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Well I didn't even take a day off from finishing the last challenge before I started on this months!

No pic tonight, I'll upload one tomorrow. This month I'll be painting up something that I haven't painted before - 40k orks. In particular the FW Ork Nob on bike with a custom head as I lost the original Be interesting to see how it comes out as I've painted nothing but BA for nearly 20 years so red I can do, green...... we'll have to see how it goes I guess.

Hah, should be a nice change from PA!

Might do an Ork myself this month; I couldn't ever do an army of the buggers, but I've done a couple of rather nice one-off display Orks over the years, so I may try and replicate that....

I'm in. I am away from my stuff for two weeks but I'm in. I will probably go with some DV chosen, good old Veterans of the Long War and all that.

Here is my entry. A Space Marine Chaplain in Terminator Armor. I am still trying to figure out what I plan to do with the base. But tonight was just opening the puppy up.

Im in, will post proof pic tomorrow... my void wolves need a new lord...

In, will post pictures ASAP! Thanks paradigm!

Looks like some cool vets so far.

I'll have to add on some bits but here's my proof pic:

 GrimDork wrote:
Looks like some cool vets so far.

I'll have to add on some bits but here's my proof pic:

Hilarious

Huh|? Oh you're right, Rainbow dash isn't veteran enough is she...

I'm genuinely undecided between three figures.
I've got good ol' Badrukk who's so pants-on-head insane that he is obviously a veteran, middle guy that probably got up to something, and Judge Minty.

(If I went with Badrukk I'd restart, apparently that is not actually green)

Leaning towards Minty or Kap'n, as Ciaphas is so fine featured that looking at his boots makes my bristles retract...

Any thoughts or prefs on what fits best?

GrimDork wrote:Huh|? Oh you're right, Rainbow dash isn't veteran enough is she...

Na! You gotta go with Princess Celestius, she fought that black one who I think was her sister

Buttery Commissar wrote:I'm genuinely undecided between three figures.
I've got good ol' Badrukk who's so pants-on-head insane that he is obviously a veteran, middle guy that probably got up to something, and Judge Minty.

Judge Minty, looks like a cool pose and would love to see a non-GW figure in the competition

That commissar is ridiculously ridiculous, maybe in a good way? Judge could be nice.

You're right, I DID say chapter master didn't I?

 Buttery Commissar wrote:
I'm genuinely undecided between three figures.
I've got good ol' Badrukk who's so pants-on-head insane that he is obviously a veteran, middle guy that probably got up to something, and Judge Minty.

(If I went with Badrukk I'd restart, apparently that is not actually green)

Leaning towards Minty or Kap'n, as Ciaphas is so fine featured that looking at his boots makes my bristles retract...

Any thoughts or prefs on what fits best?

My vote is for Minty

 GrimDork wrote:
That commissar is ridiculously ridiculous, maybe in a good way? Judge could be nice.

You're right, I DID say chapter master didn't I?

That's the one

 GrimDork wrote:
Huh|? Oh you're right, Rainbow dash isn't veteran enough is she...

You need this upgraded ver.

 Buttery Commissar wrote:

 GrimDork wrote:
Huh|? Oh you're right, Rainbow dash isn't veteran enough is she...

You need this upgraded ver.

Have you genuinely converted rainbow dash to become an alicorn (my daughter has made me watch way too much My Little Pony)?!! I can't work out if that's cool or crazy

 Buttery Commissar wrote:
I'm genuinely undecided between three figures.
I've got good ol' Badrukk who's so pants-on-head insane that he is obviously a veteran, middle guy that probably got up to something, and Judge Minty.

(If I went with Badrukk I'd restart, apparently that is not actually green)

Leaning towards Minty or Kap'n, as Ciaphas is so fine featured that looking at his boots makes my bristles retract...

Any thoughts or prefs on what fits best?

Minty all the way!

Oh dear god I've derailed this poor thread with MLP madness! I'll accept the shame, I made the first move...

So much Minty love! that's settled, then. I'll enter with Judge Minty, but I will try and find my metal copy tomorrow, as I just like metal things better.
Base and sign will be the same, and I miiiight drop the villains in.

 TP^DC Deputy Manager wrote:

Have you genuinely converted rainbow dash to become an alicorn (my daughter has made me watch way too much My Little Pony)?!! I can't work out if that's cool or crazy

Oh goodness no. Part of my job - I import a lot of things from China to sell at conventions (generic plush creatures, blankets, fabrics, etc) and this turned up at some point in 2014 with a bunch of stuffed animals. usually they send really confusing spice packets and face-cloths, so it was a bit of a change.
It's 100% stamped as Hasbro and all that, and an actual toy, but I suspect it's an bootleg.

 Buttery Commissar wrote:
I'm genuinely undecided between three figures.
I've got good ol' Badrukk who's so pants-on-head insane that he is obviously a veteran, middle guy that probably got up to something, and Judge Minty.

Leaning towards Minty or Kap'n, as Ciaphas is so fine featured that looking at his boots makes my bristles retract...

Any thoughts or prefs on what fits best?

Judge Minty is my vote, but I'm completely biased to that character

You can count me in this month, I'm going to have proof tomorrow

Would an Eldar Exarch of some sort count as a veteran?

Don't have any pictures yet, but I been wanting to add a Liberian Dreadnought to my collection. Thinking of running him as a "counts as Ironclad if I have to.

Well seeing as my model isn't built yet I figured I would post a picture of the parts I will be using to build this model, I don't even know how it is going to turn out. I will post updates as it rises from the scrap yard. LOL. Enjoy.

I'm definitely going to enter this one. I need to get a pic of my model turned it. It's still on its sprue in the blister pack....

Hey guys,

Im painting a praetorian Rough Rider.

I am torn between:

Navy blue and white uniform

Red and blue uniform

Kahki and brown uniform

I want to do red, But I have no idea how to highlight it. I use a lighter red and it doesnt show up, too light and its pink and it looks funny. Will orange be better? Or shall I go for kahki as I know I can highlight that?

I think I have the mount nailed though.

Bring your red up to a salmon-orange, then glaze a red over it to cut back.

Or, highlight with a fleshtone and some wolf grey (if your fleshtone is particularly ruddy, like Dwarf flesh). You still need to glaze red in the end.

gohkm wrote:
Bring your red up to a salmon-orange, then glaze a red over it to cut back.

Or, highlight with a fleshtone and some wolf grey (if your fleshtone is particularly ruddy, like Dwarf flesh). You still need to glaze red in the end.

Ok I will give that a go, I always glaze my red so that shouldnt be a problem.

I can't decide.



Thinking about the commando from battletech (the axe is just hanging there so I don't lose it until I can pin it,) but the Captain/CM and the Deathwatch vet would be cool to do too.

What do you guys think?

Here is, what will be, my entry for this months contest.

5 off Veteran Grenadiers, armed with assault rifles. Some are in standard uniform others are wearing the camouflage tents they carried on their backs.



By the way, I have previously painted 5 of these for the campaign I am in. If you want a photo of them I can supply one (wasn't happy with their faces in the end so they wouldn't be what I want to enter anyway).

I'll be trying again since my paint mojo is back.
Torn between my Contemptor Dreadnought (Doesn't really get more veteran than that) or Brother Claudio from Space Hulk