Lo. Just a thought, if you want to avoid trying to cut two sides symmetrically how about making a template (that you're happy with) for only one half of the shape and then use that to cut out 2 identical shapes, then stick them together.
Dr H wrote:Lo. Just a thought, if you want to avoid trying to cut two sides symmetrically how about making a template (that you're happy with) for only one half of the shape and then use that to cut out 2 identical shapes, then stick them together.
Or even printing off a template and using that.
Wotcha. I like the 1/2 template idea. My original intention had been a printed template, I just thought I'd play with the cricut and see what happens
Viktor von Domm wrote:for the fleur de lils i suggest you look for some paper punches... it is a design that is quite common and i bet you get it in numerous sizes...
and dave mentioned that the circut products need to cut out still... have you used 1mm PC or the thin stuff?
Yeah, it's ultra thin stuff. However, the paper punch idea is genius!
The easiest way to do stuff like that is to just print it on paper, glue the paper on to plasticard and cut with a sharp hobby knife around the edges, then you can just remove the glued on paper.
I wanted a mordheim logo for a scenic base and did it this way, however the plasticard I used was very thick so it didn't come out as smooth as I hoped to, anyway if you are interested to see how it looks here's a link http://i49.tinypic.com/2nlh21g.jpg
Gitsplitta wrote:Yeah, that's.... idiotic. Yours is much better.
Thanks. And has the advantage of still being a gw fig, too - not that I really care about such things.
albinoork wrote:Good idea with the green stuff. Just be sure to use a wee bit of talcum powder before putting something in the mold.
Do you plans to put in more flock/debris on the display base or are the gaps for models?
I have found in the past that liberal application of vaseline is usually enough (as with many of life's problems).
*Ahem* not that I make a habit of press-molding (where's a nonchantly-whistling-orkmoticon when you need one?). Gs is now in the mold curing, so we'll have a result by this evening one way or t'other.
Gaps are indeed for the unit. The display base is a large-scale version of my standard bases - some blank concrete, rubble, bits of ruin and corpse debris. At least, that's the theory.
First day of school holidays proper today. Still a bit but much better generally, just leaking goo from orifices. Seriously, I think my brain's trying to escape out my face. Going to try to get the remaining Brotherhood primed today, weather's a bit milder, and then crack on with other stuff. If this mold works I'll be able to start on painting the SoB tanks, too.
Automatically Appended Next Post: So,
I'm kind of burnt out my gks, and gamer add being what it is I've decided to turn my attention elsewhere. Funny how having a fully painted army does that to you.
First of all, Welshmen are all primed:
Not crazy on army painter's FoW primer, but it's done the job. Next new thing to try - quickshade! Soft tone, I think, once skin tones blocked in. Probably pick that up weds from flgs.
How to deal with burnout? Jump on the bandwagon!
Base for barracuda.
Base for riptide (yeah, I got overexcited and started already).
Scheme is going to be turquoise (love that VJ turq!) and violet. The flight stand's either going to be necronised (addition of geometric shapes with that styrene) or a fallen imperial style buttress. Thoughts?
I shall try to get a test fig up tonight. Onwards, for the greater good!
hey mate... if you´ve got some spare money and have absolutly no idea where to toss it...all other options are already taken... than...tadaaa! give it to me...? pretty please?
man your hobby add sure takes up new levels...tau,eh?
are there firewarriors crawling from that wreckage??? nice one! the flyer base looks quite interesting...
and welsh??? ok...always wanted to do romans one of these days... but i can see that welsh could be a nice version for that idea as well...
as for the SOB HQ... i think there needs some GS work to be done... to tie her in with the rest of the SOB´s...
Viktor von Domm wrote:hey mate... if you´ve got some spare money and have absolutly no idea where to toss it...all other options are already taken... than...tadaaa! give it to me...? pretty please?
man your hobby add sure takes up new levels...tau,eh?
are there firewarriors crawling from that wreckage??? nice one! the flyer base looks quite interesting...
I wish I had spare £€$¥...
Here's the test shots:
Yeah, I regret not getting into Tau when they first came out, it was when I was just thinking of getting back into 40k (and didn't for another decade). Blame Mabrothrax *shrug*
Viktor von Domm wrote:
and welsh??? ok...always wanted to do romans one of these days... but i can see that welsh could be a nice version for that idea as well...
SAGA is a magnificent game, highly recommended, and Ancients rules are next! Babylonians were a sneak peak and rockin'. Great, complex, simple, elegant, game, honestly can't recommend it highly enough.
Viktor von Domm wrote:
as for the SOB HQ... i think there needs some GS work to be done... to tie her in with the rest of the SOB´s...
Well I'm thinking a cheek tattoo, actually. Speaking of gs:
Still needs cleaned up, obviously, but need it to cure curved.
Gitsplitta wrote:Oh my gosh... more medievals! Cool!
I know! Using hounds as peasant levy (why not eh?) trying to work out if I can run a variant too - Strathclyde welsh, all mounted. Onwards!
Automatically Appended Next Post: Oh! Yeah, they're fire warriors. One has a demo charge to blow it up before it gets salvaged.
GS fleur de lils looks stunning ! a job well done... and having a bit raised detail on a dozerblade is quite a nice gesture... then they know what hit them
as for yon priest... i thought more in temrs of tabbards and loincloth...
Viktor von Domm wrote:GS fleur de lils looks stunning ! a job well done... and having a bit raised detail on a dozerblade is quite a nice gesture... then they know what hit them
as for yon priest... i thought more in temrs of tabbards and loincloth...
Thanks mate, yeah, I plan on leaving a dent in people's faces. Good call on the loincloth, that I can adapt.
Gitsplitta wrote:Fleur turned out very nicely!
Ta.
Oh, and, the Inquisition says:
Spoiler:
I find your lack of faith disturbing. As if I would abandon my beloved for ! Fond as I am of fish.
April fool, and all that jazz, muckers. Now come here, that I might hit you with a book.
Looks nice, Graven. I was skeptical of the Tau color dcheme, but now that I see it, I like it. The darker turquoise and violet go together well. Nice job on the fleur-de-lys, too.
D'oh! Got me, too. I must ave been distracted by the turqoiuse... Fdl still looks good.
Viktor von Domm wrote:what a cruel worl we live in... where trust worthy peeps get fooled in such a mischievious way...tststststs...
I plan on leaving a dent in people's faces.
LOL... that is a nice plan indeed... provided the planned indented face isn´t mine
i can give you some names i think are due a good dent tho^^
Don't get me started. Be glad I'm off work for a fortnight.
Revenent Reiko wrote:*claps* o well done my friend, i was fooled! (but i did wonder why the Tau were dying....
in other news, i love what you have done with the fleur, great work!
Yellowbeard wrote:Looks nice, Graven. I was skeptical of the Tau color dcheme, but now that I see it, I like it. The darker turquoise and violet go together well. Nice job on the fleur-de-lys, too.
D'oh! Got me, too. I must ave been distracted by the turqoiuse... Fdl still looks good.
Ditto and that is the actual scheme I'll be using on the Tau; the bases are for the Storm Raven and Storm Eagle I have kicking about.
So, I'm off on hols, but then, so are the boys - which is awesome, but doesn't really enable much hobby time. Having said this, they're in bed, so I have been productive this evening.
By which I mean losing the will to live.
That's all the flesh tones done on my entire Welsh warband for SAGA. Yeesh.
They were all primed with Army Painter: FoW English Uniform - which for reference, is actually much close to Khaki (I say this having tested against both in normal everyday paint form) - not too bad, reasonable coverage, took 4 coats to get everything but it's a very diffuse spray. Still, detail has been lost on some of the Wargames Foundry minis (cavalry torso/heads); no great surprise there, this is the company with mold lines down the middle of faces. On the subject of the minis, I love Warlord's Gaels, which I've used for warriors (bottom right) and whilst Gripping beasts own metals are great in some places (the Warlords - large bases - and the dogs), the peasant levy (bottom left, archers and spears) are a bit... hyrdocephalic, or at least more GW scale than true 28mm.
