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The repaints are totally worth the time, the improvements are great!

Love the image with the orks just blundering into the imperial guard column, you can feel the speed

I love the group shots Ezki, thanks for taking the time. I also like the photos in battle, but my favorite is the group shot from the side. You should be really proud of the quality force you completed, but I'm looking forward to seeing the Stompa. Your feelings must still be pretty raw if your father passed only two years ago, but it's funny the things we put off until later and the ones we finish. The very first build I planned when I first got into 40k, I still have never even started, the kit of a defiler (which I love most of all chaos vehicles) is still in the shrink wrap, and my three scratch built stompas have been sitting for years with only primer. So you are in good company. A stompa is intimidating to paint, but I am looking forward to seeing how you do it.

Thank you for all the comments guys! Appreciate it, really.

Bellerophon wrote:That's a beautiful Ork army you've got there Ezki, I'm glad you decided to take the group shots. They really do look stunning when arrayed like that.

An no need to apologise for the sentimentality - I think it's always interesting when minis take on a greater meaning than just being a regular old model, whatever the reason for it, and I'll be very interested in seeing your progress. That Stompa deserves paint!

I agree. The story makes it more meaningful. And yeah, it truly does deserve some paint

DaRealJDB wrote:It's really nice to see inventive converstions utilizing the new Ork vehicles. I've been so uninspired by them up until now!

Thanks! I'm with you on that one. The models themselves are not that inspiring, except the Kustom Boosta Blasta (which I don't yet have). When I saw the new kits, I got interested of all the possibilities the kits offer, as there are a ton of potential bits

Viterbi wrote:Great army shot and I love the one pic from the game, where it looks like the AM tanks are just leaving their comrades

And I second Bellerophon on the sentimentality.

Haha, run away!!

gobert wrote:Woah! Now that’s a great big photo dump! And full of win too!

The speed freaks really have a proper sense of mad max about them. The road sections really help with that as does the sense of movement you’ve got in there. I’d love to see you try your hand at a scenic display board for the bikes and buggies.

Looking forward to seeing where inspiration takes you next. I’m really looking forward to the Stompa and I think it’s pretty cool that it’s got a sentimental side to it too. I’m sure you’ll do a cracking job on it as usual!

Glad you like them Gobert! Mad Max and speed was what I was aiming for.
I actually thought about making a display board for these guys sometime. I just need to figure out where to store it. That might have to wait for a bigger crib than the current one we live in

youwashock wrote:So shiny, so chrome...

Awesome display, man. Just awesome. A collection anyone would be proud to have.

Looking forward to that Stompa. Serious feels.

Thanks Youwashock! Really looking forward on starting the Stompa as well.

Illumini wrote:The repaints are totally worth the time, the improvements are great!

Love the image with the orks just blundering into the imperial guard column, you can feel the speed

Thanks! It's really fun to chase those beefy tanks on the battlefield!

Syro_ wrote:I love the group shots Ezki, thanks for taking the time. I also like the photos in battle, but my favorite is the group shot from the side. You should be really proud of the quality force you completed, but I'm looking forward to seeing the Stompa. Your feelings must still be pretty raw if your father passed only two years ago, but it's funny the things we put off until later and the ones we finish. The very first build I planned when I first got into 40k, I still have never even started, the kit of a defiler (which I love most of all chaos vehicles) is still in the shrink wrap, and my three scratch built stompas have been sitting for years with only primer. So you are in good company. A stompa is intimidating to paint, but I am looking forward to seeing how you do it.

Thank you Syro_! Yeah the feelings awaken from time to time. Luckily not in a particularly bad way anymore.
That is a familiar problem: there are still bunch of stuff in my collection that has been sitting for years. The intimidation from a really big project such as a Stompa is one of the many reasons (excuses) it's sitting on my shelf.
Maybe one day we manage to paint all the long forgotten projects we got laying around, eh?



In order to start working on the Stompa, I need to order some more big magnets first. Storing or transporting it is really hard with all the parts attached.
Alas, as I have assembled most of the hull already, I might have to take it apart in order to get the magnets where I need them. Which is inside the actual hull to do it as cleanly as possible.
I also need to figure out the paint scheme. I think I'm going with the usual mix of red, black and white, with some heavily worn out rusty metal pieces.
More on that sometime a bit later.


