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Baldsmug wrote:WOW! Do you know if this was jus tfor personal use or is it like some sort of prize for something? great work.

They are for my personal collection and will be shared with my son and daughter. Maybe even my wife if she ever decides to play.

Horst wrote:If I suddenly win the lottery, I know who I'm getting to speed paint me a 10k all-infantry guard army.

Do it - you will not be disappointed. I will be sending him my preheresy Star Phantoms (yes I know they were founded after, but I wanted them to use the mark ii, ii, and iv armour), which will be using the SW codex at about 6K points. He already has my CSM army at about 5K. I will also be sending him about 10K in DKOK. As you can tell I trust him with a lot of models, and don't even bat an eye at him having several thousand dollars of my models at any given time. He currently also has two FW warhounds and a FW reaver that he will painting for my BA army as well. Send him an army and see his quality for yourself.

If you are wondering about the purple colour it is rather simple. I like the colour a lot. It is very rich looking and I thought it was fitting for an army that was founded directly by the Emperor. I also had this ongoing joke with my club mates about the GK being homosexual - so I thought the purple would be even more fitting for this inside joke.

Lee.

Horst wrote:What kind of material did you use to mask the stormravens? I'm guessing you base coated it, then masked off parts to do the airbrushed shadows / highlights.

I've tried masking tape, but it peels the paint. I've tried card stock, but its hard to hold it exactly in place. Whats your secret? Because your tanks look amazing with this technique.

I've masked pretty extensively for my projects on vehicles, you just need low-tac masking tape, tamiya makes excellent stuff for this. It comes in multiple widths, just make sure you let the previous color dry/cure fully before masking over it, or you can still mess it up. Link purely for an example.

http://www.amazon.com/Tamiya-87034-Masking-Tape-Refill/dp/B000BN7MMU/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1343761846&sr=8-2-fkmr0&keywords=tamiya+airbrush+masking+tape

nice work man as always. I is fun to se all the big armys you paint come to life and you do it so fast as well.

and another thing that i find fun is that you don´t over do the things. you keep them nice and simple the painting Technic are not that over kill.

GMMStudios wrote:Im half asleep. I assume by margins what it costs me to paint? I am not sure what you mean precisely. If you mean how much it costs to paint by "margins" then the expenses are not high other than time. Theres about 4 bottles of wash and maybe 6 bottles of paint total if you poured all I used into full bottles.

I mean profit margins. You don't have to disclose client information, but I'm just curious. The cost of all those minis (much less the paint, etc.) must be enormous, and if it took you a month to do it, you'd have to be making a pretty tidy sum in order to pay the rent / eat / placate the woman.

I don't pay for any models out of the painting cost. Customers either send me the models they have purchased or they send me the funds to buy them on their behalf.


The only expense is the few bottles of paint (probably less than $20 worth here) and the occasional replacement brush that I can think of off hand. The only real expense is the time, but that is not to be overlooked.

You are a formidable artist indeed.

Fantastic scheme and very well executed! I'd be very interested to see the results of your hands using my Daemon Company scheme.

My god. It's beautiful.

feth. You did it again. You're magic. fething magic is the only explanation. Holy gak.

GMMStudios wrote:I don't pay for any models out of the painting cost. Customers either send me the models they have purchased or they send me the funds to buy them on their behalf.


The only expense is the few bottles of paint (probably less than $20 worth here) and the occasional replacement brush that I can think of off hand. The only real expense is the time, but that is not to be overlooked.

Yes, I would imagine a time machine to slow down a month into 4-5 months is pretty expensive indeed.

Fantastic work though one thing that was glaring was this...

Really bad finecast sword tip there...shame...should have fixed it before painting.

That is some amazing work. I can't imagine the back pain and eye strain to complete that entire army

SO looking at some of the models you have i noticed you used some of the guys from
http://www.sciborminiatures.com/
and i also see that you changed some of their weapons. I really want To get the angel of death so i can turn him into a chapter master for legion of the damned.

any ways i wanted to ask when you attached the storm bolter weapons was it pretty much straight swap or di you need to use some green stuff

This is simply incredible, to paint that many models to that standard in only a month? I can only dream of that, I assume this is your full time job... If not it should be! Awe inspiring

That's more GK in one place, than probably are supposed to exist in the 40k Universe...

But seriously, that is immense. Great work. Not sure what else to say... I'm pretty speechless.

