ZEUS Battlefortress (WH40K IG)

[Klaus, not Santa]

UPDATE:
Now with an Index of the seperate topics:
The ZEUS - http://www.warseer.com/forums/showpo...91&postcount=2
ZEUS Datasheet - http://www.warseer.com/forums/showpo...&postcount=163
The ZEUS finished - http://www.warseer.com/forums/showpo...&postcount=139

Bridgelayer - http://www.warseer.com/forums/showpo...&postcount=155
Little Lenin - http://www.warseer.com/forums/showpo...&postcount=194
Little Lenin and Hektor completed - http://www.warseer.com/forums/showpo...&postcount=223

Start of the ATHENA steampunk airship - http://www.warseer.com/forums/showpo...&postcount=230
Stained glass windows for the ATHENA - http://www.warseer.com/forums/showpo...&postcount=401
building two HYDRA turrets for the ATHENA - http://www.warseer.com/forums/showpo...&postcount=429
Techpriest on the ATHENA - http://www.warseer.com/forums/showpo...&postcount=445
CIWS for the ATHENA - http://www.warseer.com/forums/showpo...&postcount=467
Painting the ATHENA's bridge - http://www.warseer.com/forums/showpo...&postcount=505
Red Dwarf like painters for the ATHENA - http://www.warseer.com/forums/showpo...&postcount=546

Start of the Defenso of Xantinum (DoX) diorama - http://www.warseer.com/forums/showpo...&postcount=597
Wounded Sister on the DoX - http://www.warseer.com/forums/showpo...&postcount=622
Building an Ork Spida walker for the DoX - http://www.warseer.com/forums/showpo...&postcount=636
Building a Waaargh Boss for the DoX - http://www.warseer.com/forums/showpo...&postcount=660

"Stemming the Green Tide" Deathwatch diorama (COMPLETED) http://www.warseer.com/forums/showth...=1#post5324884

Start of the CHARON battle taxi - http://www.warseer.com/forums/showpo...&postcount=685
Painting the CHARON - http://www.warseer.com/forums/showpo...&postcount=756
the completed CHARON - http://www.warseer.com/forums/showpo...&postcount=811

Project NIGHTHAWK - http://www.warseer.com/forums/showpo...&postcount=822

ATHENA Re-design - http://www.warseer.com/forums/showpo...&postcount=847

Painting the Spida walker for DoX - http://www.warseer.com/forums/showpo...5&postcount=19

"Kill Shot" diorama (COMPLETED) http://www.warseer.com/forums/showth...=1#post5454383

Start of the HERCULES tank http://www.warseer.com/forums/showth...=1#post5566430

Remake of the wounded Sister diorama - "Buying Time" - http://www.warseer.com/forums/showth...=1#post6208683

Observgation Deck on the ATHENA http://www.warseer.com/forums/showth...=1#post6234994

Command Bridge interior for the ATHENA http://www.warseer.com/forums/showth...=1#post6240220

Mural on the ATHENA http://www.warseer.com/forums/showth...=1#post6260949

Start of the Recon Drone for the ATHENA (unpainted) http://www.warseer.com/forums/showth...=1#post6273277

Start of the "Can Opener" diorama (unfinished) http://www.warseer.com/forums/showth...=1#post6346308

Start of the "Orkalypse Now" diorama (COMPLETED) http://www.warseer.com/forums/showth...=1#post6356067

Start of the "Swift, Silent & Deadly" diorama (COMPLETED) http://www.warseer.com/forums/showth...=1#post6441010

Start of the "Tomb Raiders" diorama (unfinished) http://www.warseer.com/forums/showth...=1#post6461079

Start of the "Dr. Nork - the Ork with the Golden Missile" Diorama (Work in Progress) http://www.warseer.com/forums/showth...=1#post6666584
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On 30. May 2008 I started with a little project I nicknamed "ZEUS", as it was to be last of my Dei Greci (Greek Gods).
Well, today I finally finished my ZEUS in the WIP section and started to share my PIP here

Let's start with a quick walk-around:

[Klaus, not Santa]

