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Aah, I figured that since you don't convert much it was a kit I didn't recognise. As for the freehand, colour me impressed, that's some serious talent!

 Gitsplitta wrote:
The RT ones I recognized... used to have a couple myself. It's the Space Crusade walkers that I was unfamiliar with. Thanks for the close-ups though... nice! Love the squinty little eyes on the SC ones!

I was not 100% sure wich one you were talking about, since both models are quite old now. So yeah basically they are Space Crusade (or one of its additionnal sets) Dreadnoughts. I changed the weapons to have the possibility to play them in regular 40k games. The good news is that they are almost exactly the same size as current plastic dreadnoughts.

Oh, just so you know, I started 40k at the beginning of the 3rd edition, so I wasn't in the hobby during the RT, Space Crusade or 40k 2nd Ed. But I love so much these old miniatures that I can't help but add them in my armies and mix them with current models.

 Casey's Law wrote:
Aah, I figured that since you don't convert much it was a kit I didn't recognise. As for the freehand, colour me impressed, that's some serious talent!

Thanks Casey.
For the freehands, to be honest I'd say that it's more about time and practice that about talent. You should have seen my first markings... I had terrific handshakes and was absolutely unable to draw my Chapter symbol .
Now, with some practice I can draw my reversed Omega without screwing too much. The main difficulty for me now is that the ultramarines markings are white, and white is almost impossible to paint with only one layer, so all my markings require at least three steps.


Well, I just went to the gallery and couldn't believe the notes my army photos got so far ! Yesterday evening, I had 10 votes and 10/10. This morning, I'm at 9,75/10
In a world of Ultrasmurfs hatred, that's incredible. Thanks to anybody who voted, it's really motivating to see that a long time painting project deserves the time I spent on it !

Great work sir, and votes were very much deserved

Hey Minus! I saw my first game of Zombicide today. Definitely on my "to purchase" list! Then I'll have to put my own spin on the painting too. What a fun game.

Practice makes perfect, eh? I'll keep at it and hopefully drill down the freehand stuff one day too.

I'm glad you got a good response, it's well deserved!

inmygravenimage wrote:Great work sir, and votes were very much deserved

Thank you Inmygravenimage !

Gitsplitta wrote:Hey Minus! I saw my first game of Zombicide today. Definitely on my "to purchase" list! Then I'll have to put my own spin on the painting too. What a fun game.

Great ! I love that game. I played games with my brother last holidays. We played like 12 games in a few days. First thing he did when coming back home was buying one for himself.
This week-end he played with some of his friends, they now want their own copy too.
I think that the cooperative aspect of the game is something that people appreciate. Add a good quality material and a strong visual aspect and it's a very attractive game. That, and the fact that zombies are trendy these days....

You should not be disappointed if you buy it.

Casey's Law wrote:Practice makes perfect, eh? I'll keep at it and hopefully drill down the freehand stuff one day too.

Practice makes the hand more precise, for sure. Perfect ? I need a bit more training !



I have finished my harpies, I'm so happy !
Hope you like them :

Wow... the blending on their skin is simply amazing.

Very nice job, mate. Beautifully painted and very vibrant.

Your ultramarine army is excellent!

And your harpies look fantastic.

Damn you!

Gitsplitta wrote:Wow... the blending on their skin is simply amazing.

Thanks Gits.
I had never painted so much skin on any model before. I was a bit scared at the beginning of this unit. The blending is not perfect, but since these are models that are painted "to play with" it looks good enough. ^^

Casey's Law wrote:Very nice job, mate. Beautifully painted and very vibrant.

Thanks Casey's Law. I'm glad you like them.

SilverMK2 wrote:Your ultramarine army is excellent!

Today I have 21 votes, and still 10 for coolness. I can't believe it.

SilverMK2 wrote:Damn you!

I have uploaded another image of the harpies in the gallery, but I forgot to post it here in my blog. So these are details shots. My friend plays Dwarves, his color scheme is red and gold.

Hi folks !

I'm preparing new models that I'll paint in the future.
Here's a preview :

Oh Lord... where did you get that female figure??

Yes she is one really nice sculpt, the scene is quite interesting with the dragon looking towards his intended victim

Looks like the blonde from sucker punch. Is it going to be a diorama?

Gitsplitta wrote:Oh Lord... where did you get that female figure??

Well...
I was quite lucky about this one. In fact, I have the chance to know a very talented sculptor and painter (he won golden demons, that says it all). This is one of his personal creations and he offered me a copy to paint.
This is the finest model I have ever had in my hands. It's incredible. o____O

lone dirty dog wrote:Yes she is one really nice sculpt, the scene is quite interesting with the dragon looking towards his intended victim

whalemusic360 wrote:Looks like the blonde from sucker punch. Is it going to be a diorama?

