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one nice thing about space marines is that theyāre so elite in terms of points/PL that i managed to fit about 65 power level worth of marines into a 10ā³ x 7ā³ x 4ā³ metal tin, to accompany me to Canada for painting and possible games. Thanks, novelty GW plasmagun ammo tin!
Welcome in advance from a resident Canadian!
Not sure if you'll be in my neck of the woods up here or not but I hope the visit goes well!
The start of a new project, some Battlefleet Gothic!
Iāve been reading the two BFG novels by Gordon Rennie (Execution Hour and Shadow Point) and it really got me keen to assemble a little fleet of my own.
Most of these ships have been in my collection for decades (the cruisers, Cobra destroyer squadron and Inquisitorial Strike Cruiser) and I managed to get a squadron of Firestorm Frigates and some Imperial Transport ships online which will give me a cool little starting force.
The first task will be to carefully strip the cruisers and cobras of their old paint jobs and in the meantime I need to decide on a colour scheme for my Battlefleet. Any suggestions would be most welcome!
Iāll also be adding to the fleet in the near future, using some of the awesome third party minis which are out there.
Happy Hobbying
Dave
Awesome!
Love to see some more Battlefleet Gothic stuff out there. Iām still hoping GW will bring the game back like some of the other specialist games.
I still need to get back into it myself. I just have a little more to add to my Imperial fleet. I was starting to work on more of my Chaos fleet but I havenāt done any mini painting in a while so still a lot to be done there. Then I also have a small Space Marine fleet to paint as well. Iāve always wanted to add some of those transports too but have never found a good deal on some of the second hand ones.
As far as colour scheme ideas for the Imperial ships I do like having a strong primary colour for the majority of the ships with a neutral accent colour on the prow. Then using metallics on the trim and gun ports etc. I am a sucker for the default colour scheme from the rule book which by the looks of it was the idea on the cruisers you have here (which I believe you have a Mars Battlecruiser and a Lunar Cruiser?).
But anyways thatās just me. Iāll keep an eye out to see what you decide on!
Fulgrim. The Phoenician. Primarch of the III Legion Astartes.
I finished Fulgrim and I decided to post a video now that I have a spinney dealey!
This has been a while coming but Iām happy to say heās done and I can now pair him with Ferrus Manus.
I was hoping to have this completed in time for Sword and Brush this year but since that event was cancelled due to the pandemic situation that will have to wait until next year. At least I will be ahead of the game for then!
There were a couple things that didnāt go as planned on this model and couple of things I was pleasantly surprised on. I wanted to try doing something different with the armour but since that wasnāt really working out I abandoned that.
On the other hand I didnāt really have an idea on how I wanted to paint the sword at first but now Iām pretty happy with how that turned out!
Unlike my other models I didnāt include any scratches or weathering on Fulgrim to try to drive home his pristine appearance. Even on his white trifurcated cape!
I included a few more pictures below as some highlights. but since this is a video post I canāt re-arrange them like a photo post so apologies for the overall length and size of the pictures.
I will also include a picture at the bottom of Fulgrim and Ferrus paired together now that they are both finally done!
Until the next post!
Hello! I was wondering if you would be willing to tell me how you did the slobber stretching between his teeth? I have seen a lot of people try stuff like that but yours is, by far, the best I have seen.
Thank you very much for the kind words! Much appreciated!
Now I am assuming you are referring to the Beholder model I painted as that is the only model where I used this technique. So just in case anyone else is looking at this and doesnāt know what weāre talking about the post for the model is hereĀ and Iāll include the first picture of that post below:
So with that out of the way the product I used to obtain this effect is called UHU glue. This type specifically:
I had to buy this online because the only option available for this brand where I live is a glue stick. I guess itās more prominent in Europe.
Apparently this also works well as just a regular glue but I havenāt actually used it for that purposeĀ ĀÆ\_(ć)_/ĀÆ
I did follow this YouTube tutorialĀ from MiniWar Gaming for the technique.
To give an overview though what I did was pour out some of the glue on to a palette of some sort (I think I used the inside of an old blister pack) and let it set for about 15-20 minutes. This will let the glue start to set but still be workable.
