Hello People at Dakka,

After being AFD(Away From Dakka) for a while..been lurking in the shadows tough ^^
Iam back with a new project.
Planning on making a diorama with not 1 but 2 dragons
Working on the first dragon at the moment..its the high elf dragon.
The plan is a scene depicting 2 dragons and their riders getting ready for ruining eachothers day
The second dragon will be the dark elf black dragon (still need to buy that one).
In my head it will look like the following..the black dragon wont be converted(or atleast not much) and will stay on the base that GW delivers with it(rocks and a tree wich supports the dragon).
The high elf dragon on the other hand will be converted since the flying/falling of a rock pose doesnt fit my plan..
Enough typing time for some pictures ^^
Hope you guys and girls like the progress so far c&c appreciated
Cheers
Mark

Nice paintwork+Dragons+diorarma= you have my interest. Subbed in expectation of awesomeness...

I shall do my best to not dissapoint
Regards
Mark

You painted them while on the sprue?

HERESY!!!!

(But they are painted very well, I'll give you that. Heretic.)

@A fat guy sometimes i go herretic on miniatures
Imho so every now and then its easier to paint on sprue then clip them off and pin pin everything.^^
And thnx for the compliment on the painting
grtz
Mark

And time for a little before i have to go to work update ^^
Been working on the neck of the dragon with some green stuff..
and also a little painting on the shield.
Hope you guys and girls like it so far
Have a nice weekend!
Regards
Mark

Fantastic looking stuff. Really impressed with your modelling and painting!

Thank you very much Gunslinger
grtz
Mark

Time for a little update on the dragon.
What happened sofar?!
Well the armorplates on the neck have been sanded to a smooth look
Done some resculpting on the fleshy parts of the neck.
Since i dont want the spread out look on the wings but a more ready for takeoff and kick some ass look i swapped the wings arround..
So i drilled new holes and swapped the wings arround..now the wing that was supposed to go on the left side is now and the right side and the right wing is on the left side of the body.
As a result the little horns of the wing were now facing in a weird upward position..so i cut them off turned them in a downward facing position and glued them back on.
Wings are now glued on and with the help of some GS the gaps are filled and the wings are looking good
Enough tekst time for some pics!
Regards
Mark

Last update for today..
Done a try out on the colour the dragon wil get what do you people think?!

Coming along nicely! Great colour choice on the Dragon!

Tvm Paradigm
Still need to work out the coulors on the test parts a bit more.
Quite happy with the blue on the dragon but the fleshy parts are missing something imho :S
Have a nice sunday
Regards
Mark

I'm more a nuts & bolts kind of guy over fantasy but I am really enjoying your paint work, consider me subbed:-)

Huh, how are you modelling the dragon, and still painting him while it's on sprue? o.O or is that a second/other dragon you got on the sprue?
Neat work on the wings, when you were describing it I tought it would never look good, but that's actually an interesting pose you created!

Subbed! This looks great, cant wait to see more!

@Sveamore tvm for the kind words
@Soulcow nicely spotted ^^ there are 2 head options in the box 2 tail options and 2 options for spine details (option1 are spikes/horns option 2 is a sail like thingie going over the neck/spine) iam doing a hybrid with spines behind his head and the sail on the rear/tail.
And offcourse the dragon is build up completely and iam did the test paintjob on the spare parts.
The pose of the dragon was from the first time i saw it on the internet a problem for me...imho the dragon looks like he is falling of the rocks instead of swooping off them to ruin someones day.
Since i dont have great sculpting skills i took a little risk by going for this beasty to be honest this is my first serious attempt to go for some resculpting and its a small attempt in comparrison with the kickass green stuff conversions i saw here and on the web.
The wings were easy to do just drill holes straight down into the body..swap the wings arround redo the horny parts on the wing and use some filler to resculpt the join between wings and body.
@Lipsdapips tvm for the kind words

Had a moddeling day off today might get back with a update tommorow
Getting much motivation from the positive comments i get
Also cant wait to get to painting the beast like the blue still not sure on the fleshy parts i did on the test parts open for suggestions!
Have a nice evening
Regards
Mark

Hello People at Dakka,

Its time for slapping on some primer on the dragon!
Finished the first part of the base for the dragon.
I build it by sawing the base GW delivers with it in half and from there i build it up.
Materials used are treebark, pieces of cork a hot glue gun and super glue.
When i fit the onderground piece to the diorama base you wont see the sawed up GW base i used,it will be blended in with the rest of the scenery that will go on the definate diorama.
Time for some pics! and after that ill hopefully be back with a primed dragon ^^

The Dragon pose has come together very well, and should work nicely with the pose of the Black Dragon,

Tvm Para happy to see you tuned in again on this project
Just primed the dragon black will be adding some pics later on.
Regards
Mark

And its done
Having a black dragon now
Still drying from the sprayjob.

