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Sudsinabucket said:
Ok, so, maybe one of my old favorites lol and self admittedly not one of my most successful creations.....

But the Ayotekutliadon is making a return! And with its own custom engine of Chotec ;):)

"Ayotekutiladon which loosely translates to Turtle Lord. A venomous omnivore prefering meat, it has a long tongue lined with tiny barbs and spikes it uses to drag prey into its maw with little chance of eacape. Slightly larger than an aged Stegadon this large forest & swamp dwelling Turtle-Dragon has a shell thats nearly impenetrable."

An older model, I had originally envisioned it with a Ark of Sotek but never continued on with it, honestly because I wasn't totally happy with the creature (tail mainly). But, as Ive looked at it over and over the past year or so, have really grown to appreciate it for what it is: a great model with some first attempts that just didn't go perfectly. So here we are hoping to finish this great model and give it the finish it deserves.

Original picture with grey ark + skinks:View attachment 107464

Updated:View attachment 107466 View attachment 107465

After removing a lot of dust with a makeup brush and deciding what I wanted to do I just delved into building mode. Taking inspiration from the Gungans in Star Wars, I decided to finally build my Solar Shield Generator! As many if you know (but may have forgotten) I have wanted to make a shield generator for some time now, just wasn't ever sure as how to do it. However, i found a way :) taking the backs if two stegadon thrones that im not using, i put two solar crystals into the little hole where the skink tail would go, and then able to rest the third crystal up top. This way Sun Feeds into the two side crystals and then the top crystal shoots upwards the shield generator which then covered up to X miles (or inches for game rules) preventing ranged attacks to hit those in the shield.

So that's where we are with this Oldie but a Goodie :) maybe not the model anyone was expecting, but I'm pretty happy with it. Also fits the Swamp Theme very well!

Any ideas on how to make a clear-ish dome to act as a "force field shield" type of thing? I thought about Hot Glue, but wasn't sure of what to use to form the dome.
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That is from a long time past ;)
Exactly, not what I was expecting but nonetheless great!

I love the lore/game aspect of his force shield.

Good luck creating the dome, and completing the model.

Grrr, Imrahil
 
Sudsinabucket said:
Taking inspiration from the Gungans in Star Wars, I decided to finally build my Solar Shield Generator!
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Now that's what I like to hear, praise for the Gungans, because you know they at least have a decent level of technological skill and their ability to kill Droids makes sense (compared to the midget Stone Age teddy bears that would in reality have been massacred in Return of the Jedi). It wasn't their fault that their poster boy was an outcast who had a Mr Bean/Frank Spencer penchant for accidentally destroying things wherever he went...

Let's see if we can find a picture of their Shield Generators:
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You can avoid needing a second Ayotekutliadon to project the shield energy into the large crystals to amplify it and produce the shield by including something in the middle of the generator between them (as there appears to be plenty of space) - perhaps one of the smaller crystals from the Basiladon kit, or one of the crystals that used to come with GW''s Underworld Basing Kit (providing you have those)?
 
Imrahil said:
That is from a long time past ;)
Exactly, not what I was expecting but nonetheless great!

I love the lore/game aspect of his force shield.

Good luck creating the dome, and completing the model.

Grrr, Imrahil
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A Blast From The Past exactly! Unexpected for all of us, me included lol. I was looking at stuff I had put away, and as I'm looking at it I just said to myself "Yes" and here we are lol

I think in the end it's going to look great, just a long road to get there.

Thanks, really appreciate the encouragement and positive vibes
 
Lord Agragax of Lunaxoatl said:
Now that's what I like to hear, praise for the Gungans, because you know they at least have a decent level of technological skill and their ability to kill Droids makes sense (compared to the midget Stone Age teddy bears that would in reality have been massacred in Return of the Jedi). It wasn't their fault that their poster boy was an outcast who had a Mr Bean/Frank Spencer penchant for accidentally destroying things wherever he went...
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I absolutely LOVE the Gungans, their whole civilization is just awesome. And honestly, even given Jar-Jar's short comings, I personally loved him and his story, I personally don't understand the savage hatred for him. His story is a great story about overcoming even against your own adversity and making it to the top even when no one, or nearly no one, believed in him and wanted to literally discard him. But I digress lol

Lord Agragax of Lunaxoatl said:
You can avoid needing a second Ayotekutliadon to project the shield energy into the large crystals to amplify it and produce the shield by including something in the middle of the generator between them (as there appears to be plenty of space) - perhaps one of the smaller crystals from the Basiladon kit, or one of the crystals that used to come with GW''s Underworld Basing Kit (providing you have those)?
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I actually have, lore wise, already surpassed that complication of needing a second one, although adding the small crystal would add some extra believability.

