-Crisp & Grey- A NZ blog (May Update - I painted a Dragon!)

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**Miss Dee**

Look good but im looking at them on a mobile.

**RBeijers**

Sadly I don't have that many models anymore to show off so I'll make one next year. on the 31st of december 2015

. I really love "all the models on the table"idea. The dark angels look good. Keep it coming.

Grtz,
Remco

**Camkierhi**

Merry season greetings bud.

That is such a wonderful picture. So pretty! Of course your solution is simple........get a bigger table....

**Mad..**

That pod looks awesome. I particularly like the overhead shot of it with its ramps down, looks really cool.

That is such a lot of models! no wonder it took you so long to set up, definitely agree your table is too small

Hope you and the fellow readers have a great holiday season!

**Knightley**

@Gits - Quite the productive day that one, While the parents are up and taking care of the mini me I do get some nice time to myself

@Miss Dee - Ha! try posting in your mobile! that was a mission in of its self

@RBeijers - I'll hold you to that comment, 31st Dec 2015 you'll be getting a message from me

@Cam - You're right, how did I not see that as the solution! Apocalypse table you say, how big would that need to be?

@Mad - Cheers buddy, hope you have a great break as well!

Update: so with 11 tac troops I figured I'd do a test one to see how it all looks and how quickly I can knock it together.
WIP3

WIP 5

Done

Overall took about an hour and a half, so I suspect I could get all the tac marines done in a couple of days If I get the time.

**Knightley**

Next up is the Squad, working through them slowly

**inmygravenimage**

They're like salad, crisp and green

very nice, and just in time for the next da nerf in the new year!

**Knightley**

Agreed, however not my monkeys, not my zoo

Update: more done on the tac squad

**Camkierhi**

Well you are doing a nice clean job of the monkeys anyways. Looking great.

**Knightley**

Thanks Cam, Happy new years by the way

Update: Squad done

**Knightley**

Next up is Cypher, what the lighting doesn't show is his armour is slightly green thanks to a wash

**Knightley**

I know. A post without a picture, however if you've not read any of IceAngels fluff, you need to fix that right now
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/1410/264756.page#7472470 go, read, be happy and amazed.

**Mad..**

Happy New Year Knightley!

That Tac squad looks great. Id be happy fielding them on my table... or being eaten by my Nids

Cypher photo, why is it so yellow? I'll wait to see progress pics of that one I think haha.

And your last link, I'll check it out, always like fluff!

**Knightley**

Ah, for those who followed me from early on will remember the yellow tinge to the next round of photos. I'm painting from home now, so not under those nice bright lights at work, got my energy saver lightbulbs and they all have a yellow tinge to them. I might go get some energy saver dayglow ones this week though.

Update: Smashed out the cloak today

**Camkierhi**

Looking great I think.

Edit your pics, make them cooler, that should make them more white. You should have that option in most software.

**Gitsplitta**

Here it is with a quick photoshop adjustment to the color cast...

**nerdfest09**

Ooooh Dark Angels :-) don't you just rub it in with your massive collection and now another project! it's looking good and faster than the GK. gonna do some squiggle action?

**AnUnearthlyChilde**

Well I think a few apocalypse templates should destroy a few of your assembled mini's there Knightly... and you really do need a larger gaming table

Also, loving Cypher so far too

**Knightley**

@Cam - Point well raised, I'll see what MS Paint can do when I get a moment at it.

@Gits - My gratitude to you kind sir for coming to save the day with photoshop!

@Damo - Cheers mate, I had wanted to get all the Chaos lords I own redone before years end, however I failed a little bit on that. And for Cypher, I'm actually considering having him very bland, I don't see him covering his items with scripture, I always got the impression he was angry at what the imperium had become and as such didn't hold on to their tenets and such... no squiggles.

@AUC - Only a few? I reckon a Reaver could make mincemeat out of all those models on the table

Update: after reading Gits year in retrospect I thought I would steal the idea and make it my own. But first up, a blurry shot of Cypher in his current state

So how about Knightley's year in review?
Items for 2014
1. Complete all my current tanks I started at the end of 2013. Failure I still have the spider tank but I was so close on this one.
2. Have my new Necron force completed. Failure, Most of them are still sitting in boxes, commission work and slow painting are to blame on this one.
3. Finish the repaints on both my Dark Angels and Ultramarines. Pass I smashed this out of the park very early on.
4. Paint my felblade after having it stare at me for 3 years. Pass again, smashed this one in the face.
5. Repaint all my currently owned Chaos Lords. Failure but I was pretty close.
6. Start and complete some commission work for mates. Pass however this took a lot longer than anticipated.

