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Camkierhi wrote:Glad to hear youngsters OK. These things happen. Still always difficult.

Looking forward to seeing some of these models. Chin up chuck, these are the grind months, you will soon be back up.

Thanks mate. Not really sure where my head is at or why, tbh. Life's pretty good. Hey ho.

The end is finally in sight with the objective project:

GCPD box files, using Mantic accessory bits (TT Combat stuff still hasn't arrived) )

Lead-lined LexCorp box done:



Broken down neon sign, which is detachable from its base:



And further barricade WIP


Aiming to finish this by th eend of the weekend, complete with some colour, posters and tags. The guy this is for is so pleased he's going to order some Necromunda scatter further down the line. Woo.

Forgot to post these fun pic from the game the other night:
End of Turn 4 -

End of final Turn (6)

Cross the board, and hopped off

Bye for now,
Graven

Yorkright wrote: Love all the gritty terrain bits you have built, the graffiti wall is well executed looks like something out of Gotham's back streets and alleys. Having the lid come off the lead lined box is a nice addition to your already great objectives, always enjoy getting a chance to see your DC projects.

Many thanks dude. Much appreciated.

TerrainWalker wrote:That neon sign is absolutely gorgeous

Well thanks mate appreciate that. Gitsplitta suggested using brass rid as neon tubes which is an interesting idea also.


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Started detailing:


Getting there...

Dr H wrote:Good work all around.

Really like that barricade.

Cheers. They're a lot of fun to do.
Might've started another:

CommissarKhaine wrote:I always love all those little details you add. Lovely work as usual!

Thanks kindly.
Nice weekend. Really quiet. Watched Moana about 6 times because toddlers are obsessive, sorted a lot of lego, ate hotdogs with kimchi, even managed to make a start on some painting for me:

A wall of prison Orange. Honestly I think I just needed to do stuff for me for my sanity.
Got the barricade done and dusted:


And some GCPD file boxes:

Collected objectives:

So, some progress made. The motherboxes are getting there, also.
Feeling a bit more me. Time will tell.
Best
Graven

TerrainWalker wrote:Love the feeling stacking up a bunch of stuff that's all just finished. Looks really good together

Yeah it's really satisfying, isn't it?! Nice that it looks coherent as a whole also.

Skalk Bloodaxe wrote:The objective markers are excellent. I've always liked your weathering technique. Reminds me of WWII dioramas I saw at the VFW with my grandfather when I was a little kid.

Thanks, that's much appreciated and really gratifying, as it's excatly what I aspire to. I'm very heavily influenced by military modelling techniques, always have been, and sometimes that's at odds with non-military gaming aesthetically. It's why I had to push myself so hard with the DCU stuff to get it comic-y, but the Bat stuff can be a bit more grungy and grubby. It's probably why I love painting and modelling scenery so much generally.

And, Motherboxes are now done!

Even shiny magic space boxes need grime, right
So I'm finished, right? RIGHT?!...
Nope. That second barricade, remember? And some little bombs, just for fun though. You'll see them soon as I get some more bases.
I've got my little teddy bears also, so they're going to be evil soon. However, I'm very much done with terrain for a bit after this. Gap filling on metals Shazam!, Pyg and Dollotrons to assemble and mould lines off Miles Behind Us for TWD all on the "modelling" agenda. Back to painting actual models for me, now.

On a side note. Thanks for listening to me ramble. It's good to have somewhere to vent with the whole mental health thing. Dakka is my therapy... yikes

Best,
graven

Red Harvest wrote:Was this the Disney Moana, or the Italian one? Don't google that last bit, possibly NSFW. In Italy, the movie is Oceania.


Spring is coming. Always good for the mind, extra daylight.

The collection of objectives is very good. The barricade looks quite functional, but... yes a but... the top of the wire 'fencing' should curl down slightly, so folks don't accidentally stab themselves on it. (I may or may not have done something like that at some point in my gaming career. Nolo Contendere.)

well. Learn something new every day...
And excellent suggestion on the fencing. Fixed on both. Yes, we've all sacrificed bit of ourselves to khorne in pursuit of nerdvana.

