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Very nice.

Well three things.

1) Working on my design for the phoenix Eldar I am working on.

My Eldar - Biel - Tan'Uldane "True Resurrection"

Fluff
Biel - Tan 'Uldane.....Biel - Tan is Rebirth of the old Eldar Days. While Biel - Tan strives to achieve what once was lost. The 'Uldane Branch of Biel - Tan believe's that this cannot be achieved without ridding the universe of the Eldar's child of pride ie Slaanish. Seeking the souls of the dead and damned 'Uldane represent the true rebirth by wraithlords and reapers. No rest, no forgiveness may be attained as Slaanish still breaths.

I couldn't see a way another rebirth clan world could exist so I figured they had their own chapter per say. 'Uldane represent the phoenix being a second chance to atone to break the cycle.

I have been modeling the entire armies paint scheme to reflect that of a phoenix leaving the wraithlords / guards with freehand phoenix features. Those without solid plate masks or vehicles will represent parts of the bird but I left the head for the returned dead or the reapers (maugun ra , death aspect, anyone i deem worthy with a face plate).

As for the symbol of this craft world I have been debating the gold bird from contra *the ones that give you the fun guns.*

Still scribbling and getting help from my brother. Once I have a few options that I am satisfied with I will post them up to get a consensus.

The bases are these . There are well done resin bases. I am very satisfied with Dark Art Miniatures.

2) Friend bartered with me to do his Lucius the Bastard here is where it is currently at.



3) Almost done with the ork boyz. About 70ish of them I burned 10 to make a squad of burna boyz. Figured why the hell not since I had a gaggle of flame throwers left over from the loota boxes. I think finishing my last 8 loota's will be what I do next as I continue to fiddle with my new Eldar idea.

Still havn't played my Eldar yet but very excited never the less. How are you all doing this fine week?

-Cheers

Lucius

Remember to Scroll to zoom in. Realized maybe I combined too many pics into one.



Finishing the boyz will have pics of 8 new loota's by the weekend. Still dinking around with my eldar scheme so far.

-Cheers

Hope yall having a decent week.

Oh barbra thats nice

jamunition wrote:Oh barbra thats nice

Many thanks

I honestly am Jealous of how much detail goes into the Chaos Demons and Chaos Space Marine models. Not saying all the armies pale by comparison but you can tell a little bit more love went into them.

Erm... have you seen an obliterator... Chaos has some truly bloody ugly models, oblits, furies, that stupid looking chaos lord with jump pack.

Eldar are far superior models with Jes G amazingness.

MeanGreenStompa wrote:Erm... have you seen an obliterator... Chaos has some truly bloody ugly models, oblits, furies, that stupid looking chaos lord with jump pack.

Eldar are far superior models with Jes G amazingness.

True, but I will give the obliterators one thing. All the weapons in the arm is pretty amusing. I was hoping they had a chance to fire all the weapons but an equal chance to blow off their own arm.

MeanGreenStompa wrote:Erm... have you seen an obliterator... Chaos has some truly bloody ugly models, oblits, furies, that stupid looking chaos lord with jump pack.

I really like that model, personally

serioulsy dude,
you should come watch my kids for a day so i can get caught up on the painting and have at least half my SM's painted for our next game.

and yes dis iz bob

1-i wrote:serioulsy dude,
you should come watch my kids for a day so i can get caught up on the painting and have at least half my SM's painted for our next game.

and yes dis iz bob

It was in evita....inevitabl....inabomnable....yeah it happened.

I would watch them but I am afraid of Tristan. For my arm is still in a cast from the last arm wrestling match. Steroids for Tots not a good idea. We did a 2 on 3 10k point match last weekend. Was...colorful.... The highlight was my Kommando group coming off a side without snikrot. I forgot to put him in the stupid group. So I got to watch 2 fleeing space marines kill 6 kommandos

Then I godzilla'd 5 out of the 12 firewarriors Corey set to the side. Got them all back together and my foot still stings.

Love the VG-Cats avatar.

As for my update...I have primed the 12 loota's and brass effected only a set of the guns. Will have a pic in a day or two hopefully. Still no idea what color scheme I plan on using for the eldars. Phoenix like colors yeah but havn't decided on making it literally copying the birds features or like heraldry. Perhaps it is time to consult the Great Hamster.

Working on 3 kommandos to post up today. But trying to learn how to paint lava bases. They look ok on the camera but honestly without the camera they look worse.

