That statue is pretty cool man, your Stormraven looks sleek and menacing nice job!

Oooh... nice work on the plume!

@ Knightley - thanks buddy. I'd love to see your take on a SR.

@ gits - glad you're more convinced now!

First up, smoke post prime:





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BTW, I mentioned to the missus that she was now mrs graven, she replied she's not, but I'm Mr Delicious (her cake business is called mmm*delicious - http://www.facebook.com/Mmm.deliciouSbyMargaret)
So now you know

I *think* my Storm Raven's finished. At some point, one just has to draw the line.



Can't get a decent shot in cockpit :(


Really pleased with the CH kit, added some fw details such as this.


My, how I love edge highlighting...





I also wonder whether to paint the hurricane sponsons white.


I like this, though the close-up makes it very obvious where I cut the flaps down, I think.


Hits_the_spot really does design some beautiful details.

I could add mud and splatter to the underside, but I'm not sure. I don't know that it'll need it once on its preposterous base.

Hey ho,
graven.

I like that Storm Raven! I don't think the books are aerodynamic though.

Ala Mud/dirt spatter, I would say that if you did decide to add some, only put it on the access ramp and the landing ... skids? feet? Not sure what they are.

Looks great though!

NO ONE loves Edge Highlighting, Graven.

No. One.

--B.

Statue is effing sweet. I will be stealing that painting style (at some point).

Looking at the SR. Have you considered hitting the red with a red wash? The highlights look very orange. In my experience, a simple coat of red wash helps blend the highlight and turns it just enough red to make it look ... not orange. Of course, from two or three feet away it probably makes the model "pop".

take care

@disjointed: yeah I have a tamiya mud stick which is great for that sort of thing. Might do it on the feet.

@briancj: tru dat. Double tru. See, I'm down with the kids me

@albinoork: Glad you like my verdigris Indeed, that's a fair point on the red. I have both baal red and VG red ink, I'll maybe do a couple of test patches. I normally use leviathan purple on my gks but I don't think it'll work here.

Incidentally, swung by hobbycraft and managed to score all their gryphone sepia and ogryn flesh. Should keep my going

The eternal what next. Well, the SR base naturally, but after? Mrs graven's latest challenge was what was I LEAST wanting to paint. Well, upon reflection, everything I need for my gk army for next week: 20 pagk, NDK, 2 jokaero, Banisher, coteaz, chimera and 3 acolytes. Nuts.

Base wip:



Getting there...


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Ok folks, here we go:


I like the cloven foot peeking out...


Got a nice glow on those eyes.


From behind.

Some detail shots:





And, mounted:



Oh, washed the reds on SR btw - good call.

Now if only I had a lightbox big enough...

Next up: =][= acolytes, methinks, for variety's sake.

Later gang,
graven

Wow, very nice catch-up, you have been busy. Finished a unit and everything Grats on that, great job too.

And lots more painting done too, all looking good amigo, all looking good.

Beautiful work on the statue.

Loving the smoke plume, that's just plain inspired.

Really looking good graven! That's quite the spectacular base for your Storm Raven. Something you should be proud of too!

Morning y'all,
@mt/gits: thank you kindly chaps.

Been a hectic couple of days, with mrs graven's birthday leafing much cake, curry and in-laws (who got her an airbrush - again, Hobby collision...)

Still, aside from decapitating some termies (tagk>paladins) I've been working on my retinue for counts-as Coteaz:

Banisher, which is a Wyrd mini with a sob eviscerator:

Love this model. I'm not crazy on Wyrd as a rule, but metropolis got me this as he thought it screamed =][=. Good call.

Jokaero. OooOOOoook.


Actual jokaero. Want to track down a dream blade rainforest shaman for #3


FW retinue. Just utterly beautiful figs. Also I'm scared of converting resin.





I've also caved and ordered a dkok QM for the retinue. Sigh.

Because every =][= needs tp.

Tomato paste tube makes great cloth/paper, it transpires.

And lastly some early WIPs of coteaz:


And his chimera:


C&C&such,

Etc,
Graven



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Wow. Rubbish pics. Sorry y'all!

Wow... you have been busy! Really fantastic stuff there mate... thanks for sharing.

Agree with the Gits! This inquisitor retinue looks great. Lots of character in those minis. Keep up the good work. Excited to see these guys get finished up.

Damn you! I went and had a look at the DKoK quarter master and his retinue.... I feel another FW purchase coming on...

Damn you for a good find

Gitsplitta wrote:Wow... you have been busy! Really fantastic stuff there mate... thanks for sharing.

Moltar wrote:Agree with the Gits! This inquisitor retinue looks great. Lots of character in those minis. Keep up the good work. Excited to see these guys get finished up.

oh hush Thanks guys

Knightley wrote:Damn you! I went and had a look at the DKoK quarter master and his retinue.... I feel another FW purchase coming on...

Damn you for a good find

They are lovely, and came in the post yesterday:

I suspect FW's resin has changed. It feels... slippery somehow, maybe it's just a different release agent but they had almost no flash or imperfections. Not like finecast, but different nonethless. The packaging's changed too, to blister packs. I've made a couple of tiny modifications, the main one not attaching the cherub to the icon and keeping it as a separate acolyte.

Here's a WIP of the Chimera. The tank itself is essentially done, but I need to work on the bloke and his stick.



Here's where the rest of the retinue are:


Very pleased with how she's turned out, even if she is a bit disco. Might even consider looking at Wyrd figs from time to time...


A lovely model, totally breaking the no fig unmodified rule *shrug*
And his little friend:


Yes, I could have gs'd up defense orbs and rings, but it's a great fig. Instead, I've just added a =][= to the book cover and some details about good ol' papa within...

And the man himself:

Feel like I'm finally getting the hang of skin tones!

Having spent all this time on these guys, I have of course now changed my list for Tuesday, swapping out the 4 acolytes (warriors with bolters) for 2 servitors (hb/mm). Ah well.

Found it incredibly hard to get a decent pic of this guy. I'll see if I can't get a better one.



Contender for one of my favourite models of all time. Love him.



Gotta love FW acolytes

And the finished servo-skulls, to finish:



Your continuing support appreciated as ever gang. Incidentally, if you want to support mrs graven (and hence my sanity/available paint time) click the link in the spoiler to vote for one of her amazing cakes)

Fantastic job on they eyes of the jakero graven. You sure picked some amazing models to work on. Wow.

... and Mrs. Graven's cakes look fantastic! I'm *very* impressed. Talent must run in the family. Bodes well for the baby gravens...

Thanks mate. Funnily enough mrs g hated the eyes - no accounting for taste eh? Cakes are good, indeed. Hopefully kids will bake tasty miniatures, or something.

Got a bit done today, what with one thing or another.

Added the base reds and whites to the NDK and 2 squads I'll be using Tuesday. They won't be fully painted by any stretch but at least we're not talking shiny metal men o' doom.



And the 2 servitors, which I felt I wanted to get done (phone pics alas)



I don't think I'll get anything done tomorrow, as I'm back to work and will need to pack up for Tuesday. I'll aim to do pics and a batrep, time willing.

Hey Ho,
graven

Nice work on the flesh tones on those servitors!

The Hvy bolter servitor shoud be holding a ammo belt feeding into his bolter. Belt feed.

Ha! Fantastic idea sl! I'll rejig after my game.
@gits yeah, I'm really pleased.

Ok, here's my list, to face off against the khornate horde:
Gk 1.5k v daemons 

Coteaz 140 
Strike 260 (10+2 Psilencer, halberds,ndh) 
Strike 260 (ditto) 
Interceptors (5+ndh+psilencer) 140 
Chimera 55 (hbs)
Banisher 15 
Jokaero x2 70 
Servitors x2 (hb/mm) 20
SR with Hurricane, mm 235 
NDK (psilencer, psycannon, ngs, jump) 305

1500

Scatter death at the start hopefully, big guns for soul grinder, and weight of psilencers for inevitable bloodthirster. The horror!

After all that - invasion of - aka, opponent cancelled because of the sniffles.

Boo, rubbish etc.

Quite hacked off - not really his fault, but we've been trying (and failing) to have this game since November. If nothing else, it was helping me get stuff painted. Did get an awesomely positive response from my usual crowd, though, all very supportive.

So what's next?

I really want to get the gks done - or at least, the gks in this list. Maybe they don't want to be played till they're painted - I dunno.

After that, gms jobs: bbl's assassin, a weeping angel that's for Knightley and has been driving me absolutely spare, and the =][= for WarOne.

And onwards? I must go back to the corpses of chaos. Feel I really let folk down there. That will require a little bit of modelling to finish the Paladins but, hey, them's the breaks quite good to have that ahead of me too. I am a builder at heart.

You should have booked a flight to Chi-town for Adepticon mate... more gaming in one weekend that mere mortals can stand.

And... you'd get to hang out with a whole bunch of dakka folks too.

Yeah you should!

And obtain a button from Gits. While supplies last.. not meant to cure or diagnosis or cure any ailment. Limited one to a household. Keep away from real small children, not adult ones!

inmygravenimage wrote:If nothing else, it was helping me get stuff painted.

Quoted for truth. Nothing like a deadline to make sure things get done.

Can you blame him for ducking you? Demons vs. Grey Knights - sounds like your friend is stringing you along

Gitsplitta wrote:You should have booked a flight to Chi-town for Adepticon mate... more gaming in one weekend that mere mortals can stand.

And... you'd get to hang out with a whole bunch of dakka folks too.

If only, if only. Cash aside, it's right at the start of the new term Maybe in 10 yrs or so, when I can get my wife to do me a sponsored mid-life crisis...

whalemusic360 wrote:Yeah you should!

Agh! Stop prodding me! It would certainly be good to meet y'all for real.

Solar_lion wrote:And obtain a button from Gits. While supplies last.. not meant to cure or diagnosis or cure any ailment. Limited one to a household. Keep away from real small children, not adult ones!

Well you could always bring one over to Ireland, and then hop over to Scotland with you.

albinoork wrote:

inmygravenimage wrote:If nothing else, it was helping me get stuff painted.

Quoted for truth. Nothing like a deadline to make sure things get done.

Can you blame him for ducking you? Demons vs. Grey Knights - sounds like your friend is stringing you along

Actually, GKs find daemons a perversely difficult match-up, especially Khorne. Best bet is to warp quake like crazy and hope they scatter themselves to death, then pick them off with Psilencers. But it's nowhere near the walkover it should be - after all, daemons all have eternal warrior, which negates insta-kill with NFws. Yes there's ways round that, but it's still a tough gig.

As for deadlines - well that's it, isn't it? I need to reschedule our game now! I did have an interesting tactical conversation with a couple of the other guys, one of whom was a Tyranid player and explained why he found GKs such a nightmare to take on (TLACs>instakill warriors, Purifiers toast everything else), so that was productive. Hey ho, might get some painting done tonight,
Thanks for your continued support/adepticon-mockery
graven

inmygravenimage wrote:Quite hacked off - not really his fault, but we've been trying (and failing) to have this game since November. If nothing else, it was helping me get stuff painted. Did get an awesomely positive response from my usual crowd, though, all very supportive.

