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Calling these done.



Nice to get a few more vampires in the army.

Got distracted. Painting Blood Bowl again.



This is post washes. Now i must try and either make the white neat, or cover it in blood.

Been busy. Went on holiday. Got covid again. Etc.

Anyway, I decided I've put off starting the dragon too long. Not that I've actually painted any dragon yet, but I've put some work in on the base.



Like where this is going so far... not sure how heavy to go with the snow.

Also...I didn't like the vampire. Just didn't mess with the feral theme of the others. So I've converted a new one. I think she fits much better thematically.




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Today was unusually productive.



In the end I decided against the magnets; there was too much risk of breakage.
Lots of tidying to do, but the base is 95% done.

Now I just need to paint the dragon. Thinking a grey/purple maybe?

Moar WIP.



Pretty pleased by how he's coming along.

WIP: Making some pretty good progress with this.

Think its finished (though as always you spot loads of little things with a photo)



Butt shot:



I'm pleased with how the clambering worked out, though using a real stone was a bad idea; the model is way to heavy and a pain in the ass to pick up.

Top View



Vamp view: decided on dark hair in the end. In hindsight her skin is a little close to the stone backdrop, but never mind. Still pleased with her.



He's a big fellow overall.

WIP: Skeleton



Decided on yellow because some of my paints had dried out.

That zombie dragon is done awesome.

But i always was a sucker for skeletons and rank and file, and if you field a big horde up to this skeletons standard then they may even steal the show

I really love the dragon. especially the close up of the head. The colours of the bone are amazing. its not just brown and bone colour. whats your secret ??

That bleached white bone look is fantastic, very well done!

Not Online!!! wrote:That zombie dragon is done awesome.

But i always was a sucker for skeletons and rank and file, and if you field a big horde up to this skeletons standard then they may even steal the show

Thanks! I think the skeletons are going OK. I love the new models, but I do miss the old unarmoured skeletons (they were SO quick to paint).
WIP



I feel like the yellow should be dirtier, but I quite like it bright and worry it will quickly turn brown. I might experiment with a couple; they don't have to be too uniform.

Styrofoam04 wrote:I really love the dragon. especially the close up of the head. The colours of the bone are amazing. its not just brown and bone colour. whats your secret ??

Thanks!

I very roughly dry brushe the bone it up to near white (the skin was dark purple drybrush up to a bright pink edged white). I then dirty it down with various washes. Some are uniform (think brown all over, black on the skin etc). But I then go back a paint it in sections (wing, head etc) and add all sorts of shades in patches, either blending them or spotting them). I then have to clan bits up etc; its quite a back and forth process (until I lose the will to live).



(so with the skull there are purple shades at the snout, browns round the eyes, little green. I also use Blood for the Blood God and Nurgle green in spots (gives the bone a nice rancid edge)



I think I want to photo the dragon again. Its tricky to do and I could only find a blue backdrop last time, which doesn't look right.

Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll wrote:That bleached white bone look is fantastic, very well done!

Thank you. TBH I wish there were more bare heads (maybe there were and I didn't use them). But they are getting there. After they are done I just have two models to finish!

Think these are done. At some point I'll take a better photo (maybe)



Next is going to be the Necromancer.


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OK so far....

Finished (I think)

Kelator the Necromancer



And her bags of bones.

So my only remaining model is the mounted vamp. I had some trouble with his bats (i.e. I clumsily snapped them off).
I've repositioned them and added some more and they are a little more stable. Plus more bats is always good.



REALLY struggling to decide on colour schemes. The bats should be black, and I feel the horse should be too (a shadow rather than a ghost).
But is that too much black?
Plus, what colour for the armour? I never get red (or black) armour to look good.
Indecision is why I have started by painting the base.



Here's another picture of the model. For scale, I've included a book which may be coming out from the Black Library fairly soon.
Just for scale mind you. Not because I'm shamelessly shilling.

VERY WIP:



Decided to go dark. Tempted to go for a fairly monochrome scheme actually, though it might all blend together a little.

