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So… yep… this is me…



Señor Massacre.

I’m rather happy with how he turned out. I ended up painting him in bright colors rather than the Deadpool paint scheme… and lets be honest, this guy is Deadpool. Just more Spanish.

I didn’t know what I was going to do with the paint scheme, then I saw the eyes, and decided that I was going to go full Mass Effect with this one. So I basically painted him up like a male Phantom… just with more Yellow. I didn’t really do much shading or anything, because with the white and yellow, I really like the bright, clean colors. Apparently not the best thing for a painting comp.

Ah well. He’ll murder someone on the table for me.

So back to the real armies!

I managed to get the Tankhunters and the Vet Kazak done! Not that there was much more to do on them anyway… just little touchup stuff here and there. So here’s what I have at the moment.





Vet Kazak! Now with more horns.





Chap with the AP HMG. Yeah, I didn’t do the eyes… I can’t fit anything under the helmet and you’ll never see the eyes on the tabletop… I’m not worried about it.





And the chap with the ADHL. Love that model.


But wait! That’s not all! I also got back to work on my Haqqislam! They’re still my favorite of the armies, and I have a bunch of stuff to paint for them. So I started back off by working on the Naffatun. I really love the way these models look. They’re clean, dynamic, and fun to paint. The only thing I didn’t like were the lines for the flamethrowers, they were a pain to try and line up properly.








So that went well. I’m happy with how they turned out.

So I stopped painting in the middle of working on my Traktor Muls. I’m not super thrilled with them, but maybe they’ll come into their own once they’re a little more done.

Guess we’ll just have to see!

So I leave you with these…

Nice job !
You did a very good job with the yellow and the white !
As for your Ariadna and Haqqislam models, they are awesome as usual. Can't wait to see these Traktor Muls finished =)

Back to the grindstone!

Sat down last night and got my last bit of models primed up before the humidity hit, so I’m all good in the Primed department. Every model I have for Infinity is now based, primed, and ready to roll. This is a good feeling.

I’m cut down my purchasing mayhem to once per paycheck to make an attempt to keep myself in line. I’m definitely going to snag the Druze Shock Team if they’re in stock coming around… I want those guys bad and they’ll be fun to paint. Will need some more drones too…

On the subject of remotes, I painted up the Nasmats last night! They’re the cutest little helpers ever… with the possible exception of Aleph’s Yudbots, but that’s because those look kinda like bunnies.

So here’s what I have so far.











So, now my engineer has some long-range hands! Good stuff.

I have… a Lasiq, a Djanbazan, and an Al’Hawwa left… then I’m out of Haqq stuff to paint!

For now!

Nice remotes. I like the blue you've selected, nice and characterful color to do the accents.

Just love those infinity robots. Lovely colour scheme too - very chilled scheme (the blue/cream not the bright red). Infinity models have such great poses - dynamic

love the robot man...great choice in colours and the brass highlights work really well.

Nice additions man, i'm gantin' to start painting after going through your blog again!

Wow I can't believe I've missed your thread here, chemical cutthroat! I read the whole thing, good stuff and you've got the passion for it. You've also got an insane collection, I love it. Consider me subscribed.

I think your tractor mules need some color on the base, flocking maybe, or more of a woodland base rather than the gray. They're a bit too monotone.

I like the nasmat remotes they are cute.

I don't think they are done yet =P

Ack!

My weekend that I had set aside for painting got assaulted and taken by force. So I spent it away from my paintbrushes, and alas, I was all sorts of not-productive.

Thanks for all the motivating comments guys. Especially for the group of people that I consider some top-notch painters. It really pokes the feel-good-buttons and whatnot. In a strictly platonic way of course.

@ Cavedweller – Yep, there’s still plenty more to do on the Traktor Muls. Skyfury was right, they’re nowhere near done… though I imagine I’m not going to do too much with the bases though. I’ve kept them the same colors as every other model I’ve been working on, so other than some clean up and a bit of snow, I don’t plan too much for them.

I don’t know what it is with me and basing, but I just can’t convince myself to chop up a bunch of plasticard and bits and rocks and whatnot in order to jack up the height of my model and get sniped in a game because Tommy the Kazak decided bringing around his own ammo crate to stand on was a good idea.

I’m kidding of course.

I really like fancy bases, but for my Infinity I’ve been focusing on the models themselves. Every single one of my armies are going to be based the same, that way when I build my board, every army I own will fit the theme of the board. It leads to them looking rather boring right now, but I’m hoping for a wicked payoff later when I’m shooting cinematic shots for Battle Reports.

