Friday 2 October 2009

Executioner II


This is what the tank looks like after the powders are fixed.
I use artists fixative spray.
They will blend in further over the next few weeks.
John
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  1. Col. Corbane2 October 2009 at 20:30

    Those powders are so realistic, I'd hate to wash that down after an ex.

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  2. John Lambshead2 October 2009 at 22:24

    That's what car washes are for,
    John

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  3. Col. Corbane2 October 2009 at 22:47

    We could never get the Ptarmigan wagons in them, or under the height restriction of the McDonalds drive thru.

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  4. John Lambshead3 October 2009 at 08:45

    Isn't feeding your army from McDonalds a breach of the Geneva Convention?

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  5. Col. Corbane3 October 2009 at 08:51

    It should be - lol

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  6. Pacific3 October 2009 at 09:53

    Excellent stuff, many little details which are great! I love the heart on the side of the turret: are you trying to show, like, the duality of man, sir? ;)

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  7. John Lambshead3 October 2009 at 12:33

    Dear Pacific
    I put this figure on Cool Mini or Not:
    http://www.coolminiornot.com/233183
    But they don't much like it.
    Apparently, I am not taking plasma tanks seriously by putting a heart on - see comment at bottom.
    The heart as a battlegroup symbol for the fascistic Imperium really appealed to my warpt sense of humour.
    John

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  8. Col. Corbane3 October 2009 at 13:39

    Some people just don't understand the parody of war. I think it look's cool, what the name of the battleroup?

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  9. John Lambshead3 October 2009 at 13:52

    The Das Reich Mechanised (because it recruits from all over the Imperium) of the 193rd Germanian: Motto - the heart of empire.

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  10. james faulkner3 October 2009 at 13:56

    hello john, its james from maidstone store, i didnt know this was your blog, ive been linking on to it for ages. Small world eh? nice tank, good use of weathering, hows purple huron?

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  11. Tom Willoughby3 October 2009 at 17:05

    I like the tank John. How do the Mig Powders hold up to the handling a war game piece gets. I have yet to experiment with them.
    Feeding your own troops McDonalds is OK put you can't feed it to POWs.
    McDonalds was a God send after MREs.

    Tom

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  12. The Inner Geek3 October 2009 at 20:13

    John, may I ask, which performs best, MIG or FW pigments? I've heard nothing but good about MIG, but only recently saw that FW has a line of them. Perhaps a product review?

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  13. John Lambshead3 October 2009 at 21:24

    Dear james,
    Hi. Purple Huron is sulking. He is yet to be committed to battle as my renegade team leader.
    John

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  14. John Lambshead3 October 2009 at 21:30

    Dear Tom
    MIG powders are a bit delicate. I have tried two ways of dealing with this. The first is to stick em on with a thin layer of white glue. The second is to fix them in a fine mist of artists fixative.

    I have only just started using them so I can't comment on their long term durability.

    British and American troops traditionally swap rations on the grounds that the other side at least eats different crap!

    John

    PS How are the tank models coming along?

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  15. John Lambshead3 October 2009 at 21:31

    Dear Geek
    My initial impression is that MIG and FW powders seem pretty much identical but I will post review after more use. Mig powders have a better bottle.

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  16. Tom Willoughby4 October 2009 at 00:55

    John, I'm actually working on a plane right now an F4D Skyray. But I also got inspired by your heavy tank section. My Warhammer wanna be was in 1/35 buy I swapped out the TC for a Warhammer figure1/48 and now its a rolling mega tank.

    Never had a chance to swap chow with any Bits, but did enjoy a night at our NCO club with a passing ATGM crew drinking beer and swapping stories.

    Did you know the Caadians have female tankers and infantry, met them in Fort Drum they were in the States training this was pre 9/11. Some were mighty cute.

    Tom

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  17. John Lambshead4 October 2009 at 08:20

    Dear Tom
    It has apparently been something of a culture shock for the USMarines who now share shower facilities with British front line troops in Helmand to discover some are women.
    John

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  18. Pick A Damn Army6 October 2009 at 19:49

    Fantastic work, you've tipped me over the edge and I'll have to give these a try now. I love the subtle effect of the powder in the crevasses of the turret.

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  19. John Lambshead9 October 2009 at 19:36

    Dear Rabid
    Sorry about that.
    John

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