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i´d leave the icon off totally... IF you feel up to it you could add the laurels as a kind of seam to the coat... that could work...
pretty impressive stuff. and fully justified the long wait for some updates in pictures...
the commissar is the best mini i can say that so far... his paintjob is quite good (i say quite as i spotted some minor needs for touchups, me i can´t be all praise...) i lkie that he got the mauser, looks really good on him, it is the size of a boltgun for him, but the style is there to recognize... thanks for that and be sure to show it in zinges thread as well...
also the shadowsord is cool, the brownish color on some parts, an attemnpt at weathering and rust or a slight camo? either way, it looks cool.
if i would sum it up i have to say, some colors you do good and some other s you have yet to master. black and mostly brown you can do very well, the green on the shadowsword looks top! a drybrush there too? seems so to me...
the white seems to be too thick, but that is in fact a common problem... the paint is to my opinion just crap... one of these days i have to switch to valejo...
also there is something odd namly shiny on your red...very glossy... did you aply a wash already on your greyknights?
by the way the scheme is very uniquue and we have yet to see a fully painted knight to really vote for him... but i think this will be an outstanding scheme...
also i totally love the killakans^^ the drills i´ve seen and the faceplates look so lovley on those kans^^ they will be real cute once finished^^ love the pose of the grey knight about to smash^^
also this guy:
i have high hopes for him... will you do him with a black or a brown coat? i sugest the latter... to go with a brwon head... he will be ace looking!!! one day i will get me this one too...
with this libby you see hopefully that maybe next time you use a grey or white primer... although the metal bitz and the black of course will look mint when doen, the other parts suffer from a too thick layer of paints... for some reason from what i´ve seen your kans aren´t so thickly sprayed... the libbby has suffered much more, thus loosing deatil in my eyes... also i see tho he is still wip he needs lots of touchups... is that right gun of him in the set? cool thing always had a thing for gatlings...
oh and forgott, form what i see you are well on top of the metal paints... i found them sometimes tricky to do, but yours look very well done... specially the eupauletes on the croakes mini...
i am very glad to see some of your work done in pics^^
Viktor von Domm wrote:i´d leave the icon off totally... IF you feel up to it you could add the laurels as a kind of seam to the coat... that could work...
pretty impressive stuff. and fully justified the long wait for some updates in pictures...
the commissar is the best mini i can say that so far... his paintjob is quite good (i say quite as i spotted some minor needs for touchups, me i can´t be all praise...) i lkie that he got the mauser, looks really good on him, it is the size of a boltgun for him, but the style is there to recognize... thanks for that and be sure to show it in zinges thread as well... also the shadowsord is cool, the brownish color on some parts, an attemnpt at weathering and rust or a slight camo? either way, it looks cool.
if i would sum it up i have to say, some colors you do good and some other s you have yet to master. black and mostly brown you can do very well, the green on the shadowsword looks top! a drybrush there too? seems so to me... the white seems to be too thick, but that is in fact a common problem... the paint is to my opinion just crap... one of these days i have to switch to valejo... also there is something odd namly shiny on your red...very glossy... did you aply a wash already on your greyknights? by the way the scheme is very uniquue and we have yet to see a fully painted knight to really vote for him... but i think this will be an outstanding scheme... also i totally love the killakans^^ the drills i´ve seen and the faceplates look so lovley on those kans^^ they will be real cute once finished^^ love the pose of the grey knight about to smash^^
also this guy:
i have high hopes for him... will you do him with a black or a brown coat? i sugest the latter... to go with a brwon head... he will be ace looking!!! one day i will get me this one too...
with this libby you see hopefully that maybe next time you use a grey or white primer... although the metal bitz and the black of course will look mint when doen, the other parts suffer from a too thick layer of paints... for some reason from what i´ve seen your kans aren´t so thickly sprayed... the libbby has suffered much more, thus loosing deatil in my eyes... also i see tho he is still wip he needs lots of touchups... is that right gun of him in the set? cool thing always had a thing for gatlings...
oh and forgott, form what i see you are well on top of the metal paints... i found them sometimes tricky to do, but yours look very well done... specially the eupauletes on the croakes mini...
i am very glad to see some of your work done in pics^^
cheers, vik
I am yet to master white, but by far the easiest way is through cheating and using white primer. the brown on the shadowsword is camo.
the libby actually isn't thickly painted at all, it's just the flash on the camera really shows up some on the raised details.
