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2022/11/04 08:20:44
Subject: Josh paints weird monsters from Old School Miniatures!
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Gargantuan Great Squiggoth
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Weird and wonderful and bloody amazing paint work.
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2022/11/12 00:49:29
Subject: Re:Josh paints weird monsters from Old School Miniatures!
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Incorporating Wet-Blending
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Thanks for the kind words, everyone. The monsters were fun to paint, and quick, too!
The theme for the Dakka Challenge this month is "Snazzy," and few things are snazzier than fully armored samurai. So:
This first model is Toyotomi Hideyoshi, second of the Three Unifiers of Japan (after Oda Nobunaga and before Tokugawa Ieyasu). He's wearing a suit of armor that he later gifted to Date Masamune, and which is on display in Sendai, about an hour by Bullet Train from where I live. It's white and silver, which was rather a challenge to paint. It looks better in real life than in Dakka Superzoom.
This is Toyotomi Hidetsugu, a nephew and retainer of Hideyoshi. As his only surviving male relative, he was positioned to take over after Hideyoshi retired or died, but that changed when Hideyoshi's concubine finally gave him a male heir. A lot of ugliness followed. This armor is currently on display in the Suntory Museum of Art in Tokyo, which is much farther away, which in turn is why I've never seen it in person.
Here are the two together:
There are a few more models in this set, none of whom are named. This will give me a little more freedom in how I paint them up.
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2022/11/12 04:31:05
Subject: Josh paints Samurai from Steel Fist Miniatures!
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Gargantuan Great Squiggoth
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Very nice work.
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2022/11/12 06:39:57
Subject: Josh paints Samurai from Steel Fist Miniatures!
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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Excellent stuff. I like Hidetsugu's mempo, and are Silver armour has come out really well on Hideyoshi.
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Theophony"... and there's strippers in terminator armor and lovecraftian shenanigans afoot."
Solar_Lion: "Man this sums up your blog nicely."
Anpu-adom: "being Geek is about Love. Some love broadly. Some love deeply. And then there are people like Graven. |
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2022/11/13 02:39:52
Subject: Re:Josh paints Samurai from Steel Fist Miniatures!
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Grim Dark Angels Interrogator-Chaplain
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Those Samurai look great!
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2022/11/15 00:10:22
Subject: Josh paints Samurai from Steel Fist Miniatures!
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Utilizing Careful Highlighting
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Great models and I appreciate the history lesson!
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2022/11/16 00:23:32
Subject: Josh paints Samurai from Steel Fist Miniatures!
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Incorporating Wet-Blending
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Camkierhi wrote:Very nice work.
Thanks!
inmygravenimage wrote:Excellent stuff. I like Hidetsugu's mempo, and are Silver armour has come out really well on Hideyoshi.
Thanks! The silver doesn't look silver up close, but the effect works at tabletop distances, which I'll count as a win.
ZergSmasher wrote:Those Samurai look great!
Thank you, sir!
KidCthulhu wrote:Great models and I appreciate the history lesson!
Thanks! The history is decidedly surface level, but knowing a little about who I was painting kind of helped me decide where to take the models.
Two more samurai finished. The first is a high-level retainer, based on the ornateness of his armor:
This much lacing requires a lot of time and effort on the part of the maker, and so only higher ranked samurai would be able to afford something like this. Because of all the little holes required for the lacing, the armor itself is not as strong as cheaper, solid metal plates worn by lower-ranked samurai, and right about the time of Hideyoshi, even rich samurai would start to opt for protection over decoration.
His backbanner is cast in the same metal as the rest of the model, but I replaced part of the shaft with brass wire so it wouldn't snap off. I couldn't quite get the drill straight, which is why it's at such a steep angle.
This guy is carrying the helmet that goes with Hideyoshi's armor. The bassinette is covered with bear fur, with two war fans as decorations. I'm still struggling with NMM gold, but these turned out OK. Fun Fact: the fans as sculpted are completely flat, but my highlighting makes it look like there is a ridge in the center. Serendipity.
Here are all four together:
I have a few more models in this set, but these will likely be the entirety of my Painting Comp entry.
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2022/11/16 09:29:52
Subject: Josh paints Samurai from Steel Fist Miniatures!
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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I like the retainer with sashimono. Particularly snazzy
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Theophony"... and there's strippers in terminator armor and lovecraftian shenanigans afoot."
Solar_Lion: "Man this sums up your blog nicely."
Anpu-adom: "being Geek is about Love. Some love broadly. Some love deeply. And then there are people like Graven. |
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2022/11/16 17:43:42
Subject: Josh paints Samurai from Steel Fist Miniatures!
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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Great stuff as always!
Valete,
JohnS
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Valete,
JohnS
"You don't believe data - you test data. If I could put my finger on the moment we genuinely <expletive deleted> ourselves, it was the moment we decided that data was something you could use words like believe or disbelieve around"
-Jamie Sanderson |
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2022/11/23 08:36:48
Subject: Re:Josh paints Samurai from Steel Fist Miniatures!
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Incorporating Wet-Blending
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2022/11/23 09:41:59
Subject: Josh paints Samurai from Steel Fist Miniatures!