Lorewise, the crystal works two ways:

The first way is its defense function of making a shield generator. By having the two side crystals absorb Sun Light (Light from Hysh) and other Light Sources (watchout Lumineth!) The energy captured is then funneled to the single crystal uptop which them projects/shoots the energy upwards forming a dome that falls slowly around the army or area needed.

The second funtion is also defensive but more a offensive defense. The top crystal also absorbs light energy, but instead of sending it out only uptop a blast of energy is projected in all directions knocking back those enemies around + burning those closest to the engine.

Basically the crystals are huge weaponized solar panels. Adding the small crystal would be a nice touch though for sure, thanks for the idea!
 
Had some insomnia last night so I was up painting some, decided to work on my Skink Alpha's Itzlopteryx.

Bringing in inspiration from an earlier project that I never finished which is pictured below:Screenshot_20220130-180800_Instagram.jpg

I am going after what I'm calling a "Sunset" scheme. Dark reds and pinks on the body while the wings are bright amd vibrant. Beginning with Khorne red as the base I'll move into screamer pink & a darker red that I can't remember the name of at the moment. The wings themselves will have dotted markings and will go from white and pink to a more amber color, much like my skinks or the wings in the picture above, or close.

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Still early in the process, still need to add markings to the underside of the wings but I think this first tester will look great! I have a second one almost built as well :)

Any thoughts are welcome!
 
Sudsinabucket said:
Had some insomnia last night so I was up painting some, decided to work on my Skink Alpha's Itzlopteryx.

Bringing in inspiration from an earlier project that I never finished which is pictured below:View attachment 107677

I am going after what I'm calling a "Sunset" scheme. Dark reds and pinks on the body while the wings are bright amd vibrant. Beginning with Khorne red as the base I'll move into screamer pink & a darker red that I can't remember the name of at the moment. The wings themselves will have dotted markings and will go from white and pink to a more amber color, much like my skinks or the wings in the picture above, or close.

View attachment 107676

Still early in the process, still need to add markings to the underside of the wings but I think this first tester will look great! I have a second one almost built as well :)

Any thoughts are welcome!
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Nice. Very Avatar!
 
Sudsinabucket said:
Ok, so, maybe one of my old favorites lol and self admittedly not one of my most successful creations.....

But the Ayotekutliadon is making a return! And with its own custom engine of Chotec ;):)

"Ayotekutiladon which loosely translates to Turtle Lord. A venomous omnivore prefering meat, it has a long tongue lined with tiny barbs and spikes it uses to drag prey into its maw with little chance of eacape. Slightly larger than an aged Stegadon this large forest & swamp dwelling Turtle-Dragon has a shell thats nearly impenetrable."

An older model, I had originally envisioned it with a Ark of Sotek but never continued on with it, honestly because I wasn't totally happy with the creature (tail mainly). But, as Ive looked at it over and over the past year or so, have really grown to appreciate it for what it is: a great model with some first attempts that just didn't go perfectly. So here we are hoping to finish this great model and give it the finish it deserves.

Original picture with grey ark + skinks:View attachment 107464

Updated:View attachment 107466 View attachment 107465

After removing a lot of dust with a makeup brush and deciding what I wanted to do I just delved into building mode. Taking inspiration from the Gungans in Star Wars, I decided to finally build my Solar Shield Generator! As many if you know (but may have forgotten) I have wanted to make a shield generator for some time now, just wasn't ever sure as how to do it. However, i found a way :) taking the backs if two stegadon thrones that im not using, i put two solar crystals into the little hole where the skink tail would go, and then able to rest the third crystal up top. This way Sun Feeds into the two side crystals and then the top crystal shoots upwards the shield generator which then covered up to X miles (or inches for game rules) preventing ranged attacks to hit those in the shield.

So that's where we are with this Oldie but a Goodie :) maybe not the model anyone was expecting, but I'm pretty happy with it. Also fits the Swamp Theme very well!

Any ideas on how to make a clear-ish dome to act as a "force field shield" type of thing? I thought about Hot Glue, but wasn't sure of what to use to form the dome.
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Just catching up on a few paint blogs and that Ayotekutliadon is incredible! Carry on the amazing work :)
 
So, I'm a bit stumped at the moment. The Itzlopteryx is going well for the most part, but I am struggling with the skin, or more to the point, how to highlight it (what color). I went back to bring some of the original colors (Khorne Red, Gal Vorbak Red, and Screamer Pink) back that got kinda lost after the wash (Casandora Yellow) by adding some highlights of Khorne Red and adding a bit more pink back into the tail. Think I should highlight in a brighter red? I want to stay in the red/pink colors and not venture too much into orange territory given how the wings are.

Any ideas? Otherwise, real happy with the progress so far, though maybe the colors feel flat? Going to add some more color into the pattern spots (orange and pink before another wash treatment) and some green to the feathers. Any thoughts on the bomb? I was thinking gold with colors... but unsure.

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