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the white reminds me of austrian troops...they had nice tophats in those times that would look very much like the britanians have... and yellow...hmmm...rather white than yellow in my view...but it all boils down on this...there is only a limited range of possible colors for this army... blue, red, green is even too dark, and yeah white and then yellow...not much more really...brown would have looked shabby... so all in all a good choice!

And yeah I plan to add a bit more to the brim edge Just had to let it all set first. And with painting many things can be covered up and altered!

yes and ...yes...^^

Yeah I figured Yellow would have blurred too much with the flesh. Grey and Brown just seemed to shabby and dull for them. Red, Blue and a midtone Green I think would have been good options, even a midtone Purple would have worked (more so with the pale yellow flesh!). White was my second choice, but I figured it made a better edging colour than main one (not because it is a had colour to get a decent coverage and effect with at all.... ^^)

I do think I may try the green on my spare trooper. Just to see what it looks like! Will do that this weekend

didn´t you want to make some characters for your army? i think green would be a good character color...

lol...i tried to make a crisp white...took ages and with only very thin paint...but in the end i was rather satisfied...but then my paintscheme would need to do this over and over again...er...^^

Yeah I have done it on Apothecary and that is about it xD I tried white army once, never again!

I plan to do the eye the helm of the Royal Guard, in green, might do the helm white too... Would stand out from the troopers a bit more Thanks for the idea!

I think I might do the banner in an inverted Union Jack (so Blue:Red and yellow Cross, maybe!) shall hopefully get that started soon. Just need the temp to be higher :(

yeah...the priming issue...:(

the differnt scheme will be interresting to see...


i tired a DA deathwing army...well now they are all brownish^^

Still not bad to have a DA Deathwing!

And yeah the paint comes out like a sneeze :( so no good for priming till the ice is gone. So hopefully soon.

And I guess I will get the Storm Troopers done too. Just because they are one of my favourite Guard units

are we now talking IG´s or the puppets here?...


and yep, the army is still there it is but only neglected so far...^^

IG I have way too many projects :( Need to stop starting new ones in the future xD ( I never have learned that form of restraint!), but yeah IG Storm Troopers are some of my favourite models and as they are on the tray to be sprayed they are going to end up in here! Not just Puppets, even if they have got the painting firing on all cylinders

Haven't felt this enthusiastic about painting/modelling in years (not since the Valk arrived for Xmas haha!)

well something like a valk would be nice on my desk too^^ one day i need to scratchbuilt a flyer too...

restraining...how to? lol

It helps with travelling to see my Fiancée :p Less money to spend on Projects xD

Otherwise I just aim to do my best and get things completed, deadlines and getting feedback helps xD

Still sometimes you have sometime and pennies to spend :')

i have ebay on my favoritelist and bookmarked on the toolbar...whenever i feel lazy or bored i surf there...and boy there is always something on...my responsibility as a father keeps me from wasting the kids piggybank^^

where does your GF lve that this is a major money drain for your hobby?^^

feedback is the best way for me to keep motivated and focused on a project...

She lives down in Norwich lol At present that is not so bad money wise, but being unemployed it takes its toll. And with a move to Hereford things can only get harder :( Just will keep looking for work near her I guess.

Mind I seem to have given her the painting bug. Now to just get her into Relics and I will be a happy person

As for feedback I find it helps give you advice where it is needed, and it can help to improve things. Failing that good banter and conversation makes wargaming a very worthwhile pursuit Not just a value for model but a massive one for hours and it does just keep giving

i think getting your lady into painting relics minis is just plain cheating... i think these are way too cute to say no... heck if i had them at hand now i could probably get my wife to it too^^ and she is literally not into painting and wargaming...

and yep...the odd part of conversation has sweetened lots of nights for me^^

so now i have to ask where do you currently live...and how far the distances are...long distance realtionships never were my cuppa tea...

Northampton, so it is like 100 miles (160 km) away :(

And Hereford is another 100 odd miles.

It has and will last

She likes to paint (there is some models she painted, as her first time http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/428015.page#3882685 ) Not bad and Sarah has a bit of an interest in LotRs... Just need to find her an army she likes (something Elven or Fairy based!)

lol...where she can use up all the purple and pink you never use^^ lol... choasy demons or traitor guard i guess would be a good use for that... or of course pretty eldar...^^

boy...that is a huge distance... *shudders* my wife always said i should have thought about aplying for outside jobs too... but if i would be away from her and the kids...where would be the point of working for a living if the living was somewhere else?... how do you cope with that?

Actually my father in law works aboard alot and its fine XD his family don't mind much buts its nice to see him but anyways the painting looks great on the relic can't wait till my gift .

I use lots of purple! My SM are dark purple xD

But yeah Elves I think Be they space elves or elves xD

We have both coped with it quite well. There are moments in which we miss each other like mad, but we chat, write letters and travel to see each other a lot Just seems to have worked ^^


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saka13 wrote:Actually my father in law works aboard alot and its fine XD his family don't mind much buts its nice to see him but anyways the painting looks great on the relic can't wait till my gift .

When the Nuem cometh you shall receive!

well i cross my fingers for you both!

and now i will hit the cushoin again...time for some sleep

keep well mate!

Night Vik

*salutes*

Just a small update today.

Finished adding and altering the Colour Bearer. Added a Standard topper and some details, and filled in a few holes!



The rest of my time has gone on the construction of more stuff. Here is hoping that I can get them sprayed before it snows again... ¬_¬ I hate snow.

interesting knob on the standard...

A big button

Seemed fitting, for an army of puppets Plus it gives me more of a chance to do some verdigris effect

lol...i bet it is not that big... probably from a shirt?^^ on that scale everything starts by looking huge^^

i only ever done this effecxt by accident...and then forgot how i did it... what is your mixture?

I am not sure, I think sometimes you are doing something mundane (in this case Sorting laundry and found the button in the dryer ) and well what is small in human scale is huge at 25mm!

As for the verdigris, I use Scaly green (OOP but there is Scruf Green Vallejo) followed by Hawk Turquoise. When dry it gets a coat of Brass, then a Mud wash followed by a tiny highlight of Brass after. I think there is probably other ways, but that is the one that I find works

ok, that definatly was not my way... i think i used beastly brown, followed by a drybrushed mithril silver... then i hit all with oop ork flesh wash...the green one...drybrush metal again and after that it gets a bit blurry to remember...

That is similar to how I tried in the past. I think part of the fun of painting is experimenting and find what works

Part of the rewarding part for me at least

rewarding and frustrating at the same time.,..to try these ideas for new mixtures one has to thank the god of metalmakingminis^^

It is so much easier to deal with Metal Minis! It is a shame that GW has given up on them :( Mind I do have plenty of stuff to work through over the next few months if not years....

mind you... too...i should paint up minis, instead i build robots..lol...and my minis collect dust...if i stop now hunting down new minis i might be able to finish the amount of already collected minis during the next decade^^