bebopdrums2424 wrote:
Damo. That's just moth454738fuc77884ing bad a%$%. JFC. And that purple burn. Woooooooiiiieeeeee. Whistles. Check YOu ouT!!!!!!

What Bebop said !! That's a beautiful machine Nerdy, love the yellow !

Holy fething gak Damo. That is the spearmint. Just amazing dood.

Thank you so very much guys I'm over the moon with how it came out and I keep thinking of all the metal effect models I can use the technique on! Imagine necrons or space wolves out and I keep thinking of all the metal models I can use the technique on! Imagine necrons or space wolves after I do the entire iron warriors force whales sallies

Yessssss Nerdo that looks amazing! You sure have a way with gritty metals....

Definitely a departure from the classic clean metals of the normal scheme, but undeniably still Iron Warriors... If you carry this over to a full army... Man will that look sweet!


Oooohh.... I cant wait to see this at AC

Nerdy, I feel like your dog may have interfered with the typing of that last post

Lol you are indeed correct RiTides Daisy May an iPad and lying in bed don't mix well for sentence cohesion

Breathtaking, no matter how far I zoom in I just can't find a flaw. The eyes are beautifully done. such a smooth gradient. The subtle but meaningful variation in tone from one metal to the next. Those beautiful touches of blue and purple on the guns. The whole thing is just a testament to the indisputable fact that you are one of the best. Amazing work Nerdy.

Stunning work, Artificer Nerdy. Certainly one of the best paint jobs I've seen for that model

Top job Nerdy. Nice beaten-up look.

Fantastic work, as always

That is one good looking knight.

Here's round 2 of the Iron Warriors army for Mr RiTides a Magos which was probably my least favorite model that turned into my favourite! the yellow mechanical arms were a bit of a risk but I just love the industrial look they have with the robes

Same goes for the Scyllax the dirty yellow carapace and dark metals look hard wearing and usable and I can imagine the oily metal clacking as those mechandrites whirl and reach, exploring for something to focus their killing programs on.

The other guys and the little mascot are just as cool!





















There you go guys! now its back to the Salamanders for Whaley

Heh. I like the cyber familiar dog thing.

EDC

They look excellent! Funny to be painting the two opposing forces (whalemusic is the enemy!) simultaneously

The dog is going in every list, he's just too cute . And I love the choice for the Magos robes! I wasn't sure how they would fit in, but the brown works great, really lets his mechanical bits stand out

The blending on the yellow is fantastic. I feel like they need some hazard stripes to really sell them as Iron Warriors though.

Lovely work Damo. Just the right touch on the yellow and the brown robes. The mascot is great, where'd that figure come from??

Wow the yellow is stellar. And where are the heads from?

The heads are from Anvil Industries (they don't sell them separately but you get 2 extra heads per set). I'm going to use the actual models they're from as Adsecularis which nerdfest will work on when the final wave happens

The familiar is from Blind Beggar Miniatures, and they've got some other cute robo critters, too

Whalemusic, that's a great point, although I'm just running these as Mechanicus and borrowing IW colors . There will be striping on the big models but straight yellow on the little guys.

Ah, gotcha. I was thinking they were "seconded" to Iron Warriors.

Oops, not sure how I managed to double post. It's been a long day

Well what do you know?! I got ome more done!

Another squad of Salamanders for Whaley finished which now only leaves me with all the troops and a dread! looks like i'm on track to have both armies ready and back to their respective owners before March so they can go to Adepticon

I know I say it every time I post these guys but I really love how they look together for such a simple style scheme and effect! I hope Whaley approves










Hope you like 'em! and I've fixed the little bit of paint on the collar of one of them

Incredible work on the Salamanders!

Yeah, the Salamanders are looking fantastic, nice conversions and that banner is jaw dropping.

EDC

I really like how Vulkan came out. Head and backpack swap really made him seem more 30k.

Those are amazing Damo... really leave me speechless. I really like the way the gold wash has collected to the lower parts of some of the round shapes (like the back-pack jets) & gives a kind of counter-highlight to the green, which is above them. Really cool stuff.

These guys look fantastic! That gold looks so good.

Both the Adeptus and Sallies look awesome Damo!

Nearly finished 45 Salamanders and 2 (count 'em) Asterion Moloc models just need to highlight the weapons, do the lenses and flames on the black pads then a touch up and shade wash
Asterion is for Whaley's Titan base and the other one is for my AoP board next year.

i'll start with the Sallies.....





and Whaley's Asterion (on the right) looking full beast mode! any ideas for him? more verdigris? or anything.




And my Asterion I changed the head by drilling it out and making room for a bare head fron Forge World, also I used a normal termie arm to change the pose on his shield arm and I pinned and angled his spear arm higher.

The sallies look fantastic damo. Your gold sheen just looks perfect on the green. Very subtle.

I like both versions of Asterion. Didn't realize they were the same figure at first glance... says good things about your modifications.

So many green marines! Love the color balance on them

And that Asterion is going to look sweet on the Titan base!! That's the one Ramos is doing up, right? I assume there are not multiples of Titans although when Adeptus Titanicus hits with them in 8mm, that will change! I cannot wait

Wow, I'm impressed by that Salamander squad from the 14th of November. They're perfect!

All looking excellent.

It amuses me to imagine what conversations are going on in the group shots of the Salies.

Asterions look incredible. It'd be hard to pick a favorite.

I love the variation in the salamanders armor! All the different marks mixing fluidly, looks real nice! Also, those Asterion Moloc models are lookin' mighty good! Enough variation to make them separate models, but similar enough to be the same character.

Looking good as always Damo!

No words just pics today, i'm running late for work! Finished Sallies....

Was that the equivalent of a P&M mic drop

Very impressive!!

Looks like someone walked into the wrong neighborhood.

Jeeeeeeez....


That's ludicrously awesome, Damo... I still adore the tiny individual touches you put on them, like the stylized flames on some of their shoulders.


Stupid impressive!

Wow dude, they look awesome.

Fantastic stuff as always!

They turned out beautifully Damo. Wow. Few words here... they just don't do them justice.

Last piece of this Salamander puzzle! the second Dreadnought finished so that's all of the 30K Salamanders finished ready for Whaley to enjoy soon, until I get round two




So now I've only got to paint Gits' Dominus, 4 Kastelan for Whaley, 4 Kastelan for Brett...... easy........

I've also been inspired by Dsteingass and his jaw droppingly beautiful work area so I'm going to re do my own so it's better for doing work and hopefully will organise me so i'm a bit faster getting things done.

Stunning Salamanders!

EDC

Lovely dreadnought, I especially like those two salamander "murals" . Very menacing model!

Those front plates came out great. I was concerned with the first wip you showed me, but as normal, keeping the faith paid off.

Stunning work as always, the Dread is really something!

Nice work, a simply stunning result. Love the front of the dread, the metals are epic.

Spot on man. Wow those front plates look fantastic against the green.

Top job, Nerdy. Great freehand work.

serious mic drop. Beautiful work. The dreadnaught.......no words!

The chest piece on that dreadnought is just insane . The army is beautiful, THATS how Salamanders are supposed to look.

Cheers everyone, sorry the last dread isn't the best picture wise :-( but it was really only the chest you needed to see, you've seen Whaley's mean green machines so you know what they look like lol! :-)

So now they're done i'm currently having some fun by re doing my Nerd lair, I pulled everything out and re painted the room a fetching colour then found an old school desk and hutch at a local highschool for 50 bucks! now I'm working out where to put everything and also sourcing (finally) a new computer for my room so I don't have to use the crappy old laptop that just bites ass it's so annoying!

