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I could have sworn that I took pictures of this guy, but there were none in my phone:





This is the Tigrax Outrider. I assembled him for Deadzone, but he's also usable in Overdrive-- both Mantic games. He's resin, rather than metal or restic, but he went together pretty easily. I thought about painting the cat like Battlecat, but then I remembered that I never much cared for He-Man, so I went with more natural colors.

I'm trying to decide on what to paint for this month's Dakka Challenge. The theme is "Footsloggers," so I need to find something on foot, ideally some sort of line infantry or something that doesn't jump all over the battlefield, as befits the title.

That model is fantastic. Great work on it. The neutral color scheme is very effective, but I don't think you would have been wrong to go with MotU colors, either.

 youwashock wrote:
That model is fantastic. Great work on it. The neutral color scheme is very effective, but I don't think you would have been wrong to go with MotU colors, either.

Thanks! He was a fun model to paint, despite being resin-- a medium that I'm not really good with. The mount probably would have worked in more exotic colors, but green and red would have been a little too Christmasy, I think.

The theme for this month's Dakka Challenge is Footsloggers, as a follow-up to May's Nice Ride. I'm having a hard time deciding-- I have lots and lots of infantry models from various makers, but nothing has jumped out to me so far. For now, I'll be painting these Muster support troops from Alternative Armies:



and see how I feel about them. There is every chance that I will find something else interesting in that time, and do that instead.

Oh I do love a "simple" theme and footsloggers is a great idea. I have only once participated in the monthly challenge and got some amazing feedback from the wonderful community that runs it on my entry.

I would look for what is the most basic line infantry you have and paint them to the absolute advanced painting techniques that you can manage NMM, object source lighting etc. etc.

 Archer wrote:
Oh I do love a "simple" theme and footsloggers is a great idea. I have only once participated in the monthly challenge and got some amazing feedback from the wonderful community that runs it on my entry.

I would look for what is the most basic line infantry you have and paint them to the absolute advanced painting techniques that you can manage NMM, object source lighting etc. etc.

The Dakka Challenge is basically what is keeping me painting these days. For a variety of real-life reasons, I don't really have an opportunity to play any games, and I'm running out of space to store completed models, so having a smaller, focused project every month allows me to keep my hand in and try new and/or more advanced techniques.

Here are the Dudes With Rifles, all painted up:




They are pretty simple models, and I ended up sticking with pretty simple paintjobs for them. Maybe they'll see action someday.

I also painted up some ghouls from Bad Squiddo:





I got these in a Kickstarter from last year. There was a pretty quick turnaround from campaign to delivery, as almost always happens with Annie's projects. The models were hand sculpted in greenstuff, and as a result are kind of rough. The first model I painted was actually the naked rat, which inspired me to do them all in fleshy pink. Also, every model is, to some extent, anatomically correct, which I did not expect before I started the project.



The ghoul matriarch is resin rather than metal, but everything written above still applies. I can't unsee her Tactical Ghoul's junk, even though it doesn't show in the photos or assembled model.

Here they are all together:


To continue this month's theme (Footsloggers), I assembled a sprues-worth of Frostgrave Cultists:

Those ghouls are suitably repugnant. Nicely done!

Some very grisly ghouls. The eyes on the first two are very evil. The set is meant to jive with the old 6th ed metal ghouls, I suppose

The ghouls I think really capture an unpleasant creepiness that is often lacking in undead models in general. That one cradling the baby skeleton gives me the shivers.

JoshInJapan

Bad ghouls, stay in the graveyard.

Good luck in the monthly unofficial paining competition.

Cheers,

CB

youwashock wrote:Those ghouls are suitably repugnant. Nicely done!

Indeed. They make quite the contrast with my dag-faced ghouls from RAFM.

Cap'n Facebeard wrote:Some very grisly ghouls. The eyes on the first two are very evil. The set is meant to jive with the old 6th ed metal ghouls, I suppose

I can't say one way or another, but Annie (of Bad Squiddo) apparently has a thing for ghouls. All of her previous releases have been equally gross.