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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Absolutely cracking, love the standard. The GSW (I think?) basing stuff sets them off really well too.With the gourd, I would take a high powered lamp or similar and paint to the light spots directly, maybe?
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Theophony"... and there's strippers in terminator armor and lovecraftian shenanigans afoot."
Solar_Lion: "Man this sums up your blog nicely."
Anpu-adom: "being Geek is about Love. Some love broadly. Some love deeply. And then there are people like Graven. |
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2022/11/25 13:37:04
Subject: Josh paints Samurai from Steel Fist Miniatures!
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Crushing Black Templar Crusader Pilot
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Samurai looking very snazzy
Thanks for sharing!
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Relapse wrote:
Baron, don't forget to talk about the SEALs and Marines you habitually beat up on 2 and 3 at a time, as you PM'd me about.
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2022/11/29 08:59:22
Subject: Josh paints Samurai from Steel Fist Miniatures!
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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Loving the samurai, reminds me of playing total war: Shogun, where some of the cavalry units have those big balloons on their backs
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2022/11/30 01:36:13
Subject: Josh paints Samurai from Steel Fist Miniatures!
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Gargantuan Great Squiggoth
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You are working at a whole new level lately, fantastic work.
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2022/12/09 10:22:07
Subject: Josh paints Samurai from Steel Fist Miniatures!
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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The Samurai set is really cool, you have such a way of painting natural cloth that is super effective.
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See My Crazy Army plan here: http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/0/521618.page#5517409
2000 Point Armies
[40k] Orks - Kaptin Grimskragas Razorfangs; Tyranids - Hive Fleet Acidica; Astra Militarum - Murdochs 5th Armoured Detachment; Necron - Reclamation Legion of Tomb World Fordris; Inquisition - Ordos Hereticus Witchfinder Tasetus and Coven; Iron Hands - Taskforce of the Garrsak Clan Company; Alpha Legion - XII Ambush Cell, Loyalists of the Twin Primarchs; Aeldari - Guiding Light of Yarn Le'ath;
[Warhammer] Empire - Obsidian Knightly Order; Bretonnian - Vain Quest for the Grail, 11th Crusade of Araby; Dwarf - Throng of Kark Veng; Ogre Kingdoms - Wondrous Caravan of the Traveller and his Maneaters; Tomb Kings - Bronze Host of Ka-Sabar; Chaos Dwarf - Protectors of Hashuts Holy Places; High Elf - Dragonriders of Caledor; |
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2022/12/11 00:39:12
Subject: Josh paints Samurai from Steel Fist Miniatures!
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Incorporating Wet-Blending
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inmygravenimage wrote:Absolutely cracking, love the standard. The GSW (I think?) basing stuff sets them off really well too.With the gourd, I would take a high powered lamp or similar and paint to the light spots directly, maybe?
Thanks! Gamer's Grass tufts are great-- random shapes instead of perfect circles make them feel more natual.
IGtR= wrote:Samurai looking very snazzy
Thanks for sharing!
Thanks! Samurai armor is terribly fiddly to paint, but when I get it right the results speak for themselves.
Slinky wrote:Loving the samurai, reminds me of playing total war: Shogun, where some of the cavalry units have those big balloons on their backs
Those balloon things are called "horo," and supposedly they were used to protect the riders from arrows shot from the rear. As armor improved, they were used more to mark messengers (I think. I haven't really reviewed my samurai history in years).
Camkierhi wrote:You are working at a whole new level lately, fantastic work.
You are too kind!
Archer wrote:The Samurai set is really cool, you have such a way of painting natural cloth that is super effective.
I feel like I struggle with cloth, so your comment really makes me feel good.
The theme for the December painting challenge is Open Round. I decided to paint up this old Grenadier Dragon:
I bought it new back when I still lived in the US, but left it behind with a lot of other stuff when I moved over. Periodically (i.e. Xmas and birthdays), my dad sends me some of the random stuff I left at his house, and this model arrived last Christmas, which I think makes this a holiday-themed project.
I'll be painting this for display rather than gaming, so I spent some time making a scenic base for it:
The bark, sand, and stones all came from the side of the house. Once the mod podge is fully dry, I'll hit it with the gesso and start the painting process for real.
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2022/12/12 04:54:33
Subject: Re:Josh paints Samurai from Steel Fist Miniatures!
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Incorporating Wet-Blending
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I spent some time on the scenic base, and this is what I came up with:
With this model, I've decided to branch out from my usual hobby paints. I'm not quite patient enough for oils and their long drying times, so I'll be painting this model with gouache. I'm trying to mix everything up from primary colors (red, blue, yellow), with white to lighten and a couple of darker browns for when I get lazy. I'm pretty happy with how this stage has turned out. I'm thinking the dragon will end up turquoise (There are some really pretty lizards to use as inspiration) to contrast with the red-orange rocks, assuming I can figure out the proper mix of blue and yellow.
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2022/12/12 09:29:00
Subject: Josh paints Samurai from Steel Fist Miniatures!
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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This is VERY exciting
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Theophony"... and there's strippers in terminator armor and lovecraftian shenanigans afoot."
