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LOL! Brian, the word is out! Im a 40k pushover!! You just wanna break my spirit even further!! :( <---not really sad

@ The rest of the gang (Goliath), thanks as always for the positivity! Especially from such talented people! I learn so many things from every one of your threads!
@ Vik, heres the link for the painting comp here on dakka.

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/403045.page

the next update for WIP here will include the beginnings of Brother Fattius

Great looking army! The good thing about being imperial guard is that (assuming your alive) after a battle who cares if you won or lost at least you can still enjoy some booze and women unlike those stiff necked genetic freaks. lol

Depraved wrote:Great looking army! The good thing about being imperial guard is that (assuming your alive) after a battle who cares if you won or lost at least you can still enjoy some booze and women unlike those stiff necked genetic freaks. lol

when IG lose, they lose hard lol In my poor commanding hands anyways...

Also, ill be slowly switching over all these pics to dakka gallery pics. Ive already uploaded page 1 to the gallery, but will be switching out the codes to do that in edit mode in the next few days. Apparently, its better to have all your pics through dakka as they can then put your blog on the homepage and what not. Any advice on this process is welcomed. Im assuming i just do the same as with photobucket, using the pic buttons...then the html link...then pic button again?

For each picture, there will be a number of links available. Use the "forums" link, which will automatically provide the proper formatting to embed in a forum posting.

click on one of your pictures in the gallery, and check 'em all out.

--Brian

Viktor von Domm wrote:that mimic is a nice piece...i would definatly see your skills on that piece...reminds me of the chest of the discworld novels...where it tends to eat too noisy chaps and runs on hundreds of little feets...

Ah the Luggage. Most homicidal pice of furniture on the Discworld... Awesome stuff Vic, They look really good.

Ahh now that ive subscribed (i thought i had already) i can keep a closer eye on this, also to say i think i might just "borrow" the way you write their names on the base as i dont really like the scribbley white or even the parchment look keep up the nice minis

my dark eldar would love to have some catachan slaves...

thats a quote straight from a discworld novel, galorn? ^^ one day i have thot mini too...^^

alabamaheretic wrote:my dark eldar would love to have some catachan slaves...

not with my army you wont have any luck there sir! Only DKs win against me(in my mind i guess)

@ Vik, i need to read those discworld books! >_< Or is it a game? Either way i do love that little chest! Makes me wanna paint this mimic!! lol

books... and a ton of that... i have alost all books of my favorite author terry pratchett... (there are a couple of games too but they did not do for me^^) really this is a good read...if you are in for funny, intelligent and fanastic stories that may be a challenge to read a few times...my books i´ve read for noumerous times and this is saying a lot!!!


and... this reminds me of the brit song...: rule britania...

which has this line woven in the song...: "and we shall never be slaves...." ^^

bloody hell! you have got so much painted, your like the obi wan of painting, you do what you want! lol

baoh wrote:bloody hell! you have got so much painted, your like the obi wan of painting, you do what you want! lol

Whateva! I do what i want! Thanks baoh. However ive been painting this army and ONLY this army, to the exclusion of many other ideas and projects, for two years now. Its not crazy i dont think...or is it? The character models obviously took loonger and stuff, if you checked those out further back in the blog. But your catachans are totally unique to themselves, i really cant wait to see more of them!

@ Vik, theres always an, @ Vik, at the bottom of my posts lol. I just noticed Anyways, im off to the bookstore today to buy those Maybe some good inspiration in there for modelling.

PS i apologize for the lack of any interesting WIP in here, after this weekend ill be starting something new

Army shots are always cool but . . . . . shot in the dark?

Ok ok !! I'll do the glow in the dark shot:p lol!! Uk ow several people have asked and I just keep snoozing on it! Tonight I promise lol

if you start with this series i suggest going through the vimes books... those about the night watch...they are by far my dearest!


