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

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**Knightley**

@mad - That, purple and agrax earthshade. took a while to get them all coated with the different colours.

@Graven -

I was hoping for salty

Update: Callidus done - Not 100% sure on the photo's I may have to try it without the colour correction

**Gitsplitta**

Love the vibrancy of the hair in contrast with the dark outfit.

**Knightley**

Thanks Gits, can't have them all to dark all the time right, how else would you see them in the shadows

Update: Culexus done, shame the head is looking down so much - Again, not sure on these photos.

**Knightley**

Update: Eversor Assassin done

**inmygravenimage**

These are lovely and sharp. You marry the gw aesthetic with your own distinct style very well

**Camkierhi**

Beautiful work lately bud, really love those ass's really nice and sharp. Great stuff.

**Knightley**

@Graven - Thanks man, crisp and clean eh

just need to add more grey in to the mix and have it match the title!

@Cam - Many thanks for the kind words.

Update: Last assassin done!

Group shot

**inmygravenimage**

They look lush. So impressed by your take on these that I actually even went into gw today and looked at the game.

**EyeamRai**

The assassins look really great.

**Mad..**

Very nice work Knightley.

Really like the paint jobs on these assassins and three of the models themselves are pretty sweet, I'm just not feeling the Culexus model.... just doesn't look as dynamic as the other three, paint job you have done is good, it's just the model.

What's next on the table?

**Knightley**

@Graven - I totally agree, the boardgame is now in my possession and the ideas are flowing!

@EyeamRai - Thanks

@Mad - Yeah, the head was glued on facing down so you lose a lot of the energy from the model while it's looking at its feet. However it is the weakest model pose wise from the lot. Next on the board is a repaint.

Update: Well I've finally got around to stamping out the last of my old paint style, two 5 man devastator squads - Here they are as a before pic for some comparisons on where I was to where I am going to.

Spoiler:

So mistakes were made right out of the gate with the repaint, I covered all the models with some black wash, waited for that to dry over the weekend, then last night decided I'd see what I could get started on, saw that I hadn't bothered to do any mould lining so that was me for last night. Then today was starting on the layering again.
The first stage always looks like gak, but trust me they do end up looking good

**IceAngel**

Stamp away Knightley. STAMP AWAY!

Bring on the squiggles.

**Knightley**

They have been a constant reminder for the last 3 years of how much I have improved, so it is high time I did something about them, let the stomping commence. I suspect you've been hanging out of some more squiggle action?

Update: Another layer of grey done and got started on the grey highlighting, Also got a bit of the red done

**inmygravenimage**

It's great to see the classics

**Gitsplitta**

So good to see the old grey back again.

**Knightley**

@Graven - Heh, well fingers crossed these "classics" get an upgrade

@Gits - Cheers, I've kind of wondered if regulars were getting sick of seeing a lack of grey in the blog?

Update: Almost done with this guy, reds/metals/whites/parchment/skulls all done, even slapped on some squiggles for you die hard fans.

**Knightley**

Update: finished, still not 100% on the photos though.

**Gitsplitta**

I like what I'm seeing!

**Knightley**

Thanks Gits, it's good to be back into the sea of grey. I did a quick tally up of painted model vs unpainted models and I have finally moved past half way! today is a good day!

Update: Next model started

**Mad..**

Squiggles!

Good to see the grey back, it has been a while

**Warboss_Waaazag**

Devastators look great. I really like the red to grey compliment.

**Knightley**

@Mad - Cheers, this might only be a pitstop though, I have a done of other models to get though.

@Warboss_Waaazag - Thanks!

Update: more done on the robes and the reds, the grey still needs a second coat though.

**Camkierhi**

Looking great, good to see grey and squiggles.

Love the pose on the Lasgunner.

**Mad..**

The edge highlighting on the lascannon is excellent!

Looking good.

**nerdfest09**

The Eversor assassin has always been one I loved from back in the day when you could use them (I don't think you can anymore can you?) great job on the paint for them all! :-)

**Knightley**

@Cam - Thanks man, works well eh, taking aim at some high-value target.

@Mad - Why thank you, I always wonder if the light brown is too much of an extreme highlight sometimes.

@NF - Agreed, right back when he first came out I got him and the Vindicare, over time they got lost/broken so its good to get them back (seeing as I brought the assassins game) I believe you can still use him in game, but he is part of an assassins detachment.

Update: While the lighting is terrible I finished off the robes and did the second coat of grey

**Knightley**

Update: Marine done

**inmygravenimage**

Very nice! Love the robe highlighting.

**Mad..**

Nice work... Lascannon looks great and that shoulder work is awesome!

**Knightley**

@Graven - Cheers man, I think I'm getting the hand of robes now

@Mad - cheers, secret is a micron pen

Update: Marine 3 started