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Ulric turned out beautifully and the blue paint on the pigs is a fantastic addition!

Ulric turned out well. You sure got him done quick, I wish I could do that quality in that short amount of time.

@Theo: No black outlines- thats just the base blue showing through! Its a simple base of Ultramarine Blue, then a bit of bleached bone mixed in to brighten it.

@Gits: Thanks! On the small guys, I don't think too many will have the warpaint, but the big ones are definitely getting the Braveheart treatment
We're gonna be using the slightly darker blue that is on the blonde pig. The darker ones would work with the bright blue, but its just a little too much on the bright pigs.

@Zerg: Hah! I appreciate that- Yeah, somehow I got him taken care of pretty much in a day- Airbrushing and washing black definitely helps make it quick, and red is something of a specialty of mine.



Just got in some minis fro Git's Mantis Maker comp.... Gonna try to sneak an entry in before the deadline!!

Loving those piggies! Especially the war paint... I am a little partial to that!

Ulric is looking good too, remarkably understated model for GW. The very nice paint helps too!

Thanks, wehr!!

So still no paint (its coming soon, promise!), and I've been working on a special project outside of wargames... But thats a story for another time- Hopefully soon!

Instead, have some Alchemists!

Love the poison green I get to paint... Sure I had to do white, too, but from here its simple bright colors (and leather)!

Ulric looks fab. That nee sculpt is the shiz.

EDC

Beautiful job on the smoke swirl.

God I'm going to feel bad when my team is still just bare metal :(

If only you knew someone who could paint them...

 whalemusic360 wrote:
If only you knew someone who could paint them...

If only he wasn't busy painting pigs and titans... Actually Ramos currently has me slated for a Valkyrie model for my DnD game I'm probably never going to get, so there's a good chance he'll be painting Esthers, the season 2 captain for the Brewers, who's a fat opera singer looking lady.

Hey man, he hasn't put a drop of paint on a titan in like 2 years.

Love Ulric, the scout, and the alchemists!!

The test mini process was awesome, thanks for doing that and looking forward to the full army progress

Only note is, I do not like the new matte varnish =/. It's almost like... Too dull!

Which isn't a problem, as I can just mail you some rattle cans of Dullcote to use, instead. I've never had a problem with those and love the look they give so hopefully that's OK! I feel like if you compare the test mini pics before and after sealing, the "before" just pops so much more. Ulric also looks awesome, wondering if he is shown before or after sealing?

 whalemusic360 wrote:
Hey man, he hasn't put a drop of paint on a titan in like 2 years.

I know right! bit slack if you ask me! someone else should bring the Titan love?...........

Them's fightin words, nerdfest!

Just shipped Dullcote, although I know you won't be needing it for a bit

To me the one on the rights dress looks almost translucent. Excellent stuff as always Ramos.

@EDC: Thanks! Yeah, I definitely approve of his sculpt- Big thumbs up to GW for not making him too overly blinged!

@Gits: THank you. She's easily my favorite model of the bunch- and thankfully is rather effective on the field!

@Alf: Hey, at least not many of the other guys had their stuff painted tonight, right? I wouldnt worry about it too much, this is what I do for a living, after all!

@WM: Lies!! I'm sure that the warlord has had at least a little bit of overspray fall on to it...

And technically Knights are Titans, right? And I only painted some of those a few months ago

@nerd: Money where your mouth is, kiddo- Show me some Titan!! Itching to see what you do to one

@Yorkright: Thankee kindly! This sort of contrast is something I'm trying to work on. All of the best painters out there seem to go for really heavy gradients that emphasize the lines of the models. At leas with these guys, im trying a lot more glazing and shading. I really think that Im getting close to something workable, especially with the greens.

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Paints came in, so itll be back to the Piggies as soon as I get some traction on an important rush project... More on that later. A little too early to make anything really public.

Anyways, tonight was the first Guildball night at the game store, and my Alchemists made their debut. Beat up some Brewers pretty solidly, then got trounced by a combination of dice luck and unexpectedly fast movement by a team of Fisher's guild.

But at least I looked pretty doing it.

First up, my lovely team captain, Smoke.

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And the angsty Venin:




And the deady Calculus:




Firey Mercury:




Lastly, an alternative captain model, Midas.






My primary 3-man team at the moment is Smoke, Venin, and Calculus. The combo is pretty straight forward- Calculus lobs gas grenades at the opponent, hopefully poisoning them. Next, Smoke duplicates the poison AoE and hits more targets, then moves the initial blast to ensure total saturation. Lastly, Venin wades into combat and bleeds the poisoned enemies. With optimal rolls, and assuming the enemy doesnt get to clear status effects, it ends up dealing at least 7 damage a turn to enemy models. This is in a game where most people have 15-20 HP.

I'd love to see how larger games work out- It sounds like it all starts to click at the full 6 models. Strategies start to gel, you're able to project force much easier and shut down certain teams that excel in the small games (like Butchers). Everyone becomes more balanced.
But thats for another day- Until we figure out all the rules, I htink the guys are all sticking to 3-man teams!


Till next time, Im back to work!

Lovely work on the Guildball team. They're looking mighty fine. Really need to get my thumb out and start on my Morticians

Yeah that's one fine looking team. The Captain with the smoke is my fav, really well done.

EDC

I'd would have gone with a Hvy Bolter. ok... fine...

They look great. I too like the 'smoke' effect and model the best.

It's all really nicely done. I like the face mask on Venin. Reminds me of the Bayushi clan samurai mempo's from Legends of the 5 rings.

Wow, I love them!! As others have noted, the smoke of... er... Smoke and the mask of Venin really steal the show, they're just incredible.

Very nice balance of colors, looks like a joy to play against! Next AdeptiCon, let's pencil in for a Guild Ball game . I'm going to be running Hunters!

Haha! I think Ramos and I were both looking at Hunters as secondary guilds to play

Guildbaaaall
Now testing out some modcubes

How did I miss this

They look great, thanks for playtesting Ramos!! Tell your opponent (Alfndrate?) to paint their models, too

I am painting them. There's a plot twist in that photo though, I'm playing the Alchemists and using the ModCubes and I was giving a demo to someone using my stuff. Also my first experience with ModCubes.

Ah great

Ramos already gave me feedback that a few half faces would be really helpful (for Poison, Burning, Bleed... and one other that escapes me at the moment, do you know?) to represent two common effects on a single face, so I'll be adding those (and can send some to try out).

Knockdown is the last condition.

Got it, thanks

Oof... So an extremely busy past week or so around here.... Preparing to start a new job Monday, so lots of work to get to that point. Its a simple security job, but the pay works for me, and it keeps me busy as they say, hah.

Not really much else to report...


Got more paint in, so more on the pigs.
They're going super saiyan!

Baby's got (piggy)back, I see looking good matey.