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Happy New Year, Graven!

Thanks y'all.

A little new year treat:


CSM possessed wip for Red Skullz, all done with washes and highlighted with the new edge paints. Hopefully, general progress will pick up from tomorrow as my parents are off.

That Possessed is mean!

How did i not see this...?! Great looking possessed graven, REALLY like the flesh tones you have done there!

Very nice conversion there, Graven

eldartau1987 wrote:That Possessed is mean!

Revenent Reiko wrote:How did i not see this...?! Great looking possessed graven, REALLY like the flesh tones you have done there!

LeadLegion wrote:Very nice conversion there, Graven

Thanks chaps. It's quite tough, I think, to make a possessed that doesn't look daft. I really tried to capture the whole "daemon bursting out of csm" thing. The new edge paints are really nice for highlighting very subtly. £35 is pretty steep for the set mind. However, I made a point of using all 9 on this guy. I want to wash and dot the eyes and add some brassy tones to the metal, but I think he's pretty much there.

Not done much, still tidying and sorting bits, mostly. Had a couple of nephews over to stay - pretty horrid time with my folks staying, so spending done quality time with the wife's family. Built a wooden castle with my older boy and his cousin - impressive for 5 yr olds - and gave my other nephew (12) a classic '99 Ork warbike to build, which was jolly. He then raided my bits box to start building random orky drones. Like the name says, moulding them in my graven image

The Possessed is great! It's very well done and it really shows the technical attention you are giving your miniatures.

Your praise is much appreciated my friend!

The lovely cormadepanda is running a Hero contest over here:
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/498307.page#5138419

I'm sorely tempted to enter. It's really got to be something to kick off my Year of the Ally - so an hq for my dw. I'm going to go for largely unconverted, I think, and focus on the paint job.
Really the choice is between:
1) Rune Priest, aka Sevrin Loth. Conversion here will be in psychic energy blast from hand. Oh, and custom =][= pad.
2) Wolf Priest, aka Chaplain. Conversion element will be his pack, an apothecary backpack with SW banner, plus =][= symbol.

I value your thoughts here gang! Definitely moving towards SW-DW, I have plans of DW Keepers counts-as Wolf Guard, using Loth's retinue as base minis. I do forsee some major gs work there, though. I think I'll also do a dread, not sure if I can do a SW dread that fills a hole in gk armoury, or at least a loadout that's cheaper than gk equivalent. Funny how classic vanilla sm have now also been reduced to ally status!

Hmmmm, How confident are you in GSing the psychic blast? I reckon you could pull it off, and that would look truly amazing...

Saying that, i can see the Chaplain looking really good as well, what colour scheme are you going for with him?

I like the idea of Loth being DW. Great mini too.

You could use the GK dread I sent as a Bjorn in DW colors. Gives you a second HQ choice.

Revenent Reiko wrote:Hmmmm, How confident are you in GSing the psychic blast? I reckon you could pull it off, and that would look truly amazing...

Saying that, i can see the Chaplain looking really good as well, what colour scheme are you going for with him?

Well, you tell me what you think not gs, but still :


Probably the Obsidian I used for my Reclusiarch on this bad boy:

whalemusic360 wrote:I like the idea of Loth being DW. Great mini too.

You could use the GK dread I sent as a Bjorn in DW colors. Gives you a second HQ choice.

Indeed, Loth is awesome, and I can see his retinue as DW Keepers:


Good call on the dread as a Bjorn. I sense some kitbashing ahead! I have a spare metal dread kicking about somewhere, too, I can mix and match. Actually, I have Bjorn's left arm, come to think of it. Only thing is he can't be DP'd, but such is life.

I've also started a very heavily weathered DW Vindicator (Vindis should be beaten up to all heck, IMHO):



Bits clearout has unearth some other great odds and ends too, including a Misericorde from Confrontation which'll make a great saint statue for the Sanctum's Shrine.

The more I look at DW, the more I like them as count-as SW. Might even do my Storm Eagle up for them!

Hey ho,
graven.

The apothecary backpack seems a bit strange on the chaplain, if I'm honest. Magic thing looks cool. Not sure I'd even paint it, looks pretty cool all clear blue.

 whalemusic360 wrote:
The apothecary backpack seems a bit strange on the chaplain, if I'm honest. Magic thing looks cool. Not sure I'd even paint it, looks pretty cool all clear blue.