Of course once i'm done I'll show you even though it's not as grand or epic as Dsteingass' but he did inject the inspiration! :-)

Dave has a lot to answer for.

Sallies are amazing, you truly have become a master.

Think you better invest in a bigger desk, people will be after your work even more now.

Looking forward to seeing the finished nerd lair . You've certainly earned it!!

I also splashed out and got some business cards and NF stickers to put on the jobs I send :-)

Beautiful work on those Sallies, and the Moloch twins look pretty sweet as well.

Gorgeous, Damo! Love that deep color blend on the dread... Needless to say, Im rather envious of your skill with contrast. Its still my biggest bugbear!


Awesome to hear about the stickers and business cards- It's almost like yer a professional and stuff





Soooo.... Army shot?

Wow, your work on the detailed armor plating it beautiful. Well done!

I can do an army shot but I only have one lens on my camera and it won't be a great close up image, if you want to see them i'll do it though :-)

Do it! Everyone loves a good group shot, especially when the minis are of such high quality.

EDC

O.K O.K I'll do it! :-) but I need to finish a Magos Dominus for Gits first........ and yep, he's different from the first one I did for him.

Lovely looking Sallies!

Dominus number two! I tried to get a different feel to this guy, but still retain the baroque machine god feel to him, make him a bit darker and a bit dirtier so he can be used for both Mechanicus and dark Mechanicus.

I faded the robes down to black on the bottom and slightly rusted some parts of his bionics as well as giving him a couple of liquid filled canisters on his back to help him stand out

I'll let the pic do the talking now.







I like him and I hope you guys do too! especially Gits!

"Get off my robot lawn you darn kids"

The large vial up top looks fantastic. Definitely sells the liquid effect.

Suitably crusty! That Dominus is very rusty, whilst the vial on top is a distinct contrast, being shiny and clean. Well done all in all!

Beautiful work.

Very nice. The liquid vial is spot on. I thinking the eyes need something.. like a dot of green or yellow.

Wonderful work Damo. He's going to be a great show-piece as an HQ of my mechanicum force.

Yes nice little touches. Love the black on the bottom of the robes. He like walking through the ashes of his victims.

Wow, I love the Dominus! Very sinister vibe he has going and it suits the model perfectly.

Great work, Nerdy. I like how it looks like you can see the bottom of the container in those liquid-filled things. Very well done.

That Dominus is insane! Is that rust all paint or weathering powders also? Incredible job on the vials as well.

Thanks guys, glad you like the Dominus! he was painted all brush no powders, just sneaky paint washes and a bit of blending here and there i'm currently assembling wave 2 of RiTides army hence my absence as i've nothing to show yet

Ah, tau! Battleships are always a joy to paint. I look forward to your return!

Yup, that Dominus is very nicely done indeed Nerdy!

Beautiful work on that Dominus, Nerdy. Really stunning in every way from the reds to the metallics to the little detail touches.

Thank you so much Az :-) it was a really fun little challenge to paint another version of him for Gits and make him still look similar enough to be recognisable and stand alone by himself :-)

Nerd has been laboring in secret building more mechanicum and it is looking sweet!

I want to see pics of your new nerd space all set up, too

Hey guys! welcome back happy new year to everyone and I hope you all had a fun and safe holiday season with your families! so this post is my introduction into 2017 you may (or may not) have been wondering where i've been lately well, i've been busy, lots of shifts at work and that along with the season it's just been crazy but I have not neglected my duty of being a guardian of the sacred brush and as such I have built and finished wave 2 of RiTides admech force

yes yes I know, "where are the updates?" well, I kinda only had a chance to get up early and paint for a while but not really enough time to take pics and update so you have my apologies in that regard and I shall endeavour to remedy that situation from here on in!

but I guess by now you're wondering what an earth I actually painted? ........




heaps......of.......cool.......stuff!



how about a Thanatar with a 'head swap' to start!







how about a FW Vulturax!







or maybe some Pew Pew guns!



or perhaps 4 fun little characters are more your thing?







Now, the next few shots are legs..... Rook legs to be more accurate and they are going to be the stand in Krios tanks but i'm waiting on the bodies to arrive, we mucked around with a conversion to a turret for them but decided against it and went with the originals instead.

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here we have some jump pack Pew Pews! cool looking squad and should do well!






and finally some troopy troops from Anvil Industry these robots are very decent quality!




well I really hope you guys like the first update of the year! with many many more to come i'll just leave you with the comment, "It's been 3 days and still they haven't noticed me...."

Admechingtastic stuff! Lovely work all round,, but the 3 servitors are definitely my favourite, full of character! Did you buy them like that, or are they all converted/kitbashed?

I notice it's about a year since the last one, can we expect another Nerdcademy challenge any time soon?

Done some pretty awesome ad mech stuff here. Those hazard stripes with the weathering are perfect.

Love that vulturax and the snippy claw robots

I love it so much, the big guys steal the show but they can't outshine the pig

The character models are all straight from Lead Adventurer (except for a head swap on the last model) with their Astropolis kickstarter, and I think the minis are in their shop now! You can see it here:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/822163699/astropolis

Lovely range produced and delivered really fast!

The Vultarax release from FW was also perfect timing for this, and nerdfest just nailed it, I think . You should post the pic on their site, too!

Death to humans!

Nice robots. Everything is top notch.

This overhaul of progress makes up for the lack of smaller updates with ease! A mighty fine admech army, nerdfest, that's a beautiful yellow!

Happy new year nerdy! The latest batch of models/pics are epic! I think you've really developed your own unique paint style over the years and you've been able to apply it with incredible effect on the ad-mech stuff. All I can say is paint up MOAR!

His first post of 2017.....and he puts up 150 amazingly painted models. Damnit damo. Great stuff. LOve all of it but i think my fav is the first model posted. A centurion? I don't know....anyways I second paradigm, nerdchale he. Bring it. My chops are ready.

 nerdfest09 wrote:



Now, the next few shots are legs..... Rook legs to be more accurate and they are going to be the stand in Krios tanks but i'm waiting on the bodies to arrive, we mucked around with a conversion to a turret for them but decided against it and went with the originals instead.

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I don't recognise these. What range are these legs from?

In my head, I know that those are painted, not actually weathered metal, but I cannot fathom how they AREN'T actually weathered metal. Unfreakinbelievable.

Loving the admech stuff!!
Could you give a quick explanation on how you did your oxidation on the thanatar's mortar? It looks incredible!

Well thanks guys I'm glad I didn't disappoint anyone too much! they were all a blast to paint up and wave 3 will be suitably epic as well! I really love that metal finish too so much so that I might be using it on my own army this year and did anyone see the secret addition? I thought you'd be all over it by now!

The basic rundown on my metals is depending on the grime I want. black undercoat with a metal primer over the top then it's just washes washes washes.....and paint I start with Agrax, then Black then I add scratches and discoloration then I use Sepia, darken recesses with black again then scratch again and wash sparingly with Agrax again, I use thinned orange paint as a wash for rusts and for the Thanatar gun I used P3 Beaten purple in a few watered layers followed by a royal blue to get the burned look. then I washed it all with purple wash and highlighted

can't wait to see what the year brings us all and where the hobby goes, interesting times ahead I think (especially Cadia)

and in regards to the Annual Nerdcademy awards, you are correct, it is indeed nearly time for another one! I just need to find some models boxed for 2nd place and get another trophy printed! anyone want to donate

So impressive. I need to paint like this!!!!