Sounds like the ongoing saga with my best mate over this direction. My 'nids have been trying to chomp on his Guard for about the same length of time but one thing after the other has led to games getting cancelled, re-arranged etc. Gives me a chance to get to painting them, since my painting bug is resurfacing and all after my hiatus.

And when you do go to Adepticon we could probably wrangle a team GB - I'd volunteer once my finances are fixes (so, about ten years time then ). It might even encourage me to get a suitable army done!

Whats the base model for the Servitor if you don't mind me asking?

@DSS: Woo! Go team gb! Like the Olympics, but I might actually give a toss! Start saving now...

@llamahead: warmachine drudge mind slaves. I've got another made up with plasma cannon, 2 as regular servitors and 5 as arco-flagellants. The backpacks are off Void Junkers. Gorgeous figs, and worth scouring eBay for. They come in a blister or as a set with a Cephalyx, which I'm using as a mystic.


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Ooh! Page 42! Can't believe I made it this far - and topped 50k views. Thanks guys, particularly for the flurry of recent chat. I kinda expected the stormraven to get a bit more excitement going chez dakka. Ah well. Onwards! No painting tonight though: out for burgers as a family jaunt. Shucks.

Yes, we Americans challenge you Brits for the pride of your country or whatever crap gets you over here. Clearly GW should change to a US based company. Uhhhh...... Coffee is better then Tea......uhh........Big Ben.......football........rain.......








Just get over here.

whalemusic360 wrote:...... Coffee is better then Tea......uhh.

Quite clearly the heretical ramblings of a cultist. Once this pot's finished we'll look into sending some of those frightful Inquisitorial chaps over your way.

^ Along with some nice warm ale


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Preposterous ammo belt on servitor for gun-toting americant's:

What-Ho. Pip-pip.
Etc
graven

Good job! And it even explains the armoured arm

Yeah, silly and logical. A weird combination
A late night quickie of knightley's gms:

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And Lo! There came a pale minature:


I went for battle damaged; I've also tried some OSL glow on the jet pack. No sure how successful either were, tbh, but it's all a learning process, right?
Later,
graven.

The Weeping Angel is very nice Graven. I really like the way you paint these guys.

Thanks giraffeX really appreciate that. I'm actually tempted to change my mentors from their crisp über white to that mottled look.

First things first: I bought some Imperial Primer to play with. My god, it's awful. So bad, I put it in the bin.

The trouble is it's really thin. As in, patchy. Coverage is terrible.

I've been switching a paladin squad to bare heads, the rest of the fig already primed:


After 2 coats, it still pools and has left the back of the head unprimed. Junk, IMO.

Further proof - 4 layers were required on the rim of the base of the Vindicare.



Not a great pic might try for another. But, happy with the fig.
Details:




Really happy with the lenses in particular.

And some wip-age on =][= for WarOne, using an old confrontation mini:


Ah well, off to seethe with jealousy at those who're at adepticon and salute,
graven

Looks good graven. And no worries, people will be seething at you when you come to adepticon next year.

funny guy.

Progress on =][=



Blue highlight on the black's not quite so strong as the pic suggests. Still no idea what to do with a cron element.


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Aw man, mould line on the guard helm

Looks like it's been a busy day at the office for Inquisitor Wilhelm von Darkhatte

Great job .

Assassin is looking quite smart. You did a very good job on the scope lens. I like the inquisitor waving the scroll at all the dead monster bits... as if he's still trying to point out the error of their ways even after he's slaughtered them.

FOCUS!


Well done on highlighting the brim of the hat.

Is that a gloss varnish or are your paints that shiny?


Take care

monkeytroll wrote:Looks like it's been a busy day at the office for Inquisitor Wilhelm von Darkhatte

Yup. Kicking arse and kill xenos

AlfonsoTheTraitor wrote:Great job .

Much obliged - and welcome to my little corner of p&m!

Gitsplitta wrote:Assassin is looking quite smart. You did a very good job on the scope lens. I like the inquisitor waving the scroll at all the dead monster bits... as if he's still trying to point out the error of their ways even after he's slaughtered them.

Thanks. I learned from the master... My baseline reference, other than your fine work, is actually Jafar's turban gem in 'Aladdin'. True fact.

albinoork wrote:FOCUS!


Well done on highlighting the brim of the hat.

Is that a gloss varnish or are your paints that shiny?


Take care

Thanks mate. I've been playing a lot with blue highlights for black. Vallejo Game Color black is naturally very gloss, a really useful paint. Vallejo Model Color black is Matt-satin, which I use accordingly. Both really useful, versatile paints. Cheers mate.

Not much done tonight - #2 throwing a super-wobbly as we speak. Got first green done on Star Scorpion for flying_pooo, which is also to be a test for a revised Mentor Legion scheme (killing 2 stones with one bird):


I've turned the marine helm on the =][= base green too. Not sure whether to make the eldar baubles yellow, as planned or leave them orange, as it feels like a great contrast against the blue carapace (no new pic, didn't see the point)

Hey Ho,
Strongly wishing that child will consider sleep as a life choice,
Graven

Rather like that assassin mate. Worked out rather fine and conveniently cheap for a kitbash compared to the metals! Haha!

I also realised our insane Team GB for Adepticon some point in the future will need to get a theme going. Probably about now so our slow and lazy selves can get stuff painted in time !

Wow, that is pretty impressive. The amount of work you put into your models is pretty impressive.

@dss, glad you like mate. Also, I still question the probability of actually making it to Adepticon next year. Much as I would love to...

@lordrogaldorn: great to have another visitor to my patch! I tend to spend a long time on the modelling side then occasionally attack a paint job. I'm in a jolly painting place just now, doing stuff for others motivates me more somehow.

Speaking of which, work on Star Scorpion progresses:


This is also a test for a grimier version of Mentors. Coming along methinks).

WarOne's =][= is done but I want to take proper shots,

In other news, lots of funky bits have come my way from fellow dakkanauts (the mighty Ouze and SilverMk2), so I might do a spot of building over the next couple. I'm aiming to work on the paintjobs of the 1.5k gk horde in the mean time.

Until the nonce,
Graven



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Et voila!


Couldn't decide what cron-ness to put on so just left it. I don't think it suffers, there's plenty going on.

More pics:

I hate doing eyes, so I think doing a dozen or so helmetless Paladins should kill or cure.

If I did bugs, this is how I'd do em.
Also, really liking the English Uniform brown for ig. Might even revisit the Cydonian 9th with that thought. Hmm, vendetta...



Right, off to work, but C&C appreciated as ever!
graven

inmygravenimage:

You have outdone yourself!

Everything looks great!

What kind of gun is he holding? A flintlock?

inmygravenimage wrote:@dss, glad you like mate. Also, I still question the probability of actually making it to Adepticon next year. Much as I would love to...

Hence why I said in the future in general. Next year's a definate no-go so at least it gives us crazies a time to plan. I still have to pay up debts. Bleh.

That base though....I like. And bugs are always better with blue.

Great job on the Darkness Hunter one of my favourite Griffin models.

WarOne wrote:inmygravenimage:

You have outdone yourself!

Everything looks great!

What kind of gun is he holding? A flintlock?

So glad you approve mister! Pm me your addy and I'll send it on its way. Yeah, a flintlock, why the devil not eh?!
Incidentally this rubbish pic illustrates my necron idea - not attached, lmk what you think.

DarkStarSabre wrote:

inmygravenimage wrote:@dss, glad you like mate. Also, I still question the probability of actually making it to Adepticon next year. Much as I would love to...

Hence why I said in the future in general. Next year's a definate no-go so at least it gives us crazies a time to plan. I still have to pay up debts. Bleh.

That base though....I like. And bugs are always better with blue.

Quite so, on both counts! The base has me doing the happy dance too.

Building a gk Libby, just cos. I'm wondering about loadout - I have the standard termie lib, which does for warding stave really - sword maybe?
Just for a basic loadout? Matches the art too. Or add a halberd, which seems more (a) traditional and (b) useful.


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@ llamahead - ah, missed your post! Given your fondness for Rackham, I'm glad you approve

I think the little one lost his teething ring...

Well, you could always lick it and see what happens. It's a bit like that eternal parenting question: is that chocolate... or poo?

It's pooo...

I do like the Necron bit...but it needs a bit more.

I'm liking the progress on that Star Scorpion!
You're painting way faster than I am painting my Angel of Absolution...feel free to slow down at any time!
The bone armour on the Angel is proving a massive pain in my butt to paint... I'll show you progress shots soon.

Bone is indeed a menace. Vgc khaki is your friend. That and gryphone sepia - my last tub of which my 2 year old decided to pour out today

The Star Scorpion acts as a helpful distraction from block painting!

Some further sanity preservation: a purifier with NDH, and a Libby:




I've got my purifier squad and strike squad for the (delayed) game v daemons done. I'll get pics up tomorrow. In the interim, any advice on how to get more folk commenting on the blog? I'm feeling a bit baffled...

Confused,
graven.

Really liking the book hammer it looks daft but very gothic and 40k.

Not completely sold on the necron bit - it needs a bit more shizzazzle* to distinguish it from your average flying saucer parking meter.

I've heard that the vallejo sepia wash is virtually identical - can't say for certain as I didn't try a direct comparison when I still had some gryphonne in a fully liquid state and I'm not sure which pieces I have with only a sepia wash on to compare now. Can't say I've noticed any difference when using it though.

Good start to the libby, that purifier looks downright bad-ass though Nice idea for the 'amma, sorry, hammer.


Not aware of any tricks that will bring comments flooding (except bribes). Hard to tell as I'm still on a dodgy connection here and still catching up on several threads, but the P&M seems a little slow in general at the moment, maybe going through one of it's lull periods?



*Shizzazzle - Technical term relatively equivalent to 'je ne sais quoi' but with additional quantities of an unknown, yet indisputably geekier nature.

Very nice, love that Inq, the trygon got battered

Llamahead wrote:Really liking the book hammer it looks daft but very gothic and 40k.

I'm an English Teacher. Who needs mathhammer when you have bookhammer?

monkeytroll wrote:Not completely sold on the necron bit - it needs a bit more shizzazzle* to distinguish it from your average flying saucer parking meter.

I've heard that the vallejo sepia wash is virtually identical - can't say for certain as I didn't try a direct comparison when I still had some gryphonne in a fully liquid state and I'm not sure which pieces I have with only a sepia wash on to compare now. Can't say I've noticed any difference when using it though.

Good start to the libby, that purifier looks downright bad-ass though Nice idea for the 'amma, sorry, hammer.


Not aware of any tricks that will bring comments flooding (except bribes). Hard to tell as I'm still on a dodgy connection here and still catching up on several threads, but the P&M seems a little slow in general at the moment, maybe going through one of it's lull periods?