Last pics for today!
Hope you guys like!
regards
Mark

Hello People @ Dakka,
After 2 busy days at work iam back today with a day off ^^
Tuesday before i had to start working i did some more painting on the dragon.
So here are some pics were i stopped last tuesday!
Hope you like how the dragon starts to look

Time for todays update!

Been busy working on the teeth, claws and horns on the dragon.
Also been working on the sail on the back of the dragon.
And done some work on the wings
Sit back and let the pictures speak for themselves.
Regards
Mark

Really looking good! The scales and flesh tones are great!

Thnx for the kind words Para!
Quite happy how things are turning out

Here i have a little update of yesterdays work.
Been repainting the first wing,also done a little free hand on the mantle of the rider.
And done a little painting on the base.
Pictures say more then words so lets go ^^
C&c much apreciated.
Have a good saturday!

Hi all,
Its time for a little update
Been working on the base, second wing , started on the eyes and some other bits and bobs.
Curious what you guys and girls think about it sofar
Time for pics!
have a nice evening.
Mark

just a small question are you gonna be putting the whole thing on some sort of scenic base

Hello Kencotter,

The dragon will indeed be build on a bigger scenic base together with a dark elf dragon
Grtz
Mark

Awesome can't wait to see it specially seeing how the two dragons will interact it's looking great so far

@Kencotter thnx for the kind words much aprecciated!

A little update on the dragon.
Been working on the reins and glued on some parts on the dragon like the back of the seat and the lower part of the rider.
Also i have a nice picture frame were the diorama will be build on.
Since i have a new picture frame i have a nice flat surface to work on, so now i can work on the angle of the dragon on his little base.
I will show pics of that later on!
For now time for some pics off todays progress!

Hope you guys like it sofar!
Have a nice day
Regards
Mark

As promissed some pictures of the new picture frame.
I left the glass plate underneat for some extra strenght and to keep the wooden backplate from warping.
I coated the glass plate with some layers of ducttape for protection/flying glas in case of shattering.
I wil leave the wooden frame in this color cus i like it ^^
And also got a idea for a dio name...its gona be called Light vs Dark very qliche probably have to come up with something better then that ^^ open for suggestions
For the light vs dark idea...the plan is to do the scenic parts were the h.elf dragon is standing in lush/happy colors (sounds weird but time will tell what plans i have in my head ) and for the d.elf dragon its gonna be a more dark/sober color palette.
With the dragon on his new dio base wich doesnt have a warped wooden backingplate its gonna be easier to get going on his final pose on the small rocky base.
When that is done its time to get out the woodfiller to start working on a part of the ground (really looking forward on starting on the scenic aspect)
Lets check out how it looks.....picture time

Regards
Mark

Everything looks awesome so far

Looking great.

If your painting pieces still on the sprue, how are you handling modeling flash? Do you also clean off the flash on the sprue?

SJM wrote:Looking great.

If your painting pieces still on the sprue, how are you handling modeling flash? Do you also clean off the flash on the sprue?

Hello SJM,
Firstly thnx for your kind words
And secondly i clean flash/moldlines on sprue(i do forget to do it sometimes tough and not only on sprue ^^) also when painting on sprue i look were a join between the part and the sprue is what you wont see after clipping it off
Nice example was the torso of the rider...the part were the bottom of the torso joined the sprue wont show damage after clipping it off the sprue after painting it.
So sometimes i leave parts on the sprue i look for parts that arent easily damaged after clipping them of the sprue.
So i look for spots that are easily touched up with paint or parts that will get glued on other parts like the fins that will be glued onto the head.
When above steps are done i cut/clip excess sprue parts off clean up the part..moldlines flash etcetera.
Hope the explanation is understandable iam not a big hero in writing in english previous pictures show better what iam meaning to say
And offcourse sometimes i pin parts..lets just say iam weird in my way of modeling ^^

@KillaCam tvm for the kind words

Have a nice evening and thnx for viewing!
Regards
Mark

Hey all,

A little before i have to work update!
Started on the first stage of the base.
Masked of the pictureframe to protect it.
Materials used for now are:treebark,cork,woodfiller and one of the scenic parts that come with the h.elf kit.
The plan is to create a colorfull scene were the h.elf dragon stands,and a darker scene on the side of the d.elf dragon.
When the wood filler has dried i will add some sand over it to get a nice and better looking underground.
Hope you guys like it sofar
Have a nice day!
Regards
Mark

Hi people at dakka,
Some more work is done the the base of the dragon..
I raised the part were the dragon will be standing a bit to get a better angle/positioning on him
Also worked on the part were the dragon will be resting on with his claw..
Also dropped some sand on the base and colored it
Hope you guys and girls like it sofar.
Have a nice day
Regards
Mark

Looking good!

