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Sure, though its easier if i find pics from other people that are painted properly

This sort of what i mean, only using less turquoise.



But yeah, its very similar to the gw commissar cloak.

Rogue Wolves wrote:I like him, the idea to make gloves instead of hands is great. Since the only skin I see is his face he looks really cold, like a commissar should!

Thanks, RW! Glad you like him!

Vitruvian XVII wrote:Sure, though its easier if i find pics from other people that are painted properly

Thanks for the help, Vitruvian! I think I'll try the blue highlights

commissar is looking good... the face still needs some serious work... but other than that i really like that model... it is most unique!


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oh and congratz to the win of the new commissar!

 Viktor von Domm wrote:
commissar is looking good... the face still needs some serious work... but other than that i really like that model... it is most unique!
oh and congratz to the win of the new commissar!

Thank you, thank you! I agree on the face, though most of him fits under the "needs serious work" category right now

LOL... yeah... still wip and all... but you know my tendecy to cruelty

That Commissar is decent! Worth the wait, and looking forward to seeing it finished.

Viktor von Domm wrote:LOL... yeah... still wip and all... but you know my tendecy to cruelty

Hurts so good

Skalk Bloodaxe wrote:That Commissar is decent! Worth the wait, and looking forward to seeing it finished.

I've never heard "decent" used so enthusiastically before

Some more work done on the Commissar. (Really need a name for this guy...) Tried blue as the hue color for the highlights, I'm pretty happy with how it turned out.

There's something weird with his face. This particular model had/has a lot of miscast problems, and I think there's something wrong with his nose (which I didn't see until now)

On another note, I'm grateful to Vent for his recommendation of "Slave to Painting". I will probably pick up a few things from them at some point, but got inspired by/clued into these birch pod seeds. They sell them for $10, I picked up a whole mess at my friend's place for free.

I'm excited to add them to the 104th!

Got out the Valdor stuff and stared at it for a while. Here is the Russ side compared to the Malcador side template. Substancially different

I'm hoping I didn't bite off more than I can chew with this project. I'm already coming up with a list of things that I'm not going to attempt

that commissar is very good looking! also ....tank!

This commissar is kinda admiral looking so I can suggest the name Kruzenshtern...

Looking great here Rawson! You've done lots whilst I was away, The commissar looks really good, the blue highlighting idea is great, might have to borrow that. The tank template is impressively large, will be a behemoth of a tank, looking forwards to more on that too. Keep it up!

my suggestion for his name would be something along the lines of RASPUTIN...he is obviously bearded and jetblack haired... and misterious and cruel as befitting for a commissar...

birch pod seeds

??? what for? as basing material? hmmm... most interesting...

Vik, Rasputin in 40k would be a heretical psyker of Tzinch not any other way around.

granted... but the likness is very close to what i imagine him looking in the grim dark...

I agree that the face look's alike but the posture and dress... just too noble for such name imo

hmmm.... i see...(of course you now realise my obvious lack of knowledge of that timeline and area...)

Rogue Wolves wrote:that commissar is very good looking!

Thanks, RW

J-paint wrote:Looking great here Rawson! You've done lots whilst I was away, The commissar looks really good, the blue highlighting idea is great, might have to borrow that.

Steal away. I got it from Vitruvian, so I can't even take credit

storag wrote:This commissar is kinda admiral looking so I can suggest the name Kruzenshtern...

Hmm, that is a reference that I do not get...

Viktor von Domm wrote:my suggestion for his name would be something along the lines of RASPUTIN...he is obviously bearded and jetblack haired... and misterious and cruel as befitting for a commissar...

storag wrote:Vik, Rasputin in 40k would be a heretical psyker of Tzinch not any other way around.

Viktor von Domm wrote:granted... but the likness is very close to what i imagine him looking in the grim dark...

I'm working on some fluff for him, keep an eye out.

Viktor von Domm wrote:

birch pod seeds

??? what for? as basing material? hmmm... most interesting...

Basing material indeed! They look like tiny leaves. At first I was very impressed with the manufacture of such perfect small leaves, but then I found out that they are completely natural

Rogue Wolves wrote:also ....tank!

Yes, well...um...I'm not sure what to do with that...

J-paint wrote:The tank template is impressively large, will be a behemoth of a tank, looking forwards to more on that too. Keep it up!

Impressively and intimidatingly large (hopefully not just to the builder, but also to the enemies of the Imperium )

Also, look what came in the mail today!

ah that swashbuckling commissar i do own too... congratz... that was your reent evilbay win, non?

and yeah... do share your fluff with us... way better to name him then... of course writing fluff with an already named char is much easier

and cutting out the middle man in terms of basing material is always a worthy deed!

Hmm, that is a reference that I do not get...

Not a reference really, his surname just sound fitting to me. Adam Johann Ritter von Krusenstern was a 19th century russian (yes, russian nobility had little to none russian blood) admiral who led the russian first circumnavigation of the globe.

the russians did that too? what´s school education worth when they skip such information from you???

I have tried quite a lot of ways to highlight black, and the best and smoothest look I have achived is by following the John Blanche method from WD back in issue between 115 and 135, used for highlighting the black half of the first WFB Empire greatswords. It is rather easy and produces a "light black" colour rather than blue-ish or grey: Start with black undercoat, make a mix of black and Hawk Torquise about 3:1 for the first highlight, then add more HyouT for the next. Depending on how much patience you got, you can add a little a time and go for a lot of layers, or like I end up doing 9 times out of 10, two layers before the next "major" step: Add a tiny amount of white for the next to final layer, and then some more white (not much is needed) for the finish. If you want a worn look, add even more white and stipple/drybrush it onto the areas that see the most wear.
I'm sorry I can't come up with the exact issue of WD, but my collection is currently somewhere in the attick, perhaps some of the other oldtimers are able to track it down.

 Viktor von Domm wrote:
the russians did that too? what´s school education worth when they skip such information from you???

Politics is everywhere my friend

I was going to call him "he who should not be named "

The nose does look a little odd now you pointed it out, like it has been broken and not set properly would work great in some fluff

Wats with all the commissars of late then

Wats with all the commissars of late then

well they ´re cool... next question

Politics is everywhere my friend

as in...: history is written by the winners? trite but true

Yes they are cool but why so many

i guess it ´s the same like with

@ Vik

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL

*bows humbly*

Vik you work with children now, that type of humour is not appropriate now behave

OK i laughed my arse of where can I get that hat

dunno... i bet someone does these^^

and well actually the kids i work with i have to be a bit more careful about, as they are all mostly of turkish families... and thus a bit chosy when it comes to offensive language... but with my own kids i tend to be as free minded as is apropriate for that age... you can´t evade for long certain words... if you give these enough power kids will use them way too often...

anyways... i am off to bed now... i am supposed to regenerate

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