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Got a few different pics at the mo for ya i needed to seriously re organize and clean my Nerd lair desperately! so i did and I can now find my bitz/brushes/models here's how she now stands (in case you were ever wondering)




I hijacked a pair of drawers and re assigned them to be my containers for magazines terrain and gaming accessories



Also primed the Crons! couple of shots of them and the last one actually shows the proper colour of them they're not bone or white but a lovely rotting flesh green!



here's one of the shelf of things that aren't painted this is what you all have to look forward to over the next few months!


and another couple of the army so far charging across the shelf of death! Raaaaaaah!



and here's the start of my Deathwatch marine for InmyGravenimage's Deathwatch comp doesn't look like much at the moment but he gets primed and started tomorrow!


and one more thing! a little bit of a teaser for 2 things! the first is the 'addition' a beautiful new Cyclone launcher from my good friends at Chapterhouse it'll be available soon but i managed to sweet talk my way into getting one early! and second, he's on a termie, nothing new there, except i'm not painting him up in the FleshEaters colour he'll be done in my new armies chapter scheme!.... which no one has figured out yet! (or even pestered me for that matter )...... (probably because i'm toying with 2 ideas and don't know what to do!)







Cheers everyone! love to know what you think of my clean workstation! I've got an update of my DC. Dread ready for tomorrow so i don't clutter it up tonight

Damo

Wow. Awesome mancave. I love it.

The nerd cave is looking very nice and tidy.

Still have no idea on the chapter though, looks very imperial with the cyclone.

I feel much more organized and ready for war with a clean nerd lair! but i do have something for you today! i've done some work on the DC dread and as I wanted to work on him and make him something special I tried something new and I like how it's turning out so far! I'd like to know what you think? I plan on washing him to make the design subtle but still have him look black more work on him later today!

Love the logo! LOL!

Very nice free-form work there Damo. Do it in burgundy and gold and it'd look like the inside of a New York taxicab!

I love the swirly.

Cheers guys :-) glad you like it! It's all done now but our laptop ate itself tonight with a trojan thing :-( so no updates until early this week when i get it back, so ill just have to browse on my phone! (lucky it's a good phone eh!) i'm really happy with how the DC is coming along and to be honest i'm looking forward to showing you my progress,:-)

Cool freehand, your stuff is evolving/improving

I made my chaplain dread into a deathwatch one by sculpting those letters on the shoulder. Should take some pics when I´m not so lazy.

Been away a bunch and not on the board but am slowly getting back.

Holy crap man, that's beautiful

Thanks guys ! actually Pyriel you are the inspiration behind the bone colours and the style of the wings! and Finnan encouraged me to try the freehand it's nearly finished and I am happy with how he's turning out, some of my best work imo :-) I will try and get him up on here as soon as possible! i'm actually excited about this guy, I really put some effort into him without taking him too far from my normal paintjobs :-)

Wow, nice freehand work on that dred man. And your desk... its only a third of the size of mine, yet you have three times as much working-space on yours.... maybe I should tidy mine up.... lol

the free hand looks great. Can I make a suggestion? Go with a brighter colour and "highlight" the tops of the loops etc. to really bring them out (try it first to see if you like the effect)

You've given me a great idea on how to do the terminators i was planning now with that CH bit. I really like the gothic look of it. How's the casting quality on them?

the free hand looks great. Can I make a suggestion? Go with a brighter colour and "highlight" the tops of the loops etc. to really bring them out (try it first to see if you like the effect)

You've given me a great idea on how to do the terminators i was planning now with that CH bit. I really like the gothic look of it. How's the casting quality on them?

Thanks king88, I plan on doing a highlight on the top edges of the designs and shading with black on the undersides, I want a kind of wallpaper or fancy curtain look to it and the Chapterhouse stuff i've gotten over the years has always been really really good! this launcher is no exception I'll recommend them any day!

Oh, and here's a little more work in progress just a hint of what he looks like

Ah Nerdy, you inspire me to pull my own chaplain dread out of the bag n paint it up!

Damn. Thats the word to describe your progress. And your current dread looks the tits MrMan. Seriously though, I love the swirly badassness of death on there

Thanks Gits and KC! I finally got my Laptop back so once I get it sorted I'll be posting up on friday night a finished DC Dread! woo hoo!

Like king88 says, highlite the curves of the freehand.

At first I wasn't sold on the swirls but the highlight on them really adds a dynamic to it.

And the wings look really good.

That's looking epic mate. Beautiful, edgy work.

Thanks Graven :-) only a couple days before i can unveil him finished! I can't wait to see what everyone thinks!

also only a couple more days until i can paint up the Deathwatch marine! some of the others look outstandingly good and will most probably beat my attempt hands down but I love a bit of fun painting :-)

Death inside! LOL that's great! The freehand is awesome man!!

really liking the pattern on the dread!
I was watching Thor on tv last week, and really like some of the patterning on their costumes and sets, this reminds me of that. I like the spacing on it, that's it's all pretty equal between the positive and negative spaces : )
thumbs up! : )

Cheers Finnan, I was initially inspired by the Chaplains helmet in the Ultramarines movie, the silver with swirls through it really looked good and I had thought about doing something similar for a while now :-) but the examples you mention in Thor caught my eye too!

I plan on finishing him and hopefully posting him up tomorrow night! any other suggestions you can make for the patterns? I am going to add a brighter highlight on the very top edges and i'm thinking pure black under? thoughts?

I guess it depends on what you want to achieve:
if you highlight the pattern itself, it'll make it look like an engraved/embossed pattern on the surface of the armour, which would be cool. But you could also just do a flat highlight on the armour and the pattern so it looks as if it's been painted on. I think either would look great, it's a lovely design, and unusual to have those soft curves on the flat, straight planes of the armour...
... soft curves on Marine armour...? almost Slaaneshi... heresy!!! ; ) lol

soft curves on Marine armour...? almost Slaaneshi... heresy!!! ; )

wash your mouth out!

; ) lol

my mistake - I mistook grand, baroque detailing for Slaaneshi corruption ; )

Very nice work you've produced over the last month! : )

Loving the DC Dread, Damo. You're really doing it justice.

Finished my Death Company Dreadnought! I wanted to do him justice as i have named him Byron after my twin brother (r.i.p) I tried some things i haven't done before and took time to get it as good as I could paint him! I am happy with the freehand design although it could be neater but my hand got the shakes I attempted to make the bone parts a similar style to Pyriel's bone he paints as I really like the look of it, and over all I am super pleased with him and can't wait for him to wreak havoc on the tabletop I hope everyone likes him and now i need to think about what to paint next! I'm toying up between a land speeder or a flamestorm Baal? or more marines?.... or Terminators?

Anyway, without further adieu her for hopefully your viewing pleasure Venerable Brother Byron of the Death Co.










Talk to you all soon!

Very nicely done Damo! I can see pyriel-'s influence at work.