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Here we go Dakka Community!



Myself and my good friend Nathan138 are finally starting a painting blog showcasing the various models we both have kicking around being generally under appreciated. Sometimes plastic gets lonely too, eh?

We're both hoping to keep the thread fairly active, though we both work 40hrs a week and have a lot on our plates. We're going to try for weekly updates with at least some WIP shots of what we're working on and posting completes when we can.

What we've got for the beginning will be included in the following posts. We're here for fun, comments, criticism and the like so let us know what you think. Useful tips are always appreciated, but Nathan138 has made it very clear that he does NOT want painting lessons.

More in store in the next couple posts.

Hello Dakka,

I don't post here much, but I will do so more I promise.

As was said before, we are doing a Plog together. The main purpose of which is to push off each other to keep motivated.

An Intro for me, I have been painting since 2003 and I am completely self taught. I started with Orks, moved to Eldar then actually settled on Marines. Shortly afterwards I started my Art Project, my Tyranids. I plan to rekindle my first love with Orks, the idea behind it being I just smashed my Old PC so I am going to use the smashy bits to make it more Orky. My style is to make detail with paint that provokes the eyes, admittedly not the cleanest but interesting. Also as you can see, bases are a love of mine and I spend alot of time with them.

Here are my two armies at the moment. First up is my Tryanids: Hive Fleet Nyogtha. The Idea behind the army was to do something that looked more Organic than the normal two tone Nids. To do that I looked to Insects, and as I looked through I found spotted carapace. That gave me the Idea to do the Ink Blotting. I hope you like 'em.







And this guy is my Pride and Joy, he just one me a Competition at my Local GW against some other great models and currently sits in the store on display



Next is the army the I will Actually be working one. Space Marines: Puritan Chapter. Not much back story here though, I just wanted to do and army and this is what came out of me.











And Here are the WIP's for me right now





Please let me know what you think, C&C and you won personal tips and tricks are always welcome!

Alright, it's my turn. QUICK WARNING, Nathan will greatly out show me all over the place in this blog.

NEVERTHELESS!

Here's the start to my Imperial Guard army, the Carsellian 488th, a deathworld hardened fighting force raised from birth to be ruthless warriors. Utilizing guerrilla infantry tactics, heavy artillery and air strikes, they move with reckless abandon for their own kind. Completing the objective is more important than the life of one(thousand+) men.

Definite possibility for fluff in the future, but not today. For now, on with the show!

I had mentioned artillery, hadn't I?



And what's artillery without a little close range support?



Infantry Squad #1: With many, and I do mean many, more to come.



Scratch Built Guardsman Marbo, with his glorious "Haters gonna hate" gait.



Finecast Lord Commissar, who is going to be used as a Company Commander (because honestly, Independent Characters are not my style)



With a shot of the cloak.



As it stands, there's everything that I have completed. I've got a lot that is nearing the finish line however. Here's a peak at things to come:






Stay tuned folks, there's more where this came from.

Wasn't that your intro?

Whatever it was, I look forward to actually seeing something painted in the P & M Blogs from you two. Maybe a few pics to assuage the hungry lions?

Thanks, Gavin!

You can actually see some right now, as we finally figured out the full capabilities of Imgur.

Also, obligatory bump!

I like the paint scheme of the nids, unusual and organic.

First of all I must say that I like the idea of the plog!

And Nathan138, you mentioned that don't want any painting lessons... Well, it's not like you need any! Those nids look so awesome! something that caught my eye is their carapace. It's nice to see something different. The whole scheme of the nids look amazing!

And jeramy404, Those IG:s scheme also look really cool! it's unusual to not see their tanks in a camopattern. ;D

The only critisism I got is to both of u. I think you should try and drill out the barrels. It looks more realistic, and I think that you'll be very pleased with the result of it.. Atleast I was. Well, I still am. ;D

Keep it up! I look forward to see some more work from you guys.

Thanks for the comments guys!

As far as drilling out the barrels, I do realize that it's something that I need to do, I've just been far too occupied to do so. When all is said and done, I'll have them all done

thumbs up to that!

jeramy404, I know you just figured out the imgur thing, but I always encourage posters to use the Dakka gallery to upload their photos.

There's quite a few folks, myself included, that browse Dakka while on the clock. As deliciously scandalous as it sounds, it's actually very much of a let-down when the job's firewalls block almost all filehosting services, including Imgur.

I'd love to make comments on your photos, but all I can see are big white "BLOCKED" images. :(

Not gonna lie, I came in here with zero expectations as well because of the title...

was I wrong!

Subbed. Awesome looking minis! MOAR!

Looks great!

Thanks for the replies again, everyone!

@Gavin - We will start using the Dakka gallery I would imagine. I too view this site all the time while at work, and would love to be able to manage things while at the office where I work long days. Expect changes soon!

@Blacksails - I'm glad the title pulled you in. To be honest, Nathan and I created it after drinking beer and eating sausages in the afternoon, being generally excited about everything. The fact that we have a subscriber already gives me the heebies. Hoorah!

@40k Ninja - Thanks man! Greatly appreciate the comments

Very awesome I guard and those nids look very organic, I like the Biovore especially with those autumn bases

Looking good!

Awesome stuff, looking forward to seeing more!

Thanks a lot everyone, we as said before, wont be the most active people but we should be keeping a good flow with some awesome minis!

@Moartiki - I am a big lover of Bases, so when I came by this: http://www.skullcrafts.com/ I couldn't pass it up!

Jeramy, Nathan, I finally had a chance to see what you've got going on here and really like what I see! Grade A stuff, guys!

#1 critique: Already been said, but drill your gun barrels. It takes a few seconds and looks so much better when it's done.

Other than that I look forward to more. Are you going to try an OSL job on the guard plasma?

That pic at the very top is hilarious. I feel like that sometimes. But on topic, your guys painting is awesome. Those 'nids are killer sweet!

P.S. Gavin Thorne...your DP rules.

bunnygurl wrote:That pic at the very top is hilarious. I feel like that sometimes. But on topic, your guys painting is awesome. Those 'nids are killer sweet!

P.S. Gavin Thorne...your DP rules.

Many thanks! It was the work of an entire weekend to make the one and I've got 8 or 9 more to go, the parts of which stare at me balefully from their corner storage, daring me to get the motivation to break out the hobby knife and wood glue.

Looks awesome so far. Keep up the good work!

Status Report:

So I've been super busy working 12hr shifts and trying to rent out my apartment over the last week or so, but luckily I'm coming up to a few days off. I hope to have a few things finished by Wednesday night, so stay tuned folks!

Really digging the paint on the tanks, looks authentic and weathered. The nids also look awesome!

Awesome stuff guys, keep up the great work. What heads are those on the guard?

subscribed! Great work and look forward to seeing more.

Less chat more paint!!! Your models look awesome

Great stuff. I love the green on the basilisk.