Secret addition? It's got to be the plinth, right, it's the only thing I see in the pics other than models!

Nerdy's epic post of awesome pictures spoilered below so you don't have to jump back a page to look



The legs belong to the model pictured below, and the transport model next to it is the only "big" model in the last wave for nerdy to do with some sweet alternate myrmidons to ride in it:


The big models are from Industria Mechanika, and the Myrmidons are from Wargame Exclusive . Should round out the army really nicely with nerdest's awesome work!!

One of the jump pack guys has a human head?

Oh shoot, totally missed that

Yeah, that's temporary... sending a new head as soon as Anvil Industries casts them up! (Was missing one, so Damo put in an infiltrator it seems... lol).

Seriously gorgeous work Nerdy. Never fail to bring the smiles
and the forces of the Om!!!! Great stuff

Came here expecting cool robots, got cool robots.

Excellent work, everything is looking wicked.

EDC

Ha HA! yes an infiltrator lurks among them! :-) glad someone bloody spotted him! I know he's a marine and very good and all but!.......

I am SOOOOOO looking forward to those Myrmidon stand ins!

Clearly the Alpha Legion has infiltrated the ranks.

Really wonderful stuff damo. That head swap is magnificent and I can't tell you how jealous I am of that Admech flyer and those servitors. Just awesome.

PIGS IN SPACE!!!

Sorry, brilliant and beautiful work, lucky buggers getting this stunning work to play with.

 nerdfest09 wrote:
Ha HA! yes an infiltrator lurks among them! :-) glad someone bloody spotted him!

Someone = ME!

 Solar_lion wrote:

 nerdfest09 wrote:
Ha HA! yes an infiltrator lurks among them! :-) glad someone bloody spotted him!

Someone = ME!

The guy with the Alpha Legion army. I think you planted him there.

yes.. yes.. my plan takes shape.... though now I suppose he gets his head chopped off.... how fitting.

 RiTides wrote:





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The legs belong to the model pictured below, and the transport model next to it is the only "big" model in the last wave for nerdy to do with some sweet alternate myrmidons to ride in it:

Spoiler:

The big models are from Industria Mechanika, and the Myrmidons are from Wargame Exclusive . Should round out the army really nicely with nerdest's awesome work!!

(gulp)

I just checked the price of the Rook. o.O

You are dishing out quite some money!

Amazing work on these guys Damo. I utterly love your metals and weathering, and if I ever get around to doing my AdMech, you can expect that I'll totally be ripping off your style...

Camkierhi wrote:PIGS IN SPACE!!!

Sorry, brilliant and beautiful work, lucky buggers getting this stunning work to play with.

You got that slightly wrong Cam, it should be PIIIIIIIIGGGGGGGSSSSSSSS IIIINNNNNN SPAAAAAAAAAAAAACCCCEEEE

Azazelx wrote:Amazing work on these guys Damo. I utterly love your metals and weathering, and if I ever get around to doing my AdMech, you can expect that I'll totally be ripping off your style...

Dude steal away, the more metal the better!

Lovely work all round, Nerdy. Top job.

So, since I had a couple of days where I could have a break from painting I naturally started painting again this time I've begun a model for my Imperial Fists army Brother constantine, Contemptor Dreadnought! I tried a different way of weathering so far, I see a lot of painted on cracks and chips so I thought i'd try it properly on him and see how i go, doesn't look too bad when paired with my usual way

I'm waiting on another fist to arrive for him and i'm trying to find a plain contemptor head online but can't find one yet (I lost mine) so I'll paint what i can until then.






What do you think so far?

Looking good. Other plans for the fists?

Lovely. Just.... Lovely.

 whalemusic360 wrote:
Looking good. Other plans for the fists?

I suggest hitting things with them!

Weathering turned out well. Not overdone.

Beautiful yellow & I love the scratches.

Looking good there. The contrast of the chips and scratches to the yellow is perfect.

That's certainly a mellow yellow! I look forward to even more of your IF nerdy!

Wow, really great looking contemptor - even if he is missing parts!

You've pulled off those scratches really well. They're in logical places and it's not overdone. And they have great depth.

Gorgeous colour there on your Imperial Fists, Nerdy. Great work on the contemptor

I agree on the scratches, so nicely done!

....and he masters yet another technique, positively sickening....

Great work, looks like you nailed that quick enough.

Woooooooooow.....


Damn it Damo, that looks wicked! You've really struck a nice tone with that yellow, and he really does look like hes been through the ringer a few times.

Cheers boys! I've been playing around since then with some stronger highlights on the scratches and they look pretty good now! a bit of metal here and there and i'll say the weathering is done. i've ordered his fist (good for punching things) and I'm still scratching my head trying to find the head for him! it's being suprisingly hard to find which is frustrating!

Also, since I'm pretty up to date with my models i'm free if anyone wants me to paint anything for them I feel like doing pretty much anything so send me a message if you need me!

should have some more updates on Constantine this week, I reckon I'll finish him except the head

Don't you have a giant robot to cook up?

Beautiful work. Turning the bright eye-watering yellow into a dirty ochre really works for the Fists in making them look much more "realistic".

That Yellow looks great Nerdy, and its scratched up beautifully !

 whalemusic360 wrote:
Don't you have a giant robot to cook up?

Yep but she's still being built once she's here I'll get her done in a few days.

Drum roll please! another finished model, I'v done brother Constantine the Contemptor dreadnought! I didn't like the eye lens helmet but I cut the eye piece down and drilled in a small rounded head nail as a new lens and I like it much more now!

I really quite like the chipping and weathering on him it suits the size of the model and he looks great next to the other models in the collection






So now i'm just working on the last two turrets for RiTides and waiting on the next snot drop of green models for Whaley!

Awesome work on the contemptor. You might even say it looks...

*puts on sunglasses *

...cracking.

EDC

I thought the lens seemed bigger. He looks good.

Oh man, I just love that red helmet with the white stripe in the midst of all that yellow! Fantastic

Lovely work Damo. Just lovely.

Great job.

No writing on the scroll-work?

Hes looking superb Nerdy, I was surprised that you didnt do any freehand on the scroll as well!

That eye definitely looks better now that it's enlarged. Weathering looks especially good on this one. Keep it up Nerdy!

Holy. Fudge.

Just Epic. You fantastic Bastard.

Excellent paint job.

Shhhhh it's secret work pic posting day..........

*whispers so bosses don't hear* I got RiTides stand in Krios done with the Rook models, and they look all shades of cool! suit the aesthetic andfeel perfectly and i'm very grateful and glad I had a chance to lay brush to them so without further delay (and before my boss sees me) here they are.












Enjoy!

That yellow armor is stunning. Great work Nerdy. And the weathering on that rook is just insane.

There's actually two of these! You can see the last several pics have the front leg raised (and the clear rod nerdfest added to support the body is much taller than on the first). I'm guessing both didn't fit in the photo booth together though, they're rather massive!

I'm super happy with them and think they match the aesthetic (especially the Vultarax) really well! These are my long range fire support, and nerdfest added a barrel to the chin gun since the one that came in the kit was truescale and tiny (it blends in a bit on the black background but obvious if you look for it).

Fantastic work nerdfest, and thanks for sneaking in the moment to post pics

Thanks Damon: I now have a sore chin... BECAUSE MY JAW HIT THE FLOOOOOOOOR.

Seriously though, epic work mate!

