Welcome all to a bonus 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. Once finished, entries are collected into a thread where the community can vote on their favorite pieces. For the bonus round the votes are not added to the league table, but internet fame is forever! (or so they tell me)

This summer the topic is: Centerpiece. Have a project in mind as the capstone of an army? The big guy in charge with all his crazy detail? A fortress for them to call home? Or some other massive project that you know you could never get done in one of our normal monthly competitions? Now is the time to go big. Your entry should be a stand out focal point. Champions, monsters or gods. Strategic battlefields or objectives to control. Earth-shaking war machines or powerful beasts. When your eye scans the room, it lands here. Physical size is not required. If you want to spend all summer free-handing Michelangelo on a 6mm command tank, that’s fine. But so is building a hab-spire for your necromuna gangs to fight in.

Do note that we are not removing the 5 model limit. This is not a “new summer, new army” comp. A commander and his bodyguards or a battlefield tile/section and some scatter terrain are OK, but the focus is on the centerpiece. We will also be relaxing the photo limit to let you get more pictures, but I’m going to be a little more firm in the format of submission to make life easier for me to compile the vote thread. More details on that later.

How To Enter

- You may enter up to 5 MODELS as a SINGLE ENTRY, and are permitted one entry per member. 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 may enter at any time during the summer, up to the last minute. We do encourage people to enter early, as to be part of the community, but if you can’t start until the 11th hour, that’s OK.
- 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 12 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 half of your picture allowance.


So What Do I Win?
- Points... and points mean... bragging rights! 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 NOT used to form a league table, which will be updated month on month as the results come in. This is a bonus round, just bragging rights.

How Long Do I Have?
This Summer bonus rounds begins Memorial Day (May 27th) and will end at midnight EST on Labor Day (September 2nd). After this, I shall compile the finished entries into a new thread, and voting will run for 5 days.

My entry for this contest will be the Orks' Boomdakka Snazzwagon.

SoB Triumph. Bit of a daunting model. Just need to chip away at it one bit at a time.

I know I was going to enter the Glottkin but after finishing an already neckcramp inducing Maggothlord today.. I kindof want to switch it up.. I'll look if I have something else that's big and feeling like a shame to leave on the shelf.

I mean.. I also have a Morkanaut and Wazbomjet boxed still.. and a lot of new Votann boxes..
We will see..

I was actually planning to sit this bonus challenge out, since I don't really do big stuff... but as we say in the Emperor's Children, f--- it.

Yeah I guess I need to f it too and just do the Glottkin afterall, don't actually feel like either a jet or a naut..

The main drive of this side-quest is to do those big things sitting on the shelf staring at you.

Let’s find the motivation to get them done together!

I’ll build and paint this Cargo-8 Ridgehauler land train thingee.

Wow, the keeper of secrets and Ridgehauler are going to be great, especially considering the authors I'll do something similar to the Ridgehauler, but I have to remember where I hid it

Here is my entry: the Colossus crane and the Munitorium Container. I printed it some time ago, but its complexity scared me . I started to paint the cab interior, but now it is painted with base again to enter the competition. So far it looks like this:



but it will (I hope) look like this :



The crane model was downloaded from here, there is also link to the truck:
https://www.myminifactory.com/object/3d-print-heavy-lift-crane-w-base-245710

Well, this challenge gives me a good reason to finally paint the giant Mr. Potato Head I converted to a stompa. I'd been working on it here and there during college classes, but I'd finally gotten everything together, just have to prime and get started.. There are at least 4-5 major painting areas that need to be done for sub-assemblies. Most notably, I noticed I won't get to the area on his left becaus the gun arm will be in the way- and the choppy arm needs to be glued on with the same wire that holds gun arm..
So.. Fun.. Yeaaaa, let's go with that. And apparently I have a death wish, as I've planned/ have a bit done on a second one, more Gork-Centered (IE the Tater head body it upside-down.. he will also have horns and a mohawk, because: orks!)

I will try this... No promises.
https://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/images-79426-67430_Eastern%20Model%20-%20Kokoro%20Link%20-%20Megaman.html

I don't know yet if I have the time and inclination to enter. I certainly have tons of viable candidates. Might be a little while before I have a clearer idea if I can commit to something substantial like this.

Well one of the reasons for this is to allow for more time, so you have all summer to decide.

The longer you wait, the less you will have though.

Very true, unfortunately.

I have this froghemoth cast in Reaper's dreadful white PVC. I'm tempted to see if I can make something of it in spite of the material's deficiencies. I imagine it to be an on and off project where I spend half the time yelling profanities in the general direction of Reaper's company HQ, something in which all the extra time will come in handy.

