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

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**KaptinBadrukk**

Matthew wrote:
I want to do a santa Ork...

DOOOOOOOOOO IT!!!!!!!!

**Inflatable love badger**

Ok....theme of beards for December then!

Most 'out of place' or inappropriate wins

**Buttery Commissar**

Being that I have a Bob Ridolfi succubus that clearly didn't believe in topiary, I could win that hands down. Or up, in her case.

**LeCacty**

If it's naughty or nice next month I'll deffers join. I swear.

**Nevelon**

We still have November people. It’s not the holidays yet, we’ve got plenty of time and a whole other contest between now and then! Although if we skip November, I don’t need to get a year older. Sounds like a fair trade. Merry Christmas everyone!

Although if we don’t get focused on the spooks, ghosts, goblins, etc, we are all going to end up on the naughty list.

**CREEEEEEEEED**

At almost quarter to three in the morning, the first guardsman steps off the production line. Worth it.

**LeCacty**

Wow. Really good, where's the head from? Also: Stirland Mud?

**CREEEEEEEEED**

Thanks, not often I get a wow. The heads are here:

http://www.westwindproductions.co.uk/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=3_130_181&products_id=1089

(The gas mask is a chopped up gas mask from the command set, but west wind also do these heads with gas masks on already, I just don't have any.)

And yes, I did use Stirland Mud because it is amazeballs.

**LeCacty**

Yes. Yes it is.

**Matthew**

That looks great. You did that in less than a day?

**CREEEEEEEEED**

In about six hours. (The other three got to half done during that time.) So yeah, a day's session I guess.

**Paradigm**

Awesome stuff! Can't wait to see the finished piece the whole thing is that good!

**Zgecko666**

Would this be acceptable for this month or would an Imperial Knight be better

Spoiler just to avoid any possible issues with image size currently at work so my options are limited.

Spoiler:

**Paradigm**

Ultimately up to you! Whichever you feel is more appropriate!

**commissarbob**

@ CREEEEEEEEED, that is lovely. I have a WWI themed trench guard using the West Wind heads with the Cadian arms and Bretonian peasant Archer and Men At Arms bodies.

**CREEEEEEEEED**

I've seen the brettonian bodies used before and they complete the look so well. Sadly I don't have any.

**Gitsplitta**

I'm in. I'll enter my "Frankenstein's Dreadnought". It's part of a Halloween themed chaos army that I'm trying to do in it's entirety during the month of October... so getting this one model done is the LEAST of my problems!

Start the YouTube video first...

... then click the spoiler!

Spoiler:

**Zambro**

That pose...

**LordRahl**

lmao i was just on ur blog!

**Buttery Commissar**

That's magnificent. Needs backing music.

**Zgecko666**

Paradigm wrote:
Ultimately up to you! Whichever you feel is more appropriate!

Galactica it is

**Gitsplitta**

There. Fixed my post.

**Januine**

Galactica.......Halloween.......has my morning coffee failed me?!!!!

**Buttery Commissar**

I don't get it either, thought I was just tired.

But whatever people paint, it comes down to the voting and interpretations I guess.

**Zgecko666**

I just got her in and felt like painting her up, hence my initial question. I am the builder type and painting (while part of the hobby) feels like a slight chore to me; so maybe she will help me get into painting 40k more.

**Januine**

seriosuly beautiful model - who makes them?

**Zgecko666**

Moebius Models they also make a 1/6th Centurian (would be a nice Necron Titan conversion) and a few others the models they have are nice as well and really detailed, just need to be careful on the build as there are a lot of spots for gaps.

**Ustrello**

So I got some more work in on the librarian, I am waiting on a mk 4 shoulder pad to get in. I am probably going to keep that black to fit the fluff for librarians.

**Gulgog TufToof**

I think Gitsplitta's FrankenDread just won the comp based purely on the awesomeness of the pose!

**Red__Thirst**

Update! Finished off my Honor Guard member I've been working on and am now beginning work on the Death Company marine I'll be painting for this month's contest. Let's face it, if you're going to be charged, there are few things more terrifying to be charged by than a marine wracked with images of his primarch's death and in a seething rage because of it. At least, that's my logic, anyway.

Here's the prepped and freshly base-coated mini. I'll be painting him piecemeal and doing sub-assembly as I reach milestones such as legs and torso, etc. Base is not pictured as I had forgotten to base coat it with the rest of the model, but I will post updated pictures later once I make some progress.

As with all my marines, I'll be starting with the helmet, then working my way down the model from there.

More to come soon. Thanks for looking, and take it easy.

-Red__Thirst-