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Manfred turned out nicely, should be another good scoring month for you in the painting challenge. Look forward to seeing what you come up with for
LoER

Thanks.

Talking about painting challenges and LoER, I really need to get a move on!

So I've narrowed down this months painting challenge to these two:

Grot Orderly and Ammor Runt. Maybe both, maybe one - I guess we'll see.

And some progress on the LoER Mobile Kinik...


Start of drop trailer struts made from cleaned up sprue.


Planning.


Support struts.


Cut the bottom off two of the dropper bottles - this was my cunning plan for wheels...

So much more to do... the plan was to finish the build this month so I'd have a whole month to paint... third of the month is already gone, and I'll lose a week in the last third too...

Catchya,
Arakasi

This looks super ambitious! Great use of that sprue, especially for the gooseneck trailer... inspired. Can't wait to see your gobbo for the painting contest... I have the one on the right somewhere. He's a great choice.

Nice start on the klinik. Always nice to see sprue in action. What's the plan for the trailer - open, partially sided, fully sided with openings, other?

Good luck for both challenges, your choices are very interesting and I'm excited to track the progress!

Arakasi,

Making use of old sprue is always a good idea for the LoER challenge. It is also cool because others can learn from your build and do something similar because the sprue is available all over the world.

Cheers,

CB

Oh, I didn't see you resurrect. Maybe this will keep me coming back to the forums more!

Great work on the old models

So, ummm... I fell off the wagon a little there... let's catch up...

MacPhail wrote:This looks super ambitious! Great use of that sprue, especially for the gooseneck trailer... inspired. Can't wait to see your gobbo for the painting contest... I have the one on the right somewhere. He's a great choice.

And now with less than a month to go, is there something above super ambitious? I can't wait to see my gobbo for the painting contest either - we will both be waiting a while...

monkeytroll wrote:Nice start on the klinik. Always nice to see sprue in action. What's the plan for the trailer - open, partially sided, fully sided with openings, other?

Well, the plan *was* fully sided with removable sides and tops, but now I might just need to settle for the main klinik part...

Viterbi wrote:Good luck for both challenges, your choices are very interesting and I'm excited to track the progress!

Thanks. One failed, one failing - I'll need all of that luck I think...

Captain Brown wrote:Arakasi,

Making use of old sprue is always a good idea for the LoER challenge. It is also cool because others can learn from your build and do something similar because the sprue is available all over the world.

Cheers,

CB

That was the plan...

endtransmission wrote:Oh, I didn't see you resurrect. Maybe this will keep me coming back to the forums more!

Great work on the old models

Thanks! Great to see you stop by.

I at least managed *some* progress last month.


Shock absorber parts.


Shock absorbers together. I tried to add the curvature whilst plastic gluing (top). It wasn't very successful.


I then tried the hot water / curve to mug / cold water trick. Much better.


While I had the sprue out, I made some frames for the trailer floor.


In place test.


Meanwhile, I drilled the feet of the grots for pinning. I tried using some thin plasticard rod in the holes with some plastic glue to determine where the holes on the bases needed to go.


Completed grot bases with metal pins.


Undercoated grots. I think it may have been a little humid - the undercoat didn't seem to take as well as I am used to.


Undercoated bases.


The orderly knife had bent back down again. Looking back at the photos, even before I applied the undercoat - but I only noticed now. Bending back was one bend too far and it broke off . Attempts to super glue back in place failed miserably - I just couldn't get enough surface to connect. In the end I decided to replace the knife with a greenstuff one. Here I'm pinning in some paper clip to form the structural base.


Meanwhile, I wanted to test two different ways to paint the grot skin, so out came the Nasty Skulkers. Left is Warboss Green (layer) directly over Mechanicus Standard Grey. As I suspected, being a layer, the coverage isn't as good - especially over the Blood for the Blood God from previous tattoo tests. Right is Waaagh! Flesh over Chaos Black.


Second layer. The Warboss Green covers the Mechanicus Standard Grey, but you can still see some of the Blood for the Blood God. Thankfully I won't need to cover anything other than the grey...


Biel-Tan Green wash over both.


Base rim colour matching. I'm pretty sure my original Orks are all Calthan Brown rims. Mournfang Brown is the official match...


Steel Legion Drab is definitely lighter.


1:1 Mix of Mournfang Brown and Steel Legion Drab. Not sure it is any closer a match than pure Mournfang. Definitely more effort .

Where from here?

I'm going to need to step on it if I'm to finish something for the LoER contest. Meanwhile, the monthly painting comp is Objective Secured themed and I have a bunch of grots that just need basing and would continue the grot experimentation I've already started.

Mainly, I just need to keep doing a little regularly.

Thank you for stopping by!

Catchya,
Arakasi.

 Arakasi wrote:
Where from here?

I'm going to need to step on it if I'm to finish something for the LoER contest. Meanwhile, the monthly painting comp is Objective Secured themed and I have a bunch of grots that just need basing and would continue the grot experimentation I've already started.

