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 lipsdapips wrote:
I use an artificer layer from GW for almost all of my fine detail work.

What's the quality of the new GW brushes like? Worth the exorbitant price?

@snrub honestly they're hit and miss. Some brushes fray beyond use or just don't retain shape from the moment you use them, but other ones get shape and keep it for years at a time. I always have a trust medium layer and artificer layer, as well as some general large brushes that last a good while. In between their lifespans I occasionally try to get a small layer or something in between (I currently have one now but it's a little tedious and not working too well, but I haven't quite given up on it yet!). My artificer layer forms a needle point with almost no effort and keeps it while I'm applying paint work, so I can never fault it for that. Normally in my experience, I've actually found artificer layers to be more consistent than other brushes too. Perhaps it's something to do with the lesser amount of bristles (or perhaps that extortionate price you're talking about )

Really, really loving the Cadian Kill team.

Great work on the sergeant.

Kill team is coming together nicely. You have one planned for your Ultras?

Hey guys!

Finished the flamer, 5th member of my kill team complete. Quite pleased with his overall aesthetic. The commander in the cadian box has the perfect legs for a sort of 'great-coat' feel to him - a subtle variation which I feel adds some character. Enough of what I think of it though, I want to hear you guys' thoughts!









Thanks for looking

LDP

Flamer looks awesome man! The heavy trench coat works well, would make sense to have a heavy flame resistant coat to protect against the heat of the weapon.
How many members are you planning for your kill team?

Also an unrelated question - what basing material do you use? I'm planning on rebasing my minis and am looking at all the different options.

Something about flamers and greatcoats go so well together. Very nice job!

I struggle so much coming here, you work leaves me speechless, so good.

Thats mega! Your Kill Team is coming out great.

These are all amazing.

 zahnib wrote:
The heavy trench coat works well, would make sense to have a heavy flame resistant coat to protect against the heat of the weapon.

Was going to write almost exactly this.

Flammenwerfer looks great and the kill team as a whole is coming together brilliantly.

@Snrub great minds think alike

@zahnib cheers! I agree. Regarding kill team members, I'm trying to do them up so I have an option for every piece of scion wargear, alongside a couple hot-shot bozos for good measure. This will give me some nice versatility as well as a couple extra minis In terms of basing material, I'm actually lucky to have an artificial beach (sounds fake, I know, but I swear it's real!) in very close proximity to me! If you're interested, you can look up "Oriental Bay" on Wikipedia, but essentially I just take sand from there (there's 22,000 tonnes of it, I'm sure they don't mind ) and the grains seem to be larger than usual. It's honestly a little bit like an endless supply of artificial modelling sand. A fantastic wee miracle for me But I think more or less any larger grain sand would match it pretty close.

@Nevelon I feel you! An inescapable world-war era German feel to it.

@Cam you're too kind, honestly. I hope it isn't too severe

@Crimson_ thank you! I'm really having such a blast with them.

@Castor cheers buddy I hope you find what's below to be consistent with the standard!

@Snrub there you go! (see reply to Neve's comment)




Hey there everybody,

I'm really chuffed to present to you the Tempestor (Prime), "Ironfist" Jens, so called for his iconic bionic hand and trusty, no-nonsense power sword (borne in contrast to his singular psydove-skin glove, which holds his custom laspistol). I know they aren't in the kill team rosters, but how could I not do one up!? I can easily just have him use the statline, and it lends some extra versatility with the tempestor that i've finished already (he can always just be an infantry sergeant ) This kill team project has really turned out to be the gift that keeps on giving - I'm having so much fun with this and feel as though I'm pumping out some of my best work. Spirits are high at the moment! Hope you enjoy the pics guys, would love to know what you think. Melta gunner is up next.












Thanks for looking!
LDP

That's the best one yet! Love the stubble and the eye lens.

 lipsdapips wrote:
@Castor cheers buddy I hope you find what's below to be consistent with the standard!

Oh yes - nice work

Wow, that is an absolutely amazing Scions you have painted up ... they look ready to Deep Strike for the Emperor!

The servo-skull/censer is sublime.

Nice! I especially like the way you've done the smoke coming out of the censer
Hahah, well that's a spot of luck! Do you oven-dry it before using it on your bases or do you just go for it? I may be moving to Wellington next year but I don't know if I can wait that long to rebase my minis

That tempestor is pretty top-notch.
Swapping the knife for a pistol is good move. Adds a nice sense of direction to the model.

Also agree with Zahnib on the censer smoke. I'll be stealing that.

@Zah I just go straight in for it. The glue and primer makes it agreeable enough in my experience, I've found. And hey, yeah - Wellington's a lovely city

Thanks for the wonderful feedback everybody!

I present scion Jako, the melta gunner for my kill team. He has a sensor lens attached to his helmet, which gives him infrared sights for those pesky targets behind cover. He can basically see heat signatures straight through terrain as if it wasn't there (I represent this fluff through the level 3 scout tactic which lets you surge 18" in movement). The custom lens is raised on the mini because I imagine that he's spotted his target and is boosting in up close for the kill!









LDP

Damm!! very nice job on the scion

All the work here is tremendous- I'll be studying how you do the faces on your pieces, they're marvelous. I've never seen anyone handle a multi-melta as if it were a las-rifle before, but this latest scion absolutely looks like he can- well done!

More wood grain on the stock. Nice. These guys a coming out great.

Cheers for the feedback everybody


Hey all,

Checking in with an update on my kill team progress. I'm bringing in the first guardsman who is unquestionably not a kasrkin. As I've said, I'm trying to get a bunch of minis done with lots of the different weapon and unit choices so that my team can have variety, if I change the roster and things like that. Having so much fun still! Also attached is a picture of those who I've finished so far!

LDP

left handed lasgun conversion. very cheeky

Incredible work on these guys.

Here is a selfless man, my kill team's medic. There's a reason he's the only on on the team with an eyepatch and a bandaged arm. He's too busy keeping everyone else in good nick!







LDP

Here is a group shot of my kill team! I have painted material up to make a very elite kasrkin team at the moment, but still have a bunch of minis with which to bulk the numbers and add diversity to the weapon choices I'll still be working on them but I couldn't resist getting a picture of the whole gang as they stand so far! As I've said before, I'm really pleased with this project so far and I've been having SO much fun playing kill team! I haven't had the space or the means to play 40k in my student flat, but my girlfriend and I have been playing Kill Team a bunch! The downscaled size and rules are super accommodating and fun.

So cool!