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Man..those Kans are killer! I love all the different angle and detail shots!

Fantastic update Damo! I love the way the kans came out. The weathering on them is fantastic and the OSL on the power core is a great contrast to rest of the kan. The oily grime on the hydraulics looks great, how'd you do it? OH, don't worry about the basing... I'll take care of that here so they'll fit in with their mates.

Nice work on the power weapon... they're tricky, especially when your using a technique that does not involve an airbrush.

The oil grime is great, don't often see a technique like that. Works great for orks.

White looks ok, might just need some of the finishing touches added to make it look right. White is tricky for sure.

Chain glave looks good, and makes more sense then the claws did. Power weapon looks pretty good too. Have you tried the airbrush power weapon technique (do you have an airbrush?)?

Fulgrim is looking to be a solid start. Are you going to take the purples darker (and the dead guys black)? Good call on dead IH's.

I love other peoples orks, glad I got rid of my Ork stuff, as I'd be so sidetracked right now.

The red scorpion terminator body is one of my favorite models from forgeworld. And the white is looking great on it.

Fulcrum is looking as bad as the fairy prince can look, great job on purple.

Good job NF. Kans look great.

Painting white (and black) can be tricky to get it to look right, but the best advice I've seen is to not use white (or black) as the main paint, but use grey and blend up to white (or down to black).

Find an everyday object that you know is white and have a really close look at it under normal lighting conditions. You'll notice that it only looks white on the surfaces that are nearest to the light source, the rest of it looks grey. That's what you want to replicate when painting white.

dsteingass wrote:Man..those Kans are killer! I love all the different angle and detail shots!

Thanks Dave, the Kans are 'Killer' lol bad pun of the page and it's on the first post!

Gitsplitta wrote:Fantastic update Damo! I love the way the kans came out. The weathering on them is fantastic and the OSL on the power core is a great contrast to rest of the kan. The oily grime on the hydraulics looks great, how'd you do it? OH, don't worry about the basing... I'll take care of that here so they'll fit in with their mates.

Nice work on the power weapon... they're tricky, especially when your using a technique that does not involve an airbrush.

Thanks gits, you need to like them! so I'm happy they are passing! Oily grime was a little thing i worked out for your dread, I had a pot of old GW 'Ardcoat so i mixed in some black artists ink so it was a thick glossy consistency and just painted it thick onto the parts, then you just blend it up or down the hydro's and it smears and the colour looks quite real the power core/engines are a bit I really like, they gave me the chance to do some clean colour

The power weapon I think will work out! another few little squiggles and a wash and it'll be good!

whalemusic360 wrote:The oil grime is great, don't often see a technique like that. Works great for orks.

White looks ok, might just need some of the finishing touches added to make it look right. White is tricky for sure.

Chain glave looks good, and makes more sense then the claws did. Power weapon looks pretty good too. Have you tried the airbrush power weapon technique (do you have an airbrush?)?

Fulgrim is looking to be a solid start. Are you going to take the purples darker (and the dead guys black)? Good call on dead IH's.

Thanks Whaley, glad Fulgrim is o.k so far, I think the purples will be dark enough as they are especially when the details get done, it is quite dark in person but next week if i update and you think it should be darker then I'll wash it again for you to darken it down no problem either way dude!

yeah, i do have an airbrush but it's pretty rough and i only use it for big things and priming etc. and I like to use brushes where i can

Theophony wrote:I love other peoples orks, glad I got rid of my Ork stuff, as I'd be so sidetracked right now.

The red scorpion terminator body is one of my favorite models from forgeworld. And the white is looking great on it.

Fulcrum is looking as bad as the fairy prince can look, great job on purple.

Ha! sidetrack YOU! I don't need to give you any help in that department dude! I think Fully will look pretty nasty and bada$$ when i'm done, lots of contrasts and shadow! I also agree about the Cull'n model it's a cool pose! I'll have a little more painting and see how I like the white, but I can always strip it and try again and again until I get it right!

Dr H wrote:Good job NF. Kans look great.

Painting white (and black) can be tricky to get it to look right, but the best advice I've seen is to not use white (or black) as the main paint, but use grey and blend up to white (or down to black).

Find an everyday object that you know is white and have a really close look at it under normal lighting conditions. You'll notice that it only looks white on the surfaces that are nearest to the light source, the rest of it looks grey. That's what you want to replicate when painting white.

Why Thanks you Dr Hinternet! my first (other) Apoth was white washed with space wolf grey watered down then used the watered mix to blend up to pure white, it looks good but I want to try a quicker and different way to do it!

Kan's look amazing, so love those models.

Really looking forward to the others being completed, very promising.

Ahhh wow a lot of good stuff since I last checked in, nerd!

The Kans look awesome, and Fulgrim is looking like a badass! In fact, Im kinda dreading seeing him next to the Kabuki Fulgrim I painted for WM previously... I fear you'll just blow him away xD

Re: the white. Im not particularly fond of it at the moment. Sorry, man, but i think its a bit too stark as is. Plus, i dont think you've left any room to highlight it- looks really close to the unpainted lights on the backpack, which I assume is a pure white.

