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Looks like you will be using the hobby break well with the other activities. Have fun!

Enjoy the hobby break. Looks like you've got a lot of cool projects on the shelves for when you get back. Try not to spend too much time thinking about all the unpainted models. Try not to let it get under your skin and... oh god, I have more models to paint than I have days remaining in my life

Stay safe on your trip and have a good time your parents DJJazzyJeff.

Cheers,

CB

Well, I'm back, but the return didn't go as smoothly as I planned. Not going to go into all the gory details, but I haven't had as much hobby time as I would have liked.

But, have done some work on my LoER entry. Captain Brown says i can only submit one piece. rules.




Then, I was cutting some foam and both my knife blade and my hot wire cutter snapped.



So, I was "forced" to work on a squad of Hellblasters, and they at least, are coming along nicely. I still have some osl to do on the guns and the eyes of the helmets.





I also have the rest of the No Fear box set lined up and waiting for some paint. I wanted to spring for the Indomitus set, but teachers don't get paid much in this country. And, Mrs. Jazzy wouldn't really appreciate me dropping the $200 to get one on preorder.


Onwards and upwards!

DJJazzyJeff,

Welcome back.

LoER entry looks quite nice.

Cheers,

CB

Welcome back to the world. RIP wire cutter, RIP hobby knife. Whatever that foam is, step on its head before it can breed. We can't let this go back to the wild and contaminate the rest of our foam stock.

Nice brush control on those Hellblasters. Nice, even coats.

Wow that foam seems like bad news, I hope you have spare blades for you knife. I broke my wand hot wire cutter very quickly when I had one.

Welcome back! Hellblasters look very good so far. Bummer about the tool malfunctions.

The Foam of pure Evil strikes! But as the others said, welcome back and great work on the Hellblaster squad, love the blue purity seals.

Touched up my Eliminators. I stepped the cloaks back to their original form. I think it looks better without the patches of camouflage. I also added a little more of a brighter red highlight on the cloaks. It ties them closer to the rest of the army without making them super bright. It didn’t make sense to have a camp cloak and bright red armor.

Nicely done! Really good job on that decloaking effect.

 DJJazzyJeff wrote:
But, have done some work on my LoER entry. Captain Brown says i can only submit one piece. rules.

That is why you take a large piece of chip board, you spray it with several ground based ground cover colours, place all you items on it and take photos from several angles. One terrain piece entered.

Cheers,

CB

Rest easy, the foam has been properly punished and destroyed. Thanks for all the welcome backs.

Don Qui Hotep wrote:Nicely done! Really good job on that decloaking effect.

Thanks, Don.

Captain Brown wrote:That is why you take a large piece of chip board, you spray it with several ground based ground cover colours, place all you items on it and take photos from several angles. One terrain piece entered.

I like it. So, with that in mind, here are some wip photos. With only three days left, I have to really grind. Got some nice rust effects on some towers, especially for a first time trying it.

Is that rust sponged? It looks great!

Some very nice rust effects DJJazzyJeff.

CB

Gotta echo Captain Brown, that silo looks like it will disintegrate any minute

Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll wrote:Is that rust sponged? It looks great!

I used a brush, but a really bit one.

Captain Brown wrote:Some very nice rust effects DJJazzyJeff.

CB

Viterbi wrote:Gotta echo Captain Brown, that silo looks like it will disintegrate any minute

Thanks, gents.

Working on a conversion for this month's painting challenge. I have to pull the lead out something serious.

I'm turning a sister into a Librarian, kitbashing a weapon loadout. Unfortunately, her force stave is looking more and more like a force staff. I kept finding pieces and they looked good together, but I'm not sure. I think I'll prime and start painting, see what happens. I was picturing more of a wizard's staff in my head. Apart from the Aquila, it looks more LOTR than 40K.

So I hit a snag with the Librarian Sister. I didn't like the way her staff was shaping up, and I couldn't get her arms to fit right. I'll probably end up sculpting her new arms. So, I put that project on a back burner.

