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Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/01 13:00:29


Post by: Paradigm


Welcome all to the 91st round of the Dakka Painting challenge. For the unfamiliar, this is a friendly painting competition open to members of all skill levels and experience, whether your entry is your first or you thousand-and-first time painting miniatures. Each month, finished entries are collected into a thread where the community can vote on their favorite pieces, and those votes go towards an annual overall League that runs for 12 rounds.

This month, the theme is 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun': Cannon to rocket launcher, catapult to orbital bombardment, sometimes bigger guns are just better. Your entry should feature miniatures bringing maximum firepower to the tabletop.



How To Enter

- You may enter up to 5 MODELS as a SINGLE ENTRY, and are permitted one entry per member per month. If you enter multiple models, they should ideally be related in some way, such as part of the same squad, unit or scene if you are doing a diorama
- You MUST post a 'proof' picture of your entry in the thread of the state it was in before you started working on it; this must be either unassembled, unpainted, primed or coated a single colour. Entries that do not submit a valid Proof Picture will not be eligible for voting.
- After this, you may post WIP pictures in this thread and your own if you wish, and on completing the entry, you may post up to 6 final pictures IN THIS THREAD that will then be used for voting. Please note that pictures in a montage or collage picture will be considered individual images for this purpose, so while these types of presentation are certainly acceptable, please keep the image limit in mind when compiling them. For example, a collage of 5 images and one separate image would count as your 6 picture allowance.


So What Do I Win?
- Points... and points mean... bragging rights for the next month! Following the vote, points will be awarded to every entrant. This year, the Points you receive will be equal to the Percentage of Votes your entry receives in the final Voting thread; if you get 10%, you get 10 points, if you get 6% you get 6 points, so on and so forth.

These points will be used to form a league table, which will be updated month on month as the results come in.


How Long Do I Have?
This challenge begins 1st of Sebptember and will end at midnight BST on 30th September. After this, I shall compile the finished entries into a new thread, and voting will run for 5 days.



List of entrants:

KidCthulhu: Commissar with Lasgun
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theCrowe: Goblin DoomDiver

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Daia T'Nara: Chaos Obliterators
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Skinflint Games: Allied Sky Vessel "Dauntless"
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inmygravenimage: Skurge
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Lovejoy: Vindicator
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JoshInJapan: Jotuun Heavy Cannon
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Captain Brown: Escher Gunners

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Mr Nobody: Tau Hammerhead
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Pariah Press: Menfish
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Vejut: Animal Gunners
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Nevelon: Autarch
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SirOllox: Leman Russ tank
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Yo7: Master Chief
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Geifer Skurge:
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ZergSmasher: Space Wolves Redemptor Dreadnought:
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401st: World Eaters Kratos
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Jadenim: Fallen gunner
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Tallandra: Ravenwing Attack Bike
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Maharg: Iron Warriors Rapiers
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SirDonlad: Leman Russ tank
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Flinty: Spider mech
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Midget Gems: Ork Artillery
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CancelledApocalypse: Eldar Wraithlord
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Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/01 13:10:04


Post by: Nevelon




Going to try to get all these guys done, choose who looks best. Autarch with a reaper launcher (and/or fusion gun) 2 deathwatch frag cannons, and a pair of scouts, one with a HB, the other a sniper rifle bigger then he is.

Pretty impressive pile of guns.


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/01 13:53:38


Post by: Lovejoy


Now I have to decide... some SM Devastators, an Ork cannon thingy, a Mars Alpha Leman Russ, or an SM Vindicator.
Or something else, if I get struck by inspiration between now and the weekend!


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/01 14:20:04


Post by: KidCthulhu


Man, I got nuthin' for this round.

The best I can do is an OOP Commissar converted with a hellgun but that's hardly a "That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!" contender...


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/01 14:30:11


Post by: SirDonlad


 KidCthulhu wrote:
Man, I got nuthin' for this round.

The best I can do is an OOP Commissar converted with a hellgun but that's hardly a "That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!" contender...


To be fair, the quote would still work if the gun is gold plated.

Golden Walther PPK is just as impressive as a desert eagle in .50AE to me anyway


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/01 14:42:28


Post by: Nevelon


We don’t gun shame here.

It’s all relative anyway. On a guardsman scale, a hellgun is pretty impressive. It’s not level cities in one volley impressive, and if we are lucky, we might get something on that scale this month. But still better then what the rank and file get.

The topic is a guideline to inspire, not a straightjacket.


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/01 15:41:33


Post by: Captain Brown


I will either do some Eldar heavy weapon swaps or five Eschers.



Cheers,

CB


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/01 16:01:27


Post by: Tallandra


Might use this opportunity to finally strip the paint off an old Vindicator I still have.


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/01 17:22:14


Post by: theCrowe


Someone might want to tell my goblins that THIS isn’t a gun either.



Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/01 17:54:53


Post by: inmygravenimage


Well, I'm still doing Skurge. There's a lot of guns in his stuff!


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/01 18:43:43


Post by: Geifer


 inmygravenimage wrote:
Well, I'm still doing Skurge. There's a lot of guns in his stuff!


I'm still game. Dual wielding assault rifles is definitely in line with the gun theme.


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/01 18:55:25


Post by: 401st


This might make me get a wiggle on and finally do my Kratos



Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/01 19:21:54


Post by: inmygravenimage


Geifer wrote:
 inmygravenimage wrote:
Well, I'm still doing Skurge. There's a lot of guns in his stuff!


I'm still game. Dual wielding assault rifles is definitely in line with the gun theme.

Exactly!

Behold! My Stuff!
There will be more guns, but had to get the moped on there.


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/02 08:19:07


Post by: Daia T'Nara


Some combination of these loud noise enthusiasts:



L-R: second generation Obliterator; the first Havoc to hand when I wondered whether you could dual-wield heavy bolters (and then stuck another on his backpack for good measure); a first generation Obliterator; a Terminator with heavy flamer and v1 Cyclone launcher; and a Havoc who's too haughty to carry his/her/their own weapons and turned one of the Dark Acolyte's minions into a mobile missile platform so they could rain death on the enemy hands-free. So that's six miniatures in total (I assume it still counts as two even if they're on the same base), if I do finish painting all of them I'll just ditch one from the contest lineup. (Probably one of the Obliterators - let's be honest they look awful, I got them just for nostalgia and to have the 'history' lineup alongside the modern ones, and I haven't even got a great idea for how I'm going to paint them yet.)


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/02 08:38:50


Post by: JoshInJapan


This is the biggest gun I could find:



The Jotunn Heavy Weapon Platform. It's too big for Deadzone, but gets an entry in the Forge Fathers list for Firefight.


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/02 09:18:02


Post by: Flinty


@Daia - I love the guy toting 3 heavy bolters

Can you find a servo-skull somewhere with the wee bolt-pistol mouth? That would be the perfect finale



Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/02 13:26:51


Post by: SirDonlad


Y-you're not going to open that blister pack, are you?



Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/02 13:30:35


Post by: Nevelon


 SirDonlad wrote:
Y-you're not going to open that blister pack, are you?



Blister packs yearn to be free! I’ve got a bunch of old ones in my PoS, been a while since I cracked one open.


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/02 16:44:05


Post by: Vejut


I feel both sides there, got a couple havocs and some warmaster blisters like that. Its cool packaging and they aren't making more, but they're cool models and I'd like to paint them up...

That said, going to try to do up a a fire support lance for battletech:

Firgure assault mechs with lots of large lasers and ACs probably count.


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/02 19:41:57


Post by: KidCthulhu


Well since he's getting painted regardless, here's Commissar Copplestone. Imperial Guard Veteran with hellgun in the employ of Inquisitor Lorem Ipsum:



Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/02 22:57:43


Post by: theCrowe


Some really great entries coming out here folks. I’m excited for this months challenge.


