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Yesterday, I noticed that I had a) another ten days until the end of this challenge and b) a little pile of unused parts. I have decided to throw together one more model, in this case a sergeant. Proof pic:

Finished my base today, also varnished my "space marine" and will start doing the linework today or tomorrow.
Expect something higher-lvl than before. I'm really going all out on this one with some extra effort.

It's a good thing that I decided to take it easy and only paint a single model. Slow progress is slow and in no danger of speeding up. I'm not too far from completion, but four weeks for a lone Marine is kind of ridiculous.

 KidCthulhu wrote:
There's no way in hell I can get anything completed in time this month :(

That bites. Hope work/real life eases up on you again soon.

As a reminder, if an extra day or two would help, feel free to ask for an extension.


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All rust is done and turned out better than I expected, will do linework today, also still need to do buttons/details, maybe paint some badly spelled orkish on the thing, dunno yet.

Next chal I will do a smaller piece though to get some free time to hopefully finally finish my 20 sisters of the watch for a change (still need to do all their bows and heads aghh.

Here are my updated final photos, including the sergeant I started earlier in the week:

Samurai Space Marines:

My entry:

Mougmekh; Moug'r Mek's Mekh.

Dude Leopold, that is awesome.

My last WIP, hoping I make it to the finish line before 31st

Cheers,
Oskar

Wow, that's looking superb Nilfisken! Such rich reds and blues and the nmm is great. The colour combinations are just perfect.

And Leo, that's a fantastic mek conversion, the rust and wear on it is so realistic looking!

I'm struggling badly with motivation this month, hopefully I'll be able to break out of it and get some painting done in the next few days...

My Votann champion is finally finished I was trying to learn the technique of shading with many layers of very thinned paint, and it is the first time I am happy with the result It is not perfect, but for me good enough.







Edit: if someone still needs some inspiration to complete their space marines, try the new song from DragonForce https://youtu.be/fBf-Nwhm3KQ?si=JRlXPJVXReWn-wjJ

I added a couple of details to the marine's pistol and trophy to better match the original art, and now he's ready for paint.

 XvArcanevX wrote:
Mr.Nobody… Dante looks great. Nice work. What gold did you use?

Sorry for the late reply!

Zenithal Highlight of Thallax Gold and Balthasar Gold. Main highlight is Retributor Gold and Stormhost silver and then a final highlight of only Stormhost Silver. I am really trying to figure a nice TMM method.

 Mr Nobody wrote:

 XvArcanevX wrote:
Mr.Nobody… Dante looks great. Nice work. What gold did you use?

Sorry for the late reply!

Zenithal Highlight of Thallax Gold and Balthasar Gold. Main highlight is Retributor Gold and Stormhost silver and then a final highlight of only Stormhost Silver. I am really trying to figure a nice TMM method.

Ah I see. Never used Thallax Gold before but the others I know. Looks nice! I have started using a lot of ‘Decayed Metal’ by Scale 75 as a shade colour for tmm… worth a go if you’re looking for other paints to incorporate.

Running out of time people! Time to get the paint flowing.

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Got the second blue down on one, still 2 more to go. Plus the edging and cleanup. and basing and decals. Going to be a tight month, might not finish all 3.

 XvArcanevX wrote:

 Mr Nobody wrote:

 XvArcanevX wrote:
Mr.Nobody… Dante looks great. Nice work. What gold did you use?

Sorry for the late reply!

Zenithal Highlight of Thallax Gold and Balthasar Gold. Main highlight is Retributor Gold and Stormhost silver and then a final highlight of only Stormhost Silver. I am really trying to figure a nice TMM method.

Ah I see. Never used Thallax Gold before but the others I know. Looks nice! I have started using a lot of ‘Decayed Metal’ by Scale 75 as a shade colour for tmm… worth a go if you’re looking for other paints to incorporate.

Yeah. One of these days I need to move away from citadel paint and try some other brands. They're just so readily available at the various FLGS that are around me.

 Mr Nobody wrote:

 XvArcanevX wrote:

 Mr Nobody wrote:

 XvArcanevX wrote:
Mr.Nobody… Dante looks great. Nice work. What gold did you use?

Sorry for the late reply!

Zenithal Highlight of Thallax Gold and Balthasar Gold. Main highlight is Retributor Gold and Stormhost silver and then a final highlight of only Stormhost Silver. I am really trying to figure a nice TMM method.

Ah I see. Never used Thallax Gold before but the others I know. Looks nice! I have started using a lot of ‘Decayed Metal’ by Scale 75 as a shade colour for tmm… worth a go if you’re looking for other paints to incorporate.

Yeah. One of these days I need to move away from citadel paint and try some other brands. They're just so readily available at the various FLGS that are around me.

Yeah some of the others really are worth looking at. Decayed Metal is amazing and the Vallejo Metal Colour steels, Aluminums and Silver are literally a huge leap in quality. I’d for sure recommend trying those..

I'm a bit late to the party, its been a busy month! I was tempted to join la revelution but bottled it so I have a space marine, and a couple of days to paint it.

Not much progress. Stuff in the way. Real and imagined.

Cough cough, sneeze, done.

Black Legion Plague Marine:



Anybody got any opinion on the lighting? I have a hard time figuring out if the pictures came out too dark or if I'm just unused to photographing mostly black models.

It’s a little too dark to my eye. I find that it’s easier to photograph black models against a dark background so you can increase the contrast without making the background too bright.

 Geifer wrote:
Cough cough, sneeze, done.

Black Legion Plague Marine:



Anybody got any opinion on the lighting? I have a hard time figuring out if the pictures came out too dark or if I'm just unused to photographing mostly black models.

I think its pretty readible, but you can always use natural lighting if anyone is ever blessed with a little sun.

It does seem a little dark, but it’s a dark model. Might be worth fussing with light and backgrounds; we have a little time left.

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Done. For a bunch of push-fits, these guys were not that bad. Bit rushed at the end, I noticed a few things I’d like to touch up, but out of time, so done for now. And knowing me, forever; I rarely go back to things once they are off the bench.

These guys should wrap up the command element for my company. Only about a score more marines and that’s the battle company wrapped up. Again. Yes I’m crazy

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Running out of month, but still have the weekend to go. At least for those not heading out to visit family for Easter/Spring Break.

Thanks for the input, guys! Kind of a bad weekend to experiment. I'll see if I have the opportunity to give it another shot. If not, I guess it's not an entirely terrible picture and I'll maybe give another Black Legionnaire a try if the right theme comes around.

Still working.

I have new progress, will take pics tomorrow.

Hi All, sry I've been a bit absent this month, work and life haven't been kind to my hobby time this month.

Heres a proof I took at the start of the month of some models I found in a random box and thought there were quite cool, no idea where I got them from. I had hoped to get a group of 5 done but that might be downgraded to 1 or 2, depending on what I can get done in the next 2 nights.

Life and wife have not been kind to my hobby time. I have basically only gotten a dark wash on my primed models. I appreciate Nevlon's kind offer of an extension, but I think I would rather sink or swim with the regular date.

Hi All,

The Crimson Fists Lieutenant is finally finished, my first Space Marine for over 25 years!

First time joining these competitions and it's been a great motivation to get back into painting after a few low months, looking forward to next month's challenge It's been really fun to see how other's projects evolved and I'm amazed at the speed some have gone from a pile of bits to completion.

Cheers,
Oskar

Shield looks boss.