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Great looking Mob ya got there. Does the Baby count as a Warboss?

Those Dire Avengers look sweet also.

Makhoy - Thanks. He might have been trying to look like the fish. He really seems to enjoy them. Is always trying to touch them...poor fishies. They haven't puffed yet though so he's not exerting his worst on them yet.

Brain - Ha!

Killykavekommando - Painting babies is my specialty. Plus, ya'll say my painting skills are improving. That baby is proof. Glad you like my Avengers. Thanks.

slice'n'dice - I understand what you're saying about the white. I have issues with white to begin with and doing tiny things, though I'm capable, can be difficult for me and I'm much to lazy and easily frustrated to go back and re-do every stone that got a touch too much white. I agree the plumes on the Avengers would look much better and more realistic textured. I have 0 GS experience so I didn't bother attempting to rectify it. Thanks for stopping by and commenting. Always much appreciated.

schank23 - Thanks. The baby controls all. o_O Don't believe me...babysit for an hour.

Well, on to good news, I've finally - after many weeks if not months - have finished Queek Headtaker. I'm quite proud of how he turned out. Glad I changed the colors on him 'cause I just wasn't happy with the red.






Now before ya'll go crazy on me, I realize the lil' rats down below are missing a few details. I busted through these lil' guys on purpose 'cause I'm running out of time to complete my goal....and mainly 'cause I hate painting those lil' rats. I'd like to go back and do the eyes and teeth, but it won't be tonight...I'm just doing simple table-top quality until further notice. Aight homeslices?






Also begun work on 10 more Clanrats. This is what I call the very messy beginning stage.


Also gave the Warplock Engineer from the IoB set some skin color. Figured he deserved a reward for sitting so patiently while everthing else got some love.


Lil' guy decided he didn't want to paint...turning into mini-daddy. Just wanted to play video games.

Thanks for looking and happy painting!

Liking that Queek Headtaker, he looks very grimy.

Cute kid, by the way, reminds me of my brother.

_Tim?

I don't know if it's the lighting, but the skeleton on his back looks too white and shiny. Great job, by the way.

Keep your kid away from the tv. It'll rot his brains

Paint some tau! Make the ethereal look like less like a useless civilian, but more like a useless civilian with a set of cool robes!

Tim? - Thanks and thanks.

killykavekommando - Probably the lighting. That part was closest to the lamp...but I may have done too strong a highlight as well. Hard to tell.
I'm not too worried about my boys brains. He's a little sponge and learns everything...which could be a good thing or bad thing...depending on what he's learning. He's recently learned to undress himself...
I'd love to paint some Tau, but I'm not allowed to buy anything new until I finish what I have...which was my whole reason for starting this blog...and for ya'll to ooh and aah over my models and now my boy.

Bad news for everyone though...maybe...depending on how much ya'll like my blog. I may be without internet in a month for an undetermined (most likely a long long time) time. *Cries* Ex is taking the computer when he moves out, no point in paying for internet when I don't have a comp, and I'm not sure when I'll have enough money to buy a new one. I'm hoping to get a good job soon enough that'll give me some cash flow so it won't be too long, but with my luck....

bunny, you don't have a smart phone that you could use instead of a computer? I think there willl be a lot of very sad people if you don't post for a whole month! :-(

I haven't had a cell phone of any kind in 4 years. Once the computer is gone all I'll have is an old alarm clock, a decent but relatively oldish T.V., a DVD player and a Gamecube...I'm so technologically behind, but I don't care...until now. I likes me computers.

Hey - maybe we can scare up an old computer for you from the blog readers. Wish I had an extra one that worked. Can't your soon-to-be-ex get you an older computer as a parting gift?

Buy a cheap plastic toshiba, it's more cost effective. I had one last year. Dropped it many times, just bounced. Really durable.

Queek's cracking. Small kids make excellent paint slaves. Bummer about techno loss :(

bunny, hope you don't mind my using your thread to ask for some votes. For readers, I've got 2 Wraithguard that are finished - one with the eye of Isha on the head, one with the eye on the tabard. I need to know which is the overwhelming favorite location before I finish the rest of the squad. Please jump over to my blog & look at the last page. Thanks!
P.S. bunny, thanks for your vote!

Makhoy - That be cool if ya'll could find a comp, but ya don't have to. I could eventually get one on my own, it just might take 6-10mths... o_O I don't want nothing from my ex except my child support. Technically I have an old laptop that still kinda works, but I really don't want to use it. I'm surprised it hasn't blown up yet, and I can't upload pics on that comp...it refuses to co-operate.

killykavekommando - A bouncing computer. I like it! Does it cost $9? That's all I've got right now... >_< Waiting on hearing from jobs I've applied for.

inmygravenimage - Thank you. And yes they do...as long as you don't mind one color sloppily plastered on with many bare spots. Normally I wouldn't care about not having a comp, but since I've started this blog I'd really like to keep it going. I could just let it die then necro it how ever many months later, but I think I'd have withdrawal from ya'll.

Makhoy - Don't mind at all, and NP.

