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Absolutely stellar work, nerd!


Angron is just... damn man. An amazing model, with an equally amazing paintjob. My one complaint would be that I dont have one to paint myself! xD

Very interested on how your Dakkajet progresses. Its already looking pretty promising!

Nice to see tyronforge and lexicanum sharing pictures of your helldrake on Facebook dude!

 nerdfest09 wrote:

Az, a game one day for sure even if i have to scoot over to Melbs to catch ya! maybe towards the end of next year when I'm off on 6 weeks long service we can work something out if you're keen/serious? :-)

and I so want to photoshop silly hats on Oscar now......

Sounds like a date, big boy. I'm aiming to get the garage properly converted into a gaming mancave over the summer once work winds down. It's going to be a hell of a job, but the sweet rewards!

Maybe a photoshopped picture of Oscar wearing a hat could be painted over and used as a banner for one of your units? Actually.. I've got one of Leonard's head that would be perfect to do just that. And he fancies himself as a bit of a black panther/tiger/lion mashup anyway...


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The black baron eh! I have a small resin Labrador I was painting to have as a mascot for my IG, I could cut and shut something silly :-)

What sort of hoppers would a Hercules have if a Hercules had hoppers? and landing will be an issue as my plane has no landing gear and two dirty great props on the wings lol!

There you go! A mascot for the Vendettas as nose art. Black Lab wearing IG Helmet! (or a lovely hat of some description)


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Lovely work on Angron the Angry. You managed to retain the face as a strong focal point of the model, and the face paint doesn't undermine or obscure the detail of the face, which is what my concern was earlier. Very nice use of the DG to provide contrast to Angron as well, and they come across muddied and battered from the campaign as well as the more obvious bloodied and dismembered.
Kudos.

Well I managed to get all my packages down to the post office today to send off! and walked home about $100 poorer! but it's a great relief knowing that it's all winging its way to the prize winners, Secret Santa's and collectors around the globe! only thing I didn't manage to get organized was Gits picture I did for him but it shall go next time

I loaded my Angron pics onto Dakka this afternoon but haven't been able to change the links from the ones i posted here, so I just have this little link to the gallery if anyone wants to have a vote or two on some pics? would love it if you could!

http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/images-14392-37491_Primarch%20Models%21.html

it's nearly that time of the week again, paintin' time! but after Angron i'm thinking I may just fiddle around and take it fairly easy this week by doing more touch ups on the FleshEaters and some of my Ork Mek as well as just assembling all my resin spare parts into 2 squads of marines for my Slaanesh force so while there may be pics later, they probably won't get you excited!

I also got a reply from Armorcast and they have shipped my order a couple of days ago once i get them and order my tiled floor parts from Angry badger then i cannot wait to finally start my Zone Mortalis project in earnest! it's gonna be sweeeeeeeet!

Voted on all those Angron pics. Now Im angry. Like really angry. You done good

Just amazing work, so good. One day I will give you a run for your money. In like 20 years!

Voted.

20 years, or 2weeks solid of just painting, with that song "youre the best around" playing on a loop with way too much sweat and tongues sticking out the side of your mouth.

BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD!!!!!

Damo, next time you do something bronze/brass -pick up the Vallejo air color called "Bright bronze" you'll have fun with it. it doesn't look like much by itself, but ..well..just trust me.

Cheers Dave, I used one of the range for him but I don't think it was Bright Bronze, and i can't recall which colour it was! but I do love how realistically the paint shines like buffed metals! so going on your opinion which i trust like no other in regards to paint ranges :-) i'll certainly pick up a few others to have a go with, I'm itching to try the gold range but don't want it to overshadow my Sang Guard models in coolness! which means another project lol!


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Ideas for my FleshEaters!

Counts as Dante:
body & jump pack from Lord executioner model.
cut off arms and replace with sanguinary guard arms and convert angelus boltgun to be melta. cut and paste lord executioner axe head onto Vanguard axe shaft.
head? I prefer bare heads for characters as it gives more personality to them and i enjoy painting them :-) but should I fins a head and make my own death mask helmet? model shall be painted a darker more brassy gold with red and bone accents.

