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Eirene from Ancient Bards is completed. Unfortunately I painted her too late in the month and the artistic paints are still a little glossy. I replaced the sword's blade with one made from transparent plastic, because it is supposed to be made of crystal. I also added some leaves on the base, cut with special cutter from a real dried leaf
For the next month I have something much more ambitious, what I like the most - a vehicle

Halfling84 - Eirene from Ancient Bards:

Done. Eleven and a half hours before the deadline. I should have procrastinated a bit after all. So much time wasted on being productive for no good reason.

Omega:

Love the glow on her bow caster

 XvArcanevX wrote:

 Leopold Helveine wrote:
For the record I am signing out on all challenges as I am leaving this site after my posts are repeatedly being onesidedly reported "for trolling" for just respectfully voicing an opjnion without breaking any rules whatsoever, nor being inciteful' and then removed by mods that apparently think that a few activists reporting a post is enough to do so, instead of actually measuring the post and admitting nothing weird or bad was said at all.

I do not want to be part of a community that does that.

-Helveine.

Sir, I demand you reconsider that statement. This is the painting competition thread. Here, in this small enclave, others like yourself, and dissimilar to yourself, all come together in peace to engage in a friendly battle of colour theory, dry brushing and an occasional edge highlight.

In this place a bond is formed between us as we each witness, on a monthly basis, the results of our love for painting little plastic figures with sometimes painstaking detail. It is, in other words, a place where what really matters is first and foremost on the minds of those present here; our desire to share our enthusiasm for this hobby with others who will appreciate it.

It is an actual hobby thread, where the people you are engaging with are concerned with the business of painting models; as is just and true and right.

I for one welcome and embrace all fellow enthusiasts.

Stay.

Paint.

Endure.

I’m on the road right now, so can’t type up a long answer, but just wanted to reinforce this.

While other parts of the internet can be contentious, we strive to keep this space here in the P&M section (and especially the competition threads) a safe, inclusive, and supportive area. We leave anything past the end of the brush there and just focus on the minis and painting.

I am not a mod, I can’t speak for other sections of the board, or actions outside my own. I am alway sorry to see hobbyists leave. Everyone is welcome in the comp. But life is too short to spend places where you do not feel welcome. For those who feel that this is no longer a place for them I wish nothing but well wishes and hope they find a place where they can be happy.

Geifer. I’m liking the detail you’ve managed to tease out on the face! Also, and this might sound weird, but the bowstring color is actually pretty striking and cool.

I'm going to be cutting it close. The resin continues to resist my efforts to apply paint. More mud splatters required! Hopefully I can complete it late into the night.

*phew* I wasn't sure I was going to finish the dreadnought on time... but here we go! One Space wolf dreadnought for the Watch...

Got him done.

Before Bucky, before Geralt, there was Elric.

Elric, the White Wolf.







An ancient character, an ancient model, an ancient basing style. Fun stuff. Always nice to revisit the early days of the hobby.

I love what you did with that sword blade, youwashock.

YouWasShock:

Just an awesome job! Love it!

Kid Cthulhu-Ordo Malleus Inquisitor Moebius Arzach and Adeptus Custodes Cavillus

Sneaking this in at the last minute not particularly happy with him but this Reaper Liche fits the theme and was done for the competition
Proof

Painted

Finished painting on these two. Crappy phone pic for now whilst waiting for decals to dry. Managed to run out of glue as well so backpacks are still just blu taced on.

Hi All

I haven't been very active on here recently due to workload in RL, just about managed to get a model painted but would have liked to do a few more things to finish it like heat stress on the barrels, drilling them and the exhausts + some touch ups but this is what I was able to do within the month period, ill take it as a win on getting something done.

Proof, I've had this box for ages now and the dreadnaughts in the lore are pretty old too


My Contemptor Dreadnaught.

Dang, youwashock, Stormbringer is lookin’ NICE!

Nice work everyone! One more day to go, but I’ll get December up tomorrow morning.

Syro_ wrote:I love what you did with that sword blade, youwashock.

XvArcanevX wrote:YouWasShock:

Just an awesome job! Love it!

Pariah Press wrote:Dang, youwashock, Stormbringer is lookin’ NICE!

Thank you all very much!

 inmygravenimage wrote:
Love the glow on her bow caster

 XvArcanevX wrote:
Geifer. I’m liking the detail you’ve managed to tease out on the face! Also, and this might sound weird, but the bowstring color is actually pretty striking and cool.

