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Hej, I think it's time I start a collective threat for all my stuff on here as well. :)
In this I will post minis i'm currently working on as well as older stuff I did every once in a while. For now though I'll start with something brand new: the 40k 8th edition starter box Dark Imperium.
(http://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2017_06/boxfrontschrift.jpg.63e663be6010496695858d2a596fb6b9.jpg)
First time I buy a 40k starter box since 2nd edition. Last game of 40k I've had was in 2013, I completely skipped 7th edition. Of course I often get out my own 40k figures, mostly to play various skirmish games (Tomorrow's War, Flying Lead, 5150:Star Army, a modified version of the brilliant Chain of Command, and so on. I really want to try Stargrunts2 as well, because it's said to be great.).
Anyway, all the changes heralded for 8th edition got me curious and I thought it may be time to look into the 40k rules again. A series of articles in which I take a look at the box and the new rules is currently being published on Tale of Painters. Parts 1&2 are online already, there are two more to come dealing with the rules and my opinion on them. After that I'll proceed to the miniatures in this box.
...and in here I'll get right to them. Somehow I thought up the idea of painting the minis in the box even though I neither own a SM, nor a Chaos army. During my >20 years 40k career I did collect both at some point, but then firmly went with Orks, Sisters of Battle and Imperial Guard, all of them to this day even though they don't get out very often. Maybe this changes with 8th edition.
Now for some pictures:
(http://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2017_06/nurgbuilt1schrift1.jpg.62cad4821ff781538e6667d63b12e64f.jpg)
(http://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2017_06/59452d61e9fb5_nurgbuiltCSMschrift.jpg.2bdec5eae71d278ea7d2f141a7c1bde4.jpg)
(http://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2017_06/59452d63f2fc5_nurgbuiltcultistsschruifgt.jpg.fbeb9e598af72d337e98270bbef42868.jpg)
(http://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2017_06/59452d65ac8ab_nurgbuiltdrontschrif.jpg.b8ec35a252e40feda15ada1604030d2e.jpg)
...and some of the Primaris Marines built for painting:
(http://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2017_06/smbuilt.jpg.4e56f54e3ab8cd9da7cd0eef5b16121a.jpg)
I'll start with painting the Nurgle minis and then proceed to the Primaris Marines. The reason for this is that I have no idea how to paint them. Do you have any ideas for which chapter I should go for?
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How comfortable are you with yellow?
I've always thought the Imperial Fists (http://warhammer40k.wikia.com/wiki/Imperial_Fists) were a striking and underrepresented color scheme.
I'm going to do Space Wolves myself.
~Eric
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How comfortable are you with yellow?
I've always thought the Imperial Fists (http://warhammer40k.wikia.com/wiki/Imperial_Fists) were a striking and underrepresented color scheme.
I'm going to do Space Wolves myself.
~Eric
If you are going for yellow and under represented I've always favoured Lamenters. Yellow AND black and white checks? Lovely.
If I relent and pick up this box I'm swaying towards Crimson Fists.
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Howling Gryphons... take that yellow a step further with red quartering :)
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Are you guys just trying to torment me now? ;)
I really like yellow Marines. I've painted quite a lot of them in the past indeed. And I've always been partial to Lamenters due to their crazy backstory and great colour scheme.
This actually is the second vote for Howling Gryphons I got already. o_o
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plus, aren't those little hearts lovely ;)?
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I spent about four hours today building figures from this set and I've only got the Nurgle leader, the big drone and 6 Poxwalkers done. How did you do ALL of those so fast? Maybe I'm far too slow at removing all the mouldlines... :D
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@noigrim: It takes another level of badassity to wear yellow armour with hearts on it. ;) But here's my actual theory: In 40k everything's adorned in skulls. All day, every day, everybody's used to it. To them a heart is the equivalent to what a skull is to us. So really remarkable and out there. :p
@Gibby: Oh yeah, I just leave'em on and photoshop them away in the end. I got a special filter for that. ;) Nah, I just got my set surprisingly early.
WIP of the Poxwalkers!
(http://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2017_06/nurgwip1schrift.jpg.2e4eb9ff2a07c1567b7dbc699f39243c.jpg)
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Sigur, I love the poxwalker skin. could you write a couple of words about how you painted them? thanks
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How did you managed to paint them already !? :o
Great unit. Could you post some close ups ?
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@driller: Thanks very much. :) I basically made the recipe up as I went along. The beauty of zombies or Nurgly things is that you can't do anything wrong really. Over the dark green primer coat I started on the skin with a mix of skin tone paint mixed with a little green and a little brown, applied that (not everywhere, more like a pre-shading thing), highlighted it roughly with a lighter shade, highlighted everything by hand with almost white paint (all the boils, faces, most explosed bits), then I started applying various washes (brown, red-brown, green, purple, blue, whatever), most of them mixed with a little flesh colour. Did another coat of that, when I inked in some more shades where required, did the boils and that's is so far really. Now I need to do some additional details, mostly faces and those bloody tentacles and spikes those are going to be loads of work). So yeah, as I said: you can't do anything wrong really and don't be afraid to use colours. Stay away from black and dark brown washes as much as possible and instead go crazy with colours. Don't get them all mixed up either, because if you apply green followed by red you'll be stuck with something dark and uninteresting. Shake things up between the Poxwalkers, so each of them looks different.
@AWu: Thanks very much. I'll see that I can do closer-ups once they're done.
Update!
(http://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2017_06/nurgwip2scjhrift.jpg.93e5a2363f956655bbbf90a71163c896.jpg)
Now that the clothes and belts are mostly done. I can go on to doing the weapons and equipment.
Hope you like them and I'm still taking suggestions on what chapter to do for the Primaris Marines!
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Thanks (again) for the very thorough answer!
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For the Space Marine chapter, I'd second Howling Griffons or another quartered scheme - really fantastic when done well.
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Are you guys just trying to torment me now? ;)
I really like yellow Marines. I've painted quite a lot of them in the past indeed. And I've always been partial to Lamenters due to their crazy backstory and great colour scheme.
This actually is the second vote for Howling Gryphons I got already. o_o
They do look really nice on the tabletop :) (A blog post... not mine, but very cool):
http://www.thedarkcity.net/t13482-pathetic-round-eared-space-barbarians
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Another Chapter that I like is The Scythes of the Emperor (http://warhammer40k.wikia.com/wiki/Scythes_of_the_Emperor).
Good color scheme (I seem to be partial to yellow and black), plus if you care about the fluff at all they would be prime candidates for Primaris Marine reinforcements.
A question, if you don't mind: How do the Chaos Marines scale with the Primaris Marines?
Also, thanks very much for the plague victim color walkthrough. It will help a bunch when I paint mine.
~Eric
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@driller: no worries. :)
@Elbows: Alrighty, noted. :)
@Inso: Oh yes, I'm a big fan of colourful Space Marines. If one plays space pixies vs. helldemons or something there's no reason to restrain oneself. It's like doing Napoleonics armies in actual campaign state rather than full dress. It may make more sense, but it's no fun. Thanks for the link; very pretty indeed.
@eMills: That's the third vote for Scythes of the Emperor already. :D The CSM are freaking huge, but not quite as freaking huge as the Bigleg Marines. Not by much, maybe half a head or so they're shorter.
Getting there slowly...
(http://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2017_06/nurgwip3schrift.jpg.afde7bea245ec8ae9544b7dd1befc98b.jpg)
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Very nice pictures!!!! Can't wait for my box!
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Very fast and very solid painting....I love them plague folks.... :-*
Thanx,
Don
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Excellent stuff. I love your painting, very crisp but also speedy. Can we have some close ups please?
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Nice work!
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@tomrommel1: Thanks very much. :) I'm sure you will be pleased.
@DonVoss: Cheers. I can't paint them all superpretty for the reason that I'm not getting paid for those and I don't really do a lot of 40k playing and don't really have a ton of use for them either in the forseeable future. But yeah, I'm trying to get as much as possible out of them before I have to move on!
@Nord: Thanks very much! I'll post some closer-up shots once I got more done.
@majorsmith: Many thanks!
Heyhey, here's a WIP shot of the Death Guard testmini:
(http://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2017_06/DGwip1.jpg.1f509e86662a5fe8a535d4499cd1f2be.jpg)
Let's see where this is going.
Also, my series of articles on the Dark Imperium boxed set and 8th edition rules has just come to a thrilling conclusion. You can read it all here:
http://taleofpainters.blogspot.co.at/search/label/Sigur (http://taleofpainters.blogspot.co.at/search/label/Sigur)
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very nice indeed
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excellent stuff buddy.
Always love your work.
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Love colors. Much more evocative than these greens GW did.
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These look sick! ;)
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@tomrommel1: Thanks very much!
@Breazer: Cheers, Sir!
@AWu: Thanks. I do dig white DG.
@Gargobot: Out. Now. >:(
Update on the Death Guard dudes:
(http://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2017_06/594bd5ec5f032_dgwip2schrift.jpg.3e1cc113436c3dd624dcb6fd1a498011.jpg)
Got bored with the testmini and it basically served its cause. Now I bring the rest of the guys up to that level and then finish them all together. After that I'll do the characters and the drone.
Still collecting votes for which SM chapter I should paint my Primaris Marines as!
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Fantastic. I'm still not sold on the models, but they look extremely good in the creepy white scheme...fantastic! I may have to do my upcoming ones in a similar scheme :D (not those models, but plaguemarines nonetheless!)
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I vote for black templars, zeal is best deal :D
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Nice scheme, very creepy.
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very well done sir. I cant wait to see what you do with the characters!
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I'm not a fan of the whole Nurgle thing... but you have done a superb job on them :) .
I am happily waiting for when you start the Primaris marines :) . If this is the standard, then I reckon I'll be suitably impressed (even if you don't choose Griffons ;) ).
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I wasn't either (I bought box of Nurgle demons and cut them to make mutants) until I took these miniatures into my hands :P
They look splendid in white!
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Quite surprised by your palette on the Nurgle marines. In some ways I am tempted to say paint the Primaris Marines in black - either templars or raven guard, always liked those chapters. An ironic response is to go with green - maybe dark angels or even funnier Mantis Warriors. The yellow Lamentors are a good choice too. Whatever you do, don't go with Ultramarines (yawn).
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@Elbows: Thanks very much!
@noigrim: Noted. :)
@Ultravanillasmurf: Thanks very much! They are bit more colourful now! :D
@Breazer: Cheers. I don't think they'll look all that different. :)
@Inso: Thanks, Sir! I'm still taking votes on the Marines. By now an impressive list of chapters have been compiled indeed, with some interesting ones leading in the votes. I guess I'll keep the whole thing running until I get started on the Primaris Marines. Which may well take a while considering the bloody details on these GW minis.... ;)
@AWu: Thanks muchly!
@Nord: Thanks for the comment! I've put you down with Black Templars, Raven Guard, Dark Angels, Mantis Warriors and Lamenters. I have to say that I prefer SM to wear bold, primary colours to be honest. Just looks best on the table. But of course there are some very nice other colour schemes out there. I painted a bunch of Raven Guard minis in the past and they look nice once they're on the table and maybe have some nice, contrasting basing. Not sure I ever did Black Templars actually. I painted a bunch of Dark Angels characters and converted/painted the Mantis Warriors' Dust Prophet Librarian chap. Always had a soft spot for the Lamenters, but never painted a single one. :D
New WIP shot of the Death Guard Marines:
(http://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2017_06/594d2ce966b8d_dgwip3schrift.jpg.1fade5f0062aa364e598e1fa233cfca3.jpg)
Hope you like them!
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I just looked at your Death Guard minis on my tablet. This allowed me to zoom in on the photos, and I have to say they are Exquisite! You should post closers shots of these.
As to which chapter you should do, I say anything but Imperial Fists. (That's what I plan to paint and I don't need the intimidation.) How about Blood Ravens? The red would contrast nicely with your white Death Guard.
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I just looked at your Death Guard minis on my tablet. This allowed me to zoom in on the photos, and I have to say they are Exquisite! You should post closers shots of these.
He should post closed shots of everything :)
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I can't believe these are still WIP
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Lamenters please! :)
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Those Nurgle models are coming out beautifully.
I initially did not like the models, but subsequently changed my mind and bought Dark Imperium, and once I had the models in hand I realised I was right. What had put me off initially was more easily identfiable in the photos in the rule books: I prefer a rusty, decayed technology look than excessive gooey bits, and these guys have a lot of the latter, but it's the GW paint job which emphasised the fleshy stuff excessively, I think, by making it a bright shade of pink which looks healthier and more decay-free than any self-respecting nurgleyboy should. In more muted colours they're fine.
In your white (if it remains so!) incarnation they're splendid.
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Wow! These are ALL superb! :o
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@Michka, AWu: I noticed a thing Lead-Adventures does is scaling down photos for some reason (probably so too large ones don't mess up the forum layout. Hence the extra small versions on here it seems. :D I put a direct link to the picture underneath the latest WIP shot below.
@driller: Thanks very much, noted. You also commented on Twitter, right?
@Vanlak: Thanks for the comment! Yeah, I guess GW's (understandable) directive for all their 'eavy metal painters is a squeaky clean and colourful style. The've done that for a bunch of years, which a.) doesn't go well with certain forces, such as Nurgly things and b.) (I think) makes their models look worse than they are in many cases. I can fully understand why they go for this look of course, but it's nice to see alternate takes. That's what mini painting is all about after all - it's completely different for each of us and the results will always be different.
@Andym: Thanks very much. :)
New WIP of the Death Guard. These days it's insanely hot 'round here (by our standards) and I gotta do other stuff than painting Death Guard I'm afraid, so progress is slow. However, most of the DG dudes are mostly done now (they still need work here and there for an extra nice look, but oh well). In the back you can see the three characters whom I currently focus on:
(http://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2017_06/dgwip4schrift.jpg.46a0068d529d0b25632756218b3f4b7b.jpg)
http://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2017_06/dgwip4schrift.jpg.46a0068d529d0b25632756218b3f4b7b.jpg (http://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2017_06/dgwip4schrift.jpg.46a0068d529d0b25632756218b3f4b7b.jpg)
Hope you like them!
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:o
I fully intend to poorly imitate this scheme for my own minis!
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What a great band... :o
DV
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Here's a picture (http://wonderopolis.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dreamstime_xl_32107177_(Custom).jpg) of what my face looked like when I saw your Nurgle dudes.
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Really well done nurgles. you are going so much faster than me but I will catch up at some point I'm sure.
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Very good.
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Hope you like them!
I hate them - because I'll never be able to do a scheme as attractive as this :D
:o 8) :-* :-*
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@MattW: By all means, do so. :) Let me know how it works out!
@DonVoss: Thanks very much!
@Gargobot: Thanks, buddy. :)
@Breazer: Cheers, dude. Took my bloody time now. :D
@Ultravanillasmurf: Thank you.
@Vanvlak: :D Thanks anyway.
They're finished now:
(http://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2017_07/595a8703dad7f_deathguarddone2schrift.jpg.ac61c3535bfd199641dab5c6108b2bc9.jpg)
http://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2017_07/595a8703dad7f_deathguarddone2schrift.jpg.ac61c3535bfd199641dab5c6108b2bc9.jpg (http://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2017_07/595a8703dad7f_deathguarddone2schrift.jpg.ac61c3535bfd199641dab5c6108b2bc9.jpg)
(http://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2017_07/595a87072f2ed_deathguarddoneschrift.jpg.34d79ce772b6d9c09b723e03124cfb30.jpg)
http://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2017_07/595a87072f2ed_deathguarddoneschrift.jpg.34d79ce772b6d9c09b723e03124cfb30.jpg (http://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2017_07/595a87072f2ed_deathguarddoneschrift.jpg.34d79ce772b6d9c09b723e03124cfb30.jpg)
(http://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2017_07/595a86ff97fe5_deathguarddonebackschrift.jpg.fcad263be03ed749a8e7cbd7f41144bf.jpg)
http://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2017_07/595a86ff97fe5_deathguarddonebackschrift.jpg.fcad263be03ed749a8e7cbd7f41144bf.jpg (http://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2017_07/595a86ff97fe5_deathguarddonebackschrift.jpg.fcad263be03ed749a8e7cbd7f41144bf.jpg)
Hope you like them. :) About the bases - yeah, I'm not sure. Maybe I'll slap on some vegetation as well in the end.
Anyway, next on my to-do list: The drone.
(http://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2017_07/595a870954ed0_dgdronewip1.jpg.110996abaaf79da9ef5fe1e61fd9013f.jpg)
...and once that's done I'll do some group photos, and pictures with dark background and all of that fancy stuff. ;)
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Cool painting.
I have an antipathy towards Nurgle, but these do look like they are fun to paint.
I find my resolve to sell my chaos part of the starter set eroding somewhat,
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very nice indeed
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Those are very good.
My resolve to NOT buy the box set is crumbling....
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Fine work as always!
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I think I will try white on mine inspired by those great works!
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You are making these models look so good and you paint them so fast.
Great job!
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These look splendid, really looking forward to see you paint the Spacies... yellow *cough*. ;)
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@The Voivod: :D Thanks very much. Always extra nice getting compliments for minis the person usually wouldn't like.
@tomrommel1: Cheers. :)
@Ultravanillasmurf: The box is pretty good actually. Have a look at my 4-part review of the box here:
http://taleofpainters.blogspot.co.at/search/label/Gaming (http://taleofpainters.blogspot.co.at/search/label/Gaming)
@Gangleri: Thanks, Sir. :)
@Breazer: Cheers!
@Gargobot: :P Thanks and let's see.
Here's the latest update on the drone:
(http://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2017_07/595b479a8ba6c_deathguarddronewip2schrift1.jpg.3c6cfcdac9be9220e914f1f3e68d0f31.jpg)
(http://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2017_07/595b479c8b5f1_deathguarddronewip2backschrift.jpg.614ab615a482aecdafbb0d367b9afd3b.jpg)
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Very nice work. You can be proud of this batch
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@Breazer: Thanks, buddy! :)
Hey, it's me. I'm finished now.
(http://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2017_07/5976531618b2a_bloatdrone5schrift.jpg.b656e9c6b18f40a9c75d24736faebbb6.jpg)
(http://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2017_07/5976531931b44_bloatdrone6schrift.jpg.28004259343951981e13d0e051e08e1e.jpg)
(http://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2017_07/59765313a44b9_bloatdrone4schrift.jpg.072bed77f2d224b679699094398ea16c.jpg)
(http://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2017_07/5976531e711bb_bloatdrone8schrit.jpg.6ecfd115d2e4a275fcdea66b9dab5873.jpg)
(http://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2017_07/5976531baf5ce_bloatdrone7schrift.jpg.314b0daadf775a21e6ac8fd00624b6db.jpg)
Many people didn't like the bases and I wasn't sure about them myself. Either way, in the end I caved in and threw some puddles of green stuff onto the bases, along with some red-ish tufts I'd originally planned to use as well. I'm still not sure about this solution, but I guess it works better than the pure rocks/sand overall.
(http://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2017_07/5976538e29e3f_full2100-bschrift.jpg.678d4103962b1b82ec51d7a53230bf47.jpg)
full size picture: http://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2017_07/5976538e29e3f_full2100-bschrift.jpg.678d4103962b1b82ec51d7a53230bf47.jpg (http://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2017_07/5976538e29e3f_full2100-bschrift.jpg.678d4103962b1b82ec51d7a53230bf47.jpg)
And that's that. Hope you like the Nurgly dudes and that I get some time to work on the Space Marines as well! Until then you can still vote for which chapter I should do with my Primaris Marines. :)
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Still don't care for the new models, but paint-wise, these are the best I've seen on the whole internetz. Wonderful stuff, and a beautiful palette.
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@Elbows: Thanks very much for the comment! Much obliged.
Now for the pictures with a dark background:
(http://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2017_07/fullbest.jpg.d49be041a923727cb05b9e4e8f8bd5d9.jpg)
full size picture: http://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2017_07/fullbest.jpg.d49be041a923727cb05b9e4e8f8bd5d9.jpg (http://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2017_07/fullbest.jpg.d49be041a923727cb05b9e4e8f8bd5d9.jpg)
(http://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2017_07/csm1.jpg.12f7e305c5b8b578de547ce4b66e2894.jpg)
full size picture: http://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2017_07/csm1.jpg.12f7e305c5b8b578de547ce4b66e2894.jpg (http://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2017_07/csm1.jpg.12f7e305c5b8b578de547ce4b66e2894.jpg)
(http://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2017_07/droneblack1.jpg.ef4f099384d97866412fe25d3eddb190.jpg)
full size picture: http://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2017_07/droneblack1.jpg.ef4f099384d97866412fe25d3eddb190.jpg (http://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2017_07/droneblack1.jpg.ef4f099384d97866412fe25d3eddb190.jpg)
(http://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2017_07/droneblack2.jpg.9b344644826a98af0d55c22d9c5f1800.jpg)
full size picture: http://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2017_07/droneblack2.jpg.9b344644826a98af0d55c22d9c5f1800.jpg (http://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2017_07/droneblack2.jpg.9b344644826a98af0d55c22d9c5f1800.jpg)
(http://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2017_07/59779c0cd60b5_poxwalkers.jpg.e94e39bba7f3a79881ac14bd90af9312.jpg)
full size picture: http://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2017_07/59779c0cd60b5_poxwalkers.jpg.e94e39bba7f3a79881ac14bd90af9312.jpg (http://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2017_07/59779c0cd60b5_poxwalkers.jpg.e94e39bba7f3a79881ac14bd90af9312.jpg)
Hope you like them!
Next up I guess would be the Primaris Marines, eh?
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Man! With all that nurgly goodness I almost think I should retract my earlier wish for Spacies in the near future. I don't want to feel compelled to get back into 40k after all. ;D
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Fabulous stuff, they look really good in their white armour and that flying drone thing is a great centrepiece.
Up until this point I've been feeling very righteous about not buying a big box of shiny new toys. But it looks like quite good value....... and they are very pretty....... oh dear.
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Man! With all that nurgly goodness I almost think I should retract my earlier wish for Spacies in the near future. I don't want to feel compelled to get back into 40k after all. ;D
I know that feeling but I folded and bought First Strike last month and this month I have just ordered Know no fear :o
Dear god I haven`t bought a GW 40K boxset since 2nd :o :o :o :o
Bloody hell I must be going mad, but no more baby Marines for me :-*
Glen
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Stunning brushwork Sigur!!!!
Very nice to look at as always. Thanks for sharing ;)
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ace painting !!!!
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Thanks for all the comments! :)
@Gargobot: Cheers!
@Grumbledook: :D Yeah, as I wrote before - it's quite a childish thing to go out and just buy this big new shiny box, but I was curious about the new rules. Which is he flimsiest excuse ever, but oh well. :D
@Storm Wolf: :D I know the feeling. Last 40k starter set I bought was 2nd edition as well!
@fluffy05: Thanks for commenting! :)
@tomrommel1: Thank you very much, Sir!
Hej, here I am again with Sci-Fi(-ish) things, and Space Orks at that!
When it comes to 40k I own 3 armies (and probably always will): Sisters of Battle (because they're cool), Imperial Guard (of various kinds, because it was my first army) and Orks. Those are one of my pet projects. As a young'un I owned 2nd edition codex Orks and been gawking at the photos a lot. It was all metal though (except for the monopose ones from the 2nd edition starter set), thus unaffordable for young me (well, at least next to Imperial Guard, which of course also were all metal, except for Stormtroopers). In 2006 I started doing this army of my dreams by collecting second hand Orks and Gretchins off ebay and collectors. Back then this was possible (I also collected a sizeable force of Squats). These days ebay is just insane when it comes to prices for ANTHING GW that's OOP.
Anyway, with the help of this and the excellent 1992 multipart plastic Orks I got together quite an army over the years. All models from between 1987 and 1995 because them's the good old days of proper Orky Orks. Great models, great background, great artwork (love Paul Bonner's Orks drawings!), great books.
(http://skirmishwargaming.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/space-ork-raidersschrift11.jpg)
I really should take some more photos of my old orks again. Lost most of the pics in a hard drive crash and now with the photobucket disaster (btw: screw you, Photobucket!).
Most of my Boyz (and Nobz. And Skarboyz. And Buggies. And some guns. And the Dreadnought.) are Goffs, Looterz of course Deathskulls, Kommandos are Blood Axes, Meganobz (and some boyz) are Bad Moons and so on. Vehicles are a bit of a problem. I do own a Battlewagon, but nowadays that model probably rather qualifies as a Trukk.
AAaaaaaaanyway, of course I also own a rather large bunch of 1998 style Orks. Never used them all that much though to be honest. Between 2011 and 2013 I painted a rather large army though for a gentleman in France. Despite my preference of old-school Orks, I also do like the new-style ones a ton. To cut things a bit shorter - I'm working on an Orks army for a gentleman!
Here are the 10 test minis; a bunch of Goff boyz:
(http://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2017_10/test1.jpg.2f343a49b67f28096b7fcfcf1ed5b346.jpg)
(http://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2017_10/test2.jpg.48d7a82e4ce92d731ba68beeb27f141a.jpg)
I did miss painting Orks. In fact, I missed painting 40k models. Hope you like them!
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Right-o, the test Orks have been green(ha!)-lit, now on to painting the rest of the boyz:
(https://images2.imgbox.com/09/47/Au2IWolb_o.jpg)
full size picture: https://images2.imgbox.com/09/47/Au2IWolb_o.jpg (https://images2.imgbox.com/09/47/Au2IWolb_o.jpg)
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Great greenskin tones. The red paintscheme works particularly well with the green.
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Thanks very much, Elk101! :) I thought that this wasn't the place for subtlety, so I made the skin rather green and the almost red as red as possible. :D
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What paints did you use for the greens if you don't mind me asking?
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super orks
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@Elk101: Thanks very much! :) I'm a fancypants man, so I went with some pre-shading on those. Black, white, thin mid-green (kinda like goblin green actually, but slightly muted) over all of it, highlights with pale yellow, wash with brown and green (varies between orks, so I get some slight variation in the skin tones), final highlights. High contrast fun times. Because if we're having green ork skin with bright red right next to it this is not the time and place for subtlety in colours. Also: It's bloody space orks! :P
@tomrommel1: Cheers! :)
So yeah, things are a bit chaotic here in the workshop. Had a wargames show this saturday (report to follow!), for which I had to finish some Guild Ball stuff and a not-quite-platoon of 28mm British Paras, and we're currently moving house and today I'm actually moving my paint stations to the new place. Last night I finished doing the rust on the metallics on the Orks, next up will be all the checkers. So if I manage to keep a relative amount of sanity over this task I guess the next photos you'll see will be shot at the new place already. But before that it'll take a while getting stuff rom point A to point B. I started with the cool stuff (the lead/plastic/resin mountain, minis in general, terrain, boardgames, game boxes, old school GW books), so that's at the new place already (still in boxes though). Not sure what I'll do with the post-1998 GW books and such. I'm afraid I'll have to sell some stuff; possibly beastmen and my Valhallans army. Oh, and a ton of old Shadowrun and The Dark Eye books. I'd love to keep them, but I just can't.
Anyway, that's the rather off-topic update. :D
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Thanks for the breakdown. It's a great job you've done on them.
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I always love it when you paint 40k stuff. Orks are probably amongst my favourites there. Excellent stuff sir!
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@Elk101: :) Cheers, hope it helped.
@Breazer: Thanks very much, buddy! As I said: painting 40k stuff is always fun.
Trying to slip back into my regular work schedule, and here's an Orky update on the Goffs:
(http://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2017_11/wip3.jpg.cf75e86096eb53157a1967005d4d4554.jpg)
Haven't moved the proper photo setup here yet, hence the weird half-and-half background. :p Anyway, silvery metallics are done, checkerboard pattern bits are done, clothes are done and most of the damaged paintjob effect. Next I'll do the copper-colored metallics (mostly CCW handles and some details) plus weathering, after that I guess I'll have to tackle teeth and horns and after that it's the rest of the details for me!
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Well, I'm starting to settle into the new surroundings, got the essentials set up and decided to test a few new photo setups. Here's the finished Orks, a total of 61 Boyz and 2 Nobz:
All of them (well, mostly):
(http://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2017_12/done1shrift1.jpg.51a8f4b70d178db2dd4d6f93f127ee45.jpg)
An example mob of 20 plus Nob:
(http://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2017_12/done2schrift1.jpg.cf3116505a914ee9d6c428cafc493d91.jpg)
(http://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2017_12/done3schrift1.jpg.283fc751852624e469c3405e8fc36fe7.jpg)
...and another mob:
(http://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2017_12/done4schrift.jpg.4ac3b4da03fd563aaad2c6f5d431996a.jpg)
(http://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2017_12/done5shrift.jpg.4bdbec0b3de17f4588222519b37377b0.jpg)
Hope you like them!
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Do I like them? Too right I do, cracking work.
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Thanks very much, Elk101. :) Much appreciated.
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Wow! Great stuff! 8) They bring memories. Me with my Space Wolves and my bro with his highly colourful Space Orks!
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Hey, chaps!
Look what hit my doorstep last week:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_02/WP_20180212_16_53_22_Pro.jpg.c8c80e78a72e4f9b6711e2093a4360c3.jpg)
I'm not a GW fanboy. Unless they tickle that late-80s-early-1990s nerve in me. Then I have online buddys of old (thanks a ton, Steven!) pester the good people at Warhamme World (thanks to the people of WHW. Great service!) into sending me 2 copies of Realm of Chaos - Slaves to Darkness, that bloody huge box of SM HQ tanks, a Slaves to Darkness shirt and a Slaves to Darkness cup. Okay, one of the books and the SM tanks are for a friend, the rest's for myself. Now I own two shirts with stuff on them: An Oldhammer shirt and now that Slaves to Darkness shirt. Never been a 'band shirt' guy, or stuff like that.
Over the past days I read Slaves to Darkness again. Never thought I'd hold that book in my hands; pretty amazing. The reproduction is, as far as I can see, flawless. Great stuff. And I don't think it's just a Nostalgia thing. This book (along with The Lost and the Damned) is just interesting. It gets the creative juices going. The artwork, the little vignettes, the general fluff, the humour.... it's just not a catalogue to sell figures with illustrations which show figures as they are available, it's stories and fluff and whatnot. Of course there are rules in there as well. For 40k (Rogue Trader), WHFB and the Warhammer Roleplaying Game. Anyway, highly recommended to anybody who's interested in Chaos or fantasy in general.
And here's a WIP shot of the first 4 Harlequins out of a warband of 6 I'm currently doing:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_02/wip5.jpg.1e8921f46764d98ccabd90c8f60bae4b.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_02/wip6.jpg.a3adb61b9b5fe5a183bc2684e819306d.jpg)
Hope you like them so far!
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Your harlequins look very good.
Have they re-issued Slaves to Darkness like they did with RT?
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Those harlequins are amazing! :o :-*
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@hubbabubba: Thanks, Sir-with-good-name. Yeah, they re-issued Slaves to Darkness just like they did with the RT rulebook. Passed on that (because I got a hardcopy of the rules from back then), but when it comes to Realm of Chaos... if you're an old person like I am it's a must-have. The reproduction is, as far as I can tell, flawless. They retouched the whole thing a little bit with digital trickery (mostly the photos of miniatures in the middle, with way ramped-up colours), but it's all done very subtly and well. Highly recommended; i'll definately get The Lost and the Damned as well, which in my mind is the even better book.
@Andym: Cheers. :) Comments like this help me keep on painting these figures. Well, that and the rather tight deadline. :D
I'm currently working on the green Harlequin:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_02/wip7.jpg.39396e1ab2e14b0a81cf232d73f6ae0f.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_02/wip8.jpg.549c3d5a9cd3d792b24d10f035877b51.jpg)
After that I'll do another blue one and then I can proceed to finishing them all proper. Phew.
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Neve been a big Ork fan but I love the 2nd-ed colour palette and style of the Orks up there. Top stuff.
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Ah Harlequins.. those horrible figures that only stand a chance of looking decent when painted very well - and these look fantastic for sure!
I particularly like the fiery one on the right, with red-going-into-orange and yellow.. more complementary rather than contrasting colours I guess, and more transitions because of it. Although the more I look at them, the more I like them all!
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Thanks for letting us know about the Realms of Chaos reprint. That just made my day.
And I love the classic Orks. So bright and cheerful. Makes me want to paint Orks, which I haven't wanted to do in years.
But those Harlequins...
I have no words.
Amazing just doesn't cover it.
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Battle Brush,
Those Harleys are just fantabulous.
Grimm
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@Elbows: Oh yes, I love 2nd edition Orks. The ones above are commission work (ironically for someone who ALSO loves the 1st/2nd edition Orks and wants to have more time painting those, so he outsourced the painting of the newer Orks to me. :D ); I collected my 1st/2nd edition Orks army between 2006 and 2009. Unfortunately I lost all the photos of them and have to reshoot them again at some point in time.
@Coenus Scaldingus: Oh, I really, really dig the Plastics. Of course they got less character than the original ones, but that goes for everything nowadays, eh? ;) Anyway, I really like the new plastics. They look proper nice. Thanks a ton for the compliments though. :)
@Michka: Glad to be of help. ;) Only downside is that they're Warhammer World Exclusive, but if you have a friend who goes there, I hear they can order and pay them for you and WHW will ship them to you directly. Thanks for the comments on the painting too!
@Grimmar: Cheers, much appreciated!
Well, thanks for all the positive comments, guys! I'm having a hard time pretending that these Harlequins aren't a bit straining by now in terms of how long I've been working on these bloody 6 figures already, but I'm getting there. The comments certainly help.
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_02/wip9.jpg.feba4bb719778ad91577d76ee7012f95.jpg)
The last Harlequin has been added now, as well as bases. So we got a blue one now as well. Hope you like them!
