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carcharadon?

 queen_annes_revenge wrote:
carcharadon?

Yeah, I like the lore and the exile markings on their armor gives me plenty of opportunity to practice my freehand.

Yeah I want to do the fw tyberos at some point.

I just want FW to start stocking the Badab war transfer sheets again so I don't have to go through 3rd party sellers.

OK, calling these guys done:


3 captains, 3 marks of armor, 3 chapters. Fun little project to see how many different things I can cram into one month. And can you ever have too many captains on the shelf? I think not!

One problem with painting 3 guys like this is it’s hard to show your work with just a few pics. Everyone wants detail shots, but only so many to go around. So here are some extra pictures (but not for the official entry)

So, I'm calling my entry finished for the month. Unfortunately inspiration to paint Logan Grimnar failed me, but I did get the Primaris Battle Leader finished, so here he is:



I had a ton of fun painting this model. It's actually my first painted Space Wolf. It's also the first time I've tried doing snow on a base. I think I can do better on the snow in the future, but overall I'm pretty pumped by how he turned out. The last pic ended up a little blurry but my camera just didn't want to focus on the guy's face. Of course my camera is basically a cheap potato, so maybe next year I'll invest in a better one. Good luck to everyone else finishing their entries, and I look forward to the voting.

Really love the almost-classic Space Wolves colors you've got going on there!

I guess I had never really noticed it until now, but I really dislike that massive gap between the gorget and the head. You'd think GW would put SOME sort of detail there...

Great job on your entries DrGiggles, Nev & Zerg!

I've been procrastinating with mine but with the deadline looming I took the time to finish it and be happy with the result. I probably could do a lot more to it but I think it'll do. First competition I've entered a model into so it was fun to do and see how my work ethic changed when I had a deadline. C&C very much appreciated.

Archon of The Weeping Eye Kabal: "The Weeping Maiden"
The Weeping Maiden is not a typical Archon that is expected of Drukhari Society. Not a high-born, nor a low-born, she inherited the mantle of Archon through circumstance. During the incident where Khaine's Gate fell to a host of daemons, the horde could only be slowed by the use of pocket portals. These portals threw portions of the daemon host into far flung reaches of the Webway, as well as into the depths of Commorragh.
One such pocket portal brought a force of daemons into the stronghold of the Weeping Eye Kabal. Be it an accident or the sinister plot of a rival Kabal, the Weeping Eye were caught off-guard and butchered in their own back yard. When the few realspace raiders returned to their home, they found a bloodbath, their Archons and Incubi bodyguards all killed.
In the ensuing weeks, Kabalites fought each other for the right to become Archon but it was The Weeping Maiden who united them under her lead. Backed by an unknown Wych Cult, she brought order to the chaos stricken Kabal, giving them a new path to forge.
Armed with a single razorflail, a gift from her sister within the same Wych Cult that supported her rise to power, she wields it with a lethal precision and leads her Kabal from the front.







-TH

Hi!

I've managed to paint Foul BlightSpawn this month - I've started working on it last week. I hope it's enough higher rank command unit to enter the competition beyond the standard marine

https://www.instagram.com/p/BqmzFXCHizI/


The Final result:






https://www.instagram.com/p/BqvcQC5HGou/

Bit of a rerun for me this month with another Plague Marine, quick and dirty. A little less metallic on the armour this time, and I think the mutated areas came out better than last time.

Proof


Final:


Any thoughts welcome!

I might be a bit slow getting the final updates done to the OP and getting the vote going, I'm away this weekend and super-busy with work, so apologies in advance. I'll try and at least get the December round up on time.

With Paradigm's allowance, here's my finish entry a little late.

Cadian 8th Leman Russ Command Tank with Regimental Colours

So, still experimenting with the camera, think I needed one more light, they all came out a bit dark. Rolling with it because I'm outta energy. First one is re-used from earlier, because it shows the colors nicer, even if the focus is a bit off.
Final pics.

Bloody hell...yet another month of amazing entries!
I started taking notes on the entries so far and just ended up with too much to put here - I will save them for once everyone has finished.

Here is my finished entry - Pirate Captain Blue...no beard. The parrot fits a little strangely but her top comes off!!! This was my first ever attempt at a bust - it really is quite a different experience. There were a lot of imperfections in the casting, so half the paint job was to correct those. Larger surfaces SOUND like they should be easier but blending smoothly is a bloody nightmare...also, the stripes on her shirt are freehand, so getting them to curve around her...umm...curves was quite tricky. I am also happy that the nmm is subtle but (I think) looks pretty convincing.
Overall, this model was a ton of fun to paint - I really enjoyed it.









