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Those bases really contrast well against all the nurgley goodness. Well done. I've only completed one model in the time you've been churning these out (posted in my thread at least)

You've inspired me though. Got some Gal Vorbak possessed up next.

Crikey, you make me feel lazy with my efforts.
This topic is fantastic though, especially teaching us about the clay.

I'm especially partial to the really big gray model in the back. Such a high quality piece of work, you must have labored over it for ages.

On a serious note, this is well done, and it's impressive how far you've went with your recycled bits of marines. They look pretty sweet, and the bases are a nice touch, if I do say so myself.

 2BlackJack1 wrote:
I'm especially partial to the really big gray model in the back. Such a high quality piece of work, you must have labored over it for ages.

On a serious note, this is well done, and it's impressive how far you've went with your recycled bits of marines. They look pretty sweet, and the bases are a nice touch, if I do say so myself.

Yeah the Grey King... He used to be the Silver Prince but his coat has faded a bit, and a new family member of a slightly orange-er! variety has taken on his little epithet. We call him the Cremesicle Prince. IRL Cannibal (grey) and Ruckus (orange). When they decide to enter play you don't have to roll for reserves and they can enter on any turn. When they enter play all models on the table are immediately subject to the 52 pick-up usr. That's kinda like the card game. Even if only 2d6 fail the Cat Daemons still win...

...you can see the victory in their smug little faces.

Thank you for the compliments! I appreciate that. To be honest when I showed the guy who traded them how bad the Marines were damaged, and the recast, he made good and gave me more stuff to compensate. He got a good deal from me, so it all worked out in the end. I gave him a ton of dwarf stuff, plus an old book. So, I guess I can nix the trade disaster headlne, lol.

Yeah that clay guys. I'd like to see a pro take a whack at the stiffer darwi and see what they come up with.

Here is a little shot of the biker...

And the list I made of steps. 12 plus layers on the mini, and 11 layers on the bases. All done with a wash technique, or at least very thin layers of paint. I dunno the terminology!

Edit: I suppose some of what I was doing could be called glazing. For some parts like the bone wash over the armour panels I thinned the paint only a little and tried to keep the stuff on the high areas and not let it run down into the edges.

Got little bit more done on the bike lord.

Now just a final strong tone wash, some bone detail wash and then his face. Maybe a bit more black on his boots and hair, some more pink in his topknot?

Then of course the base. This one will be a little different....

Done.

Group photo!

heavy! looking cool! it looks on most parts like the stuff you find underneath a scab...pus all over...well done^^

and thanks for the compliment about the bases...but it was definitely 100% your work...my hands stayed entirely unsullied^^

Thanks Vik. I'm glad you like em!

Anyway here is the next raft...

I feel like I can do these blokes all at once to speed things up. Most of the washes are all-over layers so I don't think it will slow me down much.

Plus when you're priming with a brush you kinda have to use up all the paint you've poured! Lol


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Also, for Zim...

... I was wondering if a billowing smoke effect would look cool or just be too much?

I was thinking I could paint up a cotton ball and have it coming out the back of the bike and a bit around the gun

I think the oily billowing will be great in theme! When you use cotton wool then you should before soak the wool with pva...or like a friend did, he used a kitchen sponge and pulled an appropriate chunk of it to form smoke..., I' ll link you later his work...

Okay!

On a time crunch... Watch this...



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I wanna game with these dudes soon, so I'm sitting down and not getting up until the army is finished.

That being said now I'm waiting for paint to dry... Lol


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 Viktor von Domm wrote:
I think the oily billowing will be great in theme! When you use cotton wool then you should before soak the wool with pva...or like a friend did, he used a kitchen sponge and pulled an appropriate chunk of it to form smoke..., I' ll link you later his work...

Thinking about it more, I have to come up with a way to make the smoke removable. It would just get mangled otherwise...

Oh crikey, you can go faster than this?

What you've achieved so far is fantastic. Especially the bike.

Well its really not that much more than the first 7. Zim didn't get started until I started painting bases.

I imagine I can have them all done tonight, barring any imperial entanglements...

That's the trick though ain't it?

Lol!

Thanks by the way! I'm really stoked about this project.


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Update!

So I am at the "subtle yellow stage" on the PMs. Termie Lord just got the purple blotches but his base is almost done.

You know I was thinking as well. I could potentially run the Termie Lord as a Mutie, and throw in another Chaos Lord or even a Sorc...

Possibilities possibilities!

Would give me another mini to paint on the meantime...