From the left to right is colors + gloss then middle being a wash and right being dry brush.

Remember to click then zoom in the next page to see how bad I suck.


These are resin bases from Dark Arts Miniatures. Trying to find a tut to paint their specific bases. Or I will make one once I master this. All help appreciated and required. I am not sure if I want to try wet blending next. I just don't quite get it....

The colors on the bottom part of the base are just testing which I want to paint as the trim when I do finish a base. Liking Lich Purple so far.

-Cheers

do a really light drybrush over the black raised areas to give it almost a soot type feeling, plus if you look at pics of real lava this is how it looks. Then for the inner do a deep red ink it then do a lighter red up to a orange.

Wow. Just. Wow.

You've painted for less than half the time I have, and already you are so much further, skill wise. Just incredible. The Wyrdboy with the dreads and voodoo face painting instantly brought a smile to my face. And don't get me started on the eyes.. Great details.

If I had to make one piece of critiqe, and I do, if only to make myself feel better about being so slow, it would have to be the battlewagon. Subjectively, I think the color is too loud for such a massive area. Objectively, I think it's decently painted, but nowhere near the quality of all your other work.

All in all, color me mightily impressed. All that skill at that short time, and getting so much work done, too. Great work, keep it up!

Empchild wrote:do a really light drybrush over the black raised areas to give it almost a soot type feeling, plus if you look at pics of real lava this is how it looks. Then for the inner do a deep red ink it then do a lighter red up to a orange.

I will give that a shot thank you very much. I have an idea for the light drybrush. But as for the lava itself. The brightest ie yellow is edging the rocks or is furtherst away? I guess what I am asking is the lights brightest focus furthest from the sides of rocks or the brightest part is touching the rock?

SgtSixkilla wrote:Wow. Just. Wow.

You've painted for less than half the time I have, and already you are so much further, skill wise. Just incredible. The Wyrdboy with the dreads and voodoo face painting instantly brought a smile to my face. And don't get me started on the eyes.. Great details.

If I had to make one piece of critiqe, and I do, if only to make myself feel better about being so slow, it would have to be the battlewagon. Subjectively, I think the color is too loud for such a massive area. Objectively, I think it's decently painted, but nowhere near the quality of all your other work.

All in all, color me mightily impressed. All that skill at that short time, and getting so much work done, too. Great work, keep it up!

Your too kind. Your spot on about the battlewagon. By far it was the most intimidating model I have had to deal with. I was gonna try to darken it up as you say the color is very loud. Any more thoughts on the wagon please go ahead and post. I just hit the wheels with badab black wash (the blazing bright silver ones I apparently didn't notice).

hrm that is a very good question I would venture the brightest being in the center as such do to the density of the heat. Since the further away and towards solid ground it SHOULD mind you start to cool hence becomming darker.

Wow , those are nice . I like the wierdboy more than anything in this thread . Hes epic(sorry , this is the word of the week apperantly , my last 5 posts have all included the word "epic") . As for the trim im gonna recomend painting them in an redish orange colour .

Kudos for you , you paint well

Gretar

yarr!

Remember you can click on the images to zoom in close to really see how bad I am.

Tacobake wrote:yarr!

Waiting on my plethora of images to load and was skimming the forums. Then I saw my thread raised from the dead. I will be editing / updating as each picture loads.

This update includes but not limited to:

-Begining of Baron Somdi Warboss (Beginning to think my orks will be taking on a VooDoo Theme due to the success of the Spirit of Jazz Weird Boy.


-Three Ork Kommandos WIP

-Tau Pirahn WIP

-Soul Grinder WIP

-Discussion of things I need to work on projects and skill



Automatically Appended Next Post:
Baron Somdi War Boss Beginning

-Part one "Simple Green"



-It strips all the paints quickly without melting the plastic or destroying the glue



Including is a custom base with skulls which I will have overflowing with blood / GS parts and more blood (liquid form not dried). Ok I have to GS a top hat any particular model or year (era) that would look good?

I heard Skull Necklace? Perhaps Some tatooos? Little Fetish Dolls? Lets hear it.


