-Crisp & Grey- A NZ blog (May Update - I painted a Dragon!)

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**Knightley**

@AoV - I know, my other half said I have a problem and I should stop collecting models.... Ha!

@Dysartes - If all goes well, this year then the end of year all model picture will just be Imperial with no Xenos on the board, might have plenty of room then!

@Justaerin - Thank you!

@Nev - Cheeers

@d00m - Love the pun, it's accurate

@Zerg - You can hardly call your pathetic, if you put paint to model, then your streets ahead of other who didn't *cough* looking at you Steve *cough*

Update: Starting on some layering on the plasma cannon thing

**inmygravenimage**

Plasma cannon is going to kick bottom. I thought I was doing well with 130 things painted last year

and the crisp table looks mighty fine indeed, sir.

**Knightley**

@Graven - 130 is nothing to scoff at, your miles ahead of anyone who's not painting!

Update: Tried some OSL, please let me know what you think?

**WarbossDakka**

Looks great. Don't know what you were worried about

**JustaerinAtTheWall**

The OSL looks really good! Was it airbrushed on?

**tipios**

Nice and subtle OSL. Well done for even attempting it. Scary

**inmygravenimage**

Moar! MOAR!

**angelofvengeance**

Coming along nicely, Knightley.

**ZergSmasher**

The OSL looks fine, nice and subtle like it should be. Too often I see it overdone, even by professional painting studios. It shouldn't overwhelm the rest of the paintjob, and yours certainly doesn't, which is great. I wouldn't even attempt OSL myself at this point, but maybe someday. Might need an airbrush first, though.

**Camkierhi**

Really nice work, been lurking, but not much to add to the conversation, it is looking brilliant, getting an itch now.

Your yearly roundup is a thing of beauty as well.

**Gitsplitta**

Crew is looking very spiffy Knightley. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you as well!

**Knightley**

@WarbossDakka - Heh, thanks, if I were to do it again, I would go darker further out and add a bit more glow, I say this now that the trial run went well

@Justaerin - All done by dry brushing my man!

@Tipios - Thank you

@Graven - More OSL? crikey a little demanding aren't ya

@AoV - Cheers!

@Zerg - I did mine all by brush, and I was of the same opinion as you OSL still scares the pants off me and every time I try it I fear I'll ruin the model.

@Cam - Thanks, if I can supply an itch to someone.... might want to get that checked out by a doctor

@Gits - Merry Xmas and happy new year to you

Update: On to the Turbo Laser next!

**brushcommando**

Looking nice! love the glow on the plasma...whatever a plasma gun that big is called.

**d00mspire**

Your OSL skill is epic!

**JustaerinAtTheWall**

Ah, the other big gun! Any OSL plans for this bad boy?

**WarbossDakka**

They're some big gubbinz. It's gonna be epic when its done! I think this project is coming to a close soon right?

**Azazelx**

Just to add my voice to the choir - the OSL on the Plasma Cannon looks very effective. I wasn't too sure when I initially saw it basecoated in blue, but you've done an excellent job.

**Knightley**

@Brushcommando - Thanks, welcome to the thread as well

@d00m - Thanks, Its still in its infancy as a skill, maybe it'll get better

@Justaerin - Nah, I want to try the same look as my techmarine in terminator armour's weapon

@WarbossDakka - Just have the top part of the chest to do and its done!

@Azazelx - Thank you, gotta have a small bit of faith eh?

Update: Got the laser washed

**Dysartes**

Washed out turbo - this is the weapon of a failed Power Ranger?

**Knightley**

@Dysartes - Hahah yes, you can play it like a flute!

Update: got some interesting looks on the barrels, what say you?

**inmygravenimage**

Oh I like the swirly feathering.

**Dysartes**

Definitely gives the impression of channelled energy - looks good.

**tipios**

Nice touch.

**angelofvengeance**

Ooooh love the lasers

**Nevelon**

I like the effect, but it looks very regular. I think I’d have preferred a more scattered/swirly pattern. Right now you have curves, which implies a certain amount of free-form organic patterns, but they are in regular intervals, which is far more ordered.

Not that curves can’t be regular. If you had a subtle pattern of sine waves dancing across the core, that seems very laser-like. But with the core line and bright spots escaping from it, I feel that the escapees are leaving in an orderly fashion.

IMHO, etc.

**WarbossDakka**

For the effect itself though, it looks great getting bright toward the ends. And while it does look 'orderly', doesn't necessarily mean bad. Just do some stray squiggles and you should be sorted!

**Knightley**

@Graven - Thanks, I had just done the energy beam down the center, but realised there was a lot of real estate that wasn't used, so added the off shot energy bits.

@Dysartes - Cool, that was the goal!

@Tipios - Thank you

@AoV - Cheers!

@Nev - Thats some great feedback, I agree with you on a lot of points there as well, the goal was to mimic the effect I made on the spoilered weapon, but as the barrels were a touch larger I wanted to fill the space a bit more however, felt that lightening would be a touch out of place as its focusing the power. I've pretty much done the turbo laser for now, but will consider going back over and adjusting some of the effects, again thanks for the feedback!

Spoiler:

@WarbossDakka - Maybe I should just squiggle all over the barrels eh?

Update: I added some squiggles to the body of the gun, I hadn't read the comments for the ideas on the energy bits of the barrels.

**WarbossDakka**

Got some squiggles in there. Awesome weapon mate!

**Eggroll**

Nice job on the weapons - definitely unique and something I haven't seen before but it works!

Also just saw your models on the table for 2017 - great job on that as well! Did you do a point or model total?

**evildrcheese**

Loving what you've done with the laser barrels, nice work.

EDC