Items for 2015
1. Completed my Necron Force
2. Finish up enough Terrain for my gaming table
3. Complete an Inquistorial henchmen force (3 squads of 12 guys + Inquisitors and Chimera's for each squad)
4. Make general progress on the Grey Knights and Gray Nights.
5. Get faster at commission work.
6. Finally get around to repainting the 10 devastators from my old paint style.

Not much to put up on the board for 2015, however there is a ton of models to get through, feel free to post up your year in retrospect and what you hope to do this year!

**Gitsplitta**

Sounds like a very reasonable list Knightley... look forward to watching your progress.

**ayoku**

DA squead looks awesome Knightley Cypher is comming along nicely also

Keep up the great work!
Grtz
Mark

**AnUnearthlyChilde**

Knightley wrote:
@AUC - Only a few? I reckon a Reaver could make mincemeat out of all those models on the table

Well, personally I'd use my 5k of Eldar super-heavies, which should do the trick

So how about Knightley's year in review?
Items for 2014
1. Complete all my current tanks I started at the end of 2013. Failure I still have the spider tank but I was so close on this one.
2. Have my new Necron force completed. Failure, Most of them are still sitting in boxes, commission work and slow painting are to blame on this one.
3. Finish the repaints on both my Dark Angels and Ultramarines. Pass I smashed this out of the park very early on.
4. Paint my felblade after having it stare at me for 3 years. Pass again, smashed this one in the face.
5. Repaint all my currently owned Chaos Lords. Failure but I was pretty close.
6. Start and complete some commission work for mates. Pass however this took a lot longer than anticipated.

50% is a hell of an achievement considering the masses of things to do on this list, be proud

Items for 2015
1. Completed my Necron Force
2. Finish up enough Terrain for my gaming table
3. Complete an Inquistorial henchmen force (3 squads of 12 guys + Inquisitors and Chimera's for each squad)
4. Make general progress on the Grey Knights and Gray Nights.
5. Get faster at commission work.
6. Finally get around to repainting the 10 devastators from my old paint style.

YOU CAN DO EEEEEEEET!!!!!!

**Physh**

Impressive job on the cloak

**Knightley**

@Gits - Thanks buddy, I'll be keeping a close eye on your blog during this year as well!

@Mark - Thank you, Check him out below

@AUC - Oooh please tell me you have pics of 5k worth of Eldar super-heavies!!!

@Physh - Many thanks

Update; Holy moly, I'm posting twice in one day! how on earth did this happen. Well the little lad was whisked away by his grand mother so I got a ton of painting time in, and I just had to share this with you all
Before:

After:

I am a very big fan of how the cloak came out so any new guys I paint (not from the GKs or GN's) will be getting this new method.

**AnUnearthlyChilde**

Nicely done! I doff my cap good sir!

**Gitsplitta**

I bet he looks fantastic at table-top length too!

**ayoku**

Cypher looks great

Keep up the great work!
Grtz
Mark

**Mad..**

That Cypher update is awesome, I really like that cloak! Nice work as usual.

And my hobby goals?

2014 was me getting back into things after a long hiatus and starting to finally paint up my army. Was slow but steady progress and got a lot done, main achievement was gaining some skills and confidence in actually painting.

2015, my goals are:

- Get all currently owned tyranids modelled and painted.
- Paint up the terrain pieces I have to match Hive Fleet.
- Actually play some games... haven't had a rumble on the table since fourth edition

- Keep learning and getting better... I'm still pretty new, so easy goal this one

**Camkierhi**

Cypher looking brilliant bud, excellent job.

**Knightley**

@AUC - Why thank you kind sir.

@Gits - My Dark angels are frothing to get at him as well, looks like there is quite a queue to get hands on him

@Mark - Thanks

@Mad - Some good goal in there mate, if you were to list it out, how many models do you have to model and paint without any more purchases?

@Cam - Thank you for the kind words!

Update: I wonder who this might be