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Deep in the bowels of a forge world lies a machine so terrible and purposeful that it's very existence is only rumor and myth. It never sleeps and always hungers. Never satiated. Always creating, always churning out more and more. Never satisfied. It’s purpose long forgotten. It only lives to build more and more of the truly insane. The Deus ex Gavenator. Your only hope is to die in your sleep so save the last bullet for you!

I am a dread nought short and stout. Here is my barrel this is my butt. Help i have no hands. I think in death i am going to die.

RPG was tons of fun, caused my buds' brains to melt. Yay, temporal mechanics.

You guys btw make me you are awesome, and nuts.

I also got my haul of goodies:


Yay! More toys. Cos that's what I need.

Shoddy pic, but there was some progress on the brethren, reds highlighted, another white highlight, and blue glow sticks.


I'll try to get better pics up tomorrow. Exhausted. Freakin' kids...

and again i see a fortune in minis in your pics... i have watched many auctions via ebay of SOB... man... what a hefty penny they want for them...

and my beady eye spotted a blue dot on the sword tip of the guy with the book

How are you going to work the javelineers into your GK army??

i was actually thinking about making a remark towards that too ...

Nice haul. Looks like a serious soaker / cleanup project (for what it is worth, I replaced my Simple Green with Mr. Clean).

Graven I am really impressed with the face on your brethren a page back! I think it looks awesome! the stark highlight works really well on him and gives him comic like feel with a gritty edge! bloody well done dude!

Viktor von Domm wrote:and again i see a fortune in minis in your pics... i have watched many auctions via ebay of SOB... man... what a hefty penny they want for them...

and my beady eye spotted a blue dot on the sword tip of the guy with the book

Well, £65 - maybe I could've haggled him down, but he's a bud.
Dang, missed that blue spot. Bother.

Gitsplitta wrote:How are you going to work the javelineers into your GK army??

I'm sure they're in the codex somewhere...

Viktor von Domm wrote:i was actually thinking about making a remark towards that too ...

Shaddup

Skalk Bloodaxe wrote:Nice haul. Looks like a serious soaker / cleanup project (for what it is worth, I replaced my Simple Green with Mr. Clean).

Yeah, and I'd like to put them on flying bases too. I really hate the stupid feet.

nerdfest09 wrote:Graven I am really impressed with the face on your brethren a page back! I think it looks awesome! the stark highlight works really well on him and gives him comic like feel with a gritty edge! bloody well done dude!

Aw, thanks mate, that means loads! I love vj flat flesh; also a great highlight for turquoise. Hopefully haven't ruined him with next stage.

Speaking of which, reds shaded and highlighted (still need wash and glaze), whites highlighted, and glowy glow sticks... glowed?!:




Also, those pesky invasive Welshmen:

Yup, I'm already recycling ones I'd finished. Trying to inject some personality in the poses (one really crouched down having a Hey, I dropped my stick! moment is a fave )


As well as building on a couple more mtd hearthguard (realised I hadn't done a standard bearer for them), the tremendous andrewgpaul picked me up the pre-release of the King of the all the Welsh. Delightfully, he is also perfect to use as an Irish warlord on account of his Dane-axe. Must now resist urge to build 4 more Fianna (Irish hearthguard with Dane-axes) because that would mean in a large game I could run half my army off one 10 man unit of hearthguard (which is a crazy points sink).

Anyway, I've also been experimenting with styrene scrolls on the Psyfleman which I'll try to finish off and snap later. Paint wise I need to retouch the brethren swords (ahem), hair and flesh, add text to seals and banner, before FINALLY tackling the golds and heading on to silver highlights of the bgm and golds alike.

I have the storm eagle staring, daring me. Weeping angel or Death Watch?

Adios, and thanks for all the great comments,
Graven

glowed...hmmm.... that is passive used in an active way... or the other way around... hmmm.... i didn´t knew dakka could be that educational in terms of speech...

oh... i had to shut up...*shutting up in five...four...three... two...ach... me cannae shut up anymore...

I have to ask this just because no one else has, so will you be stripping the Sisters....

I need to go and get my tench coat ready

You could count the javelineers as henchmen.

I have to ask this just because no one else has, so will you be stripping the Sisters....

rrrrrrrrrrraaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrr! ....

Vik, lost in English grammar. Is it my fault that your language's grammar is basically unchanged in 600 years? (Mind you, makes learning Old English a lot easier!)

GiraffeX, I will Spank you with nerd porn if you're not careful...

Yes they will be stripped, you filthy so and so.

The brotherhood are nearly done, need to highlight golds, brass (chain and some icons - funny how things start brass, we paint them black only to struggle to make them look like brass again...), and then hit all the metals up with silver. Undecided on red glaze on cloth, may make it a bit shiny. I've blue glazed the rods and light spotted the orbs on the packs. I've also added a freehand scroll to the banner, which is wayyyyyy out of my comfort zone.

