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Calculating Commissar






Reading, Berks

yeah, that sounds like an attempt to out logic your own rules there. I can understand wanting the Steel Legion as they are cool models, but ask yourself what are they for if you don't collect Guard?

The Skeleton looks great

   
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Longtime Dakkanaut






That's one of the most well dressed skeletons ever.

Good to see you don't have to lose your sense of fashion just because you're undead

   
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Ancient Venerable Dreadnought






Love the feather on the skelebob, very fancy! As for new models, the other way to look at it is if you’re going to fail, do it in a big way so it’s easier to win next year! . Not helping am I!?! Sorry

Goberts Gubbins - P&M Blog, started with Oldhammer, often Blackstone Fortress and Void Panther Marines, with side projects along the way 
   
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Blackclad Wayfarer





Philadelphia

Love the oldschool dread and the skele conversioN!

   
Made in au
Ragin' Ork Dreadnought






Albany, Australia

Viterbi wrote:Congrats on getting the warrior finished in time. I love all the color for him. Usually the tendency is to have very subdued colors on skeletons, but this works so well, great choices!
Thanks. Yeah, I couldn't bring myself to weather him (and ran out of time anyway).
endtransmission wrote:yeah, that sounds like an attempt to out logic your own rules there. I can understand wanting the Steel Legion as they are cool models, but ask yourself what are they for if you don't collect Guard?

The Skeleton looks great
Of course it was! I have new rules for next year now (to be shared in the future), but I'll run them in tandem with the old ones for comparison. I've pulled the trigger now and retroactively decided my Imperial Knights will need a Guard attache...
Zywus wrote:That's one of the most well dressed skeletons ever.

Good to see you don't have to lose your sense of fashion just because you're undead
I like to think of him as magical rather than raised... (and welcome - which I forgot last time...)
gobert wrote:Love the feather on the skelebob, very fancy! As for new models, the other way to look at it is if you’re going to fail, do it in a big way so it’s easier to win next year! . Not helping am I!?! Sorry
No, no you are not - and GW just "helped" with the new battle forces too...
Stevefamine wrote:Love the oldschool dread and the skele conversioN!
Thanks and welcome!

I don't update this enough....

Anyway, Dakka Painting Challenge Round 81: November 2021 - Catch Me If You Can is up, so I have to get a move on...


These guys were previously built, pre 32mm bases, as per the last Stormboy I did. I actually have 3 more (also built on 25mm), but I'm trying to cut down on my build time....


Rebased.


Undercoated next to the first one I did.


And progress...

As always, the aim is to complete one for the monthly comp, and if I can manage two or three - even better.

I have an awful lot of in progress painting to complete before the end of the year... when (if?) I manage it - I'll actually increase my number of painted Ork models by 50%!

Catchya,
Arakasi

   
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Ancient Venerable Dreadnought






Sorry for the “help” hopefully you can get through these 3 and be closer to target! I’m loving the different skin tones your doing with the Orks, keeps the variety going nicely

Goberts Gubbins - P&M Blog, started with Oldhammer, often Blackstone Fortress and Void Panther Marines, with side projects along the way 
   
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Longtime Dakkanaut






Good luck with finishing (at least) one of the Stormboyz. They are looking very cool and it would be nice if the old one got some assistance
   
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Calculating Commissar






Reading, Berks

Do we need to set up a cheerleading squad to keep you going until the end goal?

   
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Fixture of Dakka





6 foot underwater

Ahh, it's good to see the DA back in action

Excellent work on keeping abreast of your goals, as long as you're finishing more than you're buying that pile of shame is shrinking (I mean, obviously I struggle with the whole concept of 'finishing' models, and am always a little wary of those that can do so reliably, but your goals, your style )

Orks and grots are all looking great, and some nice work on the limbo stuff (hey, I'm playing catch-up here....)

Now let's see some stormboyz....

Edit: Forgot to mention the skelly sculpt, I have vague memories of you and endtransmission doing those masterclasses, nice to see it getting some colour.

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Ragin' Ork Dreadnought






Albany, Australia

Tap tap tap.... hello? Is this thing still on?

The end of my year got completely sidetracked by a software migration at work that just kept on going, eating up all of my spare time until I finally got it over the line in mid February. Holidays, public holidays, weekends - all by the wayside. I had plans for that time! Alas, it was not to be. I'm getting the time back, but so far, its mostly just recovery. On the plus side, the actual switchover had very few issues...

