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Ifalna wrote:

Bitz_Addict wrote:
How did you get the yellow to look so smooth?

Thinned paint and a lot of patience. You can cheat with certain colours though, foundation paints when mixed with normal paints and thinned still give amazing coverage, so for instance with these I did the yellow ( darksun?) foundation as the base, then mixed that into bleached bone and some thinner for each layer, so it stayed smooth, had lovely coverage, and blended well I generally use actuall thinner like the Vallejo variety instead of water, but that's mostly just because I have it on hand and have grown used to using it.

Cool, thanks. Do you prefer Vallejo over GW paints?

Iffy, i think you can clearly see the difference in the two models, so well done!!!

Lt. Coldfire wrote:

medabee wrote:I do believe that the head on the melta-man is from the Ultra-marine honor guard box.

True story, I believe: http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat440271a&prodId=prod1050236

That looks like it alright, the other helms look similar too. Really nice heads bar the odd eye bulge on this one, but It's not very noticeable

weetyskemian44 wrote:Thanks for plugging my blog!! Your compliment is well received, but I think you are pretty damn great yourself (nothing like a little mutual smugness). The Models are perfectly executed, beautiful to look at and you are winning!

No problem at all, your blog brightens my work days We are both winners then! Charlie Sheen style, bar the terrible breakdowns and with more tiny metal men!

Bitz_Addict wrote:

Cool, thanks. Do you prefer Vallejo over GW paints?

I much prefer them yes, but a lot of that might be down to GW's terrible pots and how quickly the paint can get congealed or the consistency go wrong if the pot isint closed right. GW metals and washes are excellent, but I would go with Vallejo for everything else. Cheaper, more paint per pot, and dropper bottles that mean paint does not dry out and you can remove a very small amount without exposing it to a lot of air.

I actually bought 50 or so basic dropper bottles online and put all my GW paint in them, including a little bead to help agitate the paint. I am happy I did it, using the paint is much easier now, especially when adding some to the airbrushes cup

niallkissick wrote:Iffy, i think you can clearly see the difference in the two models, so well done!!!

Phew, thanks a ton Niall, was going to start on more last night but the clocks rolling forward cought me out and I had to head to bed early, 11 hour shifts not including commute time leave very little time after work to get stuff done, so missing out an hour was a gamebreaker. /Shakes fist.



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Super quick pic update now I'm home:

Badly lit but colourful shot of everyone done for the Eldar army so far (huuuuge pic, enjoy Coldfire )



and something a lot less interesting, my at last retidied painting desk, not picturing the storage unit of primer, tools, basing materials etc, and my well loved tiny compressor engine under the table. Spot the grot?



Feels so damn good to have that tidied finally, its been rather chaotic for the last few weeks.

Organization is the key to good work environment.

That's a great case for paints, where did you get it?

Also, eldar are outrageously pretty - nice one!

medabee wrote:Organization is the key to good work environment.

Agree completely The more organised my work space is, the more relaxed and productive I am working in it, but I'm a neat freak in fairness.

inmygravenimage wrote:That's a great case for paints, where did you get it?

Also, eldar are outrageously pretty - nice one!

Thanks a ton! The case is actually the old GW paint set cased from around early 2009, I took out the paint holder tray as you actually fit in twice as many without it haha. The case is super sturdy too, I am pretty sure you could throw it into incoming traffic and the only damage would be to the cars. I'm going to get another eventually, but it will be a sturdy suitcase from a second hand store instead Nice and cheap and does the job just as well, + you can just close it and pack it away.

Great variation on the bone-colour for the reapers... I'm not a fan of the models themselves, but I wouldn't mind those ones at all!

I think the models look very early 90's cartoonish.

Yea... kinda! I can't really put my finger on what doesn't do it for me... the skull masks? I was about to say maybe they're too over-the-top, but the death-motif isn't really overdone like on Maugan Ra, persay.

Either way, I like the brown variation- it looks great.

And cheers for cleaning up the painting area- I'm impressed at the number of paints you have... I was also forced to clean my painting desk of resin/plastic/dried paint/copper wire etc... but that was more with the wife getting on me rather than a self-motivated effort.

Im gonna have to get some Soda Pop minis....

Sorry for slow updates folks, really nasty work week this week coupled with power cuts at home, ended up getting models done in my FLGS bless them, though their low tables wrecked my back.

Here in complete opposite of the previous update are some super bright banshees Only took about 4 hours so really happy with them, army is approaching completion now, feels good!
Click for biggy!


Also may have decided to try out getting back into wargaming, who knows if these guys will ever get painted, but uhoh..

Death chickens! Woo - Denny and her pets!

Love the banshees, btw, and really keen to see your take on Cryx.

Congrats on the decisions to get back into the playing side!
I also just have to say, in regards to the Banshees, that, before today, I had never seen a paint job I actually liked on them!

Good luck on the WM tho you might wanna get the Ault Denny and get her cool pet jack

Can't wait what you achieve with Cryx battle box, they offer so many possibilities with OSL, corrosion and rust along with nice metallic effects.