Ribbit.

 Geifer wrote:
Very true, unfortunately.

I have this froghemoth cast in Reaper's dreadful white PVC. I'm tempted to see if I can make something of it in spite of the material's deficiencies. I imagine it to be an on and off project where I spend half the time yelling profanities in the general direction of Reaper's company HQ, something in which all the extra time will come in handy.

Ribbit.

My beholder for this months other challenge is in white finecast, was going to order another one but canceled it.. the basecoat (amsterdam acryllic) hardly stuck, easily tears off when touching the model.. so I used varnish over it -_-

I bet there's people on here who do but I cannot imagine actually liking 3d printed mini's.. I have new found respect for GW going hard plastics.

Yeah, I've had my share of frustration with metal models in the 90s. Even with less detail at the time, I was happy for every model GW made in plastic. The plastic revolution of the early 00s was great to see.

With Reaper's white PVC my main concern is that that the painted model may turn glossy and sticky. I don't know if it's the spray primer, the varnish or both. I bought a handful of these models when they were reasonably new to give the material a try and... it wasn't great. I got the froghemoth out, oh, I think a year and a half ago. See if maybe letting the stuff air out makes a difference. I just haven't had the motivation to do anything with it in the meantime. You can see it's still just dry-fitted.

The challenge might be the right time to fiddle with it and get in in paintable condition. I reckon if I feel motivated to do that over the next month, I'll enter it. Two months should be plenty to paint it.

 Geifer wrote:
Yeah, I've had my share of frustration with metal models in the 90s. Even with less detail at the time, I was happy for every model GW made in plastic. The plastic revolution of the early 00s was great to see.

With Reaper's white PVC my main concern is that that the painted model may turn glossy and sticky. I don't know if it's the spray primer, the varnish or both. I bought a handful of these models when they were reasonably new to give the material a try and... it wasn't great. I got the froghemoth out, oh, I think a year and a half ago. See if maybe letting the stuff air out makes a difference. I just haven't had the motivation to do anything with it in the meantime. You can see it's still just dry-fitted.

The challenge might be the right time to fiddle with it and get in in paintable condition. I reckon if I feel motivated to do that over the next month, I'll enter it. Two months should be plenty to paint it.

It looks great as a model though.. I've seen many awesome casts but refuse to work with it.

Back when I first started with WH I bought some models unaware of them being finecast in a batch, eventually returning multiple ones to the store -_-
(such as the jabberslythe and the cockatrice, cool models but the finecast was impossible to glue for some reason.. maybe there's special glue for that material but I tried everything I could think of.. even builders glue, wood glue, nothing worked..)
Oh btw your entry made me think of a frogess from jade cocoon 2 for some reason.. although that thing has wings and one leg.

edit:
My proof pic for this three months;

I'll be doing a 'Saurus Old Blood on Carnosaur', I think.



Unless it turns out to be easier than I expect, in which case, I've got an Imperial Knight that I built/converted a couple of years back, but have been too scared to paint. I may give that a try instead.


My plan for the Seraphon models was to just build them and paint them as they come. No conversions or kitbashing, just keeping it simple and fast.
But that carnosaur's head just looks way too short to me. And I'm going to struggle to avoid lengthening it a bit!

You could paint both the carnasaur and the knight as a diorama. Giant mecha vs. dinosaur is a classic pairing!

Looking to get the two Wraithknights I 3D printed done this summer.

I've these cool guys at adepticon and I'd love to give them a little special attention. Some cool bases and a custom banner or two. How does one make custom banners?

 Mr Nobody wrote:
I've these cool guys at adepticon and I'd love to give them a little special attention. Some cool bases and a custom banner or two. How does one make custom banners?

By the God Emperor! I need to get me some of these!

 TheChrispyOne wrote:
Well, this challenge gives me a good reason to finally paint the giant Mr. Potato Head I converted to a stompa. I'd been working on it here and there during college classes, but I'd finally gotten everything together, just have to prime and get started.. There are at least 4-5 major painting areas that need to be done for sub-assemblies. Most notably, I noticed I won't get to the area on his left becaus the gun arm will be in the way- and the choppy arm needs to be glued on with the same wire that holds gun arm..
So.. Fun.. Yeaaaa, let's go with that. And apparently I have a death wish, as I've planned/ have a bit done on a second one, more Gork-Centered (IE the Tater head body it upside-down.. he will also have horns and a mohawk, because: orks!)

