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@WM: Im glad! Hes definitely a favorite model of mine.

And so, The survivors are finished!!

First up is the IT guy,




And then the cop,




And finally, El Cholo!





Got some new supplies in today too- Vallejo's liquid gold (Thanks to Iffy's fine work, I had to get some), Brush cleaner and Preserver (also thanks to Iffy), and finally a 000 Series Seven brush (again, Iffy.... We noticing a pattern on whose blog ive been reading lately?)
I havent tried the gold, but the cleaner seems pretty nice for the pair of brushes ive cleaned with it. Crazy how much paint doesnt wash out! And Im in LOVE with the S7 brushes... Theyre just so.... AWESOME!!

Now its on to the zombies!!
Thanks for reading!

Look sweet, I like the basing style too. Hopefully you remember the colors for cholo, there will be a zombie version at some point.

Glad to see you reinvesting in yourself to further commissions. I know you've got a crazy pile waiting for you here.

As an aside, I played a bunch of Zombicide today (skipped 40k). Some of the scenarios are boring as balls, others are amazing!

Nice red orks man! I had the same idea mine are all painted after fel orks too lol. but the "reason" they are red is my warboss is devoted to chaos. Ill share a link when i get a PM blog built on here

@WM hehe glad ya like em! He was a treat to paint, and no worries on forgetting colors- I write down ALL my mixes!
Im rather excited to try Zombicide out. It looks really fun!

@keltik Thanks and welcome to the plog! I rather like that bit of backstory to your Orkz.... definitely lemme know when ya get a log up! I want to see the Chaos Boyz!!


So as to my whereabouts the last few days.... well.... I picked up Terraria and Halflife 2 and kinda binged on playing them xD That plus my work schedule kinda cut out painting time.

I had initially planned on doing more work on stuff today, but after getting a few cavities drilled at the dentists, my jaw is killin me. Cant get myself to paint ><*

Int he mean time, here are a few pics of the first batch of Zombies. Sorry theres not much work on them! D: Blood and gore is the next step on these guys.



A close up of a Runner

And a Fatty



I have to say.... I really kinda hate these models :/
They are quite hard to paint as Id like, and my complaints on them are really opposite those I had on Infinity- Rather than too much detail, they have too little! The details they do have are soft and ill defined in some places, and the mold lines are atrocious. I keep finding more and more AFTER the paint goes on! and they are in the hardest to clean places too.
They are fitting for a board game, but compared to GW and Infinity's products, they are clearly inferior. That being said, though, what detail they DO have is interesting. I do find some enjoyment out of painting the larger models, like the fattys and the Abomination. Those models seem to have a higher detai to them than the runners and walkers.


Next step, blood and gore... and Scorpions!
Thanks for reading!

On the up side, you have all the non-survivor molds, so I guess you know where to look on them.

Really liking the skin tones. I appreciate the change up on the clothing. If the lack of detail bugs you, I can get some infinity your way pronto

@WM: True, very true. Next group im gonna focus extra attention on a few areas. Inner thigh and hair, in particular.

Glad they're meeting your expectations! Clothing was something I definitely wanted to change up, as nothing'd be more boring than a bunch of guys wearing the same thing. Theyre not a sports team for cryin out loud!
The fattys are a different story, as I think there are only a couple ways to paint em different. I think i just came up with the next variation though. Blue-grey on the jumpsuit hes wearin!

And Infinity'd be welcome! I have a feeling there'll be a couple added to the next wave

I think some different colored jump suits, maybe a different colored shirt, though white is pretty standard for undershirt colors. Thought about adding some hair to a few, not sure my GS-fu can pull that off though.

@WM: Hair could set them apart nicely.... I may see what I can do... cant promise anythin though!

Today we have a brief intermission from Zombicide, and I bring you Scorpions!!


Just a quick coat of Snot green to base them. I think im going to attempt Zenithal highlighting with these guys. from what Ive seen, its a rather effective way to get awesome results blending-wise.

On th esubject of the airbrush, Im an idiot with using mine.... and have busted the nib.


Note to self- when needle is loose, TIGHTEN THE BLASTED NEEDLE!! Dont knock it on the table to get it back into place tightly.
On the up side, I now know how to change the needle. Also, I luckily found a spare tip that Paasche sent with it.

All of it is a learning experience...

Ouch, at hurts. I've never quite been able to get the hang of it either, may take some classes at adepticon. How off scale does tiny look compared to the others? I was afraid he'd be way off, but it doesn't look awful.

Hes surprisingly close. A little more slender than the rest of the squat, and the head is bigger, but really he fits in rather well!
Had a picture, but my card reader seems to be taking the day off! ><

I have another torso that is short an arm of his size, may dig it out and see if we can get it working.

