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2016/05/14 14:32:27
Subject: ckig's [Infinity and other Misc] stuff - Guija Finished 15.05.16
CKIG! Wow, you and Damo are pulling out all the stops! It's getting bloody in here!! Wow...Mann, that's a fantastic centerpiece your force. The green is great sure, what's knocking me out is your choice in secondary and tertiary colors and that subtle beige/grey vibe that's going on around the neck of the TAG. Superb. And the differing colors of NMM between the brushed steel and the aluminum. Great job man.
Cheers...
BB
Ckig I give credit where credit is due. Whether this model came out so great because you took forever and a day to paint it, or because your innate natural gift made it so, it's still an awesome model that you painted. Super well done my friend.
I have been looking at the Ariadna stuff, and oh I already have a way to wedge them into oother venues, 40k as well as Warpath/Deadzone, Dogface with plague would be scary!
"Your mumblings are awakening the sleeping Dragon, be wary when meddling the affairs of Dragons, for thou art tasty and go good with either ketchup or chocolate. "
Dragons fear nothing, if it acts up, we breath magic fire that turns them into marshmallow peeps. We leaguers only cry rivets!
2016/05/17 14:31:48
Subject: Re:ckig's [Infinity and other Misc] stuff - Guija Finished 15.05.16
Littletower, thanks mate! And oh! I will definitely have to check that stuff out.
Shas, sounds good dude! Would love to see that!
Just a quick update here. It's always nice to come home and find a package waiting for you
New Flash and Green Arrow Book from Knight Models! Shelled out for the alternate cover lol. I really did not like the standard cover, partly because I think the CW Shows have really dropped the ball compared to what they used to be (esp. Arrow) but also because I think the alternate cover just fits in much better with the original Batman book. As you can see in the pic below. Much nicer imo.
As for the book itself; great quality. Nice new book smell mm. Inside, there is a whole ton of lovely pictures, lots of different art styles, there's new rules for vehicles and the speedforce (of course). There's a million new special rules, rules for teams of heroes (or villains), I'm not too familiar with the comics and stuff so a lot of these crews I'm not familiar with and lots of heroes I've never heard of . Oh and what's cool is theres new scenarios and rules for playing in different cities, Star City, Central City, Lian Yu! and Gorilla City! if you want to change it up.
There's some background in there too about the different rogues galleries for Flash and Green Arrow. Some of the model pictures also show off some new models I haven't seen before. (New gorilla models!)
Lots of reading to do
And with the new book. It's inspired me to get cracking on some old models sitting on my shelf. Time for the Arrow and Deathstroke! Remember when the TV show was good back in Season 2 :(
You may see in the background there, a space marine! Yup finally getting into some GW stuff.. but that's maybe for another blog...
And lastly, some stuff for the Marvel side of things.
Magneto will be my first larger scale model. Will be something new and a challenge to paint for sure. Also, not sure if anyone can confirm, but looking at the Groot and Gambit models, it looks like Knight Models are using a different metal for their new models? It looks much sturdier and cleaner, much better casting than their old stuff. I dont't know but it's all looking good.
That's all for now guys. Will get onto painting now
I hear you about Arrow, the back end of series 2 really was the high point, I reckon, this latest series has had the odd good episode but not anything like the Good Old Days. Flash and Legends of Tomorrow have been more than picking up the slack, but Arrow has been a mess recently (3 episodes to go in the UK, it might save itself... not likely though! ), Looking forward to seeing you tackle those minis, will the Deathstroke paintjob be based on the TV version?
I don't know if the Marvel metals are any different, but they were definitely much nicer/better-fitting casts than some of the old stuff, though I couldn't tell you whether that's down to new material or simply more effective QA. Can't wait to see the 70mm Magneto painted up, it should be stunning!
Just noticed the Space Marine Captain hiding behind Slade, will he be getting painted any time soon?
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2016/05/17 16:09:49
Subject: Re:ckig's [Infinity and other Misc] stuff - Guija Finished 15.05.16
Yeah this is probably going to be my last season of Arrow lol. I still enjoy the Flash because it has interesting main villains and Legends is just a bit of fun on the side. Paintwise, yeah I think I will go for the TV Deathstroke to match the Arrow.
The old models were a bit of a dull sort of grey metal, the new stuff looks much cleaner and shinier to me. Maybe it's just me lol. Looking at the Black Flash model I got as well, he looks pretty good to me. Considering the casting was one of my main issues with them, I'm really glad they've done something about it.
And oh yes, will indeed be painting some space marines soon. Well actually I'm painting one up right now. I'll probably start a new plog for them since I find Warhammer and other GW projects, collecting an army an such to be a large enough endeavour to warrant it's own thread. I'll probably post something up tomorrow
Looking forward to that, will you be altering your style much for the 40k stuff, or keeping to what you've done before? The style of your Dark Age stuff would definitely look great on Marines.
2016/05/17 23:03:52
Subject: Re:ckig's [Infinity and other Misc] stuff - Guija Finished 15.05.16
I'm looking forward to seeing these get some lovely attention, as well as your space marines. Any idea of what chapter you'll do?
LOL, Theo your mind is an amazing place, never change.-camkierhi 9/19/13
I cant believe theo is right.. damn. -comradepanda 9/26/13
None of the strange ideas we had about you involved your sexual orientation..........-Monkeytroll 12/10/13
I'd put you on ignore for that comment, if I could...Alpharius 2/11/14
2016/05/20 16:22:57
Subject: ckig's [Infinity and other Misc] stuff - Guija Finished 15.05.16
Mastodon: @DrH@warhammer.social
The army- ~2295 points (built).
