Author |
Message |
|
|
|
Advert
|
Forum adverts like this one are shown to any user who is not logged in. Join us by filling out a tiny 3 field form and you will get your own, free, dakka user account which gives a good range of benefits to you:
- No adverts like this in the forums anymore.
- Times and dates in your local timezone.
- Full tracking of what you have read so you can skip to your first unread post, easily see what has changed since you last logged in, and easily see what is new at a glance.
- Email notifications for threads you want to watch closely.
- Being a part of the oldest wargaming community on the net.
If you are already a member then feel free to login now. |
|
|
2022/08/06 19:05:08
Subject: Re:Dakka Painting Challenge Round 90 August 2022: A Helping Hand
|
|
Shrieking Guardian Jetbiker
|
Ah wait, it's the Orc Drummer round this month? Yeah, I'm in.
|
~~~ I Love The Power Glove. It's So Bad. ~~~ |
|
|
|
2022/08/06 19:51:47
Subject: Dakka Painting Challenge Round 90 August 2022: A Helping Hand
|
|
Decrepit Dakkanaut
|
Working on core space civilians with the In The Line of Fire expansion.
And a bit of detail
Reporter, drone operator and filming drone from the Media team.
They can be an in-game irritant but have their uses glorifying your alien treasure hunting.
Prospectors, with extra hands for helping.
Again, can be a bother wandering around alien tombs looting or digging up samples but equally very good addition to your crew with a useful set of skills and unusual gear.
So, these are probably my final submissions, but might try to get better shots.
|
Theophony"... and there's strippers in terminator armor and lovecraftian shenanigans afoot."
Solar_Lion: "Man this sums up your blog nicely."
Anpu-adom: "being Geek is about Love. Some love broadly. Some love deeply. And then there are people like Graven. |
|
|
|
2022/08/06 20:09:22
Subject: Re:Dakka Painting Challenge Round 90 August 2022: A Helping Hand
|
|
Utilizing Careful Highlighting
|
Okay, I'm in with some helping hands for my Inquisitor, Lorem Ipsum:
Yes, I know there's more than 5 models here. In the highly unlikely event I finish all 6, I'll post the best 5.
But let's not get ahead of ourselves here
|
|
|
|
|
2022/08/10 08:35:29
Subject: Re:Dakka Painting Challenge Round 90 August 2022: A Helping Hand
|
|
Incorporating Wet-Blending
|
These guys are essentially finished:
Their bases need some work, and I think I should go back and make sure the reflections on their helmets all match.
|
|
|
|
|
2022/08/10 10:47:41
Subject: Re:Dakka Painting Challenge Round 90 August 2022: A Helping Hand
|
|
Longtime Dakkanaut
|
One 32mm mechanic is in the works, tabletop quality. (maybe i can do a second model entry, depends on my mood)
|
darkswordminiatures.com
gamersgrass.com
Collects: Wild West Exodus, SW Armada/Legion. Adeptus Titanicus, Dust1947. |
|
|
|
2022/08/10 10:58:29
Subject: Re:Dakka Painting Challenge Round 90 August 2022: A Helping Hand
|
|
Huge Bone Giant
|
Your mechanic looks better than my mechanic. Stupid beeping trashcan.
|
Nehekhara lives! Sort of!
Why is the rum always gone? |
|
|
|
2022/08/10 11:34:52
Subject: Dakka Painting Challenge Round 90 August 2022: A Helping Hand
|
|
[DCM]
Fireknife Shas'el
|
Ah, the traditional workshop attire of hot pants and bikini top (!)
At least her protective boots are flat soled
|
|
|
|
|
2022/08/10 12:25:36
Subject: Re:Dakka Painting Challenge Round 90 August 2022: A Helping Hand
|
|
Longtime Dakkanaut
|
Dont blame the painter, blame the artist and sculptor
|
darkswordminiatures.com
gamersgrass.com
Collects: Wild West Exodus, SW Armada/Legion. Adeptus Titanicus, Dust1947. |
|
|
|
2022/08/10 17:59:24
Subject: Re:Dakka Painting Challenge Round 90 August 2022: A Helping Hand
|
|
Fixture of Dakka
|
WIP.
Because you cannot seal the model with the clear canopy attached.
