2009254:42
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Green (and rumbly) Christmas
So, the mysterious Mr. X has outdone himself.
Not content to have provided me with some of the nicest-painted boyz in my collection, he volunteered a couple months ago to help me with painting my converted warbikes. As I've had virtually no time for the hobby at all this past semester, I jumped at the chance to get a bit of help with the greenskins, and X did not dissapoint at all.
Yesterday evening I was informed that a package had arrived...
And when I cracked open the box this morning, what should come tumbling out (not literally, of course!) but my dozen greenskin bikers and their cherry rides!
I quickly set about assembling the riders and bikers and got the bases I'd painted for them out. After a bit of gluing, swearing, and pinning, I was able to get them all securely assembled into the impressive squad you see below.
Needless to say, X has done a fantastic job bringing these models to life. I've snapped a dozen shots of individual bikes to show off some of the painting.
Even up as close as the shots above are, they still look awesome, and I'm exceedingly proud to have these gitz in my possession. I have a feeling I'll be building something to pay back the favor! 
Thanks X, and happy holidays to everyone!
2009251:53
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How fast iz we goin’ now?
In a continuation of my recent hairspray-powered painting endeavors, I wanted to try the method out on something larger and broader than a miniature. As I was previously a bit unhappy with how bland my tracked wartrukk looked, I set about experimenting on it's half-painted chassis. I hit the trukk with a coat of gloss varnish, then hairspray, and then thinned down Vallejo Blood Red into an airbrush and covered most of the vehicle.
With that done, I started to chip away at the paint a bit. I think I like it in it's current shape more than it's previous one, at least.
I think it worked a lot better on the back end than the front, though I couldn't honestly tell you why. In any case, now that it's somewhat weathered it'll be a good base to work from. I'm thinking if I grab some of the red oil paints I have, I can get some good variations in the hues and sharpen the details up a bit. I'll also work on cleaning up and painting the treads and other requisite details.
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