I stole this idea from the Privateer Press forums.
What to post:
Your plans for the month.
Progress pics.
Finished pics.
Advice/suggestions for painting.
For me I'm currently building a 40k imperial guard army with a marine detachment.
I just finished "test models" and am pretty happy.
(http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb208/Piestrio/1AC15A7F-24F6-4AB1-8D6D-B0D96030AC2F-3308-0000011D65B0B9A1.jpg)
So moving forward I'm pretty slow so currently I would like to get an IG infantry platoon done by the end of the month. Three squads and a command unit.
I'm waiting on a bunch of bits I ordered to do more marines so I can't promise I won't get distracted from the guard to do those this month instead :D
What about you guys? What have you got on the table?
10 years ago, I'd have been all over this thread. Sadly, I don't own any paint anymore, and certainly no 40k models. I had a lot of fun when I was playing, though.
I did a Nurgle army in bone white with green highlights, along with lots of mutations. I wish I still had the pics for them. My dreadnaught had a big tyranid arm, for example. I also used zombie heads for some of the marines.
Faces are very nice. Do you use a wash or is that blending?
Quote from: TristramEvans;678187Faces are very nice. Do you use a wash or is that blending?
Wash. I can't blend flesh tones to save my life.
First, I love this thread idea.
Secondly, I'm not that great of a painter, so don't expect professional quality ;)
Quote from: Piestrio;678198Wash. I can't blend flesh tones to save my life.
I hear you. Army Painter Quickshades are my saving grace.
I just started my Skaven army from IoB, haven't painted a mini since 98, and I've never worked with plastic before. Finished my first tester last night ( except for the base, haven't picked up any sand/ fake grass yet). Here's a crappy cellphone pic:
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Needless to say, yours look much better.
I plan to do 5 a day after this until the regiments are done, and hopefully that will be enough practice to do a decent job on individual characters. Goal is enough for a 500 pt battle by the end of the month.
Ok, here are the three bones ones I'm working on now. Sorry they aren't from the very beginning, but I haven't done much on any of them.
All I did for the werewolf was do a quick base coat for flesh (black) and fur (grey). Then I did a quick dry brush on each and that's it. Haven't done any detail work yet.
The owlbear is more complete, but I haven't done the details or the drybrushing for the lighter feathered areas.
And the earth elemental is just a basecoat.
My typical process is:
Basecoat
Inking/Wash
Drybrush
Detail
(http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g141/rajzwaibel/minis_zps20c6b939.jpg)
That's some very nice dry-brushing on that owlbear
Looking good guys :)
I just got the rest of the IG squad assembled and primed (the models are a pain in the ass to clean and assemble, BTW).
I'll start some blocking today if they dry quick enough.
I really need to do some more painting. I got tons of figures that could do with it. Perhaps I'll be inspired by this thread to get the brushes out again.
Quote from: Simon W;678446I really need to do some more painting. I got tons of figures that could do with it. Perhaps I'll be inspired by this thread to get the brushes out again.
You should!
Finished 5 more Skaven yesterday (only 120 + Doomwheel to go lol), will throw up pics when I get home. I'm keeping my sanity by doing a very simple approach on rank and file ( primer, base colours, touch ups, quickshade) and not striving for perfection, though of the 5 I'm nominating one figure to put a bit of extra work into (these will make up the front line of the unit).
Got five new ones primed for today this morning.
Question for experienced painters: do you assemble first then paint your minis or will you paint arms/shields/heads etc separately?
Quote from: TristramEvans;678536Question for experienced painters: do you assemble first then paint your minis or will you paint arms/shields/heads etc separately?
I assemble first, unless it's a piece that really can't be painted otherwise. For example, in the Clockwork dragon, I only have one wing assembled. I'll paint the other separately and then glue on because if I have them both on, it's too hard to do a good job.
Quote from: Sacrosanct;678537I assemble first, unless it's a piece that really can't be painted otherwise. For example, in the Clockwork dragon, I only have one wing assembled. I'll paint the other separately and then glue on because if I have them both on, it's too hard to do a good job.
Same. Yeah, it's "better" to paint first but the pain in the ass isn't worth it for 'table quality' stuff IMO.
OK, here are the updates. Shame the flash washed out some of the detail, but what are you gonna do?
