-Crisp & Grey- A NZ blog (May Update - I painted a Dragon!)

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**Casey's Law**

Your work is so consistently brilliant and your updates so regular that you have shocked us all into silence.

**prototype_X**

Wow, thats beuitifull. I hope I can get yours yo a good enough level to be worth such an honour *grovels*

**Moltar**

Looking great, Knightley!

**Knightley**

@LSC'L (or is that CL now?) - There are slow day's on Dakka, so I'm not that shocked that sometimes there aren't replies to a blog for a couple of day's, I'll keep posting though

@Proto - Cheers, should be able to finish him today time permitting.

@Moltar - Thanks mate

Update: Metals/reds done

**Gitsplitta**

Looking mighty sweet Knightley!

**lipsdapips**

Proto will be extremely please i can guarentee
Oh ps is there any chance I could get a head swap for my marine or is that out of the question? (sorry for any inconvinience but it fits my helmeted army ;P)
Thanks alot

**Knightley**

@Gits - Cheers Gits, the finished guy looks pretty cool IMO

@LDP - No worries, helmet to be added

Update: Proto's GMS done

Front

Rear

**Gitsplitta**

Oh, now that's seriously sweet! Nice job Knightley!

**Casey's Law**

Whoa, that looks really great! Love the lenses, can we get a pic of the auspex?

**inmygravenimage**

It's the detail work of the conversion that really sets this piece apart. I think which should set up a league of obsessive converters. Great job as always mate and the lens work is particularly fine!

**Knightley**

@Gits - Cheers, I'm quite happy with he came out, I probably would have changed the head if it was going to stay with me.

@CL - Auspex below

@Graven - Obsessive converters eh? I think Dakka is full of those, Just take for example your Vindicare assassin, Git's latest Apoth. We should totally do that

So here's a side shot of Proto's GMS, you can kind of see the Auspex screen

And I got some base colors done on the 2nd Objective marker, it's a fresh pic you can see the Wash is still wet
Front

Back

**lipsdapips**

Snaaaaap! Proto is gunna LOVE THAT MODEL TO BITS!!

**Casey's Law**

Epic, the auspex is even better than i imagined it would be!

**Moltar**

That last GMS mini is awesome. The auspex turned out great! I'm loving the look of that objective marker, too! What head is that you used on the latest GMS dude?

**Knightley**

@LDP - Here's hoping

@CL - Cheers

@Moltar - The head is a cut down version from the Devastator squad box, I removed the aerial from the side.

Update: more paint on the Obj marker

Front

Back

**inmygravenimage**

I really like the objective; the way you've used the chaos vehicle plates is inspired. Neat!

**Swordwind**

Needs more skulls.

**Knightley**

@Graven - Cheers mate, I wanted to make some kind of Chaos temple, but the size of the base really hindered me there.

@Swordwind - More skulls for the skull objective marker!

Update: Obj marker done

Front

Back

**Matt.Kingsley**

nice, although a nice touch would have been to add a force sword or andother Nemesis weapon shoved into the icon

**zariart**

That objective marker is dramatic and suggestive of an effect or story. Loving it!

**inmygravenimage**

Really nice although maybe the shadows between the skulls on top need to be a bit deeper?

**zariart**

@inmygravenimage,Agreed but some yellowing as well.

**Moltar**

Obj Marker turned out great, Knightley. And thanks for letting me know about that last GMS's head.

**Knightley**

@M.K - Thanks, Good point about adding something more to it, I had considered more skulls, but I think having perhaps the Nurgle head impaled on a NFS would have been the better option

@Zari - Thanks man, it didn't take me long to concept/paint either so with it ending up with an implied effect is a tasty bonus! also would you suggest a sepia wash for the skulls?

@Graven - Good point, I'll see if I can do something about that, I only have it a once over coat of skill wash so perhaps another might darken it up.

@Moltar - No worries mate, I'm stoked your posting here quite a bit

Update: Predator started

**zariart**

Sepia but with a touch of transparent or glazey yellow maybe.

**Knightley**

Interesting idea Zari, will see if I can see what it looks like

Update: Stage 1 grey done
Turret

Sponsons

Body

**Norn King**

Looking fantastic as usual! One bit of nitpicking, shouldn't the Khorne symbol have some gold on it?

**Moltar**

Knightley wrote:
@Moltar - No worries mate, I'm stoked your posting here quite a bit

Man, I'm always happy to post here, Knightley. I just don't always have the time. I'm often dakka-ing while on the job. You're product is so consistent and so crisp. I truly enjoy your work and am happy to offer up any criticism or comments when I have something worth saying. I'm never too far from dakka, even when I'm not posting. I'm great at lurking these forums. I need to get my stuff back on track though. I've been away from the paints since, I believe September. That's not good. Got to get back in a groove.

Predator is coming along very nicely. It's been too long since we've seen you tackle a vehicle. Excited for what's to come.

**Knightley**

@NK - Good point, very good point. Let me see if I can some how add some in

@Moltar - Ah, I'm also one who likes to view from work but don't have the time to post. What 'were' you working on in September? I'd be happy to subscribe to a blog.

Update: second stage grey done

Turret

Sponsons

Body

**inmygravenimage**

It's a really lovely piece mate. How do you avoid streaks from glue on your paintwork, out of interest?