Cheers,
CB
|
|
|
|
|
2022/08/11 03:15:14
Subject: Re:Dakka Painting Challenge Round 90 August 2022: A Helping Hand
|
|
Grim Dark Angels Interrogator-Chaplain
|
Hoping to get back on track with this Middle-Earth model:
This is a Lothlorien Wood Elf with a banner; carrying a banner to inspire and rally the troops is definitely a helping or supporting role rather than being a frontline combatant.
|
|
|
|
|
2022/08/12 14:24:14
Subject: Dakka Painting Challenge Round 90 August 2022: A Helping Hand
|
|
Fixture of Dakka
|
|
This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 2022/08/12 15:46:50
|
|
|
|
2022/08/13 14:03:49
Subject: Dakka Painting Challenge Round 90 August 2022: A Helping Hand
|
|
Stabbin' Skarboy
|
Yaay, more blue camo! It should be on everything I say
|
|
|
|
|
2022/08/13 17:32:01
Subject: Dakka Painting Challenge Round 90 August 2022: A Helping Hand
|
|
[DCM]
Fireknife Shas'el
|
Surely it IS on everything. After you’ve nicked it…
|
|
|
|
|
2022/08/14 04:05:00
Subject: Re:Dakka Painting Challenge Round 90 August 2022: A Helping Hand
|
|
Regular Dakkanaut
|
Always tickles me when they complain about the mechanic in hot pants. But not that she's carrying a wrench most body building men would struggle to use let alone an average sized woman. Not my taste in minis at all but if youre complaining daisy dukes aren't suitable attire we should consider how functional a door sized sword is as well..
Got the orc drummer painted. He'll do nicely for a rank and file game. Need to do his basing to finish him up. He was quite fun to paint and a nice test for army painters new speed paints. Did not like the red reactivating under the silver. Should have varnished it so its my own fault but pink metallic shoulder details didn't seem very orcy. Not many orcs want to dress up as a pretty pink princess when they're looking for a dust up.
That model looks really cool. I don't know if you've painted a lot in the blue camo scheme but camo pops better with over lapping layers. Your 3 colours cutting into each other makes it more visually interesting. It reads as more camo than polka dots with a small adjustment to where you paint each layer.
|
|
This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 2022/08/14 04:09:08
|
|
|
|
2022/08/14 06:40:56
Subject: Dakka Painting Challenge Round 90 August 2022: A Helping Hand
|
|
[DCM]
Fireknife Shas'el
|
A) This is a very light-hearted thread, so don’t worry about those being serious complaints.
B) You’re obviously never seen some of the big torque wrenches that are needed in engineering. One of the funniest moments I’ve seen at work was one of our 17-year old female apprentices using a torque wrench about 2/3rds as tall as she was to do up some massive bolts (50mm/2inch-ish) on one of our projects. It wasn’t specifically her that was funny (she was doing fine), but the fact that she was surrounded by half a dozen burly guys, all at least twice her size, ready to get on with the rest of the job once the bolts were in. It was such an incongruous sight!
|
|
|
|
|
2022/08/14 17:12:42
Subject: Re:Dakka Painting Challenge Round 90 August 2022: A Helping Hand
|
|
Utilizing Careful Highlighting
|
A little progress...
These two are pretty much done. Still working on the group, not sure how many I'll finish in time.
|
|
|
|
|
2022/08/14 17:57:29
Subject: Re:Dakka Painting Challenge Round 90 August 2022: A Helping Hand
|
|
Longtime Dakkanaut
|
|
darkswordminiatures.com
gamersgrass.com
Collects: Wild West Exodus, SW Armada/Legion. Adeptus Titanicus, Dust1947. |
|
|
|
2022/08/14 18:51:23
Subject: Dakka Painting Challenge Round 90 August 2022: A Helping Hand
|
|
Utilizing Careful Highlighting
|
F-Dwarf, I really like how the skin came out on your mechanic.
|
|
|
|
|
2022/08/14 18:52:03
Subject: Dakka Painting Challenge Round 90 August 2022: A Helping Hand
|
|
Decrepit Dakkanaut
|
She's an absolute smasher.
|
Theophony"... and there's strippers in terminator armor and lovecraftian shenanigans afoot."
Solar_Lion: "Man this sums up your blog nicely."
Anpu-adom: "being Geek is about Love. Some love broadly. Some love deeply. And then there are people like Graven. |
|
|
|
2022/08/14 22:24:18
Subject: Dakka Painting Challenge Round 90 August 2022: A Helping Hand
|
|
Liberated Grot Land Raida
|
Here’s my entry. Maybe more of an eye in the sky than a helping hand. Though I’m sure photo reconnaissance is plenty helpful.
Here we have my selection of WW2 PR aircraft. I’ll tell a bit about each as we go along, just cause… you know, history.
Ki-46-High speed long range photo reconnaissance - code name Dinah.
Ju 86 P- Luftwaffe High Altitude Photo Reconnaissance -Eastern front.