(http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g141/rajzwaibel/minis2_zps2286805a.jpg)
Technically cheating:
Started a couple months ago after a few aborted attempts that ended with him in Simple Green.
First thing I did was saw him off of his Reaper Broccoli base, then I pinned him onto a solid resin Secret Weapons Miniatures "Ruined Temple" base.
Primed white.
Used Reaper paints exclusively.
Doing this for a friend of mine. It's a little further along then it was in this picture but I'm too lazy to take another one till it's done.
http://oppenwerks30.deviantart.com/art/Mountain-King-45-Done-391604848?ga_submit_new=10%253A1375936131
Quote from: TristramEvans;678536Question for experienced painters: do you assemble first then paint your minis or will you paint arms/shields/heads etc separately?
I usually fully assemble, base, and prime everything first. The main reason; I am very messy when working with glue, putty, epoxy, etc. Nothing quite like painting separate pieces beautifully then getting glue all over part of it, and realizing you need to putty in some cracks because it didn't fit together perfectly.
Another reason; if the area is so obscured by another piece that it can't be painted easily then it also probably isn't very visible so blocking it in with a dark shadow color will look fine in most cases.
Quote from: Exploderwizard;678861I usually fully assemble, base, and prime everything first. The main reason; I am very messy when working with glue, putty, epoxy, etc. Nothing quite like painting separate pieces beautifully then getting glue all over part of it, and realizing you need to putty in some cracks because it didn't fit together perfectly.
Another reason; if the area is so obscured by another piece that it can't be painted easily then it also probably isn't very visible so blocking it in with a dark shadow color will look fine in most cases.
It's hard for me to come to grips with this. I
know that unpainted bit is sitting back there, behind that shield/robe/gun-barrel/helmet -
mocking me!
Quote from: thedungeondelver;678888It's hard for me to come to grips with this. I know that unpainted bit is sitting back there, behind that shield/robe/gun-barrel/helmet - mocking me!
:p when I prime black I go with the old "if you can't see if from across the table it doesn't exist."
Quote from: thedungeondelver;678888It's hard for me to come to grips with this. I know that unpainted bit is sitting back there, behind that shield/robe/gun-barrel/helmet - mocking me!
:p Its not unpainted. It is painted a dark color. Does it make sense to highlight deep shadows with bright color? Same principle.
Thats how I rationalize it anyhow.
Quote from: Piestrio;678908:p when I prime black I go with the old "if you can't see if from across the table it doesn't exist."
haha - nice philosophy! Seriously, though...I'm not showing my Tau until they're nice and well done like my dwarf up there! :P
Quote from: Exploderwizard;678938:p Its not unpainted. It is painted a dark color. Does it make sense to highlight deep shadows with bright color? Same principle.
Thats how I rationalize it anyhow.
(Probably the healthiest attitude :) )
Quote from: thedungeondelver;678939haha - nice philosophy! Seriously, though...I'm not showing my Tau until they're nice and well done like my dwarf up there! :P
And I won't show you what the undersides of my minis look like :D
Yeah, getting into painting minis again ( and the sheer volume of Skaven I have to get through - 40 Slaves, 40 Clanrats, 3 Rat-Ogres, 2 Warlock Engineers, A Packmaster & A Master Mouldering, 6 Giant Rats, 4 weapons teams - 2 Poison Globe Mortars & 2 Warpfire Canons, 1Warlord, 1 Warlord riding a Bonebreaker Conversion, 1 Assassin, and a Doomwheel. And 1 month to complete it), one of the mantras I've adopted is " good enough from 3 ft", meaning if I can't see any imperfections from 3 feet away it's done. This is just in regards to my rank and file, I'll hopefully have them done by the end of this weekend, and I'll be able to indulge my OCD perfectionist mode again on the characters. Obviously this is pretty much the same as the aforementioned " if you can't see it from across the tabletop...".
I've got a very simple colour palate I'm working with for the troops (ultra-Matt black primer, vermin brown, dwarf flesh, military green, mechendrite red, and gunmetal grey) and I've got a pretty streamlined formula: primer, bases, details, then AP Quickshade Strong Tone over the whole model, and then touch- ups as necessary the next day. Did 1 tester the first day, 5 test batches the next 2 days and plan on 10 from today until finished, as I'm satisfied I've got the kinks out.