*Shizzazzle - Technical term relatively equivalent to 'je ne sais quoi' but with additional quantities of an unknown, yet indisputably geekier nature.

I agree re: lack o' shiz. I leave that one with WarOne. Fair point about P&M being a bit slow.

Vitruvian XVII wrote:Very nice, love that Inq, the trygon got battered

Breaded, deep fried, trygon wanton.

I have been busy today, oh my yes. Probably shouldn't have had coffee at this time of night, but lets me get posting done...
WIP on the second NDK:


Rather more importantly, I'm pushing towards a tabletop standard army for Tuesday. If I can get the above NDK done, and the turret on my chimmy, I'm there.

Today, I did the top layers (for now) on halberd-wielding Strike & Purifier squads. I feel it is in no way excessive to have cut up an entire box of bloodletters here.


I'm playing against a Khorne daemon army, hence the flood of Psilencers.


Nice simple conversion using the daemon head from the box set.


I like a bit of leg.


I actually wanted the right arm further round, but mid-sweep still works methinks.


Wow. This looks rubbish in this pic Ah well.


Whopping great conversion from loads and loads of spurious parts. Also, I think he's saying something like, "What? We're klling Khorne today? Dang."


And he's saying "Yup. Like this."


Witness my obsession with BA DC and DA vet parts coming to light...


An old-school GK with a termie Psilencer. I know, sacrilege, right?


Group shot. Need to adjust depth of field. Or, for that matter, start using one of the 2 lightboxes we now have.

Purifiers:


Like I said. Nothing excessive here. Nope. In no way excessive.


Fond of that chaos limb. It crops up all over my stuff. They're breeding, I tells ya.


BT parts creeping in here...


If I stand really still, they won't see me...


What he said!


Look! Over there! Something else to kill!


Really fond of this guy, as he was my first major conversion for this project wayyyyy back last year. I dropped him this morning, and the halberd stayed (a) on the base and (b) vertical. Rest of him fell off mind.


Another heavy conversion using Sternguard bits.


He's not really a purifier. I just ran out of DA vet bodies.


Again. Depth of field...


Oh, and an Interceptor with a Psilencer:


CSM legs on this guy - a success I think?

Generally, I see lots wrong with them all. I'm aware that I've rushed them, but on the other hand, I will actually - possibly for the first time in ~25 years - be fielding a fully painted army. So, an acceptable compromise, I hope.

So, that's my lot really for tonight. As I say, aiming for fp on Tuesday, which realistically means busting a gut tomorrow: the NDK needs reds and golds - and, ideally, his base details done, though I can live without having to paint a wrecked Iron Warrior dreadnought - and the chimmy needs its flag bearing commander to have, well, a flag.

Later, and of course your continuing C&C warmly welcomed,

graven

Love those white detailings, makes em stand out well. Oh, and love the whole grimy grimdark look they have going on.

The bone coloured areas on the NDK are nice too.

The CSM legs look fine, the trim picked out in gold looks really cool.

As for drawing comments, either pester DCMs () or do something like this.....


"Hey Graven! Really nice stuff. You mind checking out my thread and giving me some feedback?

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/342824.page


That tends to work

Ps. Click the link and comment on my thread....

^I see what you did there. Cheers mucker!

Love those graven... Bravo mate!

The NDK looks awesome, the fist guards are a great idea, one I hope to replicate if I can find some suitble subsitutes
The first Purifier with the psylincer looks good, I'm not been a fan of the head you've chosen mainly because I hated painting it on one of my models
The second guy, love the demon head on a spike, great conversion!
The third one, looks like he is doing an upward cut judging by the way his head is looking, again nice and dark.
The kneeling guy. Amazing use of SM parts, this one will be stolen and reused for my purifiers, you can bet on that, brilliant!
The rubbish pic guy, I can't see what you are refering to with a rubbish pic, looks good to me.
The whopping great conversion... nice, real nice, any chance of more shots of this guy, so I can see what parts you've used?
The next guy, well unfortunatley im not a fan of the arm sitting idle by his side, you've got some form of movement with the weapon arm, but a static arm on the other side doesn't quite fit in. (no arguments on the painting however)
Your obession with BA/DA parts? I'm happy to see I've managed to get you hooked great model as well, however im surprised you didnt use the BA DC hammer with a different head on it?
Old school metal model, I think it fits perfectly, how did you assemble it? did you chop off the end of the old weapon or remove the entire of the old weapon?
The group shot looks very impressive!
I do like the next guy with point with a sense of movement, It looks like hes saying, right move over there and slay everything!
The guy with the chaos tentacle? he looks like one of my guys build wise. So I approve!
BA parts on a GK..... top man, top man!
The next one (halberd across the front with arm out to the side) very commanding pose, almost like he's saluting his next kill.
Mr "What he said!" I feel like this one could have had the entire feel of him changed by pointing the head over his left shoulder, I believe it would offer a sense of wistful thought, odd I know but fitting.
Capt "Look! Over there! Something else to kill!" has a great pose, however the bolter looks pure black with no highlights, is that just a trick of the light or did you put that in to test us? I also like the use of the raven wing part for the Psyhic hood!
You're early conversion looks to have stood the test of time, still looks great now as it did back ages ago. How did you find getting the tabbard to go over the robes?
The sternguard conversion one looks pretty cool, is that a brass etch covering up the lower part of his face?
The helmst on the next psylincer. I LOVE that head, its has to be my favorite head out of all the marine head's I've seen, I regret not being able to make copies of it.
The group shot, what I found was putting them in two ranks and taking a wider shot then trimming the picture down works wonders. you don't tend to end up with depth issues.
Lastly, the chaos legs on the interceptor, I think it fits perfectly, the weapon covers up enough that you don't question its chaos legs, but the back end with the bronze/gold fits great

*please note posted on my phone so spelling mistakes will be plenty*

My, you have been a busy little graven haven't you?

Very nice work, love the posing on all of them, but the kneeling mid-sweep guy and Mr 'Dang!' are my particular stand-outs.

Demon bases are wonderful too I see no signs of excess anywhere

Wow amazing!

I love your GK's they are the perfect fusion of many different kits.
Their great paint job really does them justice too.

Wow, thanks for the comments guys!

Gitsplitta wrote:Love those graven... Bravo mate!

Ta

@Knightley - blimey, that's a comprehensive reply! Here goes:

Knightley wrote:The NDK looks awesome, the fist guards are a great idea, one I hope to replicate if I can find some suitble subsitutes

Cheers. They're the weapon guards from Furioso dreads, if that helps.

Knightley wrote:
The first Purifier with the psylincer looks good, I'm not been a fan of the head you've chosen mainly because I hated painting it on one of my models
The second guy, love the demon head on a spike, great conversion!
The third one, looks like he is doing an upward cut judging by the way his head is looking, again nice and dark.

Thanks, I know what you mean about that head from the Ven Dread box. A beast.

Knightley wrote:
The kneeling guy. Amazing use of SM parts, this one will be stolen and reused for my purifiers, you can bet on that, brilliant!

Those little reliquaries on SM legs are a great way to get the GK vibe, for sure.

Knightley wrote:
The rubbish pic guy, I can't see what you are refering to with a rubbish pic, looks good to me.

Ok, maybe I'm just being precious!

Knightley wrote:
The whopping great conversion... nice, real nice, any chance of more shots of this guy, so I can see what parts you've used?

Will try to. Just as a run down, the prts are: Sternguard Body, Regular GK head/arms/pack, DA Vet Pads, dreadnought storm bolter, Ravenwing detail as psychic hood, brass etch eagle gorget.

Knightley wrote:
The next guy, well unfortunatley im not a fan of the arm sitting idle by his side, you've got some form of movement with the weapon arm, but a static arm on the other side doesn't quite fit in. (no arguments on the painting however)

Hmm. Fair point; I might reposition.

Knightley wrote:
Your obession with BA/DA parts? I'm happy to see I've managed to get you hooked great model as well, however im surprised you didnt use the BA DC hammer with a different head on it?

It's in there on the Purifier justicar

Knightley wrote:
Old school metal model, I think it fits perfectly, how did you assemble it? did you chop off the end of the old weapon or remove the entire of the old weapon?

Just took my heavy duty cutters and clipped away. Replaced the left hand with a basic plastic sm one, and added a little gs to the back of the psilencer so it fitted snuggly.

Knightley wrote:
The group shot looks very impressive!

I still think I need to learn how actually use my camera!

Knightley wrote:
I do like the next guy with point with a sense of movement, It looks like hes saying, right move over there and slay everything!

Seems like a plan...

Knightley wrote:The guy with the chaos tentacle? he looks like one of my guys build wise. So I approve! BA parts on a GK..... top man, top man!

Either great minds think alike, or fools seldom differ...

Knightley wrote:
The next one (halberd across the front with arm out to the side) very commanding pose, almost like he's saluting his next kill.
Mr "What he said!" I feel like this one could have had the entire feel of him changed by pointing the head over his left shoulder, I believe it would offer a sense of wistful thought, odd I know but fitting.

I'll have a think about that actually, I see where you're coming from.

Knightley wrote:
Capt "Look! Over there! Something else to kill!" has a great pose, however the bolter looks pure black with no highlights, is that just a trick of the light or did you put that in to test us? I also like the use of the raven wing part for the Psyhic hood!

Just a trick. Weird. Those raven wing bits are a good sub, yeah.

Knightley wrote:
You're early conversion looks to have stood the test of time, still looks great now as it did back ages ago. How did you find getting the tabbard to go over the robes?

Cheers; only slightly awkward. The front was carefully bent outwards slightly with jewellery pliers.

Knightley wrote:
The sternguard conversion one looks pretty cool, is that a brass etch covering up the lower part of his face?

Yup, good catch.

Knightley wrote:
The helmst on the next psylincer. I LOVE that head, its has to be my favorite head out of all the marine head's I've seen, I regret not being able to make copies of it.

I'm with you there, there's few better helm designs out there by GW, imo.

Knightley wrote:
The group shot, what I found was putting them in two ranks and taking a wider shot then trimming the picture down works wonders. you don't tend to end up with depth issues.

Sounds good, I'll have a play with that.

Knightley wrote:
Lastly, the chaos legs on the interceptor, I think it fits perfectly, the weapon covers up enough that you don't question its chaos legs, but the back end with the bronze/gold fits great

I think the fact that they're so ornate really lends them well to gks. Also, bits stores tend to have them in stock both more often and for less!

Knightley wrote:
*please note posted on my phone so spelling mistakes will be plenty*

Yeah, yeah. Blame the auto-correct! Thanks for the comprehensive break-down!

monkeytroll wrote:My, you have been a busy little graven haven't you?

Very nice work, love the posing on all of them, but the kneeling mid-sweep guy and Mr 'Dang!' are my particular stand-outs.

Demon bases are wonderful too I see no signs of excess anywhere

Thanks mate. I knew I could count on your support for my conversion madness! For my next strike squad: daemonettes !

Lysenis wrote:Wow amazing!

Merci!

Flying Pooo wrote:I love your GK's they are the perfect fusion of many different kits.
Their great paint job really does them justice too.

Thanks once more!

Did you just use plasticard to extend the stromraven?

Nope, it's the Chapterhouse conversion kit plus various gk accesories and the turret weapons mounted in the nose. It was a bit fiddly but apparently the second generation kit is better.

I can't quite believe it... I'm done. I will playing my first fully painted game of 40k in, well, ever on Tuesday.

Finished chimera:



NDK to follow...

Congrats graven! Vehicle looks great!

Nice! Love the banner. Inq symbols dotted round look great too.

@ gits: thank you kindly sir! I tried to keep it really simply; if I get a chance I'll try to dirty up the tracks etc a bit.
@ vitruvian: that's a lovely model. Happy with how the etch has worked, especially on the banner.

And so, the NDK:



I'm almost happier with the base than the NDK itself!


2nd ever attempt at hazard stripes. Turned out much better than I hoped; used the new GW base yellow, very impressed.

Adios, and thanks for the surge in comments and criticism,
graven

I for one am rather fond of that Chimera.

The NDK however - the green on the book seems to be a bit too distracting though.

Just a quick one graven:

loving what im seeing so far, just give me a couple of days to catch up on what i missed and ill be right back with you

Nice Chimera!
Where does that guy with the banner come from?
That NDk is also looking really snazy.
You should be really proud of its base, I'd say the vast majority of people do not put in that much effort when it comes to basing and you have just proved that that extra effort really pays off!
Also, Nice job on those hazard stripes.

@dss: thanks mate. I take your point about the green, I just felt I wanted a change - but it is a little distracting.

@reiko: good to have you back! Look forward to your thoughts.

@pooo: he's from fw general grimaldson. V cheap, and v characterful. A great fig all round. The base - I freely admit I go a bit crazy, I feel that big figs need a base that is suitably epic. This was the first of the true "corpses of chaos" (being tipios) so more to follow with the rest of the paladins.


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Oh, I hate my phone...
Yay hazard stripes! Really pleased, and not as bad as I'd feared. Almost makes me want to do csm...

Played with the weathering paints - this is mud, dust, granite over a liberal application of tamiya mud stick:






Overall, I think they're pretty decent. I'd like a bit more pigment variation in them - I think they could've done something interesting with more contrast in single pots - but as a 3some (ahem) they work well together, albeit with the caveat that dust is very, very bright. I can see me using them for more tank weathering and covering spots where the basing material doesn't quite catch. Not sure how they'll do as a Db finish on regular basing, though that will be a forthcoming experiment I suspect.

But wait, I hear you cry - why is this not packed to go to war already?

Well, much to my continuing frustration, my opponent had again been possessed by I know it's not his fault but I'm still totally ticked off.

But no use griping; onwards, etc. Next up remaining Paladins and the corpses of chaos at last, I think,

Bah. Sweary words.

Oh well,
Expletively yours,
Graven

Nice chimera, and well done for completing the army in time. Even if it was only in time to sit around and wait.

Agree with the green being a distraction on the NDK, blue perhaps?

Blue might indeed be the way. However, tonight was just about some self-indulgent modelling:

Book or scroll in hand? I wonder...

Congrats on getting the army all painted up they look really nice, the weathering on the tank looks great I really like it.

Shame Nurgle got the better of your opponent again, I think it must be all the impaled blood letters on the bases that's sending bad vibes through the warp.

Wow, I've been away long enough for you to finish everything
Love the weathering on the tank.

GiraffeX wrote:Congrats on getting the army all painted up they look really nice, the weathering on the tank looks great I really like it.

Shame Nurgle got the better of your opponent again, I think it must be all the impaled blood letters on the bases that's sending bad vibes through the warp.

Merci. Also, yeah, I totally d him into the arms of another god...

tipios wrote:Wow, I've been away long enough for you to finish everything
Love the weathering on the tank.

A-ha! it's alive! necro-tipios lives! Great to hear your back, like a long-lost, slightly rusty boomerang; glad you like my chimmy.

I'll be doing a stock take shortly: a big ol' to do list will be forthcoming.

graven

Like the new guy.

I'm feeling a scroll vibe from him myself

Is that bloke a Librarian conversion? I like the Chimera as well. Bad luk about the game.

Scroll was my thought - but it looked gash. Yeah supposed to be a Libby:



I'm pretty happy with him. Might add a brass =][= to his loincloth? Going to have something gribbly crawling from base.

Did my "stock take". Unbuilt I have:

• 5 classic metal gk termies. Planning to do 4 with halberds, 1 with banner, to run as ghost knights.

• 12 pagk. 2 I think I'll do as interceptors, the other as a squad of halberdy purifiers. I was going to have my da vet mods count as purifiers but I'll have them as strikes, I think, in that I'll tend to use them less.

•Chaplain Grimaldus - could work as a =][=? Very techie but would I ever run one with a servo harness?

I could do with building another paladin with banner, but am short the torso parts. Ah well, onwards, and thanks again for the continued C&C!
Graven

I love that GK librarian, His green stuffed loincloth looks really good... I must know your secret!

Cheers mate. Vaseline and clay shapers, mostly.

Flying Pooo wrote:His green stuffed loincloth looks really good

Steady on now.

But I agree, he looks really good.

Wow!

I'm really digging the stellar conversions and am quite jealous of the amount of paint you have on the troopies!

I will be following this quite a bit more.... even if it is full of my arch nemesis!

inmygravenimage wrote:Cheers mate. Vaseline and clay shapers, mostly.

woooooah. What's going on here?????

Libby is looking very nice! Just the part half covering his face really makes him look very cool!

Glad y'all like the conversions. I'm in a chopping mood.

One of the guys at my local club, who runs the awesome www.leadlegion.com painting service, asked me to work on a build for him of a chaos commissar (we're about to start a planetary empires campaign, hurrah!) I played with it for a bit, and here's a wip:



Clearly very wip. Needed to add height so extending at waist and going add another layer of detailing. Going to play with adding sleeves along the back of the cloak to create a chaos trenchcoat.

Started on Grimaldus-> =][= Grim. Not sure on weapon loadout.


Lovely fig, so not doing much to it, just de-BTing.

And as I mentioned, we're doing planetary empires. So, want other stuff built. Specifically, ghost knights; got some old metal gks. I started by just using some lovely bases from Fenris games:


Then I thought well I'll add some purity seals.


Then I thought, well I've got some extra halberds:


And I could kitbash a stormbolter arm too (short a pad though)


In fact, why don't I just make a unique banner while I'm at it?


So that was my night. Quick! Bed! Before it becomes tomorrow!
Graven

Haha! 'Once you chop, you can't stop!'

Very nice, lovely banner.

Commissar looks promising, should be fun.

Here lies Inquisitor Humperdink Grimm, killed in action assaulting the arch-heretic Frinzibar's headquarters when a serving boy pulled the Holy Sword of Bob from the end of his hardback hammer and stabbed him with it.

Love the banner...

Looking great already Graven. Can't wait to see the finished version. Thanks for the DakkaDakka invite by the way (and the lovely little plug for my services). Cheers.

monkeytroll wrote:Haha! 'Once you chop, you can't stop!'

Very nice, lovely banner.

Commissar looks promising, should be fun.

Here lies Inquisitor Humperdink Grimm, killed in action assaulting the arch-heretic Frinzibar's headquarters when a serving boy pulled the Holy Sword of Bob from the end of his hardback hammer and stabbed him with it.

Silly man... Yeah, of course you know all about unstoppable chopping!

Gitsplitta wrote:Love the banner...

Cheers mate. I wonder if the top/middle section needs something. Like a GK logo, maybe?!

LeadLegion wrote:Looking great already Graven. Can't wait to see the finished version. Thanks for the DakkaDakka invite by the way (and the lovely little plug for my services). Cheers.

Grand, glad you approve. Now go post in the Introductions forum before you get MOD-raged!

Well, I suppose a nice eagle on the top rather than the skull would help... Romanesque don't 'cha know.

I'd assumed you'd left that section black so you could free-hand something in... but in that wasn't the plan, then yes... a GK insignia would go well there.

Wow graven, just wow...

its taken me a little longer than i first thought to catch up there was so many goodies to look at!!

i started making a list of eveything i wanted to say and my boss asked me what i was doing....so after a quick cover story i lost the list and cant remember most of what i wanted to say apart from just being plain flabbergasted

Really great to see everything going (mostly) to plan, and seeing you get some painting in

i just have one thing to say that may annoy you....*cough combibolterontheSRbase cough*....but other than that, i LOVE the expanding foam/khorne invasion idea (i have an idea of the SR lining up for a bombing run, only for the loud hailer on the Rhino to say 'SURPRISE' as it flies over and the Rhino explodes into angry smoke... )

@gits: I had planned vaguely on Knightley-esque squiggles, as I cannot freehand for toffee. Or taffy. Or tofu.
So:


@ Reiko: good to hear from you amigo! Clearly, dakka needs a Boss key. Stormbolter on sr base - what, on rhino? Needing painted? Curses, so it is! Dang.

On the bits scrounge again, I'll be posting this in the right place but if anyone can spare gk termie torso bits, pads, psycannons (or pagk psycannon) or khorne zerker bunny heads with the T-shaped eye slot you'll make me a happy monkey. No poo throwing or anything...

Great use of the old metal GK Termies, they'll fit in just right with the new ones! Oh, and nice banner.
I'll be interested to see how that Chaos Commissar turns out, a trench coat will look great on him.
Grimaldus is looking great too, I love it how he can beat people up with a book. READ THIS HERETIC!

Very nice, Graven. I love the book and dagger on the Chaplain! And the banner is very cool, too. Are those bits that you've applied etched brass from Forge World?

Thank you my friend, good to be back. Haha, definitely, either that or somewhere i can make notes about glorious models without 'the Boss' seeing...(should have just used MS Word shouldnt i... )

yes, the storm bolter on the Rhino (thought they were combi's...? meh) and the barrels are also begging to be drilled...sorry

This might be to little to late, but do you want one of the gkt banners?

Flying Pooo wrote:Great use of the old metal GK Termies, they'll fit in just right with the new ones! Oh, and nice banner.
I'll be interested to see how that Chaos Commissar turns out, a trench coat will look great on him.
Grimaldus is looking great too, I love it how he can beat people up with a book. READ THIS HERETIC!

Yeah, I'm glad folk are into the book love. I've gs sculpted a book on the reverse, but it needs work before I'm happy to share and/or swipe with knowledge.

Yellowbeard wrote:Very nice, Graven. I love the book and dagger on the Chaplain! And the banner is very cool, too. Are those bits that you've applied etched brass from Forge World?

Ta. It is indeed - although you'd think they'd give you more than 2 gk icons... Incidentally, love your avatar. My patents used to live in Rye, where much of it was filmed. That and it's pythonic.

