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The colouring of these Kroot are really something.Keep it up.

No problem. It's only because I've recently been learning myself about chopping knees etc... that I saw it and thought I'd share the wealth.
Shouldn't be noticeable with a paint-job as good as your's, except for those that noticed after I pointed it out

Number 3 looks good so far. Keep it up.

yeah I have a ton of assembled kroot lying around. with 5 krootox. I was also trying to go for a count as army. the codex i would have used would have been imperial guard. krotox as heavy weapon platforms, command squads are close to kroot shaper's as they direkt what they eat. gnarloc riders as cav. and hounds well i still havent found a place for them

plus it would be awesome to include a sly marbo kroot.

Holy crap! That is amazing! You really know color dood!

Thanks guys. Problem with that for me fatty, is that i already have an ig army and ain't no way I'm painting that many more of these. 30- yes. 80. No. Lol

i think your touchups should include the hands highlights... they are getting a bit too heavy atm...

just saying

Yea agreed. It's the dots, they started too big and pink. Heh heh heh.

There is a Chapter approved kroot dex. that could work although most tournaments wont allow these kinds of army list

I think what I might do is use a space marine codex. That could be good fun, do a counts as that way. Maybe do trees as drop pods, and cold ones as bikes. Hmm I dunno it could be cool. also less guys to paint. And devastators.
Stein how do I put that banner up? And take the 1 offa mah name:p
Now here's today's update. The finished 3rd, trooper. So, in basically 2 weeks, that's three guys, 4 built. :/ not exactly the fastest paint up, but it's good that I'm not a commission painter lol. I redid the right hand vik, and softened the left, though forgot to redo the inside of the left hand, it'd be done by the time you read this. The skin softened up and cleaned. The wash on the base is still a slight bit wet there too btw. Also went for a reptilian thing on the leg he's about to eat. Or fish. Not sure really. Something alien. Lol. And the pose only slightly converted is quite passive. So here's a bunch of pics








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cool... that guy looks really nice... the highlights look way better now... and i like the slice of meat he is about to gulp down... that´s characterful converting!... and i think you are doing great... i have lots of models but i only convert them and then fret to paint them... so you do it all step by step... we´ll see who´s methode wins the most painted and finished models^^...(not argueing about the quality as mine are OBVIOUSLY not that good looking )

Liking number 3 with his lump of alien fish meat.

Like that last picture as well, Two of them ready for action, the other one more interested in food...lol

Nice! I can't wait to see more. An army of these guys is going to look great.
Especially if you make them some themed terrain.

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...plus it would be awesome to include a sly marbo kroot.

Oh, yes it would. And now I can't get that idea out of my mind...

Nice squad You're pulling out!

They look so natural, even on those bright colors, well done

Thanks everybody I can't help but look back at my earlier works in this thread and feel though my painting has taken a step back, but as a musician, I deal with hand pain more often than not and it has changed the way I paint, where before I'd do tons of wet blending and watered coats, now I'm more trying to find that Dave Taylor balance of creative strong themes and good army painting. I think this theme is that. Its really fun to paint and is a direct link to my inspiration for color design. 256super vga anyone? Note to self, I need to make the head bands the same size. Noticed it more in the pics and now it bothers me, so from now on, that'll be taken care of.
Tomorrow I go back to NYC, so I won't have any painting done till I get bk next week :( but i did organize my bitboxs today took all freakin day. I was having trouble deciding how I wanted to break things up, whether by design or by product or race or size:/ so many options! Anyways cheers everyone!

Bebop

Your highlighting on the bright parts (i.e. beaks) is great! Keep up these vibrant paint schemes, too.

sorting my bitz box is one hell of a fun time... i always play around for new ideas then... and well i often have to re-sort anyway... so most likley you will use another filing and sorting system sooner than you think^^...

once you start converting it kinda flows into a big ball of bitz... i just recently resorted everything... now i have zillion heads arms and legs and guns and suchlike all sorted in different categories... but soon it will all get mixed again as i make seperate project related boxes and these then have to be sorted again in an herculeian effort^^

I have my bits organized project by project. so it's still chaotic

but i bet you know where you might find what you are searching for?...my mind works best if i am in a chaotic situation...

It was truly a blast. I had 75% of the classic space ork box still on the sprue. Cut all those bits and body's loose, so I've got a ton of those old classic bolters. That chainsword on the previous kroot is from there. And also about 80% of the classic warhammer regiments box, that was pretty much the worst plastic models gw ever made, but has a bazillion heads. Just do so so much random stuff, then of course my ig bits....seeing as I've been collecting for 25 years there's quite the walk down memory lane, plus almost every mini I've ever painted. Ever. !!!

sounds like you need to take more pics... you can travel down memory lane with us ... like they say... tow can live as cheap as one

And smear my good name through the mud??! Haha

ha! names...what are they good for....absolutley nothing

A name is an empty vessel. :p

I think it's INSANE to organize by project...you need more freedom than that, rules and creativity don't mix

well i say organize by project... read... i just take a tuperware box and put inside what i deem worthy of the next project...then i forget about the project due to hobby ADD... and soon i have to look for said box again... it really is nice to re-find stuff you thought had gone^^

Someday, before I die..I'll be lucky to get all my bitz in the same general area

ha... and every time you show us your workplace/area... i am always amazed as to how tidy it is...

OMG, you don't see the WHOLE room
Especially now..what a clusterfeth!