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Wow, that's out of sight. A true inspiration. I wish I had that many shapers. The smallest ones my art store had were pretty large. I think they'll still be handy, but still...

Love that Alpharius mate, I think he is shaping up to be one of my favourites. The twists are shaping up well and the pose on the colonel is cool, not sure about the pose of the sword arm on the agent though, looks a little awkward though could be the pic?

Looking forward to the painting!

Cheers,

Dante

I agree with CMDante. That Alpharius is crazy good. I have to say it again though... those mutants are my favorite work of yours so far, Migs. I just love the feeling of the Ghould models and what you are doing with them is incredible. What is it about the newer Fantasy models that is so much more characterful than any of the 40k stuff out right now.

I am running into the same thing with my necromunda collection....its all wizard and flagellent and ghoul sprues now....I don't even remember the last time I use 40K plastics.

Anyway, I can't wait to see your paint scheme on these bad boys.....any hints on what they'll look like?

This unit is developing well indeed. I like the addition of a shotgun to the Legionnaire, the reasoning is solid. Eager to see the Twists evolve.. or 'devolve'?..

I have to say though, the commander on the left with his crop, thats just class. Reminds me of a cartoon I did involving a player who takes this notion to the extreme..



~ Tael.

Great stuff really like the "Lawrence of Arabia" look on the Alpharius the twists are great, will you be doing one actually wearing a Cadian helm I'll be interested to see how you do that.

Yesterday I broke painters block and Alpharius 2's armour is almost done to freehand/chipping phase I'm capping the summer/outside bball season today and then intend to paint some more.

Can't wait to see how he ends up migs.

4/May/09 Alpharius.

Some proof that I am painting! Here’s Alpharius 90% done next to the finished Alpharius. Pic is taken in artificial light, and the first one has been varnished, first with gloss, then dullcoat. The shades will be exact match after similar treatment to the first. Infact, now that it’s morning and day light, the shades are the same and it’s just much brighter with out varnish.

I hope to finish tonight and post some thoughts too. Really happy and a bt relieved I can repeat the scheme, despite its experimental and free flowing nature. Thank god I had that ref pic set from the first one.


(BTW - I uploaded the same pic twice to test dakka's picture packaging, which at times looks pretty harsh. Maybe it would be better limit the overall size a little and package the pics less? Mobile me linkage has slightly, very slightly, but still noticeably, better quality than dakka)

Phew, you really know how to paint.

As always Migs, loving your work.

I'm glad your painting skills are just as good as your modelling.

Looking forward to seeing more.

Please take a look if any of this interests you and spread the word. Ideally I'd sell to friends and like minded hobbyists, who get joy out of the models, on the self or table top. As work continues on the Legion and yet another 40k army, I've decided to sell off some of my older armies. I desperately need space, and storing armies away from sight, with very little use, is not what I want for them.

Here are a few pics. As in the past, I'm hoping to find new homes, where the models get frequent action rather than max out on ebay. I've sold two armies in the past through Dakka to very satisfied new homes in US and Portugal. Now I have 4!! forces to sell. A super effective Space Marine army, 3000pts of TAU, with new snow bases and weathering, a Cadian Continent of IG that just isn't compatible with Rhisienne basing and a small but very carefully painted Eldar Force.

You can make offers to my PMs, or email me at: mikael.silvanto@mac.com


Storm Jackals, entire force:

In tournament:


Command elements, of nearly 3000pts of TAU, an army that "made my name" as a hobbyist and got me a WD invitation.


Guard Continent of my huge Imperial Army:

more pictures can be seen here:
http://www.pbase.com/migsula/demonhunters&page=3

Farseer of my small Eldar Force, the rest of it can be found in the same dakka gallery:

Pathfinders from same army:

Now, the finished article, prior to dullcoat and in natural light for once

ACE

The shoulder pad and chest iconography especially - very interesting take on the hydra there, Norse or so? Beat to hell heavy bolter is pretty wild, and going with the boosted terminator arms to hold it up was indeed a solid choice. I also hadn't really noticed the green in Alpharius I's armor until II here was painted, a great effect.

Glad to see you painting again Migs, good luck selling the armies.

- Salvage

Boss_Salvage wrote:ACE

The shoulder pad and chest iconography especially - very interesting take on the hydra there, Norse or so? Beat to hell heavy bolter is pretty wild, and going with the boosted terminator arms to hold it up was indeed a solid choice. I also hadn't really noticed the green in Alpharius I's armor until II here was painted, a great effect.