I'm excited to see this one completed. I have seen a few of them and they're always fun. I wonder if I could find a cheap potato head one somewhere...

I can do another Necromunda tower...or two.

Cheers,

CB

I gave cleaning mold lines off a tentacle a try. I don't care for the experience...

Best case scenario seems to be that I'll take ten or so minutes every other day and kinda sorta get rid of the stupid things over the course of two weeks. It's not something I want to subject myself to every day.

Right, well, I primed mine in 3 separate bits. Cos I'm a muppet.

Hopefully that's ok.

Still just primed. You re fine.

Great Quacthulhu thanks you.

I actually got more cleaning and assembly in than I thought. I had to put my monthly entry aside because the pot with the skin color I hadn't used in over ten years had dried out. Which left me with nothing better to do than to take on those mold lines. Tentacles are done. Head is done. On to the body and legs.

I'll have to see how things look after that, but I expect the next step is some gap filling.

I'll be entering this beast

A fully trash bashed 28mm jumpship

That looks a LOT of fun

I was going to enter my own Triumph of Saint Katherine, but now I'm seriously thinking of selling my Sisters army to raise money for other projects, including either Old World Tomb Kings and/or 30k Solar Auxilla. So for a centerpiece I'm gonna have to think about it. I'll probably do Gobsprakk, The Mouth of Mork, as he's kind of a centerpiece for Kruleboyz in Age of Sigmar. I'll be sure to drop a proof pic here when I decide.

 ZergSmasher wrote:
I was going to enter my own Triumph of Saint Katherine, but now I'm seriously thinking of selling my Sisters army to raise money for other projects, including either Old World Tomb Kings and/or 30k Solar Auxilla. So for a centerpiece I'm gonna have to think about it. I'll probably do Gobsprakk, The Mouth of Mork, as he's kind of a centerpiece for Kruleboyz in Age of Sigmar. I'll be sure to drop a proof pic here when I decide.

I find your lack of faith disturbing! But if you need to part ways with your sisters, I understand.

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Base is basically done, will need to black rim it once I pop it off the handle. I might also revisit the scattered rose petals once I get to the sister strewing them about. I suspect they are not going to get the black wash that the base did. Which I might be OK with. The fresh ones can be brighter. Realistically the ones on the base should not be dingier then the others, but from a focal point they should not be stealing the spotlight down there around everyone’s feet.

Couldn't resist extending the Carnosaur's head... so I still haven't even gotten around to undercoating yet!

When the maw is just not ravenous enough…

Nice sculpting, Lovejoy (even if I prefer the original short snout myself).

I like the base so far, Nevelon. What order are you going with for the Sisters? If they're bright enough, maybe the petals on the ground could be livelier after all. Don't forget that it's not just how you paint the respective parts but that the surface of the base will have the shadows of the models on it. Going too dark on the base colors might have the opposite effect of what you're concerned about.

As for me, mold lines are now cleaned. I've designated a few areas on the base as test areas. I don't think I should spray prime Reapers white PVC. Without primer paint rubs off of it fairly easily, so currently I'm considering covering the model in a thin layer of varnish before I paint it. On a man-sized model that would fill in recesses too much and ruin detail, but it may be viable on a huge frog monster.

 Geifer wrote:

I like the base so far, Nevelon. What order are you going with for the Sisters? If they're bright enough, maybe the petals on the ground could be livelier after all. Don't forget that it's not just how you paint the respective parts but that the surface of the base will have the shadows of the models on it. Going too dark on the base colors might have the opposite effect of what you're concerned about.

I was going to paint the sarcophagus next, then the leader with the sword and shield, not sure after that. Oh wait, you meant order, not order. Sacred rose I think? White armor, black robes, occasional red as a highlight color. There are a bunch of them in my gallery. I hear you about the petals being lost in actual shadows. Might need to pop them out so you can actually see them. Probably will need to to some final highlighting once everything is done, just to tie things together and balance things.

wip on the glottkin, trying to reproduce (atleast the skin color) of an amazing glottkin I found online.


After I took the photo I brightened the top a bit with drybrush, looks pretty good in reality, photo's don't do it justice as usual.

The example I used (will do the bones/horns/etc much darker though) : https://preview.redd.it/9q8olq09kv551.jpg?auto=webp&s=b9cb3d58793815b383f9c653dfdeb56f12d6cba4

I'll do this thing slowly because rushing it will feel like an injustice.