Roarsome. Love the chipped and scratched look of the metal.

EDC

Leave it to Steve to find alternative models. Look good though.

Hey dudes it's nearly home time at 1:30am here and I decided to sneak a look and see what you thought! glad they are well liked! :-) yes RiTides did indeed find some very cool models as stand ins for his little army and I've enjoyed painting a few different things I normally wouldn't have seen or had the chance to paint!

How is the size compared to the original tank?

Where is the main gun? Under the chin? If so it's a bit underwhelming compared to the original. The model is very cool though and I'd be happy to blow them up!

These are some cool-lookin' models with some excellent paint-work, well done Nerdy! Where did RiTides get these minis again?

Solar, you're right about the gun, but it's partly because these models are just so big! Nerdfest never takes group shots so I'll take an army pic when I have them all together. But here's a WIP that he sent me of just the legs with the Thanatar and Vultarax:


I had thought about laser cutting a base for them at first, but that's obviously not possible given how far their legs stick out . Also, while they're bigger than the original tanks, it should be a disadvantage if anything - they're just bigger targets! So hopefully my opponents won't mind

Justaerin - These are from Industria Mechanika, they're getting more back in stock in a month or so, too!

Wow. they are massive.

No I wasn't worrying about Model for Advantage, but just in general scale. As for the gun it equally doesn't matter as long as it has a gun that you can determine range and firing arcs.

Yeah.. forgo the base.. very cool collection.

I don't comment much (my apologies for that) but whatever that thing was (and now meant to be) is truly spectacular. You should be very happy with how it has turned out.

I have done a lot of painting (generally for tabletop effect) but I have no idea how you can paint the battle damage like that.

Sometimes it makes me want to put the paint brushes down permanently when I see work of this quality, but then I remember that I enjoy painting and improving and its guys like you that give me the greatest tips, tricks and motivation.

Keep it up.

 Archer wrote:
I don't comment much (my apologies for that) but whatever that thing was (and now meant to be) is truly spectacular. You should be very happy with how it has turned out.

I have done a lot of painting (generally for tabletop effect) but I have no idea how you can paint the battle damage like that.

Sometimes it makes me want to put the paint brushes down permanently when I see work of this quality, but then I remember that I enjoy painting and improving and its guys like you that give me the greatest tips, tricks and motivation.

Keep it up.

Hey Archer! Thanks mate, but honestly the technique used on them was pretty basic for the most part, it just takes a bit of personal taste and patience the rough idea behind it is to give the weathering some depth by adding layers of weathering using just washes and Vallejo metal air silver. start with a full silver base coat whether it's a metal primer or a base of paint then wash with Agrax Earthshade, Nuln Oil then add some patches of metal by both fine detail brushing scratches and also using a slightly more watered paint and sort of blotching some parts on and wiping off to get an effect you like. then follow up with a liberal wash of sepia with the final scratches done with a fine brush. you can also go back with black and darker certain areas in shadow and use different inks for certain parts.

hope that helps you have a crack at it? like I said the theory is basic but it's a personal taste effect and you'll get a finish you like by playing around with that method if you try it please chuck up some pics here for us to see!

This has quickly become my favorite painting Blog to follow - and not just here on Dakka Dakka!

Fantastic stuff in here - fantastic!!!

That's awesome!

Thanks guys! glad to have you on board Alph! I've got some more little jobs to do soon. wave 3 for RiTides, a few more models for Gits and Whaleys Sallies transports. fun times ahead!

Wow, that walker tank for RiTides is just amazing! I can't wait to see it in person... and am a little miffed he hadn't shown it to me yet Seriously, RiTides, am I just a prototype factory for you?!

I love the blog over all. I don't comment much, mostly because I am all 40k'd out, but this is one of the 40k blogs I really enjoy looking at.

Are you doing adepticon Wehr? Maybe hide in Steves luggage.

I am not, sadly :( I have an exam/lecture to give the first day, and all the dissertation writing to do afterwards. I think next year is going to be my year for Adepticon, as I should already have the job market poop pinched off, the book written, and can plan classes around it a little farther in advance. Unless we have another kid. Then I might just hide in RiTides' luggage forever As it stands now, I -might- be able to sneak out to Chicago with RiTides' the end of April for a Makerfair. I miss seeing people :(

So I mentioned that I've some more little projects coming up but I'd like the guys involved to chime in and let these people know what they each are getting me to do! So many cool different things such as salamander and robots and big robot leaders. That way it's twofold so I get a list to check on lol and you guys can give me some ideas of what you would like to see or how to paint them . It's going to be awesomeness especially since I've got an idea already for Gits Kastelan robots but I thinkit will be RiTides models again that are the most esoteric and whales transport models are going to look like green flowers of righteous death

 nerdfest09 wrote:

 Archer wrote:
I don't comment much (my apologies for that) but whatever that thing was (and now meant to be) is truly spectacular. You should be very happy with how it has turned out.

I have done a lot of painting (generally for tabletop effect) but I have no idea how you can paint the battle damage like that.

Sometimes it makes me want to put the paint brushes down permanently when I see work of this quality, but then I remember that I enjoy painting and improving and its guys like you that give me the greatest tips, tricks and motivation.

Keep it up.

Hey Archer! Thanks mate, but honestly the technique used on them was pretty basic for the most part, it just takes a bit of personal taste and patience the rough idea behind it is to give the weathering some depth by adding layers of weathering using just washes and Vallejo metal air silver. start with a full silver base coat whether it's a metal primer or a base of paint then wash with Agrax Earthshade, Nuln Oil then add some patches of metal by both fine detail brushing scratches and also using a slightly more watered paint and sort of blotching some parts on and wiping off to get an effect you like. then follow up with a liberal wash of sepia with the final scratches done with a fine brush. you can also go back with black and darker certain areas in shadow and use different inks for certain parts.

hope that helps you have a crack at it? like I said the theory is basic but it's a personal taste effect and you'll get a finish you like by playing around with that method if you try it please chuck up some pics here for us to see!

Thanks for the mini-tutorial

 Wehrkind wrote:
Wow, that walker tank for RiTides is just amazing! I can't wait to see it in person... and am a little miffed he hadn't shown it to me yet Seriously, RiTides, am I just a prototype factory for you?!

I love the blog over all. I don't comment much, mostly because I am all 40k'd out, but this is one of the 40k blogs I really enjoy looking at.

No no, I just know you're "40k'ed out" . However, these are for 30k... so it's totally different!

But seriously, I'm only partially joking, it seems a lot more balanced and everyone who I've seen playing it has been pretty cool!

 nerdfest09 wrote:
So I mentioned that I've some more little projects coming up but I'd like the guys involved to chime in and let these people know what they each are getting me to do!

I think I might've posted these a little way back, but the final wave for nerdy from me is: 4 Scyllax with flamers, 10 Adsecularis bots, 3 Myrmidons and 1 Armored Conveyor. You guys have seen the models for the Scyllax and Adsecularis already as nerdfest has done some, but the new stuff is here:




Only bummer is the transport (from the same company the big walkers are from) might be coming in stock later than they originally thought. It was supposed to be this week, but might be delayed up to 6 weeks since it was coming from China and CNY just happened... should've just had nerdfest go and pick it up for me rather than fly it across the world and back, right

So, not sure if he'll do the infantry separately or wait for the transport. Only thing I'm nervous about is the skin - hoping for a really dark skin, as there's no other exposed flesh in the whole army!