Thanks, guys. I'm never quite sure about painting glowy sticks. Lightsabers and energy bolts or strings can't just be adapted to a 3D look unless you go the route of NMM, which isn't my thing. I think I could have tried a bit of a frayed look with a few streaks of pink or purple on the whiter parts to get it a little closer to the original look.

One more day here, but go get started on the Open Round!

https://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/815236.page

A day late, but I'm here!

 Mr Nobody wrote:
A day late, but I'm here!

And, it’s a stunner!

 XvArcanevX wrote:

 Mr Nobody wrote:
A day late, but I'm here!

And, it’s a stunner!

Also, not late. Extension is running. We have until the end of today. Well, actually until tomorrow morning, as I’m not staying up until midnight just to close this.

Nevelon/ wrote:
We have until the end of today. Well, actually until tomorrow morning, as I’m not staying up until midnight just to close this.

Slacker

After turning the house upside down to find a usb cable here are some final pics.

 XvArcanevX wrote:

Nevelon/ wrote:
We have until the end of today. Well, actually until tomorrow morning, as I’m not staying up until midnight just to close this.

Slacker

I spent like 13 hours on the road yesterday, driving almost all of it, some in bad weather. Only to end the day getting stuck trying to get up my driveway. Which I spent part of this morning hacking frozen slush off to make it navigable. I am beyond broken right now. Y’all are lucky I got the new comp thread up.

 Nevelon wrote:

 XvArcanevX wrote:

Nevelon/ wrote:
We have until the end of today. Well, actually until tomorrow morning, as I’m not staying up until midnight just to close this.

Slacker

I spent like 13 hours on the road yesterday, driving almost all of it, some in bad weather. Only to end the day getting stuck trying to get up my driveway. Which I spent part of this morning hacking frozen slush off to make it navigable. I am beyond broken right now. Y’all are lucky I got the new comp thread up.

We love ya big man! Take no notice of my insubordination. Haha

By the way, on a serious note, that sounds literally nightmarish! I once got frozen in place and trapped in deepest darkest Wales. It was a small village, nestled in a deep valley between mountains, with one road in and out. There was no hope of escape. I was trapped there for a couple of nights unable to leave … but on the plus side…. I was very young when this happened… and a very sweet local girl took good care of me.

In fact, I ended up very happily trapped in that village. Ah memories.

Your ordeal on the other hand… not cool.

Thanks for the extension, Nev. And, I'm sorry to hear about your ordeal.

Azrael is finished:

Left it a bit late again, so extension was much appreciated. Tomb Kings chariot this month
proof

Love that chariot!

Sorry to hear the challenges you had Nev. Hope ypu get a good night's sleep!


I got my entry finished just in time. However it's 3.36am and I have to work tomorrow, so I'll post the pictures in... 8 hours? If I counted right, the time difference should be on my side as not to keep the thread open just for my sake...

Thanks guys. It’s not as bad as it sounds; I do the drive 3-4 times a year. Mostly it’s just long (about 12 hours normally). Traffic, construction, and weather adds to it. Could be worse. Read in the news some people were snowed in on the highway. But when my phone tells me the highway is closed right after I pass a semi jackknifed over 2/3rds of the road, and I might want to take a detour, I click on the turn signal and take the exit. The real killer was the snow we got at my house that was frozen into a big chunk, including the plug at the end of the driveway (which as it turns out was just high enough to bottom out my car). Fun times, and winter is just starting.

But I got back in time to put some decals and snow on these guys:


Nothing fancy, just a couple battle brothers from the dawn of time. Didn’t get to finish the dread. He’s like 85% done, but didn’t have it in me to get him across the line. Should be able to finish him by the end of the year, Just got to do a few random bits and final steps.


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 Ezki wrote:
Love that chariot!

Sorry to hear the challenges you had Nev. Hope ypu get a good night's sleep!


I got my entry finished just in time. However it's 3.36am and I have to work tomorrow, so I'll post the pictures in... 8 hours? If I counted right, the time difference should be on my side as not to keep the thread open just for my sake...

8 hours should be fine. I plan on formally closing this in roughly 10 hours. It’s 8:45ish here now, and I generally sit down for breakfast and hit the web around 7ish. If you run a little late, don’t worry about it, I can keep the door ajar for you.