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You guys are awesome!

Yes, the Paint-a-Fire-Hawk contest is on!

Rules (slightly modified by YB):

1. Must be a single figure, No vehicles, No special characters etc.
2. Post pictures of your painted Fire Hawk here, in this thread. (Feel free to post pics in the GMS thread, too!) Post must be clearly marked as a contest entry. Actually sending YB the figure is optional. PM if you're interested.
3. Must contain the painting formula. (I'm learning, and I appreciate all the ideas I can get.)
4. Color scheme chosen by the contestant, but must be a Fire Hawk. (No counts as a Fire Hawk, looks like a DA!) Either original color scheme (all yellow) or new Imperial Armour (brown/rust red with yellow shoulder pads) color scheme is acceptable. Variation and individuality encouraged! All details up to the contestant.

Contest closes on July 1, 12:00 midnight US Central Time.

YB will serve as judge.

Prize provided by Solar_lion - value not more than $50 not less than $25 (free shipping). Thanks, mate!

edit: due date added and judges amended.

OK YB. How about you, SL and myself as judges since we're all out of the competition? (though I'm still going to paint a mini for you... 'cause I got the bug)

That way we're covered from all angles.

This sounds awesome! What's the due date?

I'm guessing we should have a fairly quick turn-around on the pics, say a week or 10 days. Then a delay before final judging so the judges (or at least some of them) can take a look at the models in-person before final decisions are made.

Gitsplitta wrote:How about you, SL and myself as judges since we're all out of the competition?

Ok, that's fair.

I'm guessing we should have a fairly quick turn-around on the pics, say a week or 10 days.

Let's say 10 days. That should give people enough time to learn about the contest, find bits, paint, etc.

I'll edit the rules....

Hey, whos messing with my contest. Yeesshhh!

It need to be more than 10 days. Summer dakka slows down. and painter are generally not that fast, besides we want GMS quality if possible,

I don't need to be a judge, I paint Lamenters - remember?
SL

1 month?

Solar_lion wrote:I don't need to be a judge, I paint Lamenters - remember?

Solar_lion wrote:Rules subect to change depending on feedback from YB and most importantly Gits ( As the Nerd Amb. )

You've been overruled.

July 1st
sounds reasonable.

And I think you should be the only judge and Git should be allowed to enter and the figure should eventually get to you ,, I promice the winner a much greater value for 1 figure and some postage. everyone has a ABOR guy somewhere.

since I'm offering the prize I don't want to give me anything that I already own.

SL

Ok, changes made.

Guess I will get off my duff them and find a AOBR marine!

Cool I'm in just need to find some marine legs as I seem to have lots of spares of everything else but these for which I blame FW

Sweet..

Not to mess with rule 1 but, a question: I'm thinking about doing a jump captain and I think I have spare set of lighting claws my bits box - so effectively could count as Shrike - eligible or no?

Sounds like a cool contest. I have a few marines kicking about so I am sure I can knock something together

inmygravenimage wrote:Not to mess with rule 1 but, a question: I'm thinking about doing a jump captain and I think I have spare set of lighting claws my bits box - so effectively could count as Shrike - eligible or no?

Sure, but the criteria is the paint scheme, not the pose! For clairification.. call it a vanguard vet. and take out the words " counts as Shrike" Any single figure. Assault DeV or Tactical , No termies. What were intressted in is the color and color formula you used on the main colors. Other wise stay away from named characters.

I understand people like to paint cool stuff. but remember the criteria. IF you want to mount him on a Land Raider and call it his base, I gotta call you at that! Mr D.

SL

Fair dos mate. I fully appreciate the paint's the thing, but you know me, I'm all about the build. I shall resist the urge to put him on a tank.

inmygravenimage wrote:Fair dos mate.

Explain please.... for the English impaired.

Gitsplitta wrote:

inmygravenimage wrote:Fair dos mate.

Explain please.... for the English impaired.

Not a problem of any significance my good sir and may this small misunderstanding be as water under the bridge.

Gitsplitta wrote:

inmygravenimage wrote:Fair dos mate.

Explain please.... for the English impaired.

fair point or fair enough, I think

Very eloquently put Silver. You Brits can sound so SMART when you feel like it! Not like we Colonials... we're all NFL and NASCAR 24/7.

Well I was going to explain it like Silver has, but I thought you wanted it simple terms

inmygravenimage wrote:Not to mess with rule 1 but, a question: I'm thinking about doing a jump captain and I think I have spare set of lighting claws my bits box - so effectively could count as Shrike - eligible or no?

Yeah, what SL said, but a vanguard vet should be fair game, as long as he's a Fire Hawk.

When I first thought of what I wanted to do for Lazaerek, he had wings, a jump pack, and twin lightning claws, so your idea definitely fits.


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Sorry, I was distracted by the contest, so now I need to catch up on a few comments!

@SL & Gits: thanks for concocting the contest. I was quite happy people wanted to paint some Fire Hawks, but the contest has gotten a few people fired up. Nice work! By the way, Gits, I've been thinking about #5 in your Building a better blog post, too. Thanks.

@dantay: Thanks for the suggestion. That may work. In fact, I almost gave it a go this morning, but I didn't have time. But it's on the list.

@eldartau: Hey, I still want to see those GK! You can PM me if you want, but you should put them up in your own log. Or if not that, feel free to post the here. You first mentioned them as an example of painting yellow after all, so they'd fit here, too. Looking forward to seeing what you do with an actual Fire Hawk, too!

@DijnsK: Thanks for checking out my blog! That's a nice suggestion. I had looked at a shrike conversion where a beakie helmet was made more bird-like, but your idea is much more hawk-ish. I'm not sure if my modeling skills are up to that, but it might be worth a try. Good practice! Would you leave the rest of the helmet as is or try to model some feathers on?