Just a quick pic. I'm aiming to finish them off today, and then I can start on their bases/daemon heads and the display base. I'm going to try adding a light to it - again, electronics are not in my purview! - and I need to get an Ork in there somewhere (originally he was to be hiding in the gap I've left under some rubble but I reckon having a flickering light will be cooler).

Oh, and I'm thinking of changing the blog's name. Graven's images, or some such?

Your thoughts appreciated gang,
As ever,
Graven



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Hmm. 40k khorne temple?

£42 down to £7.
Hmm...

175 pieces... that's worse than a GW model!

And likewise they see it as a selling point !

the gormitti stuff i have often hold in my hands and meant to buy some of their minis... actually quite a nice bargain if you ask me^^

and you freehanded that scroll? cool... one thing tho... add a thin line of black for threedimensional look to the scroll... then indeed you are perfect!

and keep the name... would you still drink coke if they started to call it luke warm horsewater sweetened?

and...being of the filthy mindset myself... where is that nerdporn you promised?

Well, the gormiti (which my phone just tried to autocorrect to gorkmorka ) purchase I'm entirely blaming on you and Skalk Bloodaxe for inspiring me.

Speaking of which I'm now on the scrounge again for chaos icons, khorne especially...

@vik:


Also, we have a us BBQ shop opened up round the corner - I'm off for pulled pork...


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Omnomnom..

Bad Graven That just kept me busy for longer than it should.
and one of your [ should be a ].

Fixed. And yeah, it's an... eye opener.


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Built the base.

And with hot tub:


I'm going to start by building it as per the instructions and then see how best to adapt.

It occurs that I could buy a set of fw khorne brass to decorate. That would cost more than this plastic crack did...

I might leave the base as is, but I'm fairly sure I can make an interlocked khorne logo. I'm thinking ziggurat o'khorne, basically. Need to scrounge some khornate iconography... The crater will get scrounged for general play.

Here is broadly what it's supposed to look like:

Although being the "limited edition" it comes with red sides, transparent crater and limited edition figures. Gee. I'm sorely tempted to put lights in the eyes...

If I can make it vertically AND horizontally a khorne sigil, not only will that look top as a shrine to it'd make a great piece of multi-level terrain, is the theory.

I know what site I'll be looking on later

I think the hot tub should have some daemonettes bathing in it

Very promising!

So here's my first stab at the basic shape (well, that I'm willing to share )

Disregard colours, naturally. Note gks for scale!

So obviously then it would need pipes, weapon racks, an altar etc... But in principle, sound?

Ha, just read through here and saw the scale shot, might have to pick one of these sets up if the price is right. Very nice work on the brotherhood. Really like the color on the warding staff.

Very Khorny.

yes... i can see the potential right there...

pipes and other stuff added this will give you a fine looking piece of terrain...

oh and ...... was the word eyeopener meant for the "suggestive" link?^^

it felt substantial warmer in our living room when i had a quick glimpse there

Theophony wrote:Ha, just read through here and saw the scale shot, might have to pick one of these sets up if the price is right. Very nice work on the brotherhood. Really like the color on the warding staff.

Thanks mate, and great to have you swing by! Yeah, they're comparable to necromancy bulkheads in size.

Gitsplitta wrote:Very Khorny.

Viktor von Domm wrote:yes... i can see the potential right there...

pipes and other stuff added this will give you a fine looking piece of terrain...

oh and ...... was the word eyeopener meant for the "suggestive" link?^^

it felt substantial warmer in our living room when i had a quick glimpse there

Glad you think it'll work, I know you have an eye for these things. I've added in some interior platforming too.

And yeah, veidt can be eye popping at times also her general scifi discussions can be interesting. I read it for the articles

I read it for the articles

LOL... the standard response to why you buy the playboy LOL...classy^^

^That's the one

So here they are, though I'm loathe to say they're actually done:

Maybe he's the justicar. I dunno. I do know I like the Edge paints for chaos though. Icky.


He has a good beard. I love his face.


Still wonder if he needs a white tabard...


Note to self - do a pic that shows gs'd cloak next time...


Where's your Ezekiel now, eh?!


(K)night's watch oath in the book


Very pleased with this lens.


Took Vik's advice, underlined the scrollwork.


Lord's prayer on his scroll. That's in no way offensive


I do love this fella, heavy rebuild on his left (again, reverse shot needed).

C&C me chaps (&chappettes, you never know after all),
graven

hmmmm.... lovley looking bunch... i se you added a thin line to the freehanded scroll on that banner guy

the only issue i have now that i see them all in sigle file...the guy you thought about adding a white tabbard? i think his cowl would look better in red...?

but i really like is that dark ice force effect on those swords... that is a cool look!

Look good.

I still like the swords.
The books and scrolls look good and ancient/well used.
Skin looks good and tanned
Red cloaks look a nice shade, although a little shiny in places (may just be pictures or my eyes)?

I remember seeing you use those backpacks before but I don't remember reading where they come from or what they are meant to do (if they do anything?).