Revenent Reiko wrote:Thank you my friend, good to be back. Haha, definitely, either that or somewhere i can make notes about glorious models without 'the Boss' seeing...(should have just used MS Word shouldnt i... )

yes, the storm bolter on the Rhino (thought they were combi's...? meh) and the barrels are also begging to be drilled...sorry

Barrels drilled. I'll touch up when I am next paintenating.

whalemusic360 wrote:This might be to little to late, but do you want one of the gkt banners?

Ah, no mate, but many thanks, I have 3 spare in fact! I just fancied a change.

More work on leadlegion's commissar:




Yes rubbishy phone pics, wife hogging camera for cakes.
And this fella came in the post today:

Ook! Now with =][= bathrobe!

Graven

I think that the Chaos Commissar it a bit out of proportion. His torso is too bulky for his legs. He's looking good, don't get me wrong. If your still going to sculpt the trench coat it'll be fine, but now he just looks a little strange.
And what is that a counts as Jokaero Space Monkey?

You're not wrong about proportions. I'd tried him with a range of legs - ork, chaos warrior, scout, yaddayaddayadda - and have come full circle. I think once I gs the base of the trenchcoat it'll balance better. We shall see.
And, yes, jokaero librarian

He's looking great so far Graven. Many thanks once again.

Don't speak too soon

Anyway, an idle evening of kitbashing. Decided to see if I couldn't approximate a psycannon from a left-over incinerator:

C&C? If you figure out how I did it, you'll get a fist bump. Now there's an offer.

Another amalgam:

Sanguinary Guard bits to the fore. I think the occasional SG bolter's a nice variation actually, and not out of keeping with general aesthetic.

Crazed parts fusion:

Just to flesh out my interceptors. Also a test to see if I could nearly sculpt off the second hand and resculpt back of pommel (answer is yes).

Some brass etch required here!


And...

Creative use of khorne zerker heads. Gotta get me some more o dem.

I'm debating picking up another pagk set largely to pillage; I'm tempted to build some falchion interceptors or a second squad of falchion purifiers. Thoughts on a postcard, if the Internet hasn't rendered such primitive means of communication irrelevant,
Graven

Very nice! I like the stance on #3. You're giving a few ideas to try out on my own guys. 'Zerkers and Sabguinary Guard, gottit.

Like that 'zerker head on there... good look.

As much as I want that fist bump but do not know GK bits well enough to figure it out. However I do think I see a non GW bit, looks kind of like a lid/top or something? I really have no Idea...
nice Kit bashing by the way. I love all them GKs.

I like the Zerker head mod It really has a cool knight look to it.

CSM legs good too the mystery bit is the front axle join off a CSM bike, the barrel a cut-down incinerator cannister. Those zerker heads are a joy. Need moar! I'm going to try making a gk termie torso back from a regular termie one next. Eep. Can only experiment eh?!

I'd never have figured that out on my own.

Well I'm just awesome that way

So my kids decided that all my plans this evening were dust. I had many, notably the gs framework for the trenchcoat, but instead just made a little headway on the termie conversion:

Chopped the back torso above the vents, and the front at the cowl line. Thinking of sticking a classic metal incinerator on (irony - have cut off the aobr arm posts ) along with the brotherhood banner. Trick the eye into not noticing the chop job straight away, I hope.

Later mes Amis,
Graven.

Termie Librarian?
He looks nice so far! And what is it I'm not meant to notice?

Just gk termie actually. Aim to distract from non standard torso/legs. My second paladin squad is all bare headed, just for variety.

And with arms, prior to accessories and brass etch:

The arm needs to be closer to the body...

Left? Fair point. Actually, I think that's a funny angle of photo thing; the metal and the plastic are flush (bit of gs in edge). I see how it does look that way, doesn't in rl, hopefully accessorising/better pix will fix.

In general terms... all marine arms... especially terminators... need to be closer to the body... the GW figure dynamics / body mechanics for marines are ridiculous.

Looking forward to weeing more pics!

looking good graven. although i agree the arm looks a little dislocated at this stage. fully prepared to believe its just the photo though.

Gitsplitta wrote:Looking forward to weeing more pics!

Just wanted to bring attention to this....arent typos fun?

I won't even dignify that by fixing the original post...

Sorry Gits, had to be done....lol

(and as if i havent made my own fair share of typing fails )

Great work again Graven. Looking good.

No piddling on my figs!

Anyway, some odds and ends - it's #2's 2nd birthday Tuesday, and there's a lot going on with the wife's cakes (www.facebook.com/aweecake) so it is basically a madhouse here.

I have this box of stuff to base:

That's interceptors and 2 halberdy purifiers. I have enough bits to build another 10 man unit; should I do a second purifier/falchion squad (which would be my 5th purifier squad) or a second interceptor squad, possibly with something other than swords? Opinions please! I'd be especially interested in the view from those of you who play more competitively.

Leadlegion's chaos commissar has now a trenchcoat and - just cos - a noose:

Generally chuffed - C&C? - the noose was a whole Judas thing (been reading way too much Jim Butcher, actually).

More on =][= Grimdarkius:


Much happier, although still no clue at all what weapon to put in his left hand (or just leave the plas). Also, I really love chaos pack on him. What, he's pure?! Shut it, or He'll smite you with his mighty book-fu!

I meant to post this up the other day, the reverse of the ghost knight banner:


And here's the other paladin standard bearer:


So, might be a bit of a lull over the next wee while, at least on terms of building, but you keep posting, I'll keep replying!

Graven

I really love it when people put stuff on the BACK of their banners. Because that's what you're going to see on the table!

Great work as always, Graven. I say leave the plasma pistol. Also, the book should have foul symbols. But he's pure. No, really. Pure as the driven snow*.

--B.

*In London. After rush hour.

The chaos commissar is still looking a tad out of proportion but otherwise he's a really nice mini. He Incorperates a truck load of bits, but where did you get all of them? You must have a never ending bits box.

Grimaldus looks a tad Chaosy to me now.... NOoo don't smite me with your mighty book-fu Grimaldus!
I just don't like the chaos backpacks (personal taste). Otherwise he's looking really good.

Those banner bearers are looking great too. The one with regular terminator armour looks like he'll fit in fine.

@Briancj thanks for that! It also helps cover dodgy metal-plastic joins!

@flying_pooo: I figure =][= grim for Ordo Hetericus! As for Captain Chaos, I might add toe-caps with gs to add more eye-balance then. I do have a ridiculously random bitsbox, he is made from:
Mantic Zombie head
CSM torso
IG legs
Ig power sword
(from leadlegion)
Chaos warrior cloak
Csm bolt pistol arm
Chaos vehicle star
Ig accesories
(im)purity seal
Ig vehicle aquilla
Empire flagellant noose.

Oh and the base is by Uncle Truth, another of our cadre.

Very pleased with how the termie>gk chop job has turned out; I think the key was detailing, like the brass =][= logo on the shield.

Also, I have green (like, Hulk green) snot today. Wife's learning to use airbrush for cakes. Still, better than sparkly snot from doing gks - looked like I'd been grinding up fairies into powder and snorting them.

I've quite inadvertently acquired the recent horde of pagk above - metals from trades and then (bizarrely) plastics for some yugioh promo cards I got from our school librarian; to quote flgs, "Well you used to get £60 for them, but I can give you £20 still in trade?" gee, what a shame. Free toys. I needed more fiddly bits to accessorise.

Currently, for the remaining 10 man, I'm going to make 2 psycannons and try to forget until the Planetary Empires campaign kicks off at our club. I'll write a list and inevitably realise that I need to build something!

Loving the noose! Wonderful touch. And very impressive standard bearers as always. I know you've already painted up 1500pts. How many more are you going for?

Thanks matey. The 1500 painted is psilencer heavy anti daemon list. Playable/versatile 1500 would be good - everything currently half-painted!

I actually quite like how the Chaos Commissar looks slightly...podgy. Im imagining his armour fusing to his flesh and swelling with whatever grotesque-ness is happening inside him....Nurgle or Tzeentch...fits either way i feel. Of course, feel free to tell me im being silly

Otherwise, great work as ever graven! i too would like to see just how deep your bits box goes... impressive builds my friend

I can think of soooo many filthy comments that involve rummaging and bits boxes. But still, I am hopelessly knackered having just spent 2 hrs building a 6' trampoline with instructions that make GW look like master draftsmen. I do feel rather manly, however. Grr, and so forth. So no other geekery from me till Thursday, mes amis, alas. After that, I hope, some paint. Got that gms star scorpion to do and ooh, stuff.
Graven

Some work, albeit very little:


Needs eyes, script, metals on the hand and bp. But I love him, and love the look for my Mentors.

Anyway, more to follow,
Apols for brevity,
Graven

He's looking really nice graven, his head gives him a Rouge Trader look I think.

A whole army of models like that would be amazing.

That model is just really pleasing to look at! I love the tones on him and the sword is such a nice contrast with that paint style, I also have to give him more points because he has a bare head :-) and I do love a good bare head! especially a beardy one!

Outstanding work graven... the off white, the green and the excellent job on the sword... all the colors and forms just go together in such a good way. Excellent job on the head too. I'm very jealous!

/that head is really well painted Love the sword too!

GiraffeX wrote:He's looking really nice graven, his head gives him a Rouge Trader look I think.

A whole army of models like that would be amazing.

Ah, rouge trader, when we painted models with make-up I love that head, and hopefully my mentor legion will come together in that scheme overall.

nerdfest09 wrote:That model is just really pleasing to look at! I love the tones on him and the sword is such a nice contrast with that paint style, I also have to give him more points because he has a bare head :-) and I do love a good bare head! especially a beardy one!

Why thankyou I hate doing bareheaded guys, so moving towards what scares me!

Gitsplitta wrote:Outstanding work graven... the off white, the green and the excellent job on the sword... all the colors and forms just go together in such a good way. Excellent job on the head too. I'm very jealous!

You jealous of me? P'shaw. But compliments gratefully received!

Also, today was a good day: great day at the beach with kids (and some very pleasant views too), a fine piece of pork on the BBQ, and the full range of transformers animated toys of a mate who's kids grown out of it and into 40k (there go all my ba bits, ah well, good cause!)

Not sure when next proper update will be - jubilee weekend I imagine!

Sayonara,
Graven

Great work, Graven! I love the beard and the character it gives the model. The sword is great, but I really love the shield and its position. I think it speaks volumes about this marine's rxperience and maybe a little abput his fatigue. The model really telks a story.

Been a while since I dropped in and what a treat! That marine is really cool, I love the greens and white. As some Yellowbeard said it really tells a story, lots of feeling and character!

@tipios: Oh shush. This is all an elaborate ruse to get me to do my bare-headed paladins, isn't it?! This guy's hair/beard is a test for Mordrak, as it happens. Love them Hairy Heads!

@Yellowbeard: it really pleases me that you get a sense of the narrative I was aiming for with this guy. Also, thanks for swinging by!