Now for the last bits of detailwork which as we all know is the most excruciating part. :D I already took a peek at the next batch of figures and I'm happy to report that I'll stick to 40k for now. It's going to be an exciting melange of power armour, heavy armour and super heavy armour. ;)
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Worth every second you've spent on them, they look incredible!
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Splendid painting :-*
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Worth every second you've spent on them, they look incredible!
Totally agree! :-*
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@Gibby, Adym: Cheers! :) Well, the deadline's looming and I have so much other stuff to do. Still lots to finish on these Harlequins though...
@OSHIROmodels: oooh, thanks for dropping by and commenting, Sir! I mostly follow your stuff on twitspace. Anyway, cheers!
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@Grimmar: Cheers, much appreciated!
Seriously, if i have ever seen better painter Harlequins i just cant recall it at this time.
Just fabulous.
Grimm
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Yep you've done fantastic work on those, well done.
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@Grimmnar: Thanks very much again. I'm sure you have seen prettier though. I sure as heck won't point you in their direction and ruin my moment of glory. :D
@hubbabubba: Thank you, Sir!
No huge news on the Harlequins I'm afraid. Currently I'm just ironing out detailstuff, so there isn't much exciting new stuff to see. So I decided to take a picture of what I currently got on my table instead, all of it at varying stages of completion:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_03/onthetable3march2018.jpg.67164610152a1f00a4cbde557c797142.jpg)
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Very nice.
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Your whole thread is a joy to read. Your painting talents are stupendous. Well done sir. If I had a hat, consider it doffed.
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@Ultravanillasmurf: Thanks!
@Nord: Cheers, much appreciated.
I started painting some Raven Guard:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_03/wip1.jpg.fd688f301be080e71c1e010342166dd6.jpg)
Hope you like them so far!
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I really like the raven guard. The way you paint the skin is always so cool. great job!
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@Breazer: Thanks very much! :)
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Back to the Raven Guard!
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_04/wip2.jpg.df05c08d27c9075125b8a2b7e8b4e43f.jpg)
Few things nicer than painting Space Marines (of any sort really). Hope you like them so far!
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Whammo, here's another WIP.
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_04/wip3.jpg.e953617c8a222886fae364cfd42e1b00.jpg)
Things be proceedin', yo. For my next trick I shall stick stuff to the bases!
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Right, now they're based as well.
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_04/done1.jpg.a1b59e94cea283c5dacc6fa92c26e50c.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_04/done2.jpg.19a41dd656bba4c956e33cd8aef5d3fa.jpg)
Hope you like them!
Now I better start packing stuff for the Tabletop Knights' Gaming Day (spring edition) this weekend.
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Test mini for an Apostles of Contagion army:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_04/testmini1schrift.jpg.f84e8aa93a66cb746b4cfa98f733c18a.jpg)
The painting scheme has been green-lit and I'll proceed with the rest of the force. :) It's nice painting a 40k army again for once. Love those things. Proper big projects, being able to get into the groove, being able to proper get into a project.
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Not sure if "very nice" is a suitable description, but you know what I mean.
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Looks great! :D
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@Ultravanillasmurf: :D Cheers!
@Breazer: Thanks, bud!
First WIP shot of the Apostles of Contagion:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_04/wip1schrift1.jpg.5cd0c93a0dcec7c5f8ade9110b3ebc18.jpg)
Nice models, could do with another billion of bloody tubes and tentacles though. ;)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_04/wip1klein.jpg.5fdbc9db2d15d19a4c93b4448406010a.jpg)
Hope you like them quite a bit so far!
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Wow!....just Wow! :o
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The Nurgle Marines look fantastically putrid.
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@Andym: Thanks! :)
@Giger: Thanks very much! Always good to see what people come up with when expressing their liking for Nugle figures. :D
Another quick update for the weekend with some WIPs:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_04/charswip1schrift.jpg.820f02fffe723e74c9776e58365816bc.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_04/blightlordswip1schrift.jpg.47fd486b22172a6a72ee1f385d5ce2c7.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_04/dgwip1schrift1.jpg.4229e117d21449b4013ef43cced8a242.jpg)
Hope you like them!
What's everybody up to this weekend? I'm about to take off down to the club for another go at What a Tanker. Wahey!
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Daemon Prince and Hellbrute, mostly done:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_04/monswip4schrift.jpg.33fffafbd1f71d0e8d63cd5b9cf12070.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_04/monswip3schrif.jpg.ab4ce4266175dbe1a60ae335108ccdd2.jpg)
Hope you like them!
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Superb.
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That is suitably stomach churning, nice in a Chaos manner.
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@twrchtrwyth: Thanks very much! May I ask how you got that nickname? :D
@Ultravanillasmurf: Thanks indeed. I went more colourful this time (usually I do more bleached out, parched looks on Nurgle things), and I thoroughly enjoy the look of it!
WIP of 39 Poxwalkers. Gee, look at the number of those boils... :D
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_04/poxwip1schrift1.jpg.202b7f522b49d612a3aca9f9d46b6715.jpg)
Hope you like them so far! :P
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That’s a lot of spots! :o 39 Pox Walkers X 20 spots per model(?)...that’s....that’s....dam, I don’t have enough fingers and toes to count that high!
Great work! :o
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Cracking work 8)
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That's a great looking collection you have.
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Inspirational! :)
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@Andym: Yeah, a bunch of spotty gits, them! ;)
@OSHIROmodels: Thanks very much!
@opponenttheory: Cheers. Yeah, I really like them. I think I even like them better than then ones I did for myself. :o (but don't tell them)
@Gibby: :D cheers!
Right, thanks for the comments! Currently painting trousers, the odd shoe I haven't painted yet, and some more details. The main thing that's left to do is the dudes in the gimp masks and over-alls and the dudes with the big hammers and coats. I plan to finish those guys tonight, and then base the whole force. This allows me to sit back, do some French Napoleonic mounted Gendarmes and hopefully some Super Dungeon Explore figures before the rest of the Nurgle force pops up.
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Oh my, that color scheme is just a little bit different than most Nurgle stuff you see. But boy does it work!
Shame on you for making me want to play 40k for a moment! ;)
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@Gargobot: Ha, thanks very much, Sir! I feel the shame indeed. :P
Hey, time for some serious updatin', eh?
Here are the finished Nurgle models.
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_05/monswip1schrift1.jpg.c209243bdfff34e485c6f53a5670c094.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_05/donechars1schrift1.jpg.c1cecb3ef4a28d97ff6f36f7764c98dc.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_05/donechars2schrift.jpg.b6e1873aaddf874520bf35dc48d770e2.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_05/doneblightlords1schrift1.jpg.5eecfd7d9f5d835aed44c29ac703b9ef.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_05/doneblightlords2schrift1.jpg.5429e19448cae7545859903d85a57832.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_05/donemarines1schrift1.jpg.da794aa5f207599f850cedac36d3ae87.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_05/donemarines2schrift1.jpg.ec08e1439482789cec26a35c46a62039.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_05/donepox1schrift1.jpg.73cc6cb0db956fa1ed6f98dc139f40f6.jpg)
Hope you like them, and that you stay tuned for more Nurgly goodness (which I was told was soon to come).
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Wow! What a stunning collection! :o :-*
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@Andym: Thanks! And there's yet more to come! Very much looking forward to that next batch, because I think there might be some heavier support in there. :) I'm left in the dark about this for now, but I hear the models (which I get built and converted already) have been in the works for a while now, so it shouldn't take too long until I know more details.
Until then I'll spend some time with these Goffs here:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_05/wip1.jpg.6a2bffecb31840effd6d9ac04463d19d.jpg)
These are the second batch for the Orks army for which I did ~60 slugga Boyz in late 2017.
1 Warboss
1 Nob with Waagh Banner
1 Weirdboy
1 Painboy
6 Nobz
60 Shootaboyz
6 Boyz with Big Shootaz
Hooray!
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Eyes Candy all around.
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@Treebeard: Thanks very much! :)
Okay, I have to admit that for the latest few steps I broke and divided the horde up in "dem boys" and Nobz/characters. Up until then I painted them all in one go. There's a slight light at the end of the tunnel on the boys (ammo belts, details like teeth dangling from belts and such and several ribbons left to do, plus final check-up to see what I forgot). Lots to do on the nobz and characters, and then the eyes on all of the models...
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_05/wip5.jpg.e6b3c4d9bab8ac464e1ff4ef3094a185.jpg)
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Are you kidding? Holy cow you paint quick, and with great results!
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How is that even possible! :o it takes me soooo long to produce one figure to half of your standard!
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This is crazy! :o :o :-* :-*
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@Dr Matias: There's no other way; there's so much to do! o_o
@Andym: Well, I have three hands and five nipples. And make efficient use of all of these when painting! lol
@Suber: Ah, just some Orks. Once the recipe's worked out it's only a matter of how long I can sit on my butt and paint without going insane. ;)
...aaaand done!
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_05/done1.jpg.e0b2fe319c6c31994ff854bc870540f8.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_05/done1b.jpg.9805a1ac755618787516946cd0e8099c.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_05/done1c.jpg.dd984f194c3e57990921daa3e0aa4e7b.jpg)
Well, not really. The Painboy's only ca.80% finished, the Warboss 90%, the Weirdboy is still pretty much unpainted (just based and the skin's done). So those will be the things I'll work on the next days.
Hope you like dem boyz! :)
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Beautiful.
There's a certain level of talent where I never really know what to comment - thank you for sharing.
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I could paint for ten years and still only produce a fraction of what you have here - and at a fraction of the skill! Beautiful stuff - that's how an army should look!
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@Scarper: Thanks very much. :) It's always nice when people take the time to comment.
@Hawkeye: Oh, thanks very much! Painting 40k stuff is always good fun.
Them Boys are finished:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_06/donenobzwarboss1schrift.jpg.c812dbadf515efe5a20567d8cedaa954.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_06/donenobzwarboss2schrift1.jpg.46b6b4d70fd9c7b5b1be7b91da10443e.jpg)
Here's a sample mob from minis from that batch:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_06/donemob1schrift1.jpg.620d96a2cfead00340ff0e652d240e12.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_06/donemob2schrift1.jpg.7664bfcc921b4445c06caa7a773d9711.jpg)
Only thing that's left to do is the Weirdboy. Have to talk details about this one with the gentleman I paint these for, then I'll get to work.
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Cracking! :o
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This thread is ace, and the speed/quality balance you managed on those Orks is increadible.
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unbelievable quick painting!
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@Andym:Thanks very much!
@Keith: Ha, many thanks indeed!
@tomrommel1: Cheers. Once a recipe is worked out things go reasonably fast.
Right, here's the final mini of the army - the Weirdboy:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_06/weirdboy1schrift.jpg.6a4074ee6ab1e62af19a77c3fc3979d8.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_06/weirdboy2schrift.jpg.2c925bd5c2c27f9b401d5d26a0fee95f.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_06/weirdboynobz2schrift.jpg.263101ad12c4b973178469355e047858.jpg)
Hope you like him! Just like every single other mini in the army he's a little bit converted. If you look closely (it#s a bit hard in the photos, but believe me, I have looked closely at every single one of those chaps :P ) there's not two single minis alike in this army. It's really impressive. I didn't build them, I just painted them.
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Nice! 8) is the weirdboy a new ork model? I don't remember ever seeing that figure anywhere!
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Lovely painting.
I've never really liked the current 40k ork aesthetic, but that changes when looking at them with your paint work.
Well done indeed
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Nice! 8) is the weirdboy a new ork model? I don't remember ever seeing that figure anywhere!
It's a warhammer/Age of Sigmar Shaman I think. With a converted staff. It's very nice!
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@Andym: Thanks very much! Yeah, it's a new Orc shaman with the staff converted (as Sir_Theo pointed out already).
@hubbabubba: Thank you! That's always one of the most flattering kinds of compliments. The funny thing is is that not only me not really digging the Ork redo that happened in 1998 made me collect the Orks army of younger me a bunch of years ago (all 1st and 2nd edition Orks), but also the gentleman I paint these Orks I just posted for is collecting one of these old-school only Orks as well. Which is why he lacks the time and inclination to pain these new-style Orks himself. :D So yeah, there are several of us who feel the same way you do.
Right, let's move on to Infinity for once!
WIP PanO team:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_06/wippano.jpg.54860ce69a822c6bcded98d6074e7f14.jpg)
Hope you like them so far! I love high-contrast, shiny dark blue sci-fi armour.
I'm currently working on these chaps here, followed by a Yu Jing team and then some Haqqislam minis. Funnily enough, I never painted Yu Jing before. Should be fun.
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Here's the Yu Jing team (also still kinda WIP):
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_06/wipyujing.jpg.90c056113ebf4e690d80a81b71c7e022.jpg)
Hope you like them so far! First time I'm painting Yu Jing, believe it or not.
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Here's a WIp shot of the Haqqislam figures:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_06/wiphaqq1.jpg.4f81097cf6944dcb27519056c908b165.jpg)
These are just the regular sized ones; there's a big guy yet to come as well!
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Last WIP of the Haqqislam minis. Added the big Al Fasid and some odd lighting. :P
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_06/wiphaqq2.jpg.6fd3c5532f8df77fe87ec71a1083d017.jpg)
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No Infinity fans on here? Shame, they look great, but then I'm biased! lol
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These Infinity models look absolutely fantastic. I know how tiny and detailed they are to paint, too.
They're all great but I love the high-contrast blue on the PanO squad.
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Splendid figures, great backdrop too 8)
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@Randell: :D Thanks very much! I guess Infinity-heads are over in more Infinity-centric forums. I guess it would also get more attention if I'd made a separate thread for these Infinity minis, but I don't want to clutter LAF with threads to be honest. Anyway, all the more thanks to you and the others who dropped by and took the time to comment! :) Funny thing on the side: Few days ago I posted a kinda ruddy snapshot of some Malifaux figures (WIP) I'm working on over on Twitter and the photo got a TON of likes and a bunch of retweets. Up there with the all made-up infinity shots with terrain and all. Maybe I'm underestimating the popularity of Infinity vs. Malifaux. It's very interesting to have one's perceptions of things put to the test.
@tomogui: Thanks, Sir! Yus, always fun painting Infinity minis. These here I got pre-assembled and they had some super glue stuck here and there, which I had to take care off. Didn't make things easier. :D Cheers, the cool thing about going high-contrast is that you don't really need any contrasting colours in there as you got the dark/light contrast on there, which leads to this very different aesthetic, which I really enjoy, especially with dark blue shiny stuff. Love it.
@OSHIROmodels: Thanks very much once more! I got the models last week, by the way. Lovely, lovely, lovely. No idea when I get the time to do anything with them, but at least I got them now, just in case. ;)
Right, Infinity minis are done now. :)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_06/done1.jpg.12da953a6f77c6e94b7aac87a8d649fb.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_06/haqqdone1.jpg.88e98beb8ea9a009567b5a6b52e1e311.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_06/panodone1.jpg.687912d0cb1947831d861097bd578957.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_06/yujingdone1.jpg.4bce29265c64c996200c7e8ab55be2b6.jpg)
Hope you like them!
..and now I have to go varnish them.
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Stunning stuff! Your painting never ceases to amaze!!! :o
How did you do the photo backdrop too? Is that painted or photoshopped in?
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@Andym: That's just photoshopped in. Not that I know much about photography, but I think it makes the whole picture look extremely askew in terms of composition. :D
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Got to disagree with your last statement, mate! I think it places them firmly in a world setting! It kinda adds to the story you've created with your figures and terrain. 8)
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Excellent painting.
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Wow, just wow! Sorry about the superglue! I'm away on holiday now for a week.
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@Andym: Thanks very much. That's might kind of you.
@Ultravanillasmurf: Once more - thanks very much!
@Randell: Oh, don't worry. :D With these Infinity minis it's kinda hard to tell if that happened or not and it's often only noticeable when you paint those specific bits. Either way, I think they turned out well and I hope that you like them. :)
So let's see what's next on the list. More Nurgle stuff, I suppose. Well, as soon as the replacement part for the Malifaux figures (http://"http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=103777.15") (feel free to visit the thread about those chaps here: http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=103777.15 (http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=103777.15) ) arrives. Then I can finish those, and THEN I can go on (or back) to Nurgly Death Guardy things.
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The infinity stuff is looking awesome! very nicely done sir!
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@Breazer: Thanks very much!
The past two months I've also been working on a slightly out of the ordinary side project resulting in these:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_06/done1.jpg.a7cf98ca351cf484898955ad11f5503f.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_06/done3.jpg.eeed74668220cc013d8dd876fcec78f0.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_06/nindone2.jpg.6d6f8f21dc0829f3b5f58eaf45395e65.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_06/nindone3.jpg.b7e80f87ebbe5ae35204e987ddf03a1c.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_06/nindone4.jpg.60357f7ab3b21c9b06a802d4a0fbf24a.jpg)
These aren't commission jobs, but a bday present for my brother. The "Blue Bomber" (ehem) is a third party controller I'd only gotten to test the techniques I wanted to apply to the proper present one. Took me ages, it was a voyage with many ups and downs. Once I finally called it done I got out the original Nintendo GC controller to make it the proper Ninja Gaiden themed "production model". :p My brother's hugely into Smash Brothers and pines for Ryu Hayabusa to be added to the roster at some point. (btw: If you hold any power over the deeds of Nintendo, please make that a thing. That would be swell. :D ). Hence the theme. Learned a lot about GC controllers over the past 8 weeks, I have to say.
Gave the controllers to him on Thursday (the blue one more for show rather than for play), he was highly pleased.
But that's all past now and yesterday I started doing proper (but unglamorous things) again: administrative stuff, preparing new models for painting, priming stuff, varnishing the Infinity minis, etc. In the mean time I left scatter terrain I've been painting on the side on the table over night. It's generally not a good idea to leave fresh fruit and vegetable lying out over night in July. When I turned on the desk light today I found the table crawling with these:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_07/WP_20180703_12_37_10_Pro.jpg.5e62c17cf42cc632555c1d5aceaf92ea.jpg)
A huge swarm of chaos cultists, nibbling at the half-painted plums and cheese. I'll try to shoo them off now by basing and priming them. Wish me luck.
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Right, how's everybody enjoying their weekend? Watching the footballs and stuff?
Here's a WIP shot of the new Nurgle bosses:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_07/wip1.jpg.510c0cffb5ddfbd668b1b0ec8e24e7eb.jpg)
Hope you like them so far! The shot may be a bit odd, because I think my flash just died. Which sucks. Maybe it gets better again. Anybody here good with plug-on camera flashes?
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Heyhey, here we got shots of the test minis for the Chaos cultists:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_07/wip2.jpg.22b4919885c4c1be8cee96a4c99294ae.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_07/wip3.jpg.4015a2a4f99725eec4131ae784a1b7af.jpg)
The only orders I had for these was "not necessarily the same colour scheme as on the Nurgle dudes, but make the basing the same". So I basically was free to act as I wanted. Which threw me a little to be honest. In the end I went off of the 3rd edition chaos cultists studio paintjob and went on from there. Hope you like them!
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Very nice.
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Loving that purple! :-*
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@Ultravanillasmurf: Thanks!
@Andym: :D Thanks very much!
Heyhey, here's another update on the cultists!
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_07/wip4.jpg.cc86976ed270cbbf58183d57d22d083c.jpg)
At least roughly half of them. ;) Hope you like the dudes so far!
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Since the first 27-ish figures are done I'm working on the rest now:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_07/wip5.jpg.d526545ec95be4853ec03f2ebc7b4b43.jpg)
The temperatures aren't making this any easier. :D Apart from that I have to start preparing for Vienna Miniatures Convention in early August:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_07/40544c51ebd1b468b993b9f9fa53cc95-rimg-w508-h720-gmir.jpg.1b7b094b308a1ce9bcbd8ccc28061118.jpg)
Highly recommending this convention. It's going to be a big deal (for what conventions look like around here at least). Throughout the two days you'll be able to watch "international mini painting celebs" do their thing and of course I'll be present as well with my workshop table(s). As always I'm happy to chat and paint with people at the event, show off some minis and maybe help out with some hints if you have any questions. I'll have brushes, paints and test minis, but you're more than welcome to bring along figures of your own.
Looking forward to seeing you there! ;)
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Excellent collection of figures 8)
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@OSHIROmodels: Cheers!
...and because we all love WIP shots, here's another one:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_07/wip7.jpg.e8979ccbface466fa43a018324eef2ba.jpg)
I have to let you know though that this will be the last WIP of these guys though. They're essentially finished. All that's left to do is add the very special grass to the bases. Hope you like them!
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"Hold on, there's a chaos cult? This is not in accordance to regulations!"
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_07/eiswip1.jpg.0212928fb4e13aaa4a9805afe56c4f10.jpg)
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Yo, good evening!
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_07/eiswip3.jpg.de21e4f24a3e7587cb7fd25db25c979e.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_07/eiswipo2.jpg.35a2a36b64c2e096171394018357e283.jpg)
...just because I happened to have a bunch of cultists lying around. ;)
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Right, my grass tufts have arrived and I finished the Nurgle characters and chaos cultists:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_08/done1schrift1.jpg.a373beb22cba135f13c0692f937b9404.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_08/done2schrift1.jpg.31469dc984910f47f0a10bd688fd2a54.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_08/done1schrift1.jpg.e83dafb931cf4f892e73b9c83a57ba1a.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_08/done2schrift1.jpg.ad92b8906df4dc05ab5f6be879a96e31.jpg)
Hope you like them!
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Cracking work! :o
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@Andym: Thanks very much! Can't beat the look of a proper army. :)
That was fun, right? So I took some more photos of a mix of figures I did for this army so far.
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_08/overview1schrift1.jpg.84de2d93fd8f81d7b29312df2a178662.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_08/overviewclose1schrift1.jpg.a48ed934b5b8b9703941a5be22918040.jpg)
Should have painted one of the cultists like Waldo.. :P
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Hi, peeps!
Granted, I haven't painted a whole lot of sci-fi stuff lately, but I was surprised to see that I skipped a few updates I should have posted on here!
So first, here's a Highlander for Infinity:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_11/5.jpg.235e32b9ce94b74d2da55d8376ea5312.jpg)
Then somehow Kill Team became a thing and I felt the need to paint some scatter terrain for modern/sci-fi urban things:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_12/scatter1size.jpg.754a956733015a2974a9010309850242.jpg)
Mostly bits from a set sold by Warlord Games, plus the portable loos are from TTCombat. Bought those a few years ago at a show, because I knew they'd come in handy at some point. All of these bits can be seen in that Kill Team battle report I wrote a while ago.
Then I did another Eisenhorn:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2019_01/eisneuwip1.jpg.b72eb9e746de2330500a6ef9f6403ee3.jpg)
Not a great shot, but at this point I assume we all know what this chap looks like. :D This time I was asked to make him a little different with grey-ish blue shoulder armour. I offset the lack of colour caused by this by using more gold on the metallics.
...and this brings us up to speed pretty much. I'm currently working on a batch of Infinity figures. KTS, a Druze Shock Team, two corporate security people, a bunch of Haqqislam figures and of course the Fat Yuan Yuans:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2019_01/yuanwip1.jpg.d1feba43f8dedf0f670a45df6fa10bcf.jpg)
These in the photo are still a bit WIP, but I'm getting there. Unique, fun figures with a pretty charming background and incredible presentation. Gimmicky as hell, but it's something i hadn't seen done before.
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2019_01/yuanbox.jpg.8d06871c53cfa713de4540431cfda9ac.jpg)
They come in a faux asia noodle box, along with a little menu printed on authentically thin and crappy paper with fat stains on it and three pins. Oh, and here's a fun fact: The two bodies of the figures are the same sculpt. It's just in the arms and mounting on the bases that makes the different poses.
So yeah, I got the green light on the Haqqislam colour scheme last weekend, so I'm currently working on getting all the Haqqis done. Here's a WIP shot:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2019_03/wip3shoop.jpg.ab2b79070ee3110d32937d093ac8257c.jpg)
Not pictured: 77 Goff Orks (slugga boyz, Kommandoz, Tank Bustaz, bomb squigs and a Runtherd) who are standing on my desk. I'd started working on them, then I got a message asking me to rip'em off their 25mm bases and put them on 32mm ones. Yikes. Well, that's done now as well. So I'll see that I get these Infinity figures done, then it's the Ork Boyz, then back to another batch of Infinity figures (about 10 figures I think), and if I'm a good boy I'll have that all done by the time the new Kickstarter figures from Dead Earth Games arrive which then have to be painted asap so they can use those in their promo for the next KS wave for Pirates of the Dread Seas. I've seen the masters already and they look mighty fine. So that's something to look forward to.
...and right in this moment I spotted a Haqqislam lady who had hidden between the horde of Orks to skip the last five painting steps on their comrades. That's what I get for putting too much stuff on the desk. Sigh. Please excuse me. :P
edit: Oh, and of course I've got the Austrian Salute show report in the works. Still have to put together the photos of my own stall there, then it's going straight online.
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Cracking update 8)
I'm not really a fan of gimmicky figure advertising but that noodle box tickle me lol
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Cracking update 8)
I'm not really a fan of gimmicky figure advertising but that noodle box tickle me lol
Exactly the same here. If the world was run according to me figures would be send out in little plastic baggies or classic blister packs AT BEST, but I appreciate people going all-out (or in) on the gimmcikiness if they feel like they must.
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Nice update! I do love your painting style!.....oh, and your output is phenomenal! :o
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@Andym: Thank you. Comments are always highly appreciated.
@Captain Brown: :D Well, thanks.
While I'm waiting for primer to dry on the next Infinity project, here's the finished Haqqis:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2019_03/5c9f48ce669c6_haqqdone1schriftshoop.jpg.fe332951312a89e4f8af84a659dc9a32.jpg)
Hope you like them, more detailled shots to follow!
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Stunning Brushwork :-*
Would you mind sharing how you did the barrels/guns on the Haq models?
I've just discovered the Vallejo Opaque paints and am loving them.
I've been playing around with using the Vallejo 72.155 Heavy Charcoal and looking at using it for rubber tyres & or weapons (Gun barrels etc).
It seems to be a warmer (?) colour and maybe I need to look at something else.
Thanks for sharing your pics :D
Allan
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@fluffy05: Thanks very much. :) It's just black (craft store), white (Schmincke acrylic) and a blue-ish light mid-grey (Vallejo Intermediate Blue) and mixes thereof. For funsies I also used Reaper's Snowdrift white for not-quite-final highlights, because it's a blue-ish grey/white I got for free earlier this year and it fits the whole pseudo-NMM on the guns. I do own two of Vallejo Game Colors' Extra Opague paints. Not many, because I generally don't do much with the Game Color range, but I got two, and they're really nice paints.
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@fluffy05: Thanks very much. :) It's just black (craft store), white (Schmincke acrylic) and a blue-ish light mid-grey (Vallejo Intermediate Blue) and mixes thereof. For funsies I also used Reaper's Snowdrift white for not-quite-final highlights, because it's a blue-ish grey/white I got for free earlier this year and it fits the whole pseudo-NMM on the guns. I do own two of Vallejo Game Colors' Extra Opague paints. Not many, because I generally don't do much with the Game Color range, but I got two, and they're really nice paints.
Thanks for the help Sigur.
You've pointed me in the right direction and I am very grateful :)
Keep up the amazing brushwork (and sharing your pics).
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@fluffy05: Any time and I will! :D Especially since I'm pretty sure we've crossed paths quite a few times now. Could it be that you posted on Druchii.net? Somehow I got a mental image of your username on there.
Right, here are the closer-up pics of this latest batch of Infinity figures:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2019_04/haqqdoneallscchrift.jpg.03df37382598cd345c1c26339c9b6576.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2019_04/haqqdone5schrift.jpg.d6a4ca81d1273774c52c8c8b2b312f94.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2019_04/haqqdone4schrifz.jpg.507768dc77a4b4e9c7010499b7992156.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2019_04/haqqdone1schrift.jpg.cd17bc1314ae125766f7249f361dd8cc.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2019_04/haqqdone2schrift.jpg.76788ea9efec561c3fcd730d4cedd2e5.jpg)
Druze Shock Team:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2019_04/druze1blschrift.jpg.a49ebdf1adfd40b4b76f779b541c6039.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2019_04/druze2blschrift.jpg.217172d38f96d1fb0fbb443f2bc1755e.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2019_04/druze1schrift.jpg.2125e8ae20f179f31259832eadcc8569.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2019_04/druze2schrift.jpg.f1877d9c456da0115f58ccd0093eff7f.jpg)
Kaplan Tactical Services:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2019_04/ktsbl1schrift1.jpg.0df915e0c83069443f2d4f6bfad6bdf3.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2019_04/kts1schrift.jpg.125ae03bf2cdbf6cb4e096c3677a92f9.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2019_04/kts2schrift1.jpg.3ce17f8c0a8efc04f2616bf7a875bbde.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2019_04/sec1schrift1.jpg.222eaa0cb1e4b64f15f12978811d062d.jpg)
Hope you like them! :)
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Since I got a ton to do I rushed straight on to painting Space Orks. Finished the 35 Slugga Boyz (pictures of those to follow, possibly not before I got the Kommandoz and Tank Bustaz done, let's see), now I slipped in another batch of Infinity figures, incidently Haqqislam again, but with a slightly different look. Here's a WIP of the figures:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2019_04/wip1.jpg.98e2b66f62d305e4b57af390329ac8d0.jpg)
full sized image: https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2019_04/wip1.jpg.98e2b66f62d305e4b57af390329ac8d0.jpg (https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2019_04/wip1.jpg.98e2b66f62d305e4b57af390329ac8d0.jpg)
Slowly getting there. Hope you like them so far.
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Certainly do like them 8)
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Nice work on those.
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Loverly! 8)
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@fluffy05: Any time and I will! :D Especially since I'm pretty sure we've crossed paths quite a few times now. Could it be that you posted on Druchii.net? Somehow I got a mental image of your username on there.
Could have been? I'm sure I've hit you up with painting questions before.
Have not painted regularly for a long time and am just starting to learn how to paint all over again - lol
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@OSHIROmodels: Cheers!
@Ultravanillasmurf: Thanks very much.
@Andym: :D Thanks, Sir!
@fluffy05: Oh, right. Sure, no problem. Do you have a thread on here where you post your stuff?
@Gitsplitta: :D I really appreciate that. Comparatively small events across the Atlantic, and still you take the time to look through the reports!
Here's the latest Infinity project done:
Haqqislam:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2019_04/haqq1.jpg.eb9c90381c9290f9a7f65c528c0dfb02.jpg)
Yu Jing:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2019_04/yujing3.jpg.1496ad07c041f43f6db96abae197babb.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2019_04/yujing2.jpg.a1e951b78023a85950bf4e937f0681a6.jpg)
Tomorrow I'll show a friend how to play Last Days (the zombies game I recently got). Looking forward to that. Do you have any mini gaming planned for the Easter weekend?
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Top stuff
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Some cracking painting in this thread!
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@Randell: Glad you like'em!
@von Lucky: Cheers, much appreciated. :)
Right, more proper photos now. Well, at least photos with a neutral background. :P
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2019_04/haqqdone1.jpg.20318c8dfedb9289f3fc79acb48960ce.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2019_04/haqqdone2.jpg.37d4a8d0b2ba0ec2aa64720653e0ea81.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2019_04/haqqdone3.jpg.39e94d614bd7abbb4047498beb383e25.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2019_04/haqqdone4.jpg.12e09fe737977d603b15d820584aa69b.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2019_04/haqqdone5.jpg.a2851951c1c077b8b4734b5be37532f3.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2019_04/yujingdone1.jpg.54ee781cb075b4bde48f4e5d89853f37.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2019_04/yujingdone2.jpg.cf4e3d82ab435cb42e93f3ee66bc0041.jpg)
Hope you like them!
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Very good.
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Hi!
You know I'm following other works of yours, but here I can't restrain myself from putting many exclamation marks!
!!!!!!!!!
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Fantastic painting - not at all jealous honest! ::) ;)
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@Ultravanillasmurf: Thank you!
@DintheDin: :D Always a pleasure to see you reply, Sir!(!!!)
@aliensurfer: Cheers. :)
Okay, let's not lose any time, there's too much to do. On to Space Orks! Those are still a bit WIP. Need some weathering, bases done and final check-up:
Slugga Boyz:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2019_04/boyzwuip1.jpg.214914667e4e265bc185a8180ebbee0b.jpg)
Kommandoz:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2019_04/kommwip1.jpg.42e7fc06315d54468c670df038ece772.jpg)
...and here's an earlier WIP of a mob of Tank Huntaz:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2019_04/thwip1.jpg.58a1edd087e3b2097c1a13392b4ff891.jpg)
As with previous units I do for this project (it's a pretty darned big Orks army I've been working on in batches since late 2017) I can't take credit for the remarkable builds. A LOT of thought goes into these to make each of the Boyz unique. None of the guys looks like another via clever conversions, use of resin parts, a bit of sculpting, and a mix of the above. Especially the Tank Huntaz again feature a ton of subtle conversions to keep a varied look about them. Then I slap on variants of the colour scheme onto every one of them and we end up with a huge force of individuals. As Orks should be, even if they're Goffs!
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Well, happy weekend! What are we all up to? Had a smashing time last night playing Zelda2 (with someone who'd never played it before. Very entertaining.). Tonight I'm going to play Blackstone Fortress, which I'm sure will be fun as well. Virago took the time and painted the whole set, so it would be rude not to. ;)
In terms of painting I'm still slaving away at the Ork tank hunterz. Here's another WIP shot:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2019_04/thwip2schrit.jpg.e5ae6d404cbed82fd6fbe2bb79f75ad0.jpg)
full size image: https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2019_04/thwip2schrit.jpg.e5ae6d404cbed82fd6fbe2bb79f75ad0.jpg (https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2019_04/thwip2schrit.jpg.e5ae6d404cbed82fd6fbe2bb79f75ad0.jpg)
I've said it before - I'm just the painter in this case, and it's remarkable how much work the guy who built these puts into it. Each and every single Ork is different by use of subtle conversions. Also means that each of the buggers has details and details hidden away on their person, especially on these bloody backpacks. :D Takes ages. But they're cool figures. I just hope that I haven't overdone it with the reds, but I'll leave that to boss to decide.