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/03 03:49:45


Post by: Daia T'Nara


 Flinty wrote:
@Daia - I love the guy toting 3 heavy bolters

Can you find a servo-skull somewhere with the wee bolt-pistol mouth? That would be the perfect finale


Thanks! Sadly no - I don't think I've got any servo-skulls come to think of it. The third heavy bolter was kind of a fluke, I'd intended to do just the two, but when I was looking through my bits box for random parts to add a bit of decoration I noticed it (it's been sitting around all this time since I decided to go with the multi-melta on the 3rd edition box's Land Speeder) and thought, actually...

 SirDonlad wrote:
Y-you're not going to open that blister pack, are you?

I haven't yet - may not this month, since I've already got five minis, but eventually yeah. I get the nostalgia feels from it, but I'm more of an opener than collect-in-package (apart from the Tara action figure signed by Amber Benson, obviously. And the other one she signed. And the other one, and the other one), and ultimately I want that 'Obliterators throughout the ages' lineup on my shelf. I'll do it carefully though, and save the blister pack afterwards.


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/03 04:23:51


Post by: ZergSmasher


Redemptor Dreadnoughts carry big guns, so that'll be my entry for this month. I'll be painting it up in Space Wolves markings. Proof:

It's the Easy to Build model that was around a few years back; I took advantage of that model's lack of a rocket pod on top to add the Wulfen Dreadnought top piece from the SW Venerable Dread kit. I put a couple of other little decorative bits from that kit on as well just to give the otherwise fairly bland model some character. I'll have to accomplish the rest with paint and decals. Good luck to all in this month's challenge; it's a cool theme so let's get painting!


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/03 05:42:56


Post by: Gulgog TufToof


This should come as no surprise to anyone who’s been playing along at home; my entry will be the snipa boy from the new Octarius Kommandos kit. I figure he’s a good fit for the theme given that his gun is longer than he is tall and you have to either kick up his front foot on a bit of scenery or let the barrel hang over the edge of the base to keep it from dragging on the ground. Proof pic:


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/03 10:43:10


Post by: Nevelon


 Daia T'Nara wrote:
I'll do it carefully though, and save the blister pack afterwards.


At one point I was saving all the blister backers I had. Chucked them out a couple moves back.

Blister packs are great hobby assets. I feel sorry for people these days who don’t have a stockpile of old ones.

When I clip and build squads I line up 5 blisters and cut 5 at a time and make sure all the parts are separate, kept that way with everyone in their own blister. This way I can make sure extra bits and the like are spread evenly across the squad. When it comes time to remove mold lines, I dump the pile of parts onto the workbench, and once clean put them back in the blister. Sure, I could use a set of little bowls, but these were free with purchase for a long lime.

I use them to mix paints, and hold drops of water to thin paints. I used to use them to mix flock paste and hold loose flock to swish bases through (but actually bought better options)

I’ve cut up those foam backers to try a sponge camo technique. I have one I soak when working with decals to get them off their backers. I use them when I need to pack minis in larger compartments of my case. Before I got my KR, they were almost ALL I used when transporting minis. Plastic/cardboard card boxes, everything separated by backer foam.


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/03 17:23:48


Post by: CancelledApocalypse


I was considering giving this month a miss and painting up more of my Warhammer Quest project... but I think I'm actually going to have a go at painting my fire dragon wraithlord as it has a really long fusion gun/lance thingy. Might paint up a melta marine to contrast gun sizes, or maybe some actual fire dragons. We'll see.


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/03 18:59:11


Post by: KidCthulhu


I got a little paint on the Commissar...



I tried to paint him like the original 'eavy Metal scheme from an old WD, but replacing the red with purple, as that's his Inquisitor's accent color.

For reference, here are two other models from the same retinue:



Commissar Copplestone won't look as garish when he's in the finished squad.


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/04 10:54:44


Post by: Midget Gems


Hi All

League table is updated

https://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/732117.page#9481149

Think im going to go big for this challenge and try a cool conversion, fiddling around with my bits hoard atm to see what I can make


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/04 13:56:43


Post by: Yo7


Right, hear me out here.. I'm an idiot. My health sucks and I've had a project on my desk waiting to be painted. A 3d printed, 10 inch tall Master chief.. And it's all ready to go even though I stand no chance in Hell of getting it fully weathered and done.. Well he has a big gun right? About as big as a dreadnought last time I saw one of those. Might be the biggest gun on the table.

Oh did you miss the 6mm dwarf with the massive axe? Yea.. you did. He's tiny! Well he's the dwarf of shame. I refuse to not submit anything this month. If I can't finish Chief I will paint that dwarf. He is the dwarf of shame, a 10 minute paint job of disgrace for failing to submit a model. May he stay unpainted.. but I'd bet on him..

[Thumb - chief.jpg]


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/04 15:48:35


Post by: Flinty


That is a big gun. Good luck!


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/04 16:37:05


Post by: KidCthulhu


Yo7 wrote:
Oh did you miss the 6mm dwarf with the massive axe? Yea.. you did. He's tiny! Well he's the dwarf of shame. I refuse to not submit anything this month. If I can't finish Chief I will paint that dwarf. He is the dwarf of shame, a 10 minute paint job of disgrace for failing to submit a model. May he stay unpainted.. but I'd bet on him..


I approve of the Dwarf Of Shame technique


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/04 17:48:15


Post by: Lovejoy


Midget Gems wrote:League table is updated
Thank you for your work, Midget Gems!

Woot! I'm on the table!
Of course, those three big black blocks are pretty glaring... I'll have to make sure I stay consistent and keep painting.

So, proof pic for this month - Space Marine Vindicator. Still on sprue right now, but I figure I can get it built and painted in a month easily enough... although it has been 20 years since I last painted a tank, so if it goes horribly wrong, I have a couple of backup options.



cheers,
Michael


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/04 18:11:06


Post by: KidCthulhu


Okay, my entry is complete:



I guess this is it unless I stumble upon a Gun Servitor or something before the month is out.


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/04 20:01:25


Post by: Midget Gems


Yo7 wrote:
Right, hear me out here.. I'm an idiot. My health sucks and I've had a project on my desk waiting to be painted. A 3d printed, 10 inch tall Master chief.. And it's all ready to go even though I stand no chance in Hell of getting it fully weathered and done.. Well he has a big gun right? About as big as a dreadnought last time I saw one of those. Might be the biggest gun on the table.

Oh did you miss the 6mm dwarf with the massive axe? Yea.. you did. He's tiny! Well he's the dwarf of shame. I refuse to not submit anything this month. If I can't finish Chief I will paint that dwarf. He is the dwarf of shame, a 10 minute paint job of disgrace for failing to submit a model. May he stay unpainted.. but I'd bet on him..

Thats the sprit try too challenge yourself but also remeber that sometimes just getting anything done is the achievement, I hope your health improves soon.

 Lovejoy wrote:
Midget Gems wrote:League table is updated
Thank you for your work, Midget Gems!

Woot! I'm on the table!
Of course, those three big black blocks are pretty glaring... I'll have to make sure I stay consistent and keep painting.

No Worries Lovejoy. You have done some awesome painting in your first 2 entries so rightly deserve to be up there and in the HOF. Thanks for sharing your work with us If the challenge can help keep you painting regularly that's always a good thing.

Nice Work KidCthulhu, you got that done quickly

My proof for this month, hopefully not bitten off more than I can chew but what else can could I do other than a Massive Ork Artillery piece (Well the other idea I had was an Ork and grot playing big gun, little gun possibly a snotling thrown in there as well with a spoon)





Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/04 21:46:15


Post by: CancelledApocalypse


Wow, can't wait to see how that turns out MG!


Automatically Appended Next Post:
 KidCthulhu wrote:
Okay, my entry is complete:



I guess this is it unless I stumble upon a Gun Servitor or something before the month is out.


That's one badass looking commissar, KC.


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/05 01:50:48


Post by: KidCthulhu


Thanks, CancelledApocalypse! I was afraid an Inquisitor Henchmen wasn't impressive enough for this particular theme. But I like how he came out.


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/05 06:37:05


Post by: Viterbi


Really cool stuff coming. Realized that I have mostly understatement minis regarding guns atm But these buggers may fit the theme, gonna try to paint them all, let's see how many I will really get.



Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/05 21:08:00


Post by: Pariah Press


I'll be painting some menfish this month. One of them has a conversion beamer. THAT's a big gun alright!



Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/05 22:49:17


Post by: theCrowe


That Commisar is looking great Kid-C. I love his shades! That’s some quick work this month too.

Here’s a quick progress pic from me.

I’m getting along at a fair clip myself.


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/06 16:14:39


Post by: CancelledApocalypse


 theCrowe wrote:
That Commisar is looking great Kid-C. I love his shades! That’s some quick work this month too.

Here’s a quick progress pic from me.

I’m getting along at a fair clip myself.


That's looking great already!

I'm also bumping along quite nicely this month. Here's a proof pic and a progress pic from me for my converted Fire Dragon Wraithlord. I'm painting it in a mix of traditional fire dragon colours (red and yellow) and Craftworld Arach-Qin colours (predominantly black with red highlights). The head will eventually be yellow not white and there will be black flames up the legs, the shoulder pads and red flames on the yellow head. Plus probably some more flame motifs on the giant firepike (which I'm naming 'Incandescent Devourer' )

After promising myself last month I'd never paint yellow again, I'm painting yellow again . Though it's just the head and I'm using Imperial Fist contrast this time, which I'm really looking forward to. I hope it lives up the the hype... Anyone else have any experience with it?

[Thumb - Fire Dragon.jpg]
[Thumb - Arach-Qin Dragon Wraithlord WIP.jpg]


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/06 16:40:07


Post by: SirDonlad


Not with the yellow, but i bought a selection to trial and found some really important use cases for it.

Makes flesh easy. (this is huuuuuge for me)
certain paints really do basically do a medium to heavy wash for you - i'll get a pic of two servitors i painted roughly for comparison
the over metallic effects look great, but definitely do test pieces to see the tones before jumping in
the base coat colour becomes as important as the final layer colour

some detriments
using a wetted brush changes the paint - i only use dry brushes for applying it.
they require careful judgement of the quantities needed ont'brush for proper coverage
you have to get coverage in your first application because a second layer changes the tone of the colour - black is a good example for this.

Theres other stuff but it's very much a 'learn how it works and make utility out of that' situation with how it dries and how you can 'wick' it with the brush for a short time after application (very short time period)

some knights in boltgun metal base and talassar blue
Spoiler:


paint comparison with gun servitors
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contrast paint on the right, normal paint+wash on the left


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/06 17:41:03


Post by: CancelledApocalypse


 SirDonlad wrote:

they require careful judgement of the quantities needed ont'brush for proper coverage


Where in Yorkshire are you from?

Donny?


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/06 19:23:37


Post by: Lovejoy


KidCthulhu wrote:Okay, my entry is complete...
Great job on him, and fast too! The month's barely begun.

theCrowe - I've always loved that model, can't wait to see it finished!

CancelledApocalypse - excellent conversion on that Wraithlord, looks fantastic.


I'm running a bit behind, as all I've done so far is build the model... (and I've forgotten to drill out the exhausts!)



I've not tried putting a tank on a base before... but I've got a Land Raider to do for this army, and it'll be modelled going over berm, so that'll have to be on a base. So I figured this tank should go on a base too.
Really not sure about it though. I reckon I'll paint them separately as far as possible, and decide at the end whether to use the base or not.

cheers,
Michael


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/06 21:41:25


Post by: SirDonlad


 CancelledApocalypse wrote:
 SirDonlad wrote:

they require careful judgement of the quantities needed ont'brush for proper coverage


Where in Yorkshire are you from?

Donny?


Sorry thats a negative on the yorkshirehoodness CancelledApocalypse.

I made a spelling mistake and rolled with it because everyone loves Yorkshire at end of day


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/06 22:11:39


Post by: CancelledApocalypse


 SirDonlad wrote:
 CancelledApocalypse wrote:
 SirDonlad wrote:

they require careful judgement of the quantities needed ont'brush for proper coverage


Where in Yorkshire are you from?

Donny?


Sorry thats a negative on the yorkshirehoodness CancelledApocalypse.

I made a spelling mistake and rolled with it because everyone loves Yorkshire at end of day


lol, definitely!

 Lovejoy wrote:
CancelledApocalypse - excellent conversion on that Wraithlord, looks fantastic.


Thanks, Lovejoy! Looking forward to seeing what you do with that Vindicator!


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/07 10:55:28


Post by: Daia T'Nara


Pardon the excess flash - I just wanted to snap off a quick in-progress photo to document the sheer anxiety of holding Brother Chonker here upside-down by the stand to get my brush in at the right angle. Never painted anything this bloody heavy before; back in the day the chunkiest I ever got my hands on were assault marines with their jumppacks, or the attack bike with its metal sidecar.

[Thumb - dd-chonker.jpg]


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/07 16:17:47


Post by: Yo7


 CancelledApocalypse wrote:
 theCrowe wrote:
That Commisar is looking great Kid-C. I love his shades! That’s some quick work this month too.

Here’s a quick progress pic from me.

I’m getting along at a fair clip myself.


That's looking great already!

I'm also bumping along quite nicely this month. Here's a proof pic and a progress pic from me for my converted Fire Dragon Wraithlord. I'm painting it in a mix of traditional fire dragon colours (red and yellow) and Craftworld Arach-Qin colours (predominantly black with red highlights). The head will eventually be yellow not white and there will be black flames up the legs, the shoulder pads and red flames on the yellow head. Plus probably some more flame motifs on the giant firepike (which I'm naming 'Incandescent Devourer' )

After promising myself last month I'd never paint yellow again, I'm painting yellow again . Though it's just the head and I'm using Imperial Fist contrast this time, which I'm really looking forward to. I hope it lives up the the hype... Anyone else have any experience with it?

Contrasts help so much with yellow. Army Painter sand golem is my go to and you can get some great blends with its reactivating.

Chief is ready to be primed. I'm going to get the air brush out for him tomorrow and figure out what shade of green he needs to be. Thinking of a limeish shade like he was in Halo 3. I was thinking of getting some colour shift paint to give the green armour something different to the black under suit but we'll see how that goes.

The base isn't great. I won't say it is. I wanted to have the flood grunge leaking off the base but the balance was so off I had to keep expanding and expanding.

Really enjoying the posts this thread. So many great projects I can't wait to see finished. Big guns was a great theme.

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Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/08 07:55:20


Post by: Geifer


 KidCthulhu wrote:
Okay, my entry is complete:

Spoiler:


I guess this is it unless I stumble upon a Gun Servitor or something before the month is out.


Nice Commissar. And I can't help but notice that you finished your entry before I even took a proof picture...

 Daia T'Nara wrote:
Pardon the excess flash - I just wanted to snap off a quick in-progress photo to document the sheer anxiety of holding Brother Chonker here upside-down by the stand to get my brush in at the right angle. Never painted anything this bloody heavy before; back in the day the chunkiest I ever got my hands on were assault marines with their jumppacks, or the attack bike with its metal sidecar.


Never was there more need for faith in that handle, eh?


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/08 14:32:26


Post by: Skinflint Games


Can I enter this? Scratchbuilt "liftwood" gunship - the chin cannon is a kind of plasma cannon, and there are missiles under the wings. Proper pics to follow if the entry is accepted, and at some point I will do a post on how I put it together!



Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/08 15:23:37


Post by: inmygravenimage


Very nice.
A wee update on Skurge:

Yup, there's a FW Plasma pistol amongst his treasure!

Reverse to show Des & Troy.

And with his stuff.


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/08 20:51:00


Post by: theCrowe


One Goblin Doomdiver ready to outgun the actual guns!



Edit: (Spoilered because these pics are massive! Does it help to post such large pictures? It always seems to me the smaller ones are blurry in the thread unless you link to the main gallery picture.)

Spoiler:











The theme was “wings” or something, right?


