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Oh no, 3 days left! I have things to paint.

You have my vote Garrlor!

I'm calling it a day with this one



Ok, confession: I was painting Death Company anyhow, and figured since they have all been gripped by the Black Rage, they must be veterans, right? And for those who had better things to do than take dead languages in high school, Vetust is Latin for Veteran

Paradigm: Thank you for doing something fun & positive!

 Talys wrote:
Vestust is Latin for Veteran

But you wrote VETUST

nice job Talys - cracking looking entry you got there

kb_lock wrote:

 Talys wrote:
Vestust is Latin for Veteran

But you wrote VETUST

Stupid tablet autocorrect. It is supposed to be VETUST.

I'm glad that my paintbrush doesn't have autocorrect

Sigh I forgot my Badger Rider when I went on holiday... Got heaps of painting done except the competition entry.

I will see if I can finish him in a few days.

 Januine wrote:
nice job Talys - cracking looking entry you got there

Thank you!!!

that reminds me i dont have crackle paint

Thanks for all of the complements guys! I have made one slight modification to the model, in that the base edge is now painted in Stormvermin Fur as it was meant to be originally. Due to me heading out to go on shift I forgot to paint it over the base coat. If I get chance to take another photo I will, but for me it is now bed time! (got to love night shifts).

Talys, love the Death Company Vet. I really like the way you paint your black armour, it really catches the eye without being over done.

Its making me look forward to painting my Ravenwing now!

Well I fear I may not get the FW ork boss on bike completed this month! :(

Ordered something off ebay that never turned up so had to wait till I could claim and reorder from elsewhere and need to spend as much time clearing the house while I have access to a skip.

It is almost done however so at the very least I'll get pics up and who knows a few long morning painting sessions may see it finished except for the base, I need to pop to town for some bits.

Some really impressive entries this month, cant wait to see the final pictures thread!

Well, I am officially declaring my Deathwing Knights finished. Had lots of fun painting them and learned a few things too. Here are my pics:


As usual, the photos do not do them any justice at all. I am hoping to acquire a proper digital camera for taking photos of my minis soon, the one on my iPod Touch 4 is just not getting the job done since it has virtually no way to adjust it.

Thanks to Paradigm for having this contest! I don't expect to win or indeed even get any votes, but it inspired me to spend the time to paint these guys and try a few new techniques. I even used some Mordheim turf on the bases for the very first time and I like the results! I looked at them next to the previously painted Knight Master and they make him look like crap! If I can make all my minis look this good from now on I'll be a very happy man! Here's to an even better contest next month (though I'm still torn on what I should paint for it...)!

@zergSmasher

I totally agree with you. This kind of contest is great to improve oneselves skills. I don't care about winning or even get a vote for my entry, too. But it was such a hell of a fun to take part and see all these great entries.

I'm looking forward to see what's next.

I've got a bad case of distracting myself, apart from the base concrete, not one area is finished.



I'm happy with the base colour for the gold though.
Also, checking ref for this, I was surprised by how pale Minty actually is, I was expecting to need to paint a weathered skintone but he's a peaky fella.

This has definitely been a great competition. I had a lot of fun painting up my entry and looking at what everyone else has put out there this month is really exciting.

I'm looking forward to seeing the voting and getting ready for next months theme.

Almost done, finished the base this morning. I still need to do one more detail pass but < 1hr of painting remains. Then dip. Then seal. I may have to post up the undipped version for the contest as I may not have time to let everything cure by the 30th unless I get it done tonight which is questionable.

@Grim: have you considered just using an all-over wash if you don't have time to dip? It would have the same effect really, and dry much faster. It would need sealing after, but if you were doing that anyway then there's nothing to lose!

Ohh the Pressure is on!

It has been a really fun competition, its actually pushed me to get a 8 Orks done, which is a lot for me in a month.

Home stretch! Lets get across the line. Love what I’ve seen so far.

24 finished entries so far, let's see if we can reach last month's 39!

I'm rather impressed with myself for polishing off that Terminator as quick as I did lol. Might have to base him though since looking at him, I'm not entirely satisfied with the "hands on" pic.

Just like College, there are always entries close to the deadline

A WIP in case disaster strikes and I can't get it all done:

I'm a big fan of dipping with Tudor, besides the protection it usually turns out better for me than dips in a lot of cases. I'm gonna need to use a huge brush anyway.

Well, it was a quick turnaround and I managed to complete Brother Geminiel. His base was a complete mess-up - I forgot to order more of the resin bases from Tiny Worlds that I've started using!! So he's temporarily on that base until I get round to ordering the right bases. Once he's had a spray varnish he's done. I know he won't win the contest, he's nowhere near good enough, but I'm proud of him - he has a history, a personality and he looks good. I've learnt I need to try and work on my highlighting, but I love the red robes and am really pleased about how they came out. He'll take pride of place in my display. I will try and finish one more tomorrow so I can submit the two together, but otherwise he will be entered as a single miniature.

 GrimDork wrote:
I'm a big fan of dipping with Tudor, besides the protection it usually turns out better for me than dips in a lot of cases. I'm gonna need to use a huge brush anyway.

'dipping with tudor'.......?? What's this magic you're talking of??!!!


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@TP - loving him. The red robes came out lushly (that's a word o.O ) and really like the burnished gold pauldron. Nice job fella. The super dark green scheme you use for your DAs works so much bettter than the usual Christmas tree green assoc with them. Much prefer that dark dark look. Aces

 TP^DC Deputy Manager wrote:
Well, it was a quick turnaround and I managed to complete Brother Geminiel. His base was a complete mess-up - I forgot to order more of the resin bases from Tiny Worlds that I've started using!! So he's temporarily on that base until I get round to ordering the right bases. Once he's had a spray varnish he's done. I know he won't win the contest, he's nowhere near good enough, but I'm proud of him - he has a history, a personality and he looks good. I've learnt I need to try and work on my highlighting, but I love the red robes and am really pleased about how they came out. He'll take pride of place in my display. I will try and finish one more tomorrow so I can submit the two together, but otherwise he will be entered as a single miniature.

Will post tomorrow if this is final entry and an amended proof

Looking good!

Ending tonight at midnight, but just like last month I'll hold off compiling the voting thread until about lunchtime tomorrow, so if you need a few hours extra to sneak in under the radar then that's cool!

Thanks Para, I maaaaaaaay get a third in then, but I doubt it

Was gonna finish and dip this morning but somebody woke up and decided to alter my plans (silly toddlers). So we'll see.