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**StormX**

Carved it even more lol. Now its on the base also did some more "damage" on the top to make it look rougher, now im just washing it with black paint, second coat coming. Also made the bubbles with green stuff. Also pva glue and Varnish were put over all the black flat surface areas. Also i should note that i spray painted the gak out of it with cheap grey spray paint ( to try and keep the fragile foam nice and firm ). Then coated it in varnish. It's still wet at the moment from the first wash out of about 3, except some of the side areas.

EDIT - THATS JUST CHEAP 2 DOLLER ORANGE PAINT THAT COMES IN A HUGE BOTTLE YOU SEE IN THE BACKGROUND, DONT PANIC!!!.

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IM a bit freaked out about how im going to do the lava, its been occupying mind for a few days and i cant figure out how to do it, but i have an idea now and hopefully it works....

Edit - That marine in the picture is just inspecting progress to make sure every thing looks great. I told him to feth off a long time ago, but he doesn't want to hear it.

**StormX**

fethed base up, had to scrap all varnish and pva glue and green stuff off and then peel the rock off because for some reason the lava i was painting started sepereating and acting all wierd and making the dry pva glue wet again causing a big mess, so had to start that part again, at least now i can do bubbles right...Now i just have to wait like 2 days for it to dry.......

**StormX**

Why has it taken me so long to get to this point?

Because it took like 3 days to dry and ran out of red paint, and i almost decided to throw this one away beause even after the 3 days or so of drying, after me paitning the first few layers of paint it started tearing again and making the pva glue wet again, so honestly to get to this point where i am now has been a real pain in the ass. Also was not happy with the high lighting i did on the rock and also think i stuffed the bubbles up so all this has taken heaps of time. Never paint over PVA GLUE in my opinion people...

Almost finished, just going to add smoe brighter yellows, then clean up base and see how it looks.

**StormX**

Ok, so this is how i wanted the base to look or closer to how i wanted it when i posted this model for the painting competition on DAKKA. Also these pictures dont have a very bright camera flash ruining it making it look how it would never look in real life. So this is what i would have preferred to enter the competition with but its too late.
So this is completely finished now

im very proud of it.

Thank you all 200% for all your awesomeness you hold within your selves Dakka users.

EDIT - I REMOVED OLD PICTURES SINCE I MADE SOME SMALL CHANGES TO THE MODEL ( Highlights and shade ). So what it looks now can be found a couple of posts down from here.

**StormX**

Some things no longer look like they do in the pictures i posted on this post, so i have changed it to the most recent picture.

**StormX**

I am re doing and removing all trim / ware on tanks, and instead of just very thin lines on the edges using the very edge of brush, i have done fatter lines that i directly brush on with the tip of brush and am going around every thing with it not just sharp edges. Here is just a small picture showing the 1 tank i have almost finished doing this method with. So its metallic steel trim over a black tank.

**Excommunicatus**

That's really nice.

Good stuff.

**StormX**

Some new pics of GUO i made very subtle changes that you most likely wont notice unles you really look hard.

Any way ABADDON THE DISPOILER IS ON HIS WAY TO MY HOUSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Finally can start a fresh new model.

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Excommunicatus wrote:
That's really nice.

Good stuff.

Thanks !!!!!

**StormX**

He is here to take command finally.

This song is the entrance theme for Abaddon in to my army, it fits well - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54W8kktFE_o - Listen to the whole thing.

**Not Online!!!**

So you got yourself abbadabadabadabooo...

Now while i don't like the (h)armless i am quite interested in seeing what you can do with him.

**StormX**

What does that mean? the harmless part.

Thanks mate.

Primed him with 5$ spray paint!, Why?, because feth spending 30+ dollers on gak that does the same gak ( in my opinion ). Hahaha. ( I recently became a rapper, so that's why i said gak two times in a row. )

**StormX**

Ok here is me attempting my first ever "glaze" or many thin coats to achieve highlights, i think it looks ok ish? ( Im referring to the LOINCLOTH ).

I would really appreciate HONEST feedback related to this cape.

My hands are sweaty knees weak arms spaghetti is how i am feeling.

EDIT - IM TOUCHING IT UP BECAUSE I CAN SEE SOME ISSUES.

**StormX**

Ok im going to call this loincloth finished. Its freaking me out doing this mother fether, im so paranoid. I made it a little bit brighter at the top and did some black glazing and blah blah you probly cant tell the difference.

**Not Online!!!**

Erm? Storms looks decent so far so.

**StormX**

Thanks man!.

**squall018**

Man, that GUO looks really nice. One of my favorite models in GW's range. You are making me want to paint one!

**StormX**

Making me blush!!

Thank you kindly.

**Excommunicatus**

Abaddon's metal mini wasn't great and his arms had a habit of falling off.

**Argive**

Greta looking stuff. Really like the bases bro!

**StormX**

I see, thank you Excommunicatus.

Thank you so much Argive.

**StormX**

Smalll update,
CLICK IMAGE TO SEE THE RED BLENDING ON THE BELT BETTER. OTHER WISE IT JUST LOOKS PLAIN RED.

Any way let me finish this gold on the belt and ill put a better picture up in about 2 hours or less. Its so small those arrows, i dont want to get any gold on the red, so its taking me ages to do each arrow lol. Im shaking so much.

**StormX**

I finished the red part, think it might need another darker part to make it a bit darker around the edges. I have not highlighted any gold yet, and the eye in the middle of the belt is not finished, all i have done is finished the red and base of gold. If i do make it darker around the edges of the red, i dont want to hit that gold, because that took ages to do trying to not hit the red.

EDIT - I can see mistakes with the gold on the belt already, i will fix for the next pictures.

EDIT - That belt has been so far the hardest thing i have ever done in this hobby in regards to paitning. I just want to thank you all from the bttom of my heart for all the help you have givin me. Thank you.

GOLD BLACK AND EVERY THING EXCEPT THE RED IS NOT FINISHED AT ALL OR EVEN CLOSE.

**StormX**

Gold washed.

**Not Online!!!**

Well it's abbadon allright, but where is his top knot?

**StormX**

Yeah im really wondering if i can put the rest of his Armour on and still get to all the parts that need painting. Wish i had a quick answer lol.

**Tyranid Horde**

Keep it up, good job so far.

**StormX**

Cheers Tyranid Horde appreciate it.

**StormX**

Yes he looks messy, but its fine he will look better eventaully. NOTHING IS HIGHLIGHTED, NOTHING IS EVEN COSE TO BEING FINISHED, Lots to do.

edit - Oh yeah, long story, but i had to paint over the loincloth and i am starting that again....

REMOVED AWFUL PICTURE FROM THIS POST. SORRY DAKKA - EDIT.

**StormX**

Ok i washed it a bit and this picture looks better but yeah still messy and a long way to go.

EDIT - I dont know why i painted the "hydralics" between his legs gold. Thinking what to do.

**Not Online!!!**

He looks like the Poster boy villian uglyness he is supposed too. I' dare say you are doing rather well on him.
Altough you still did not answer where his topknot went