I'll have pics soon.
Ok, here is the final update for the earth elemental. Still some work to clean up the base, but for the most part it's done. From the previous pic, this one includes the details, with some touch up drybrushing
(http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g141/rajzwaibel/earthelemental_zpsead939cb.jpg)
Quote from: Sacrosanct;679154Ok, here is the final update for the earth elemental. Still some work to clean up the base, but for the most part it's done. From the previous pic, this one includes the details, with some touch up drybrushing
(http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g141/rajzwaibel/earthelemental_zpsead939cb.jpg)
Nice. :)
I have hundreds of minis backlogged. The bones box is just a little part of that. There are some that are calling out to me and this is one of them.
Quote from: Exploderwizard;679292Nice. :)
I have hundreds of minis backlogged. The bones box is just a little part of that. There are some that are calling out to me and this is one of them.
Yeah, I was anxious to paint him. And the other tree elemental as well.
On a side note, I HATE painting feathers. Never can seem to get them right.
Quote from: Sacrosanct;679338Yeah, I was anxious to paint him. And the other tree elemental as well.
On a side note, I HATE painting feathers. Never can seem to get them right.
Feathers are not too difficult provided the sculpt is well done. For easy feathers, the trick is a really light colored basecoat and a well thinned dark wash, repeating the wash a few times after drying.
....and patience. Lots of patience.
This weekend I will try get around to snapping some pics of a couple owlbears I'm currently working on. Hopefully the pics will show what I'm talking about.
I have the owlbear from the "chainmail" game sitting around somewhere. Maybe I'll pull it out when I need a break from endless guardsmen :)
On that note I finished blocking the rest of the IG squad. Tomorrow morning will be inking, highlighting and basing (hopefully).
Quote from: Piestrio;679435I have the owlbear from the "chainmail" game sitting around somewhere. Maybe I'll pull it out when I need a break from endless guardsmen :)
Heh. The two on my workbench are indeed sculpts from chainmail. :)
Best owlbears evar IMHO. I have one started in traditional colors and the second one I'm doing as a white owl/polar bear version on an arctic base.
The best Owlbears I have ever seen are the Great Horned Owlbear from Kenzer & Co, now sadly out of production, and the recent Otherworld Miniatures Owlbear. Both of those look almost exactly like the owlbear in the first illustration in B2 Keep on the Borderlands.
Quote from: thedungeondelver;679501and the recent Otherworld Miniatures Owlbear. .
That is a very nice one. I'm not a huge fan of the Bones owlbear. The only other owlbear mini I have is the old Ral Partha one
(http://www.dndlead.com/ral-partha/ADD/411b.jpg)
Quote from: Sacrosanct;679507That is a very nice one. I'm not a huge fan of the Bones owlbear. The only other owlbear mini I have is the old Ral Partha one
(http://www.dndlead.com/ral-partha/ADD/411b.jpg)
Reaper, in my opinion, has never done a "proper" owlbear - two of 'em have serious Jazz Hands and the third one...ugh, I just donno what's going on with him with that leg up by where his head should be and all. Maybe it's just a bad photo on their website but it looks terrible.
That Partha sculpt is pretty OK tho!
http://www.josephwu.com/dnd/minibase/index.php?action=view_mini&id=CM88060&category_id=003001&cur_page=1
The chainmail one is nice looking. Soild too.
(http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb208/Piestrio/0E7502DA-34C0-43DA-B870-E6AB216EE4C8-9597-0000034F2C171A95.jpg)
Yay! First Contubernium is done!
Hopefully I'll get the next unit assembled and primed tomorrow.
I'm not fond of doing bases so I went with the traditional "I'm standing on the front lawn" look.
If anyone comments I'll just say its "retro" and I enjoy it ironically :p
Disclaimer: I attach no moral weight to the way you choose to paint your minis.
:)
Quote from: Piestrio;679534http://www.josephwu.com/dnd/minibase/index.php?action=view_mini&id=CM88060&category_id=003001&cur_page=1
The chainmail one is nice looking. Soild too.
Yeah! Good lookin' chainmail one.
General question.
How does everyone seal/varnish?