@Gits: Yay! Another Fire Hawk by Gits! Glad you're excited about this.

@Graven: Woot! Looking forward to seeing what you do with it, mate! I had actually thought about doing a gms with those of you painting Fire Hawks, but now that SL and Gits have turned it into a world wide contest, I don't think I could paint that many models! I mean, I'd never get to paint any Fire Hawks!

@nerdfest: Thanks for checking out my blog! Glad to have you on board with the contest, too. Can't wait to see what you do with it.

@tipios: It looks like you've got a lot going on, but if you have time, I'd love to see your take on the Fire Hawks, mate.

When did I start saying "mate"? Bloody Brits.

@Raatcharch: Welcome and thanks for checking out my blog! Someone pointed me at your blog a little while ago (eldartau maybe?); it looked like you had a really interesting take on painting yellow. I'm looking forward to seeing what you do with this! Due date is July 1.

@GiraffeX: Sweet!

@SilverMK2: Hey, thanks for checking out my blog! Glad to have you on board for the contest, too.

@Graven, Silver, & tipios: Thanks for the lesson in British slang and elocution!

Yellowbeard wrote:@veteran sergeant: Thanks, mate! Good to see you around here again. I may try that, move the helmet back some. The problem is that when it is cut off the back pack, it has a flat edge. So, I need to figure out some way to round off the helment in back... and make it shorter... and make it wider

Thanks. Been lurking around, playing around with multilasers and Space Marines slowly but surelying my Battle Company, haha.

As far as the helmet, the only version of that pack I have is the original one it is based on, Marneus Calgar's metal pack, but the dimensions arent exact. My suggestion would be to explore not worrying about the helmet dimensions so much. Cut the back of the helmet off to match the width of your eagle head. But, before you do that, use a blade to shave off the top vent scoop detail, and shave off the "ears". Then you can explore filing smooth some of the eagle head details in the side and reattaching the ears? And then checking out if the scoop can then be glued back on. Might use the beakie helmet as a base, its scoop is narrower which gives you more options. Again, this is all theoretical. But might offer some options to make it more compact.

Im in on that contest. Could use something different to paint xD

Im assuming you want all hand painting (i.e. no airbrush)?
Other than that, I think ill have a bit of fun with this guy!

Yellowbeard wrote:@DijnsK: Thanks for checking out my blog! That's a nice suggestion. I had looked at a shrike conversion where a beakie helmet was made more bird-like, but your idea is much more hawk-ish. I'm not sure if my modeling skills are up to that, but it might be worth a try. Good practice! Would you leave the rest of the helmet as is or try to model some feathers on?

Your welcome! Its good to see someone painting a chapter not a lot of other people "burn their hands on" like the Fire Hawks.
about the helmet, i'd leave it helmet like just to keep a uniform look.
about the greenstuffing, if you got the sides flat and smooth, you can file the rest down. a hawks beak is kind of sharp edged/angled so just goop on some greenstuff and file it down as desired

as far as i know the hawks dont have any real bird like iconology, so i wouldnt go crazy with feathers and stuff

Ramos Asura wrote:Im in on that contest. Could use something different to paint xD

Im assuming you want all hand painting (i.e. no airbrush)?
Other than that, I think ill have a bit of fun with this guy!

AB is fine.. A lot of them use them now... Remember to include your formula in your entry!

SL


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inmygravenimage wrote:Fair dos mate. I fully appreciate the paint's the thing, but you know me, I'm all about the build. I shall resist the urge to put him on a tank.

Yep.. You gotta be you! No power in the verse can change that! Like Politics.. It's not what you say or do , but how you spin it! Look forward to your entry!

SL

@veteransergeant: That's kinda what I did: shaved down the sides to match the eagle and attached it to the back of a helmet. I left the top vent scoop because it actually matched the top of the eagle fairly well. I might be able to cut down the eagle and the helmet some, thus shortening the helmet length. I also might be able to add some green stuff to the sides, restoring the "ears" a bit. Good suggestions. Thanks!

@Ramos Asura: Welcome and thanks for checking out my blog! Glad to have you in on the contest! As SL said, airbrush is fine, just note when you used it in your recipe. And yes, please do have fun with this!

@Dijns: Thanks for the pointers on green stuff; that sounds like a possibility. As to the feathers, I was thinking of something that would make it more like the eagle helmet I made. Leaving it un-modeled might make him look a little more like Shrike? Maybe that isn't a bad thing, though. The old FH didn't have much in the way of hawk iconography, just flames an mushroom clouds. But the new scheme from IA9 does: the phoenix is now the chapter symbol:



I don't want to overdo the hawk imagery, but a little bit for characters, I think, will add interest to the army.

i would go easy on feathers but heavy on flames if you want some more interest
i currently dont have any greenstuff or i would have made one for you

DijnsK wrote:i would go easy on feathers but heavy on flames if you want some more interest

Yes, flames. Burn, baby, burn!

DijnsK wrote:i currently dont have any greenstuff or i would have made one for you

I'm tempted to get on a plane and come visit you just to get that helmet!
(Besides, I understand people in your part of the world know something about good beer.... )

Ok, not much of an update, but Gits asked for some close-ups last week, and I finally got new batteries in my camera! I had a devil of atime getting the camera to focus, but hopefully these are helpful....






Note both the poor modeling and the poor green stuff work.
Well, I guess you have to start somewhere....

Looking at these now, I see one area that might make for improvement: I could cut the eagle right behind the feathers. That would shorten the helm quite a bit.

Quick question, the cut off for the PAFH challenge is July 1st, does that mean you need it in your hands by that date? if so i need to get cracking to mail it in time :-)