I've been doing some more painting. Just an hour here and an hour there.
As last year (and the years before that), I tend to paint a lot less during the summer time. Partly because I have other summer hobbies, and partly because it's hot as **ll in our crib. The air conditioner we acquired helps a bit sure, but it's still not optimal.

I noticed that especially during summer, it's hard to keep the focus going for too long. If I add a long project to this combination, it tends to drag for weeks before I get something done and that is not very motivating.
I decided to try and combat this by choosing smaller projects during the summer, in order to get some sense of progress.

I will also try to avoid any techniques, that are too 'advanced' or slow to do. So I try to keep it to the basics. At least for now.

I'm currently painting this fellow, an Ork Weirdboy. I got him a year or so ago, but did not feel like painting him.
This month's dakka painting competition has a theme 'In a supporting role', in which this guy fits perfectly. So I decided to cross him off from my pile of shame.



I also added a few more colors to these guys. I started painting them over a year ago, but never finished. Not sure why.
They will be easy enough to get done, so I'm thinking they will be next after the weirdboy.


Sorry for the really bad quality pics. Did not bother to get the DSLR out of storage for these WIP shots.

So not much progress, but it's something.
And as I said, I might be posting a bit more seldom over the summer. Will try to make some updates though.

Enjoy the summer and stay safe guys.
Until next time!

Hey guys!

Progress has been a slog over the past few weeks.
Managed to finish the Weirdboy though!

Even though it took me 2-3 weeks to finish it, I did it relatively quick. After all, I did not paint on most days. On those that I did, I brushed away for an hour or so on average.

I decided to go with the basics on this model: nothing too fancy, just a lot of washes and some layering.
The skin was actually base coated with a green wash and the smoke thing on top of the staff was pretty much done only using washes.
The smoke might look better with some lighter tones, but hey ho.

The blade on the ork's hip is looking really rushed, which it was.
I actually forgot the whole bit after thinking this guy was done, only to see it staring at me at the edge of my desk. Well, at that point I just threw some color on it and glued it in place.
Not the best way to approach things, but like I said, in summer time my focus and attention span is really short










That's all for now.
Until next time!

I like the sparkly nebula looking smoke .

Makes you wonder if he really is communicating with Gork....or is it Mork .

Love the effect on his smoke and the red robes are fantastic. Great work.

He looks pretty cool, especially if he was a rush job! The red cloak is especially nicely done, really warm colours. You may not be too happy with his blades, but I think they look pretty good, it kinda works that Orcs would use their blades without polishing them first, I might have to steal that idea! Good luck in the comp

That cloud is top-shelf stuff. He came out great!

That is a pretty sweet paintjob, I love the sculpt and you've done him justice. Your starcloud from the jetbikes really work on the smoke on his staff, looks excellent!

Ezki,

Simple sometimes works best, especially when it lets all attention move to the swirling mist of Waaagh energy and away from other features.

Exalted.

Cheers,

CB

Love the Weirdboy. The top bit of the cape and the smoke look really top notch. Thanks for sharing

Thanks guys, appreciate the comments!

Captain Brown wrote:Ezki,

Simple sometimes works best, especially when it lets all attention move to the swirling mist of Waaagh energy and away from other features.

Exalted.

Cheers,

CB

Thanks captain! Yeah, I have noticed that sometimes it's best to stick with the basics and simple techniques!

Viterbi wrote:That is a pretty sweet paintjob, I love the sculpt and you've done him justice. Your starcloud from the jetbikes really work on the smoke on his staff, looks excellent!

Thank you! I also really love this sculpt!

gobert wrote:He looks pretty cool, especially if he was a rush job! The red cloak is especially nicely done, really warm colours. You may not be too happy with his blades, but I think they look pretty good, it kinda works that Orcs would use their blades without polishing them first, I might have to steal that idea! Good luck in the comp

Thanks gobert! Yeah that makes sense. It's just the scratches that are a bit messy and not very well defined. Will definitely try this technique again later!

Theophony wrote:I like the sparkly nebula looking smoke .

Makes you wonder if he really is communicating with Gork....or is it Mork .