Tvm Para
grtz
Mark

After some busy days i am back with a update on my dragon project
Done some more work on the wing of the dragon and been doing some more basing work.
Pictures say more then words so lets roll ^^
Hope you guys like the progress sofar!
Have a nice evening
Regards
Mrk

Small update..
Started on some waterworks on the dio base
Hope you like it ^^
C&c appreciated
Have a nice day
Regards
Mark

Looking good so far Mark!

Tvm for the kind words Leviathus
Grtz
Mark

A small update on a day off.
Been working on the diobase some more
Hope you girls and girls like it sofar
Thnx for watching and have a nice day!
Regards
Mark

Really great attention to detail, and awesome paintwork on the dragon!

Tvm for the kind words Para
Slowly but surely the dragon is getting there
B-day is incomming so i should hopefully get my black dragon soon ^^ and then i can glue on the rider (need the black dragon to pose so i can pose the rider on the h.elf dragon properly)..
Also need to put some still water stuff on the shopping list for my little river quite nervous about that since its my first time doing water effects...well see what will happen ^^
Thnx for watching and have a nice day!
Regards
Mark

Time for a bigger update on the dragon
What have i done today?! well i will tell and show you guys ^^
Been working on the rider a bit now he has some reigns to hold on to
Added the sails on the head of the dragon and redone the eyes of the dragon.
Enough typing time for some pics

Hope curious what you guys and girls think about it sofar c&c apreciated.
Have a nice weekend and thnx for watching!
Regards
Mark

This is stunning... Cannot wait to see what you do with the Dark Elf half of the project!

Tvm for the kind words Alex
Regards
Mark

Some more work done to the dragon
I wasnt happy with the horns/nails on the dragon so i rdone them.
Also redone the ribbon on the axe.
Also glued on the axe arm to the body of the rider.
Time for pictures!

Have a nice sunday and thnx for watching!
Grtz
Mark

Spectacular.

Beautiful work. Really amazing attention to detail on the base, and the dragon is a beautiful paint job. Well done so far, watching for the rest.

Tvm for the kind words Cam!
Still waiting for that pesky black dragon to arrive (hopefully this week)
Atm working on a ogre kingdoms stonehorn wich i got for my b'day
Might post some pics later and see what you guys and girls think sofar
Grtz
Mark

That thing is looking amazing now!

Tvm Para
Grtz
MArk

To show that iam not sitting in a corner doing nothing..
Some pictures of the b'day present i got last week from some friends ^^
Ladies and gentleman proud to show you the Ogre kingdoms stonehorn in progress!
Still not deceided on what to do with the base of the stonehorn...thinking bout doing a snow base
Hope you guys and girls like it
Thnx for viewing and have a nice day!
Grtz
Mark

Today the black dragon arrived at my house
So were back in action!
Glued the body together and he's glued on his scenic base..
Also done a dryfit on the diorama base and the pose of both dragons will be perfect when glued on the diobase
Time for some pictures ^^
Have a nice weekend and thnx for watching!
Grtz
Mark

That is awesome!

Are you converting the Black Dragon or leaving it as is? Because at the moment, it seems a little odd to have it facing away from the HE Dragon in that pose.

Wow, some really great details on that stone horn, the eyes look perfect, I'm quite amazed at it!

This is just stunning!

The dragon is beautiful. I can't wait to see what you do with the next one.

I love all the details you have going on here, especially in the big scenic base.

Your ogre model is also spectacular. Your painting style is so clean and crisp.

I'm looking forward to seeing more of both projects.

Oh... Wow!

That first dragon is awesome! Really reminds me why I like fantasy. I'm looking at my shelf of Warriros and really wondering why I'm wading through batch painting warriors and not jumping into the massive monsters they offer...

But I do need to pick your brains on something... How do you do the leathery wings?? I must know

@ Corporal Chaos tvm

@ Para not gonna convert looked at the picture again and saw it was one i didnt mean to post ^^ just missplaced the dragon on the scenic base looking in the wrong way ^^ nicely spotted tough
Will post some pics tommorow with him in the proper pose

@Knightly tvm for the kind words done some work on the base today also...forgot to post some pictures he has a nice rocky and snowy base.