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Soul Grinder

-Gift to brother, any help or idea's appreciated
-Base Coat Necrite Red, Dry Brushed Blood Red, Baal Red Wash x2
-Legs have only been drybrushed Mithril Silver. Debating on going back and paintng solid areas Tinbits and Chainmail/ Boltgun then doing a badab black wash




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Ork Kommandos

-I need help bringing out the black areas
-I need help with what the hell to pain the stikk bomz
-I suck at painting rope...help
-Any other idea's







Tau Pirahna

-W.I.P for Friend
-People in Cockpit: Having a hard time making a decision of what to paint them
-All Help Appreciated
-Friends Tau theme is white / snow / blue & grey's

Side Views


Front Views


Tau FireWarrior Comparison

Left Side is the one I proposed...Right Side is what my friend proposed. On my side there is another option but he didnt give me a third firewarrior. I want to do the clothes in a regal blue and leave the white on the armor only.








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Final Addendum To today's update.

This is what I have left to paint:

Orkz
2 x Mega Nobz rokkit / burna
1 x Pain boy w/orderly
1 x Mad Doc Grotsnik
1 x Trukk
1 x Looted Battlewagon (Tau Hammerhead w/ork fixins)
2 x Killer kanz grotzooka's / buzz saws
8 x Lootas
8 x Nobz too many variations to list
5 x Burna Boyz
9 x Ork Boyz slugga boyz

It seems the voodoo theme I have enjoyed thouroughly doing to the weird boy and now a warboss. I would like to continue this. I can repaint alot of things but there is alot that needs to be done. So it makes sense that under Thraks amazing waagh he attracted a clan of voo doo orks.

So we have a weird boy and warboss what else from this joined the waaagh from this voo doo tribe? If it is not listed under what I have to paint go ahead and suggest it I have been having alot of fun stripping paint lately...it may be the fumes though...

Eldar Pheonix Theme: I don't believe my skill is good enough to attempt what I want with them yet so I will leave them at that primed white. The lava bases did come out good though.

Eldar
2 x Wave Serpents
2 x warlocks
1 x Farseer
1 x Maugun Ra
5 x Wraith Guard
1 x Wraith Lord
20 x Guardians w/platforms
8 x Pathfinders

So in conclusion I will not wait three months to post up an update. I will try to keep it weekly. Thanks for ya patience and advice. Remember be brutal but not mean or I will murder kittens.

"Future Plans" Going to buy 1-2 Stompa's and the mega force ork box. 1-2 Eldar Wave serpents. 2 more Wraith Lords, 5 more Wraith guards, 1 more warlock and 3 boxes of avengers. 1 box of death aspect reapers.

-Cheers

I'm siding with your mate on the tau, just because I hate seeing 'metal' colours on them, I personally dont think they even use metal but use ceramite and plastics.

I am told that eldar guardians are not the best troop choice, perhaps mix in dire avengers?

Your ork painting is solid now, perhaps for the stikk bombs, paint them with checkers, hazard stripes etc just on the casing to the actual bomb.

MeanGreenStompa wrote:I'm siding with your mate on the tau, just because I hate seeing 'metal' colours on them, I personally dont think they even use metal but use ceramite and plastics.

I am told that eldar guardians are not the best troop choice, perhaps mix in dire avengers?

Your ork painting is solid now, perhaps for the stikk bombs, paint them with checkers, hazard stripes etc just on the casing to the actual bomb.

Yeah I was an idiot with the guardians since I knew nothing of the army. I built one but the other is in the box which I am probably gonna just put on ebay. I am gonna use the guardians I did built to practice painting my phoenix scheme. Worse comes to worse I strip them and sell them too on ebay.

Thanks for the compliments MGS. I will try hazard stripes on the casings thanks bud.

As for the Tau I agree with you. The metal really doesnt fit.

Currently Mister Orky Baron Somdi is enjoying his chemical bath. Soon he will be ready.


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Ork Kommando Update

I did golden yellow base then sunburst yellow for the hazards in a spiral pattern. Did it by hand because I Couldnt cut my masking tape small enough due to my uncontrollable shaking....Be thankful I am not a doctor.

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Group



Suggestions or is this a done deal? Debating on doing a devlen mud to darken them it seems "too" bright of a hazard. I dunno I do like how the contrast is effected by the yellow though... Yeah gonna do one bad moon mega nob. Probably match the colors to the machine in Aliens (2nd one at the end Ripley controlled to fight the queen).

I think a thinned down wash on the hazard stripes would look good. I'd give all the metal a wash too. The kommandos are suppose to blacken their gear with soot, after all. Having an overly bright hazard sign is a pretty comical orky thing to include tho

The Good Green wrote:I think a thinned down wash on the hazard stripes would look good. I'd give all the metal a wash too. The kommandos are suppose to blacken their gear with soot, after all. Having an overly bright hazard sign is a pretty comical orky thing to include tho

Yeah I washed them down a little bit but they still orky brighter then normal.

