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Gaslands cars look cool, very cartoony (I hope, that's what you were going for )

Don Qui Hotep wrote:Very flash! The yellow and white turned out quite well, nice even layers of paint. Tricky to pull off but it's worth it when they stand out on the battlefield!

Thanks. I think they turned out pretty slick. I've decided what details I want to put on them. We'll see if it turns out before I say anything. That way, if it doesn't work out, I can pretend it never happened.

Viterbi wrote:Gaslands cars look cool, very cartoony (I hope, that's what you were going for )

Bright, flashy, show offy, I'll take cartoony.

I cleaned off the bench. I left a couple of projects out but put most of the stuff away. It was too hard to concentrate on any one thing. Now hopefully I'll be able to finish my dread, a few troops that have been waiting, Truckzilla, etc.


Not much new there to report, except a couple of cars for a Mishkin team.


Hopefully the clean bench produces results, or I'm going to have to pile it back up again.

 DJJazzyJeff wrote:


(I definitely need to install a catwalk up there if I'm going to try to have models sit on top of it again).

Yes, having painted figures fall off raised terrain can cause damage and painter's rage. I always recommend having a favorite beverage of each player in case it happens.

Cheers,

CB

I've wondered about the protocol of having a beverage at the gaming table. To each their own? House rules? None whatsoever? As long as it doesn't spill on the table?

Anyway, some progress on the Chaplain. I've made his stole white again. I'm going to put some lettering on it, I'm thinking "Funerus" on the one side, and "Virtus" on the other.
From my family motto, Vivit Post Funera Virtus. Or, Virtue Lives After Death, for those of you with rusty Latin skills.

Very cool, DJ! I like the the wording on the pauldrons and the relation to your family motto.

Making progress DJJazzyJeff.

Cheers,

CB

Finished the Chaplain.
I have to build a lightbox or similar setup to get better pictures. I have a digital camera on (somewhat permanent?) loan from my son. Now I just have to stop making excuses and start taking better pictures.
Of course, these were just taken with my phone on my table, but there you go.

Progress at the start of the month was too far along to claim him in the monthly challenge. I actually started him during Advent, and here it is Lent by the time I finish.
I decided to make the stole white, and make his absolver bolt pistol the rose color. Also, he carries the tome of the Adeptus Brisonius on his belt. You never know when you'll need to proclaim the good word of the Emperor's protection. Possibly as soon as the enemy is nothing but heaps of bodies and smoking craters.

Hey, all right! Good to see this guy wrapped up. He turned out cool and the lettering looks rad.

Very nice! He's got a good ribcage on him

Nice one! I like the dark velvet palette the cloak has. As far as lightboxes go, I've just been using two black sweaters and a stack of books. Lay the sweater down, stack the books, and tuck the other sweater under and around them. I'll just position it wherever I can find/make the best lighting. An imperfect solution, but at no additional cost!

Thank you, everyone.

Got another four Intercessors done, which brings the total of finished models this month to 5. Also brings the unit up to 7.


I've been putting off doing the plasma weapons of these Hellblasters, not sure why. Especially when it was this easy.



I need to base them, a few more details, but they're just about done.

Some progress on the Dread.


And base coated some inceptors for the painting challenge. Have to get going on them to finish.


Thanks for watching!

That's a very different approach to plasma glow, and I love it! It really makes it seem more like the glow is coming from WITHIN the gun THROUGH the plasma coil than from the plasma coil itself, if that makes sense. Looks great!

Lots of progress going on, love the letters on the stole, very neat! And good to see more red arrive ready for battle, Hellblaster plasma glow looks very cool.

Plasma looking good mate, well done!

Love the dusting up the legs of the marines too - nice and natural blend into the bases. Steady hand on the chappy's lettering - great stuff.

Gaslands gear is super cool, that's definitely a game I'd love to get around to one day.

Keep it up mane!

Looking good, I like the glow effects on the hellblasters. The blue glow on the armor is a good detail.

Nice looking marines. Red, black and gold always looks solid and powerful. The plasma glow turned out well.

DJJazzyJeff,

Chaplain was great and the rest of the Marines are coming along.

Cheers,

CB

Thank you, everyone. Some good progress is happening 'round these parts. Space Marine progress. It's Space Marine month after all, right?

I have my Hellblaster squad finished. That brings me up to 10 models for the month of March.


Nothing that's going to win any competitions, but they look pretty good. I think anyway.

I painted this Captain a while ago, but I just made him a game-legal base. So, I'm going to count him as a model that was completed during March. If anyone has a problem with that, bring your little toy soldiers over to Colorado, USA and I'll shoot them with my little toy soldiers.



And, a couple WIP shots of the first Inceptor for the painting challenge. I hope to get all three done before the end.



The NMM looks like it's actually gold. Mostly.

As always, the support is much appreciated. Thanks for stopping by.

At first glance I missed the fact you had done NMM for the gold, only realised when I read your comment, so yes, it has worked out well! maybe some small white/almost white dots on the corners/edges would add to the effect? I like the red you are using, darker, more gritty than normally seen, what's your recipe? I'm going for a similar look for my challenge entry, mixing brown and red to tone it down

Nice job on the Hellblasters. I love the plasma glow from their barrels. Rebasing the Captain certainly counts against the pile, the real question is whether painting the rims of my Orks’ bases should count?

gobert wrote:Nice job on the Hellblasters. I love the plasma glow from their barrels. Rebasing the Captain certainly counts against the pile, the real question is whether painting the rims of my Orks’ bases should count?