Arakasi,

LoER project of course. Just a little bias on my part.

Cheers,

CB

Mornfang looks better as the rim; it's the closest to what you you've got. I like the lighter green skin tone.

I look forward to seeing your grots for the challenge

That wagon needs some rails - way too easy to fall off...


Got this far on the Grot Orderly for the Dakka Painting Challenge Round 64: In a Supporting Role. Looking at the full image - I think I might strip and re-undercoat it before green stuffing in the knife.


What I had fished out for the Dakka Painting Challenge Round 65: Objective Secured! That was as far as it got...

@endtransmission: Sorry to disappoint.

And my League of Extraordinary Riveters Terrain Competition - Round 32: "Honor our First Responders" entry similiarly fizzled. More on that further down though...

Anyway, new month, new beginning, new focus and all of that.


This is my plan for Dakka Painting Challenge Round 67 September 2020: The Long War. Ossilyte Guard - undead from the dark faction of Limbo: The Eternal War. I figure it's a long war if duty doesn't end with death (just allegience).

The next installment of the League of Extraordinary Riveters [LoER] Terrain Competition - Round 33: "Unfinished Business" is up. A very appropriate theme given my previous failing. I'm pretty sure I got no where near 50% complete.

@Captain Brown: So I can bow to your bias and have another crack at it!


Apparently the October Round of the Dakka Painting Challenge (Round 68) is traditionally Halloween themed, so I'm thinking something a bit more impressive (well, larger anyway) - Moucrum, also undead from the dark faction of Limbo: The Eternal War.

I'm hoping I can blow through the undead pretty quickly, and the lesson from last time is I need to make regular progress on the terrain. With 9th now here, it makes me want to return my focus to a 40K army - I suspect like before I'll probably try to complete the Knights first, but it wouldn't hurt to also attack the odd Ork. It's been so long, (and army composition has changed so much since 5th!) I really want to start small with the Orks and build up some painting muscle memory before finishing off some of my completed conversions from, seven years ago? From the painting rounds I completed before, it will help to have a backlog of ready to paint models that might fit any given theme (I think that only the starting Space Marine round in March and Halloween round in October are known beforehand.) And I still have my Warhammer Underworlds as well. I guess what I'm trying to say is, expect there to be some hobby butterflying...

Catchya,
Arakasi

That Moucrum model is really fun (especially in the background of the pic of the ossylite guard; "Carry on, chaps. Pretend I'm not watching"). I love his vertebral scythe and his carrion mien. Good luck this round of painting/riveting! Excited to see to which flowers you extend your hobby proboscis.

I know the feeling. Painting has been a little... sporadic through August. I still have a few bits and pieces that I need to photo and add to the various related threads... maybe tomorrow. I've done the same for 40k and started again, with some basic infantry to create the base of a force before going into the more custom/unique pieces that are boiling away in the back of my head.

I need to think of something for the eternal war theme, but undead seems like a good call. Those look like nice figures, especially the big beast you've lined up for halloween!

Community announcement: Vote for the winner of the 66th Dakka Painting Challenge: Mastermind is up. I failed to even consider an entry this time, let alone enter - so go check out (and vote on) the fine work of others.

@Don Qui Hotep: Moucrum is (almost) all bone. I'm thinking of a "fresh" bone effect on all of the "skin" areas - the red shades and white highlights should look like skin - or exposed muscle - and a cleaner bone effect on weapons and armour - his back foot, the scythe and anything else that looks armour-ish. Should be fun. Can't start him until October, but I can prep him before then.

While I'm on plans - the plan for the Ossilyte Guard is blue robes, gold trim (raised royal guard), and a lot of weathering. The miniatures themselves are already extremely pitted - so rust and grime should be easy? Of course, first step is prep - a bit of plastic reshaping required and clean up (they came assembled.)

@endtransmission: I tend to get focussed, and my focus was, elsewhere, the last couple of months. I still struggle to have painting keep my focus as well. Looking forward to seeing the few bits and pieces you need to photo, and what you come up with for the Long War theme.

Catchya,
Arakasi

Good to read from you again, excited to see what you will do with those differentially alive models.

I know what you mean about keeping attention. Without anyone to play against there's no real drive to finish anything. My desk currently has about 12 partially painted projects on the go :/

@Viterbi: Good to be posting again! But more importantly, building and painting again.

@endtransmission: I have more trouble with partially built projects on the go (Well, and unpainted...)

So, luckily my progress is better than my updates...

First, cleaning up the Ossilyte Guard. Most of the mold lines were pretty small / hard to spot - but the plastic is tougher than I am used to (GW). Checking the Kickstarter, the models are PVC and the bases and weapons are ABS. Anyway, these are the lowliest of pieces in the game, so if anything escapes through - I'll live with it / use it as a learning experience for some of the more impressive pieces.


Some of the Ossilyte Guard required some straightening.


