I have another Star Wars beastie today for Monster May(hem) a Varactyl as seen in " Revenge of the Sith" movie, in the film it was ridden by Obi Wan Kenobi, but this one is being ridden by a Utai, which were also seen on Utapau, I thought they would look cool roaming the streets like the Lugga beast, I showed last time. This model is a 3D print I got from the usual trader I purchase from on Ebay.
Once I painted the greens and blues on the creature, I gave them a coat of gem paints to give them the metallic look, rather than normally using silver as the base color, I wanted deeper colors.
I've also painted up a unit of Juggernaut crew for my Imperials, they are 3D resin prints, that I got from a new trader I found on Ebay, these appeared in the series " The Mandalorian" but this is not the only type of Juggernaut, there is the one that appeared in the series "The Bad Batch" and also in the film " Rogue One", so at some point I would like to get one of these vehicles, or maybe two, to also add to my Empire forces.
If I had named a post after these it would have been where's my spanner, as the open case on top is empty, with a spanner symbol inside the lid ! LOL
That's all for today, so until next time, stay safe, and have fun !
Cheers Dave
Excellent once again sir!
ReplyDeleteThank you Michal, at some point I'll run out of new things to show, but hopefully that will be a while yet ! LOL
DeleteStellar work as usual.
ReplyDeleteIs there a model Juggernaut available anywhere, I could do with some suitable vehicles, though perhaps I should start a bit smaller!
Thank you misterc, I've seen the one from the Bad Batch, but I'll probably have to scratch build the one from the Mandalorian ! LOL There are a lot of different Empire vehicles out there, so depending what you are looking for, look on Ebay, and Etsy
DeleteLovely metallic scales on the lizard mate. And for a change I know what you are on about with the juggernaut crew, as I watched both the Mandolarian and the Bad batch!!
ReplyDeleteCheers Roger
Thank you Roger, did think about doing it with silver paint and washes before the gem paint, but decided to try it with paints to get a deeper color, luckily it worked ! LOL Glad I didn't keep you in the dark on the crew, as I have some obscure models coming up ! LOL
DeleteStunning stuff, Dave. Those colours on your Monster Mayhem entry are awesome and the rider makes a good fit on the beast too. I do like those Juggernaut crew sculpts too. Very nice indeed. This is just the sort of post which is making me paint up some Star Wars Legion of my own, LOL. So please keep them coming :-)
ReplyDeleteThank you Simon, the rider came with the model, so just needed painting in he relevant colors ! LOL The crew are indeed great sculpts, and a good quality print, so were a joy to paint, don't worry more Star Wars stuff before the end of the month ! LOL
DeleteAh the varactyl, I had a strange obsession with those as a kid when RotS came out, so I always love to see one pop up, and yours is very nice!
ReplyDeleteThank you SD, they were very iconic weren't they, I remember a friend of mine getting one as a mount in Star Wars online ! LOL Did you here it screeching when you saw it ?
DeleteLol I did, that trumpeting sound design is peak!
DeleteLOL it was going off in my head every time I worked on it, probably made worse by also playing the movie as well ! ROFL
DeleteSo much coolness in this post! That Varactyl is so cool and a perfect addition to your collection. The calls Obi-wan's mount made in the flick are now ringing about my head as I type this. (Thanks.)
ReplyDeleteThe Juggernaut crew are some perfect sculpts and you painted them up just right. Such a niche subject that only SW nerds like me would recognise immediately I'm sure. LOL
Thank you Dai, sorry about the chirps, but they are such cool lizards ! LOL I'd been looking at what bits I was going to need to be able to make the crew, and then luckily I found a set of 3D sculpts that were perfect, so only had to get the painting right ! LOL
DeleteGreat looking lizard and crew members!
ReplyDeleteBest Iain
Thank you Iain, hopefully I can keep fining new things to add ! LOL Who am I kidding I've got a whole universe to draw from ! LOL
DeleteLovely, enjoyable work. I of course like the Varactyl, but Sgt. Spanner is a major win today XD
ReplyDeleteThank you Suber, both were fun to do, for different reasons ! LOL
DeleteThe Varactyl might be the most "iconic" thing in George Lucas's last Star Wars movie besides Grievous with a cold, of course. Your version turned out great and I really like the addition of the rider too!
ReplyDeleteThank you Jeff, the rider came with the print, so just a paint from me on that one, but a good choice from them ! LOL
DeleteThat Varactyl is really nice, Dave! :-) And I do like the vehicle crew!
ReplyDeleteThank you John, was fun to add some different pieces to the project.
DeleteA lot in this one. I do like the long-lizard, though I also feel like they coul;d have given you a larger base for it! The gem paint finish looks great, though I've found that my own Gem paints "went bad" over time, and it seems GW no longer sell them?
ReplyDeleteThe Juggernaut crew look great. I almost bought a set myself this week from eBay but they goy nudged out by a bunch of other things (mostly carrying guns). I do plan to print a Juggernaut Tank myself at some point in the near-mid future - https://fab365.net/items/1347 but there's a Y-Wing there I might do first. If I actually get around to making that Juggernaut, I'll likely have to pick up that crew to go alongside!
Thank you Azazael, the base is a bit small, but I can cope with that, as I almost left it off completely, it was a little too unbalanced without ! LOL Doesn't surprise me that GW stopped the paints, like they often do, bring out something new, then drop it, like their premixed glazes (by the way GW contrast paint and glaze medium do not work the same ! ! !).5 minutes of mixing with a stirrer got mine bake to life, but then I never used them as GW intended ! LOL
DeleteThey are a great set of models, I'm on a opposite kick at the moment models without guns, I want more citizens to populate the streets with. I have a similar problem most months, which to go for first ! LOL Spoiler alert, I ordered a juggernaught for Season of scenery ! LOL and don't forget the Y-wing will count for it to.