I thought brown coat too.
the red paint isn't glossy much, it's just the flash really picks it up.
fully painted knight, I'll see if I have time to do one this weekend.
the brown on the shadowsword is drybrushed, problem is sometimes I can do it very well and others it looks too flat for my liking...
I feared I'd have to ignore the icon, but rest assured he will be known as Viktor Croaks to me ^^
Viktor, I think, is my best infrantry model so far (paintwise). what bits need touching up? I want both C's! ^^
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DS:90-S++G+++M++B++I+Plotr06#+D+++A++++/eWD251R+++T(Ot)DM+ JB: I like the concept of a free Shrike roaming through the treetops of the jungle. I'm not sure that I like the idea of a real Shrike sitting on my couch eating my Skittles. corpsesarefun: Thank god I missed be nice to shrike day. greenskin lynn: because of all the skittles and soda, you basically live off sugar water, like some sort of freakish human-hummingbird hybrid.
look closely at croaks...the rim of the coat is done in red, which is a very good and fitting idea, but when you look at how it is done there are gaps and partly you have gone into the larger areas of black too...i think this should be done first all around with a drybrush attempt(?) and later retouched with black...make it thus stronger (red) and sharper (with strong colorfrontiers)...
also there are some minor spots on the boots where the brown is not consistent enough...centre parts...
the chest looks really good, nothing to criticise there same with the shoulders... maybe do some more details on the gun? could be tricky but would look great...
and about the base there are some white spots (glue?) which should get some love...
i think for now this was all...
oh forgott...maybe some very thin hint of red on his goggles of the mask?
Viktor von Domm wrote:ok, so here comes the criticism:
look closely at croaks...the rim of the coat is done in red, which is a very good and fitting idea, but when you look at how it is done there are gaps and partly you have gone into the larger areas of black too...i think this should be done first all around with a drybrush attempt(?) and later retouched with black...make it thus stronger (red) and sharper (with strong colorfrontiers)...
also there are some minor spots on the boots where the brown is not consistent enough...centre parts...
the chest looks really good, nothing to criticise there same with the shoulders... maybe do some more details on the gun? could be tricky but would look great...
and about the base there are some white spots (glue?) which should get some love...
i think for now this was all...
oh forgott...maybe some very thin hint of red on his goggles of the mask?
the white spots are glue, if not the camera flash.
not gonna risk messing up the mask so I'll leave as-is.
I'll take look and touch up the red edges and boots.
Automatically Appended Next Post: vik, one question: how do you get the image up?
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DS:90-S++G+++M++B++I+Plotr06#+D+++A++++/eWD251R+++T(Ot)DM+ JB: I like the concept of a free Shrike roaming through the treetops of the jungle. I'm not sure that I like the idea of a real Shrike sitting on my couch eating my Skittles. corpsesarefun: Thank god I missed be nice to shrike day. greenskin lynn: because of all the skittles and soda, you basically live off sugar water, like some sort of freakish human-hummingbird hybrid.
go to your gallery, there is when you select a pic the possible uses for each pic...you click in the for "forums" text... then a popup shows up and ask if this text / link should be copied to cliupboard... which you say yay to^^ then in the post you just copy and paste it in the text of your posting... end of story and pic in thread...
got it, thanks.
posted pics up for zinge.
painted the core bits of the three killa kans and inquisitor velox, details need to be done and more paint needs to be bought later, though.
DS:90-S++G+++M++B++I+Plotr06#+D+++A++++/eWD251R+++T(Ot)DM+ JB: I like the concept of a free Shrike roaming through the treetops of the jungle. I'm not sure that I like the idea of a real Shrike sitting on my couch eating my Skittles. corpsesarefun: Thank god I missed be nice to shrike day. greenskin lynn: because of all the skittles and soda, you basically live off sugar water, like some sort of freakish human-hummingbird hybrid.