If I may be bold, I think you might be better served by starting from a light gray, like Admin gray and white mixed 1:3 or 4. That way you have options for highlighting with a pure white.


Other than that, Everything is looking great! Definitely looking forward to seeing it all progress ^^

Great update man. love the Kans...the way you have done the oil and grime really is evocative.

Fulgrim is looking good! nice work with the purple blends.

purple power weapon also coming along very nicely mate.

Juuuust trying something here guys......






Dunno why but this amuses me

What even. Haha

LOL! Nerdy is funny

That poor record!

Only little pics today dudes! I got Fulgrims gold work done! looks good, I made it a little darker than the other golds and it gives him a 'Primarchy' ancient armour feel! it's amazing how in partnership with the purple he really starts to come together! (or so i think )





I also had a chance/reason/excuse to start painting a tac squad in the Imperial Harbinger scheme! I am going to be doing some 'grey' work for Whaley and I thought "why not" so I primed a squad and did a rough test model (very quick job guys!) it's not perfect but I think I know how to tackle it all now, I used SWM Armour wash and I really don't like it as a marine wash it's very shiny and leaves tide marks in seconds! next time I'll be using Nuln oil for sure! but as some reviews i've read have said, the SWM wash is spot on for weathering work!
I will be adding some more weathering and powders on the legs i think to give it some contrasts. I like the shade of grey this primer produces and once i get some lighter grey paints I hope it will be better



and the HQ...... Nimrod Grudge!


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......................... A basket on a dog

Your dogs are saints , or I have this whole God thing wrong and I will be reincarnated as the dog with an owner like you who puts baskets on me and probably jumps out in front of me when I least expect it and screams to see if a dog can hang from the ceiling like a scared cat.

Oh and the models are excellent, you've made Fulgrim not look terrible like the FW painter did, and the cataphracti termi is sweet.

Thanks Theo! yep, the fuzzy's are pretty chilled down here! especially Willy he's not in a rush to do anything lol!

cheers on the compliment on Fulgrim too! I wanted to do him overall a little darker than usual and it seems to be working, his face will challenge me as his eyes just seem to be sculpted a little too close together! but I'll do my best :-)

and the Nimrod Grudge shall be getting a shield when i can find my Anvil Industries ones I bought! :-)

Basket on a dog... definitely front page worthy.

Is Nimrod Grudge a character from a FW book? I can't justify their prices anymore

Greys Lok's good, though your normal highlighting smoothness isn't up to norm on a few spots (shoulder and hand namely). I suspect it's just a quick proof of concept though.

Fulgrim is shaping up nicely. At least his eyes are just jet black, should be easier to paint.

Excellent Regal Purple tights! And baskets on dogs....that's always fun to see!

Wow that is amazing, got to be one of the best things I have seen on Dakka.

I quite like the models also, Fulgrim is very pretty in his purple tights. Looks amazing as usual.

Hey guys, yep, the marine was a faster job than usual so hopefully with a bit more time I can do them nicer but I've not really worked with grey before I think with the scheme Whaley has in mind it'll look really cool and the pads won't really come into it

also, I did some painting today.... house painting! but I had the blinds down and it led me to see a little friend stumbling up my driveway so I had to down tools and go and give him a hand!

I didn't want him to get run over or too hot or get in with the dogs so i picked him up and popped him in the laundry until i could take him somewhere nice


here he is in the laundry trying to hide!


and here he is as we were about to walk him to a safe place Echidna's are so cute! one of my favorite native animals!



as soon as I put him down he wasted no time in burying himself deep into the dirt for protection and to stay cool!

Wow you have your own chaos spawn .

You big girl Nerdy. Get those gloves off and handle him like a real man

They are great animals though. So placid and very endearing. I've never seen one that big though.

Like a big, cute, angry pineapple.
And an echidna too!
(brought me out of lurking, that's something!)

Fulgrim looks the business, what have you got planned for his sword. And will we be seeing Kharn at some point too?

That's guys! :-) he was a rather large Echidna and snrub! you come down and try and wrangle a wedged echidna with your bare hands! and those gloves are only thin rubber on the palms which i discovered quickly don't stop those damn quills! lol but once you get him up he's pretty calm and just kinda sat in my arms, amazing how strong an animal of that size is though!

Theo, probably the most adorable and gentle Chaos spawn ever! :-)

Graven, if it takes cute animals to get you out of hiding I'll have to keep a folder full of pics! Hmmm Fulgrims sword eh, I'm going to keep it silver but glaze it with different washes to give it a sheen like the inside of an abalone shell.

My dog found an echidna last summer. That was an interesting encounter for sure - you see my dog is the most timid (not so) little guy ever - he wasn't sure wether to play with it, eat it or run away he basically ended up crouched infront of it and whining...

Love the models too! Fulgrim's coming along well and the tac scheme is nice and simple. Nice work

Haha! That's great! Bean, being a Rat Terrier is genetically programmed to hunt and dispatch all squeaky creatures. So I'm afraid a confrontation like that would probably end up very painful for her.

oh yeah forgot to mention my dog's name is Dave. 'Bout as Aussie as it come

That looks like something that should be shot out of a grotzooka!

You've a heart of gold my friend. Rescuing little woodland critters from the hazards of modern life. Good on 'ya!