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/09 15:00:00


Post by: Daia T'Nara


Well he didn't fall off the painting handle after all, so here are the newest members of Death Blossom, the heavy support contingent of the Bringers of Wonder, who I feel are similarly indiscriminate to their Last Starfighter namesakes, not so much bothering to aim as just slinging an enormous amount of ordnance into the air and trusting Slaanesh to sort it out.



Other views behind the spoiler:

Spoiler:






So yeah, the v1 Obliterator remains in his blister pack for the moment.

Edited because I realised the main photo is pretty zoomed in anyway, those 'closeups' weren't adding much of anything, so I pulled them back out of their cabinet and snapped some all-round angles.


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/09 15:20:28


Post by: Skinflint Games


Some more pics of exactly what this thing is:









This is the Allied Sky Vessel "Dauntless", a liftwood & Vril-powered Skycutter equipped with the latest in Grand Alliance shielding & enchantment nullification technology and with Vrilfire tipped missiles capable of bringing down even the mightiest dragon... think steampunk Apache gunship, basically!

Shown here in support of a Sky Marine task force engaging a renegade Orc warband.

The entire thing was made if junk and basic household stuff and cost me a grand total of £0, at some point I'll be linking the build tutorial


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/09 16:06:55


Post by: Flinty


@skinflint - Love your upcycling approach. The Rawlplug class seeker missiles in particular work well.

For the purposes of the contest, do you have a "proof picture" showing that you painted it this month?




Automatically Appended Next Post:
Speaking of proof picture. Finally managed to get my entry printed and assembled.

Its quite a big gun.




wait... something is not quite right... Oh yes, the scale! There we are, much bigger





Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/10 00:20:39


Post by: Skinflint Games


Cheers flinty! Love your spider tank , is that from Terminator?

I believe I do, I'll look them out over the weekend- if I can't find them then I shall withdraw and wait for the next one ;-)


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/10 11:42:05


Post by: Flinty


It’s a Mobile Turret from Antenocitis. I got the stls ages ago, and thought I should have another go at printing the thing.


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/10 15:28:57


Post by: inmygravenimage


Paint on stuff!

Getting there.

Painted up some random 40k bits to add once the base is done too.


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/10 15:35:46


Post by: Flinty


That Vespa is looking awesome keep it up!


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/10 15:45:32


Post by: Geifer


Proof picture for Skurge. Took a bit to throw on some green stuff and fix AMG's glaring omission of Des and Troy.



Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/11 21:25:09


Post by: Midget Gems


Awesome Greenstuff work Geifer

Gave myself a build deadline to make sure I could get it painted intime, heres what I managed. Just spraying it now, left some bits of so its easier to paint, it sitting on magnets so it rotates and the shells can be loaded in via a movable hatch (hopefully)



Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/11 22:23:07


Post by: KidCthulhu


 Midget Gems wrote:
Gave myself a build deadline to make sure I could get it painted intime, heres what I managed. Just spraying it now, left some bits of so its easier to paint, it sitting on magnets so it rotates and the shells can be loaded in via a movable hatch (hopefully)

Oh my Gork, that is insane


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/11 22:45:34


Post by: theCrowe


Super cool MG. That’s for sure the gun Crocodile Dundee pulled out when he famously quoted our theme this month.


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/12 00:55:08


Post by: CancelledApocalypse


Okay, I'm looking for some help, guys. I'm deep into painting my wraithlord, but I'm having a crisis of confidence about my chosen paint scheme. The idea is to mix the schemes for a classic fire dragon and the scheme I made for my Arach-Qin guardian way back in the objective secured contest (pics of both below), so the paint scheme would be red-yellow-black, but what I've come up with doesn't seem to be working so far. Can anyone give me some feedback or advice on my colour choices? The red is all highlighted and shaded, but the black isn't (and the black will probably be lightened to a v.dark blue/grey to match the guardian), but it doesn't feel like there's enough of the Arach-Qin scheme in there and I'm not sure the black flame motifs are doing enough. So... help?

Or just tell me I'm being stupid and it looks okay?

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Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/12 06:02:01


Post by: Geifer


 Midget Gems wrote:
Awesome Greenstuff work Geifer


Thank you.

 CancelledApocalypse wrote:
Okay, I'm looking for some help, guys. I'm deep into painting my wraithlord, but I'm having a crisis of confidence about my chosen paint scheme. The idea is to mix the schemes for a classic fire dragon and the scheme I made for my Arach-Qin guardian way back in the objective secured contest (pics of both below), so the paint scheme would be red-yellow-black, but what I've come up with doesn't seem to be working so far. Can anyone give me some feedback or advice on my colour choices? The red is all highlighted and shaded, but the black isn't (and the black will probably be lightened to a v.dark blue/grey to match the guardian), but it doesn't feel like there's enough of the Arach-Qin scheme in there and I'm not sure the black flame motifs are doing enough. So... help?

Or just tell me I'm being stupid and it looks okay?


I think you're looking at two issues here. The first one is that you inverted the colors from the Guardian and now have majority red with some black parts. They're the same colors but used in different places and at a different ratio, so the connection to the Guardian isn't very strong. At the same time I think you haven't committed to any one color the same way you did on the Guardian, keeping the ratio of red and black too close to 50:50, and threw on a large, yellow area for good measure to further dilute the scheme. I like the combination of red, yellow and black and use it a lot, and in my experience you have to settle on a strong primary color with the others just providing spots of interest to make the whole look good. If you want the Wraithlord to tie in with the color scheme on the Guardian, I think you need more black on it and can't leave it so peripheral. The black needs to appear more central to and on the model.

The second issue I see is the head. The yellow doesn't tie in with anything you have on the Guardian while taking up a large area. At the same time you have no black on it, which goes both against the general color scheme of the Guardian and and the particular look of the red face framed by the black helmet. I think you have been too conservative with the red flames and should extend them upwards to about the halfway point on the curve from where they end now to where the head levels out. Increase the height on the sides to just above the vents to go with that.

The other thing I'd suggest is a black frame. I don't know how you feel about blending, but the red flames could do with a transition from pure black at the bottom to pure red at the top, with maybe two thirds of the height of the current red flames given over to that transition. I would further give the black more presence by extending it down to the neck, shoulders and top plate of the chest as well to account for my first point and put a larger black area in a more prominent spot and relegate red back to supplementary color. Not sure about the back or if you want any kind of transition on the torso as i can't really see those areas in the pictures. I'm not sure overdoing the flame motif by adding red ones that reach into black areas is going to help.

Just my take, but I hope it's of some help to you.

Edit: I notice you went with a brighter red than on the Guardian. Perhaps it's worth considering darkening some recessed red areas to a similarly dark red, perhaps?


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/12 13:03:41


Post by: CancelledApocalypse


Thanks @Geifer, lots of good points there. I'm actually going to paint the fire dragon symbol on the centre of the faceplate in black (like the fire dragon model below), that's why the red flames don't come up higher, but I'm very willing to try blending the flames into black towards the bottom. Or I could even paint more black flames within the red flames? I'll probably see what it looks like with the symbol first, of course.

Yeah, I totally agree with the not enough black point, looks like I'm going to have to cover up a lot of work to rebalance it. There will be yellow flames along the forward black barrel section of the gun, so hopefully that will help balance that colour out somewhat. I've also thought about adding some of the long Wraithlord tassels and painting them up blue, like the guardian has. Or would that just confuse things even more?

If I were to extend the black on the standing leg up to the kneecap, then paint the upper torso body panels and second shoulder pad black, do you think that would be enough? Or should I paint up the forearms/arms with the black, too?


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/12 14:12:08


Post by: Yo7


 CancelledApocalypse wrote:
Okay, I'm looking for some help, guys. I'm deep into painting my wraithlord, but I'm having a crisis of confidence about my chosen paint scheme. The idea is to mix the schemes for a classic fire dragon and the scheme I made for my Arach-Qin guardian way back in the objective secured contest (pics of both below), so the paint scheme would be red-yellow-black, but what I've come up with doesn't seem to be working so far. Can anyone give me some feedback or advice on my colour choices? The red is all highlighted and shaded, but the black isn't (and the black will probably be lightened to a v.dark blue/grey to match the guardian), but it doesn't feel like there's enough of the Arach-Qin scheme in there and I'm not sure the black flame motifs are doing enough. So... help?