There are many great entries, it was a good idea to make a contest with building something big

The colossus crane begins to take shape. The first part is ready - the chassis with wheels:





and the cabin interior with a crew member. The crane will be lifting a container, so there is just one person inside.

I'll try my hand at this challenge. I've had a mountain of MDF buildings starring at me longingly for some time. Hopefully, this is the motivation I need to get a handful done for my kill teams to slog through. Here's what I will aim to complete:



As you can see, there is one completed 4-way intersection and a lot of other pieces in various states of ruin. Looking forward to this!

I started cutting up plastic card to make more old Necromunda towers.

Cheers,

CB

Progress:



Okay so... some questionable choices were made in the modelling process, but if not for a Keeper of Secrets, then when?

(That's old paint on the Ral Partha slave auction minis, but everything's going to be sprayed wraithbone anyway.)

Progress:
Absolutely none!

WIP update, its taking shape(s).

I think finishing this within the 3 months is going to succeed. (Still a lot to do, boils and such gore details, and ofcourse his two bro's)


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Only just got around to beginning to undercoat her.

@Nevelon: The base is looking good! Makes me want to finally start the Sister Army I've dreamed since I was a kid. One year ago I finally bought me a box, but have not managed to paint them yet, as I could not decide on the color scheme. For some reason, it's the one army I want to "do right".
Maybe one day!

That being said, @ZergSmasher: I would otherwise be interested in a unit or two, but I think shipping to Finland would cost more than a box of new models haha


Three months eh? I think I can manage that.
I think I'm taking part with Belladonna. A model I have wanted to paint for so long. She might not be the biggest and flashiest or lead the largest of armies, but she definitely kicks ass in the Underhive of Necromunda.

Here's the proof pic (taken 4th of June). Along with one of my favorite John Blanche artworks (In the cover of the Hoven Cloof album), which I'm using as inspiration for the paint job.


Here's where I'm now. The axe was done last night:



Keep up the good work everyone!

Slick work, Ezki.

Guess I should work on this, right?



Where I am at, so far. Currently thinking it could work.

 youwashock wrote:
Slick work, Ezki.

Guess I should work on this, right?



Where I am at, so far. Currently thinking it could work.

I really like the colorpicks and freehand art on it. Going to be an eyecatcher for sure.

Thank you! Fingers crossed.

OK, about a third of the way into this. Progress reports everyone!



Base is done, still working though the sarcophagus. so many little fiddly details on bouncy ribbons.

 Nevelon wrote:
OK, about a third of the way into this. Progress reports everyone!

My progress report is that I haven't made any progress... and even worse, I've just bought a Halo Pelican dropship kit, and I'm desperately trying not to switch to that instead!

Funny, I meant to post an update an hour or two ago and now it looks like I'm not doing anything unless I'm being prompted.

Which is far from the truth. I did make progress, but not a lot. There's plenty of gap filling to be done and I'm only willing to do so much of that at a time. Wouldn't want to get overexcited, you see.

Right now the base edge is 80% done. I'll move on to the joints on the froghemoth when that's done. And I'll probably glue the model on the base somewhere in between since that will also leave gaps in need of filling.

Worked on the base last night. Not sure if I like it or not.




Planning to do an UV resin pour on the bottom level and trying a few new things.
A bit scared to do the resin pour though. But one has to step outside of the comfort zone every once in a while!

WIP Month 1 out of 3, this is how far I've come, two months to work on this left should be enough I hope..

Ezki, you need something in the coridor beneath here feet mutant, cultis, ratmen or a genestealer

skeleton wrote:Ezki, you need something in the coridor beneath here feet mutant, cultis, ratmen or a genestealer

Very much indeed. There will be a tentacle or three breaching through the sewers!

@Leopold Helveine: That thing is exquisite!

 Nevelon wrote:
OK, about a third of the way into this. Progress reports everyone!

I have completed several key steps:

1: Contrast paint over the skin and robes.
2: Be reminded by the results that I can't use contrast paint on such large smooth surfaces.
3: Repaint with normal paint.

But the ground texture and glitter is done, the corgis have got their various skin tones on, and the painting handle has so far not dropped her head-first onto the table, so that's good.

Some more prep done. Moving forward.

I'm intending to join in on this, but I've just discovered I've done something pretty stupid. I took proof pics of a couple of Avatars of Khaine that I was going to enter one or both of, then I got down to starting painting one of them, splashed a couple of blues on it and called it a day. Then later, I took my phone to my computer to transfer pics, only to find that either the photos had spontaneously disappeared, or (possibly more likely) I'd accidentally deleted them. I have no idea how I managed to do that, I can't even piece together a sequence of events where I COULD have done that...