I may have stayed up till 3am painting one of them. Tried out osl on it, looked amazing but then I went a bit too far with it and its a little overpowering now, but oh well, I learned for next time Also tried out some battle damage and weathering on the metals.

His bone, base, and bronzes are not touched yet, but I will get a pic up when he is eventually finished. Painting each of these to a pretty high standard as the force is to tiny, so they should all be pretty nice

I may retake up WM in a month or two

Did you find it fun, Dee?

I was convinced by a good friend and my partner who has decided to play too, I like the idea of quicker games with small armies but with just as interesting rules

It was fun.. if its not on the cards you cant do it, we kept messing up the charges .. 3 d6 non boostable. if you can get the Nyss Hunters they were fun.

First Cryx all done I'm really not sure what quality level to call him, hes a hodgepodge of different effects and techniques I have never used before. Not happy with the basic OSL, but I learned from it and the next should be much nicer. He looks dirty and evil and thats all I was hoping for. More updates tonight!

Looks real good, the weathering is nice, not over the top. Not sure i see the OSL, is it supposed to be on the vents along his spine?

Nice Iffy.... very menacing. Also very dramatic which is perfect for that figure.

They are exhausts

Yay! Death chickens! Dangit , Iffy, every time you post something new I become humiliated.

_Tim?

oh that's very nice I like the way you have done the golds and greens.

Very nice work. Knew you'd do the Dragonfather proud! Death chickens are a bit underpowered in mk2, but I still love em.

I like the subtle osl, btw, and the damage around the carapace shell. I'd really like to see your take on cryxian runes, I imagine that'd be impressive.

My only criticism - and it's a pathetic niggle in many ways - is they're quite vanilla. Somehow, particularly given your striking eldar and Tron-marine schemes, I expected something a bit out of the box. But, beautiful work nonetheless!

The thing is made from dead things and broken jacks

TheChronoTrigger wrote:Looks real good, the weathering is nice, not over the top. Not sure i see the OSL, is it supposed to be on the vents along his spine?

Its meant to be around the green slits showing his inner bits, it was a lot more dramatic but it was too dramatic, so I dulled it down with lots of washes :( Won't be a mistake I make again though, and as long as I learn from derp moments, I don't mind having them!

Gitsplitta wrote:Nice Iffy.... very menacing. Also very dramatic which is perfect for that figure.

I think these guys would look menacing no matter the paint job, excellent models, and they fit together like a charm. Can only describe them as adult Kinder Surprise prizes, though I can imagine converting would be hard considering how they slot together.

Some_Call_Me_Tim? wrote:Yay! Death chickens! Dangit , Iffy, every time you post something new I become humiliated.

Don't be dude, your work is fantastic and Im a huge fan.

GiraffeX wrote:oh that's very nice I like the way you have done the golds and greens.

Dirty gold is a personal favourite, I'd have it on every mini if I could

inmygravenimage wrote:
My only criticism - and it's a pathetic niggle in many ways - is they're quite vanilla. Somehow, particularly given your striking eldar and Tron-marine schemes, I expected something a bit out of the box. But, beautiful work nonetheless!

Completely right! I think with these guys, the box art has nearly the perfect feel for them so I went with the same basic colours but then just splashed them on wherever. I think in hindsight I should have a bot mre bronze on there, its kind of all towards the front..

Miss Dee wrote:The thing is made from dead things and broken jacks

And also awesome. Loving them.

Golds and turquoise finished for the custom chapter character standard squad, have a terribly lit photo taken on top of a gerbil tank :



The leader is fantastic, that helm is blowing my mind. They look kind of awfull right now but once the blue hardlining goes on they will look lovely. Especially happy with the power glove so far, these will be done for tomorow so will get proper shots up then! This is just a sneakpeak

Wow! I haven't looked in here for ages and I'm a fool for not doing so. All your stuff is great! Love the color choices for those marines. Very bold and eye catching. But that Cryx is fantastic. The metals look nicely worn and I think the OSL is very well done. I tend to go to far, but you've made it look subtle which is the key I think. What's next?

Cheers Vent!

These marines are to be finished today, then I'm back to the eldar, doing a character next I think but I am not sure which, going to be a surprise. While working on them I will also be working on some test colour grots for a certain Git, nice and busy! I have 2 full weeks off work which means Im not working again till the 23rd ( bless 4 days weeks) so there will be a hella lot of painting going on for the next while

I did an experiment last night with some cameras, we have 3 laying around the house that we found/were given/have had years etc, I usually take all my shots with my boyfriends very nice Canon powershotsx200IS, something that gives nice pics but has issues with any exposure with a lens opening time of more than 0.5 secs as it massively overexposes, so last night I tried out the little throwaway cam my dad got me years ago, a little battery run Samsung s830, and got some really clear 2 sec exposure shots.



I think I will be sticking with this little dude from now on, it only has a 3x zoom and 8 mega pixels with no possible Iso settings (wat) but its macro setting is amazingly crisp and it doesn't overexpose.