Thanks Theo! Sending smoke signals to Gork or Mork


Been a couple of weeks since the last update.
It's been a bit hard to find the motivation and the right project to paint. The heat and my pollen allergies definitely don't help.

I started painting the Harlequins, but I managed to get one layer of purple until the motivation dried out.
It was mostly because I could not decide which color to put where.

After that, I tried to continue working on my Dark Eldar color scheme. I played around and hit a brick wall while trying to figure out how to paint the weapons.
I have a couple of pictures of them. These are just really rough tryouts:

(Sorry, the images are really bad. I managed to get a small scratch on my phone's camera lens, which messes up with the pics...)

First I tried with yellow, as it generally works okay with purple. Did not like it at all.


Then I went with metal (right) and teal (left). Not sure about them either.


Then I decided to try dark grey and purple (as my cousin suggested). The purple one might get a second round with some more highlights.



Still have not decided which one I like the most.
For that reason, the Kabalite warriors project has also hit a brick wall for now.

So I did what I thought would be 'best': decided to jump to yet another project, which I will hopefully have the patience to finish.
The theme of this month's dakka painting competition is "Objective secured". I thought that this would be a great opportunity to paint the only Krieg model I still have unpainted: the Autocannon team.

I bought this model to be part of my display board, but it never made it to the final version. Mostly because there was no room to put a proper gun emplacement.
Might as well paint it now.

I always seem to forget how fun it's to build these kriegers: tons of casting deformities and extra bits that have to be cut off. And those bent barrels, oh how much have I missed you.


Almost done. Still needs quite a bit of cleaning up.



I will try to finish this before the end of next week, as I'm going for a couple of weeks long roadtrip to the north.


I've been jumping from one project to the next, and will probably do so for the rest of the summer.
If this year is anything like the last two, the hobby spark will truly ignite again on the autumn when the weather is darker and colder

With the current Krieg project though, I feel motivated enough as I know where to put each color and get to build a cool base for it

'Til next time!

I liked teal personally!

I like the metal/teal, too. Sorry about the painting blocks. Hope the HvyWpn team helps you break through.

Sorry to hear about the motivation blocks man, I go through those frequently and it certainly sucks. Finding a project that works always seems to help me, often it's the thinking that burns me out and it's best to go back to a project I can brainlessly paint since I've done so many before.

My vote for the Kabalites is the metallic weapons. Dunno why but in my head the Asuryani get the "grown/crafted" wraithbone weapons and Drukhari just get theirs mass produced by slaves in the factories so metallics work for them.

Thanks for the input guys!

youwashock wrote:I like the metal/teal, too. Sorry about the painting blocks. Hope the HvyWpn team helps you break through.

I'm feeling positive so far

Inevitable_Faith wrote:Finding a project that works always seems to help me, often it's the thinking that burns me out and it's best to go back to a project I can brainlessly paint since I've done so many before.

Yeah, that's exactly the feeling right now. It's not the miniatures themselves that are demotivating, it's the thinking and the feeling of not progressing.

Inevitable_Faith wrote:My vote for the Kabalites is the metallic weapons. Dunno why but in my head the Asuryani get the "grown/crafted" wraithbone weapons and Drukhari just get theirs mass produced by slaves in the factories so metallics work for them.

I thought something similar while trying our the metal.


I will have to experiment with the teal and metal weapons a bit more and combine them with different spot colors.


Some progress done over the last couple of days.

Started working on the base.
It was first covered with Notch rock compound. I then placed the models and the autocannon on it, to mark the positions.
When I was happy with the final position, I dragged the wheels of the turret along the basing compund, to make muddy tracks.


This stuff dries pretty slowly, so it was easy to remove from the models with some water. They needed a soap wash anyway to remove all the casting residue.

I placed the first layer of sandbags while the compund was still wet, in order to make the 'mud' spread as realistically as possible.


After the compound dried out, I started to mold it a bit to better fit the kiregers on it. I might have been a bit too harsh with my tools, as a small piece cracked from the base.
I also noticed that the compound itself started to crack from the base, so I carefully lifted it off. Luckily I got most of it out in one piece.
I'm glad that it happened now, rather than when it was done.



Some super glue and it's almost like new. The tracks are not very visible in the picture, but they turned out okay.