@EyeamRai tvm for the kind words as said to Knightly i will post some more pics of the stonehorn asap

@Zambro tvm for the kind words!
The effect of the wings are quite simple to achive.
Start of with the basecoat in whatever color you like/want.
If needed mask of any parts you dont want to have the base color on(did that on the spiny parts of the wings with some liquidmask)
When thats done drybrush with a slightly lighter color.
After applying the drybrush i followed the lines of the wing with some white paint...also in this case take a color you like/want
When finished it looks weird but the last step will sort this out
Tke a wash of your liking and thin it down a little bit i used GW Reikland fleshshade and some lamian medium 1:1 ratio.
Paint over the fleshy/leathery parts i done 2 layers..be sure to let the wash dry between each step
And there you have it leathery looking wings^^
I will post a step by step when i get to the wings of the black dragon

Thnx for watching!
Grtz
Mark

Hello people @ Dakka,
Been doing some painting today and also took some pics of the Stonehorn and his almost done base
Got quite picture shooting happy so alot to view
Hope you guys like it
Have a nice weekend and thnx for watching!
Grtz
Mark

Fast and fantastic work as ever!

Part 2 of the picture bombing ^^
@ Para tvm for the kind words!
Grtz
Mark

Great work and thanks for sharing, very effective.

Thnx and youre welcome Cam
Grtz
Mark

It's really coming along nicely. Looking really sharp.
Keep it up. What do you use for the tall grass on your diorama.

Grtz,
Remco

You paint so fast! And with such great results as well.

Tvm Remco for the real tall grass i use
http://woodlandscenics.woodlandscenics.com/show/category/FieldGrass
I use some hot glue to get the long grass in place and then i cut the grass a but shorter since the grass is quite long
@ EyeamRai thanks for the kind words ^^

Will be back with more progress later
Grtz
Mark

As promised more progress ^^
Done quite much today so sit back and relax ^^
Hope you guys and girls like it
Thnx vor watching!
Grtz
Mark

Time for a little update
Have been working on the dragon took some pics only forgot to post them here ^^
So lets see what has happened in the meanwhile

Love the dragon so far.
Favourite part: The tree trunk on the rock. I've tried to do a wood effect like that once or twice before, but have never pulled it off to the level you have... I assume it was drybrushed?

@Zambro thnx for the compliment on the paintwork on the dragon
The treetrunk has been done with dryybrushing and washes
Started with a brown base coat added a dark wash drybrushed with lighter colors
And used a dark green wash in the recesses.

And now on to some more pics of todays progress!
Started working on the wings and also done some more work on the scales on the dragon.
Hope you guys and girls like it
Have a nice evening

The brown and green make that dragon so much more interesting, great stuff!

Thanks for the pictures of the wings. That mottling effect is awesome! Going to have to use that!

@Para tvm Quite happy with the green had my doubts if it would look good not regretting that ive done it
@Zambro Thnx and yw be sure to post results if you try it out

Thnx for tuning in
Grtz
Mark

The green you added is awesome! I also really like the eyes of both dragons - great work!

@ EyeamRai tvm for the kind words

I've done some more work to the dragon today.
Been working on the wings here is how i done it starting from the base color the the finished product.
Step by step explanation how i did it(ofcourse you can do it with other colors also)

1.Basecoat the wing with VGC Heavy brown
2.Added 2 layers of GW Aggrax earth to darken things up and create a shade
3.Added a wash of GW Nuln oil focussing on the recesses were the fleshy parts meet the spiny membrane.
4.Now with the help of thicker Nuln oil you stipple a patern on the washed area (i was Lucky to have a older nearly empty pot of nuln oil wich started to thicken up a bit if you dont have it put some on your palette and let it slightly dry up)
5.Repeat step 4 if youre not happy enough with your stippling.
6.Take the basecoat color of your wing again and follow the shape of the wings so in my case i went back with VGC Heavy brown slightly thinned down with water.
7.If your happy with the result you now blend in the colors a bit more with a overall wash in my case i used GW Reikland fleshshade.
Thats it!

Also been working on the rocks underneath the dragon.
And glued on some bits
Hope you all like it c&c apreciated
Have a nice evening and weekend!
Grtz
Mark

This is going to be just spectacular when it's all said and done!

It's really looking sooooo good. Can't wait to see the end result.
Keep it up and keep it coming.

Grtz,
Remco

EyeamRai and Remco Thnx for the kind words
Grtz
Mark

Thanks for the step through on the wings!

It looks fantastic. Out of curiosity, do you have an estimated time of finish? or maybe even an aim to finish by a certain date?