Yup, the lady is directly inspired from Suckerpunch.
But this won't be a diorama, the dragon is for my WHFB army. I only had these 2 models on my desk and liked the "Beauty and the beast" theme I had there. The lady will be perfect for my Zombicide team.

How well does it scale with the zombicide figs? I've been interested in some alt sculpts for them for some time.

Candice (it's her name) is a bit small compared to Zombicide models. However I love her so much I will play her anyway.
I know that some people added Hasslefree miniatures to their zomicide survivors team.
I have ordered some, but since I don't have the models yet I can't tell you how it fits with zombicide scale.


I just uploaded my Dark elve Lord in my dakka gallery, I don't think that I ever posted him on here. So please welcom Lord Karhaedron :

That's a beautiful sculpt and I like the obvious suckerpunch inspiration. Would this friend of yours consider selling casts of her and does he have other similar pieces? Also any idea how she scales with infinity? I'm building an all female Bakunin force and I'd love to fit her in.

Looking forward to seeing the dragon too. I like your work on the Dark Elf but I must say it's not a model I'm fond of to say the least.

 Casey's Law wrote:
That's a beautiful sculpt and I like the obvious suckerpunch inspiration.

He is a very good sculptor. I'm amazed by the anatomy and the details of his pieces.

 Casey's Law wrote:
Would this friend of yours consider selling casts of her and does he have other similar pieces?

I don't think he'll sell this model. He sculpts models for his own, in general. Original pieces that he then paints and brings to painting contests. Some examples of his - incredible - work :
Vespero, from the WHFB universe : http://img2.imageshack.us/img2/5104/vespero2.jpg
Green Lantern : http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/8563/dscn1827o.jpg
(THIS ARE NOT MY MODELS !!! )

If he ever producess copies of Candice, I'll tell you.
He made a few sculpts for companies, like Viktoria Skivlana for WarForge, or Sophie Bigoude for Maow Miniatures. Viktoria is one of the models I preferred to paint, that's the reason why I'm really happy to have a chance to paint Candice.

My version of Viktoria (wich I already posted at the beginning of this topic) :


(click for larger image)

And concerning Infinity, I have to say that I have no idea about it, because I have never seen Infinity minis for real. ^^

 Casey's Law wrote:
Looking forward to seeing the dragon too. I like your work on the Dark Elf but I must say it's not a model I'm fond of to say the least.

I love it, that manticore is SOOOO old school.
I've only started the dragon, I don't know exactly how I'll paint it but I think it will be fun to paint such a monster.
Right now I'm painting new ships for my BFG fleet.

Thanks for that info, he's an excellent sculptor. If he ever sells Candice please get in touch and/or ask him to put one aside. I actually have use for two I think, If she fits with Infinity, which is 30mm true scale.

I remember you working on Viktoria, it's a great paint job! Can't wait to see what's next!.

Oh and there is going to be an Infinity Painting Comp here on Dakka really soon. More details are available in the sub-forum. Might be time you tried it out?

That's a stunning model Minus. Thanks for re-posting.

Casey's Law wrote:Thanks for that info, he's an excellent sculptor. If he ever sells Candice please get in touch and/or ask him to put one aside.

Yup, if I hear about copies of Candice I'll tell you.

Casey's Law wrote:Oh and there is going to be an Infinity Painting Comp here on Dakka really soon. More details are available in the sub-forum. Might be time you tried it out?

I'd love it because some Infinity models are wonderfull, but I'll never have the time for it.

Gitsplitta wrote:That's a stunning model Minus. Thanks for re-posting.

I love it so much that I recently got a second copy of her. I have no idea when I can find the time to paint her, but well... just in case, you know...


These days, I'm trying to finish projects that were started for too long and need to be closed. So I'm working on my BFG Imperial Navy fleet.
This afternoon I made the most complicated step of my ships : I painted the prows.



Next step is to paint all the golden areas !

Excellent! I love these. In fact i think i originally found your blog after seeing your BFG fleet in the gallery. I think we need a repost of that.

Hi !

I don't really like to repost images, unless I have something to say about them. Like for Viktoria a few posts above.


I finished painting my fleet. I'll take detailed views of the Emperor class ship, and if I can, I'll take photos of my entire fleet.

The latest ships I painted :



Hope you like them.

Wow. Seriously pretty and the bases lush.

Agreed. Nice basework Minus.

Thanks guys !


Another view of the Fireswords :




And the masterpiece, my home-made Emperor class battleship. I don't really like the "official" model, and I am not confident with the idea of glueing (gluing ?) a masssive metal miniature on top of a fragile transparent plastic rod.
My battleship :

That is impressive... massive too! I'm not familiar with BFG, what's home made about it?

Just pages and pages of unadulterated awesome. I love your Orks.

So, so good! Another hit.