I'm temped to use a hard varnish followed by a matte sealant to take the shine off but it's a couple extra steps.
Quote from: Piestrio;679675General question.
How does everyone seal/varnish?
I'm temped to use a hard varnish followed by a matte sealant to take the shine off but it's a couple extra steps.
Reaper brush-on sealer. It's semi-gloss so it doesn't quash metals, nor does it make non-metals all slick and shiny. I can control exactly how it goes on, get it everywhere I need to with a brush, and reapply it in just those trouble spots if I see wear happening.
AP Quickshade Strong Tone. I don't dip, but I lather every model in it. I used an ultra-Matt primer which offsets the glossy look varnishes sometimes give. I talk to a lot of guys online that just use varnish from the hardware store and then go over it with Testors dullcoat.
In a day or so, I'm starting this figure:
(https://www.reapermini.com/graphics/gallery/4/03257_G_003.jpg)
I'll be removing him from his base and mounting him on a beveled 30mm base instead, for better use of flock and so forth. The character is a ranger, so I'll use some static grass and so on.
Probably lots of greens and browns, you know, woodland colors...
Second squad done.
(http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb208/Piestrio/1E40ED28-973F-4266-8127-12AED371CD18-16110-0000053C58F2941F.jpg)
I like the bases a lot more, I think I'll go back and adjust the old greenies.
Still no marine bits so it looks like I'll start another IG squad this weekend.
EDIT: Crap. Somehow forgot the yellow eagles, etc... Grrrr...
nice
I never understood bothering to paint Imperial Guard infantry. They all die in second turn at best anyway.
:D
Quote from: Rincewind1;681715I never understood bothering to paint Imperial Guard infantry. They all die in second turn at best anyway.
:D
That's okay. I just bring more grunts than my opponent has bullets.
My Roman Marine bits came in!
Yay!
wait...
oh...
I'm missing 20 belts :(
email sent.
On the plus side I found a place to get some 28mm roman standards.
http://www.aventineminiatures.co.uk/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=53_38_46&products_id=182
a couple packs of those should provide me enough standards.
Also in the UK :(
Quote from: Rincewind1;681715I never understood bothering to paint Imperial Guard infantry. They all die in second turn at best anyway.
:D
Eh, I play with Skavenslaves, and they only exist to die. I tarpit an enemy unit and then fire into them. But I spend long hours painting the bastards , just because I won't play with unpainted minis. It destroys immersion for me :)
Man I'm still grinding away on my Tau force; I'm going to redo the Crisis Suit team and AFVs too (one Hammerhead, one Devilfish).
I don't have the bits to do a whole squad but I modified the marine I painted with the new bits. So this'll be the "basic". I also have some variant heads, torsos, shoulder pads and crests to sprinkle about.
(http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb208/Piestrio/883471C1-5E2F-4CEA-9161-BE8F07912258-17165-0000059395100DBC.jpg)
Some in progress pics of my Skaven army. Supposed to be ready for first battle (500 pts) by Wednesday.
(http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll237/bprdhellboy/null_zps54927dfe.jpg)
(http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll237/bprdhellboy/null_zps2925c9c8.jpg)
(http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll237/bprdhellboy/null_zpse96fcc82.jpg)
(http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll237/bprdhellboy/null_zpsc358c4b7.jpg)
Nice rats :)
What paints are you using for that neonesqe yellow?
Quote from: Piestrio;682994Nice rats :)
What paints are you using for that neonesqe yellow?
Those are my first attempts , in progress, at creating OSL, so bone white, then Citadel Flash Glitz Yellow, then Snot Green, then yellow wash, then camp green/yellow wash, then white, then yellow wash again, then snot green/ yellow 1:2 blend. The neon desk lamp is helping the effect.
My 500 point army is complete! Inaugural battle on Wednesday vs Vampire Counts.
Here's some crappy pics
(http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll237/bprdhellboy/null_zps67186c3c.jpg)
(http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll237/bprdhellboy/null_zps09068c2c.jpg)
(http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll237/bprdhellboy/null_zpse4d3466f.jpg)
The bright yellow items are actually a sickly glowing green. I've painted my Island of Blood clan rats so that they can be broken up into units of slaves, storm vermin, or plague monks. The Plague Doctor mini is from Reaper's Pathfinder line and it's playing the role of General in my Army List this time. Once I get my warlord painted ( and his Bonebreaker mount conversion), I'll be treating the Plague Doctor as a Warlock Engineer ( Skaven's "mad scientist/sorcerer char profile).