Plan is, as mentioned, to paint on quickshade tone (strong, I'm now thinking). Most cloth will remain khaki, but beforehand I've still got at least metals in Chainmail and woods in Flat Earth to do. Horses will be a range of browns and fabrics, other than peasant tunics, will probably get hit with a coloured wash. Basing will be railway flock and tufts - again, not my usual sort of thing. I'm not going for perfection on this: I'm aiming to crank out a painted force (and then some) in my holidays. And yes, I appreciate I have other stuff to do. Yes, the brotherhood are now all primed. BTW, What the fudge-sticks is going on with GW's new Chaos Black primer? Very shiny, very sticky. Yeugh, etc.
and i can see...after zooming in on the lot... ouch... that is the main reason behind me still not having a complete army... all that batchpainting... it really drains the enthusiasm from me...
but your current work looks really good... some percentage of sanity sure got lost in the process^^
and nice doggies...
oh... and you have kids too? got two youngsters as well...for the older one i today spray primed a tank to later on paint it with him... and this made the younger one demand quite strongly for his own frist tank too... so i converted an old khornish rhino into a loyal one... oh boy^^...this one will get primed tomorrow by him and me^^ the joy of fatherhood and neryism^^
Thanks Yeah, soul-destroying work. Batch painting that is, not parenting. Honest. my boys are 5 1/2 and (nearly) 3, though the older especially loves playing and building from random stuff. It's why I'm unlikely to ever sell off an army - too damned hard (read:costly!) to replace. Like gits, I'll try to drag them in properly when 9&6. I started about 9, too. Having said that, they're both pretty precocious. Nothing like their old man there
lol... that is the very same reason i can´t part with my orks or my emrpire army i literaly have laying around too...one day one of my kids may be into these and then if i would sell them... i ´d have to pay through my nose again^^
well my kids are 7 and almost 5... and both are totally interested... i guess it is time to give in to their constant urging me to make them armies... my younger son will get a yellow SM army... and my older one already has a necromunda worthy arbites force that will soon be a modern times IG army...*rubs hands*
You guys are so lucky, I have two girls who are pretty much uninterested in my models. Except of course the other day when my 5 yr old was heading off to church with her mum she came over to me as I sat down for my weekly painting session and said "I wish you could come to jesus house with us but you live in halloween eh dad?"
BLACKHAND wrote: You guys are so lucky, I have two girls who are pretty much uninterested in my models. Except of course the other day when my 5 yr old was heading off to church with her mum she came over to me as I sat down for my weekly painting session and said "I wish you could come to jesus house with us but you live in halloween eh dad?"
Ouch
LOL... that actually is quite a nice example of childreens withdom^^
i would rather live in halloween than in church^^...but that´s another story^^... but congratulate yourself to have a wife that doen´t drag you with her to church^^
also... you could always make some happy marines for your daughters...this might take their fancy
BLACKHAND wrote: You guys are so lucky, I have two girls who are pretty much uninterested in my models. Except of course the other day when my 5 yr old was heading off to church with her mum she came over to me as I sat down for my weekly painting session and said "I wish you could come to jesus house with us but you live in halloween eh dad?"
Ouch
OMG *that* is funny!! Out of the mouths of babes....
BLACKHAND wrote:You guys are so lucky, I have two girls who are pretty much uninterested in my models. Except of course the other day when my 5 yr old was heading off to church with her mum she came over to me as I sat down for my weekly painting session and said "I wish you could come to jesus house with us but you live in halloween eh dad?"
Ouch
Freakin hilarious mate
Anvildude wrote:Hmmm... Speaking on that butterfly cutout last page- Saint Celestine with butterfly wings?
Possibly, hadn't thought of that. Great to have you along dude btw!
Not much to report, or at least show. All metal done, all wood done. Yawn. Now to start adding some fabric colours. FoW Russian, British and German greens/browns methinks. The base khaki will stay on leathers etc. I'll go through my paintbox and have a rummage. Also, on the advice of Stoney Boy, I've gone for quickshade dark tone, but of course that'll have to wait a bit.
Automatically Appended Next Post: Addendum: split the army in 5 pretty arbitrary groups, and assigned each a main colour (English, Russian, ochre, cayman, leather) - first 2 done (=~30 figs) before losing will to live. Nothing to do with the 2 single Malts.
Well, ish. I haven't added golds to broaches etc. I had considered adding white to the archers feathers (goose) but brown duck feathers more on keeping. I'm also not obsessing by doing eyes, tongues, ears on the animals.
It's odd not to be focusing on the details. Part of me really dislike the whole batch painting to get a serviceable tabletop army - but this is all an experiment anyhoo. Not wary of doing quick shade.
this welsh army... for these you don´t do a consequent paint scheme??? fluff wise this probably totaly justified... i hadn´t thought tho this woulld be reasonable for payabilty of said army...?
but don´t get me wrong... i like those muted colors! looks promising!
Gitsplitta wrote:Bits 'o color! Keep at it my friend, you'll get there.
Oh YEAH!
Viktor von Domm wrote:this welsh army... for these you don´t do a consequent paint scheme??? fluff wise this probably totaly justified... i hadn´t thought tho this woulld be reasonable for payabilty of said army...?
but don´t get me wrong... i like those muted colors! looks promising!
Well, the Hearthguard and Warlord(s) have blue shields, mounted warriors red for 1 unit, green for the other, and levy are obvious by loadout (javelins or bows - or, you know, dogs!). I've stayed within the same palette for everything to try to create a fluffy army that looks era-accurate but that is still playable on the field - actually, I think it'll be more obvious now what's what. Here they are all blocked in:
and here's a shot of the warlord: I'll do a comparison of him once quickshaded. Note the head of the breton warlord I decapitated to make my mounted warlord
That's 6 days, and fully painted force (well, nearly). I'm going for the army done in a week!
ah, i see....warlord looks quite good already... will be interesting to see him after quickshading...will you brush aply it or use dipping and rotating off excess?
Brush and wipe. At least, that's the theory. I'm taking the advice of both my flgs owner kenny_whiplash and StoneyBoy on this (latter used to be an 'Eavy Metal painter).
Hi, and thanks!
Warlords, Hearthguard (ft), Levy (Javelins, spears, dogs): Gripping Beast
Warriors (ft, some mtd): Warlord
Hearthguard (mtd), warriors (mtd): Wargames Foundry (to be avoided in future.
Hopefully magic wash will hide a multitude of sins...
Yup. I am that stupid. But it's really only the shield of a foe upon the field of battle, so I'll live.
I've done the dogs and their handlers (aka yet more levy), and they look... fine. I have to keep reminding myself that the whole point of this is chucking out a painted, varnished army in a week. And they do certainly look tabletop-able. You know, fine. But it slightly galls me not to have done them to my best.
They are done, in a week no less. No pics though - mrs g Andi getting a night out and I have had much Bavarian craft beer... Tomorrow. MIT das hang uber
Actually, it was a great night out, mate's 40th, a few folk from work that I really get on with, fantastic (if lethal) beer, awesome food (they hired out the bar of one our fave restaurants) - and best of all my sister-in-law took the boys overnight. Hence gone midday and I have only just got up. Fried egg chilli chutney sandwich, nothing more glorious in the world after a night on the lash.
The quickshade experiment was, I feel, a great success. I'll get the bases flocked today, hopefully, which will mean that I've completely done an army (assembly notwithstanding) in literally 1 week. Astonishing. Blocking colours with a bit of variation worked well to keep me relatively sane, too.
Now the $64,000 question is: would I use it for 40k? And, if so where?
I think so. Cautiously. Anything that's going to get heavy use, for instance - terrain being a prime example. I may well hit up my Bastion. Longer term I can see it as a really good tool for the boys when they start being sucked in to this whilst I don't think I'd use it on sm but could be good for IG, csm, nids etc.
Hey ho, graven
sounds like a nourishing meal!... eat one for me too^^
i´ve seen the quickshade effects aound from time to time... and to get almost the same effect if you use awesome sauce devlan mud...but with the benefit of having a good protective coat... yes...that is a most reasonable decision!
and with that in mind... perfect reason to have the kids one future day armies done that way!... baby steps...but with protection
inmygravenimage wrote: Hence gone midday and I have only just got up. Fried egg chilli chutney sandwich, nothing more glorious in the world after a night on the lash.
I thought this was something they made up for Red Dwarf! You mean this is actually a *real* sandwich??
It is indeed a Dave Lister Special. I actually forgot to add extra cholula hot sauce, just went with madras chutney and jalapeños. And it was on brown bread, which is not quite as authentic but dissolves less than white!
Quickshade is very Devlan muddy. Really works for muddy Welshmen! Not based yet, been doing lego (some kind of sith fighter). Hard life eh?!
Don't know about that. Secrets Nah, fry egg, add hot sauce over the top while it's cooking. Spread bread with chutney of choice and some chopped jalapeños. Put egg on bread. Eat. Make mess.
Also, Welshmen done!
So, a week and complete. Astounding.
Dr H wrote:So this quickshade stuff. What is it? Is it like a wash, how is it different?
