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

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**evildrcheese**

Nice job on the Purifiers. And you're already crunching our the next squad! You pace and quality is always inspirational.

EDC

**JustaerinAtTheWall**

A happy belated birthday to you, good sir! You're absolutely zooming through these models, and with no small amount of detail! Keep it up compadre!

**Knightley**

@Ice - Turning 80 was the biggest let down, I went from a healthy young man in my youth to a crotchety old man in the space of a 8 hour sleep, mind blowing really

@Master Azalle - You're to kind sir! they look great at 1 foot in distance, but when you look up real close they all fall to pieces!

@EDC - Thank you! after this batch I only have 10 models left to paint! Super excited about building some new models that's for sure

@Justaerin - Thanks man, I'll keep trucking on if you do

Update: reds underway!

**Dysartes**

Knightley wrote:
@Master Azalle - You're to kind sir! they look great at 1 foot in distance, but when you look up real close they all fall to pieces!

Sounds like better glue is required, Papa Squiggle

The latest WIP squad is continuing to look good - though you mentioned building some new models. What's in the pipeline?

**Knightley**

@Dysartes - Hahah more glue or less sausage thumbs with an iron grip

Regarding the next lot there is a number of marines that I would like to get done, including a second Knight Castigator. I have a lot to do (if you look on the front page under 'To Do' you can see all the models I have to assemble/paint) but I'd like to do a few characters in the next lot.

Update: Blues and Parchments underway

**Gitsplitta**

Looking good sir.

**Knightley**

Thanks Gits,

Update: on to the edge highlighting of the armour

**WarbossDakka**

Looking sweet Knightley! Highlights are of course looking crisp.

**Knightley**

Thanks Warboss!

Update: Finishing up the Armour highlighting then its on to squiggles!

**ZergSmasher**

Been a while since I chimed in here. Those Purifiers turned out great, and this latest Strike squad is shaping up to be awesome as well. The gray scheme for these guys is growing on me as I see more of your squads. It's always interesting to see someone paint something differently to how everyone else paints it. Personally I'm too attached to the fluff to do that, which is why my Dark Angels are the standard green, with black Ravenwing and bone Deathwing. Looking forward to seeing the finished product (complete with squiggles of course!).

**JustaerinAtTheWall**

Echoing Zerg here, coming into the home stretch with another fine group of greys!

It is an excellent change of pace to see them truly grey, and not silver. I'd almost reserve that color for ranking officers.

**Dysartes**

Nearly time for the be-squiggling? Perfect time to say they're looking rather good, Knightley - going with minimal lightning on the force weapons this time?

**Knightley**

@Zerg - I completely agree with you, I am a big stickler for fluff, however when I tried painting silver, it was the worst experience I ever had and couldn't stomach doing a full army like that, it did necessitate a change, and while its not perfect I do like it a lot

@Justaerin - I have a change of colour for the "elites" being that dark grey and for GK high rankers they get that treatment *cough* Draigo *cough*

@Dysartes - The Squiggling has completed, see below

and yes, these ones aren't getting a full on energy blade mix like the Purifiers.

Update: And with that another squad is completed

**Camkierhi**

Yet another lovely squad pumped out, great work, personally like the grey, no idea about the fluff, just know that this army is spectacular, and squiggly.

**inmygravenimage**

Busy boy! Looking crispy as ever. Army shot? Recap for page 200?!

**Mad..**

Purifiers and strike squad look ace Knightley!

Glad you have recovered from the Birthday weekend

**Knightley**

@Cam - "spectacular, and squiggly." I need to get this in my signature somehow

@Graven - I suspect I'll finish this push prior to 200 pages, so an army shot will happen before then. But a recap could work, go through the highlights of the past 7 years I've been posting here.... 7 years on this blog, thats a large number now.

@Mad - Thanks dude, yeah took me longer than normal, I must be getting old

Update: Not breaking stride, onto the the next squad! base colours starting to be applied

**Mad..**

All have a different pose... nice.

I see the back right one has parchment, squiggle time!

What's that on the front right one that the sword is stuck into, I can't quite make it out.

**Dysartes**

I do like the pose of the guy on the right of the front row - I'm guessing he be a plastic Knight(ley)?

**JustaerinAtTheWall**

No rest for the wicked here. Looking forward to that full army shot here Knightley!

**Knightley**

@Mad - Thanks man, the front right has a nurgle demon head on the ground comes part of the new GK range (I had to include it in this squad)

@Dysartes - Partly, the body is the old metal, but the sword arm and should pad are new plastic

@Justaerin - Course not, I'm on the home stretch now, not many models left to go!

Update: finishing up the base colours and started with some washes

**Moltar**

Little late, but those last two squads look fantastic, Knightley!

**Knightley**

@Moltar - Thanks man, better late than never!

Update: washes almost done

**inmygravenimage**

Love the head on left end and scroll on right end guy.

**Dysartes**

Looking good Knightley - how're you planning to have the Plaguebearer head end up?

**Knightley**

@Graven - You should

both of them were your creation, they were the unpainted ones from the Graven Knights I brought a while back

@Dysartes - Silver with a green wash a could of times

Update: Get some of those layers!

**inmygravenimage**

Of this, I am aware

they are triumphant me old china.

**Gitsplitta**

Very nice!! Love the way they're popping!

**Knightley**

@Graven - I saw them languishing in the box, I had to give them a new lease on life, hopefully they look as you intended

@Gits - Thanks!

Update: Getting closer to the end, just the reds to do

**Knightley**

Update: Reds done!