice job.
What did you use for the back wheels?

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Quote: (Zog @ Sep. 15 2009, 05:34 )
Nice job.
What did you use for the back wheels?
They are the return rollers from a 1:35 KV1.  I plan on plating them up similar to the front wheel set so they look more crunchy.

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The plague tower looks fantastic.

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Epic- A version of the game with even smaller models that is often dominated by titans which are vehicles the size of a large building and have the ability to pwn...everything. There is also infantry, whose only function in Epic is to provide valuable traction to Titans walking across snowy paths.

Some interior detail added.  More glop & stuff to come.

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Awesome work dude, great attention to detail! Is that rivets by the door in the first pic? Ninja work.

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Great Scott!