Has been very satisfying scrolling through and watching this progress, and it looks very good so far. I love the blue on the dragon, and the beastmen thing looks menacing!

@TheHollowGuardsman tvm for the kind words
@Zambro youre welcome on the SbS hope its usefull!
Dont have a deadline on this project..tough i think i should be easily able to finnish it before the end of the year
Looking forward on starting on the base of the dragon and also another new thing for me will be working with Vallejo still water to create a little water work trough the center of the dio base..
Things left to do.
1.Paint up the seat that goes on the dragons back
2.Paint some small bits on the dragon and rider.
2a.Last check if i missed some paintwork/touching up.
3.Glue the white/blue dragon in place same goes for the black dragon.
4.When step 3 is done i can glue on the heads of the riders so they will look at each other in anger ^^
5.Basing the dark part of the dio (got some plans to make the black dragon side a bit grim and darker then the other side thinking of a dead high elf horse well see what will happen along the way)
6.Create some waterwork.
7.Make some real nice pictures and look back on a nice project ând start thinking about a next adventure ^^
In a nutshell thats whats left to be done really not in a mad rush and enjoying this project atm (isnt that what counts!)
Grtz
Mark

A really litle update for today might be back with more later on
Done a little more work to the scales of the dragon by adding a final highlight to make them stand out a little bit more.
And done some more stippling on the dragon to make the black a little bit more attractive to look at.
Hope you guys like it!
C&c appreciated
Have a nice weekend!
Grtz
Mark

Beautiful job matey, brilliant.

Tvm for the kind words Cam
Grtz
Mark

Wow the brown and green really make him look menacing. I keeps getting cooler and cooler. Can't wait to see the base.
I'm really interested to see the waterwork. I'm thinking of using some to on a model in the future.
Keep up this amazing work. It's really inspiring.

Grtz,
Remco

Tvm for the kind words Remco!
Regarding the water....iam also curious how things will turn out ^^
First up is getting the base done so it will be a little while before i get to doing some water on the dio
Thnx for viewing!
Grtz
Mark

Started on the scenic base
We have the light side with the blue dragon with lots of green grass,moss,flowers and other bright stuff.
The dark side will be a more rocky looking part with less grass and other planty stuff
So what has happened at this moment?!
Well the work on the rocks has been started.
With the help of cork in different size/thickness i started building up the underground.
Next up will be adding some woodfiller to smooth out and blend in the rocks with the underground.
Pictures say more then words so lets rock ^^

Hope you guys like it sofar
C&c appreciated
Have a nice monday
Regards
Mark

This is going to be utterly awesome when it's done!

Tvm for the kind words Para!
Means a lot!
Grtz
Mark

That.... rocks *puts on shades*

Hehe tnx Zambro ^^

Some really awesome work - great stuff.

Tvm for the kind words SilverMK2

I can't wait to see it all done!

Wow Mark, you're going from strength to strength with this diorama, The only thing I'm not 100% sold on is the green on the scales, It looks like it would almost benefit from a black wash.

great job so far
Subscribed

@EyeamRai thnx
@Knightley Thnx
I was in doubt to go for a real dark purple on the scales or the green ones
The green ones were the first i tried out and i was quite happy with the looks of them.
I will take a look at them again and deceide about the black was because it might be cool if i blend them in a bit more
We will see what happends
@Madmatt thnx for the kind words!

Might be back later with some pictures (gotta love a day off)
Grtz
Mark

Awesome awesome. I have no words. Looking forward to the finished piece.

Corporal Chaos tvm for the kind words

Time for a little basing update
Done some flocking painting some more flocking drybrushing etc pictures say more then words so please enjoy
Also got some skeleton warriors on the pictures you see 2 of them posing on the dio base.
Yes or no on the skeletons still undicided if ill put them on...what do you guys think?
Hope you guys and girls like it
Have a nice day/evening!
Thnx for watching
Grtz
Mark

Hi all
After being inactive a few days i got back into action today
Have been working on the dio base some more,started on the little river and glued on some parts on the dragon.
Hope you like it
Have a nice weekend!
Regards
Mark

I really like the contrast of the death and life. Good and Evil. The nicely green grass patches and the scorched grass patches. Keep it up. It looks awesome.

Grtz,
Remco

Thnx Remco
Grtz
Mark

Beautiful concept and great execution, it's really coming along great.

Will be awesome when completed!