I'm going to finish my Captain for the monthly contest, but have been struggling to get started on him. I'm overwhelmed by all that I want to do with him, and I just can't seem to make myself sit down with him. He's been sitting for nearly three months looking just like this:



So, I'm taking baby steps. Working on his display base. I'm going to magnetize his feet so he can have a battle base as well. Since he has an in-game aura effect, the width of his base is pre-determined. I want him to be able to see battle with my army, but also have an idea that I think will look good on display.

The diorama base will have bodies of fallen enemies strewn about his feet. So, I started painting one of them. More specifically, just the head.



It sort of feels counter-intuitive to spend that much time/detail on what will just be a small piece of the base, but it felt really good to actually paint something again.



Then, sculpted some GS intestines spilling out of the abdomen.


Feels like progress, anyway, even if it is just a little. Life has been hectic and it's hard to find the time to devote to the hobby. Now I just have to keep that momentum going.

All progress is good progress! It's why GW staff have to spend at least half an hour on hobby a day - just to keep that momentum going.

Nice work on them guts, by the way! And good edge highlights on that poxwalker head. I love a good diorama base and am really excited to see it all put together!

I went to my local Warhammer store today. Both always and never a good idea.

Now I have one of these to work on.


I also bought a pot of Blood for the Blood God technical paint.
Which leaves me with a real dilemma.

Should I use the bright green blood scheme on my Captain's display base to match the rest of my troop? Or splatter it with the blood paint?

To paraphrase a modern philosopher, why not both?

The poxwalkers eyes look really maniacal especially with the cheesy grin! I agree with Don that both might work! Good luck shipping away at him!

Well, you're not very helpful with making a decision. But I suppose you have a point. Pools ard rivulets of blood with chunks of festering green rot sounds like the plan.

Great effort you're putting into the base. That Poxwalker face also kind of resembles a Joker gas victim.
And the most important rule with Blood for the Blood God is that you should put it on everything and it is never enough

"Disgusting work" there DJJazzyJeff.

Cheers,

CB

Some dry fit mock ups of the base and some more wip photos of the Captain.




I wanted to work on some NMM techniques, but quickly got overwhelmed. The parts I wanted to be gold are all covered in little feathers. So I used a metallic gold after all.

Maybe I'll do some subtle NMM on the red of some of his armor plates. They aren't going to be parade polished, but they are metal, I guess. Is ceramite reflective? Is this armor even ceramite?
There is so much of the lore and background I don't know. I need to spend some time with other players, playing, fighting, talking, and just generally nerding out. Covid is making getting into this game difficult.


I also have some more GS gore. It needs paint, and blood. Getting there.



I'm working on his head. I was inspired by Queen Anne's Revenge to work on the head detail first.


Even in the grim dark of the far future, black lives matter.

I just realized he doesn't have any pupils, and I think the lighter highlights on his left side need to be a bit brighter. I can hear my old art teacher, "Make your lights lighter and your darks darker!"
So, back to the old drawing board. In this case, painting board.

Good start on the diorama, his face is taking shape too. I agree that a brighter highlight should help... and another pupil! I find them really hard, and could easily forget them too!

Scenic base is really cool so far. Nice blocking everything out.

 DJJazzyJeff wrote:
Maybe I'll do some subtle NMM on the red of some of his armor plates. They aren't going to be parade polished, but they are metal, I guess. Is ceramite reflective? Is this armor even ceramite?
There is so much of the lore and background I don't know. I need to spend some time with other players, playing, fighting, talking, and just generally nerding out. Covid is making getting into this game difficult.

Too each their own! I think ceramite is usually matte but can be painted to whichever standard the chapter chooses. Do as thou will shall be the whole of thy law.

 DJJazzyJeff wrote:


Even in the grim dark of the far future, black lives matter.

Well said, buddy. Good brush control on getting the eyes in.

Ah, pupils and eyes in general, my biggest enemy while painting You're doing very well, nice clean work so far, good luck with the pupils!

There’s been a definite improvement since the first pictures! Well done.