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Weird and wonderful and bloody amazing paint work.




 
   
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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.

Now showing more Samurai Marines, Bad Squiddo Amazons, and an Oldhammer Chaos Thug!

Painting total as of 3/28/2024: 21 plus a set of modular spaceship terrain

Painting total for 2023: 79 plus 28 Battlemechs and a Dragon-Balrog

 
   
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Not where I should be

Very nice work.




 
   
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Mostly, on my phone.

Excellent stuff. I like Hidetsugu's mempo, and are Silver armour has come out really well on Hideyoshi.

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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A Protoss colony world

Those Samurai look great!

My armies (re-counted and updated on 11/1/23, including modeled wargear options):
Dark Angels: ~15000 Astra Militarum: ~1200 | Adeptus Custodes: ~1900 | Imperial Knights: ~2000 | Sisters of Battle: ~3500 | Leagues of Votann: ~1200 | Tyranids: ~2600 | Stormcast Eternals: ~5000
Check out my P&M Blogs: ZergSmasher's P&M Blog | Imperial Knights blog | Board Games blog | Total models painted in 2023: 40 | Total models painted in 2024: 7 | Current main painting project: Dark Angels
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Great models and I appreciate the history lesson!


 
   
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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.

Now showing more Samurai Marines, Bad Squiddo Amazons, and an Oldhammer Chaos Thug!

Painting total as of 3/28/2024: 21 plus a set of modular spaceship terrain

Painting total for 2023: 79 plus 28 Battlemechs and a Dragon-Balrog

 
   
Made in ru
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Mostly, on my phone.

I like the retainer with sashimono. Particularly snazzy

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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Ellicott City, MD

Great stuff as always!

Valete,

JohnS

Valete,

JohnS

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There are three more models in this set, but for whatever reason, I could only find two of them. I finished one of them:]



I'm reasonably pleased with how he turned out, but I should have mounted the standard pole before I started painting. As it is, it spins pretty much freely in his hands.

This guy is proving to be problematic:


The standard bearer was pretty straightfoward, but the banner topper (the gourd-looking thing) is frustrating me. My son assures me that Hideyoshi generally preferred gaudy regalia, so red and gold is the correct choice, but I just can't figure out the lighting for the double spheres. I'll try to finish him before the month is out, but for now I'm setting him aside. Here is the completed group:


Now showing more Samurai Marines, Bad Squiddo Amazons, and an Oldhammer Chaos Thug!

Painting total as of 3/28/2024: 21 plus a set of modular spaceship terrain

Painting total for 2023: 79 plus 28 Battlemechs and a Dragon-Balrog

 
   
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Mostly, on my phone.

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?

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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Samurai looking very snazzy

Thanks for sharing!



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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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You are working at a whole new level lately, fantastic work.




 
   
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Australia

The Samurai set is really cool, you have such a way of painting natural cloth that is super effective.

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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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.

Now showing more Samurai Marines, Bad Squiddo Amazons, and an Oldhammer Chaos Thug!

Painting total as of 3/28/2024: 21 plus a set of modular spaceship terrain

Painting total for 2023: 79 plus 28 Battlemechs and a Dragon-Balrog

 
   
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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.

Now showing more Samurai Marines, Bad Squiddo Amazons, and an Oldhammer Chaos Thug!

Painting total as of 3/28/2024: 21 plus a set of modular spaceship terrain

Painting total for 2023: 79 plus 28 Battlemechs and a Dragon-Balrog

 
   
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This is VERY exciting

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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The base is fantastic- it looks like real sandstone has been shaped to form the diorama. Very well done!

"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."

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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.

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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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.

Now showing more Samurai Marines, Bad Squiddo Amazons, and an Oldhammer Chaos Thug!

Painting total as of 3/28/2024: 21 plus a set of modular spaceship terrain

Painting total for 2023: 79 plus 28 Battlemechs and a Dragon-Balrog

 
   
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Mostly, on my phone.

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?

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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Japan

I reckon this is as finished as it's going to get:







This is the first model I've ever none entirely in gouache paints. Everything is custom-mixed from red, blue, and yellow, with a little white and some raw umber here and there. I'm not sure I would go this route with human-sized models, but it works pretty well for something at this size.

Now showing more Samurai Marines, Bad Squiddo Amazons, and an Oldhammer Chaos Thug!

Painting total as of 3/28/2024: 21 plus a set of modular spaceship terrain

Painting total for 2023: 79 plus 28 Battlemechs and a Dragon-Balrog

 
   
Made in gb
Decrepit Dakkanaut






Mostly, on my phone.

Absolutely awesome. And very lizardy.

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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Very nice, love the base!
   
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Glorious! I feel like I'm looking at a dusty tome from the 80s
   
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Ellicott City, MD

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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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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Marvellous, well done!

   
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The colors are just brilliant on it.

 
   
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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.

Now showing more Samurai Marines, Bad Squiddo Amazons, and an Oldhammer Chaos Thug!

Painting total as of 3/28/2024: 21 plus a set of modular spaceship terrain

Painting total for 2023: 79 plus 28 Battlemechs and a Dragon-Balrog

 
   
 
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