Or just tell me I'm being stupid and it looks okay?


You have two totally different colour schemes here. The guardian is black with red details and then light blue for an accent colour. The construct is red with black in equal measure and yellow details.. The blue worked with the black while the red works with the yellow so you need to lean into one or the other. The later paint job also lacks part definition. You need to define smooth surfaces like this by their colour placement. The gun needs to be painted different to the body at least. Think of it like space marine colour schemes and how they contrast.

My first thought was to paint the limbs black and leave the torso red and the head yellow. You get the fire dragon core while the majority of your model is black fitting the guardian. That style lets you adopt other head colours for say banshee constructs because red and black pair well with bone and you have most aspects covered in your 4 colours there. Black as your primary with red secondary and unit details being paired with either works across the whole faction.


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/12 14:38:40


Post by: Skinflint Games


Hi Flinty, here are a couple of pics of the Dauntless WIP

Spoiler:


And primed:

Spoiler:


That was done late August and painted up end of August/ early September, does that let me qualify?

EDIT - images spoiler'd as they are BIG


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/12 16:05:51


Post by: CancelledApocalypse


Yo7 wrote:
 CancelledApocalypse wrote:
Okay, I'm looking for some help, guys. I'm deep into painting my wraithlord, but I'm having a crisis of confidence about my chosen paint scheme. The idea is to mix the schemes for a classic fire dragon and the scheme I made for my Arach-Qin guardian way back in the objective secured contest (pics of both below), so the paint scheme would be red-yellow-black, but what I've come up with doesn't seem to be working so far. Can anyone give me some feedback or advice on my colour choices? The red is all highlighted and shaded, but the black isn't (and the black will probably be lightened to a v.dark blue/grey to match the guardian), but it doesn't feel like there's enough of the Arach-Qin scheme in there and I'm not sure the black flame motifs are doing enough. So... help?

Or just tell me I'm being stupid and it looks okay?


You have two totally different colour schemes here. The guardian is black with red details and then light blue for an accent colour. The construct is red with black in equal measure and yellow details.. The blue worked with the black while the red works with the yellow so you need to lean into one or the other. The later paint job also lacks part definition. You need to define smooth surfaces like this by their colour placement. The gun needs to be painted different to the body at least. Think of it like space marine colour schemes and how they contrast.

My first thought was to paint the limbs black and leave the torso red and the head yellow. You get the fire dragon core while the majority of your model is black fitting the guardian. That style lets you adopt other head colours for say banshee constructs because red and black pair well with bone and you have most aspects covered in your 4 colours there. Black as your primary with red secondary and unit details being paired with either works across the whole faction.


Yeah, agreed, although the two schemes aren't totally different, they both have red (and black) in them... though the issue obviously is with the red being the primary colour in one scheme and secondary in the other. I think I'm going to paint the symbol on the helmet, and the yellow flames on the barrel, then see how that looks before making more changes to the limbs and/or torso.


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/13 05:47:47


Post by: Gulgog TufToof


@Paradigm & Nevelon - I hope it’s not rude of me to ask since I know you both are busy IRL, but will there be a vote soon for last month’s competition? I finally finished a mini on time and I’m dying to see it up there with all the other (better) entries.


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/13 09:16:16


Post by: Paradigm


Sorry, vote will be coming soon, I was planning to get it done over the weekend but haven't been feeling well the last few days so wasn't able to work on compiling the entries. Feeling a little better today, so I'll make a start later.


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/13 11:24:00


Post by: inmygravenimage


Well, a bit sad still that it wasn't snazzy this month, so painted Heimdall and Malekith anyway. But still, I reckon Skurge is done:

Behold! My stuff!

Loved doing the display base and finding odds and ends from across the multiverse.

So we have scatter from across a whole range of games I play. I think my favourite reference might actually be the Shadows of Brimstone crate and dynamite, as that's a game of crossing time and space. The wolfskin is a wee nod to Fenris also

He had to have Des and Troy, but there's also Cable's gun, the big shoota, FW plasma pistol, a Mantic GCPS officer sidearm and a Void Viridian blaster.

And separate from the display base (but still with some stuff).


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/13 13:50:58


Post by: SirDonlad


CancelledApocalypse wrote:Okay, I'm looking for some help, guys. I'm deep into painting my wraithlord, but I'm having a crisis of confidence about my chosen paint scheme. The idea is to mix the schemes for a classic fire dragon and the scheme I made for my Arach-Qin guardian way back in the objective secured contest (pics of both below), so the paint scheme would be red-yellow-black, but what I've come up with doesn't seem to be working so far. Can anyone give me some feedback or advice on my colour choices? The red is all highlighted and shaded, but the black isn't (and the black will probably be lightened to a v.dark blue/grey to match the guardian), but it doesn't feel like there's enough of the Arach-Qin scheme in there and I'm not sure the black flame motifs are doing enough. So... help?

Or just tell me I'm being stupid and it looks okay?


I think it may be that the colours you painted each in is from a different 'season'...


inmygravenimage wrote:Well, a bit sad still that it wasn't snazzy this month, so painted Heimdall and Malekith anyway. But still, I reckon Skurge is done:

Behold! My stuff!
Spoiler:

Loved doing the display base and finding odds and ends from across the multiverse.

So we have scatter from across a whole range of games I play. I think my favourite reference might actually be the Shadows of Brimstone crate and dynamite, as that's a game of crossing time and space. The wolfskin is a wee nod to Fenris also

He had to have Des and Troy, but there's also Cable's gun, the big shoota, FW plasma pistol, a Mantic GCPS officer sidearm and a Void Viridian blaster.

And separate from the display base (but still with some stuff).

Stuff beholded, sir!


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/13 14:15:38


Post by: Yo7


Ouch. I wrote out a full post explaining what I had done and then reloaded the page and lost it.. bugger!

I decided to stipple to get texture on Chief. He's too big to highlight without clashing so I went for texture. Boreal green is the foundation followed by greenskin flesh then slider green from s75. The undersuit is flat black. His armour is an inaccurate infinite version but stippling goes on really light then dries 2 shades darker so he's sitting closer to Combat evolved colour wise. I'm okay with that and since I won't be washing only panel lining him he can stay where he is. I need to find a suitable way to paint the gun so it looks black but not the rubbery black of the undersuit. I will probably use streaking grime (has everyone forgot this exists?) and do some chipping once I figure out what colour to use for it before then. I don't have much pigment experience but I might pull those out too.

I noticed someone posted a bigger gun than me so I can't claim to have the biggest gun in the thread any more.. at least the dwarf of shame is staying where he is for now. I could put the gold on the visor, paint the base and call him done. I don't plan to but it's a possibility. Pending something drastic Chief shall be done by deadline!

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Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/13 14:24:55


Post by: Lovejoy


Midget Gems, that is a proper Orky gun! That's the kind of stuff that makes Ork armies what they should be... all the coolest stuff cobbled together.

Paradigm - get well soon!

Anyway, I've got my entry for this month finished... I was feeling like I'd done it really fast, but looking through the thread I can see I'm well behind the curve - so many finished minis posted already! Some awesome stuff in there, and the in-progress stuff is looking excellent too; shaping up to be a great month!

This is the first tank I've done in twenty years, so it was a bit of a challenge. I've done it as a Crimson Fists 4th Company tank, ready for some Ork fighting on Badlanding... just as soon as get the rest of the army finished!

One pic here, then the rest behind spoiler tags, as they're pretty big.



Spoiler:












cheers,
Michael


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/13 14:32:07


Post by: Gulgog TufToof


@Paradigm - glad to hear you’re feeling a little better, I hope you’re back to 100% soon. Thanks for all you do!