I like to come up with little stories( "backgrounds") for my armies, and this includes coming up with a good reason to include a Plague Doctor with the Skaven, besides my thinking it just looks cool. Going to get a few other unusual minis to include in my Army Lists, besides more Plague Doctors. Thinking of a character called "The Piper" who wears a pallid mask and Yellow Robes (Robert Chambers call-out), using a customized version of this mini from the Carneval skirmish game...
(http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll237/bprdhellboy/null_zpsf78e47f7.gif)
Also thinking of a character called Queen of the Rats, in the same vein (using the Grey Seer character profile).
Speaking of the Grey Seer, I tried to get a better pic of mine, as he turned out quite well. Unfortunately the light is far toO harsh.
(http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll237/bprdhellboy/null_zps0117553c.jpg)
Let us know how they do on the field :)
I'm hoping to have a 500pt force I can try out next month.
Maybe another squad + command, so I can make a couple platoons and a Tank.
Add a handful of commisars, etc...
500pts pure guard (it's not enough points to fit a marine detachment)
40k question, then requisite painting jabber
To wit: it used to be back when I played Rogue Trader that you just smashed your forces together and whoever won, won. The next time I played, around 2002-2003, there was some serious changes where now (then) it was like...you chose from one of six scenario types and that's how you have to play. The game doesn't allow for other kinds or so it seemed. Is that still the case? Or was that the case at all? Also, keeping in mind that I use the Tau minis almost exclusively for sci-fi gaming and not for 40k, I ordered a Cmdr. Shadowsun; I have a Tau book around here I got in the cast-offs at a used bookstore that says you must have a 1500 point army to use her - is that also the case? Or is that kind of a thing folks ignore and just have fun unless it's a tournament.
Now, to the other thing (which I will post pics of later): I'm refining my eye-painting method. I've started doing a thing where I fill the eye-socket with a black ink wash after I prime, then let it dry. The ink of course doesn't "paint" the eye, and leaves a black line in the folds and surrounding the eyeball itself, around the lids. Then a thin line of leather white, followed by a colored dot.
It's making eye painting much cooler, I must say.
Eye method sounds good. On characters I usually go the "paint it black and put two white dots on the sides" method which works well.
On doods eyes fall under the "can you see it across the table?" Rule.
Quote from: Piestrio;684162Eye method sounds good. On characters I usually go the "paint it black and put two white dots on the sides" method which works well.
I've tried that; I'm starting to get the brush control down to the point that I may revisit it, but for now the fill with ink, offwhite line, colored dot is the next thing I'm going to try...
QuoteOn doods eyes fall under the "can you see it across the table?" Rule.
Exactly. Nobody cares if PDT Gravius over there has perfectly painted eyeballs...he won't be anywhere near them when he's gutshot by an exploding spore mine pooped out by a Tyranid.
Edit: Any thoughts on the 40k question?
Quote from: thedungeondelver;684170Edit: Any thoughts on the 40k question?
Of course it'll depend on who you play with but IME most 40k players are pretty by the book. Lists are built around assumed senirios and opponents.
Finally made some headway on my 3rd squad. Next week I'm planning to do a command squad and a couple commissars. Hopefully the roman standards will come in, otherwise I'll just skip the flag bearer for now or paint him without the standard.
Now I'm planning next month. I really want to do some marines but I also want a playable IG force. Hrmmmmm...
To get a playable force I'll need another squad of troopers, two more command squads (platoon and company) and a tank. Thatll give me two platoons and a tank to back them up. depending on how i kit them i could get 500 and possibly 750. That's doable in a month... But leaves my marines in the box :(
Quote from: Piestrio;684200Of course it'll depend on who you play with but IME most 40k players are pretty by the book. Lists are built around assumed senirios and opponents.
Ugh.
I'll pass on playing then; just gonna use the minis for other purposes.
Quote from: thedungeondelver;684903Ugh.
I'll pass on playing then; just gonna use the minis for other purposes.