Then I took a toothpick to gather up some of the glue and applied it to the gums and one of the top teeth on the model. I looped the glue around the tooth a few times before stretching the glue down to the tooth on the other end and making sure it sticks. The glue will form a string like in the picture to look like saliva.
This did take more than one try and I had a hard time applying the glue with the right consistency. If there was too much glue then the whole thing would just gloop to the bottom however if there was too little glue being stretched then the strings would break before the glue could set.
But after some tries this is the result that I got. After the glue dries it will stay in place like this and look like saliva. That being said Iām not sure how long lasting this technique is. I painted this for a friend and I have since seen it again and those strings have broken at some point, so thereās probably some room for improvement on my technique. Perhaps allowing an application to dry and then re-applying the glue the same way would help. Itās not a perfect method but I donāt have a lot of opportunity to experiment with this either. Most of the models I have painted are not of the monstrous variety but this is still an interesting and fun technique to have available.
The glue works because it dries transparent. As you can see in the video tutorial I linked you can also mix colour into the paint if you wanted to make it look more like slime or gore. I will probably want to experiment with that at some point as well.
Otherwise I hope that helps! Good luck with using this technique!
And with that I have finally finished the entirety of the Betrayal at Calth boxed set.
This certainly took a while! Iām sure everyone else already finished their box long ago but I took my time and tried to not get burnt out with them.
I have to admit though, these last 5 Mark IV marines felt like a real grind to get through! Iām glad they still look pretty close to the rest of the models from the box as I definitely felt like I rushed some parts. Some elements are a little rough but Iām happy with the overall appearance. Especially for troops.
Admittedly I could assemble and paint one more Mark IV marine from the box as I have a spare set of legs. You get plenty of extra bits in the box however you get 30 pairs of mark 4 legs so even with extra bits you would only be able to assemble 30 full marines. But since I used another pair of legs kneeling legs from a different kit for one of the marines with a missile launcher I could technically assemble one more. Iām definitely not feeling up for that right now though and I am calling this box done! I may just keep those extra legs as part of extra bits that may get used for some other project some day or I might use them to put together another marine with a heavy bolter as I was not able to magnetize those successfully from this kit.
I painted these all as pre-Heresy Emperorās Children as the basis of a Horus Heresy Army. There are a few Forge World Emperorās Children legion bits mixed in that I tried to save for sergeants or characters. I did have a couple of these left over however which is why I used one of the Forge World Mark IV shoulders and one torso on these regular marines. Otherwise I wouldnāt really be using them and would instead just be using the vanilla bits from this box. And since I bothered to buy those upgrade bits Iām going to use them instead!
I also magnetized most of the weapon options for these marines. Anywhere you see a special weapon that marine could have the weapon swapped for a different special weapon or a standard bolter. Same with the sergeants. Their left arms are all magnetized to be able to take the regular arm which is also magnetized to hold either a power sword or chainsword, or the entire arm can be swapped out for a power fist or lightning claw. The dreadnought of course has itās right arm weapon magnetized as well to also be able to take the multi-melta.Ā Finally the Cataphractii Terminators have ALL of their options available. I purchased custom shoulder pads from a 3D printing site as Forge World didnāt make specific legion shoulders for these terminators for the Emperorās Children. I ended up using these with some of the vanilla shoulders to give them all the options that they can take. Now that was a grind! This way I get the most options out of the box for playing either Horus Heresy games or even the Betrayal at Calth game itself. I just have to enlist my old Black Templars army to stand in for the opposing faction :D.
My Emperorās Children army is by no means done, however. If you look at my previous posts you will see a few character models not pictured here that are completed. I also have the Burning of Prospero box to complete as well. At least for that box I already have 10 of the Mark III marines done leaving 20 more to do. Then thereās just the 5 Tartaros terminators which thankfully donāt have as many options to magnetize as the Cataphractii ones! Thatās all from that box that will be included in this army.
Beyond that I have the other Forge World Emperorās Children units to complete, a couple more characters and of course Fulgrim himself! Other than that who knows! If I actually wanted to build a usable Horus Heresy list I know I would need some armour/transport/fast attack/heavy support but who knows if Iāll ever get to that.