And I say last, but it will be really, really tempting to pick up some Adeptus Titanicus to match this army when that releases... I'm pretty sure all of us will be tempted, hopefully it will be popular as I could see myself playing that even more than 30k

That transport is amazing!

OK, I'm off to check out their website now...

(Like I need ANOTHER place for the tax return to go!)

Are you going to assemble the other stuff while you wait for the transports? Might help the turnaround if you are hoping for Apeticon readiness.


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Autocorrect on Adepticon and I'm leaving it.

Here's their site Alpharius, just to make the tempting easier

http://www.industriamechanika.com

They've got some weird stuff on there! The things I'm using are from the "Mecha" and "Land" tabs.

Whalemusic, if the transport is delayed the full time or anything close to it, it probably can't be ready by AdeptiCon, so that's a good question. I can run a list without these infantry but it will be better with them

Hey guys, little update on some wip for you we've got Whaley's Salamander army and Gits' Reaver Titan armour plates

Gits Reaver is now assembled and most is just waiting on priming, but I started on some plates of armour, I wanted to try and do something different for such a beautiful model and get those that see it something to really investigate. I've attempted to add some filigree under a reddish gold sheen and it seems to have worked they aren't as 'red' as my normal candy effect since I started from a silver base to get the filigree to standout so they do look slightly pink for want of a better description. once the gold bands get finished the effect should really jump.







And Whaley's Salamanders consist of ten terminators, four marines, five drop pods, two rhino's, a land speeder and two rapiers along with four dreadnoughts they're coming along well and now have all base colours and washes done, ready for highlighting, where they all come together!











Hope that keeps you satiated for a while longer as I finish everyting up some more

Stunning.

Yeah I will second that. The filigree work is truly amazing. Some of the best paintwork I have seen. Really looking forward to more.

The metallic green works really well. It has an almost yellowish glow like they are near an open source of flame. But I am betting that was your plan.

Many cool things. The filigree I off the hook!

EDC

I love how subtle the filigree ended up being, I was worried it'd be overpowering when I heard you describing it! But I think you got it just right

Salamanders are looking good, my favorite touch is those occasional black panels amidst all the green! Very nice

Stunning as expected.

Looks like the big pod needed some more green stuff, eh?

Beautiful Damo. All of it.

Ah!

Nerd it's magnificent!!

Seriously, dude... DAMN!



Sallies I guess look pretty nice, too

Great use of your latest technique. Looks very nice.

Thanks everyone! the Sallies are really getting there and should be done by weeks end! they look kinda meh until I start the actual highlighting of each colour and it spurs me on for the next one, I've just done the silver metals highlights on everything except the pods and next i'll do the golds and armour, after that it's all downhill from there with details and other spot colours :-)

I'll also try and get the rest of the reaver primed and start work on her in earnest, the plates I'll leave as is since there's so much more of her to love! and I don't want to do anything to them to ruin them, they'll be a nice contrast to the main body :-)

Wow, just have to.gush over your stunning paintmanship! Absolutely fantastic!

One question (and sorry if it's previously been answered), the four fun little figures in the Admech force, where are they from?

sweet work as ever Nerdfest. Love that filigree effect you've done on the armour panels. top stuff

Thanks guys. :-)

just a little heads up I have a mate who's getting rid of a LOT of SM models, some nice older metal ones and a few other squads and NOS stuff from DA and SW but since he's not an online sort of guy he's asked me to help out. so I'll be making a post in the next few days for him, he's negotiable on prices too, lots of BA models.....lots.

Also I'm going to re advertise my Nurgle models for HELLA CHEAP including a MAgoth Lord, so hit me up if you need the god of pestilence!

I regret to admit that I don't comment much on your thread, but I look on in wonder and amazement at how you turn out these gorgeous works of art... Long may it continue, i long may i drool...

I could be interested in some cheap models. Always looking to try and actually make a dent in my crazy army plan. Will wait for your post.

inflatablefriend wrote:
Wow, just have to.gush over your stunning paintmanship! Absolutely fantastic!

One question (and sorry if it's previously been answered), the four fun little figures in the Admech force, where are they from?

Most of them are from Lead Adventurer's new Astropolis line, highly recommended (that's a link to the Kickstarter but you can jump to their shop from there)

The first one however is from Blind Beggar Miniatures' Outlanders line. I love this little mini but in general the sculpting on the Astropolis models is better.

Astropolis is doing another campaign for more minis soon, and I can't say enough good things about how they fulfilled the first one! I'll post it up when they do as these make some great "civilians" too, something you rarely find for 30k - 40k.

I've been debating getting into nurgle, what minis and how much is "hella cheap"?

The links are much appreciated, I shall now return to drooling over your brushmanship!

Today we have what i'm calling my 'Solid Tabletop' level project for Mr Whaley these arrived just over 3 weeks ago looking for a loving home to nurse them back to health after a long journey so I did my best and glued any wounds and bandaged and stabilised any other injuries!

then I painted them up! 10 Terminators, 5 Drop Pods, 4 marines, 4 Dreadnoughts, 2 Rhino's, 2 Rapiers

I'm just gonna dump some pics, and also just in case you see anything amiss I've touched up some bits after I saw the large images




















There ya go guys! next update may be of a slightly larger nature.........

Those Termies are fantastic!

Just awesome all round really

I agree, those terminators are just badass! The tacticals have got attitude too, though

Lookin' really good. I'm envious of that dreadnought drop pod.

Really great work, such a lovely colour you have going, of course not really my kind of green, but hey it's green, it will do. Nice drop pods, they intrigue me as models in game terms, but hey I like the look of these.

Is there a preferred way and/or website where we can get in touch with you in order to explore some commission work?

Sorry... Nerdy only works for WM and I. Bugger off!

Gitsplitta wrote:Lookin' really good. I'm envious of that dreadnought drop pod.

Thaks Gits, but please don't be envious of that Dread Pod! it is a bastard of a model, even though it's simple it tricks you into a false sense of security and then it breaks and annoys you!

Gitsplitta wrote:Sorry... Nerdy only works for WM and I. Bugger off!

and RiTides! how could you forget RiTides!? ...... But a simple PM can get any inquiries answered soon enough

Doing the big catch-up now. From the Imperial Fists Dreadnought to the big resin 'bot. Those Salamanders are just outstanding. I have no idea how you can put out that quality so quickly. The titan plates also look pretty special as well. Looking forward to seeing how the final product turns out there.

...and did you say Nurgle and Marines?

Wow Nerdy those titan plates look fantastic. Your filigree idea really hit home. Well done brother well done!

 nerdfest09 wrote:

Gitsplitta wrote:Lookin' really good. I'm envious of that dreadnought drop pod.

Thaks Gits, but please don't be envious of that Dread Pod! it is a bastard of a model, even though it's simple it tricks you into a false sense of security and then it breaks and annoys you!

Mine went together poorly. I'll have to do some work before it gets painted. Damn hinges on the doors are designed by molerats!!

I love how it's called "solid tabletop", and it's still leaps and bounds over my best. You've done it again Nerdy, well done!

 Solar_lion wrote:

 nerdfest09 wrote:

Gitsplitta wrote:Lookin' really good. I'm envious of that dreadnought drop pod.

Thaks Gits, but please don't be envious of that Dread Pod! it is a bastard of a model, even though it's simple it tricks you into a false sense of security and then it breaks and annoys you!

Mine went together poorly. I'll have to do some work before it gets painted. Damn hinges on the doors are designed by molerats!!

