Slinky's P & M blog. [18 Apr - More terrain]

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**Slinky**

inmygravenimage wrote:
That officer is lovely mate. Jacket is top!

The Scions kit is great, loads of nice bits in there

Next up will be based Orks, and I have Amon Sul and Dante underway as well, will prolly show WIPs of those...

**Slinky**

The baseathon continues! Loads of Orks complete and stuffed back in their box

**Slinky**

A couple of WIPs today:

Dante:

Malcador Defender (this is the scratch built one I bought on eBay, which I then tarted up with a deep dip into my bits box):

**Azazelx**

The second edition Orks look very cool - great to see a bunch of classic models like that painted up.

The Scions look the business as well, I don't think I've seen them done in that traditional Cadian-style-ish green and tan colour scheme before, very nice.

**Slinky**

Azazelx wrote:
The second edition Orks look very cool - great to see a bunch of classic models like that painted up.

The Scions look the business as well, I don't think I've seen them done in that traditional Cadian-style-ish green and tan colour scheme before, very nice.

Cheers, Az - Good to see you on Dakka

I was thinking these were RT Orks, of the same era as Ere we Go and Freebooterz, will have to check

Love the Scion models - I went with this colour scheme to match my DKOK, as you couldn't (and still can't!) get DKOK grenadiers from FW.

**Slinky**

A couple more WIPs today...

Amon Sul is slowly getting there:

And I painted the top weapon for my Knight Warden:

**inmygravenimage**

Both really lovely, in really different ways. I love the way the light "catches" the top of the Knight, and Amon Sul just looks so organic - just great.

**Slinky**

inmygravenimage wrote:
Both really lovely, in really different ways. I love the way the light "catches" the top of the Knight, and Amon Sul just looks so organic - just great.

That's extremely generous, thanks!

The baseathon continues, should have all the LOTR basing done and ready to show soon.

Also underway are Dante (v nearly finished), 6 wargs and the first 2 HH Imperial Fists...

**Slinky**

So, all the LOTR models are based, and my basing queue is finally empty. Phew!

**Slinky**

Dante is done!

This completes all the Blood Angels I have, but I may add some Sanguinary Guard at some point to keep him company

**JoshInJapan**

Congrats on the basing. It's my absolute least favorite part of the hobby, including filing off mold lines. Weathertop looks great so far-- is the vegetation flock, static grass, or just painted sand?

**Slinky**

JoshInJapan wrote:
Congrats on the basing. It's my absolute least favorite part of the hobby, including filing off mold lines. Weathertop looks great so far-- is the vegetation flock, static grass, or just painted sand?

Thus far there's just the "sand" that is part of the resin cast - I have added a few citadel vines, though, and will add some clumps of static grass at the end...

Today - 6 vile wargs!

My 2018 score is now 40

**inmygravenimage**

That's an impressive score amigo. And lovely wargs of the rings. (Goes off to check own score...)

**Da Boss**

Love the bright, high contrast style on these guys. Very different to my own but I imagine it looks fantastic particularly "in play".

**Slinky**

inmygravenimage wrote:That's an impressive score amigo. And lovely wargs of the rings. (Goes off to check own score...)

Cheers - Let me know what number you come up with!

Note that my "score" isn't just things finished, I award more points for bigger models etc...

Da Boss wrote:Love the bright, high contrast style on these guys. Very different to my own but I imagine it looks fantastic particularly "in play".

Thanks, Da Boss! There's not that much you can do with them really, but I am following the paint schemes from the old Journey books, and it is effective enough, and super quick!

I need 18 wargs for the scenarios, so some of my less complete scores from eBay have had to be put into action - Here are some where I have had to GS on the "humps" that cover where a rider would sit - One of them also needed a new leg

**inmygravenimage**

Um... 113

Spoiler:

I don't really differentiate size. A set of things (a type of objective, say) gets counted as one. But I'm lucky, school holidays meant April gave me a big boost.

**Slinky**

You're operating on a different plane from me, obviously

**Slinky**

The Knight Warden is getting there:

Just the face, face plate, shield and banner to go, plus all the transfers and the base...

**Slinky**

First 5 Breachers are getting there:

Painted, all transfers on. Just need to do the weathering and the bases now, but may wait until all 10 are up to this level.

**inmygravenimage**

Ooh my word they're snazzy! Very nice indeed, looking forward to those breach shields losing their sheen

**Master Azalle**

Damn Slink! Your breachers are fantastic

**JoshInJapan**

That yellow is fantastic. I admire anyone who can successfully use The Devil's Color like that.

**Slinky**

Master Azalle wrote:Damn Slink! Your breachers are fantastic

JoshInJapan wrote:That yellow is fantastic. I admire anyone who can successfully use The Devil's Color like that.

inmygravenimage wrote:Ooh my word they're snazzy! Very nice indeed, looking forward to those breach shields losing their sheen

Thanks, guys! I'm a bit scared to get the weathering started, may try again on a spare model to check it looks okay. Haven't chosen a paint scheme for the bases either yet, got one sprayed black now to act as a test.

Today, 6 more cuddly wargies to love and cherish:

**Slinky**

Final WIP on the Knight Warden:

All that is left to do is the transfers, gluing the arms on, and thinking of something to do on his base...

**inmygravenimage**

Bloody beautiful highlights there, espcially on the reds. I'd like some dazed grots staring up between the legs please

**Slinky**

inmygravenimage wrote:
Bloody beautiful highlights there, espcially on the reds. I'd like some dazed grots staring up between the legs please

Cheers - I was just slavishly following the directions in "how to paint an imperial knight", I seem to get okay results when I follow instructions - Whereas I get the impression that you [not wanting to flatter here, this is just how I see it] are a bit more of an artist, and willing to experiment more

The final set of 6 wargs are done:

Just the Warg chief to go now, and he is very nearly done.

**Slinky**

Last for my Warg gang - The chieftain!

My score is now 53, but I have several big things nearly done that should boost that significantly soon!

**JoshInJapan**

Those wargs look great. I particularly like your work on the fur.

**inmygravenimage**

Agreed, and nice corpse for contrast.

**Slinky**

JoshInJapan wrote:Those wargs look great. I particularly like your work on the fur.

inmygravenimage wrote:Agreed, and nice corpse for contrast.

Thanks - They were very quick to paint, mostly drybrushing

I have now finished Amon Sul, just need to give it a quick spray varnish, then I'll get some pics up!