So, my belated and slightly disappointing 2021 year in review...


I completed 9 regular models this year. 5 Warhammer 40K (3 Orks), 1 Bloodbowl, 1 Bombshell Babe, 1 Infinity and 1 The Old World.

I acquired 14 models this year, consisting of 13 regular (10 Guard, 3 Orks) and 1 vehicle (Deffkopta).

With only 5 added pages to the plog this year, it was mostly 10 months of Dakka Painting Challenge and 2 months of silence....

  • July 21 - Nothing To Fear But Fear Itself - Hassassin Fiday - 11 out of 420 votes placing equal 15th with 1 other out of 30 contestents for 3 points/percent.
  • August 21 - Rebel Scum - Rebellious Grot - 10 out of 422 votes placing equal 20th with 1 other out of 33 contestents for 2 points/percent.
  • October 21 - Halloween Special - Undead Warrior - 10 out of 401 votes placing equal 16th with 1 other out of 28 contestents for 2 points/percent.

  • April 21 - Traveling in Style - Ork Stormboy - 15 out of 457 votes placing equal 10th with 1 other out of 35 contestents for 3 points/percent.
  • May 21 - From Ages Past - Cave Girl - 7 out of 353 votes placing 22nd out of 32 contestents for 2 points/percent.
  • June 21 - Boots on the Ground - Ork Slugga - 8 out of 418 votes placing equal 22nd with 2 others out of 40 contestents for 2 points/percent.

  • November 20: New Tricks - Drukhari Mandrake. (new faction, new material-finecast) - 8 out of 434 votes placing equal 20th with 7 others out of 29 contestents for 2 points/percent.
  • February 21 - Showing Off! - Bloodbowl Human Catcher - 13 out of 380 votes placing equal 11th with 2 others out of 30 contestents for 3 points/percent.
  • March 21: Space Marine - Dark Angels Terminator - 11 out of 339 votes placing equal 12th with 2 others out of 29 contestents for 3 points/percent.

  • Not shown, due to not fully complete, is September 21 - Heavy Metal - Ork Deff Dread (Da Deffwing) - 13 out of 407 votes placing equal 11th with 3 others out of 31 contestents for 3 points/percent.

    My Goals for 2021 were:
  • FAIL - Complete twice or more models than I add - I would have had to complete 28 or only acquire 4 (the Steel Legion was the difference between pass and fail here...)
  • FAIL - Complete a minimum of 20 models - 9 is not 20.
  • FAIL - Complete a minimum of 10 Da Dark Angelz models - 3 is not 10, nor is it half of 9.
  • FAIL - Place in the top 10 of the Dakka Painting Challenge League Table - I finished 20/21 with 26 points, equal 17th. An extra 6 points would only have netted me equal 13th. I currently have 20pts in 21/22, currently equal 19th with one round to go - that I didn't enter (or the previous 3).
  • FAIL - Comment on the Dakka Painting Challenge entries - I maybe managed once?
  • FAIL - Finish a LoER entry - but I did manage to host a round...

  • . I blame work.

    Taking gobert's advice fully on board, I got a little carried away prepping for 2022, purchasing:
  • Combat Patrol: Orks - was supposed to be a reward for meeting my goals in 2021... (25 miniatures)
  • Orks: Killdakka Warband - for the battle force discount, and I shouldn't need any more than 40 (combined with the Combat Patrol above) of the new boyz, right? (40 miniatures)
  • Ork Warboss Grukk's Boss Mob - because I figured it would be more expensive after they split the box (it was) (7 miniatures)
  • Ork Boyz (old) - in case they disappeared (they didn't) (11 miniatures)
  • Ork Lootas - because the discount store ran out of Boyz and I *needed* to make up to free shipping... (5 ministaures)

  • That makes 88 miniatures purchased this year. No way I can keep my goals from last year, so, here are the revised goals for 2022:

    Arakasi's Goals for 2022:
  • Complete a minimum of 88 models - this is an attempt to keep my pile of potential steady
  • Complete twice or more models than I add (above the 88 already) - this is to head off additional purchases
  • Complete a minimum of 44 Da Dark Angelz models.
  • Place in the top 10 of the Dakka Painting Challenge League Table.