Mind Boggling.

Backspacehacker wrote:SO looking at some of the models you have i noticed you used some of the guys from
http://www.sciborminiatures.com/
and i also see that you changed some of their weapons. I really want To get the angel of death so i can turn him into a chapter master for legion of the damned.

any ways i wanted to ask when you attached the storm bolter weapons was it pretty much straight swap or di you need to use some green stuff

The one with the storm bolter on the left arm is a GK left arm from about the elbow down, then a GK SB and hand. The one with the SB on the right side is either a GK arm or terminator arm (can't remember at this time) from just below the shoulder down. The SB is from the commander set. Both of the required some GS at the connection point, but that was only to even out the connection.

Lee

Eggroll wrote:Fantastic work though one thing that was glaring was this...

Really bad finecast sword tip there...shame...should have fixed it before painting.

Haha. The image is deceiving. That happened late in the painting process (probably an entombed bubble) and was taken care of after photography.

Thanks for the concern but try not to worry, it's taken care of.

Brandon,

Never had a concern - I knew you would fix it without me even asking - just the kind of man and professional that you are. Like I said on Freebootaz and MiniWarGaming - you are the only guy I would trust with this army.

Lee

I wanna say 6-8 grand worth of painting?

You are truly a God of 40K. I couldn't imagine completing that in a month.

I would love to watch you in action to see how it is done.

It's glorious.

I think by margins he means what's your pay when everything else is payed for these. I'd rather know what the customer was charged for this? Just the flat price he had to pay for this gargantuan army of pure glory.

Purifier wrote:It's glorious.

I think by margins he means what's your pay when everything else is payed for these. I'd rather know what the customer was charged for this? Just the flat price he had to pay for this gargantuan army of pure glory.

Hahaha. And I would like to know what that that Welsh minx Catherine Zeta-Jones is like in the sack, but that just ain't gonna happen. But so it goes ;-)

As I said already - I don't know what the total cost is - I don't even have a clue. I know what the painting cost me, but that is between Brandon and I. As a note, I didn't even ask for a quote for this army.

Brandon had already painted this army for me (http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/431491.page), and I knew without a doubt that I wanted him to paint my GKs as well. I knew he would take care of the army, and charge me a fair price for his time, and that is exactly what he did. Besides, as the quote goes: If you have to ask the price...

If one has to ask what "Market Price" means on the menu when ordering that Kobe beef dish, then one had best look at another section of the menu. All of Brandon's prices are on his website btw, and here is a link for your convenience (http://www.gmmstudios.com/pricing.php). But I can guarantee you that if you contract with Brandon for a commission, you will get more attention and love for your models than you will end up paying for.

Now, enough said on the price of things please, and let's get back to the appreciation of a beautiful job. I think I will name this "The Army" formally know as Prince!

The SR shall now be known as "When Doves Cry" - any other suggestions?

Lee

Thanks for the kind words Lee as always. A funny coincidence, a few minutes ago Pandora in it's infinite wisdom decided to play When Doves Cry...

I will admit I didn't skip.

Yes one could figure out the total if they really wanted to, but to be honest I usually go out of my way to go beyond in the painting stage, and then discount here and there in the final price. On armies like this I tend to cut deals of an order of 10-15% when the final math is done. Usually it's because I am grateful to work on such a big army, they really shine in the gallery. Also Lee and other customers put a lot of trust in me and I am always grateful for that. I hear horror stories on at least a weekly basis from new or interested customers about other painters and it's an honor that people put their trust in me.

doc069 wrote:things

Oh I know I would never be able to afford it, it was a matter of curiosity. Even buying 12k worth of GW to me is all the money in the world. I marvel at the cost of Kobe beef, I don't sit down to order it.

But yes, enough about that.

What really struck me at first glance is how brilliant every little model is. There are just no concessions made just because it's rank and file. Every model shows amazing work.

You're the owner of an amazing piece of work (twice), and if you can afford it, it's money well spent. Good on you.

Purifier wrote: Nice things.

Well thanks!

You Sir, are a genius!

mwnciboo wrote:That's more GK in one place, than probably are supposed to exist in the 40k Universe...

LOL!

GMMStudios - How in the world do you flash these things? It would take me a month alone to do that. You did an excellent job on both armies. For the silver did you use metal paints or did you go with shades of grey?

Doc - you should post a pic of your display cabnit when you get both armies together.

Very good job.