@RM2020: hey bud, great to have you by once more! Getting the green and white balance right is really important to me as it's the only way I'll move forward on my Mentors, though they are so very much on the back burner just now (and indeed till 6th). Still, Stormtalon with big feathers attached...

I think one thing that's helped tbh is using the giant light tent I bought the wife for taking wedding cake pics! When she saw me using it her comment was, "Seriously? For that little thing?" Thanks love, can always count on your support

The light diffuses wonderfully; also, I have worked our how to adjust depth of field on it. Possibly decent unit pics will follow!

And, to illustrate contrast with lacklustre iPhone camera, metals(first stage, need washes) and script:



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What you can't see is that pistons are muted gold and raised metal work has been hit with p3 brass balls.

Also, I hate autocorrect like the plaque.

You'll love bare heads when you get into the swing of them! even though a lot of people don't like them fluff wise I think they really add character to a force :-)

He's looking really good. It'll be hard to match that when painting your GMS marine... I better get my paint on.

Jubilee Weekend! God shave the Queen!

--B

...

Wait.

The hell is Jubliee Weekend?

Quuen's 60th year of ruthless tyranny. We get an extra day's holiday week-on Tuesday.

inmygravenimage wrote:@tipios: Oh shush. This is all an elaborate ruse to get me to do my bare-headed paladins, isn't it?! This guy's hair/beard is a test for Mordrak, as it happens. Love them Hairy Heads!

Ruse or not, it still looks very good!!

Yes more hairy heads please

Well they all got primed last night after kids crashed out. I also want to get them done as they're the Corpses of Chaos chappies. I also want to be able to justice to the converted sword brethren/interceptors. Would it be excessive to do all GKs hairies as various greys?

If you do them as well as the first one, I would have thought it would be ok

^ if you say so...

Possibly (probably?) final paint:



And some metal detail:

Nice graven, very nice.

Thanks mate. I think that this gritty look is the way I want to take the Mentors - "real" weathering etc - and the power weapon test has really come off I feel. Even the eyes aren't completely awful. Now the paladin's heads are primed I can start on them, tomorrow hopefully. The Horned Locust is a priority!
In other news, meeting ArbitorIan tonight, he's playing his Arbites (counts-as SoB) against leadlegion's traitor guard (that I did the commissar for) - I'll try to get some snaps, as should be one good-lookin' game!

I agree. The Grey would look great. Lovely painting Graven.

Thanks leadlegion. Bummer that your game with ArbitorIan got canned :(

Am in crazy marking hell so to preserve my sanity somewhat I've started basing my remaining gks:


Yup, mostly a slaanesh theme this time!

Also wanted to pick your various brains on a matter: I have had 2 offers in the space of a week for most of my guard , one for infantry, one for tanks. I'm reasonably tempted as I never give them any attention these data and space is tight. However, guard is obviously one of the hardest armies to get back into if I ever decide to return to (pesky hordes). But am I just keeping them for no reason? Your views are sought...

As someone who is now onto his THIRD guard Army in 20 years (having sold his previous ones, regretted it, and then started collecting them again) I would say it's probably not a good idea. Unless you're really, really sure you'll never play them again.

I personally would say keep them.

You have two little one's who in the coming years may want to start playing soldiers with dad, and having that army as well as your mentor's/GK's could prove invaluable when teaching them about the game/painting.

LeadLegion wrote:As someone who is now onto his THIRD guard Army in 20 years (having sold his previous ones, regretted it, and then started collecting them again) I would say it's probably not a good idea. Unless you're really, really sure you'll never play them again.

I second AND third this. Keep 'em.

Didn't you JUST post on your blog that you were considering dumping your guard Brian?

No, I posted that I was thinking of swapping over from Cadians to Pretorians.

^see, I understand that logic - I suspect of I ever did do ig again, I'd want to go for much more customisation.

Anyways I remain undecided. I'm playing against leadlegion's horde in a couple of weeks - yay! Painting focus for graven! Thinking a version of razorpurespam with a bit of antitank (see I know leadlegion reads my blog and I know he won't meta) so a generic gk v various ig possibilities makes sense. I'll get a list up soon as brain works. If I finish my marking Monday I've got Tuesday to paint.

My Army list only has two squads of Melta Vets in Chimera's Graven, just a happy hint to help you with force selection. Those aren't all the Vets in Chimera's I have in my list, but they're the only units with melta.

Well I did reasonably assume you were running mech vet; I still plan on building quite a general anti-horde list. Unfortunately, it requires me to build, and therefore paint, a squad of pagk with falchions

Well, I do have a regular Guard Platoon as well, if that helps.

I shall await the game with glee! I'll put my list for discussion here in a Spoiler block.


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And indeed, a list for your consideration:



C&C please!

Why all the falchions?

For the chopping! Halberds are pointless v ig, and I hate basic swords except on interceptors. If it's true platoon ig, purifiers with falchions provide massive anti-horde cc.


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Oh - and it's an extra attack at 20% of another (basic) unit member.

Missed the "vs IG" part (you all know I only look at pics 95% of the time). Outside of some mass Russ spam, I'd rock a LRC with MM. Move 6" and fire all the things (if you do NOT take PBA), seems good. MM can pot shot at tanks while everything else obliterates some guys in the open.

Yeah, that was my thought, and what I've historically run. Bizarre downside is it's already painted! Yeah, twisted martyrdom. I'm slightly concerned that my only dedicated antitank is a razor (and ndhs, obviously), although the Psyfleman can pop AV 13. Otherwise, sound?

I'd maybe go with another Lasback. In assault a bunch of S5 hits on rear armor is going to knock down about everything, or any units in the open. Use the spare points for some dozers, maybe a 6th man in a razorback, or a jakaro maybe?

What, up the hb to las? Yeah, maybe. Would mean buying, or kitbashing in a hurry. I'd also considered taking the 5 men >6, each with another NDH (just by virtue of available models). A single Jokaero's not great, imo, better to double up. Hmm. Appreciate the idea bouncing!

Throw a las cannon turret from a pred on there. Totally wysiwyg. Wrong, but right.

Actually, I totally forgot, I have a las/plas built! Not painted.
Or with any iconography.
Or rivets, actually (yes, I de-rivetted it in a moment of madness).

Was for my mentors, but still.


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Curse you WM360... Curse you...

Very tight looking Razorback! quite impressed.

It would be nice to see a side and back shot of that razorback, I really like the look of it. However, a good look all the way round would give me a better idea of the look.

Thanks Knightley. Turret removes completely, so longer term is modular.

@LRD: thanks, and of course!


Off to prime...

Very cool!

sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeettttttttt!!!!!!!!!

That looks even better than I thought it would! What piece is lifting it up a bit from the hull?

Gitsplitta wrote:Very cool!

Ta.

Miss Dee wrote:sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeettttttttt!!!!!!!!!

Thanks m'dear. Refer to Pratchett on multiple exclamations...

LordRogalDorn wrote:That looks even better than I thought it would! What piece is lifting it up a bit from the hull?

It's a terrain-y piece, the sliding top hatch from (I think) the Bastion. It was in my bits box, and fits neatly on to a rhino top hatch. Gonna try to get some paint on this bad boy, lay down the primary metals on it and the unit(s).

The razor looks very nice Graven.

Thank ye kindly. It is now a bit spangly, as is the unit of pagk.

Huge pile of essays to mark tomorrow but hope to get some colours down.

Looking very cool!

Just give then all B- and get on with the painting

Nah, dartboard marking. Sure the occasional kid gets 60/20, but who cares?

Got the whites blocked in on the razorbacks (even the one I'm not using) and the 2 purifier squads:

Armoured hb variant on r, could do with a name plate though. I think all my razorbacks will be rare pig breeds. Twin-las turret modular also to be a rhino or (once built) twin flamer.

And, just for a variety. Some work on kitbash Crowe:


Keep the C&C a-coming gang!

Where be the dead chaos guys?

Progress mate.... ever forward!

Miss Dee wrote:Where be the dead chaos guys?

It's a fair cop I know that that was the next intended, but the prospect of a game on the 19th is focusing me to have that force painted.

Gitsplitta wrote:Progress mate.... ever forward!

Like a really lazy shark.

I know i have been away with a broken hart for a month but there is no excuse.

Like Starscream to your Megatron, once again I have failed you.

Love the skull on the ramp especially.

Did you make he Las plas?

There are some companys making variations. Purchased?

SL

@ leadlegion: Ta. Not a clue what it's from though.

@SL: Kitbash a-go-go, amigo. Lascannon barrel, two plasma pistols, predator a/c turret front, back of something tau-ish, some wire, all mounted on HK pintle on top hatch plate from (iirc) bastion.

Not making much headway; kids are not settling well at night and am generally exhausted from new timetable. I have, however laid down first layer on some more corpses. See, guilt is motivational!

Hey gang, marginally side-side tracked by the gms/Fire Hawk competition for Yellowbeard over here: http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/180/446880.page#4378984
Check it out and join in!

So, workin on Fire Hawk for Yellowbeard's comp. using this as an excuse to play with new washes and glazes.

First primed white, then washes with new sepia. Not as sold on it as gryphone, tends to pool slightly more.

Then, glazed yellow:

This is Niiice to use. I've been hearing good stuff about it, and am impressed.

Next, flesh tone layer, except for on pads:

Definitely getting closer to colour I'm after.

Red wash, oil on combi, green on grenades and laurel:

Purple wash on cape:


One more sepia I think, and then to the detail work and metals!

Very interesting approach, Graven, and very interesting results. I like it so far.

skimmed this fairly loosely but I see we have similar approaches to painting... I invite you to join the dark wash side.

Hmmmmm. Hmmmm. Hmmmmmm......

@ Yellowbeard - glad you like!

@ weety - I am honoured. I have a looooong way to go to reach your standards, but, thankyou kindly.

@ gits - ? Good or bad? You sound unconvinced...

Next layer:


Next up: glazes and metals. 2 things occur at this stage:
1. It's been relatively easy.
2. It's not quick.

I also have stuck to new gw glazes/washes thus far. I'm going to try to do so with a couple of thin paint layers, but may have to switch to VJs.

Not sure how these balance out in context for the broader project.

Also, I got the red done on the 3 razorbacks and 13 of the pagk. So for them the stage after is golds and then sepia wash.

Let's say... the jury is still out. Not bad, just not sure.

inmygravenimage wrote:@!
@ gits - ? Good or bad? You sound unconvinced...

"Hmmmm, Hmmmm, Hmmmm" as in...



That is really coming together, Graven.

So, what do you think of the new shades amd glazes...?

Yellowbeard wrote:

inmygravenimage wrote:@!
@ gits - ? Good or bad? You sound unconvinced...

"Hmmmm, Hmmmm, Hmmmm" as in...
http://youtu.be/QzntZLHcYy0

(Hmm, ok, so how does one embed a video...?)

Press the share button, then the embed button, in the list click on use old code, then copy and paste that code to Dakka.

