Dakka (Unofficial) Painting Challenge Round 33 November 2017: Hold The Line!

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**TheDraconicLord**

I have been busy slowly taking care of the Dark Souls "Troops" and boy oh boy, am I happy with the result:

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I'll try taking better pictures later on, near the end of the month. I still want to paint the heroes.

**HungryTaz**

I didn't have my troll in the original image. So... here he is getting started.

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The first four models are finished. Here they are nearing completion:

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Here are the completed first four:

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**KernelTerror**

Can creatures as vile and pathetic as chaos cultists be expected to hold the line ? Not likely, but maybe more likely than me finishing all 32 of them by the end of the month....Hopefully I'll paint enough to have a decent looking squad.

Anyway, here is my proof :

**feltmonkey**

I was going to just paint one of these guys:

but I've already finished him and he was really quick to paint, so I'll see how many of these I can get finished.

**ChaosDad**

Progress pictures, I'm quite happy with the progress with my terminators and my Dreadnought.

First a group shot. To my eyes at least they are already usable on the tabletop without embarassement:

My chaplain is coming along nicely:

The paladin ancient also:

I think that if I make it with all of them painted, based, finished to a satisfying level, I'll get my grubby little paws on a stormraven for them to ride in style...

**keezus**

I don't have a lot of time this month due to other commitments: I present to you:

1x Eldar Guardian. I'm going to paint him in the same scheme as my circa 1999 Eldar army (guy on right).

Looking forwards to see what the end result difference is!

I have a bunch more of these metal blokes, so maybe I'll add a few more if there is time.

**Elbows**

Love that guardian - have several in my army. I really miss the variety and character of the old guardian metals.

**Supershandy**

Well that's slightly annoying, my brush decided to break during a session, just hope that the new set arrives in time for me to finish the last of the squad.

On another note, some of these minis look amazing on here!

**Januine**

Right.... let’s try this again as I posted the progress pics is someone else’s plog the first time round. Doh!!!!
Covenant is coming along nicely. Got him mostly assembled this evening. Good ol JB Weld - the only choice for 54mm solid white metal minis!!

**Nevelon**

More WIP:

Two guys basically done. Still need decals and basing, but that all gets done at the end.

The other 3 are getting close, need to do the second red on the trim, then the second blue pass and wash.

Great work from everyone this month. The line is going to hold!

**Supershandy**

Januine wrote:
Right.... let’s try this again as I posted the progress pics is someone else’s plog the first time round. Doh!!!!
Covenant is coming along nicely. Got him mostly assembled this evening. Good ol JB Weld - the only choice for 54mm solid white metal minis!!

Did you shrink someones face?

That's some incredible detail there!

**Januine**

Cheers matey. It is a 54mm scale model. Jes Goodwin sculpt so lush detailing

**Inquisitor Lord Bane**

Here is my progress. Need alot more done, but I should have them complete in time.

**Elbows**

If this bends the definition of the month's entry, no worries. If not, by all means accept my humble entry.

Boagrius, Leviathan Dreadnought of the Wandering Sons.

And the final results:

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**CREEEEEEEEED**

Elbows, please tone it down, it's not fair.

**Elbows**

Dips and sponge baby, all day.

I struggled a bit though, tend to dislike things which take me more than one or two sittings.

**Ninjapirate**

I have complete lack of motivation paint anything at the moment. I got base colors pretty much done on 10 dudes, but cant find motivation to start highlighting and detailing. :( I'll try to make at oeast few of them so I can get something presentable.

I guess that's what guard army does to you at some point...

**Supershandy**

CREEEEEEEEED wrote:
Elbows, please tone it down, it's not fair.

No chance of that!

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Four minis down, one left to go.

Not quite sure if it's up to the standards I'm seeing here but since I'm already commited and it's my first time entering, I might as well see it through!

**u971**

I'am still in this...surprisingly.
Just finished 12 Necron Warriors just need to base them in the next day or two before posting the glowy gunned ancients.

**ZergSmasher**

I'm almost there, looks like I will finish after all:

Hope everyone else can get their stuff done too!

**Supershandy**

Getting there, first three done, two to go and some tidying up to do

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**u971**

Necron Warriors (Finished)
It's worth having a Zoom in to see the details properly,Enjoy!

**Nevelon**

Almost done with the first 5:

Just need to wait for the wash to dry on the arms and then edge highlight them. Plus the bases etc. They have been joined by one more guy, he’s my stretch goal. I kitbashed two AGLs, but didn’t finish the build until after what I thought was the last prime of the season. With surprisingly mild weather on Friday, I risked the rattle can and primed the few guys in the built pile.

Proof pic addendum:

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Not sure if he’s be done in time, but I figure even if I miss the deadline, I want to get him ready for the squad anyway.

**Guildenstern**

Finished, had to take pix w/ phone atm, having camera issues sigh

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**CREEEEEEEEED**

If i work at them for an hour a night and focus on speed rather than neatness I may well finish them. Plus I'm gonna just gonna ignore the armour joints, partly because I did on the first 5 assault marines, but mainly to save time.

**keezus**

I bring WIPs for the WIP God!

Twins!

Got a bit of work done on the weekend. This bloke was primed back in the day with some Grey Walmart surface primer that I haven't been able to find anymore, circa 1999. Prep-work was kind of gak. Back in those days, I wasn't too careful in removing mold lines (mostly tried to hide them with very thick paint). Some time was spent to re-prepare the surface and scrape away the mold lines. Also, bent his legs a bit to make him not lean so much to the front!

The original version was primed in grey, black washed then painted in Snot Green / Scorpion Green highlights. Both my pots of Snot Green and Scorpion Green have long since expired due to the absolutely rubbish GW screw tops in use at the time. I don't have a snot green analogue in my collection (P3 Iosan Green being the only analog I am aware of... as I'm a few product cycles behind with the new GW paint naming...) at the moment, just lots of cammo type green-browns and a few bright ones: The repaint was based in P3 Gnarls Green, with shade being a rough 50% VMC Hull Red / Gnarls Green mix. Highlights are Gnarls Green mixed up to P3 Necrotite Green.

Wasn't really popping enough: so I went back and did another highlight with GW Dorn Yellow faded back into Necrotite Green.

I've been running up against the deadline for the past few months... Hope to finish with time to spare this month!

**Elbows**

Love that figure - can't wait to see the result.

**ZergSmasher**

I'm calling my entry in this challenge done, here are the final pics of my Death Guard Plague Marines:

I had a lot of fun painting these models. They are absolutely packed with detail, some of which I probably failed to pick out well. I think they can hold the line pretty well given that they are blessed by Grandfather Nurgle with unnatural (one might say disgusting...) resilience.

Looking forward to seeing how everyone else's stuff turns out. Should be a great month for voting with the best of everyone's basic line troops making an appearance.

**Gulgog TufToof**

Done! 1 Ork Skarboy (FInal Pics):

SInce last month's entry satisfied the minimum skull requirement, this month's boy has the minimum number of checkered panels for a standard GW ork boy (one on each cheek, the crest of the helmet, the back panel and sides of the chainsword, one on his belly, and one on his slugga).

I'm looking forward to voting, there's some great stuff this month!

**KernelTerror**

Looks like I'll have some cultists to present on the 30th, 16 of them done, 16 more to go...