Hope you like the boyz so far and do have a nice weekend!
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Loving those Space Orks. Perfect skin tone too, very plant like. But, my goodness, there are rather a lot of them aren’t there!
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@Grumbledook: Thanks very much. :) I really like them too. I had those with me at Vienna Fantasy Gaming Convention (the gentleman I painted these for let me keep them a bit longer). When I got them out to put them in the showcase I caught myself thinking "wow, those look really cool". lol
Well, I'm back to doing one of those chaps...
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2019_07/wip1.jpg.cdd6082792fd75cf97a3b0bf4ffaee51.jpg)
Third 40k-sized Warhound I'm doing, second one I'm building. Always quite a ride. :D
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These reds are that make all the other colors pop, but I also like your many shades of greens, highlighting perfectly their musculature!
Awesome boyz!
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I am always impressed to see how much quality you are able to achieve on such a vast number of models. You should make a video tutorial and get Patron. You turn out so much remarkable stuff and you have an unique style. I think a lot of people would be interested in your way of doing things hobby wise. A YouTube channel would also help to promote your commission business. Okay enough of unasked business advise ::)
Great to see an update :)
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Da orks is da best :D :D :D :D :D
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@DintheDin: Yeah, I thought that if Red-armoured, green-skinned Orks are what's asked for there's really no use in taking a subtle approach. Also: 40k. Why bother with subtlety. :D
@batu: Thanks very much for the compliment and suggestions. Read your comment before I went to bed last night, had a bit of a think, could write pragraphs and paragraphs about the topic, probably shouldn't. :D So I'll leave it at that: Maybe I will (have to) do all that in the future. I greatly enjoy doing painting workshops at wargames shows or dedicated group or solo painting workshops with people of all ages and skill levels. I used to do (painfully intricate) painting tutorials in the past for websites, magazines, and so on. Still do (to order). Which pretty much is my dream situation. Rest assured though that if or when I get on the whole video thing I will let all of you know. Endlessly, loudly. In gaudy colours. Possibly along with giveaways. ;) Feel free to follow me on Twitter (which is nice, and which I use a fair bit), Facebook (which is a wretched place) or instagram though.
@Nord: A-Yup. :D
Full disclosure - I started putting the Titan together a while ago actually, so here's another update to help bring this thread up to speed:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2019_07/wip2.jpg.71cde933fab1513e2e44206fe29aa3c8.jpg)
I'll see that I get as much done as possible on this guy over the weekend, because there's a LOT of stuff to do and of course I got a very short-term plea for help by someone I paint a lot of stuff for. He needs a ~1metre long U-Boot painted pretty much asap. So that'll mess up my schedule big time. :D Picking it up Monday morning. What are you all doing this weekend?
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Hah - "he needs a ~1metre long U-Boot painted pretty much asap". Don't we all?
This weekend I prepped a fair few figures (including black spray paint, brown, lighter brown dry brush) and painted 6(!) of those straight away - some 15mm stags and lions from Eureka. Smallest batch I have done for a long time. No where near to what you pump out.
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Sounds interesting though. What are these for?
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Right, let's jump ahead in time to almost-today.
Mr.Stripey can't feel his legs at the moment, but at least his interior is starting to take shape..
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2019_07/wip4schrift.jpg.198b2b1f5368f52ac539d5c2a1577552.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2019_07/wip5schrift.jpg.7fc9f53b2b32e57449d939e62a2771a9.jpg)
Earlier today I took a size comparison photo along with other 28mm-sized friends (Imperial Fist Marine, Alexander I., Viking Lady, Siberia Regiment Grenadiers):
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2019_07/wip6.jpg.51f5b84dc3ce6eb8e3a33b210a2d0b8d.jpg)
So yeah, trying to get the gold done next, I guess. Hope you like him so far!
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Cracking work! :o
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That's spot on mate 8)
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@Andym: Thanks. :)
@OSHIROmodels: Cheers, much appreciated.
He's supposed to go along with his Legio Crucius mates I painted a while ago:
(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-moS2yx8oXL4/UWFYoYEJYGI/AAAAAAAACcw/Ev1CuE2Cyjk/s1600/front1.jpg)
(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pCO-2V7Hxp8/WZjsFmTJ3OI/AAAAAAAAJuY/-AeyXuoV3WUqNPWtvMrrCGcB2pf_e4bqACLcBGAs/s1600/done1bessaschrift.jpg)
So yeah, so far today I mostly finished off the pilots and cockpit. I guess I'm at the "last 20% which take 80% of the time" stage of the project now.
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Yeah!
Go for an entire Legion lol
I guess I'm at the "last 20% which take 80% of the time" stage of the project now.
Yup, I get that as well lol
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Stunning painting. Really. really beautiful.
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So smooth and neat! Legendary!
Sigur, you know I follow your other threads, but your brush in space obtains other dimensions and freedom!
Cheers!
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@OSHIROmodels: :D Hey, if the gentleman I paint these for wants to have a legion, who am I to stop him? ;)
@von Lucky: Thanks very much, Sir!
@DintheDin: Thank you. :) Yeah, well, 40k stuff is good fun to paint. And indeed, you get to use colours which many historical minis don't allow for of course.
Right, time for an update!
Wolfshead (a.k.a. Mr.Stripey) is finished.
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2019_08/1schrift.jpg.c3459aafa05fe0b6402967f8e04b7e9c.jpg)
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That's that. :) Hope you like him. I took great care that things (especially the interior) got the same colours as his Legio Crucius pal I painted a few years ago, especially wires, tubes, lenses/screens, etc. Which made it take a whole lot longer than just painting the things how I like. :D
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...after that I painted a Baneblade.
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2019_08/serieb1schrift.jpg.19fed654786a11b5099d23d42503393f.jpg)
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Who could ever stand up to this amount (and tonnage) of imperial might?
A dynamic duo of bespandex'd heroes!
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2019_08/1schrift.jpg.c8fdca3c7df6740c96f7a8803eefb285.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2019_08/deathjester3aschrift.jpg.32f3c75fd17f5e64537fc8bda8ad8540.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2019_08/deathjester5schrift.jpg.b92099569887237d6182d58c04707c8e.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2019_08/shadowseer1schrift.jpg.a9e28d279464f68bda64fb3d2912da39.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2019_08/shadowseer3schrift.jpg.a927979f79e3e3efba24d206634cab1a.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2019_08/shadowseer5schrift.jpg.b4e853ee7ef85102de439ba17acd964c.jpg)
...and from there it's straight on to another Harlequin project! Here's three test minis for that:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2019_08/test4.jpg.0b842c7a74bb556f16a893a462281f1b.jpg)
I sent them off to get the colour scheme thumbed-up by the gentleman I paint these for. Fingers crossed.
Right, I hope you like the minis!
As for my own stuff - little news there. I got to play Rangers of Shadow Deep, of which I hope to do a review and game report soon. Until then - happy weekend!
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Impressive work as always Sigur. However, I am interested in how the Meter Long U-boat turned out.
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@Easy E: Yikes stripes, you're right. I forgot posting that on here. :D One moment, I'll fix that in a bit!
edit: Right, it's up now: https://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=119199.0 (https://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=119199.0). Must have missed posting it because it was such a rush due to the extremely tight deadline. :D
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Excellent work.
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Beautifully done.
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@Ultravanillasmurf: Thanks very much!
@hubbabubba: Cheers!
Well, the colour scheme/general look got the customer's thumbs-up right away. Now I guess I better get to work on the rest of the Harlequins...
Do have a nice weekend, people. Mine, I predict, will mostly by full of diamond shapes. :P Then: pear-shaped after tonight' birthdayday get-together, then diamon-shaped again. :D
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Right, here's a WIP shot of some more Space Circusfolk:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2019_09/wip1.jpg.edc0df9b6df20460c7c702762eeb25d5.jpg)
Hope you like them so far!
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Sigur, Space is your domain!
You have many more dimensions for your brushes to work! :-*
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your painting in all areas / periods / genres is just wonderful - always an utter delight upon which to feast the eyes.
40k models are stunning sculpting-wise of course - I don't like the vibe / 'message' of the ip - feeling it plays to all that's most worrying about GW tbh - or too many people take it that way anyway - but when you see paintjobs like yours it's hard to feel too curmudgeonly about it.
the interiors of that titan thingy are amazing.
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Seriously, how many of you is there ?
You paint at a rate and quality level rarely seen. Very impressive.
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@DintheDin: Space is the place!
@Bloggard: Thanks very much! I'm rather sure I get what you're saying. I think it's just not to be taken seriously and essentially "this is where totalitarism and an inability to talk to the other side will get you". The minis are well done though. Eldar especially of course (because they didn't mess with the bloody designs for the past 30 years! ;) ). Yus, titan interiors are always the most interesting parts. Outsides may make an impression at first sight, but it really is just technical stuff (and usually very basic).
@Treebeard: 3,587,013. And most of us are where you least expect us! Mwahahahaha! Thanks very much for the kind words. I kinda have to, because people will scream at me if I don't finish their stuff in time. Even more so than they do already! :O
Right, here's another WIP shot of some Harlequin troopers, including a Solitaire:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2019_09/wip2.jpg.564fcc55d75c77b1cb701025e9d16c00.jpg)
They're slowly dancing towards the finish line. After these, there's just the Shadowseer and Death Jester left to do. Well, "just". :P
Hope you like them!
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They look so nimble and light and really look like dancing! :-*
Apart from the striking, neat colors, I like very much how you did the base texture! Cheers!
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superb as ever.
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@DintheDin: Thanks very much. Late at night, I draw the curtains so the neighbors don't see and have a little dance with them. As for the bases, I can't take the credit I'm afraid, as those are solid resin casts. :O Thanks anyway!
@Bloggard: thanks very much. :) Always happy to get comments.
Time flies when you're having fun, they say! Either way, these tres delinquentes are just a shuriken's thickness away from being finished.
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2019_09/chars1schrift.jpg.5bf9f9c8f8b8bd7c3c3f114995a9d1d5.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2019_09/charsback1.jpg.089540b4ecc6a468f71a32a8870ac6d3.jpg)
Hope you like them!
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Nice painting, particularly the transition on the middle one's robes!
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@von Lucky: Thanks very much!
Well, that's done now.
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2019_09/done1scjroft.jpg.5004591c6eea058e50d3e30d65fd1c7d.jpg)
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Hope you like them!
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Right, after a broken camera and impossible odds to find the tufts that fit the template I had to work off of on this project exactly.... here are the Ultramarines!
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2019_11/backdrop1schrift1.jpg.b5f8eeaad5c9b0f058933ab8f761d480.jpg)
full size image: https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2019_11/backdrop1schrift1.jpg.b5f8eeaad5c9b0f058933ab8f761d480.jpg (https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2019_11/backdrop1schrift1.jpg.b5f8eeaad5c9b0f058933ab8f761d480.jpg)
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Hope you like them! :) More pictures to follow soon.
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Very nice!
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Neat job and this blue pops :-*
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@von Lucky: Thanks! :)
@DintheDin: Thank you!
...and here's the rest!
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Eliminators:
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Intercessors Squad:
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Intercessors Squad:
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Lieutenant:
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Redemptor Dreadnought:
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(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2019_11/redemptor1schrift1.jpg.e8e152a3fe15e33bf36470ca34fec194.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2019_11/redemptor5schrift1.jpg.c97169cfd5b3956e07090be832b38173.jpg)
Very interesting project indeed, because these chaps are meant to fit in with an already existing Ultramarines army (the one my good friend Garfy sold a while ago: https://taleofpainters.blogspot.com/2016/10/for-sale-2000pt-ultramarine-army.html?m=1#more (https://taleofpainters.blogspot.com/2016/10/for-sale-2000pt-ultramarine-army.html?m=1#more). This means that I had not only to adapt my approach and style and paint things a bit differently than I might have if I've had free rein. The camo cloaks on the Eliminators were to fit the ones the Scouts in the existing army, which was a bit of a challenge to keep the look of the camo pattern even though it's not how I'd done it at all, so I had to improvise and adapt a little.
But yeah, fun times. Hope you like the army, and I hope that I get to paint Space Marines again soon!
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Couldn't be more perfectly painted! And the weathering is, oooh! Cheers!
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Hooray. :) Thanks very much. We see a lot of Ultramarines of course (well, at least I do in the dark, dark corners of the interweb I inhabit), and they're basically all painted the same way, but in the end that looks really nice, and it's basically what the people want. And who can blame them.
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Hello, friends.
I'm currently painting Space Orks again. 60 Stormboyz, 30 Looterz, 60 Gretchins, and a bunch of characters (among them three different Shokk Attack guns! :O ). Oh my, is everything huge. And cluttered in what is often called detail. :D
After the first three stages or so I had to split the Stormboyz up into two batches of 30 boyz and 2 Nobz each to make it somewhat manageable. Here's a WIP shot of the first batch as it is now:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2020_01/wip3schrift.jpg.3db904946fdba77a74bcecea5e567b24.jpg)
full size image: https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2020_01/wip3schrift.jpg.3db904946fdba77a74bcecea5e567b24.jpg (https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2020_01/wip3schrift.jpg.3db904946fdba77a74bcecea5e567b24.jpg)
Still loads to do, but we're slowly getting there. Hope to get them finished properly and maybe get a bit of a head start on the next 30 before I have to put the Orks aside for more urgently deadlined projects! Hope you like them so far.
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Lovely painting :D
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Cool 8)
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Great job on this so fearsome horde! Cheers!
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@aliensurfer: Thanks very much!
@OSHIROmodels: Just what the ladies say when I show them my Orks.
@DintheDin: Thanks very much. And that was just the first half of the Stormboyz. :D
Right, I think I'm slowly getting rid of that annoying cold. AND last week I got 53 "Need them done until next week. It's not a hard deadline, but it would be nice" emergency 18mm-Prussians done in quite a painting marathon. So now I'm back to painting Stormboyz:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2020_01/1196057234_batch2wip1schrift.jpg.c1779ec1af4f8e89cca59c44a5a72cb0.jpg)
Hope you like them so far! Saving proper angles for when them boyz are actually done.;)
And now I'll go to bed and read the Chain of Command rules again. I'll demo that gem of a game on Sunday to a band of Bolt Action players.
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And now I'll go to bed and read the Chain of Command rules again. I'll demo that gem of a game on Sunday to a band of Bolt Action players.
Good luck! Convert the heathen! lol
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I'll do my best. ;) 28mm isn't my size of choice for Chain of Command, but it's what they have so I'll cope.
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Hello, friends and neighbors.
I finally finished the last 31 Stormboyz!
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2020_02/2066807405_batch2wip2schrift.jpg.2208bea41c133b3780191e5de0a1518e.jpg)
full size image: https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2020_02/2066807405_batch2wip2schrift.jpg.2208bea41c133b3780191e5de0a1518e.jpg (https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2020_02/2066807405_batch2wip2schrift.jpg.2208bea41c133b3780191e5de0a1518e.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2020_02/1725787100_batch2wip3schrift.jpg.13ba793f274ebd11e6bd3660184dcf44.jpg)
full size image: https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2020_02/1725787100_batch2wip3schrift.jpg.13ba793f274ebd11e6bd3660184dcf44.jpg (https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2020_02/1725787100_batch2wip3schrift.jpg.13ba793f274ebd11e6bd3660184dcf44.jpg)
Well, at least they're on the same level now as the other 33. Still lacking basing and final neatening up/dirtying up. :P I have to admit that the past few days those details kinda got me aggrevated. :D
Hope you like them!
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I don't like 'em. I luv 'em though - nice crisp painting.
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Nice painting.
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@von Lucky: Thanks very much! :) I'm always a bit worried with these since there's so much "battle damage" and rust and whatnot around that I worry that people might think those are done in any way simple or fast. :D
@Ultravanillasmurf: Thank you.
Well, I had to put the guys aside for now in favour of some Prussians which need to be painted really fast. Then I'll see that I get back to the Looterz.
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Heyhey, I'm back to doing Sci-Fi / Space Fantasy things.
Earlier this month I was very busy struggling to get figures finished in time for the spring shows and getting everything prepared and all of that. Then, 2 days before the first event, of course everything was called off. :D
Here's some Infinity figures I did:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2020_03/wip3.jpg.90ece831e72d7a5b0806e16d5c7e06a2.jpg)
Always fun working with those. Dead sexy things and, contrary to what many say, easy to put together.
Then I went on do painting some more Goff Orks! 30 Looterz.
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2020_03/wip6.jpg.fae60dd8c9d8bfda8860eee6218e87c5.jpg)
Very enjoyable to paint. Larger surfaces done, now on to the details! Hope you like them so far. :)
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Admiring your job! Must come back many times to all pictures to look at the so tiny, crispy details! Cheers!
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@DintheDin: Thanks very much. :) It's impossible to do all the details justice without taking photos of each individual dude. :D I only paint those, but I don't get tired of praising how well converted all of these Boyz are. There are no identical models in there, no identical guns (which of course is important for looterz especially).
Right, the Looterz are pretty much done, except for the bases getting properly finished. First, a picture of all of them together, and then I roughly split the mob in half (by applying an even rougher karate chop to it) for some more closer-up photos:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2020_03/looterzwip1schrift.jpg.151c5c7ff78acc231c676da6222d4d61.jpg)
full size image: https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2020_03/looterzwip1schrift.jpg.151c5c7ff78acc231c676da6222d4d61.jpg (https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2020_03/looterzwip1schrift.jpg.151c5c7ff78acc231c676da6222d4d61.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2020_03/looterzwip2schruft.jpg.1eed5826b20a8491adeb0bdd584bad32.jpg)
full size image: https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2020_03/looterzwip2schruft.jpg.1eed5826b20a8491adeb0bdd584bad32.jpg (https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2020_03/looterzwip2schruft.jpg.1eed5826b20a8491adeb0bdd584bad32.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2020_03/looterzwip3schrift.jpg.c2852acb17fa228ffcb7cc94377ac89c.jpg)
full size image: https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2020_03/looterzwip3schrift.jpg.c2852acb17fa228ffcb7cc94377ac89c.jpg (https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2020_03/looterzwip3schrift.jpg.c2852acb17fa228ffcb7cc94377ac89c.jpg)
Hope you like them! Next up: Loads of huge characters.
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Such great painting! What a mob!
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@Bearwoodman: Thanks very much. :) I really enjoy painting those guys. Can't wait for everything to be done and on the table for an army shot! But before that I'll have to finish the characters below and 60 Gretchins!
Heyhey, here's the first WIP shot of the characters:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2020_03/charswip1.jpg.acd32272c6edcec3814f7ddf8fae4536.jpg)
As you can see there's lots of them and they're pretty much all bloody huge.
So what's everybody up to? I have to admit that there's no wargaming done at the moment. Not even solo. Loads of video gaming, but nothing proper. How about you?
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Sigur, you are a painting machine!
And your brushstrokes are where quality and quantity meet in a crescendo!
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@DintheDin: :D Thanks. This must be one of the best compliments I ever got.
Right, here's the first few characters in a "as good as done" state:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2020_03/charswip2schrift.jpg.509354a496ede427b38c26e65d239d79.jpg)
Now I'll move on to the three Big Meks with Shokk Attack Guns and a Runtherd, then I'll go over all the characters once more and then do the bases. That's the plan.
How's everybody doing?
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These guys look cool and some nice conversions.
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@Lost Egg: Thanks very much! Oh yes, I marvel at these small and pretty cool conversions myself. I only get to paint the minis, so I get them sent built and cleaned.
Right, the Big Meks with Shokk Attack Guns are up to snuff now was well.
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2020_03/mekswip1schruift.jpg.2425b981fcdfcb4cc43b3c770392d340.jpg)
As with the Nobz, not quite there yet, but mostly they are. The next big step is getting the 60 Gretchins and their Runtherder painted. The gentleman I paint these for is especially fond of Gretchins, so he asked me to make them look extra nice. Hope I'm up to the job!
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Nice...60 Gretchin...rather you than me :D
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Nice...60 Gretchin...rather you than me :D
:D :D Yeah, I decided to switch things around a bit. As seen in this thread, I've been working on this army for a few years now. During this time GW had the bright idea to introduce the 32mm round base for all the things. So I got about 150 Orks I'd done back, all of them now on blank 32mm bases, and with the order to base them all again. :D So things are according to GW's bidding. Alrighty. Last night I based the first 60 slugga boyz, today I'll do 70 shoota boyz. And then I'll see what else is there to rebase. Bunch of Characters. That much I know.
So yeah, I decided to get all of that out of the way first as well and THEN do the Gretchins. I'm just really happy that in times like these I won't run out of work for the months to come. Not until about August, I suppose. Maybe I can just hunker down and sit it all out without running out of stuff to do.
In a press conference earlier today we were informed that from Wednesday masks will be compulsory when shopping. People buying stuff like crazy stopped, the army and civil servicemen could stop giving a hand to supermarket chains. How are all of you doing?
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Sigur, you are a painting machine!
And your brushstrokes are where quality and quantity meet in a crescendo!
impossible to put it better.
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Wow...rebasing all those minis sounds...fun? Still, it'd be satisfying once done I expect.
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@Bloggard: I think I should have a t-shirt made with that quote printed on. :D
@Lost Egg: Yeah, and despite basing around already painted figures is a pain in the pot it went reasonably fast. Took two days, and it was done. Then I also finished the bases on the Stormboyz, Looterz and characters (another 100 figures in total) and that was done.
Hello, friends. How do we do today?
I'm still working on those Gretchin.
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2020_04/grotswip1.jpg.423aa885fdff3b2975f6319f3ac04da6.jpg)
These are a bit of a slog I have to admit. :D Amazing figures, amazingly converted for each one to be individual, but just that makes them much more work to paint.
I also sent an e-mail to the gentleman I paint these for with pictures of the Looterz and characters. He's very happy with them (yay!) and let me know that he got his hands on the new plastic Ghazghkull and Makari. They're already converted and should be on their way to me. Since I proceed OK within the deadline he asked me to do the biggest boss of them all and the luckiest Gretchin of them all as well and "as cool as possible" to the deadline.
Again, schedules thrown astray, hopefully people won't start shouting at me too much. On a positive note, I was kinda hoping I'd get to do the Ghazghkull for this army. He just fits the theme to a T and an army this size if worthy of him leading them into battle.
So yeah, hope you like the Gretchin so far (as little as there is done yet) and I hope to be able to deliver you with finished photos and army shots some time soon.
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Right, I'm happy to announce that the Gretchins are done! 63 thereof, all individually converted, lovely little pieces of sass.
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2020_04/grots1schroift1.jpg.43bc0b2a11ce1fa68a52851962753fc6.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2020_04/grots2schrift.jpg.72c30c55e55281672c37a84b8b109021.jpg)
There will be more pictures of those chaps soon, but for now I'm going to celebrate. :D Hope you like them!
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superb :o
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Thanks. :) Many more pictures to follow as soon as I get off my lazy behind and take army shots. :D
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Standing in front of my screen with great anticipation! ;D
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@DintheDin: :D Very good. Just stand a little bit longer as the big boss arrived and the army shot wouldn't look quite right without him...
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2020_04/ghazwip1.jpg.cdbb065ce1656368b6519a955a5df52b.jpg)
'member when the dude in the left was the biggest and baddest mofo en miniature?
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Terrific! Awesome job, especially on the metal parts!
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@DintheDin: Thanks very much. :)
Right, Ghazghkull Mag Urug Thraka and Makari are finished now:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2020_04/ghaz3schrift.jpg.907cf8efad6c24483ab30613d50258f7.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2020_04/ghaz4schrift.jpg.182e109f0f26c155628c844d18074125.jpg)
Hope you like them! :)
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Shedding fear to their foes' souls! ;)
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@DintheDin: Oh yes, he's a big'un. :D
Okay people, here's the army and detail shots. These are just a sample, I'll post these and all the rest over the next weeks on the Battle Brush Studios blog. :)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2020_04/873747261_as1ghazschrift.jpg.8c4f5a2806c7abe5bd7cc3bf9d68c27a.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2020_04/334287232_as2ghazschrift.jpg.7344faaed46bd1e70cc579986d96211e.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2020_04/as3schrift.jpg.9fdd205163e8e5276d57a432fc996d4d.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2020_04/as4schrift.jpg.278fcf97a1a23a3d55e3ed924cc31fa5.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2020_04/as6shoop.jpg.08650c27b03672434199fa07f1f16891.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2020_04/as8schrift.jpg.1c2adc8c27aaf4dd8bbfc7fee024a540.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2020_04/as10schrift.jpg.769ac4d67dbc000d4384841ca4ede386.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2020_04/as11schrift.jpg.f2edae304a371ece70823f7401263c58.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2020_04/as12schrift.jpg.98ef852623e0875415eb6c8f35b89d8d.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2020_04/as14schrift.jpg.d835e136f5adeacc6235805f9a97ffeb.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2020_04/bigmeks1schrift.jpg.3c2b8049a0880793c640278e385c62e2.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2020_04/bigmeks2schrift.jpg.97749a1ba4bf58a3df569beab71dd3d0.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2020_04/chars1schrift.jpg.3d26ef273ef76b98928e80c2c5cf788a.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2020_04/chars2schrift.jpg.a95a4f1dfe66b278bbf794b2495103b6.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2020_04/grots1aschrift.jpg.949d172aad3cacce7922ab57d6a4e11f.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2020_04/grots5aschrift.jpg.da0ab351191ba3b840ab763aa8889d4a.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2020_04/1199280714_looterzallschrift.jpg.b71ad24512d38ef07f2cde5d32adfc1c.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2020_04/looterz1aschrift.jpg.fab0a3bbd3aba2c69efebb1eea6be04b.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2020_04/nobz1schrift.jpg.57f6c191e3e9385529cb0715661fd7f2.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2020_04/937154514_stormallschrift.jpg.4b246575e1ce9cd6ddb385afa08aa698.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2020_04/storm1aschrift.jpg.d88db6180e87c3c324606add87cdbaa5.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2020_04/storm7aschrift.jpg.c3f9123e48322f931efb40fe33716f35.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2020_04/weirdboyz1schrift.jpg.3a28abdc661140c067d6f8d8e9ab24dc.jpg)
Hope you like them!
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That's a respectable amount of Orks! They look GREAT!
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Great army :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-*
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Hot damn that's a lot of orks. Well done man, super impressive.
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Theez boyz arr crazy!
And your brush crazier! :D ;D o_o
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@Timotl: Thanks very much! :) Hope to do some vehicles for this army too in the not too distant future.
@gamer Mac: Cheers!
@Dr Mathias: Thank you. I would be lying if I claimed I wasn't a bit proud of this army there.
@DintheTin: :D :D Thanks, Sir!
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Colour me impressed, they look splendid!
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Splendid! In the time you've taken to do those, I might manage one figure to way under half the painting ability
you have >:( :D
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Awesome work. The grots steal the show for me. Your client did some nice conversions and your painting is great.
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@CaptainHaddonCollider: Thanks very much. :) Yeah, it's kinda cool how this turned out. :D Very glad I got to take these army shots too. Most of the time with large armies I paint them and send them off in batches and never really see them all together and finished. :)
@aliensurfer: :D Well, it's been close to three years overall I think.
@hubbabubba: Cheers! Yeah, those were a particular passion project for the gentleman I painted these for as well. And those conversions turned out great.
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Wow! Seeing them all together is pretty impressive! Amazing conversions that you're client did and really given the paint job they deserve. I really like the AoS orruks converted to 40k.
Here's a question, do you paint things rusty and then put metallics on them, or paint things metallic and then put rust on them?
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Thanks. :) Yeah, I usually do metallics - rust- metallics. I lack the imagination to do it the other way around. :D Sometimes with metallic debris on bases or something like that I might do just straight-up dirt/rust and then some metallics around the edges, but usually I do it as above.
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Wow indeed. What a fantastic army.
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@syrinx0: Well, thanks very much. :)
Heyhey, I'm back. Gotta paint some Eldar characters and gotta paint'em FAST. First up - old man Eldrad himself. Just a WIP shot for now, hope to finish him tomorrow:
(https://i.imgur.com/oVezgd6.jpg)
Hope you like him so far!
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stunning paint job :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-*
the blacks are amazing
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Superb figure! Mostly stunned by the inscriptions!
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@gamer Mac: Thanks very much. :)
@DintheDin: Cheers, much appreciated as always!
Right, more WIP goodness. Basically just a look at what's on the table at the moment.
First, a view of Eldrad's backside:
(https://i.imgur.com/qDVzcF4.jpg)
...and here's what's on the table:
(https://i.imgur.com/4hmhOaJ.jpg)
full size image: https://i.imgur.com/4hmhOaJ.jpg (https://i.imgur.com/4hmhOaJ.jpg)
Iyanden Farseer, Iyanden Autarch, Eldrad, Sister Hospitaller. All WIP of course. Fun fact: last time I painted SoB in that colour scheme was 1997. :D
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Right, another WIP:
(https://i.imgur.com/w9Mue1f.jpg)
full size image: https://i.imgur.com/w9Mue1f.jpg (https://i.imgur.com/w9Mue1f.jpg)
The farseer and the autarch are more or less done, Eldrad needs some more work, the sister hospitaller and her pal need a bit more work. Started doing the scrolls and doves earlier today though.
Hope to get the Sisters done soon and Eldrad as well. Then it's time to do the Triumvirate of Yinnead and after that it's time for Celestine and her two clone troopers!
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Okay, let's get back to more light-hearted things, meaning 40k.
Finished the Iyanden pals (except for one detail i have to add) and Eldrad. I even finished the Sister Hospitaller!
So I proceeded to the Triumvirate of Ynnead. These are to go with the Harlequins I painted last year. So sticking to the theme I present you with WIP shots of Cpt.Bavaria and Mama Bavaria:
(https://i.imgur.com/qJqYIzI.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/t4VAm5m.jpg)
On the colour schemes I took inspiration from a guy who actually travels the world calling himself Captain Bavaria and comedienne/actress Luise Kinseher.
Hope you like'em so far!
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Oh, right, the cat. Yeah, here it is:
(https://i.imgur.com/qrj5NIZ.jpg)
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Really nice love the cat grinx?
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Very nice.
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Lovely lovely work 8)
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@majorsmith: Grinx! That's the name. Thanks. :D
@Ultravanillasmurf: Thank you!
@OSHIROmodels: Thanks, Sir!
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Oh, right, the cat. Yeah, here it is:
She's a beauty! ;D
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@Ray Rivers: And she draws reactions like nothing else. :D Weird, that cat-internet-thing.
Another Update:
(https://i.imgur.com/EukXTAT.jpg)
full size image: https://i.imgur.com/EukXTAT.jpg (https://i.imgur.com/EukXTAT.jpg)
Still WIP to an extent, but getting there. Hope you like them and happy weekend!
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Beautiful blends and color schemes on these. The sculpts are a bit over the top (the hair!) but the painting is excellent.
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Superb painting :o
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@syrinx0: Thanks very much. :) Yeah, just a bit over the top. :D But that's GW, I suppose. And their more recent move from selling units to selling a larger number of very big single figures.
@aliensurfer: Thank you. Much appreciated.
Well, I put the Eldar aside for now, went on to paint something different, and lateron I'll finish them.
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Well, It's been a few hours since I started composing this post, because while typing I remembered some detail to add on the Eldar and I was occupied with that for the past portion of time.
Now I have to give that some time to dry, so I'm moving back to painting the Sisters of Battle.
This is riveting stuff, this. No wonder people tune in to look at people painting stuff on Twitch.
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Clearly I'm out of the GW loop. I click on this thread and seeing those models I thought it was surprised to see what I immediately registered as fantasy models.
I've been aware of these models for years, but they hardly seem sci-fi. 40k was always bordering on fantasy somewhat...
Not that I particular dislike the models. Eldar are my 1st 40k love and as such my first wargaming army. There's just been such a change the last years.
Lovely painted as usual. The energy swirls look very daunting and you've done an amazing job.
Very peculiar colours for the cat, but it looks awesome. Good choice. Makes him far more alien looking than sculpt, which seems weirdly grounded compared to the rest of the models.
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Thanks for the comment!
I have to admit that I'm out of the GW loop as well. When I got these guys I had to ask "so are these dark eldar or eldar?". :D
If that helps - with the regular units they're sticking to the classic designs. Especially in terms of Eldar. Because they've ALWAYS looked great and their design pretty much can not be topped.
The cat of course is a Gryx (Those have been around since the RT rulebook IIRC. One of the bits GW feel obliged to throw in for us old farts. ), but I couldn't remember the name.
The swirly bits are a typical GW thing now I think. I'm not a fan of "spell effects", smoke, or stuff like that being sculpted onto a figure (lest of all digitally sculpted), but oh well. People dig it. People wanted the "40k timeline" to be "moved on" and GW did it. People dig it.
I like a whole bunch of GW's current figures. The Sisters of Battle range - which was already great, especially with the 2004 additions - got no less impressive (shame the new figures are so huge and don't fit with my collection). New Banshees are very pretty. New Nurgle figures are fun. Daemons in general.
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I like a whole bunch of GW's current figures. The Sisters of Battle range - which was already great, especially with the 2004 additions - got no less impressive (shame the new figures are so huge and don't fit with my collection).
Believe it or not in response to that (new sisters) I decided to go back to painting smaller miniatures. I'm really getting tired of all the scale creep. (Says the cranky old man.) I was thinking 15mm but ended up with 10.
That is neither here nor there... your miniatures are fabulous! Superb painting! :-*
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I have to admit that I'm out of the GW loop as well. When I got these guys I had to ask "so are these dark eldar or eldar?".
They're both, aren't they? I thought they belonged to a sub faction that contained both regular and dark eldar.