Anyway, I have other options to enter (including an older resin Avatar model and a truly ancient Avatar model), but I'd kinda just got my mind round completing the newer Avatar models and even ordered new paints for them. :(

Well, proof pics for the other options included, anyway. I also have a Mindstealer Sphiranx I want to do with mainly white fur, though I can't quite work out what other Tzeentchy colours to use as of yet...

Don’t worry. Tech snafus happen. Paint what you want, and grab an early progress picture when you can.

Status update: I've built the middle bit. June was not a very productive month for me, miniatures-wise.

Same here. I still haven't fully committed to which centerpiece I want to enter yet. Le sigh.

Keep procrastinating and when I’m asking for topics for August pitch something that will cover it and cram a whole semester project into the final hours like you were back in high school.

 Nevelon wrote:
Don’t worry. Tech snafus happen. Paint what you want, and grab an early progress picture when you can.

Ah okay, thanks Nev. This is how far I've got. Haven't even finished the base coats for those two blues yet...

I really need to pick up one of those guys at some point. Such a cool model, but so far away from the theme of my Eldar.

What's the theme of your Eldar?

 CancelledApocalypse wrote:
What's the theme of your Eldar?

“Getting mud on your boots is for lesser species”. So I try to keep everyone on a bike, in a transport, or on the wing. So guys just walking up the field is not the vibe I’m going for. Although I’ve picked up some wraithlords over the years, so it’s not like I don’t have other units that stomp around. But in general I lean into fast units that zip around.

Pic is a little out of date

Wow, imagine an Avatar on a jetbike... or maybe something bigger? Riding a Falcon into battle?

 Nevelon wrote:
Keep procrastinating and when I’m asking for topics for August pitch something that will cover it and cram a whole semester project into the final hours like you were back in high school.

Don’t think I haven’t considered it!

Hey, no knocking dedication to procrastination! I started writing my best graded paper for university fourteen hours before the deadline.

 CancelledApocalypse wrote:
Wow, imagine an Avatar on a jetbike... or maybe something bigger? Riding a Falcon into battle?

Nevelon must now make a wraithknight on a bike.

 Leopold Helveine wrote:

 CancelledApocalypse wrote:
Wow, imagine an Avatar on a jetbike... or maybe something bigger? Riding a Falcon into battle?

Nevelon must now make a wraithknight on a bike.

A wraithbike.

Or, wait, a Knightrider... Wraithknightrider?

Funny, but silly. And probably beyond my kitbashing skills.

But you will know I won the lottery when I get one of the sexy eldar FW super heavy grav tanks. /drool.

Thinking something along these lines for the canopies.

Can we at the end of month 3 ask for an extra month instead of an extra day?

Working on two things at once is really hard here -_-
Just finished 'footslogger' challenge 2nd model (out of 5) and already looking at the days flying by this month so quickly..
August is going to be the busiest month of the year for me, both summerjob, two family birthdays (including my own), a vacation trip and extra work on my land (watering my plants more often alone) will make it hard to work on two challenges at once that month.

Dakka is like a second job for me now, or a third.

Can I get payed?

I need to clone myself..

Maybe I should let a tech priest install a third arm to paint with.. hmmm..

If you figure out how to get paid for this let me know. So far the only perk I got for all the stuff I do on Dakka is a free lamp.

I set the end date for Labor Day (sep 2nd this year) and we can talk about extensions closer to the time. I might be able to push it to an extra couple days, but not a whole month unfortunately.

Time management is kicking me as well. Still havn’t put paint down on this month’s mini.

Keep plugging away!

 Nevelon wrote:
If you figure out how to get paid for this let me know. So far the only perk I got for all the stuff I do on Dakka is a free lamp.

Is it a warhammer lamp though?

I set the end date for Labor Day (sep 2nd this year) and we can talk about extensions closer to the time. I might be able to push it to an extra couple days, but not a whole month unfortunately.

Time management is kicking me as well. Still havn’t put paint down on this month’s mini.

Keep plugging away!

I was kindof joking but yeah august will be gnarly, I'm hoping to -atleast- this month get all the bulbous stuff done on the big bro, and then just pick a super minimal entry for august itself so I have the time to finish the little bros.

I forget the name of the company. A few years ago (6ish?) they reached out to a handful of posters here and offered free lamps if we would write a review and post it in a thread here.

Swing arms with build in magnifier. They had a couple options we could choose from.