Just copy the whole video url, make sure its not got feature, or playlist in the url

then use the [youtube ] [/youtube ] tags (without the space)

eg put youtube tags around a url like this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kxgE0RVY38

and you end up with

LOL, much easier

Got it. Thanks, gentlemen! I must have copied the url wrong when I tried it the first time...

Honestly, gone for like 8 hrs and look at the stuff I miss! @Vitruvian - great vid, I have that stored in my YouTube favourites just to check from time to time.

@Yellowbeard - really want that as my ringtone... New shades and washes seem ok, not tried the new mud yet although doesn't smell as foul as Devlan. The glaze is amazing but needs a very even base of primer. The colour depth on them is not as full on as, say, VJ inks but the consistency is better.

@ gitsplitta - if I'm completely honest, I'm not sure either. My plan on reflection is thin layer of Vj terracotta over the main areas and thin layer of new gw yellow on pads/eagle. I *might* try some freehand but I'm pretty wary. I was thinking of doing outlined with a coloured micron pen and then filling in/over - you have any experience of that?

If I get time, I'll show y'all my first experiment with crackle glaze later, too. Ooh, teaser...


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So, first non prime paint layer: thin mechrite red, sunset on yellows, and blood letter on cape.


Very pleased. It actually looks even richer and more vibrant in the reality (aka non iPhone pix). The weety method really has its advantages. Metals next, and maybe some freehand.

I think the colour has come out rather nicely.

Good luck on free hand, I've got 3 old space marines with a lot of botched flames all over them ATM, and havn't even atemtted a firey hawk!!!

That's looking nice, Graven. The latest layers added a lot of color, but I can still see the shading from the layers of shades and glazes. It's like you pre-shaded the model. Is that what you were going for?

Have you had a chance to try the new Army Painter Warpaint Inks? I understand that the Dark Tone is a good match to Badab Black and that the Stong Tone is a good match for Devlan Mud (as per From the Warp), while the Soft Tone is a good match for Gryphonne Sepia (as per Stahly's Tale of Painters).

@tipios: I'm really interested what you come up with in terms of flames. Any tips you have would be great. Solar_lion suggested you should try to make hokked "V"s. So the top of each arm of the letter hooks like a flame, but they are joined together at the bottom like a V.

DijnsK has broken down the stages of the Fire Hawk chapter symbol.

@yellowbeard - hooked 'v's cool. I will try it

The preshading was the plan. Not tried the army painter tones yet - a question of $€¥£s. I used that little symbol tut, most useful!
I still hate freehand. Outlines done with a brown Sakura pigma micron (.05) to help me, filled with gw orange:

Edge on left and Base of tail need tidied, but reasonable in principle.


Shading in particular needed. Going to add some purple/blue tones to base of flames also.




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I'll do these properly when the wifey's light tent and new rig are up later in the week.
For now, I'm happy. Big pics will no doubt reveal a plethora of flaws *shrug*





Your thoughts and views as sought as ever! I myself need to see him in daylight, and take a wee break from him (need to give the gks some lovin')

As ever,
graven

I like it man!

No wait I LOVE it!

I love all the little weathering details and the nifty shading.

Just one thing. The green looks a tiny bit out of place, being just on one side and all.
My eyes are just drawn to the triangle green and being off centre it just looks not right.

Otherwise I do LOVE it!

Thanks man, I'm thrilled you like him so much! I see what you mean about bianco g the green from the laurel/grenades in the other side of the figure. Hmm. Belt accesory on t'other side, or green power cell on the melta?
Also, I see I forgot to paint part of his nose

Nice work, Graven! The flames on the base and the brass aquila on his shins turned out nice, I think. I also really like the blue purity seal. I never think to do them in a different color, but I think, especially with red armor, the blue works well. Bice work on the chapter symbol, too! I'm not sure the green bothers me too much, but I think Flying Poo is right; it does stand out a bit and draw the eye. You might do the grenade in a more neutral color (to match the combi-weapon?)... not sure about the shoulder pad.

Your (and weety's) technique is very interesting. It gives the figure an almost antique look. Is the same technique you used on Mentor?

I thought about dulling down the grenades with sepia washes but I quite like the touch of green there. Never tried a blurity seal before but really pleased with it. It is indeed the method I've used for the Star Scorpion, as a test for the Mentor Legion; the flames on the base are similar to the Star Scorpion's power sword. Oh, and glad you like the aquillae - no metals were used in the painting of this figure

I remember Ice doing the odd off color purity seals on some of his Ice Angels. Not very common, but your right it does depend on the color of the armor and the seal .

SL

Nice job Graven. The flames came out nice, and I might copy you with the micron pen for the symbol.

@SL - tbh I find the wall of red a bit unnerving! A splash of contrast is a good balance.

@tipios - cheers mate. Coloured microns are a beast to get over here, had to get mine from amazon US.

Ok. Taken with phone in cakey light box (hence marine on cupcake stand! Possibly - probably - done.




Hope y'all approve - c&c me up baby!
graven

Very interesting experiment graven, well done.

Now he looks 'right'. The green accessory belt thingy has balanced it out.

With the better pics I can see the cloak properly, I like it.

The only thing I would do from here is paint the vents on top of the Jump pack and the rivet bits silver, to me they look a bit off being the colours they are.

Gitsplitta wrote:Very interesting experiment graven, well done.

Thanks bud. Hope that's good interesting not hmmm interesting!

Flying Pooo wrote:Now he looks 'right'. The green accessory belt thingy has balanced it out.

With the better pics I can see the cloak properly, I like it.

The only thing I would do from here is paint the vents on top of the Jump pack and the rivet bits silver, to me they look a bit off being the colours they are.

Good to know I'm no longer unbalanced The cloak's the wife's favourite bit, I tend to defer to her artistic eye on such matters.

I've avoided metals altogether on this fig. I had thought about adding more smoke staining to the vents though, fair point.

So, actual proper pics, with a proper camera (still on a cake stand though). I'm going to try to make up a new backdrop as I don't think the white does it many favours tbh. I'm going to continue to steal ideas from weety's delicious brain and go with something underhive-y, or at least less blank and more urban (inspired by the incredible doom of sevarus prime blog over here too: http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/120/443805.page)

Anyway, on to pics of Fire Hawk Capt Ignis:



Liking the glow here, myself.

Closer detail shots:


So chuffed with the little gs'd power gauge on the side!

Considering my loathing of freehand, could've been a lot worse!

Oily smoke and rusty beam. Hmm.

Better fist shot!

Thanks for the continuing C&C! Almost there!

Hey stop stealing bits of my brain - I need them for thinking!

He looks pretty good - the whole model has a unity of colour - a warm glow probably caused by your use of an all over reddish wash to start - I like that it makes him look like he is next to a fire or an explosion

Very good face BTY!
He looks " very Heavy"

Are the eagles on his neew brass from FW?

SL

weetyskemian44 wrote:Hey stop stealing bits of my brain - I need them for thinking!

He looks pretty good - the whole model has a unity of colour - a warm glow probably caused by your use of an all over reddish wash to start - I like that it makes him look like he is next to a fire or an explosion

But... but... it's so tasty?! Go on, just a small slice. I'm really glad I went through the wash layers on this; I could, of course, have done without but I really think it's done the job. Thanks for all your help, as I say.

Solar_lion wrote:Very good face BTY!
He looks " very Heavy"

Are the eagles on his neew brass from FW?

SL

Is that Heavy as in Metal, or heavy as in Liable to topple? I was a bit concerned about balance, actually, but he's fine, and there's a long pin running up through the base (which is solid dense white resin), through flames and gs'd into a lick of fire where it emerges.

Yup, those be brass eagles. Gits mentioned that sheet, so I picked it up for converting some Dark Age minis and my kitbash assassins, but hadn't really got round to doing much with it. Neatly distracts from the fact that I've used CSM legs, I think, and adds a bit of interest.

As for the face: been my nemesis for a long time. Ultimately, the whole rationale of the gms was to make us challenge ourselves, and I've really tried to push myself with this guy. So, glad you likey.

Heavy as in the overall presence of gravity, stoutness and presence. Kinda the way marines should look. the feel that looking at a terminator gives off. ok .. no more granola for bfast .. back to bacon!

Agreed , your faces have improved. this one especially!

SL

Wow graven what a beautiful model!! i have been lurking to see the finished product before i commented, but holy hell!!

I have to say im not too hot on the pose.....he just doesnt look like he is taking off to me....but then i imagined him 'thats right, im flying...and what?!' and instantly changed my mind

I think the washes have definitely given something special to the model, especially the PF and JP/Cloak, theres subtle levels there, so many that i keep seeing new ones, new layers, colour me impressed.

Also really impressed at how he looks both battle scarred (as well as dirty/grimy, a SM who isnt afraid to get stuck in and get the job done), but also seems to take care of his equipment, to the extent that his purity seal and weapons and such really stand out. May just be me, but i like the dicotomy...

brilliant work mate!

Looks really nice and sounds like a very easy and quick technique for getting models done, I also like the subtle flames on his legs.

I'd say rather than just taking off, it looks like he is descending on a pillar of fire to Melta and then for a bit of overkills punch some xeno heretics lights out.

Outstanding work!

Solar_lion wrote:Heavy as in the overall presence of gravity, stoutness and presence. Kinda the way marines should look. the feel that looking at a terminator gives off. ok .. no more granola for bfast .. back to bacon!

Agreed , your faces have improved. this one especially!

SL

Ah, gravitas Cheers mate. Glad for you approval!

Revenent Reiko wrote:Wow graven what a beautiful model!! i have been lurking to see the finished product before i commented, but holy hell!!

I have to say im not too hot on the pose.....he just doesnt look like he is taking off to me....but then i imagined him 'thats right, im flying...and what?!' and instantly changed my mind

I think the washes have definitely given something special to the model, especially the PF and JP/Cloak, theres subtle levels there, so many that i keep seeing new ones, new layers, colour me impressed.

Also really impressed at how he looks both battle scarred (as well as dirty/grimy, a SM who isnt afraid to get stuck in and get the job done), but also seems to take care of his equipment, to the extent that his purity seal and weapons and such really stand out. May just be me, but i like the dicotomy...

brilliant work mate!

I think of the pose as him almost hovering over a field of destruction. "Jump" packs always seem silly to me, it's not a bloody pogo stick. I'm very pleased with the overall depth of colour this process has given, and it will be repeated. I think I'm going to use it on the Chaos corpses to add contrast to dark metals of my GKs. Many thanks for your kind comments amigo!

dantay_xv wrote:Looks really nice and sounds like a very easy and quick technique for getting models done, I also like the subtle flames on his legs.

I'd say rather than just taking off, it looks like he is descending on a pillar of fire to Melta and then for a bit of overkills punch some xeno heretics lights out.

Outstanding work!

Thanks indeedy! Easy yes, quick - well, ish. I think it's one that would speed/scale up easily; I was groping blindly to start with.