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/13 17:31:09


Post by: SirDonlad


Very much in the same place as MidgetGems.
Got the basecoat on the hull and turret
Spoiler:



Does anyone have a confirmed source for 9.24mm tube?
i can find 9.5mm (also 3/8") but the barrel of a leman russ is this weird measurement; the only place i found bits was from a basilisk which shares barrel diameter but i can't spare it

I was told there might be pens with a similar OD but i don't want to go through WHSmiths with a vernier caliper...

Anyone out there already dealt with this problem?


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/13 21:29:11


Post by: inmygravenimage


I cannot SWEAR to this but I'm 90% that board markers are the right diameter. It's what I always used to use for kitbashing.


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/14 01:25:26


Post by: Vejut


I beleive some of the K&S brass tube at hardware and hobby shops is about the right diameter to slot inside the bore. As I recall, this guy is one oversize over the pivot in the hull and at the fume extractor, and one undersize through the extractor and muzzle break. Not sure if that helps in the UK, admittedly...


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/14 03:31:24


Post by: JoshInJapan


In keeping with the theme of Big Honking Guns, I painted up this Jotunn Heavy Cannon for Deadzone/Firefight:







Working on this model reminded me that I'm not really very good with vehicles/machines. The model would probably benefit from more/better weathering, but I'm kind of tired of working on it.


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/14 04:07:01


Post by: Gulgog TufToof


Quick question for the group: if you look up sniper rifles in a search engine, they are pretty uniformly matte black or some other dull earth tone which makes perfect sense if you think about their usage in real life.
However, I’m painting a space ork’s belt-fed sniper rifle in an over-the-top sci-fi universe for a “that’s not a gun…” painting challenge. Would you go realistic/neutral or big shiny shoota if it were your model to paint?
(Proof pic is on page 1 if it helps)


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/14 04:34:24


Post by: JoshInJapan


 Gulgog TufToof wrote:
Quick question for the group: if you look up sniper rifles in a search engine, they are pretty uniformly matte black or some other dull earth tone which makes perfect sense if you think about their usage in real life.
However, I’m painting a space ork’s belt-fed sniper rifle in an over-the-top sci-fi universe for a “that’s not a gun…” painting challenge. Would you go realistic/neutral or big shiny shoota if it were your model to paint?
(Proof pic is on page 1 if it helps)


Back when I was painting Orks. I always assumed that, no matter how flamboyant and/or gaudy their personal style, their weapons were all business. I vote to keep the guns simple.


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/14 10:46:53


Post by: Yo7


 Gulgog TufToof wrote:
Quick question for the group: if you look up sniper rifles in a search engine, they are pretty uniformly matte black or some other dull earth tone which makes perfect sense if you think about their usage in real life.
However, I’m painting a space ork’s belt-fed sniper rifle in an over-the-top sci-fi universe for a “that’s not a gun…” painting challenge. Would you go realistic/neutral or big shiny shoota if it were your model to paint?
(Proof pic is on page 1 if it helps)

Depends on the faction. Commandos would use a camo or black scheme. Speed freaks and the yellow ones I can't recall the name of would go full bling. And blue is lucky to orks and red is faster. If you want a full auto sniper painting it red speeds it up and blue makes it more accurate. There's lots of ways to justify why your ork stealth guy is dressed like a clown. Maybe he's just so damn lucky every time he has to infiltrate an imperial strong hold its dress as a clown day there and he waltzes right in.


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/14 10:59:19


Post by: Nevelon


I would paint it the same way I paint all the guns in that army so the force looks coherent. This is generally black with a silver drybrush. But then, I don’t play orks.

Real sniper rifles need to be subtle. But this is not reality. These are game pieces in an over the top world. My running gag is I paint camo like Hollywood makes movies based on real events. You can tell where they are coming from, but it’s got more car chases and explosions. Because real camo is A-boring and B-works. So instead of a cool mini, you end up with an indistinguishable lump of muddy shapes and colors.

If this guy is a specialist in the unit, so his gun has different rules from his mates, you should be able to pick him out of the crowd. Do something to make him stand out.



Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/14 13:41:57


Post by: CancelledApocalypse


 Gulgog TufToof wrote:
Quick question for the group: if you look up sniper rifles in a search engine, they are pretty uniformly matte black or some other dull earth tone which makes perfect sense if you think about their usage in real life.
However, I’m painting a space ork’s belt-fed sniper rifle in an over-the-top sci-fi universe for a “that’s not a gun…” painting challenge. Would you go realistic/neutral or big shiny shoota if it were your model to paint?
(Proof pic is on page 1 if it helps)


Is da ork usin' da rifle proppa kunning? Or iz he sum flash git?


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/14 14:10:54


Post by: SirDonlad


inmygravenimage wrote:I cannot SWEAR to this but I'm 90% that board markers are the right diameter. It's what I always used to use for kitbashing.


It's looking like a vernier trip to the shops has to be done.

Vejut wrote:I beleive some of the K&S brass tube at hardware and hobby shops is about the right diameter to slot inside the bore. As I recall, this guy is one oversize over the pivot in the hull and at the fume extractor, and one undersize through the extractor and muzzle break. Not sure if that helps in the UK, admittedly...

Nice!
I checked out the rod supplier - good stuff imo.
pretty sure they supply my local model shop with brass extrusions but they only buy-in a limited range (for the railway crowd i think)


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/14 19:29:55


Post by: theCrowe


 Nevelon wrote:
I would paint it the same way I paint all the guns in that army so the force looks coherent. This is generally black with a silver drybrush. But then, I don’t play orks.

Real sniper rifles need to be subtle. But this is not reality. These are game pieces in an over the top world. My running gag is I paint camo like Hollywood makes movies based on real events. You can tell where they are coming from, but it’s got more car chases and explosions. Because real camo is A-boring and B-works. So instead of a cool mini, you end up with an indistinguishable lump of muddy shapes and colors.

If this guy is a specialist in the unit, so his gun has different rules from his mates, you should be able to pick him out of the crowd. Do something to make him stand out.



This sounds like wisdom to me. That big sniper rifle looks like it’d be plenty imposing all in flat black with a big red lens on the sight. The commando himself can be bedecked in a variety of Hollywood camo schemes to spiff him up in the best way.


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/16 03:24:23


Post by: Mr Nobody


I think I'll submit more Tau stuff. Nothing screams 'more gun' than the classic Tau hammerhead. Hopefully I will perfect the color orange.

Spoiler:


*Sorry. Forgot to add photo.


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/17 21:53:47


Post by: Jadenim


Proof pic for my heretic Astartes legionary heavy gunner for Kill Team:



Figured a Reaper Chaincannon is about as much gun as a single space marine can carry!

I’d started converting up a unit of Fallen ages ago to go with Cypher in my Chaos army, but was dismayed to realise they no longer have 40K rules. However, I think they’ll work nicely as a Kill Team.


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/18 15:06:14


Post by: Nevelon


WIP



Month is ticking away. Looks like the scouts I also wanted to do are not going to happen, but these guys are getting there.


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/18 16:09:48


Post by: Geifer


 Nevelon wrote:
Month is ticking away.


You're being awfully gloomy there. If the month was ticking away, would I have painted Jyn Erso while giving Skurge only a token effort? Would I have spent half of my painting today on a Snowtrooper instead of dedicating all my time to Skurge? Humbug! There's plenty of September left! Plenty!


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/19 15:52:11


Post by: SirDonlad


Another WIP report..

Marked up the hull for camo
Spoiler:


And had a go placing some colours
Spoiler:


What i'm aiming for..
Spoiler:



Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/19 16:22:09


Post by: Nevelon


Nice! We don’t see a lot of crazy quilt/dazzle camo, but it’s always a fun time.


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/20 15:41:19


Post by: Captain Brown


So I cut up my finger and needed stitches (it was home repair and not a hobby accident), since I am not certain when I will be able to paint...I initially went with the Eldar Heavy Weapons...however...

Good news, finger is healing and I was able to finish the Escher.

That's not a gun... THIS is a gun! Escher Plasma gun and some back-up to protect her.