Some hot and cold water later...


Mechanicus Standard Grey basecoat and we are ready to go! (Note: Some of the straightening, unstraightened. Not as bad as originally, but good to know for future efforts).


First base coat of Kantor Blue. Interestingly, this wasn't as dark as I was expecting - but I think that is a combination of the grey basecoat and being only the first layer... If it had been a black undercoat, I'd probably realise it is simply coverage.


Second base coat. Better, probably still go a third.

Meanwhile, for the LoER competition...


Prepping lengths of sprue to make the frames for the sides.


Rough example.

Catchya,
Arakasi

Now I'm feeling bad, because giving a mini two coats is in my eyes a pure luxury (I should really start thinning my paints ) and here you are thinking about a third one

@Viterbi: If you (or I, looking at your models) can't tell the difference, maybe I'm the one that should be feeling bad (or one or both of us need to improve our photography )

Progress!


Third coat of Kantor Blue and I'm finally happy.


Asurman Blue wash.


Kantor Blue dry brush. I'm not usually one for dry brushing, but the surface here is just crying out for it.


Alaitoc Blue dry brush.


Hoeth Blue dry brush. Hopefully not too subtle here - the plan is to eventually go over with an Agrax Earthshade wash with everythng else to tie it all together...


Beginning the first Rhinox Hide base coat. Man this takes a long time...


First Rhinox Hide base coat complete (x10). I came across some bits of robe/blue I missed on some of them, and I can see some missing brown even in this image. I think I will only need the second coat of Rhinox Hide thankfully though - this was starting to feel a chore!

Catchya,
Arakasi

I like that color combo.

Ooooh you have my sympathies on the multiple coats of brown. Now I remember why I switched to base coating in the primary colour I am going to paint

With the Tamiya Matte Varnish failing me, I'd read or heard somewhere that Medium would provide a Matte finish - so that was what was applied to take off the gloss effect.

I've found the Humbrol Matt Varnish to be a good paint-on alternative, and gives a nice robust finish.

Love this paint job. What's the model?

Nice updates on the Ossylite Guard. Thanks for sharing the before/after on the straightening of the plastic; I like when hobby blogs include quality reviews! Definitely an improvement based on those before/after pics.

 Arakasi wrote:
@Viterbi: If you (or I, looking at your models) can't tell the difference, maybe I'm the one that should be feeling bad (or one or both of us need to improve our photography )

You misunderstood, I feel like on every close-up picture of my minis, I can count the brush strokes, because of my laziness to do thin layers Yours look very smooth and good to see more colors pop up on those warriors!

Back again with an update. These were completed last week and uploaded last weekend, but I've only now found time to present them as I have been away from home this week. I have a week off next week, and the Long War painting competition also ends next week, so hopefully some more frequent updates over the next seven days...

@Gitsplitta: Hopefully you will still like it now that it has advanced some....

@endtransmission: Makes sense. I think I'll need to pay more attention to that in the future! I didn't really know what I was going to need back when I undercoated them...

@Good Old Murray: Welcome! Thanks - I'll keep an eye out for it. Manfred is from the BC7 Heroic Fighters of the Known World set.

@Don Qui Hotep: Ha! It wasn't meant to be a quality review, but a recording of "how I fixed (or didn't)" for next time .

@Viterbi: Well, if it makes you feel any better, I haven't noticed the brush strokes on your minis. I'll endeavour to look harder in the future!

And with that out of the way, the progress!


Second Rhinox Hide base coat. This was the base for following theses tutorials: How to Paint Skeletons - Sepulchral Guard - Warhammer Underworlds Shadespire (video) and Painting Tutorial: Rust & Weathering.


Attempt one at dry brushed Steel Legion Drab. Basically I didn't feel I got enough coverage on my first attempt, because I was using a small dry brush and attempting to not "go outside the lines" too much.


Attempt two. I upgraded to a medium dry brush and went to town, lines be damned.


Dry brushed Rakarth Flesh.


Test dry brush of Pallid Wych Flesh.


Dry brushed Pallid Wych Flesh.


Touch up dry brush of Pallid Wych Flesh.


Touch up the Rhinox Hide.


Test stipple of Mournfang Brown.


First attempt stippling Mournfang Brown. This was with my medium stipple brush, but I was having great difficulty getting the sweet spot between too little and too much :(.


Attempt two, this time stippling with my small dry brush, which worked out much better IMHO.


Stippling Wild Rider Red.


Stippling Fire Dragon Bright.


Stippling Zandri Dust.


Tidy up the Kantor Blue.


Agrax Earthshade wash test (right) - although, still just freshly applied.


Second Agrax Earthshade wash test (right) - also still just freshly applied.

That's it for now!

Catchya,
Arakasi

Still really good.

Looking good Arakasi. The non-metallic rust looks really cool!

Looking good!

Great rust effect! They really have been fighting the long war

Quite the step by step in your colours Arakasi.

Cheers,

CB