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The Nurgle champ looks sweet, is that just the champion model out of the WoC box set? Can't wait to see more!

Looks nice, I like the monochromatic look you've gotten. The dark metal is really pleasing to the eye, cannot wait to here what you did to achieve that.

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Thanks for the kind words!

The model is just a converted Champion of Nurgle.

For those looking to know the down low of what I did for paint, check out the article posted here on TPC.

PS, I doubt we'll have any issues with moderators, the lazy gits.

I'm amazed at how you managed to turn a model that looks, to me, quite grotesque & almost funny (face is awful), into a warrior that is literally awesome, if only by its cold tone & menacing stance, only through a simple head & blade swap...

Plus, of course, astonishing painting skills...

Kudos, Sir...

Thanks for the run down, simple and effective painting. The results are really good. I'll have to try to use washes more in my painting.

Started work on a fun little project:



The model is from Runic Miniatures. Got it a few weeks back and have been looking forward to it as a nice break from the norm. But to throw a little more interest to it, I used a base I got from Secret Weapon and few other bits. The skulls are again from Jakob (although not available from the shop I don't believe), and the bird comes from a random fantasy bit I had from forever ago.

Priming to come later tonight and paint likely at some point this week

Oh, this will be good. Seeing how scarab just posted the same model with a paintjob thats rockin
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/325345.page
Looking forward to what you will be doing with this one!

Scarab's post is what sparked my inspiration to get working on mine

BTW, I'm still open to color ideas

I think it would look really good in red.

Can't wait to see it!

I was about to ask where the bird was from. Ah well.

This is random....but everything is excellent...great work!

I can never really be sure what's going to get the brush most nights. It all comes down to what's inspiring at the moment



Still a bunch to do for this guy, but he's well over half finished so far.

Praise be to the airbrush

Nice contrast between the rider and jugger. It's nice that you've gone the opposite of usual approach and given the rider darker scheme than the ride.

Heard you were good, so I thought I would come take a look - Not dissapointed. But I've yet to check out the whole shebang and I'm looking forward to a few more great paint jobs.

Very nice, as expected Glad to see you doing some WoC stuff too; not much done around here, and it is a good source of inspiration/shame to make me work on my own stuff

Awww... I reached the last page of the thread *Sob*

Just finished working on a quick friendly commission:



This model gave me fits a few times that I just had to walk away from him. I'm still not quite sure what it was that made me hate him, but in the end he came together well enough! Was a quick, fun diversion for a future Space Wolf player.

I'm looking forward to getting to work on some Warriors of Chaos stuff again though as I am still trying my best to finish the army before Dakkacon: Philadelphia!

Nice GD, love the work on the pelt... looks freshly skinned. Don't know what could have been bugging you... he's kind of "busy" in the front... was that it? Not your fault of course, it's the model... but there's a lot of fiddly detail on his chest and abdomen that's difficult to sort out even when you zoom in some.

Love the plasma pistol... Did you build it from the Berzerk one, or were you inspired by its outside cabling?

Great job as always, though I don't like that sculp very much (for some unknown, gut-feeling reasons that might be linked with yours?)

Yggdrasil wrote:Love the plasma pistol... Did you build it from the Berzerk one, or were you inspired by its outside cabling?

As far as I can tell, its the original unconverted pistol.

Nice work on the fig. As you said it's too busy sculpt as are most of the GW's character models, but you've managed to paint it in a way that it fits together. I like the flesh tone and the face as a whole and the metallics are great as usual.

Just to save some time explaining things differently, I'll just cut/copy from the TPC post

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You never know when inspiration to start a crazy project will hit. What's also unknown is in what facility it will manifest itself. Last week I finished up a quick commission piece that I was doing for a buddy. Painting that Lukas the Trickster apparently made my longing want for a space wolves army unbearable at last and I found myself feverishly stripping, remodeling, assembling and converting a bunch of old models I picked up a bunch of years ago from a good friend who stepped out of the game!



There were so many cool and fun old metal models in the mix that I just had to make full use of them all. I have a strong attachment to the old days of 2nd Edition, and have always loved the Space Wolves from those days. A lot of the models I was able to salvage come from those very years when the colors were vibrant, the models a touch static, and the characters powerful! I was able to update most of them with newer power packs, weapons, arms, accessories. I really dove rather deep into the Space Marine bits box to find appropriate weapons etc. for the army to fulfill it's potential.



The hardest thing I found salvaging all of these models was making them fit with the codex restrictions. I had to create a few of the wolves from scratch to help build the army with a few extras as wargear options that could come in handy!



