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 XvArcanevX wrote:
Well I think this is the fastest I’ve ever managed to complete an entry. Thanks to having plenty of time on my hands I submit to your judgements…

Ye Olde Forest Spirit Thingy:
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That shiny blue is fairytastic.

 Leopold Helveine wrote:

 XvArcanevX wrote:
Well I think this is the fastest I’ve ever managed to complete an entry. Thanks to having plenty of time on my hands I submit to your judgements…

Ye Olde Forest Spirit Thingy:
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That shiny blue is fairytastic.

Thanks! I highlighted all the way up to white on the wings… which took some glazing and fiddling to not look too jarring. The weirdest part of the process was using the Scale 75 alchemy paints on the weapon. Very odd paints indeed. Not sure what I think of them really.

Anyway, glad to be in the early bird club with yourself. We can just sit back and enjoy the other submissions rolling in now. Haha. Saying that, as I keep alluding too, Im on with a bit of a customization project for December soooo

 XvArcanevX wrote:

 Leopold Helveine wrote:

 XvArcanevX wrote:
Well I think this is the fastest I’ve ever managed to complete an entry. Thanks to having plenty of time on my hands I submit to your judgements…

Ye Olde Forest Spirit Thingy:
.

That shiny blue is fairytastic.

Thanks! I highlighted all the way up to white on the wings… which took some glazing and fiddling to not look too jarring. The weirdest part of the process was using the Scale 75 alchemy paints on the weapon. Very odd paints indeed. Not sure what I think of them really.

Anyway, glad to be in the early bird club with yourself. We can just sit back and enjoy the other submissions rolling in now. Haha. Saying that, as I keep alluding too, Im on with a bit of a customization project for December soooo

You know, one of the colorcombinations I have loved the most even since I was young was blue with brown, heh.. I even wore blue socks in leather sandals for a while cause I liked that combination so much, and then there's the really natural sky(or water)+nature combo of blue and green that works so well, and here your entry has them all three.

If my entry ends up getting some votes (never know) I can imagine we will have to battle it out, a skorky vs a shiny spirit, that would be a strange fight, I don't think your flutterer has much to fear from his boomstick as that thing is best suited in corridors, but he'll be taking swings with his cane-saw while all the unorky hands make aww gestures for not reaching high enough I suppose..

Oy vavoy as for december, haven't thought of anything yet tbh, plenty of options though.., maybe my remaining tank for the Orks.. maybe something smaller for nurgle (still got two beasts of nurgle belly sliding around)
And in the meantime (the remaining of this month) I'll finally be getting those sisters of the watch done (..I hope), just noticed how instead of blades I was accidentially prepping the quivers (which belong with the shadow warriors, but had not glued them to the units yet).... ..so started on the blades instead which also makes quicker work (pfff!) then the last remaining thing to do is all their bows that are already basecoated dark green, so more like just the detail of them (fire).. when that's done I'll tidy/clean up the table first and vow never EVER to fill it back up again with anything more than 5 mini's at a time.

Progress!

Sorry for missing the halloween special, hopefully I can get back on track his month. I bought this super retro armiger knight at Adepticon and I finally have an excuse to put down a rather loud paint scheme.

Leopold Helveine wrote:
And in the meantime (the remaining of this month) I'll finally be getting those sisters of the watch done (..I hope), just noticed how instead of blades I was accidentially prepping the quivers (which belong with the shadow warriors, but had not glued them to the units yet).... ..so started on the blades instead which also makes quicker work (pfff!) then the last remaining thing to do is all their bows that are already basecoated dark green, so more like just the detail of them (fire).. when that's done I'll tidy/clean up the table first and vow never EVER to fill it back up again with anything more than 5 mini's at a time.

Skorky vs Shiny Elf would be an interesting battle! Not sure who’d come off better there! Hmmm

I have a rule of a max of 5 minis at a time. Anything more and I begin questioning my sanity whilst painting. I’ve decided to take the plunge and ask for an airbrush from Santa this year though so maybe, if I take to it, things could change!

I could be lining armies up like a factory production line by next summer! (In my dreams)

WIP shot. Basecoats (mostly) done.

All finished!

Craftworld Eldar Guardians








There are more photos from different angles in my P&M blog, but those shouldn't be considered in the voting.

Sickeningly good lol.
Halfway through the month, any thoughts on next month's theme?


Automatically Appended Next Post:
Oh wait, December is open round, isn't it?

 inmygravenimage wrote:
Sickeningly good lol.
Halfway through the month, any thoughts on next month's theme?


Automatically Appended Next Post:
Oh wait, December is open round, isn't it?

I think it’s an ‘open’ round… at least I hope it is… as I’m currently chopping up and generally molesting a GW model in order to achieve my customization ‘vision’ for Decembers entry….

 XvArcanevX wrote:

 inmygravenimage wrote:
Sickeningly good lol.
Halfway through the month, any thoughts on next month's theme?


Automatically Appended Next Post:
Oh wait, December is open round, isn't it?

I think it’s an ‘open’ round… at least I hope it is… as I’m currently chopping up and generally molesting a GW model in order to achieve my customization ‘vision’ for Decembers entry….

Always feels like using a scissor on paper money xD

Yup. December is the open round. Paint whatever makes your heart sing. or you have the time to do. We don’t judge. Except at the end of the month when we absolutely do in the poll.

Month is halfway gone. Time to procrastinate a little bit more, then finish in a mad frenzy

 Nevelon wrote:
Yup. December is the open round. Paint whatever makes your heart sing. or you have the time to do. We don’t judge. Except at the end of the month when we absolutely do in the poll.

