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Actually, I'm glad to have had an excuse to repost the Scourges. Out of the miniatures that I've painted they're near or at the top of the list of my favorites. I'll admit though that they aren't the most fun to paint (the wings in particular require huge time and attention commitments). It's more that they're the kind of miniature that I love having painted!

@kitch102: I've been thinking for a while about painting another squad of Scourges and using the bat wings on them. It just occurred to me that my Raider sail pattern might work on them, echoing the Winged Rippers as well.

I'm thinking Jon probably did the same thing I did with the bat wings, traded them for more feathered in order to get the same throughout the force.

The Incubi skewers are coming along nicely. But tomorrow is likely to be a non-painting day due to Thanksgiving dinner. So happy Turkey Day!

Mechanicum Jon wrote:The Incubi skewers are coming along nicely. But tomorrow is likely to be a non-painting day due to Thanksgiving dinner. So happy Turkey Day!

What color did you highlight the armor with?

is the base color hawk turquoise?

The base color is a Tamiya Coral Blue spray:

http://www.tamiyausa.com/product/item.php?product-id=85041

For touch-ups I've recently found that a mixture of Vallejo Ice Blue, GW Scorpion Green and Skull Whilte is the easiest to mix up and seems to be the closest match.

The highlights are done with Skull White + a tiny amount of Vallejo Light Turquoise. I've used other light blue colors for highlights on my other models and it doesn't seem to matter much as long as you get a slight blue tint.

Awesome stuff Jon! What do you call your DE army? I apologize if I missed that some where in your fantastic blog.

Your DARK ELDAR ARE AMAZING! i would love to see mandrakes or incubi from you :3 you are a god at painting! :3 You have truly inspired me to get better! ^_^

Reall good DE! Neat painting and good color scheme make them really stand-out. Good work

The Incubi skewers are coming along nicely.

=u= i didn't even see this post xD how didn't I? lol but looking AMAZING so far :3 now i just wanna see those mandrakes!

I never thought Dark Eldar would have an "auto win" build until now.

If I ever see yours across the table from me I don't think I'd bother unpacking mine. Instead I would just concede the game because my mini's are obviously unworthy of being on the same table...or even in the same building.

Great job!

I'm still making steady progress on the Incubi but I got sidetracked into putting together a conversion for a female Haemonculus. I've already got a stock Haemonculus model (unassembled and unpainted) but my Incubi list uses two Haemonculi and this conversion was the more exciting project. I really like the idea of each Haemonculus looking really different because they've all got different views on what the "perfect" form is and are constantly testing uniquely twisted and eccentric modifications on themselves. I had this conversion floating around in my head ever since I saw the Lhamaean model. The contrast between her slight build and the bulkier Incubi should make for a cool unit.

The conversion doesn't involve much but actually took me several hours! Most of this time was spent trying out various different bits and the particular posing of the arms. I actually am really pleased with the end result since it keeps the elegance of the original model while making it clear that she's a Haemonculus. I thought about giving her a mask of some sort but I'm kind of torn since I like the original sculpt a lot.

The only thing missing is the "spine levitation"but I've come up with some fluff that justifies it in my mind. Namely that this Haemonculus is a former High Lady who has just been inducted into a Coven and is "learning the trade." Hence she's got the extended spine "backpack" but it hasn't grown long enough to support her yet.

Looking forward to hearing what you think of her! She also needs a name, any ideas?







@IceAngel: The name I've been running with is "The Kabal of the Drowned Gardens."

sweet That is scary!

Oh, gawd damn it.

Another update, and just when I was starting to feel good about my own Dark Eldar again.

Kudos to Mechanicum Jon, fantastic as always

Really nice conversion there Jon. That leg coming through the part in the dress just really sells the elegant & viscous look.

That really works. I like how organic the back looks. It's like it's really part of her body (as opposed to how it looks on the stupid wracks).

Those look bloody amazing. the color scheme is epic other people usually go for dark colors with these models :p

Lovely looking conversion (as ever!) man! Looks great; doesn't even look like a conversion, but a proper model to me. Can't wait to see her painted up. My suggestion for her name would be 'Wendy'.
Like the title Cabal of the Drowned Gardens too. As ever, great job all round.

Epic conversion dude

i hope you don't mind I'm gonna steal that idea off you for my own Haemonculi

Man that is a sweet Conversion. i wanted to figure out a way to turn that model into my Archon. when i finnaly get funding for my own Kabal. Seriously thought Jon that is beautiful. Definately not the kind of woman i would wanna be on the bad side of.

Totally pleased by all the positive feedback! I love it when a conversion comes together. Must be how Haemonculi feel after a particularly grotesque experiment. With one big difference. If I mess up I'm out $20, if they mess up, well, plenty more where that one came from!

Right now I'm trying to work out how best to incorporate my paint scheme onto her. The easiest way to do it would be to do the dress in brownish red and the armor blue, but I'm not sure if that would be too much red. The Incubi are going to be finished first so I've still got some time to think about it!

@CalasTyphon216: When you wrote that you wanted to nick the idea it reminded me of the Durona Group from the Vorkosigan Saga and how cool an idea for a Haemonculi Coven that would make. For anyone who hasn't read the books (go read them they're brilliant), the Durona Group is a bio-medical service provider and research organization staffed entirely by the clones of its founder.

Looks pretty damn good. It's nice to have some variation in Haemonculous design if you indeed to field a few, I find that the default model repeated would be quite uninspired.

Maybe go for very muted colors on her robes and armor as well, but have her hair be turquoise?

The rust is still a bit wet on some of these and they aren't varnished yet, the rust will look a bit lighter once that's done. Finished the glowing runes. I didn't bother with super smooth blending work (too much other stuff I want to paint!) but I'm still pleased with the overall effect. Particularly when they're looked at as a squad.

Looking rubbish as ever Jon.

The OSL is looking sharp
I also like how you've gone about painting their robes. They really do look great all together.

Really cool models
Any advice for your weathering? I am going for the same designs, but I will be using a pale rose/salmon color.

@Just Dave: I read your comment in the mouse-over preview box of the forum and automatically mentally added the winking Ork to the end of it!

@prime12357:The robes were kind of fun to paint. Reminded me of my Ad-Mech army since they, and my avatar, were painted using roughly the same colors.

forruner_mercy: There's a tutorial on page 3 of this thread on how I do the weathering on my models. The most important thing is not to overdo it. I often go back over my models with the base color to remove some of the chips or use a q-tip to wipe off some of the rust.

Thanks Jon!