No I’m not making an assault tank with a ragtop. That would be heresy.
For a while now, I’ve been wanting to start a real painting project. Most of the things I paint are for current armies or upcoming events. They generally feel rushed or burdensome. I’ve decided that the way around that is to just pick something that I don’t have an immediate need for, but that would be a fun model to build and paint.
I won a Land Raider at Astronomi-con Vancouver last year. I ordered the Crusader/Redeemer sprue from GW and a set of Ultramarine doors from Forgewold. I also picked up Imperial Armor – Model Masterclass Vol. 1. It has some neat weathering techniques I want to try out.
I usually dive right into these things, build it, paint it, play with it. I’m going to try to pace myself this time and take the time to make everything as good as I can. It’ll be interesting to see how I do with that.
Tonight, I washed off the Forgeworld doors. I’ve got an old head from my electric toothbrush that I use with some dish soap to remove the mold realeasing agent so the primer will stick. Speaking of which, I’m out of primer… I’m also trying to figure out how much to assemble before priming. I want to make at least a token effort to paint the interior (though no one will ever see it, so I may skip that), so I can’t just put it all together. Plus, I’m concerned about putting together the assault ramp before priming, since that’ll stick it shut. I’m not sure how string the resin will be as compared to the normal plastic, so maybe I should just glue the whole thing shut anyway. Decisions, decisions.
I’m using this website as a guide for magnetizing the weapon and accessory mountings.
No pics this time. We all know what bare plastic looks like.
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