Glad to see you painting again Migs, good luck selling the armies.

- Salvage

What he said!!
Stunning work all around.

Woooooooooooooooooooow!!! You are scaring me more and more with your skills! I'm afraid to paint now because I know my stuff won't be near as cool as those!

I started building my Word Bearers this weekend, heavily inspired by your Legion and Apologist's Ultramarines. Just wanted to say thanks for being such an inspiration to the lot of us here!

Simply beautiful. Your paint scheme has a way of glowing grimly that is ineffable. The stuff looks battle-weary, yet potent and mysterious. Really exquisite.

Fantastic work yet again migs. I really enjoy the expression he has. It has a casualness about it, as if to say 'This again..?' about killing his enemies.

Saw this, this morning before going to work but didnt have time to comment....

The big guy is looking great mate, very accurate likeness of the original Alph too.

Looking forward to seeing him on the finished base.

The only thing I'm not sure about is the white/cream on the bolter. I can see it merging with the base, light metal tones and flesh tones a bit too much. Obviously it fits with a "camo colouring" theme but just doesn't stand out much, but at the same too much by being so light (if that makes any sense!).

I think it's because it's supposed to be a moonlight theme, yet the shading on the weapon doesn't match the zenith lighting on the armour. I'm sure you probably plan to remedy this given he is still WIP but just wanted to get my thoughts across.

+++EDIT+++ Balls, guess I should have refreshed before commenting huh? You productive crazy Finn you! He looks great and it looks like you alayed my fears about the weapon by darkening it up. Great job!

Cheers,

Dante

Wow! These guys look great, and have so much character. I love your armies, too

Thanks you soooo much guys!! All of you. Good comments!

I'm actually very impressed that the rather free-flowing and "artsy" style gets thumbs up from so many of you. I'm totally captivated by the process and the "freedom" but there are times when I think, self what the hell are you doing now, when I'm doing my best to forget everything I am "supposed" to do based on previous work.

Cheers! You deserve something special next

An excellent second Alpharius, proves that you have the skills and the consistancy to pull it off.

The desert camo on the Heavy Bolter casing is a superb use of a spot colour, and the fact that the armour makes me think of the swirling ocean, well that's just plain cool.

migsula wrote:Thanks you soooo much guys!! All of you. Good comments!

I'm actually very impressed that the rather free-flowing and "artsy" style gets thumbs up from so many of you. I'm totally captivated by the process and the "freedom" but there are times when I think, self what the hell are you doing now, when I'm doing my best to forget everything I am "supposed" to do based on previous work.

Cheers! You deserve something special next

Mate you know the free-flowing "artsy" style gets the thumbs up from me, it's something I'd love to achieve myself and I really enjoy seeing it here. It's just so refreshing to see something done so differently in our hobby from the norm on most forums etc.

Not that there is anything wrong with the norm, its just refreshing to see things from another angle.

Cheers,

Dante

Very impressive. Keep up the good work.

Wow thats all i can really say. They are simply amazing. Keep up the good work.

That is very nice, Migs.

I love how individual everything is, even the Alpharius's who are designed to look similer, each is unique and tells a story, which is what I personally love most about every one of the models. Individuality is most important to me and my models, and I strive to make each one unique, something that you have absolutely nailed on the head. I can't wait to see and read more as you continue with Legion!

And bummer about the selling off of the armies. But I dig your reasoning behind it, armies that look like that should be out and seen.

Eric

Thanks guys.

For the ARMYSALEs I promised more pics, and here are some. I will take the TAU out for individual shots this weekend, but these together with the first pic for level of painting, give a good idea of size of the force and what's in it.



click it for more in the same gallery.

Better pic of the guard too:



and best painted trophies from GTs, fanatics etc.

I found a good size comparison pic from my HD. This in between Varnishing, so that's why Alpharius is still all shiney.

Great collection and great minis, of course! Short question: For what did you get the Golden Demon?

I dont have anything constructive to say .. only wow.

Logan wrote:

Great collection and great minis, of course! Short question: For what did you get the Golden Demon?

UK GD squad category Gold for "Rosethorn Now", my take on Eisenhorn and his team a few decades after the trilogy finishes.