I bought the 8th edition book and all indices when they came out. I really can't keep up with the gw editions anymore and it was a good point to have rules for my whole collection and leave it at that. Wonder if it's a bit of a a sunk cost fallacy? I really don't like the game much anymore. It's never really balanced and I've played much better games since. I'm somewhat tempted to update my jetbikes to the new ones, but can't really brig myself to buy any more gw models, save for some generic fantasy ones for other games.
But I do still love the fluff and the models. I still think at some point I'll just find some other rules to play them with. I think the indices I have combined with some Bolt action might make for an interesting game. I do miss the spectacle of my huge guard army on the table.
Funny thing, I've been part of this forum for about 10 years I think. I thought the models I had at that time where clearly superior to many of the old sculpts that where shown of here. Clearly that was nostalgia. And yet I see those models, technical marvels as they are, and I just look lovingly at my mono-pose warpspiders..... :D
Am I now officially one of the cranky old me too?
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@Ray Rivers: THanks very much. :) Quite the step in terms of shrinking things down though. :D I'm a big fan of 10mm (as you may know ;) ), I also keep 28mm figures around, depending on what I want to play. Lately I'm getting this slight little idea of maybe going 28mm for battle things again though. I blame the General de Brigade guys who regularly do huge 28mm battles in the Vienna area.
@The Voivod: Yeah, something like that. Ganging up to kill Slaanesh or something, I was told. It's got a big of a "guilliman returns" vibe to it - throwing "hope" into the 40k universe. We tried playing Chain of Command with 40k figures ( https://www.tabletopstories.net/language/en/2019/08/chainsword-of-command-the-40k-ening/ (https://www.tabletopstories.net/language/en/2019/08/chainsword-of-command-the-40k-ening/) ) once. Because we greatly enjoy these rules, and like our old 40k collections. It didn't quite mesh though. I assume Bolt Action is much better suited for depicting 40k. Many people use Stargrunt I was told. I'm very tempted to give 5150:Star Army a go with 40k figures as well. Tomorrow's War I played with 6mm Epic 40k figures. Oh, and of course there's Flying Lead by Ganesha Games. I played that with 40k figures as well. That works really well.
I too bought 8th edition because I was very, very curious about that one. And they did an amazing job in condensing 40k down to 10-12 pages without losing anything about the game really. I was a HUGE fan of the Index books, and actually as as optimistic as to think that they'd get rid of the codex system (and run Primaris Marines alongside regular ones). Oh well. I even played 8th edition once. It was ...alright. It's 40k.
As I said above, it's not just nostalgia. Eldar, from 1992 on at the latest, just rock in terms of design and background. :D
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As I said above, it's not just nostalgia. Eldar, from 1992 on at the latest, just rock in terms of design and background. :D
Yep... my favorite faction.
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/10/1615_12_03_12_3_26_29.jpg)
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@Ray Rivers: Are those yours? I really like that effect on the sides of the bases!
Now they're done.
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2020_08/748277112_alldoneschrift.jpg.645583bfc4d27917dc64c37cf3dbfcee.jpg)
full size image: https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2020_08/748277112_alldoneschrift.jpg.645583bfc4d27917dc64c37cf3dbfcee.jpg (https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2020_08/748277112_alldoneschrift.jpg.645583bfc4d27917dc64c37cf3dbfcee.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2020_08/eldradiyandenbg1schrift.jpg.254efe6341c16b3360bc482d4a9565cd.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2020_08/farseerbg1schrift.jpg.9c5e9b846ee5a48bcb45674b04da3737.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2020_08/triumbg1schrift.jpg.bbd43047e89956c0ae785f25353e1c97.jpg)
full size image: https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2020_08/triumbg1schrift.jpg.bbd43047e89956c0ae785f25353e1c97.jpg (https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2020_08/triumbg1schrift.jpg.bbd43047e89956c0ae785f25353e1c97.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2020_08/triumbg2schrift.jpg.1a951b10b2b1e0f2f668d365a7fc10cb.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2020_08/visarchbg1schrift.jpg.788cac31237b9f0d28421e82fa2bb0a2.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2020_08/yncarne1bschrift.jpg.f6dd4c8eb220f27d6cb6a95588d8e80e.jpg)
Hope ye like them! :)
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I'm out of my genre here, but I cannot restrain myself from commenting.
These last works of yours were already awesome, but photo-staged are jaw dropping!!!
You are doing an impeccable job!
Especially the flying figure is a must-see!
And this water-air effect must be very flimsy, I reckon it comes in parts and the assembly must have been difficult, but you did it perfectly! Cheers!
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Fantastic job!
Some really awesome painting.
Yep, those minis are mine. You put them to shame.
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@DintheDin: All the more - thanks for the comment, even though it's out of your focus of interests. :) Yeah, putting bits around figures and adding a background really helps. :D The swirly effect (for some reason GW digital drawers seem to model anything this way. Water, fire, wind, smoke, etc.) consists of surprisingly many parts. Which go together in oft-surprising ways. But in the end it's a pretty sturdy model actually. There's alternative hands for the guy, holding a sort of symbol and a huge sword in his left, but the gentleman I paint these for is very sensible in terms of making the figures transportable, so he went with the smaller daggers. In fact the cat lady originally comes with a pretty huge headgear thing, which he also left away because it would just snap anyway during transport.
@Ray Rivers: Thanks very much, Sir! No worries. Just as it's impossible for anybody to put Baby in a corner it's impossible to put nicely painted 2nd edition aspect warriors to shame. :) In fact I think the Howling Griffons were released in RT already, weren't they? Not sure.
Heyhey. Painting that Eldar Yncarne (avatar dude with the swirly effect bits aorund him) was kinda tricky to paint. That went reasonably well, so I'm upping the difficulty by painting figures which are mounted on friggin' springs. :D :D
Here's a first WIP of St.Celestine &friends:
(https://i.imgur.com/V6DjSxa.jpg)
Hope you like them so far. :)
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Hats off! Can't say more! These are masterpieces!
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@DintheDin: Thanks very much. :) I'm rather happy with how they came out too. :)
Right. Haha!
So close to being done. So close. Hooray!
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2020_08/donefront3schrift.jpg.b532f801132e61bdcbe01471e938400a.jpg)
full size image: https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2020_08/donefront3schrift.jpg.b532f801132e61bdcbe01471e938400a.jpg (https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2020_08/donefront3schrift.jpg.b532f801132e61bdcbe01471e938400a.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2020_08/doneback.jpg.12954d4331420262a4f4c5e2fda257e0.jpg)
Hope you like them. :)
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Even more splendid painting. :-*
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@aliensurfer: Many thanks. :)
Okay, I was dissatisfied with the look of the sword. Lighting in the picture made it worse, but I went and redid the sword a little and added some OSL.
(https://i.imgur.com/ow8KWLF.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/OOoD1lA.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/0gzlW7l.jpg)
Also did some scenic shots.
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Stunning :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-*
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Wow!....just wow! :o
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@gamer Mac: Thanks very much. :) Well, the figures themselves are pretty sexy to begin with.
@Andym: Cheers. :)
I did another scenic shot, because I had a heck of a time last night trying to light the photos. Now here's another one with a bit of daylight doing its magic and a less garish part of the background:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2020_08/as4bessa.jpg.c8312b68da700415cb0ab929ece9a346.jpg)
full size image: https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2020_08/as4bessa.jpg.c8312b68da700415cb0ab929ece9a346.jpg (https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2020_08/as4bessa.jpg.c8312b68da700415cb0ab929ece9a346.jpg)
Hope ye like'em. :) Also happy weekend. The past two weeks I painted a LOT. Not in terms of figures, but these Eldar and SoB were rather tricky (and fiddly!) in parts and I did a lot of painting. Looking forward to that weekend now.
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Heyhey. In the near future I'll do some 40k stuff again. In the mean time, I got one of these dolls
(https://i.imgur.com/KU7qRAb.jpg)
Not my proudest moment. :P But oh well.
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I imaging that would look rather impressive once your done painting it. Assuming you are planning on taking it out of the packaging... lol
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I want to see a big game with these
Looking forward to seeing your paint job
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@syrinx0: I hope so! Well, so far I haven't taken him out of the packaging, but only to spite people who don't I will sooner or later!
@gamer Mac: :D The way things go with GW.... give it 10 more years and we'll have that.
Well, no news on the giant Space Marine, obviously. :D BUT I played something sci-fi and wrote a rules review about it! If you're interested in solo or cooperative wargames, reaction systems, campaign gaming or unique wargames rules in general this very much is worth a look, I think.
https://www.tabletopstories.net/language/en/2021/01/5150-citizen-soldier-review/ (https://www.tabletopstories.net/language/en/2021/01/5150-citizen-soldier-review/)
(https://www.tabletopstories.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/cover-klein.jpg)
Apart from that I got some 40k stuff lined up for the next months: Eldar, Sisters of Battle and Silence, a few custodes, and a few more Plague Marines. Wahey!
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During that little Sci-Fi thing I caught over the holidays I started painting these fun litte kits by GW:
(https://i.imgur.com/ind7NdF.jpg)
Sure, the skulls are silly, but I didn't feel like converting terrain pieces a whole lot. So they are what they are. These are still WIP of course. I have yet to add details and some weathering. Hope you like them so far!
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Heyhey, here's my first 5150: Citizen Soldier battle report!
In which we meet our hero Sgt.Goosio and his merry men and accompany them on their first patrol mission amidst an increasingly volatile situation between human villages and a tribe of Blood Axe Orks.
https://www.tabletopstories.net/language/en/2021/01/5150-citizen-soldier-test-game/ (https://www.tabletopstories.net/language/en/2021/01/5150-citizen-soldier-test-game/)
(https://www.tabletopstories.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/squad.jpg)
In this battle report I also use in-game situations to illustrate the unique reaction system. Hope you enjoy the article, and have a lovely weekend!
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Love the Yellow on the mech stuff :-* :-* :-*
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@gamer Mac: Thanks! :) Of course clever paintmonkeys never paint anything in colour schemes other people (or the studio) used, because it makes things directly comparable. I'm not a clever monkey though, and I really like yellow construction vehicles. :)
Roight, time for some GALVANIC SERVOHAULERS. Or construction vehicles, as regular people would call them quite rightfully.
(https://i.imgur.com/QGIOEW8.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/fmqqlNi.jpg)
Really good set. And to be honest, if you buy that size of construction vehicles from Siku or others they wouldn't be much cheaper. I kept the fancy details a bit toned down in terms of painting because I'd like to use those along with more generic sci-fi as well. Also sorry for the slightly ruddy photos; my flash's batteries finally died. New ones are on the way, but not with me yet.
Oh well. Hope you like them, more 40k soon!
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Hey sigur will you ever continue on your retro 40k Ork army. I loved that project so much. It inspired me to do a retro 40k Ork army myself. Can you please please continue working on it!
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@batu: Reading your comment was really nice. Thanks very much; I'm kinda touched someone remembers that project! I very, very rarely work on my own 40k stuff any more, since I don't play any more. I still love my Orks army and at some point I'll take proper photos too. I never did that. Oh, and of course I still got more than enough Orks to paint. Well, around christmas 2017 I did a little work on the Space Ork Raiders, which may count as working on the retro army:
(https://i.imgur.com/TNcHTiu.jpg)
That's the state the guys still are in though. We planned playing the Battle at the Farm from the RT rule book, but it hasn't come to be so far.
I'd love to work some more on my Orks though. Maybe playing this solo campaign of 5150 helps with that though. I did help me get 7 more Catachans repainted, so I got a full platoon for 5150:Citizen Soldier now:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2021_01/plt.jpg.48044222e33097a465398b2362f8a264.jpg)
full size image: https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2021_01/plt.jpg.48044222e33097a465398b2362f8a264.jpg (https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2021_01/plt.jpg.48044222e33097a465398b2362f8a264.jpg)
Three squads of six (including a sergeant, corporal, and a guy with a slightly killier gun. Here we got a wild mix of plasmagun, heavy stubber, and grenade launcher. The 3rd squad, Sgt.Goosio's, still is one man short after Pvt.Paul got killed during the last Patrol mission), one Lieutenant with three pals (radio operator, Squat medix, flag guy. In games terms only the medic is of special importance, the others are just grunts) and two support weapons. These are an autocannon and a Lascannon. Note the wildly different colour schemes on these guns. These guys are just planetary defence force, so they have to get their kit any way they can. I guess the lascannon fell off a cargo lifter or something.
Then there's some extra figures:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2021_01/extras.jpg.42d4aec95fc669b79b0387bfc5c2000e.jpg)
full size image: https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2021_01/extras.jpg.42d4aec95fc669b79b0387bfc5c2000e.jpg (https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2021_01/extras.jpg.42d4aec95fc669b79b0387bfc5c2000e.jpg)
A squad of Squat clan warriors. They're a trade delegation's bodyguards who are stuck on the planet due to the invasion. Then there's three more planetary defence dudes, because having extras is always handy.
Most of these were painted around 2009/10 when I did some repainting of my IG army collected from 1996/97 up to... er... 2009? Not sure. As you can see, there's some really new bits in there from the Catachan command squad. I got those, a Valkyrie and a Manticore. All new stuff. But I never did much with those. Anyway, in 2009/10 I participated in a "Tale of - Painters" kind of thing in which I painted a platoon of abhumans. Squats, Ratlins, Ogryns, Beastmen (no idea where I put these actually!). Originally, most of the Catachan models were painted during the late 90s and 2000, very often very quickly between school's end and the guys arriving for gaming on Saturday in the evening. :)
Anway, now I got the guys to play 5150. There's more than enough opposition around. Due to reinforcement rules there might be vehicles showing up for either side. My old Orks of course have a serious lack of vehicles due to the fact that ...well, there weren't any around apart from Buggys and bikes. I got a plastic battle wagon in a very sorry state which would require lots of repairs. When I stopped playing 40k with my Catachan IG (I also got Cadians of course, and Valhallans, because IG players never get enough :P ) I was just starting to repaint the vehicles. I think so far I got a half-finished Chimera?
Anyway, as much as warhammer 40k just isn't my main focus of gaming any more, there just is something nice painting one of those old metal lasguns again. Really took me back. :) They're by no means masterpieces, but they're ready for the gaming table!
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I love this thread!
So much happy nostalgia and amazing brushwork in one place.
I started playing 40k way back in Rogue Trader. Battle at the farm was the first game I played using photocopies of the card cutouts from the back of the Rogue Trader Rulebook.
We had one guy locally who had all the models as they were released and painted up nicely. I used to lose every game but loved every second of it.
I didn’t play much between 5th and 7th edition but 8th Edition got me right back in.
Keep up the great thread because it’s keeping my hobby mojo going :)
I have not tried 5150 yet. Is it any good?
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Just for the other Ork and sigur fans:
http://www.diefestung.com/forum/index.php/Thread/39951-WIPs-meiner-Orkarmee-achtung-viele-Bilder/?pageNo=1&s=8a1a75d264abadd98f6e0b91a8ef6d896d47f8fa
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@fluffy05: Glad you enjoy the thread! Yeah, I think you didn't miss much not playing between 5th and 7th editions. I mean in the end 40k's always 40k and to me it feels rather the same since 3rd edition, even during the one game of 8th I had (albeit I was a bit more confused during that one. :D ). I started in 2nd edition, but had most of my games during 3rd, despite it being my least favourite edition to put it nicely. After 5th I didn't have many games; I think one in three years on average. I even bought the 8th edition starter box. I was really impressed with what they'd done with the rules in 8th edition. Even wrote a big review then. But then again, I was being too optimistic, thinking that they'd get rid of the codex system and instead release the sensible Index books and have the Primaris line run alongside regular Marines and stuff like that. :D Oh well. 40k is fun if you got the right people to play with and slip into the right mindset, right?
Oh, and if you're interested in 5150, here's my review of the Citizen Soldier variant and my first game: https://www.tabletopstories.net/language/en/ (https://www.tabletopstories.net/language/en/)
There currently are three variants out (RPG and space combat games aside): Star Marine (which very much is about boarding actions with elite soldiers; very much Space Marine-ish), Gaea Prime First Defence (Earth being invaded by a technologically advanced enemy; bascially X-Com) and Citizen Soldier (which is based on the player character rising through the ranks and basically attaining citizenship via 10 years of military service).
@batu: :D Ooh, thanks for that!
Heyhey, here's a group of Custodes on Foot:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2021_01/1schrift.jpg.500cc3bf536799135b0bd32f07123575.jpg)
full size image: https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2021_01/1schrift.jpg.500cc3bf536799135b0bd32f07123575.jpg (https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2021_01/1schrift.jpg.500cc3bf536799135b0bd32f07123575.jpg)
Hope ye like them. :) Next up:Custodes on jetbikes, while I preprare a whole lot of pretty Eldar. None of them my own, but I just painted seven of my own dudes. that's gotta be enough for a while now!
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I just found this thread. Your work is quite excellent!!!
Walt
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Your thread is incredible.
I just found out and I know I'm going to have a good time reading it all and admiring your miniatures!
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@wds0855: Thanks very much, Walt! Most of what's in here isn't my own collection, but commission work, but rest assured that I got more than enough sci-fi stuff as well.:)
@Ilisos: Cheers! Hope you enjoy all the stuff in here.
...aaaand more 40k things! Custodes things too.
(https://i.imgur.com/bDbqBQz.jpg)
full size image: https://i.imgur.com/bDbqBQz.jpg (https://i.imgur.com/bDbqBQz.jpg)
So once those are finished there'll be even more pretty 40k things to come, so stay tuned for the finished versions of the chaps above and for what comes next!
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'ello and happy Sunday. :)
Here's the Custodes:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2021_01/custodesbg1schrift.jpg.27be0b0bc492b2ebb944cdb7565efad1.jpg)
full size image: https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2021_01/custodesbg1schrift.jpg.27be0b0bc492b2ebb944cdb7565efad1.jpg (https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2021_01/custodesbg1schrift.jpg.27be0b0bc492b2ebb944cdb7565efad1.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2021_01/custodesbg5REDschrift.jpg.5d58d0957130b18b6a2b1dff41a87b4c.jpg)
full size image: https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2021_01/custodesbg5REDschrift.jpg.5d58d0957130b18b6a2b1dff41a87b4c.jpg (https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2021_01/custodesbg5REDschrift.jpg.5d58d0957130b18b6a2b1dff41a87b4c.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2021_01/dawneaglebg2SHOOPschrfift.jpg.48f06b64f0858c03c967462c9f6e79bb.jpg)
full size image: https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2021_01/dawneaglebg2SHOOPschrfift.jpg.48f06b64f0858c03c967462c9f6e79bb.jpg (https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2021_01/dawneaglebg2SHOOPschrfift.jpg.48f06b64f0858c03c967462c9f6e79bb.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2021_01/dreadbg1schrift.jpg.b0bc4194f66e2363afba2d08221800e6.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2021_01/dreadbgRED2schrift.jpg.84dc9ce74caa7f1fac863783f80f7c68.jpg)
Oh, and here's something I did for myself:
(https://i.imgur.com/rTCBNGW.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/iOvVBPL.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/fJuc6uZ.jpg)
....because most sci-fi games can do with long-range radios/scanners/servers/generators/etc. for objectives or scatter terrain, right? Yes, that's printer ink cartridges I stuck stuff to. :D
Hope you like them!
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Your painting is head and shoulders above mine, I love your stuff.
The ink cartridge cases too look awesome, I did some a couple of years ago but they're not as good as yours.
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@Spinal Tap: Thanks very much! :) Sci-fi terrain is a deep, deep rabbit hole in terms of terrain building, isn't it.
Here's the AAR of the second game of my solo 5150:Citizen Soldier campaign. This time our heroes are on the attack, and for the first time at full platoon strength!
https://www.tabletopstories.net/language/en/2021/02/5150-citizen-soldier-campaign-game-2/ (https://www.tabletopstories.net/language/en/2021/02/5150-citizen-soldier-campaign-game-2/)
(https://www.tabletopstories.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/IMG_2704.jpg)
full image size: https://www.tabletopstories.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/IMG_2704.jpg (https://www.tabletopstories.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/IMG_2704.jpg)
Hope you like the battle report and have a smashing weekend!
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Heyhey, I painted Eldar of the Iyanden Craftworld type. Starting with Guardians:
(https://i.imgur.com/oQPRzKv.jpg)
full size image: https://i.imgur.com/oQPRzKv.jpg (https://i.imgur.com/oQPRzKv.jpg)
Not 100% finished, some bits need some tidying up, but they're mostly done. And of course they'll get some heavy weapon platforms.
I also got started on the Dire Avengers. Those are still much more WIP.
(https://i.imgur.com/f8en04F.jpg)
full size image: https://i.imgur.com/f8en04F.jpg (https://i.imgur.com/f8en04F.jpg)
I was told to make those look especially nice, because the gentleman I paint the army for (it's going to be big. All the aspects, all the things. It'll look amazing) really likes them. And who can blame him. Dire Avengers are the quintessential Eldar-looking unit, aren't they. I love the look of Eldar. Never played them myself, got mauled by Eldar for years and years during 3rd edition 40k. But anyway. Eldar are just crazy pretty and GW is doing good not to change any of the designs.
Well, I hope you like them so far!
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The Eldar are fantastic but I really like the robotic terrain from printer cartridges. Brilliant.
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@syrinx0: Cheers! Yeah, doing those was kinda fun. Also got rid of some bitz i had lying around for more than 20 years.
Well, I'm painting Eldar. Wanted to get the Rangers done next, because they are the next largest unit, but I had to wait for some orders concerning some details. Didn't finish the Dire Avengers, because on Thursday I had a little paint/chat thing on the interweb with friends, so I wanted to save them for that, but in the end painted something else: The next largest unit, Banshees. 11 figures plus Jain Zar. Slightly surprised that she's twice the size of her comrades. What's up with that? Do 40k figures scale with their points costs now?
Aaanyway, the Banshees are finished now, THEN I found another Banshee and another Exarch. Hrrr-umph. Oh well, those are the order of the day now, on the side I started basecoating the Warp Spiders and made some terrain bits. In the end Jain Zar probably needs some touch-ups on the armour. Overall I'm proceeding alright. The thing of course is that with this army, with all the aspects in their traditional colour schemes, I basically have to figure out a new recipe for every single unit in this army. A fair amount more work (not to mention the fact that these are Eldar, and thus have to be painted proper due to their inherent sexiness), but that's okay. Upside to this is that the whole project is very well structured. Kinda stop-and-go feeling between each of the units, but also well structured.
edit: Oh, I also bought things. First and foremost: new shoes. Good. My prior ones had a small hole and no profile any more, which had me roll for Difficult Terrain on ANY terrain. So that's good. Also had a re-supply of paints AND I bought myself a 40k thing, the Battle Sanctum. So that's going to be fun.
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Surprise, it's Banshees!
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2021_02/banwip2schrift.jpg.826516a9a8605311cfb87541473494e0.jpg)
full size image: https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2021_02/banwip2schrift.jpg.826516a9a8605311cfb87541473494e0.jpg (https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2021_02/banwip2schrift.jpg.826516a9a8605311cfb87541473494e0.jpg)
White Banshees against a white background. I'm a pretty rad dudeski, but that's not that good an idea of course. But it's not a problem; the figures still need the last looking-over and a few things fixed, and once that's done I'll do the 'presentation pictures' which will look nicer. Or so I hope.
Right now I'm finishing those dire Avengers, and then it's Fire Dragons time! the rangers will have to wait for now, but will be tackled soon as well.
How's everybody doing? Well? Good.
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Heyhey, happy weekend!
Here's another shot of the Dire Avengers. Not 100% finished, but getting there.
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2021_02/direwip2schrift.jpg.918d2e42d7e9dc94e18238adbcc5ca74.jpg)
Hope you like them!
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Fantastic work as usually Sigur. The newish plastic Banshees are great models.
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Wow, that’s really smooth painting on the armour! The figures look amazing!
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stunning work :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-*
the bases on the banshee are great
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@batu: Cheers! Yup, they are. Because GW didn't bloody mess with the designs! ;) Which have been pretty much perfect for the past 30 years.
@Pattus Magnus: Thank you!
@gamer Mac: Thanks, much appreciated! Yeah, well, the bases are the same on all of these guys. :D
@Gitsplitta: Cheers! :) I'm a-okay with the open helmet. I'm grateful for any proper face in a GW army. I like faces. It makes things relateable. I do get your point though.
Hello. :) In terms of Eldar, I'm currently working on the Reapers and Warp Spiders.
Then something else came up!
(https://i.imgur.com/LX1zi3D.jpg)
full size image: https://i.imgur.com/LX1zi3D.jpg (https://i.imgur.com/LX1zi3D.jpg)
(they're still rather WIP)
It's a Van Saar gang! I got to build these ones as well, and the gentleman I do these for supplied me with all FW add-on blisters to these models. (so I built the Heavy carrying a Plasma Cannon of course ;) Because if you can, you gotta have that plasma cannon Van Saar, if only to brag with that fact.)
On top of that, there's the plastic box itself. Back from the release I remembered how packed these sprues are with bits. When I got these out of the box I was reminded of that: there's a billion bits on these sprues. Really impressive. I also like the building methods on that kit.
What actually made me like these figures though is that they aren't all that oversized! Pretty much (large-ish) 28mm figures. As it should be. Very nice. That means that they can be used along with other ranges other than new-GW's limited worlds. Cool, cool. This brings me to the next thing: Once the blue basecoat was on their armour I realized that these figures actually would work very well for generic Space Marines or heavily armoured sci-fi soldiers. If you want you can swap the heads; just leave off the tubes on the shoulders if you wanna use larger helmets. Also feel free to leave off the extra shoulder armour. I think that there's quite a lot of potential there, even if you don't play Necromunda. 10 dudes for €36,00 or so. Not bad.
Well, and then I got a bit sick, preventing me from getting any proper painting done at all. So I decided to build a house.
(https://i.imgur.com/FVK7Pdv.jpg)
full size image: https://i.imgur.com/FVK7Pdv.jpg (https://i.imgur.com/FVK7Pdv.jpg)
Turns out I'm a bit crap at that, so it turned out half-ruined. That's why the big plastic lady is looking so angry.
Well, that's it for the updates so far. Hope you're all having a wonderful weekend! See you soon!
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Hey guys. :)
Quick update, here's the Dark Reapers:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2021_03/khaindarschrift.jpg.638d7c7aff29fce23f5adc793897496e.jpg)
full size image: https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2021_03/khaindarschrift.jpg.638d7c7aff29fce23f5adc793897496e.jpg (https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2021_03/khaindarschrift.jpg.638d7c7aff29fce23f5adc793897496e.jpg)
Very, very good designs. I prefer the original helmets (as on the Exarchs), but the skulls are OK too. :)
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So are they all armed with missile launchers?
Do you get different build options?
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So are they all armed with missile launchers?
Do you get different build options?
Yeah, that's kinda (or Khaindar? Ha! Because that's their German version name.) their thing. Eldar got their warriors organized in various 'paths' or aspects, each one got their own fighting style and weapons, and those here like to wear thick armour, sit back and shoot missiles. Seems like Exarchs get a choice of either the "twin rocket gun" or the "sometimes a gun is just a gun" variant.
I didn't build those, but as far as I know these are the Finecast variants (GW's get-by between moving from glorious metal to boring plastic, but they didn't wanna go with proper resin because they distrust their customers ability not to eat the figures). Not sure these particular versions even were released in metal before that. Either way - no posability, just minor variants in pose and extra dangly bits on their backs.
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I Have the metal ones somewhere all missiles just thought maybe the new ones where different?
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I Have the metal ones somewhere all missiles just thought maybe the new ones where different?
Thank god GW are smart enough not to mess with Eldar designs (too much), for they were pretty much perfect from day one. Just like Space Marines. Still, they went ahead and messed with those of all things. :D
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Heyhey, happy wednesday!
Here's the Fire Dragons:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2021_03/firedragons1schrift.jpg.54c33172f2250cf15ead4fbd7f73d895.jpg)
full size image: https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2021_03/firedragons1schrift.jpg.54c33172f2250cf15ead4fbd7f73d895.jpg (https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2021_03/firedragons1schrift.jpg.54c33172f2250cf15ead4fbd7f73d895.jpg)
Lovely figures, timelessly strong designs. Also: fiery orange, which is a colour I don't paint often over larger surfaces. Really enjoyable. Hope you like them too!
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Neat paint job and colors of blinding brightness! Awesome!
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yellow is great :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-*
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@DintheDin: Thanks very much! :)
@gamer Mac: Cheers!
Yeah, the Firedragons got some good echo online. GW contacted me, they wanted to feature them on their Community Spotlight stream the past week.
Right, here's some more shots of the Van Saars:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2021_03/bg1schrift.jpg.c653108530b9c6fd640b02b6a61367f9.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2021_03/bg6schrift.jpg.70459691ab275b2b75bfeb07b262ef7b.jpg)
...as I wrestle with 9 shining spears. Man, those finecast figures. Anyway, things are proceeding, and they bloody well should, because I'm on a seriously tight schedule. Anyway, hope you like the Van Saar pictures and that you have a nice Sunday evening!
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The Van Saar look fantastic in blue!
Love the Fire Dragons as well. I hardly ever play my Eldar but I love the models. Thankfully, I got all the Aspect Warriors in Pewter before they changed to finecast.
The finecast is even worse in Australia. All the imperfections and then add even more warping from the Australian heat :'(
I’m hoping the keep releasing plastic kits for the Aspect Warriors, especially the Phoenix Lords!
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@fluffy05: Cheers! Aye, getting them in metal was a clever move. I'm a bit torn on GW redoing the Phoenix Lords. At this point the sculpts have been around for so long, they're as iconic as Heroquest figures. :D And I'd hate to think they'd make them into a 30cm tall thing with sculpted swooshes, kerrunches and shabangs around them. But who knows. Anyway, the Australia point about Finecast is a very valid one. Jeepers. I remember a story someone told years ago when they left their Death Korps of Krieg army on the window frame on a hot day. When he came back, all the lasguns were pointing downwards. Annoying stuff.
So here's what your old pal Sigur did today: Wrestled with the Shining Spears some more. Then he decided he should give his airbrush a deep cleansing. And so he did. Put the gun back together - whoops, where's the nozzle (which I just put in anew two days ago, too). No idea. I MAY have thrown it into the drain by accident. Wow. Never happened to me before. Rather annoying. Not a huge thing, but it hurt a bit because I just got a new one in two days earlier. The old one I'd had at least 2 years. Well, teaches me to be more careful, I suppose. Not a major setback as I gotta finish the Shining Spears before I go on to the next unit.
This is a really funny army to work with. Each unit looking so different and so on. Certainly slows things down, makes me realize I charge way too little, but oh well. Just gotta work more hours and faster, right? :D It'll be a FANTASTIC looking army in the end though. Not to toot my own horn; I'm tooting all the Eldars' horns there. They're just so pretty!
In terms of my own gaming I'm in a weird slump. Usually when I gotta work a lot on a commission project I keep my spirits up by thinking about stuff I'll paint for myself afterwards. But due to lack of gaming with others the past 12 months I just can't get into it. All I know is that I have to get these Eldar done really fast, I have to get that thing done I got as a backdrop really fast, and I have to really get on to other projects. Very fast. Oh well. Overall I'm proceeding at an acceptable pace.
And we're entering that time of year at which I'm looking forward to spring and start listening to nice music (instead of staring at social media), which is good for the mood.
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Hello hello, friends. Here's the Rangers:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2021_03/rangers1schrift.jpg.3be7fab568f1fb19cf59d42c23c57c4a.jpg)
full size image: https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2021_03/rangers1schrift.jpg.3be7fab568f1fb19cf59d42c23c57c4a.jpg (https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2021_03/rangers1schrift.jpg.3be7fab568f1fb19cf59d42c23c57c4a.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2021_03/rangers2schrift.jpg.7cdbf9782081b7d7780b623f81db5a46.jpg)
full size image: https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2021_03/rangers2schrift.jpg.7cdbf9782081b7d7780b623f81db5a46.jpg (https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2021_03/rangers2schrift.jpg.7cdbf9782081b7d7780b623f81db5a46.jpg)
Bit less by the numbers. The gentleman I paint these for asked me to do something slightly more fancy with the cloaks.
Hope you like them!
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:o Stunning!
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Amazing! Some incredible painting Sigur. I really need to start saving up so I can get some minis painted by you one day ;)
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Cloaks are a lovely touch
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@DintheDin: thanks very much!
@LazyStudent: Thanks, Sir. You will find that I'm very reasonable. ;)
@gamer Mac: Cheers. When I talked to the gentleman I paint these for I asked "what would you like me to do with the cloaks; regular green with some camo or would you like to have the camo cloaks be more akin to the surrounding terrain?", he replied "Why not both?". Then we talked some more about what he'd like to have done, it gave me that special kind of headache (the "this will be more work than anticipated" kind, but also the kind which feels like a bit of a challenge). Pretty happy with how it worked out in the end. :)
heyhey, friends. How's everybody doing? Everybody doing fine, I hope. The past weekend my dad got vaccinated, so that's good.
Here's Striking Scorpions:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2021_03/scorpswip1schrift1.jpg.139f499e65a69490e9a33f3015f809ea.jpg)
full size image: https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2021_03/scorpswip1schrift1.jpg.139f499e65a69490e9a33f3015f809ea.jpg (https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2021_03/scorpswip1schrift1.jpg.139f499e65a69490e9a33f3015f809ea.jpg)
Not 100% done, but getting there swiftly. :) Hope you find them striking!
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Heyhey, hope y'all are having a smashing weekend!
Here's a squad of Shadow Spectres (that's the aspect Forgeworld made up. I think they were released 11 years ago! Time, eh? Crazy.), including their phoenix lord even! I didn't even notice him when i first checked the army.
