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2012/02/28 15:54:54
Subject: MrMerlins random Pirates; Mostly crazy Orks but also some traitor Guard! **BIG BATTLE REPORT!!**
@Nerdfest: Thanks mate! Yes, I try to have more than just pics of minis on my blog.... fluff and battle reps are also nice
Dakka personality you say? cool
@Zariart: Thanks! Maybe I should paint the trukk (battlewagon). But I guess I'll first make a set of gubbins that I can pin on it to turn it into a propa BW
haha, I agree! They should go out and eat something together
Anyway, I'm in France now (Belle Ille to be specific, and yes, its nice to have nature photographers as parents ) and I did bring my paints and a few minis. I'll finish the painting-challenge diorama in the next few days and then get the kan done, and I also brought some Kommandoz.....
What a great blog, I really like your style Merlin with both the modelling and painting. I will defiantly keep an eye on this to you know....steal ideas
Looks like I may have to use some of these ork models for more than bits now, which means less time for chaos! Love that you put so much attention into the models though, makes them that much more special than those straight from the box.
2012/03/12 20:18:51
Subject: MrMerlins random Pirates; Mostly crazy Orks but also some traitor Guard!
Lets start with my entry for the dakka painting challenge:
I wont win anything, but It was a lot of fun to make it!
And some WIP pics of my Killa Kan. It was my first attempt at spone weathering, and I'm not too happy with how it turned out, but its good enough i guess.....
And here is a collection of inspirational pics I have assembled. I'll try to build all of these myself soon:
Spoiler:
Plasticard trukk/buggy by Wazzoo2000
A Biker boss by Matphat:
A polysterine tzeench army (I won't do mine as cubes though):
(by Gwaahr)
J-Paints Ad-Mech is also inspiring, I'll do some of my guard in that style:
And my trukk will be painted kinda like that:
This stuff is in no particular order, but I'll evetually do my personal version of all of these
Nice entry to the painting challenge. The freebooter brings needed color to the diorama and the leaping ork is really dynamically posed.
The killa kan looks as good base, but for the weathering to work better you could highlight the chips a bit to make them appear more three dimensional. You could also try to vary the color of the chippings a bit, especially in the larger areas. It really good job for first attempt. My first try (a khador warjack) is really hideous.
I like your entry and gave it a vote too The winner may deserve it; but you did well regardless. You got something like 4 trukk-loads of orky votes, I'd be happy with that.
I agree with Metsuri - your sponge weathering just need a touch of depth and it will be full score. Some mithril silver here, some boltgun there, and orkiness is all around.
Guess what? You got my vote as well even if I didn't know...
For the chipping try to leave a little less color on the sponge, You gonna get a more uneven chipping as well, nice beginning tho!
Haha, I knew that one was yours! It looks really great! For the chipping, I would suggest a dark color like scorched brown first, and then boltgun over it. Dark chips work especially well with light surfaces like yellow.
Loving the killa kan man, lovely stuff, and just reading back you shouldn't be so harsh on yourself, the weathering looks good! Was very shocked to find a pic i recognised up yonder in your inspiration collection. =p I also forgot to tell you how i did the camo on my guardsman ages ago, and seeing as I'm here, and at the risk of hijacking your thread:
It was a basecoat of adeptus batllegrey followed by the ubiquitous badab black wash.
Then i painted lines on in just plain codex grey, try and make either straight lines, or fork shapes and have as many overlap as possible.
Then repeat with black over the top.
really is simple, just takes forever.
Anyway keep up the orky goodness, looking great as always =]
@bangbangboom: Thanks! There actually ARE greenstuffed guts, you just cant see them very well on these photos....so I'll take some more now.
@J-Paint: Thank you as well! Yes, your AdMech blog dwells on the list of "my exalted threads" amongst very few others. Be proud! Also, thanks a lot for the camo tips. I might do a mob of Kommandoz that way.....
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@TaWaaagh: thanks for the comment! there actually is gore....
@bangbangboom: yes, yes, here is your photo! @sentinel: thank you very much!
here it is. I scupted this over a year ago in sweden when I just got into wargaming. Please excuse the poor GS quality, I would have redone it but I didnt bring my GS to france -_-
and Dark Angels 
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Imperial Knights: The Avengers Initiative
Da Dark Angelz
Arakasi vs Infinity
(by Gwaahr)