Moar WIP



Decide the top bat was cluttering it. Think its coming along OK (if a little dark!)

Think I'm calling it.



Really pleased with how it came out after a couple of false starts.

That makes 2000 points altogether. Terrible army picture incoming.

Wow! So much awesome work going on in this thread Denny. The Zombie Dragon is insanely grizzly, so much so that it could be real!

Your composition on those characters is fantastic, they're so interesting to look at and the way that the various side-animals draw the eye to the centerpieces is genius!

gobert wrote:Wow! So much awesome work going on in this thread Denny. The Zombie Dragon is insanely grizzly, so much so that it could be real!

Thanks! I have wanted to paint that model ever since it came out, but never got round to it. Currently it has pride of place in my mini's cabinet.

Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll wrote:Your composition on those characters is fantastic, they're so interesting to look at and the way that the various side-animals draw the eye to the centrepieces is genius!

Thanks! Its been an interesting challenge; sometimes less bats is better. I was of two minds when I started, as I didn't want to 'ruin' my Cursed City set, but its pretty unlikely I'm ever going to play that as a game (sadly). I think its the little critters that make this army.

I do have a couple more vampire models (plus the heroes from Cursed City) that I could add, but I also feel like a change. The question is whether I finish my half completed Chaos Renegades army, start the mammoth task of painting HERO QUEST, or finish the Elf Union Blood Bowl Team.

Is it weird that the latter option fills me with the most dread? Man I hate painting elves.

WIP: I hate elves



So much so I've also started work on another long neglected project.

Cool stuff Denny. I really like the diorama with the rats.

Not too keen on the aesthetics of the new delaque gang (kinda love the old bald biker dudes) but I'm really curious where you'll take them.

For a minute I thought the Delaque were painted in some sort of noir all grey scheme...

Interested to see where you go with the Delaque, are the weapons from the upgrade sprue?
I have a box of these guys but they only seem to have (except for a sniper rifle) one handed weapons, which is a bummer as my old Necromunda gang used to be Delaque with loads of shotguns...

DoctorDanny wrote:Not too keen on the aesthetics of the new Delaque gang (kinda love the old bald biker dudes) but I'm really curious where you'll take them.

I always loved the fluff for Delaque, but I wasn't entirely happy with the original models. Felt they were just a bit too chunky. So about ten years back I bought ended up getting a gang from Hersey Miniatures.


(Note I did not paint these; mine are painted really badly, though I still love them. You can buy these at: https://heresyminiatures.com)

The new ones are a bit of a style change. I like them, but I'd prefer greater variance in poses

Kid_Kyoto wrote:For a minute I thought the Delaque were painted in some sort of noir all grey scheme...

It would be cool if I could pull it off...

Guardling wrote:Interested to see where you go with the Delaque, are the weapons from the upgrade sprue?

Yeah. It gives you some two handed options for weapons, which I think improves the looks of the models significantly. No additional shotguns though.

Some more WIP on my Master of Shadows

Interesting lady you made there, very fitting, she in charge?

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Yeah. It gives you some two handed options for weapons, which I think improves the looks of the models significantly. No additional shotguns though.

Shame, but I have a knife and styrene rod, even if it's against the sneaky sneaky Delaque are supposed to be

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Interesting lady you made there, very fitting, she in charge?

Indeed! I wasn't sure whether to give her a psychic power, but the creepy dress calls for it IMO.

More work in progress; a Nact Gul with counts as Serpent Talons (AKA; long creepy fingers)



... Might be leaning a little into the vampire theme...

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Some more WIP on my Master of Shadows

Nice Delaque Lady - the dainty dagger and huge pistol are so at odds they give her real character

Thanks! I'm glad the conversion worked as I've had it in mind for a while.

Having said that I've become distracted by Halloween and ended up painting more of the Undead.



This guy is pretty close to done. Love this model, though I'm less fond of the basic ghouls. Still I do have a few sprues and might paint him up a little entourage.

WAYYYYY to late, but I'm pretty proud of the Pumpkin this year.



Did one of those 'part carve the outside' jobs. Easier than I thought it would be.