Otherwise hope you enjoy these until next time!
Amazing work dude!
Itās such a great feeling when you reach a milestone in painting an army, congratulations š.
Really like the purple tone youāve used too, Iāve seen a fair few EC armies out there which have been painted up in really pale purples or even pinks, but your colour scheme fits really well with that classic colour scheme in my humble opinion.
Whatās next on the painting table?
Thank you so much!
I did hope to achieve a bit more of a regal purple look to invoke the origins of the Emperorās Children rather then their bright chaos scheme. Sometimes I think I could have gone a little brighter overall but Iām still happy with it!
Next I think Iām going to have to tackle Fulgrim himself. Since I finished Ferrus last year Iāve been itching to have Fulgrim done to complete the diorama. Also the painting competition I usually attend will be in September again so if I want to enter Fulgrim Iām going to have to get started to be done in time! With my pace at least lol. The competition will be virtual this year of course but I still want to enter to give myself some external motivation.
I am going to get started now and start with the base!
And with that I have finally finished the entirety of the Betrayal at Calth boxed set.
This certainly took a while! Iām sure everyone else already finished their box long ago but I took my time and tried to not get burnt out with them.
I have to admit though, these last 5 Mark IV marines felt like a real grind to get through! Iām glad they still look pretty close to the rest of the models from the box as I definitely felt like I rushed some parts. Some elements are a little rough but Iām happy with the overall appearance. Especially for troops.
Admittedly I could assemble and paint one more Mark IV marine from the box as I have a spare set of legs. You get plenty of extra bits in the box however you get 30 pairs of mark 4 legs so even with extra bits you would only be able to assemble 30 full marines. But since I used another pair of legs kneeling legs from a different kit for one of the marines with a missile launcher I could technically assemble one more. Iām definitely not feeling up for that right now though and I am calling this box done! I may just keep those extra legs as part of extra bits that may get used for some other project some day or I might use them to put together another marine with a heavy bolter as I was not able to magnetize those successfully from this kit.
I painted these all as pre-Heresy Emperorās Children as the basis of a Horus Heresy Army. There are a few Forge World Emperorās Children legion bits mixed in that I tried to save for sergeants or characters. I did have a couple of these left over however which is why I used one of the Forge World Mark IV shoulders and one torso on these regular marines. Otherwise I wouldnāt really be using them and would instead just be using the vanilla bits from this box. And since I bothered to buy those upgrade bits Iām going to use them instead!
I also magnetized most of the weapon options for these marines. Anywhere you see a special weapon that marine could have the weapon swapped for a different special weapon or a standard bolter. Same with the sergeants. Their left arms are all magnetized to be able to take the regular arm which is also magnetized to hold either a power sword or chainsword, or the entire arm can be swapped out for a power fist or lightning claw. The dreadnought of course has itās right arm weapon magnetized as well to also be able to take the multi-melta.Ā Finally the Cataphractii Terminators have ALL of their options available. I purchased custom shoulder pads from a 3D printing site as Forge World didnāt make specific legion shoulders for these terminators for the Emperorās Children. I ended up using these with some of the vanilla shoulders to give them all the options that they can take. Now that was a grind! This way I get the most options out of the box for playing either Horus Heresy games or even the Betrayal at Calth game itself. I just have to enlist my old Black Templars army to stand in for the opposing faction :D.
My Emperorās Children army is by no means done, however. If you look at my previous posts you will see a few character models not pictured here that are completed. I also have the Burning of Prospero box to complete as well. At least for that box I already have 10 of the Mark III marines done leaving 20 more to do. Then thereās just the 5 Tartaros terminators which thankfully donāt have as many options to magnetize as the Cataphractii ones! Thatās all from that box that will be included in this army.
Beyond that I have the other Forge World Emperorās Children units to complete, a couple more characters and of course Fulgrim himself! Other than that who knows! If I actually wanted to build a usable Horus Heresy list I know I would need some armour/transport/fast attack/heavy support but who knows if Iāll ever get to that.
Otherwise hope you enjoy these until next time!
Hey folks maybe now is a good time to re-launch those let's paint together / hang out online sessions if some of you would like that ?
I'm stuck at home and I have a whole box of minis and paint !