CommissarKhaine wrote:Loving all the little details . Nice work as usual! Wish I had the spirit to spend so much time on terrain...

Believe me it's running out

Looking forward to getting back into painting minis. In the meantime, a question: do any of the DC minis I've painted over the last wee while particularly stick in your collective mind as good? Debating whether to enter any in a painting contest. Currently, Lex and Wonder Woman spring to my mind. I might do a fresh one for it - Red Son Superman is tempting - but want your thoughts, if y'all have any to share.

Camkierhi wrote:WW is one of the most stunningly brilliant models I have seen done by anyone in ages bud.

Thanks kindly sir
Lot of love for her; preuming you mean the foot, not mounted, version:

Red Harvest wrote:Yeah, WW.

Khorne? Hunh? That phony? Old Scratch would kick his ass. Well, trick him into kicking his own ass. "Kick thee behind thee."

Slinky wrote:The nastiest wound I ever gave myself was caused by reaching into a box full of the goblin spearmen from the 4th ed WFB box. Those suckers were sharp!

I have had a fair number of modelling injuries over the years, but my favourite happended to Mabrothrax when he was a gw staffer and, whilst on the phone to me and assembling Tau, superglued both the phone and model to both his hand and face.

aku-chan wrote:I think both Wonder Woman and Lex are competition worthy.

Feeling the love for these guys. I realise I've done 2 version of Lex

Suppose I could enter both.
Interestingly, none of those are even close to my "top rated" models according to Dakka: Blackgate Prisoners, Heatwave, Hawkman, The Acolyte, Sickle, Mr Hoppy and of course Titan Pennywise Joker (can't enter him, entered previously).
It's both annoying and encouraging that I've not painted anything that good in a while. Need to get my game face back on.


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So better get barricade 2 done:




Just the set of bombs left!
Graven


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In fact, that's quite motivating:



Which means... I'm done!

Great fun to do - but some sense of relief to be finished!
Thanks for all the c&c along the way gang!

Thanks kindly

Anyone for tea and blood?


I may, in fact, have a problem:


So gang, need your advice - not that I'll necessarily follow it to the letter, but being instructed by fellow dakkanauts does tend to prod me a bit. What next? Here's the list of Doom:

Paint queue:
TWD
Safety Behind Bars prisoners and Walkers (started)

BMG/DCU
Primed and preshaded:
Blackgate prisoners (started)
Batman & Arkham Guards
Gotham City Sirens & plants
Owlman & Johnny Quick
Arkham Knight Harley
Nurse Harley
Knightfall Batman
Flashpoint Batman
Batgirl (Rebirth)
Red Son Superman

Primed:
Joker & Arkham Clowns
Enchantress
John Constantine
Jason Blood / Etrigan
Zatanna
Gorilla Grodd Crew
John Stewart
High Court Lady

Modelling/priming queue:
TWD cleanup and priming for
Miles Behind us (Greene Farm expansion)
Filling and priming for BMG/DCU
Deathstroke Militia (2)
Parliament of Owls
Superwoman & Power Ring
Dynamic Duo

Unbuilt
Wonderland gang
Professor Pyg & Dollotrons
Atrocitus
Shazam!
Monster T

So.
One or two

Dakka, it's over to you!

Paradigm wrote:John, Jason/Etrigan and Zatanna. Get some JLD going on here!

Love all the recent objective work, incredibly varied and authentic!

Thanks mate. It has been a nice change of pace, but now I need to get back on the paint horse (or something). Yeah, JLD is a good shout. I realised I forgot to include something on Constantine's base - so he's now got an ancient tome on the floor also. Whilst I was doing that, I found a brain in a jar also. I can't decide whether to give it to Professor Pyg or Nurse Harley...

Red Harvest wrote:Get some polyhedral dice. Set up a few tables, and roll. Paint what the dice indicate.

Or work backwards. I dislike having unassembled minis lying about. So I'd say assemble first.