Original
Spoiler:


Cheers,

CB


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/20 17:25:28


Post by: CancelledApocalypse


 Captain Brown wrote:
So I cut up my finger and needed stiches (it was home repair and not a hobby accident)


Owwwch! I hope you're okay, Cap? D:


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/21 07:48:17


Post by: Geifer


 CancelledApocalypse wrote:
 Captain Brown wrote:
So I cut up my finger and needed stiches (it was home repair and not a hobby accident)


Owwwch! I hope you're okay, Cap? D:


Seconded. I can't even imagine what you'd have to do for a cut finger to need stitches.


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/21 11:03:21


Post by: inmygravenimage


Ooft. Not fun. I have had to have hand stitches from a smashed glass jar, not cool at all.


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/21 20:04:38


Post by: theCrowe


Yikes, hope the finger heals quickly, Cap. Or maybe even mutates into a deviously dexterous painting tentacle.


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/22 16:25:37


Post by: SirDonlad


Nice job on those weapons despite the, uh... 'handicap'?

Opportunity to have a mechantendril fitted, no?
The flesh is weak, etc etc..


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/23 01:33:13


Post by: Mr Nobody


It's finished and I think I'm one step closer to making the orangest orange that I can. Apparently the trick was starting with red as a basecoat. Unfortunately, I need a lighter touch with the airbrush. Use the orange as more of a highlight and let more of the red show through. Oh well, we'll try again later.



Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/23 03:08:12


Post by: CancelledApocalypse


 Mr Nobody wrote:
It's finished and I think I'm one step closer to making the orangest orange that I can. Apparently the trick was starting with red as a basecoat. Unfortunately, I need a lighter touch with the airbrush. Use the orange as more of a highlight and let more of the red show through. Oh well, we'll try again later.



Oh wow, that is nice! I'm a big fan of orange. Not really a fan of Tau, but you're paintjob is tempting me to start collecting.

Please no! I have far too many armies and projects as it is!


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/23 11:29:18


Post by: Geifer


More red?I think it's a really nice orange.


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/23 11:50:25


Post by: Nevelon


Agree that it’s a good orange, which is hard to do.

“Orange” has a range, so while this might not be the one you were aiming for, it’s one to be proud of.



Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/23 18:46:54


Post by: CancelledApocalypse


Agreed, it's a really rich, warm orange.

Btw, have we had any ideas/options for next month's theme?


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/23 19:30:26


Post by: Lovejoy


 CancelledApocalypse wrote:
Btw, have we had any ideas/options for next month's theme?


There's been various options from the last few months that got votes, just not enough votes... but clearly some people must have liked them / had ideas for them.
Might be worth throwing them in for another try?

Ones that got votes but didn't win:

Lead From The Front
If You Can't Stand The Heat
In It For The Money
In the Name of the Gods
On Wings of Death


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/23 19:34:40


Post by: Nevelon


Next month is October. It’s fixed for spooky stuff. There might be a title, but it’s the Halloween special.

Next topic vote will be for November.

December is the open round.


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/23 20:16:01


Post by: Yo7


 SirDonlad wrote:
Another WIP report..

Marked up the hull for camo
Spoiler:


And had a go placing some colours
Spoiler:


What i'm aiming for..
Spoiler:


Dazzle camo is awesome. One of my dream builds is a dazzle camo gundam kit but I've not quite figured it out yet.

Bad news dwarf fans. Chief is done! He needs a matte varnish and then gloss applying to his visor and the flood areas of the base. I'm semi happy with him. I found it difficult to weather the under suit so I turned to a light grey pigment (I've zero pigment experience) and then used it on the green to keep it all uniform. Not too sure on it but he does look battle worn and ill take small victories on a piece this big since its so out of my wheel house.

Weather permitting I'll take varnish him tomorrow and get some glamour shots done soon after.

[Thumb - chiefshiny.jpg]


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/24 00:11:04


Post by: Vejut


So, the yellow mechs weren't getting traction, so I went back to the traditional burrows and badgers stuff:

Just got those done this morning, need to take better pictures though:


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/24 00:41:21


Post by: Pariah Press


The Menfish are complete!



Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/24 02:06:03


Post by: KidCthulhu


Are those Menfish Rogue Trader models? They came out great!


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/24 03:05:03


Post by: Pariah Press


 KidCthulhu wrote:
Are those Menfish Rogue Trader models? They came out great!


Thanks!

The two on the right are Rogue Trader models from 1988: http://solegends.com/citrt2/1st40k/fly198899rt2f1-ffsfx-01.htm. The left one is a more recent release from Wargames Foundry, but like the other two, is a conversion of an old Fiend Factory manfish.


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/24 10:09:30


Post by: inmygravenimage


Have we decided on next month yet?


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/24 10:36:56


Post by: Nevelon


 inmygravenimage wrote:
Have we decided on next month yet?


The only time we had a poll for October was the first year. After that it was one of the fixed months. March is “Space Marine”, December is the “Open Round” and October is the Halloween special. There might be a descriptive tag attached, but anything spooky, costumed/dressed up/trick or treating or vaguely in that ballpark is good to go.

If you ever want to see what past comps have been, you can check out my index post. Just updated it this morning.

----

In painting news just about done with my autarch. Need to base him and put some transfers on the banner.
WIP


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/24 12:57:39


Post by: Paradigm


Indeed, spooky season is up next in October. It's a wide-open theme, anything from nightmare-inducing monstrosities to trick-or-treating Orks can fit in there!

I do like the idea of a runner-up run-off though, we've had a few close polls lately. Perhaps for November's round we'll revist that!


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/25 12:00:02


Post by: SirOllox


Hi there, I want to Take part too.

My entry ist a Leman Russ Battletank.

Here ist the Proof pic.



Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/25 14:03:04


Post by: Nevelon


While I might get the other guys done, I’m just going to focus my entry on the autarch.
Final:

Just because you walk the Path of Command does not mean you have to stop playing with all the fun toys. No settling for a basic sidearm here. Either a reaper launcher for when things need to die far away, or a fusion gun for close encounters. Both options are tools of destruction that lesser races would be envious of.

I had a lot of fun painting this guy. Nice change of pace from the nids and marines that have been taking up most of my workbench time. I magnetized both arms, but only built/painted the glave for his stabby option. Backpack/guns are mix and match. I suspect most of the time he’ll be flickering around playing hard to get with the missile launcher and the jump pack, but there is something to be said for riding into combat in a Falcon and melting something with hot fusion death.

I think i like the helmet for an Eldar white scheme. It’s what I used when painting SoBs. I’ve got a box of shining spears that will need it. It’s not crisp and clean, but I think the variance you get from contrast paints lean into the organic nature of waithbone.

The rest of him is a mix of my basic craftword scheme of black armor from the guradians and the red robes/sashes that the seers wear.


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/25 14:47:36


Post by: SirOllox


Here is my finished tank.

The proof pic earlier was from the beginning of the month, while the finished pics are from today.






Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/25 15:30:38


Post by: inmygravenimage


Paradigm wrote:Indeed, spooky season is up next in October. It's a wide-open theme, anything from nightmare-inducing monstrosities to trick-or-treating Orks can fit in there!

I do like the idea of a runner-up run-off though, we've had a few close polls lately. Perhaps for November's round we'll revist that!

Coolio. I have a whole Hellboy Kickstarter to paint, so...


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/26 18:10:05


Post by: Tallandra


The Vindicator still needs a lot of work with green stuff and general fixing, the old thing is bend all over.
So I'll make a last minute change to some fire support for my Ravenwing:


Fairly confident I'll get the Attack Bike done in time, ATV isn't too likely though.


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/26 20:35:38


Post by: Yo7


He's finished. I don't have a decent photography set up for a model this big.. it's way too big to fit in any of my photo booths.


[Thumb - chief1.jpg]
[Thumb - chief5.jpg]
[Thumb - chief4.jpg]
[Thumb - chief8.jpg]
[Thumb - chief6.jpg]
[Thumb - chief3.jpg]


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/26 21:25:37


Post by: inmygravenimage


Looks pretty darn big. And none too shabby.