I do like the light/lens set up. Some people like goggles, but I like the arm. Takes a little getting used to though.

Summer is always twitchy with things pulling us AFK and distracting us. I know I’m loosing a week both this month and next, maybe more.

I'm joining the Spearhead battle with Seraphon.
My plan is to paint everything until the end of the month. If I manage to do it and base everything I will post my Carnosaur as my entry.

 Nevelon wrote:

 CancelledApocalypse wrote:
What's the theme of your Eldar?

“Getting mud on your boots is for lesser species”. So I try to keep everyone on a bike, in a transport, or on the wing. So guys just walking up the field is not the vibe I’m going for. Although I’ve picked up some wraithlords over the years, so it’s not like I don’t have other units that stomp around. But in general I lean into fast units that zip around.

Pic is a little out of date

Spoiler:

Just spit balling? But perhaps, if you can find a spare pair, wings from The Void Dragon and a little reposing might suit?

My progress on the classic Necromunda items from the original set.





Cheers,

CB

Well, I may have gotten over my head because I've only primed my Mr Tater Ead Stompa, and I caught a something last week. So I've been drinking fluids, resting, and generally feeling like crud and not doing anything. The stompa's a BIG model, and even in my tip-top shape, I don't think I can do it in 3 months. When/ If it's done, I'll post pics, but I'm just saying right now not looking so good.

We still have time. Plug away when you can, get those layers down. But also get rest and feel better.

Don't know if it qualifies as a centerpiece, but it is the largest model in my pile of shame for my current army. Gonna finally but my Redemptor Dread together.

I finally figured out what I want to enter for this challenge. I'm going to paint Ionus Cryptborn on his dragon. Here's my proof:

This model will be a nice change of pace, and a lot of the lessons I learned painting other big models in the past (like my Bloodthirster from, good God, EIGHT years ago!) will come in handy. The rider, base, and dragon are all separate for painting, I just put them together for the photo. This should make a suitable centerpiece for my Stormcast Eternals army. Wish me luck!

Good luck!

Progress with the base!

Did some enamel weathering with streaking grime, rust streaks and "track rust" pigments.
Unfortunately the pigment fixer ruined the first iteration with a glossy finish. Had to go back with some white spirit and more pigment powder.


And the the beastie downstairs. Some slime will be added with UHU glue.


Quite close to getting the model done!

I didn't get anything done since the last update. Motivation has dropped off and I'm a bit short on time. It's not easy to justify spending what time I have on a model that I'm so ambivalent about.

I'll see if I can get it read for painting before the end of the month. Any later and I'm not sure there's enough time left for painting.

 Geifer wrote:
I didn't get anything done since the last update. Motivation has dropped off and I'm a bit short on time. It's not easy to justify spending what time I have on a model that I'm so ambivalent about.

I'll see if I can get it read for painting before the end of the month. Any later and I'm not sure there's enough time left for painting.

Losing motivation on a model is unfortunate, but it happens.

Whenever I encounter this, I try to combat it with a few different techniques:

- Try to paint another area of the model. Try to finish a small section to motivate yourself.
- Find inspiring artwork or stories about the subject matter. Like in your case and the Frogemoth, look at an old D&D adventure "Expedition to the Barrier Peaks" and see if that sparks some new inspiration!
- Search for a fitting soundtrack. At least for me, listening to a thematic music will get the brain wired right and the urge to paint emerges!
- Decide to use the model as an experiment for a new technique. Use it as an opportunity to learn something new instead of trying to make it "the best you can do".
- Paint something else for a while. It can be something very small that you can finish in a single session. That might get you back on track.

If all else fails, it might be time to cut the losses and put the model down. But don't beat yourself up over it. It happens to all of us. Certainly for me. On many occasions.

Thanks for the suggestions, Ezki. I'm giving my monthly entry some attention right now since time is ticking away on that, and have a half finished unrelated model I'd like to complete as well. It very much feels like I want to finish something. I haven't gotten very much done this year. Everything's just been progressing slowly.

It's also that I have a few unfinished sculpts from last year that I want to work on a lot more than the stupid frog. Summer is the best time for it for a number of reasons. I'd hate to miss the opportunity.

And did I mention that I have no patience for working on large models? That sure doesn't help.

I think I just need to finish something at the moment and the froghemoth isn't far enough along for to fit the bill.

Production is ramping up. A little.

I'm calling her done.

Belladonna of House Escher.


A lovely model to paint.
I had so much fun painting her.

Ezki, that is a Golden Demon level Centerpiece all right. Absolutely stunning paint job and composition!

