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 DJJazzyJeff wrote:
Well, I just finished . . . kitbashing.
So I’ll start painting soon, just have to prime it all. It’s -7 degrees here right now, that’s -21 for everyone else in the world who uses a system of measurement that actually makes sense.
But in the meantime here’s the proof pic. A crisis commander I converted into Commander Shadowsun. Perhaps a bit on the nose, but her name has the word shadow in it.

-21F?! And I thought it got cold here...

That's a fun, dynamic model. Where is the head from?

-21 C. Still cold, but not quite that bad.
The head is from Broken Anvil Miniatures. The guns are almost comically large, but it seems fun. I took a crisis commander and put some dollar store parts together.

Last night was -5C here, and I thought that was nigh-unbearable. -21C sounds apocalyptic. Stay warm

I had a Tau army for a while, and I loved attaching the biggest guns possible to my Crisis Suits and Broadsides. Very anime, I thought.

After New Year's Eve, we had a full week of -20C to -32C. The current -7 feels almost like you don't even need a jacket haha.
But yeah, I'm not a fan of the cold either. I start to swear when the temperature gets below 10C. Sometimes I think I'm adopted from a far warmer country.


Anyway, Shadowheart fresh from the printer. Even her name comes From the shadows


Some progress as well. Blocking out the colors and trying to get a feel for the metallics.



I did not realize how many metallic parts and details this model has. Much more than Karlach had.
So I might have bit more than I can chew haha.

Well, I'll post her anyway by the end of the month. Finished or not.

Good thing the month is only half over because after I finally settled on a model I promptly got sick and couldn't paint for a few days. Just might luck.

Two weeks should be fine, though, at least if not much else gets in the way. I started work on Ahsoka and have a good feeling about it.

Okay, I was having a tough time this month as I painted a bunch of things but none of them fit the theme



But then a twist of fate put this guy in my hands...



Chaos Cultists come from the shadows, right?

 Geifer wrote:

Awesome. I love recreations like this.

Thank you Geifer.

Finished.

From the Shadows.

This piece has lots of shadows, but I am taking photos from different angles to show the details instead.







If you look carefully, you will even see some garbage in the corners on the ground level, chains hanging from a bulk head, some identity markings on plates, etc.

Cheers,

CB

That's ace, proper retro

Man, that takes me back. The cardboard building never looked this good.

Okay, now I'm ready to prime:

inmygravenimage wrote:That's ace, proper retro

Geifer wrote:Man, that takes me back. The cardboard building never looked this good.

Thank you gentlemen.

Cheers,

CB

Just a friendly reminder that we are running out of month, so get cracking!

Also, any ideas for next month to wrap of this cycle of the comp? Almost time to put up the poll thread.

Ok so I am done very early this month! Work is slow so have had a lot more time than usual… which is nice.

Here are the five zombies I’ve selected for this months entry… hope y’all like ‘em…

Nevelon wrote:Just a friendly reminder that we are running out of month, so get cracking!

Also, any ideas for next month to wrap of this cycle of the comp? Almost time to put up the poll thread.

How about...

Teamwork makes the dream work

or

Winter is Coming

 Nevelon wrote:
Just a friendly reminder that we are running out of month, so get cracking!

Also, any ideas for next month to wrap of this cycle of the comp? Almost time to put up the poll thread.

Wild Things

 inmygravenimage wrote:

Nevelon wrote:Just a friendly reminder that we are running out of month, so get cracking!

Also, any ideas for next month to wrap of this cycle of the comp? Almost time to put up the poll thread.

How about...

Teamwork makes the dream work

or

Winter is Coming

Looks outside at the 6” of snow and sub-freezing temps. I think winter is already here. Not a bad call for a wintery theme though. Not sure if I could stomach putting one of those corp-speak buzz phrases on the poll. We’ll see. (Those kind of saying get tossed around a lot at my office)


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 Pariah Press wrote:

 Nevelon wrote:
Just a friendly reminder that we are running out of month, so get cracking!

Also, any ideas for next month to wrap of this cycle of the comp? Almost time to put up the poll thread.

Wild Things

Which would be great for those just revealed kroot. Which are probably not going to be out in time sadly.

Well, the winter theme was likewise in mind mind given the weather. As for the other one, I thought that it could be open to interpretation in lots of interesting ways - including a mean gang of corporate shills!

 inmygravenimage wrote:
Well, the winter theme was likewise in mind mind given the weather. As for the other one, I thought that it could be open to interpretation in lots of interesting ways - including a mean gang of corporate shills!

It’s a good idea. You could do things like artillery spotters, master/blaster combos, wizards and familers, or just a cohesive squad of minis for any system. KT teams would be an easy fix.

So open enough for interpretation, but focused enough to to leverage brainstorms in a fast-fail synergistic environment to maximize gains!

It’s not looking good for my cluedo set. Entirely down to my sudden obsession with drawing a Burrows and Badgers graphic novel! I just don’t Care to do anything else right now, even my latest Tonks bat rep is stalling over this thing. Can’t write, can’t paint, it’s just draw draw draw.

@nevelon I'm exalting that PURELY for your mastery of managementese.

For next month's theme, how about "Let's Finish This"? Soldiers prepped for the big battle, two arch-enemies in a duel, a sniper ready for that one, perfect shot. In meta terms, we could tackle something we have been meaning to get around to, or else those last few models from a starter box.

"Let's Finish This"
I like it. I have a lot of things that I need to finish.

The only problem I have with ‘Let’s Finish This’ is I will need 12 months…

She is done. I technically finished her last week, but I figure that we're far enough into the month to post her.

Nice work!

What do people want to do next month?

https://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/812754.page

Thought I should post some Proofs up since we are 2/3rds of the way though the month

I went for something new and different, some Scouts on horses from a very recent Kickstarter (Victoria Miniatures) that I'm going to paint up in Tanith/Gaunts Ghosts Colours, I wanted to do something sneaky to add to the Tanith models I have but as a have a lot nomral troops already though id go past the lore and have something they might us (horses instead of a big loud vehicle for stealth work)




Also as a bonus I moved my models to a new display cabinet as I'd filled up the old one! Click on the images to see a bigger version if you want to know what's on each shelf.

I'm coming to this quite late, but I just remember to check the Dakka monthly painting challenge and feel inspired by the theme. I'll see if I can build, sculpt details, and paint my idea in 10 days.

Okay, so while working on my entry I got distracted and painted something else that didn't fit the theme (are we sensing a pattern here?)



But now that I got that out of my system, here's my entry:





I'll try to get one last photo before the end of the month.

I'd thought I wouldn't enter this because I didn't have anything shadowy. I was thinking assassins and weirdos that sort of thing. But then I realised Dwarves live in shadows all the time. Particularly these lovely space dwarf miners.






Ye proofe pictures from a year agone. (Had to put two pictures because I didn't put the same 5 together)










And the completed 5, looking suitably shadowy. These are my Hernkyn Miners.

@Mr Nobody - that 'nid is awesome! Well done.

Alright those Horde Wraiths aren't interesting enough to get finished, so here's Shadow Weaver:







"You're welcome."