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Out of interest why did you chose Straken for the Desert Alpharius rather than Captain Al-Raheim? The latter just makes more sense to me. Or I just want to see a Shotgun wielding, cigar chomping, iron hand swinging, mean son of Alpharius one or the other!


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Oh yes and even for the technically incompetent members of this site this topic has been awe inspiring your forcing me to think about concepts, inspiration and ideas beyond the normal. Personally I find posting on the internet forces me to find out, work out and write out my unconscious and subconscious inspiration for a project which really helps. Actually thinking about inspiration works wonders. Also the idea and apparent simplicity of the dramatic basing meant I looked at it worked out how you did it and realised I could do elements as well.

Simple - look at Straken's stats He's in "power armour" and "space-marine" fit

Fair Enough guess thats logical.

30/August/09 Project considerations of the confusing kind - lateral paths: 1. artistic ambitions and 2. army scale realities.

Had a nice and welcome brake to this project and then had the opportunity to voice my thoughts and get feedback from my friends.

Every project brought into the public realm attracts critique and usually the publisher has a lot to do with the frame in which this is done.

So at this point, I’ve come to realize - that in order to actually get an army done, each and every single model cannot be a great statement of artistic intent - AND this has a lot more to do with myself than any of you and your comments that I will always welcome. I am super super harsh and ambitious about my own work and to move along, I need to loosen up a little and only occasionally really go crazy and make a point.

So with this in mind, I’m painting the Twists To add a great, characterful unit on to a gaming table .


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So, a small update. Very PIP of the Twists and new tweaks on the Obram twins. Notice the magnet mines on the base, the new pose on the right and the new "k"pattern sub-lasguns.



btw - I am now going to work on this lot until Space Hulk arrives! So the moment it does, expect another little brake as I will try to really effectively paint the content of the gorgeous new game as well as I can Challenging myself just to paint, not convert and still find a very unique look. I have a little trick and a vision in mind.

I think I said a while ago that it would be a highly ambitious (read - probably too ambitious!) to paint an army to your typical standard.

There are just too many figures and as the creative individual you are, focus and motivation can only be held for so long.

I'm glad you've decided to take a more realistic approach to the task and slacken your impeccable standards a little on some of the "grunts".

I'm sure they will still look great both up close and en-masse though.

Now where are those pics....?

Cheers,

Dante

Love the guns on the twins they look very Special Forces almost like a PPK!

CMDante wrote:I think I said a while ago that it would be a highly ambitious (read - probably too ambitious!) to paint an army to your typical standard.

I think I know what you meant, but it's not the standard that is the problem, so much as making everything an experiment. I've seen off armies to technically as high a standard as I can in the past (like a full army of biggerised, Crescent Guard marines, or indeed the TWAR). But they have been about perfecting same scheme rather than experimenting and always changing things that work in the first place.

So now I have to give myself permission to repeat and have phases of mannerism. (usually the very core of high standard)

So ironically, it's giving up of standards that is so bloody exhausting

Looking great Migsula a nice little treat after a very warm holiday!

14/March/10 Project not dead - breaking rust and then tackling new guys as individuals.

It's been tooooo long since working on this lot - the love of my modeling life. They are at the honor spot of my cabinet and I think of schemes way too wild for my time resources on a daily basis. As soon as I get some white marines done to brake the painting rust, I shall paint some of these guys individually to spice up life.

That makes me very happy to hear. Just don't stress over it :-)

16/March/10 Legion is dead - Long live the Legion! “ Tale of four gamers “

So from the beginning this project altered my perception on many things to do with modeling. I used it as a canvas for my thoughts and experience and directions were I want to go and take my “art” or what ever one likes to call it.

There were times were the project felt overbearing and way too big an undertaking - but then having returned to my older projects, the gap is vast and absolute. The old stuff up to Jade Vessel feels like nice, well converted models, compared to the Legion, my portrayal of a vision set in the 40k Imagery that just happens to use modeling as a medium.

Yesterday I was off to pick up my Crescent Guard from storage, to use in our tale of four gamers story - but having spent a few minutes with the models - well I didn’t.

The Legion it is.

I’ve come to realize that the bulk of points in this army will be armor, something I love to paint and is fairly straightforward to put together. That significantly lessens the fear of not carrying through to gaming goals.

I’ve recently purchased the Imperial Armour modeling book, and coupled with everything I learned with the TWAR project, this should lead to interesting vehicles, and I plan to add a lot of narrative detail. A lot.

Tweaking the sand twists ready and adding the final weathering detail to the Vendetta next.

Stay tuned.

So it will be an IG Armoured Company? Will you include more Alphariusses?

Looking good

Just ordered a top of the line airbrush and an automatic compressor!!!

HERE WE GO!

16/March/10 Viper


I finally finished the Viper (Vendetta, with six AA hellfire missiles instead of the two sponson lascannons)! No way the rest of the armor will copy the same process, but will be similar in style and greatly benefit from lessons learned and I always wanted this bird to be special - a legion bird.

Looking at my basing and terrain plans, I want more green hues to the main armor scheme, ironically to make them stand out a little + greens compliment the splashes of blue beautifully IMO.

Just need to splash some varnish, and get that new camera to share with you.

Glad to see you back. Now get that camera!

Hey Migs, how's it going? Oh that's nice, good to hear your wife's doing wel- GET A CAMERA!!!

Glad to see you back on modelling!

WOOO He's back! Great to read, and even better to gaze lovingly at pictures!
Hell, send me your address and I will mail you my old 3mp camera.

Glad to hear from you man

still with the old camera, and no time for comments, thought people want to see how the third Alpharius shapes up, as he will really be quite something painting project wise. Read the plan from earlier in the blog.

oh and a new larger picture canvas, in anticipation of the killer new camera.

You are one inspiring mofo... Stay on target though, I am smelling not enough hours in the day project syndrome coming on!

Would be awesome if you blogged your experience with the airbrush right from the start, to follow along as you learn everything and experiment.

Awesome stuff as always Mis -

Very Nice!!

WOW... that blue is a nice contrast to those earth tones...

how will you paint the bases? IMHO something yellowish would look great

All looks great. This was one of the logs which got me regularly visiting Dakka (actually, your Crescent Guard were another); I am happy to see some updates.

Resisting urge to go out and buy a load of stuff for a new Legion project.... Must stay on track with the Venator idea. Damm Migs your so inspiring, great work mate!

I've made significant progress! Amazing what half an hour hear and there can do if you do it daily.

I'm 90% finished with the twists and 70% with the Alpharius, with only fun stuff left to do for both! Kind of silly to be painting the Alpharius who won't feature in a long time, but hey, progress is great, and I'm already excited for what ever Legion stuff I'll do next.

pics please

I second that!

Thirded!

Fourthed?