  • 88 completed models seems a lot for me, but between incomplete miniatures from 2021:



    ...and using the new acquisitions as a tool to complete previously in progress Da Dark Angels, I'm hopeful of making it. Of course the slow start to 2022 hasn't helped....

    I'm looking forward to making the most of my new purchases and rejoining the Dakka Painting Challenge. I'm considering starting a new Da Dark Angels plog - as I expect this year will be very Ork centric - and keep this plog for the non Ork Dakka Painting Challenge entries and other pure hobby related musings.

    Wish me luck!

    Belated responses...
    gobert wrote:Sorry for the “help” hopefully you can get through these 3 and be closer to target! I’m loving the different skin tones your doing with the Orks, keeps the variety going nicely
    Now that I have retroactively acted on your "help", it better be easier to win this year! (I suspect there is a good chance, progress so far not withstanding...). Glad you like the different skin tones - I really need to mix a few more in.
    Viterbi wrote:Good luck with finishing (at least) one of the Stormboyz. They are looking very cool and it would be nice if the old one got some assistance
    Unfortunately I didn't make it .
    endtransmission wrote:Do we need to set up a cheerleading squad to keep you going until the end goal?
    Unfortunately, too late for that. Maybe for this year?
    monkeytroll wrote:Ahh, it's good to see the DA back in action

    Excellent work on keeping abreast of your goals, as long as you're finishing more than you're buying that pile of shame is shrinking (I mean, obviously I struggle with the whole concept of 'finishing' models, and am always a little wary of those that can do so reliably, but your goals, your style )

    Orks and grots are all looking great, and some nice work on the limbo stuff (hey, I'm playing catch-up here....)

    Now let's see some stormboyz....

    Edit: Forgot to mention the skelly sculpt, I have vague memories of you and endtransmission doing those masterclasses, nice to see it getting some colour.
    Apparently I struggle too...

    Catchya,
    Arakasi

       
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    Ancient Venerable Dreadnought






    Sorry (not sorry)! Whilst the quantity may not be that high, the quality certainly is. I didn’t bother with any goals myself this year, other than to enjoy getting stuff done and getting through the partially complete bits… wait, they sound like hobby goals . Anyway, With all those partially complete projects, a few careful picks of projects should see you make good progress towards your targets. Hopefully the deffwing dred hits the finish line as it looks sweet already

    Goberts Gubbins - P&M Blog, started with Oldhammer, often Blackstone Fortress and Void Panther Marines, with side projects along the way 
       
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    Decrepit Dakkanaut






    Madison, WI

    You know my friend, don't be too hard on yourself. As one who recently has had many silent YEARS of dakka activity (or nearly so)... don't get discouraged. It happens... life happens... and sometimes life doesn't involve the time or energy to hobby as much as we might like. I tend to hobby in spurts now-a-days and playing with my painted toys has become much more important that buying new ones.

    Just keep plugging along, you'll be fine.

    Make sure you're prorating your standing in the dakka painting challenge to only consider those events you've actually entered rather than penalizing yourself for those you didn't.

    I have faith in you. Hang in there!

    Anvildude: "Honestly, it's kinda refreshing to see an Ork vehicle that doesn't look like a rainbow threw up on it."

    Gitsplitta's Unified Painting Theory
     
       
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    Calculating Commissar






    Reading, Berks

    Glad to hear the project is finally finished! I can empathise with your pain there as work keeps eating my spare time too. As for progress, I wouldn't worry about it. It's nice to see progress and to achieve higher rankings in the challenges... but putting too much pressure on yourself can lead to burnout (speaking from experience here!).

    Let us know when the ork plog starts and we'll come cheer you on. I need some prodding on my eldar as well, so do you fancy a side challenge to both start new plogs and goad each other to stay on track with them? Currently I just have a cabinet of partially build eldar kits as I can't decide how to finish the conversions... or what the paint scheme will be

       
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    Deranged Necron Destroyer






    Luck is wished! I would follow an Orky Plog along your usual plog, just make sure you link for us! I think you've got some realistic goals for 2022, the one in, two-out strategy seems is a good rhythm. I might have to give it a try!

