-Crisp & Grey- A NZ blog (May Update - I painted a Dragon!)

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**inmygravenimage**

Exciting times! Good looking stuff.

**WarbossDakka**

Washes are my favourite paints. They just work so well

**JustaerinAtTheWall**

Agreed! Washes do so much for so little! That base is looking excellent Knightley, definitely worthy of the knight to stand upon it!

**Knightley**

@Graven - Very exciting, I keep looking at this thing and giggling

@WarbossDakka - I remember when devlan mud wash first came out, it was literal skill wash, paint the model, do the wash, congratulate your self for a job well done.

@Justaerin - Cheers!

Update: More work on layering on the base, the Rhino has had its edges done etc

**Solar_lion**

Very Nice.. like all the color ranges your using , breaks up the base well.

**WarbossDakka**

What chapter is the Rhino from? I'm guessing a Smurf or (god forbid) a Crimson Fist?

Lovely painting by the way.

**Knightley**

@Solar - Cheers, I was tempted to keep it to three colours across the whole base, but when I did a little test it looks bizarre and jarring, so much more colour was added!

@WarbossDakka - Thanks! see below for the tank reveal

Update: Weathering was added as well as some free hand. Grass will need to be added and water effect in one of the shell holes around the feet

**JustaerinAtTheWall**

Nothing warms a heretics heart more than to see a smurf-mobile lay broken underfoot. Truly a glorious base Knightley. Is that a premade base, or made of your bitz?

**d00mspire**

I basically see what you did there.

**WarbossDakka**

Excellent. Good to see the smurfs crushed by a massive frickin' robot.

I'm going to pretend you didn't make that pun btw

**ZergSmasher**

Wow, lots of hate for the Ultramarines in this thread. As a Dark Angels player, I'm just glad that wreck isn't green...

Seriously, nice job on the base!

**Gitsplitta**

Really nice job on the derelict rhino.

**Knightley**

@Justaerin - Thanks! the base is an old GW scenery piece called battlescape IIRC

@d00m - Some would chastise me for my puns, some, well they just run with it

@WarbossDakka - Aww come on, I worked that in perfectly, and you know I'll continue to make even more puns with other extremities!

@Zerg - Course there is, its a common thread because of Matt Ward IIRC, oh and as an FYI there is some DA wreckage on the base as well, a shoulder pad and a helmet.

@Gits - Thank you

Update: working from the ground up, onto the toes!

**WarbossDakka**

I'm going to be ignoring a lot of the titles, aren't I

You gotta start somewhere, and the toes are probably the best spot.

**Knightley**

@WarbossDakka - Hahah, course most people may just open up the thread and look at the pretty photos.

Update: Feet pretty much done, needs some squiggles and parchment names, but all in all done

**JustaerinAtTheWall**

These titles are toe-tally rediculous! But those feet are lookin' pretty sweet, squiggle away good sir!

**Knightley**

@Justaerin - I know, I can't help myself. I think I'll squiggle the toes once I apply them to the base.

Update: Moving up to the legs now, base colours applied and washes started

**WarbossDakka**

I swear the jokes get worse.

All jokes aside, I can't see myself ever getting a Titan, it would take me ages just to get the colours right! Well done either way.

**Mad..**

The jokes in the titles are stunning, perfectly suited to be dad jokes for years to come.

The big robot is coming along really well Knightley, how's the motivation levels going while working on something this massive yet detailed?

**evildrcheese**

Amazing work on the base Knightley.

And the feet.

And the legs.

EDC

**Camkierhi**

Really fantastic work so far, always difficult with larger models, but you seem unphased at the moment, great work.

**d00mspire**

This model is looking leg-endary.

**Cleatus**

Looking good!

**Knightley**

@WarbossDakka - As most things, it will get worse before it gets better

I tell you the colour side of things is something I'm still struggling with, so don't feel to bad.

@Mad - Who's to say they aren't my dad jokes for now! motivation levels are waning at this point, legs aren't the most fun thing to paint.

@EDC - Thanks

@Cam - There are so many details I'm worried I'll get caught up in trying to pick them all out :(

@d00m - Love it, some puns coming in are always appreciated.

@Cleatus - Cheers!

Update: Almost finished the legs.

**Knightley**

Update: some tricky photography going on here, Base colours and a wash done

**WarbossDakka**

The skeleton would drive me insane! Nice work.

**Knightley**

@WarbossDakka - Cheers

Update: finished the legs, then realised I forgot the pistons, oops

**inmygravenimage**

Pumpin'

grand indeed amigo. Don't forget the squiggles!

**WarbossDakka**

Even the PISTONS have imperium symbols on! That's a bit excessive Mechanicum, come on now.

Very nice

**evildrcheese**

Really cool! Loving the cultist conversions!

EDC