Fortress of redemption under siege WIP

[isotope99]

Before I get into my guard army I want to do their fortress (I'll never finish painting it otherwise).

It's not 100% accurate to GW's fortress kit but is in the same ballpark.

Had lots of spare tyranid bits from an aborted tyranid army and other projects.

http://www.lounge.belloflostsouls.net/photopost/data/574/DSC03692.JPG

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[isotope99]

Nore shots, the back wall comes off.

http://www.lounge.belloflostsouls.net/photopost/data/574/DSC03696.JPG

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[DrLove42]

Truelly awesome as usual

Plans on entering it as a diorama? Or just a bit of something new

[fuzzbuket]

well cool! im looking forwarrd to seeing this painted

[CouchViking]

Epic! Can't wait to see it painted.

[SotonShades]

Great work and a brilliant idea. I love the idea of fortifications covered in the enemy dead from the last encounter!

]Just like the others, I am really looking forward to seeing this getting painted up.

[Wolfshade]

This looks sweet :)

[mot666]

looking good

[newtoncain]

:cool:

[bloodangel 83]

Nice work, cannot wait to see painted.BA83

[isotope99]

Thanks for the comments. Yeesh this is taking a long time, non metallic steel is hard to do on large panels. Finally got the walls almost finished. Just need to stipple/sponge on some frost and ice and then I can move on to the tyranids.

http://www.lounge.belloflostsouls.net/photopost/data/574/DSC03707.JPG

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[olberon]

oooh i really like it.

one point that turns me a bit off tho... there is one of those flying nids that crashed on the top floor, it seems a bit off

[dwez]

one point that turns me a bit off tho... there is one of those flying nids that crashed on the top floor, it seems a bit off

It's perhaps because the wings are 'billowed' as if catching air for their main purpose as a model instead of stretched and limp as the Gargoyles carcass drags the membranes down.

But it's awesome work and the metal looks well worth the effort.

[isotope99]

It's purpose is to help hide the way that the back panel lifts off. I'm also intending to add in a few 'action' guardsmen later on that can be doing specific actions on their own bases. In this case, administering a kill shot to the back of the gargoyle's head.

[isotope99]

Small scale weathering test before I get through all the walls. New dry compund paints are interesting.

http://www.lounge.belloflostsouls.net/photopost/data/574/DSC037131.JPG

[fuzzbuket]

wow the weathering on those is fantastic!

[isotope99]

Starting to get there now.

Weathering on the walls is done and the tyranids are under way. Need a few extra highlights on the blue but otherwise there. Thinking bone coloured carapace to keep with the ice world theme.

Late summer heatwave does give better light for photos:

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[SotonShades]

Did this ever get finished? I really wanna see the bone coloured carapace you were talking about!

[isotope99]

No sorry, got bumped for other projects and has been stranded at the bottom of a cupboard (my IG are somewhat on hold now until we get the new codex), I am intending to go back to it though when I get my last khorne models done, be finished before Christmas.

[bloodangel 83]

Nice work so far. The bone on the blue would look cool. Charlie

[Rhich]

Wicked !!!!!!

[Demic]

Can't wait to see this done, really good model bud. Roll on Christmas!