Hello all! I've been looking through the various P&M blogs on this site and thought I'd join in and share my works with my fellow forum-goers. I started out painting Gunpla six years ago (2014) and first got into Warhammer through Warhammer TV's tutorials two years ago (2018) because I wanted to improve my painting. That is also the time that I got into painting Warhammer kits with my first kit being the Azyrite Ruins which I used in a diorama with my Zaku Half-Cannon kit.
I've since gotten heavily into painting 40k kits, as I collect mostly Blood Angels and Nightlords - and will soon begin collecting Iron Warriors to change it up as I've grown tire of those two factions.
Don't worry, I have many more painted kits than just the few I'll show below.
I'll try to post updates regularly, but I do tend to suffer burnout every once in awhile. Also, every Thursday will be a "Throwback Thursday" where I post something I've already completed (only since 2018, as that's when I finally learned to paint well). Finally, I'll leave you all off with this epic photo.
Cheers!
Automatically Appended Next Post: And here is the first of my Iron Warriors. I sawed off his right hand and used a left over Chaos Raptors Plasma Pistol, and I did the same to his left hand and added a left over CSM Power Axe. The theme for the base is a ruined city.
The first CSM that I've painted for my Iron Warriors army. He was painted separately from the others as a test of the paint scheme I had in mind, and I'd say it was a success. The other four of this guy's squad are soon to follow.
I'm still waiting on an order from GW for Mk III Space Marines and I'll be visiting my FLGS for a box of regular Chaos Space Marines with which to kitbash Squad 2. I'm also waiting on orders from Amazon and Green Stuff World for basing materials before I start on my Lord Discordant. I also have an order of Havocs coming from Amazon.
Thanks for the comments guys! I really appreciate it.
Tyranid Horde wrote: I don't ever find myself in the hobby circles that do Gunpla, they're pretty cool as big robots go.
Gunpla were actually the first models I started doing way back in 2014, although it was Zero from Bandai's Mega Man X Mega Armor series that got me into the hobby. They're really fun kits to build, especially for beginners who are a little intimidated by minis.
Yorkright wrote: I like that shimmery gold on the Gundam, matches up well with the blue. Digging that Hellstrider too, one of my favorite CSM models.
Thank you very much for the kind words. The gold I used was Fulgurite Copper over a Balthazar Gold base coat. I'm nearly done with Helstalker too. I just need to paint some black and red cables on it, and then I can finish the rider.
I'm taking a break from the Iron Warriors and doing Gundam kits for the time being.
My current project: HGUC Pale Rider from Mobile Suit Gundam Side Story: Missing Link
So I'm currently taking a break from the Iron Warriors to work on a large foam terrain piece. It's about 2'x3'. The different foam layers are glued together with Gorilla Glue. I'm almost ready to add plaster (Sculptamold) over the top to create rocky cliffs and smooth bed for the pond that'll be going in the middle. I'll also be using some Woodland Scenics rock molds to create realistic rock faces for the cliffs. There'll also be a ruined statue of a battle sister (purchased from Etsy) in the middle of the pond and some left over Azyrite Ruins around the outskirts of the terrain.
My terrain piece is almost finished. I've been working on it in my garage, so I apologize for the crappy lighting.
I have some touch ups to do on the destroyed statue since I got a little plaster on the face.
fingol23 wrote:The sunken statue works really well! Also nice job on the pink on the apostle, it's nice and smooth.
Thanks! It was a pain in the butt to get the pink smooth. It took like four coats of Emperor's Children over two coasts of Screamer Pink.
Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll wrote:I love how muddy the area around it looks. I'd believably avoid that area for quicksand!
Thanks! The muddy look was done completely by accident. I made a mixture of scenic glue that's one part Modpodge to two parts water (with a little Dawn dish soap to act as a flow improver) used a ton. It just naturally pooled really thick in the pond area and dried looking like that even after I soaked up a bunch of the excess scenic glue with a paper towel.
All that's left to do on the terrain before I bring in the house is to add some bushes and paint the outside rim black. Once it's in the house, I'll do the resin pour in the pond.
A quick question though, yeah or neigh on adding trees?
I would say neigh on the trees (unless they were stunted ones). I would also chip off some of the halo spikes (or bend one)...perhaps even some of the weapon...as a stature like that would get weathered over time (less so because of the hills around it) but the weathering would be noticeable.
Thanks for the feedback. If I were to do trees I'd be using a mix medium and large Woodland Scenics ones, but I think it would be a bit more functional without the trees. I also agree that I could weather the statue a bit more. I'll take care of that when I do the touch ups.