The rolemaster of hobby eh? Knowing my luck I'd roill "leave hobby, go live in cave"
Ordinarily, I'd agree with you Red, but I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed by what's there already. I think the unbuilt stuff will stick about for variety for now. I do generally have a rule of not playing with anything unpainted. Maybe I should set up a game and use that to motivate me

Skalk Bloodaxe wrote:
I'm not sure what "Gotham City Sirens & plants" is but if it's terrain I say do that.
Shelf of Shame. I used to a have a thread dedicated to that. Ha.

Gotham city sirens is Catwoman, Harley, Ivy and a couple of plants.
Yeah, seriously considering tensioning renaming my blog

Red Harvest wrote:Actually, I was trolling Paradigm, just a little. Chat we were having in a different thread.

Fair enough. Trolling paradigm is legit



Hoping for a quiet weekend. Doubt I'll get it but still
Picked up a Killing Joke joker for a steal; he's the official DCUMG version. Still wish they'd done one with a camera...

So the short term looks like JLD and GCS. I can do that, right?
I quite fancy running Sirens. Ivy has the ability to take any Henchman in the game, regardless of faction or other restrictions, which must surely open up some broken combos...

Paradigm wrote:

You're thinking too small mate! This is surely the creative spark needed to bring renowned villain The Brain into DCUMG!
http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Brain_(New_Earth)

Also, who just has a 35mm scale brain in a jar lying around?

Surely the question should be who hasn't
Actually The Brain is a great idea. I might revisit that.

youwashock wrote:I'll throw another vote at the Sirens. They are sure to look awesome.

There's a pattern emerging...

CommissarKhaine wrote:+1 for the Sirens

This is cos I've started JLD, isn't it?! Sirens next then.

Justice League Dark... Purple:


And The Demon!


Cloak is coming along nicely. Zatanna will get a black wash, I just want a richer less flat base colour first. Debating doing her tights with VJ smoke (not doing fishnets )
And, yeah, new name. More accurate
Later
Graven

CommissarKhaine wrote:Those will work as well . Nice work as always!

carlos13th wrote:Like the JLD so far

Thanks kindly !

Littletower wrote:Catching up. Looking great, nice cape!

Cheers, I do love a cape.

And managed to get the tights done

... as well as add a bit of depth to Etrigan

And prison oranges

youwashock wrote:Enog, enog, mrof fo nam, esir eht nomed nagirtE!

JLD looking good.

Zatanna summoning the Demon? Cheeky Cheers

Slinky wrote:Mmm, love your style, it suits these minis down to the ground

How did you do the tights, they are v real-looking?

Thanks. I sometimese feel my grungy style doesn't work for DCU - fine for BMG and its street crud, but not so much solid comic garishness. However, the JLD can be... dark, right? The only one I'm really worried about is Etrigan, hence the fairly bright cloak. I'm unlikely to use these guys in BMG: Magic is just broken as things stand. They're going to live in the DCU box.

Tights are simply done with thinned Vallejo smoke, then lightly wiping away where they'd get caught by the light.

And excitingly, I found Owlman's missing arm! Now why, you may ask, would this matter, as I'd converted him anyway with a Razerang? Well I've currently got a Arkham City Batman missing an arm because of said conversion, so now I can use Owlman's to make him into Zurr-en-Arr, which was the plan for that spare Batman all along. Cos I need another model to paint...

Huzzah, etc.

Yorkright wrote: Digging the JLD models.

They are lovely. Delicate. New resin isn't too brittle, either, despite my fears.

M0rdain wrote:The JLD look great, i'm guessing its Constantine on the right, but who is in the middle?

Indeed, and that's Jason Blood, he who is the form of man to the demon Etrigan.

Dr H wrote:Good work.

I will second rolling a die to decide what to do...
More accurately, rolling will tell you what you don't want to do:
Roll die,
"Nah, I don't feel like doing that one"
Re-roll die,
"Nah, not that one"
...
Repeat until you get "Yeah, I could probably do that" or similar response.