AR 707 of 431 Flight -Martin Maryland- Flight Officer Adrian Warburton
B-17 E - Old 666 - The Eager Beavers- 43rd Bomb Group -New Guinea 1943
PR Spitfire - 16 Squadron -Low cloud-level reconnaissance -1944
|
|
|
|
|
2022/08/15 17:35:27
Subject: Re:Dakka Painting Challenge Round 90 August 2022: A Helping Hand
|
|
Stormin' Stompa
|
It looks like I have some free time, so hopefully I can get something done in time.
I figure reconnaissance counts as a sort of support role.
|
Ask yourself: have you rated a gallery image today? |
|
|
|
2022/08/15 18:18:05
Subject: Dakka Painting Challenge Round 90 August 2022: A Helping Hand
|
|
[DCM]
Fireknife Shas'el
|
He’s definitely giving a helping hand to that drone and the drones are also helping him. Help all round!
|
|
|
|
|
2022/08/16 00:09:24
Subject: Dakka Painting Challenge Round 90 August 2022: A Helping Hand
|
|
Grim Dark Angels Interrogator-Chaplain
|
As in, "I'd smash'er!"
I'll see myself out.
|
|
|
|
|
2022/08/16 00:19:56
Subject: Dakka Painting Challenge Round 90 August 2022: A Helping Hand
|
|
Scarred Ultramarine Tyrannic War Veteran
Maple Valley, Washington, Holy Terra
|
I got halfway through painting my entry when I finally decided that the initial priming was too grainy. Stripping and starting over. :(
|
"Calgar hates Tyranids."
Your #1 Fan |
|
|
|
2022/08/16 00:36:42
Subject: Re:Dakka Painting Challenge Round 90 August 2022: A Helping Hand
|
|
Utilizing Careful Highlighting
|
Good News: Making more progress
Bad News: I can't take a decent photo of any of these guys
Really, the finished scribe and the cherub look a lot better in real life!
|
|
|
|
|
2022/08/16 11:37:14
Subject: Dakka Painting Challenge Round 90 August 2022: A Helping Hand
|
|
The Marine Standing Behind Marneus Calgar
|
Month half over, put the first basecoat down yesterday. Need to get moving here.
|
|
|
|
|
2022/08/16 20:12:49
Subject: Dakka Painting Challenge Round 90 August 2022: A Helping Hand
|
|
Decrepit Dakkanaut
|
So, I have finished painting up all my Core Space... now I just need to pick 5. Nothing new here, just on a better backdrop and slightly tidied up. Civilians! The alien in the middle is a contender. Street-Punk Girl is super shiny for some reason. Crew of the Ion Hope from the base game. Their captain, with his hand out flat (and sneaky pistol in the other) is a maybe. Crew of the Black Maria from the base game. Snazzy sculpts, but none I think fit the bill for the challenge except maybe the mechanic on the left. The inhabitants of Trading Post 5, otoh, has LOADS of potential. Yeti, the wee dude with many arms, has many hands to help with The droids also. I am particularly happy with the NED-B (Kenobi) paintjob. Automatically Appended Next Post: Right now my top 5 are Gan'eek (the alien in the group of 3 civilians), XL (the yellow droid), Stilts (the red droid), Yeti (multi limbed small alien technician) and Bullworth (the big alien with the prospecting rig). They all seem to fit brief.
|
This message was edited 2 times. Last update was at 2022/08/16 21:04:55
Theophony"... and there's strippers in terminator armor and lovecraftian shenanigans afoot."
Solar_Lion: "Man this sums up your blog nicely."
Anpu-adom: "being Geek is about Love. Some love broadly. Some love deeply. And then there are people like Graven. |
|
|
|
2022/08/17 09:28:15
Subject: Dakka Painting Challenge Round 90 August 2022: A Helping Hand
|
|
Storm Trooper with Maglight
|
Nevelon wrote:Month half over, put the first basecoat down yesterday. Need to get moving here.
I was thinking the exact same thing for my orks. About 3/4 of the way done with basecoating, buuuuuut, that doesn't include the massive "cleanup" stage I have at the end of that wherein I fix all of the mistakes I made along the way.
|
|
|
|
2022/08/17 10:14:53
Subject: Re:Dakka Painting Challenge Round 90 August 2022: A Helping Hand
|
|
Huge Bone Giant
|
I'm having similar thoughts half of the time. Getting the models basecoated and ready for the real work was easy enough, but finishing them feels so drawn out. The other half it feels like they're really not much work and I'll be able to finish my models with time to spare. Odd month, this one...
|
Nehekhara lives! Sort of!
Why is the rum always gone? |
|
|
|
2022/08/17 10:44:56
Subject: Re:Dakka Painting Challenge Round 90 August 2022: A Helping Hand
|
|
Impassive Inquisitorial Interrogator
England
|
Yep... I've undercoated mine, and that's as far as it's gone!
Hopefully I'll find time to actually pick up a brush before the end of the month.
|
|
|
|
|