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Also, nice dice.

Dice shopping at the end of the month for me!

I want a set of the Lore of Beasts, Lore of Life, Lore of Shadow and Lore of Heavens dice :3

Thanks for the dice props! :-) I plan on grabbing some more as well, black with red pips! and then all I need is scatter dice I think? and then the templates and i'm set!

and if you're interested I've nearly finished my Librarian! I painted his power sword using the airbrush technique but it didn't work for me at all so I had to change tack and try something else! i'll post up pics friday when he's finished, but i'm still happy with him, he's a lot brighter than the rest of my army but that's not a bad thing, at least you can tell he's a special character!

are those other dice you're talking about for a different game or is that the brand or titles of them?

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They're the new dice coming out with the Storm of Magic stuff for Fantasy next month. Like the skull dice but with the Lore symbols and different colours. Clearly want them for my Lizards... so perhaps should get Light instead of Shadow...my Dark Elves can suffer!

Eagerly waiting for Friday - the Librarian was looking rather nice and the fact he's brighter isn't bad at all. He is sort of different!

Nice dice, mine are pink. It would look awesome if we tabled it out some day with all red and pink dice everywhere.

Like how your minis are coming and also love the blue armour.

Needless to say I like how the painting of...me, is turning out

As you should Pyriel, as you should! I thought i'd honor you as the first painter and models I saw that inspired me back into the hobby! marvelling at how on earth you managed to paint those salamanders so damn well! and lo and behold you're not a bad guy as either! :-) I hope he does you justice upon the fields of battle! and if we ever play each other it'll look strange with clashing di and you fighting yourself! :-/

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The other thing i'm working on is my Terminator chaplain, I wanted someone to join my guys to help them kick ass in combat and who better than a hard ass chaplain? I've used the new grey knights torso and tabbard with standard terminator legs, and the chaplain skull mask from chapterhouse studios, i'm still working on getting parts for the arms as yet! but soon it will happen I've filed down the sword on the chest to replace maybe with a skull motif? and you can see in the background my spent bolter casings from secret weapon miniatures, not bad but very fiddly to use!



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where are those skull shoulder pads by the Chaplain from - they're really cool!

Hi catharsix, how you doin'? glad you like where i'm heading with him! those shoulder pads are from maxmini, they fit power armour but like I said i'm going to kinda squash them onto his arms! brutal I know but I want them on him badly :-) the kit you need is http://www.maxmini.eu/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=12&products_id=58 they've got some cool stuff too, I like to find awesome bits from all the good after market guys, I have a few favorite companies (helloooo Chapterhouse!) :-)

Your legion is looking bad a$$!! That chaplain is looking very imposing and I think none of your troops should fail their leadership near him can't wait to see him painted.

Thanks Greydeathone! props from you mean a lot as you turn out some wicked looking models yourself...all the time! Yep, I'm liking mr Chaplain myelf, got a storm bolter arm for him and just waiting on a terminator ps arm to convert for his crozius and then it's paintin' time, I think i'll try and file down a small skull from somewhere to add to the arch on his chest? but I need to finish Tomas my Librarian before i start him, but that should be done by friday this week! only his face to do now

lo and behold you're not a bad guy as either! :-)

Well I do have certain positive qualities...besides mostly being an evil, egoistical bastard lol.

but I need to finish Tomas my Librarian before i start him, but that should be done by friday this week! only his face to do now

I already renamed him to Don Tomaso De La pomeranza y Pomodoro.
He is also mounted on a bike, one of them 18 century weird-O bikes with gigantic front wheels, just like the ones used in Evansdale although I am not certain those can turbo boost that well

I´ll stuff you up a nice package of eh, stuff for you. Some angels of death LR doors etc as I would love to see what nice things you´ll do with your landraider in the future.

LOL Don Tomaso De La pomeranza y Pomodoro it is then! but he doesn't get a 'penny farthing bike' you haven't earnt it yet! no turbo boost either...not even a chain! you can damn well peddle your evil egotistical legs off to get to the enemy!.....or you can just gate of infinity

Just imagine the hilarity if I could model a character on one of those bikes! it would be epic

Thanks for more of your package I am really REALLY looking forward to doing the other landraider with those doors, I also request a photograph for my mantle, maybe a kitchen table with a strange sausage on it or something? you know, just something normal


...and if you're lucky i'll send you those biscuits that aren't as strange as my towns populace ...this is gonna read strange to those who don't know us that well lol


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Strange? Here? NEVER!

I love this community, I really do.

Oooo a lovely update! I def like the Terminator Chaplain and the work on your Librarian is looking ace so far!

Hello everyone! happy thursday! I know I usually update fridays but I didn't sleep when I got home today as I just wanted to finish my Librarian Tomas! or, as he was re named by the person responsible for inspiring me...Don Tomaso De La pomeranza y Pomodoro! thanks Tomas

I managed to get a few shots of him finished, they appear a touch washed out as the light was harsh and the camera decided not to focus where I wanted it too! but I think you get the idea? i'm actually really happy with him and enjoyed the painting of the blue and yellow! the yellow was tricky but I also intend on painting up an imperial fist as a test for myself so that'll be fun as well! i'm not entirely pleased with the finish of his face as I have done much better faces in my time! (my wolf guard terminators in my gallery) but as it's been so long since i've done them i'm finding it difficult to get the hang of it again! but I can't complain, i'm pleased with him overall and the more I paint the more I learn right

I hope you all like him....so without further ado......I present you with.....Don Tomaso De La pomeranza y Pomodoro!



I tried to airbrush the power sword but I completely mucked it up and said words that rhymed with muck but were harsher in their meaning! so i had to invent my own way of doing it that I liked, when I get the pro shots done in a couple of weeks you'll see it better but it's not too bad




I think he looks able to defend the imperium from the evils of the warp spawned renegades quite well don't you?

let me know what you think or what i can or should change!