Pretty much

CommissarKhaine wrote:Progress is looking good

Cheers mucker. Good to force myself back into the habit.

So, having read this week's issue of The Demon: Hell on Earth (out tomorrow, it's dead good) as an excuse to check my colours, I think Etrigan is nearly done:


Mostly, eyes and a bit of work around the mouth. Not sure about flames/osl? Base?

And the rest of the JLD, who aren't quite as far along:

Skin for them next.
C&C, as always, sought,
After that, it'll be the sirens, assorted vicious plant life, and miscellanous additional Harley Quinns, methinks.
Oh, and further proof that I have serious problem, got the Killing Joke Joker yesterday
Later y'all
Graven


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Fixed face and osl.

Might even be done!

So we had a snow day!
Not had one in... 8 years?
Poor wife walked to work in the snow hour and half there, bless her. The sense of obligation of hospital staff. Managed to get a lift home at least. Meant I was in charge of the 3 spawn today, taught the boys DC Deckbuilding which they loved.

Anyway.
Got a demo as Overlord (villain) of Monolith Gotham City Chronicles.

Lots of fun was had. Crazy game, it broke Kickstarter in the first hour. Decent, well worth a look.

Got a (very) early 40th present from a mate.

It's full of evil toys! Perfect.


Also. I made a Bat... Man.

Zurr-en-Arr!

And I manages to lay down initial skin tones on Zatanna.


Plus, I think, finish Constantine and Jason Blood.







Not bad
Later
Graven

 Paradigm wrote:
Not bad is selling yourself short, John and Jason are both looking fantastic. Especially your work on the fabric textures on Constantine's coat and Blood's jacket, really quality stuff.

If you don't mind the criticism, I think Zatanna's blouse and jacket might need a bit more work, the rough look works for Constantine but Zatanna's should possibly be a bit smoother (though it could be that those areas just aren't finish yet, in which case ignore me, I'm being overly picky in any case! )


How was running the Batman game in Bad Guy Mode? Is it still competitive with win conditions you can work towards, or are you more in a GM role where you simply set stuff up for the players working against you?

You're most kind old son. Glad you approve. They were a pleasure to do. I'm all about the muck.

Zatanna c&c gratefully received, she's still WIP. Blouse and gloves are way off still, never mind the jacket which needs a layer of VJ black patina.

Playing as Overlord is fun. I only felt like a GM insofar as I have played, and won, as Catwoman, so was helping the Catwoman player a kot. The scenario doesn't lend itself to heroes who know what they're doing though. I got creamed on the last turn, but the guy running red hood had played both sides of the demo before so knew how to play to win. Still fun - I held them to the last dice roll of the game. Much fun was had, I'm now the only person ever to pull off all of Bane's objectives in the first turn. Which is nice

Anvildude wrote:
I honestly think that Zatanna's blouse and gloves ought to be just.. pristine white. Maybe put a very subtle wash on them afterwards, for shadow detail, but she's a professional showman, and probably bleaches her whites.

I agree, absolutely.
She's way behind the others

Slinky wrote:Gorgeous paint jobs, very realistic textures, it's like proper artwork or something

Thanks, I was always a fan of improper artwork

Gitsplitta wrote:Glad you made the most of your snow day by spending it with your kids. Constantine and Blood are looking fantastic graven. Bravo!

Thanks mate. Yeah, lot of snow, still off today (and tomorrow), more gaming to follow.

Camkierhi wrote:Those two gents are amazing, you really are pushing the skill level lately. Love the aesthetic. One question, excuse the ignorance, could you make John's tie a bit more colourful, is it meant to be brown, or could it be red, or even black, just to break up the beige.

The lady is looking mighty fine so far, might need some Daz to get those whites clean mind you.

Great to spend the time with the kids, needs to be done, I know you probably did not have much choice, but it is still always worth it. They soon grow up a bit and disappear, even when they are in the same room!

Good to see you getting in some games still too, busy busy boy.

