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Looking very suitably beetley.

Good God, I'd forgotten how big Trev is.
Not guilty on the wing! He came to me assembled and I never could get that out.

Yeah for my first crack at tyranids i am pretty happy, i don't know why people paint the top vents the same colour as the carapace, aside from it being easier...

And yeah, that shot is misleading, trevor is bigger than the carnifex with ease once his wings are on. The tail was such a pig to glue, there is no way to brace it. I added a pin, but then used super strength epoxy without planning the hold, so i added super glue. Just refused to cooperate. I dreamed of throwing it clear back to England, or replacing it with a resin one from ebay. Instead i went to a 90second araldite. That got it.


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Update; 90 second araldite failed add well. I think i caught it though - added a gob of super glue and jammed it together - instant bond. I hope that the araldite is now effectively an epoxy shim.

Trev 3, me 1

Moooom I don't want to wear the tail!

Sounds fun and good luck to all of you, while Im no where near a great painter I enjoy painting very much so, unfortunately I found this thread a day to late as Ive just agreed on a trade with another dakka member and am buying some stuff on eBay.

I ran out of things to paint a few days ago and now Ive overcompensated.

Carnifex is pretty much done. I FINISHED SOMETHING (almost)

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/659995.page#8079892

I agree with that dude on your thread - the 'screamer-killer' looks great!

Now that I've got the AdMech stuff finished for paradigms monthly comp - finally made a start on your Bilbo fig this evening Sir D. Will post a quick WiP in the morning

Finally getting some paint down on wee Bilbo. Thinnest layers I've ever done!! So scared of losing any of the really fine detail which is begining to come out. It really is a gorgeous sculpt. First metal fig I've painted in ......must be about 11 years I think

There is no doubt in my mind that Bilbo is going to look outstanding in the end, Januine!

I must admit that I have been neglecting this thread, and must also apologise to SirDonlad for not posting progress pictures sooner of the Carrion that he so kindly sent me.





I am working on it as a side project, so that when I get fed up with painting other things, I have a bit of variety.
I would say I am about halfway done painting, having finally settled on the colours I want to use, and with a bit of a plan of attack now in place I should hopefully finishe it up soon(ish).

Many thanks again to SirD for giving me the chance to piant this fellow up.

MSRC's carnifex will be shipping back today

Donlads devs are being primed now the knees are finished. I also have a little addition for them that I'll save for a surprise.

Trevor is in the naughty corner for being a little jerk

A surprise?!

Fun!

Bilbo is looking sweet already, i love the soft tonal differences on his waistcoat and troos'! (i think you picked the perfect colour for the waistcoat)


Glad you're enjoying the carrion Inspector #264! i Totally didn't have the patience, or the drive to get paint on him (plus the shape was a bit confusing to my eye) much clearer now you've picked out all the 'flesh' and 'bone' bits!

kb_lock wrote:
Trevor is in the naughty corner for being a little jerk

That figure is literally the worst.

I may have to invent an award for how stupidly difficult he made everything.

 SirDonlad wrote:
Glad you're enjoying the carrion Inspector #264! i Totally didn't have the patience, or the drive to get paint on him (plus the shape was a bit confusing to my eye) much clearer now you've picked out all the 'flesh' and 'bone' bits!

Absolutely, it is a terrific sculpt!

Definitely understand where you are coming from regarding how confusing it is, even though I think I have separated the different 'parts', I am still finding bits I have missed!

BC, I refuse to let him defeat me. It is a question of honour now!

And yeah Donlad, it isn't a massive thing but it is kinda required to make them look good (and I had the parts already).

I managed to get the carnifex boxed up after some pro photos - the benefits of waking up at 4am i guess.

Carnifex done and shipped today. Pretty happy with her - full album here -> http://imgur.com/a/yVrcP

Nice work, kb!

not usualy much for 'nids, but KB that bug is gorgoeus. Seriously awesome job. good on ya

Damn, fella..!

Link to your Dakka voting section properly, mate.

Thanks guys! I've never done a nid before either, but I'm pretty happy with her - hopefully she survives the postal system.

No idea how the gallery and voting works, but doesn't matter - my 3 year old said it was a spooky cockroach, which is a 10/10 for me


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Looking at it, I now know why I enjoyed this so much (and take so long to paint normally)

Because it was assembled, I couldn't really do all the joint repair and mold line cleaning and such - so I just did the best I could. I honestly cringe when I look at it from some angles and see all the gaps, I just can't stand it :/

Might paint some more for this dude, he seemed happy and that is enough I guess. I am also kinda pumped for these devastators

kb_lock wrote:
Thanks guys! I've never done a nid before either, but I'm pretty happy with her - hopefully she survives the postal system.

No idea how the gallery and voting works, but doesn't matter - my 3 year old said it was a spooky cockroach, which is a 10/10 for me


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Looking at it, I now know why I enjoyed this so much (and take so long to paint normally)

Because it was assembled, I couldn't really do all the joint repair and mold line cleaning and such - so I just did the best I could. I honestly cringe when I look at it from some angles and see all the gaps, I just can't stand it :/

Might paint some more for this dude, he seemed happy and that is enough I guess. I am also kinda pumped for these devastators

Got her in the post today safe and sounds. Huge thanks to kb_lock it looks amazing!!!
It's the wife army and she loves the paint job. First thing she said was how are you going to paint the rest that good lol
Cheers again mate

I'm really glad you and your missus are happy with it mate, super glad it made it to you safe as well!

Here we go - the finished Bilbo Had a lot of fun doing this wee guy. Apologies for the crap photos - rush rush rish this morning. SirDonald can you pm me name/address and I'll get young Bilbo here into the post to you

Crikey, that's beautiful! Well done, especially on the skin tones, he looks so focused.

Thx Buttery. Was a bit worried about the skin but think it came out ok. Need to practice doing skin a lot more

Nah you got it bang-on. What's not shown there is quite how tiny he is even compared to other minis, and how increasingly admirable your work becomes.

If you get time, you really should snap a quick pic of him next to a regular 28mm figure.

Ahhh. Should do. Think I posted one of him beside an ork warboss on the other thread. Think Bilbo maybe comes up to his hip.......maybe lol

Hello!

I have one Ork Looted Wagon that I would like painted. Any specific Ork color scheme I would be fine with to be honest. If someone is out there and just wanted to have fun with a Ork Looted Wagon (but still keep it nice of course) I would be happy to assist them in their mek boy fantasies.

Pictures of it in the link and the standard I would like it to held around. I felt bad for the tank being the ugly duckling of the group. http://imgur.com/a/70ivs

 Januine wrote:
Here we go - the finished Bilbo Had a lot of fun doing this wee guy. Apologies for the crap photos - rush rush rish this morning. SirDonald can you pm me name/address and I'll get young Bilbo here into the post to you

My word. That is astonishing!

I've never felt the need to use this 'orkmoticon'




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Sorry, having trouble expressing myself with proper social decorum

he's ok for you then I take it ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

Yes mate! Bilbo will be the pride of my cabinet!!

I'm a little worried he may overshadow my warhound titan...