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Damn, am I the only one seeing them sideways? they're right way up in photobucket? odd, very odd, maybe i'm over tired? ahhh never mind i'll check back tonight and see if they're behaving....

My God man you scared the heck out of me!! I have things due by Thursday and your post nearly made me fill my pants! Took several heart-pounding seconds to check your location... jeez. It's still Wednesday here.

Very nice work on the model by-the-way.

Hahahahahaha, I wish it was Thursday night! The Libby looks great NF, other then maybe the power sword. It seems rather flat compared to the rest of him.

Looks great man! Love the tonal work!

Thanks guys, sorry I scared you Gits! lucky I didn't include time of day or you may have had a coronary! glad you like him, WM, the power sword isn't really that flat in colour I just couldn't get a good photo with the light+camera are the photo's the right way up for you and not massive? i'm still seeing big sideways pics with glaring brush strokes! lets hope you get whatever it is you need to do done Gits! you've got an extra day now and come and have another look when I get these darn pics sorted, he looks much better!

I've also been working on the gms marine for you Whalemusic and i've also been doing the other two for Gits and thing1 I got inspired to paint them yesterday arvo!



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I like. Turned out good enough to lick. Bit iffy about the force weapon but that's cause I'd have personally found something fancier to use.

But I'm wierd as I believe all FWs must be fancy!

I was sort of paying homage to the old librarian with the bolt pistol and power sword, i really like the model for some reason!
are you seeing big crappy pics too?


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Yay! the photo's are now how i wanted them to look! so now you can get a better view of how my librarian looks in real life :-) I still am confused as to why they mucked up and then fixed themselves?? but at least he now looks better than before! I can't wait to get onto my Chaplain now! only need to find another worthy friend to name him after?......


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Sadly I cannot see the fixed photos at work.

I shall have to wait til later tonight!

Cool, let me know what you think DSS when you get back to your castle?/Cave?/darkened stable? :-) they do look much better slightly smaller! i'm much happier now!

They always looked how they do now for me, I missed the messed up ones.
You still want a SD Objective Marker, right? I've got something pretty cool I've been trying to figure out a use for, and I think this is it.

NF, that libby looks awesome dude. The blues, especially around his collar, look stunning and the yellow plays of of them well. I think you may be a little harsh on yourself about the face. I think it looks pretty good. I agree with the others, that I think you could do better on the power sword, but other than that he looks great. I'm sure he sticks out like a sore thumb against your black and red army though. Is that just a standard SM torso? or is that like a sternguard torso?

Love your librarian now you going to make me work on mine .as if I don't have enough to do *shakes fist at you* oh yea Eziekial is taking a Simple Green bath .

Hmm looks like I need to do something to my sword then? not sure what? I tried to airbrush but couldn't get it to work! I may try and swirl some more blue and white into it?

@Greydeathone: You must paint your libby! the emperor decrees it! and you can never have enough stuff on the go! i've still got 2 landspeeders, 1 dreadnought, 10 man tac squad, and my assault marines to finish by july....not enough time!

@Moltar:thanks for the compliments! the blue doesn't look bad imo it's a nice change from black and red, the torso is just the plastic high collar one from the command frame I think but it's nothing special fits nice i think with the grey knights back with the little hood so his head looks kinda recessed in his armour! but today i'm back into my red and black guys!

@whalemusic: Hey buddy glad you could see them how I wanted, and thanks again for explaining why they may have been wrong before! I really appreciate your help and yep, a SD objective would be awesome if you've got an idea for something cool? I have a real itching to play a rescue style game against my mate using your marine

Righto, back into the world of grey plastic and fine smelling glue

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Oh and the librarian shoulder pad is actually one of the excellent chapterhouse studio ones from their Exorcist range! I just cut the rim off it! looks good enough to eat!


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Working on my power swords today amongst other things! I don't want to lightning bolt style them but wanted to try for a pale edge stipple blended into a darker centre on the blades using a bit of water i managed to kind of coach the paint where I wanted it to fade and stretch to, the photo's are better than before but they don't really convey the way they look accurately though but never the less, I popped him onto my assault sergeant and worked on them for awhile. the squad is nearly done should have them finished in the next day or two, I like the pose on this guy, almost superman taking off into the sky feel to him




Here's a better shot of the libby sword...


Here's the w.i.p on the assault sergeant...



Cool, so there we go for this friday!


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Nothing special going on today but painting! i've managed to finish a combat squad, get a good way through my next Tac squad as well as timing how long it's taking me to paint, i've nearly got the assault squad finished, i've started working on the chaplains head and i've started a little side project for something fun! i'm working on a heresy era iron armour marine done in Salamanders colours for a friend of mine (Pyriel) his models got me back into the hobby and i'm forever in his debt! if you haven't seen his work then I implore you to go and look right now! I plan on using some new methods and techniques on this one, and spending a bit of time blending, green is also a colour i've never painted properly before so it's trial by error! wish me luck guys! i'll post pics up on friday again!


may the emperor protect!

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Nf06 can't wait to see those models . Lets see a group shot of you legion

So that´s what the libby looks like in the end, cool

I like the bionic hand on that WIP mini SCC gave you parts for, where are you going to use those iron hand heads?

Not sure if i'm going to use the iron hands heads yet Tomas as i'm not really that fond of them, i'll have a look through the other bits and see what i'm not going to use and forward them on to you if you like? :-)

Glad you like yourself :-/ I think 'you' turned out quite well, the power sword was a pain as I mucked up the airbrush and had to use a brush but i think overall it's good!
now working on the chaplain, need to find someone keen enough for him to be named after? I though Kristy after my gf but it's not very intimidating is it?

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