Archer wrote:The ghouls I think really capture an unpleasant creepiness that is often lacking in undead models in general. That one cradling the baby skeleton gives me the shivers.

I love that little guy a lot.

Captain Brown wrote:JoshInJapan

Bad ghouls, stay in the graveyard.

Good luck in the monthly unofficial paining competition.

Cheers,

CB

I painted these guys specifically for a scenario in Forbidden Psalm, a game set at the end of the world when everything is terrible. They'll fit right in.

I've been painting, but haven't taken any photos until now. First up, some Basilean scouts from Mantic:





Vanguard-era restic is easier to work with than earile KOW- or Deadzone-era restic, but still not a lot of fun. These came in a set of three, with two choices for heads and bow arms. I added a third head from the Frostgrave Soliders II sprue to add a little more variety.

I also painted up some Frostgrave Cultists:






I started these guys using my trademarked Paint Everything Brown technique, but added a little more color here and there. I'll probably enter these three:



in the painting comp. Finally, here are all five together:



Lastly (for this update), I pulled out Raging Annie, from Bad Squiddo:






The hair reminded me of Scarlett Johansen's wig in the first Avengers movie, and was originally planning to lean into that look. While doing the red hair, though, the image of Pippi Longstocking sprang to mind, and I decided to lean into that mismatched, colorful look instead. One stocking is orange to tie the model to the rest of my Ghosts of Gaia, everything else is just sort of colorful and fun. I'm quite proud of the machete. I may end up entering this model in the comp instead of the cultists.

Which do you think I should enter?

They all look great. Especially like the FG cultists, its such a fun kit.

The band and Annie look fantastic, good job!

Amazing gallery, loving the cultists in particular

Great work there JoshInJapan. A nice dent in the unpainted pile.

Cheers,

CB

I love the dudes with rifles, very atmospheric paint job. The guy kneeling down looks... kinda sad. First time in a while a mini has provoked a reaction like that in me. Always a pleasure seeing what you've painted mate, and glad you have an exuse to keep at it!

Cap'n Facebeard wrote:They all look great. Especially like the FG cultists, its such a fun kit.

Thanks! I'm a big fan of all the FG kits, especially their cross-sprue compatibility.

muette wrote:The band and Annie look fantastic, good job!

Thanks! Annie has grown on me to the point that I entered her in the comp this month.

The_Retromancer wrote:Amazing gallery, loving the cultists in particular

Thanks! They turned out pretty well, I think. These are the first ones I've painted with heads other than the fully-enclosed hoods. They were pretty fun.

Captain Brown wrote:Great work there JoshInJapan. A nice dent in the unpainted pile.

Cheers,

CB

Thanks, Cap'n! It's a very small dent, but progress is progress, right?

PaddyMick wrote:I love the dudes with rifles, very atmospheric paint job. The guy kneeling down looks... kinda sad. First time in a while a mini has provoked a reaction like that in me. Always a pleasure seeing what you've painted mate, and glad you have an exuse to keep at it!

Thanks, PM! The Ion Age guys are pretty simple models, and thus pretty simple to paint. I don't think I ever though of the comms guy like that, but now that you've mentioned it, that's all I can see.

I love your work, makes me want to paint.

What do you use for your basing materials?

Camkierhi wrote:I love your work, makes me want to paint.

That may be the most flattering thing anyone has ever said about my painting, especially someone as amazingly creative as you.

Archer wrote:What do you use for your basing materials?

I'm a white-glue-and-sand guy, plus Gamer's Grass tufts.

It's been hot, humid, and nasty since summer began, and while I haven't stopped hobbying, I have slowed down a bit. That said, I have managed to finish my entry for this month's Dakka Challenge: Beep Boop.



I bought this model a few years back, with the intention of using it for Gamma Wolves. It sat in the closet ever since, until this month's theme was chosen. I was originally going to paint a Dreadball team, but the models just didn't speak to me.