Yeah, it takes a good opponent to make the game fun.
40k isn't actually a very good game, and then throw in a hyper competitive playerbase and yeah it can get difficult to play.
As an aside I'd let you take whatever character you want so long as you let me bring 502 points to a 500 point game ;)
Quote from: Piestrio;685195Yeah, it takes a good opponent to make the game fun.
40k isn't actually a very good game, and then throw in a hyper competitive playerbase and yeah it can get difficult to play.
As an aside I'd let you take whatever character you want so long as you let me bring 502 points to a 500 point game ;)
That sounds WAAAAAAY too much like the "No let's don't play tonnage v. tonnage let's play C-Bill v. C-Bill" scam I usedta pull in Battletech. Guys would bring n amount of mechs that cost x amount of c-bills...aaaand I'd show up with a few million in LRM and SRM carriers and beat them like redheaded stepchildren.
What's that? I missed with eight LRM-20 shots when I fired at your Spider?
I've got eight more that hit you.
(in other words, I'd tend to think that last 2 points equals some frightening trick which you'd use to beat me around the head and shoulders squarely! :D )
So broke in my Skaven on Wednesday. 3 500 pt games vs Vampire Counts, Dark Elves, then VC again. Won 2/3.
The first game was absolutely halarious. I made some newbie tactical mistakes early on, and by the 4th round my infantry was basically gone - 30 slaves and 25 clanrats wiped out by ghouls, dire wolves, and a corpse cart. I think I managed to kill 2 dire wolves and 3 ghouls who were raised back the mext turn. all I was left with was a bunker of Plague Monks with my BSB, my Musician, my chieftain (here played by the Plague Doctor) and 12 Monks.
Dire Wolves tried to flank charge weapons team during movement, while my monks charged at the corpse cart and Vampire General. Magic phase, vamp didn't get any spells off and I activated the Plague Banner (gives rerolls on all failed attacks and wounding rolls for one turn). Ghouls too far away to charge.
Shooting phase, warpfire thrower used for the first time. HOLY CRAP! Dire Wolves down from 12 to 3. They charge but don't manage to get a single attack in.
More in a sec...
Then the Vampire issues a challenge, and seeing nothing to lose, my chieftain accepted. Bam! I down his vampire before he gets a single attack in. I don't think he was expecting my chieftain to be that fast and get 5 attacks, but then I figured vamps would have more than 2 wounds. And he rolled a 1 on his regeneration phase.
The Plague Monks don't fare nearly as well against the corpse cart, and they're wiped out leavin just the chieftain and BSB.
Next round, all the VCs troops have to make crumble rolls with the loss of the general. The dire wolves all fail, as do 5 ghouls! Then my weapons team have to make a fear test, FAIL, begin to flee but are rallied by my BSB's reroll, then try to attack the corpse cart but MISFIRE!
Rolling on the misfire chart, I get a 2... KaBoom!
But them the scatter dice extend this kaboom right into the path of the corpse cart, wiping it out!
The ghouls then charge the chief and BSB and they cut them down to one rank, tho the BSB falls in the process. The ghouls lose combat res and flee! and the sole mini left standing on the battlefield is my Plague Doctor
Upping the games to 750 points next Friday.
And as such I'll be introducing a unit of Rat Ogres into the mix. As such I present my current work in progress... The RAT-HULKS!
(http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll237/bprdhellboy/null_zps6c820a05.jpg)
(http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll237/bprdhellboy/null_zps1954b74d.jpg)
(http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll237/bprdhellboy/null_zps6ff3a550.jpg)
Love them!
At 750 points all you need are slaves, slaves, slaves, maybe gutter runners and maybe a warp cannon, just maybe :D.
Though that applies to Skaven army in general, except later on you just add the cannon without maybe.
The blob so far:
(http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb208/Piestrio/403FD2ED-6552-44AE-83C4-DAFB72C181BB-1678-0000008F3E90792E.jpg)
I'll get a platoon command squad done this week :)
Platoon squad is cleaned and assembled. I was somewhat limited by the bits I have available so It's a second-rate assualt squad at the moment. 3 Las-pistols + CC weapon and 2 flamers.
As I build more squads and have more minis I can purpose build squads per game. Nice thing about guard is I'll never be at a loss for bodies.