    My painting log is full of snakes
    Have any retro, vintage, or out of print models? Show them off here!
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    Made in au
    Ragin' Ork Dreadnought






    Albany, Australia

    gobert wrote:Sorry (not sorry)! Whilst the quantity may not be that high, the quality certainly is. I didn’t bother with any goals myself this year, other than to enjoy getting stuff done and getting through the partially complete bits… wait, they sound like hobby goals . Anyway, With all those partially complete projects, a few careful picks of projects should see you make good progress towards your targets. Hopefully the deffwing dred hits the finish line as it looks sweet already
    "Sorry (not sorry)!" was exactly how I pictured your apology in my mind gobert . I'll be disappointed if I can't get the Deffwing Dredd across the line this year - he was supposed to make it last year. He may also benefit from some "friends" this year...
    Gitsplitta wrote:You know my friend, don't be too hard on yourself. As one who recently has had many silent YEARS of dakka activity (or nearly so)... don't get discouraged. It happens... life happens... and sometimes life doesn't involve the time or energy to hobby as much as we might like. I tend to hobby in spurts now-a-days and playing with my painted toys has become much more important that buying new ones.

    Just keep plugging along, you'll be fine.

    Make sure you're prorating your standing in the dakka painting challenge to only consider those events you've actually entered rather than penalizing yourself for those you didn't.

    I have faith in you. Hang in there!
    Thank you for the support as always Gitsplitta. It wasn't supposed to come across as a cry for help, more just an honest stock take of the year. I appreciate your sage advice nonetheless. I'm not going to pro rata my standing in the Dakka Painting Challenge though - part of the challenge is consistency. I applaud those who manage an entry every month - they earnt those points, I didn't.
    endtransmission wrote:Glad to hear the project is finally finished! I can empathise with your pain there as work keeps eating my spare time too. As for progress, I wouldn't worry about it. It's nice to see progress and to achieve higher rankings in the challenges... but putting too much pressure on yourself can lead to burnout (speaking from experience here!).

    Let us know when the ork plog starts and we'll come cheer you on. I need some prodding on my eldar as well, so do you fancy a side challenge to both start new plogs and goad each other to stay on track with them? Currently I just have a cabinet of partially build eldar kits as I can't decide how to finish the conversions... or what the paint scheme will be
    I'm pretty sure I've learnt the "too much pressure leading to burnout" lesson, even if I sometimes have difficulty applying it. Happy to take on the side challenge (perhaps we both haven't learnt that lesson?) - I'll see if I can get mine up before the end of the month...
    Don Qui Hotep wrote:Luck is wished! I would follow an Orky Plog along your usual plog, just make sure you link for us! I think you've got some realistic goals for 2022, the one in, two-out strategy seems is a good rhythm. I might have to give it a try!
    Promise to provide a link! I have some more thoughts on strategies for managing the pile of potential - all in good time.

    Catchya,
    Arakasi

       
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    Ragin' Ork Dreadnought






    Albany, Australia

    To start the new year off, I cleaned up my work space.

    Left - the painting station - not much changed here:


    Right - the build side - all cleaned up and ready to go:


    Previously I would alternate on the left side, while the right side sat full of sprue rubble and my abandoned LoER project. Now when the painting gets too much for me, or if I have some build inspiration, I can switch back to building easily. With a bit of luck, this should help with motivation and progress.

    Catchya,
    Arakasi

       
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    Reading, Berks

    I have done similar. Build takes place in my work office during meetings, so I have to keep things clear… painting is in the messier hobby room that needs nuking from orbit

       
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    The Marine Standing Behind Marneus Calgar





    Upstate, New York

    Good luck reaching your goals. Painting happens one layer at a time, just keep at it and things will get done.

    Breaking the top 10 on the League table is going to be rough. We have a lot of really good painters who consistently bang out amazing work up there. I made the 10th spot the first year only because we were still starting out and just showing up every month was significant. Most years I place in the mid/low teens. Looking at the charts, the #10 spot generally had a total somewhere in the 30s, depending on the year. Looks like you are averaging 2/3 points a month. This is actually not that far off from where you need to be. 3 points a month, for 12 months is 36. But you need to enter every month, and hit that high point.

