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"Hey, you look stupid, make no sense, and aren't very good, Miss/Mr. Daemonette."
"Oh, yeah? Well, how's about we f*** and I suck out your everliving soul?"
"You know what? That sounds like a plan!"

@moonpie: I rarely eat popcorn at home (probably because of the aforementioned burn issue putting me off xD). When its popped from the machines at theaters it just tastes so much better!
Killer setup you have... "Quality check" riiiiiiight. We all know whats really goin on

As to colors used, it varies on the different parts. The chariot itself uses all Minitaire paints from Badger, specifically their "Gun Alloy" and purple/Midnight Blue Ghost Shades (I finally found a use for them!)
The Daemonettes and Steeds were painted with various mixes of Hormagaunt Purple and white (mostly white with a tinge of purple), and the Daemonettes got a purple wash to make them different from the Steeds. the hair is all based in Warlock Purple and then heavily washed with SWM Ruby and Amethyst washes, then brought back with a little more Warlock. Metals on the steeds is chainmail washed a few times with GW purple wash and Agrax Earthshade (thinned, of course!)

As to my own stuff.... Thats actually part of today's progress log!

@WM: Yeah man, Ive no damn clue how Id ship the thing xD So many bitz that'd get busted or bent up.

@SL: Thank you kindly!

@Gits: Thank you so much!! I'm inclined to agree with you in that regard... I'm kinda pleased with myself on the steed skin in particular. Ill figure out these pastel tones yet!! Heh... Seems that whenever I get a mini "just right" like this, its always a giveaway or commission xD
As to the mini itself... Its insane. I truly cant imagine gaming with it in any way. No idea how you can move it (haven't found a good gripping point on it) let alone transport it!



So with all the Commission work I've been doing lately, I've neglected my own collection. Today I spent part of my painting time messing with a Brushfire mini I got for my own collection (and one of my favorites), Kardaxx!



An unusual coloration for an alligator (though the concept art makes him look like a croc!), but I think i nailed the orangey clay-like color in the art:


I've decided to give him a naval-themed base, so I started to build up some planking for a dock or a pier. The empty space will be filled with some water effects.



Finally, cause Im a workaholic and need to keep going on commissions, I started painting the last chunk of Death Korps for WM.

Like that alligator dude very much.

Allagator sandwich and make it snappy lol

Sorry

Thanks, Gits!
And Dee... That... that joke was just awful




So in between my youngest brother's grad ceremony Wednesday and nearly missing Deathwatch yesterday (the passage of time is chaotic here, so I often forget what day it is >< ), I did some work!

Kardax is finished!


Still not sold on how his sword came out, but it'll do for the mean time... Also, the milky stuff in front of him is water effects... just hasnt cured all the way just yet!

And Gels!


Finally, I worked on repairs for WMs Titan, including tightening up a particularly loose joint and building new cables for the weapons!
The old ones had busted off during its shipment to Adepticon, and with the arms having been glues into just so slightly different positions, they would never fit again without some serious work!

I figured that since we need to redo them anyways, why not implement something we had planned on future Titans: Flexible cabling!



The smooth tubes are a thin hose I bought a while back for a project that never got off the ground. I think its some kinda water or fuel line. the bundled cables are literally that. Bundles of cables I pulled from various electronics I had in my scrap drawer. I glued 6 wires around a central larger wire, then took a tiny wire (one of the actual wires with insulation ripped off) to act as the wire wrapping.

This way, even though the arms may move slightly, the cables will bend with them!

Looks like a good plan. Going to paint them or leave them multicolored? I feel like the colors might be jarring on a mostly muted colored Titan.

They are indeed getting painted. Prolly simple metallics. Didnt want to overwhelm the rest of the mini.

That Croc is very well done Ramos, the white jacket is superb man! very well done the highlights aren't too sharp for clothing and the actual colour is smooth as!

I completely agree with Damo, the whites on Kardaxx are superb, everything is smooth and creamy, not stark as if I were to paint white.

The skin tones are warm, and very much matching to the desert environment that Kardaxx is from.

Thanks a ton, you guys! For the white, I tried something way different than my usual method. Rather than shading with blacks and grays, it's based in 1:1 Dheneb Stone and Skull white, then I gradually added more white. This got the creaminess and more "realistic" shade. Definitely something Ill be keeping in mind for the future!

As far as his skin goes... Heh... Im glad I waited to paint him until I got his art from Cyp... I'd have went and painted him green (though Im considering getting another of him to paint that way...)



So today's progress:
The remaining batch of 13 Kriegsmen got their grays finished, so once again its time for detail work!



I also painted and installed the new flexi-cables on the Titan:




They went in a damn sight easier than the resin ones did! I just need to figure out a better way of making the bundled cables.

Just adding my agreement to the other comments about the white jacket - very nice work there

Good idea with the cable bundles.