Good job btw.
Ta! It's a combination of varnish and wash. Pigment is suspended in the varnish, giving the effect of shading. Ironically, I notice that after all that dithering the sample pic on the back of the tin of dark tone is... a Warlord celt, exactly as I'm using for warriors
rather decent looking army... congratz mate... the only downside is the shininess of the lot... did you already dullcoat them?
and is your offspring assembling or disassembling that sith infiltrator? ^^ ... this is the new model, eh? i...er...we^^ have the first model... newer looks of course better^^... but eh, it counts to have one?
Haven't dullcoated yet, so perhaps indeed not really done. And the infiltrator's entirely homemade from the boy's bitzbox opening roof and back too. Good project for us!
I've started the brotherhood of the sword, but the camera's dead. Bah. I'd like to give you a sense of each build so I'll try to get proper snaps tomorrow. Off to the zoo with family, hoping to trade the kids for a tapir or something.
Right, so here we are. Sorry if I repeat myself! The Justicar, first of all - Majority of the conversion work here is the hands and left arm. Switching for classic gk sword, loading out a SB. Test of whether the build design would work. Has been slightly tweaked from the original design, some brass on shoulders etc.
Brother (Shepherd?) Book - I really don't know where these awesome books and scrolls originated, but these guys seemed perfect for them. Added some etched brass as a bookmark etc.
Classic GK - New arm/hand and gs cloak added so that he fits the brotherhood aesthetic. Again, it's about combining variety with cohesion.
Warder - A much more elaborate conversion, although not necessarily obviously so: it's the TLC sword brother. Major gs cloak reconstruction occurred here, and I'm very pleased that you can't tell (I don't think). Also, he bridges the BT figs with the "real" GKs nicely, I think.
Hammerer(erererer) Speaking of bridging designs, this is an all-plastic build (apart from the =I= on his hood), though aiming for the more BT end. And hey, if BT sword brethren can have TLC, mine can have a hammer.
More beards! Far and away the simplest conversion, hand swaps and brass etch again; possibly my fave pose.
Not Ezekiel... Lots of fun here. I think he really fits with the others, especially with that honking great scibor daemon head.
Another very DA build: I love the metal gk sword on this guy, it really ties the pose together. He, again, has been reposed from the original build; like all of the not-BTs, has had waist chain added, for instance.
Big gun! I do love the sheer ridiculousness of this. Big gun, big scroll, all kinds of death.
And what would a brotherhood be without a brotherhood banner? Of course, you can't take brotherhood banners with Interceptors, I hear you cry. Tough. They're a brotherhood, they get a banner. And added so he's particularly useful. I am in two minds about this pose. The balance and weight of it are right, with him striking the banner down, the incinerator at hand, foot climbing upon rock - but arguably, he looks like he's toppling. Hmm.
Anyway, that's where we are so far. Red for our Carnelian cloaks, white for brotherhood tabards, and then on to all the tricky details! I'm going to try to really ramp it up a notch with these guys, wish me luck!
Thanks guys!
Not a huge amount of progress between kids' holidays and mrs g's birthday.
However, whites done:
So now the fun starts! Very hectic 6/7 weeks coming up at work. This will hopefully help me stay sane, although I imagine my posting will be a bit erratic.
Automatically Appended Next Post: Oh, did get the welsh varnished. Also, may be the owner of a decent sized sob force by the end of the month
The brotherhood, the varnished Welshmen or the sob?
I like the brotherhood. I think I'm going to work the Night's Watch oath from Game of Thrones in there somewhere. Next set of colours to go on: blue for the jump packs and psycannon, mustard for the leathers, green on the weapons, gold in various places.
The varnish user was humbrol Matt, as purity seal while relatively cheap is quite shiny still (and, you, know, RUBBISH). Interestingly, it does reveal some places where the quickshade didn't quite take. Not a biggy, but interesting. I'll try to get a shot up.
The SoB is a whole bunch of troops for £80 (well, actually, one lot is £65, the other is £15). At that point, with what I've already got randomly lying about, I have a viable SoB force.
Viktor von Domm wrote:good looking bunch...
and my congratz to mrs graven... !
Thanks, and thanks from the mrs also. There was much chocolate cake and a lot of meat consumed.
Gotta have chocolate in the chilli, it's the law. Blues and browns done! I have plague again, also. I feel like I've swallowed a plate...
Automatically Appended Next Post: Sorry about the pic:
Greens have actually been added too, now, but I'm lazy/ill.
Automatically Appended Next Post: So have taken stock of what SoB I'm acquiring:
3 units of 5 seraphim
2x Hb 2x Flamer
8 bolters
1 banner
2 superior
1 cannoness w combi-melta
Immolator flame turret
Added to what I already have:
Cannoness
Uria Jacoba
Kyrinov
Exorcist/immolator
Immolator/repressor
2x Superiors with melta
1 flamer
6 bolter
4 arco flagellants
3 Ecclesiarchy with plasma
Should make a pretty fair showing, eh?! Think I'll ask the wife for Saint Celestine so I can run her and the seraphim, everything else is really just a bonus. Anyone got any experience of running them?
Well, it's a start, anyway.
Thanks for kind comments on my crusading brethren. Once I get the flesh tones and hair down I can start on the first stage washes.
It's not really serious, just plague. 2 weeks holiday should've been a rest - and I have had a good break - but none of family have been well, and it's very wearing. Not going back feel regenerated. Boo, rubbish, etc.
well... when you AND the kids are ill... that is terror... it is always bad if you are alone ill... but when kids are ill too, then you have next to no time to see after yourself ...instead you have to look after the kids... and being ill for kids is always a big problem...no pun intended here...
Hell yeah, it's a bit of nightmare. But there we are. All on the mend now, at least.
Anyhoo, all first stage colours, and first wash, done. So, you get a (half-)decent pic:
Golds not yet added, nor majority of colours on daemons, which will be very pale and probably done with edge paints.
In other matters, the new SAGA expansion is very exciting. I already knew the Strathclyde Welsh were going to be awesome - all cavalry, javelins, able to use off-board units (reserves, essentially) - and just be an extension of what I already have built. Fab, a second army, which welsh players didn't really get from the first expansion (arguably the Scots, but still).
However, it turns out the there's also the Irish - who get to take a pack of FREAKIN' WOLFHOUNDS!
In no way am I very overexcited about this, or the fact that I have hounds already Arguably, this means I shouldn't run them in my Welsh force to prevent confusion. I can live with that
I'll hopefully pick up my copy of SAGA: The Raven's Shadow tomorrow, get a proper look.
not really trying to burst your ballon here... but now the crisp white is gone...which was a major selling item to these... together with the red and the black it was what made these crusaders look sharp and delivering....
now you gone all mushy and brown...i hope you can bring back a bit of that heroic shinyness you had before...
Looks very nice, Graven. The colors are really starting to come together. I really like the feel - robes, beards, bald heads - you've assembled for this lot. Looking forawrd to see them develop furthere... Especially the guy with the scroll.
Viktor von Domm wrote:not really trying to burst your ballon here... but now the crisp white is gone...which was a major selling item to these... together with the red and the black it was what made these crusaders look sharp and delivering....
now you gone all mushy and brown...i hope you can bring back a bit of that heroic shinyness you had before...
Don't fret, oh ye of little faith. They will be back up to bright whites and reds, this just adds depth to the cloth etc. The sharpness will return!
Yellowbeard wrote:Looks very nice, Graven. The colors are really starting to come together. I really like the feel - robes, beards, bald heads - you've assembled for this lot. Looking forawrd to see them develop furthere... Especially the guy with the scroll.
Thanks man. To be fair, the whole baldy/beardy thing is mostly the BT figures. But, yeah, the scroll is awesome
Got Raven's Shadow for saga, it's really great. With a minimum of fuss - and I think really with no further purchases - I can now run my force as one of 3 different armies. Awesome indeed.
Don't fret, oh ye of little faith. They will be back up to bright whites and reds, this just adds depth to the cloth etc. The sharpness will return!
pheeewwww...
waiting for that update then
Well, rubbishy pic notwithstanding:
Just added first layer of white. Just to keep you happy, you understand
GiraffeX wrote:I have a small Sister force and I really enjoy playing them. Saint Celestine is a must she is the best warlord in the game for her points.
A second Exorcist is a must as well I'd say.
Coolio. Of course, now I need to make another modular exorcist setup. Need to do something equally random!
Nice! The sword looks great, but I'm really liking his head. GreT skin tone, and iI really like the slight tilt to his head, like he's giving a sermon. Great job.
