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I sure hope I have some unpainted cadians lying around at home...

WiP shots.

Primed. Spoilered coz it's boring.


Basecoat. Also spoilered coz of boring. And huge pics.

Nice!! Great colors guys I can't wait to see how these turn out! Great headstart and you've still got over a month of time left to lavish these little guys with detail and tlc! And you can always do a 2nd if you're feeling it
Cheers!
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 Scarper wrote:
Hey Weety - I've got Cadians coming out my ears! PM me your address and I'll get a little guy winging his way to you tomorrow

Thanks for the offer scarper! Looks like I'm set though. Thanks Camkierhi!

Sent in my entry. Hope for a good comp. Good luck everyone.

Oi, that's an interesting and challenging comp is going on here... If I'll find some time and, which is more important, a guardsman, I'll join you guys too.
Nevertheless, I wish everyone a good luck and a steady hand. Brush on!

A whole month to complete it? Oh good that means I can slack off until the last day and then bum rush it at the last minute. Like I always do with everything...

Here's my initial WIP shot.




Boring, but hey, now for some life......

Don't forget guys, there are points to be had for basing.

One may have got a little carried away...and practically finished...I may do some freehand and retake the final shots, but if I don't get around to it, consider these my final shots (first shot is my 2nd WIP)

Cheers, LDP

[EDIT] Better shot of the eyes/face closeup added. Blimey he looks concerned

Nice Brushwork LDP. Thats one fantastic looking scheme too! The competition heats up!

Also, looks like we will be getting some product to give out in addition to the prizes already mentioned.

There over a month of time everyone, the comp is only just starting! Join up!

"Nah... I ain't touching that."




There are some shots I took yesterday but forgot to show in my gallery. They are labelled chronologically but out of order. I'll throw up some more shots later, for I too am almost done.

hahaha Snrub that somes it up perfectly. "You can't be serious" would also suffice xD

Cheers bebop. Yes, don't let me pressure anyone to speed up, there's still plenty of time, I just have too much of it spare

Ok, this may be doable for me. Great idea! I'll post later today after I wake up. I'll run and hide in the man room, get figures ready, and take photos.

 lipsdapips wrote:
hahaha Snrub that somes it up perfectly. "You can't be serious" would also suffice xD

Cheers bebop. Yes, don't let me pressure anyone to speed up, there's still plenty of time, I just have too much of it spare

My brother also quite likes your faces.

He claims that this face is one of the most intimidating things he's ever seen.

You are allowed to enter two, thinking of doing a second ldp?

Guys, please, if you can, follow the bits rule as close as possible. Look at the picture for reference, it's why it's there

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EDIT: I've been reading up on skalks comp, and there's a lot of good advice in terms of fine tuning a comp. I'm going to add this in to the main rubric. There WILL be PHOTO category to be judged. This will be based on cleanliness not so much your camera skills (I used my phone in the op pics) Of course if you have gimp (free photoshop available to Download) you'll be at an advantage, but you've a month (it took me 30 minutes) to learn how to do it, should you desire to. It's free and there is a great tut by ifalna here. http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/467855.page
That level of photo presentation isn't expected but you'll be rewarded if you do it
Hope that's cool!!

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I have decided to take inspiration from my beloved 2nd Ed (1995) IG Codex and go for a color scheme that looks something like this:



I should have some WIP shots that are more than just primer in a couple of days...

I'm still in but I haven't got a bloody IG troop to use! Gah! I thought I had bits left but alas, I'll go ebaying this weekend and see if i can get one local! :-) then work will begin in haste once i find a suitable and tricky scheme i haven't done before!

Awesome Stephen. i Love those classic IG schemes. So colourful! Cant wait to see it Feel free to post your WIPs to your own blog too, should help to generate a little bit of interest and get some views from the guys in the other forums
Damo, I can send you a mini in the mail If that would help? Least i can do Im home from tour so ive access to my stuff Let me know if you need anything and ill pop it on over to you.

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 bebopdrums2424 wrote:
Damo, I can send you a mini in the mail If that would help? Least i can do Im home from tour so ive access to my stuff Let me know if you need anything and ill pop it on over to you.

Duh I already ordered Cadian pieces. I should have asked you first.

I'm in.

My guy is now undercoated but that's a bit boring to show But work is being done on him

I could send you one of mine Nerdy, but I'm not sure it would get to you in time.

I will have to dig around a bit to see what I can find and give this a go.

Here's my primed Guardsman! Boring, I know

Here are some WIP shots of the guardsman, I am just about to wash him with Nightshade Blue, which should both darken up the very pale blue basecoat and add some nice shading.

Also, his face and eyes are not quite done, I just picked up a new 5/0 brush for the nerve-wracking dotting-of-the-eye.



I am also making a terrain-base for him, deck plating with an open hatch with wires and such, but so far that is only primed in black, so, boring (and hard to see any details)

C&C welcome!.

Sorry been away for a few days. Looking good so far I have done some work on mine, but it's still wip, will post pics later.

Ok here is my WIP shot. Still work to do.



More on my blog.

So who is judging and to what standard is their opinion as to what qualifies the points going up or down in specific criteria. Did the judges win some super awards or go to art school to qualify them as ones who could spot intention versus mistake in the various categories? Otherwise it is just an opinion on what looks cool rather than any technically trained or merited opinion and talent.

This isn't the crystal brush or anything, it's a community competition for fun and the judges are active members of this community. We are using a specific list of what we are grading. It's all in the OP. If it's not something you feel is worth your time that is up to you to decide, no need to call the integrity of it into question.