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 DV8 wrote:

 queen_annes_revenge wrote:
Some WIP shots of Abby. I've been putting in late ones hoping he'd be ready for fest this weekend, but the fates have conspired and its not to be, so Mortarion is taking his place for my 40k single entry. I'm hoping to get him finished for this month though

The lettering on that cape is legit!

Thanks! I'm pretty happy how it came out. I love old English blackletter, and this is an improvement on my last attempt on Lokens cloak. It took me about an hour to finish the banner part with lettering.

That dreadnought looks great Aash

Jadenim I think the coils on the plasma pistol could use some paint, I do mine blue but green or red could work too.

Jamie Shred wrote:
That dreadnought looks great Aash

Jadenim I think the coils on the plasma pistol could use some paint, I do mine blue but green or red could work too.

It’s a Victoria Miniatures sculpt, so doesn’t have any coils.

Not done yet, but at least paint has been put on plastic...



Looking forward to all the green gems...

 Jadenim wrote:

Jamie Shred wrote:
That dreadnought looks great Aash

Jadenim I think the coils on the plasma pistol could use some paint, I do mine blue but green or red could work too.

It’s a Victoria Miniatures sculpt, so doesn’t have any coils.

Oh I see that now. Maybe put some colour in the vents in that case, just looks a bit too silver to me as is.

Jamie Shred wrote:
That dreadnought looks great Aash

Jadenim I think the coils on the plasma pistol could use some paint, I do mine blue but green or red could work too.

Thanks Jamie Shred!!

Alright! Got some other dudes for competion. My first proper marines ever!

@Aash - The posing on the finished piece is way better than the starting point. Nicely tweaked. Nice paint job too. Nice and clean. Welcome to the monthly grind

Wow those are some vintage marines. I had those 20 years ago! Nice.

I'm not sure if I'll end up having time, but if I do then I'll be giving the new Éowyn and Merry model a go. Might do the foot versions too, but for now here's a proof of the mounted variant.

Given they shout "Death!" before charging to their likely deaths on the Pelennor Fields, and they are the only combatants to stand up to the Witch-King in battle it seems fitting.

Photo in Spoiler

Any suggestions for what to do with the back of this guy's cloak? I have never worked on such a flat cloak, there are no creases at all to work with.

Jamie Shred wrote:
Any suggestions for what to do with the back of this guy's cloak? I have never worked on such a flat cloak, there are no creases at all to work with.

If you do weathering, a little dirt on the hem could help break it up.
If you don’t do weathering, a line of trim/embroidery near the edge would help define it.
If you like freehand, or have a suitable decal, a crest or emblem in the center would be very appropriate. Here the big flat nature would make it a lot easier, then say getting a decal to set right or to freehand amidst the creases.

Thanks for the ideas Nevelon I'm pretty confident I could free hand a trim and the guild symbol did cross my mind as I've just picked up some micron pens. There are quite a few parts to the logo so it will be tricky but I suppose I can just paint red over it if it doesn't come out well.

Here's their faction logo for reference.



And here's some more WIP pics.

I got hopelessly and hilariously sidetracked this month. I don’t think I have a hope in hell of finishing one in time.
My first plan was a diorama if a mark 1 Avatar (the standard eldar sized figure) playing a Keeper if Secrets at Chess. It had bees in bits in my “to do” drawer for 20 odd years, but I didn’t like the head on the KoS- rotting bull’s head, which frankly looks better as a Nurgley thing, so I pulled the head off half way through the paint and started a scratch built GS head based on the Creature Cast Claw Beast.
The claw Beast pic here comes from eBay, someone commissioned it and is selling it there. It’s stunning, but very definitely not mine!

Then things went really badly wrong. I got 3 more avatar models through the post. Stripped them, and got carried away remodelling them into Phoenix Lords. I had so much fun re-posing that dude last month, I couldn’t help myself.

First draft of my entry for the month, I may change a few things but I'm pretty happy with how it's come together. Continuing my theme of trying to push the boat out a bit and try some new things, a more colourful entry than usual, building on some of the stuff I learned doing Theoden last month. I've always liked the Empire/Freeguild look but never really managed to pull it off convincingly, but I think with this one I've just about managed it. A fun one to paint, I might have to track down some more of the old WFB clampack characters (this one was tucked away at the back of a paint stand of all places, behind 2 basing kits and a template set... A lucky find! )



As always, any thoughts welcome!

The shading on the cloak is super smooth Para, excellent work.

