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Odd question but how long of wait is shipping from them to you? More curious then anything, plus agree with Alph...linky.

Ok, I totally failed taking pics of the wolves, but trying again when I have some IG to show.

But here's a WIP shot of the IG squad. They will get a similar treatment as the sergeant, hand painted markings and warning chevrons to guns All the raw, fluid and pale philosophies as before, and a clear 2nd edition flavor.



And some 40mm bases thatI will build into objective markers. Also a 60mm base for "something" and new Tamya Sponge brush that I use quite a bit for different weathering effects. (more in the TWAR project you see in my gallery) The metal heads are cool zombie faces that somehow formed into an image of hideous bronze masks for a future =I=munda gang. Since like 2002 I've done an =I=nquisitor of some kind, with a retinue, almost annually... so Maybe these turn into =I= Haag's own stormtrooper kill team, or merc kill team considering how Rogue his status is after Jade Vessel. (If you have no idea what I am talking about, check out: http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/208707.page )

Woot! pics!

Looking good Misg! Im liking the little touches you have done to make them more than just a Cadian repaint, esp the helmets!

That sponge brush looks interesting, do you tear it up for weathering or use it as is??


The heads on those IG look great, very different.

If i may ask, what white primer do you use, i sometimes have trouble ith coverage on GWs and was just curious? Thanks.

Nice, good to see you activating too

The squad looks solid, now slap some paint on and you are half way to the gaming table

I also got the same sponge brush from here, realy nice.

These guys don't still have War of the Roses parts?

Vitruvian XVII wrote:That sponge brush looks interesting, do you tear it up for weathering or use it as is??

I am also interested in how you make best use of the sponge brush. Any tips or recommendations?

Eagerly awaiting more of your work as always.

Interesting Migs, question what are the heads from or are these the Perry Mercenary ones I have seen you mention?

I use GW white primer. Have tried Vallejo and a few others, but noticed very little advantages. GW white can be risky, I have had a few bad ones over the years, but it really bonds with the plastic beautifully. I then wash the models with Vallejo game color white.

The heads are War or the Roses, with resculpted helmet shape, which will be much clearer with paint. I slapped the first layer of green on them today, and thought I'd take some WIP pics. This models communicate well how watercolorly, amateurish looking, and free the process is - and how little margin for error I have after certain point as I cannot fix with over paint, only with weathering! You only see if it works very late, unlike with doing flat base color and then shade and HL as is common.

Thanks Emperor for battle damage and dirt!

I use the sponge mostly for soot and rust effects, mixing pastes from paints, thinners, pigments and what not. I sometimes use Tamya weathering compunds and add some mig or vallejo pigments or modeling pastes in for texture. The only down sie is, you won't reach recesses, so a good shading has to be made first, last or in between.

For chipping I use ripped foam and pincers.

I assume the Enigma Zombie heads are 30mm - 32mm scale...how does that work with your small head fetish? Talking of small heads my Feb issue of White Dwarf arrived today you'll love the Blood Angel on the front!

The guardsman look good, I think my favourites are the sniper and mohawk, there is something reassuringly cocky about his pose.

Peter

Are they all going to get the horns too? Great to see some new stuff on this project.

Very characterful - can't wait to see your progress

PDH wrote:I assume the Enigma Zombie heads are 30mm - 32mm scale...how does that work with your small head fetish? Talking of small heads my Feb issue of White Dwarf arrived today you'll love the Blood Angel on the front!

They are not for this project - rather the =I=munda team or future =I=munda group. I mentioned, I will make them into masks/helmets, so they can be slightly larger. Size-wise they are the size of cadian IG sergeants head. That's how big most GW heads are.

I realised they were not for this project...I thought your small head fetish ran across projects. Good to hear Haag has not been forgotten though ....he probably needs an interrogator to lead his bunch of troopers too

Peter

Oh i need more.... MORE!!!!!

Ah, you're back, and you do not disappoint!

PDH wrote:I realised they were not for this project...I thought your small head fetish ran across projects. Good to hear Haag has not been forgotten though ....he probably needs an interrogator to lead his bunch of troopers too

Peter

You are rigth - It does, but for a gang of mutants, I also have tiny bodies with huge heads and everything in between These should sit nicely with some elite humans in the mix

Schedule update / re tournament

February goals:
- Finish the squad Spades
- build 5 desert operators to join some of the dunetwists for 3rd vet squad.
- build as much of squad Dons as possible.

