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**Yellowbeard**

inmygravenimage wrote:
Thanks guys! Yeah, a bit verdigris on it's a good idea. I'm also toying with a bit of a turquoisey, phosphorescent glow on the bayou, opinions?

Ooh, that could be nice... but I think I'd test it on another model first.

**inmygravenimage**

Ok, massive update time.

Fred the dread is now done...

along with his chaos corpse...

Very happy, and I think he's going to continue to see a lot of action in 6th!

Some =][=, first the retro Mr Darkhammer:

I've decided to have strong colour themes for each of the ordo, using turquoise for Hereticus (Karamazov & SoB) but not sure about Xenos - Rich greens maybe? Thoughts?

Anyway, finalised Natalya:

Is it wrong of me to love how manly she is? Not every female in the grimdark future is a lusty wench.

Final shot of Ophelia. I heart her.

I was foolhardy, and added some faint glowiness, and am happy/relieved!

And, in all its glory (and many thanks for your C&Cs!) the Defilork!

Shelob moment...

Grots...

(replacement head *sigh*)

Just realised that from that angle, he looks like he's about to shoot his mate. Ah well, it's a grot's life.

Details

And a better view of his Mek-ness:

ooh, glowy:

Later - and I do mean later, there's GKs a-coming,
graven

**Gitsplitta**

Fantastic stuff graven! Wow! You've been a very busy boy!

Really like the defftarantula (or whatever you're calling it) and the dread. Very impressive work my friend.

**Yellowbeard**

Great stuff, Graven! The dread and defilork turned out real nice. I like the subtle glow on the boss. Man, that's a lot to paint in a week!

**inmygravenimage**

Thanks muchly guys! And indeed, it is now Later... with graven:

Cullexus Kitbash

Emperor's Brotherhood Champion

Contender for my favourite PAGK so far:

And the rest:

To war! Leadlegion and I are going to try 6th tomorrow. I'll let y'all know how it goes. LMK your thoughts, C&C etc on the above and do please vote with your mouse clicker!

Later, y'all,

graven

**Gitsplitta**

Good lord man, how can you turn out so many figures so quickly??

**inmygravenimage**

They just needed their bases and eyes done. Season 3 Cleveland show provided background noise. I also scrubbed up my Storm Eagle and Solomon Lok (and did various loads of washing). It may be school holidays but I only get
Monday&Tuesday to myself, which over the full 6 weeks actually only works out to 8 days of P&M - 6 in fact, given that that's me for today and tomorrow I'm heading into gw to play 6th in-store and then vs leadlegion! Gitalong lil doggy, times a-wastin!

**Revenent Reiko**

Wow, wow wow and more wow! beautiful work graven!

On the subject of the different Ordos colours...Yes, i agree with a deep, emerald green for the Ordo Xenos. However, the azure blue is the colour of an Inquisitor's Rosette when they are under Special Condition (think thats what its called, will check my Ravenor Novels when i get home)....Saying that, i really like how the blue pops out against the darker colours, and even the dark red as well!

Special mention for the OSL as well, gorgeous

**tipios**

Great, love your GKs. Only C&C from me is a couple of mold line showing.

Where is the Cullexus body armour from?

**inmygravenimage**

@ Reiko: cheers mate. =][= Valyria has declared him excommunicatis, so that kinda fits, actually! Glad you like em.

@ tipios: yeah... Dang! Culexus is DE torso, with fw mini-eagles added and gk accessories, then eldar legs and arms.

Glad osl glowing meets your approval gang! Can't quite decide on the most Orky version of "Dr Arless Loveless", so your views sought there!

I realise I haven't put up a pic of MissDee's pad wip yet, I'll try to sort that too.

Automatically Appended Next Post:
The edges of the gs need sharpened, and it's a rubbishy iPhone pic:

**tipios**

@ tipios: yeah... Dang! Culexus is DE torso, with fw mini-eagles added and gk accessories, then eldar legs and arms.

Cool, I've looked through the Inquisitor rules, and the cool art work has pull me towards, trying something new. Obviously I've started with my Inquisitor marine, but fancy doing some assassin, and those DE parts look the part, thanks

I'm sure the pad looks good

**inmygravenimage**

Well lmk if you need bits I hoarded suitable parts...

**tipios**

I'm up for some swapsies

What are you needing?

**inmygravenimage**

Off the top of my head? Um. Liturgy banners (you know, the wee open rectangular scrolls) and da vehicle scrolls mostly. To a lesser extent termie torso fronts, or, khorne zerker heads with the T shaped visor. Or nurgle/tzeentch daemon bits: I is sad Panda coz I hasn't cut up a squad of their lesser daemons yet

**tipios**

Will check bitz box tomorrow, SM termies or chaos?

