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A few extra days would be nice. Month slipped by, and I took a week off for vacation. Not sure I’ll be able to finish all 3 of my guys, 2 is going to be close.

 Midget Gems wrote:


I'm liking those Salies already Felt, they need some love after Istvaan V

Thanks mate. The only worry is that they're supposed to be Dark Angels.

Looking forward to seeing your entry, I hope you find the time to get it done. No pressure! It's a sensible idea to extend the deadline by a couple of days, Para. I've found progress to be fairly smooth this month - all I have left to do is a bit of work on the bases, maybe a bit of weathering if I have time, and of course the nightmarish photography process.

Think I'm done. Would like to redo some of the armour but don't think I'll have time even with the extension

Good to see that his flamer tanks go up to 11

Nice work.

That is a sweet looking terminator Maharg, very clean highlights.

Great move Para, those extra days will come like a blessing. Cheers mate!



My proof - Veteran Kazak, Scout and Tankhunter.

Some great entries again.
Really looking forward to your Delorkian? Midgetgems!

This guy looks like he would be first into the fray...

Might be a bit of a squeeze to get my models done. A mixture of family issues and moving to a new house for a job has severely limited my hobby time. It also doesn't help the paints I ordered didn't turn up! I'll try though

My finished entry, 5 Imperial Fist Terminators.
Pretty proud of these guys, first time I have batch painted more than 2 models at once. Into The Breach they go!

I'm going to call him done. White scar has become the bane of my existence. Anyone have any recommendations on a good white paint that isn't too clumpy?

 DrGiggles wrote:
I'm going to call him done. White scar has become the bane of my existence. Anyone have any recommendations on a good white paint that isn't too clumpy?

I can highly reccomend getting White Scar into a dropper bottle with a little flo-aid and medium, alongside a glass bead to act as an agitator. As long as you shake it up every now and then it should stay workable for you.

for white, many, many layers, and much patience is required. I'm painting pre heresy world eaters at the moment. when I did kharn, his armour alone took me about 2 weeks.

Never base coat with a white for painting white. Pure white is just for edge highlights. You start with a light grey...then it's up to you if you want a warm or cold white.


For a cold white Vallejo Pale Grey Blue:





More neutral white Panzer Aces Splinter camo base:

Got my entry done!
She's not perfect, but my Riot Grrl is ready to go into the breach.
Love that King Theoden! He came out great.

Some cracking entries this month!

Unfortunately, there's no way I'll be able to complete my Terminators on time (unless I spend my entire day off tomorrow painting them, but I'm not sure my wife will be happy since I have windows to paint...).

Just tell her that, yes if course you always use tiny brushes to paint window frames... doesn't everybody?

Here are my final pics. Dark Angels Aggressors.

Daaamn... That's the first time I've liked Aggressors Stunning stuff.

Maximum burnination! Really nice work. The subtle.scratching gives a great overall effect as well.as looking great close.up.

Thanks guys.

The breaching team of the Vortices gang of Van Saar ruffians is now done. Final pics below. Tried out some OSL using my new airbrush, to mixed success. I'll keep trying I think it just about worked on the heavy's face but I couldn't quite get a decent gradient on the other bits.

Good job, Flinty - I always love having a unit of multi-coloured members. Those Van Saar look a little 'Infinity' don't they just? Might have to get some for myself...

Great job as always, Felt - nice blending on the greaves and the battle damage looks good. Are you putting together a Dark Angel force running into March? 'Cos that's what I'm doing with my Emperor's Spears force, too!

Finished my demon-warrior guy now but won't have time to photograph until tomorrow as I have to work late tonight - thank god for the extra time!

Good luck, everybody!

I guess I’ll throw my lot in here as well, even though it’s not much time left...
Plan is to convert this plague marine to make it less Nurgle and then paint him up as an Alpha legionnaire.

