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Paint, Paint Paint. your going to get so far behind that WM will own your soul!.. (yeah we know you already do! )

More farm and forest creatures? Hummmmm

Is that a box of WM commissions, or a tardis?

Lots to keep up interest there, and that DE clawed fiend....I don't think I even knew that existed until now

@SL: Hahaha! Well Im not behind yet! Soon as my Adepticon army needs to be painted, though, Ill suddenly get smashed with work xD And yes, I know the animals arent your particular cup of tea Plenty of other stuff for ya to watch though! Daemons and Fiends and Orkses...

@monkey: To be honest, Im surprised how much I was storing in the box. Theres also a couple eldar bits (no full models) including the top half of a Wave Serpent and a headless farseer. Got the remainder of his Brushfire Dogs in there too...

Clawed Fiend was an interesting find, too... I dont really see that much Dark Eldar, let alone lists that actually take the beastmaster or whatever it is!



So my eyes are insanely sore after building out the chariot model... i painted all the blades on the sprue (mostly cause I couldn't figure out a good way to paint them when they were all together)

Even with the instructions, I made several mistakes during construction that I didnt catch till it was all dry fit together!The parts just look so close to one another, plus not all of them were used!! xD
Several hours of careful assembly and reassembly and re-reassembly later, and I got the wheels of the chariot done!



Its at this point I find out that I seem to be missing a piece- the middle of the back axle where the chariot sits!! Damn it Past Ramos!! I also had to cut and separate a couple pieces that I glued together, like the idiot I was. Mostly seamless... Im gonna need to figure out how to rig up the rear axle now, though!

I also put the blacks on Thraka, and highlighted them with the colored pencil technique I used on the Inquisitorial Razorback. A lot of this area will be chipped later in the project, so dont worry about it being a big lump of black!



Blargh... After all that madness with the chariot wheels, i need a drink xD

Till next time!~

I'm mostly impressed you managed not to cut yourself on the endless blades.

looks good. Are you into the AB paint you bought at Adepticon? I'm finding the primer is too thick . Are you experencing this?

@WM: No cuts, but my thimbs are sore from where I was pressing them together xD Damn these things are sharp!

@SL: Yeah, I thought it was a bit too think, so when I used it I cut it a bit with windex. I used roughly 2 parts paint to 1 of windex, and that seemed to spray fine.
I definitely think a bigger needle'd let it spray better undiluted. On the bottle they recommend a .5mm or larger... Damn massive!


Today saw the rest of the Annihilation/command barge get magnets, and Ghaz got some colors. Really nice to see him start to come together!


Skin needs a wash or two, and reds are at their first highlight. Then its gonna be a ton of metal areas!


Oh and cross-posting this from OTL's news thread... They are launching an expansion for Endless!!


Goes up tomorrow at noon-- I definitely recommend giving it a look!

How do those horns fit on that model? I've got a (second hand) Ghazzy that I re-painted... and I have horns that *look* like those... but I can't for the life of me figure out how one is supposed to fit on the other (perhaps they don't).

The horns have a very specific placement that lines up with the ridges of the mega armor. Easiest way to judge is that theres a sharp, acute angle towards the inner side (outer side is thicker and fits over the corner of the armor plate). Final result should be the horns curving up and angled out from each other.

Its a surprisingly snug fit... I didnt even need to pin them to get it to stay tight.

Thanks Ramos, I'll take a look at it and see if I can figure something out.

That green skin is beautiful Ramos.

And thanks for the plug

Ghazzy looks good dude! that face is coming along real nicely

@Cyp: No prob! I dont mind giving a shout out to projects I enjoy Hopefully it ends up super successful for ya!

@Nerd: Thanks! Nothing compared to your ork faces though.... I'll be damned if I can figure that out! One day Im gonna have to steal your secrets!



So Miasma War KS is live, for those of you not following the OtL Thread.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/otlgames/the-miasma-war-endless-fantasy-tactics



On my end, I've just about finished the Crusader for EFT (still needs varnish xD) and Ghazzy is just about done as well.



Horns/teeth and other small stuff, so should be ready to varnish very soon!

He's the metal Gazzy? or did they make a FC version?

I think mine is the metal one ( Still in the box)

This guy is the 80-lb pewter Ghaz. They do have a finecast mini now, but ya know... Finecast and all


Ghaz is now all done!


I really do love this mini.... Im gonna need to repaint my own Warboss one of these days... Maybe after a new codex or something, who knows.
Im also experimenting with a black background in my pictures (supplied here with a convenient black piece of cardstock). I really do prefer this to the white, though the card is harder to bend and work with. I think I'm going to be looking into some kind of fabric canvas or something.


Also complete is the Crusader from Endless!




