AoV's Hobby Blog 29/04/18 The Tomb World stirs p44...

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**evildrcheese**

The Dark World Temple is very cool. I actually think silver would be better for the spear hero, as it'll give more contrast and make the two identities pop more.

Looks good anyway, and the Heresy models you've built look grand.

EDC

**angelofvengeance**

Went for the copper/brass look using Screaming Bell and Reikland Fleshshade (still WIP).. plus I did a wee bit on the inside of the piece. I quite like the sort of messianic feel it has to it.
What do we think?

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**Januine**

looking very nice. I might use a darker wash on the copper - just to deepen the folds and recesses a bit. Loooking good though

**evildrcheese**

Looking good. The cooper works better than I first thought.

EDC

**angelofvengeance**

Januine wrote:
looking very nice. I might use a darker wash on the copper - just to deepen the folds and recesses a bit. Loooking good though

Oh don't worry. I'm just going to hit it again with another wash of the same, so it should darken down a bit more.

**angelofvengeance**

Had a bit of excitement about book 6 of the Horus Heresy and thought I'd come back to the large pile of plastic Calth stuff I have just sitting here doing nowt.

Started painting mr 'temptor dreadnought.. Bit rough arsed at the moment but he's taking shape. Love this Vallejo primer stuff. Much much nicer than the Imperial Primer stuff. Though in hindsight, I wish I'd sprayed the fether with Chaos black. It's proving a pain in the backside to get under those shoulders now :(

**Paradigm**

That scenery looks great, the bright gold and muted copper really pops! Looking forward to the Dread!

**hk1x1**

Nice work on the AOS terrain. Will you be adding weathering, to give it that ancient forgotten ruin look.

**angelofvengeance**

hk1x1 wrote:
Nice work on the AOS terrain. Will you be adding weathering, to give it that ancient forgotten ruin look.

Yes. Just not sure how to weather the gold hydra thing.. besides Agrax Earthshade-ing it down a lot, since gold is pretty much imperishable

**Paradigm**

Dirt and grime would still collect on it over time, deposited by rainfall, blow in by the wind ect, so perhaps after the first Agrax wash (to give depth/detail) you then do a less consistent, more patchy second wash ect to simulate that?

**angelofvengeance**

Bit more on the Ophidian Archway this evening... 2nd coat of Reikland Fleshshade and a drybrushing of Hashut Copper on the spear-toting hero.

**Theophony**

You could try turning the piece upside down and giving it a grimy wash to simulate the dirt Para mentioned. That way it looks like rain came down and washed some grime away. Also you could add some vines or moss in between the stones.

**Azazelx**

Yeah, there's a lot you an do to weather it - it really just depends on how dirty you'd like to make it.

**angelofvengeance**

I hit it with a 2nd coat of Seraphim Sepia (upside down) so it should look grimy and weathered. Any suggestions for the flames at the base of the Hydra? In the game it's supposed to be a cursed building that attacks unfortunate souls, and traps them and they become part of the murals on its walls for eternity. So maybe some ethereal flames painted in Ceramite White, followed by a glaze of Guilliman Blue with a highlight of White Scar.

Whilst I was waiting for the wash to dry I did a bit of painting on this fellow below, whom I've decided will be the BaC temptor's 41st millennium appearance. As a veteran of the Horus Heresy, and the destruction of Caliban, he is one of the few functioning Contemptor dreadnoughts of the Chapter. **edited for verbal diarrhoea

**Paradigm**

Huh, did a double take there, I was expecting HH black!

Nice Deathwing bone colour though!

As for the flames at the base of the temple, my first thought (not knowing the fluff) was to paint them as some kind of crystal, jade green or amethyst purple were the ones that immediately sprang to mind. Could still fit the fluff; they see the shinyness, go to take a closer look, touch the stone and the spell takes hold and pulls them in.

**BillyC**

New to the site so this took me a while to read through but so glad I did!

Gotta say i love pretty much everything, but some of your minis especially caught my eye!

These guys rock!

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Also loving the amount of terrain stuff you share

Thankyou

**angelofvengeance**

Thanks very much, BillyC. Pretty chuffed with that Triarch Stalker myself! Shame I broke one of the pincers on the torso, though.

Cheers Para- took a good few coats to get it up to that.

While we're on the subject of the Deathwing Contemptor, I'd welcome any suggestions for markings.

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Paradigm wrote:
That scenery looks great, the bright gold and muted copper really pops! Looking forward to the Dread!

The HH dread won't be finished until I can get my mitts on the new book. That way, I'll have some idea of the Dark Angels Legion markings and I can apply that to my BaC stuff.

**angelofvengeance**

++ GENE SEED RETRIEVAL IN PROGRESS ++

Apothecary Mordin Solus reporting for duty

Sort of. He's a bit WIP at the moment obviously. Going for a slightly battered look, since I'm pretty sure they'd be in the thick of it to retrieve the Progenoids.

Also, could do with a response to the above please

**GrimDork**

Man. I'm not sure his brother-astartes would be happy to see him marching their way

Neat model.

**angelofvengeance**

Found me a head for my plastic Chaplain

Bit chaos mariney but he looks pretty good

**Paradigm**

Good choice! Think I used a similar one (maybe even the same one, actually) on a Chaplain a few years ago.

**GrimDork**

Sweet model AoV, good work!

**angelofvengeance**

Bit of a change of scene here... back to the Mortal Realms and there's something stirring in the wilderness.
Time for some angry goatmen!

**GrimDork**

I like the low profile bases.

**angelofvengeance**

Had a mess around with the Khornegor (WIP). The chainmail on this thing hammered my poor basecoat brush :(

**angelofvengeance**

So my brother's pledge reward for Minion Miniatures little Kickstarter has arrived- behold some truly fantastic sculpts!
We have a Deathscale lizardman as well, but the image came out blurry so I'll have to get a better photo in a bit. But for now, check out the Bugbear, Flesh Golem and the Deathscale concept art from the KS. The Deathscale is pretty fething huge. More like a Kroxigor on steroids. Or if you've read any of the Lone Wolf stuff by Joe Dever, one of the giant lizardmen type beasties- Garodon I think it was?
Bugbear

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FleshGolem

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**GrimDork**

Looks like some cool stuff.

That mask makes the golem double creepy.

**Thraxas Of Turai**

Quite an array of Beastmen you have there, like the WIP on the Khorngor as well.

Why the move to the slim round bases?

**Master Azalle**

A little delayed, but Im excited to see your Contemptors!

For Markings, crossed swords and angels work well

same with feathered designs

**angelofvengeance**

Thraxas Of Turai wrote:
Quite an array of Beastmen you have there, like the WIP on the Khorngor as well.

Why the move to the slim round bases?

Cheaper than buying them from GW direct. Renedra do packs of 32 30mm bases for £4 each, whereas you're looking at a pack of 10 for £3 each from GW. Makes sense...