So most of the delay for me is bouncing back and forth between like four different ideas, one of which I ended up not being able to use because I forgot to take proof pics (oops), and another got finished but the entry shaved down because I decided the 2nd model didn't fit. So, last minute, as I decided the third idea won't get done in time, predictable animal adventurer!

proof:


and final:




One Herman's Tortoise centurion, ready to lead his troops into the breach.

Looking forward to seeing you finish that WishWarGaming, you have done some very good entries over the last few months

@ Felt opps really sorry, my friend collects Salamanders so I just associate green marines with them, forgot that DA could also be green. my bad. still looks great so far.

Maharg, that ones definitely a salamander? right? please?........ nice highlighting on the model, well done

Thanks Chris56, loved our last bust so sure this one will be brilliant too

Are you able to do any bigger pics Dr Giggles, sadly very hard to see any of your hard work.

 Modock wrote:
Never base coat with a white for painting white. Pure white is just for edge highlights. You start with a light grey...then it's up to you if you want a warm or cold white.

Strongly agree and how I do my whites, also same applies to baclk, they are every few things in the world that are either pure white or black, (its all shades of grey... theres some philosophy for you)

wow missed odds and can't comment on it all

Very cool turtle warrior Vejut

An update from me, I did go away with work but had to pull out of my training course and get to hospital because I could no longer swallow, which does have its drawbacks. Turns out the cold I had last week hadn't completely gone and had lead to an infection in my throat that caused an abscess (called a Quinsey) to slowly build pushing my tonsil into my throat and blocking most it and making it very painful, even swallowing my own saliva was like chugging broken glass. Went to A & E and got admitted, they put me on a dip with some antibiotics and steroids and then the next day stuck a syringe down my throat to drain the abscess (that was fun....). Back home now recovering but not had a chance to do much painting lol hands are a bit shaken due to meds so there might be some wonky lines.

Thank you for extending the deadline Para I think its going to really help me finish

Jesus, hope you're all right, that sounds horrible! Given the circumstances, if you need an extra day or so just let me know, I'm happy to extend it.

Ugh, yeah that usually happens after bacterial tonsilitis, which is bad enough on it own. I had it as an adult and it sucked! Theres been loads of it going round in the UK due to the mild winter. My little girl had it last week and it was horrible seeing her so ill. We were worried about it developing into quinsy but luckily the antibiotics got rid of it. Your recovery should be pretty rapid after the antibiotics kick in, so hopefully you'll have the brush back in your hands soon.

Damn MG, get better!

@Paradigm, We have till the 2nd right? I’ve got one of mine done (bar the flock and pictures) Just need to finish the gun on a second, but want to get the third guy finished so I can have them all together. Worst case I just enter one guy, but I’m working right up to the wire on this one.

Yeah, until Saturday night at the very least.

 Midget Gems wrote:


Are you able to do any bigger pics Dr Giggles, sadly very hard to see any of your hard work.

Yeah I can post the original images when I get home tonight. I resized them for the collage since my phone uses an absurdly large resolution.

Thanks for the tips on white paint Garrior , queen_annes_revenge , and Modock . I'll try to do the exile markings with a very light grey next time and see how it looks. I was just worried the grey on grey would be make them a bit hard to pick out.

 DrGiggles wrote:

 Midget Gems wrote:


Are you able to do any bigger pics Dr Giggles, sadly very hard to see any of your hard work.

Yeah I can post the original images when I get home tonight. I resized them for the collage since my phone uses an absurdly large resolution.

Thanks for the tips on white paint Garrior , queen_annes_revenge , and Modock . I'll try to do the exile markings with a very light grey next time and see how it looks. I was just worried the grey on grey would be make them a bit hard to pick out.

No worries buddy! I know how lumpy and horrible White Scar can be as I just transferred it to a dropper bottle this month, but now its in there with some flo-aid and a little more medium combined with an agitator its like actual paint again! And white works for some things, for things that are pure white then deffo paint it very light grey.