I am reminded of that great Gotham City vigilante: Bueno Eccelente. He fights crime... With the power of perversion.
Anyway, glad y'all like. More to come but busy-busy with cakes, work and such. Have rummaged through my unbuilt historical sprues and dug out 12 foot and 2 horse. The horsemen I think I'll build to be warriors in my Welsh/Strathclyde and mail-less hearthguard in my Irish: they can upgrade 2 hearth guard to champions, but because minimum unit size is 4 you need 2 units of hearthguard to make them viable (buy 2 4-man units, merge them, upgrade 2 and have a 6-man unit left). The foot will be built to flesh out the Irish too: 6 as axe-wielding hearthguard (conversion time!), and I've got javelin-wielding hearthguard already. Could do with an axe-wielding warlord, but that's a cost I can justify in the long term. Honestly folks, look into saga. It's a belter of a game.
Addendum: I done builded me some Irishmen! Built the 6 with dane-axes (knew those Dirz clone bits would come in handy), 2 with javelins for champions, and on a whim 2 more Welsh hearthguard so I have 8. Oh, and an Irish standard bearer, just for whatever, whenever. I might do the horse tomorrow, but it's very late and been a long day. Night troops!
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Brotherhood have had 2nd layer of white; recripsing continues!
The aforementioned Irishmen:
Well, plus a couple of welshmen.
And a snail.
There was a rabbit and a chicken, but they seem to have eloped.
Also, today has been forcible spring cleaning but the new steam cleaner came in boxes of awesome:
So potenially... something?
Also dug out the bits for a diorama, just for the heck of it, but you'll need to wait for that.
And a conundrum: a mate has offered me a part-assembled, fully LED'd T-hawk for £400. Hmm... Should I?
Later-later,
graven
Those scrolls and books came from the Skaven Plague Monk sprue. I'm the one who sent to you so I do remember where they're from. Lots of bells and sorcerous bobbins as well great for mutated cultists.
Hmm well you only need one kidney..............All due seriousness it depends on your financial circumstances and how much you want one. Personally I couldn't justify it to myself but then again I don't really want one. Also what would the missus let you get away with....
£400 feels excessive to me, too. Ultimately, if it's not nib or nos, then 30-50% is not unreasonable. Yes he's put in loads of work, but I would enjoy the building side of things. I shall with heavy heart and light kidneys give it a miss.
@albinoork - at least 2 more layers of white to go. Next ill probably add purple to red recesses. It feels quite bitty bit it doesn't have my full attention - vid, I built 5 more saga warriors out of spare parts (bisecting cavalrymen) and a couple more mouted hearthguard including a standard bearer.
Also, a mysterious shot of the mystery diorama.
Just posing just now. Streets of Cadwallon, here we come!
Work's going to get EVEN more stressful. But in a fun way
T-hawk - yeah I think that's it in a nutshell.
The Irish - well, lots of skulking in bogs. But, yeah, slightly over-bent legs.
The boxes really scream imperial emplacement to me. Don't quite know when I'll have the time, but still.
The dio - originally, they were a duel. Now I'm thinking they're a team, actually. The Wolfen nomad conversion is an old fave and I just like the pose on the duellist. It's a bit of a back burner one, particularly between the brotherhood, the shrine contest and various dark age shenanigans!
Oh, and life.
Later y'all,
Graven
Deep in the bowels of a forge world lies a machine so terrible and purposeful that it's very existence is only rumor and myth. It never sleeps and always hungers. Never satiated. Always creating, always churning out more and more. Never satisfied. It’s purpose long forgotten. It only lives to build more and more of the truly insane. The Deus ex Gavenator. Your only hope is to die in your sleep so save the last bullet for you!
Graven I am really impressed with the face on your brethren a page back! I think it looks awesome! the stark highlight works really well on him and gives him comic like feel with a gritty edge! bloody well done dude!
Viktor von Domm wrote:and again i see a fortune in minis in your pics... i have watched many auctions via ebay of SOB... man... what a hefty penny they want for them...
and my beady eye spotted a blue dot on the sword tip of the guy with the book
Well, £65 - maybe I could've haggled him down, but he's a bud.
Dang, missed that blue spot. Bother.
Gitsplitta wrote:How are you going to work the javelineers into your GK army??
I'm sure they're in the codex somewhere...
Viktor von Domm wrote:i was actually thinking about making a remark towards that too ...
Shaddup
Skalk Bloodaxe wrote:Nice haul. Looks like a serious soaker / cleanup project (for what it is worth, I replaced my Simple Green with Mr. Clean).
Yeah, and I'd like to put them on flying bases too. I really hate the stupid feet.
nerdfest09 wrote:Graven I am really impressed with the face on your brethren a page back! I think it looks awesome! the stark highlight works really well on him and gives him comic like feel with a gritty edge! bloody well done dude!
Aw, thanks mate, that means loads! I love vj flat flesh; also a great highlight for turquoise. Hopefully haven't ruined him with next stage.
Speaking of which, reds shaded and highlighted (still need wash and glaze), whites highlighted, and glowy glow sticks... glowed?!:
Also, those pesky invasive Welshmen:
Yup, I'm already recycling ones I'd finished. Trying to inject some personality in the poses (one really crouched down having a Hey, I dropped my stick! moment is a fave )
As well as building on a couple more mtd hearthguard (realised I hadn't done a standard bearer for them), the tremendous andrewgpaul picked me up the pre-release of the King of the all the Welsh. Delightfully, he is also perfect to use as an Irish warlord on account of his Dane-axe. Must now resist urge to build 4 more Fianna (Irish hearthguard with Dane-axes) because that would mean in a large game I could run half my army off one 10 man unit of hearthguard (which is a crazy points sink).
Anyway, I've also been experimenting with styrene scrolls on the Psyfleman which I'll try to finish off and snap later. Paint wise I need to retouch the brethren swords (ahem), hair and flesh, add text to seals and banner, before FINALLY tackling the golds and heading on to silver highlights of the bgm and golds alike.
I have the storm eagle staring, daring me. Weeping angel or Death Watch?
Adios, and thanks for all the great comments,
Graven
glowed...hmmm.... that is passive used in an active way... or the other way around... hmmm.... i didn´t knew dakka could be that educational in terms of speech...
oh... i had to shut up...*shutting up in five...four...three... two...ach... me cannae shut up anymore...
Vik, lost in English grammar. Is it my fault that your language's grammar is basically unchanged in 600 years? (Mind you, makes learning Old English a lot easier!)
GiraffeX, I will Spank you with nerd porn if you're not careful...
Yes they will be stripped, you filthy so and so.
The brotherhood are nearly done, need to highlight golds, brass (chain and some icons - funny how things start brass, we paint them black only to struggle to make them look like brass again...), and then hit all the metals up with silver. Undecided on red glaze on cloth, may make it a bit shiny. I've blue glazed the rods and light spotted the orbs on the packs. I've also added a freehand scroll to the banner, which is wayyyyyy out of my comfort zone. Just a quick pic. I'm aiming to finish them off today, and then I can start on their bases/daemon heads and the display base. I'm going to try adding a light to it - again, electronics are not in my purview! - and I need to get an Ork in there somewhere (originally he was to be hiding in the gap I've left under some rubble but I reckon having a flickering light will be cooler).
Oh, and I'm thinking of changing the blog's name. Graven's images, or some such?
Your thoughts appreciated gang, As ever, Graven
Automatically Appended Next Post: Hmm. 40k khorne temple?
£42 down to £7.
Hmm...
the gormitti stuff i have often hold in my hands and meant to buy some of their minis... actually quite a nice bargain if you ask me^^
and you freehanded that scroll? cool... one thing tho... add a thin line of black for threedimensional look to the scroll... then indeed you are perfect!
and keep the name... would you still drink coke if they started to call it luke warm horsewater sweetened?
and...being of the filthy mindset myself... where is that nerdporn you promised?
I'm going to start by building it as per the instructions and then see how best to adapt.
It occurs that I could buy a set of fw khorne brass to decorate. That would cost more than this plastic crack did...
I might leave the base as is, but I'm fairly sure I can make an interlocked khorne logo. I'm thinking ziggurat o'khorne, basically. Need to scrounge some khornate iconography... The crater will get scrounged for general play.
Here is broadly what it's supposed to look like: Although being the "limited edition" it comes with red sides, transparent crater and limited edition figures. Gee. I'm sorely tempted to put lights in the eyes...
If I can make it vertically AND horizontally a khorne sigil, not only will that look top as a shrine to it'd make a great piece of multi-level terrain, is the theory.
