Orkalypse Now (15)

Thanks guys :)

Today is a large post, with 35+ images!

And the PONOS is complete, the diorama is done :)

I'm really glad, and I have to admit, I'm very proud of it.

But lets start where we left off last time.

I completed the two banners with the slogans.

On the left exit ramp one can read:

"Miror Invictus" - Death before Defeat

On the rear ramp the slogan states:

"Aut Vincere Aut Mori" - Either to conquer or to die

With these two items complete I gave the PONOS a thorough wash of deluted black.

After the wash was dried it was "sponge time" and I used a mix of dark brown and black to add wear and tear.

 

As you can see, the PONOS is now a well ridden battle horse :)

 

 

And the ramp on which Major Risemann stands also received its fair share of damage

 

The nose...

 

 

 

 

And on the base :)

 

Then some more touch ups with Boltgun Silver to make some of the marks deeper.

 

 

 

 

 

After the battle damage was completed I added pigments.

 

 

 

 

 

After I had all the dust and grime on the model, I gave it a good coat of clear varnish and started the final steps.

This included the remaining muzzle flash...

 

And the small impacts on the PONOS side

 

And the final light effects!

 

DONE!

 

Then I went outside to give it a final coat of clear varnish. 

So here are some daylight images.

 

 

 

 

 

And here it is in the display cabinet

 

In good comany :)

 

To give you all some good photos I set up the lightbox .....

 

But these images will be in a seperate post in a few minutes ;)

Thank you for your time and feedback during this exciting project. It was a lot of fun trying new things and pushing my personal envelop a bit further.

I hope you enjoyed this as much as I did and I look forward to your feedback.

Cheers

Klaus

Orkalypse Now (14)

Hey all,
while the PONOS is on my desk for painting I had the rare opportunity for a "butt shot" of the team :)


Other than that, I started to work on the tracks.
First I added a bunch of rust spots, using Vermin Brown.

Then I filled the remaining track area with a mix of beige and red - close to the terracotta of the ground, but not quite.

While the paint on the tracks dried I completed the Monster Hunter logo on the hood.

And I started with the slogan banners on the fenders,

and the rear ramp.

I did a lot of little detailing on the roof,

including the cables, the luggage and the tools.

Purity Seals and spent brass (cartridges), as well as the two interior sections for the side exit.


The gecko style face :)

"Sic Transit, Gloria Mundi", the Monster Hunter slogan.


With the interior sections glued in place, I mounted the tracks to the body.






On the base again!




Now it is time for all the weathering, battle damage, dirt, etc.

I think this will be fun :)
Cheers
Klaus

Orkalypse Now (13)

Thanks Werner - always nice to hear from my peer bloggers.

Since the last update I was able to complete most of the light effects on the troopers.



Ready for the Flamer...

...Whooshhhhhhh

So with the troopers in place it is time to crank up the airbrush and get started on the PONOS camo.

I'm pretty much following my steps from the HERCULES and started off with Terracotta, followed by Ocre for the camo stripes.

Then dark brown for the inner stripes. I had quite some issues with my airbrush and it took very long, I created a lot of splatters...I was really ticked off :(

But the result looks promising on the base.

After the airbrush camo was done I created the small camo dots with Dwarfen Flesh and Smokey Ink.

Then I started to outline the Monster Hunter logo for the PONOS hood.


And finally I cleaned-up the tracks and applied a fresh coat of black.

Well, that's pretty much as far as I got.
I will most likely continue like I did with the HERCULES:
http://fischers-design-shop.blogspot.de/2011/07/hercules-12.html
Cheers
Klaus