In other related news, today i received a small, heavy package in the mail today, courtesy of good ol' misterjustin, of Secret Weapon fame:



Cracking it open, I found a bunch of awesome new supplies that should give my basing the boost in quality it so needs. Thanks Justin!


Lots of clump foliage and grasses, as well as one of their newer items: Crushed Glass. Its supposed to make really nice snow effects!
I also got some of the bricks they have- should do nicely as groundscatter in city-themed basing!

Good supply drop! Maybe I'll steal my brothers Ghaz and send it your way.

Definitely man! painting this really reminded me how much fun I had with orks xD

Great job a Ghaz there Ramos! He's still pretty effective too so fun to play.

Crusader is beautiful, does she have a sister?

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/50cm-Softbox-Photography-Studio-Tent-Light-Shooting-Cube-Soft-Box-Light-Stand-/261464540920?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_15&hash=item3ce08046f8

Thee are cheap and good! you get backdrops and a lightbox as well as lights which you may or may not use?

@Gits: Oh Im sure she does... as many sisters as you could ever want

Good to hear Ghazzys still a viable option. Im very curious what will happen in a new ork dex...


@nerd: Ahhhh Ive seen some similar kits in the past. Definitely on my shopping list!



So today saw the Necron Barge get some work done, however nothing really picture-worthy.

I also fully assembled the main body of the Chariot. So many little spikes... And it really fills up a base!



Then I put the first base color on the steeds and Daemonettes, opting to keep them to the traditional purplish gray. Rather nice color I ended up with!



The steeds will get brighter from here, probably to an almost pure white. The Daemonettes on the other hand will have much more purple in the shadows.

Ah... but she's "out of stock" and "unavailable". *sigh* The best ones are always like that, eh?

 Gitsplitta wrote:
Ah... but she's "out of stock" and "unavailable". *sigh* The best ones are always like that, eh?

She can be instock as soon as you order her...

or you could get her for less by backing:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/otlgames/the-miasma-war-endless-fantasy-tactics/

That's a hellish looking chariot!

Hellish looking and hellish to assemble xD

Once the wheels are assembled, though, the kit is really simple. Just two Daemonettes riding the chariot and a further two riding 2 of the 4 Steeds. For this kit, we're opting to leave the steed riders off.


So I came down with a really bizarre cold yesterday... Woke up and was stuffy headed and had the whole congestion thing going on, so didnt really want to do much painting!
Today, though, I feel a bit better, so I went to work on the Barge, as well as putting more layers of flesh on the Chariot minis.


This is my first cron paintjob, and wow there are a lot of little lines!


This is just the base layer, probably why it took so long, and there are several more highlights to come!

Going with the traditional Cron colors then?

Please be VERY careful with the crushed glass! Follow ALL of the instructions!

 Briancj wrote:
Please be VERY careful with the crushed glass! Follow ALL of the instructions!

Step 1: Pour entirety of contents on bed.
Step 2: Woah, that was a lot of work. You should probably take a nap.
Step 3: Why would you do that? Seriously?
Step 4: Hospital.
Step 5: Why are you still reading this thing? And really, how can you even read if you thought the above was a good plan?

^ Because you are like a preacher to us and if you say it's a good plan then we'll think it's a good plan! i'm off to have a nap in a bed full of crushed glass!

 nerdfest09 wrote:
^ Because you are like a preacher to us and if you say it's a good plan then we'll think it's a good plan! i'm off to have a nap in a bed full of crushed glass!

Already did it. Let me offer a piece of advice: DO NOT DO THIS AND SLEEP ON YOUR STOMACH IF YOU ARE A GUY. I won't go into details but I will say this, certain parts of your body will NOT appreciate the end result. Oh and the ensuing doctors visit is...awkward. And apparently hilarious. For them. I think. I was too busy crying to be sure.

Yikes! Sounds like this stuff is one of the more dangerous things I've gotten my hands on. I'll bear that in mind when I start using it!
Thanks for the warning!

@WM: Yup- the client asked for it to look like the one on the box, so its all stock pait except for the crew. Theyre a bit brighter than stock, but apparently this works perfectly for his existing troops!


So no interesting pictures of the green lines (theyre onto the second highlight color at the moment). Instead, have a progress pic of some Endless figs. These guys are from my own collection, and Im hoping to have some work completed on them by Sunday, as Im making a trip with Alf to a game store down south to play.


For basing, Im going with a ruins basing scheme, then finishing either with snow or some kind of leaf litter (Either way I get to experiment with the Secret Weapon stuff!
The stones are cut from plasticard, then beveled on the edges. I made a quick press mold to get them completed quicker, mostly for the slimes which cover most of the bases anyways! I figure why build a base if its just gonna get covered up!

Green lines are all done on the Barge



Now its on to the crew and all the little detail bitz. The green lenses are going to get a few more highlight colors, too.