It has a Volcano Cannon of the Shadowsord as main armament, in addition it has a Vulcan Mega Bolter as secondary armament. In the hull it carries a Demolisher gun, and in sports two Vanquisher turrets as anti-armor defense. In two sidesponsons are twin-bolters, towered with a heavy flamer in a seperate turret. For anti-aircraft defense it has two special AA-turrets, as well as 4 twin heavy-stubbers pintle-mounted. For rear defense it has two small sponsons armed with a heavy stubber and a flamer, coupled with a spotlight and a close-defense greande luncher system - the Nahverteidigungswaffe.
Hmm, did I miss anything? Oh, yes, 4 lasguns mounted in firing ports, like on the Chimera.
You can find a complete blog of it's Work in Progress here: http://fischers-design-shop.blogspot...r-heavy-1.html

OK, so now that we safely arrived in the paint booth, I started off with a black base coat

[Klaus, not Santa]

And while the paint dried, I started with the shiled I will mount on the rear ramp:

Its an image of the Dencarian hero Colonel Estara who died during the defense of Xanthium. Over the years he became something like a saint on Dencara 5.

So his image will cover the rear ramp of the ZEUS and protect it of all evil :lol:

[Klaus, not Santa]

finished


The fluff about Dencara 5, Col. Estara, the XIX. Guards, and da Orks can be found here: http://stachlnschweinz.blogspot.com/.../da-fluff.html

C&C are welcome and apreciated.
Cheers
Klaus

[Radium]

Very awesome!

Amazing scratchbuilding skills, you should build a LOT more of those things!

[G.Hawke]

sacred feth thats a tank.... truely worth of its name though.

impressive work!

hawke

[Marovian]

Awesome tank, but I love the freehand flying guardsman. Bravo.

[hur@n]

[Demonrich]

The tank looks fantastic!

I think on the painted freehand work that the background sun rays need to be blended together a bit more as the banding looks quite obvious. Also, I think you need to do a bit more on the skull. Try and get some reference for it, pick out the teeth a bit more and add a bit more depth as it looks a little flat. Please don't misunderstand, I think it is a nice picture! I just think a little extra work would make it special

[OutOfContext]

I can safely say, my face nearly fell off in amazement.

Definately one of the best tanks I've seen. Excellent scratch-building and excellent freehand.

[Klaus, not Santa]

Thanks guys
Demonrich, I agree, and it looks like I have to spend some more work here, but...

Now I have a problem....

Originally I planned to use the same paint scheme I used on the Boreas

and the Thantalos


But after I did the black base coat I remembered how I liked the look of black and brass on the interior


So I tried this

a brass trimming and then lots of skulls

[Klaus, not Santa]

The skulls aren't really detailed or realistic, just "paint for effect"



So, what do you think?
And what about the rivets? On this first try I left them black....
Thanks for your C&C and suggestions
Klaus

[Klaus, not Santa]

Well, I tried to start with the alternative, the Dencara paint scheme as here:


on the other AA-turret:


but I have to admit, it doen't look half as good as this one


So what's your opinion?

[Son of the Lion]

Definitely the black with brass.
Though I think you should only use the skulls on some of the tank - it'll be much more effective that way. If they're all over it, it'll look too 'busy'.

[Animerik]

Very nice build there. I have to say that the black and bras scheme looks 100 times better so go with it. The freehand is superb

For riverts, maybe only a highlight on them with boltgun or chainmail to make them stand out but no look to overwhelming if you get what I`m thinking.

now get to painting you quite a bit to do cheers and best of luck to ya

[Azanulbizar]

Go with the black and brass coloured one.

[hur@n]

black with brass

[Klaus, not Santa]

Great!
Nice to see a uniform vote - so I'll get started with black and brass and workout the details as they come....eventhough I'm wondering if there's anything special about weathering and battle damaging a black tank.....

[[sgt.Harris](voltarian)]

AWESOME!

the tanks is really good and so are the black and brass scheme for it
thats what you should go with.

i also like your dancarians they are great!

so subscribed!

[Klaus, not Santa]

I contunied with the second AA-turret.
First I dry-brushed it with Boltgun, so the black isn't as complete anymore and it will make it easier for fading and weathering.
Then I continued with the brass riming, the skulls and some detailing.

Especially in comparison to the first AA-turret that is quite an improvement (I think)

Also I added brass for the radar-skull

Did the two lenses in blue and red




I think this will be pretty nice in the end. But so far I haven't done any wear and tear or weathering, as I want to complete the entrie vehilce first, see how the paintjob turn out, and then do the weathering and battle damage.
C&C welcome
Klaus