Tvm for the kind words Littletower

Small textual update second layer of still water has been poured on before i had to go to work today
Will post some pictures tommorow how the lil river looks atm
Grtz
Mark

Little update
Between feeling like crap (stomach flu FTW) i managed to do some work on the dragon.
Also i got some pictures with the second layer of still water added to the base.
Hope you all like it sofar
Grtz
Mark

Yeah, that's really coming together now!

Looking fantastic!

@ Para and Zambro Thnx for the kind words guys!
Thnx for viewing
Grtz
Mark

The still water looks excellent. The whole model so far looks really good.
Keep it up.

Grtz,
Remco

Looking very spiffy! What kind of stuff do you use for the water?

@Remco thnx alot
@Leviathus Tvm i used Vallejo still water for the river..i had a small bottle wich i emptied already bigger bottle is ordered
The stuff is really great and dries up up perfectly transparent...only thing...it shrinks so you need a few layers to build it up
Thnx for viewing
Grtz
Mark

A little update
The water is done took me 5 layers of Vallejo still water to get the desired look.
First time working with Still water and i must say it's great stuff to work with.
Only thing to keep in mind when working with still water is it shrinks a bit so you need to build up more then one layer to get the desirable effect.
When the last layer has dried(tommorow) i can start working on placing the dragons...glue the blue dragon on his base and glue on the riders head wich means the first of the 2 dragons is completely finished then.
Black dragon needs a little bit of work before he can be glued on to his base.
Also done a free hand banner for one of my skeleton warriors curious what you guys think about it

Have a nice day and weekend!
Thnx for watching
Grtz
Mark

Love the banner on the skeleton warrior-very characterful.
Your painting is really good- clean lines and the diorama has been a pleasure to watch grow.
Just one thing- can we get a better picture of the water effects?

Cheers
Ig

Tvm for the kin words IGtR
I will try and post some more pics tommorow the still water was still wet when taking photo's
Thnx for viewing
Grtz
Mark

Excelent painting skills, and fantastic terrain building skills. It only makes sense for you to have some seriously good freehand skills too!

I'm excited to see the dragons in place!

Tvm for the kind words Zambro
Grtz
Mark

Amazing work on the banner!

The banner looks fantstic.

Tvm for the kind words Para and Silvermk2
Grtz
Mark

Those dragons look fantastic, cant wait to see more

Looking really good, looking forward to seeing better shots of the river and that banner is amazing

@Hk1x1 Tvm for the kind words Your Nagash dio is looking great also
@GiraffeX tvm for the kind words tried to make some better pictures of the water effects
Its a pain to take pictures of lol but hopefully ive got some nice ones were you can see how the water turned out

Grtz
Mark

Very, very nice. Really does sell the look!

Tvm Littletower
Grtz
Mark

Cheers for the new pics that was just what we needed to see how good it is.
With the water is it taking ages to dry? Coz I might have to look into getting some...
This is really inspiring me to start a diorama

Keep up the great painting, I can't wait to see the finished article!!
CheersIg

OMG haven't checked for a week and now this comes up. DAMNNNNNNNN that looks F#cking awesome. Really cool banner and awesome terrain. Keep up the fantastic work.

Grtz,
Remco

@ IGtR Youre welcome!
The still water needs 24 hours to completely dry
Guess it depends on how big the surface is
Also think if you do like a small puddle it will dry faster then on a bigger surface.
Also it has to be brought up in thin layers 1 a 2 mm.
Hope this information helps
@Remco tvm for the kind words

Grtz
Mark

Great job! The banner is awesome. I love the look of the water as well.

Tvm for the kind words EyeamRai
Grtz
Mark

Awesome work.

So now the water is done i can start putting the dragons back on.
The blue one is glued in place again still need to find a way to get the black one on the base.
The rocks wich are holding the treestump and the dragon is hollow and iam not enthousiastic about gluing it on the cork rocks that are on the dio base.
Probably will fill up the cavity under the rock and pin it on the cork base we will see what happens ^^
For now i have some photo's with the blue dragon glued in place and the black one on the base for a dryfit and for tour viewing pleasure

Happy holidays!
Grtz
Mark

Fantastic!

You have yourself an awesome diorama there! (at least, when its 100% finished )

Now that is just epic. Seeing it all (mostly) complete really shows how great every part of it is.

@Zambro and Para tvm for the kind words guys
Grtz
Mark

Awesome and inspiring work ayoku.

Tvm for the kind words Ugly Green Trog
Grtz
Mark

First dragon done and also pinned the base for the black dragon.
Next up will be blending the black dragon base into the dio base cus lets face it a treetrunk sticking out of a rockplate cant be true ^^
Merry Christmas all!
Grtz
Mark

Smart idea using the cork on the underside, I would have put in a plastic card insert then plastic glued the whole thing down.

