WIP: Aegis Defense Line

I've been stealing Trip's Aegis for over a year whenever we play.  It was well past time for me to get my own.

This project is already a few weeks in the making.  Been a little low on hobby time lately, but mostly it was the crap molds that held me back.  Well, that and video games. These parts really needed a lot of cleanup. The sprues hit all the parts right on that top cornered edge and often a second or third one on the side edges meaning every single part needed to be puttied and sanded multiple times. Annoying.  

Anyway. Thought I had photos on the steps up til now but apparently not.  It's vallejo dark blue grey base with a medium sea grey dry brush.  The gold is actually vallejo acrylic bronze, which I find is a better replacement for their alcohol old gold (that I used everywhere) than their acrylic old gold is. Neither are great matches, but the bronze at least has that ancient feel where the "old gold" feels like a cheap toy. The whole thing took a really dark turn after the oil wash, probably a little darker than I wanted but it'll lighten up with some edging.

You can also see on the one bottom length I did a test with some Modelmates rust on the metal edging.  It looked really fantastic but the oil wash blended it in a bit.  I'm excited where that will go now that the wash is dry and I can get back to it. I think it's going to look great as a battered and well used piece of field equipment. 

Hoping to have this finished off by the weekend and then maybe *gasp* play a game! I still haven't field my Stormraven for crap's sake.

Anyone have a line of metallics they like? I'm not happy with GW or either of Vallejo's offerings...

~Deet