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<blockquote data-quote="MGibster" data-source="post: 9020272" data-attributes="member: 4534"><p>This is part of a Baneblade model for Warhammer 40k. The Baneblade is the largest tank in the Imperial Guard's arsenal and is a whopping $170 retail. I bring the price up because a lot of people can be intimidated by large expensive models (I should have put something in there for scale). Five years ago, I never would have purchased this model. Okay, five years ago I hadn't played 40k in almost 20 years, so there's that, but I wouldn't have bought a model like this because it intimidated me. I simply didn't believe I had the skill to paint this to any decent standard and it would be a waste of both time and money. </p><p></p><p>With many large models, I find it best to paint in sections prior to assemble. The grey plastic you see isn't actually glued yet, I will paint it in the same manner as the rest of the tank before I glue it on. Once this section is painted, I'll apply some oil paints to put down some streaking from rain and grime and then I'll start assembling the main body and turret in pieces. </p><p></p><p>I had originally painted the Imperial symbol in a very colorful yellow transitioning to orange and I though it looked fairly pretty. But this is supposed to be an engine of war, not some Space Marine vehicle given to fanciful colors and other such fripperies, so I painted over it with a very light grey instead. You can still see a little yellow bleeding through, but another layer of grey will take care of that, or I might just let the weathering muddle it up and bit and you won't notice it anyway. Instead of using decals, I'm attempting to paint letters and numbers on whenever possible. I found a nice little set of stencils designed for use with models and it's working out well so far. </p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]284875[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MGibster, post: 9020272, member: 4534"] This is part of a Baneblade model for Warhammer 40k. The Baneblade is the largest tank in the Imperial Guard's arsenal and is a whopping $170 retail. I bring the price up because a lot of people can be intimidated by large expensive models (I should have put something in there for scale). Five years ago, I never would have purchased this model. Okay, five years ago I hadn't played 40k in almost 20 years, so there's that, but I wouldn't have bought a model like this because it intimidated me. I simply didn't believe I had the skill to paint this to any decent standard and it would be a waste of both time and money. With many large models, I find it best to paint in sections prior to assemble. The grey plastic you see isn't actually glued yet, I will paint it in the same manner as the rest of the tank before I glue it on. Once this section is painted, I'll apply some oil paints to put down some streaking from rain and grime and then I'll start assembling the main body and turret in pieces. I had originally painted the Imperial symbol in a very colorful yellow transitioning to orange and I though it looked fairly pretty. But this is supposed to be an engine of war, not some Space Marine vehicle given to fanciful colors and other such fripperies, so I painted over it with a very light grey instead. You can still see a little yellow bleeding through, but another layer of grey will take care of that, or I might just let the weathering muddle it up and bit and you won't notice it anyway. Instead of using decals, I'm attempting to paint letters and numbers on whenever possible. I found a nice little set of stencils designed for use with models and it's working out well so far. [ATTACH type="full"]284875[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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