Ha, just read through here and saw the scale shot, might have to pick one of these sets up if the price is right. Very nice work on the brotherhood. Really like the color on the warding staff.
Theophony wrote:Ha, just read through here and saw the scale shot, might have to pick one of these sets up if the price is right. Very nice work on the brotherhood. Really like the color on the warding staff.
Thanks mate, and great to have you swing by! Yeah, they're comparable to necromancy bulkheads in size.
Gitsplitta wrote:Very Khorny.
Viktor von Domm wrote:yes... i can see the potential right there...
pipes and other stuff added this will give you a fine looking piece of terrain...
oh and ...... was the word eyeopener meant for the "suggestive" link?^^
it felt substantial warmer in our living room when i had a quick glimpse there
Glad you think it'll work, I know you have an eye for these things. I've added in some interior platforming too.
And yeah, veidt can be eye popping at times also her general scifi discussions can be interesting. I read it for the articles
So here they are, though I'm loathe to say they're actually done: Maybe he's the justicar. I dunno. I do know I like the Edge paints for chaos though. Icky.
He has a good beard. I love his face.
Still wonder if he needs a white tabard...
Note to self - do a pic that shows gs'd cloak next time...
Where's your Ezekiel now, eh?!
(K)night's watch oath in the book
Very pleased with this lens.
Took Vik's advice, underlined the scrollwork.
Lord's prayer on his scroll. That's in no way offensive
I do love this fella, heavy rebuild on his left (again, reverse shot needed).
C&C me chaps (&chappettes, you never know after all), graven
hmmmm.... lovley looking bunch... i se you added a thin line to the freehanded scroll on that banner guy
the only issue i have now that i see them all in sigle file...the guy you thought about adding a white tabbard? i think his cowl would look better in red...?
but i really like is that dark ice force effect on those swords... that is a cool look!
I still like the swords.
The books and scrolls look good and ancient/well used.
Skin looks good and tanned Red cloaks look a nice shade, although a little shiny in places (may just be pictures or my eyes)?
I remember seeing you use those backpacks before but I don't remember reading where they come from or what they are meant to do (if they do anything?).
@Dr H - Hey, sorry I missed your earlier post. Glad you like em! The packs are interceptors jump packs (they teleport, basically). Red cloaks are now less shiny; still wet when I took the pics!
@ Vik - tbh I'm not happy with his helm, either. He's really splodgy when you zoom right in. I may even decapitate him altogether, that head's not doing it for me. Mrs g says I have to keep the hood white or it'd look odd, and I'm inclined to agree. I might try to find another beardy head from elsewhere.
And he really needs a tabard
@gits - thanks man. I actually don't think that all of them are as good as usual. Well, the dude mentioned above, specifically. I really think he needs an overhaul, although I love his pose. I think I did a mini tut a while ago, I'll type on up and maybe take some pics, redoing the dude's sword.
Automatically Appended Next Post: Decapitated. Ba head incoming...
Automatically Appended Next Post: Oh, and gs tabard a-curing.
inmygravenimage wrote: @Dr H - Hey, sorry I missed your earlier post. Glad you like em! The packs are interceptors jump packs (they teleport, basically). Red cloaks are now less shiny; still wet when I took the pics!
New heads:
Not sure which I prefer; your views are sought, mes amis. Yes, I am painting on sprue. It's very weird.
Revised with tabard:
There is a slight gap on one side, don't fret, that's for the other arm. And if you're very observant you'll notice I've reprimed the sword.
Well it partly depends on what the other arm will be doing and what you see the chap doing within the group. But I see the head on the left looking generally mean/angry and the head on the right as actually saying something (either giving an order, a warning or a war-cry). So it's Warface or War-cry. Although personally I usually go for bionics whenever I can in my army...as it suits the army's fluff.
The tabard looks really good, Graven. I'm not sure you really need to switch the head now that you've added the tabard... (Or is this for another model...?)
Viktor von Domm wrote:tabbard looks very good mister... and you are a brave man for cutting off heads at this time^^
the right head looks a bit like a love child between elton john and doc ock.......
didn´t you say you looked for a bearded head?
I am a fool, what can I say? Possessed by the imp of the perverse. Just couldn't find the right beard, thought I'd try the BA, but I agree, not quite right.
Dr H wrote:Well it partly depends on what the other arm will be doing and what you see the chap doing within the group.
But I see the head on the left looking generally mean/angry and the head on the right as actually saying something (either giving an order, a warning or a war-cry). So it's Warface or War-cry.
Although personally I usually go for bionics whenever I can in my army...as it suits the army's fluff.
Lol, I see what you mean Vik.
Bionic actually really worked for me too, even if that was a silly head!
Yellowbeard wrote:The tabard looks really good, Graven. I'm not sure you really need to switch the head now that you've added the tabard... (Or is this for another model...?)
the right head looks a bit like a love child between elton john and doc ock.......
oh, man, that is right on!
didn´t you say you looked for a bearded head?
Yeah, facial hair might be desirable for this lot.
Glad the tabard is getting much love. Grey is taking over from green in stuff stakes for me.
Anyway, here you all go then:
The head is an SW one with beard braids trimmed. Obviously not finished painting! Hope we're all happy now
happy... yup... that bearded head calls for respect as it should!
you can´t make a "baby faced boy" do the job a real man was supposed to do! stands to reason^^... gotta have some facial hair for the right amount of manlyness
Dr H wrote:Good head. Bearded and Bionics.
I didn't mention it before but good job on the tabard as well.
Thanks man. It is a good head... My dirty mind rofl'd.
Yellowbeard wrote:Nice. I like it. I like how the blue bionic eye matches the Interceptor rods. Nice bit of spot color, that.
Yeah, thanks, although my helm lenses are green I like blue bionics for this unit.
Viktor von Domm wrote:happy... yup... that bearded head calls for respect as it should!
you can´t make a "baby faced boy" do the job a real man was supposed to do! stands to reason^^... gotta have some facial hair for the right amount of manlyness
Well being smooth as a ken doll I guess I'll just have to whimper (this is why I always lose tied rolls in Saga, as most impressive facial hair wins (beards rule the dark ages))
And here he is folks:
Now - onto the damned base (and the damned upon it)!
Automatically Appended Next Post: Sorry it's a bit dark and rubbishy phone pic. On plus side I'll have the light rig up tomorrow for cake so will try to do a group.
If Vik wasn't there pushing us to do better what would our models look like?
By h way, group shot is super!
well... then they would look like my own shabby painted minis
so better mine look shabby than yours, eh?
and good ´looking progress...
will the corpses get the base all bloody?...could use a small splash of color here and there...
Oh, shush. And yeah, colour will be incoming, although I always imagine power and nemesis weapons cauterising. Too much Star Wars as a kid I guess.
So on that note, I need your advice fellas.
I'm only going to add a couple of csm corpses to the base, probably on the left ridge in the middle. I had thought about 1 of each god, but I don't want it to be too cluttered, so 2 it is.
The question is colours. I think a soul drinker would be a good strong colour in contrast to both base and the brotherhood themselves. Not sure about the other. Something slaaneshi, like an angel of ecstacy or flawless host or some such? Or a really putrid nurgle one like lords of decay? I think khorne colours would be too close to the brotherhood, and I'm not sure about the blues of Tzeentch as I worry they'll get lost against the grey of the base. Any thoughts, or indeed requests?
i think you are spot on with your ideas about the slain chaos dudes... nurgle would be an option... but i think slasneshi oponents would be the best choice against black templars... it really is like having the right pairing of nemesises!
Right, well, that seemed pretty decisive!
An angel of ecstasy (bottom) and a flawless host (top). Or at least the beginnings of, and working out placement.
And a hidey-hole for a Sneaky Git (sniper grot or something)
So, some progress. And thanks for kind words, as always!
Thanks mate! The Flawless Host dude is going to get one of my patented Noisenators (Psilencer for Noise Marines!), I'm wondering whether to throw in some more: I've not done a member of the Corpus Brethren yet (bear in mind all CSM have a designated dakka-ite)...
^Which bit? But thanks! Or are you waiting on your knight of blood?
So Hazzer, Vik and Theo, as our newest contributors - or at least ones without csm designate - you get to call it. One of you is some kind of flesh-loving cannibal (I might even show you a. Wip!) and if you have a fave chapter - or at least least god - then ill see what I can do, if not in this then at least in an upcoming act of ultra-violence.
a chaosy tribute character... nice!... knowing my temper tho.. you´d have to go with khorne... but i remember you didn´t want that as their scheme would look too similar to your black templars...so then i opt for slaaneshi noise marine...