Pretty much what happened to me too! the doors are too heavy and if they open too fast or at an angle they snap the hinge covering and then there's no room to pin or secure back together. I was forced to use GS and make a fairly unsightly solid mound to hold them on but hopefully it won't be too noticeable on the table.

Awesome. That's a whole lotta drop pods.

The dread pods are cool, but poorly designed for sure. The doors weigh a ton, and the resin holding them in place is very thin. They are also out of production now.

Mine Dread DP will not work without a total rebuild of the doors.

What Nerd has done for you should be a decent HH army. Part of the issue is getting things to where they need to go to be effective.

Still lots of shooting, Large squads, squads with multiple weapon repeats ( 10 ML or meltaguns ) make shot work of units.

Looking forward to the carnage.

I will probably come back from Chicago with an idea of what it needs, so don't be shocked to see more green dudes. I imagine more special and heavy weapons for sure at the least. Should be set on dudes with Bolters thought.

Probably a Warhound sized Knight or 2.

Finally a decent update on the Reaver titan

I had them nearly done and then realised i'd forgotten a step in the process which meant I needed to literally re do every single panel and every single swirl and pattern and seeing as each one needs going over 3 times during the process it was laborious to say the least.

hard to get decent pics without movement, they look like a rose gold inlaid with designs and when the light hits it it's kind of beautiful








There you go! hope you like it so far, I'll do the metal banding next on all the panels and the titan's main body next I think then start the main body.

We are running out of words bud, that is just sublime, reeally beautiful work, this will be a stunning piece when complete.

The detail on that reaver is absolutely stunning.

Thanks guys, she's coming along now I know there's a lot of fluff on how they should look with houses etc. but I wanted to do something really different and intricate, so the swirls got the nod the main body will be a darker metal with some usual glazes and detailing and more weathering on the lower parts of the legs but not too much, I may play around with powders but i'll decide on that later.

all I know for sure is this: I am going to either need to make my own wash from paint or buy a cubic foot of washes in various shades to finish this beauty no airbrush either, just a Nerd, a room a brush and a lot of music to get me through.....


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Oh and I have started assembling wave 3 for RiTides! suprise!!!! so more of them to pop up soon too. :-)

I especially love the head of the titan - really, really cool

And huzzah for my stuff! Hopefully the transport will ship to you in perfect time, I just got an email that they're expecting to get them back in stock by next week!

no words - just praise the omnissiah

It'll be another showpiece for more best painted army awards. Git must be running out of room... good show. Look forward to seeing it in person.

Stunning work Nerd, just stunning. The only thing I don't like about it is that I will probably be on the other side of the table when Gits brings it for a game. ;-D

Loving that head and carapace. Stunning work

Holy filigree batbaby! That's just marvellous!

Hey guys, I did some more base coating on the Reaver parts today, it really is a massive model with so much detail I have been doing the base on all the armour banding that will be various shades of gold, it's a slow process but it's a good one as once it's done I can really see where she's heading and how dark or light the golds need to be with the main panels and body alloys. I changed her crotch guard to white and will do the same on some lower leg parts with the swirlies. she's going to look pretty magic when together!









So that's some more actual paint and here's some more actual models that are needing paint

We have Gits' next troupe consisting of Belisarius Cawwwwwwwwwl and the Inquisitor from the box, along with a random Skitarii and another set of Kastelan (not pictured) but the heads are painted.






and here's wave 3 for RiTides! ten more grunts, 4 more Scyllax, 3 Myrmidon stand ins which are super cool models!





and that's what's coming up soon! sorry about the delay in updates but my only computer is gak and slow and in need of tossing so I have to suffice by pinching pics from my msn messages and updating when i'm on a certain shift at work where I can use a computer

Lots of wonderful things to come then. A lot of detail on most of that too, going to be stunning.

That titan is going to be one of the most beautiful pieces of art you have done. That will be truly stunning.

Man, Blackadder ought to commission you to paint up his Titan.

Also, on the pistons, you ought to put in a little oil-streaking. Bare, matte metal like that would rust super easily, so, especially on moving parts, they'd have annointed it with a layer of holy oils to prevent the degredations of time.

Thanks Cam :-) I really hope my style works on such a large model when it get put together, I think i'll have to bite the bullet and do some weathering to give her some scale though?

Wonderful stuff nerdy... going to love your blog more than normal for the next few weeks!

^ Hell yeah you are!

Lovely stuff as ever.

The salamanders are looking awesome and that Reaver is going to be absolutely phenomenal.

EDC

Lovely, will be good to see it all together. Have you done the crew yet?

Can't wait to see you knock off the next lot of Gits models.

Nice to see you've been keeping the axe to the grindstone! Everything is stunning, can't wait for more!

It's weird to see that huge list of stuff to do and none of it is mine. I am especially looking forward to seeing the Titan come along.

Looks great nerdfest! There's one last piece in the mail from me for this wave (the transport for the Myrmidons) but then I really am done until Adeptus Titanicus hits

Good times for the Mechanicum ahead, here on Nerdy's blog. Really astounded by the consistency with which you paint the swirls, truly a mighty feat!

Those swirls were originally a lot finer but when I forgot a layer it made them nearly disappear so I had to go over them all again and needed to make them a bit bigger to make sure i covered them all. They do look really cool though :-) and today I based the rest of the parts that are having the white swirls on them so I can work on them.

really there's only a few more things to do if I break it down into parts.

*paint all the metal banding with brown/gold mix and wash with black

*add swirlies to the white panels

*paint crew and head interior

*start washing entire mechanical model under the panels.

*paint guns

I know that's seems really short but that's the stage I need to get to before I actually start to make it something special! so from here on I will need to add weathering and shades to different metals, scratches and chips and do the burns on the weapon arms, also all the banding needs to be done in gold highlighted up to silver in parts. then it's detailing with lenses and cables, dirt and verdigris or rusts, may use powders for the first time but i'm not sure yet?

Bloody hell mate, what a project!

Looking good as-is but will look gobsmacking awesome to-be.

Fo' So'!

Where did you get those standins for themyrmidons? They look fantastic

As always, great work Nerdy, I'll never reach your level brother!

Very nice photodump mate. The Titan is shaping up really nicely, though I'm keen to see how it turns out when completed. Ditto on what you do to Mr.Cawl and the Inquisitor...

Azalle, the Myrmidons are from Wargame Exclusive:

https://wargameexclusive.com/shop/mechanic-adepts/kataton-battle-servitor-squad-28mm/

I had to get a few extra so I could make the guns swappable, I've been meaning to ask them if they'd offer just the guns separately (the default squad mix has 2 of one gun and 1 of the other).

This update is just for Gitsplitta so nobody else look o.k? ......o.k?.... well you can have a peek if you want

Wooo-hooo!!

You missed a spot.

That is absolutely gorgeous. Really, really impressive work.

That comparison pic with the marine really put this into perspective for me. That's a massive project. And you're f*cking nailing it. Incredible job, nerdy

Glorious!

This is gorgeous mate. You can imagine the Mechanicum doing stuff like that on titans. Great job so far .

PS> YOU MUST GET A GAME IN WITH THAT MODEL .

I agree with angelofvengeance.... you need to have the first dance!

It'll be a stunner for sure.. Might even get Git a best painted Trophy or 4.

Thats looking amazing so far Damo, I bet it looks even better with light reflecting off in real life.

