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ooook, so i am pretty close to hooking myself up wit one of these bad boyz... http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/chaosd1.htm (unpainted pics) http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/chaosdp.htm (painted pics) The forge world, "Great Chaos Dragon"... IMO it is quite possibly one of the best and most detailed looking models ever made, but again thats just my opinion. on the other hand i needed some help with what colors to paint it... i was thinking of black skin/scales (not that theres much of it) and red insides... although i was also thinking about blue insides... and now that i type it and it pops back into my head i like the idea of blue insides better... any suggestions on different color choices and or how to achieve the look?

CURRENT FULL BODY PROGRESS PICTURES ON LAST PAGE... EVERYTHING IS GLUED TOGETHER NOW! JUST NEED TO FINISH FILLING GAPS AN PAINTING

SAWHEEEEEEEEEEEET

Man I would go to bed with that... sweet sweet model love

Ok... I want to take a stab at making my own chaos dragon. Could take a while, I need to try though.

SEE? Its perty aint it? I cant wait to paint it up, i just thought of something, if i was to say play a battle with any of you with my orcs and goblins... would you allow me to use this Great Chaos Dragon as a Dogs of War using the proposed forge world rules http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/pdf/dragchaos.pdf ??? it would have to be a 3,000+ game and it would use all of my rare choices of coarse... soooo would ya? wink wink cough cough /cheer?

Hell yes.

Paint it Tzentch colours because all Chaos Dragons were made by Tzeentch.

ehhh i would but i dun want a blue dragon... total turn off... its just not scary... like what if i was in the empire... itd be like "yawwwn another tzeetch dragon, kill em boys'' but if it was different itd be like '' OH CRAP A ''GREAT'' CHAOS DRAGON!!!" and since im not going to play tzeentch <_<

Cliche though it may be, Black and Red make for awesome dragon colors. Esp when you blend them well.

ForgeWorld really do make some amazing shtuff. And that is no exception lol. The painted picture is just awesome!

yeah thats why i was thinking black and red... they would seem to go amazing together especially on this model. but what do you think about blue insides instead? i just think black and blue mite be even better D: so hard to figure out... D:

If you go blue on the inside, consider black shaded to red scales. I'm doing an avatar commission this way, and it looks pretty amazing (self props!) the contrast between the hot and cool colors really makes the model pop.

Or you might do one part of the dragon blue, and the other one red, as it now has two heads... do they have two heads to begin with, or is that just tzeentch?

Ehhhh by the looks of the model, looks like it had 2 heads stuck together and chuck norris karate chopped em in half and it got pissed off. And uhhh i kinda get what you mean on the first way of painting... you have any pictures of it so i can get a better idea?

So i decided once i get it, imma do black scales/skin with red insides... and i saw it in person today... (local GW is holding one it seems.... ) but ONE WING... ONLY ONE WING... was the size of a stompa... err titan possibly... forgeworld bloodthirster is puny compared to it... AND THATS ONE WING!!! not to mention the wing is kinda in a half curled up shape... pure insanity i say...

Ok, sooooo tommorow im finally going to pick the model up!WOOOOOOT! anyhow, first things first, imma post pics with a comparison to orks, chaos marines, etc... but most of all, one wing to a stompa... omg its insande, then ill prolly spend most of the day washing all that excess off and making sure all the pieces fit together... and then on to painting which ill do before i glue it together... thats going to be haaaaaarsh.... Black and red will be the colors!

You could always go with a green. Giant Nurgly Dragon.

Ehhhh dont really play the nurgle tho D: although i did think about green insides <_<

Post up pics PLEASE!!!

I'd like to see some WIP of the build itself.

Painting stuff I could elaborate on from the model itself, thinking off a gray sculpt is easier on me noggin'!

Black is a hard colour to do and loses definition. I would go with a rich dark brown colour and blood/gore red insides. From there shade up the brown to make the dragon either glow or rot.

Either that or a base of Dark Angels green, a dark green rather than a putrid green. Green with tan wings and belly is a traditional dragon colour. You could make undertoanes of the original dragon colour and thern chaos them up, with gorey bits underneath.

Black is a hard colour to do and loses definition.

Not neccesarily, you could highlight the black with a different contrasting color to make it stand out more and be appealing. I like to highlight black with a light shade of blue, using very thin lines.

Alexiosis wrote:

Black is a hard colour to do and loses definition.

Not neccesarily, you could highlight the black with a different contrasting color to make it stand out more and be appealing. I like to highlight black with a light shade of blue, using very thin lines.

Yeah thats normally what i do, except i highlight with gray rather then blue and brings out the black ALOT more. However when people paint pure black with no highlights I 100% agree, it loses its definition and isnt as appealing.

Alright, I FREAKING GOT IT! IM STOKED! anyhow, I took a few pictures and imma go take more of the insides of heads and necks, but heres a few... enjoy >

Ok a few more pictures of the details on model...

dang that is huge!

dammit i shat me pants!

"I shat me pants then fired a nuke at the sun uf a' RAAAAWWwrrrrrgghhhhh.... OOOOHHHHH ggooodd NOOOOOOOOO!!!!"

FTW man, lets see this monster take shape!!!

Just cleaned up all the excess and flash on the model, and washing excess resin so it dont skrew up the paint job. Will update tommorow, and post pics of base as it looks swwwwwweeeeett!

Ok, well a quick update... Washed the model but can't do anything else yet... Im going out tommorow to get Brass rods to make sure its stable in wings and necks (paper clips wont do this time as they are really really heavy wings) as well as getting some varnish...

I was told at my local GW that its IMPOSSIBLE to get every last bit of excess resin off by washing it so after your done washing you should put a thin layer of varnish on the model to cover those excess areas. Then you prime and paint as normal... Also picking up the appropriate size base tommorow which then i cant start modeling... It will basically have a him standing on some giant rocks with lava all around him... Looks pretty sweet as ive tried it on random bases... Update tommorow!

That's awesome dude. Besides that one Rackham dragon, the FW Chaos Dragon is one of my favorite dragon models.

Are you going to put a Chaos Lord or some other rider on him, or are you just going to paint him by himself and use him as a display piece?

Well, theres no room ANYWHERE For a rider ill post pictures of his back to show you..

However I am going to make a single rock somewhere in front of the dragon with a paper clip or something, then make it so i can take a Lord of somesort on and off his base and the dragons... Hes temorarily jumped off the dragon for combat purposes <_<

maybe he's standing
or you make a place for him
or you have him commanding the dragon from below with chains


ther are 1001 possibilities.

Haha yeah, he will just be on the base somewhere to make life a whole lot easier

Couldnt cast that spell while dragon heads flailing about
I was too high up to slash up dat puny goblin
I dropped my sword
so many reasons