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Hey, finished (for now) one of my favourite models in the guard range, well... my favourite commissar at the very least, who will go along with my fledgling painted Imperial guard force. Hope you guys like.

All of it is fantastic except his eyes.. Wat went wong?

Great work!

Great paint job.

This is excellent.

And I agree with BoB - looks like he has 2 black eyes

BrotherOfBone wrote:All of it is fantastic except his eyes.. Wat went wong?

Zambro wrote:This is excellent.

And I agree with BoB - looks like he has 2 black eyes

Cheers guys,
I must agree too, the pictures really show a lot that’s missed on the model in real life, bits of fluff etc.

In real life the eyes are more subtle they don’t normally have light directly on them from taking the picture, and i believe those are his eye lids. His cap kinda covers the eyes.
However I’ve recently got some kickass brushes and i feel up for going in and giving him some eyeballs.

Stay tuned for commissar 2.0 now with added sight.

So he's snoozing? (cap covering his eyes joke)
HERESY
*BLAM*

I wouldnt even go as far as to wide eye him, I like the effect. It almost looks as if he is sleep deprived, weeks of constant war take their tole and even the mightest commissar is still human. Fighting through the exhaustion is the expression i got here, and i think it gives the model a ton of feel, but what do i know XD

Never cared for the particular model I've always felt the fist was way over done for what is actually wielding it. I shall stick with the Harrison Ford Commissar till I am plant a Lord Commissar on a bike duel wielding plasma pistols while leaping into the air.

The paint job though definitely does the model justice though.

Cheers guys, now with added sight and less fluff

That looks a lot better and definitely completes the model

V2 is super nice. Looks like a Vet instead of a blind guy reading a book

Haha thanks, ... what about braille? or is that a lost STC.

How's he reading braille with a power fist and one hand?

Actually, don't answer that

 BrotherOfBone wrote:
How's he reading braille with a power fist and one hand?

Actually, don't answer that

My first thought was an extremely flexible thumb,... then the implications of what you implied sunk in...

Great mini, your eye balls look good now. I just wrote BALLS.

V2 is fantastic! He looks full of righteous fury, reading a speech for the troops right before they go into battle. You really captured the spirit of this very characterful miniature, and it's a very solid paintjob with good highlights. I'm not a good enough painter to tell you what you can improve on.

Great model!the first one was already really cool, but the second one is just brilliant!

Very nice model, I am planning on picking one up for myself coming up here soon. How do you paint up the jacket or pants for the model, Ive never been able to get black down well with highlights.

Great job! Love the face.

Amazing, I love the stubble!

Way to go mate . I really like him (v.2 is great) and I love the way you highlighting the black cloak .

Wow he's a beauty . I like the scare well done.