Dakka (Unofficial) Painting Challenge Round 15 May 2016: Everyday Hero

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**ZergSmasher**

Red_thirst, that Blood Angel looks awesome! I like the dynamic pose and the very neat shading.

**Midget Gems**

Nice Work finishing Nevelon, you consistently turn out good work.

Good work on your BA Red Thirst, looking very dynamic.

Quick WIP on mine since again I seem to be just staring at him hope he'll paint himself, I think I've been putting him off since I said to myself I'd try and wet blend the whole cloak/cape which is a little daunting.
Captain Baseballbat Boy's base colours and layers are pretty much done, needs highlights now and a few gaps touched up hopefully finish him over the weekend.

**KINGPIN54**

Had to move house configuration around so painting time was a bit off, got some paint done tonight, still some work but a wip shot of the snapfit servitor

**Vejut**

So, finally getting around to posting these. Actually my 2nd choice, first one of some reaper lizardmen just wasn't clicking.
Piotr and Pushok, Warlord 28mm WW2

Proof:

Finished:

**Buttery Commissar**

Did another doggy and some Wolfboy.

I'm off sick today so hopefully will get some work done.

**eedden**

Here's my Battlesister

**keezus**

Ugh. You guys are making me look lazy. I'm stuck at the 50% mark. :-(

**Jadenim**

So, time constraints* mean I've only finished a couple of guys from the squad (and it's unlikely that any more will get done before Tuesday), so here's my Fire Warriors:

* - Also I find Fire Warriors the fiddliest, most annoying things to paint, so it really saps my will to make progress.

**Moolet**

Hi,

I finished my model a few days ago, however the poor snotling had a bit of an accident. Our cleaner didn't see him and accidently knocked him on the floor and stood on him. I'm not sure I'll have time to patch him and certainly not time to strip him and start him over so I'll have to enter him damaged. If I get time to touch up the damage I will but some of the metal has been bent/flattened and detail lost.

A few months ago my entry was this...

Spoiler:

If anyone was wondering what came next... this is what happened to the last blood angel dreadnaught he faced. Mushroom power!

**Buttery Commissar**

I love it, Moolet. I am glad you found and rescued him.

**ZoBo**

ouch, darn shame

...however, he seems to have survived remarkably well considering he was basically stepped on by an emperator titan!

**Midget Gems**

Cool loads of WIPS these last few days. Good work guys keep it going, just a few days to finish now.

Yay for the victorious Mushroom Grot. To have killed a dreadnought and survived the cleaning lady he really is an hero now.

You can't really see much damage in the photo and to have tackled those behemoths you would expect him to come out with a few scrapes.

Nice work Mootlet

**Buttery Commissar**

Well that's half done!
It's gonna be a long night.

**Buttery Commissar**

Nearly done with this one...

**ZergSmasher**

@Jadenim: Fire warriors are fiddly, but to me they are a lot of fun to paint, and the end result is some of the coolest infantry in the game! Yours look pretty awesome btw.

@Moolet: Love the dio with the grot that survived the cleaner! I might not have noticed the damage if you hadn't said anything.

@Buttery: Liking your stuff so far!

**Jadenim**

ZergSmasher wrote:
@Jadenim: Fire warriors are fiddly, but to me they are a lot of fun to paint, and the end result is some of the coolest infantry in the game! Yours look pretty awesome btw.

Don't get me wrong, I love the way they look when finished, sleek and deadly, it's just such a journey getting there! Part of it is the poor moulding on the original sprues; I've got a squad of the new breachers in the wings and I'm hoping that the new cuts will make it easier.

**ChaosDad**

Here she is, the finished model...

**piratepizzadog**

@Moolet That's awesome

**Loricatus Aurora**

Sorry Dakka my everyday project got drilled by my real everyday.

Great entries everyone!

Perhaps I can get a June project up.

**ZergSmasher**

Loricatus Aurora wrote:
Sorry Dakka my everyday project got drilled by my real everyday.

Great entries everyone!

Perhaps I can get a June project up.

I feel ya buddy. I don't know if I'll be able to finish either. Still plenty of work to be done on my Cultists.

**Buttery Commissar**

I got them onto the table today!

**Januine**

Right then - He's done. One of my favourite characters - Hlaine Mad-as-Feth' Larkin!
No more fiddling about!! I will make a standard game base at some point as he is removeable from the vig. But for now here's the finished fella. Hope y'like him

**Zach**

Yea theres no way Ill be able to finish mine, Ive had too much commission work this month to work on her. : / Congrats to all the finishers!

**ZoBo**

@Januine - OH COME ON!!! ...look, I don't know how, but I'm convinced you're cheating! that looks too darn good man

...seriously though, great work, love it!

**TP^DC Deputy Manager**

ZoBo, sorry to say he is for real. I've seen photos stage by stage. It's a beautiful job though isn't it?!

**Januine**

Lol. Thx ZoBo. Really am happy with the finished piece. Took a bit of time (not as much as the last one but still) but was a fun build and paint fstf. Still have 4 more 'ghosts' to think up vigs for. Larks was the easy one

**kb_lock**

*phew*

I am doing a sniper in a building too, now I don't have to bother finishing

It annoys me that you're such a nice guy Jan, I'd really like to hate you some times

**Januine**

**Buttery Commissar**

Jan, I'd fething marry that if it was legal.

My final studies at college were of stained glass and light patterns, so huge love for what you've done.

**Kustomer D**

@Jan: man, I got no other words for this than just another awesome piece you delivered here.
Your work is absolutly amazing - from start to finish.
Just love it!