    Some things to keep in mind:
    Persistence. If you look at the top entries, the difference between the spots can often be attributed to the black box months. Some painters’s average monthly numbers would place them higher if the could do that every month. If you hadn’t missed a few, you painting would put you in the low teens, rather than the high teens for rank.
    Theme. While you might not always be able to get something tight to the theme, they do poll better then stuff that mostly fits. I personally will frequently pass voting on better painted works in favor on stuff that fits the month better.
    Nostalgia. While it might not be an option, old metal get more votes.
    Show your work! Post WIPs in the competition thread. Ask for help if you need it. We compete in a large pack, what separates you from the rest? This is a bit of social engineering for votes. I’m more likely to vote for people who I see trying. They stick out in my mind when it comes time to choose. Also, when I see someone attempting something new or outside their wheelhouse, I like to reward that with a vote.
    Photos: We get 6 shots per entry, don’t be afraid to use them. There are a lot of quality painters getting less votes than they deserve because all we get is one long shot on a cluttered workbench.
    Sell your soul: There are plenty of ruinous powers out there willing to help. I suspect this is how most of the top 10 people got to where they are. It might be that you can get to the top 10 with just black magics, but a soul-pact with a fell being is the more reliable way.

       
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    I like the paint/build station separation, it helps one think in terms of an assembly line which for me always helps getting through battleline forces. All progress is good progress, keep us updated!

    My painting log is full of snakes
    Have any retro, vintage, or out of print models? Show them off here!
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    Longtime Dakkanaut






    Good to read from you and hopefully the rest of the working year won't be as stressful as the start!

    Very ambitious goals for 2022 and good luck on achieving them! Excited to see more green coming our way.
       
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    Ragin' Ork Dreadnought






    Albany, Australia

    endtransmission wrote:I have done similar. Build takes place in my work office during meetings, so I have to keep things clear… painting is in the messier hobby room that needs nuking from orbit
    Maybe I don't have enough meetings, or the right type of meetings... I fear my lack of ability to multitask would be my undoing here...

    Nevelon wrote:<snip comprehensive assessment of breaking the top 10 on the League table>
    Thank you for that in depth evaluation - it usually takes my second fail before I attempt something like that! Now that the results are in for 22/23, I note a couple of things:
  • I managed to hold on to my equal 19th for the year.
  • It looks like 3.5 points per month is now the minimum requirement to make top ten.
  • There is quite a gap between 10th and 11th (8 points).
  • I haven't made a good start to 23/24, failing to complete an entry for March

  • The goal seemed more achievable when I set it last year based on my participation the year before. The bar is definitely increasing - it is no longer enough to simply improve, it appears you also need to improve faster than everyone else. I may need to downgrade this goal to something more realistic, like entering at least 10 entries this round... but I'll keep the aspirational goal for now...

    Don Qui Hotep wrote:I like the paint/build station separation, it helps one think in terms of an assembly line which for me always helps getting through battleline forces. All progress is good progress, keep us updated!
    Will do!

    Viterbi wrote:Good to read from you and hopefully the rest of the working year won't be as stressful as the start!

    Very ambitious goals for 2022 and good luck on achieving them! Excited to see more green coming our way.
    I thought it wouldn't, but now that we are also past our peak period, I have no more excuses...

    I'm behind with my updates (as usual). I like to upload images in batches for posts, so this post needed to arrive before I can start the Ork blog back up - even though I have work to share on that. Also, I have great difficulty finding time to write these posts (or should that be I find it easy to find anything else to be doing...)

    So this post is basically try one and two at my March entry for the painting competition. Carrying on my theme from the previous two years, it was this guy's turn for paint:


    He was a bit dusty from years on the shelf, so after some brush work with water he was looking a lot better:


    As usual, it took three layers of Zandri Dust to cover the black basecoat:


    I then went through my usual stages:

    Seraphim Sepia shade.


    Zandri Dust layer.


    1:1 Zandri Dust / Ushabti Bone layer.


    Ushabti Bone layer.

    At this point I wasn't happy with how the colour build up was coming together - or not. It seemed quite messy and grainy. So I decided to start again, but this time I was going to try the Warhammer+ Citadel Colour Masterclass: Wet Blending method with the same colours:

    Zandri Dust basecoat.


    Seraphim Sepia shade.


    Screaming Skull layer. The idea is to block in the colours where I wanted them, and then blend them together, so the order shouldn't be important.


    Ushabti Bone layer. However, I discovered there is not much difference bewteen Ushabti Bone and Screaming Skull, which was making things more challenging...

    Anyway, I gave up on the Terminator - he is now waiting to be stripped for another attempt at some unknown point in the future. I'm think it may actually be easier to try to get a smooth coat of Screaming Skull on him has a starting point and work down rather than up. I probably also need to practise getting smooth coats of these colours period, and wet blending, probably on a base or something (like the tutorial) where it will be easier.