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Pics or it didn't happen I know, but I'm zonked! Already layin down, not getting back up, lol.

I got the other 2 squads 90% done. A few more things and then bases. Same thing with the Termie Lord. His base is done though. Kept them separate this time.

looking cool. Can't wait to see the whole group done, especially when you move onto the hellbrutes.

Wow! That lord looks fantastic.

Almost there!


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Thanks for the compliments folks!

The last few technically could use some more love, but they will do for now.

The fires of battle await!

Alright. I'm digging out Dark Vengeance, some marines, tanks, and guardsmen and totally stealing this idea. Making the Crimson slaughter nurgle-y will be a fun little challenge . Thanks for this!

Chaos Dreads came in the mail yesterday. They are soaking in the brine right now.

Mwuhahahaha!

Okay, well...

Time for an update I guess...

Not to happy with the Termie Lord. I am going to redo his base and bring him up higher.

His legs are so out of place if he stands flat on either foot it looks like he is doing the can-can. I mean, yeah its a fun army, but not thaaat kind of fun...

... Line dancing Chaos Terminators is probably more for MATD/CNN

So if you're looking for that, click over to that channel, this one is just for serious Plague Marine talk!


....meow!

*smirks* well he looks like he has some dump taking issues .
also... are his fingers supposed to be tentacles? the way they´re facing now it must be pretty hurtful...

So where do you get the Darwi clay? I scoured my local Michael's yesterday and couldn't find it. I googled it to see what the packaging looked like, so I knew what I was after...

@Vik... The fingers are mostly all still there, one broke off at some point so he has Simpsons hands now. Those tentacles are CSM helmet horns I nipped off and used to replace his Oblit guns with.

@LordC... That's a good question! I'm almost out! I got mine from a little art & stationary shop awhile back. I'm pretty sure you can order it online though. I can't recall the exact name of the clay I used, but I think it was called Darwi Classic and it came in a gold wrapper. The stiffer darwi I think is called Hard, but again I'm not sure. Pretty sure that stuff had a black wrapper and if I remember right the hard darwi was a terracotta colour.



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http://www.productpilot.com/en/suppliers/darwi-s-a/product/mf_bata_0038868573/en

There is their main website, hope that helps!

Do you prefer the hard or the classic? It seems like a good material that isn't as ridiculously expensive as greenstuff

 LeCacty wrote:
Do you prefer the hard or the classic? It seems like a good material that isn't as ridiculously expensive as greenstuff

Well I've only worked with classic darwi so far. The hard stuff is called Roc Darwi I guess and the website has some other kind of darwi that is apparently "great for ceramic florists" which means its an air dry compound that can hold fine detail.

The company is Belgian and makes a lot of clays and polymers, as well as paint, so its a very established product.

I would recommend darwi for almost any application. Having worked with the classic darwi I can attest to its quality, though I will say I am no expert! I am really sold on this stuff and I can only imagine that the finer clays will work just as good or better than GS, in the hands of a quality sculptor.

Please go out and try it! The same for the rest of Dakka too! Try out the clays and please post your creations! I feel like this medium is entirely overlooked by the hobby community and its a crying shame.

Sure GS is great, but it is also very expensive and not very forgiving. Plus there are a ton of things that GS just isn't practical for, like joining parts or seam filling. The idea that you pay so much for the stuff only to cram it into a nook is ludicrous. Bases? Why waste your precious GS?

Also, darwi compounds are very heat resistant making them ideal for casting moulds! I plan on experimenting with making moulds out of darwi and I'll post that up in another thread. I have a little experience with sandcasting and I think the knowledge can be put to good use. I can't imagine the process would be that different.

Having read the link you provided, the roc one appears to be marble esque. Huh.

 LeCacty wrote:
Having read the link you provided, the roc one appears to be marble esque. Huh.

Yeah I'm not sure what that means exactly, though in the item description found elsewhere online they say Roc is good for detailed sculpting. Marble type surface could mean its very hard when cured or it could mean that it has texture when dried, like how marble has little pits in it.

At any rate I would like to try more of the darwi line and see how it goes.

As for the Encrusty... Well I'm nearly done them now. All that remains is to finish up the bases and redo the Termie Lords base.
I also need to get to work on those dreads!

Done dizzo!

YEEES. Maybe a dark wash on a few to break the monotony. Also might want to add details. It could also be the pics not fully showing it.

Thanks!

The pics are probably a bit bright, IRL they are pretty dark already, though some of them could use a bit of detailing.