Dakka (unofficial) Monthly Painting Challenge 4: June 2015: Some Kind Of Monster!

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**angelofvengeance**

Sock: Wtf is that?? lol.

**Zen117**

angelofvengeance wrote:
Sock: Wtf is that?? lol.

yeah, i am curious too, looks cool but i can't figure it out

by the way everyone the models are so nice, makes me want me to paint more

thank you for sharing them !!

**sockwithaticket**

Buttery Commissar wrote:Sock, I think I met that fella at the last gig I went to...

Bloody well done so far, looking very disturbing.

Mate, we do not go to the same gigs, yours sound way more interesting.

Cheers, for the compliment!

angelofvengeance wrote:Sock: Wtf is that?? lol.

Zen117 wrote:
angelofvengeance wrote:
Sock: Wtf is that?? lol.

yeah, i am curious too, looks cool but i can't figure it out

by the way everyone the models are so nice, makes me want me to paint more

thank you for sharing them !!

Ha, I know right? It's an old daemonhost model. iirc it came in the Coteaz + henchmen box. Figured it would do the trick as something that scares the pants off an average human. Given it's appearance maybe talking about pants coming off isn't a great idea...

**Buttery Commissar**

I've ended up at the other end of the country with no access to my model until the day after this ends. Beautifully orchestrated.

I may get a chance in Sunday if the stars... I mean trains... align.

Sock, according to the sidebar, you're in Germany, home of Goth festivals like WGT! Step it up fella!

**LordRahl**

unless scourge count as monsters i cant submit anything again
too bad i didnt finish converting my sleneesh marine, i cant seem to figure out what hes missing

**angelofvengeance**

LordRahl wrote:
unless scourge count as monsters i cant submit anything again
too bad i didnt finish converting my sleneesh marine, i cant seem to figure out what hes missing

I'd say Scourge probably count as pretty monstrous- they're surgically altered Dark Eldar with bat wings and clawed feet! And they feed off the pain inflicted on their victims..

**Paradigm**

Yeah, that'll do it! Feel free to throw your hat into the proverbial ring!

**Eggs**

And then there were six! Just got to dullcoat and base them, and finish their movement tray and I can take some proper pics.

I realise there is a max limit of five models. Anyone mind if I just post the whole unit, and ye can just discount yer least favourite?

Seems cruel leaving one out.

**Paradigm**

Yeah, since you've done a full unit I don't mind letting them all in!

**angelofvengeance**

Always had a soft spot for the stone throwing troll. Can just imagine a pissed off troll hurling a giant rock he's just pulled out of the ground lol.

**Eggs**

I've always had a soft spot for all the stone trolls, but never had the money for them back in the day. It's been quite a satisfying experience, hunting them all down on fleabay, stripping them, and finally getting to paint them.

My painting skills are miles away from many in here, but if it was a competition for most satisfying paint, I'd win hands down.

**Matthew**

Sorry guys, my stupid parents forced me to go to some summer camp I've already been to this summer, I won't be able to dinish my Daemon Prince.

**kencotter**

my entry finished

**Eggs**

My finished Trolls.

I know I've no chance of winning, because some of the painters on here are freakishly awesome, but I've really enjoyed finishing my first Dakka challenge. I always drooled over these models when I was young and skint, and I finally managed to track them all down, in various states of disrepair on fleabay. A fortunate side effect of that was I ended up acquiring the three metal river trolls as part of the horse trading, but I'll save them for another challenge!

Anyway, after a month of dettol baths, scraping crappy paint out of recesses with a needle, and lots and lots of blue, I finished a unit (a rare event for me...) I went for a poor imitation of the old 'eavy metal scheme, because I think it's perfect. Finally exhausted my pot of 1990's Bestial Brown, so I couldn't finish painting the movement tray, but I've more on the way. I'd have done a composite picture thingy, but I detest photoshop, so apologies for the wall of pics.

Thanks for looking. Looking forward to the stealth challenge now.

**Buttery Commissar**

Oh my god, I love them! Especially the one in the fourth pic. Please tell me they have names.

**Eggs**

Feel free to christen them!

**Buttery Commissar**

Well given the eyes and cheerful demeanour, that one at least needs to be named Marty.

**Gulgog TufToof**

I'm leaving for the rest of the month, so I'm casting my vote; I'm only looking at models that are finished as of right now.

It was great to see all the entries, but SJM's ork takes the cake IMO. That's some kind of monster!

Squadron of trolls = close second.

**LordRahl**

ok well before its too late id like to submit my hat in the ring
i have 2/5 finished two others waiting on an arm each
the thirds rather large busted chest has just been primed

**Paradigm**

@Eggs: brilliant! Could you do me a favour and just pick the best 5 pics, as per the rules?

@Lordrahl: do you have a proof for that/the others?

**Eggs**

I've edited the original post down to 5.

**SJM**

Liking the Trolls very nice.

Kencotter, could I suggest taking some more photos? They look really interesting but I cant really make out much of them.

**Ratius**

Well heres Mawzy and my entry. Good luck Mawzy, I think we're up against some baddass competition!

**Eggs**

Loving the stripes.

**Ratius**

Thank you

**SlaveToDorkness**

Under pressure but enjoying painting this big dumb bastard!

**Paradigm**

Looking good! Either the perspective is playing tricks, though, or that chap is a lot bigger than I thought!

**SlaveToDorkness**

No... he is BIG! It's a FW statue figure, like 55mm scale.

I'll dig up my scale reference model and snap a pic tonight after more progress.

**Paradigm**

Ah, that explains it! I was thinking he looked a few times bigger than Eggs' ones, but didn't know if that was just because he was a bigger race of Troll or a different scale.

**Eggs**

That thing looks phenomenal!