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/26 22:48:33


Post by: Flinty


That ‘chief looks great! The weathering is spot on. Well used, but not overly abused.

For my own part, after getting a really nice red out of one of the contrast reds on a smaller mech, I slathered it all over my spider mech and got all despondent at the blotchiness on the larger surfaces. So I got the airbrush out and went over the upper surfaces with something a bit smoother. The yellow highlight is probably a bit too overdone, but it looks much better than it did. Now to go back over the blacks again and then a few details. It can be rescued!




Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/27 06:15:38


Post by: Jadenim


That’s a beautiful texture on the red.


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/27 08:07:41


Post by: Geifer


Skurge, Hero of Asgard:



Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/27 17:26:32


Post by: ZergSmasher


Progress on my wolfy dready:

He's almost done, just needs a few small details, decals, and his base done.


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/29 05:58:54


Post by: ZergSmasher


Well, I've had a mini-disaster. My model is finished, except for the fact that I planned to do a nice snowy base and my Vallejo Ground Texture snow is unfortunately all dried up and ruined. Completely unusable. And I won't have a chance to get back to the FLGS to get more until the weekend at the earliest. I guess I'll have to submit my model on a fairly plain muddy base instead, and add snow at some point in the future so it matches the rest of my Wolves. I'll do pics tomorrow most likely.


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/30 03:49:58


Post by: ZergSmasher


As promised, here are the final pics of my Space Wolves Redemptor Dreadnought:



Other than the base, which was supposed to have snow on it, I'm extremely happy with how this model turned out. It was a lot of fun to work on! I've always loved Space Marine Dreadnoughts, and the Redemptor is no exception. It certainly has a big enough gun for this month's theme, I think. Looking forward to seeing what everyone else submits here in the waning hours of the challenge!


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/30 05:20:29


Post by: 401st


Woohoo! I managed to get mine done in time. I did not enjoy this one as it looked like rubbish for most of the process.



Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/30 09:32:23


Post by: Jadenim


One Fallen heavy gunner for legions Kill Team:







Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/30 09:46:55


Post by: Yo7


 401st wrote:
Woohoo! I managed to get mine done in time. I did not enjoy this one as it looked like rubbish for most of the process.


It looks amazing there. I almost always hate kits by the time I finish them so I understand that part but it's really cool looking. The weathering contrasted with the white really pops.

How did you do it?


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/30 09:49:08


Post by: Paradigm


@401st: Wow, what a beast of a tank! Love the red dust weathering on the white, and the base and 'action pose' gunner in the turret really place it in a vivid scene!

@Zergsmasher: I find a good quick snow effect can be had with some bicarbonate of soda and PVA, if you have any to hand. Probably not as good as the Vallejo stuff, but it works well enough ina pinch. The key is to apply the PVA then the bicarb, as mixing them together before application can cause the PVA to thicken and go lumpy (which, in and of itself, is a good hack for quicly texturing flat bases!)


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/30 18:14:47


Post by: Tallandra


The ATV is nowhere near down, but I managed to finish the Ravenwing Attack Bike at least:



Spoiler:










That kit was a real pain to work with...


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/30 20:27:06


Post by: CancelledApocalypse


Looks like I'm going to be a day late with my entry, once again. Hope that's okay? Work has been seriously cutting into my hobby time... :/


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/30 22:31:49


Post by: Maharg


More Iron warriors from me this month, was hoping to add a basilisk as well but ran out of time so just a couple of rapiers will have to do





Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/30 22:52:37


Post by: SirDonlad


I just finished - waiting for daylight to take photos...

pic with current light...
Spoiler:



EDIT:
Final pics..
Spoiler:






Stuff about the berlin brigade pattern..
Spoiler:
The original pattern was created for the cheiftan tank but has been applied to other vehicles without much alteration - this wasn't really possible for a leman russ because of the height of the applicable paneling.
The pattern is comprised of 18" blocks of three colours to match typical materials found on a berlin strasse - concrete (off white), brickwork (brown) and glass (blue-grey).
These colours were thermally matched to the materials they were echoing so the paints would have different thermal impressions, further hampering recognition.
the pattern was keyed to work best against single apeture optics like gun sights and thermal imaging systems which were much more primitive then (no edge recognition/highlighting software)
the secondary issue then, was the recessive parts of the hull/track components which tend to reveal the edges of those components.
What i did is a modified version of berlin brigade urban camo but i did take inspiration from other applications of the pattern which had to account for other shapes.
Standard cheiftan in urban camo pattern...



This m113 gave some inspiration for how to deal with downward sloped surfaces on corners....


As did this cheiftan ARRV...



And here's how the pattern looked in the wild..



Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/30 23:34:37


Post by: Flinty


Nice Berlin Brigade camo! Its such an iconic signature.

Just managed to "finish" my entry. You could spend forever tweaking things and adding highlights, but this is a good halt point.









Then the ultimate question... is it big enough? The wee AA tank seems to think so




Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/09/30 23:41:22


Post by: SirDonlad


Ahh, yeah - thats really nice.

Properly nice entries this month as usual - every fisihed pic here i saw and was like "well i'm chucking a vote on that one too then!"



Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/10/01 00:53:14


Post by: Midget Gems


Phew finished, paintbrush is now down

Heres a rubbish pic, will get some better ones up in the morning. I really enjoyed doing this conversion



Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/10/01 06:48:37


Post by: Jadenim


I don’t even know if Orks have anything they need to compensate for, but that one definitely is!?


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/10/01 09:12:09


Post by: Paradigm


New round is up, few more hours here to catch any stragglers.
https://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/0/807125.page#11437847
Go get spooky!


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/10/01 11:13:43


Post by: Midget Gems


 Jadenim wrote:
I don’t even know if Orks have anything they need to compensate for, but that one definitely is!?


They have got to have the biggest "boooom"

Wow looking through the entries this month its going to be a fun voting round

Here are the final pics of my Ork Artillery Big Gun Conversion.

I really had a lot of fun with this one and it reminded me of the stuff I used to do several years ago BC (Before Children), took me a lot of time and effort but I'm really happy with the results, it is definitely one of my biggest conversions to date up there with the dreadknight, Santa, X-wing and AA gun on a stegadon. I mounted the main body of the gun so it can rotate smoothly 360 degrees and also be removed if needed for transport, the loading hatch at the back can be placed open or closed and the chains + hoist can be removed if required (its a pain in the arse threading them through the support loops and grot hands again so I didn't do that for the photos)

I'm actually going to enter this into my local gaming stores painting competition as well.



Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/10/01 12:58:19


Post by: Flinty


That is an amazing piece. I particularly like the gunner position out in front where he can properly appreciate the kaboom


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/10/01 15:34:59


Post by: Gulgog TufToof


Truly mind blowing, both concept and execution. Well done sir


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/10/01 20:47:01


Post by: CancelledApocalypse


Finally finished! Just got to paint the rim and take decent photos. This is just to prove I'm done.

[Thumb - 20221001_213721.jpg]


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/10/02 13:35:39


Post by: CancelledApocalypse


Okay, finally got my pictures done, here's my entry:


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/10/02 17:17:39


Post by: Geifer


Good job on the color distribution, that came out nicely in the end.

And Midget Gems, that is one great big boom gun!


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/10/02 19:29:44


Post by: CancelledApocalypse


 Geifer wrote:
Good job on the color distribution, that came out nicely in the end.


Thanks Geifer! I think the Fire Dragon symbol on the head/helmet helped a lot to knock that yellow back. I just wish I could have got an opposing mini or two painted to show the scale of the Wraithlord... and of course that massive firepike!

Only six more Wraithlord conversions to paint! ^_^'


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/10/07 13:02:38


Post by: Yo7


Did I miss it or has the voting thred not gone up yet?


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 91: September 2022: 'That's not a gun... THIS is a gun!' @ 2022/10/07 13:58:34


Post by: KidCthulhu


It's not up yet, Yo7. Give our generous hosts a little more time.