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Gits, I've owned that mini for like 3 years and I just saw that...

I think it's supposed to be the bikini bottom , but painting it flesh color makes it.... happen.... Oh MY!

So much for innocence.

 Solar_lion wrote:
I think it's supposed to be the bikini bottom , but painting it flesh color makes it.... happen.... Oh MY!

So much for innocence.

It's Soda Pop Miniatures, the purveyors of fine games such as "Tentacle Bento" and "Relic Knights" it's to be expected at this point

Well, a mankini nerd is something that's going to haunt me now.

*shudder*


And Tentacle Bento, eh Alf?
I am almost not surprised that exists... well huh... right then...


*ahem*
So moving on from the rather nerdfest-y Slaaneshi air this thread seems to have come to, I started a quick paint up of some Stormvermin- Yes, another random-assed project courtesy of me!



Think theyll be done tomorrow!
Speed and quality is the key here. Trying to push myself now.

Oh I love a random-assed project! :-) I'm huge believer in doing them to excite your own senses as much as give us something to see and consider for our own projects! so please, random-ass project way my friend!

Stormvermin are looking nicce, I've always had a soft spot for them.

Yay Fantasy!

You know I can get behind that. The key with fantasy is making your first rank look good and the ones behind presentable.

They are wonky on the base, do you need them that steeply angled? Please fall in love with this game.

I've painted maybe 60 dudes in the past 2 weeks. You are doing skaven, so you'll have to be faster than that.

No one is playing your silly square base game moonpie, give it up! Even GW doesn't seem to want to play it these days.

Sorry moon- This is a one-off project I'm afraid! Im not really in a position to start up a new game (even with axing 40k, there's still no game store around here!!). However, if I were, it'd most assuredly be Skaven! They hit the exact same spot that made me fall in love with Orks in 40k. Crazy tech, mob rules, and random random results which usually result in both sides suffering!

As far as them being angled, yeah... they need it xD They are old old metal minis in slotta-bases, which necessitated the angle. Incidentally, they are also sculpts from Marauder, the very same guys that did the big metal giant! Really curious about their other sculpts. These units were just as clean and fun to paint! Wonder what other stuff they did...?


Anywho, Stomvermin Command figures are complete! Definitely a record with these guys!



Alrighty! so next up, lets see.... rebasing the Fenris Wolves! But I've just run out of the brown paint I use xD Time to go to Hobby Lobby...

Suppose I could paint up the rest of that SDM mini and get rid of the *ahem* "issue" it seems to have... That sounds like a good project in the mean time. Lets go with that! xD

Have you used a different camera for those new pics, the red isn't the same looks very muted.

Yeah its a different camera- Borrowed one of my other brother's camera. The usual one was unavailable.

Still fighting with settings... story of my life, eh? :/

http://www.solegends.com/marauder/index.htm

I had the captain on pegasus, a term now called captasus because internet speak. I wish I knew where that had gotten to.

@Whale: You are mean.

Skaven are in blood bowl, if you wanted to paint a handful more Skaven minis.

 GiraffeX wrote:
Have you used a different camera for those new pics, the red isn't the same looks very muted.

Seems like your color balance is off .. even the fur is looking green ( unless you meant them to be green! )
So.. it's been 3 days.. lets see what you've done with your time!

 whalemusic360 wrote:
... Even GW doesn't seem to want to play it these days.

Ditto for bloodbowl!

Moon ..Sadly what WM is saying is your not getting the fact that GW really meant ' End of times' for WFB....

I dunno... I've actually wanted to give blood bowl a shot. Not ready to go for an army (well, team?) yet, but the game as a concept sounds pretty neat.
Who knows, maybe some rats will be in the future if I start playing BB


And SL- Plenty of progress to report!

Firstly, the first wave of the SW rebase project is complete!

The Secret Weapon snow effect still makes me super nervous to use- Potentially the most dangerous thing I use these days. I guess this works to my benefit, as I treat it with a good deal of respect and care. The results are nice, too!


Close up of a wolf:


Speeder bases:


These guys are going to get shipped out shortly and I should be getting the next phase over the weekend!



Next project update: Khador!


Base reds are done, save for a final brush highlight. From here on its a bunch of brushwork. Mostly metals.
Hopefully I'll get a little more done before DnD tomorrow- Note to self: Remember to write up my notes on 5th ed for Ice...

Till next time!