Ok here is the update of Warboss Somdi. I need more idea's. I grabbed some Tau Kroot parts like meat on hooks. Bones in leather bits etc...Need more idea's...





Working on a green stuff voodoo doll. Gonna bother a friend for a space marine helmet for the lil doll.

Almost done with the Pirahna and the Soul Grinder.

ok, you can have one, just remind me the next time we see each other

Hmmm...

Feathers! Having a long plume of feathers in his hat would look cool. I recommend Empire sprue checking for these.

like the general's hat feathers here
http://www.bitzbox.co.uk/index.php?cPath=22_68_127&osCsid=3m3fmjmctg108kldlosm87hic1

or the greatswords here
http://www.bitzbox.co.uk/index.php?cPath=22_68_266&osCsid=3m3fmjmctg108kldlosm87hic1

1-i wrote:ok, you can have one, just remind me the next time we see each other

Hahah keep forgetting you have an account on here now. Great btw Must have lil space marine voo doo doll.

MeanGreenStompa wrote:Hmmm...

Feathers! Having a long plume of feathers in his hat would look cool. I recommend Empire sprue checking for these.

like the general's hat feathers here
http://www.bitzbox.co.uk/index.php?cPath=22_68_127&osCsid=3m3fmjmctg108kldlosm87hic1

or the greatswords here
http://www.bitzbox.co.uk/index.php?cPath=22_68_266&osCsid=3m3fmjmctg108kldlosm87hic1

Excellent! Thank you! Mwahahah

Waiting on bits to come in the mail. Have to order some more paint and paint cleaning supplies. Probably get some of those Awesome Paintjob Rust pigments. They look oh so appealing.

Typically I attack Tau with one solid strategy. Get into melee as soon as possible. With this paint scheme its a whole new type of monster. This is a very rough test #2. I have no highlights and have not cleaned up the edges of color. It simply pisses me off. It is not like the daemons I have done for friends which came out good and satisfying. All i want to do is grab the tau and melt them down to make another type of army.

I need some ideas for the gun / highlights / icons / whatever the hell will make me like this tau firewarrior....I scraped test one since I didnt like the half blue plate scheme and the metal gun.



Went for the storm trooper type armor where the plates are a bright white and the clothing is dark. I thought the white came out bright enough its just trying to find a balance atm.


As for Warboss Baron somdi just waiting for parts. He is coming along beautifully. Debating on the next voodoo clan piece that joins them. Maybe a mega nob with Ganja cannons. I do have 5 burna boys begging to be lighting up.

-Cheers

Yeah will have the soul grinder done shortly he is coming out good short of his spine. Its just not making me feel like its a true daemon.

Hmmm... Well.... Ive seen people paint that little screw head thing on the gun gold. maybe for this a silver?
Just a fleck of metal, its a detail after all.

As to white.... Oh boy.... did your buddy choose a pain xD
I find that Looking at other people's stuff helps out with color frustrations.

This is a pic from Sirath's thread (its nice work, Id definitely say give it a look)


Like yours would maybe take the silver little bolt thing (in here its gold, on the side, near the tip of the gun)
Then I see a similar highlighting/lowlighting with the gray.


Heh.... Cant think of anything that could help otherwise.
Best of luck with the Tau Scum!!

You were not joking about it being a pain in the ass about the scheme. That guy has some wonderful looking Tau. I am going to show my friend and see if he likes anything. Which I hope since I am having a hell of a time guessing what will work.

Thanks again for the pic / link.

looks good

what happens when i sneak into frenzie's house late at night and raid his liquir cabinet and steal his bit box

well, its something wonderfull







so buddy i think you better come up with a good base for this guy


the buzz saw arm will have a spike shoulder pad and im debating adding a chaos flamer to the arm. maybe too much, then again it is orcy and they probally would do that. figure ill think about it all day at work and get to it later.

Hehahah was wondering where my bit box and beer went.

A meganob terminator Love it man. God I have to paint again but there are so many new video games!

As for the base don't worry I got something in mind. Doesn't hurt also having the base kit from GW lots of goodies in there. There is another option I raid your liquer cabinet er bit well bit room since you have a collection on lil parts and come up with a fitting one. Love it so far man very nice and honored. Looks like the ball will be in my court after your done to repay the favor.