In March paint those remaining 15 infantry, then April and May for a crazy build of 7 vehicles and airbrushing them factory style, but without skipping on quality.

The week in June before the tournament: Display base.

Totally doable - but then this weekend and start of the week I have again been unable to touch the brush. Too much work and family stuff

migsula wrote:Schedule update / re tournament

February goals:
- Finish the squad Spades
- build 5 desert operators to join some of the dunetwists for 3rd vet squad.
- build as much of squad Dons as possible.

In March paint those remaining 15 infantry, then April and May for a crazy build of 7 vehicles and airbrushing them factory style, but without skipping on quality.

The week in June before the tournament: Display base.

Totally doable - but then this weekend and start of the week I have again been unable to touch the brush. Too much work and family stuff

At least though you are giving yourself plenty of time to do it all.

You gave them great head man, I gotta say. Good to see what you have in the shop, and I really look forward to the watercolor effects you are doing.

Someday, someone needs to make a product line called "Small Head Fetish" that specializes in properly scaled 28mm heads for various model lines, with different hats, genders, etc.

Are you allowed to say that on Dakka Wehrkind?


Assume that should be plural!

Got all the equipment pouches and boots base coated. All the pants and jackets are completely done. Armor and guns and it's on to the fun stuff, ie. Everything after the basecolors which for these models are many and in fiddly places.

( as a complete side note, painting nine guys at a time really is impossible to many GD win calibre painters!! It really is a fundamental difference, though not many of them realize it at all. I also have friends who comment this stuff with a filter similar to their work when they paint at most 9 guys in a year )

I'm looking forward to some pics of them painted up. I love your approach to painting and color choice.

Wehrkind wrote:You gave them great head man, I gotta say.

I'm sorry?

migsula wrote:Got all the equipment pouches and boots base coated. All the pants and jackets are completely done. Armor and guns and it's on to the fun stuff, ie. Everything after the basecolors which for these models are many and in fiddly places.

( as a complete side note, painting nine guys at a time really is impossible to many GD win calibre painters!! It really is a fundamental difference, though not many of them realize it at all. I also have friends who comment this stuff with a filter similar to their work when they paint at most 9 guys in a year )

For us budding artists in the wargaming world who are inspired by your project it's hard to cut down and take time to make our toy-soldiers as characterful as yours. It's hard to find a balance between productivity and the vision in your head.

For the first time time in ages, Hammers been super energetic on the 40k front, it is really helping me too. I've now got all but one base color in place and shaded for washes and inks phase. So everything I do with paint is there sans markings that are coming next. after which it is time for pics.

I have an urge to build the desert spec ops, heavily inspired by Afghan operations, but finishing stuff is of paramount importance when you have a goal like we do! I plan to raise the bar a bit with the desert ops as I will only make five. I also need to find a good balance with modern day reference and that peculiar 40k visual layer that is quite something different.

Papa Nurgle has tried to stall my work with a vicious stomach flu. I just got well again and am off to a business trip tomorrow. I have started to paint the markings and have a pic of the squad sans wash and weathering to show how crucial they are for this style. Already waiting for next week and finally getting the squad done. Hopefully it's been worth the wait. Finishing 9 guys is a 50% increase on my force, so it should feel great.

sorry if this has been answered before but how large will this force be?

As ever, amazing models. Keep up the truly inspirational work.

The balance between productivity and the concept of the models/army is something I really struggle with. This blog is testament to what is possible.

How long would you say you've spent on the guard squad alone?

Deeply admire your work. Period.

On the discussion about concept/vision/productivity/quality: Imo the biggest problem here is that one needs to have a wide variety of skills most people would be happy to have one of. There are those rare hobbyists where everthing comes together. It's just like in every other discipline of arts, you have your prodigies and you have your normal guys. The key is hard work, iron will will finally take you there. 只要功夫深铁杵磨成针。 You just need to work hard to grind an iron rod to a needle.
Let's grind...

Disjointed Entity wrote:

Wehrkind wrote:You gave them great head man, I gotta say.

I'm sorry?

the perfect comment...couldn't put it any better. This just appealed to the teenage part of me so much!

We need some pictures migs!