Hum... I'd do that. Is tinychat still a thing?
No idea but if it isn't maybe we can use something else ?
If any of you think of something better, let me know. Otherwise...
https://tinychat.com/room/a40kdad
Here it is folks ! I can't use my laptop which has the cam with it for now but I'll see if maybe I can do screen sharing and sketch some stuff later. Let us know when you want to hang out !
Yep, tag us or something! I'll be on SCII for a while but I'll come up to check :)
I can probably hang out for a couple of hours. Been a while since trying something like this. Iāll follow the link and see whatās up!
Hello!
Just posting up my finished unit of Stark Sworn Swords from A Song of Ice and Fire Miniatures Game.
Painting progress has been slow over the past year and a half overall but Iām still trying my best to get some things done. I painted a test model from this unit, then proceeded to complete half of the unit with the movement tray and finally the rest of the unit all in separate batches. Hopefully I can finish the other unit before too long so that they end up being mostly consistent.
Unfortunately my posts will probably be few and far between but I will still complete things here and there that I will show. Iām also always logging in here to see what everyone else is working on. So Iām still around just not completely active!
For this paint scheme Iām not totally sure Iām happy with the colour I went with for the clothes these soldiers are wearing. And of course when you take really close up pictures all the brush strokes are a lot more apparent. But in person Iām happy with them. They are rank and file soldiers so I donāt want to sweat the details too much lest never finishing anything.
Hopefully sometime soon as well I can finish some of the characters and put a little more into those models.
Otherwise I hope you like these and Iāll post up something new once I complete my next paint project!
Ferrus Manus, The Gorgon, Primarch of the Xth Legion - the Iron Hands
I have finished another Primarch model from Forge World for my collection! Only 15 more to go!
This is Ferrus Manus, Primarch of the Iron Hands legion of Space Marines from the Horus Heresy. I completed this as an entry for this yearās Sword and Brush competition which is coming up next weekend. I kind of figured the way things were going for my productivity this year that I would only have time to finish this before the competition and nothing else. Good to know my prediction was on track! It would have been nice to have finished Fulgrim as well but alas, that will have to wait until next year. Giving yourself realistic expectations in what you can accomplish can be a blessing!
So for this model itself I did mostly follow along with the studio paint job like all of the Primarchs I painted so far, however I did put my own spin on things and put my own interpretation into the look of the character.
The first thing i altered would be theĀ ānecrodermisā skin that Ferrus is supposed to have coating his hands. I wanted to approach this a little more subtly so that more of his skin was still visible and not just base coat his arms in a silver/gunmetal paint. So, I painted his entire arms and hands the same skin tone as his face completely and then came in with some metallic paints to gradually make the hands look more like they are coated in a metal substance. I tried to include some different metallic colours to try to make it look a little more organic and eventually built up to pure silver as the brightest highlights. Itās not exactly what I was expecting but it was a fun experiment and Iām happy with it.
The armour was of course a challenge as painting black usually is. I tried putting some gradients and highlights in with grey but as usual itās difficult to find a balance in highlighting and shading black to give depth but still have somethingĀ āreadā as black. I also added a little bit of metallic paint to the base coat of the armour just to give a subtle difference to the Iron Hands casualties on the base. Iām not sure if that really came through but that was also a bit of an experiment.
I also tried to paint his skin in more of a Hispanic skin tone. Again Iām not sure if I pulled this off but I wanted to start adding some more obvious diversity to the skin colours of the Primarchs Iām paining.
I did also copy the studio colour scheme when deciding how to paint the casualties on the base. It was fun to paint some Iron Hands, which I havenāt done an entire model before, alongside one of the Emperorās Children which Iāve already painted a lot of. It was also fun to try some different freehanding to expand that skill a little more.
One thing I could have probably done a little differently is the colour of the ground. I did still want to follow the descriptions of Isstvan V in the lore as havingĀ āblackā sand. However, since the Iron Hands casualties and Ferrus himself are wearing black armour, there is not a lot of contrast between them and the earth they are on, which is ideal to have on the bases. If I had time to complete Fulgrim this may have come out a little better as there would be more contrast in the piece overall. However if I had done the ground colour a little brighter the figures would stand out a lot more.