Solar_Lion: "Man this sums up your blog nicely."
Anpu-adom: "being Geek is about Love. Some love broadly. Some love deeply. And then there are people like Graven. |
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2022/12/13 02:35:34
Subject: Re:Josh paints Samurai from Steel Fist Miniatures!
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[DCM]
Boom! Leman Russ Commander
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"He fears his fate too much, or his desserts are small, who will not put it to a single touch; to win- or lose- it all."
Montrose Toast
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2022/12/13 04:24:38
Subject: Josh paints Samurai from Steel Fist Miniatures!
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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The texture of the scales on the tail of that dragon look quite realistic. Very keen to see it finished off.
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See My Crazy Army plan here: http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/0/521618.page#5517409
2000 Point Armies
[40k] Orks - Kaptin Grimskragas Razorfangs; Tyranids - Hive Fleet Acidica; Astra Militarum - Murdochs 5th Armoured Detachment; Necron - Reclamation Legion of Tomb World Fordris; Inquisition - Ordos Hereticus Witchfinder Tasetus and Coven; Iron Hands - Taskforce of the Garrsak Clan Company; Alpha Legion - XII Ambush Cell, Loyalists of the Twin Primarchs; Aeldari - Guiding Light of Yarn Le'ath;
[Warhammer] Empire - Obsidian Knightly Order; Bretonnian - Vain Quest for the Grail, 11th Crusade of Araby; Dwarf - Throng of Kark Veng; Ogre Kingdoms - Wondrous Caravan of the Traveller and his Maneaters; Tomb Kings - Bronze Host of Ka-Sabar; Chaos Dwarf - Protectors of Hashuts Holy Places; High Elf - Dragonriders of Caledor; |
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2022/12/13 19:26:40
Subject: Re:Josh paints Samurai from Steel Fist Miniatures!
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Incorporating Wet-Blending
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Thanks, everyone!
The dragon is pretty much finished:
Inspiration for the colors and pattern came from the collared lizard. I kind of feel like the wings a missing something, but given how deep the folds are, I'm not sure I can do anything that won't turn out weird and lopsided. After I seal the model, I'll start adding vegetation to the base.
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2022/12/13 21:18:36
Subject: Josh paints Samurai from Steel Fist Miniatures!
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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That's extremely snazzy. I like the wings, but maybe a solution is to bring the highlight up even more OR take it up to the green?
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Theophony"... and there's strippers in terminator armor and lovecraftian shenanigans afoot."
Solar_Lion: "Man this sums up your blog nicely."
Anpu-adom: "being Geek is about Love. Some love broadly. Some love deeply. And then there are people like Graven. |
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2022/12/15 19:54:19
Subject: Re:Josh paints an old Grenadier dragon!
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Incorporating Wet-Blending
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2022/12/15 20:31:59
Subject: Josh paints an old Grenadier dragon!
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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Absolutely awesome. And very lizardy.
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Theophony"... and there's strippers in terminator armor and lovecraftian shenanigans afoot."
Solar_Lion: "Man this sums up your blog nicely."
Anpu-adom: "being Geek is about Love. Some love broadly. Some love deeply. And then there are people like Graven. |
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2022/12/16 08:32:11
Subject: Josh paints an old Grenadier dragon!
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Very nice, love the base!
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2022/12/16 12:37:01
Subject: Josh paints an old Grenadier dragon!
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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Glorious! I feel like I'm looking at a dusty tome from the 80s
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2022/12/17 00:01:32
Subject: Josh paints an old Grenadier dragon!
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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Amazing job! Love, as always, how you nail the naturalistic look, but still bringing in some fantastic coloration that fits. Really, really cracking diorama!
Valete,
JohnS
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This message was edited 2 times. Last update was at 2022/12/17 00:02:12
Valete,
JohnS
"You don't believe data - you test data. If I could put my finger on the moment we genuinely <expletive deleted> ourselves, it was the moment we decided that data was something you could use words like believe or disbelieve around"
-Jamie Sanderson |
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2022/12/18 09:13:36
Subject: Josh paints an old Grenadier dragon!
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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Marvellous, well done!
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2022/12/18 10:48:37
Subject: Josh paints an old Grenadier dragon!
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Otiose in a Niche
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The colors are just brilliant on it.
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2022/12/18 19:35:48
Subject: Re:Josh paints an old Grenadier dragon!
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Incorporating Wet-Blending
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Thanks, all!
Next up, a creepy monster:
This is the Avatar of the Bloody Handed God, from RAFM's Call of Cthulhu line. The main tentacle is supposed to be point up rather than down, but that would have made the model too tall to fit in the case, so I reversed it and added some sub-tentacles made of kneadatite. I chose this model to experiment with custom mixing colors and with using gouache paints. Every color on the model was mixed up from yellow, red, blue, and white. I didn't quite achieve the flesh tone I wanted, but otherwise he turned out OK.
As the end of the year approaches, I'm finding myself lacking in inspiration, so I think I'll be grinding through the half-finished models sitting in my painting area. Hopefully I'll have something to share soon.
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