No painting done in a couple days guys. Been pretty busy packing the ex's stuff (if I didn't do it he'd never leave 'cause he's got it so damn good here), and cleaning every nook and cranny in my house in case my dad decides to sell it on me. If I don't find another job, it might not just be the computer I'd be losing. Sorry guys, don't mean to be a downer, just lettin' ya'll know what's up.

Queek's looking great BG, the bone looks a little flat but I think that is the image not the paintwork!

Shame to hear about all the negative stuff going on, hope things work out

bunnygurl wrote:
killykavekommando - A bouncing computer. I like it! Does it cost $9? That's all I've got right now... >_< Waiting on hearing from jobs I've applied for.

Well, it doesn't have the 10key pad on the side, it's primarily made of platic, and the screen cracks if you slam it on someone's fingers (don't ask), but the screen is easily replaced. It's toshiba's cheapo range, so don't expect much speed, but it is cheap (no idea what the cost is)

btw, if you want to look it up, the body is black, the lid is covered in little dimples, there is toshiba written on it in white, and it's about 10-12 inches wide.


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GRR. stupid quoter thingy! never can get it to work how I want it to.

I know it hurts to see things go, but maybe you should ebay some of your minis and make some money off of 'em. Just if you're in a pinch.

S'up guys. Been a long while since I posted on here. Haven't done much of anything model wise until last night. I've begun on a mini scenic diorama thingy. No WIP pics. Would kinda like to keep it a secret until it's done. It's my first one too, so hopefully it'll turn out alright.

P.S. I'm borrowing my mothers computer as I still don't have one myself yet.

Stay tuned.

Ooh! Have fun with the diorama. How long is your mom going to be with you? It's so terribly nice of her to let you use her computer! Hope you didn't go through withdrawal! Look forward to seeing pics.

Glad to see your back BG, Looking forward to some more pics!

Funny story. Got a laptop, dumb dog ate the power cord...I am computer-less again. On the good side, power cord should be easy enough to find. So for this exact moment in time I'm borrowing someone elses computer to share some much needed pics with you...and don't get too excited...it's just a few.

I suppose you could say I broke my 'no new models unti I finish what I have' rule. I recently got the Dreadfleet set as well as two little boxes of Warmachine. Oh well. I wasn't gonna finish everything by my b-day anyways which is only 1 month away. Not gonna happen. So may as well stock up now and start the goal over again after x-mas for my next b-day. On to pics.


My little chunk of Tyranids Spore Mines.


The two that are actually done.


An early b-day present, Dreadfleet! How exciting. I'm too intimidated to start anything yet however...and I can't decide what I wanna start on either. Dilemmas...


The sprues of goodness I can't stop thinking about.


And my first non-Warhammer additions, the Cryx! Here be the Deathrippers...


...and the ones I haven't started yet, the Defilers. I was technically only supposed to get one (actually none but details, details) but I couldn't decide. Wth eh? It's only money.

And there you have it. Enjoy and hope to be back very soon. Thanks for looking and happy painting.

P.S. No work done on the diorama-ish thing. A.D.D. has severely kicked in on that.

Lots of nice new things to paint looking forward to seeing them painted.

I really like the Spore Mines, nice choice of colours.

Woo! Death Chickens! Looking forward to this

iv got some death chickens myself looking forward to seeing them done

HA! Death chickens. I like that. Never noticed they look like chickens but they really do.

My computer still doesn't have a power cord and I forgot to take pics before coming here to use the computer but I've finished all of my spore mines, built my first Dreadfleet boat - the Dwarf ship Grimnirs Thunder - and built my box of Defilers as well. My boys dad threw away my not-empty cans of spray primer so I couldn't prime my new models yet. Had to wait for him to buy me a new can - which I got today - so let the priming and painting begin....I realize I say that while I have countless primed models on my desk waiting for paint. Aren't I awesome?

Thanks for looking and happy painting to all!

bunnygurl, you make me laugh! If youi're anything like me, you're looking at all the primed stuff and trying to figure out where to begin! Have fun with the Dreadfleet stuff - can't wait to see what you do with them.

Nice! im SuB!

Makhoy - That's exactly what I do. I tend to overwhelm myself more often than is probably smart. Oh well.

Searth - Thanks!

So I got some pics this time for you guys. I got things primed last night and begun painting my first Dreadfleet ship - Grimnirs Thunder. It's a rough looking start, but it's just the beginning as I only had about 30-45 min. For anyone who thinks that's plenty of time....I'm slow.




And all my complete Spore Mines. Quite proud of myself. I finished these in record time for me. About 20 min each.

Thanks for looking and happy painting!

Moar spore mines! Very nicely done for their time and a nice rich red.

And no one can complain about what you do in your time or what happens bunny.

Though I do miss the frequency of the bunny with a pancake on its head. So much.

I've finished my first Dreadfleet ship. Quite proud of myself. Finished it in one sitting (minus the first little bit at the beginning) which isn't a first but it's a rare occurance.


Just noticed the blue splotch on the side there and don't mind the dog hair. She's everywhere.


A top view for fun.


Full speed ahead!

Thanks for looking and happy painting!

Queek Headtaker looks good, over the 17 pages there is definitely an improvement





Really like the colour of the leather twine straps holding the trophy rack together...what colours did you use?

That boat is looking good BG!