You may also notice that there is a small bit on the base that has an Emperorās Children backpack and pauldron which is removable. This is apparently an optional piece that youāre supposed to leave off if you want to put Fulgrim and Ferrusā bases together. I do plan to do this eventually however since I donāt have Fulgrim painted yet I just magnetized this piece and painted it so that it will stay in place for now and remain easily removable when I have Fulgrim completed. I love magnets!
Well as I mentioned I will be entering this in Sword and Brush next week so wish me luck! Itās being held in Burlington this year which is a little closer to me and thatās nice. In the meantime I have a few other projects I want to get started and partially assembled/primed while the weather is still nice so that I have plenty I can work on over the winter.
Until next time!
Update:
I won a bronze medal for Ferrus in the Dioramas & Vignettes categotry! Iāll probably bring this back next year with Fulgrim once I have that done and weāll see if the two of them improve my results!
Ferrus Manus, The Gorgon, Primarch of the Xth Legion - the Iron Hands
I have finished another Primarch model from Forge World for my collection! Only 15 more to go!
This is Ferrus Manus, Primarch of the Iron Hands legion of Space Marines from the Horus Heresy. I completed this as an entry for this yearās Sword and Brush competition which is coming up next weekend. I kind of figured the way things were going for my productivity this year that I would only have time to finish this before the competition and nothing else. Good to know my prediction was on track! It would have been nice to have finished Fulgrim as well but alas, that will have to wait until next year. Giving yourself realistic expectations in what you can accomplish can be a blessing!
So for this model itself I did mostly follow along with the studio paint job like all of the Primarchs I painted so far, however I did put my own spin on things and put my own interpretation into the look of the character.
The first thing i altered would be theĀ ānecrodermisā skin that Ferrus is supposed to have coating his hands. I wanted to approach this a little more subtly so that more of his skin was still visible and not just base coat his arms in a silver/gunmetal paint. So, I painted his entire arms and hands the same skin tone as his face completely and then came in with some metallic paints to gradually make the hands look more like they are coated in a metal substance. I tried to include some different metallic colours to try to make it look a little more organic and eventually built up to pure silver as the brightest highlights. Itās not exactly what I was expecting but it was a fun experiment and Iām happy with it.
The armour was of course a challenge as painting black usually is. I tried putting some gradients and highlights in with grey but as usual itās difficult to find a balance in highlighting and shading black to give depth but still have somethingĀ āreadā as black. I also added a little bit of metallic paint to the base coat of the armour just to give a subtle difference to the Iron Hands casualties on the base. Iām not sure if that really came through but that was also a bit of an experiment.
I also tried to paint his skin in more of a Hispanic skin tone. Again Iām not sure if I pulled this off but I wanted to start adding some more obvious diversity to the skin colours of the Primarchs Iām paining.
I did also copy the studio colour scheme when deciding how to paint the casualties on the base. It was fun to paint some Iron Hands, which I havenāt done an entire model before, alongside one of the Emperorās Children which Iāve already painted a lot of. It was also fun to try some different freehanding to expand that skill a little more.
One thing I could have probably done a little differently is the colour of the ground. I did still want to follow the descriptions of Isstvan V in the lore as havingĀ āblackā sand. However, since the Iron Hands casualties and Ferrus himself are wearing black armour, there is not a lot of contrast between them and the earth they are on, which is ideal to have on the bases. If I had time to complete Fulgrim this may have come out a little better as there would be more contrast in the piece overall. However if I had done the ground colour a little brighter the figures would stand out a lot more.
You may also notice that there is a small bit on the base that has an Emperorās Children backpack and pauldron which is removable. This is apparently an optional piece that youāre supposed to leave off if you want to put Fulgrim and Ferrusā bases together. I do plan to do this eventually however since I donāt have Fulgrim painted yet I just magnetized this piece and painted it so that it will stay in place for now and remain easily removable when I have Fulgrim completed. I love magnets!
Well as I mentioned I will be entering this in Sword and Brush next week so wish me luck! Itās being held in Burlington this year which is a little closer to me and thatās nice. In the meantime I have a few other projects I want to get started and partially assembled/primed while the weather is still nice so that I have plenty I can work on over the winter.