Still need to cover the few cracks with some more material and to figure out how tall I want to build the sandbags.
I might use some basing material with smaller texture, to break the surface a bit.
And where to put the barbed wire. Gotta have some barbed wire.

Will most likely make some snow effects on this the same way as the rest of the

Thanks for looking!

Some shading should make the tracks stand out a bit more, I wouldn't worry about them disappearing.

Nice save on the base. Having the tracks is a great detail. Plus barbed wire, this will really be something.

Ezki,

This is a change, I have not seen you do Death Corps models since early 2019.

Cheers,

CB

Nice work on the Krieg gun, great idea to have the tracks in the mud, And especially to rescue it from its cracks!

On the Dark Eldar, I wonder if a whitish purple or teal, kind of like a plasma glow would work for the weapons?

Always good to see some Death Corps painted up, good start with the base, looking forward to seeing them done.
I think I like the metal and grey guns on the dark eldar the most, though not sure if this is the gun colour or the fact the blue bits tie in with the eyes so well. Hope you find one you like soon

Talk about "now for something completely different" Can't wait to see paint on those guys!

Thank you for all the comments guys!

Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll: Hopefully so! We'll see how it looks when I get some paint on it.

Captain Brown: Yeah, it's been a while. I always to love to work on these models (except cleaning the resin), but they cost a ton
When the new rules for these guys hit with the release of 9th ed, I might celebrate by ordering a bunch of Death Riders!

gobert: Thanks for the idea, might be worth a try!

Viterbi: Yeah, it was time to get different colors on my palette at least for this project


I'll start of by apologizing not returning the courtesy by commenting on other blogs for a while. I've been stalking for sure, but I have quite a bit of catching up to do when it comes to responding.
Usually I write my responses while I'm commuting to work or before I hit the sack, but these strange times tend to mess up with the schedule.
Plus I've been busy trying to prepare our car for the long road trip towards Norway. I'll try my best to get back to it!


To the matter at hand:

I managed to build the most of the base over the weekend.
It did not take that long actually, as I had a pretty clear picture in head that what I wanted to do.

I had to start by making some more sandbags, as I did not have enough good ones from my earlier projects.
This time I used greenstuff instead of the Milliput paste, as I only had to a few of them. Gotta say, greenstuff is so much easier to work with, as it does not crack the way the other paste does.



As for the barbed wire, I had some leftover from earlier, so I did not have to do more of it. Making it takes quite a long time, so this really sped up the project.
I regret not taking more WIP shots, so I'll just show the base with the models on it before priming.
In addition to the barbed wire, I decided to add a muzzle flash effect on the gun. I bought some of those muzzle flashes years ago and luckily still found couple of them from my bitz box.
It's a bit small for this caliper I agree, but still wanted to give it a shot.




At first I was a bit worried that the base looks too crowded with everything that is going on, so I even thought about ditching the barbed wire.
I then decided to prime it nevertheless to see if that helps.





After priming it already looks a bit more defined.
I will paint everything separately, so if it starts to look too messy, I just remove some elements from it.
Not sure yet if I want to give the OSL another go with the muzzle, or just paint it with flashy colors. Depends how much time I have left for the competition after it's almost done.

Next step is to start brushing away and hopefully get it done by the end of the week!

Thanks for looking!

I think all the extra detail decorating the base is a nice touch Ezki, not too messy. Also using green stuff, makes those some expensive sand bands. I'm looking forward to seeing this heavy weapons team painted.

Amazing work on the HWT Ezki, love seeing the scenic bases on these models and yours is a stellar example of one.

What a lovely WIP of that autocannon. Makes me itchy for my DKoK models to arrive.

That's a great looking base Ezki, really fits in well with the DKoK.

Great bass, it’s appropriately busy in my opinion!

You've done a great job on the Weirdboy! For me the red cloth and the "stardust" smoke are the standouts, but I think you've also done a good job drawing attention to the face.

The DKoK weapon team is coming along great! I'd kinda want to own some of my own, but as long as they're as expensive as they are, and requiring as much work before getting to painting, I think I'm content looking what you and others are doing with them

Greenstuff instead of the Milliput paste seven days a week and twice on Sunday. (Although I use Tamiya two part myself)

My two cents,

CB