 Gulgog TufToof wrote:
Ezki, that is a Golden Demon level Centerpiece all right. Absolutely stunning paint job and composition!

100% agree.

Ok gang. Gauntlet is down with a high bar to reach, but I know we’ve got a lot of talent out there. Still more then a month to go. Get that podium crowded!

Amazing work, Ezki.

Some progress, rivets, metal plates, vent openings, and hatches.






Cheers,

CB

Work on the crane goes slowly forward. The truck part is finished, I'll add some mud when it is finished. The container is also done. I used decals for some vintage civilian truck.





If I won't make it till the end of the contest I can just use it as ordinary truck

The truck part of my Cargo-8 is pretty much built as far as I want to before priming is appropriate. I want to use some subassemblies for this project to make the painting process easier. I managed to mount a dozer blade that came with my Basilisk kit in lieu of the spikey cowcatcher that comes with the Cargo-8 kit.



Progress is waaaay too slow for me to have this done by the deadline, but I'll keep plugging away at it. Hopefully I can at least get the thing built and primed by the deadline.

Been working past 2 days on the basing for the Glottkin, almost like building a dollhouse heh (kitbashing and painting props seperately), making it into a horror-graveyard with bare skeletons and grue.
Will still have to paint some grassy knolls red before placing those, and finishing on the metalwork, then taking augusts spare days (ugh, hardly have any) to finish the Glottkin's bulbous gore and the remaining work on the brothers on top.

Feel free to use one of your genies wishes to help me finish this one before august ends.

Just an overdue update showing the undercoats.
First a simple black.

Then an all over silver with the cockpit masked off

Then Wolfkin Grey from Colour Forge with the silver bits masked off

Ive since added repair patches and reused panels from other ships and still hae a heat effect on the engines and several other details to do.

I'm not far enough along for a WIP picture, but I did make some progress over the weekend. I'm still filling gaps. At a guess I'm about halfway there.

Thank you Gulgog TufToof, Nevelon and Pariah Press


@Halfling84: Digging the weathering! Yellow is a tasty color to play with some chipping and such.

I seem to have quite a few models that would be suitable for this. I find large models very intimidating - I consider cavalry to be off putting enough - so these beasties tend to get put to one side. Hopefully this challenge will help change that, though I may have joined a bit late to get one done in time

Some more progress.

Great news, everyone! I'm out! I haven't had enough motivation throughout to get the froghemoth in paintable shape and since it still isn't, there's no way I can finish it before the deadline.

It's a bit unfortunate, but the model just isn't fun to work on. It doesn't hold a candle to anything else I worked on for the duration of the challenge, but more so my Beep Boop entries that I'm really feeling right now. So yeah...

Instead of a painted model I'll try to finish prep work on it and make that my goal. Maybe it'll resurface as a monthly entry down the line.

Getting more done. Assembly has started for some of the finished parts.

More assembly.

Some progress on one of the towers.



Cheers,

CB

Oh man CB that's a Slice of retro glory right there.

The Colossus crane is not yet completed, but was put together for the first time. There is still some weathering and few little details to complete. I am really impressed by the 3D printed chain - not only it bends and looks like a real thing, but is strong enough to hold the weight of the container without any problems.

That looks great, nice job on the weathering!

With a feeling of considerable awkwardness, may I present Lily II, the Keeper of Mysteries:



And if you really must know what (almost) all the rest looks like, and possibly the last thing I'll post before my lifetime ban from the forum, here:

I figure we're not terribly frightened of nipples, and the cultists (who as soon as I set them in place and got the leashes attached I immediately started referring to as 'the corgis') are so low-detail there's nothing really to show anyway, but Lily's business area is extremely detailed (it's a bespoke part from a plastic statue, not my half-arsed green stuff sculpting), so you'll just have to use your imaginations. So overall... far from my best work painting, but big models aren't my jam, my feeling is the achievement isn't that I did it particularly well, but that I did it at all.

I find it a bit funny that the hidden pictures have some, but not all, of the little black boxes removed.

Are we really not supposed to show miniatures' nadgy bits on here? I certainly have, and they haven't banned me (yet)!

Assembly continues.

Cannons almost done.

We are very close now.

Extremely snazzy. I strongly suspect I won't finish mine as I have been distracted by other toys, sadly.

Thank you!

As a reminder, we get an extra (long) weekend to finish this, as we are not ending at end of month, but Labor Day. Which is Monday the 2nd.

And done. Time for varnish and basing.

