Dakka (unofficial) Monthly Painting Challenge Round 8: October 2015: Trick or Treat?

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**Paradigm**

Aha. Yeah, he was one of the earliest ones they did, so that's probably where the issue came in; the fit on more recent releases has been a fair bit better. I think that arm is meant to point down rather than out, that could be why you had trouble there.

**GiraffeX**

Here' s my entry some undead cavalry

**Januine**

Some cracking stuff coming in here. After a nutty weekend where i got nothign done due to still having back pain, a meh teaching conference and then a firend's birthday session (oh lord that was not a good idea) and now another conference today where i have to make a presentation (still writing it lol) - hoping to get some solid work this week. The haemonculus fig is gorgeous but holy feth is it ever uber detailed, intricate and fiddly. Gonna have to paint it in numerous subparts. Trying to think of a mini dio base to set him in as well - this fig really deserves some of that love.

**Ustrello**

Well I should have a proof picture tomorrow as my package has finally made it to my city, but not my house

**LordRahl**

omg... i just noticed... and took off the arm...
i put it on that way cause that's how it fit best...
still gonna need GS and that sucks cause it would be easier to paint with that arm off, i just got the model two months ago

**Ruberu**

Ok so... I am either going to do 5 Cygnar ATGMs or I am going to do a unit for my Vampire Count army. I will edit this post when I get proof pics, but I need to buy the stuff for my Vampire Count first. If it is ok with you I will post both, but only one of them will be my entry. I want to work on my Cygnar, but my brain is telling me that this conversion will look cool...

**Paradigm**

Continuing the Batman theme, my own entry will most definitely be Joker themed. I was going to do a harlequin and some Genestealers, but it doesn't get much more Halloween than the Clown Prince of Crime and his fellow. I'm aiming to get Joker and Harley Quinn done, if there's time left I might throw in a clown or two.

**angelofvengeance**

Spoiler:

Where's that from? I feel like I've seen him before.

**Buttery Commissar**

Heh, I feel like Decembers theme should be "Naughty or Nice" after this one.

Can't get anything started until after the 12th, so I am going to go with simple this month. May see if I can do a cascading card effect but that's it really.

**MangoChutney**

angelofvengeance wrote:

Spoiler:

MangoChutney wrote:
Now that summer is out of the way, I seem to have a bit more hobby time so I'd like to enter the comp with this friendly looking chap, if I may :

First time painting an organic figure this big, so I hope I can do it some justice!

Where's that from? I feel like I've seen him before.

It's a faceless greater demon from Troll Outpost's recent kickstarter. He's been sat in a box for a couple of months, but I managed to spend the weekend building him up. He's all primed and ready to paint now, but I keep changing my mind about colour schemes.

**Inflatable love badger**

sockwithaticket wrote:
Buttery Commissar wrote:
I know it's only the 3rd but I was honestly expecting more traditional horror entries.

This. Quite surprised at how few there are.

You haven't seek the bad paint job I'll waste on these death shroud yet! That will be horrifying!

PS:- Cheers for the banner Inspector, its cracking.

**keezus**

October's Proof:

-Edit- I've started constructing these models, and even though they have fine hairline cracks... I'm using liquid greenstuff for the first time, but it doesn't seem to be good for anything as it doesn't even bridge the tiniest gaps. Oh well... at least I am only out $5.

**Buttery Commissar**

Keezus, thin slivers of Milliput and water on a paper towel is a much smoother solution.

**Inspector #264**

Yet another month of rather varied entries, great job all!

TP^DC Deputy Manager wrote:
Oh and @Inspector - great job on the banner!

Paradigm wrote:
Yep, huge thanks to Inspector for the banner!

Inflatable love badger wrote:
PS:- Cheers for the banner Inspector, its cracking.

Many thanks for the comments, glad you like it.

**LeCacty**

MangoChutney wrote:
angelofvengeance wrote:

Spoiler:

MangoChutney wrote:
Now that summer is out of the way, I seem to have a bit more hobby time so I'd like to enter the comp with this friendly looking chap, if I may :

First time painting an organic figure this big, so I hope I can do it some justice!

Where's that from? I feel like I've seen him before.

It's a faceless greater demon from Troll Outpost's recent kickstarter. He's been sat in a box for a couple of months, but I managed to spend the weekend building him up. He's all primed and ready to paint now, but I keep changing my mind about colour schemes.

He could go as a Malal Daemon. Just quadrisect or bisect him with white and black! and then detail

**CREEEEEEEEED**

Am I too late to the party or can I still join?

**Paradigm**

You can enter at any time before the deadline.

**Ustrello**

Here is my entry, Epistolary Kyaneus of the Raven Guard, veteran of the raid on Kastorel-Novem and currently on deployment fighting the Lords of Decay on the planet Chapus with strike force Korvydae.

**CREEEEEEEEED**

Thanks for replying so quickly. In that case, I will be entering four guardsmen and one tau enforcer suit. (Do we need to enter proof photos of any terrain or ornamenta we add? E.g prove that a wooden door hasn't been pulled of of an old fantasy fortress etc...)

**Inflatable love badger**

Work in progress

**Paradigm**

@CREEEEEEEEED: No need to enter proofs for the terrain, just the minis.

**Zambro**

Buttery Commissar wrote:
Heh, I feel like Decembers theme should be "Naughty or Nice" after this one.

When I saw this, I started grumbling to myself. Knowing that's whats going to be voted for in December, I started wondering how I'd get that theme to fit Space Marines.
It took a few hours, then I came up with this.

Is he reading the Naughts List, or the Nice List?

So there, I have sorted my entry for December. Now lets rewind 2 months and do something for this month's entry.

**Paradigm**

Actually, I was thinking Christmas might be a good time for either a completely open challenge, just do the best mini or minis you can, or (if there's enough by then) picking from the entries that have been through 2 rounds of voting but not been picked.

But that's something we can all decide on closer to the time!

**Buttery Commissar**

Pretty sure any list being held up by a butt naked baby is a naughty list.

**Ustrello**

I got some work in on my librarian, please excuse the bad photo it was around midnight when I finished and I didn't want to break out the light box

**Farseer Anath'lan**

Ok, I'm going to try some new this month.
A humerous diorama involving an Inquisitor and an Elysian Drop Trooper.
The accompanying text may be slightly 4th wall breaking.

Apologies for the simplicity of the proof, my bit box is going to be ransacked.
First attempt at making an actual diorama too.

Anyways, looking good so far everyone.

**Inflatable love badger**

Re future themes, we could do an 'unfinished buisness' month. Where the challenge is to complete all the previous months entries you've not polished off yet, or whatever you like, if your one of the heroes who have completed every month.

**Buttery Commissar**

I do like the idea of free-square for December, especially with everything going on at that point.

**Matthew**

I want to do a santa Ork...

**albinoork**

Free for all sounds good for January. You know, after the holiday season.