Well, he's a counts-as Wolf Priest, and they are pseudo-apothecaries, so wanted to carry that across. I'm going to lose the helix and replace it with though. Yeah, blue is cool but I'd like to try to OSL from it, so it'll need paint alas!

O yeah wow! Thats an excellent find graven....and while i like the Chaplain the Libby just calls to me....

I think the obsidian colour scheme is going to look really great as well, good luck mate.

Vindi is coming along nicely as well, im totally with you on them beig all banged up, they are short-ranged assault vehicles with a giant gun..nuff said

Fun stuff for sure!

 inmygravenimage wrote:


Well, you tell me what you think not gs, but still :

Ah, I've always looked at your works and wondered, but never actually worked up enough courage(?) to ask. How exactly do you get your paint to look like that? They look amazing!

It's called Gravenizing,, it's purchased at Gravenmart!

ok .. back to the serious.. I like the effect. The Seven figure is one of the nicest Libby out there.The only thing I dislike is the PA. I'm thinking a spear or glave would have been better.

Are you planning to paint the effect?

Wher did you get the doors for your Vindi?

Thanks for posting the http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/498307.page#5138419 link, I joined up. I have no expectation to even place in the 'honorable mention' category but it will give me a boot to finish the Chaos Lord of Khorne I've been thinking about for a long time and also give me a break from terrain. I'm not officially shifting gears, I just want to make an awesome HQ to lead my CSM force.

Revenent Reiko wrote:O yeah wow! Thats an excellent find graven....and while i like the Chaplain the Libby just calls to me....

I think the obsidian colour scheme is going to look really great as well, good luck mate.

Vindi is coming along nicely as well, im totally with you on them beig all banged up, they are short-ranged assault vehicles with a giant gun..nuff said

I think that Loth has it tbh. I'm not sure how Xenos-ize his base though. That's a toughie. I had planned a Deldar corpse for the chappie, but for Loth I'm more limited space-wise. Having said that ik not shy about my figs extending over the base's 4th Wall...
Thoughts?

eldartau1987 wrote:Fun stuff for sure!

Yup

Know No Pear wrote:

 inmygravenimage wrote:


Well, you tell me what you think not gs, but still :

Spoiler:

Ah, I've always looked at your works and wondered, but never actually worked up enough courage(?) to ask. How exactly do you get your paint to look like that? They look amazing!

I'm really flattered mate and thanks for taking the time to post here! I was really inspired by the amazing skills of weetyskemian44, her stuff is stunning. It's just washed over prime then layered drybrushing alternated with further washes. Here, Loth is grey prime, black wash, white drybrush. Next will be blue glaze, nightshade wash, and blue edge highlight. The green will get a layer of Vallejo black (very gloss) over it probably, followed by gold trim.

Solar_lion wrote:It's called Gravenizing,, it's purchased at Gravenmart!

ok .. back to the serious.. I like the effect. The Seven figure is one of the nicest Libby out there.The only thing I dislike is the PA. I'm thinking a spear or glave would have been better.

Are you planning to paint the effect?

Wher did you get the doors for your Vindi?

@ gravenizing, love it. Glaive might've been cool I grant but that can be a counts-as Frost Axe more readily and this is ultimately a playable build. Also, I think that the hand is remodelling enough. Yes, plan to paint it and (gulp) osl. Probably purple or green rather than blue though, as it'd get lost on a blue Libby. Doors are standard from plastic kit, the great big skull is one from a glorious random bits bag, with a fw brass =][= added.

Skalk Bloodaxe wrote:Thanks for posting the http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/498307.page#5138419 link, I joined up. I have no expectation to even place in the 'honorable mention' category but it will give me a boot to finish the Chaos Lord of Khorne I've been thinking about for a long time and also give me a break from terrain. I'm not officially shifting gears, I just want to make an awesome HQ to lead my CSM force.

It's nice to have a bit of variety eh? although I need to get red Skullz possessed done soon as!

No considerable progress - back to work + massive bust up with my parents which is messy and very tough on me and mine - but I have added some layers to La Cucaracha the gargantuan Squiggoth:


Will try to get back in the habit soon as,
Gravenizer

That thing is just hilarious with the drop pod doors!

 inmygravenimage wrote:
I think that Loth has it tbh. I'm not sure how Xenos-ize his base though. That's a toughie. I had planned a Deldar corpse for the chappie, but for Loth I'm more limited space-wise. Having said that ik not shy about my figs extending over the base's 4th Wall...
Thoughts?