Viktor von Domm wrote:good morning my friend! sounds good, will you be making pics for us to oggle on?^^
well the mother's gone on another business trip *sigh* and taken the camera with her, so not for a week or so.
DS:90-S++G+++M++B++I+Plotr06#+D+++A++++/eWD251R+++T(Ot)DM+ JB: I like the concept of a free Shrike roaming through the treetops of the jungle. I'm not sure that I like the idea of a real Shrike sitting on my couch eating my Skittles. corpsesarefun: Thank god I missed be nice to shrike day. greenskin lynn: because of all the skittles and soda, you basically live off sugar water, like some sort of freakish human-hummingbird hybrid.
Viktor von Domm wrote:so guess you had plenty oportunities to lend the cam?...or didn´t you? *nudges, nudges...*
darn i forgot...
but the summer holidays are coming up *hints, hints...*
DS:90-S++G+++M++B++I+Plotr06#+D+++A++++/eWD251R+++T(Ot)DM+ JB: I like the concept of a free Shrike roaming through the treetops of the jungle. I'm not sure that I like the idea of a real Shrike sitting on my couch eating my Skittles. corpsesarefun: Thank god I missed be nice to shrike day. greenskin lynn: because of all the skittles and soda, you basically live off sugar water, like some sort of freakish human-hummingbird hybrid.
^^
I read that first as a war-torn "HOLD THE LINE! REINFORCEMENTS WILL BE COMING SOON!"
Then realised you meant it as "please hold..." *elevator music*
DS:90-S++G+++M++B++I+Plotr06#+D+++A++++/eWD251R+++T(Ot)DM+ JB: I like the concept of a free Shrike roaming through the treetops of the jungle. I'm not sure that I like the idea of a real Shrike sitting on my couch eating my Skittles. corpsesarefun: Thank god I missed be nice to shrike day. greenskin lynn: because of all the skittles and soda, you basically live off sugar water, like some sort of freakish human-hummingbird hybrid.
yup exaxctly...^^ well there is a thought....if you aren´t productive with whatsoever then i am preparing to torture you into work by means of sa(i)d music style...^^
Viktor von Domm wrote:yup exaxctly...^^ well there is a thought....if you aren´t productive with whatsoever then i am preparing to torture you into work by means of sa(i)d music style...^^
NO! I'LL DO ANYTHING!*
*not meant to be taken literally.
DS:90-S++G+++M++B++I+Plotr06#+D+++A++++/eWD251R+++T(Ot)DM+ JB: I like the concept of a free Shrike roaming through the treetops of the jungle. I'm not sure that I like the idea of a real Shrike sitting on my couch eating my Skittles. corpsesarefun: Thank god I missed be nice to shrike day. greenskin lynn: because of all the skittles and soda, you basically live off sugar water, like some sort of freakish human-hummingbird hybrid.
DS:90-S++G+++M++B++I+Plotr06#+D+++A++++/eWD251R+++T(Ot)DM+ JB: I like the concept of a free Shrike roaming through the treetops of the jungle. I'm not sure that I like the idea of a real Shrike sitting on my couch eating my Skittles. corpsesarefun: Thank god I missed be nice to shrike day. greenskin lynn: because of all the skittles and soda, you basically live off sugar water, like some sort of freakish human-hummingbird hybrid.
but you didn, didn´t you...eh? eh? eh?
i knew you did, cos´i knew...see...easy mind trick...i can see right thru u^^ *sorry...those bloddy vibrations caused by the PC i am not used to anymore, seems i got a tad carried away...
Viktor von Domm wrote:but you didn, didn´t you...eh? eh? eh? i knew you did, cos´i knew...see...easy mind trick...i can see right thru u^^ *sorry...those bloddy vibrations caused by the PC i am not used to anymore, seems i got a tad carried away...