    I did "quickly" put together a Dark Angels Marine and start on him, but I wasn't able to complete him in the time I had left . He'll be in my next upload of images, along with the images for my Orks and this month's competition entry.

    Catchya,
    Arakasi


       
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    Both tries look reasonable to me, but I know that feeling where things just don't feel they're working. Hopefully the Angel and orks come together and his next try works on the termie.
       
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    Ragin' Ork Dreadnought






    Albany, Australia

    Thanks Vejut.

    Here was the WIP and how far I got with the Dark Angels Tactical Marine (Dark Vengeance):



    I got as far as the edge highlighting in Warpstone Glow, although that isn't complete. Edge highlighting - something I apparently need more practise in too. I'm starting to realise why I like weathering so much - it goes along way to hiding sloppiness and mistakes...

    Catchya,
    Arakasi

       
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    Ragin' Ork Dreadnought






    Albany, Australia

    Da Dark Angelz II: Waaagh! Harder is now up and running.

    Catchya,
    Arakasi

       
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    Calculating Commissar






    Reading, Berks

    The dark angel feels like it needs a glaze over the green to blend it together a bit? Might make the edge highlights feel a little smoother?

       
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    Ragin' Ork Dreadnought






    Albany, Australia

    Maybe - he's in my rear view mirror for the time being...

    Meanwhile I'm back in the Dakka Painting Challenge Round 86 April 2022: Reborn, Remade after a long absence... and so is this model, originally put together in 2012....

    He's definitely been remade, although I'm not sure how much improvement it is...

    He was built to provide a Rokkit Launcha option (back when it was available) for a Trukk:


    I suspect he had the same amount of dust on him as the Terminator, but I couldn't see the grey dust on the grey miniature. Either that or there's an issue with my new spray can - even if it is just, well, over pressured. Undercoat came through a bit grainy:


    I took some dry brushes to it to see if I could clean it up any. Some wet brushes later and it looks pretty good to me - crisis averted!


    Catchya,
    Arakasi

       
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    Ancient Venerable Dreadnought






    I feel your pain with the citadel bone colours. Zandri is pretty good but the others are really grainy. Thinning them heavily helps, but then I struggle with tide marks. Better luck when he gets redone!
    The rokkit boy is a cool idea, good look rebirthing him!

    Goberts Gubbins - P&M Blog, started with Oldhammer, often Blackstone Fortress and Void Panther Marines, with side projects along the way 
       
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    Ragin' Ork Dreadnought






    Albany, Australia

    And here I was thinking it was just me . It's funny how some paints just seem easier to work with than others. I guess if I was painting more regularly (or taking better notes) I'd build up some muscle memory...

    Anyway, progress update on the Trukk Rokkit Launcha - Khorne Red and Waaagh! Flesh basecoat layers 1, 2 and 3:


    Agrax Earthshade and Biel-tan Green shades:


    Catchya,
    Arakasi

       
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    Ragin' Ork Dreadnought






    Albany, Australia

    Trying to keep this photo/blog rolling so I don't end up with mega posts or mega photo uploads...


    Waaagh! Flesh / Khorne Red layer. I can see I didn't get all of the graininess, but at least it doesn't appear to be affecting the paint job...


    I have this down as a Warboss Green layer, but I think it may still be the Waaagh! Flesh layer from above...


    Same with this, except Wazdakka Red Layer / probably actually Khorne Red layer from the previous photo.


    Definitively Warboss Green / Wazdakka Red layer - I know because the paints are in the shot! Not really very obvious though, which is good and bad. Good, as I may have actually achieved smooth layers. Bad because why do it if you can't tell? Which is pretty much why I keep a record of these things. One day I'll look back, compare to a job in progress, and go yup - that is how it is meant to look at this stage...


    Can definitely see the Skarsnik Green / Wild Rider Red layer here.


    First basecoat of Caliban Green. Things start looking a lot better when most of the undercoat is gone and you can start defining some of the previous area edges...

    Catchya,
    Arakasi

       
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    Looking good Arakasi, I reckon the layers are smooth rather than not present! recording the recipe for future gobert is a good proportion of the reasons why I keep a plog. Heck I sometimes forget halfway through a mini! Having the pots in the pic helps to get the steps right again next time too.

    Goberts Gubbins - P&M Blog, started with Oldhammer, often Blackstone Fortress and Void Panther Marines, with side projects along the way 
       
     
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