Agreed, i think Loth has it as well, while the Chappie is great, theres just something about Loth...

Hmmmm, youre right, tough question, its a tiny base for the size of the model.....You want to make it look natural but theres so little room to work with, even adding in your lack of shyness with the 4th wall (i like how you describe that btw, and that you arent afraid to do it )...With the addition of the (amazing) psychic attack, he is already hanging quite far over the base, how adverse are you to potentially making a larger base that the base he is on slots in to....? Possibly oval in shape allowing you to have something for the psychic attack to hit? also allows you to extend the rubble he is on....Could work quite well...oooo, or a tower....OK, ill stop now

Otherwise, hmmm, is there any space at the back of the base? or how difficult would it be to separate his left foot from the terrain and insert the head of a Fire Warrior (just to be different, i think you should save the deldar for the Chappie if you already have an idea for it) or something?

Apologies for all the questions my friend.

Sucks to hear about the bust up, hope it all gets sorted soon (or that its not so hard on you and yours). squiggoth is coming along nicely!

inmygravenimage wrote: I'm really flattered mate and thanks for taking the time to post here! I was really inspired by the amazing skills of weetyskemian44, her stuff is stunning. It's just washed over prime then layered drybrushing alternated with further washes. Here, Loth is grey prime, black wash, white drybrush. Next will be blue glaze, nightshade wash, and blue edge highlight. The green will get a layer of Vallejo black (very gloss) over it probably, followed by gold trim.

Ah, cool! I think I'll go give a model a try at this. Hopefully it'll look as awesome as yours.

@Reiko: I think fish-heads may be the way to go. It's a theme I was planning for my flyer bases (storm eagle/talon) anyway. I think I'm going to try something... tricky! Take a helm, carve out one side, and add exposed tau head. Worth a try...
@KnowNoPear: be sure to post your experiment here! Looking forward to it!

Bit bummed at the mo cos getting no hobby time at all really. My monthly rpg group's up and running again though, and it's nice not be the regular GM for the first time in 5 1/2 yrs!

I have added Loth's first ink layer:

Classic GW blue ink. VJ is good, also very rich, but can't beat this, it's like undiluted Windsor and Newton! I think the psychic blast will be green, ultimately, as will eyes. I think gold trim on pads, black loincloth, and some black armour detail. Sound reasonable? Left arm, btw, has a sculpted dw pad but I'm not 100% on it yet.
I really want, also, to get red Skullz gms done - and a further apology to anyone I'm supposed to be sending stuff to, you'll need to wait till end of month as am flat broke just now. Sorry y'all.
Hey Ho,
graven

Haha, I will! Maybe I'll start a blog or something! Mm what's the difference between inks and paints? Are inks more of a clearish type of liquid?

I like the effect of the ink graven... gives it kind of a shiny metallic look to boot. Cool idea.

That's loking very nice, Graven. I've benn looking for acway to due a nice dark blue/al,ost black for my own librarian, and this may be the way to go. I look forward to seeing how he develops.

By the way, how did you do the psychic effect? Is that a Vallejo Water Effect or somethin similar?

Know No Pear wrote:Haha, I will! Maybe I'll start a blog or something! Mm what's the difference between inks and paints? Are inks more of a clearish type of liquid?

That's a great idea! Short answer on ink - yes, basically inks give you very intense colours; gw's new glazes are similar. Washes are thinner still.

Gitsplitta wrote:I like the effect of the ink graven... gives it kind of a shiny metallic look to boot. Cool idea.

Yeah, it's really intense! A good base to start from anyway.

Yellowbeard wrote:That's loking very nice, Graven. I've benn looking for acway to due a nice dark blue/al,ost black for my own librarian, and this may be the way to go. I look forward to seeing how he develops.

By the way, how did you do the psychic effect? Is that a Vallejo Water Effect or somethin similar?

Nightshade may be a better bet for you then, as it's very dark over grey primer - that's what I used on red Skullz's possessed (which, by the by, is now done, and I hope to get decent pics up of over the weekend).
Psy effect is another bits scrounge, from an old SW mini iirc.

Colours progressing, no idea still how to do pack!




Cy'all anon,
Graven

I'm curious... why isn't his left arm inked??

Ah - because he's Deathwatch, so it'll be silver!

The whole arm? I thought is was just the pad (typically).