Getting there. The hope is to finish this part of the triumph. All the other attendants will have to come later, but if I can get the leader, the cairn, and the departed finished I’ll call it a win.

So much fiddly detail...

And that's a wrap.

Two 3D printed Wraithknights, made using a Shadow Spectre mod that I found and thought looked kinda cool. I had a good time with this project (mostly, the stress over the sheer scale at times was intense) and feel they have turned out well. Always good to see a project completed, especially at times like this where I still haven't even attempted to paint the GW Wraithknight I converted years ago. These guys are pretty big. For fun I printed them about 12% bigger than stock. On with the show.





















This pic isn't for judging, just shows them with some of the other models from the same project.



Been cooking away at a bit of fluff to tie them in with the Exodites. The pilots are a male and female Eldar who each lost their twin and have a connection to Curaidh, the Snow-Crowned Prince. He will be reaching out to them for help in the conflict coming his way. If I ever get around to finishing that story.

As I said, happy with the results. The paint is a little crude in places, but it usually is for me. For everyone still working, keep at it! For everyone already done, good job! And as always, thanks for looking!

Despite the augustian-work-wrecking (I survived ;l) I have made it, here is my Glottkin rendition I dub hereby;

Gore palette Glottkin.



Kind regards, never doing a 3 months chal again

Here's the Shenanigan finished butI'll possible do some more shots.




Really happy with her.

Getting there. The whole thing is not going to happen, but if I can finish the leading sister I’m calling it a win. Glued together these bits so I have something solid to hold while doing touchups.

My original plan was to finish the whole spearhead in August but that's not gonna happen.
I did finish the carnosaur and 5 warriors though, so I'm half way there. I hope next month I can finish the rest.
Here's is my centerpiece!










After looking at my photos i noticed the following:
I forgot to add the reins.
I need to touch up some edges where the paint has rubbed off.
Maybe I need to wash the bases of the tufts to blend them better with the ground.
I like the turquoise I chose for the weapon but I'm not sure I like the way I painted it. Not sure how else I could paint it though...

It has been a crazy month for me, but the crane is finally ready I am happy how it turned out. I plan to add a base and few crewmen in the future, but for now the vehicle itself and the container are enough.

halfling84 - Colossus crane

Finished this part.





The long painting and converting war continues...

CB

As a reminder, this comp runs until Labor Day (tomorrow as I type this) so we still have a little time left. And if a day or two extension would help, feel free to ask.

Also you have more pics then normal if you want to focus/highlight spots. But please post them in a format where I can just copy/paste the links. AKA don’t just attach them to the post, but upload and link.

Nev,

For some reason I thought we had another month...have to hurry.
Pipes:

Single floor tower.



Another single floor tower (bridge meeting piece)


Now I have to mash them all together.

Cheers,

CB

The summer does have a habit of slipping away too quickly.

I can defiantly tack a day of extension on this, so you don’t need to cram everything into today/tomorrow. I can call it at the end of Tuesday. Little more time to polish things off.

OK, final, combining all the others into one post with six photos.

Classic Necromunda Centerpiece.








Cheers,

CB

Had lots of health issues this month and didn't get close to finishing my avatar. This is as far as I got:

Just glued the front sister down. Need a few touchups and final pics. Which might be pushed into late tonight/tomorrow. (Got a last minute invite to board game night)

And from a WIP POV, moved another sister down to the paintbench to start work on her. While everyone is not done for the comp, I do want to get this done by the end of the year.

Good luck and well done to everyone that entered this bonus challenge, sadly I couldn't get an enter together (barely managed the normal challenges)

I'll been voting and commenting when its all done, looking forward to it

Yeah I didn't get anywhere close to finishing mine either. I just kind of got stuck and wasn't sure where to go with it next. And rather than rush it and do a half-ass job, I decided to just wait until I find inspiration again.

This is as far as I could get during the time allotted. About 95% built, with just a few details to add and some gaps to fill. Hopefully I can get it painted for this month's painting comp.

OK, did a few little touchups this morning, grabbed pics on my break, and collaged them over lunch.

If people need the rest of the day to polish things off, go for it. I think tonight is going to be compiling the Aug contest, I’ll go over this comp tomorrow.

Hey Nev, is the vote thread coming along?

 Leopold Helveine wrote:
Hey Nev, is the vote thread coming along?

The plan was to do it yesterday, but that didn’t happen. Was gong to do it over this morning’s coffee, which is now.

Edit:
And go vote.

https://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/814571.page

Edit2:
And while I’m pretending to be a responsible adult, The index post has been updated.