Thanks very much indeed, and you're quite right, hadn't finished John's tie:

So, good catch!
She has washed whiter, fear not (see below)

youwashock wrote:Spiffy looking spellcasters. And after seeing the colors and finish on Etrigan, I can't wait to see Zur-en-arrh Batman.

Cheers, Lol. Can't prime stuff any time soon though. Too darn cold.




And the whole JLD:


Got the Sirens started, and my remaining Street Wars built too:


But Ivy's further along:


On we go
Graven

Yorkright wrote: JDL looks great, the whites look nice and bright now especially when she is in the group photo. Your painting style is so very different Graven and I mean that as the highest compliment it is truly your own. I think of the comics Sin City and how different that was from the others being done at the time, very dark and gritty. Keep up the great work I will be back for more eye candy!

I know my style is... Idiosyncratic but that's high praise indeed. I know you're a fan of filth yourself though

Paradigm wrote:!taerg gnikool si annataZ

Splendid work, that whole gang looks great... now we need KM to release Deadman so the team is complete, and Faust so they have someone to zap!

Thanks buddy. Definitely influenced by your grimydark style
Magic villains are sorely lacking just now. Might have to do Enchantress along with my Sirens.

As for the painting contest, I'm entering:
Wonder Woman
Lex (with Kryptonite)
Constantine
Etrigan
... Room for one more.
We'll see what else March brings I think it's important to submit current stuff and after all, it's forced me to up my standard.
Who knows, continuing snowpocalypse might mean even more gets done over the weekend!

Dr H wrote:Nice work. Good attention to lighting; really shows on the chap's jackets.

Many thanks mate. Really enjoyed these guys.

aku-chan wrote:Popped in too late to vote for the Wonderland gang...

But the JLD do look fantastic!

well there's time I guess. I am tempted to do something with Wonderland, actually, because Mad Hatter can upgrade goons with various Alice themed motifs. Might happen at some point.
And thanks!

Not much done today. A bit of hand priming:

Can't believe I used the last of my km tile bases on these... And this guy:

I've also primed Atrocitus, pic at some point.

And proof that I'm working on sirens:

Ivy will be in her Cycle of Life and Death outfit, black bodysuit with green ivy, green bodice, white shirt. Catwoman is going to get a verdigris statue.

Kids are going pretty crazy, me and number 2 really grating on each other. Went a giant walk with the offspring to the massive hill in one of the local parks. Might as well enjoy being Snowbound.

On to Harleys next...

Just blocking in colours. Left to right: GothamSirens Harley, Arkham Knight Harley (the one that disappeared down my sink overflow, if you remember, which I reference on her base) and Nurse Harley (Malifaux fig) just cos there aren't enough Harleys
Later
Graven

carlos13th wrote:Liking the Harley quin triple threat

Well after all who wouldn't ? I don't normally like block painting, it's why I don't do army games, but I want colour consistency across them. Whites will be next.

CommissarKhaine wrote:Lovely looking models, especially the Harleys . Nice reference on the base, that's the proper kind of humour

Cheers; I'm just glad the Malifaux Nurse fits so well aesthetically, wasn't sure about it at first. And yeah, it's important to be able to take the piss out of yourself, after all.

Lots of digging of paths etc, and a trip to The Greatest Showman (decent).
But, in news that matters:
Laid down the base blue and ochres for my remaining street wars.

These guys should really be my priority. Getting a Demo from the designer Tuesday, really looking forward to it, and picking up the unreleased figs (modelled on The Warriors) at the same time.

Also working on Zurr-en-Arrh, red and yellow nearly there, blocking on purples/ lighting on the cape:


There's so much purple that it needs to be done in layers: I had to do a rough version to figure out where everything was going. Thin layers over this will build up to an even finish.

And, started verdigris layers on the statue


Merrily we roll along,
Graven


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Camkierhi wrote:Productive.

My house is the same bud, got to me bad today, just wanted to curl up and veg. Now feel bad for wasting time.

Unlike you, who is knocking it out of the park.

BTW I highly recommend getting some Gesso Acrylic Primer. I promise you will never rattle can again. I am nearly exclusively on it now.

