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I really like those Dark Eldar! Great color scheme and the details looks amazing! I'm always looking for ways to speed paint things which look decent. I wish I could do what you can...

wow, that chapterhouse stuff is pretty sweet.

A question about your speed red, though. If you're going from straight red to straight blaze orange doesn't that make your reds look really... orange?

I know digital cameras take to red like cats take to being slathered in canola oil, but in my mind it would seem so.

Wow, thanks everyone! lots of people on today! Yep, the CH stuff is great quality and really easy to fit well, and for you Ailaros, I don't tend to go from straight red to orange, I do one mix in between and then wash with baal red at the end which brings it together and hides any blend marks I kinda don't know what ones I like better between the new flesh eaters and the DE? i'll wait until i get more done! I quite enjoy bouncing between the two armies! I can't wait until I can paint the tank some tomorrow!

Thanks again everyone for taking the time to see what i'm up to! i'll respond with more when i'm not at work! Shhhhh!


Nerdfest09

Those LR doors are SOOOOOOOO COOL!!!!! OHMYGOD!!!!!!!1

Me thinks you forgot the ammo feed



Also, awesome tat dude, really like it. In fact I think it´s the best damn tat that I have ever seen. 10 points!

Nope didn't forget it dude! :-) I just didn't dummy it on for the test pics! it's waiting ready to attatch, I did more work on the Landraider today just waiting to get home and pop some pics on here....

It's all getting exciting now!.... I may have to sell my Sallies i painted and work just on the Flesh Eaters! I know, Blashpemy!.... :-)

What, selling the sallies?
Well if you really must then let me be the first to get the chance of buying.

Or else paint up some minis for me and get dough in return for a flesh eater army lol

Well if you are interested in the sallies i've done so far, just ask :-) I believe your birthday is soon?.....

Those LR doors are sick!

Now with more Landraider! not exactly sure where i'm going with this one as far as highlighting goes but i'll wing it and see where i end up, here's a good half hour work, mostly masking stuff up, needs a fair amount of touching up on the metallics but it's at least got some forward motion now.

as usual, comments/feedback always listened too







And these are the passengers for the LR, nothing much to date just getting ready for a wash.


I like this shot, it shows the marines colours better, I did it to get a feel for where to highlight and how bright to go compared to these guys, so if i can get the LR to match the armour then i'll be stoked! looking forward to days off again, I'm going to work on a few bare heads, i have the notion in my head that a few more than you normally see remove them to smell the blood in the air and feel it's warm caress as it runs down their face in glorious combat! i'll attempt to give them all some stubble and a rougher looking visage than most of the ones i've done.


Peace out, keep painting.

Nerdfest09

Amazing how good they look on the LR!

Do you use the Hairspray method for weathering or something of the sort? Only reason i ask is you have what looks like bubbling of paint at ur weathering. it might not be bubbling and im just seeing thing...

Also Nice Models and Tat...

Who.

Thanks saky, glad you like them as much as i do! :-)

@who, I use masking liquid to weather and leave some smaller parts under the paint, I looked at heavy machines and how it looked and they had slightly bubbled paint on some parts where the rust or water had leaked into the paint, i usually have the metal underneath more weathered and rusty but decided against it this time and then promptly did everything else the same! :-) whoops, never mind, i hope you can forgive my oversight!

NF09

The weathering on that LR looks good I think. But are you going to put some dirt on it as well? Not too much I hope - but some dirt/mud on the tracks (and/or lower part of hull) could look good.

I do have some westhering powders and might add some light dust along the treads and lower edges, but i don't want to go overboard and have it look too far removed from the marines in the army, so it'll still be fairly 'clean' :-) but yes i shall try some.

NF09

Damo sorry been away from your blog for a while . Ok first nice tat!! Also your FT build looking awsome, like you mentioned to me on my blog I had to look and see great turorial on your steps on painting them up. The CH bits and Scibor really makes that LR awsome.

As you saw I am building a BA army for sale to fund fasteddie and my hobby addiction to GW. I am going with master Eggroll's style of painting and it fits my airbrush style.
Well sorry for not keeping up with your blog and keep up with the great work you been doing!!

Teeny tiny update timey! I got some bits in the mail and managed to assemble my captain who will be a 'counts as' Seth, using his rules, I love the fact that if your opponent rolls a one he exploits the opening and basically kicks them in the balls or gives them a nice headbutt! I've armed him with twin claws as I felt this would be good representing the whirlwind of gore attack seth can do with his massive chainsword and plus it looks great! I'll be working on some bare heads this week so i'll get some painted and then post up pics so we can choose the correct head for our nasty little captain here!



I did something else a bit different too, i wanted to paint my heavy flamer template, so I did, I put some water on it and then dropped yellow ink on the narrow part and dark red on the fat end then using a soft brush I kind of swirled them together, then with a crumpled tissue I blotted off the excess which left the tide marks in a random pattern and made it look like billowing flame, all up it only took 5 minutes!



as you can probably tell, I'm starting to get into the swing of it again and i'll be updating again later this week, I'm also working on a project for a mate of mine and as I get some more paint on them i'll see if i can show you guys as well.

Keep your brush moist dudes!

Nerdfest09

Been away from this blog for too long. Glad to see you return to the marines. *cough *cough doors near the front, weapons on in the back...even I as a hobbyist know that Don't players throw hissy fits over that one inch?

lol, thanks Eggy, good to see you back here! I know some do throw the proverbial hissy! over the doors but I don't want my marines disembarking right smack in front of one of the best weapons in the game! :-) and none of my mates really care anyway! so when are you busting some more greatness out?

Dude, you know how fun it would be to just get together for a week sitting at a table painting minis and talking crap?
To bad you live beyond the end of the world and I dont have 80 days to fly a balloon

Ha! 80 days and a balloon! :-) it would totally be worth it too! a whole week of slacking off talking crap and living the hobby life! good thing we're both spritely young uns and it may well happen one day! lets hope by then i've actually finished an army! ....

Eggroll wrote:Been away from this blog for too long. Glad to see you return to the marines. *cough *cough doors near the front, weapons on in the back...even I as a hobbyist know that Don't players throw hissy fits over that one inch?

On the Redeemer? Damo actually has it right, the flamestorms go in front. The Crusader and Godhammer are rear, as are the Helios and Prometheus, though the Achilles is forward as well.

Thanks Whalemusic, I didn't realise they were the configurations for all the mk's, it's a cool bit of info to have up my sleeve for future plans...... and there will be plans... oh yes.....

Yeah, they all have "proper" set ups. The Ares is also up front, but requires some major conversion as there is no kit, and the Terminus Ultra has the Las cannon up front and the normal LR Twin Linker in the rear. I think that's all the current modern style LR variants (official ones anyways).

nerdfest09 wrote:Thanks saky, glad you like them as much as i do! :-)

@who, I use masking liquid to weather and leave some smaller parts under the paint, I looked at heavy machines and how it looked and they had slightly bubbled paint on some parts where the rust or water had leaked into the paint, i usually have the metal underneath more weathered and rusty but decided against it this time and then promptly did everything else the same! :-) whoops, never mind, i hope you can forgive my oversight!

NF09

I have no problem with it I was just wondering what the Tech was you used... like i said the hair spray leaves the same bubbles and look. this way still looks great and its the Tech that you are use to using there is no reason ask for forgiveness. Keep up the good work.

Thanks Who, :-) i've since started (only just though) highlighting the edges of the tank, I've also prepped and primed a bunch of bare heads and organized some more Flesh eaters to painted up tomorrow! I'll finish the LR before I finalize the weathering on it so i may attempt some more on that as well.

wish me painting luck! :-)

Neat job on that flamer template. Really turned out well.

Hey guys how's everyone going? I'm feeling good, I appear to have some of my painting mojo back! it's now back to where it should be! drifting off to sleep and thoughts of what i'm painting tomorrow dance through my mind I've got 3 projects on the go and i'm still happy with my progress, today was planned as only painting my bare heads, which I duly did, some i feel i painted well while others just don't quite feel right, don't get me wrong i'm happy with how they look or I wouldn't be showing you but I may re visit a couple to touch up some parts mainly some eyes need a bit more attention, depends how I feel when they are on a marine

Which brings me to my next question for you! I also managed to about 90% finish my master! he's just got the tidy up details to go and he'll be all done and ready to use Seth's rules to kick my best mate in the nuts BUT, what head suits him best? I've painted 5 today and have taken a pic of them all resting in the armour with corresponding letters, can i please get your opinions as to which one looks best? i'd like reasons too if you have them, I've got 2 in my mind I like but I think it'll be good to see what you all think first which head best suits a chapter master with a penchant for extreme kick assery .

firstly the armour to date, should be done tomorrow:


Now onto the heads:











I wait with anticipation on your responses! lets get this party started!

Nerdfest09

I like the first one the best. Might just be the paintjob but I think it's the most suitable. Last one isn't bad either. Also, you really really really need to clean the flash off the end of the claw - it's very noticeable in the first pic w/o any head attached.

Keep dreaming and planning the paintjobs

Either A or E for me. The others seem a little young looking for my taste.