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My current commission is to do 2 Ultramarines Venerable Dreadnoughts (a chaplain and a support dread) and a Sicarius.

Anyway, the client has requested I go nuts (and I've quoted for a fair amount of time on these). The client is also OK with one of these being entered into GD before I hand them off.

Here's the support dread - very little conversion work - just a repose on the toes, drilling out, and new collets on the exhaust system at the back, mostly because I managed to saw through the existing ones. Also ended up sculpting a new section of chain under the banner - much to my surprise chain is actually very easy to sculpt.

This could be really good...

I'm not too sure about the pose tbh, but with your painting skills this could be AWESOME!! I look forward to seeing the progress.

To be honest I've already been twisting out the right foot another few degrees. Looks better.

Can I ask sir; where the base is from or is it a work of your own?

I want to see how this will look painted.
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I made the base using my own recipe paving slabs - you like? I'm thinking of selling them as I'm making thousands for some urban boards I'm working up.

They look beautiful. Do you mind sharing how you did the parchment?

quick question, as I have only been in this hobby for a few months now, what is the Golden Daemon and how does one enter said tournment?

The parchment is paper with PVA on the back, crumpled and stuck down. Stained with gryphonne sepia. Text in scorched brown / black. Scorching in black.

You enter golden daemon by buying a games day ticket and joining the entrants' queue, or so I am told. This'll be my first entry...

The Gamesday Ticket usually allows you to enter as many categories as you want, and comes with the Gamesday Mini (This year it's a Fantasy Chaos sorcerer apparently). Or you can choose to enter any of the individual categories and pay the fee... At least that's how I think it works...

If the base is any indication winterdyne, then this is going to be quite impressive. Are you going for the 40k Vehicle category with this?

Well if you are a sell'en sir, well than I am a buy'en

Today's progress - the head airbrushed and finished by hand, the initial zenital coats (a few more than in my sternguard tutorial, and going to a lighter shade) on the blue. Started the extreme highlighting on the torso. Most likely a few days' work on that. Shouldn't take much more than a day or two for the metals, and then the freehand work begins... and yes, there will be a lot.

winterdyne wrote:The parchment is paper with PVA on the back, crumpled and stuck down. Stained with gryphonne sepia. Text in scorched brown / black. Scorching in black.

You mean you made paper out of.... paper!?? Gods, what a concept... I'd have never thought of that! *grin*

Seriously... very nice, thank's for sharing your technique. I'll have to try it.


Dread is coming along very nicely... looking forward to seeing the process unfold step-by-step.

Yeah, if you tear it (while moist) it separates the fibres, which when stained with black make most convincing cinders...

Now that's looking really nice, I think the pose is much better and the head looks good. Keep it up!

Looking forward to seeing how this turns out.

lookin' good so far...
it's gonna be nice to see if you take your game to the next level with this paintjob..

be sure to let me know if you are ever gonna start selling bases...
i hate making bases, and am always on the lookout for ones i like...

keep up the good work...

cheers
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winterdyne wrote:[…]mostly because I managed to saw through the existing ones.

Not only you. Suprisingly fragile, I think I managed to break all but one on mine.

Really looking forward to see the finished piece.

I must say that I am struck with jealousy that you had the money to get your hands on one of these stonking beautiful miniatures. I can't wait to see it fully painted and that dreads got plenty o dakka... ride on

It's not mine - it's a commission piece. I've got buckets of my own stuff to paint, including some rare / lovely stuff (1991 GD Captain etc) that I just don't seem to find the time for.



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Progress:

So far, so awesome!

I love the 'Codex approved veteran sergeant' helmet!

Oh my, this is looking good!!

Progress; not entirely happy with the freehand - think perhaps the U should have been on both sides. Still needs chipping / scratches like on the scrollwork above the helmet.

I'm lovin the freehand dont change a thing.

Symmetry is over-rated.... Outstanding job on the lattice-work/stone-work. They have the same form as the stones below but the opposite visual effect (recessed rather than raised)... nice.

The closer I look at the aquilla the more impressed I am with it. The subtle shading and and highlights really stand out for a fine over-all effect and contrast well with the blue/grey of the basic figure.

Just really nice work all-round.

Very impressive.

I think it looks awesome, the painting is so crisp and realistic and the free-hand looks really nice!

I wonder however if the golden daemon judges will be obsessing over NMM's this year??

looks beautiful, cant wait to see finished product