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Looking really nice.
The obsidian pit of fiery buggery death is really good.

The freehand is not all that bad.
I found for freehand on this scale it can be helpful to think of painting it in the same way as you would a model (Dark Base coat, main colour, highlights).

And the smaller it is, the more important it is to keep it simple (which I think you have), trying to do too much in a small space can make freehand look a mess.

And bare in mind the scale and how it's viewed, the smaller something is, the more we of the internet will zoom in to see and we all know that also enlarges all the little slips. But if you stand back, as you would for a game, those little slips don't show.

I like that big yellow-ish skull with the checked horns too.

Not sure if the guardman is screaming or doing the Macarena.

He's going to pelvic thrust that daemon to death...

@Vik: Yup, fair comment. The Blood Angels banner next to it is now much yellower, but I agree that the banner needs more rot. Cheers mate, C&C taken in good spirit.

@DrH: you you! Good comments on the freehand. Really glad you like the obsidian-ness of the pit. And maybe I should just name the daemon Rocky Horror and be done with it? Actually - without knowing anything about the fluff - has named it The Blood Daemon.

Good kid

any time matey, any time... just pay the usual fee

funny man. It's been plagueified, but you'll need to wait till later for pics as I'm going to try to do them properly in the light tent.

Woo.

 inmygravenimage wrote:

@DrH: you you! Good comments on the freehand. Really glad you like the obsidian-ness of the pit. And maybe I should just name the daemon Rocky Horror and be done with it? Actually - without knowing anything about the fluff - has named it The Blood Daemon.

You could call him Frank-n-furtAAARGH...

Look forward to more pic's.

inmygravenimage wrote: funny man. It's been plagueified, but you'll need to wait till later for pics as I'm going to try to do them properly in the light tent.

Woo.

hurry up old man

Ok, ok:

I'm not that happy with it tbh, feel like it looks like it's been painted by a 5-yr old. But, have to walk away from it as I'm basically fed up with it. More pics to follow anon.

But, have to walk away from it as I'm basically fed up with it.

that´s in essence how most of my long time projects gets finished... too much time spent on one project turns into frustration...

but yours is unneeded / not justified as it looks super!

Pretty much what Vik said.
It's a good time to call it a day when you get tired of it.
But it is a good job. You'll like it more when you're not fed up of looking at it.

You'll like it more when you're not fed up of looking at it.

that...distance makes the heart grow fonder!

^

Details, details. It's where the devil is, you know.


Side Corridors:


Minus pit:


In the pit:



More details:



Prisoner #1


#2


#3


Top-down view:


Rear view:


Rear details:










There - that do you?

Thanks for all the c&c all along the ways!
graven.

Looks astounding graven. Serious mania going on right there boy-o.

That looks fantastic Graven, so much going on it makes it hard to take in but when you look at the details shots it really does look amazing.

Will be an interesting piece to play on thats for sure.

I bow in front of your dedication to: make-this-thing-awesome

So much stuff going on on that piece, I would love to see It irl.

Very well done mate

There - that do you?

hmmm...soso

kidding of course... looks awesome...it is a miracle that you haven´t forgotten certain areas to paint... would have probably happened to me... only inthe end to find more space to paint ...

Is the sob in carbonite?

Gitsplitta wrote:Looks astounding graven. Serious mania going on right there boy-o.

Definitely manic. I still feel I've slid backwards about a year in my painting. Did you find the (tranquility) MW helm yet?

GiraffeX wrote:That looks fantastic Graven, so much going on it makes it hard to take in but when you look at the details shots it really does look amazing.

Will be an interesting piece to play on thats for sure.

Thanks mate. Well you have the advantage of at least being on the same land mass as me

SelvaggioSaky wrote:I bow in front of your dedication to: make-this-thing-awesome

So much stuff going on on that piece, I would love to see It irl.

Very well done mate

Grazie mille! If you head over to Glasgow at any point, lmk.

Viktor von Domm wrote:

There - that do you?

hmmm...soso

kidding of course... looks awesome...it is a miracle that you haven´t forgotten certain areas to paint... would have probably happened to me... only inthe end to find more space to paint ...

Actually, I did realise very late on that I'd put a dreadnaught side plate inside one of the corridors, which got painted from a very strange angle.

