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

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**lipsdapips**

A clean, mean addition to your team

I always need to have more painted scouts, but I never have the patience...

**inmygravenimage**

Love these guys, the helmets totally punch it.

**Private Benjamin**

Those are some skookum Scouts sir! I could see them being run as Scions even if armed appropriately... fantastic job mate!

**ZergSmasher**

Those turned out really nice! You really should drill out your gun barrels though, or at least put a black dot on the end if you're like me and can't center the holes consistently.

**Knightley**

@LDP - the combination of armor + cloth and (lets be honest) silly heads I can confirm these were a means to an end.

@Graven - Thanks boss!

@Private Benjamin - Thank you

@Zerg - Good point well raised, I'll be fixing that up!

Update: So been slowly working on a chaplain, pretty much done just need to finish its base
Base colours

Washes

Greys and bone started

Reds and metals done

**Commander Cain**

I love that technique for painting a bone colour, really well excecuted!

**ZergSmasher**

A Chaplain is the perfect model for you, Knightley. There was never a more appropriate model to put squiggles on.

**Gitsplitta**

Looks awesome Knightley. Really nice work on the white bits.

**Knightley**

@Cain - Thanks, I do feel like I could blend it better, but then I would have to go back to every other model with a skull and redo it all.....

@Zerg - Hahah very true, chaplains do need more than the regular marine

@Gits - Cheers!

Update: Chaplain done and some regular marines underway!

Front

Rear

Side

And marines WIP 2,3,4 and 5

**inmygravenimage**

Grr...

he looks cross, doesn't he?

super crispy as ever dude!

**Gitsplitta**

Just love the chappy!

**IceAngel**

Knightley wrote:

Is his name Monor or Nonor?

Either way, that is actually a pretty good chaplain name. Good job!

**lipsdapips**

@IceAngel it says Honor, if I'm reading right. Still a decent chaplain name but one that also fits the stereotype of iconic marine scriptures.

He looks really good Knightley! Somehow your paintwork has brought out some posture from that old metal which I haven't really seen before. He's truly been revived and given new life!

**Camkierhi**

Chappie is fantastic.

Really sorry here, but for some reason I keep seeing this.....

**inmygravenimage**

Aaaaaaargh Fenella the witch!

**IGtR=**

Dred and scouts look awesome- this thread continues to be a fantastic source of reference for top quality painting

**Knightley**

@Graven - Chaplains aren't known for being bunny huggers right. although its probably an untapped market.

@Gits - Thank you!

@Ice - Technically it was supposed to be Honor, but you know what... his name is Monor now!

@LDP - Cheers buddy

@Cam - I have to wonder if the sculpting team at GW just happened to have nightmares about that witch before the got the job to design the chaplain? certainly seems so

@IGtR= - You're far to kind sir!

Update: So I've been busy...

Edge highlighting being applied

Reds and Metals done

And all Marines done

For the Predator

Sponsons and gubbins

Chassis
Shading and edge highlighting done

Colours blocked in and washed

Chassis done as a Rhino

And as a Predator

All the Bits

**mcmattila**

Really digging your paint scheme, and the paint job is nice and clean. Also cool to see those Scouts with Scion heads work so well, I'm going to do the same for my Scouts when I eventually get to them..

**inmygravenimage**

Seriously busy, at that

Predator looks aces, mate.

**ZergSmasher**

Interesting to see a Baal Predator in a scheme other than Blood Angels. It looks good all gray and squiggly.

**Camkierhi**

Beautiful work as usual. Prediction does look the business with that turret.

**Knightley**

@mcmattila - Thanks for the kind words, I also borrowed the idea from someone else, perhaps you'll inspire someone else to do the same thing?

@Graven - Cheers bud

@Zerg - I know right, I figured I might get some flak for raiding the BA's amoury, perhaps when it hits the field I will

@Cam - Thanks man!

Update: I'm not dead, been slowly working away on the next model, plenty of bits to do you see

Body shots as it started

Hammer and Vambrace gets some love

Almost finished the hammer

And the vambrace

Shield and sword started to get some work

Shield basically done

Blurry head shot of the Draigo version of the model

Head finished up

On to the bare head Robute version of the model

Head is done

**inmygravenimage**

Wow, you really have been busy! Exciting times and great conversion work, bud.

**Gitsplitta**

Lovely work on the handle and face! (still love your faces)

**Master Azalle**

holy gak balls. Thats fantastic!

**IceAngel**

Very nice Knightley. Great job on the face.

**Knightley**

@Graven - Thank you!

@Azalle - Cheer for the kind words!

@Ice - Thanks man, its a face even I could love

Update: A quiet christmas break, got sunburnt a fair amount, still managed to do some painting.

First up a completed should pad

Followed up with the weapon/sheild arm

Followed by the backpack

And a leg that is underway

**inmygravenimage**

This is beyond brilliant. It melts my head.

**Emperors will**

Just flipped though the most recent stuff you have painted and holy emperors big right pinke toenail how did you get your paint soo smooth??
Nice job as a blood anges player it’s intriguing to see a Baal pred in grey.

**Knightley**

@Graven - If that melted your head, well hold on to your seat...

@Emperors will - As the lord and painting savior Duncan Rhodes has decreed thin coats, thats basically it

Update: Busy month has been busy, on to the pics!

Where last we left off I had basically finished the right leg, well seems only natural to move to the left leg.

And the sword

His Base

His Chest

And with that hes now done, assembled and flocked (although I do need to varnish him)

The GrandMaster version
From here

To here

The Draigo version

And the Gulliman version

I've also been working on the Cerastus knight titan for a couple of months so heres a picture dump as well.

Silver and black wash

Carapace and base underway

Close up on the shoulder pads

Working on the base

Base is almost done

The head and codpeice is basically done (needs squiggles)