Finished.

Best of luck to everyone and see you next month!

That's bloody amazing, Chris! The skin is spot on, bravo. She's quite gifted, I'd say.

After more than 2 years I won't be able to finish my entry. Sad panda I need a day or two. I will post my WIP.

nice. I'd like to do a bust at some point. agree that bigger surfaces require more blending. I think I'd choose an airbrush for something that size for the flat areas.

Here is my finished entry.




Compared to some other entrys here it is quite simple an not really impressive...

Cutting it close, but I'm all finished up! Now featuring a real lightbox instead of a cube of paper.

 queen_annes_revenge wrote:
nice. I'd like to do a bust at some point. agree that bigger surfaces require more blending. I think I'd choose an airbrush for something that size for the flat areas.

It's actually interesting because I think the opposite is true, from a stylistic and aesthetic point of view. Namely that on larger surfaces, I find that imperfections can help aid the textural information being conveyed about a surface. And making a surface too perfect could almost detract from the "realism" of the piece (uncanny valley sort of effect).

But that's my own artistic approach to it.

@Chris56

Fantastic entry; I love the vibrancy of the colors and the fact that the shirt is, of course, removable. Nicely done! My biggest critique is in the shading and highlighting of the neck and collarbone, but I don't want to step on your toes here. Let me know and I'll throw up some Photoshop trickery.

That's an impressive bust.

Anyway, here's my finished entry, Dark Helmet himself:

Mighty fine entries folks! I'm currently on 17 minutes to go, and speedpainted 8 coats in the last 1hr. I have 5 colours and basing to go. Pray for me!

You have around 6 minutes, you can do it!

Right so my paintbrush is down now its midnight, had a late night session to try and get it done and its mostly there.

Will post pics up tomorrow morning/early afternoon depending on when I can sneak anyway from the kids to do it

Good luck everyone, hope the final push goes well (post the pics even if you don't quite finish )

Bit rushed at the end but here is my entry

So I'm a little bit past the deadline. It was a really busy month at uni for me, so quite dissappointed about this one. Neglected the bases once again to speed things. My (late) entry is below, I hope everyone likes it!

Paradigm, if you have to disqualify me, no hard feelings, rules are rules!


Heroes of Aurelia - M42

Below we have the characters of Dawn of War 2, reimagined and recreated for the modern age of 40k! I have some fluff made up and more pics and that fluff will be posted in my blog.


Group Photo: From Left to right:
Sergeant Avitus; Lieutenant Cyrus; Heracles Nike, Champion of the Chapter; Lieutenant Tarkus; Lieutenant Thaddeus





1st Lieutenant Tarkus and 2nd Lieutenant Thaddeus, 5th Company. They wear helmets in their company colours as befitting their rank of Lieutenant, while Tarkus wear's a white stripe to symbolise his Veteran status.





Lieutenant Cyrus, 10th Company.
There were none more fitting to take the role of Lieutenant for the 10th Company, as it was a role Cyrus had performed in all but name for centuries.




Sergeant Avitus, 5th Company
Avtius is the one I created fluff for the most. He is seen here in heavy Mk3 Iron Armour.




Heracles Nike, Champion of the Blood Ravens
When Apollo Diomedes relinquished his position as Champion, there was no doubt who his successor would be. Heracles Nike is ferocious in combat, peerless in faith, and zealous beyond measure.

As promissed, here is my WIP. I was away for two weekends which is when I do most of the painting, plus the project is quite ambitious.
Too bad I couldn't make it.

Well good look people.

Damn, that's looking awesome! Shame you didn't finish it, please do post the finished thing here when you're done with it!

Few more hours to get your entries in, I'm out all day today so you've got at least until this afternoon. New round is going up momentarily.

@ Feltmonkey, that is some really nice OSL; I often find that technique is overused/overdone, but that’s really subtle and on makes an otherwise monochrome miniature really pop.

Apologies for not commenting on peoples final entries, its all been a big rush these last few days. I will do so in the voting thread.

Its still beautiful Modock, I think you should enter it anyway, people will vote for it and that way you don't miss a challenge entry

 ZoBo wrote:

...do you have any idea what you're supposed to do with those 3 spare jerry cans?...I just left mine off...there didn't really seem to be anywhere ideal to put them

nope, they got dropped since I was running short of time, will be handy for the bits pile

My Final Pics - Still a few minor bits unfinished and the grot at the back got no love, just slapped some paint on him. The drivers face came out well but the bosses is still lacking. The base is also bad, wrong size and not finished.
Anyway Enjoy

nice!

Very impressive entry MG, I love it!!

I don't think I'm allowed to enter with a half finished model.