Thank you so much guys she's a beauty for sure, if I could work out how to get a video onto the computer I would show you some of the updates I sent Gits to see through Messenger if anyone knows please tell me and I'll do it! as for first dance, as much as i'd love that honor I want her to rest in her rightful place among Gits forces, smiting down the heretic the traitor and the alien! what I want to see is her first blooding in a battle report with lots of pics!

I haven't done much more as far as details go, but I've been slogging through the metal banding going over them with gold, then I'll go with a gold/silver and highlight with silver on every one, so while it's a long game it is totally worth it in the end i've quartered the left knee and have a mechanicus logo to add on there but i'm not sure what spot colour to go with? at the moment it's dark grey which is a nice contrast but we'll work it out as we go, strangely the part i'm looking forward to is doing all the rivets and highlighting them then adding a little bit of water run discoloration on bits.

when she's finished I will see if i can get her together enough for a full body photo shoot but in reality she'll probably be fully assembled when she's in her new home with Gits so I can wrap and ship her safely in a box the size of a bedroom so you'll have to settle for many individual pics from me

Very pretty, those elegant details look right at home on those big metal armour plates.

I'd love to wax lyrical for paragraphs about these few models but honestly they're just cool! more for RiTides all finished! wave 3 is done and ready for postage to join the might of the Atrapos and friends! more Scyllax, robots, those awesome Myrmidon stand ins as well as a Walrus transport!

Also, Gits Ancient centuries old Kastelan robots from an archaic age as well as a suitably baroque Inquisitor who I really really enjoyed painting

anyway love to see what you think of this little table of happiness!

Ah, typical, I paint up Greyfax then Nerdy arrives to completely upstage me!

In all seriousness, top notch stuff, especially the Kastellans and the cyborg dude.

Love them nerdy... Just love them!

Brilliant work, your Greyfax is nearly as good as Para's.

Great work, Nerdy.

I may try a similar metal effect on my latest creation.
I take it you have a brown wash over metal base and then scratches and highlights in metals. You've covered it before, I'm just checking that I'm remembering it and not making it up.

Great work there, nerdy, and what an image dump! Loving the AdMech, and Not-AdMech, and especially the metallics on Greyfax.

Cheers guys, Greyfax was a real joy to paint up, females are a different feel to space marines and guard and to give her a feminine quality without her looking too armoured, I think the metals being softer hued do that? her face was a nice challenge and it's been ages since i've done a bare head so I literally had to remember how I did it Lol!

Now before anyone gets shirty and cries "Not again Damo!" just hear me out..........


O.K I'm going to move on from the Imperial Fists as a playable army, I am going to sell what I have and what i've painted to fund my Minotaurs army I love the Fists but with work and life at the moment they are taking too long to paint and i'm losing my mojo for working on them, the sad part is I really really want an army that I can finally play games with and I think i've nailed the army and the inspiration thanks to RiTides and Whaley in part. the Minotaurs scheme is Oh so similar to the effect on RiTides Admech stuff and I LOVE the look of that worn metal, I know I can do it fairly fast and I can do a squad or two while i'm painting for other people and still progress at a pace that will enable me to have a game later this year.

So, if you want to buy the Fists or know someone who needs a good fisting then shoot me an offer i'll probably take pics and pop them in the swap shop tomorrow.

But what I want you all to REALLY do is get me pumped with ideas and conversions, squads and ideas for the Minotaurs please!

So sorry to jerk you around again on the SM front but this time I will sign a contract in my own blood or paint that I will produce a large playable Minotaurs army full of great ideas, conversions, heads and models!

Damo
xxx

Cool idea . I have a Minotaur terminator libby for our deathwatch campain, and gave him a round shield and a spear for a force weapon(phalanx-style). It immediately adds a lot of 'greek' feel to it. Helmets with crests would also be a nice touch.

I'm thinking of following Az and using some Temistokle heads among them, and some round shields and crests as well as maybe some Greek-esque facial tattoos? probably crests on sergeants. I know it doesn't 'really' matter but am I given reign to mix mks of armour in a Minotaurs force? fluff says they're highly loaded with all the good gear so would they technically have dudes running amok in Mk3 etc?

I really like the weathered look on the kastelan robots

I feel you Nerdy, i got halfway through my small marine army, and had to strip and redo them as exorcists. Hope you have fun with your minotaurs!

Take it there is no way to strip and reuse, Not that I think a nerdy paint job should ever be removed.

I have some work in progress of the Nurgle army I'm working on, so far i'm up to the first highlight on the armour and skins with the same green, then I'll mix different colours in the same green to highlight different parts progressively, yellow for the skin and a lighter green for armour then I'll start rally getting back into the details to make them nice and yucky!

And with my IF's I really don't want to strip and re use, they're just so lovely plus I like to work on new plastic where I can

Great start in the Nurgle stuff. I sense they'll look super impressive when done.

All the robots from the previous page are wicked too.

EDC

 nerdfest09 wrote:

That is one mean ride!!! I'll have more to post when I'm back from AdeptiCon, but just wanted to say awesome work!!

Lovely stuff for Gits, too

Nice eyeballs!

Lots of Nurgly goodness there Damo.

Excellent work! The rust is a beautiful contrast to the pale green of their skin. Good times are ahead here for nurgle, DG ftw!

Great stuff Nerdy. I like the Maulerfiend of Nurgle in particular . Looks suitably gribbly without making people have to guess what it is on the tabletop.

Will you be getting any of the new shiny Death Guard plastics? (Cult Terminators, Nurgle cultists, new plastic DG tactical squad)

I agree with aov, the fiend is great.

Awesome stuff as well.

I thik the Minotaurs are great. Though as a Lamenter player don't look for any support for our chapter.

I suggest you become an official Warder and get out to Adepticon.

Nurgle is certainly fun to do, i've plenty of things I want to incorporate into the job for him even though he's only after a standard sorta job i'll do some things I think will look suitably creepy I'm not sure as yet if he'll look to get any new stuff when it's launched but I'd safely say he will

Solar, I'd love to be a Warden I also have every intention of coming along one year soon!

Nurgle are off to a good start!

So if I were to have these models, what would you do/add to make them a good little force against other marines?

* Asterion Moloc
* 10 man tac squad
* 10 man tac squad
* 10 man assault squad j/pack
* 2 Rhino transports
* 5 Sniper scouts
* Predator tank lascannon bolters.
* 5 Lightning claw termies
* Command squad
* Dev squad w/5/Missile

I think Moloc and the LC Termies or Command Squad needs a suitably beefy transport, something like a LR Crusader/Redeemer or even a Spartan which would fit the theme perfectly.

 Paradigm wrote:
I think Moloc and the LC Termies or Command Squad needs a suitably beefy transport, something like a LR Crusader/Redeemer or even a Spartan which would fit the theme perfectly.

Nerd.. I have an extra LR MKIII (NIB form when they fist came out) if you need it. PM me your address.

Hey dudes! I tell ya! these Nurgle models are so fun to paint my mate Cameron needed them done in a 2 week turnaround so I thought i'd just do him a pretty basic job to get him on the table since he's a gamer rather than a painter, but as I went into them I found I could actually try little things to help bring them to life and it ended up being a pretty darn nice looking army in not much time at all!

I used a little 'Nurgle rot' as an actual paint in areas and blended it in to the surround to give it a sort of crustified booger look likewise the Bftbg I sparingly added it in places for deep wounds and puffy flesh, the green ended up being very close to my Orks and the method in which I painted these guys would be a really fast way to get a Ravenguard Raptors force on the gaming board since again, the colour is so similar (food for thought really)

skulls and bare heads I wanted sticky flensed look, not covered in blood but more like blood staying wiped over a skull?

there's a lot of pics so sorry if it gets repetitive I had to do a decent job since I'll be playing against this army with my Minotaurs when they get done!


