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

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**inmygravenimage**

Yup:

I think I have the base plate mount too.

**Wolf guard 252**

Hey Knightley. Been away for a while, but will be visiting the forums more often.

Great work on the Vindicator!

-Wolf Guard 252

**Knightley**

@M.K - oh yes, I had a really good post written out about 7 months ago and technology decided it was to awesome for the rest of the world to see and lost it. I was a sad panda that day.

@Graven - my god, I remember those, I am interested mate, very interested. PM me what you might need and ill see what I can dredge up for you.

@Wolf Guard 252 - welcome back, I trust the absence wasn't to harsh for you?

Update: Highlight on greys done

**eldartau1987**

Looks good! Keep it up!

**Matt.Kingsley**

Aye, looks excelent

**Knightley**

@Eldartau1987 - Thank you, I plan to keep on keeping it up

@M.K - Cheers!

Update: Red's/Metals done

**lipsdapips**

Ah! Nice, the dozer stripes are starting to come along now, fantastic as always my friend!

**Matt.Kingsley**

Intel gathering...
Great as usual!

**elliot the black templar**

AWESOME i have an OOP whirlwind to and find it always overbalances because of the metal turret

**Knightley**

@LDP - Jobs a good un'

@M.K - Yeah, I still haven't decided on the army list yet, but I have some time to finish this push and get some additional units in play

@Elliot the Black Templar - That is a concern for me at the moment, I would have to figure out a way to balance it just right.

Update: VindiWindi done

Front right

Back Left

Front on

Front Left without shield

And now the whirlwind by its self
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**Gitsplitta**

Spectacular my friend! Really astonishing work!

**Wolf guard 252**

Wow, Knightley! Great Whirlwind! Love the freehand writing.

-Wolf Guard 252

**lipsdapips**

JOBSH' A GOODUN BOSH!

**inmygravenimage**

Looks tremendous, the use of land speeder parts is especially clever.

**Matt.Kingsley**

It looks excelent!

**Miss Dee**

So speachless

**tipios**

Not only a fantastic paint job, but a real nice build on the missile launch.

Oh and it looks like it says "stolen" on the front!!!!

**Tazzy**

these paint jobs are Freaking A! My painting is no where near that good..... maybe oneday!

**Imperial Monkey**

Not enough squiggles...

**Knightley**

@Gits - Thank you, I'm quite happy with how it came out, there are a few little parts I'd like to have changed, but hindsight is 20/20

@W G 252 - Cheers, the Whirlwind scratch build is what I'm most happy with!

@LDP - Yuss Bosh!

@Graven - Yeah I did a mock up with the Havoc launchers and it looked far to chaos'y so having something defining as imperial detracts a little from it (not much though

)

@M.K - Thanks

@Miss Dee - Who needs when emoticons can do the work for you

@Tipios - Haha, you're right well, if I do an ork army perhaps I should leave it as stolen

@Tazzy - post some pictures, listen to comments and I'm sure you can get there

@I M - I see what you did there

Update: not much left to do in this push, a land speeder, stormraven and 10 Assault marines, figured I'd do the base of the stormraven next as its something quick I can knock out in a few nights.
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**Beasty**

As if a Vindicator didn't have enough firepower already; "shall I put some missiles on the top?".

That aside, awesome paintjobs as always, and wicked base, keep it up

**inmygravenimage**

Looking good, although if it's got paint on isn't that wip3?

**Miss Dee**

Very true mate.

**Knightley**

@Beasty - I know right, the mechanicus will be rolling over in their graves.

@Graven - WIP 1 is usually mock ups with blutac, WIP 2 is usually base colors and a wash, WIP 3 is typically first stage grey, WIP 4 is second stage grey, WIP 5 is grey highlights, WIP 6 is metals/reds and then its usually completed picture time

@Miss Dee - close, but not quite close enough

Update: rocks and ground done
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**Briancj**

I guess I'll be an outlier, here, but I don't like the base. The bitz are all TOO random. It doesn't really tell a story, like the heroic defense of those wall sections, or somesuch. It is just, to my eye, a random scrapyard of discarded helmets and a dud Tau seeker missile. Painting is great, as always.

--B.

**Matt.Kingsley**

It does seem a bit random...

**Miss Dee**

**Tazzy**

the base is well painted but I agree with the others, its a bit random....

**Knightley**

@Briancj - Thank you for being honest! I too feel that the base is more like a grave yard and in hindsight it would have been fantastic to get this feed back when I posted the first WIP of it (sans paint) I believe all I can do for now is try bring it back with some painting, but as I plan to get two stormtalons to flank the stormraven then I will look at doing a better narrative on the base. Again thank you very much for the honest comments.

@M.K - Very random

@Miss Dee -

@Tazzy - Hopefully the final product will be well painted!

Update: Weird colors added (weird as in not grey)
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**Lyquis**

Fantastic work, it's very inspiring. What is the whirlwind's turret made from? I recognize the Havoc launchers, but not the central bit.