Or I’m lazy and I just like making up complicated excuses for things that sound believable!

So back to work for now, and back to the paintbrushes this evening!

I'm a big fan of consistent basing. But yeah I never got the whole elevated epic base, seems like it would be a disadvantage.

Now, making a board to match your basing would be a level of geekdom that I fully support and applaud!

So once again, I claw to the surface of my blog, shake the dirt from my grimy claws, and show things to you guys.

I haven't been around Dakka for a bit, but after shaking off a couple videogame addictions, and once again going to my paintbrushes, I have fallen back in line... ready to crank things out.

But in my absence, I have not been lax! No! I have been painting!

And here, my friends, is what I have been painting... it's a lot... so rinse out your eyeballs and grab a drink. I take way too many pictures.

Though for some reason, they seem a little... I dunno, grey? Washed out? I'll work on that, but for the meantime you can at least see I'm not a liar. The blues are very blue as usual, the purples are very violet, some could say... Indigo!

I'm getting there...

So first up... my Lasiq! She's been sitting in my case, primed and wanting for paint for months. Truth be told she scared me a bit. She's an amazing model and I wanted to do her justice, so I kinda fell somewhere between doing said justice and just getting her done so I'd stop futzing over it. So here she is, ready to peg anyone who sticks their nose-head-face-whatever out from a door-window-dropship.










So there she is. I also pulled out yet another mini I have had sitting around but haven't painted. The Muyib... now with Heavy Missile Launcher! Because BOOM! This guy singlehandedly took out a whole link-team of Knights. And also killed my Doctor... but... umm... Hey! Knights!










But what's this! Something else has finally been painted! I give you more Remotes! A second Shihab (sorta), and the two Kameels... one with the Combi Rifle(s) and the EVO... who I really need to paint something cool on his dish. I'll get there. But you know what else this means? That's right, BAGGAGE! Paradisio Missions? Bring the noise!






















So I still have a Djanbazan I need to paint, because man that guy has been primed since the dawn of this game and he really deserves to get some color on that mask. I'll see about that.

But This hasn't been my only project! I had a stack of random PanO things to work on... so let me show you how that's been going...
































Whew...

Okay... I need a break.

Yeah...

Next time I'm out at the game store I'll take a couple nice shots under the beautiful lighting with them running around in terrain and stuff so you can get the nice look to everything, I have no idea what is up with my lightbox and the lights, since I didn't change anything... but ah well, you get the idea of what's going on.

I should have some more things in the works... and I gotta get some snow on those bases... all in good time.

Comments and yelling at me for disappearing are always welcome!

Interesting choice of armour color for those PanO. It works beautifully. And those Auxillia are such pretty models.

Thanks! I was lamenting over what to paint them, when I caught wind in the Paradisio fluff that the PanO specops were called 'Indigo'. So rather than go with a green scheme.like I was planning, I switched to the dark purple to represent the blackops side of things. I think it came out rather well.

I really like your muted colors, very subtle and nice looking! Glad to see you're back into it.

Thanks! And me too! I do so love putting paint to models. I think I'm holding onto all the bright colors for that time when I finally get into Nomads. Then I shall assault the eyeballs with all sorts of garish flavors.

Or I'll end up painting them all like concrete. We'll see!

Fantastic stuff man. Inspiring me to get to work!

superlative! I love them all, they are so elegant and well painted. Still loving those cute manga style remotes the best.

@CDK - I expect something after you say that! I know you have a horde of stuff hiding somewhere, and I'm looking forward to seeing what else you come up with.

@weety - Thanks! If you think those remotes are cute wait till you see the Spotbot for ALEPH. It basically looks like a cyberpunk bunny.

I'm going to be heading up to the game store this weekend, (Dropzone Games, taking the place of where the old BattleBunker for GW used to be), so I'm hopefully going to get some stuff done in that time. If I don't, someone needs to beat me.

I'm also helping a friend build a Jotum he got. Which means I have more proof of ownership of a Jotum than Alpharius does. PICS MAN!

Might even get a game or two in! If I do I'll try my best to do a little battlereport or something, but I tend to get so caught up in things that I forget to take pictures.

Should be a fun weekend regardless!

So a day at the store has made me productive!

I know I know, it happens.

I played a game against my buddy, but sadly no pictures. I did get to run over a Loup Garou with a Maghariba Guard though. Personal victory there. I also learned that AP HMG's MURDER YOU. My poor 97 point model. Ah well, he had fun.

If we get in a game today I'll take pictures this time, I promise!