Quote from: Piestrio;685748The blob so far:
(http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb208/Piestrio/403FD2ED-6552-44AE-83C4-DAFB72C181BB-1678-0000008F3E90792E.jpg)
I'll get a platoon command squad done this week :)
Platoon squad is cleaned and assembled. I was somewhat limited by the bits I have available so It's a second-rate assualt squad at the moment. 3 Las-pistols + CC weapon and 2 flamers.
As I build more squads and have more minis I can purpose build squads per game. Nice thing about guard is I'll never be at a loss for bodies.
Those look quite professional, as good as anything I've seen in a GW shop window
I took a break from making Japanese buildings and painted these, which are 15mm scale figs from a game called The Department (http://www.departmentoffabricantmanagement.com/):
(http://duchesscamillashorse.servegame.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/GroupPhoto-500x375.png)
Although I don't actually like the game, I'm sure I'll find a use for the figures.
If you want closeups, etc, they're here: http://duchesscamillashorse.servegame.org/?p=505 . There are a few notes on the paintjobs, but it's not a tutorial or anything.
Quote from: TristramEvans;686204Those look quite professional, as good as anything I've seen in a GW shop window
:eek: :o
Quote from: Kashirigi;686215I took a break from making Japanese buildings and painted these, which are 15mm scale figs from a game called The Department (http://www.departmentoffabricantmanagement.com/):
(http://duchesscamillashorse.servegame.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/GroupPhoto-500x375.png)
Although I don't actually like the game, I'm sure I'll find a use for the figures.
If you want closeups, etc, they're here: http://duchesscamillashorse.servegame.org/?p=505 . There are a few notes on the paintjobs, but it's not a tutorial or anything.
Those are pretty awesome.
A while back a guy at my FLGS ran a homebrew pulp minis game that was super popular. Lots of buildings and terrain.
I think he wouldn't have burnt out as quickly if he only had to build terrain at 15mm scale.
Alright. August goal is met :D
I still need to clear coat some of them and I don't have the platoon standard yet (it's in the mail).
The blob:
(http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb208/Piestrio/043494A7-13E0-48EF-9DAA-B2586574CA48-2857-000000D89591D02D_zpsf5742d71.jpg)
Yay!
It comes in at a whopping 240 pts. :D
Planning next month's models...
If I get another trooper squad, + one platoon command sqaud + a Company command squad, I'll have a 500 pt list (big boring block of dudes). Then I have one more week (I'm not planning more than a unit a week ATM) to fill...
Maybe take a crack at a tank? Or get some of my Marines done?
Decisions, decisions...
I'm building a marine squad because I can and I'm out of guard until Friday :)
A converted Sargent. Need to fill a couple gaps.
(http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb208/Piestrio/51AEFAB1-3F6D-404A-B8E1-8B19079D0B0F-2857-000000DFDBE8F243_zps06d4df93.jpg)
EDIT: I started painting them because I'm weak :o
Tristram, why did you delete your pics?
Quote from: danbuter;686733Tristram, why did you delete your pics?
Er, I didn't, at least not intentionally. Let me check it out...
Edit: okay, no idea why that happened, but here they are again...
Rat-Hulks
(http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll237/bprdhellboy/Skaven/null_zps6c820a05.jpg)
(http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll237/bprdhellboy/Skaven/null_zps9db0c2da.jpg)
(http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll237/bprdhellboy/Skaven/null_zps6ff3a550.jpg)
(http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll237/bprdhellboy/Skaven/null_zps1954b74d.jpg)
Here's some more I just snapped...
Completed Rat-Hulks
(http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll237/bprdhellboy/Skaven/null_zps322bf37e.jpg)
With a size comparison...
(http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll237/bprdhellboy/Skaven/null_zps313b6c35.jpg)
Here's my finished Warlock Engineer. Need a better camera, he turned out really well...
(http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll237/bprdhellboy/Skaven/null_zps5a195c37.jpg)
And finished Warpfire Thrower and in-progress Poisoned Wind Mortar...
(http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll237/bprdhellboy/Skaven/null_zpsddb8aba5.jpg)
(http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll237/bprdhellboy/Skaven/null_zps21fb29fd.jpg)
Love this guy, he's a musician with a little rat riding on a bell. Pics blurry but...
