-Crisp & Grey- A NZ blog (May Update - I painted a Dragon!)

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**Knightley**

@Casey - You and me both mate, I think I'm up to like 8000 points painted now so seeing it all laid out will be lots of win

@Nerdfest - Aren't we all a tiny bit crazy, I know most of my family are mental, how about you

Update: second coat applied

**Casey's Law**

8000? 8000!?

You are insane! Any hope of ever fielding them all?

**inmygravenimage**

Apocalypse 2

**Matt.Kingsley**

Knightley wrote:

@Matt - Been busy putting paint to model? I hope so

Um.. er... yeah, totally!
But I actually have, a bit... not enough worth showing, though.
I have been converting a tad though, but I digress... Dota 2 is too fun and has taken most of my time...

Can' wait to see this guy completed, he will look great a usual!

**Briancj**

He will be one side of the table in an Apocalypse game. Alone.

**Knightley**

@Casey - Yep, I have about 6000 points in other marines as well (Ultramarines and Dark Angels and there is the Tau and Eldar smatterings I have laying about) so putting force against force should be easy enough

@Graven - Apocalypse 2 - The Emperor Strikes back?

@Matt - Every little bit of paint helps, trust me

@Briancj - You've got it, and I wont have anyone to play against, well not until my little one is old enough, how many points would I have by then?

Update: lets smack on some grey highlights yeah?

**Knightley**

And now some reds and metals

**Casey's Law**

Nice work dude!

You sound like your completely back on form and I think it subtly shows in your models although I couldn't put my finger on why.

**Knightley**

Perhaps, maybe its excitement of getting closer to the end of a push?

Update: Model done!
Front

Back

**inmygravenimage**

Knightley wrote:
Perhaps, maybe its excitement of getting closer to the end of a push?

It'll be your woman saying that soon enough mate

Nice mini, btw.

**daxx367**

Looking good!!! Next time I go to NZ I will have to take an army and organize a game with you

And Cypher didn't come... I'm sad :(

**Casey's Law**

Very nice!

I'll get back to your Warcraft post soon btw, just working on an update.

**Knightley**

@Graven - Hahah that's a good bazinga moment right there!

@Daxx - I look forward to it, definitely send me a PM if you want to do that.

@Casy - Cheers man, there is a lot to read so take your time.

Update: Squad shots!
Squad 3

Squad 2 and 3 combined

**inmygravenimage**

Looking lovely indeed! Not far to go now!

**daxx367**

Looking really good, it will probably be at least a year before I'm back in NZ :/ But I will definitely send a PM when I'm there next.

**Gitsplitta**

Those are really sharp lookin' Knightley. Very impressive.

**Casey's Law**

Lovely work mate! Such an impressive army in individual terms and in groups!

**Matt.Kingsley**

Beautiful work as always, Knightley!

**Knightley**

@Graven - Thanks

@Daxx - A year will give me more opportunity to get more models painted!

@Gits - Thank you.

@Casey - You're far to kind sir.

@Matt - Cheers

Update: Ok, so apparently using the army painter light grey primer allows me to go strait into highlighting, so for the last two days it's been rather quick on this repainted predator

**daxx367**

So did you use a spray gun for the base layer or brush?
Looks really good ether way!

**Knightley**

Nah just used the spray primer as the Primer/base coat/top coat and was able to go strait into highlighting, so quick instead of Primer -> Base coat -> Wash -> Layer 1 of grey ->Layer 2 of grey -> Highlight.

Also there's an infinity painting comp that I entered. Voting is up over here:
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/537266.page

Shouldn't be to tough to pick my guy out of the bunch haha. Throw me a vote if you think its worth it

**whalemusic360**

Is it bad if I can tell which is yours? The level of painting in that contest in really good.

**IceAngel**

Yeah, there are a lot of great entries in that bunch. Knightley, I like your entry but I think you should have done a bit more with your base. Clean paint job as always though.

**Knightley**

@WhaleMusic - I would hardly say its a bad thing, when I got the model in hand and did some comparisons I actually changed my whole goal for the model.

@Ice - Once the competition is done I have other photos of the model to post here because.... well you'll just have to wait, If you look at the base it looks similar to my current bases wouldn't you say... I wonder why that is?

Update: Predator done

Old

New

Other side

Rear

And because I magnetized the sponsons...

And here is two predators side by side - interesting to note the difference in colour is hard to tell, what you can tell is there is no black lining done on the left one, but in terms of getting a tank painted, left wins by a week at least!

as always C&C is always welcome!

**inmygravenimage**

Nice work, really like the edge highlights on the red.

**Casey's Law**

Top work mate.

I think the left one looks a little better but you can't argue with the quality of the new one, especially at that speed! Good luck in the Challenge, has Infinity dug it's claws in yet?

**daxx367**

Looking good

And on a side note Cypher came today

**Knightley**

@Graven - Thanks man

@Casey - I wouldn't say its dug in just yet, I like the ability to heavily convert my Spacemarines and metal infinity doesn't lend that well to customising at the moment

@Daxx - Awesome, are you excited to get some paint on it?

Update: Started the second Nemesis Dread Knight, got the main body bits basecoasted and washed
Body

Legs

Halberd

**Casey's Law**

Big toy!

So where do you stand on the controversial baby carrier?

Still not got back to your Warcraft chat but I'm backed up with stuff right now. As soon as I get a bit of time to take some pictures of an update I'll post again with an answer.

**daxx367**

I would love to but the left hand holster has a massive seam line on it and I'm fixing that :/
But he still looks really nice!
And so does your Dread Knight.