* -=]_,=-eague Spruemeister General. * A (sprue) Hut tutorial * Dsteingass - Dr. H..You are a role model for Internet Morality! // inmygravenimage - Dr H is a model to us all
Theophony - Sprue for the spruemeister, plastic for his plastic throne! // Shasolenzabi - Toilets, more complex than folks take time to think about!
2016/05/20 21:44:27
Subject: Re:ckig's [Infinity and other Misc] stuff - Green Arrow Finished 21.05.16
@ Para: The one I'm currently painting is more the usual style but I think bright colours would still suit the marines It's also more for display so I can take my time. I may need to find a way to paint faster if I'm going to paint lots of them so I'm not sure yet.
@ Theo: Thanks! My Batman pile is much smaller than my infinity pile so I think I'll try tackle that first As for my marines, I'll be painting crimson fists Didn't have time to post them before but I'll get the pics up tonight.
@ Dr H: Thanks Doc Glad the gold worked out in the end.
so finished the Green Arrow (or just Arrow)
He's just.. well.. green, so not the most exciting to paint lol. Didn't spend too much time on him. But at least he's done.
In other news, my cat decided to raid my mini's shelf..
Sorry to say but Tarik Mansuri didn't make it
She's a young one and too cute so I can't stay mad but still lol putting him back together now. The damage isn't too bad surprisingly, Most of the damage was on the base's paint. Phew
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Yeah my heart leaped when I saw him in his constituent parts on the floor! Nothing that can't be fixed though, only a couple minor chips on his cloak. Lucky.
Varnish your minis people! Or don't leave cats lying around
Deathstroke will be next but that mini is much more detailed and tricky than this one. And some lines are quite shallow so I gotta be careful.
"Your mumblings are awakening the sleeping Dragon, be wary when meddling the affairs of Dragons, for thou art tasty and go good with either ketchup or chocolate. "
Dragons fear nothing, if it acts up, we breath magic fire that turns them into marshmallow peeps. We leaguers only cry rivets!
2016/05/24 17:43:35
Subject: ckig's [Infinity and other Misc] stuff - Green Arrow Finished 21.05.16
Sorry I haven't had time to update. Rough week so not as much painting and hobby time.
Did manage to finish up Deathstroke here:
I tried for a similar colour scheme to the Arrow series Deathstroke.
Painted on the grills on the mask for that reason. Contemplating on whether or not I should cut the bandana/ponytail thing off as well for a closer representation. What do you guys think?
The highlights actually got dulled down a lot when I varnished him especially on the black/grey. But that's ok, I think the darker scheme actually matches the Arrow series Deathstroke better.
Here he is with the Arrow:
Just going to go for something nice and easier next. Simple and uniform, hopefully get them done quickly.
Some local reinforcements for the Arrow.
Thanks for stopping by!
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@ Little: Thanks! I see what you mean about the head thingy, tempted to cut it but then I don't want to regret it lol. I guess my indecision means it stays for now.
@ Grim: Thanks man, glad it looks alright.
@ Para: Haha cheers. I really like the grill, simple but I think it makes it look much more menacing. I had the same thoughts about the police. In my games, 'Agent Ron' will be Officer Lance to me. I was going to go for black uniforms like in the show but decided it might be too dark, so I just went with normal blue. Guess it's more generic and recognizable.
Just some quick progress on a couple of the cops. His stick broke and I can't find it :( I'll just have to attach a bit of paperclip or something. Eh.
They're your basic mooks so nothing special. Trying to get them done quickly as I have bigger stuff to paint this month. Literally.
New month, New goals. One of which is to paint this guy up. Even got some new purples and red paints to try out. My paint rack is almost full yay!
Hope to have some fun with it. He doesn't come with a base though, bit sad but thats ok :(
That's all for now. Thanks for stopping by
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LOL, Theo your mind is an amazing place, never change.-camkierhi 9/19/13
I cant believe theo is right.. damn. -comradepanda 9/26/13
None of the strange ideas we had about you involved your sexual orientation..........-Monkeytroll 12/10/13
I'd put you on ignore for that comment, if I could...Alpharius 2/11/14
2016/06/23 23:15:49
Subject: ckig's [Infinity and other Misc] stuff - Magneto WIP 24.06.16
Red Harvest wrote: Let it be shiny, like purple silk. Magneto is the sort that would wear a silk cape.
And along with a suit of dyed, crushed Corinthian Leather(said like Ricardo Montalban).
"Your mumblings are awakening the sleeping Dragon, be wary when meddling the affairs of Dragons, for thou art tasty and go good with either ketchup or chocolate. "
Dragons fear nothing, if it acts up, we breath magic fire that turns them into marshmallow peeps. We leaguers only cry rivets!
2016/06/24 02:50:21
Subject: ckig's [Infinity and other Misc] stuff - Magneto WIP 24.06.16
Mastodon: @DrH@warhammer.social
The army- ~2295 points (built).
* -=]_,=-eague Spruemeister General. * A (sprue) Hut tutorial * Dsteingass - Dr. H..You are a role model for Internet Morality! // inmygravenimage - Dr H is a model to us all
Theophony - Sprue for the spruemeister, plastic for his plastic throne! // Shasolenzabi - Toilets, more complex than folks take time to think about!