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Okay, got a little more work done on the Hellcat and I stripped the Ahl Fassed, bought some new paints, and re-base coated him. I think this new coat matches up much better.

So, what do you guys think of my Hellcat Sniper?

 Barzam wrote:
Well...
Nah, I'm kidding. Only the first Ahl Fassed was spray painted. And that was just for the basecoat. Everything is hand painted because I'm too damn cheap to buy a proper air brush.

Ha!

That's my main reason/excuse as well...

I love your blue and yellow combo Hellcat - I wouldn't have thought of that combination as I default to my favorite of all time: blue and orange...

Looking good! I find the idea of a jump infantry sniper both ridiculous and terrifying at the same time

Well gentlemen, I've just finished painting up my male Ahl Fassed with Combi Rifle/light flamer. And, I decided I'd grace you all with some more diorama photos taken from my coffee table.


I suppose with the figures I've got, I kind of have a Qapu Khalqi force going on.


I also happened to pick up some new scenery on Tuesday. They're partly why I'm taking these photos.


My new Ahl Fassed together. Aren't they AVA 1 though? I don't think they'll ever actually get to fight together. If I do pick up the Haqqislam starter, I'll probably use the Janissary in there to make the HMG type Ahl Fassed.

I spy a corporation marine too! Interesting scheme for him. Great models all around, and I love the action/ in terrain shots.

Saw those pics of the guys in terrain in the gallery and they look awesome.

I would hope pics of some kind of battle report at some point?

Hellcat looks nice as well, the colours suit the mini well.

I absolutely can not wait to get my deadzone stuff so I can take just those kinds of photos with my own minis

You know, I had the stuff with me over Thanksgiving break, but through a combination of just plain forgetting and not having any real time, we never had that battle. Someday I'll get around to it.

I can't wait to get my Deadzone stuff either. At the very least, I'll be able to get some decent diorama shots and backgrounds out of it. So, once I get mine, expect to see it used as backgrounds rather than the Mantic foam I've been using.

For the diorama shots I've been taking, I've just been using the little bit of terrain stuff I do have, which consists of 3 Pegasus Models sets. I have a Gothic Ruins set, which is the building visible in just about ever shot, Gothic Rubble, and my most recent purchase were the barrels. The only other thing in those shots besides my blue table mat is a Warsenal container. It's just the perspective that makes them actually look decent.

And yeah, those Corporate guys get around. I have a few Corporate Vets that have taken up residence on my coffee table. It helps that they look good alongside just about anything sci-fi. Maybe next time I'll sneak my Mercs figures into a few shots.

I wound up getting a bunch of stuff in the mail today. A Dotch Yaga from AT-43, a couple of Heavy Gear figures, Deadzone, and an order from Shae-Konnit. I got one of his demo set deals. Fusiliers vs. Alguaciles. I also had him throw in a Muyib and a Lasiq. I seem to be on a bit of a Haqqislam kick, lately. Anyway, the Fusiliers will probably be the next thing I work on once I get done with the Order Sergeant I had in my previous order. I'm painting the Fusiliers up for my cousin since he's got about zero experience working with metal models and barely any experience painting. He'll also be getting half of the dice and I'll print up some quickstart rules for him as well. I figure once I get my Deadzone stuff built, It'll be perfect for Infinity. So, once I'm done with it all, he'll have no excuse not to play the game with me.

I mentioned I was working on an Order Sergeant. I got him painted up tonight. Unfortunately, the paint went on a little thick on his helmet and kind of screwed things up. Beyond that, he turned out alright. Really, I was using him as a test for how I'm going to paint my cousin's Fusiliers. I think this scheme turned out fairly well, actually.



He looks fine here, but then you get a look at him from the other side....



Yeah, his helmet turned out kind of crappy. Oh well. I decided not to attach him to any particular order, as you can tell. When I eventually get more of these guys, I want them to be generic so I can use them with any order and not have a conflicting color scheme. This way, they'll be nice and generic.

Also, I can't resist a little dio shot.





EDIT- as it turns out, this is my 1000th post! Hurray!

Ooh now you're an obliterator! And he looks good. Gonna see any deadzone models here it will other be a new blog?

The rate he keeps churning painted figures out I might have to dump some of my DZ stuff on him since his set will probably get painted up faster.

Any chance you going to post up that Fortune Hunter from Deep Wars I sent your way?

I've got a few other random figures clogging my desk up if you want to work on. I could pawn them off on you this weekend if you're down.

I might sneak a few Deadzone figures in here, but I won't be making a separate blog for it. Unless you guys really want to see how I'm painting my stuff, anyway. I started painting my Survivor up last night, actually. He wasn't turning out too good.

Tamburlaine, your Fortune Hunter is currently on hold. I'd wanted to get my Black Friday Warmachine purchases out of the way first. I'll probably get back to your Fortune Hunter next week.

I've got plenty of my own unpainted stuff clogging up my desk without even counting the Deadzone stuff. As I've said though, my next major project is getting those Fusiliers done.

Alright, they're pretty basic, but here's the Fusiliers. I'll try and dip them along with some other stuff tomorrow. After that, they get some scenic junk added to their bases.

I like the blue and khaki. Skins maybe a bit pale but you said you still need to dip so that's probably it.

Love the terrain and bits you always have in your photos Barzam, you can tell that you put some thought into it - so much better than "camera phone, check out the manicure job on my thumb and gak-filthy painting desk, job done!" It is appreciated

Thanks for the kind words, guys.