Assembly was pretty quick. The model is actually push-fit, but I glued everything anyway, out of habit. I even filled and filed to most visible seams, which I think is a first for me. When I bought the model, I didn't check the contents, and realized about halfway through assembly that the clear parts weren't in the box. I ended up cutting up some plastic from an old blister pack. I will ask you not to look to closely at the poor fit.



I thought about picking up some Tamiya paints at the local model shop, but then I remembered that I'm supposed to be spending less money and also that Tamiya paints dry up before I can use the whole bottle. I ended up breaking out the gouache paints I picked up for another Dakka Challenge a while back.

Here's the model, all finished:









I added some waterslide decals (that came with the model), but the weathering I applied over them was a little too good, making them essentially invisible. I'm just a little torn on the panel lines. They seem to be visible enough, but might benefit from a pin wash to pick them out a bit more. I'm reluctant to try, as I'm not really very experienced with pin-washes, and I don't want to spoil the work I've done so far.

I have a few Deadzone models in various stages of completion sitting on my painting station. I hope to be able to share them before the end of the month.

That's a pretty cool robobug. Looks to be pretty good sized, too. The weathering may have undone your decal work, but it looks great.

 youwashock wrote:
That's a pretty cool robobug. Looks to be pretty good sized, too. The weathering may have undone your decal work, but it looks great.

Glad you like it. It's 1/35 scale, so it's bigger than most of the models I paint, but with 40K scale creep, it might fit right in with GW stuff.

That's a cool and creepy Think Tank.
I also really like the lion rider, it has a Man-Kazin War feel to it.

I like how you say "I am not very experienced with pin washes..." When I don't even know what that term refers too!

Looks great regardless of what extra work you may or may not consider. Good luck with the painting comp.

You did such a nice job on that walker Josh. I agree with the person (I think on the contest thread) who commented on how nice the canopy looks as well.

Tommygun1918 wrote:That's a cool and creepy Think Tank.
I also really like the lion rider, it has a Man-Kazin War feel to it.

"Think Tank" mad me smile. I wasn't familiar with the Man-Kzin war, but it looks like something I should get into. I'm between books right now, so that's perfect timing!

Archer wrote:I like how you say "I am not very experienced with pin washes..." When I don't even know what that term refers too!

Looks great regardless of what extra work you may or may not consider. Good luck with the painting comp.

A pin-wash is a scale modeler's technique for picking out panel lines, rivets, and such. I'm pretty sure you're supposed to use either enamel or oil washes and rely on capillary action. I'm not familiar with either medium, so I'm a little reluctant to try them on an essentially finished model.

Syro_ wrote:You did such a nice job on that walker Josh. I agree with the person (I think on the contest thread) who commented on how nice the canopy looks as well.

Thanks. This was my first ever attempt at sky-earth techniques, which is why the front canopy has so many layers. I will have to revisit this technique in the near future.

Looks great as is, don't think it needs any further washing

I like the Kafer. Painting it yellow, giving it a reflected-horizon canopy and doing it all with craft paints is impressive. For panel lining, have you tried Gundam Markers? There are two versions intended for panel lining. One is like a micron pen. The other has alcohol-based ink and uses capillary action to fill the panel lines. I think it's the "pour type" marker. However I've heard that this type might not play well with acrylic paint, so best to do a test piece first if you do try it out.

 Turaxa wrote:
I like the Kafer. Painting it yellow, giving it a reflected-horizon canopy and doing it all with craft paints is impressive. For panel lining, have you tried Gundam Markers? There are two versions intended for panel lining. One is like a micron pen. The other has alcohol-based ink and uses capillary action to fill the panel lines. I think it's the "pour type" marker. However I've heard that this type might not play well with acrylic paint, so best to do a test piece first if you do try it out.[/quote

Gouache is not exactly craft paint-- "real" artists use it-- but it does behave a little differently than the acrylics I normally use. I have a couple of the micron pen-type Gundam markers, but I don't think they would have been a good fit for this model, as the panel lines are really, really shallow and I would probably end up going outside the lines. I'm not familiar with the other type you mention. I'll have to look into that.

Love it! Great break from the usual, but still works to your strengths. The canopy looks brilliant.

Valete,

JohnS