Oh tush. I've seen your blog interesting about gesso, where do you get yours (and indeed, which one)?

shasolenzabi wrote:Looking good as usual! that Harley in 3 outfits are amazing

They're getting there, cheers.

youwashock wrote:So much to see.

Loving Nutter Batman and Catwoman.

Lol yeah I want to get him done.

Productive morning - flesh tones blocked in on everything that's primed. Let's see what I get done later

Where was I?
Oh yes.
Bit more on Catwoman:



Nightshade wash worked well for her, I think. Highlights next, and statue a Gauss green wash.

Playing with nightshade led to this, too:


Suit needs some thin asurmen blue but he's coming along nicely I think.

Zurr-en-Arrh is driving me crazy, but still:

Next layer of highlights - pale, pale violet - will make all the difference though, I think.

And happy enough with the street wars stuff for now:

By no means finished, but won't look disgraceful on a tabletop, which is good as I'm playing it tomorrow Vs the designer.

Other flesh has been batch washed, and various little bits not worth pics (Harleys' reds, Ivy's hair, etc).

Hopefully this week will continue to be productive!
Later
Graven

That? Oh! Owlman. Evil Wayne of Earth 3. Lovely model, though I gave him a hand swap (with the Batman used for Zurr-en-Arrh, no less).

Yorkright wrote: More great work Graven, I like the lens effect on cat womans goggles and owlman really caught my eye. Not sure why, but that stark black and white really jumped out at me, a thin wash of blue should make him pop.

Yay! I am glad, I wasn't sure if those lenses had worked. Hopefully you'll like the Owl, below.

CommissarKhaine wrote:Coming along nicely!

Ta

Lots of bits finished last night. Pics seem a bit grainy, snapped fairly rapidly this morning, apologies:
Zurr-en-Arrh

Finally happy with the body armour.

And the cape

Catwoman

(front pic isn't great, can't really see the verdigris)

Blue washes on the black really worked.

And Owlman.

Joy to paint. PITA to photograph.


And as for Street Wars NYC
The remaining Devil's Outcasts

and the whole gang

(standard gang size is 8, but there's an unreleased promo in there, the guy on the left-hand end)

And Black Cobras

and chums


PLUS
Siren WIPs
AK Harley's colours now pretty much all blocked in.


Bat needs a tidy up, but on to hair and then starting to build up colours next.

Slightly further on with Ivy and the other Harley, but nothing worth a pic yet.

And even further on with Nurse Harley:


Nearly time to break out the Joker juice for that syringe!

So continuing with Sirens next. Other stuff is ongoing also - more on skin tones, for example, across TWD models.
I've decided to fall on my sword and not play Street Wars NYC tonight (despite being all set for it) because had a massive fight with Mrs G that was largely my fault. Game rescheduled for next week. Sometimes, you gotta do what you gotta do
Adios
Graven

Camkierhi wrote:Take good care of her. Nothing is worth more.

All your work here is amazing bud. You have a definite style and it really works.

Thanks on both counts.

youwashock wrote:Domestic issues aside, everything is looking great. Catwoman finished up quite nicely.

Cheers. Appreciated.
Things are a bit brighter, although had bugger all sleep because tiny person is a menace. Sending the boss off for a night out with her sister to give her a bit of breathing room tonight.

Meanwhile, got the Harleys finished

Fun but nightmares were had. Had to scrape back all the paint on the face. Let's say it wasn't unsalvageable and move on.

I am liking the new red I'm using for this, which is VJ model air scarlet.

She's a good stand-in for Arkham City Harley, which I'm not crazy about the model for anyway.

By contrast, didn't enjoy this one:

I dunno, I think I'm going to need to revisit this after a bit of distance

Maybe just tidy up. Hmm. Bit Harley'd out. I think it's probably batch paint fatigue.

On that subject, AK Harley:

Much happier with this.


Group shot


And made progress on Rebirth Ivy:


I do love the cycle of life and death colour scheme for this model. It also really amuses me using bits from a kinder egg poison ivy on the base

Working on John Stewart, definitely going to switch to NOT painting colours in batches next
Later
Graven

 Gitsplitta wrote:
You have turned into a machine graven... wow.