(http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll237/bprdhellboy/Skaven/null_zps05d3586d.jpg)
...you can almost seem him better in this lineup of my newly painted Stormvermin unit...
(http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll237/bprdhellboy/Skaven/null_zps03afadeb.jpg)
Stormvermin captain
(http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll237/bprdhellboy/Skaven/null_zpsa641976d.jpg)
Oh , and check this out. Neighbour left it out for the trash man last night but I snagged it (and washed it thoroughly). Great start for a castle, I'm thinking even going in a Japanese temple direction...
(http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll237/bprdhellboy/null_zps2d4dc6b6.jpg)
Rat hulk smash tardis!
A day off work from food poinsioning gave birth o a tactical squad :D
(http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb208/Piestrio/1FABE5DA-D175-47A2-842D-4152535760B5-4938-000001851B016C4F_zps68deb927.jpg)
The lighting is bad but overall I'm happy with how they turned out. Esp. The Sargent.
And the whole month:
(http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb208/Piestrio/D87288B0-B813-44A1-9D09-F6AE126AE409-4938-0000018769974BC5_zps66dbb529.jpg)
Lets see everyone's minis!
I'll start a new thread tomorrow for September :)
Here's the completed army thus far
(http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll237/bprdhellboy/null_zpscfaeb873.jpg)
(http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll237/bprdhellboy/null_zps574c5df9.jpg)
This is from 2 Island of Blood sets plus an oop Grey Seer figure (have to buy the Bell to get the current model), and 2 Reaper Plague Doctors. Though the IoB technically only comes with Clanrats, there was enough diversity in the figures that I was able to create smaller proxy units for when I need them, allowing me some pretty good flexibility for the smaller 500 - 750 games we're playing ( we decided to pretty strictly pace ourselves with the amount of money we throw at GW). Clanrats and Slaves I painted with some diversity in colour schemes so not only could they fill in the ranks of other units, if I want a large block of say Plague Monks, but I could also mix them into big blocks of Slaves/CR w/o it looking jarring.
So, to the far right is my Stormvermin unit
(http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll237/bprdhellboy/null_zps047bce51.jpg)
Beside them, a group of Plague Monks with the Plague Banner
(http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll237/bprdhellboy/null_zpse6887ec2.jpg)
Clanrats(http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll237/bprdhellboy/null_zps951b7168.jpg)
5 Gutter Runners
(http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll237/bprdhellboy/null_zps58598e6d.jpg)
Then slaves...
(http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll237/bprdhellboy/null_zps2bee4b67.jpg)
Our old friends The Rat-Hulks, with a Master Moulder
(http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll237/bprdhellboy/null_zps3da02611.jpg)
Warpfire Thrower and Poisoned Wind Mortar
(http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll237/bprdhellboy/null_zpsedabbe5f.jpg)
And the Heroes/Lords...
(http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll237/bprdhellboy/null_zps8613833b.jpg)
A few slightly better pics...
(http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll237/bprdhellboy/null_zps6d077621.jpg)
(http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll237/bprdhellboy/null_zpsc7c0f58e.jpg)
(http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll237/bprdhellboy/null_zpsb6d0bf4e.jpg)
(http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll237/bprdhellboy/null_zps2e7ce74a.jpg)
(http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll237/bprdhellboy/null_zpsfa33645c.jpg)
And to wrap it up, here's a look back at how it all began a month ago...
(http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll237/bprdhellboy/null_zps59115e8b.jpg)
So do you have the elves from the box as well to paint or did you split the box with someone?
Quote from: Piestrio;687460So do you have the elves from the box as well to paint or did you split the box with someone?
When I bought it at the local GW store they actually did the trade out there. I guess it happens a lot that people either just want one or the other. Was originally planning to give the elves to my GF, but she decided she liked the LOTR elves better, so got her some boxes of those.
I'll post up a few pics of what I painted in August in the morning.
Quote from: thedungeondelver;688034I'll post up a few pics of what I painted in August in the morning.
Well...
Sorry, yesterday went to shit.
Hang on a few, I'll take some snaps when I get some better lighting set up.