Until next time!
Hi again!
Just another quick update for what Iāve been working on. I have finally finished another batch of my Mark IV Space Marines for my Emperorās Children Pre-Heresy army.
My progress has been quite slow but since I had these prepared and partially painted for a while I wanted to put as much effort as I could into finishing them so I could move on to something else. I was originally hoping to have these and the last 5 marines from the Betrayal at Calth box done by the end of last year. That of course did not work out!
Thereās not too much different with this batch compared to others that Iāve done, however I did include a couple of pieces that are not original to the Betrayal at Calth box.
First, you may notice that I used kneeling legs on the space marine carrying the missile launcher. These are not Mark IV legs (they may be Mark VI?)but I really wanted to make sure the 3 missile launcher wielders from the set looked distinct and not all in the exact same pose. I found these legs in a bits box at a store and I had picked them up with a bunch of other random pieces. They fit the Mark IV torso well enough and are not too noticeably different in my opinion.
Second, I used an auspex that came from I believe the 3rd edition Warhammer 40k starter box. I decided to add it to one of these marines just for variety and to use up some old pieces that otherwise would never find use. Itās probably not canonically accurate but again I think itās close enough that itās no big deal. Since all of these marines besides the missile launcher wielder are magnetized the pose makes swapping weapons out a lot easier.
So, now I really need to decide what I am going to work on for this yearās Sword and Brush competition. I am very quickly running out of time and I need to get to work! Hopefully I can come up with something and have another decent showing before returning to this army and slowly getting to their completion.
Until next time!
Well hello everyone!
I am making my first post with completed miniatures since November, about 7 months ago!
Iām not sure how many people follow me regularly expecting updates, but Iāve been settling into a new job with a new schedule and I have yet to get into a good routine that will allow for significant painting time. Hopefully I will be able to make more regular updates, especially if I want to have anything finished for Sword and Brush this year!
Anyways, what I have completed here are a few loose minis that I wanted to use as a palette cleanser before going back to my Space Marines. They are just random miniatures for use in D&D games and the like.
The first two models in the top picture starting on the left are from WizKids as part of their primed, unpainted miniatures line. They are called Female Knights/Gray Maidens. I thought they looked cool so I bought them and painted them! My favourite part is probably the big gem on the one with the shield.
Next is a figure from Reaper Bones called Garrick the Bold. This was a mini my fiancee picked up a long time ago and had just been hanging out here until I asked if I could give it a quick paint job for her. I like how the blue wash came out on the armour.
Finally in the top picture is Drago Voss, male Assassin also from Reaper Bones. I picked up and painted this figure to represent my Triton rogue that I play in one of our side games of D&D, thus the bluish complexion you can see peeking out from under the hood.
Thatās all for now. Like I said I will hopefully get some more stuff painted this year. For now Iām going back to my Emperorās Children which I have yet to finish before starting to work on what I would like to enter this year at Sword and Brush. This entry will hopefully be announced soon!
Hereās another finished model! This is the White Knight - Heavy model from Kingdom Death.
I am using it as a player character model for my Paladin in a D&D game. We just started that campaign recently and I wanted to have my miniature completed in time for the start.
Honestly once I first saw this miniature I knew I had to have it for something. I had no idea at fist what I was going to use it for, but I just think this model is so cool. The pose, the details, the hammer.. I just had to paint it. I didnāt end up using the gigantic ball-on-chain that the model comes with as well, although Iām kind of regretting not at least magnetizing that as an option just for the ridiculous scale of it.
I have to say Iām happier with how the white came out compared to my previous attempts, so thatās also a plus. I got to practice that a little more. Of course, I didnāt need to paint it white just because thatās what the model was named, however it was also fitting for the character Iām playing.
The cape also served another opportunity that I did not pursue. I had considered freehanding a design on the back of the cape, but in the end I decided to just paint it one colour. I wasnāt confident enough in being able to do a good job of that on top of shading, highlighting, and weathering a white cape. I kind of needed to do some heavy weathering as well since there was already a lot of sculpted detail on the model to indicate weathering. Obviously such a thing could be done, however as I said I didnāt feel confident in going that route. Maybe another time!