 Paradigm wrote:
First draft of my entry for the month, I may change a few things but I'm pretty happy with how it's come together. Continuing my theme of trying to push the boat out a bit and try some new things, a more colourful entry than usual, building on some of the stuff I learned doing Theoden last month. I've always liked the Empire/Freeguild look but never really managed to pull it off convincingly, but I think with this one I've just about managed it. A fun one to paint, I might have to track down some more of the old WFB clampack characters (this one was tucked away at the back of a paint stand of all places, behind 2 basing kits and a template set... A lucky find! )



As always, any thoughts welcome!

I love the cloak!! What paints/ technique did you use? I’m still trying to figure out how to paint cloaks.

Edging closer with this lot, just need to do a final highlight on the cloaks and possibly something fancy for the Baroni. Feedback always welcome.

Aash wrote:

I love the cloak!! What paints/ technique did you use? I’m still trying to figure out how to paint cloaks.

The cloak was done with various mixes of navy blue and very bright green, largely applied as washes over a white basecoat then highlighted up with increasing amounts of off-white and glazed to a blend for the sake of smoothness. Easily took as long as the rest of the mini put together, and nearly went horribly wrong at one point, but definitely worthwhile as it's come out really nicely, I think.

@Jamie: those look excellent! All I'd suggest is taking the red highlights a bit further, and seeing if you can do anything about the handful of areas on the cloaks that wash has pooled.

Thanks paradigm. I'm planning on fire dragon bright for the next highlight on the reds and I will see if I can clean up some of the darker areas.

 Paradigm wrote:

Aash wrote:

I love the cloak!! What paints/ technique did you use? I’m still trying to figure out how to paint cloaks.

The cloak was done with various mixes of navy blue and very bright green, largely applied as washes over a white basecoat then highlighted up with increasing amounts of off-white and glazed to a blend for the sake of smoothness. Easily took as long as the rest of the mini put together, and nearly went horribly wrong at one point, but definitely worthwhile as it's come out really nicely, I think.

@Jamie: those look excellent! All I'd suggest is taking the red highlights a bit further, and seeing if you can do anything about the handful of areas on the cloaks that wash has pooled.

Thanks Paradigm, l’ll try something like that next time I’m painting a cloak!!

 queen_annes_revenge wrote:
Some WIP shots of Abby. I've been putting in late ones hoping he'd be ready for fest this weekend, but the fates have conspired and its not to be, so Mortarion is taking his place for my 40k single entry. I'm hoping to get him finished for this month though

Very nice, is that a decal on the back of cape?

And congratulations on the daemon awards.

Applied the first base layer to the termies, may do more tonight.
These will soon be ready board a space-hulk to rid it of xenos scum.

 Stormatious wrote:

 queen_annes_revenge wrote:
Some WIP shots of Abby. I've been putting in late ones hoping he'd be ready for fest this weekend, but the fates have conspired and its not to be, so Mortarion is taking his place for my 40k single entry. I'm hoping to get him finished for this month though

Very nice, is that a decal on the back of cape?

And congratulations on the daemon awards.

No, freehand. Took me an hour just to do the scroll.

 queen_annes_revenge wrote:

 Stormatious wrote:

 queen_annes_revenge wrote:
Some WIP shots of Abby. I've been putting in late ones hoping he'd be ready for fest this weekend, but the fates have conspired and its not to be, so Mortarion is taking his place for my 40k single entry. I'm hoping to get him finished for this month though

Very nice, is that a decal on the back of cape?

And congratulations on the daemon awards.

No, freehand. Took me an hour just to do the scroll.

God...incredible..

Thanks! It's a shame I've lost all motivation to finish the. Rest of him. Got really painting fatique after hammering out 4 demon entries since December. Going to have to force myself to finish him.

Right, so, half the month done and I've built some Wraithknights. I think it's pretty self-explanatory how they fit the theme, now I've given myself the best part of 3 weeks to get one painted up. Probably the chap in the middle with the suncannon. Even though it's a terrible choice in the current ruleset, I just think it looks really cool, and it's also the one of the three that I've most made my mind up about exactly how I'm going to paint it. Wish me luck...

Finally uploaded the image of the Guard Command Squad I will assemble, convert and paint for this month. Little behind.



Cheers,

CB

 queen_annes_revenge wrote:
Thanks! It's a shame I've lost all motivation to finish the. Rest of him. Got really painting fatique after hammering out 4 demon entries since December. Going to have to force myself to finish him.

But but but, that's why you join the monthly compy isn't it? Come on QAR... get back in that saddle and put us all to shame