Thank you. I found inspiration on the interwebs. I like that the glow looks like it's coming from deeper in the gun, as Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll pointed out.
Are you changing the color? Or painting the rim for the first time?
More importantly, will it help you in your own battle against the pile to count it as a victory? Then do so. Any progress against the pile is a good thing.

Maharg wrote:At first glance I missed the fact you had done NMM for the gold, only realized when I read your comment, so yes, it has worked out well! maybe some small white/almost white dots on the corners/edges would add to the effect? I like the red you are using, darker, more gritty than normally seen, what's your recipe? I'm going for a similar look for my challenge entry, mixing brown and red to tone it down

Thank you. That's high praise, indeed!
I used Mephiston Red as a base coat. Then a wash with Vallejo's black wash. I liked the darkness of the recessed areas but didn't like how the armor plates looked like they had liquid splattered on them. I think I probably did the wash too quickly, and it sort of pooled and ran across the armor. So, I mixed a crappy, craft-store black in with the Mephiston and painted all the plates a darker red. (On review it was actually an Apple Barrel paint from Walmart ) Then I wet blended that up to true Mephiston Red keeping the light source in mind. The highlights are Evil Suns Scarlet. I don't think I used any brown in the recesses. I've heard of recipes using a brown/red as the shadow and yellow/red as the highlight. I didn't want them to look orange, so I didn't do that. The brown I splash on as mud on the boots, etc. The world they're invading I see as more of mud than dust. I don't know if that's a valid reason to choose black or not. But, that being said there may have been some brown in there too. I had brown on my wet palette from some basing work, so it may have found its way in there. I can't really remember.

The NMM is a black/brown mixture, up through brown to Terra Cotta, with a yellow/Terra Cotta mixture as the brightest points. I tried a highlight of yellow but didn't like it. I think a near-white as you suggest would be better.

DJJazzyJeff wrote:Thank you, everyone. Some good progress is happening 'round these parts. Space Marine progress. It's Space Marine month after all, right?

And keeping with that, even more progress on the Dreadnought.
I like what's happening on the sarcophagus. The Aquila on the outside of the cockpit (cabin? cage? tomb?) seems dull and unfinished, especially compared to the one I just did on the Inceptor. I'll probably have to go back and do it NMM just to satisfy myself that it's actually finished.






I still have to:
Finish the base. especially the rubble and pipe sticking out the side. Some scrub brush, etc.
Paint the guns and/or rockets on the nose and get those mounted.
Paint his plasma cannon and flamer weapons options, just in case.
A few more touch-ups, highlights, battle damage, etc.
NMM the Aquila
Steady hands on the writing on the scrollwork on the front of the sarcophagus.
Decide whether to put transfers, freehand, or nothing on some of the wide, empty armor panels.
Oh golly, this list is getting long. Sort of makes me depressed.

Well, Mrs. Jazzy Jeff has a lot planned for today. I might get some hobby time later, but I may also be tired by then. Hopefully, at the least, I'll back to my bench tomorrow. I think I'll focus on the Inceptor(s) as I'd really like to compete in the monthly challenge.

I bought some new clippers, along with a couple of other tools; files, tweezers, etc. I also ordered a bottle of Woodland Scenics still water effects. They arrived yesterday, so I really now have zero excuses not to get going on my LoER terrain piece. Plans in my head are nice, but they really don't count as working on it.

As always, thanks for stopping by.

Dread is coming together well, the NMM on the eagle will look great

DJJazzyJeff,

You will have your army finished in no time.

Cheers,

CB

gobert wrote:Dread is coming together well, the NMM on the eagle will look great

Thanks for the vote of confidence. I want to try and finish my contest entry, and the beginning of April is earmarked for LoER, so it could be a bit before more progress is made. We'll see. The dread is a commanding presence on the workbench so it might come along faster than I think.

Captain Brown wrote:DJJazzyJeff,

You will have your army finished in no time.

Cheers,

CB

What does "finished" mean?

Nearly done with one of the Inceptors for the monthly challenge. I need to write on the purity seal, do the insignia on the pauldron, and a couple minor splotch fixes. Anything else anyone sees, or suggestions that could improve the work would be much appreciated.

Great stuff! This inceptor looks badass. Echoing the praise for your NMM, really impressive. I get your point about not wanting to mix orange into the red highlights - it's really easy to creep too yellow.

Great highlights on this chap. There’s a noticeable improvement as the army is expanding. Is the skull on his chest eagle staying red? I think it’d look better with a sharper highlight if it is. Otherwise silver or gold would look cool

Thanks, Don Qui Hotep.
gobert, I completely overlooked the skull. Didn't even notice it. I did the skulls on other models white. Perhaps something silver/white with some gradients. Almost NMM but not quite.

All these Marines are looking awesome. The Hellblasters especially rock.

A graduated white sounds great on the skull

Looking good. The dark shading on the red looks nice and gritty and really makes those eyes pop!