Month is halfway gone. Time to procrastinate a little bit more, then finish in a mad frenzy

I've ordered a vex machinator yesterday but I may also get into the exxy massy spirit and paint da red gobbo and bouncer, maybe with some polar "elves" (read mini nurglers) and other tiny critters (still have two seraphon frogs I can spare one of for instance).. to make a jolly gettogether complimentary of the hardship the world tree has had to suffer the past five thousand years or so.

Many great entries this month, I especially like the tree spirit. I finally had some time for painting to enter the competition. I will Enter with Eirene from Ancient Bards music video, model made in Heroforge.

Proof :


So far she is painted with main colours as a base for shading with artstic oils:



She is supposed to look like this, unfortunately I had to use the most similar clothes available in Heroforge so not everything in the miniature looks exactly right:

She looks great, I'm getting total Orion Pirate queen vibes.

JoshInJapan continues to paint my favorite minis lol. I love going through everyones works here at Dakkadakka honestly My entry should be complete by the end of next week hopefully

I'll be taking part in this month's contest. The Primaris Eradicators are a fairly recent model, but I've had it in my pile of shame for at least a year, so yeah.
Anyway, here's my proof:

Brutus Testudo

I am done. With Thanksgiving looming, I probably won't have time to take and post my usual 360° pics, so unless I come running, waving my arms, and yelling, waaaaaait!, this will be my final pic for this month.

Summoning the Ancients:


Great work so far all, and for those still procrastinating, we salute you!

Ugh, resin sucks! A days worth of painting lifted right off with the masking tape. Maybe a better primer might help and hopefully I can get back on track before the month's end.

 Mr Nobody wrote:
Ugh, resin sucks! A days worth of painting lifted right off with the masking tape. Maybe a better primer might help and hopefully I can get back on track before the month's end.

That sucks! I’d struggle to get the motivation back on track after that kind of disaster! Hope you manage to turn it around.

I’m still neck deep in my conversion for December. I’m keeping it quiet but if I’m honest I’m not sure many people will get the reference I’m using for the project. Not to worry, I can link pics so everybody gets the idea.

I’m thinking if it all turns out ok I will post a thread detailing how I went about things… I’m assuming some folk are interested in model ‘conversion’ projects etc in these forums. It’s by far the most detailed and complicated thing involving a plastic model I’ve ever undertaken. Hopefully I don’t drop the thing or have the paint peel off like you… I’d be… most put out.

 XvArcanevX wrote:

 Mr Nobody wrote:
Ugh, resin sucks! A days worth of painting lifted right off with the masking tape. Maybe a better primer might help and hopefully I can get back on track before the month's end.

That sucks! I’d struggle to get the motivation back on track after that kind of disaster! Hope you manage to turn it around.

I’m still neck deep in my conversion for December. I’m keeping it quiet but if I’m honest I’m not sure many people will get the reference I’m using for the project. Not to worry, I can link pics so everybody gets the idea.

I’m thinking if it all turns out ok I will post a thread detailing how I went about things… I’m assuming some folk are interested in model ‘conversion’ projects etc in these forums. It’s by far the most detailed and complicated thing involving a plastic model I’ve ever undertaken. Hopefully I don’t drop the thing or have the paint peel off like you… I’d be… most put out.

You could always start a blog here. A number of us here have them. Can be fun for a little behind the scenes, or in-depth details for projects.

Modeling and painting mishaps always suck. I hope you'll be back on track soon, Mr Nobody.

What helps me in such a case is to go about starting on a fix right away. Even just a new basecoat helps shift the mind from the problem to the solution.

Mr Nobody - Really frustrating, I also know it all too well.

 Nevelon wrote:


You could always start a blog here. A number of us here have them. Can be fun for a little behind the scenes, or in-depth details for projects.

I was also thinking about starting a blog, because for a year now I almost don't build any models outside of this competition and it could give me the motivation. But do people visit those blogs?

edit: and the turtle is really cool

 halfling84 wrote:
Mr Nobody - Really frustrating, I also know it all too well.

 Nevelon wrote:


You could always start a blog here. A number of us here have them. Can be fun for a little behind the scenes, or in-depth details for projects.

I was also thinking about starting a blog, because for a year now I almost don't build any models outside of this competition and it could give me the motivation. But do people visit those blogs?

Yes? Some more then others. It takes effort to keep them updated and running. But you can get some regulars to subscribe and offer feedback. Sometimes it does feel like you are screaming into the void. But I know personally I follow more then I post in. Just not enough time to post everywhere. Especially when it’s just “that cool, keep it up” although I do some of that.
I find it’s helps and is worth it, but that might just be how I work. YMMV. Dorsn’t cost anything but time to try.

Nevelon/ wrote:
You could always start a blog here. A number of us here have them. Can be fun for a little behind the scenes, or in-depth details for projects.

I like that idea… I think I’ll start one up in December

+1 for everyone starting a P&M blog. I follow a lot more than I comment on, but I draw inspiration and steal, er, borrow ideas from almost everyone. Keeping mine updated also keeps me painting, which in turn leads to improvement.

More progress!

 halfling84 wrote:
But do people visit those blogs?

Not mine, but maybe they will visit yours.

 JoshInJapan wrote:
+1 for everyone starting a P&M blog. I follow a lot more than I comment on, but I draw inspiration and steal, er, borrow ideas from almost everyone. Keeping mine updated also keeps me painting, which in turn leads to improvement.

*makes note to sign creative commons

Thought I’d just give everyone a sneak peek at my prep so far for Decembers round.

It’s taken several attempts however, after alot of time sweating over the hobby desk, I think I’m getting close now… the face area was the main source of my nose bleeds but after using more refined sculpting tools I managed to capture the emotion of the piece I think.



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