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Verily.

I recommend for this technique to use black wash and white highlights to get different brightness levels on the minis so that when you come to apply colour half the work is done for you, like so:

Yup. Is dead good I have a new pic in my blog to prove it!

Here is the latest random paint - this model has been highlighted using drybrush and wet blending with a beige colour and some white. I was trying to create a directional light effect from one side of the mini.

She will have purple dreads I think - and a green power blade. And lots of washes.

I've never seen that mini before. I can see what you were doing with the shading though.. nicely done.

Its one of the jakara spyrers from the necromunda.

Its a really beautiful mini - very pretty and high-tech futuristic - And as usual for citadel minis the sword looks proportionately huge even though its meant to be an elegant monomolecular blade. But I like that I suppose.

Vehr nice. Me likey.

Here is makari (?) the gretchin sidekick of gazukull thraka (who is in the stripping fluid right now). I didn't paint this - all records of this stage in my painting skill have been conveniently wiped from record. A shame really because its always fun to look back.

Also here is my latest attempt to finish a mini. The sword is pretty much done so now I will try and decide what colour purple to do the hair - and maybe her skin will be darker but I'm not sure.

Wow Weets! That already 1000% better than it was when I sent it to you! I KNEW you would be the one to do it right!

Now if I can just finish like I started all will be well.

I've done a bit more work to it

and here is gaz and mak - gazukull is very damaged and will need fixin.

I also stripped this old mercenary mini because I wasn't happy with my paintjob.

Hard to get good shots today - these were the crispest ones I could get

Hello? Anyone there?

(howling wind, dust swirls and wide empty vista)

Look here it is so close up you can see the pixils!

Sorry weety... busy weekend here in the 'States (father's day). She's looking really good. Exceptional job on the face detail and the over-all use of color is very effective.

I really like the gold highlights weety!

Fathers day huh? Damn its probably too late to get a card - dad had his birthday last weekend anyway so I guess he won't be bothered - I got him single malt whiskey - the gift that is good with ice.

happy fathers day!




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Thanks dave - Not quite as impressive as your airforce though!

My dad passed 11 years ago, and I am not a dad, so it's just another sunday for me personally

Nice job weety; great to see the mistress at work!

Ooh have I achieved mistress skill level? Next level up should be dominatrix!

weetyskemian44 wrote:Ooh have I achieved mistress skill level? Next level up should be dominatrix!

But you don't look like a Tyranid

I can never keep up with tyranid types - there are so many ugly looking critters that I gave up after termagants (did you know that the word termagant means a bully or a shrewish argumentative woman? and a lictor was a roman official's bodyguard?)


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And that a hormagaunt was originally a legendary undying monster that steals children. which was invented by sci-fi author Jack Vance for his book the killing machine.


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And that carnifex is Latin for butcher

Wait til you get to Hierophants.

Tyranid naming patterns must result from drinking games.

weetyskemian44 wrote:I can never keep up with tyranid types - there are so many ugly looking critters that I gave up after termagants (did you know that the word termagant means a bully or a shrewish argumentative woman? and a lictor was a roman official's bodyguard?)


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And that a hormagaunt was originally a legendary undying monster that steals children. which was invented by sci-fi author Jack Vance for his book the killing machine.


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And that carnifex is Latin for butcher

Yup, particularly fitting names imo... seems a shame that tyranid warriors are named just that... seems a little bland in comparison tbh. Btw, Dominatrix go back to roughly 3rd ed iirc, looks like a xenomophic giraffe with a space jockey strapped to its back... odd just doesnt cover it tbh

THose are the names that Imperials have cataloged the species' as really, not what the bugs cal lthemselves

I'm pretty certain only I call my Carnifexes Snuggles, Cuddles and Tickles....

If I had a genestealer I would call it Sigourney.

If I had a facehugger id call it Danica (My ex)

We could probably make a whole thread about what miniatures would best represent our X's.... Might be shut down by the MOD Squad, but it might also be theraputic.




Is there a mini called the Triple Breasted Whore of Eroticon Six? (a cookie for the first person to get the reference!)



I'm just saying.....




Great painting Weety!

HHGTTG ! C is for cookie, that's good enough for me!

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Is there a mini called the Triple Breasted Whore of Eroticon Six? (a cookie for the first person to get the reference!)

Please... at least make it a tough one to get... Total Recall although now I'm having to figure out which book was written first, TR or HHGTTG lol...

dsteingass wrote:THose are the names that Imperials have cataloged the species' as really, not what the bugs cal lthemselves

Actually the Imperials catalogue them with Latin names for e.g. Gauntii Virago = Hormagaunt, Tyranicus Praefactor = Hive Tyrant. The "normal" names, are ones given to them by the grunts of the imperial forces aka guard but even then, their names are vaired

Tough call on the first appearance. THHGTTG came after the boook that Total Recall was based on, but before the movie, but in Total recall, I don't think she was from Eroticon Six.

And I never read the book, so I don't even know if she appeared in the book.

I'm going with THHGTTG though!

The cookie looked so good, I had to take a bite!

BAD JAKE!!!