Quest for Perfection, Crimson fists & Helbrute

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**Briancj**

weetyskemian44 wrote:
Nice conversion dstein - tenpenny maybe has on older face but you could mix some grey into the skin tone and have stark white highlights.

Briancj I was hoping a boy and his dog would be awful in a good way. But it was only 1.80 so I'm not bothered.

I had a feeling that They Live would be a classic.

It is awful in a good way. Have plenty of popcorn to throw at the tv.

**Viktor von Domm**

they live... classic... and bubblegum quote... wasn´t this one used by snakes on a plane too? or am i recalling things in a weird way???

and ...i watched a boy and his dog... around twenty years ago... man... that is a weird flick... some utterly weird scenes in that one...

and weety... i envy you about your hassle free minis... the lil ones i have on my to get list for quite some time... little kids with guns and teddybears...an awesome combo...

**xcasex**

weetyskemian44 wrote:
Anywayhere are some atmospheric pre-paint photos of my selection of hasslefree. I just noticed that the guy looks like dirty harry - must be why he appealed to me. The space pirate lady with the dreads is made from blue resin and is much taller than the rest. Didn't realise this when I bought it. The whole package came with a free packet of popping candy - which was bizzare but fun.

For some reason my superglue doesn't want to work when its cold, so these where difficult to assemble and Green stuff was required.

Beautiful sculpting.

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Wow how do you like that - they seem to have sculpted pupils in the space pirate lady's eyes.

That has got to be one of the best female sculpts i've seen in the wargame mini 'verses, not overly sexualised and the proportions aren't utterly unbelievable.
and what's with the pupils, that's just freaky

**weetyskemian44**

Very real isn't it. I suspect that some kind of digital sculpting was used but who knows. Maybe it woud be rude to ask and it might spoil it if I knew.

I received some new paints from vallejo today. Yellow and lilac washes and some shiny varnish. Oh and yet more P3 privateer press armour wash. I use it on all my models because it gives such a fine definition of shade.

I haven't been painting because until today we resisted putting the heating on. Npower shall not have our money!! But my hands are cold... So it must be put on.

**Dysartes**

As far as I know Kev does all his work by hand - and Sally is there to sense-check what he's working on

**Valhalla130**

I have some nice Reaper paints in drop bottles, inside these plastic cases that are cushioned by foam that were gifted to me last year during the Penny Arcade secret santa. How long do those things last? Because I haven't used them at all. I had just dropped $300 on Citadel Paints when those came in the mail and I've been using those since.

**weetyskemian44**

If they are anything like the old citadel paints I still have - forever, so long as you keep air out. Didn't know reaper did paints.

Good to know dysartes. I'm even more impressed now.

**Valhalla130**

I think they're Reaper. I'll check after I'm good and awake.

**inmygravenimage**

Reaper paints last forever. I'm still using some open from at least 2004.

**Valhalla130**

Anything painted yet?

And how do you get a blog view from these threads?

**Commander Cain**

Yeah, we need more painted goodness!

You can find the blog view if you go onto the Blogs main page, the button is right next to first unread.

**Valhalla130**

Yeah, but if I set up a thread in the P&M Blogs section, shouldn't it show "Blog View" next to my thread title like all the others I am subscribed too? Or do I not see it because it's my own? Or did I screw up?

**weetyskemian44**

Your blog isn't long enough yet - it will get a blog view button after it has exceeded a certain number of pages. You'll be there b4 you know it.

I will paint something soon. This time of year is not the best for painting though - sloth takes over.

**Valhalla130**

Tell me about it. Between Yule activities, work, and my daughter coming to live with me and just noooooot wanting to do her homework, I'm up late every night, and cannot get to sit down and paint. Hmmm... I have lots of excuses. I need to turn that around.

**weetyskemian44**

It is a bit like that - whenever I do have the spare time to paint of an evening I usually end up getting drunk on the various Xmas beverages available and then I can't hold my brush steady.

However I can say that I have grey-scaled clint eastwood, the cheerleader and space pirate lady - now I just need a tiny pinch of motivation to start building up colours...

**weetyskemian44**

After 3 hours of concentration I've come up with this. The eyes still need defining but I'm done for tonight. Maybe an watered down darker wash on the trousers and some final highlights as well. It feels nice to paint something where the surface is new and smooth - old GW models all have an ever so slightly bumpy surface.

**Dr H**

I like.
I like the hair in particular.
Skin tone looks good too. How do you do it?
Actually how did you do the hair an' all?

The general grubbiness works well. Good job.

**dsteingass**

She is awesome Weets! I especially like her hi-top Chucks!.

**weetyskemian44**

Thanks dave! Loving your brick phase by the way.

To answer your questions Dr H first obviously as I do with almost all my minis I grey scaled the whole model with black wash followed by white highlights with a very soft dry-brush. Then the skin is wet-blended with flesh colour. Basically using a very fine brush and some moisture to delicately blend the colour in - then a wash of skin tone plus grey, then highlights with lightened flesh colour.

The hair is a base of a warm yellow with white highlights followed by sepia wash.

I think a lot of the credit has to go to the sculptor for doing such a smooth job.

**Dr H**

Cool.
Interesting thanks.

Yeah it is a cool sculpt, as is the others you got with it.

**dsteingass**

Yeah, I go thru a lot of phases don't I?

It's part of choosing to remain 14 years old mentally in a 35 year old body I guess

I think weets, you should look closer at the toy section of your pound shop. Do they have any toy cranes or any sort of plastic girder beams? Your BG photos are cool, but I think you should branch out into terrain with a photo backdrop diorama piece of some kind. Make it so it fits on your shelf for storage. For your close-ups, it wouldn't need to be too big.

**Valhalla130**

That looks great, Weets. I think I've finally found how I'll do the blond hair on some of my Valhallans.

**inmygravenimage**

That's some fine looking filthy young lady.

**monkeytroll**

Sweet! As always, loving your skin tones and the general grubby vibe.

Could be the wine but hasn't she got holes in the backs of her gloves? That should be more skin rather than black? Moar skin!! Always a good thing.

Well, almost always

**Gitsplitta**

Very hot weety!

**weetyskemian44**

Thanks for the suggestion dstien - I believe we do have some cranes in stock and xmas discount is in effect.

Monkey you are correct I missed those holes - but she is not finished yet so there is still time.

Thanks all - hopefully she will return later with eyes! Eyes are bloody awkward to paint so I will require massive levels of concentration and will probably loose the ability to see anything more than an inch across for a few days.

**weetyskemian44**

Xmass gift for myself. Expensive.

I nearly have almost half the RT era inquisitors now. Just missing 5 or 6 I think. Funny looking one this.

**Valhalla130**

Eh, not their best sculpt. Still, I'm interested in what you can do with it.

**weetyskemian44**

Its tempting to convert him - make his stupid hands smaller and reposition the arms, maybe gun-swap for a something a bit more believable - he could look great! I think he looks more like chaos than an inquisitor - maybe he is turning to the darkside. The problem I have with that is that he is worth about 15 quid and that makes him a valuable antique compared to most minis so cutting him up is hard to contemplate. Monkeytroll would know what to do.

**Valhalla130**

I wouldn't cut him up. This is exactly why I don't go after these older models, though. I follow the Prof. I. Jones school of thought: "It belongs in a museum!"

He does have some big mitts, doesn't he? lol