I finished my Sanguinary Guard a few days ago and will post photos later today.
Upon finishing said Sanguinary Guard, I started work on my Bladeguard Veterans, the first of which is the sergeant.
He's nearly finished, I just need to finish the eyes, sword grip, base and do transfers.
Automatically Appended Next Post: Sanguinary Guard
Automatically Appended Next Post: I just finished my Bladeguard Veteran Sergeant, so here he is!
And I also thought I'd show off the terrain piece I made last summer with my Blood Angels displayed on it!
...and yes, I'll find a place to put that Lego set and I'll finish my Assault Terminators after the Bladeguard Vets.
Nice progress on the Blood Angels, the next Bladeguard is coming along too. That terrain piece is fantastic, it certainly makes for a great army display board
It's been quite awhile since I've posted anything here. I finished a squad of Ork Beast Snagga boys (will post photos later) last year as well as a couple others. I've also gotten back into Gunpla recently, so here's my recent finished projects:
HGUC 1/144 scale GM Type C
Fully painted using Citadel and Tamiya paints
HGUC 1/144 scale Guncannon (Revive)
Fully painted using Citadel paints
HGUC 1/144 scale Galbaldy Beta
Fully painted using Citadel, The Army Painter, Tamiya and Scale Color paints
Here’s a preview of my current project. I’m working on modifying the arms to use the joints from the Ballden Arm Arms set, and I’m also using a set of HD Builders Parts Zeon MS Hands to replace the blocky, toyish hands the kit comes with.
Nice work on the gun pla, not something I’ve seen much of, but the schemes are cool and paint looks nice and smooth! Looking back at the Blood Angels, how did you do the shadow effects on their shoulder icons?
gobert wrote: Nice work on the gun pla, not something I’ve seen much of, but the schemes are cool and paint looks nice and smooth! Looking back at the Blood Angels, how did you do the shadow effects on their shoulder icons?
Hey man, thanks! If you're talking about the Bladeguard Sergeant, that's just how the decals were. I'm not sure if the printers were misaligned when printing multiple layers of ink or what, but it does look cool!
I'm working on Khorne Berserkers for this month's painting contest.
I can't stand doing batch painting, so I'm painting them in pairs. The icon bearer and the champion are the first two.
Here's the icon bearer so far.
Champion is looking good. How are you finding the new kit? I know that I have done some conversions on mine, but I am finding them an absolute joy to paint.
"I can't stand doing batch painting, so I'm painting them in pairs..."
best way to get consistant higher quality results without either loosing the will to live or running out of time/patience witht the whole thing... this, or singly, is the only way I paint minis these days.
BarryScott wrote: Whats your scheme for the red? looks great and have some Khorne daemons that could do with a similar treatment.
also, you planning on adding in the blood later or are these the rare "pre battle" Berserkers.
great stuff keep it up
Thanks man, I appreciate it. I used Baal Red contrast over the top of Grey Seer base paint. I then shaded with Berserker Blood Shade and did edge highlights with Evil Sunz Scarlet and Wildrider Red.
I also do plan on adding in the blood later. Khorne units need blood.
I just finished the lava cracks in the Avatar of Khaine's skin.
I was pretty intimidated about doing this effect since it's not something I've done before, but I think it turned out alright. I just need to highlight the edges of cracks now.
My entries for this month's painting contest. I was a little sloppy on some parts of the Champion, but it turned out alright overall, but I'm really happy with how the Little Drummer Boy turned out.
I got some decals on this bad boy. It was a nerve-wracking experience because most of them are teeny tiny and difficult to get on the correct way. I messed up on some of them, but I still think it looks pretty good.
I've finished painting the arms.
Decals will go on tonight. It won't be as nerve wracking as there aren't as many on the arms as there were on the torso.
Thanks for commenting! My goal for this year is to overcome my hobby ADHD and finish more models.
The thing I like about Gundam kits is that they're all different colors, even mobile suits that are part of the same faction. Painting a box of Space Marines can get boring for me since their all the same colors.
I'm also getting back into doing youtube. Hopefully I'll become popular enough that I can monetize my channel in the future.
After two weeks of slow progress (only finishing the legs and feet), I made a ton of progress, finishing the torso in just one day.
The legs aren't actually supposed to go there, I just thought it would be funny. Tomorrow is crotch day.
I originally planned on using Tamiya Gloss Clear Red for the mono-eye, but it was taking too long to dry, so I just stripped it and used Citadel Blood Letter, the old discontinued glaze paint, which worked like a charm.