I didn't actually. If it was a blank frozen image, or didn't have the title, I probably would have. Here's something even worse, because butchering someone else's song is worse than butchering your own:
Faith of all that is good and noble in this world=lost.
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DS:90-S++G+++M++B++I+Plotr06#+D+++A++++/eWD251R+++T(Ot)DM+ JB: I like the concept of a free Shrike roaming through the treetops of the jungle. I'm not sure that I like the idea of a real Shrike sitting on my couch eating my Skittles. corpsesarefun: Thank god I missed be nice to shrike day. greenskin lynn: because of all the skittles and soda, you basically live off sugar water, like some sort of freakish human-hummingbird hybrid.
ok here goes, what i first thought was, there is a man singing that piece...
second was when i realized who sang that piece i thought curt probably had a flash forward and then he blew his face away because of the guilt and shame he felt when having that flash forward....
and you are probably right... i am so dazzled by tat that i am no competition against this weirdness...*searches for wirebrush to erase memory pn eyeballs and eardrum...scrubs away the pain....*
Viktor von Domm wrote:ok here goes, what i first thought was, there is a man singing that piece... second was when i realized who sang that piece i thought curt probably had a flash forward and then he blew his face away because of the guilt and shame he felt when having that flash forward....
and you are probably right... i am so dazzled by tat that i am no competition against this weirdness...*searches for wirebrush to erase memory pn eyeballs and eardrum...scrubs away the pain....*
I watched it until around 1:00, when a random muscle spasm caused me to click pause, probably to prevent the large amount of self mutilation that would surely follow. her dancing looks like an octopus being electrocuted.
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DS:90-S++G+++M++B++I+Plotr06#+D+++A++++/eWD251R+++T(Ot)DM+ JB: I like the concept of a free Shrike roaming through the treetops of the jungle. I'm not sure that I like the idea of a real Shrike sitting on my couch eating my Skittles. corpsesarefun: Thank god I missed be nice to shrike day. greenskin lynn: because of all the skittles and soda, you basically live off sugar water, like some sort of freakish human-hummingbird hybrid.
so not much going on ATM, but a recent trip to my FLGS encouraged me to get cracking. When I build up the funds to do so, I will carry on my death korps, but going for the more expensive method of cadians + steel legion heads, meaning £35 per squad, meaning minimum infrantry ^^
I'm thinking maybe 3 squads in a platoon, 2 veteran squads, a hades breaching drill, engineers, and then enough tanks to notch it up to 3,000 points.
I want around 2,000 points of regular 40k squads, and things like my shadowsword to hit apocalypse size.
I will have to include them in my "sons of corax" story, but obviously as a sideline force so as to not stray from the raven guard too much...
maybe it will happen in a big battle, with orks fighting death korps, with inquisitor Velox present, and Lenore goes to that world with his assorted forces. I'll try and knock together an army list over the next week.
DS:90-S++G+++M++B++I+Plotr06#+D+++A++++/eWD251R+++T(Ot)DM+ JB: I like the concept of a free Shrike roaming through the treetops of the jungle. I'm not sure that I like the idea of a real Shrike sitting on my couch eating my Skittles. corpsesarefun: Thank god I missed be nice to shrike day. greenskin lynn: because of all the skittles and soda, you basically live off sugar water, like some sort of freakish human-hummingbird hybrid.
DS:90-S++G+++M++B++I+Plotr06#+D+++A++++/eWD251R+++T(Ot)DM+ JB: I like the concept of a free Shrike roaming through the treetops of the jungle. I'm not sure that I like the idea of a real Shrike sitting on my couch eating my Skittles. corpsesarefun: Thank god I missed be nice to shrike day. greenskin lynn: because of all the skittles and soda, you basically live off sugar water, like some sort of freakish human-hummingbird hybrid.
on PSP ATM so it takes a good 30 seconds to load a page. hades drill is the biggest bargain in 40kIMO- large S10 template over where it deep strikes, S10 ram and any engineer squads can arrive at the place it arrived. and i already have the tanks. will fully explain stuff tomorrow.