I got that about the skintone from pretty much everyone who saw them. But, you know what, that's probably my one flesh tone paint that goes on the best. The rest are all thick and goopy no matter how much I thin them down.

Well, the Fusiliers are all done. I hope my cousin likes his present. I'll admit that I suck at eyes, but all things considered, I think they turned out decent enough.

Here's the trio


Fusilier 1 (LT, I'm guessing)


Fusilier 2


Fusilier 3 (I think his face turned out the best)


Obligatory action shot where the camera focused on the wrong figures

Focal depth can be a b!7¢h.

Can I suggest just a wee bit of constructive criticism?

I love your armour and pants. I just realized how huge those guns were on the old sculpts... 0_o

I would add a bit of a darker colour under the cheekbones, the nose, the brow ridge and lower lip, to accentuate those shadows a bit.

Ahh, they look even better now. Great work, look forward to seeing the next models/batch

 Mathieu Raymond wrote:
I just realized how huge those guns were on the old sculpts... 0_o

I know, the difference was ridiculous when I had them standing next to my Order Sgt. from earlier.

 Mathieu Raymond wrote:
I would add a bit of a darker colour under the cheekbones, the nose, the brow ridge and lower lip, to accentuate those shadows a bit.

I'll try this on my next batch of dudes with exposed faces. I'm not going to touch these figures any further. I'm afraid if I do, I'm just going to mess them up. Hell, the running guy almost had an open bottle of paint drop on him last night while I was trying to do the cleanup.

Speaking of my next batch, that's going to be my Alguaciles that I got with the Fusiliers. I think I've made a decision on the colors. I'll keep the blue and yellow for their armor, but the cloth parts of their uniforms are going to be a light grey rather than the dark one I used on the Hellcat. I've also got a Muyib to add to my rather quickly expanding Haqqislam force.

Sorry, no pics right now. I'm trying to get some post-Christmas painting in. Working on my Muyib from Shae-Konnit. Things have been going well, but I've gotten hung up on his visor. I actually tried doing a slightly better quality paintjob, with highlights and such, but I messed his visor up. For the life of me, I cannot do a gem effect or NMM paintjob. I got really frustrated with it, tried painting the visor twice and screwed up both times, now it's all gunked up with layers of paint. It's pissed me off so much I think I might just scrap the entire thing and start over.

That one little screw up pretty much threw off my entire game and the Deadzone minis I was painting alongside the Muyib just do not look good.

The annoying thing is that the Muyib was actually looking pretty good up until I messed up his helmet.

/sadface! That sucks, I remember doing that alot when I was trying to develop fantasy color schemes. Hopefully things level out for you!

Well, I tried giving him one more go and I think I'm happy with the Muyib now. I tried a third, final paintjob on his visor and I think this one works.

It also might be hard to tell, but I actually put some effort into doing a proper paintjob on this guy. I actually highlighted him!. So, once he's done he should look somewhat better than my usual style.



What I wound up doing was using Vallejo Metallic Medium in conjunction with their Scrofulous Brown to get a nice metallic yellow. I know, I could have just used gold, but this actually is closer to what I wanted. I'm not sure if I want to add a bit of white to it to give it that look of light reflecting or not.

So, I think he's avoided getting dunked into the Simple Green.

The visor looks kind of alien and creepy. Like giant glowing bug-eyes. And it really works with the angle of the head, like cold indifference to the situation. He looks good

Could you list all the colors you used for his uniform too?

It looks nice!

I don't have them all on hand at the moment, but I can recall most of what I used. Everything is Vallejo paint.
For the greens, the base is German Fieldgrey. The highlight Russian uniform Green. For the tan parts, the base is either Flat Earth or Khaki. I don't quite recall, but they're a similar shade so either should work well. The tan highlight is Desert Yellow. The greens received an Athonian Camoshade wash to bring everything together and give some deeper shadows. The belt and straps are all just flat brown with a Flat Earth highlight and an Agrax Earthshade wash to tone things down a bit and deepen the shadows. The visor, as I said was down using a mixture of Metallic Medium with Scrofulous Brown.

These are actually pretty much the same colors I used on my Djanbazan, my Forge Fathers, and my Corporation Marines.

Like the modern military look for his uniform, looks good!

And the eyes pop as well, nice colour combination.

Hey, that Muyib looks familiar...



I love the added detail you did to the belt buckles. I might go back and do that to mine.

Really nice job on that Al Hawwa sniper Loki. Just finishing painting my one of that now, definitely one of my favourite models in the range. I've gone for a purple/pink streak in her hair as well, I wonder what it is about that model?

I've been quiet for a little bit in here. The reason being that I've been working on some of my Deadzone Marauders and a few other odds and ends, like a Choir of Menoth and a Hasslefree Hazmat trooper. Speaking of which, I finally managed to pull off a decent gem effect on his visor! Hopefully I'll be able to replicate it for the rest of his team though. I even managed to build a small hab unit out of my Deadzone terrain (which will be my new backdrop). But, I didn't forget about the Muyib. He's all painted up and assembled now.



Now that he's out of the way, I can start work on the next figure. That'll likely actually be some Alguaciles. After them, I'll do my Lasiq. Following him, it'll be back to the Kaplans, I think.

Until then, I think a few action shots are in order. I figure you guys are probably tired of seeing my figures fighting zombies, so how about some Orx?



Or how about some corporate mooks?