Steel Penguins braying

[Steel Penguin]

still gilding the harrier. 
and spent an hour cleaning up metal Eldar dreadnoughts, ( original 80s style ones) theyed had a good soak in my "magic solvent mix"  mek, hexane, white spirit, a shot or 2 of fairy power spray, and been left, then scrubbed down with an old toothbrush, washed, then thoroughly drenched in FPS, and re-toothbrushed, washed and left for a week to dry again, scraped the worsk of the leftovers  off with the model knife point,  had a quick look at the outher Eldar stuff ive got to repaint, and its gone chalky from the previous strip, so that lot will get the PFS and wash down treatment later in the week.
done a little more on the 3 scoobys.
so slow but steady progress

[NARSES2]

"magic solvent mix"  mek, hexane, white spirit, a shot or 2 of fairy power spray,

I knew a few places in the 70's where that was served behind the bar 

[Captain Canada]

I wonder what that magic solvent mix would do to the new 3-D stuff ? I should look around the web for ideas on cleaning that up before a paint.

[Steel Penguin]

Capt, I have no idea, but it makes a mess of anything resembling injection moulding plastic,  I check anything I put in very carefully, after an unfortunate incident with one figure a wile ago that someone had converted, with plastic arms and some green stuff, all turned to goop 

[Steel Penguin]

Harriers done   
figures 25   scenery 18  models 4

ive got the 3 Scooby doos done to where im happy, they should get flocked and varnished this week, and ive got some colour on 1/2 doz of the copplestone figs, so progress is being made.

and must make a list of things to bring to cosi on sunday.
food !
harrier
scoobys and the gang,  ive got a van that will do as a stand in mystery machine with the post apoc versions, the normal ones will have to be on foot.
some of the Statuesque figs.
do I bring the fuchsia pink drop ship ?   ( its the same as the olive drab one from IPMS  but for a far less military user).

[Rick Lowe]

do I bring the fuchsia pink drop ship ? 

And why not, I say? Keeps them guessing and messes with their minds in many and varied ways, so win-win! 

Where do we get to see photos of this wondrous device?

[Steel Penguin]

Rick    The slight problem is that its operators are my sci-fi / cyberpunk, slum scum, ner-do wells, and harlots force.  As such its not only fuchsia pink but has its owners name in bright yellow on the sides,  Madam  Za Zaas,  one subtitled " house of leisure"  the other " a perfumed garden"  and 2 named crew Lilith and jezebel    nothing overtly offensive and a great many people may not get the references, but I don't want to get the SiG and more trouble ( were unpopular enough with certain brands of JMN as is  )

the green one looks like this http://s35.photobucket.com/user/hws5mp/media/SMW%202016/IMG_6909%201024x768.jpg.html?sort=2&o=12     ( thank you Weaver ) 

[Rick Lowe]

Cool, thanks - some interesting models there.

[Steel Penguin]

the doos are done  all 3
so figures 28   scenery 18  models 4

[Steel Penguin]

after Cosi ive been doing some more 28s  the copplesone casting corporates / girls with guns sets2 need basing, another's nearly there  4 or 5 more have a couple of bits coloured in, so happily progressing.
I think the 48th Chieftain may not get the turret, but the scissor bridge from the fit the box M48 (?) I got a wile ago,  and then a BAOR green / black scheme, as opposed to berlining it  as it would be head and shoulders taller than my 1:56  Berlin camoed stuff.  ( I just need to find the box with the dam thing in it)

im also starting to glue up the previously cleaned Eldar stuff,  1 dread so far,  ive a couple of dreads still to do, a couple of war walkers, and a couple of wraith lords ( original 80s ones with the small robot style head) to do, as well as some infantry.  Im still not decided on a colour scheme for them,  it wont be anything ive done  for 40K before  ( so  olive drab,  berlin block, white shatter over blue ice,  and yellow  with purple paldrons are out )   and it needs to b a scheme I can paint repeatedly, and will scale from man sized through large robot size through vehicle size, so something like the falling rain, or pine needles are a no-no as well,  and Flecktarn is out as I value my sanity, and ive got forces for other games that have 80s UK desert sand and tan, and the equivalent US sand, tan, black squiggle scheme.
any suggestions ?   though im probably not going to use some of the stranger PRC schemes either, ie fluffy clouds on blue etc.

[zenrat]

...any suggestions ?   though im probably not going to use some of the stranger PRC schemes either, ie fluffy clouds on blue etc.

Hello Kitty?

[Steel Penguin]

Zen,  someone's already doe a space marine army for that   
Warning Link may cause Hello Kitty overload
https://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&site=imghp&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1868&bih=1012&q=hello+kitty+space&oq=hello+kitty+space&gs_l=img.1.1.0l3j0i8i30k1j0i24k1l4.1788.12898.0.14795.17.13.0.4.4.0.95.1037.13.13.0....0...1ac.1.64.img..0.17.1093.OjsHpZra3fE#hl=en&tbm=isch&q=hello+kitty+space+marines&spf=190

in fact that link seems to show several people may have   

[Steel Penguin]

and seen at a t shirt site.  ( it cunningly avoids the "no politics rule" by being generically evil overlord )

" don't blame me  I voted for Voldermort  "

[zenrat]

Zen,  someone's already doe a space marine army for that   
Warning Link may cause Hello Kitty overload
https://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&site=imghp&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1868&bih=1012&q=hello+kitty+space&oq=hello+kitty+space&gs_l=img.1.1.0l3j0i8i30k1j0i24k1l4.1788.12898.0.14795.17.13.0.4.4.0.95.1037.13.13.0....0...1ac.1.64.img..0.17.1093.OjsHpZra3fE#hl=en&tbm=isch&q=hello+kitty+space+marines&spf=190

in fact that link seems to show several people may have   

Makes sense.  Hello Kitty's longterm aim has always been galactic domination.

[Steel Penguin]

5 more of copplestone 28mms done. and I spent last night cleaning up and basing the  "in her Majesty's name"   prince of wales company  I need to add 3 arms and a rifle tonight, then they'll be ready for undercoating.
im not certain what the next plastic build will be  have to have a think

but   figures 33   scenery 18  models 4