Dakka (Unofficial) Painting Challenge Round 51 May 2019: To The Death!

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**Elbows**

My problem is, when I decide to paint something...I prime it and paint it, often within a day...so I never ever plan ahead for this thread. If it happens to be up when I'm priming something I'll remember. If not - it's hopeless.

**SlaveToDorkness**

Oh, then that's totally not my thing. I think of a project to do, prime it and forget about it...lol

**Midget Gems**

Thanks Chirs, Yeah both models have a good pose showing lots of forward movement and with a very limited conversion I'm hoping I can try a focus on the painting

Looking forward to seeing a 20 year diorama in the making Tikay Fortooun, this challenge does push you to do those sort of things

That weathering looks really good so far shmvo

Always nice to see any entry form you Elbows

That looks like its going to be an epic scene Slave, hope you do get it finished

**Bellerophon**

Last month was my first entry, largely due to having just bought the right models at the right time to fit the theme - I'll have to ponder whether I want to enter something in this one.

For one thing, I'm partway through building three Wraithknights, but I don't know whether I want to rush to get one finished for the sake of posting here. I'll have a think...

**Jamie Shred**

Got most of the base coats down today, just metallics left then onto washes. Changed my mind on prince of thieves and baronis cloaks, they are going to be black inside red outside in contrast to the Rialto's black outside red inside.

**Flinty**

I'm going to say that the traitor guard of the Abyss, beholden to Mallex, would fight to the death on the basis that the alternative would be so much worse...

Proof pic

**ZoBo**

jeez...I seem to have kinda completely forgotten about last month

...I think I just spent most of my hobby time last month catching up on building a bunch of models I had sitting around on sprue...loads of poxwalkers, some plague marines, couple of boxes of blightlord terminators, 20 tactical marines, 5 pyroclasts and 5 firedrakes...I started working on a 30k Salamanders army about 2 years ago (some of you may remember my Primarch Vulkan and Bray'arth Ashmantle dreadnought that I entered in this back then)...but that's all been pretty thoroughly benched for about 2 years now, and I've recently decided to get back into it...now, I would love a convenient theme that would let me paint my shiny new Sicaran Arcus tank, but, aside from bombing the enemies "to the death" with inordinate amounts of missiles...I feel it's a bit of a stretch

...however, I did just peel away the 2 year layer of dust off this chap...he's already effectively fought to the death once, and now he's back to do it again

(annoyingly, it appears I gave him a bit of a spritz with some green ages ago...I mean, I'll most likely wind up painting over all of it anyway by the time it's done...and actually, we're a good 4 days into this round anyway, so who cares?

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**Jamie Shred**

Got the metallics based and most of the washes down today. Going to try tidy up the gondola pole stripes tomorrow and get the shirts and socks washed.

**Jamie Shred**

Got a fair bit done today, pretty much just highlights left to do now so I should be ok for time

. Feedback is very much welcome if anyone has any suggestions on where to improve.

**Maharg**

I'm in this month, not quite decided which yet - I think either a dwarf lord or Deathwing knight would fit well, proof of both:

**JustALittleOrkish**

Not the most exciting entry, but I will try a new technique of just using washes.
Know No Fear Zombies

**Jadenim**

I have a very short month this month, so keeping it simple:

Victoria Miniatures female commissar, Annaka Sage.

**Tyranid Horde**

Going for a Howling Banshee Exarch, as some Eldar who tread the Path of the Warrior can never shed their mask of war and become Exarchs, trapped in their way of war until death releases them into the infinity circuit.

Proof:

**Rybrook**

Not done much, shaded them the other day and may layer them today

**Flinty**

I've managed to.get most of the colours blocked in. Mostly boots and metallics left to go, but also skin and some twiddly straps.and stuff. Hopefully I won't treat this month like previous ones where there is a rush of good early progress, I sit on the things for 2.weeks then a bit of a rush at the end

**CREEEEEEEEED**

Not sure what I'll do for this one, I'm getting a start collecting chaos box so I could do a hellbrute, but there's already a bunch of dreads. Might do nothing, as the rest of the month is taken up with uni exams and I haven't started revising, so if I want to pass I'm not going to have much time.

**Jamie Shred**

Nice start Flinty, very neat work. What greens are you using there? Green is one of the colours I don't have many shades of.

**lipsdapips**

Here's my entry for this month! Heroes of Cadia, talk about to the death - I mean, wait a second...this doesn't fit the theme at all...

**shmvo**

Looking a little messy but making progress. The black jeans I am wearing make a surprisingly alright backdrop for miniature photography...

Getting closer the having to paint the face, which I have definitely been avoiding out of fear.

**queen_annes_revenge**

That concrete hammer is ace.

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I might steal that idea for one of my pre heresy world eaters

**ChaosDad**

I'll try this one more time...

It's a Wraithlord for my Ynnari host... So... Double Death?

**Power Elephant**

Proof pic and WiP of a Celtic warrior.

**queen_annes_revenge**

Some WIP shots of Abby. I've been putting in late ones hoping he'd be ready for fest this weekend, but the fates have conspired and its not to be, so Mortarion is taking his place for my 40k single entry. I'm hoping to get him finished for this month though

**Jadenim**

Wow QAR, that’s awesome! A nice companion piece to your Horus too.

**queen_annes_revenge**

Thanks! I wanted him to fit with last months horus, that's why I chose that face, and tried to go with a complimentary colour scheme.

**Jamie Shred**

That text looks fantastic QAR and the skin on the Celtic warrior looks awesome power elephant

**Tyranid Horde**

Looking stunning as usual QAR! It's a shame you can't get it done in time for Warhammer Fest but we can still appreciate it!

**Jadenim**

So, not a great idea to be following on from queen_annes_revenge, but I've finished my entry; Commissar Annaka Sage, ready to ensure my Tallarn fight to the death!

**DV8**

queen_annes_revenge wrote:
Some WIP shots of Abby. I've been putting in late ones hoping he'd be ready for fest this weekend, but the fates have conspired and its not to be, so Mortarion is taking his place for my 40k single entry. I'm hoping to get him finished for this month though

The lettering on that cape is legit!

**Aash**

I know my painting isn't up to the standard of much I've seen posted on the site, but I'm really proud of this and count it as a personal best so thought I'd enter it into the competition for fun!

I've been posting my progress in my P&M Blogs thread, so hopefully that's ok for proof. I didn't take any photos prior to assembly though. The Redemptor was straight out the box, and the Tyranid Warrior was an old one that I'd built years ago, but had never painted, only primed, hope this still qualifies.

Here's my proof pics:

And the finished product: