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@Kencotter thnx for the kind words much aprecciated!

A little update on the dragon.
Been working on the reins and glued on some parts on the dragon like the back of the seat and the lower part of the rider.
Also i have a nice picture frame were the diorama will be build on.
Since i have a new picture frame i have a nice flat surface to work on, so now i can work on the angle of the dragon on his little base.
I will show pics of that later on!
For now time for some pics off todays progress!

Hope you guys like it sofar!
Have a nice day
Regards
Mark

As promissed some pictures of the new picture frame.
I left the glass plate underneat for some extra strenght and to keep the wooden backplate from warping.
I coated the glass plate with some layers of ducttape for protection/flying glas in case of shattering.
I wil leave the wooden frame in this color cus i like it ^^
And also got a idea for a dio name...its gona be called Light vs Dark very qliche probably have to come up with something better then that ^^ open for suggestions
For the light vs dark idea...the plan is to do the scenic parts were the h.elf dragon is standing in lush/happy colors (sounds weird but time will tell what plans i have in my head ) and for the d.elf dragon its gonna be a more dark/sober color palette.
With the dragon on his new dio base wich doesnt have a warped wooden backingplate its gonna be easier to get going on his final pose on the small rocky base.
When that is done its time to get out the woodfiller to start working on a part of the ground (really looking forward on starting on the scenic aspect)
Lets check out how it looks.....picture time

Regards
Mark

Everything looks awesome so far

Looking great.

If your painting pieces still on the sprue, how are you handling modeling flash? Do you also clean off the flash on the sprue?

SJM wrote:Looking great.

If your painting pieces still on the sprue, how are you handling modeling flash? Do you also clean off the flash on the sprue?

Hello SJM,
Firstly thnx for your kind words
And secondly i clean flash/moldlines on sprue(i do forget to do it sometimes tough and not only on sprue ^^) also when painting on sprue i look were a join between the part and the sprue is what you wont see after clipping it off
Nice example was the torso of the rider...the part were the bottom of the torso joined the sprue wont show damage after clipping it off the sprue after painting it.
So sometimes i leave parts on the sprue i look for parts that arent easily damaged after clipping them of the sprue.
So i look for spots that are easily touched up with paint or parts that will get glued on other parts like the fins that will be glued onto the head.
When above steps are done i cut/clip excess sprue parts off clean up the part..moldlines flash etcetera.
Hope the explanation is understandable iam not a big hero in writing in english previous pictures show better what iam meaning to say
And offcourse sometimes i pin parts..lets just say iam weird in my way of modeling ^^

@KillaCam tvm for the kind words

Have a nice evening and thnx for viewing!
Regards
Mark

Hey all,

A little before i have to work update!
Started on the first stage of the base.
Masked of the pictureframe to protect it.
Materials used for now are:treebark,cork,woodfiller and one of the scenic parts that come with the h.elf kit.
The plan is to create a colorfull scene were the h.elf dragon stands,and a darker scene on the side of the d.elf dragon.
When the wood filler has dried i will add some sand over it to get a nice and better looking underground.
Hope you guys like it sofar
Have a nice day!
Regards
Mark

Hi people at dakka,
Some more work is done the the base of the dragon..
I raised the part were the dragon will be standing a bit to get a better angle/positioning on him
Also worked on the part were the dragon will be resting on with his claw..
Also dropped some sand on the base and colored it
Hope you guys and girls like it sofar.
Have a nice day
Regards
Mark

Looking good!

Tvm Para
grtz
Mark

After some busy days i am back with a update on my dragon project
Done some more work on the wing of the dragon and been doing some more basing work.
Pictures say more then words so lets roll ^^
Hope you guys like the progress sofar!
Have a nice evening
Regards
Mrk

Small update..
Started on some waterworks on the dio base
Hope you like it ^^
C&c appreciated
Have a nice day
Regards
Mark

Looking good so far Mark!

Tvm for the kind words Leviathus
Grtz
Mark

A small update on a day off.
Been working on the diobase some more
Hope you girls and girls like it sofar
Thnx for watching and have a nice day!
Regards
Mark

Really great attention to detail, and awesome paintwork on the dragon!

Tvm for the kind words Para
Slowly but surely the dragon is getting there
B-day is incomming so i should hopefully get my black dragon soon ^^ and then i can glue on the rider (need the black dragon to pose so i can pose the rider on the h.elf dragon properly)..
Also need to put some still water stuff on the shopping list for my little river quite nervous about that since its my first time doing water effects...well see what will happen ^^
Thnx for watching and have a nice day!
Regards
Mark

Time for a bigger update on the dragon
What have i done today?! well i will tell and show you guys ^^
Been working on the rider a bit now he has some reigns to hold on to
Added the sails on the head of the dragon and redone the eyes of the dragon.
Enough typing time for some pics

Hope curious what you guys and girls think about it sofar c&c apreciated.
Have a nice weekend and thnx for watching!
Regards
Mark

This is stunning... Cannot wait to see what you do with the Dark Elf half of the project!

Tvm for the kind words Alex
Regards
Mark

Some more work done to the dragon
I wasnt happy with the horns/nails on the dragon so i rdone them.
Also redone the ribbon on the axe.
Also glued on the axe arm to the body of the rider.
Time for pictures!

Have a nice sunday and thnx for watching!
Grtz
Mark

Spectacular.

Beautiful work. Really amazing attention to detail on the base, and the dragon is a beautiful paint job. Well done so far, watching for the rest.

Tvm for the kind words Cam!
Still waiting for that pesky black dragon to arrive (hopefully this week)
Atm working on a ogre kingdoms stonehorn wich i got for my b'day
Might post some pics later and see what you guys and girls think sofar
Grtz
Mark

That thing is looking amazing now!

Tvm Para
Grtz
MArk

To show that iam not sitting in a corner doing nothing..
Some pictures of the b'day present i got last week from some friends ^^
Ladies and gentleman proud to show you the Ogre kingdoms stonehorn in progress!
Still not deceided on what to do with the base of the stonehorn...thinking bout doing a snow base
Hope you guys and girls like it
Thnx for viewing and have a nice day!
Grtz
Mark

Today the black dragon arrived at my house
So were back in action!
Glued the body together and he's glued on his scenic base..
Also done a dryfit on the diorama base and the pose of both dragons will be perfect when glued on the diobase
Time for some pictures ^^
Have a nice weekend and thnx for watching!
Grtz
Mark

That is awesome!

Are you converting the Black Dragon or leaving it as is? Because at the moment, it seems a little odd to have it facing away from the HE Dragon in that pose.

Wow, some really great details on that stone horn, the eyes look perfect, I'm quite amazed at it!

This is just stunning!

The dragon is beautiful. I can't wait to see what you do with the next one.

I love all the details you have going on here, especially in the big scenic base.

Your ogre model is also spectacular. Your painting style is so clean and crisp.

I'm looking forward to seeing more of both projects.