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

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**Gitsplitta**

Really interesting models there. Great blending on the frog man. I do like the camo cloak. Lots of interesting variation.

**Bash the Bosh**

I agree with Gitsplitta, the camo cloak is fantastic. A great contrast to the White armour.

**Knightley**

@Cam - Gosh, I should slow down! I'll take it under advisement

@Gits - Cheers, I was trying to remember how to paint the camo the same as my scouts, no idea how I did that ::(

@Bash - Thank you!

Update: reds all done

**evildrcheese**

Excellent work on that camp cloak.

EDC

**Knightley**

Cheers EDC

Update: Models done

Counts as Arc- flagellant

Acolyte with Sniper rifle (Hotshot lasgun)

Acolyte with Hotshot lasgun

**evildrcheese**

Very nice. What's next?

EDC

**lipsdapips**

Great work! Right up with your usual standard

**Camkierhi**

Fantastic as usual. They are looking brilliant.

Need a group shot bud.

**lipsdapips**

Yessss! Group shot!

**ZergSmasher**

Awesome work as usual, Knightley! As with your other models, what stands out to me is how good you make the cloth parts look. Lots of depth, which is something I'm only beginning to be able to pull off. And like the others, I want to see a group shot of the whole force!

**Knightley**

@EDC - Cheers, next up are two legit mini's a crusader and jokaero

@LDP - Cheers

group shot will be forthcoming very very soon

@Cam - It's on its way

@Zerg - Thanks! I was worried the black would be to bright, no really thin edge highlights.

Update: Last 2 started, I promise a group shot after these two

**Knightley**

Update: Whites, blacks and reds done

**Mad..**

That camo on the cloak is awesome.

looking forward to seeing how this big dude in the black cloak comes out next )

**Knightley**

Cheers Mad wait no longer

Update: Models done

Crusader

Jokaero

**Mad..**

That crusader looks cool... a little bit like a Darth Stormtrooper

And, I'm going to show my ignorance a little bit here... what's the deal with the monkey Jokaeros? How do they fit into W40k? Are they some sort of inquisition thing? Your space monkeys look great!

**evildrcheese**

The crusader looks wicked. I've always been a big fan of that model.

EDC

**Gitsplitta**

Love the eyes on the Jakero... makes him look kind of puppy-like and soul-less all at the same time.

**Spacewolverine**

Jakero is a weaponsmith for the inquisition. I forget his exact rules but pretty much that's how it works out. He looks brilliant, not a fan of GWs model but you make me like it Knightley. Well done! That crusader definitely looks very sinister too. Making good progress my friend.

**Knightley**

@Mad - Wolvey basically got it right they are techno savant monkeys who love to tinker. Rules wise they enhance the war band they are attached to.

@EDC - Cheers he was really easy to paint as well!

@Gits - I should have done black orbs to enhance the soulless look eh?

@Wolvey - Cheers for the comments and explanation

Update: squad shot

**Warboss_Waaazag**

Definitely a characterful unit!

**inmygravenimage**

Mighty fine squad there! Just need a splash of green to get into the seasonal spirit

**Knightley**

@Warboss_Waaazag - Thanks

@Graven - Haha yeah needs more Orks and Kroot eh?

Update: Inquisition army shot

And full push shot

**Camkierhi**

Fantastic.

**ZergSmasher**

Well, you got all the Inquisition stuff done! Wonderful work! About how many points is that?

Also, now that you've got that stuff done, what's next on the painting/modelling agenda?

**KernelTerror**

Congratulation on a great project, very nicely designed and realized !

**Knightley**

@Cam - Thanks

@Zerg - Yep, Worked my butt off leading up to Xmas, but it paid off

I'm just taking stock of what I would like to paint this year but you guys will be the first to know!

@KT - Cheers mate, Appreciate the comments.

Update: Happy New years and I'm not dead, I swear (however the hangover this morning begs to differ) and I haven't been idle either, I've just been away from a computer that I can use to upload pictures. It's that time of year where I go back over the year and see how productive I have been and how many of my goals I achieved from 2015

1. Completed my Necron Force
Smashed this out in the beginning of the year and quite quickly, loved the colour scheme and the weathering and was very different than my normal clean and grey

2. Finish up enough Terrain for my gaming table
With help from my brother over my birthday period I was able to get this done and dusted. Having a fully painted terrain + Table makes all the games I've had on the table that much cooler

3. Complete an Inquisitorial henchmen force (3 squads of 12 guys + Inquisitors and Chimera's for each squad)
In the run up to Xmas I managed to power through this force and then some, I set a first goal of only 3 squad + transports, but very quickly expanded to include another complete squad

4. Make general progress on the Grey Knights and Gray Nights.
It seemed 2015 was the year of everything but Gray Knights with only the Devastators and Assassins being completed, it was an increase in models, just not one I was happy with

5. Get faster at commission work.
I was only tasked with a single Sanguinary Priest and four Assassins so I can't say for certain I was quicker this time around, I felt quicker.

6. Finally get around to repainting the 10 devastators from my old paint style.
It was great to get these 10 guys all finished up mid-year and now I have no old paint style models left, quite the achievement.

All in all a very good year, got all the major goals completed, all up I painted 299 models this year, which actually is quite a large amount when I see it written down. Whats next I hear you cry?
Well lets list it out
1. Complete a Tau Army
2. Do a Large Lord of War model (possibly a Forgeworld model)
3. Clear out my Assembled/unprimed Box and paint those models
4. Make Markers for stunned/Shaken/Immobilized/Hull points for the table
5. Play More games vs mates
6. Get Faster at Commission work

Some easy wins in there I think but there are some harder things I need to focus on as well. As part of the year in review here are the painted models on the table

2015 Picture

2016 Picture (this may look like less, however this is only models with paint on them, no unprimed/primed models

**sockwithaticket**

Goodness me that's a lot of painted stuff!.

I like your inquisition a lot, there's plenty of uniqueness in ther, but overall a very unified look like a para-military force rather than a bunch of assorted zealots/mercenaries.

**Gitsplitta**

That's an amazing amount of productivity Knightley. Puts my own efforts to shame. Congratulations on an amazing job well done! Here's looking forward to 2016.

**ZergSmasher**

Well done, Knightley. That's a lot of stuff painted. I'll echo Gits and say that it dwarfs my own crude efforts to insignificance. Looking forward to your next big thing in 2016!

**Knightley**

@Sockwithaticket - Thank you, over the year it didn't seem like that much, but when you go back through it really adds up, do you have a favorite Inquisition model from the ones that I painted?

@Gits - As always, I feel your productivity far surpasses my own, I suspect that the quick job on the Necrons really helped me.

@Zerg - Cheers buddy, I wish you all the best as well.

Update: Well I figured I'd bring you up to date with the Tau army, there is about 60 odd Kroot to get through and that it the biggest amount of models, so they are getting the quick treatment now, will try to do it in three batches.