**Yellowbeard**

Jiminy Crickets! You paint fast. Criminy, i'm about to throw in the towel!

Seriously, though, those models look awesome, Graven.

Keep up the incredible work!

**inmygravenimage**

@tipios: not really fussed. Chaos ones are pretty baroque and convert pretty easily to gk. I only need a couple, mostly cos chopping down regular termie backs is pretty tedious.

@yb: thanks matey, I'm not as fast as it appears. I have an entire mentor legion army that I've not touched in about a year, I get stuff primed and then promptly get side tracked! Also I don't post spits and spots of painting, and when I do get a day to myself I go a bit bananas.

So, my bags are packed and I'm ready to go, as it were. I'll try to post my impressions on 6th between my trip to store today and game tonight vs leadlegion. In the mean time I'm off to get my arm stabbed for a good cause,

Hey Ho,
graven

**Revenent Reiko**

inmygravenimage wrote:@ Reiko: cheers mate. =][= Valyria has declared him excommunicatis, so that kinda fits, actually! Glad you like em.

Well....well....thats alrite then isnt it?!

Very much so!!

**inmygravenimage**

leadlegion has failed me

I guess I shall spend tonight reading 6th instead - got my man-bag!

**Miss Dee**

the Gamers edition ?

**Revenent Reiko**

Awww that sucks graven, bad form leadlegion

still, please read and memorise ALL the rules from the man bag immediately and transfer them to my brain before end of play tomorrow....

**Solar_lion**

Impressive collection Of GK's

May we see an army shot?

**inmygravenimage**

Loving the rules, thus far. I'll hold off on army shot just now, of that's cool; I'd like to get a few more bits done. Also, I'm bushed; kids have whacked me out totally.

**inmygravenimage**

As it says on the tin. I am currently engaged in all-out war with a Storm Eagle fuselage - I'm sorry FW

but it's ridiculous that, even when I've bent back the flat panels into shape with boiling water they still don't

fit without vast

gaps.

This is why I don't buy large scale kits from FW. Bah, and so forth. In its defence, I suppose, it does use hardly any of the parts from the Storm Raven that it comes with. Get me some more engine vents and I can build another o' them at least.

By contrast, my box of Celt Cavalry arrived this morning. I expected 12, with the option (as it says) of 8 light and 4 heavy.

It comes with 12 of each. Only 12 horses, but 12 full heavy guys and 12 full light, as well as a plethora of heads and bits. Freakin' gorgeous, too. Most impressed, gonna get me another 12 horses and the Welsh are coming to the Saga party.

*sigh* back to the Storm Eagle.

On a happy note, I took my GKs into my local GW yesterday and they were jolly impressed, especially by the Culexus, taking pics for their blog/fb page etc which I'm very chuffed about. I expected some snidey comments about my d-style bases, but a staffer noted that in 6th you don't have to use standard bases any more. The more you learn.

**whalemusic360**

Yeah, think of it before liquid green stuff! Just part of the joys of working with FW heavies I suppose.

**Gitsplitta**

I have 4 large kits from FW. Two are vehicles. Haven't tried to put any of them together yet so we'll see what kind of paint I'm in for. However at least with one of them, (the ork mega dread)... having large gaps is probably NOT much of an issue (ramshackle and all).

**whalemusic360**

I've had a few issues, namely the wing on my Ram and feet slots/leg position on my Barbed Herodrule.

**Grimtuff**

inmygravenimage wrote:As it says on the tin. I am currently engaged in all-out war with a Storm Eagle fuselage - I'm sorry FW but it's ridiculous that, even when I've bent back the flat panels into shape with boiling water they still don't fit without vast gaps.

This is why I don't buy large scale kits from FW. Bah, and so forth. In its defence, I suppose, it does use hardly any of the parts from the Storm Raven that it comes with. Get me some more engine vents and I can build another o' them at least.

Tell me about it. The SE is an absolute arse to put together. I found strapping the thing in zip strips/tie tags/ whatever they're called then dunking it in the water did the job. With said strips holding it in place until the glue dried. The kit is a piece of gak that you have to force into the intended position.

Nice blog BTW.

**tipios**

Dam you FW!!!!! I'm suprised they have got away with so many poor models. It seems everybody complains about them.

**whalemusic360**

What parts on the Eagles don't fit well? Just ordered one, planning on having a fleet at some point.