Might definitely be able to get him back to active duty. I ahve an extra arm (though the hand guard is a bit messed up- musta been a bubble in the metal) The scale looks like it could work. The new arm is more muscled than the old ones, but there doesnt seem to be too much of a size difference.

I'll bring him w wave three then. May be able to come up with an arm even, didn't look very hard last time.

Got the green done on the Scorpions today. Surprisingly it turned out how I wanted it to. I dont know if I should go another level of color brighter- Im up to Scorpion Green right now, so itd be mixing in some Bad Moon Yellow. Im leaning on the side of not, as I dont wanna make em too bright or ruin the blending.

This was my first attempt at Zenithal, and Im pleased with the result. Got a lot of blending done with (comparatively) less effort. Learned a lot about my airbrush too.



And a closeup of the blending. As a bonus, this stands as a side by side comparison of the current edition Scorps and the older model.

I think your good keeping it as is. Looks like a solid base.

More work on the Scorpions!
Metal areas and black areas have been blocked out. Loooots of awesome detail on these guys!

Looking better!

I've been working on some custom Zombicide scenarios for their contest, and the are super hard. Will have to give one or two a whirl when we play. Hopefully that's some good motivation. And, you know, money is good too.

Thanks a lot for your Fire Hawk tutorial! I really like that whole chapter

whalemusic360 wrote:Looking better!

I've been working on some custom Zombicide scenarios for their contest, and the are super hard. Will have to give one or two a whirl when we play. Hopefully that's some good motivation. And, you know, money is good too.

Thanks dude! Im looking forward to that. Ive been reading Vent's reviews of the game, and it looks amazing!!

TheAngrySquig wrote:Thanks a lot for your Fire Hawk tutorial! I really like that whole chapter

Thank you! Welcome to the Log! Im glad the tutorial turned out as well as it did, and its helped me to figure out how to paint my own marines, who have a similar base color.


Today saw more work on the scorpions, with the gold washed and ready to highlight.
I used Vallejo's liquid gold, and DAMN its nice stuff! You get a super even coat, and the pigment is a joy to work with. You have to be careful not to let the brush dry too much though, or it will start to turn to gel as the alcohol evaporates. Just keep the brush wet, and youre in the clear!
Cleanup is pretty easy too- 70% rubbing alcohol and the pigment falls right off the brush. gotta watch the fumes though!



Thanks for reading!

Looking good! I do like seeing the updates, even if I don't have much to say

OK! So- Finished the scorpions and Ive started the Nobs!



And a few close up shots of the individual members of the squad.














And a closeup of the Exarch (I think thats what the leader guys are called)

Look solid, bright green, and very striking found the other shorty. Might need some cutting, and might be illegally equipped, but no matter.

Orks next, or back to the undead? Or the single SM?

My little brother had the same thing to say. He called them "Very Striking Scorpions," especially after I showed him their final paint color
As to Shorty II, The Rule of Cool is always in effect with me. If it looks cool, DO IT!

Nobz are up next, and have their primer coat on so the process begins anew! Admittedly Im avoiding working on the undead too much, due to them frustrating me a little more than expected. At this point half of em are done and I keep goin back to them in between colors on other models and I do a little more. Theyre slowly gettin done as I paint other stuff.

No worries though- They will be finished!

Skin is now finished on the Nobz!





Its so weird painting green orks. im so used to my Red ones that this made for a rather nice change of pace. Figured out a good technique for it too, I think.
What Im most pleased with is the Cybork Head and arm. I tried making the skin look inflamed and irritated, so its redder and more sickly looking than the surrounding skin. The green wash knocked some of the highlights off, so Im going to go back and bring a few areas back up to the right color.
These guys are destined to be Deff Skullz, so blue warpaint shouldnt be too far off.

Thanks for reading!

Skin looks good, right along the lines of what I was thinking. You may or may not have forgot to leave one in bits, remember there is a commando conversion kit in the remaining orksies.

ACH!!! TOTALLY FORGOT!!
Daaaang good catch! ima set one off to the side now then!!

I'd just go for it at this point, the kit has a totally different torso.

Love the Ork skull on that SS base. You freehand that from scratch or is that built up over an ork head?

@WM: Gotcha Gotcha! We can probably use the Nob from the box of boyz (Im assuming their gonna be the recipients of the upgrade kit, so thatd work nice)

@mars: Thanks!! That bit is actually from the Boyz kit. Its one of the million little bitz that fill the sprue next to belt pouches and gun sights.


Progress log: Started the blue! All during work I was thinking on the warpaint these guys'll have. Think I have a few cool concepts!

Thanks for reading!

Soooo, Striking Scorpions seem to have messed your colour sense up when you switched back to orks Like the flesh on the harpoon arm, you seem to have the hang of greenskin as well as red.