"'Ere Nasher."
"Wot?"
"Why you got a Skull on yer noggin?"
"Well deez humies iz alwayz puttin Skullz on ev'ryfing, so it 'elps me sneakin'"
"... Wow. You iz one Sneaky Git."
I *really* want grot snipers in the next Ork codex
So in my head, it's like the brotherhood have teleported in a put down a unit of noise marines. That way it's 2 UNITS of brothers (well, 1 unit of sister-brothers...)
That make sense?
Beginnings of Flawless Host for Theophony, Corpus Brethren for Vik, Angel of Ecstacy for Hazzer
I'm thinking of giving the angel of Ecstacy, but I have no idea how to scratchbuild a blast master. I suspect a sanded down Ork weapon actually maybe the way after an abortive attempt with Tau bits. Hmm.
Gotta be done buddy. Gotta be done. Would be great counts-as ratlings for a blood axe army.
I realised I uploaded totally the wrong pic for the WIPs I've also made progress on the blastmaster using - what else? - a psycannon well, amongst other things. I'll get a pic up later, hopefully, and am into a long weekend so might even get the base done. The sneaky git has stolen my placement for the possible LED, but I'd already pretty much decided that that's going to wait for the shrine of Khorne. I think 3 corpses is enough; more would look really cluttered I fear, although I would kinda like 5 so it's a minimum unit (or 6 even as that is the number of the sexy beast iirc).
Tangentially, I may have also - finally come up with a solution to my Storm Eagle dilemma - rather than choosing between weeping angel or deathwatch, I'm going to make it Weeping Angel AND deathwatch. Of course, whether it sees paint anytime soon is another matter... I've also just scored another unit of kasrkin off larp_hunter which means my =][= stormtroopers will be at full strength soon. Oh, and the SoB are busy stripping off so I may need to get on with them. I wonder about mounting havoc launchers in a razorback turret for a the option to field a second, less baroque exorcist, as that would mean I could field 2 of any sob tank variant.
Oh, too much to do! Going to see Iron Man Monday too, should be a giggle. Looking forward to a grown-up (what?!) movie...
And to celebrate the date, I'm wearing my Vader was Framed T.
Later peeps,
Graven
inmygravenimage wrote: Tangentially, I may have also - finally come up with a solution to my Storm Eagle dilemma - rather than choosing between weeping angel or deathwatch, I'm going to make it Weeping Angel AND deathwatch. Of course, whether it sees paint anytime soon is another matter... I've also just scored another unit of kasrkin off larp_hunter which means my =][= stormtroopers will be at full strength soon. Oh, and the SoB are busy stripping off so I may need to get on with them. I wonder about mounting havoc launchers in a razorback turret for a the option to field a second, less baroque exorcist, as that would mean I could field 2 of any sob tank variant.
its good to know that the Sisters are stripping off, no pics though I'm a bit disappointed
The sneaky git is looking very good in that hole he seems a perfect fit. I do you think you need to be careful with how many bodies you put on the base, some extra bashed up helmets might look good.
Still looking forward to seeing the Storm Eagle, doing as a Weeping Angel Death Watch vehicle is a great idea to combine both armies.
@gits: not sure what bit of that you think's brilliant, so I'll assume all of it
@giraffeX:
GiraffeX wrote:its good to know that the Sisters are stripping off, no pics though I'm a bit disappointed
The sneaky git is looking very good in that hole he seems a perfect fit. I do you think you need to be careful with how many bodies you put on the base, some extra bashed up helmets might look good.
Still looking forward to seeing the Storm Eagle, doing as a Weeping Angel Death Watch vehicle is a great idea to combine both armies.
you are a rude man Glad you like my sneaky, I agree it could get too much with more corpses in all probability. Helms may indeed be the way forward. Hopefully I can complete my various allied forces this year.
Aye, right.
Viktor von Domm wrote:love the sneaky git... gotta be one of the cheapest minis around ... just a head and a gunbarrel,eh? LOL
have fun watching IM!
That's me, always looking for the cheap option well, these days, anyway.
So onto the corpses, anyhoo: Flawless Host Corpus Brethren Angel of Ecstacy Obviously all very wip and parts thieved from all over.
And as a total random aside, a mate asked me to build him the BT Techmarine that I'm selling him. Fun, brief side project: Until the nonce, Graven
"Brothers, the wounds on these tainted scions of Chaos indicate a sniper is in the area. Normally, we should be cautious. However, since we are Space Marines, we will pose dramatically in an area strikingly devoid of cover. Mind the skulls."
Theophony wrote:Noise marines are good for me too. When I sing, I make up for talent by being loud . Board is coming along great!
Duly noted - and thanks!
Briancj wrote:"Brothers, the wounds on these tainted scions of Chaos indicate a sniper is in the area. Normally, we should be cautious. However, since we are Space Marines, we will pose dramatically in an area strikingly devoid of cover. Mind the skulls."
I am very tempted to drill a wee hole in them each...
very nice pink going into there. And you scoundrel, you making money of minis... and getting better ones.. i need to check in more regularly.. you update to quickly. The khrone temple seems like a interesting prospect.
cormadepanda wrote: very nice pink going into there. And you scoundrel, you making money of minis... and getting better ones.. i need to check in more regularly.. you update to quickly. The khrone temple seems like a interesting prospect.
Cheers mate. Lots of layers of edge pink, alternated with darkshade and violet washes. Likewise the purples are edge purple and VJ purple respectively.
Yeah, Kasrkin were a steal, which was great. I am a rapid updater - it's cos I have lots to do and I like to do gaming related procrastination!
Speaking of which, the base's been hit up with the darktone - bring on the matt varnish!
This will also seal the rubble in place. It'll get some highlighting before it's matt sealed for good though, fret not.
And the corpses are - for now ( mold lines) - done. They'll get a bit more attention once in situ.
Looking good there Corpus, m'man.
I'll be honest, I'm loving painting these muted pinks and purples, although they require a lot of patience.
Most pleased with this. Somehow, it glows darkly, managing to be creepy pink. And the blastmaster kitbash is, to me, a real success.
On to more - end in sight. And got my LEDs for the temple o'khorne today too! Huzzah, and such terror,
graven
tho... i have one question...why in their collective moment of death did they still clutch their guns ? don´t marines loose grip on ther armory like mere mortals do?...just asking... oh...and do drill those holes... i have long thought about the equation of this dio.... you come up with ...what? like 8-10 BT and have three mere chaosy victims... this makes your BT look like a bit as if they are only able to tackle CSM when the BT´s come in big numbers... your templars are of course no cowards, eh? so better let the story go that they found these horribly mutilated bodies slain by that hidden sniper grot
Viktor von Domm wrote:wow...I love such diorama projects... and that one truly tells a story...
saw it already all on the comp thread the other sec... but it is truly amazing seeing it all finished... so there is pleasing some peeps
Thanks man. Really appreciate it. I think as well it's the fact that it's part of the broader display:
So that's 2 done!
I have the shrine contest to do next, which is what the khorne shrine is for. I'm seriously considering disassembling it before spraying, and keeping at as a generic, modifiable piece of terrain. Of course, that limits my ability to khornify it. The lure of fully modular 40k scenery may be too much for me...
"Of course we were going to lose....the good guys were wearing capes, come on, how do you compete with that." Spirit of he fallen telling slaanesh why they were defeated just before his soul is devoured.
Excellent work and I'd hire that gobbo anytime, who needs an mperial assassin?
I think graven that you could do well with magnetising all khorny stuff... that would give you a load of options for your shrine then...dunno who suggested that to me... but someone told me flattened and hammered tincans as a means for such tings for my old arena project... if you remember that?
Theophony wrote:"Of course we were going to lose....the good guys were wearing capes, come on, how do you compete with that." Spirit of he fallen telling slaanesh why they were defeated just before his soul is devoured.
Excellent work and I'd hire that gobbo anytime, who needs an mperial assassin?
and thanks bro!
Viktor von Domm wrote:I think graven that you could do well with magnetising all khorny stuff... that would give you a load of options for your shrine then...dunno who suggested that to me... but someone told me flattened and hammered tincans as a means for such tings for my old arena project... if you remember that?
Dunno what you mean... Where's a whistling orkmoticon when you need one eh?
A productive afternoon of stripping:
Hanging out with boys tonight, wife out on the town, Lego and Shrek so far, pizza and I'm thinking Highlander on bluray....
monkeytroll wrote:Whoo....miss a few weeks and you've finished a display....