Here are some photos of Tyranid Termagants I've been working on for some painting tutorials I'm posting on my Youtube channel.
My next tutorial will be about Hive Fleet Behemoth.
I'm sick with a sore throat today, so I'm digging out my Avatar of Khaine and will finally finish him for this month's painting contest.
I'm going to go for a brighter red on the armor than what's pictured on the box, so that it stands out more from the molten rock skin.
Progress on the Avatar of Khaine. It's turning out pretty good so far. You can't even tell that I broke a piece.
Automatically Appended Next Post: The gold is shaded and highlighted and the red has been touched up and parts re-shaded. I've also base coated the gems with silver, including the one on the head. Tomorrow, I'll highlight the bronze and coat over the gems with Aeldari Emerald. The Avatar is coming along nicely.
Thanks! The nids are part of a 10 part video series I'm doing on painting different hive fleets. The Avatar is a project I started for last April's painting contest, but then I injured my shoulder and couldn't paint for awhile. I'm nearly finished with it and I'm pretty excited for how it's turning out.
Automatically Appended Next Post: After a year long wait, the big man himself is finally finished.
I present to you, the Avatar of Khaine. Final photos will be posted later today. I was so excited though, I just had a post a quick photo now!
I love what you've done with the model. You've really sold the magma flowing through his body, but without using too many distraction techniques or anything like that. The base and Spear are amazing too. The model looks best with a spear, IMO. I adore this model already but I think your take is probably one of if not my favourite I've seen so far. Just good old brush painting done carefully and with loads of love and time put into it. Absolutely Class. Proper awsum stuff.
Thank you very much for the praise. I really appreciate it!
I just finished filming my Hive Fleet Behemoth tutorial last night. The video will go up tomorrow.
And today, I started painting the Saurus Scar Veteran on Aggradon.
I'll still work on it a bit more tonight, but I was so excited with being almost done with the skin, that I had to share it!
gobert wrote:Love that Leviathan! The added yellow looks great. Captain is a great paint job too.
Thanks! I'm glad you like my models, and I appreciate the feedback!
blockade23 wrote:
Love the paintjob on this. I've been avoiding buying the new squad for my Iyanden army - how are they to put together?
Thanks! I'm glad you like it. They're not too hard to put together. The legs can be a little bit of a pain as they are separated between the butt cheeks and it can be hard to get them aligned properly, but it's not too bad.
After taking a couple months off due to hobby burnout, I'm back at it again, but this time doing a little bit of Gunpla. Here's a WIP of the MS-07b Gouf, from the original Mobile Suit Gundam.
And for those of you looking for more Warhammer 40k/AoS, don't worry, I'll have some of that coming up soon too!
In the last couple weeks, I've finally finished Marneus Calgar and the Victrix Guard, as well as a Primaris Captain of the Blood Angels persuasion. A video tutorial on painting the captain will be up in a couple days. In the mean time, I've primed the Primaris Eradicators for this month's painting competition and I hope to have all three finished before the end of the month.
ShadowsAndDust wrote: I finished the Gouf last week and have finally had the chance to take photos.
The HGUC Gouf is a pretty nice kit. I built one a couple years back, it's broken and losing pieces, but the design is still pretty awesome. Like a leaner, meaner Zaku with one hell of a 'tude and a whip and laser scimitar.
This month I'm going to be painting up a squad of Primaris Inceptors. I got the smoke plumes from a seller on Etsy to replace the terrible, terrible stands the kit comes with.
Nice eradicators! I agree with you thank thebpink stands out from the red. Good choice. Also, it's nice to see I'm not the only one to make good use of empty prescription bottles.
Warboss_Waaazag wrote: Nice eradicators! I agree with you thank thebpink stands out from the red. Good choice. Also, it's nice to see I'm not the only one to make good use of empty prescription bottles.
Thanks for the compliments! I'm always glad to see people enjoy my work.
Anyway, here are the smoke plumes for my Inceptors. I tried to make look like smoke was emanating from the top of the plumes, where the jump pack exhausts would be.
gobert wrote: Those are cool exhaust plumes, the white to blue looks good on the
Thanks, gobert!
I haven't painted in awhile because I've gone back to a pet project of mine for the time being. I'm making a computer game, and I'm doing all the graphics, music and programming. But don't worry, I'll be back with more little plastic men soon!
Thanks Gobert. I'm currently working on the rider for the Mack Daddy Aggradon Lancer, I mean, Aggradon Lancer Champion. I should be finished with him later today. I'll also be recording a tutorial on painting the Aggradon Lancers, so stay tuned for that.