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2021_03/shadowspectresschrift1.jpg.a668cdf8254afc3b821ff3da746b1770.jpg)
full size image: https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2021_03/shadowspectresschrift1.jpg.a668cdf8254afc3b821ff3da746b1770.jpg (https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2021_03/shadowspectresschrift1.jpg.a668cdf8254afc3b821ff3da746b1770.jpg)
Right, I hope that you like them!
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I admire a lot he fading and the color transitions you make, as well as the rock effects of the base! First rate job!!!
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@DintheDin: Cheers! :) Yeah, these were a bit different to paint than the other aspects so far, but I'm very pleased with how they turned out.
Heyhey, it's Friday once more. Hope y'all are having a Good one. (ha!)
Here's some Warp Spiders to tickle your eyeballs:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2021_04/warpspwip1schrift.jpg.b119e564c3865fb42fb7fa9e75e42962.jpg)
full size image: https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2021_04/warpspwip1schrift.jpg.b119e564c3865fb42fb7fa9e75e42962.jpg (https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2021_04/warpspwip1schrift.jpg.b119e564c3865fb42fb7fa9e75e42962.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2021_04/warpspwip2schrift.jpg.021613cd44d287c11da44c53731172f7.jpg)
full size image: https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2021_04/warpspwip2schrift.jpg.021613cd44d287c11da44c53731172f7.jpg (https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2021_04/warpspwip2schrift.jpg.021613cd44d287c11da44c53731172f7.jpg)
Perfectly fine figures, perfectly cool dudes. Material's a bit iffy of course, but GW chose to use it, so we'll roll with it. "We love it where we from but we kick it where we at", the Diggable Planets tell us, which is something I try to take to heart. Which I took for "yeah, well...." in regards to Finecast.
Anyway, hope you like the figures!
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Lovely, classic paintscheme with modern techniques.
I have s batch of those lying around. Really like those models, despite their age.
It's just that I'm not doing much 40k related of late, because they really deserve a coat of paint.
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Not sure I use that many modern techniques. Or many techniques to begin with. :D Two years ago I got called "old-school" twice within 5 months. For some reason that bugs me to this day. :D I don't see much change to figure painting at all (which is one of the things I love about it), but maybe you're right.
Either way, I absolutely agree with you. Great models, to this day. Because the whole Eldar range is just so well designed to begin with.
For me it's been all 40k since the beginning of the year. At this point I'm getting an itch for historicals, just for some variety. All fantasy and no historicals makes Sigur a dull boy. :P
Anyway, happy Easter, ye lot!
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...and here's more pictures of pretty Eldar. Shining Spears, and lots thereof:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2021_04/shiningspears1schrift.jpg.193014456f028b629948b929639bf717.jpg)
full size image: https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2021_04/shiningspears1schrift.jpg.193014456f028b629948b929639bf717.jpg (https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2021_04/shiningspears1schrift.jpg.193014456f028b629948b929639bf717.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2021_04/shiningspearsFINISHEDschrift.jpg.49a243f3524ac18ac0a7ef9e50268268.jpg)
full size image: https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2021_04/shiningspears1schrift.jpg.193014456f028b629948b929639bf717.jpg (https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2021_04/shiningspears1schrift.jpg.193014456f028b629948b929639bf717.jpg)
The white background isn't the most flashy for those guys, but I like the white. Shows the figures (usually) rather than some effect. I'm convinced that these will look very striking on a gaming table, and that's what it's all about, isn't it. Especially with white and black, less is more.
In the first picture you see them without decals, in the second picture you see the final version, with decals added. Hope you like them!
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Striking white :-* Sigur, very well done!
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What technique did you use for the stripe masking? They're very clean!
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@DintheDin: Cheers! :)
@FramFramson: Barely any technique at all. :D Just masking tape and airbrush. There was some fuzziness along the edges here and there, so I had to clean that up afterwards.
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Hi, people!
Here's the Wraithguard:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2021_04/wraithguard2schrift.jpg.488bc94d4ea083bceeddc25105fdd73c.jpg)
Hope you like them! Have a smapping weekend with people you like.
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Smooooooth! 8) 8) 8)
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@Andym: Just like a silk-a! Thanks very much. :) It's just a very pleasant-looking colour scheme, isn't it.
Right, hello. Happy Tuesday! I put away my own figures again to paint some more Eldar. In between I've been working on that Battle Sanctum as well. It's a slog, but I'm slowly getting it done.
(https://i.imgur.com/7l52na4.jpg)
cellphones do make trashy-looking pictures, don't they. Maybe I'm missing something.
Anyway, that's that. Maybe I'll give the grey a little overhaul, and it needs some more weathering and so on, but I'd say that the thing's 80% "done enough".
Speaking of "done", here's some lovely Wraithlords!
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2021_04/wraithlords1schrift.jpg.750c1f259c09a393c6d679571b08cfe5.jpg)
full size image: https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2021_04/wraithlords1schrift.jpg.750c1f259c09a393c6d679571b08cfe5.jpg (https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2021_04/wraithlords1schrift.jpg.750c1f259c09a393c6d679571b08cfe5.jpg)
Hope you like them. :)
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Nice work on the Eldar. A very effective gold/yellow color. Not an easy thing to do.
The Battle Sanctum is looking good - properly rundown and well used. Though the rabbit on top does appear to disapprove of the damaged rails.
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@syrinx0: Thanks very much! Yeah, the rabbit's a disapproving health&safety administrator. ;-)
Heyhey, here's some more yellow dudes:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2021_04/guardians1schrift.jpg.da1b26e7c0b226ae3cdca7a938d7017d.jpg)
full size image: https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2021_04/guardians1schrift.jpg.da1b26e7c0b226ae3cdca7a938d7017d.jpg (https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2021_04/guardians1schrift.jpg.da1b26e7c0b226ae3cdca7a938d7017d.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2021_04/guardians2schrift.jpg.e1517bd20ffd2b5e0ee1291cf25fb342.jpg)
full size image: https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2021_04/guardians2schrift.jpg.e1517bd20ffd2b5e0ee1291cf25fb342.jpg (https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2021_04/guardians2schrift.jpg.e1517bd20ffd2b5e0ee1291cf25fb342.jpg)
Yes, you've seen these a few weeks ago, but now they got weapon platforms and dusty feet! That's gotta be worth something, right?
Apart from that I finished the Battle Sanctum.
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2021_04/custodesBGNEU4SHOOPschrift.jpg.efb2058602cdf871262ff779384b5c8a.jpg)
I'll take some pictures which show the building a bit better lateron. Until then, I hope you like the pictures and that you have a splendid weekend with splendid people. Enjoy. ;)
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The Yellow Dudes are top notch, but the Battle Sanctum is a hit! Very impressive! Waiting for more pics! Cheers!
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@DintheDin: Thank you! I'll see that I get some more pictures of the big house up some time soon!
...but for now here's more yellow dudes on yellow bikes:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2021_04/jetbikeswip1schrift.jpg.4178db06766d1e0f9ddf772fb45acb01.jpg)
full size image:https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2021_04/jetbikeswip1schrift.jpg.4178db06766d1e0f9ddf772fb45acb01.jpg (https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2021_04/jetbikeswip1schrift.jpg.4178db06766d1e0f9ddf772fb45acb01.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2021_04/jetbikeswip2schrift.jpg.c3e25b11ff6aef61af1ed277b93be502.jpg)
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Hope you like them! :)
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The yellow is stunning :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-*
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@gamer Mac: Glad to hear it, as it's about 80% of those figures. :D
Hello, hello, hope you're having a great weekend. Weather's finally better here. I've done some gardening things earlier, but now it's noon and there's a rule that you shan't make noise (I was working that Kärcher like a maniac) between 12 and 2 on Saturdays.
Aaanyway, here's some nice people: Ephrael Stern and Kyganil:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2021_04/ephraelsternkyganilschrift1.jpg.587cdbf09b9dd72ad6b4d3a1646409bd.jpg)
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Ephrael Stern looks as usual (angry, mostly. But that's what you get if you build a wall out of pez candy and expect it not to collapse if you hop up and down on it), Kyganil I painted so he fits this collection's Bavaria-inspired Harlequins.
Hope you like'em!
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amazing - stunning :-*
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Stunning work once again :-*
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@Bloggard: Thanks very much! :)
@Warboss Nick: Cheers!
Heyhey, here's the incarnation of Kaela Mensha Khaine:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2021_04/avatarwip1schrift.jpg.49d2a5072e78904cffb802d27ddd2937.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2021_04/avatarwip2schrift.jpg.e3af85d2713f16718955b6dcea1c753e.jpg)
Hope you like him! I guess I'll go take some army shots now... :)
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That's an awesome model. When I was still hard into 40k I once got a decent amount of FW models. There was an Revenant titan, a flyer and this one. The flyer and Titan have long been sold off. I just had to conclude I'd never get around to painting them (luckily enough time had passed that the models had become so expensive on FWI sold them at the same price I got them.
The avatar I haven't parted with. It's just an integral part of the eldar army and I really don't like the normal one. I aim to paint that one still, at some point. Maybe stargrave will give me an excuse to dig out some eldar.
Wonderfull job. I mostly see very clean paintjobs on them. Often well painted, but a bit cartoony compared to this one.
It really gets across what the raging inner fire of the bloody handed God would do to it's outer metal shell. Makes it very intimidating.
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That's an awesome model. When I was still hard into 40k I once got a decent amount of FW models. There was an Revenant titan, a flyer and this one. The flyer and Titan have long been sold off. I just had to conclude I'd never get around to painting them (luckily enough time had passed that the models had become so expensive on FWI sold them at the same price I got them.
The avatar I haven't parted with. It's just an integral part of the eldar army and I really don't like the normal one. I aim to paint that one still, at some point. Maybe stargrave will give me an excuse to dig out some eldar.
Wonderfull job. I mostly see very clean paintjobs on them. Often well painted, but a bit cartoony compared to this one.
It really gets across what the raging inner fire of the bloody handed God would do to it's outer metal shell. Makes it very intimidating.
Thank you! :) It is a good model. It's not that I dislike the 1992(?) Avatar, but it's pretty mind-boggling that they still sell him. Even back when I was playing the chap looked a bit small.
Yeah, the funny thing is that Eldar generally are very smooth and sexily designed (with some random nubs here and here, but overall very smooth). Forgeworld's sculpting of course is different to that. This dude's got texture, and I think they did a great job depicting the "dude made of metal with lava running through it" look. All these cracks and the textures on the guy are very reminiscent of coarse blacksmithing, iron casting, etc.
Painting him up like a red-hot flamey man I think wouldn't have the same impact and doesn't fit the sculpt that well. Also: painting him this way I thought makes the 'hot' parts look hotter if there's some contrast on the figure. I also enjoyed playing around with slapping blue, purple and green onto the tempered metal bits. This way I managed to throw all sorts of colours onto this figure, so the colourful gemstoned don't stick out THAT much as the only colourful bits on the guy. And on top of all of that, the dark metallic parts make the dude look dead 'ard and kinda mean.
In the end the loincloth probably was the trickiest thing to paint on the guy. So I freehanded on that big avatar rune. On the rest of the army I used mostly decals, but you can't just put a huge decal on a forgeworld model that size.
Of course I could have done a better job if I'd invested several more hours, but I didn't have the time. I think he turned out nicely that way. :)
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Wow, that’s a fantastic paintjob, truly amazing and appreciately awe and fear inspiring!
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Wonderfull job. I mostly see very clean paintjobs on them. Often well painted, but a bit cartoony compared to this one.
It really gets across what the raging inner fire of the bloody handed God would do to it's outer metal shell. Makes it very intimidating.
yes - superbly well done.
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@Warboss Nick: Cheers! :) Doing FW figures justice can be a bit of a challenge sometimes, but I'm rather happy with the result.
@Bloggard: Thank you! :) Much appreciated.
Well, happy May 1st to all y'all.
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Hope you like them pictures! :)
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'tis a glorious thing to behold.
Top work, your on my list should I cave in and decide that the lead mountain is unsurmounatable and I need a painter for hire.
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Excellent.
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Impressive collection! I am fascinated at the wealth of colour and how you still managed to make it look as one army :-*
Are these yours or for a happy customer?
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@hubbabubba: Yeah, I'm rather happy with the army turned out myself. :) Sure, you can e-mail me any time!
@Ultravanillasmurf: Cheers!
@Warboss Nick: Yeah, I think it works rather well. :) I really dig the look of this army. Much more work than anticipated or armies of one strict colour scheme, but the result's worth it. These are for a happy (i got this confirmed :P ) customer. Me, I play 40k once in about 6 years at this point, and I got way more armies than would be warranted by that frequency of games already. :D
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Heyhey, here's a little something for my own collection: Food booths by Micro Art Studio. Relatively cheap, but rather work-intensive to paint actually. But now they're done and they should work nicely for all sorts of sci-fi and modern settings.
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What do you think, madams and sirs?
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What rate is above first rate... Firstest rate? :-* :o
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What rate is above first rate... Firstest rate? :-* :o
'finger licking good'? :D Working out fake junk foot booth names got me hungry for questionable meals....
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Just caught up with the Eldar pictures, truly phenomenal work. Glorious colours and precision painting! Beautiful! :-*
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'finger licking good'? :D Working out fake junk foot booth names got me hungry for questionable meals....
don't eat fake junk foot! ;)
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@Andym: Thanks very much! It was quite a ride, but now they're all at home and have been received with open arms. :)
@aliensurfer: Too late! I'm all full of "Dino Burgers", "Emperor's Finest", "Tastes like Chicken!" and "Whack Wrapz" (all working titles :P ).
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Right, here's GW's Mek Workshop!
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Look, dorky me hung the circular saw in the upper left by its cable rather than the handle. Oops. The circular saw and the drill aren't glued on, so no problem there.
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It's been a widely welcomed fact that the person who drew this model up on a computer made a little funny by adding GW's mold line remover to the workbench. Of course I painted it accordingly (yup, I own one of these things since a few months ago), even wrote CITADEL on it and all of that. The pad/mat on the workbench of course has to look like cutting mat too.
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These heaps of scrap probably are even more useful than the Mek workbench. Slap all of that stuff on the table, get out the vehicles you converted for Gorkamorka back then, get out the Gaslands rules and have at it!
Or do something else you enjoy with it. Who am I to tell you what to do. :D
I'm a bit torn on the design idea behind this set to be honest. I mean it's not a Mek Workshop, is it. It's a workbench with a wall that's just big enough for the workbench not to fall over. A workshop is a garage and has a roof. Reminds me a bit of what people who critisise Lego for what they do nowadays with their City stuff. There's a ton of detail on that workbench, but for a terrain piece.... I don't know. Online I've seen someone stick Orky bits on Renedra's Ramshackle Barn, and it looks way more like a proper workshop than this wall.
I'd say the piles of scrap and the barricades makes this set worthwhile. I'm sure though that someone who's got the inclination could take the workbench as is apart and put it into a building could turn this into a pretty cool piece of terrain.
Just a few thoughts on this set. What do you think, Madams and Sirs?
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It seems more an accessory set to me, just they don't make anything to put it with that is 'Orky'.
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@aliensurfer: Good point. The model reminds me of a model set I used to own when I was younger:
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Basically the same thing, isn't it. :D Bar for the barriers and other cover terrain.
But yeah, I very much agree with your observations on the model. When I was sitting there, looking at the finished piece, pondering, musing if you will, I thought they could do modular Orky things such as this one which fit onto the Imperial building parts they produce. As some sort of Armageddon situation: Orks overran a city and immediately build their own infrastructure into it to keep the campaign going or repurpose Imperial infrastructure for their needs (in both Armageddon wars they basically kept the imperial factories running, keeping the surviving workers on as slave worker force). GW could release that and thus incorporate that Orky range into the existing imperial one. It would be like 'upgrade parts'.
Earlier today I put the finished model back into its box for storage (good thing is that this one's pretty easy to store at least).
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Amazing detail on GW's Mek Workshop! :-*
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@DintheDin: Thanks very much, kind Sir! :)
Heyhey, last weekend we playtested a conversion for using What a Tanker! for Battletech (or mech combat in general):
https://www.tabletopstories.net/language/en/2021/06/what-a-mecher-playtest/ (https://www.tabletopstories.net/language/en/2021/06/what-a-mecher-playtest/)
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Hope you find the article interesting!
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Heyhey, last weekend we playtested a conversion for using What a Tanker! for Battletech (or mech combat in general):
https://www.tabletopstories.net/language/en/2021/06/what-a-mecher-playtest/ (https://www.tabletopstories.net/language/en/2021/06/what-a-mecher-playtest/)
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Hope you find the article interesting!
Fantastic!
I backed the Clan Wars Kickstarter but am not a fan of how complicated the old rules are for Battletech (despite the fond memories).
Great write up.
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@fluffy05: Cheers! If I remember correctly that was exactly the situation Virago found himself in and which led him to working out What a Mecher!. :)
Here's yet another battle report! Yeah, no wonder I get nothing done. Last night we met for the second playtest session for What a Mecher!. New mechs, heavier ones, lighter ones, more terrain, more pew-pew/dakka.
https://www.tabletopstories.net/language/en/2021/06/what-a-mecher-play-test-2/ (https://www.tabletopstories.net/language/en/2021/06/what-a-mecher-play-test-2/)
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Hope you like the report!
By the way, here's my review and two battle reports of What a Tanker!, the rules virago based What a Mecher! on:
https://www.tabletopstories.net/language/en/?s=what+a+tanker (https://www.tabletopstories.net/language/en/?s=what+a+tanker)
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Heyhey, here's some Star Wars Legion figures:
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It's lovely, lovely snowtroopers! Yay!
First time I worked with SW:Legion figures. Interesting things.
Hope ye like them!
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Cracking job :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-*
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@gamer Mac: Thanks very much! :)
Here's what's going to keep me busy for the next weeks:
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These are the motor pool of the Iyanden Eldar army I painted earlier this year. Got to working on a test model yesterday. I'm already through the "I have a cunning plan!" phase and well into the "I'm hating this" phase. :D Hope to proceed to the "test figure done, it looks acceptable, I'm the greatest" and the subsequent "geeez, I have to do this on all of these? That'll take me ages and I charge way too little for this" phase. But first I'll have to go through "well, I didn't think that there were THAT Many details on this thing...." sub-phase.
But now excuse me. I'll have to go pick up about 4km of masking tape before I can proceed.
Until then - I just realized I haven't posted these before:
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An addition to a Van Saar gang for Necromunda. Rather interesting figures, these dudes here, and the stark difference to the regular Van Saar gang box. That one's bristling with weapon options and so on. The flyboys and -girls here come with exactly no options. Very much digitally designed kits, with just one possible pose and no armament options. The gentleman I built and painted these for provided me with all the Forgeworld upgrade packs though, which allowed me to at least give them a little variety. The big guys on foot are especially problematic, since they got the same body, the only difference would be the equipment on the left arm. I had to do some cutting and fitting to at least turn the head on the one and add a different arm and gun.
Still, really good figures. My verdict still stands - if you want some really nice looking sci-fi soldiers in armour, these Van Saar dudes are worth a look. Shoulder pads and shoulder hoses are optional, but I think they make for very good 'heavy law enforcement' or mercenaries or something like that in any sci-fi setting.
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Hello, hello.
Here's the test vehicle I did:
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Hope you like it. It's about 97% finished. Of course there'll be decals slapped on as well later on. Right now I have to work out how to make the rest of the vehicles, airplanes and giant undead robots to look similar.
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Amazing job! It is so difficult to achieve such shades on yellow, but also the waves on the blue are outstanding!
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An addition to a Van Saar gang for Necromunda. Rather interesting figures, these dudes here, and the stark difference to the regular Van Saar gang box. That one's bristling with weapon options and so on. The flyboys and -girls here come with exactly no options. Very much digitally designed kits, with just one possible pose and no armament options. The gentleman I built and painted these for provided me with all the Forgeworld upgrade packs though, which allowed me to at least give them a little variety. The big guys on foot are especially problematic, since they got the same body, the only difference would be the equipment on the left arm. I had to do some cutting and fitting to at least turn the head on the one and add a different arm and gun.
While the box doesn't offer any options for the neotek flyers (and precious few for the archeotek champions) their pistol-toting arms are fully compatible with the leftover bits from the basic box. You can swap on other weapons to your heart's content since they use the same split design with the arm gripping the back half of the gun and the front half being a separate bit. Similarly, the shield arms work on the basic box bodies, and as far as I can tell the arm pairs from that box work on the neoteks. Anyone who's done the original Van Saar plastics doesn't really need Forge World.
Most of the heads from both boxes are cross-compatible too, although it takes a bit of trimming to get the angle of view just right. Silliest way to do a head/neck cut I've ever seen on models anywhere.
That said, if anyone actually plans to play Necromunda with this stuff, the second box is a mass of trap options that you'd never really want to use in the game. Expensive gear on what amount to flying juves that can't benefit from most cover is idiotic, and you'll get a lot more use out of them with a nice cheap lasgun and maybe some grenades. The archeoteks' unique weaponry is a bit better but you're still better off equipping them differently, which (owing to their dopey model design) means using basic box bodies instead. You might eventually want to splurge for the melee rig or even the rad beamer, but for a new gang? Pass. Take advantage of the archeotek's unique skill set and super-discounted custom cyberware to make a bionic murder machine and leave the fancy gear the official figs have on the shelf.
OTOH, the expansion box is a gold mine of useful arms, letting you do a lot more dual-wielding pistolier builds than the core set alone. The extra shields don't hurt any either, although they're not great mechanically.
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@DintheDin: Thank you very much! Yeah, the wavey stuff is just a little trick to make the otherwise very classic colour scheme a bit more fancy. In general though I think that the yellow-blue contrast with little red dots thrown in works really well, so I mostly stuck to that.
@Chief Lackey Rich: Yeah, I got the impression that you're meant to use weapon options from the core box. Can't comment on the relative usefulness under the current rules as I haven't played Necromunda since 1998. :D
Heyhey, I guess it's high time for an update!
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Painting-wise these are done now, but I still have to add decals. The Cobra (the big tank/titan hunter) needs some more detailwork done, but then it's there as well.
But first I'll paint up two phantom knights and three heavy weapon platforms, then everybody gets their decals to finish off the look.
Hope you like them so far!
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FWIW, I see GW is releasing a plastic set of Van Saar weapon bits with a slew of new options, as well as having teased both the big arachno-mech-suit and a new augmek with a funky high-tech lascannon accompanied by three cyberarchnid pets. The latter I can do without, having long since made my own out of Wargames Atlantic spiders and some extra bits, but the rest are all pretty interesting. Not sure yet if anything but the weapon sprue is from GW or if the rest will be annoying Forge World releases.
The bits alone might get me to buy a third gang box. I'm already using these guys for a bunch of scifi stuff, and I'm having fever dreams of doing a whole platoon of them as Imperial Guard and/or genestealer cult brood brothers. Certainly got enough lasguns for the job - and they're actually a little cheaper than Cadians are these days.
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Great work mate 8)
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“ These are the motor pool of the Iyanden Eldar army I painted earlier this year. Got to working on a test model yesterday. I'm already through the "I have a cunning plan!" phase and well into the "I'm hating this" phase. :D Hope to proceed to the "test figure done, it looks acceptable, I'm the greatest" and the subsequent "geeez, I have to do this on all of these? That'll take me ages and I charge way too little for this" phase. But first I'll have to go through "well, I didn't think that there were THAT Many details on this thing...." sub-phase.
But now excuse me. I'll have to go pick up about 4km of masking tape before I can proceed.”
Had to laugh. I feel the same way about most of my painting projects lol
The Star Wars Legion Snow Troopers look outstanding!
The Star Wars Legion kits are quite good. Ironically I prefer the resin plastic models over the new hard plastic kits. Still I love all the amazing love Star Wars is getting in kit form.
Beautiful brushwork on the Van Saar and the Ilyaden.
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@Chief Lackey Rich: Aye, this might get me to paint some more figures for that gang as well. :D Fingers crossed.
@OSHIROmodels: Thanks very much, Sir. Good to see I achive at least this goal on a pretty regular basis now. :D
@fluffy05: :D Honestly, so far I put 33m 18mm-tape into this project and surely no less than 5m 10mm tape and smaller. Not that I'm the most efficient about using tape, but it's pretty crazy. Cheers on the Snow Troopers. They were a bit challenging due to them being ..well, all white. And usually the first thing I look for in a figure is "where can I generate colourful contrast?". You either are a very sick puppy or these SW:L plastics are really bad. :D Just kidding. I assume the 'resin plastic' ones are less hassle to put together. So far I painted a fair few of Atomic Mass Games' (who are doing all the formerly FFG miniatures related things now, right?) Marvel superheroes (here: https://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=129389.0 (https://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=129389.0)), all of which are plastic. I didn't build them, but let's say I did some fixing and some gap filling/repositioning prior to painting them and they seemed like regular hard plastic kits. So I assume the Star Wars ones are along the same lines.
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WOW!! :o :-*
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Amazing work on them, love the blue waves :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-*
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@fluffy05: :D Honestly, so far I put 33m 18mm-tape into this project and surely no less than 5m 10mm tape and smaller. Not that I'm the most efficient about using tape, but it's pretty crazy. Cheers on the Snow Troopers. They were a bit challenging due to them being ..well, all white. And usually the first thing I look for in a figure is "where can I generate colourful contrast?". You either are a very sick puppy or these SW:L plastics are really bad. :D Just kidding. I assume the 'resin plastic' ones are less hassle to put together. So far I painted a fair few of Atomic Mass Games' (who are doing all the formerly FFG miniatures related things now, right?) Marvel superheroes (here: https://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=129389.0 (https://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=129389.0)), all of which are plastic. I didn't build them, but let's say I did some fixing and some gap filling/repositioning prior to painting them and they seemed like regular hard plastic kits. So I assume the Star Wars ones are along the same lines.
Bugger me that’s a lot of tape :o
Cannot argue with the results though!
Have you got any pointers for using the tape? I’m still very much learning by trial and error.
Do you apply a varnish to protect the paint underneath the tape?
I have some of the Marvel Crisis Protocol miniatures as well. The hard plastic is the same as for the new Star Wars Legion.
They are very good (athough not perfect). I love that we now have access to these models.
I used to dream of having the Star Wars miniatures. Now as a big kid I can :D
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Those eldar vehicles are awesome
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:o Super work! I am in awe of those paint jobs. Also how you managed to keep the consitancy across all of the models. It is very very impressive.
I am guessing from your reference to tape, that you used an airbrush for most of it?! For the yellow did you use the GW paints range or a different manufacturer?
And the SW-L figures look great. I like the way you added in a little bit of colour on what is often painted as an all white scheme! :D
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@aliensurfer: Thank you. :)
@gamer Mac: Cheers! I didn't want to rely on the combination of contrast and primary colours alone. Gotta add a little bit on top. ;)
@fluffy05: Cheers! Nope, no varnish in between. I'm using the tape by Tamiya now, which isn't exactly cheap, but it's got a nice combination of sticky strength (that's the technical term, I believe) and being thin enough to pretty easily form around details and cut it along them.
@majorsmith: Thanks very much! The designs are really strong.
@LazyStudent: Thank you! Yeah, consistency is a big deal with projects like this one. Yup, I made heavy use of the airbrush on these. In general I was told that I use the airbrush rather sparingly compared to others, but these models certainly call for an airbrush job. For the yellow I think I used 6 different yellows. :D By Vallejo Model Air (for the base colour and initial shading, P3 (yellow ink), Schmincke (for glazes and more subltle shading, Scalecolor (for highlights by brush), some of them mixed with white at some point or another. Yeah, on the SW:L figures I was pretty relieved when I saw the FFG studio paintjobs, which made pretty wild use of colours on the snow troopers. I think I toned that down a little bit whilst still keeping a certain variety. In the end they're less pure-white than Stormtroopers, now that I think of it. But then again, Snowtroopers have to wear all sorts of protective coats and socks and whatnot, all of which are made from cloth, cloth will always look off-white rather than pure white, and so on. So it's all good.
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Heyhey, here's some Eldar vehicle for your weekend:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2021_10/1shoopBschrift.jpg.528113ced7ff7fc4ff4d45d7616a18b1.jpg)
Hope you like them, single photos to follow!
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Beautiful! Love those red flyer/plane/skimmer... things. I don't think I have ever seen them before.
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Fantastic, a really solid body of work. That subtle pattern in the blue is excellent.
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Wow! You never cease to amaze! :o
As much as I love the yellow/blue colour scheme, I think I love the red/black more! :-*
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Stunning 8)
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@Codsticker: Aye, I wasn't familiar with them either. Seems like they're a whole warrior aspect of airplane pilots. No doubt they're all Lord Flashheart in appearance and manners. :D
@hubbabubba: Thanks very much! Given how I was to use a very classic colour scheme on a LOT of vehicles I went with a very classic look. Can't beat contrasting primary colours slapped onto the nice shape of an Eldar vehicle.
@Andym: Cheers. :) The red and black is a breeze to paintcompared to the yellow too. :D
@OSHIROmodels: Thanks very much, Sir!
Right, here's the rest of the pictures now!
Crimson Hunters Exarchs:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2021_10/ch2schrift.jpg.39a8e73aedde0bc2ad8355c8e30ddfc7.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2021_10/ch3schrift.jpg.c335a411ef03f4ee6d51495cfe789ba6.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2021_10/ch4schrift.jpg.7cb09e14ed6596b11bc4435578fe2b9a.jpg)
Cobra:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2021_10/cobra1schrift.jpg.944e7ab54b1fa5b6ab440b873e70eaa0.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2021_10/cobra2schrift.jpg.b6a962b596579abbe5c6b2f59d6288d3.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2021_10/cobra3schrift.jpg.32c5879a7e8508e077d923b048fe6341.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2021_10/5schrift.jpg.b546fae08dd79885fa041c6666628d63.jpg)
Hemlocks:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2021_10/fl1schrift.jpg.8140525a037b0109b4c23bc1d4a2ff72.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2021_10/fl2schrift.jpg.e3098b217f35b7f9a57b5734fb4c7ffd.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2021_10/fl3schrift.jpg.b86be354a5118bb64f13e1b16ee27308.jpg)
Fire Prisms:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2021_10/fp1schrift.jpg.c8f3f482dc576b1207d6bcb594f69829.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2021_10/fp2schrift.jpg.16f53691d5cbb354459261eb6ebe4f53.jpg)
Night Spinners:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2021_10/ns2schrift.jpg.bed96bc561322b35e56ec3d3a3a3fe42.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2021_10/ns3schrift.jpg.9fc755cbe3c6f49403f34b7f246e2558.jpg)
Serpents:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2021_10/serp1schrift.jpg.cfd1398d564ad05ab90ebb8cf7bb7d8f.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2021_10/serp2schrift.jpg.7e171ed6f060c857748148dc71b7dfed.jpg)
Heavy Weapon Platforms:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2021_10/wp1scghrift.jpg.6f2d176168f8b043f268eedf2ae6ceb3.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2021_10/wp2schrift.JPG.e0b26290bc82431a3aa4d51fee682c09.JPG)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2021_10/wp3schrift.jpg.238353f263e268d4073514a44a5cce7c.jpg)
Wraith Knights:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2021_10/wn2schrift.jpg.01af7ce163f90a6463675079267e59ee.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2021_10/wl3schrift.jpg.f562d4b3f4d2f0302c76f8d146078eac.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2021_10/wl4schrift.jpg.d811bf0bc4e56efe61fb2e196f066d34.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2021_10/wn7schrift.jpg.4c9f63f81b4887b5747a09267fd1a3e3.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2021_10/8schrift.jpg.0af2c372882d5dfbfe7adba2ba6e9003.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2021_10/10schrift.jpg.56e81e3790986aeefb8fb2855499cee0.jpg)
...and that's that! Hope you like them. :) I hope that some day I see them along with the infantry.
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:o
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Stunning :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-*
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I still love the red ones best. :D Absolutely incredible work all around though o_o.
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amazing ...
and those big guys ... wow
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Wow!....just....Wow! :-* :-* :-*
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@aliensurfer: :)
@gamer Mac: Thanks, Sir!
@Codsticker: :D Cheers! They're all Exarchs too, hence the slightly different markings.
@Bloggard: Thank you! Yes indeed. And those big boys are proper big. Remember when Wraitlords/Eldar Dreadnoughts were proper proper tall figures? These here are twice or thrice their height. Craziness.
@Andym: Cheers. :)
Swept away by the prettiness of the pictures I once more tackled updating my operating system. I managed to do that even, and the damage is somewhat within reason. For the past weeks I've been knee-deep in Tabletop World buildings. I'll put pictures of those over in a separate thread.
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The anodized muzzle effect on the Cobra canon is absolutely nuts.
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@FramFramson: Thanks very much! This huge barrel with the slightly swollen end (steady...) reminded me a lot of older Eldar superheavies by Armorcast. So the choice was to either go with that anodized look or a 2nd edition style flame pattern, because I had to do something with the big end. Since the latter wasn't a real option I went for the former.
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Incredible work...
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@Ajax: Thanks very much!
Well, here I am again! Haven't posted in here for so long, I actually forgot I had a handy catch-all sci-fi thread. So I made a separate thread for the Space Wolves army I just finished:
https://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=135479.15 (https://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=135479.15)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_04/as2schrift.jpg.39e5567fbb45a3d7a203a922e2067e90.jpg)
full size image: https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_04/as2schrift.jpg.39e5567fbb45a3d7a203a922e2067e90.jpg (https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_04/as2schrift.jpg.39e5567fbb45a3d7a203a922e2067e90.jpg)
...and for the Blade Runner stuff:
https://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=135237.msg1717081#msg1717081]]https://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=135237.msg1717081#msg1717081 (http://)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_02/IMG_1564neuschrift.JPG.8894c6eb23b36ff1ad3aeb4d0e149e44.JPG)
full size image: https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_02/IMG_1564neuschrift.JPG.8894c6eb23b36ff1ad3aeb4d0e149e44.JPG (https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_02/IMG_1564neuschrift.JPG.8894c6eb23b36ff1ad3aeb4d0e149e44.JPG)
Aaaanyway, back to the here and now. I'm sure you remember the big, big Orks army I painted between 2017 and 2020. In 2021 I got to add the first three vehicles (Scrapjets). But look at that number of boyz:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2020_04/873747261_as1ghazschrift.jpg.8c4f5a2806c7abe5bd7cc3bf9d68c27a.jpg)
full size image: https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2020_04/873747261_as1ghazschrift.jpg.8c4f5a2806c7abe5bd7cc3bf9d68c27a.jpg (https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2020_04/873747261_as1ghazschrift.jpg.8c4f5a2806c7abe5bd7cc3bf9d68c27a.jpg)
They need more than three vehicles. Speaking of which - could it be that I never posted the scrapjets from spring last year?
