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No worries, WM. Make it up here when ya can make it up here ^^


More work on the Eldar!




Note that they are rather glossy, much in part to the Secret Weapons wash I put on it. I love these washes though- They handle completely different from GWs. I may yet replace my GW ones with SW.

I realized rather recently that Mymeara has black helmets, while mine continued the armor gradient. This has since been corrected on the Farseer (tragic, really, as I spent a lot of time on his blend >< This is why his frill is still green. I had to save SOME of it!!)

The red I added to the inner lining as well as the guardians belts/sashes to break up the vast areas of blue, and act as a bit of a eye catch. I kept it a darker shade of red (Its actually darker than the Krieger!) so that it wouldnt overpower the blue.

They're turning out great.
Happy that You got the replacement on the AB, that's customer service at his best

Looking really nice. The red works well.

Love the farseer

Thanks you guys!

So I was in a super assembly mood last night, and decided to rig up the next round of commissions, this time from our very own Gitsplitta.
A trio of Ork flyers, completely magnetized for weapon swaps.

After an evening and subsequent morning of beer, plastic dust and liquid cement (healthy!), I've managed to mostly decipher which parts are swappable, which aren't, and which ones can be used to make the planes different from one another. At this stage, it's time to drill holes for magnets, preparing everything for eventual priming!




You may notice the one plane with down-swept wings- This was something of a fortuitous accident. Not paying attention, I managed to plastic weld the primary wing mounts upside down!
I realized my mistake far too late (the following day) so it was too late to break it off- Its all one piece of plastic now. And so I pondered.



On a whim, I installed the wings, and I think i like what I came up with! Its a defining feature that doesnt look out of place on the model, yet sets it apart not only from the others in its squadron but also from any other Bommas! Sure it will involve a bit of green stuff to cover the holes in the top as well as some creative mounting for the burnabomms, but that shouldnt be a problem at all!

I'm so EXCITED!! I can hardly stand it...

Actially might be cool todo the wings that way. Since there is no standard on an Ork anything. Who's to say that this ork doesn't put his guns on top! Of course I haven't assempled one so not sure how difficult it would be.

I'm excited as well!

Also Ramos, I hear you've got something OTL in the works soon

I'm excited to see commission work (aka finished models) that arent mine!

@Gits: Good! I'm glad to hear it!

@SL: Very true. My biggest issue is that the particular wing joint in question (the one upon which the supa-shoota is mounted) is the mounting point for the big bombs- something that CERTAINLY cant go on top! (well... it IS ork..... )
Anywho, its easy enough to mount it to the bottom surface. Tucks very nicely underneath the wing as is.

@Alf: Thanks! And yes indeed! (You wouldn't of had anything to do with it, would you?) I should be getting a box from them shortly with my next project (Im assuming Tuesday).
Im actually kinda terrified at the prospect of painting for 'em. Its kinda like making a chef a dish from their own cookbook...*metaphor fail* Or... well... Im painting the models they designed...
erm... well, words are failing me at the moment... It just feels REALLY weird.


@WM: I bet. Though not to worry- Got plenty more of yours to come! Super Slaaneshi chariot of spikes, the rest of the Eldar, Some Screamers... Lotsa stuff!!


Back to painting!



Guardians and the Farseer got their whites blocked out, and will be washed shortly. I've also started on the bare heads, resulting in a skin tone that looks quite bronzed, compared to the rather fair skin I had envisioned. Perhaps a couple more layers will improve it.

The only hand I had in you painting our stuff is I was PMing with WM and he mentioned you had painted up some of his Brushfire Bull Regulars, so I asked to see painted pics. He told me to check your fb page, I saw it, and told Cyporiean to go check it out .

And don't worry about not doing a good job, I've seen what you can do And the EFT figs are a little bigger than those fiddly space elves, so you should be fine

Well I do really appreciate the words of encouragement. Hopefully I wont disappoint!
Even as intimidated as I am by the models, I cant help but be rather excited for the models, in particular an albino lizard from Brushfire. That particular skin tone should be very interesting indeed.
I Just ordered a few paints that I think I'll need for the job, including a few more Secret Weapons Washes.


As to my current progress.... I think I'm having Marines Errant flashbacks...
All I see is turquoise and white!!



I had nearly forgotten how much I despise this color.
I think it looks a little rough, especially around the gems, but I think once they're painted up it'll start getting sharper.

TO DO:
> Finish cleaning up/highlighting whites
> Gold!
> Gems and other red bitz
> Black and white helmets

I like how the guardian is coming. Well done. The orks planes will also be cool. Git's out sourcing work!

 cormadepanda wrote:
I like how the guardian is coming. Well done. The orks planes will also be cool. Git's out sourcing work!

Gits has been outsourcing plenty of his ork pieces for awhile now. Ifalna has been the biggest commission painter, but she seems to be very busy these days.