Must be getting close to finishing?

Nice job Mark! Can't wait till it's finished!

Very nice job. really interested in seeing it finished.
Keep up the amazing work.

Grtz,
Remco

Gets better with each step, and close to finishing now, really good job so far!

Truly stunning work, brilliant matey.

Tvm for the kind words all

Project gets close to finnishing some little things left to do

*Paint the claws on the wings of the black dragon
*Finnish the rider of the black dragon ( little bit of painting left and some part gluing)
*Blend in the plastic base of the black dragon with the dio base ( add some flock and rocks)
*Try and make some kick ass pictures when dio is done( sofar i found it a pain in the a$$ to make nice pics capturing all)
*And think about a new project probably wont be a diorama(already thinking bout the next model to get)

Thnx for watching and stay tuned for the final pictures
Grtz
Mark

First of all best wishes for 2015!
So time for the first update for 2015
Been working on the dragon and his base
Claws are painted and the base is blended in
And also started a new/side project the new BA termies(really lovin those new guys) trying some gold NMM on them c&c much appreciated.
Time to do some pic bombing hope you guys like it
Grtz
Mark

Awesome stuff man!

The gold looks pretty good so far Mark! The red could use some more highlights methinks, but I recon you're not done with them yet?

Awesome work all around!

What bits did you use for the base? I'm thinking about doing some urban ruins bases, but have no idea where to go for things like those tubes, cogs and plasicard bits...

@Para tvm mate
@Leviathus there shall be some high lighting done to the reds there still w.i.p and thnx for the comment on the gold happy how it turned out but still have a lot to learn in the ways of NMM
@Zambro The little cogs and screws came from some old watches i had lying arround (if you have some watches laying arround really worth taking them apart ) also wrecked a old electric razor i had laying arround got the bigger cogs from it
Ofcourse you can use electric wire the protective tube some brushes have on them when you buy them different sorts of plastic card rods etc different sorts of mesh cardboard and skewers can also be good friends in creating urban stuff drinking straws are quite good to work with
Bits of sprue can do magic to your bases
Also got some example pics for you
Hope this helps
Btw probably i will paint up the first 2 bases i shown here tommorow got them primed earlier today
Thnx for viewing!
Grtz
Mark

Really awesome looking models, bases and diorama. You sir are awesome. Great work on all of it.
Keep up the amazing work.

Grtz,
Remco

Well, I gotta say that I probably need a new keyboard now due to all the drooling over the beautiful paintjobs. Keep it up.

Ace work on the dragon. Also, can you tell me about the shield bit, like where it is from? I am curious as I know nothing about fantasy.

Love your work!

Hi all!
@Stormwall the shield came with the high elf dragon kit you get several different options for the rider,head of the dragon,spiky bits on the dragon etc.
@Awcalaj sorry for your keyboard mate ^^ tvm for the kind words
@Remco you asked for amazing work hopefully i can deliver now because iam calling the dio done
Time for the final pics hope you guys like it c&c much appreciated maybe i missed something while painting the last parts.
Also showing some pics of the termie bases painted the first 2 up and working on the 3th one
The bases and the BA termies will be the next project i will be focussing on so stay tuned for more pics in a while
Thnx for watching and for the support troughout this build on to the next!
Grtz
Mark

Part 2 of the dragon pic bombing and some shots of the termie bases
Hope you like
Grtz
Mark

The diorama looks fantastic my friend. The bases look good also, nice and rusty! I think they won't distract the eye from the models and make the BA's really pop!

Tvm for the kind words Levi!
Also great work going on in your blog keep it up
Grtz
Mark

Just amazing!

Thank you for the kind words Para
Grtz
Mark

Completely AWESOME!

As good as I knew it would be, absolutely brilliant work.

Great job on the diorama!

I really enjoy those bases, especially the rust effects.

That dragon diorama is excelent!! It's been a pleasure to watch being completed.

Those termie bases are also great. Great inspiration for the bases I'm going to do for my fists (when I can get the 32mm ones )

@Cam EyeamRai and Zambro tvm for the kind words!
Going to my local hobby shop today and see if they want to place the dio in one of their file cabinets.
Got some other models on display there also like the ork painboy the killa kans i did a coven throne and the DV chaos lord wich won me first place in 2012 in a little painting competition helt by the hobby shop.
Thnx for watching and have a nice day all!
Grtz
Mark

So since the dragon dio is done and delivered to my local hobby shop its time to foocus on my BA termies
Shown the first 3 here earlier and also basecoated the last 2 of the squad.
Time to show some pics of the overall progress sofar!
Hope you like them
Grtz
Mark

Very nice Mark! The termies look good and you made a nice start with the banner!

