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 Kustomer D wrote:

 Guildenstern wrote:
@Kustomer D omg that's awesome sauce!! are those... fuzzy dice?! dangling from the bosspole?! LOL I love it!!

yap, it's the Lucky Stikk

oh wow...somehow I managed to not even see that when I first looked (in my defence, it was late)...haha...that's brilliant! I love that idea!

Here is my finished entry: Eldrad and Abaddon...

I wanted to make some sort of display base to go with them, but I'm happy as they are for now...







As for my son, ChaosDadJr, is still working on his avengers... but they are coming along nicely.

 ZoBo wrote:

 Kustomer D wrote:

 Guildenstern wrote:
@Kustomer D omg that's awesome sauce!! are those... fuzzy dice?! dangling from the bosspole?! LOL I love it!!

yap, it's the Lucky Stikk

oh wow...somehow I managed to not even see that when I first looked (in my defence, it was late)...haha...that's brilliant! I love that idea!

Thanks a lot.

I d like to point my special stuff out - but my camera sucks.
I ll try to take some better pics later.

I love to put such little things on my conversions
Adds a lot of character to a mini - even when I m the only one who knows it's there.

Further progress.

I hope to get finished but I keep getting distracted.

Bwahahaha I actually got done in time!

I managed to finish with time to spare.
Also he has a really big chin.

Sorta lost track of time.. had 20yr reunion last weekend.. i was going to dedicate the weekend to getting the Hero's finished. I got the wizard finished except for his eyes this past night and got the base coats on everyone else. should be done on the marrow, possibly wednesday night. yeah for flesh..

Took some new pics, hope they are better than the old ones...

K D

Finished up the Chapter Master on a Bike - If anyone has spare time to vote on the images in the gallery I would be greatly appreciative.

Looks really awesome K. Voted.
I keep imagining him screaming 'You damn kids!!!!!!' though - lol

TRICKSTER!!!!!!! AAAAHHH!!

I've never had so many things go so horribly wrong on a miniature before...
**airbrush nozzle split and showered this guy with a heavy heavy coat of gloss covering a lot of detail
**the water affect spilled over the entire model on first try and I scraped down to metal by accident trying to remove it
**the water affect on later tries still didn't do what I wanted and covered the base and base rim with glossy lumps
**I dropped the model cracking it off base and unglueing ALL glued parts - but thankfully do to ridiculous amount of gloss coat it didn't hurt too much of the paint.
**tried to sand the horrible lumps on around the rim of the base and dropped it onto cement... bent the claws badly out of shape with some minor paint chipping.
**tried to bend the lightning claws back into shape, and paint started to chip off entirely ...I think it's over.

Not sure I can recover here, the Trickster beat me. I may bow out of this contest lads...

BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD! SKULLS FOR THE SKULL THRONE! The mighty Bloodthirster of the Sixth Host is finished! Here are the final pics:





I had tons and tons of fun painting this model. It truly is one of the best models GW has ever produced. Regardless of whether he gets any votes in this painting challenge, I'm proud to have painted him. Speaking of votes, regardless of whether you vote for this model in the challenge voting thread, please feel free to vote in the Dakka gallery for these pics! Looking forward to seeing what everyone else submits; I've already seen some really great minis so far this month!

@Methebest: As I understand it, a really big chin is the hallmark of a mighty hero.

 Gulgog TufToof wrote:
@Methebest: As I understand it, a really big chin is the hallmark of a mighty hero.

I present this evidence to support your claim

I try do deliver my Khorne-Flakes Lord asap. I had to take care of my younger Sister who gave birth this month

Edit: Well, my camera is still really really old & bad.. but oh, well. I'm A-OK with the result - it's tabletop standard i think.





The small freehands on the shoulder-pad and the Axe were actually really fun to paint. I've learned a lot, and that's the most
important thing for me

 ZoBo wrote:

 Gulgog TufToof wrote:
@Methebest: As I understand it, a really big chin is the hallmark of a mighty hero.

I present this evidence to support your claim

Yeah thats what i first thought of when i was making the post as hes the right colour as well.

Gunzhard - that sounds like a real run of bad luck. Hope you can salvage the miniature, if not for this month's thread, then maybe some time in the future.

 Gunzhard wrote:
TRICKSTER!!!!!!! AAAAHHH!!

I've never had so many things go so horribly wrong on a miniature before...
**airbrush nozzle split and showered this guy with a heavy heavy coat of gloss covering a lot of detail
**the water affect spilled over the entire model on first try and I scraped down to metal by accident trying to remove it
**the water affect on later tries still didn't do what I wanted and covered the base and base rim with glossy lumps
**I dropped the model cracking it off base and unglueing ALL glued parts - but thankfully do to ridiculous amount of gloss coat it didn't hurt too much of the paint.
**tried to sand the horrible lumps on around the rim of the base and dropped it onto cement... bent the claws badly out of shape with some minor paint chipping.
**tried to bend the lightning claws back into shape, and paint started to chip off entirely ...I think it's over.

Not sure I can recover here, the Trickster beat me. I may bow out of this contest lads...

Argh. Dude... That's a terrible turn of events. I love the purple tones in the grey. Will you submit additional pics "battle damaged eye-of-terror" ver. pics anyhow? It seems a shame if all that effort went to waste.

Awesome entries the last few days.

That jet bike looks great Knightly, nice details. Voted also

Sorry to hear of your troubles Gunzhard, seems like a real SM hes been through the wars, still looks great tbh, hope you are able to patch him up and get him entered.

Zerg, the bloodthirster looks brilliant, your painting has really improved this year, I like that your aren't afraid to tackle the big models.

Just over 24 hours left so get those finishing touches done and entries in

24 hours........dahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Since it looks like I'm not getting anything else done, here's what I'm going with, a 1:16 scale Iron Man:


Forgot to take a proof, hopefully you guys trust me not to be cheating my own rules!

 Paradigm wrote:


Forgot to take a proof, hopefully you guys trust me not to be cheating my own rules!

Nice work. Looks like he's had a rough day at work.

Regarding your proof. Have you let other people slide on their proof pic?

If you have, than all is good.

If you haven't, than pay the stupid tax and withdraw your entry. It would just look unsightly if you didn't.

OK, it looks like I’m not going to get the ork done in time to pair him up, so here is the good captain, my final entry.

Its gonna be tight... I'm going to need the last day.

Well, here's mine.

Not so much mighty hero as Humble Hero, from Terra to the edge of the galaxy, the uncomplaining steed of the Legions.

My first scratchbuild, about a billion things wrong with it, but I'm happy.

Individual pics in my gallery if you want close ups.

Looking good everyone!

 keezus wrote:
Its gonna be tight... I'm going to need the last day.

Ditto.

Hey Para, is it alright if I get a "proof I've finished" photo tonight and then sort out the proper ones tomorrow?

@MG: Thanks! I waited until this month to paint the Bloodthirster because I wanted to improve before taking on such a detailed (and expensive!) model. I'm glad I did, because a year ago (when I first bought and assembled the model) I could not have done nearly as well on it.

@Para: I like the Iron Man mini, he looks like he's had kind of a rough day!

@Nevelon: That Ultramarines captain looks pretty nice. One thing I like about your painting is how crisp and clean it is. Does it take a lot of touch-up work, or do you just manage to be so neat on the initial coats of paint?

 ZergSmasher wrote:
...because a year ago (when I first bought and assembled the model)

good lord, that model's been out for a year already?? ...wow, time flies...

turned out great by the way!

Not sure if I'm gonna finish in time........dammit :/

Well, I've got bugger all done this month .
I'm out for this one.