Dakka (Unofficial) Painting Challenge Round 18 August 2016: Death From The Skies

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**TP^DC Deputy Manager**

Current WIP:

**Paradigm**

Coming along nicely!

Any ideas for the next set of themes, folks??

**Jadenim**

Idea for next month; ground pounders? Could be a nice counterpoint to this month?

Also, I've finished!

I have to say, putting them together like that just makes me think of this:

Spoiler:

Also photographing black models that are facing downwards with large backpacks looming over them is a pain in the arse!

**Midget Gems**

You could have a theme to do with the Olympics since that's just finished and the Paras are about to start. e.g. Gold, Silver and Bronze or Winner! or competition

I think you must gets some points for managing to link your entry to Morecambe and Wise Jadenim

, nice work.

That decal is very impressive PossumCraft, I didn't realise you could get ones that looked that good.

Moolet thats a very cool model you have created, really like the heat burn on the jump pack and the blade glowing where the blood has touched it.

Nice to see some more Swooping Hawks, and that Hellblade looks great methebest, think that's your best work to date.

Whoo another Deffkopte KD, good stuff, mine has sprouted wings

Current WIP

Spoiler:

**TP^DC Deputy Manager**

Loving the biplane there.

Regarding themes, I am struggling to come up with anything. I think previously mentioned "ground pounders" sounds good.

"Sharp" is an option - any model with some kind of knife/claw/sword/spear etc etc (or something with snazzy fashion sense of course).

"Xenos" - anything not a SM or IG/AM. It will be our 7th month and therefore in contrast to Space Marine which kicked off the year do "non Space Marine" for the second half

**ssisal**

We cant do xenos scum for half the year. some of us are diehard loyalists to the imperium of man.

Weve had alot of votes that were pretty close. cant we use them for options?

**feltmonkey**

Jadenim, I'd been wondering what it was those miniatures were reminding me of as I was looking at the pictures! You absolutely nailed it - they're Morcombe and Wise!

I've put in a marathon painting session today. Apart from breaks for meals and to take the bins out, I've been painting from about 10am today, and I've just stopped, at 1am. I still have paint on my hands. The annoying thing is I still haven't finished. I couldn't be a pro painter - I'd be so slow I'd have to charge a week's wages per model! Not that I think I'm that standard anyway.

For next month's theme, allow me to cheekily suggest "Anything but Orks." Just to make half the regulars panic.

**Nevelon**

What was the second place from last month?

Smokin! Either literal with the fire, or more crass with the other type of hotness.
Take five. At rest, taking a break, sitting down. Etc.
Brace for Impact! Either someone getting ready to take a hit, or someone handing one out.
Ground Pounder sound good as a contrast to this month.

@feltmonkey: Let’s not try to exclude people directly. But “neat and tidy” “ship shape” or “orderly” might toss a spanner at our local Orks. Not that it will slow them down much, adaptive and innovative xenos that they are.

**ZergSmasher**

Not sure we haven't already had a similar theme, but one I can think of is Ambush Predator-any model that attacks swiftly and from seemingly out of nowhere (could be interpreted a number of ways).

Perhaps another good one could be Avatar of War-a model that exemplifies its faction's philosophy and methods.

**Kustomer D**

Whoo another Deffkopte KD, good stuff, mine has sprouted wings.

**PossumCraft**

What about something like 'Objective spotted' for a theme, anything from a commander calling the shots to a radio/comms grunt relaying the target, scouts in hiding with eyes on the prize or just an objective marker to spice up games.

**Bottle**

I think the theme for next month should be "SLAUGHTER PRIEST WITH HACKBLADE"

**PossumCraft**

Bottle wrote:
I think the theme for next month should be "SLAUGHTER PRIEST WITH HACKBLADE"

But what to enter...?

**feltmonkey**

Obviously, my Anything but Orks suggestion was a joke.

We do need to remember when making suggestions that not everyone just paints WH40K. There are always a bunch of suggestions that can only really relate to 40K. I like the idea of the theme just being a single word, which leaves things more open to interpretation. The more specific and prescriptive the theme, the less interesting it becomes.

**Moolet**

Midget Gems wrote:

I think you must gets some points for managing to link your entry to Morecambe and Wise Jadenim , nice work.

@jadenim This... So this... You'll be getting points from me for making me laugh a lot. I thought the same even before I opened the spoiler.. =)

And thanks midget =) loving red baron

**Paradigm**

I'll have a look at the earlier polls and try and put together a list of 'close but no cigar' entries that came second twice but never got their chance, then we'll vote on those, I think.

Although I do think Bottle's suggestion is a good one.....

**Tim 121RVC**

Very cool plane, Midget gems!

**Kustomer D**

Nearly done! A few highlights and freehands and this is history.

**PossumCraft**

Looking good! Love the weathering on the hazard plate over that front buzzsaw. Looks dead smokey

Is there a story behind the poor Necron whose face is mounted as a hood ornament?

**Kustomer D**

PossumCraft wrote:
Looking good! Love the weathering on the hazard plate over that front buzzsaw. Looks dead smokey

Is there a story behind the poor Necron whose face is mounted as a hood ornament?

Thanks man, the Necronface was just a leftover piece from a Necron-conversion and I thought it would fit the Kopta

Maybe it was the first Necron who got ran over by him and the buzzsaw cut of the face.

**Paradigm**

New subject vote is up, all the ideas that have had 2 goes round but thus far been unlucky!
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/0/700399.page#8856373

**Guildenstern**

lookin good Kustomer D!

Awesome plane there Moolet as well! soo cool

*edit*

my latest WIP - last stage before done I think

**Kustomer D**

Here it is... a damn nice Deffkopta, I think.
It´s really hard to point out all the little details on this modell with only 5 pics, but I think that´s an issue with a lot of models.
Hope you like it

Good luck to all of you haven´t finished yet.

K D

**ZoBo**

deffkoptas are looking good guys

...making me wish I'd entered some now

...I'm still sruggling with my stormboyz...my motivation's been oddly low the past couple of weeks...I've still got a a fair bit of highlighting and weathering to work on before I can think about calling them done

...I will get them done though, darnit! - might just pull an all-nighter tonight and hopefully make a hefty dent

**Buttery Commissar**

I finished, I just don't know what to photograph a white horse against.

**Nevelon**

Buttery Commissar wrote:
I finished, I just don't know what to photograph a white horse against.

For a Slanesh horse? Tie dye a/o rainbows.

Or a black/grey background.

**ZergSmasher**

Well, I'm calling these guys done for the month. I present to you Edryc Setorax, formerly of the Raven Guard, and Antor Delassio, formerly of the Blood Angels, now serving with the Deathwatch of the Ordo Xenos:

I had a lot of fun painting these guys. They were quite a challenge with all that fiddly detail. I really need to work on doing more clean paintwork, as looking closely at the pics I can see way too many mistakes.

Oh well, that's why I do these challenges, I learn to better myself as a painter. Looking forward to the voting, as there are (as usual) some pretty awesome models in here!

**TP^DC Deputy Manager**

@Zerg - don't be so hard on yourself. I think this is some of your best work to date

**Jadenim**

Also, the detail is really fiddly! I lost count of the number of times I went back over the assault marine icons on Edryc!

**Verviedi**

My finished entry.