But! My real reason for posting. A model who I have ignored for TOO LONG is finally painted and ready to rock. The Good ole' Djanbazan is up and running, ready to take hits like a boss and play Doctor. Or whatever it is I have him do. I mean really, a Doctor WITH Regeneration? Physician Heal Thyself!

Anyway, here he be.










So there he is. So I was looking around for something else to paint. And... well... I'm running out of stuff guys! This is crazy! You know how it is to be a wargamer, you always have something to paint! So I have this new, terrified/giddy feeling as I sort through my foam trying to find something to apply paint to in a painting panic. Low and behold, I find a Hexas. Was I going to be using him anytime soon? Noooope. Let's paint him.

He's not done, but I figured I'd show how far I've gotten in a couple shots.







As you can see, when I get into a theme, I stick to it. I'm crazy like that. But I don't know if I'm going to paint a purple Jotum.

I mean... anyway...

I do still have one very awesome model which I'm scared of. I picked up a Marut, and she's beautiful. Fully built, primed, based... just waiting for paint. But I have zero idea how to apply paint to such a wonderfully dynamic metal badass. What a woman.

I'm going to try and finish the Hexas today, because nothing says Black Ops like Thermal Optic Camo and a Spitfire. I'm also going to pick up a Heavy Infantry for my usual suspects, because I've got a plan...

...and I love plans.

Lots of lovely painted minis, keep up the excellent work.

Many thanks! I shall keep working as long as I have things to paint and/or money in the bank.

Thankfully I have picked up a few things to paint while the latter refills.

I'll have what I worked on today up in a bit! Need to upload the photos and all.

So it was another productive day, and I got the Hexas done! I'm rather content with him. He could be fancier, but I think he looks just fine the way he is. I'll just go ahead and put these up then...









So while painting him, I would put on a wash or something and it would have to dry... so during that downtime I got to put some effort into this guy... because Spitfire damnit.



And then...



And finally...





I've always liked these guys, but damn are they expensive. Points wise I mean, not price. They are really cool models and I can run them in the Hassassin Bahram list. So I said, “Chem? Why haven't you painted one of these yet?”

And I was all, “Self! I have no idea!”

So we... err... I made a purchase. And we got some basecoats on. Let's see where it goes from there!

I like the Hexa, suitably sinister and monochrome! Wouldn't change a bit.

 Chemical Cutthroat wrote:
@CDK - I expect something after you say that! I know you have a horde of stuff hiding somewhere, and I'm looking forward to seeing what else you come up with.

Ya I'm working I'm working! I really haven't had time though. I get home from work and I just want to flop in front of the TV. It doesn't help there's some good shows right now. This time of years sucks too. To many holidays and birthdays.

I love the purple/blue and black Hexas. Great colors.

I think on the Asawira? you are a masochist. Going from black to white? Why not prime white and paint the black?

Because of my intense hatred for white primer. The Asawira is nowhere near done. Thats just the first of many many coats. Working up from black just works for me, as I've had nothing but failures when priming and painting white models.

And glad you like the Hexas Bai, means a lot after seeing your stuff.

Also, you can paint and watch TV CDK. That or you gotta get some painting buddies. Me and some friends meet up on the weekends to paint and play, and that is always good times, it helps us stay motivated. You guys help me there too.

What stuff? If only I'd get something done once in a while! Thank you anyways!
Now back to finishing that Naga... *self-whip*

And regarding different primers, it's all about what approach you choose and what result you aim for. Black, white and grey, they all have their purpose in my eyes. I've got to admit though, as my technique develops I tend to prime white/light grey more and more. Still a matter of taste though.

True, and maybe someday I will give it another try. I noticed almost all of the people that I watch that are really amazing painters seem to start from a white prime... so maybe I should just bite the bullet and give it a try again.

Looks like my Nomads* are getting primed white!


*((I don't have any Nomads yet.))

I came, i saw, you conquered.

I already knew you had mad skills but my impressed state is renewed by your ability to turn out great looking miniature after great looking miniature. Your quality level really doesn't drop from what i've seen, i could learn a lot from you! We'll soon see how i manage of course!

Your Haqq are probably still my favourite because you pull it off with such levels of class but those PanO are really something, boss!

Keep 'em coming!

Thanks chief. That's certainly motivating. I can't wait to apply the same sort of colors when I get my PanO TAG.

I'm still trying to figure out which one I want... but I'm leaning towards the Cutter. It's either that or the Dragoe. Not sure yet.

I'm also thinking of grabbing the Bulleteer and the Peacemaker to start making my Drone List. And running LOTS of Heavy Shotguns. You gotta get in someone's face to make good on them but damn they hurt. I think it'll be fun.

We'll see!