Graven's Bloggit 4th October, prepare to Enter the Deadzone!

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**Gitsplitta**

I think he looks fine graven. Be a great addition to anyone's army!

**inmygravenimage**

Cheers lads. I think I might just leave him as is, and possibly add just a drop of red/orange onto the stealer. Thanks once more for all the input! Might even take some pics tomorrow, assuming kids less horrid

on the plus side car situation looking up.

**Revenent Reiko**

Sounds like a solid plan to me graven, happy to help in any way i can

ooo pics?! looking forward to it! *looks at graven's kids* you had better have been less horrid today!....

**inmygravenimage**

... Yeah I totally got distracted by going for pizza with kids...

**Revenent Reiko**

hahahaha theres nothing wrong with pizza!!

**inmygravenimage**

So, this and that.
Been stripping (hey, it's my choice

)

I had forgotten how much plastic doesn't like being stripped! Metals are coming up ok, resin goes a bit peculiar. Need to get another twin lascannon to enact next stage of plan... And either half an IG ac drum or a both halves of a Gatling psilencer barrel. Hint, hint.

I've also got a nice snap of my DW from gms thus far:

And maybe - MAYBE - Sevrin Loth is done.

Added a splash more colour to the stealer, and touched up the goo. Retouched Loth's shoulder pad. I think he's done, but I may be wrong...

Awful January is basically done. Hopefully things are going to perk up a bit.
New car Tuesday! Whoop!
More generally, should be able to get back to p&m, some rpg and maybe even some tabletop! Itching to get a beat down on erithromycin, bought him the chapterhouse eldar specials for Xmas. Probably going to get blown apart but dark reapers, but such is life.

Not quite sure what I'm going to work on next. Any ideas?
Later peeps,
Graven

**Gitsplitta**

Looks fantastic graven, well done mate... you've really come a long way with him.

**Revenent Reiko**

Hehe stripping...honestly, im too immature for my own good sometimes...

Loth looks HAMAZING (spelling error intentional this time...), i didnt realise that you had made the loin cloth black to match the pad (how i didnt notice i dont know...) it works beautifully!

really like the added touches to the Stealer as well.

Overall amazing work mate, well done *pats graven on the back*

**inmygravenimage**

Thanks guys, your kind words a real boost.
Missing shot from earlier post:

**Solar_lion**

Nice .. The metalics look great in the last pic.

**inmygravenimage**

^Thanks mate. I've taken advice from Ifalna on the Vallejo golds and following Knightley's tips on highlighting gold with silvers. Monkeytroll and Skalk Bloodaxe excel at rusting up metals, so their stuff has really informed the treadplate and concrete bolt. Reiko and mrs g have been really picky on the psychic blast bless em. Oh, and Gitsplitta's been on my case to push myself harder generally. Credit where credit's due

**Revenent Reiko**

inmygravenimage wrote:
Credit where credit's due

...and he doesnt mention himself.....

Glad to be of service mate, looks like the amalgam of skills and some 'motivational speaking' (read: good-natured bullying

) has produced something amazing...

**Knightley**

Do you find the gold looks better with the small mithril highlight?

**inmygravenimage**

Knightley wrote:
Do you find the gold looks better with the small mithril highlight?

Definitely. Subtle but effective.

**inmygravenimage**

Well, I'm happy enough with Loth that I'm going to try to do a composite. But, first, a test: I've never tried uploading pics via the attachments function, so here goes. Today I brightened up the red and white on those foolish-brag pre-xmas land raiders, and also did so to a lovely BT standard bearer from WM360 that I'm using as a DW / Long Fang Sergeant.

**Gitsplitta**

The problem with using the attachment function is that you don't get into the gallery with it... so you can't zoom in, neither can you vote or comment. I don't use it as a result.

**inmygravenimage**

Well whaddaya know the dakka works! I do see sooooo many glue smudges etc on those rescue raiders but I reckon once they get muddied up you'll hardly know.

Automatically Appended Next Post:
@ gits: Ah. Nuts.

**whalemusic360**

I forgot you were one of the two people that got a purple dude. I think the flag could use some squiggly script, or something.

**inmygravenimage**

I love my purple dude! He now has a =][= too. That lovely homemade DW bolter was an early inspiration to me, too, when coming back to the hobby.
Squiggles? Do you think I'm Knightley or something

?
Squiggles to follow indeed, and some on the back too, just to keep Briancj happy.
Was going to potter about with DW bits tonight actually as I found another metal DW head, but ended up playing with my scenery box instead and started planning the reliquary shrine to go with the sanctum. The reliquary is the base of the fleur de Lis shape, where the sanctum is the main thrust (think inverted cross). I think it'll make for a nice objective / defensive position. I wonder about the height of it though. Obviously it's got to make sense relative to the rest of the building; equally it has to be playable.
Oh and there was a disaster involving crackle medium that we shan't discuss because it never happened.
Move along now, nothing to see here,
graven

**Knightley**

Papa Squiggle demands more squiggles

**inmygravenimage**

How can I refuse

? Anyone who's awaiting postage from me, remaining stuff got sent out today.

**Skalk Bloodaxe**

What to work on next- paint those Necromunda miniatures!

**inmygravenimage**

So, it turns out I respond to demands:
Not quite an army shot, but a top shelf view of the motor pool

Squiggles were demanded. I've been using the opportunity - with wm360's blessing - to highlight up the metals and the black, playing with a bit of wet blending.

Oh - not quite squiggles, just a lot of Latin:

In other news, got my new car (wheeeee!)
Later y'all
Graven

**Dr H**

Banner looks good. Is that a pen or paintbrush effort?

**inmygravenimage**

Thanks man - micron pen. I love them! I have awful handwriting generally, but even I can pull off something half decent.

**Revenent Reiko**

micro pens FTW!! Looks great graven, well done mate.

also, congrats on the car, time to go joyriding?

**Gitsplitta**

Nice work on the wet blending graven. Keep at it! (text looks fantastic too)

**Yellowbeard**

Very nice, Gaven. Love the banner.

**Knightley**

Hmm no squiggles so to speak of... that ok, I'll allow it!

**whalemusic360**

Yeah, I always have issues with black. Not a personal fan of hard edge greys or blues. Tried just going really dark grey to black. Pretty sure I went to far