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_04/as1shoop.jpg.34873bc4ea2a182daa92f6cdb9391fbc.jpg)
full size image: https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_04/as1shoop.jpg.34873bc4ea2a182daa92f6cdb9391fbc.jpg (https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_04/as1shoop.jpg.34873bc4ea2a182daa92f6cdb9391fbc.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_04/as3.jpg.7263b3a0c113a453dacdc0ac2458ff36.jpg)
full size image: https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_04/as3.jpg.7263b3a0c113a453dacdc0ac2458ff36.jpg (https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_04/as3.jpg.7263b3a0c113a453dacdc0ac2458ff36.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_04/flamey3schrift.jpg.f3d3db2cac60dd0b77f47eebebe54112.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_04/flamey4schrift.jpg.658bb70da4a522671d463a0427ee3d98.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_04/nosey3schrift.jpg.09da3ac4eb603ae9ef0a772b80370cb0.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_04/nosey1schrift.jpg.5a69f5c7d8fae76fe218d48aa19895e2.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_04/planey5schrift.jpg.08d980714127bc77558b5ca1a3952b00.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_04/planey4schrift.jpg.eacb9576f45cba31d29c09e649b1c22a.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_04/planey3schrift.jpg.70d55b6296a1f5c453a358286599dd25.jpg)
So yeah, that's them, but that's not enough, so I have to get as many more as possible done until Pentecost.
Here's the ones I got on the desk now (in fact I got them ALL on the desk right now, and it's a huge mess, but these here are the ones I'm trying to get done first):
(https://i.imgur.com/L3eimTt.jpg)
A good, old-fashioned WIP shot. Just like in the olden days. :) Speaking of which, that Warboss on bike I painted over 10 years ago already, for an Evil Sunz army:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_04/bikerbigboss3schrift1.jpg.5ec242f7ca3cda70ea20f78e04cded7b.jpg)
That was a fun army. :) Anyway, lots of painting to do. The base colours are on so far, but that only means that the actual work can start now. :D
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That's one **** load of Orks! If you use them all at once it'll be an all day game, at least ;D
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Wow, extraordinary and inspiring work in work on both the space wolves and Orks. Makes me want to get my Orks out after all those years and get painting.
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@Matakakea: It sure is! :D I'd love to see that whole horde in action at some point. It probably won't be the case, but so far I sometimes ran into figures I painted and never thought I'd see them again, so never say never.
Heyhey, here's another WIP shot of those first few vehicles:
(https://i.imgur.com/17Kq1oO.jpg)
Slowly but surely getting there. Next big step will be the crews.
Hope you like them so far!
In other news, I went on a little trip the past Friday. There's an excellent wargames store in the general vicinity of Salzburg, called Silent Night Games. It's located in Oberndorf, the town in which Silent Night, Holy Night was first played in 1818. Pretty much everything in that town is "Silent Night [something]", and we like it that way. Anyway, the games store is excellent, run by an excellent wargaming veteran who also organized the events over there. The shop is a bit of a hub for the wargaming scene in Western Austria as well as South-Eastern Bavaria, and I happened to have quite a lot of finished figures for people who meet at that store I decided to make a day out of it, drive over and deliver the figures in person. It's a 3.5 hours drive back and forth (American friends will laugh at the tiny distance) each, but oh well. I also hadn't met the guys in over 2 years (in some cases even longer) due to the pandemic, and I hadn't travelled any such distance over the past 2 years either, so off I went.
It was exeedingly nice. When I'm over there for wargaming events I usually stay over night, but since I just delivered some figures I wanted to make the drive there and back home in one day, so I just stayed in the store for a few hours to chat and watch a game of Kugelhagel. I really enjoyed chatting about all those small figure manufacturers we all love so much and how their figures compare, look at the two players' collections and talk about esoteric Napoleonic formations (first time I saw the légion irlandaise in action. Or Wurttembergers). Also had chats about the brilliance of 2nd edition 40k colours schemes, the correct hair colour of Ragnar Blackmane and Eldar on the whole. Good stuff. Felt knackered when I got home way past midnight, but on the way home whilst driving through Vienna I passed a house with excessive christmas decoration. So there's that. I kinda miss seeing wargamers doing wargamey things. Not that I don't play at all, we just had a really interesting multi-player game of Sharp Practice the other week, but it's nice to see other things for a change as well.
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Shades of Gorkamorka, those vehicles all look incredible. Not like that's any big revelation to anybody who has seen the quality of your Zen painting skills. Your brush fu is over the top, if anyone deserves the title of Master it is most definitely you. All your brush touches turns to gold (and a ton of other colors too.) Thanks as always for sharing and always looking forward to the next bit of eye candy you grace us with.
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@diehard: Oh, thanks very much. :) That's the thing - getting into Gorkamorka is probably easier now than ever before. Let's just hope GW don't notice that and do something to "reimagine" Gorkamorka.
Heyhey, sorry for the long silence. I've been sick as a hound the past few days. Really annoying cough and all the other things as well. It's not the 'rona though, so that's good, eh? Anyway, I'm getting better now, which means: back to the painting desk.
For the Deffkilla Wartrike I had an idea which amused me, so I spent a long time trying to fit all those bloody letters onto the driver's back. Turns out that it's barely-to-not visible once the model is all put together. Oh well, still time well spent, because the model makes me giggle now. :D
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_05/funsies.jpeg.9583d4803e0d911d7fadda153264ef61.jpeg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_05/funsies2.jpeg.cb77ba17bbfd4704a7b9484a65fa65e5.jpeg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_05/funsies3.jpeg.92f3235268b643f3391bee562aca2704.jpeg)
More meaningful updates soon, I hope!
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lol lol lol
WORTH IT
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Very nice :-*
And I recently did the same thing,I feel your pain (it was a Tamiya 1/48 VW).
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Great job lol lol lol
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@FramFramson: Yeah, I thought so too. :D
@Blackwolf: Cheers! Half of the satisfaction of a paintjob is KNOWING it's done properly, isn't it. Cutting corners is reserved for stuff you don't enjoy doing.
@gamer Mac: Thanks, Sir!
Heyhey, another bunch of vehicles is done!
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_05/1186186187_asshoopschriftB.jpg.e797b3ae024fbccc738f781f007a7c47.jpg)
full size image: https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_05/1186186187_asshoopschriftB.jpg.e797b3ae024fbccc738f781f007a7c47.jpg (https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_05/1186186187_asshoopschriftB.jpg.e797b3ae024fbccc738f781f007a7c47.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_05/1612165925_as1schriftB.jpg.e62dccd8b173f2b1d944a1ff1b431324.jpg)
full size image: https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_05/1612165925_as1schriftB.jpg.e62dccd8b173f2b1d944a1ff1b431324.jpg (https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_05/1612165925_as1schriftB.jpg.e62dccd8b173f2b1d944a1ff1b431324.jpg)
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[img]https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_05/1655803863_as2bschriftB.jpg.aa6b0f67f4f2b19902712869d8c9d16b.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_05/1787157624_as1cschriftB.jpg.a50734b7974741815bf23cea75e1326f.jpg)
Hope you like them!
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Okay, here we go with the single shots:
Kustom Booster Blasta:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_05/boosterB4schrift.JPG.f61593a0bdd755769d6517a9c2c25ca2.JPG)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_05/boosterB1schrift.JPG.1ce45bba6bbbe822216a9227f2e7c91d.JPG)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_05/boosterB2Bschrift.jpg.577e9b048f74e72169a07cab22dbeb9f.jpg)
Kustom Booster Blasta:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_05/boosterc4schrift.JPG.cb270a2eb0315f135865205ec248b51f.JPG)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_05/boosterC3schrift.JPG.348b1bc0ff68255ad8e47c9722a8feee.JPG[/igm]
[img]https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_05/boosterC2schrift.JPG.7d63010d94013737219e79e883aea21e.JPG)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_05/BoosterC1schrift.JPG.9d0014cc024f96308ce140bbdc12b588.JPG)
Warboss on Warbike:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_05/bikerboss2schrift.JPG.583b3869f012ac0b883d79831ea43839.JPG)
Kustom Booster Blasta:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_05/booster1schrift.JPG.7f973fc731942adebb98c0053305d844.JPG)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_05/booster2schrift.JPG.956fe105cd606fa358563ee0d2c52121.JPG)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_05/booster3schrift.JPG.d4d5068d7bd9c6236d536286736359fb.JPG)
Deffkilla Dragster:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_05/deffkilla1schrift.JPG.2c67fdf83c66c57408a6144f789a3b75.JPG)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_05/deffkillaBschrift.JPG.05908f5e9cfaa58473098ddf50c7dcfd.JPG)
Shokkjump Dragster:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_05/1449204284_shokkjumpdragster1schrift.JPG.76d007bce1720c7e6e75bc7aad1917cf.JPG)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_05/2079534835_shokkjumpdragster3schrift.JPG.f422cd79102fc0794416bcf3bff3832a.JPG)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_05/1657067183_shokkjumpdragster5schrift.JPG.e31fcd63b3f587029bd7a841f5bb5b78.JPG)
Waaaaghbikes:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_05/warbikers2schrift.JPG.4f2ff836964b8ec51861f7e2610070ee.JPG)
full size image: https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_05/warbikers2schrift.JPG.4f2ff836964b8ec51861f7e2610070ee.JPG (https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_05/warbikers2schrift.JPG.4f2ff836964b8ec51861f7e2610070ee.JPG)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_05/warbikersschirft.JPG.a193a4414ddc295135fe42d211708b09.JPG)
full size image: https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_05/warbikersschirft.JPG.a193a4414ddc295135fe42d211708b09.JPG (https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_05/warbikersschirft.JPG.a193a4414ddc295135fe42d211708b09.JPG)
....and that's that for now. :) Hope you like them, Madams and Sirs!
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Stunning job :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-*
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They look brilliant,very gritty :-* :-* :-* You have made those orcs cool!
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@gamer Mac: Thanks very much! :)
@Blackwolf: Cheers, much appreciated. Yeah, I'm more of a 1st/2nd edition guy when it comes to Space Orks, but these here I like. GW have really done a good job with these new vehicles.
...and I even forgot to post the snazziest of them all yesterday! Here's the Boomdakka Snazzwagon:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_05/boomdakka1schrift.JPG.bfac2f1d7d8740ea30356b0cd63b7738.JPG)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_05/boomdakka2scirft.JPG.4a047e3bff010b2f36d18a35b587f224.JPG)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_05/boomdakkaschrit.JPG.ff4c9824e291e2c3ac3996329e964281.JPG)
And that's that, at least for now!
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Loving these. I'm still looking for a few alternative vehicles to use in my Gorkamorka mob, and some of these are really fitting the bill!
A completely different painting style from your usual, very (VERY) precise work, but equally impressive 8)
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Thanks very much! Yeah, I try to do it all. ;)
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Another wonderful lovingly weathered vehicle!
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@syrinx0: It does take a lot of love to beat up a vehicle like that. ;)
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Hey friends, here I am again! And here's a WIP shot of an Eldar/Aeldari army:
(https://i.imgur.com/UB1rQnC.jpg)
full size image: https://i.imgur.com/UB1rQnC.jpg (https://i.imgur.com/UB1rQnC.jpg)
Hope ye like them. :) There's the new plastic Avatar in there.
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Very impressive - be fun to play Gaslands with all those ork vehicles do love the one that looks like a VW Beetle lol
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Very impressive - be fun to play Gaslands with all those ork vehicles do love the one that looks like a VW Beetle lol
Cheers! The gentleman I painted these Orky vehicles for sent me some photos of the games they had a few weeks ago. One of them was a "Race to the Warp Portal" scenario (Orks vs. Eldar), with terrain moving a whopping 12" each turn and they had to keep up and beat the clock so to speak. :)
Also, last week I incidenctly played Gaslands for the first time too!
(https://i.imgur.com/F5EPori.jpg)
Fun rules. You really need a proper sized table when using 28mm models, and I assume that goes twice as much if I were to use these new Ork vehicles. :D but it is a good idea.
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Heyhey, Aeldari (I gotta come to terms with the new names some time, eh?) of Craftworld Saim-Hann are finished!
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_06/1schrift.jpg.00c92153dbe680c190cb88ca402b9f1b.jpg)
full size image: https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_06/1schrift.jpg.00c92153dbe680c190cb88ca402b9f1b.jpg (https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_06/1schrift.jpg.00c92153dbe680c190cb88ca402b9f1b.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_06/2schrift.jpg.49bae1d2877d79e0282975e6cb44e870.jpg)
full size image: https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_06/2schrift.jpg.49bae1d2877d79e0282975e6cb44e870.jpg (https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_06/2schrift.jpg.49bae1d2877d79e0282975e6cb44e870.jpg)
Hope ye like'em! Finally got to use the Shrine Luminor for making the background of an elven warband look nicer. :) How was the weekend? Everything going fine?
Me, I met with friends on Saturday and we played Wizard and Uno. Really casual stuff, and as usual I got obliterated in Wizard. Worse than usual. Sunday I met with Col.Bourne again for the 4th game in our Chain of Command campaign. Battle Report forthcoming.
So that's it for now. Enjoy. :)
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Utterly outstanding as always. I don’t feel worthy enough to comment further in fact.
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Utterly outstanding as always. I don’t feel worthy enough to comment further in fact.
Oh, thanks very much, even though it's a horrible to imagine you might actually think like that! Comment away, as long as it's utterly positive and complimentary you can't go wrong. :D
Heyhey, here I am again. Painting lots of 40k things again lately (the past 2 years or so. Certainly this year.), which is rather lovely. Speaking of lovely, here's a WIP shot of some more Apostles of Contagion!
(https://i.imgur.com/jFOBwEc.jpg)
full size image: https://i.imgur.com/jFOBwEc.jpg (https://i.imgur.com/jFOBwEc.jpg)
These sculpts. I have to say that GW really are consistently good with their chaos figures. And I'm not shy about complaining about GW, as you may know. :D But these are really nice. I mean a ton of work to paint because somehow they managed to make every single one look really different. Within this group here there's two figures which are alike, and it's two of the ones with the big scythes.
Also, look at that boss type in the middle. Look at that face. :D He's having the best time. Possibly the only person (Orks aside) in 40k having a good time. :P
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Hi Sigur, happy to compliment such a master painter! Thanks for sharing so much amazing output here.
That guy in the middle certain does look jolly. Given his Chaos alignment, it’s probably just wind ;)
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@Raedwald: wind of chaos! ;)
Right, taking a break from all the Chaos things, I got to paint a bunch of Infinity figures! It's the Defiance (a kind of sci-fi dungeon crawler set in the Infinity world) boxed set, plus two TAGs (ie big combat robot suits of sexy, sexy appearance):
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_08/as6schrift.jpg.944acdd0e5b113d6cb1f9bcfc7b66d15.jpg)
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(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_08/as2schrift.jpg.0f0ab9c289fda0d09633e357264d253a.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_08/as5schrift.jpg.f988856c206c651652da7da5470819da.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_08/as5bschrift.jpg.5c961c8915065f3bd6ba12e72b7ccdaa.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_08/as5e.jpg.f64669b4caf7a154f2c3b96418879cb7.jpg)
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full size image: https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_08/as3schrfift.jpg.726b06bdd034e3871ada572b7206f9e4.jpg (https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_08/as3schrfift.jpg.726b06bdd034e3871ada572b7206f9e4.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_08/as7schrift.jpg.4d1104a6ba19132c41c99e58a74cd181.jpg)
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Right. What can I say about Infinity figures? I can just blabber on about what everybody knows already: Fantastic figures and designs (even though of course i'm an old git and find the slightly more exotic looks of earlier days more interesting), fantastic casting quality, and easy to put together as well! Oh, and everything's got cool, outlandish names.
Of course they are detailed as all heck and reward a slightly more elaborate paintjob. Speaking of which - the baddies from the Defiance box (Combined Army aliens along with some human traitors or clones of some sort) are based on the Covenant aliens from the Halo series in terms of colour scheme. The gentleman who told me to paint them asked me to do it that way. An attractive colour scheme. The rather colourful troop of humans from all sorts of factions sent to combat the evil aliens are basically painted like the studio paintjob, except for the PanOceania, Yu Jing and the Haqqislam operatives, who are more based on the colour schemes I used for these forces as I painted them for the same gentleman a few years prior.
One of the two Crazy Koalas who go with the big yellow robot I put on a hoverboard, because that's what I did with he same sculpt over 10 years ago for my own collection. a.) it's funny, b.) it's dead easy, c.) it's rather cute and d.) everybody loves Crazy Koalas.
Right, I hope that you like them! Right now I'm painting some highlanders for the Jacobite rebellion 1745, and then some more Warhammer 40k stuff, I suppose. Yup.
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Right, I hope that you like them!
Most definitely, yes.
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*sigh* I still need to start on mine ::)
Does your client also have the huge big alien mech? 8)
Your paintjobs are gorgeous again, and consider that koala on a hoverboard idea well and truly nicked! :D
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Awesome, super shiney and chrome forever.
Fantastic execution and consistency.
Is this the top end of your painting service?
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Ooh ,lovely :-*
Of course here in Australia we take Koalas very seriously,the carnivorous specie requires forethought when one is walking in some coastal rainforests on the east coast.
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@Dags: Cool. :)
@hubbabubba: Thanks very much! I'm a complete sucker for shiny blue armour. Whenever I do non-grimdark sci-fi things I always end up doing shiny dark blue armour to some extent. This is far from the top end. The problem is that the top end gets really costly, and these figures here are meant for gaming (aside from looking pretty of course. Can't have non-pretty figures). But when it comes to box-art stuff, promo figures and so on, those would look a bit nicer. I mean the whole 'painting levels' thing is absurd anyway.
Infinity figures are really, really pretty, so I have to make them look pretty (to me). The funny thing about the big blue robot is that this was the first of the big Infinity robot models I didn't like in terms of looks. The yellow one is sex on legs, and that's what these robots usually are. The blue one's bulky and doesn't look as agile and oddly-formed as the others from the range. I get it, because it's basically a tip-top up-armoured version of that PanOceania TAG, but it just didn't appeal to me much.
So I put in extra effort to make it so I find it pretty, because ultimately (coming back to painting levels), unless somebody specifically asks me to paint things to a proper high showcase level, I'll just paint a figure until I find it pretty enough to leave it at that (and then some more, because I'm always anxious about people thinking that I'm slacking. :P ). The idea being that if I'm satisfied with the look of a figure I'm reasonably sure that the person I painted it for will be as well. Any other approach would make me like I'm conning people, and I'm not a fan of con people who feel smart for "getting away" with something.
@Blackwolf: absolutely! There's no joking with these chaps.
Back on topic! Here's more photos I took yesterday. Much better than the ones I took a few days ago (I didn't even post those). There's just good and bad days for photos, at least at the level of photography expertise I'm at. ;)
The whole batch all at once:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_08/1BESSA.jpg.4962c41721d36acb69eb656fa1a7e9f6.jpg)
full size image: https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_08/1BESSA.jpg.4962c41721d36acb69eb656fa1a7e9f6.jpg (https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_08/1BESSA.jpg.4962c41721d36acb69eb656fa1a7e9f6.jpg)
The characters from the Defiance boxed set:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_08/207358955_charsNEUBESSA2.jpg.84bb8fa6cc1ba7ab05e19c56ebb43e82.jpg)
Baddies alien shapeshifter DNA thieves (one might call them genestealers!) or something like that:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_08/1503415312_baddiescharsschrift.jpg.154bfb9e7f982222d0583ca817846bd9.jpg)
The dude in the right creeps me out.
The rest of the aliens:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_08/baddiesalienschrift.jpg.b632a90df26ae051de5b4590aa899b7f.jpg)
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I went for the frankly weird artistic choice of having their skin turn increasingly yellow/orange based on rank or size. Not sure why, but I really liked the pale skin on the little ones and the deeper yellow on the big one. :P The little ones look like proper, proper Warmachine figures, don't they.
Here's the big blue JOTUMS again:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_08/jotums3.jpg.fa0cdb19672fe66c51a7d8614a49b0d7.jpg)
full size image: https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_08/jotums3.jpg.fa0cdb19672fe66c51a7d8614a49b0d7.jpg (https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_08/jotums3.jpg.fa0cdb19672fe66c51a7d8614a49b0d7.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_08/jotums2.jpg.be050749099c82767070493b4392b82d.jpg)
full size image: https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_08/jotums2.jpg.be050749099c82767070493b4392b82d.jpg (https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_08/jotums2.jpg.be050749099c82767070493b4392b82d.jpg)
...and of course the O-Yoroi:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_08/1652762225_o-joroikidobutai1.jpg.487ca4da5978c172c4530fe2f89a8dc7.jpg)
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Just look at the deisgn of this one. I really like those big, round "upper thighs" and how you can see the arms of the pilot sticking out of the belly, mimicking the arm movements of the big robot (or the other way around actually). Of course there's a ton of Evangelion in all of these, but that's been the design go-to for the past quarter of a century, right? ;)
Anyway, thannks for the comments so far, hope you like those photos as well!
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Classic Robot Dialogue Theatre presents:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_08/1219054231_robotdialogues.jpg.9d277b5c9175825fb0e4a737fd23dec1.jpg)
:P
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Just look at the deisgn of this one. I really like those big, round "upper thighs" and how you can see the arms of the pilot sticking out of the belly, mimicking the arm movements of the big robot (or the other way around actually). Of course there's a ton of Evangelion in all of these, but that's been the design go-to for the past quarter of a century, right? ;)
The arms are interesting, since the TAG's are meant to be piloted throguh remote presence; there's no actual pilot inside these things!
Just another indication that with Infinity designers, the rule of cool and the nods to the reference material always have precendence over 'realism' :D
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Oh right. Sorry about that. :D See, that's how much of a Nomad guy I am. At least in the bigger ones (Szalamandra, etc) there's a pilot in there, right? So maybe the smaller arms are just for getting finer jobs done or something.
Right, back to Warhammer40k, because that's what we always return to in the end, right? ;)
Here's some more WIP Nurgle things:
(https://i.imgur.com/dQS9TXv.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/66xqDQv.jpg)
First time I'm painting a knight. Third time I'm painting that plastic DP, second time I'm painting that FW Nurgle-DP. I'm having lots of fun with colours on this army. :) One word on those FW drones in the first picture - eversince their release (probably 10 years ago as well; don't dare to check) I really liked those. Not only the first models to feature this design for Nurgle demonic machines IIRC, but also all that mix of surfaces. The rusting/decomposing metal parts with the interesting texture combined with all the organic bits... really cool.
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Heyhey, a little self-indulgent birthday treat for myself. :)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_08/latdschiftvignette.jpg.738ba9594604b29b6629fce242636267.jpg)
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Hope you like it. :) There's more photos to follow next week!
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Lovely stuff,and great photo :-*
I love the knight kits,and you chose the best option,all the other cannons et cetera are a bit silly (I swop them out for turned aluminium 1/35 barrels).
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The nurgle force is wonderfully horrid in a flamboyantly diseased way of course.
BTW, Happy Birthday!
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Outstanding painting!!!! :-* :-* :-* :-*
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The arms are interesting, since the TAG's are meant to be piloted throguh remote presence; there's no actual pilot inside these things!
Just another indication that with Infinity designers, the rule of cool and the nods to the reference material always have precendence over 'realism' :D
It depends on the tag I believe :)
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@Blackwolf: Thanks very much! I didn't build that one; that credit goes all to the gentleman who sent me these figures along with the order to paint them up all nice. :) But I'm not a big fan of the tendency of some 40k figures to sport all too many guns. Replacing barrels with 1/35th scale aluminium ones sounds very sensible.
@syrinx0: Cheers! :) Yeah, more colour always trumps less colour. Thanks!
@tomrommel: Thanks very much!
Right, here's some more proper shots of the units:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_08/beasts2schrift.jpg.cef2140c01367dad839078f4041f3ed0.jpg)
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Hope you like them and happy weekend. :)
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The new pictures really show off your hard work. Excellent attention to detail on all of these.
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Fantastic job ! Whatever the mini, the work is beautiful.
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Superb :-*
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Caught up on a few pages here. Lovely lovely work. I especially love the Orks.
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The arms are interesting, since the TAG's are meant to be piloted throguh remote presence; there's no actual pilot inside these things!
Just another indication that with Infinity designers, the rule of cool and the nods to the reference material always have precendence over 'realism' :D
That's actually not correct, some TAG's are remote, some are piloted. In fact there are rules for Pilots outside their TAG's now. O-Yoroi are piloted by Samurai who are Martial Arts masters and there is a O-Yoroi Pilot figure available.
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flippin' heck ... all that stuff's amazing !
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Wow, I love the corroded texture on those “blight drones”. Impressive!
Dan
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@syrinx0: Thanks very much! I'm always haunted by the thought that people may think I'm taking shortcuts or don't put in effort (because I sometimes see it with other painters, and I find that some people seem to put 'getting it done quickly' as the highest priority in figure painting), so I'm always glad to read comments such as yours.
@Ajax: Cheers! Yeah, I like to think that at this point I'll get along with any type of figure. Some specialize in one sort of figure, which leads to a swift output, but I also assume it leads to a creative dead end and a fried brain. :D
@Aliensurfer: Thanks!
@beefcake: Thank you! The Orks are pretty cool figures. :D The gentleman who gives them to me for painting does a great job with subtle (or plain great) conversions.
@Randell: Right, thanks for clearing that up then! I vaguely remembered that many Nomads TAGs were piloted as well, but I wasn't sure how that worked for other factions.
@Bloggard: Just wait what's next! ;)
@Cacique Caribe: Thanks very much. These blight drones were released about 10 years ago or even longer and were the first to show the "new" Nurgle demonic machines designs and I loved them right away - not the least because of the corroded textures. That's the thing with Forgeworld figures vs. GW figures - FW's figures have texture. The quality of the sculpts vary, but the textures on everything organic (or similar) are always very good. And textures are great. Smooth is nice for certain figures such as Infinity figures or Space Elves, but demonic/organic things need texture.
Well, I decided I should take more army photos:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_09/as1shoopschrift.jpg.00cd198411a714ce26a491940899f5d0.jpg)
full size image: https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_09/as1shoopschrift.jpg.00cd198411a714ce26a491940899f5d0.jpg (https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_09/as1shoopschrift.jpg.00cd198411a714ce26a491940899f5d0.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_09/as2shoopschrift.jpg.7dbe4bb9f0c19f88691a4fc52ce4b7bc.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_09/as3shoopschrift.jpg.638e97c0ecfcbed00b153e89c2922204.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_09/as4shoopschrift.jpg.ff531f63def97b558a9841656f802947.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_09/as5shoopschrift.jpg.3ad9e9e00d94bdd18561e9a7b927a339.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_09/as6shoopschrift.jpg.7584c5ffcde10a3806b1adee10c2c6d0.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_09/as7shoopschrift.jpg.31885ecb8b4f6ef464606dddd988afb2.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_09/as8shoopschrift.jpg.f81d45e87c6849cc81804add28f7fb3d.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_09/as9shoopschrift.jpg.3e513d3da37eb76e327a1b17dfadd55a.jpg)
So much for the Nurgle figures.
Now for something else:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_09/as1.jpg.b0455350de903c3c70d6a76294abab83.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_09/528579751_tostkas1schrift.jpg.f2de7a8a594e554cdd55c603a24fb7cc.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_09/1853521896_tostkas2schrift.jpg.0f0d402ec4b6323f63fbcbc04f384797.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_09/all1schrift.jpg.92e6cc3e8e75f85c73f8173422ce736a.jpg)
full size image: https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_09/all1schrift.jpg.92e6cc3e8e75f85c73f8173422ce736a.jpg (https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_09/all1schrift.jpg.92e6cc3e8e75f85c73f8173422ce736a.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_09/tostk2schrift.jpg.9f900e2a0efbb6190284bce4875a9e3b.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_09/tostk5schrift.jpg.db6a5c4f22add0c8f45fe3679a520419.jpg)
It's a bunch of Zephyrim (that's Seraphim, but instead of two boltpistols they got power sword and a bolt pistol. And they got spikes on their jump packs) and the great/absurd model "Triumph of Saint Katherine". :D
Hope you like them!
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This last paintjob is out of another world!!!
Such a masterwork! Many congrats!
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@DintheDin: Thanks very much! :) It is a pretty cool model.
Right, here's some more warhammer 40k things - more yellow Eldar/Aeldari!
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_11/as2codexS.jpg.38a3d3ee2c64a47793cc718c8c007559.jpg)
full size image: https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_11/as2codexS.jpg.38a3d3ee2c64a47793cc718c8c007559.jpg (https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_11/as2codexS.jpg.38a3d3ee2c64a47793cc718c8c007559.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_11/guardians1s.jpg.0dd4adb88a089065a7ad58a2879cbc80.jpg)
full size image: https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_11/guardians1s.jpg.0dd4adb88a089065a7ad58a2879cbc80.jpg (https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_11/guardians1s.jpg.0dd4adb88a089065a7ad58a2879cbc80.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_11/guardians2s.jpg.3af67f8a1355b8a636a3bd7d349230f0.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_11/maug1s.jpg.aaec0b6b5cd2894ecce51232e251789c.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_11/rang1s.jpg.2b7084f4884b2bbddb49d9de9b569dad.jpg)
full size image: https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_11/rang1s.jpg.2b7084f4884b2bbddb49d9de9b569dad.jpg (https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_11/rang1s.jpg.2b7084f4884b2bbddb49d9de9b569dad.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_11/rang2s.jpg.ba2413fdf21f7fb57b609eea8536b1a4.jpg)
full size image: https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_11/rang2s.jpg.ba2413fdf21f7fb57b609eea8536b1a4.jpg (https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2022_11/rang2s.jpg.ba2413fdf21f7fb57b609eea8536b1a4.jpg)
Hope you like them!
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Those are certainly beautifully painted!
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@Pattus Magnus: Thanks very much, Sir!
'ello. :) I'm finally back to painting 40k-Figures, and back to painting Goff Orks! Here's a WIP shot of some of them:
(https://i.imgur.com/4OpXiww.jpg)
full size image: https://i.imgur.com/4OpXiww.jpg (https://i.imgur.com/4OpXiww.jpg)
Not a huge batch this time - 3 Killkopters, 1 big Ork in Mega Armour, 10 more Kommandos, a Rukkatrukk Squig Buggy. Not pictured (because they're still just primed): a Dakka Jet and a Kill Bursta / Kill Blasta (that's the big Forgeworld tank). Hope you like them so far!
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Its been a while since I've commented....but dam!...thats all amazing! :o :-* I love your colour choices and painting style!
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I did a little happy dance inside when I saw this thread had been updated.
Painting excellence, well done that man.
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@Andym: Thanks very much! :)
@hubbabubba: That's very nice to hear. I'm sure you got the movey like Jagger.
Heyhey, update time. I painted some Blood Angels test figures for - what I hope - will be a ginormous BA army in the not too distant future:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2023_05/as2S.jpg.eb0c60e07e30302025a9f20874e22297.jpg)
...and then there's the finished Orks of course:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2023_04/as1shoopS.jpg.28658d33a8799531d8700408a5a897c1.jpg)
full size image: https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2023_04/as1shoopS.jpg.28658d33a8799531d8700408a5a897c1.jpg (https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2023_04/as1shoopS.jpg.28658d33a8799531d8700408a5a897c1.jpg)
Killkoptaz, Big Mek in Mega Armour (later on the gentleman I paint these for realized he put the figure on a too big base to put him into transports, so I'll have to rebase him to 50mm. Yikes.) and 10 Kommandoz.
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2023_04/all1s.jpg.dadf9f544b8c678c086674bf285b303c.jpg)
full size image: https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2023_04/all1s.jpg.dadf9f544b8c678c086674bf285b303c.jpg (https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2023_04/all1s.jpg.dadf9f544b8c678c086674bf285b303c.jpg)
Rukkatrukk Squigbuggy:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2023_04/b1s.jpg.c3bc8126e4a96f01f72f4b2c3f31e350.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2023_04/b2s.jpg.8e4459728c37362f8323e34b7b9fac17.jpg)
What a great little vehicle kit. GW really got the vehicles ALMOST right with that latest batch. There's just too much faff on them. Luckily the gentleman who sends these to me for painting is a man of taste and thus files/cuts off some of the faff.
Dakkajet (all freehand! No decals or airbrush stencils or stuff like that):
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2023_04/dj2shoops.jpg.6a3efa54225ab7f3c97bf74d78f6d258.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2023_04/dj3s.jpg.e0b68b2efa790787133ce1fddfd50c84.jpg)
full size image: https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2023_04/dj3s.jpg.e0b68b2efa790787133ce1fddfd50c84.jpg (https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2023_04/dj3s.jpg.e0b68b2efa790787133ce1fddfd50c84.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2023_04/dj6s.jpg.fd61ca85398503d3a33fda24cd83222c.jpg)
I painted Dakkajets before, for an Evil Sunz army. So I definately didnÄt want to go with all too much red on this one and instead opted for a very 2nd edition (one must not deny their own roots!) look, which I was delighted to see works very well with the Dakkajet model. Sadly that means that the weathering and such doesn't come out quite as nicely on the upper side. But there's always a downside to anything, as my old grandma always used to say (that's a lie.), and I love painitng the underside of airplanes either light blue or white. As it should be done, right? And on these colours you can go proper crazy with soot, dirt, rust, damage, and so on. Hooray! If you read the glyphs on the wings on the lower side you can see the regular "grim" glyph as a sort of army emblem, but on the other wing there's the Ork glyph for "friend" (or favourite enemy), to remind friendly flak crews NOT to fire at the plane when it returns from its mission.
