Graven's Bloggit 4th October, prepare to Enter the Deadzone!

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**monkeytroll**

A few backs, couple of Fist bits and some creepy crawlies bagged up for you, provided I get stamps I'll post it tomorrow.

**inmygravenimage**

Cheers bud, you're a gent.

Needless to say, if any of y'all need anything, just lmk. (giraffex I haven't forgotten, just not a chance to rummage yet).

Abusing eBay, won some vehicle and dread bits; going to try get a mangled rhino and abuse that.

**GiraffeX**

inmygravenimage wrote:giraffex I haven't forgotten, just not a chance to rummage yet.

That's ok, I'm not really after any bits at the moment.

**inmygravenimage**

GiraffeX wrote:
inmygravenimage wrote:giraffex I haven't forgotten, just not a chance to rummage yet.

That's ok, I'm not really after any bits at the moment.

Well that's very kind of you, though the offer's there. I got your excellent bits package, along with that of monkeytroll. Eventually, I'll get some corpses done!

**BLACKHAND**

Hey bro, been off the forums for a while so I had no idea you were immortalising your readers with models, such a cool idea.

If you need any bits let me know

**inmygravenimage**

I've still got one of your quasi-nurgle heads, and someone else (apologies, I forget who) is throwing a fist pad my way. Any stray chaos bits appreciated because I'm a thieving rat.

I'm railing against the fact that I have almost no time between kids and work, and am struggling to get photos up. I'm thinking that, in the interim, I could do phone wip pics. Any suggestions of how best to upload them (I keep meaning to mention in nuts&bolts a facility to upload photos straight from phone - or is there a way?) eg make a private folder on Facebook or flickr or something?

**inmygravenimage**

A little thankyou update: I got a big pile o' stuff today, including night lord heads, fist pads, beasties and more. You guys are officially awesome. No modelling done as another trip with kid to doctor's. Ah, Wednesdays. It's not a trough, it's a peak.

**dantay_xv**

Hope the wee one is doing okay, just think Wednesdy is half the working week gone

**inmygravenimage**

Cheers mate. Seems happy enough, but still not sleeping great - which inevitably wakes his big brother, leading to the 3am sardine tin. Still, off work next week so even if sleep is minimal I at least don't have to function normally.
I'm going to try - really, I am - to get pics up tomorrow. Wife is caking so I'll be skivvy, but I'll be fiddling with the camera anyway. Fingers and more crossed!

**dantay_xv**

Oh, thats not so good, hope the wee one can settle down soon.

My wee lad Ben is a biit like that just now too, luckily i sleep right through it.

I like the sound of caking, i assume it is commission based work?

**inmygravenimage**

I was wrong, half 3 :( Apologies for feeling sorry for myself gang, and taking it out on y'all.
Anyway, they have neither work nor nursery today, so are having a lie-in, so... pictures!
Now I warn you in advance that these pictures are rubbish, even by my standards, as they're a rush job, but you hopefully at least get the sense of some of what's happening.
Actually, I'm a liar - pics will go up later - kids now up - but they are in my gallery. Later!

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O-Kay, where was I?

briancj sorcerer v Gk dread:

Planning on using the flamey possessed arm through the GKs legs and a 1k son head.

Yggdrasil's Alpha Legion v Karamazov

Debating putting a little snake on the base, too, but it's quite busy just now as it is. BTW, finecast Karamazov - a thing of beauty. Still a bit of beast to assemble, though.

Gitsplitta's Tzeentchy MW:

Hopefully despite rubbish photo you can see some of the damage, including the burst chest cable. That hole goes all the way through. I intend to use GK falchions and some scibor-y bits, too.

MeanGreenStompa's Flawless host:

There's the other half of that berserker leg! Silly, but I like.

Knightley's Knight of Blood:

Yes, this one's a bit extravagant in size, but hey, I don't do tourneys anyway.Oh how I like those multi-part berseker legs.

Last up: erithromycin's Dragon Warrior vs Brother Captain -

Flash demonstrates quite how heinous the mold lines on that box of TAGK were.

So, hopefully, despite low quality images, you can see finally some progress has been made. Thanks again to all of you who've contributed stuff to fuel the evil fires of my imagination.

Later, etc.,
graven

**Gitsplitta**

Wow graven... that's a lot of work.... really spiffy work! Nicely done my friend!

**Reaper Man 2020**

Cool work I can't wait to see how you are going to depict me at the feet of one of your Grey Knights! On another note we don't have kids yet and I must say with a lot of our friends having them and the horror stories the wife and I keep hearing we are starting to get a little alarm bell ringing in the back of our heads! When we asked one friend to describe parenthood he said, "In one word, Relentless!"

**inmygravenimage**

Grand! I think skulls will feature heavily for you.
@gits: thanks bud!
Little guy is gradually on the mend but my lack of sleep is leaving me slightly demented. Or rather, more so.

I realise I forgot to put a pic of the torso of farmboy's pretty purple Emperor's Children termie:

This is going on the base of the rifleman with the serpent tail on already, as he's doing his termies with sslyth tails.

Wife is a cakeasaurus, she does loads for family and friends alike - doing a bewb cake for her brother's birthday tomorrow just now. One vanilla bewb, one chocolate bewb. If only life were like that...

**Knightley**

Really digging the pose for the paladin/terminator over my corpse

**monkeytroll**

Lots of stuff. Good stuff too.

Impressed you can still get this done with possessed imps stealing all your sleep. Hope he has a speedy recovery.

And hey, you may have not slept in 8 weeks and spend 84% of your time covered in vomit, but your wife makes chocolate boob cakes. It's not all bad

**GiraffeX**

They are all looking very good so far.

**inmygravenimage**

Hey folks,
So owing to the novelty of sleep (woo!) I feel astoundingly human today. I've added some new pics, and also there's now a list of all Chaos legions - this is as much so I can keep track as anything else!

I was moaning to the wife that I haven't painted in anything in 2 months, and she commented that I've been building and spraying, so I'm going to stop whingeing and show y'all some pics.

Spoiler:

So if there's a legion not yet taken, and you fancy it, lmk! More generally, C&C as ever appreciated!

graven

**Gathering Storm**

Wow, those are really cool. I'm looking forwards to your interpretation of the Chaos Mantis (Horned Locust) and the other corpses. It's quite an inspired idea to look for volunteers to become the victims of your GK.

**Gitsplitta**

Cool beans graven... nice work mate! You *have* been busy...

**inmygravenimage**

Gathering Storm wrote:Wow, those are really cool. I'm looking forwards to your interpretation of the Chaos Mantis (Horned Locust) and the other corpses. It's quite an inspired idea to look for volunteers to become the victims of your GK.

That an offer?

what do you fancy being?

Gitsplitta wrote:Cool beans graven... nice work mate! You *have* been busy...

Gracias amigo. It doesn't really feel like much progress, oddly. Onwards, nonetheless!

**Miss Dee**

Can I shoot one in the nuts?

**inmygravenimage**

Quality idea there from the lady!
@ Gathering Storm: I'm thinking thunder barons? Khorne loving, amulet hunting madmen. With sodding great hammers, clearly. Also storm-thunder fits, no?

**monkeytroll**

It may not feel like it, but you have been a busy boy

There's some lovely builds there man, and locusts for the MW? Inspired

Your knoghts are going to look awesome with this much carnage surrounding them

eidt: ...and so will your knights

**Lord Kaesar II**

Say.... if you're still taking volunteers to be mutilated chaos boyz, I don't reckon I could be represented by a dwoned Angle of Ecstasy? And some drug juice/ feathers wouldn't hurt either...

Making an occasional return, Kaesar II

**inmygravenimage**

Consider it done. Well, on the list

Thanks for your encouragement folks. Some more progress has been made - Miss Dee done after flash of inspiration, giraffex's head with fabulous tongue, claw for monkeytroll and even some PAINT on a couple of weeping angels for Gitsplitta and Njal the Weatherman for the gms which are very, very overdue. I've also made up a new tub of basing grit - dull, but be necessary - to go towards the priming of the

bodies...

**Knightley**

That's a lot of building going down. How on earth will you get through it all?

One answer....

Sacrifices...

Paint for the paint god

**endtransmission**

Wow, that's a big list of people you're killing off there!

I realised I forgot to put the chaos bits in with your delivery... when they resurface I'll stick them in the post.

**Miss Dee**

I found a NL power sword if ya need it

**inmygravenimage**

^ Left or right arm? Nut shooting is right chainsword left just now. Mind you, I'd not say no either way, I can always chop.

@endtransmission: no worries, whenever. My marine bits box has had to be hastily reorganised anyway to accomadate the bounty.

@Knightley: tell me about it... I'm hoping that, as quite a small part of force as a whole, I'll knuckle down to it.