Maulerfiend all Nurglyfied








Rhino



Champion on a bike.





Counts as a Spawn squad







Nasty ass terminator squad led by Typhus.








And lastly the marines

That Nurgle maulerfield is one of the coolest things I've ever seen. Awesome work all around on the Nurgle stuff.

EDC

Wow. Amazing work there Damo - and so damn quick as well. The Nurgle stuff looks utterly fantastic. You must be some kind of remorseless painting machine.

They look absolutely horrible! Which is of course the point, and what I actually mean is bloody hell, fantastic job there!

Did you also convert the minis, or did they come to you assembled?

Nice work Nerdy, papa Nurgle would be proud!

Impressive but not unexpected. Good Show.

And 250 pages, to boot! Awesome work Damo

Congrats on 250 pages .. 250 more to go ...

not only is your work amazing, you've turned a tabletop game into a work of art! these pieces are incredibly well painted, and nearly look like they are about jump off the stand and say "I'm real!" It's awe inspiring. and makes me want to paint until I'm as good as you! I have a long time to go.

Ooof, 250 pages. I really need to build a new table of contents for you.

Monstrously brilliant work, and grats on the 250.

Excellent take on Nurgle mate, they look the dog's !

Joining the Nurgle chorus, these are amazing models, and your signature rust works especially well here. Congrats.

Very very cool, Damo. Your grungy metals really suit Nurgle. Awesome work!!!

Maulerfiend is epic!

Just in time for new death guard junk coming out!

So what special project are you going to do now that you've reached 250 pages??

evildrcheese wrote:That Nurgle maulerfield is one of the coolest things I've ever seen. Awesome work all around on the Nurgle stuff.

EDC

Thanks Cheese! I saw that conversion online and thought I want to paint that so I was lucky the mate I sold my Nurgle too wanted the same

Azazelx wrote:Wow. Amazing work there Damo - and so damn quick as well. The Nurgle stuff looks utterly fantastic. You must be some kind of remorseless painting machine.

Yes Az, I am, I work full time shift work all over the place where I work and in my down time I pretty much just paint to unwind, i've got a pretty good routine going with each of my schemes and colours so I organise myself like that

Paradigm wrote:They look absolutely horrible! Which is of course the point, and what I actually mean is bloody hell, fantastic job there!

Did you also convert the minis, or did they come to you assembled?

Cheers Para, you inspired me with some of your grittier works since I tend to lean towards clean I wanted inspiration and found it in your blog the models were assembled when they got to me, I work sooooo much faster that way

Gitsplitta wrote:Nice work Nerdy, papa Nurgle would be proud!

Thanks Gits

Solar_lion wrote:Impressive but not unexpected. Good Show.

And thank you too Solar!

RiTides wrote:And 250 pages, to boot! Awesome work Damo

Didn't even realise!!! thanks RiTides, 250 pages of fun and frivolity!

Solar_lion wrote:Congrats on 250 pages .. 250 more to go ...

You betcha! if I don't crack 500 then 'do you even Nerd Bro?'

firechcken23 wrote:not only is your work amazing, you've turned a tabletop game into a work of art! these pieces are incredibly well painted, and nearly look like they are about jump off the stand and say "I'm real!" It's awe inspiring. and makes me want to paint until I'm as good as you! I have a long time to go.

Thank you so much for the kind words and comments! I really try to get a certain 'feel' to what I paint, and I always make sure the way I paint them is easily replicated or learnt by others, so if there's any certain thing I can help you out with just ask me! it's all just learning a certain way to layer the colours

whalemusic360 wrote:Ooof, 250 pages. I really need to build a new table of contents for you.

That would be really awesome Whaley!

Camkierhi wrote:Monstrously brilliant work, and grats on the 250.

Cheers Cam, I seem to have come a long way since my first posts!

Big H wrote:Excellent take on Nurgle mate, they look the dog's !

Thanks legend! and they are cool but most certainly not modeled on my Dogs testicles.....

KernelTerror wrote:Joining the Nurgle chorus, these are amazing models, and your signature rust works especially well here. Congrats.

Thank you, the rust just gives that little spot of colour and lifts the green doesn't it!

Ramos Asura wrote:Very very cool, Damo. Your grungy metals really suit Nurgle. Awesome work!!!

Maulerfiend is epic!

My Grungy 'Nirvana' Metals now......

Gitsplitta wrote:So what special project are you going to do now that you've reached 250 pages??

Hmmmm, well, I do have a Reaver to finish

 Gitsplitta wrote:
So what special project are you going to do now that you've reached 250 pages??

A test with something blue-green I hope?!?

Lizardmen?

Mer-folk?

Lol yes Alph it'll be some Bluey Greeny test mariney's..... and Gits Reaver........and my Minotaurs...... and another RiTides project........and a few Primarchs.......so not much.

Alpha Legion?

 Solar_lion wrote:
Alpha Legion?

Maybe? but would you even know? perhaps I've already painted Alpha Legion but you thought I was painting Skitarii? or maybe it's the space wolf characters i'm working on? or I might even paint some in Alpha legion colours just to confuse you even more!

"I am Alpharius!"

Jesus wept Nerdy - phenomenal work. That Nurgle fiend is cracking, they're all awesome. I dont even like Nurgle or the Death Guard but I LOVE these. Top bloody banana man

Whoah! top bananas!! that is HIGH praise indeed lol! Thanks Jan, they do look frickin sweet all together.


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So FW don't make any Minotaurs transfers anymore :-( I can't pop off pads on a tac squad to replace them. what options do I have? could I potentially just paint the pad red with a lamda on it or something or will that look odd mixed in?

What does the Minotaur's symbol look like?

You could pick up the etched brass to use.

Do you have the wherewithal to make your own transfers?

 Gitsplitta wrote:
What does the Minotaur's symbol look like?

This

Arrroooooooooooo!!! the sky warriors of Fenris have landed! just finished up a bunch of my Tabletop/Character level guys for a local player who I hope to have a game against one day this year! You'll see I've focused on a few main areas, namely a nice highlight to the armour and a more shaded look to the faces for contrast which gives more reason for me to keep the extra details in similar darker colours heavily shaded I think they look pretty nice all grouped together and will hopefully lead their wolf brethren into many sagas to come.

My two personal favourites are the old school original Njal Stormcaller model it just has a great balance to it with posing and presence on the table bringing down the storm onto his foes! and I also really like the new Ulrik the Slayer model, I did something a little different with him by keeping him nearly all dark and black/grey to help emphasise his role within the chapter his armour and cloak only subtly highlighted and his face and extra details used to bring him to life.

all in all I'm pretty happy for the look on these guys at this level and I hope they will be used plenty!


Smile, group shot!

Old school Logan Grimnar

Iron Priest

Wolf Lord on puppy

New version of Njal StormCaller

Wolf Pelt Banner Bearer

Arjac Rockfist

Old Njal looking hella tough!

Ulrik the Slayer


There you go guys hope you like them too!

Sweet merciful plaguefather those nurgle dudes are fantastic. I've wanted to do a Truescale Death Guard Plague Marine squad using Blightkings for a while now and you may just have tipped me over the edge...

Space Wolves look great too

Awesome Spacewolves. I like the darker look and armor. Gives them a ancient look.

Agreed. Love the Ulric model, you've done an outstanding job on him.