The snow came out well. No worries. All those wolves and the bases are top notch.

Just love those wolves Ramos.

Man, that snow is great! Could you describe exactly what you did, I tried a ton of snow options when doing my bugs, but love how yours looks "wet" on the edges.

Also, nice job assembling the UCM for Dropzone Commander so quickly! Looking forward to seeing what paint scheme you do with them eventually

 RiTides wrote:
Man, that snow is great! Could you describe exactly what you did, I tried a ton of snow options when doing my bugs, but love how yours looks "wet" on the edges.

The Secret Weapon snow is a bit scary as it contains crushed glass, comes with a warning and everything. I looked at it a while ago but decided I like my fingers too much

Ramos, there is no hurry for 5th edition notes, send them whenever you have the time.

I agree about the snow effects. I always thought about adding that to my bases but just never did. I left it with the frozen tundra look.

I am hoping my 5th edition game goes well on Friday. So far, having a blast, character creation was fun, and wasn't just "oh man I wanna do x, y, and z." It was a lot of "I want to be from a, b, and c..." and eventually found myself with a fleshed out Wood Elf Ranger that's leading a bunch of city folk through the woods...

The red looks pretty nice on those Khador man. When they're painted, does this mean we're gonna have to get a game in?

You're in Ohio? I'm in the Akron/Cleveland area!

 JeffyP wrote:
You're in Ohio? I'm in the Akron/Cleveland area!

Ramos and I live in various parts of the West Side of Cleveland. We occasionally game (though it had been a long while since before this past Saturday).

Thanks guys! Client likes the pictured results thus far- He'll lemme know for sure once they get back to him.

 GiraffeX wrote:

 RiTides wrote:
Man, that snow is great! Could you describe exactly what you did, I tried a ton of snow options when doing my bugs, but love how yours looks "wet" on the edges.

The Secret Weapon snow is a bit scary as it contains crushed glass, comes with a warning and everything. I looked at it a while ago but decided I like my fingers too much

Gir got it exactly! This is the SWM Crushed glass effect. Dangerous if mishandled, but the looks speak for themselves. I definitely recommend it. Rubber gloves will save your fingers, though!! A dust mask is optional, as its not likely to puff up unless you blow on it or shake it, but its better safe than sorry!
The final result is encapsulated in water effect resin, so its generally safer than the plain crushed glass.

@Alf: Ehhhh I dunno. Warmachine just doesn't have the same pull on me as 40k did back when I started. For now these are just something different to paint.
Maybe, though. Wouldnt mind giving it another shot.

@JeffyP: Yarp! As Alf said, we're in the western side of cleveland. Normally play at a store in North Olmstead.

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So Today was more Khador
The red got its final highlights, all the way up to Blazing orange. This ended up looking a little too tron-esque, so I hit it with a bit of red Minitaire Ghost tint. This really brought the color back to a richer red and resaturated the color. Pleasantly surprised with the result!

Right side is before, Left side is after.



Then it was on to blacking out the metal areas.

Very pretty. I actually like both versions.

I like the before. but It'll be in the finished result that will tell!

Seduscia where are you ?

You got me all excited then, I thought we had a Ramos update.

Seducia hears your pleas and appears before thee!










So yes! Its update time, gents (get excited, Gir!)
Easter was uneventful (just stuck around the house, really), so I got some more work in on the various projects on my desk. Got some cleaning in, too. I actually have some semblance of organization on my workbench!

Khador box is complete and I'm still learning how to use this snow stuff! (Lots of snow recently, huh? Weird.)




Commander Sorscha


Juggernaut:


And Destroyer:


Pics actually turned out ok this time... blasted camera xD

Anyways, I remembered that there was something in the rules about front/back arcs on models in Warmachine, so I went ahead and did a very light two-tone effect on the bases. Funnily enough they are 2 P3 paints I was trying out, the first being my current crush (Frostbite), the other being underbelly blue. The latter has a more greenish tint to it. Its sort of like the old GW foundation paint Astronomican Grey (I think that was the name), but with a little more green in it.

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WHATS NEXT:
I received a pair of boxes in the mail today, both containing two very different projects. In the first: Some more wolves to rebase and play with. The second...

Well, This is gonna be a fun one!

Oooh. Cool.

Was the request to have the rim be white? Call me a traditionalist, but black or it's garbage.

The actual models look really nice. Well done Khador.