Counts as sangiunor?


Counts as Astorath?
Captain Korvydae from FW as a base?

Counts as Tycho?
Master of Relics body as a base model?

Do you have a sang guard kit? Cant remember what is in the FE at this point, a group photo is needed. I can hook you up with bits for said conversions if you need em.

Dont forget counts as Gabriel Seth and Miphy!

how about using the body from forgeworld's IVANUS ENKOMI OF THE MINOTAURS for the base of astorath, he looks more grim than Korvydae?

I know you have mad skills, but there's just so much extra birdie details on Korvydae.

Hmmm Ivanus Enkomi has been considered too more for lemartes though! and Asterion Moloc body for a Terminator armoured Captain build with the Kor Phaeron claws they will happen too!

hopefully a new toy that arrived can help with the birdie details on Korvydae, i got a little hobby thing like a dremel it works well but has all these attachments but no instructions on what they all do

I think i do have spares from my Sang Guard kit at home? I've days off tomorrow (after sleep) so i'll have a look and see what i actually have around for use and it looks like i need to re photograph my finiahed versions of counts as Seth who's my current leader and my counts as Mephiston who hasn't met a table yet they both look pretty nasty cool!

Do we have any more ideas for model bashing I can use? I want to make my own counts as for each important character in my FE force, the Sanguinor and Astorath are proving tricky, but Tycho will be fairly basic as the Master of relics is nearly the same pose


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Aaaaaand here we are again with the double post :-)

O.k, here's what happened today, I went to my local hospital to see my specialist (insert 'noone can help you' joke here) and was informed my lungs are pretty much shot through no fault of my own (i've been a chronic asthmatic since a prem birth) :-( but they've got me trying a new drug to see how it performs with me plus I need to change a few things around the home to help it work. this is going to leave me needing a financial injection at some stage soon. So what i am going to need to do is sell my Slaanesh force but only when I've finished the painting of it all and it's up to scratch by my standards, it's the force I am getting most creative with but don't feel the need to nurture it forever like my marines and Guard, I will be focussing on getting what i have for it painted and then see what the general consensus is for selling it with regards to price etc. on the plus side it will leave more shelf room for me to fill with Guard stuff at a later date!

so far I have 20 marines to paint with resin pads.
Emperors Children Contemptor
Decimator engine
those 5 Termies I've started

and already done

The mighty Hell-Sak
Chaos Lord
3 Oblits
10 Hell-Bitches
Mauler Fiend

sorry that's kind of a depressing situation but I need to think logically about my health at this point and if i can paint things I love doing and then sell them to get me feeling better, then that's a good thing right? plus this way they may actually see the tabletop one day :-)

Really sorry to hear your news dude. And having to sell your beautiful army as well is truly criminal.

If I was rich, I would never part an artist from his masterpiece. Unfortunately I am poor, so I can't even offer to buy it.

Trying to look on the bright side, at least we get to see you paint them up, can't wait to see your Decimator, doing one myself.

Sorry man, I hate hearing bad news about friends, keep us in he know on what's happening. Wish I could be a financial help, but the new job is starting just in time here. The slaanesh army should bring a good amount with the creativity behind it , though I hope it won't have to come to that. We're there or you, the nerdwench, and the puppies. Needless to say my prayers are with you.

get a lawyer, sue forgeworld for the toxic resin they use that has damaged your lungs. Worst case scenario you get laughed out of court. Best case is full hospital coverage. Middle of the road would be a 30k force, and I'm not talking the 31 millennium .

Ohhhh sorry to hear that, mate...

I hope your Slaaneshi force will get a loving home & owner, so that you may get better !!!

I'll never be able to afford the whole army, sadly, though I would have liked to both help you & be the happy owner of some masterful pieces...

Cheer up, we'll be there to support you !!

Sorry to hear the bad news mate.

Sadly I cant put an offer in as I'm broke as well, will be great to see you finish them off though.

Dude, that super sucks. Hate hearing good folks get bad news. I'll do whatever I can to help. I'll pm ya some details/questions.