DS:90-S++G+++M++B++I+Plotr06#+D+++A++++/eWD251R+++T(Ot)DM+ JB: I like the concept of a free Shrike roaming through the treetops of the jungle. I'm not sure that I like the idea of a real Shrike sitting on my couch eating my Skittles. corpsesarefun: Thank god I missed be nice to shrike day. greenskin lynn: because of all the skittles and soda, you basically live off sugar water, like some sort of freakish human-hummingbird hybrid.
shrike wrote:Hades breaching drill is the biggest bargain in 40kIMO- large S10 template over where it deep strikes, S10 ram against tanks, a 3" blast meltagun shot and any engineer squads can arrive at the place it arrived in that or consequent turns. I already have the tanks, and I'll upload pics when I next go on a spray paint spee and get round to primering them ^^
I want 500 more points, then will add shadowsword, maybe get a leman russ eradicator (like a regular LRBT, but ignores cover saves- perfect for seige work)
might also add another squad in, but that would cost me around £250 to make up the 2,000 points.
shadowsword domination force will be fearsome indeed, but will need a few sentinels (maybe two or three)
that is a datasheet that lets 1+ shadowsword, 3+ LRBT's, and 0+ sentinels go together as a squadron. Any structure points taken on the shadowsword can instead be passed on to destroy a leman russ, and any hits on a leman russ can be passed on to a sentinel, so it's a nice meatshield heirarchy.
that's an added 550 points for that, plus 2 sentinels is 720...hmm, 280 more...
well, it's apocalypse, maybe they'll be joined by Velox and his henchmen.
the cyclops demolition vehicles are basically tiny tanks that can't do anything other than count as demo charges on wheels, controlled by an operator up to 24" away.
they drive into the midst of the enemy and blow up.
but they are 25 points each, so if it takes out just two space marines (which it well could), then it will more than match it's points.
DS:90-S++G+++M++B++I+Plotr06#+D+++A++++/eWD251R+++T(Ot)DM+ JB: I like the concept of a free Shrike roaming through the treetops of the jungle. I'm not sure that I like the idea of a real Shrike sitting on my couch eating my Skittles. corpsesarefun: Thank god I missed be nice to shrike day. greenskin lynn: because of all the skittles and soda, you basically live off sugar water, like some sort of freakish human-hummingbird hybrid.
holy crap... another 250 pounds... you add the big sums like anything^^ the meatshield sounds like a good strategy to last a bit longer in a battle... this way the shadowsword will get plenty oportunities to grind enemies to dust...
if the cyclops have to be steered by an operator... is the operatort seperatly to be picked out or is it cyclops after cyclops and then the operator? like always the common tactical SM dies first then HW and then the sarges?
Viktor von Domm wrote:holy crap... another 250 pounds... you add the big sums like anything^^ the meatshield sounds like a good strategy to last a bit longer in a battle... this way the shadowsword will get plenty oportunities to grind enemies to dust...
if the cyclops have to be steered by an operator... is the operatort seperatly to be picked out or is it cyclops after cyclops and then the operator? like always the common tactical SM dies first then HW and then the sarges?
£250...hrm...it's not too bad for a 2,000 point guard army, let alone death korps...
one puzzling thing, is that £35 a squad is what forge world charge for a death korps squad.
death korps are a lot more detailed and look better, but the combo has more bits, can be posed/easily kitbashed and I might find a decent price off a friend. (maybe £30 for 3 squads plus command squad)
the three cyclops count as seperate squads (consisting each of one operator and one demo vehicle). if the operator is killed, the cyclops can't do anything. if the cyclops is killed, the operator is at least one more set of hands holding a lasgun.
DS:90-S++G+++M++B++I+Plotr06#+D+++A++++/eWD251R+++T(Ot)DM+ JB: I like the concept of a free Shrike roaming through the treetops of the jungle. I'm not sure that I like the idea of a real Shrike sitting on my couch eating my Skittles. corpsesarefun: Thank god I missed be nice to shrike day. greenskin lynn: because of all the skittles and soda, you basically live off sugar water, like some sort of freakish human-hummingbird hybrid.