Lol. Yeah, maybe. I'm having a bit of a drive towards getting stuff done, aren't I?!

Speaking of which, finished off Ivy:



Need to do her plants, one of them has very demogorgon (stranger things) maw and the other is pure Audrey 2, debating where to go with the paint jobs/colour schemes.

And also got my John Stewart conversion painted up:







I think, crucially, you can't tell it's a collection of parts. Tournament legal, too clear representation of Green Lantern, all KM parts.
So much for not batch painting colours

Dr H wrote:Great work, Graven'. all round.

Cheers mucker!

M0rdain wrote:Loving the osl on Green lantern, the gun truly does look like a construct

Awesome, amazing what a white base coat and thraka wash can do eh?

youwashock wrote:GL turned out really good. The paintjob ties it all together nicely. Ivy also looks great.

Thanks on both counts!

Gitsplitta wrote:Yes, but "done" implies that there will be an end at some point... Looks to me like you're going to be painting the entire DC multiverse... which will NEVER end!

Unfortunately, this is very true. Bear in mind I've not even got any 2018 releases yet

Paradigm wrote:Wow, John came out super! I'll admit now that I wasn't 100% sold on the conversion as bare metal, but it's painted up a treat and thoroughly dispelled those doubts!

Honestly, I feel the same! Definitely went through an unconvinced phase. Phew!

Yorkright wrote: Quite the lot painted up since I was last here. I like it all but Ivy and Owlman are my 2 favs.

Thanks. Given that they both got finished by accident, on a whim, I'm particularly pleased.

I should point out that I'm not painting as fast as it might seem. Lots of stuff has bits and pieces done, as I dilettante about from one to another.

Which is why this got done today:



Given the hellish fragility of the model, she's now rock solid. Plus having the only Villain magic user in the game done is good for serious muscle.

Not feeling (or feeding) the plants just now.

Which leaves (that are primed and ready):
Blackgate prisoners (part painted)
Walking dead prisoners, Abraham, Negan, Tyreese and a couple of walkers (part painted)
Batman and Arkham Guards
Knightfall Batman
Flashpoint Batman
Red Son Superman
Batgirl (rebirth)
Red Hood (Arkham)
Gorilla Grodd Crew
Parliament of Owls
Johnny Quick
Joker and clowns (Arkham Asylum)
Joker (Killing Joke)
Ivy's plants

Thoughts? Requests?
Graven

Yorkright wrote:
Another fantastic piece Graven. My vote is for one of the Jokers.

Thanks buddy. Killing Joke is certainly a possibility, he's technically the DCUMG one so there's a logic to doing him

 Red Harvest wrote:
Y'know, for someone who has commented about "cheesecake", you sure paint a lot of very leggy minis.

Just sayin'. Not disapprovin'.

The hair could use a bit more sheen/highlights to bring it more to life. I'm a sucker for long flowing hair on minis, so I can't resist commenting on this.

Poison Ivy's plants next.

Also, when did dilettante become a verb?

LOL tis the game aesthetic. But yeah, fair point. Though it's usually the hyper-bewbs that bug me. Good call on the hair, I'll definitely fix that.

I don't wanna paint the plants! But I really should, I suppose, then it's done.


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Loathe and despise you.





Some shades and they'll be done. Result!

Gitsplitta wrote:Beautiful work on the witch graven. Skin is quite lovely.

Thanks, much appreciated. In the pic the verdigris all blends in with skin tone, need to fix that too.

youwashock wrote:Feed me, Seymour! Or Pamela. Whatever. Awesome foliage.

That's what they all say.

Skalk Bloodaxe wrote:Walking dead prisoners. I always vote for zombies.

noted

Slinky wrote:Those plants are super!

I've got a soft spot for the Joker, so my vote would go for either of those...

Cool. I think I need to make killing joker a GS camera...

So, something from the upside down, and a mean green mutha...





Onwards!
Graven