Good job, very cool work there amigo
And loving the idea of grot snipers......
Hey mt, you're alive! Great to have you back. I'm sure you've done a grot sniper in a nest or some such some time?
Viktor von Domm wrote:hope you took a shower after stripping down so many sisters...
You a filthy monkey.
Productive evening:
Just laying down colours and some shading. Also watched most of new season of Futurama - telly box getting very full, really needed to clear stuff off it. Highlander can wait. Gradually, we are getting through the ranks of =][=...
@ DrH - hey man, missed you there! 3D spray was achieved by very carefully unwinding the pin vice having drilled the entry hole leaving the waste plastic intact and attached. Then coated with superglue to harden and painted. There's actually some coming out the neck of the corpus brethren too, but it is less obvious/successful!
Automatically Appended Next Post: Vallejo Turquoise is just lovely, especially when hit with nightshade. Highlights well with flesh, surprisingly.
inmygravenimage wrote: @ DrH - hey man, missed you there! 3D spray was achieved by very carefully unwinding the pin vice having drilled the entry hole leaving the waste plastic intact and attached. Then coated with superglue to harden and painted. There's actually some coming out the neck of the corpus brethren too, but it is less obvious/successful!
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Ahh. That's a good use of something that would normally get thrown away (or at least go into my pot of possible basing rubble).
I shall have to remember that. Cool.
Gitsplitta wrote:Those are looking fantastic graven. Great color combinations!
Ta! I love these muted tones too, and the vague plan is to do the kasrkin in the brown version (of course, then I'll have to strip all my guard...)
Knightley wrote:My god you've been busy Graven! The diorama is really impressive and I cant wait to see what you do with this new batch
Thanks matey! Procrastination is awesome. I actually need to be sure to pace myself with this lot - I don't want to burn out or get sloppy when batch painting.
GiraffeX wrote:I nearly missed you stripping the Sisters, they look lovely with their bare metal showing
You are bad man
On the subject of my general toing and froing, I started on a shrine:
Ye gods I hate the modular GW buildings. The shrine of the aquila was bad enough but these are ridiculous! My plan to have a 3 storey high wall seems increasingly idiotic. Here you can see the shrine (rectangle) within the section of broader Sanctum. I'd really like to have a removable roof for this - I like the idea that it's the one bit of the building that's unscathed. I had hoped not to have to mount it on a board straight away to get at all the angles but simply from a rigidity point of view I don't think that's going to be viable. Also, I got Fleur de lis punch! So I can stamp out inch high sob logos instantly from sheet styrene, very cool.
Solar_lion wrote:All coming together. Sorry if i missed something, but is this all a part of a larger Diorama?
Cheers. Yes and no - I'm trying to gradually build a ruined Cathedral as a piece of modular gaming terrain. The Sanctum Sororitas, in its original form, represents one end of it; the base for the gks is a collapsed roof section; and the Shrine of the Pieta I'm working on next is to be the middle. At some point I'll get another shrine to build at the other end!
Briancj wrote:Great work on the diorama! (Was away for the weekend, catching on on threads)
You are forgiven
Automatically Appended Next Post: I think I'm going to take my time with this; I'm aware that I'm flitting. I think also the original idea - the shrine of khorne made from toy bits - is more in keeping with the League's... ideals I guess. I can live with the modular terrain being chaos specific, if not (posssssssibly not) exclusively khorne.
So, you'll have to excuse me while engage ramble mode.
Been a tough few days. Applied for a new job, found out yesterday didn't even get an interview. Won't lie - absolutely wrecked by this. The irony is that I spent the weekend convinced I had failed to get an interview so was a state then, and was initially kinda ok when my fears were confirmed.
Mrs G admitted she's finding me very hard to handle at the moment, and I'm generally being very brusque with her and hard on the kids - and i hate to admit how right she is. Oh, to see ourselves as others do, etc.
Still.
I started this blog 3 years ago, just as my newborn went in for open-heart surgery. He's fantastic, my 5 year old is fantastic, and my wife's pretty awesome. We have steady jobs and nice house, money's tight but that is the way of the world. So, basically, I need to just keep my chin up.
It's that or go back to some very dark places.
Apologies for the somewhat self-indulgent, self-pitying rambling but that's what the internet's for, right?
This has, bizarrely, brought me back round to the puzzle of what to do next. I need challenges - it's why I like contests etc - so I'm going to limit myself.
I am not allowed to spend any money on this project.
I have been ogling fw brass, bits sites, 3rd party skull piles - I could easily spend £50 on decorating for .
Instead, there's the £7 I spent on the kit. Nothing else.
I can beg, borrow and steal. That's it.
The stealing, btw, is the LEDs - the wife is making #2 a fire truck cake, and afterwards those lights are mine, baby!
Here's the catch - I have exactly 8 , 2 stars & 0 icons. That last one is a particular bugger.
I refer you to the aforementioned "beg". I'm not proud; you may have noticed.
I'm intending to add decoration to the model as it stands just now, and then disassemble it for priming (and filing the snapx logo off every piece). I'd planned on buying a metal primer spray with texture - that's gone too. I'm going old school!
Sorry to hear of the troubles Graven, make sure to be nice to the wife and kids! Family will get you through every time bud, and their validation is the only kind you need
Wish I could offer up some Khorney symbols for you but I haven't travelled into that particular area of the Warp much, will have a scrounge around all the same and perhaps raid the bits boxes of a few friends
if I dive into my bitzbox I could find some khrony stuff... but I doubt it will arrive in time for the comps end...?
as for the (sorry for the pun) graven times...I have recently been at a similar spot in live... where almost every word spoken in family was a bark by me... after a few weeks I could pinpoint its origin... it had been a really crappy workplace... so... probably not really helpful for you... I quit... money is always tight... I think that is its main aspect... so not much to do about that... but family always needs to come first... in my book... I really appreciate that you now set your plans to minimize your payments... that needs to be supported... I wish I could follow that lead... I do ebay buys even tho I don´t earn zop atm...and I feel ashamed that I recently bought yet again stuff I already won´t paint soon...
so... I will look if I have something I can share... maybe even some skeleton stuff? or one or two zombies even?... we´ll see what is what and then you can PM me your address!...
@BLACKHAND: appreciated bro.
@Solar_Lion: thanks mate, most kind. All things must pass, and so on.
@Vik: corpses a go-go! Cheers man.
@Knightley: yeah, I've been thinking about options with styrene or, possibly, bits of sprue. Khorne being so angular as a sigil, I think that may be the way forward.
Btw, guys, in all seriousness, this is the "borrow" bit - I'm not really begging, so if you're kind enough to send me stuff, lmk if there's anything you need in return, and I'll see what I can do.
Thanks gang, again,
graven
Graven, I have a bunch of Chaos bits... many of which are Khorne that I can send. No idea how I got them but you're welcome to them all. Trouble is it's about a 10 day trip to post from here to you. Will that work?
Thanks chaps. Contest runs till end of June so if bits materialise around end of may from the us that's still plenty of time - and very, very much appreciated.
I might have some khorne bits will have a dig around today. I'm going through a bad patch at the moment as well, life sometimes is a pain in the behind. I find a good project always helps keep the mind occupied.
So Gitsplitta is running a mantis warrior contest. The swine!
I was totally hit by inspiration; I have never had a build come together so fast:
"You are mine."
The Preying Mantidae, dedicated to hunting down the Red corsairs. I wanted to convey an almost lazy arrogance with the csm despite the general kilinating, whilst having the mw, statue-like, unnoticed, choosing his moment to strike.
There's still a bit of gs work to be done. The wolf skull will become a mantis head, which is the main one. More ambitious is my plan for the paintjob - I'm going to try to do chameleoline, and match the scenery: this could go horribly wrong! Not only that but the Mantidae are supposed to have snake tattoos, which I'm also going to have a shot at.
I must be crazy.
Shut up, you lot
Automatically Appended Next Post: @giraffeX - no probs bro. I appreciate the sentiment regardless!
Very cool green stuff work, I was wondering how the skull worked into he picture. I'll look for som khornish stuff, pm me you address and we'll see what we can do.
Thanks mate, will try to do a better pic at some point!
I've been bowled over by the warmth and generosity of the response to my little whiny rant - you guys are awesome, and why dakka wins out every time as a place to indulge in mutual geekery.
So, on that note, 2 things: 1) I have in no way made press moulds of various skulls to adorn the temple with 2) I am going to really push the boat out - or at least try - with this next contest.