Miss Dee wrote:Is the sob in carbonite?

So, it's done. Sitting in front of me, in no particular order, are half-painted hereticus, various dark age individuals, St Celestine + 2 crusaders, the SoB tanks and the Storm Eagle. Any thoughts on what I should tackle next?

Later peeps,
graven


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 inmygravenimage wrote:
Definitely manic. I still feel I've slid backwards about a year in my painting. Did you find the (tranquility) MW helm yet?

Indeed!

What's the flyer?

Storm eagle. I had a brainwave and turns out the aquilla from the shrine fits really well on the nose. It'll be deathwatch / Weeping Angel. No guarantees that it's what'll be my focus next though also, there's the mystery box...

hey graven... where are these eagle heads from?
they look very cool...i think i need to remember these... maybe make my own PC version of these...

It's the two halves of the one from shrine of the aquila.
On the subject of making things from PC, I was pleasantly surprised to see the PC mock-up of one of the silly big guns for apocalypse in the current WD. You could essentially use it to (shock horror) build your own.

I vote for the Storm Eagle.

Oh, fine. Continuing to rebuild the nose.

inmygravenimage wrote:It's the two halves of the one from shrine of the aquila.
On the subject of making things from PC, I was pleasantly surprised to see the PC mock-up of one of the silly big guns for apocalypse in the current WD. You could essentially use it to (shock horror) build your own.

ah... thanks mate... and i think i need to have a look at that WD then... i am not regularly buying it...but i will have a look

and sorry mate... that angle provides no new info...

Holy hooters! That's one hell of a birthday haul. Love the Chaos Shrine.

Can someone remind me exactly what a Storm Eagle is again?? I mean I know it's an imperial flyer... but beyond that what does it do?

Viktor von Domm wrote:

inmygravenimage wrote:It's the two halves of the one from shrine of the aquila.
On the subject of making things from PC, I was pleasantly surprised to see the PC mock-up of one of the silly big guns for apocalypse in the current WD. You could essentially use it to (shock horror) build your own.

ah... thanks mate... and i think i need to have a look at that WD then... i am not regularly buying it...but i will have a look

and sorry mate... that angle provides no new info...

In no way could I send you a scan of the relevant page if you wish. Also, :p

LeadLegion wrote:Holy hooters! That's one hell of a birthday haul. Love the Chaos Shrine.

Thanks bri, appreciated

Gitsplitta wrote:Can someone remind me exactly what a Storm Eagle is again?? I mean I know it's an imperial flyer... but beyond that what does it do?

225 pt flyer for SM, DA, BT, SW or CSM, ceramite, assault vehicle, PomS, carries 20 and has 4 HPs. Fast Attack (heavy for Tyrant's Legion), twin-linked HBs (or mm/typhoon launcher), Vengeance Launcher 48" S5 AP4 heavy 2 large blast, can take Hellstrikes or twin lascannons. Popular in Badab war, apparently...

It's probably one of the most heinously awful kits I've ever assembled. You may remember me ranting about it this time last year; to their credit, FW were very good and asked me to take pics of mine so that they could stick them up for quality control purposes.
Mine is "Aquila" pattern because (a) I've added a bloody great eagle to the front and (b) I've had to add more plating to cover the awful gaps and there's parts that gs and pc just can't hide. 'Sides, it can have reinforced armour.
So, yeah...

Aquila-y. For my Deathwatch, a Weeping Angel one (that won't look out of place with said weepers).

Satisfied? graven

Been away for awhile and HOLY COW!

Shrine looks fantastic! A fine use of Prisoners / donations to Blood God.

Does your gaming group use a fair amount of Forgeworld?

Looking forward to seeing the Storm Eagle finished. The paint style makes it look like it is moving fast while just sitting there. Well played.

where did that painted model come from all of a sudden??? I am stunned... the faded and slightly looking like cloudy sky look is rather more well done than I would have expected in that time frame!...wow...how?

and well... if you happen to have said copy in hand and would trip over next to your scanner and as a million to one accident you would place it out of sheer terror of hurting yourself inside the scanner and then hitting the button to steady yourself... then the outcome wouldn´t be for naught

Thank you graven. Got it. Nice work with the paint too!