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Thank you so much, everyone!

Gobert, still have all the parts you can't see. Arms, shoulders, carapace, head. Working on the stubbers, now.

Yorkright, you got this. All you need is a Micron, a steady hand, and 5 or 6 deep breaths to stop the shakin'.

Pics of various finished things.

First off, some BONES rats from KS1. Throw-away, vending machine quality mooks to get maybe get exterminated someday in Mordheim. Glad to have them done, but they aren't much to look at. Killing me to match the green bases from older models. Same with the Space Zoats.



And a shot with the big 3 from my Skaven band, painted...a long time ago.



Speaking of Zoats...





Two more to go.

Another BONES KS1 model far overdue for finishing. The Griffon this time, one of the better models from early BONES days, once you address his tendency to use his beak as a kickstand. Known amongst the other models in the cabinet as Razorcloud the Black Bolt, He Whose Cry Splits the Heavens. I think his eyes came out nice.







And last, but not least, Sister Superior Noctis Venatari of the Adepta Sororitas. And a bonus shot with a fellow defender of the Imperium.







Also a couple quick pics of upcoming models. Still have the Knight going. And some Dreadball dinos. And 2 Zoats. And now these guys and gals. A few fantasy ladies, and two Assassins that I decided I needed to own, since my old ones look a little shrimpy next to the rest of the Imperial models.





Gotta keep paintin'. And as always: Thanks for looking!

Sister Superior Noctis Venatari Looks amazing. Love the simple but effective conversion work, and the paintjob is (unsurprisingly) brilliant. I also adore how the Knight is turning out. Can’t beat a good flame effect, and by jove is it a good one you’ve got going!

Nice highlighting on the zoster and griffon

All the models are coming on great.

Looking forward to seeing those ladies painted up.

Oh my sweet hell, the green on those bases

But superb griffon! And I haven't praised your sister yet, particularly that great head. Wonderful eyes on both her and the bird-o-cat.

Loving the snow leopard griffon! The eyes came out great too

Very nice work youwashock.

Cheers,

CB

Thanks for the tip on using the micron pen, but after 4 or 5 deep breaths I am a bit dizzy.

It all looks grand but that sister really jumps out at me. I can only dream of painting eyes that well.

Nice Snow Leopard pattern on that Griffon!

Hooray, Zoat!

That Griffon looks really cool, and I love the headswap on that Sister. Good stuff.

Wow! The eye on that griffin is amazing! It's also cool that you made it a snow leopard griffin, I don't think I've even seen that before. Nice other stuff too, always fun seeing zoats.

This is all brilliant

Love the Sister, the little touches like the blackening on the end of the melta barrel are awesome!

Wow. Thank you, everyone. I am glad to see so much positive response. I really appreciate it.

Been a rough week for hobby time. Super busy. However, the assassins are finally built and primed. Callidus had a little texture in places for some reason. Strange as Culexus does not, and was primed at the same time. Should be workable, but irritating nonetheless. Going to go for the preshaded contrast on these again.



Replacing all 4 assassins would be cost-prohibitive, so I picked my favorite two and found acceptable deals on eBay. Think I should take a pic of the original 4, just for the record and to show how tiny they look now. Still great models, though.

Thanks again, and thanks for looking.

If you’re doing the same black as the sister they’re going to look ace! Intrigued by the height difference, is it just their scenic bases making the difference or do they stand taller anyway?

I see the Culexus assassin takes hair advice from Jain Zaar . 40K really needs a race like cousin It from Addams family.

Razorcloud the Black Bolt, He Whose Cry Splits the Heavens’ eyes are good but personally I’m more impressed by the leopard print.

Thank you!

Gimme a head with hair. Long, beautiful hair... Yeah, Theo, it's a little much.

Gobert, the tactical rubble gives them a bit of presence, but they are overall taller. I'll get that comparison pic soon. Not a ton of time to paint this weekend, but got some work in.

Little WiP of Belit from the Conan boardgame. Going with some more color on the underlayer, see if it has any visible effect.



Thanks for looking!

I guess her hair is where she shifts her mass when she transforms .

Good start on Belit

Thank you!

Seems like a sound theory. It's gotta go somewhere.

Quick pic of the older Assassins. On one hand they look "ok", and on the other they look like trick-or-treating kids. More green bases. It was the 90's. Left them glossy because synskin. Seemed like a good idea at the time. May have to fix that.

youwashock,

I still remember when I started doing bases in colours other than green.

Cheers,

CB

I see what you mean about their height. They look about right next to their Marine contemporaries but the Primaris and modern Sister look like their mum and dad!

I too remember when I started painting bases other colours than green... but that’s because it was about a year ago!

So much random goodness here as always. I particularly like the snow leopard griffon - an unusual scheme that really works well.

Thanks!

Little progress. Belit is done, waiting for varnish and basing. Other things moving forward. Little guns for the Knight.



And the Assassins are just about ready for their contrast coat. Just a couple little details to go.







Thanks for looking!

Dang that hair on the Callidus looks sharp. I like the purple on them may have to steal that for mine.

I agree with Yorkright on the hair.

Cheers,

CB

Great hair on the lady assassin!

Thanks, guys! I am happy with her hair, as well. Fairly simple, Snakebite contrast over unshaded white, then a few highlights of Menoth base (I think, a bone color), then washed with old Chestnut ink.

Forgot a pic of a conversion I finally finished thanks to Cap'n Brown and his Oldcromunda posting. This guy sat for far too long waiting for arms. A Pit Slave, mostly machine, looking to get back at those who made him fight for so long. A mentor to the gang leader during her time in the arena. One step closer to completion.



Assassins are mostly done. Just painting their base decorations then it's varnish time. Thanks for looking!

The hair looks very much like my oldest daughters, just not long enough .

Pit slave looking good too.

I for one love the sickly green bases..and the old metal assassins. New ones aren't bad either of course. I'll join the chorus of praise on the hair - it looks like you spent hours on it, I will definitely be stealing the recipe! Love the flames on the knight guns too, excited to see things come together.

Conversion looks wonderful!

Seeing the assassins just prior to their contrast coats I’m tempted to find two copies of a Deadpool (or Deadpool expy) and do one of them in white...

Also, great use of a small marine body!