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So many tiny tanks! The little rhinos are quite cute.

Thanks amazingturtles!

And now something completely different:
Playing around with skirmish game kitbashes of northstars Barbarians II, warlords project Z moderns, and even a little wargames atlantic spacenam.
Heavy gunner, not sure how to deal with the overlapped gun-gonna need filler on the shoulder, but also need chest access...

Re-using what was going to be mordheim filler:

And a few more to with:

Still not sure what system or genre I'm going for, know I want a longarm on that double hander, but not sure if rifle, or GW style special weapon. May also do a few more later...

Got the shadowswords done:


Just some artillery to go for my original GW stuff, though thinking about doing the epic tourney at Fall-In in November, which'd need a bit more.

Also did some slings and fill work on the barbarians:


And finally got to the eldar basing, at least sculpts:


Keeping moving, see where it goes..

Tuesday paint night progress, almost ready to prime the gun-ladies:


Dropped a few more colors on the crocodile hero:



And dropped some blacks on the rhinos and started in on some basilisks:


And then this evening, got some more base work on the eldar done:


Lotta stuff on the go, try to get it all done this month.

I look forward to seeing where you go with those kitbashes.

I also like the non-standard color choices on the Eldar. I don't think I've ever seen such bright colors on a Death Jester.

Thanks JoshinJapan, honestly started with the swooping hawk, going for a dawn/dusk theme, and then just worked those colors from there. Honestly knew the jester was a harlequin, but not what kind (and not a huge eldar player so didn't know typical schemes), so went kinda bright and typical harlequin.

Speaking of, finished the eldar:

Some more progress. Got the first set of war ladies primed up, though no actual layers:


And of course immediately started in on building a few more:

Assaulter/demo


To-be comms lady and medic gnoll. Comms lady had the HQ cadians radio pack but was too big, gotta find my squad voxes or maybe see if my bolt action americans have something.

Some closups of the gnoll with arms and guns added:


And also some progress onnthe rhinos and bassies, getting close:


Almost through the genuine GW stuff, need to order my chimeras for the steel legion to maybe do them up before fall in for a tourney. On the other hand, tempted by more warmaster...

Quick Tuesday paint night update. Started some more salamanders since the other group is almost finished:


Should finish off my initial rhino needs, round out two predator formations, and let me do some vindicator attachments.

Also started the paint on the warladies, still feeling out colors:

Playing a bit with flesh tones, hopefully can make them both look good and feel distinct. The shotgunner got a verdaccio experiment with hellgrün, then sand for flesh, while the other two tans are just sand, while the pinks are reapers fair skin.
Gotta hurry about those a bit for the challenge, but should make it!

Little more progress. Just need the red and yellow freehand on the rhinos, then basing:


And the final edge highlight on the bassies, maybe with one light black wash on the guns.

And both the basilisks and rhinos are done:
Basilisks:



And the rhinos:



On to the steel legion infantry I think, though at some point, really need to get those challenge models done, only have two weeks...

Legion Imperialis looking sharp, great edge highlights. Love to see the Crocodile Games mascot, did you back the Crocodile Queen Kickstarter?

Thanks! Actually, the basilisks are the old epic armageddon ones, and the rhinos are 3d prints in matching scale to epic. I am likely to pick legions up though, and probably use the steel legion stuff with it at least.

And yep! Backed the croc queen kickstarter. Eventually I may get a second wargods army done...

Loving all these 6mm tanks, lookit those tiny Aquila’s on the rhinos! Amazing. Looks like so much fun.

Thanks theCrowe, they were fun, and surprisingly easy--made a triangle, then just went back in with the dark grey to rough out tails and heads, and minor feather lines.

Also, fun with tiny infantry:

Doing the time honored "your 28mm army, but small" with some stuff from microworld, so the ratlings ride again. Still trying to find a good way to get things laid out and painted, probably doing the sand over milliput.

Set up some more stands of rats to paint, filling out an infantry company (and bases for chimeras):


Also did the filling on the gnoll for the skirmishers:

Also decided they weren't getting done in time for the challenge, so cranked out a quick demon, playing with skin colors and a bit more limited palette:
(Naked demon under spoiler)


Just gotta finish basing. Don't think its my best work, but don't hate it.

Finished up the demon:

(Naked demon spoiler)


And did a quick test mini for the rat infantry, needs basing paint, but liking how its going. Now just to do it 12 more times:


Also got one of the gun ladies mostly done at paint night, but forgot to take pictures. Hopefully once its based!

Li'l rats coming out nice. What do you call a squad of rats? A sneak? A squeak? A scurry?

Thanks Don Qui Hotep, and I'd probably lean towards a nest...
Progress on their first 12 buddies:


also finished up one of the lady gunners, not sure when I'll get to the others:




And started the challenge model for this month:


Think I'm going to jump on some shatterpoint after thats done...

Tuesday paint night update:
Some more progress on the rhinos:


Some more colors down on the rats, getting there, finish dark reds, do the bright reds, and lots of cleanup before washes:


And the challenge model with base colors down, now for highlights:


We'll see how the month goes...

Started highlights on the vulture, mostly on the skirt, and some metallics, but just a shade so far on the skin. Realizing the belt is actually faces, not sure what I'm going to do with it now. Probably just keep it black, assume he dyed them when he tanned.

Got the vulture done, need better pics, but out of the way:




Made some progress on the ladies warband:


And the 6mm rats just need a touch of freehand on the banners, and some base work:




Hopefully up next once I clear these, a bit of star wars, and not sure, titans or spaceboats maybe..
And some of that base cleanup done:

Rats done as they'll be, bar me maybe going back for some freehand.


Just need some transports for them, got them out and cleaned, but not primed yet, and hitting the end of my gas for this push. May do them and my manticores andnthen jump to something else, or just jump directly.

Paint night was mostly assembly on the shatterpoint models I have, probably up next, but forgot photos and not much to see yet. Also gave in, ordered some 3d printed 75mm cheesecake models to play with larger scales, but that'll be a bit.

Oh, yeah, should probably post here. Progress on the shatterpoint bounty hunters:

Still just sketching colors

Some primed 6mm tanks as chimeras to be, because my brain is terrible at letting go:

And saturday night into sunday I skipped working on all that and just painted a random space marine:


Really could have done the armor smoother and some better freehand choices, but for a sub 24 hour store to display case model, I'm okay with them.

I am continually amazed at the sheer breadth of your hobbying. So much variety!

Also, the freehand emblem and flames on the SM are top notch.

Thanks JoshinJapan! Keeps my brain fresh and willing to do things! Glad the emblems worked, wasn't sure on the salamanders emblem.

Also, more random stuff!
Game shop had a funsy jack o lantern painting at paint night. At first I mostly carved and painted a pretty conventional one, but then I cracked a joke about the halloween moose, so...

Also did some more 6mm salamanders work, mostly down to base and freehand:

And some more base colors on the chimeras:

Returning to the ork escorts to try to clear some space in my travel bag:

And inching forward on the shatterpoint:

Slowly getting there.

Finished the latest batch of salamander tanks:



And also the lizardman monthly store model from a bit back that was waiting on basing:



Now to just get the shatterpoint and chimeras done...

More tuesday paint night stuff. Did a little bit on the chimera, finished out a second color:

Started some new salamanders:


And started playing with colors for my planned legions imperialis emperors children:

About three layers vallejo fluro purple, needs contrasting color, not sure I like the effect to effort ratio though.

But most of the time was taking a AEG Clan War nezumi I picked up sunday at a swap meet bare metal to mostly done, just needs basing and maybe some small touches:


Need to swap to some storage building this week for fall-in, so not sure any is getting done this month, but still, feels good to get some progress.

Got a bit distracted and a bit sick, but lotta stuff finished.
Got the Nezumi based:



Nice little distraction, could have used more work on the tablet on his chest. Ah well.

Got the Chimeras fully painted up and based:


Painted up some canvas tops for them that were included, decided to skip installing them for now. Just needs some hydras and aircraft to be an OK ish tourney army, and just need my manticores and maybe an old metal warhound depending on how I'm counting done to have the whole of my original set of models for Epic:A done (still got plenty of recently bought stuff to go through though)


And since the ex-roommate is feeling Kill Team-y, assembled some Ravagers to maybe use for that:

We'll see if that goes anywhere.

Paint night, went somewhere:

Still rough, and a bit less than half the team, but liking where its going.

Also some nice progress on the manticores:

And a little more on the latest marines batch in 6mm:


Obviously won't be done in October but a nice start into November.

Bit slow on the week, prepping for Fall In, but a fair bit of painting there, taking a bunch of hobby U classes.
Some barbed wire sections from aviation check wire, black washed craft stick, mdf, and herbed flock:

Quick, but useful method the guy had, may try something similar with toothpicks for smaller scale.
Also had a skin painting class, produced this guy:

Happy enough with the results to paint it further, getting to here:

Also found an old soft plastic battlemaster:

Did him up in a vaguely DCMS scheme. Not happy with the green, was trying to show the scales, but they were very shallow, and didn't lile taking paint. Pics from once I got home, next to the celt from the 'learning to use speedpaint' class:


Also did some freehand on it.

Was also a ship painting class, though in many ways was more a base making class, fun enough:



Also got my first game of wargods of aegyptus in finally, fun little scenario of retreive the body parts of the dark harbringer while his lieutenants kept popping out the sand, though sadly about half the sheilds on the spear ladies popped off, will have to get to that soon. Next up, possibly more of the goats, maybe an upcoming titan bash..