Nothing else new to report. Basically agonisingly tired, between work and kids. Really, really, really need to get on with painting GKs for Tuesday night's game v. LeadLegion. I'm secretly hoping I might get some time on Father's day, though I doubt it, somehow.

Nice work Graven. Still ready to kick some Traitor Guard butt on Tuesday night? I'm looking forward to our game.

^ thanks matey. Yup, really psyched! The reds are now all done, so next, sepia wash on whites and reds, then add remaining colours - golds, greens to lenses & nd weapons, blues to psycannons, yellows on headlights...
Don't know how much, if anything, will get done before Tuesday but at least there's paint on everything!

Also, a pic of Ignis with a burning city scape:



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Addendum: Wife fell asleep in front of telly = sepia now done

Well,
Father's Day didn't provide quite the amount of paint time I'd hoped, but I snatched minutes here and there during mrs g's bakeathon and building Lego with kids.
I did score all the new washes that I didn't have, along with some ale, a transformer, chocolate and Muppets on blu-ray. And ubiquitous socks, naturally. Huzzah, etc.

Anyway, pics. Everything now need white layers, red highlights and shadows, silver highlights, further base details or, for tanks, weathering (ie mud!), and more green lens work. However, for Tuesday, I'll settle for getting the white done.
PAGK







Las-plas


Interior, as it's modular:


Twin las:



Heavy bolters:



Counts-as Crowe, who's finally done (apart from cat's eye iris in sword)


Brotherhood Emperor's Champion:


And who is this?


Ah: corpsey!


So not bad, with more to follow I hope. I shall endeavour to remember my camera also for a batrep of sorts!

Later peeps,
Graven

Very impressive graven.

looking real nice. The power weapons are topnotch. I like the dead terminators head, might have to use something like that oneday.

Looks good Graven, really like he green tinted black weapons. Which TF did you get out of nerd curiosity?

Very nice, Graven. I particularly like guy in the front right of your paint tray (3rd picture down). Also, the dead terminator on the dread bas (Emperor's Children?) looks great!

Gitsplitta wrote:Very impressive graven.

Thanks mate. It's funny how dependent one becomes on the little cheery messages from one's peers. Gracias amigo!

tipios wrote:looking real nice. The power weapons are topnotch. I like the dead terminators head, might have to use something like that oneday.

The weapons are really easy, which suits me: flat black base, light dryish brush of white (some random, some db, occasional patterns) VGC dark green over the top. Bingo! The death masks work a treat for Emperor's Children; that's actually the one off the Furioso iirc.

whalemusic360 wrote:Looks good Graven, really like he green tinted black weapons. Which TF did you get out of nerd curiosity?

Cheers. Vehicon from TF prime (muscle car like animated Lockdown); my 4 yr old is convinced it's my car (I drive a black civic) - TFs vie with Lego for his attention just now; he inherited a near-complete set of animated toys so it's kinda taken over the house. Wife and you just like trying to work out how to change em without any instructions! Also I was highly tickled when I realised the Jeffrey Coombs voices Ratchett in the new series

Yellowbeard wrote:Very nice, Graven. I particularly like guy in the front right of your paint tray (3rd picture down). Also, the dead terminator on the dread bas (Emperor's Children?) looks great!

Yeah, he's a fave of mine too. And yup, as mentioned, that's an EC - arise my corpses of chaos!

I actually ended up unable to sleep so spent an hour or so doing the white at about 1am. Shattered, but, job done. If I can get the reds done tonight - which tbh I doubt, but you never know - I'll be really pleased. There's an element of, at this stage, what can wait? I can certainly live without the chainmail highlights; I guess we'll just see.

Hey Ho,
graven

I picked a few of the Animated figs, and none of the prime ones. Had to start sticking with a style, it was getting to crazy otherwise (I went with classics).

inmygravenimage wrote: Also I was highly tickled when I realised the Jeffrey Coombs voices Ratchett in the new series

He also voiced the Soul Sever in the new Thundercats - a character that was disturbingly the opposite of Ratchett personality wise!

Looking good. I really need to get a move on to finish building my last 30 vets for tomorrow night. Oh, and please don't forget my Chaos Commissar

I really like the green powersword . your getting the really consistant

Graven can ya do me a Libby badge fer a termie i'll pm you on FB my currant addie.

@S_L: thanks mate, it's just been a case of working how to the brush strokes at right angles to the blade effectively.
@ miss dee: as in trade or paint one? Confused monkey...

To make me one for my new project .............

Ok, gotcha I think, you want me to make you a Libby termie shoulder pad? See what I can come up with.

please

^ I shall see what I can do...


So had to cancel my game against leadlegion at the last minute. I swear to/by/at god, my family is determined to have crises on the one night I try to game. Seriously, why does the world end always on Tuesdays?

Humph. And indeed, harrumph.

I suppose this does mean I can get them finished for 2 weeks' time, when I'm hoping to reschedule for. Along with building 2 more psycannon purifiers, as I think I want to run 6.

This raises, incidentally, an interesting question: if your opponent pulled out a FW psycannon razorback, would you accept that as count-as a rhino with 2 psycannon toting PAGK? It would of course be modular, just I think a nice visual representation. But, feel free to disagree - I'd like your views before I buy / build one.

I did get a happy thing in the mail today: a g=I=s , the lovely Natalya:


=][= Grimdarkius's retinue continues to grow ...
Later, y'all,
graven

Damn and blast, missed your 'we had to cancel' comment and ive been waiting to hear the results of the game....DAMN! *throws toys out of pram*...

Nevermind graven, its a fact of life that friends/family will always come up wth some sort of excuse to mess up pre-arranged plans, better to be spontaneous good luck for the game in a couple of weeks then!

I cant see why anyone would have a problem with you using a turret instead of putting the two guys on top of the rhino to mark that they can fire from it....think of it as a turret with no remote controls for the driver (therefore needs passengers to operate)

EDIT: urgh, terrible spelling.

Also, forgot to mention the model. Awesome model, slightly weird face....

A space elf 1/2 breed?

Ah well. Not to worry. See you next week for your night out. You can kick me rear end up and down the gaming hall the week after.

Nice henchman mini by the way.

Revenent Reiko wrote:Damn and blast, missed your 'we had to cancel' comment and ive been waiting to hear the results of the game....DAMN! *throws toys out of pram*...

Nevermind graven, its a fact of life that friends/family will always come up wth some sort of excuse to mess up pre-arranged plans, better to be spontaneous good luck for the game in a couple of weeks then!

I cant see why anyone would have a problem with you using a turret instead of putting the two guys on top of the rhino to mark that they can fire from it....think of it as a turret with no remote controls for the driver (therefore needs passengers to operate)

EDIT: urgh, terrible spelling.

Yeah, us English teachers get snippy about that.
Sorry for making you have a huff. This will be resolved ASAP; at least I should be able to get stuff finished!

LeadLegion wrote:Ah well. Not to worry. See you next week for your night out. You can kick me rear end up and down the gaming hall the week after.

Next week birthday beer, ultraviolence the next.

Revenent Reiko wrote:
Also, forgot to mention the model. Awesome model, slightly weird face....

Miss Dee wrote:A space elf 1/2 breed?

LeadLegion wrote:Nice henchman mini by the way.

BattleBrotherLucifer's excellent contribution to my =][= horde.




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As an addendum, the last couple of days have been pretty shoddy: family incident was unfortunate, and then I've been completely shafted by my boss over something which I'm swearily angry about (which is not remotely in my nature). It's also my birthday over the weekend, and the wife's family are being most unhelpful which, considering that I will be feeding the whole damn lot of them on the day itself ticks me off. That, and the wife is in turbo cake mode, so I lost father's day to being helper monkey, and all afternoon/evening (which also = hyper, stroppy kids from basically being ignored all day).
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Roll on next week...

Hope things go better for you graven. Happy birthday mate... at least as happy as you can make it!

Happy birthday for the weekend Graven.

Thanks guys. Sorry for being a whinge.
I'm actually really looking forward to the weekend, despite the wet weather (seriously, I'm breaking out my ark here): planning a jaunt to GW to look at 6th hoopla during the day, maybe some general shopping in town. Also,have asked my eldest (4 1/2) where thinks would be nice to go for "a special dinner" (I feared the worst tbh!) and he said "the special burger place with the fountain" (Handmade Burger Co, which is exactly what it says on the tin), so it'll be tasty, tasty dead animal and home to watch The Muppets on blu-ray. Rock and roll eh?!
Then invasion of wife's family on Sunday for the day itself, which is actually fine, and sorting out huge bag o' geek for Monday, when I plan on spending the day doing P&M with the Asperger's kids in our school, many of whom are very into their GW. Oh, and beer and socialising Tuesday, followed by end of term Weds, which isn't too shabby.
As for the summer, I'm going to try (try!) to paint up the remainder of my GKs. Watch as I get distracted...

inmygravenimage wrote:Yeah, us English teachers get snippy about that.
Sorry for making you have a huff. This will be resolved ASAP; at least I should be able to get stuff finished!

'Thats not a Whinge, THIS is a Whinge'.... (cookie for reference)

Happy Birthday in advance graven!!

I can only imagine how bad your weather is up there, its bad enough the rest of the time. I mean, im in the South and im wearing a coat in June for God's sake...a COAT!! Sounds like a good day though, burger, shopping (man shopping though...toy soldiers are manly right?...RIGHT?!), and then the Muppets. Jealous.

Happy burp day mate, got a pad for you to convert

@ Reiko: croc dundee or Simpsons, take your pic (I see you've played knifey spoon before...) Definitely man shopping, though there may be transformers involved.

@ Miss Dee: och it's ok I've started fiddling already, any particular chapter iconography you want (no promises mind!)

The new Space Sharks please

That actually sounds like a pretty terrific plan there graven. I hope you enjoy it!

I'll be finishing up the 3rd grot tank (which will give me a full squad of rokkit buggies!), going fishing with my youngest & finally getting our boat on the water... and perhaps sneaking a game in at the local shop. Gotta take those daddy-child moments whenever you can get them mate, they don't last forever.

inmygravenimage wrote:@ Reiko: croc dundee or Simpsons, take your pic (I see you've played knifey spoon before...) Definitely man shopping, though there may be transformers involved.

Ahhh, not as subtle as i thought....

Transformers are still manly (enough).

Sounds like a nice weekend, Graven. Happy Birthday!

Happy Bday brother!
Enjoy your day!

SL

Any fancy 40kakes this year?

Yellowbeard wrote:Sounds like a nice weekend, Graven. Happy Birthday!

Thanks buddy!

Solar_lion wrote:Happy Bday brother!
Enjoy your day!

SL

Oh, I plan to

whalemusic360 wrote:Any fancy 40kakes this year?

Last year's Mentor cake'd be pretty hard to top! Kid1 let slip that there was something batman-y going on, more than that I know not.

So, as you know I can't resist a challenge, hence a space shark libby pad:


Think that's worked?