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Thanks reiko, and great to have you back in the land of the living

Not much to report but got a sweeeeeeet supply drop from BrookM:

DA flyer bits for the SoB! Hurrah!

And a wee bit of progress on The Lord of Blood:

Needs some vestigial wings, and a lotta skulls (and a flamer)

so....gitspitta is making a contest now...ohoh... i have to take a look there...

i also did dive into my bitzbox mate... i Need to send it to you hopefully tomorrow...i hope it is not too late...

and that Lord of blood... Looks like a gormitti mini?

He is indeed (gitsplitta) and yeah, I'm using some gormitti stuff to make my Shrine of Khorne, decided it needed a daemonic champion of sorts. Good catch and thanks for bits, don't feel rushed at all though.

And 100 pages. I just noticed. Um. Gosh. Started this blog 3 years ago, pretty much today, and it has evolved some.

Initially, it was to keep me sane when my little one was born - maintaining 4 blogs was too much like hard work - so I consolidated into this.

In the early days, I was working on IG and Mentor Legion - who aren't forgotten, especially with what new codices might bring...
It rapidly became an outlet when he went in for open heart surgery, which was deeply harrowing (he is a tiny daemon btw, it being his 3rd birthday today), but not even being dead on the table was enough to stop that kid. Figures. Bloody kids.

It's become a source for chatting about my strange addiction to GKs, my wife's various cakes (she's cursing at a late-night wedding cake as I type), Welshmen for Saga, assorted =][=, and all my general gamer ADD - plus a bit of ranting about job (teaching, it's such a joy).

Thanks to you all for making this what it is though - I have forged some astonishing friendships through this strange affair.

Onwards, upwards and, as always, later,
graven

Wow... did 100 pages go fast! It's been a wonderful ride my friend. Great to get to know you a bit, hear about your growing family and watch your P&M skills steadily improve. You've been a comrade and an inspiration. We're lucky to have you!

Cheers for the next 100 pages!!

well congratz to your big 100!!!...

Yeah well done on the 100 pages Graven, here's to lots more

Thanks chaps! Also, proof that your khorney goodness is not going to waste:

Wow thats a lot bigger than I thought it was, its going to take a while to paint unless you have an air brush.

You should have a supply drop from me incoming soon.

Massive congrats on the 100 pages mate, have you gone on a nostalgia trip and read through the earlier year at any point?

Congratulations on 100 pages, Gaven. Well done.

Congrats, here's to the next 100 pages of Gravenations and sundries. Good things to come I'm sure.

Happy B day to the gravenspawn~!

GiraffeX wrote:Wow thats a lot bigger than I thought it was, its going to take a while to paint unless you have an air brush.

Yeah, it's a bit of a beast. I'm wondering whether to go with brass or obsidian as the overall scheme?

Gitsplitta wrote:You should have a supply drop from me incoming soon.

I suspect I missed it today, as I have a mystery note from the post office.

Knightley wrote:Massive congrats on the 100 pages mate, have you gone on a nostalgia trip and read through the earlier year at any point?

Yeah, I'll need to wade through it myself first though!

Yellowbeard wrote:Congratulations on 100 pages, Gaven. Well done.

Cheers mate

Solar_lion wrote:Congrats, here's to the next 100 pages of Gravenations and sundries. Good things to come I'm sure.

Happy B day to the gravenspawn~!

too true on all counts!


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Btw, I'm kidding about using the gormiti monster, just so we're clear.

The process of insane weathering begins:


In the last year, I realise I've also gone down the route of DW and the Weeping Angels! And I'm actually pretty pleased with how I've progressed as a p&m'r.

Onwards and upwards indeed, and in great fashion graven! Congrats on 100 pages

good to be back i have to say, not that im going to be on here as much still (new job is craaaaaaaaaaazy....and the journey is killing me too, i hate the tube) but ive been having Dakka-withdrawal...ive been missing me some gravenising!

If only Gits, i would love to enter but im sadly lacking on both minis, paints, and time...new job again im afraid, having a 2 hour round trip instead of a 20 minute round trip is taking huge chunks of my free time away REALLY looking forward to seeing them all come together though!

Understood my friend, enjoy being a spectator... I am!

Any thoughts on whether temple should be Osidian, brass or ... other?

I quite like obsidian (like my nemesis weapons), as if my gk have taken chunks of this to forge. Brass'd be easier though, and the obsidian might looking a bit much.

Your views are sought...

Maybe a bit of both... Obsidian floor, Brass elsewhere... or something like that...

All looking good so far.

Congratulation on hitting the century. I was happy when I passed 8 pages the other day...long way to go, but I'm still new here.

Gitsplitta wrote:Understood my friend, enjoy being a spectator... I am!

O dont worry, i am THOROUGHLY looking forward to further spectating!

inmygravenimage wrote:Any thoughts on whether temple should be Osidian, brass or ... other?

I quite like obsidian (like my nemesis weapons), as if my gk have taken chunks of this to forge. Brass'd be easier though, and the obsidian might looking a bit much.

Your views are sought...

Ill agree with Dr H, Obsidian and Brass mix would look good together...might be a bit hard to do such large sections though....?

I'm liking that base, Graven. Really looking forward to seeing the chameleoline on the MW!

I'm with Reiko and Dr. H: a little obsidian, a little brass.

Thanks guys; you don't like making my life easy do you?! How about making it predominantly brass then, on an obsidian plinth with some chunks of obsidian also (eg teeth on giant skull, spike etc?

Black marble... with gold and green veins throughout. Or translucent crystal... like quartz, with gold veins. That'd be a challenge for you!

 inmygravenimage wrote:
Thanks guys; you don't like making my life easy do you?! How about making it predominantly brass then, on an obsidian plinth with some chunks of obsidian also (eg teeth on giant skull, spike etc?

We don't choose to do this hobby because it is easy, we choose to do it because it is hard...

Sounds good.

Congrats on 100. That temple is turning out better than I expected.

@DrH - alas, too true. This is also the case for the wife, who is at present making a 3-D fire engine cake (with lights).
@theophony - thanks, I think

Progress on the MW, meantime:


And the exterior:

Don't know what I'm dreading doing more: his head or the corsair...

Beautiful work on the vines and lantern graven... you could teach a class on that. Dynamic shading looks like it worked out well for you too.

Thats looking very nice Graven, will you be doing OSL from the light?

Looking really good all round. Good job. Good luck to Mrs G and her cake.

Gitsplitta wrote:Beautiful work on the vines and lantern graven... you could teach a class on that. Dynamic shading looks like it worked out well for you too.

Thanks mate; kind words indeed. You challenged me to raise my game, I hope I have done so!

GiraffeX wrote:Thats looking very nice Graven, will you be doing OSL from the light?

Actually, there is a bit - clearly, I need to bam it up a notch

Dr H wrote:Looking really good all round. Good job. Good luck to Mrs G and her cake.

It's getting there

that latern looks ace!... who said all of them need to be green

i am a bit suprised about the color of the marine tho... will it stay that black? aren´t they meant to be green and yellow? or am i absolutly fluff noobish here? ... i think i need to do some research^^

You're not wrong
MW love their camo, and I like a challenge...