Dakka (Unofficial) Painting Challenge Round 35 January 2018: A Few Good Men

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**Paradigm**

The Proof rules permit a single colour being basecoated, so as long as you don't do any more work between now and February then that'll be fine.

**TheDraconicLord**

Paradigm wrote:
The Proof rules permit a single colour being basecoated, so as long as you don't do any more work between now and February then that'll be fine.

Perfect! Thank you!

**CREEEEEEEEED**

Paradigm wrote:
The Proof rules permit a single colour being basecoated, so as long as you don't do any more work between now and February then that'll be fine.

Can I enter the two lieutenants and the ancient that I gave up on last month? They have the base colour and one highlight colour.

**Paradigm**

If that's all that's done then that should be fine. Throw up a new Proof though, just to be sure.

**ZergSmasher**

I'm making slow but steady progress on my cultists:

**Garrlor**

Well it has been a while, but I am back to painting (Only a few trivial things like moving country etc to keep me away for a while!).

Seeing as I have the Dark Imperium boxset to get through, my entry this month will be 5 Hellblasters for my Space Wolves. They have of course had a few head swaps and wolfy bits stuck on them, as decreed by Russ!

Proof pic below:

My resolution this year was to do more painting, this is a good way to get started.

**SirOllox**

Here is my entry.

5 Primaris Hellblaster...

**Nevelon**

Garrlor wrote:Seeing as I have the Dark Imperium boxset to get through, my entry this month will be 5 Hellblasters for my Space Wolves. They have of course had a few head swaps and wolfy bits stuck on them, as decreed by Russ!

SirOllox wrote:5 Primaris Hellblaster...

Hellblaster fight! Makes me a little sad I did mine last month. They are sweet models though.

**CREEEEEEEEED**

I'll throw my hat in the hellblaster ring, it helps answer the previous issue.

**Inquisitor Lord Bane**

WIP:

Spoiler:

Slowly coming along, but I have a 40k touney in 2 weeks, so I need to crack down and finish getting my marines ready

**Vejut**

So, the fireforge stuff (and my terrible base coat on them) annoyed me enough I put them into the "basic paint when I get to it" pile. Instead, more animal adventurers.

Proof

And where I'm at now:

**Ratius**

Oh sure why not. Been a while since I dipped in here

**Power Elephant**

Despite putting many hours into a chosen chaos marine, he is still in an unpresentable state and the sculpt is driving me insane. All the little details are making it difficult to comprehend what's what. Hopefully the sight of a finished model will give me something to strive for and keep me from losing it.

**ZergSmasher**

Power Elephant wrote:
Despite putting many hours into a chosen chaos marine, he is still in an unpresentable state and the sculpt is driving me insane. All the little details are making it difficult to comprehend what's what. Hopefully the sight of a finished model will give me something to strive for and keep me from losing it.

Those models have so much detail, but that is part of what makes them cool! I agree with them being a PITA to paint, though. There's a reason I've only painted one before...

**Cryocat**

Can I enter Leonidas and three of his bravest Spartans?

**Moolet**

darn wish I'd saved my hell blaster that I did last month!

I've got a these intercessors though that I picked up cheap from ebay. Did anyone else find there was a ridiculous amount of clean up needed on these pre-posed intercessors? To the point where I was having to try to re-sculpt parts of the shoulder pads.

**Nevelon**

Moolet wrote:
darn wish I'd saved my hell blaster that I did last month!

I've got a these intercessors though that I picked up cheap from ebay. Did anyone else find there was a ridiculous amount of clean up needed on these pre-posed intercessors? To the point where I was having to try to re-sculpt parts of the shoulder pads.

Mine were not that bad. The one thing that did stand out was the shoulder pads though. Due to the way the mold lines ran I did have to to a little carving/filing to get the rims back and distinct. But only minimal work for the rest of the marine.

**Moolet**

Nevelon wrote:
Moolet wrote:
darn wish I'd saved my hell blaster that I did last month!

I've got a these intercessors though that I picked up cheap from ebay. Did anyone else find there was a ridiculous amount of clean up needed on these pre-posed intercessors? To the point where I was having to try to re-sculpt parts of the shoulder pads.

Mine were not that bad. The one thing that did stand out was the shoulder pads though. Due to the way the mold lines ran I did have to to a little carving/filing to get the rims back and distinct. But only minimal work for the rest of the marine.

Yeah, a few of the shoulder pads the rims just melted into the curve of the shoulder pad proper. Some of the rims on the legs were also non existent. You did a great job on your Nov entry tidying them up so neatly.

**Jadenim**

So I'm back and life seems to have subsided somewhat, so hopefully I should be in this week. I think these guys fit the theme, even if they brought their ride:

**Power Elephant**

Quick, blurry pic of what I got so far.

**Modock**

For the first time I'm going to paint miniatures from Scibor, gotta say these look gorgeous. I'm really impressed with the quality and the character they have.

**Paradigm**

Oooh, very nice! Looking forward to those.

My own entry this month should hopefully arrive fairly soon, a little selection from Anvil Industry's Regiments range.

**Modock**

Hehe, I know how it is to wait for your entry to arrive cause I just got these today.

**Cryocat**

Leonidas WIP. Still have to figure out how to base them.

**Paradigm**

Very nice! Very nice indeed.

OP all up to date!

**Vejut**

So, yay! Base colors done, on to metallics, and shading for the rest of the week.

**ChaosDad**

This month I'm done a long time in advance, and I'm quite happy about that!

They are far from perfect, but they are good enough for me, and certainly good enough for me to put them on the table for a game, and that's where I'm going with this army: play with it!

So I'm calling this done! These are my finished pics...

**Jadenim**

Not done yet, but moving along nicely:

**Elbows**

Not sure I'll make it in this month, haven't been painting much lately - been working on terrain. May try to find something though.

**CREEEEEEEEED**

Elbows wrote:
Not sure I'll make it in this month

Same, it's just occurred to me I have way less time than I did in December and I'm trying to paint 5 times more.