Tim's P&M blog (custom nurgling base - space marine marrionette WIP)

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**tallmantim**

Latest finished unit or figure:

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I figured rather than spraying projects around in separate posts like a dog with too many fire hydrants that I should put the stuff I'm working on in one place.

So here it is!

OK - to start with, I've set myself the task of painting the stuff that I have bought recently before buying anything else (unless of course I happen to win those ebay auctions I'm sniping....)

I bought these guys last year, before learning that they were no longer that good for an Eldar battleforce.

They have also been a major PITA to put together and prep...

**Alexiosis**

They look nice, I like the posing of those figures.

**Nightwatch**

I must say I don't like the pooping- swooping, I said swooping-hawks that much...they seem pretty useless to me overall. However, when they actually manage to do something in a game then you get the pleasure of watching your opponent break down and cry at his (or her) own futility. They're really good-looking models though, so perhaps you'll be one of the first I've seen in quite a while to take them regularly in an army list?

**tallmantim**

Alexiosis wrote:They look nice, I like the posing of those figures.

Yeah - nice looking figures. I'm going to experiment with army painting effects with the undercoat and my airbrush...

Plan is to spray upward from underneath with black undercoat, cover with grey undercoat and then give a highlight from the top with a light white undercoat.

I will then use thin hawk turquoise with the airbrush to coat them, and graduate/blend the wings up to yellow.

Not sure how it will turn out, but should at least mean not too much work!

Nightwatch wrote:I must say I don't like the pooping- swooping, I said swooping-hawks that much...they seem pretty useless to me overall. However, when they actually manage to do something in a game then you get the pleasure of watching your opponent break down and cry at his (or her) own futility. They're really good-looking models though, so perhaps you'll be one of the first I've seen in quite a while to take them regularly in an army list?

Yeah - I have read a bit on them and while people agree that they're OK, they are not awesome in any particular role - and the roles they can do can be done better by more effective and efficient troops.

I don't actually play much at all however, so it's not a big deal anyway!

**Nightwatch**

On that one occasion they do manage to hold their own, your opponent will break down and cry, and lose all hope in himself. He will then send his landraider off the table edge and deep strike his termies into impassable terrain, all because of that one lucky roll. I've seen it. It is not a pretty sight, so be careful when you use them and if you're feeling really lucky, just don't shoot at them. The mental institutes are full enough already, we don't need to work the caregivers overtime.

**tallmantim**

Hi...

Well, undercoated them now trying out black, grey and white undercoating...

**tallmantim**

Hi

Working on a plague bearer spawed from a space marine at the moment.

Overall OK, but the head is too big!

**tallmantim**

Hi

Got my new airbrush and it worked wonderfully with propper airbrush thinner!

Very nice and smooth for a sub US$30 airbrush (including shipping from Honkers!)

Base coated them - next is an Asurmen blue wash over it (with a brush), followed by an airbrush highlight, then yellowing the tips of the wings:

**Wrexasaur**

The plague-bearer looks pretty cool. For some reason it reminds me of star-wars.

**tallmantim**

Alright finished airbrushing the hawks - they look nice with just airbrushing although the photo washes them out in a big way:

**V0ldem0r7**

Looking very nice on the swooping hawks.

The Plague-bearer looks okay, because Nurgle things are always kind of lumpy/rotting.

**V0ldem0r7**

Sorry for the double post.

**tallmantim**

Thanks Voldemort.

I'm quite pleased with the airbrush - it is fun to use (I didn't once get bored or peeved with doing the airbrushing as I have before with batch painting/base coating) and works well at creating nicely blended colours.

Next to actually attack them with a brush!

**Wrexasaur**

Looks good, I hope to see some more airbrushing in the future. The blending looks really good on the Exarch.

**tallmantim**

Thanks Wrex.

Trying out NMM for the first time on the sword...

**tallmantim**

Hi

Finished all the pinning required for the great unclean one today, greenstuffed the gaps, based and got some paint on...

Looking to have a couple of skin hues on it as you can see from the basecoat.

**Goodge**

Wrexasaur wrote:The plague-bearer looks pretty cool. For some reason it reminds me of star-wars.

back on topic, cant wait to see them once theyve been detailed.

**abhorsen950**

Its all looking good
keep it up

Cheers
ABH

**tallmantim**

Cheers

trying a new head on the plague bearer.

**Death Gear**

Relly nice Job!

**person person**

NMM looks amazing!!!

Can't wait to see this stuff done.

**tallmantim**

Hi

Just got home from work and my son surprised me with this gem he created below.

I've asked him if I can have him to paint for my army and he's said yes! Cool!

**tallmantim**

Oh - and he said I should post the back - by the way he is 12...

**person person**

AMAZING

**tallmantim**

Hi - finished ogryn flesh wash, basecoat of details, and some highlights - thin purple wash coming over the top of the lot next.

Batteries out, so having to take without flash...

**person person**

LOVE IT

**tallmantim**

Thanks for the comments Person Person.

Have nearly completed the painting of the figure itself tonight whilst enjoying watching the Cricket test from Leeds. Good to see Australia finally hit some form!

You can see the general look on the first one and a closer view of the metalwork that I've tried to give a used rusty pattina to.

Cheers

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Working on the base at the moment. The white is PVA that will set to give a base for the water look.

**tallmantim**

Nearly finished now - just have to flock once gloss is dry...

**Wrexasaur**

You have some very interesting work Tallmantim.

I like what you are doing with the hot-glue gun, the base of your GUO looks very cool, and I particularly like the water effect you have done.

The piece that your son made looks quite good. I can see him making some really fantastic stuff with a bit more practice. I would recommend working with fimo/sculpey and a bit of milliput if you have access to them. Practicing with GS can get a bit frustrating, but sculpey is a really friendly material to work with in general.

Nice work

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**tallmantim**

Thanks Wrex - yeah I'm a big fan of hot glue! ;-)

Anyway, got home from a conference and put the final work on him so 100% complete now.