My orks are a mish-mosh and I've never been the least bit proprietary about them. I love the stuff I paint, but unlike my Mantis Warriors... it's far more important that my Bad Moon's get done than it is that I'm the one who paints them. Ramos will do a great job and be helping me out in a huge way.

Well Gits at least you always leave them in very capable and talented hands! if you ever want to risk a job I'd love to have a crack at another Ork one day :-)

i'm looking forward to seeing what comes of those planes, some of my favorite models they released for them!

The more Dakkajet kits i put together, the more I end up liking them. They go together wonderfully, the details are gorgeous, and it's amazingly simple (and fascinating) how they created the 3-in-1 kit.
Add this to my love for war planes and fighter sims, and its a kit I wouldn't mind getting more of.

One of these days, I want to walk into an Apoc game with a entire wing of Fightas and Bommas, with a superheavy flyer thrown in for kicks!


Till then, I'm still painting the guardians! This time they've got gold.


Its surprising seeing how much one or two tiny areas of a bright color stand out on these models.

The Farseer has his gold started:


The spear I had no end of trouble with, though. I just dont know what to do with it. I cant really do my normal PW effect on it as it has a big flat spot in the middle as well as having a double-edged blade.

This is where I am currently at:


At this point, I have two thoughts on how to progress:
1) Wash with a red wash- Im thinking that might help the edge highlights meld better
1b) Or, leave as is, continue

2) Scrap it and paint it a solid color, like bone or black.

What do you guys think?

I quite like the spear. Has an almost crystalline feel to it, which is perfect for Eldar. A wash might work, or maybe a gloss coat, like the gems get?

I have a dakkajet that will need to be done as well, so its good you like them

Spear looks ace!
Love the color combination on the models, great job

Secretly I'm waiting for your take on the Orkz Flierz

Good work. I like the spear as it is there.

I think the spear looks great ad is!

Whoa, lets forget the spear for a minute and talk about this super heavy ork flier you mentioned.

Please, tell me more.

It doesn't take much of an alternate color to really pop when your figures are fairly monochromatic. Nicely done my friend.

Well i guess the spear is staying- definitely gonna wash it with a red or something. I ordered a red secret weapon wash, funnily enough, so that works out.

Thanks guys

@WM: Im glad you think its kinda crystal-y looking. That was my intent, seeing as I couldnt do my traditional energy glowy look.
And your Dakkajet should be a nice change as well- I assume you'll want it painted Deffskullz Blue!

@Ice: A long time ago one of my friends was running an Apoc game. The Pulsa Rokkit (my normal super heavy choice) was pretty much unanimously banned (even by me!), as it was so powerful as to be broken, so I was looking for other super heavy choices.
I turned to IA 8 and noticed a vehicle called a "Blasta Bomma" Apart from being a super heavy flyer with a TON of bombs and grot rokkits, its primary armament was the Deff Arsenal- A weapon I instantly fell in love with
S8 AP3 Heavy 3d6

Seeing this, i instantly set forth cobbling one together, and with no extant model to base it off of, I wound up with a crazy large model!

Heres an old pic of it, pretty much how it has sat for years. Ork boy for scale:



I really dont remember how I came to the final measurements.... Probably insanely oversized. However I love the model. In 2 games, its killed more than its points in other models, including 2 Eldar Titans (Revenant, I think.... its the small one). Anything it looks at dies.... well provided it doesnt have a 2+ save!!

As far as that farseer weapon. A red wash, followed by a glaze would do it.

Da spear.. I think a red wash would be fine but I'd give it a light white blade edge. Where the edge was glowing " white " hot" I think it's 2 colors are too much and the eye need to be drawn towards the edge.

2 cents


oh.. and praise Huron!

Definitely gonna be doing the wash and an edge highlight... In fact,

SUPPLY DROP!!!



Lots and lots of Secret Weapon washes, including what I hope are suitable replacements for Badab black and Devlan Holy Grail. I also decided to try out Vallejo's airbrush primer and Model Air line (Just guess where the yellow paints going )


I also got my special OTL Project yesterday and have been busily assembling the models.
I say it's a special project because these bad boys are goin to GenCon. As such, I've a little under 2 weeks to get these guys painted up and shipped off! Shouldnt be a problem, right? After all I got my Adepticon army done in a month! *famous last words*

On the bench are a pair of BF minis: Jacques of Martinque and Tajir Serai


And a huge number of Endless Fantasy Tactics minis:


The Bandit, Knight, and Adept


Miasma Thrall and Summoner (with Minor Demonite)


Dark Priest and Lyricist (My favorite model of the bunch)


And finally the Dark Dragoon and Chemist


Next up is a bit of GS work, and We'll get some primer on these guys!

Make sure the Minor Demonite gets its own base (rather than being on the Summoner's)

Once you go "Soft Body Black", you NEVER GO BACK.

The stuff is like crack.

Yup yup! Whipping up their bases presently while I have the GS out!