Really nice seeing those WiP for the banner!

Those bases are great, too.

Leviathus and Zambro thnx for the kind words guys!
Have a nice weekend!
Grtz
Mark

Time for some pics of yesterdays progress
Nearly finnished the free handing on the banner and done some more painting to the terminators.
Slowly but surely getting close on finnishing the terminators
Hope you all like them!
Have a nice day
Grtz
Mark

Looking good Mark! Perhaps the banner could use some shading to give it more depth (especially the blue parts) but it's coming along nicely!

Wow the banner is some awesome freehand. Lovely work.
Terminators bases are really awesome. I like the rusty look.
Great work and keep it coming.

@Leviathus Dont have the pics yet but i did a overall wash of aggrax eart over the banner to make it look a bit older Pictures will follow a.s.a.p. thnx for your comment
@Remco tvm mate
Grtz
Mark

Coming along very nicely!

Nice work! I especially like the purple on the claws.

Holy mother! That is some sexual freehand my friend! Great stuff!

@Para EyeamRai and LDP Tvm for the kind words
Grtz
Mark

Feeling quite proud today
Just found out that my local hobby shop shared some pictures of my dragon dio on facebook and on their site
The tekst is in dutch but the pictures show what i wasnt able to show with my camera skills

http://www.pijplines.nl/#!Games-Workshop-diorama-The-Dragons/cvfv/AF2971AA-FFC9-4741-BC38-E75199BFB342

Have a nice evening
Greetz
A quite proud mark ^^

Those pictures are great!

Tvm Zambro

Grtz
Mark

Time for some more photo's of the terminators and also another little side project.
Found some german ww2 para troopers wich i had laying arround.
Plan is to create a little vignette with them.
Time for some pics!
Hope you guys like
Have a nice Friday!
Grtz
Mark

Wow, that grey>purple fade on the claws looks really pleasant on the eyes actually, not something you see every day but I really like it!

Tvm for the kind words LDP
Colors were achived wit only washes
Nuln oil and Druchii violet on a white base color
Thnx for watching
Grtz
Mark

Excellent work sir! And congrats with the feature on your FLGS's website. The pictures are beautiful!

Tvm Levi
Finding my dragon on the shop's site and fb really did surprise me didnt see that one comming ^^
Have a nice weekend and tnx for watching!
Grtz
Mark

Hi guys and girls on Dakka havent been posting for a while but iam back
Time for some eldar goodness
Got my hands on some old skool white metal eldar characters and walkers
They were painted in a decent tabletopquality..but since i dont play games it was time to getMr. Nailpolish remover out and let the mini's swimfor a while.
I have the following characters:

The Avatar of Khaine-Nearly done need to get some real strong glue to glue on his hair
Phoenix lord Maugan Ra-Basing needed
Phoenix lord Asurmen-WIP
Eldrad Ultrhan-Nearly done basing and some painting left.
Phoenix lord Fuegan The burning lance-Needs primer and paintjob
And Phoenix lord Baharroth The cry of the wind-Needs primer and paintjob and some ideas on the base since the mount under his feet is broken off
2 old skool eldar war walkers one will be standard other one will be converted slightly
And a random white metal Swooping hawk(wich still needs to be cleaned from his paint)
Enough typing time for some pictures

Hope you guys like the progress sofar c&c much apreciated.
Havea nice day
Grtz
Mark

Looking very good, especially for old stuff!

Tvm for the kind words Para
Also great work going on in your blog keep it up
Grtz
Mark

Well....gak just got real..
Good friend of my is back into modelling and he convinced me to get back into playing games also instead of painting only
So we threw some money together and bought the Deathstorm boxed set.
He wanted to have the Blood angels so the nids are mine and hopefully they will chow on some power armor goodness soon
So ladies and gentleman i proudly present Hive Fleet Ayoku (open for better hive names )
Started on the carnifex and genestealers first to get an idea of the color scheme iam going for.
Enough typing time for some pics hope you guys and girls like it
C&c appreciated as Always.
Have a nice day and thnx for watching
Grtz
Mark

Hello all,
After beeing away for a while from Dakka(been lurking tough ^^ )
I wanted to share some of my latest work with you all.
Working on a treeman and araloth atm.
These will be used for my AoP 2016 board.
Hope you all like it
C&c apreciated
Have a nice day
Grtz
Mark

back with a bang!!
Incredible stuff, mate!

Thnx for the kind words Zambro

Excellent stuff! Good to see you back, and with some really nice models!