Now for the main event - the heavy Kill Blasta (or Kill Bursta, see below) assault tank:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2023_04/k1s.jpg.9cf00f6efbaf728d2655f5b58390d3c8.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2023_04/k3s.jpg.71321147d67e87eca85af76cc68f07e2.jpg)
Alternate weapon load out:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2023_04/k4s.jpg.4cddb817349c0d56df142c7e28b1163f.jpg)
Commander (or Kommander?):
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2023_04/k5s.jpg.419a423e7912bfd415de5de6fb86c6b5.jpg)
Again, I added some fitting glyphs to the top hatch, saying "Watch Out", "head" and "danger". That could either be there to remind the commander not to stick their head out during combat or as a reminder that one could bump their head on the hatch when closing.
As always, great working with Ork figures. :) That tank did give me some headaches though, because it's a bit older and from the time when Ork vehicles were just a pile of junk ("lol."). which I'm not a fan of at all, be it from a background or aesthetic standpoint. This model gives you nothing as a painter. There aren't too many painted examples online, and the ones I found were basically a broad base colour, some weathering and a random checkerboard pattern across the side spray-painted on via stencil. That of course neither fit my own preferences nor the way this army is painted, so I went for something slightly bold and slightly "high concept", with that huge maw. Because as I said above - there are no lines to this model, with the exception of one diagonal line running along the sides and of course the big dozer blade, shaped like a jaw. So I opted to use the diagonal line to denote the upper jaw, and add some nasty fangs. This was followed by the usual 'beating up' of the vehicle, details, glyphs and checkerboard stripes. At first I was VERY unsure about this, but I didn't want to do the generic junkyard look, especially on such a big centre piece. So I pressed on, played around with the size of the painted-on teeth and the balance of black, red and metallics and pulled though. And now I'm pleased with the result. :)
Hope you like the figures/models! Right now I'm painting a bunch of Empress Vietcong, Marines and Vietnamese civilians, and then I'll see if I can get that Blood Angels army on the road. Oh, and an Eradicators army too!
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All of the that is amazing. The Blood Angels are red hot (pun).
Thank for sharing
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Fantastic work on your orks. I really love your fighter and tank.
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Lovely models with unbelievable detail! Top notch work! Congrats!
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@LouieN: Thanks! Hope to get started on the rest of the army soon!
@syrinx0: Cheers! Those aren't mine I'm afraid. As so very often, I'm just the paintmonkey-for-hire. ;)
@DintheDin: Thanks very much, Sir!
Heyhey, happy Friday!
Here's a WIP shot of lots of grey and yellow space marines:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2023_06/wip1S.jpg.381dfa61f1d9df41a6c49ebeb9ff90e2.jpg)
Here's the test figures I painted for this Imperial Harbingers army. The two on either side; the one in the middle is the template Marine I got so I know what colour goes where. :) Hope you like them!
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2023_06/t3s.jpg.37bc863aa001429ec27c09b16693a01b.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2023_06/t4s.jpg.f6bb52fbaa94e78d6d2fd943eb5ac977.jpg)
I also painted 226 butt cheeks today; more on this later.
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Heyhey, the Imperial Harbingers army is done!
Heyhey, here's army shots of the Imperial Harbingers Space Marines:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2023_08/1S.jpg.df0ad3136a015d4aa886ae7fd0fe14df.jpg)
full size image: https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2023_08/1S.jpg.df0ad3136a015d4aa886ae7fd0fe14df.jpg (https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2023_08/1S.jpg.df0ad3136a015d4aa886ae7fd0fe14df.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2023_08/2S.jpg.1bac063335a343f8e1b5f4e00c0f76d1.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2023_08/3S.jpg.ae027922c8d638e8bcf3650002829a8a.jpg)
Bladeguard Veterans:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2023_08/BG3S.jpg.1fac8b22a422b17168f3cf749800028a.jpg)
Outriders and Inceptors:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2023_08/fastS.jpg.43d1709bfe741e3a9eb7c07c7a29b97f.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2023_08/fast2S.jpg.579c204708ecec29a0e6d9681f8a8611.jpg)
Aggressors and Eradicators:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2023_08/heavyS1.jpg.f2b294cfa187404dc63ea12b68966b97.jpg)
Commander, 2 Lieutenants, Ancient:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2023_08/chars2S.jpg.dfe2cfbdd5b93ddeb1ba8ea2b8ed3a0c.jpg)
Chaplain and Judiciar:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2023_08/chapS1.jpg.6e4cc6fc158b6b8d8892027d8745bd9c.jpg)
Retributor Dreadnought:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2023_08/dread1S.jpg.ca7229cf0bf37dc5fe0ab379a11e49e0.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2023_08/Dread2S.jpg.bc88eb5dc2483d15d66bb1724ecd3612.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2023_08/dread3S.jpg.44ff467bc0246b191105bdb9736bfe3d.jpg)
Intercessors:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2023_08/inter2S.jpg.8c516c4480c2226be4dde5ec36c36439.jpg)
Assault Intercessors:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2023_08/AssaultIntercessorsS.jpg.81f3666e6c34d0c8cc87dc8121f69337.jpg)
Hellblasters:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2023_08/hellblastersS.jpg.69dcfec0e290a6bcc3a3f400a9794274.jpg)
Chaplain on Bike:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2023_08/chapbike3S.jpg.829313ab94c39b5cd608c5e64ca319b8.jpg)
Repulsor:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2023_08/repulsor1S.jpg.ddd2bda4657e5f37d8c8c155cdc0608c.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2023_08/repulsor2S.jpg.235045916ce05087460e511c7b3d24cc.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2023_08/repulsor4S.jpg.25a5ada33c561996399bde706031a128.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2023_08/repulsor5S.jpg.44fb15da1faab9270030566b2c247735.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2023_08/6S.jpg.fe35e0b954f070af50b9e78d050d8447.jpg)
Jou, and that is that. Hope you like the pictures. Interesting chapter, these Imperial Harbingers. The color scheme is quite simple, with the Blade Guard I tried to get a bit more out of it, but in general they look like these future soldiers of a young order without big traditions or fanfare. They come across a bit more pragmatic.
A word about the decals - the symbol of the order with the burning skull was home-printed. That means you had to cut it out exactly (ok, no biggie), and the symbol was coloured a flat white skull and a light yellow (decal, yellow is often a problem), single colored flame. That means I gave each of the skulls some higihlights and shadows and shaded down all the flames in the back. That was a lot of extra work, but it paid off a lot, I think.
Also, I played a game of Warhammer 40,000! With my own figures. What happened was that GW put up the rules of the latest edition of 40k as well as all the army lists and points costs online for free. And somehow that got me curious about what 40k plays like these days. Hadn't played since very early 6th edition.
So I got my Orks out.
(http://tabletopstories.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/1000ptsS.jpg)
full size image: http://tabletopstories.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/1000ptsS.jpg (http://tabletopstories.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/1000ptsS.jpg)
Above you see 1000pts (10th edition 40k), but I got a lot more of the green dudes. Love my Space Orks. :) And I found out that I still got sooooo many more in several (heavy) boxes. Crazy.
...but at heart I've always been an Imperial Gu- Astra Militarum guy. Certainly an itch i get to scratch by means of several historical wargames I play these days, but still - gotta love your 40k army, right? Since those I did quite a bit before I did my Orks (which I worked on between 2006 and 2008-ish), my IG was painted in 1996 to 2002. And then the plastic cadians (not a huge fan) from 2004-2005 or so, and then I even added a few of the then-new catachan plastics (command squad, heavy weapons squad).
Here's the infantry of my 1000pts list of IG in 10th edition:
(http://tabletopstories.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/1000ptsINF2.jpg)
full size image: http://tabletopstories.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/1000ptsINF2.jpg (http://tabletopstories.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/1000ptsINF2.jpg)
But I also needed tanks. So I decided to quickly repaint/touch up some tanks for this test game. My problem was that In about 2009 I had the idea of repainting all my IG tanks to have a unified colour scheme. That never went anywhere though, so about 2 weeks ago I decided to instead repaint my IG tanks based on the original colour scheme I used back when I started.
(https://i.imgur.com/Wgntf6z.jpeg)
Left to right: Oldey times 1996 tanks, 2009 test scheme (I like a single-colour tank. But for 40k I think camo works better), 2004-ish colour scheme. So I decided to go with a slightly refurbished version of the old colour scheme, for old times' sake.
2 Chimeras:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2023_07/chim1S.jpg.0b02fa6bc9b932e82b99f21078ab0142.jpg)
full size image:https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2023_07/chim1S.jpg.0b02fa6bc9b932e82b99f21078ab0142.jpg (https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2023_07/chim1S.jpg.0b02fa6bc9b932e82b99f21078ab0142.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2023_07/chim2S.jpg.6a45a5e05cc768cd44265a6ba785df1e.jpg)
full size image: https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2023_07/chim2S.jpg.6a45a5e05cc768cd44265a6ba785df1e.jpg (https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2023_07/chim2S.jpg.6a45a5e05cc768cd44265a6ba785df1e.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2023_07/chim3S.jpg.6e5b7402119e0bf5a1438b7baefe9e65.jpg)
full size image: https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2023_07/chim3S.jpg.6e5b7402119e0bf5a1438b7baefe9e65.jpg (https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2023_07/chim3S.jpg.6e5b7402119e0bf5a1438b7baefe9e65.jpg)
2 Leman Russ Battle Tanks:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2023_07/russes2S.jpg.456377151645d30dfad2bcf5be87f9ab.jpg)
I own a silly number of Leman Russ tanks, but only one of the new style ones. Interesting experiences painting two side by side. The new one rather feels like the "late war version" where they try to save on materials and work time by doing fewer angles and fancy stuff.
The new one is fully magnetized, so all the various weapons options can be stuck on, sponsons are magnetized as well and so on. I also painted a Forgeworld Exterminator turret which I forgot to take pictures of.
...and then some support:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2023_07/supp2S.jpg.e3dcc114aa0efc91dc012ee11340463a.jpg)
I couldn't help myself adding the red to the Hellhound. I knew that I had to, just to see what it looks like. And I like it. You can also see the little extra armour in the front, because a.) mines and b.) 40k is full of people running up to tanks and hacking at them with magic swords and whips and whatnot. Gotta keep them away.
On the Basilisk you can see the little miscast on the gun shield. First ever miscast I had from GW and it took a LONG time until I saw another one. But this one here will stay forever, because that's what my first Basilisk is like. Also: Stormbolter. For close-quarters defence or whatever.
Not a single dozer blade on my tanks though I think. That's a bit weird. I'll have to go check.
Right, so here's the vehicles to round off the 1000 points of AM of which I posted the infantry above:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2023_07/1000ptsTNK.jpg.eb0871fca3c25ec94d358fca6f74fd73.jpg)
full size image: https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2023_07/1000ptsTNK.jpg.eb0871fca3c25ec94d358fca6f74fd73.jpg (https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2023_07/1000ptsTNK.jpg.eb0871fca3c25ec94d358fca6f74fd73.jpg)
So I painted a few more vehicles than I needed for that game, but ...well.
Right, then I got the rules pdfs and set up a table and gave it a go! The battle report and review of the rules (surely the trickiest review I ever wrote.) can be found here:
https://tabletopstories.net/language/en/2023/08/warhammer-40000-review-and-test-game/ (https://tabletopstories.net/language/en/2023/08/warhammer-40000-review-and-test-game/)
(http://tabletopstories.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/IMG_4875neushoop.jpg)
I'm sure I made many rules mistakes in there, but I did try. :D
Well, that's the news. Have a great weekend!
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Awesome write up and great to see so many beautiful models on the tabletop :-*
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Sigur can I ask for a detailed description of how you paint your bases? The ones in the last few army photos :)
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@fluffy05: Thanks very much!
@driller: Which army exactly? The Space Marines, the Astra Militarum or the Orks? :D
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Always very impressive quality...
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outstanding additions!
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@Ajax: Thanks very much. :)
@tomrommel1: Cheers!
Heyhey, here's another update - Nobz Mob with their sweet ride:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2023_08/all1.jpg.7333cc30f64bff2f668b031503018f8c.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2023_08/nobzbg1S.jpg.3f178f01ad66fda07441dca5843970ae.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2023_08/nobzbg2S.jpg.c30b662ad0759950e571b9bff25a80f2.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2023_08/tbg6SA.jpg.e6456c39956b425474256aab1caa6f66.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2023_08/tbg5S.jpg.b97bd35ef77781bc593694991c5bd485.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2023_08/tbg1S.jpg.e5b80228044494db6d6fe9013e90aa9a.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2023_08/tbg3S.jpg.7ced2f491b83b0b72ed139790ad9ceb8.jpg)
Hope you like them!
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So good, such a high standard across so many models, awesome work.
I really like the metals you did on the cannon of that kill blasta ork tank, really well seen.
Keep on keepin' on.
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Incredible.
I love the Harbingers from the previous post too :-*, and your battle reports are always simply as good as it gets.
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@hubbabubba: Cheers! Yeah, it's the little things, isn't it. And then the little things turned up to eleven, and what we get then is warhammer 40,000. :D The gun just looked like it has some sort of recoil-absorbing mechanism going on. Or looks like it should!
@Raedwald: Thanks very much, glad you liket he pictures and the battle reports! :) A lot of time goes into both. :D
Speaking of a lot of time - after about 1.5 (or was it 2.5?) years of sitting on a shelf, in nothing but a basecoat of paint and a thick layer of dust, I finally got to finish this terrain here:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2023_08/2s.jpg.7871cb4b798039e07e9269ec261359fa.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2023_08/3S.jpg.cb1a17b614f11fab52a8cc019ca490b7.jpg)
Hard foam, sold by Micro Art Studio. All I did was paint on the paneling on the building in an attempt to break up the big blue block somehow. But basically they're all as they come "out of the box", just with some paint added. Hope you like them!
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They look great. Gotta love their hard foam terrain, so practical. Shame they don't seem to do that building any more.
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Great job on the weathering. Sometimes things need to wait until the stars align for the best paint job.
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@Lost Egg: Cheers! I'm a big fan of hard foam terrain myself. Yeah, I picked that what-ever-that-building-is up when they sold it off. Shame they cut back on their range of foam stuff. Especially since they used to combine MDF with the foam stuff. That wasn't half bad.
@syrinx0: Cheers! Yeah, or until I finally cave in and take the time out of stuff I should be doing. ;)
Speaking of which - i made something whilst stuff I should be doing was drying.
(https://i.imgur.com/izl4Zp7.jpg)
Should I group them together on two bases or keep them just as separate pieces for flexibility? What do you think?
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Part of why I made these cacti is because I'm working on these here right now:
(https://i.imgur.com/7ZUMFN6.jpg)
full size image: https://i.imgur.com/7ZUMFN6.jpg (https://i.imgur.com/7ZUMFN6.jpg)
They are, so to speak, test figures for a larger army. :) They are still WIP, because I wanted to have the blue and the general access approved before I apply decals. Hope you like them!
Eh good that I have minimal time now before getting feedback from the gentleman I painted them for, because today an incredibly important emergency came in that needs to be dealt with "as soon as possible" because someone is starting a campaign. Nothing is more ruinous for my plans than these emergencies, but it is a nice Goff Ork Dreadnought. But then I'm right back on the Ultramarines. So much for the plans for my immediate future. Have a nice weekend. :D
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That is very much some old school marines there.
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@LouieN: Yup, quite. :) While I put them together I realized I never ever built/painted RTB01 Marines though.
Another WIP shot, this time of the vehicles:
(https://i.imgur.com/rNPxgwW.jpg)
Hope you like them so far. :) I approach this with more caution or a bit more respect than I would contemporary vehicles because a.) if I break something (and with these models it actually is possible to do that) it can't be replaced easily. I mean I have an old rhino/predator somewhere in the stashes, but wouldn't wanna have to resort to using spares from that kit. :P B.) I have to hit a certain look, right? So progress is slower than I feel it could be, but that's okay. In the end it's about what the final product looks like. As you can see, I opted for not painting the side hatches on the Whirlwind red (as usually was the thing with support vehicles in 2nd edition). But as mentioned before, this is supposed to be an "early 3rd edition" army (main reference being the rulebook and codex Space Marines), which to my interpretation has a few little differences to an all-classic 2nd edition (main reference being Codex Ultramarines). I keep most of the 2nd edition look, as did the studio army of the time, but with tiny little changes that will make people say "this is wrong!" and I'll say "technically I'm not! Which is the best way of not being wrong!". And then people and I have a little, petty staredown before we each realize that the other side knows their stuff and then we have beers and curry and complain about how things are now as opposed to then. The joys of being old. :D
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...As you can see, I opted for not painting the side hatches on the Whirlwind red (as usually was the thing with support vehicles in 2nd edition). But as mentioned before, this is supposed to be an "early 3rd edition" army (main reference being the rulebook and codex Space Marines), which to my interpretation has a few little differences to an all-classic 2nd edition (main reference being Codex Ultramarines). I keep most of the 2nd edition look, as did the studio army of the time, but with tiny little changes that will make people say "this is wrong!" and I'll say "technically I'm not! Which is the best way of not being wrong!". And then people and I have a little, petty staredown before we each realize that the other side knows their stuff and then we have beers and curry and complain about how things are now as opposed to then. The joys of being old. :D
That had me laughing :D
Also; pretty close to how I imagine comments on my armies would go down, bar the happy ending, for I have yet have to meet my match in silly niche-lore mastery (in real life)... lol
The vehicle pool is looking awesome though, and as I said; I can appreciate the nuances between early 3rd vs late 2nd. You should include a twin-lascannon or twin-heavy bolter Razorback to really press the concept home ;)
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Should I group them together on two bases or keep them just as separate pieces for flexibility? What do you think?
Make another set and do both ideas.
Grimm
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Go for the individual bases.
Beers and curry sound best.
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@Daeothar: :D Well, maybe the gentleman I build and paint these for will add either of them at a later point. Would be pretty cool.
@Grimmnar: Yeah, that would give me the most to play with for sure.
@syrinx0: Indeed!
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2023_10/Supremacyforce1fin.jpg.f3b82bd2aae7a3916ce511de62dd12ed.jpg)
:P
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Wow! Love the box art pic! Superb stuff
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I used to drool over pictures of that very box and dream of how I would paint them... ::)
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never did get into 40k, and increasingly pleased I didn't (pleased pos.. wrong word; more like 'relieved'. The temptation remains in terms of the models alone).
However, anything Sigur is a treat: both painting / modelling ('natch), but also your b/ground wordsmith-ery.
Lovely.
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@Daeothar: :D Well, maybe the gentleman I build and paint these for will add either of them at a later point. Would be pretty cool.
@Grimmnar: Yeah, that would give me the most to play with for sure.
@syrinx0: Indeed!
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2023_10/Supremacyforce1fin.jpg.f3b82bd2aae7a3916ce511de62dd12ed.jpg)
:P
Genius, looks absolutely legit.
I was never into 2nd ed 40k, I stepped back from wargames probably just before 2nd ed was released, and I've never really enjoyed the aesthetic as I have no nostalgia for it.
Still, I have have to admire the craft on display here all the same.
Well done.
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@majorsmith: Thanks! :)
@Daeothar: :D
@Bloggard: Thanks, that's very kind of you. To me, as with most people who are from 'round here (where GW's domination over the wargaming scene is supreme), it all started with GW. Heroquest, Space Crusade, Battle Masters, then Warhammer 40k, some short stints into Warhammer Fantasy. The evil thing is that once the seed is planted, it's hard to get away from 40k. It's all quick and easy and you're taken care of.
@hubbabubba: Yeah, I talked about this (specifically 1st/2nd edition Space Orks, which were always a holy grail to me and of which I got a silly large collection in the early 2000s) with people recently: One of them regularly plays with people who started way after 2nd edition, and to them his old Space Orks (who got a devastating redesign in background and figures in 1998) actually make the game less enjoyable because they don't fit their expectation of what a Space Ork is supposed to look like. I'm a 2nd edition guy, thus to me this logo and the presentation will always evoke a fuzzy feeling, but I absolutely understand if people don't feel the same. And honestly in this day and age it must be a big relief and quite liberating actually to NOT benostalgic about something for a change. :D I'm quite distrustful of nostalgia these days. And look back to the days before nostalgia with a bitter-sweet yearning. ;)
Well, here's the single unit photos:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2023_10/dread1S.jpg.8f43864a1eb43bcea1cf686b50ed0171.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2023_10/dread1bS.jpg.707de1a585db7cba589ee32404244770.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2023_10/dread2S.jpg.95d92455cdc77c7738b739166c564263.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2023_10/scoutsS.jpg.09910e784517da6349b21633f8df89e6.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2023_10/tac1S.jpg.b6c3ff1992a1fe0cb8814d6afbe12202.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2023_10/tac2S.jpg.d3ac27889c3683de14c08482ef840185.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2023_10/term1S.jpg.8aea5106107f337bbecf749d1c635f62.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2023_10/chars2S.jpg.0bf7268fa45ca901160e2fa13485e6a0.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2023_10/rhinoS.jpg.59afe8495152265f08c8ad505a66a8f7.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2023_10/predS.jpg.3ffbb629a77fc5d259621a40be531c8c.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2023_10/whiwiS.jpg.56d411471ba636c2644be0473218ac1b.jpg)
...and that's that! Actually this was the third time I took unit pictures of the army. Once with cacti in the back, once with just the white background, but it never looked quite right, and I knew that I had to get a proper sky-blue fade background for them. So I went to the copyshop today (last one remaining in town, as far as I know!) and had an A3 sized backdrop printed. Speaking of paper, the back banners are mostly hand-coloured. Three of them I had colour copies of, but of course had to 'reinforce' the colours a bit by hand.
As I mentioned before, this wasn't quite like painitng any other Space Marines army, because I wanted to go with a specific style. So I went a bit ligther on some effects, a bit bolder on others and so on. Interesting experience. And putting them together was pretty cool. Just a breeze. I got another SM army (current figures) sitting in a box over there to build and the amount of pieces to get out of the sprue, clean them... it's just daunting. :D These here on the other hand - you got the metal body, you clean the arms, backpack, bolt gun and shoulder armour, you glue them on, done. Lovely.
Hope you like them!
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love it - even going for the period-correct backdrop (?) - and it does look better with the real thing, printed by a copy shop.
It is a classic 'look' for photographing miniatures.
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@Bloggard: thanks very much! :) Yeah, it's an exceedingly pleasant look, I think.
Well, happy new year, everybody! Here's some Blood Angels.
(https://i.imgur.com/TSF8AO0.jpeg)
Here's some Eliminators. Dreadnoughts for extra dread.
(https://i.imgur.com/lzBaGhw.jpeg)
(https://i.imgur.com/Fn9pHx1.jpeg)
Hope you like them so far; finishing touches are to be applied.
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The adaptive camo capes on the snipers look quite amazing! The rest of the figures look great, too, of course but that “turning on the cloaking” effect is something else.
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I agree the snipers are amazing.
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Wow
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@Pattus Magnus: Thanks very much! Yeah, it's a little gimmicky (and not my idea; I was shown a picture off the internet and was asked to do that effect), and takes a while to do, but it does draw the eye. :D Very often the player mostly sees the backs of their own figures, so it's nice that for once the backs have something nice to look at during play. ;)
@syrinx0: Cheers!
@LouieN: :)
Right, the BA are done, but I stil have to take pictures. No time, no time though, have to get stuff done for people to hand over at the various shows during the spring shows circuit. So after a quick detour into the mid-17th century for a ton of Croat light cavalry in 15mm (wargamer.pl figures from their By Fire and Sword range. First time I worked with their resin horses. they're nice.), let's get on to something new Sci-Fi.
Battletech!
(https://i.imgur.com/I5kZoR4.jpg)
Heck yea. :D I know incredibly little about Battletech, but I really like it. It ticks all sorts of boxes with me:
.) 90s illustrations
.) huge amounts of background to get into
.) not very hip or many news about it as far as I know (both of which being factors which annoy me :D )
.) old. :P
So yeah, I hope I get to learn a bit about Battletech whilst getting the figures done very swiftly and prettily. For now it's 20 Battlemechs.
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Test figures (still slightly WIP).
I get way too much of a kick out of shiny sci-fi armour.
(https://i.imgur.com/AALT3rt.jpg)
Anyway, the colour scheme and general approach seems to be acceptable to the gentleman I paint these for. Still a few bits left to do, but at least I know the direction we're going now. Once these two are finished I'll go tackle the other 18. It'll be lovely, but maybe I'm not too keen on highlighting edges for a while once I'm done. :D
Hope you like them!
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That is a LOT of edge highlighting, but the effect is certainly striking! I’m looking forward to seeing the rest of the force as it progresses.
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Amazing Mechs. Great work on the edging.
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Real pretty work on these!
A very clean Battlemaster and Panther(?), straight from the paradeground, obviously :)
Lovely scheme too btw...
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@Pattus Magnus: I know, I'm terribly susceptible to dark, shiny sci-fi armour. If there's a large, single-coloured surface I try to make up for the lack of contrast in colour by making it shiny. Which is not the regular way of painting Battlemechs. :D And which I think I will tone down a bit on the rest of the lance (20 is too many for a lance, right? what is that? A company?)
@LouieN: Cheers! Well, they do call me the edge lord. :P
@Daeothar: Yeah, maybe a bit too squeaky clean. Maybe a bit more scratched-up than polished on the next few.... :)
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@Pattus Magnus: I know, I'm terribly susceptible to dark, shiny sci-fi armour. If there's a large, single-coloured surface I try to make up for the lack of contrast in colour by making it shiny. Which is not the regular way of painting Battlemechs. :D And which I think I will tone down a bit on the rest of the lance (20 is too many for a lance, right? what is that? A company?)
@LouieN: Cheers! Well, they do call me the edge lord. :P
@Daeothar: Yeah, maybe a bit too squeaky clean. Maybe a bit more scratched-up than polished on the next few.... :)
You can get away with shiney and new, as in the novels, mechs are often painted garishly and polished squeeky clean. Usually when receiving a dignitary on planet as an honor guard, but also after a notable victory, as part of a parade of the victorious forces.
Battlemechs in-universe are seen as a combination of a knight's armour, a fighter jet and a tank, and they're treated as such too :)
As for force composition: an Innersphere lance (equivalent to an infantry platoon) is comprised of 4 mechs, usually of different designs (due to availability, but also because of differing battlefield roles), and lances can be qualified (just like mechs) as scout, medium, heavy and assault, depending on the weight class of the mechs in them. A company is 3 lances, a battallion is 3 companies and a regiment is comprised of more than one battallion.
Clans do things differently; they have stars, comprised of 5 points (a mech is 1 point, 5 Elementals (powerarmoured infantry) also form 1 point). They are also defined by weight, exactly like their Innersphere counterparts. 2 stars are combined into a Binary, and 3 to 5 Binaries form a Cluster. Multiple Clusters are combined into a Galaxy.
So yeah; there ya go. Battletech nerdism at work lol
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@Daeothar: Cheers for the info! Yeah, I saw some illustrations of Mechs basically standing around in front of some sort of military academy, kinda like they keep howitzers or ship guns in front of baracks or military schools. I liked that.
Heyhey, I'm back from VIVAT / Vienna Fantasy Gaming Convention. Here's my picture report:
https://www.battlebrushstudios.com/2024/03/vienna-fantasy-gaming-con-vivat-2024.html (https://www.battlebrushstudios.com/2024/03/vienna-fantasy-gaming-con-vivat-2024.html)
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZUjBLgfITYfIxRQdgfSn1kckgBrHpmxXWCbGEQgUyH_kaUQK6uo7N-ngF6jIeaq7o0HIoZ2lwV4tR7gxp3Iv6rVCqvFxUmJSWeuMBikUon7bRMaOE0NifyMIWWPnf-4leVUJu5Gtb0n7ZILA-l1Ubzvwl-nR93YvsEpVlg5E8Kz4RX6hlasIebs-cip0P/s486/vfgc-weblogo.gif)
...and here's some pictures of the Blood Angels I painted last month!
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2024_03/1shoopS.jpg.5bf697c4c05d08210a823d5455765533.jpg)
full size image: https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2024_03/1shoopS.jpg.5bf697c4c05d08210a823d5455765533.jpg (https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2024_03/1shoopS.jpg.5bf697c4c05d08210a823d5455765533.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2024_03/5shoopS.jpg.49af8b55f4dbdc6b3cc34e74477f70aa.jpg)
full size image: https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2024_03/5shoopS.jpg.49af8b55f4dbdc6b3cc34e74477f70aa.jpg (https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2024_03/5shoopS.jpg.49af8b55f4dbdc6b3cc34e74477f70aa.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2024_03/6shoopS.jpg.e467492ec6af29860b47b51ffb7270e1.jpg)
full size image: https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2024_03/6shoopS.jpg.e467492ec6af29860b47b51ffb7270e1.jpg (https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2024_03/6shoopS.jpg.e467492ec6af29860b47b51ffb7270e1.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2024_03/7shoopS.jpg.e50a1d4982ea55c2e86770fc02ffc608.jpg)
full size image: https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2024_03/7shoopS.jpg.e50a1d4982ea55c2e86770fc02ffc608.jpg (https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2024_03/7shoopS.jpg.e50a1d4982ea55c2e86770fc02ffc608.jpg)
single unit shots with proper background to follow soon! Hope you like the army shots!
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Utterly fantastic, as usual Sigur. :D
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Wow, that’s a magnificent looking force!
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Wow, that’s a magnificent looking force!
Totally agree. o_o
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Superb work on the best space marine chapter there is.
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Great pictures! That looks like it was a great show..
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Bloody hell! That’s bloody amazing! The amount of quality work you manage to put out is bloody amazing! Brilliant Blood Angels! :-* :-* :-*
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@Codsticker: Thanks very much! :)
@Pattus Magnus: Cheers! Yeah, it's hard to beat Big Bulky Sci-Fi Armour.
@Raedwald: Thank you!
@aliensurfer: Hard to argue with that. BA were my first 40k army. Although it was 2nd edition, and I think that 70% of people who got into 40k then started with BA. My army never got very big either before I switched to Imperial Guard. I'll always have a soft spot for the BA though. If it's up to me, I prefer them to look all 2nd edition like. Black shoulder armour rims, helmet colour as per battlefield role (and good luck figuring out what's that with Primaris Marines now. Very glad I found an overview for that. :D ).
@syrinx0: Cheers. Yes, it was a rather lovely show. I particularly enjoyed seeing so many familiar faces, many of whom I hadn't seen in 4 years due to the pandemic or in-fighting between clubs and whatnot. :D But for this VIVAT, almost everybody was present again. Which is very nice.
@Andym: Thank you! I have to, people start shouting at me if I don't get their stuff done. :D (just kidding. The people I work for are always particularly friendly and even patient where need be.)
Here's more Redmarine pictures!
Characters:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2024_03/chars1s.jpg.73296382dcc50f373db3cbb6b7f10696.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2024_03/chars3S.jpg.58fb12e1cc54ac70850df286cde4c1b8.jpg)
Heavy Intercessors:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2024_03/heavyintercessors1S.jpg.ca16e7fb62adfa8757a25be26fe51fb6.jpg)
Hellblasters:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2024_03/hellblaster1S.jpg.3f93dc1dcabecfa31d27173b5ea3dfa1.jpg) (again, showing my 2nd edition roots. :D I'll always paint a plasma gun this way, unless somebody explicitly asks to have them done differently. I never got the appeal making the coil bit on top glowy. IIRC that was introduced with the Dawn of War computer game, which was pretty dark and relied a lot on glowy effects from guns and so on, not the least so they are quick and easy to identify in real-time. I mean I get the appeal, because it's an opportunity to paint something gimmicky on the figure and do some OSL and so on, but it's just not something I find all too appealing. Also [and now comes the argument boring, old people make.] - it makes so little sense to have a big, flashing light on top of your gun. I have done glowy coils on plasma guns, from pistols up to titan guns and Executioner cannons, but somehow I always preferred the classic silvery metal, especially on Imperial forces. Which is your preferred look?)
Infiltrators:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2024_03/infiltrators1S.jpg.e8f276a158fb48d76af5b702f84e8ed6.jpg)
full size image: https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2024_03/infiltrators1S.jpg.e8f276a158fb48d76af5b702f84e8ed6.jpg (https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2024_03/infiltrators1S.jpg.e8f276a158fb48d76af5b702f84e8ed6.jpg)
Intercessors:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2024_03/intercessors2s.jpg.68838c3409da7ab3b51ac6e8ee0bb49f.jpg)
full size image: https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2024_03/intercessors2s.jpg.68838c3409da7ab3b51ac6e8ee0bb49f.jpg (https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2024_03/intercessors2s.jpg.68838c3409da7ab3b51ac6e8ee0bb49f.jpg)
Two Big stompy robots!