And looking forward to seeing more of the kriegsmen.

Thanks monkey!
Have some Kriegsmen




I really like painting these guys.... Once I get into the groove, I can zen out and paint big batches of em super quick! (relatively speaking, of course!)

With this... I mostly cleaned up my desk. A few little things here and there, but most of my "clutter" recently was between the Kriegers and the Titan.
Nowhere close to being short on projects, though, haha!! I've still got some OTL stuff to do, plus a little bit of stuff for WM (an Enforcer and Mastiff jumps to mind, as well as a pair of Zombicide minis), so maybe we'll jump into that tonight. Lets see what I can find...

Till next time~

Eh gads, not having any of my unpainted things laying around? What is this madness? Vile arly something must be done to rectify the situation.

I think this is the least amount of your unpainted things I've had in ages

Im only glad I have the Enforcer and a few Clawed Fiends still here, otherwise I dont know what I'd do!

Nice work, Ramos!

Thanks YB- (Good to see you're still around, mate ^^ )


So one of the many things I've decided to work on are the Clawed fiends. If you remember, one of them was missing a leg, so I ended up with a replacement mini. After thinking on it a bit, I wondered if I couldnt just build him something of a Bionic leg?

Cut to a few hours of messing around later, and Im left with something like this:




note: still VERY rough, bear it in mind! xD

Very much so inspired by the Hobbit movies (even though the white orc is a stupid and pointless addition [/moviecynic]), I wanted it to look Dark Eldar-ish, so I had the main body made from an Eldar Missile launcher bit. the claws are pins I cut and bent up to look the part.

From here, it will be tied closer into the model (obviously ), so the mechanical bit will be covered by tufts of fur and whatnot. The lower leg is gonna get beefed up, so it tapers from the knee to the foot (think smooth transitions like the brightlances on the Wraithlord).
The foot will probably remain wiry as is.

What do you guys think?

Looks like an interesting side project. I have some DE bits I can bring with me in a few weeks if you want to go through them.

Actually that might even work better. Ill stick him aside for now, then!
Think its time to do some more of SL's favorites: Barnyard Critters! (Foxes and Otters for OTL )

While we were at CMON Expo this weekend I was able to have our other painter take some really high quality pics of the the EFT line using CMON's equipment.. So here is the work Ramos did for us:

Holy craaaaaaaaaaaaap!


Man.... that pro equipment gets some wicked pictures.
Cant help but groan at a couple of them, though... A few of the weaknesses are showing through on my painting (like.... the rhapsodist face, and the blue on the Dragoon)

That said, though.... other pics look so good. I love how the Dark Dragoon and the Dark Knight came out!


Really really cool, Cyp. Thanks a ton!

I'd be more concerned about the "Oh you..." face on the Adept

Also, did I hear this right, WM is making a trip north?

Yeah, the 7th I'm thinking.

Dude, Alf, you should totally drop on by if yer free


So damn. Today actually was a pretty good one. Kept busy painting and made great progress, and threw an application to a job that, if I score it, will be right up my alley! My dad did work for a woman who works at a law firm in Cleveland, and she said that theyre always looking for people for research and stuff like that. Shipped her my resume and she took it right to their HR gal. At the risk of jinxing myself, Ive got a really good feeling about this one... Might actually get an interview this time!
Who knows... Fingers crossed ladies and gents!



Anywho, today I broke out the airbrush and ran it for a good few hours. After the dust cleared, i ended up with a bunch of progress!

First up was a bit of work on the Fox Shinobi. Lots of really cool color on these guys. Its surprising how bright Red Foxes are, and the mix of orange, white, and blackish brown really come together awesomely! At this stage, they need a wash and various touch ups and highlights.


The Otter Ashigaru got paint on their fur as well, though with decidedly duller tones. I decided to split the colors in the group to add some visual interest- a dark brown and a lighter coffee color.


Finally, I took a bit of a cue from nerdfest and messed with painting red on a Khorne Lord. the shininess is a result of the red glaze I applied to bring the colors towards the red end of the spectrum.



And there you have it. Onward we go, paint paint paint....
Till next time!~

That EFT stuff is beautiful! Nice job, Ramos. Thanks for posting, Cyporiean.

 Ramos Asura wrote:
Think its time to do some more of SL's favorites: Barnyard Critters! (Foxes and Otters for OTL )

~Sigh~

Doesn't WM have 3 Imperial Knights for you to paint or maybe MORE Terrain!

~Sigh~

I do have both of those things.

 Ramos Asura wrote:
Dude, Alf, you should totally drop on by if yer free

I'm free

What you want me to bring? Zombicide, 40k, nothing?

Something to paint perhaps ( thats not a farm animal )

 Solar_lion wrote:
Something to paint perhaps ( thats not a farm animal )

If you threw more models Ramos' way he wouldn't have time to paint my stuff.