Man, that is grim. Guess that's what happens for exposing your chest in public Whilst it is utterly crap that you have to sell them, though, at least there is the possibility of a positive outcome.

Aw man that sucks about your lungs. Very bad news indeed.
On the plus side though, funky new experimental drug to try out! Awwwww yeeeeah



Also a shame about having to get rid of the Slaanesh army. Some truly masterful work there in the form of the Hell-Sek and Lord.

Sorry to hear about the troubles, Damo. Wish you the best and I know your Slaanesh army will make a wealthy someone very happy.

:( Man, i hope you are on the mend soon Damo! Dont regret your decisions. Its true what they say, you have nothing if you dont have your health. I Can really identify with this. Painting and modelling is extremely irritating to my nerves and my hands and wrists and i have to take major breaks, sometimes months at a time just to have the burning go away. Take care of yourself first, so you can enjoy painting to the fullest. Sending you good vibes dude!

BB

Damn, that's a real shame to hear - both about your health issues and the need to sell the army. Hopefully the new medication can help you be more comfortable.

I'll make a couple of suggestions about the army sale, though...

1) Have a good think about it, and if you feel you might regret selling them in the future, don't do it.
2) Stop buying new stuff. A few cheap things now and then is one thing, but maybe stop on the new army front and put that cash towards the meds.
3) You seem to really enjoy painting, you're fast, and people in this thread love your stuff. Maybe look to doing some more commissions for money (restrict it to characters/etc rather than hordes of troops) and put that money towards the meds? Or save the hobby money and do commissions for models in trade.
4) If you do sell them, make sure you get a worthwhile amount for them. There's no point going bargain basement just to get rid of them. Hell, I'm tempted to put in an offer as a caretaker thing, so you can buy them back down the line...

Thank you to EVERYBODY for the good wishes for my health! I really am thankful i have friends like you all out there around the globe! I've had a couple of days to mull things over and get all my information sorted, they're trying me on a drug used to treat asthma and allergies in children called Montelukast but at an adult dosage to see how it reacts to my condition, if it doesn't work as they need it to, then i'll have to be have a blood infusion of another new drug to see if it attacks the antibodies causing my lungs to treat everything as an allergy. That's the basic summary and i'm hoping it will give me some relief

The first lot of drugs i'm on are pricey but not crazy like some can be which i'm thankful for, the infusion if I need it will be through the hospital so fingers crossed it won't get that far!

and I have thought long and hard about my models, Slaanesh will go, not sure when but when i have it all painted to a level i'm proud of then the sale of it will just take a little pressure of me in general incase I need it, i'll still be more than happy to do some commissions and get paid in models, that way I don't have to buy as much myself i'll still buy little things to suprise and astound you.

So for now, I'll keep you guys posted on what's happening with my health and keep blogging away as normal

and speaking of normal, how normal is a Dakkajet? it doesn't have a final polish yet but it's nearly there, I added a bunch of rivets (as I should!) and made some props for the wings, I think it's looking pretty sweet so far!









Began assembling my Slaanesh marines finally too! a boring shot but needed to keep me pumped!


enjoy! what else shall i do to the jet?

Hope the new drugs sort you out.

DakkaProp is looking good.
Although I think the new nose could do with a little more bulking out on top so there is a smoother transition from the original body to the nose.
The propellers look suitably orky.

I like the props... but I agree, the drooping nose bothers me a bit.

I think the props look a bit weedy atm. Have you considered using deff kopta blades? I think the nose could use some paneling too, I've it some depth.

Agreed, I'm not too sold on the nose... Some panels, as WM360 suggested, would probably make it look better !

Scratch some panel lines into the GS. Mount two head lights (sort of like eyes) on the top half of the nose. And put some nice spikey spinners on your props.(nose cones on the prop centers.) Possibly make the trailing edges of your props a bit jagged.

Other than that bloody amazing.

I 'd like to second the remarks on the dakka jet in regards to the propellers and the last thing you want is a droopy nose

Also did you really say this......

 nerdfest09 wrote:

Began assembling my Slaanesh marines finally too! a boring shot but needed to keep me pumped!