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2024_03/dread24S.jpg.8c29346ccb2486f1888037b810f1c2a2.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2024_03/dread25S.jpg.64252b6bd8fe8fdac37d3d567e76d6a9.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2024_03/dreadbg3.jpg.61815c91968420ef579fa982026d5270.jpg)
Infernus Squad:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2024_03/infernus2S.jpg.2a0f41e0804719c6e74ca568fe775f9a.jpg)
full size image: https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2024_03/infernus2S.jpg.2a0f41e0804719c6e74ca568fe775f9a.jpg (https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2024_03/infernus2S.jpg.2a0f41e0804719c6e74ca568fe775f9a.jpg)
Desolation Squads:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2024_03/desolation2S.jpg.13f017c28dda9ae9bc4eecf4271d7015.jpg)
full size image: https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2024_03/desolation2S.jpg.13f017c28dda9ae9bc4eecf4271d7015.jpg (https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2024_03/desolation2S.jpg.13f017c28dda9ae9bc4eecf4271d7015.jpg)
...with their big, impressive guns which evoke mixed feelings when it comes to aesthetics. :D
Eliminators:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2024_03/eliminatorsS.jpg.20bc510d63c3e49a69285d3c5d60c046.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2024_03/eliminators2S.jpg.4ac03ac2fe7c97147418ede6f9d097a5.jpg)
Mephiston, Lord of Death:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2024_03/meph1s.jpg.0e61a7693fefbec609926eb1e90082e0.jpg)
Sternguard Veterans:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2024_03/sternguard1S.jpg.9a2b2bdb2f45cd299c7de93f26e56d7c.jpg)
...and the new Terminators:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2024_03/termis1S.jpg.f0eb25fcd787520f6b28d45ad7041724.jpg)
full size image: https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2024_03/termis1S.jpg.f0eb25fcd787520f6b28d45ad7041724.jpg (https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2024_03/termis1S.jpg.f0eb25fcd787520f6b28d45ad7041724.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2024_03/termis2S.jpg.f16a656506e28368a52485f6d742fc65.jpg)
full size image: https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2024_03/termis2S.jpg.f16a656506e28368a52485f6d742fc65.jpg (https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2024_03/termis2S.jpg.f16a656506e28368a52485f6d742fc65.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2024_03/termbg1s.jpg.35478e2597c85eb5d22b21f4e3fb826d.jpg)
full size image: https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2024_03/termbg1s.jpg.35478e2597c85eb5d22b21f4e3fb826d.jpg (https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2024_03/termbg1s.jpg.35478e2597c85eb5d22b21f4e3fb826d.jpg)
I also asssembled most of these figures. Which took ages. :D Especially since GW switched to that very digital approach of having no posability what so ever (remember when that was a selling point in plastics?) and you gotta be careful. The quality is great of course, no questions there. The new terminators I was curious about. Funny thing is that they're not as huge as I thought they would be. I mean compared to the 1st/2nd edition Ultramarines Terminators I did last summer they're still huge, but compared to other Primaris Marines they aren't all that big. A little less tall than the Heavy Intercessors for instance. Otherwise they bascially look the same as they did for the past 15 years. Which is perfectly fine. GW are pretty clever about not messing with their iconic designs (apart from Space Marines in power armour).
So yeah, that's that. Hope you like the units.
Also - here's a picture of the Battlemechs. :)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2024_03/1s.jpg.f46bcccf4954d0223b337ff370c9a57c.jpg)
full size image: https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2024_03/1s.jpg.f46bcccf4954d0223b337ff370c9a57c.jpg (https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2024_03/1s.jpg.f46bcccf4954d0223b337ff370c9a57c.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2024_03/2s.jpg.a5dab7396e17cd82d38225547ebeefdc.jpg)
full size image: https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2024_03/2s.jpg.a5dab7396e17cd82d38225547ebeefdc.jpg (https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2024_03/2s.jpg.a5dab7396e17cd82d38225547ebeefdc.jpg)
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Lovely work on those Blood Angels. They're just so iconic to anyone in the hobby since (before) 2nd ed :)
But what I...
Ooh, battlemechs :-*
Dang it; focus!
...yeah, that was my question: how did you do the effect on the capes of the sniper scouts (they're scouts to me, no matter what ;) ). Did you put sand and flock on the bottoms of the capes, or did you paint the ground effect on? It looks amazing (not in the least because of the cyberpunkish hex-pattern of cloakiness on top).
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Those are all just beautiful! I have a mob of battlemechs sitting on a shelf waiting for paint. Yours are inspiring, but also a bit intimidating…
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Great painting, the camo cloaks are a really great idea!
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Seeing your painting makes me almost want to order some oversized marines, but I know I'd feel dirty afterwards.
Still, that's how good your pjs are, I'm tempted.
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Heyhey! What, no posts since MARCH? That is just wrong. I guess that's what I get for splitting things up between 200 different threads. :D But now I'm back, with something 40k-related again, and even something interesting.
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2024_07/wip2.jpg.4d3b2a8f71c2cb85a14eeabde578cebe.jpg)
Here's six Kasrkin, painted as Ultramar guard. These guys are super-well funded as far as I know, so the equipment makes sense. What makes those interesting is that they're resin casts (and very nice ones too) of unreleased figures.
For many, many years now, I've been painting such GW figures for a collector in France. Unreleased prototypes, greens, master casts, test/training sculpts, 3ups for plastics, stuff like that. Some of which I can't show online, some I can. Very glad I can show them as well as these:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2024_07/wip1offi.jpg.21724cc1d5eee5e6f25014b62dd6077c.jpg)
full size image: https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2024_07/wip1offi.jpg.21724cc1d5eee5e6f25014b62dd6077c.jpg (https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2024_07/wip1offi.jpg.21724cc1d5eee5e6f25014b62dd6077c.jpg)
Four Wood Elves heroes from 2004, one of the two male DE sorcerers (this one's the unreleased one; the other one wasn't around for a long time either IIRC), four of the five unreleased Brats for Confrontation (proto-Necromunda), Grom the Paunch with old Grom's axe. The pixelated guy I can't show, the dark silhouette in the back is a heavily bionik'd-up Ork boss; I assume he's a Painboss. All of them (even the Kasrkin) in various states of WIP, but interesting figures, so I thought I'd show you.
There are some other pretty amazing things in that batch, so I hope I get these here done swiftly and go on to the rest! Hope you like them and happy weekend!
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I always lusted after those unreleased Kasrkin, but it's the brats that steal the show here.
Excellent stuff.
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I love that grom miniature. Nice work. I'm itching to know whats behind pixelated door number 1, however I'm sure that itch will go within seconds of browsing elsewhere.
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There was a new (but unreleased) sculpt of Grom? :o Dang; my night gobbo's could have really done with one...
Really nice work on all of them! :-*
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Cracking work mate 8)
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These are masterfully done! a joy to view! I especially love the cloaks!
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Fantastic as usual, and all those BA :-*
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Just discovering the thread, I love your painting style :o
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@hubbabubba: Cheers! Oh yes, the Brats are something special. Btw, the unreleasedness of the figures is also the reason why I don't drill out muzzles. And of course tabs stay on the feet (I had a surprisingly hard time finding slotta bases in my collection for all the lads! Glad I still had a stash of them with my 1st/2nd edition Space Orks. I guess I really have to order a bunch of slotta bases.), otherwise I'd get beaten with a stick. :D
@beefcake: The miracle of a carefully honed short attention span. :D Yeah, the Grom is fun. Gotta love a fat goblin.
@Daeothar: Thanks! Well, the original is more cheerful anyway. :D But it is an interesting sculpt, that's true. Maybe we'll see it get a release for TOW. Although I think that GW don't really do new characters for that (beyond some hits and some misses in terms of Bretonnians and TK for the initial release). Very, very interested to see how they proceed with TOW. It's a pretty interesting product.
@OSHIROmodels: Oh, thanks very much!
@MaleGriffin: Many thanks, that's very kind of you. I didn't post updates in a while due to the sort of projects I did recently. Whenever that happens and then I finally get to post updates again on a proper forum the positive feedback is a real motivation booster. It may sound silly after 20+ years of doing this on forums and such, but it's just still nice to get posts such as yours.
@aliensurfer: Cheers! (more on BA below)
@Mellal: Thanks kindly! I got several threads strewn across LAF, if you want to see more, or you can just follow the link in the signature if you want.
So I've been slooooooowly getting more painting done on the unreleased figures, whilst also getting side-tracked by putting together and painting giant cartoon robot plastic kits.
But I'm back to proper things now. :P Right now I got the unreleased Spyrer Matriarch from the early 2000s on the table and a proto-Fireprism made from Resin (I assume Armourcast). These models are far from perfect, so require some fixing, are a bit bumpy, etc. But it's an experience. :)
Btw, GW announced new Blood Angels things. I like the new Lemartes. Death Company look what you'd expect them to look like. What do you think?
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I guess I'll do both : search a bit for your threads and read your blog :D
Differents names with the comments but same avatar ;)
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@Mellal: Good to know, thanks! :) Hope you like the stuff I posted.
Heyhey, here's another one - the aforementioned Ork Painboy (I assume. He carries a huge syringe and a Choppa with saw-blade) with loads of bioniks.
(https://i.imgur.com/WfW76eM.jpeg)
(https://i.imgur.com/RoAhskd.jpeg)
Very interesting figure; I should post pictures from more angles, I guess. Hope you like him!
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Awesome as usual 8) And another unusual mini as well!
Is the base rim blue for luck perhaps? ;)
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:P
Awesome as usual 8) And another unusual mini as well!
Is the base rim blue for luck perhaps? ;)
:D Pretty much, yeah. Customer's wish, actually. He detests black or dark bases or base rims.
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Update: He also strongly dislikes black backgrounds! :D I'm not a huge fan either, but somehow I felt like experimenting last Tuesday. Anyway, here's something else interesting: WIP-pictures of what I believe is an Eldar proto-Fireprism. Apparently only 30 of this one were made by GW (possibly Armorcast, but I think it probably was GW themselves), but even that limited run seems to have been rough on the molds. The cast on the guy was quite a challenge. So I spent many hours filling, scraping, cutting, sculpting and filing and grinding before I got to painting. And right now it looks like that:
(https://i.imgur.com/R7339qa.jpeg)
(https://i.imgur.com/z0fn7sF.jpeg)
Hope you like it so far and happy weekend!
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Stunning paintjob. It positively glows, the painting is so vibrant!
Just to help you out on what it is, the cast was by Monolith Games, which was run by Steve Mussared. Steve was a Golden Demon winner who had connections with the studio and was bidding for the rights to sell 40k vehicles. This was a prototype of the Epic scale Eldar Deathstalker. He also did a Falcon. Ultimately, the rights went to Armorcast and Epicast in the US, and only a handful of these prototypes were made.
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That paintjob is gorgeous! real oldschool golden demon material.
Stunning paintjob. It positively glows, the painting is so vibrant!
Just to help you out on what it is, the cast was by Monolith Games, which was run by Steve Mussared. Steve was a Golden Demon winner who had connections with the studio and was bidding for the rights to sell 40k vehicles. This was a prototype of the Epic scale Eldar Deathstalker. He also did a Falcon. Ultimately, the rights went to Armorcast and Epicast in the US, and only a handful of these prototypes were made.
Did he also produce a sort of eldar canoe model? I have a resin cast of an old prototype eldar vehicle that is a real pig of a cast but I've got no clue who made it.
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That paintjob is gorgeous! real oldschool golden demon material.
Did he also produce a sort of eldar canoe model? I have a resin cast of an old prototype eldar vehicle that is a real pig of a cast but I've got no clue who made it.
This one?
(https://www.collecting-citadel-miniatures.com/wiki/images/thumb/3/3d/Epicast_Eldar_Skimmer_Hawk.jpg/1600px-Epicast_Eldar_Skimmer_Hawk.jpg)
No, that's an Epicast "Skimmer Hawk". It was a quasi-official release - Epicast produced it with some rules for 2nd edition.
There's some good info on the various resin licensed and unlicensed kits over at Collecting Citadel Minis Wiki:
https://www.collecting-citadel-miniatures.com/wiki/index.php/Resin_Vehicles_%26_Titans (https://www.collecting-citadel-miniatures.com/wiki/index.php/Resin_Vehicles_%26_Titans)
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Just caught up on several years of thread; wonderful and inspirational as always, and quite overwhelming too! The Eldar are particularly lovely.
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@axiom: Thanks, and many thanks for the infos on the model! This is why I prefer forums over social media websites - people who know their stuff seem to be more plentiful on forums, or at least the relative amount of them seems to be higher. Also, useful information is stored and can be referred to.
@Mammoth miniatures: Thanks very much! Your comment about the paintjob led to very ambivalent feelings on my part. :D On the one hand "golden demon", yay! On the other hand I have this constant fear of being "old school". Of course I am, because I like the old GW stuff and towards the new stuff I have a much more neutral attitude, but I constantly worry about "not keeping up with the times". Which - frankly - I never did anyway (I'm almost entirely self-taught, trying to stay away from fashions and 'the latest big thing in figure painting' on principle, because I think that the thing doesn't change much), but somehow it's a thing. Weird. I think what also adds to the old school impression is that I more and more veer towards strong colour contrasts rather than overly accentuated highlights. Maybe that also stems from painting lots of colorful historical uniforms. Anyway, thanks for the kind comment. The 'skimmer hawk' I'm fairly certain I've seen before. I assume that rules for it would have appeared in Fanatic magazine? Or were they shipped with the model?
@Coenus Scaladingus: Thanks for the kind comment! Yeah, Eldar are always lovely, aren't they. :D
Today's my birthday, so I'm taking the day off. Which means that I'm off to paint the Marauder giant rather than painting what I SHOULD be painting. ;) Regular service will be resumed tomorrow.
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Happy belated birthday! Where can I check out your Marauder giant paintwork? :)
I totally agree that forums can be a gold mine for information in a way that social media can't really replicate.
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Belated Happy Birthday Sigur :)
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@axiom: Thanks muchly. Giant can nowhere be seen as of yet. :D Took some pictures last night, wasn't happy with them (got a new lightbox which I haven't quite mastered using so far. Maybe it's too big for single miniatures), and I'm rather self-conscious about the paintjob too :D I'll give it another go tonight or tomorrow.
@hubbabubba: Oh, thanks very much!
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Hi, friends. Happy Saturday. Here's some Eldar. In fact, the boss of all the Eldar:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2024_09/eldrad2S.jpg.8e82c5d145253605fa832568f54eb803.jpg)
full size image: https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2024_09/eldrad2.jpg.eae201d9cecddb3affdf1fa9a4386138.jpg (https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2024_09/eldrad2.jpg.eae201d9cecddb3affdf1fa9a4386138.jpg)
...and that finished Deathstalker:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2024_09/dsas2S.jpg.32b75df068529ad60e1be1737aa4503b.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2024_09/ds1S.jpg.d76c8f10198544f465cffc620a58c214.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2024_09/ds2S.jpg.57dac0c2040ef2915dcd36a9af7dd124.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2024_09/dsas1S.jpg.8d813a892e21153b90f3b09338edb9e0.jpg)
Hope you like them! :)
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Like them? Love them, more like! :-*
I especially love the freehand on the Deathstalker... :)
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Wow, both amazing paintjobs. I'm not sure which I like more!
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Excellent work on both! The deathstalker is really fantastic.
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@Daeothar: Cheers! :) Yeah, when I got it it was a brick of Resin with loads of uneven casting and bubble holes. Once that was fixed it was a smoother brick, so stuff had to go on there. :D
@beefcake: Thanks very much!
@syrinx0: Thank you. Yup, it's a special little thing, that.
Here's something icky:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2024_10/ptas5Sgg.jpg.b987b48b5a2d594a69cb8ca89f7d18f1.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2024_10/ptas6Sgg.jpg.269e4ec976304c7e0e77e7e16349dd84.jpg)
Hope you like them. :) And now on to other green things...
Friends, Orktober is upon us!
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2024_10/start1.jpg.73ce1be6b37809e14d8745d176cb5176.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2024_10/start2.jpg.176b68c06b573ac0b85cf30a3dcf8b8d.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2024_10/start3.jpg.0547432d52d654186dc5ce6aa98bd12b.jpg)
1 Warboss
Snikrot
2 Painboys
1 Runtherd
Zodgrod Wortsnaga
A very large Mekboy with big mekanikal gubbinz (magnetized, for gubbinz-switcheroo)
7 Warbikes
15 Deffkoptaz
5 Nobz in Mega-Armour (with loads of additional magnetized weapon arms)
18 Nobz with Powerklaws
Shokkjump Dragsta
Trukk
'ere we go! :)
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Break out the red. You really need to go fast to finish these in Orktober.
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Orks are da best!
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Some magnificent work in this thread!
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@syrinx0: :D Yeah, let's see if a finish before the end of the month is possible.
@Herbert Tarkel: Indeed they are!
@MaleGriffin: Thanks very much! I do try. :)
Right, another Orktober thing: A very nice person gifted me some Orks for my own collection:
(https://i.imgur.com/A94rS3v.jpeg)
full size image: https://i.imgur.com/A94rS3v.jpeg (https://i.imgur.com/A94rS3v.jpeg)
Especially things I had next to nothing of before: vehicles. Three warbikes with three different riders, a Scorcher, a Battle Wagon in really good condition (I already have one that I saved 15 years ago or so, but it doesn't look so good. :D ), two Orks from the 1988 range and an Ork in 'Eavy Armor. It probably needs to be stripped. It's actually unpainted, but crusty. I hope it's not lead red, but I don't think so, because underneath the figure is ok and doesn't crumble or anything. And one of the most iconic Bad Moon bosses.
Pretty cool, eh? I already have the two bigger orcs on foot, but I haven't painted them, and I haven't had any bikes or even a scorcher yet. I think I've got the plastic warbike lying around somewhere, but I can't do much with it (well, I'd have to replace the rider), and the Scorcher's post-Gorkamorka version from 1997 or so doesn't really appeal to me. So it's nice that I got those now.
Now I could finally add Evil Sunz to my army, as well as Bad Moons (I have a few Bad Moons on foot, and of course the orcs in mega armor, which have to be Bad Moons anyway). Which would give me representation of all the clans. Would be cool. :) This is just a small sample, but a reminder of what my army looks like:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2023_07/1000ptsS.jpg.bbd1a9ba77110aff6749f056882792c2.jpg)
https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2023_07/1000ptsS.jpg.bbd1a9ba77110aff6749f056882792c2.jpg (https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2023_07/1000ptsS.jpg.bbd1a9ba77110aff6749f056882792c2.jpg)
So yeah, that's the news. No idea when I'll find the time to paint them, but I cleaned them, assembled as much as I should before painting. Haven't touched the Battle Wagon yet (should I keep it as a Bad Moon one?), but all the parts are there, apart from the scythe blades on one of the rear wheels I think.
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Oooh! That’s some seriously lovely nostalgia, there! Loving it!
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Your personal ork army is great. As is the eldar stuff - brilliant.
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latest posts have had me going through the thread again.
what a delight the paint-work is ... :-* Knock-out.
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@Herbert Tarkel: Yeah, me too! :D Hope I get to do somehting with them at some point in the near-ish future!
@warburton: Cheers!
@Bloggard: Thank you, much appreciated!
Hey, hey, here's some giant robot dolls! Yup, I finally got them to a state that allowed me to take photos.
This is the Real-Grade Gundam, the first RG model they produced back in the day (not the version 2 they released this August and which is much fewer parts fall off when you pose it :P ), and it's widely considered to be really bad because it's fraught with teehting problems. The technology behind the kit is amazing though, as are the details. It even comes with a little Amuro figure!
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2024_11/3s.jpg.9a366e3bcf24a97334d91ae66bc9a340.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2024_11/1s.jpg.888f884bbd0b81326861c1d4be57644a.jpg)
I built the fella pretty much out of the box, and for test reasons I even used the stickers(!!) which come with the box instead of decals. Painting was also pretty straightfoward, if laboursome.
Now as for Char Aznable's Zaku II, that's pretty much the other way around. This is a High-Grade model kit, so one level below the RG kit above so to speak. This specific model it incredibly well engineered as well, and lovely, but it was specifically made to resemble the early cartoons as a sort of anniversary model. So it comes with next to no details at all. Which is not what I was looking for, so I spent days scribing panel lines, adding little bolt holes and extra details.The mono-eye and the lense in the gun were replaced with little plastic gemstones.
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2024_11/a9s.JPG.24f434b4884fbc5c57c561d6981b3b79.JPG)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2024_11/a1s.JPG.574dcff4d654afa318bfa92d9ac8b58a.JPG)
Fun fact about the Zaku II: It rocks. The amount of emotion you can get out of a rectangular hole with a big, round dot for an eye is amazing. It's a bit like with Gromit's eyebrow or Wall-E. Also, it's just an iconic antagonist (just the suit alone; I'm not even going into the whole character of Char Aznable) for the equally iconic Gundam. I love an 80s giant robot cartoon design, and especially so if they come with pseudo-realism like the logistics behind it, human pilots, various versions for different battlefield purposes and so on. So a bit more Battletech than Transformers. And to my knowledge early Gundam stuff very much was that (but all really just an excuse for dramatic battles featuring cool robots with guns and swords). Which is why I prefer utalitarian "grunt suits" over overly fancy robots of later years.
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2024_11/as.JPG.f71171492539f38dfd75814cb0493524.JPG)
Both models are 1/144th scale, stand about 13cm tall. They're fully posable and come with several armament (and hand) options.
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2024_11/duel1s.JPG.2bc334487ecfc170cd8f77684cc84060.JPG)
I got them because for years now I've been wondering about these kits and heard so many great things about the quality. And it's all true. These are great model kits to put together. Parts are all pre-coloured and you just stick them together, no glue required. I invested WAY more time into these than I had any right to, but now they're done-ish enough (there's several things i'm not happy with, but I'll rectify that with the next kits. Yeah, because I bought more robots already.). Hope you like them!
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2024_11/hadoutestjpgbluelightS.jpg.c7194e449e37242e14a81874ea50d354.jpg)
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Those are really awesome! :-* The paintjobs really make them shine though.
Considering the very exacting fit of the parts; did you paint them on the sprue, or after assembly? And if the former; did you have to mask off a lot? I can imagine that taking at least as long as the painting itself...
I've been ogling Gundams for years now, but I have no way of properly displaying them, which is the sole reason for me to not pull the trigger (so far) ::)
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@Daeothar: Yeah, to be honest one of the reasons (beyond curiosity and learning new stuff) was that I wanted something new and somewhat appealing to bring to wargames shows and other events at which I display stuff. At home I don't really display figures at all, apart from what I happen to have standing around the photo setup. The process couldn't have been more laboursome: First I put the models together (cleaning all the parts and so on), then I looked at what had to be taken apart again for painting separately, took bits apart, mounted them on sticks (because most had to be airbrushed), primed, basecoated, highlighted, shaded, filtered several times, etc., painted details, varnished (that I did with stuff put together), decals (which I had to wait for for a while. The Zaku is decaled, on the Gundam I tried the stickers from the box, because I felt adventurous. They work somewhat OK, but decals of course are better. Funnily enough, Bandai only include proper decals in more expensive or limited edition boxes), varnished, battle damage, weathering, battle damage, varnish. Halfway through painting the Gundam I realized that the amazingly-engineered, but super-fragile hand just won't work for holding the hefty shield in place, so I ordered two boxes of hands for a lot more than they should have cost, realized that the ball joint on the new hands didn't fit the old socket, so I had to grind the joint to fit, paint the new hand again, and so on. It was quite the process. :D Add to this all the extra details I added to the Zaku.... yeah, quite a few hours went into these chaps. On the plus side, I didn't have to mask much, because you can take them apart pretty easily. Some bits I masked off (like when I did the thicker white stripes on the Zaku's shield and left upper arm), but not much. I vaguely remember masking some stuff at one point, but I can't quite recall what it was. Probably something on the Gundam. I'm not fully happy with what they look like, but I'm happy enough to call them done for now.
Thanks very much for your comment; I'm really not sure if these look any good, if I'm silly for enjoying these toys or not, because when I do a certain genre I like to honour that genre's conventions and so on and not just paint them as I would paint a Space Marine, if only to learn new stuff and do something 'outside my comfort zone' (even though in the end it always boils down to figure painting). I also joined a bunch of Facebook groups to ask things and look at things, but they didn't prove to be extremely helpful I think. Maybe it's just because I prefer exploring new stuff on my own. I was surprised though how rampant ordering from Aliexpress and Temu is on there, including counterfeits and all, which I find just boring and ungraceful. ;)
Anyway, a very interesting experience, and I have to admit that I bought three more kits in the meantime. All High Grade. They're very reasonable in terms of price, a great thing to just get out on a Sunday night and put together, and in terms of engineering alone, these funky little toy robots are just a joy to behold. Once you do several of a similar kind you'll notice repeated build patterns, but these also improve over the years, which is really interesting to see. So much so that from now on I'll suggest Entry Grade gunpla models to people if they ask me how to introduce their young'uns to scale modelling/model making. They're easy to put together, don't break the bank, and in the end you even got something to play with. Especially Entry Grade kits feel like basically "the best Kinder Surprise ever". Didn't paint the EG Gundam though, but it is a favourite among experienced modellers as well because it's such a rock solid kit and a great basis for customizing.
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Awesome, especially the red one :-*
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Nice work on them.
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Fantastic updates but those mecha are something else 8)
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Love those gundam!!!
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I agree they look fantastic. Never apologize for having fun building models and painting. That is what we do no?
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@hubbabubba: Thanks very much! Oh yes, you gotta love a Zaku II. It's such a funky design.
@Ultravanillasmurf: Thank you.
@OSHIROmodels: They certainly are. :D As mentioned before, I was interested in them for years, now I took the plunge and it was a cool experience.
@majortsmith: Glad you like them! :) I enjoy them too. Now the question is: Do I stick with the 1:144th scale or do I get one in 1/100th scale as well? The latter would be showier and I could put LEDs into it and so on (in general I have opinions on LEDs in model kits, but these big plastic robots very much seem to be made for gimmicky stuff like that), the former is handier and of course less expensive. Or I do something with the kits I still got lying around here before I get new stuff. :P
@syrinx0: thank you!
Right, I got two conventions coming up the next two weekends, so there's loads of stuff to do. First show is more of a thing to introduce kids to roleplaying games, tabletop games and painting. I'm volunteering to show them the latter. The tricky thing might be finding figures to display which are a bit more cheerful and kid-friendly.
Good test run though for the show in 2 weeks, which will be Comicon Vienna.
I got some nice fantasy figures I just got done, but unfortunately they'll be picked up before the shows, so I can't show them there. But at least I got them gundam robots and I have to scramble to get a bunch of Space Orks done in time for the shows as well.
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I was in Japan in September, the level of Gundam awesomeness was unreal. Yours surpass them!
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I was in Japan in September, the level of Gundam awesomeness was unreal. Yours surpass them!
Oh, thanks, that's very kind! Surely I would get sneered at for imperfect filing or some assembly mistakes. :D
I would love to go to a modelling show in Japan some day. I follow several Japanese figure painters and modellers on Twitter (because they do amazing things and it sometimes helps not understanding what people write on social media right away. It's just less distracting. ;) ).
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I read somewhere that the current PM of Japan is a modeler. It would be cool if he was a gamer, too! lol
Mike Demana
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@mikedemana: As long as he's a capable PM, I don't care what he does in his past time. :D No, that's cool. A few days ago I watched a few videos of the All Japan Model & Hobby show 2024. Really impressive.
The other night I found the Mobile Suit Skirmish Rules (https://donkusgaming.wordpress.com/category/mobile-suit-gundam-skirmish-2/) online. o_o I suppose that, using 1/144th scale kits, would make for a looker of a demo table. I skimmed the rules, they look very utilitarian. The sales point clearly isn't clever gameplay mechanics, but it looks like it might do a good job in putting that stuff on the table. I signed up for their forum (hooray, forums!), but it's sealed behind several doors to keep spammers out. My request is pending moderator approval; I hope it's still active at all. :D
Right, to get back to more familiar grounds - due to end-of-year-panic and a general fondness for Orks (and this army specifically. I've been working on it since 2017 after all), I made good progress on the Orks. Here are two first pictures of a Trukk and a handful of Nobz:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2024_11/trukk1S.JPG.6698be8cca4d5a4edc7c79c412f73251.JPG)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2024_11/trukk2S.JPG.db6a39a8c3880e3dc5557da0842e2b9c.JPG)
Hope you like them!
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I'm not an avid fan of Gundam stuff but I do love those paintjobs Sigur.
I read somewhere that the current PM of Japan is a modeler. It would be cool if he was a gamer, too! lol
Mike Demana
Tis true! His Wikipedia page comments on it; apparently he has presented foreign dignitaries with models he has built as gifts.
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I'm not an avid fan of Gundam stuff but I do love those paintjobs Sigur.
Tis true! His Wikipedia page comments on it; apparently he has presented foreign dignitaries with models he has built as gifts.
We're wargamers and thus modellers and modellers like chipping. ;) That's a thing I started thinking about a few months ago, when my niece inquired why so many things I paint ends up looking dirty and old. Right now I'm doing these Orks which are fun and all, but not even an Ork would call that gear 'working order'. Or maybe they would. What do I know about Orks.
@Japanese PM: Let's just hope he's really and doesn't pass Space Marines with mold lines, un-drilled bolter muzzles and huge, wonky eyes to world leaders. :D Not to sound like a dillweed looking down on people who don't spend all their life painting little toy figures, but the thought of the Japanese prime minister giving out very sloppy versions of GW's miniature of the month at a diplomatic enquete tickles me. :D
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Did someone say Gundam?!
Not sure why I missed this treat until now, fantastic work on, well, everything!
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We're wargamers and thus modellers and modellers like chipping. ;) That's a thing I started thinking about a few months ago, when my niece inquired why so many things I paint ends up looking dirty and old. Right now I'm doing these Orks which are fun and all, but not even an Ork would call that gear 'working order'. Or maybe they would. What do I know about Orks.
My IG were either parade clean or severely weathered. Loved the scene in Kelly's Heroes where the new clean troops were marching past his ground up veterans.
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Holy moley, Sigur, those Gundam robots are simply amazing!
I missed your thread for some time, so allow me to praise your Orks, too. Lovely little ruffians.
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@YPU: Oh, thanks very much! :) Yeah, I have to admit that I very much enjoy the aesthetics of the older MS. Just watched the end of Char's Counterattack. What a nice film. Very reluctant to move on to newer things (for reasons of CGI and things possibly moving more into a high-school drama direction here and there? I'll try MS-08th Team if I can find it. And I have to admit that I'd really like to see Cucuruz Doan's Island. :D
@syrinx0: Yeah, there's something to be said for either look. When ever I do a little refurbishment on my own IG armies (every 12 years or so) I'm torn between the two. :D The main influences being ....well, 2nd edition and the Tsaragrad army from WD back in the day. And of course all the weathering and so on I've done on various other things. :D
@DivisMal: Oh, thanks very much! :) If you like Orks, here's a whole lot more:
Yup, the Orks are done. Warboss, 2 Painboys and a Runtherd:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2024_11/chars1.JPG.7930aa6b23281b15a14bf84d4d75c1e5.JPG)
Snikrot, sneakiest of all the gits:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2024_11/snikrot1.JPG.f6a0017aa221413a41e9ac2e560c7a47.JPG)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2024_11/snikrot2.JPG.97eb778b02028899bba20b8a12af3842.JPG)
Zodgrot Wortsnaga,greatest of all he Runtherders and bearer of big hair:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2024_11/zodgrod1.JPG.6d0fef7bb06c5d8ea83ce90c4014ce7c.JPG)
Big Mek, with magnetized weapon options:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2024_11/bigmek1.JPG.d22557d37ad81330748b80aeff5740b1.JPG)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2024_11/bigmek2.JPG.808b2914d8b910f58ea0a21fe4a378ba.JPG)
Warbikes:
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(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2024_11/bikes3.JPG.4c60ce6db909015b23d668a70ad3bb60.JPG)
Nobz in Mega Armour. They're the biggest and the meanest of the big and the mean, so I limited red to a minimum and mainly stuck to black and white/metal. Also with plenty of magnetized weapon options:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2024_11/megas1a.JPG.cedd4316f85b0231e925814785700a7f.JPG)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2024_11/megas2.JPG.22f87831ad37d7026c16d43b81c8fe9b.JPG)
18 Nobz with power klaws:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2024_11/nobz1.JPG.77e5a5eb9d7278117d540d99fd309893.JPG)
Shokkjump Dragsta:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2024_11/shokk2.JPG.009164808950b5f7a14a2006a834aeb2.JPG)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2024_11/shokk3.JPG.30ff002256c2a5366fb7ec56cb651434.JPG)
More pictures of the Trukk:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2024_11/trukk3.JPG.d0c1e5cabe738d385b87bf379d0e6d5d.JPG)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2024_11/trukk5.JPG.816ef67787e5fb6d14ce2aaf4e9e14a2.JPG)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2024_11/trukk4.JPG.e11c2e445a3c0c5fbd26b302ac13aab0.JPG)
In the front left ofthe loading platform there's a little game of Tictactoe the passengers did to pass the time.
Last but not least there's 15(!) Killakopterz:
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(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2024_11/kopt1b.JPG.5b7c07b5551d904b3955308d339193d9.JPG)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2024_11/kopt2.JPG.8abdf31fec12b3ff2b726369c82a38f3.JPG)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2024_11/kopt2b.JPG.edde835e4248d9a5809fa4cc8b62ce10.JPG)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2024_11/kopt3.JPG.e8087217762d2345db3f6752c10a731b.JPG)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2024_11/kopt3b.JPG.fb9d5dabd3e45280182015357e2e3475.JPG)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2024_11/kopt4.JPG.6c2f6683ba9b21d062eb42b03bc4b898.JPG)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2024_11/kopt4b.JPG.3dbad08ac4f6a58ca95d90d52c711d19.JPG)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2024_11/kopt5.JPG.b0bc94a1fa502edd4d0e698594150c7e.JPG)
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The challenge here was to make them look as individual as possible, whilst of course adhering to the look of the larger army. These models are HARD to make look individual. I hope it worked. The googlie eyes on the one in the middle in the last two pictures probably were my mind crying out for help. :D
Anyway, hope you like them! They, along with the robot toys and much more stuff will be with me at Vienna Comic Con this weekend!
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Fantastic work on the Orks!
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Wow. That is one impressive large horde of Orks. