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Non-stop awesomess from you...

Do you take commisions?

feth thats awesome

MajorTom11 wrote:Non-stop awesomess from you...

Do you take commisions?

Thanks though no, I don't do commissions. I only paint for fun and doing this as a job would definitely take some of the fun out of it.


Well I managed to finish off my third vindicator last night and took some pics but the camera ran out of juice as I was about to transfer the pics. Had to wait till this morning for the battery to finish charging and transfer the pictures. The leftmost vindi is the one I initially painted and I can't remember if I gloss varnished it or not - judging from the pics, I didn't. The other two looks shinier in the picture but in person, they have a more matte finish as they've all been sprayed with dull cote. The shininess in the pics is probably from my otte light bulb which is positioned to the right of the pic. One on the right is also missing its headlamps which unfortunately is the way the unit came when I bought it off someone. Anyway, here is the line breaker:


Also, another pic of all the armor I've painted so far:

Stunning. The weathering and grime is well done and adds a lot to the finished models.

One of the best BA armies I have ever seen.

i also like that even though it is BA you aren't just focusing on all the new hotness but are doing lots of core units and models: dreads, rhinos, tanks, tactical marines, etc.

This seems to suggest you love the army/chapter itself and not just what the band wagon crowd and army jumpers are excited about...

That's a lot of vindicators.

i wasn't a fan at first, but i am glad that i kept scrolling though... this is some very good stuff!
just one question about the varnishing. could you give a little more detail about what varnishes you use and how you use them. i have always been a little bit scared to varnish, read too many horror stories about bubbling and dulling of the paint job... but it is such a necessary step in the process.
again. great stuff! can't wait to see what you do next.

i REAAAAAAAAAALLY want to know how you have done the weathering on the Dozer blades. it just look so sexy.

So you don't actually play....just paint? I bet you could ebay this army when your done to finance your next project if you wanted....this would move fast!

CT GAMER wrote:
i also like that even though it is BA you aren't just focusing on all the new hotness but are doing lots of core units and models: dreads, rhinos, tanks, tactical marines, etc.

This seems to suggest you love the army/chapter itself and not just what the band wagon crowd and army jumpers are excited about...

Thanks. I'm more of a collector/hobbyist so I picked the army I felt was the most aesthetically pleasing. Also a big fan of red though not in the bright hues BA armies are painted by GW. Not sure exactly what the band wagon crowd paints but I've got just about every possible unit for the BA's purchased so I'm sure I'll be painting them soon

kukuchik wrote:i wasn't a fan at first, but i am glad that i kept scrolling though... this is some very good stuff!
just one question about the varnishing. could you give a little more detail about what varnishes you use and how you use them. i have always been a little bit scared to varnish, read too many horror stories about bubbling and dulling of the paint job... but it is such a necessary step in the process.
again. great stuff! can't wait to see what you do next.

I use Krylon Gloss varnish. It's really cheap (about 3 bucks a can) and never had any frosting problems. I'll apply one or two coats of this followed by one or two coats of testors dull cote. Again no problems with frosting on the dull cote in any weather. I'm from Vancouver and it rains here 80% of the year and dull cote has always worked flawlessly. I tried Army Painter Matte Varnish as well but that frosted almost right away, even when doing it indoors so I would avoid that.

Matrim wrote:i REAAAAAAAAAALLY want to know how you have done the weathering on the Dozer blades. it just look so sexy.

Weather for the blades is first shaded by airbrush. Then I pick out large scratches along the edges with black, filled in with boltgun metal. Then I do a drybrush of edges with boltgun metal to further pick out the edges and show more wear. Finally the dirt is stippled on using a large brush with Calthan Brown. Very easy and since I don't use any pigments, it's all tabletop friendly.

Red Corsair wrote:So you don't actually play....just paint? I bet you could ebay this army when your done to finance your next project if you wanted....this would move fast!

No, never played a game in my life though I'm open to the possibility later on once I get more of the army painted. Right now I"m just a hobbyist/collector and would never think about ebaying this army. Spending too much time and effort to sell it off right now. Money isn't an issue with me since I work full time at a well paying job.

Eggroll wrote:Got some work done this weekend on the heavy weapons which I've had sitting around for at least 2 weeks now. Went for OSL on the plasma and LC guys:



closeup shot of the 4


Finally, I got about $600 worth of stuff coming in the mail in the next few weeks, I'm buying models faster than I can paint them!

holyyyy ****! i still cant get over how beautiful that glow is! wow just wow

@Egg: Just invested in an airbrush myself in order to helm me maximize my limited painting time & progress on my space marine army. Your blog is both inspirational *and* instructional... thanks so much for documenting your progress and process.

Gits

P.S. Your plasma cores are tremendous, best I've ever seen actually.

Boo for no commisions lol! I can paint, but it takes me forever and you seem to churn them out pretty quick to great quality! oh well...

So what is next for you??

Love your style bro.

Gitsplitta wrote:@Egg: Just invested in an airbrush myself in order to helm me maximize my limited painting time & progress on my space marine army. Your blog is both inspirational *and* instructional... thanks so much for documenting your progress and process.

Not a problem, I'm happy to share my experiences. Good luck with your airbrush. First few months might be hard trying to get used to it and learning the techniques but once you have a handle on its use and maintenance, the amount of time it'll save you and quality of results will definitely be worth it!

MajorTom11 wrote:Boo for no commisions lol! I can paint, but it takes me forever and you seem to churn them out pretty quick to great quality! oh well...

So what is next for you??

Ah, well actually I think I'm quite slow. I only manage to do about 1-2 vehicles a week. I've got a ton of models lined up for painting, still need to finish off my furioso dreadnought, then have Dante and Corbolo to do. After that, I might look into assembling one of the dozen or so boxes of SM BA units I bought earlier. I buy faster than I can paint!

lol, my problem exactly, which is how I end up asking talented buggers like yourself if they are available to help me get through it lol!

1-2 vehicles a week !!! Im lucky if i can can through half a tank in that time... i think its because i just jump from one thing to another

Kitbashed an TLAC cannon turrent tonight for a razorback. Not sure where all the parts came from, mostly from the DA ravenwing upgrade sprue...here's the result:


Also took some pics of my display case. Got my BA on the 2nd level of my Ikea Detolf. Running out of room and had to move the Drop Pod to the third level. Still missing my dreadnought as it's on loan to the LFGS after winning a painting contest.


Here's a shot of my top level - just a random mix of all kinds of models from various ranges:

beautiful work, i wish you took commissions, i would love one model with that plasma glow!

What set does your plasma marine's right arm come from? I want to convert one like that but I have yet been able to track down that bit.

boo Cygnar...oh no wait some Khador, yeah...

Don't know about the rest of your subs but if you ever have a slow painting day and fancy showing of some close ups of that top shelf I'd be a very happy bunny.

Very impressive progress as ever Egg.

Lennysmash wrote:boo Cygnar...oh no wait some Khador, yeah...

Don't know about the rest of your subs but if you ever have a slow painting day and fancy showing of some close ups of that top shelf I'd be a very happy bunny.

Very impressive progress as ever Egg.

Thanks Lenny. You're in luck, I still have some shots of some of the WM models in my photobucket:

Vladimir:
http://i805.photobucket.com/albums/yy333/eggrollsw/Vladimir.jpg

Kommander Irusk:
http://i805.photobucket.com/albums/yy333/eggrollsw/Supreme-Kommandant-Irusk1.jpg
http://i805.photobucket.com/albums/yy333/eggrollsw/Supreme-Kommandant-Irusk2.jpg

Hammersmith:
http://i805.photobucket.com/albums/yy333/eggrollsw/hammersmith1.jpg
http://i805.photobucket.com/albums/yy333/eggrollsw/hammersmith2.jpg
http://i805.photobucket.com/albums/yy333/eggrollsw/hammersmith3.jpg

I hate you so f***ing much.

l33tninj4 wrote:What set does your plasma marine's right arm come from? I want to convert one like that but I have yet been able to track down that bit.

The arm is from the missile launcher in a devastator/tactical squad. Basically, it's the left arm of the marine that's used to brace the launcher.

Eggroll wrote:

l33tninj4 wrote:What set does your plasma marine's right arm come from? I want to convert one like that but I have yet been able to track down that bit.

The arm is from the missile launcher in a devastator/tactical squad. Basically, it's the left arm of the marine that's used to brace the launcher.

I know about that arm, I was inquiring about the arm holding the plasma gun.

What airbrush do you use? This is just full of awesome-ness. I love your take on the blood angels, very dark colors. Great job.

Awesome work my good man. I would be so tempted to turn off the lights and see if those devastators glowed in the dark

l33tninj4 wrote:

Eggroll wrote:

l33tninj4 wrote:What set does your plasma marine's right arm come from? I want to convert one like that but I have yet been able to track down that bit.

The arm is from the missile launcher in a devastator/tactical squad. Basically, it's the left arm of the marine that's used to brace the launcher.

I know about that arm, I was inquiring about the arm holding the plasma gun.

It's a normal arm that normally holds a bolter cut up and reposed so it's straight.

brush_slip wrote:What airbrush do you use? This is just full of awesome-ness. I love your take on the blood angels, very dark colors. Great job.

I use an Iwata Revolution BR. It's only about 100 bucks so it's quite cheap but dual action with gravity feed cup. thinking about upgrading to a new airbrush soon, might get an infinity.

kenshin620 wrote:Awesome work my good man. I would be so tempted to turn off the lights and see if those devastators glowed in the dark

thanks!

This topic is a pictorial argument to make me buy an airbrush.

There are absolutely amazing figures and i can safely say they are amount the best WH40k armies i ever saw.

This thread is full of inspiration. I have just started to paint a blood angel army, they were my first touch to 40k about 20 years ago and same as you I'm going to collect and paint them with gaming as secondary goal.

This is a great thread for great looking army, thanks for sharing.

Haven't had an update lately since I got Fallout New Vegas. It's been sucking up all my painting time. I did manage to get some painting in this past week to finish off my DC rhino. Quite happy how it turned out with the skulls on the top and rear hatches. Also working on Brother Corbulo which should be done in the next day or so.