I had to strip the old metal models a few times scraped the paint from the recessed detailing with a wire brush. But in the end that effort made for a lot of characterful units with a strong tie to the old edition. Other models, like the Dreadnought was a part of my old efforts to build a Space Wolves army that never found footing and stayed locked away in cases on my proverbial 'Shelf of Shame'. Now, with that passion for the army renewed, these models get to see the light of day!



There will always be a spot in my heart for static models like the old Space Wolves characters. Ragnar is one of those models I've tried to paint before but got fed up with the over-detailing. This time around, after trudging through many hyper-detailed models for various models, I have more confidence he'll be completed!



Character models also make good double duty pieces for any force. You don't always have to play them as the special character and will be a good stand in for a mundane leader. But always having that option to go big points at the flip of a models rules is one reason I'm always keen to use them. Ulrik will likely lead my early small forces as his mundane counterpart, but once I start getting more finished, and am looking to play higher points, he'll become his real self on the battlefield.

I'm really looking forward to getting these models on the painting table now. I also plan on modeling a display board for the army. That could lead to a lot of future updates and tips as well!

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So I'm finally doing a Wolves army after so many years of wanting one. I'm planning a clean and bright look akin to what I painted for my friend. With so many 2nd Ed models, I just can't help myself

Man GD those models bring back memories. For years my main opponent was a buddy with Space Wolves and many of those models graced his army as well.

Nice to see them, excited to see what you'll do with them.

I still love and have some of the old model, they wer such big news from all the RT era plastics. I still have the robots, marines with eldar weapons and squats .. good times

Can't wait to see what you can do with them. Some are real classics.

It should be good fun to break out some current painting techniques on some old classic models. I'm currently in need of some fresh paint pots, but expect things will go quickly after that. Most of the colors cover nicely, but I always give a little extra time for some colors (yes yellow, you suck).

Space wolf looks ace and I can't wait to see how the others turn out. I noticed that some of you pics are in a collage, what is the best or easiest way to accomplish that? I would really like to start doing a little of that myself.

Just awesome work everything kepp it up!

I am yet another who spent a few hours going through every page on your blog. Loving it!

Stretch, You'll need some sort of image editing software, if you don't have one already, search for Gimp, it's a nice free and useful editor that should work. Take a bunch of photos, pick out a few details you want to show off and resize/scale/crop so they fit nicely on one image. You don't have to show every angle of a model, just the important bits that really give a feel for the model.

Thanks to the folks who go back through this blog and dig around. It's good to know all that old stuff is still interesting to people . Be sure to check through my threads if you are interested in more stuff, I've got a few separate threads that are worth a read if you like this . Another thing is to be sure you check out my site The Painting Corps

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To keep this army moving forward I will likely be sharing a lot of the process of creating it as I go.   Things are going well enough so far.  Overall it's been pretty painless, with just a lot of armor painting in quick succession.  I have yet to delve into detailing each model, but will hopefully try and keep things going in much the same fashion as I have with the armor by going through every model with a single color until it's all completed, then moving on to the next color in the recipe.



The army was airbrushed with Shadow Grey to start off.  I didn't go for the airbrush on some models, namely the scouts and Ragnar Blackmane as they didn't have quite enough armor for it to be worthwhile.  The armor was then given a Devlin Mud wash to the recesses, not all over the model, but specific point washing to give them some additional depth.  



The armor was then painted with a 50/50 mix of Space Wolves Grey/Shadow Grey that I mixed up in a spare paint pot.  Having this pre-mix was really key in getting the models done quickly.  I then mixed up a 75/25 mix of Space Wolves Grey/Shadow Grey as the primary highlight.  Again, this 75/25 mix was done in a spare pot to speed the process up.  




A final highlight is currently being applied to the models as an edge highlight of pure Space Wolves Grey.  Used sparingly and carefully placed it really drives home the Space Wolves look from the old school.   This step takes a little more time than I had expected, but it's mostly because I want to make sure it's done right so that the lines aren't thick and heavy and completely ruining what I was hoping for.



Ulrik caught a quick blacking out of the armor and a wash of Devlin Mud to help fill in the recessed areas of the detailing.  I've always liked this model, but thought he was ruined some years ago when my dog decided to give him a chew.  I stripped the model recently and was happy to find that overall he was still in good shape!  He should go quickly enough once I get to him though.  He'll likely be one of the last things done for the 500 point list though, if he makes it into that list at all!

Expect more quick updates like this along the way as I finish more in the force.  I'd love to hear your thoughts on the army so far, and any critique you might have along the way might find its way into the finished army!