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oh and being the bottom sure as its advantages^^

Guys just to let you know ive begun to update all the pics to my gallery. So, vik, i know you wanted to zoom in on stuff, i think you can on most. Also theres voting enabled on alot of it and etc etc. Then, soon, all the pics here will be linked from the gallery

oki doki.... this will take up quite some time^^

bebopdrums2424 wrote:

baoh wrote:bloody hell! you have got so much painted, your like the obi wan of painting, you do what you want! lol

Whateva! I do what i want! Thanks baoh. However ive been painting this army and ONLY this army, to the exclusion of many other ideas and projects, for two years now. Its not crazy i dont think...or is it? The character models obviously took loonger and stuff, if you checked those out further back in the blog. But your catachans are totally unique to themselves, i really cant wait to see more of them!

nah that's not crazy, you just have the dedication i and a few others lack lol. yeah i've seen your harker model, he's been painted really well, like the rest of this army it has its own unique-ness to it.
i really love the guns being painted all green it all feels goldilocks! sort of wanna paint harker now!

keep up the good work, can't wait to see more!

Hey guys! Apologies for no updates here because ive been working on this tundra cadian for the painting comp thread I decided since its almost done but not quite, but pretty much, lol, thatd id post a pic of it here for those not interested in the painting comp thread. Anyways here it is. I should mention, too, that this is my second time using the snow flock. The base is fine but the snow in the crevices im not liking how it came out. I wanted to it be more icey but i couldnt seem to get rid of the fuzz. What am i doing wrong here? I mixed it with PVA and water etc...any recommendations would be really appreciated as far as using snow flock is concerned

nice blues. and no sorry i don't have any tips on flack snow

So, the problem is that your snow flock is made up of fine particulates, like other static-grass style flock, as opposed to grains or flakes.

Consider using a mix like this:

1 part white glue : 1 part your slow flock : 1 part baking soda

Mix it up, and use a brush to control the application of this snow.

Also, consider throwing a rock or some uneven texture on the base, to gives something for the 'snow' to adhere to.

--Brian

that sounds like a good plan!!! the mini lookds spectacular but the addition of the snow it is making it look funny....

Viktor von Domm wrote:that sounds like a good plan!!! the mini lookds spectacular but the addition of the snow it is making it look funny....

thanks for the tips brian

Vik, i agree, but i dont know if i can fix it:( I think i might have ruined him:( unless there is something i can do...

i say do as briancj sugested on top of the already aplied snow... i guess you can fix it! and the stonbe idea is lovley too...that or some plastic card to act as some cracked ice standing upright...

You got a weird batch of the stuff, the GF9 snow flck I got isnt fuzzy like that, it's more granular, and when mixed with Super Glue it appears halfways melted. Your color scheme looks awesome though!

i dont want to add a stone to the base. The lack of anything there, in my mind, envokes the imagination. A lone guard wandering in the middle of a blizzard/ice plateau. There are no rocks...However, i will try the next mix and post an update here. Im not posting to the 40k comp thread until hes totally done Thanks for your input guys, its invaluable!
PS Fatty. I PROMISE to get on your mini asap. just needed a diversion for a little bit

dsteingass wrote:You got a weird batch of the stuff, the GF9 snow flck I got isnt fuzzy like that, it's more granular, and when mixed with Super Glue it appears halfways melted. Your color scheme looks awesome though!

Thanks Stein, im using the GW stuff. If you use it with super glue how do you apply it without ruining your brush? Or is it spreadable to where you can use a different applicator?

I just spooge it on then spread it around with a scrap piece of plastic or wood or paper or what not. I never use a brush with super glue.

Heres an updated shot of the ice effect. I tried Steingasses super glue mix. had i had the sense to ask this BEFORE i went ahead and did something without research, it wouldve been EXACTLY what i wanted. In this case, i still think its a minor upgrade considering its applied over an incorrect ice mix. I like it better still though, and with maybe a tudge more TLC here and there, it can be salvaged. So. Thanks Steingass!

That dissolved it just enough! Very cool! When i found that out (accidentaly) , I put some dead static grass on parts to break it up, it looked like a spring thaw(on the base) .

don't worry man. the ice on him looks awesome like a Popsicle for nids