Here's the next WIPs: But graven, why is there ivy climbing up that MW? Surely he'd not been there that long?
this is why: Aforementioned chameleoline.
You will have noticed, also, that I've left the mould line on the front of the leg. This is deliberate - it's to help mark out the corner of the building.
I'm going to try some very intricate lighting effects with this. I spent a disturbing amount of time sketching shadows last night...
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Automatically Appended Next Post: Don't know if that's much better. You may have also noticed he's headless at present; it's currently waiting be painted under a magnifier (yup, that's another new thing I'm trying) and is then getting tattooed, because apparently, they are.
Cool. Chameleon camouflage is the kind of ambitious thinking I definitely approve of. Sounds really good. Keep at it.
Hope RL stuff improves for you soon.
The power cables to the side of the skull look like pincers, happy coincidence? That's coming along really nicely and I look forward to seeing it completed.
@DrH - thanks matey. Feeling a bit cheerier, if terrified by this project!
Good to hear.
I know what you mean, I'm frequently scared of messing up a model that I've had a brilliant/crazy/ambitious idea for (such as the current wave serpent).
But remember to recite the litany against fear:
"I will not fear, fear is the mind killer, fear is the little death that brings total obliteration, I will not fear..."
and all will be well.
Thanks man, and appreciate you swinging by! I freely admit I am a modeller first, painter second and player 3rd! Forgot the torso pic: Gives a better view of the mantis head claw, too.
Knightley wrote:Very ambitious project and I bet this will look amazing
You say ambitious, I say foolish I hope I live up to expectations!
Llamahead wrote:No trouble Graven glad you got the supplies. The Ivy's just a really nifty touch.
Thanks man. Some of those shields have already made it onto The Lord of Blood as armour, never planned to have a daemon on the shrine so I'm blaming you and your mighty epic fu. You'll have to wait for pics of him though, I need more skulls (and to find a vehicle combi flamer, it's hiding...) Ivy only good if it works!
Gitsplitta wrote:Really making good progress there graven.
Thanks mate, you've got a lot to answer for
Priming done. Humbrol primer is excellent - dries in 5 mins - but boy do you go through it fast! Zenithal highlights and shadows added - these pics are in neutral ambient light.
All of the shadows you can see are painted.
Mrs g's reaction was, "Wow." Hope pics can convey how well this has worked!
@ DrH: thanks man. I think, from tests, the shadows will travel up the back of corsairs legs, but he'll be fully lit. The mw on the hand will be 40k Shades of Grey...
@Gits: Wayyyy outta my league but he's a huge and direct inspiration.
Been out of the world for a spell....quick review is in order i feel:
loved your pinks/purples from the diorama, they came out really great! I get what you mean about the deep purple glow as well, if you arent looking at a particular part then it seems like a shadow is cast over the rest of it....full on creepy...
Sorry to hear about the troubles, glad you are seemingly on the mend my friend
Wish i could help on the bits front, but it would appear the great and good of Dakka appear to have you covered...good on you lads (and ladies), looking forward to seeing it all used!
Mantis Competition...what can i say....literally rubbing my hands together in glee.....
He is indeed (gitsplitta) and yeah, I'm using some gormitti stuff to make my Shrine of Khorne, decided it needed a daemonic champion of sorts. Good catch and thanks for bits, don't feel rushed at all though.
And 100 pages. I just noticed. Um. Gosh. Started this blog 3 years ago, pretty much today, and it has evolved some.
Initially, it was to keep me sane when my little one was born - maintaining 4 blogs was too much like hard work - so I consolidated into this.
In the early days, I was working on IG and Mentor Legion - who aren't forgotten, especially with what new codices might bring... It rapidly became an outlet when he went in for open heart surgery, which was deeply harrowing (he is a tiny daemon btw, it being his 3rd birthday today), but not even being dead on the table was enough to stop that kid. Figures. Bloody kids.
It's become a source for chatting about my strange addiction to GKs, my wife's various cakes (she's cursing at a late-night wedding cake as I type), Welshmen for Saga, assorted =][=, and all my general gamer ADD - plus a bit of ranting about job (teaching, it's such a joy).
Thanks to you all for making this what it is though - I have forged some astonishing friendships through this strange affair.
Wow... did 100 pages go fast! It's been a wonderful ride my friend. Great to get to know you a bit, hear about your growing family and watch your P&M skills steadily improve. You've been a comrade and an inspiration. We're lucky to have you!
GiraffeX wrote:Wow thats a lot bigger than I thought it was, its going to take a while to paint unless you have an air brush.
Yeah, it's a bit of a beast. I'm wondering whether to go with brass or obsidian as the overall scheme?
Gitsplitta wrote:You should have a supply drop from me incoming soon.
I suspect I missed it today, as I have a mystery note from the post office.
Knightley wrote:Massive congrats on the 100 pages mate, have you gone on a nostalgia trip and read through the earlier year at any point?
Yeah, I'll need to wade through it myself first though!
Yellowbeard wrote:Congratulations on 100 pages, Gaven. Well done.
Cheers mate
Solar_lion wrote:Congrats, here's to the next 100 pages of Gravenations and sundries. Good things to come I'm sure.
Happy B day to the gravenspawn~!
too true on all counts!
Automatically Appended Next Post: Btw, I'm kidding about using the gormiti monster, just so we're clear.
The process of insane weathering begins:
In the last year, I realise I've also gone down the route of DW and the Weeping Angels! And I'm actually pretty pleased with how I've progressed as a p&m'r.
Onwards and upwards indeed, and in great fashion graven! Congrats on 100 pages
good to be back i have to say, not that im going to be on here as much still (new job is craaaaaaaaaaazy....and the journey is killing me too, i hate the tube) but ive been having Dakka-withdrawal...ive been missing me some gravenising!
If only Gits, i would love to enter but im sadly lacking on both minis, paints, and time...new job again im afraid, having a 2 hour round trip instead of a 20 minute round trip is taking huge chunks of my free time away REALLY looking forward to seeing them all come together though!
Any thoughts on whether temple should be Osidian, brass or ... other?
I quite like obsidian (like my nemesis weapons), as if my gk have taken chunks of this to forge. Brass'd be easier though, and the obsidian might looking a bit much.
Gitsplitta wrote:Understood my friend, enjoy being a spectator... I am!
O dont worry, i am THOROUGHLY looking forward to further spectating!
inmygravenimage wrote:Any thoughts on whether temple should be Osidian, brass or ... other?
I quite like obsidian (like my nemesis weapons), as if my gk have taken chunks of this to forge. Brass'd be easier though, and the obsidian might looking a bit much.
Your views are sought...
Ill agree with Dr H, Obsidian and Brass mix would look good together...might be a bit hard to do such large sections though....?
Thanks guys; you don't like making my life easy do you?! How about making it predominantly brass then, on an obsidian plinth with some chunks of obsidian also (eg teeth on giant skull, spike etc?
inmygravenimage wrote: Thanks guys; you don't like making my life easy do you?! How about making it predominantly brass then, on an obsidian plinth with some chunks of obsidian also (eg teeth on giant skull, spike etc?
We don't choose to do this hobby because it is easy, we choose to do it because it is hard...
Gitsplitta wrote:Beautiful work on the vines and lantern graven... you could teach a class on that. Dynamic shading looks like it worked out well for you too.
Thanks mate; kind words indeed. You challenged me to raise my game, I hope I have done so!
GiraffeX wrote:Thats looking very nice Graven, will you be doing OSL from the light?
Actually, there is a bit - clearly, I need to bam it up a notch
Dr H wrote:Looking really good all round. Good job. Good luck to Mrs G and her cake.
that latern looks ace!... who said all of them need to be green
i am a bit suprised about the color of the marine tho... will it stay that black? aren´t they meant to be green and yellow? or am i absolutly fluff noobish here? ... i think i need to do some research^^
but much better generally, just leaking goo from orifices. Seriously, I think my brain's trying to escape out my face. Going to try to get the remaining Brotherhood primed today, weather's a bit milder, and then crack on with other stuff. If this mold works I'll be able to start on painting the 
for 
! Fond as I am of fish.
Don't get me started. Be glad I'm off work for a fortnight.
and that is the actual scheme I'll be using on the Tau; the bases are for the Storm Raven and Storm Eagle I have kicking about.
so he's particularly useful.
That just kept me busy for longer than it should. 
it'd make a great piece of multi-level terrain, is the theory.
... was the word eyeopener meant for the "suggestive" link?^^
sister-brothers...)
Duly noted - and thanks!
mold lines) - done. They'll get a bit more attention once in situ.
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