Anyways I have a couple weeks off now before I start a new job (woo!) so I am trying to squeeze in some more painting time before then. However I do have a number of other things that I want to accomplish as well so I may still fall a little short of my goal this year of finishing the Betrayal at Calth box. The weather is already getting pretty cool here so I may not be able to get those primed and ready in time.
Weāll see! Iāll post up what Iām working on next at some point. Until then I think Iāve made a new icon for myself!
Hereās some finished models I should have posted a while ago.
These are characters that I painted for my friends for our D&D home game. These three are pewter Reaper models that my friends selected to represent their characters. I coloured them as best I could based on their requests so hopefully they will like them!
Each of these three models also gave me the opportunity to experiment with some techniques and try something new. For the first one, the half-orc ranger, my one friend wanted a maroon coloured skullcap painted on him. This was the first time I had to mix that colour myself. For the next one, which is supposed to be a dragonborn fighter (despite having a tail) I was able to try a little more weathering on the metallics to make them look more oxidized using some rust and verdigris that I mixed myself. Finally, the last model is supposed to be an Aarakocra (this one is a Tengu but there arenāt a lot of Aarakocra models around just yet), and my friend wanted the metal of the sword and armour to lookĀ āblackenedā as though they were darkened for tactical reasons so they wouldnāt reflect too much light.
Since this Aarakocra character is also supposed to be anĀ āadmiralā I freehanded a couple of medals to the coat. He is also supposed to have aĀ āNapoleonicā style hat, so @orenjikitty who is running our campaign fashioned one for now out of a sculptable eraser. If we can find an appropriately sized one from another model then we may get that as a replacement in the future.
Finally at the end we have a picture of our entire party, called āThe Fighters of Fooā. We came up with a bunch of different names and then rolled for it :D. The other two models I had already posted previously and are both from WizKids.
Soon I will get back to my Emperorās Children but for now Iām finishing another model for D&D and I will also post that up once it is done.
Itās finished!
A late scramble to paint a couple of bases this morning and the Armies On Parade entry is done!
All packaged up and ready to take to Warhammer Glasgow now, first time entering so Iām super nervous.
This project has been an absolute blast, I have loved every minute of it since I started building the board back in February. It came together better than I had hoped and Iām really pleased that I managed to see it through, itās a proper hobby bucket list moment for me.
I have a tonne more photos of the miniatures and Iāll post them up separately tonight or tomorrow at some point.
Happy Hobbying
David
Update: I won!!!
I canāt quite believe it but I was lucky enough to be voted Best in Show for the competition!
I was also voted winner of the āboard and army combinedā categoryš¬
There were some outstanding entries at the store today so to be voted the winner is a massive honour and Iām really grateful that people seemed to like my entry a lot. I donāt interact with the store too much as I prefer to do my painting at home and I donāt play any of the games so it was incredible to have so many people come up and talk to me about the board, ask me questions and generally have nice things to say!
It is by far my biggest achievement in this hobby and I doubt it will ever be topped.
Thanks to all you lovely folks who have given me encouragement along the way and I really appreciate all the lovely comments above, cheers!!
I took photos of the other entries on display so will post them shortly (in my state of pure nerves I forgot to take any photos of my own board on display in the store!)
Oh wow way to go! Starting out strong with your first entry into a competition! Congratulations!
Can't wait to see what you will accomplish next time :)
Rhyona with her parents Lorfin and Rhella. Thank you to @templar87190 for painting her parents
Many DnD characters have one or both parents already dead but I wanted Rhy to have both parents alive and well.
They are part of a travelling troupe of performers, Rhella is a bard who uses her magic to perform with her band while Lorfin acts as the troupes animal handler. He was a merchantās son who left that life (and his bethroed) for Rhella š¤£
Why is Rhy away from her parents? Short answer: she fucked up. Fucked up badly. She wants to go home and be with them. but she is in a self-imposed exile because she messed up and doesnāt want her parents or her troupe family hurt.
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Youāre welcome! Looking forward to more painting with you!
Sword and Brush 2018 - Wargame Unit Category - Part 2 of 2 (Part 1)
