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2015/09/05 18:50:23
Subject: A grim, dark hobby blog of various dollies: 05/09/2015 More Calanax + Lord Celestant
That gold is really good. You are obviously a fan of the compounds. Personally I have never used them what would you say are the differences/advantages etc over using traditional paint?
Thraxas Of Turai wrote: That gold is really good. You are obviously a fan of the compounds. Personally I have never used them what would you say are the differences/advantages etc over using traditional paint?
Dry compounds, while a bit messier than traditional paint, can create more natural looking highlights than edge highlighting. And it's quicker.
Also, could I trouble you guys for advice on the claws, horns, and the spiky bits protruding from the Dracoth's limbs and neck?Colour suggestions welcome..
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Niiice! I've always thought those blast craters were cool (and a pretty simple way of getting some cover on a 40k board) and the AoS piece is pretty cool too, lots of potential there with the designs on the gateway.
As for the teeth/claws/horns of the Dracoth, I think a natural look would suit them; brown blended up to ivory. That or black into grey could look pretty wicked if you want a more otherworldly/fantastical look!
2015/09/08 23:15:55
Subject: Re:A grim, dark hobby blog of various dollies: 06/09/15 Advice please
For the claws you could go old school GW and do red. Would stand out from the model.
LOL, Theo your mind is an amazing place, never change.-camkierhi 9/19/13
I cant believe theo is right.. damn. -comradepanda 9/26/13
None of the strange ideas we had about you involved your sexual orientation..........-Monkeytroll 12/10/13
I'd put you on ignore for that comment, if I could...Alpharius 2/11/14
2015/09/09 07:42:01
Subject: Re:A grim, dark hobby blog of various dollies: 06/09/15 Advice please
Theophony wrote: For the claws you could go old school GW and do red. Would stand out from the model.
Hmm.. I could but I don't think it'd go all that well with the rest of the dracoth. Will have to experiment.
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Paradigm wrote: Niiice! I've always thought those blast craters were cool (and a pretty simple way of getting some cover on a 40k board) and the AoS piece is pretty cool too, lots of potential there with the designs on the gateway.
As for the teeth/claws/horns of the Dracoth, I think a natural look would suit them; brown blended up to ivory. That or black into grey could look pretty wicked if you want a more otherworldly/fantastical look!
I was thinking either Dirty Black or Ivory. Though a lot of animals tend to have claws that are a darker shade to their pigmentation. Take my dog for example: She's a golden brown colour, but when you get to her claws they're a dark brown colour. So maybe Abaddon black with some highlights of Thunderhawk and Fenrisian Grey
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Kings of War v2 has arrived!! **Edit: The Tyrant King made a break for freedom and jumped out of the box found him on the floor hiding in bubble wrap...
On the plus side, I have a box chock full of 2 starter armies (Orcs and Undead) to play around with . Whether or not they get painted this year is another matter entirely lol. Now just there's Dungeon Saga to wait for.. then I shall have a mighty force of Orcs to stomp some ded fings...
The book (both hard cover and soft cover) is pretty nice, but the world of Mantica is LITERALLY a copy-paste of WHFB with a few tweaks here and there to save their arses from IP lawyers.. lol. Come on Mantic, I KNOW you can write an original story... like Deadzone for instance.
I'm gonna be very excited to get my kickstarter pledge.....eventually. Glad to see yours made it to you, the brass rod is probably a good idea from that picture.
LOL, Theo your mind is an amazing place, never change.-camkierhi 9/19/13
I cant believe theo is right.. damn. -comradepanda 9/26/13
None of the strange ideas we had about you involved your sexual orientation..........-Monkeytroll 12/10/13
I'd put you on ignore for that comment, if I could...Alpharius 2/11/14
2015/09/11 20:30:25
Subject: A grim, dark hobby blog of various dollies: 11/09/15 The Tyrant King appears...
GrimDork wrote: I had a similar thought about the spear. Everything else is rather nice.
Yeah.. I'm actually surprised it didn't break in transit to me lol. Btw. You weren't kidding about the Orclings being small. Holy crap. I could dry brush them all in less than a minute lol.
Well the tyrant king Blaine I got was in some kind of bendy material I would never have called resin if that's not what they said it was. So that may have to do with the spear not being broken.
2015/09/12 19:19:08
Subject: A grim, dark hobby blog of various dollies: 12/09/15 SE Liberators WIP
Been cracking on with the Liberators today in the hope of clearing my "To do" pile...
Nuln Oil wash
Blocking out the gold bits...
My brother made a start on his Khorne Goretide warband using The Blackspikes scheme for his Blood Warriors.
And I had a mess about with a table layout the moonscape terrain really adds to the feel of a war-torn realm...I'm thinking Chamon..
Somewhat disappointed with the Ophidian Archway though, huge gaps on the serpenty columns. Going to have to plasticard or green stuff it to fill it in.
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Nothing like a bit of batch painting to get through the pile, looks like you could have most of the Strormcast done quickly. Pretty cool scheme that your brother has gone for as well.
Shame about the archway, the gaps do not look too bad there are they worse in person?
Shame about the archway, the gaps do not look too bad there are they worse in person?
Worse on the sides and the rear. All the pieces with exception to the base, and the 1st level floor have a wedge shape to them so they fit together. Not really a snug fit.
If there's bad faults with your archway, contact GW. Their customer service is awesome. Send them proof, ie a phot and they'll send you a new model. Really good at that
Januine wrote: If there's bad faults with your archway, contact GW. Their customer service is awesome. Send them proof, ie a photo and they'll send you a new model. Really good at that
I may just do that. Can't beat getting owt for nowt
On a side note, has anyone noticed how much the Lord Celestant's hammer stands out in the background? I put a couple of layers of Guilliman Blue glaze on it the other day, and I didn't quite realise how much it stands out lol.
Bottle wrote: Your Stormcast Eternals are starting to look great! Nice work. Are you going to bring out the blue a bit more or keep it subdued?
Probably keep it a bit subdued for my rank and file, then add a bit of shine for the commanders.
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Brother's Blood Warriors pics are a bit crap since the black seems to drink all the light up... in true Chaos style. I had to put a filter on the pic to bring out the colours
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Legion: Dark Angels 
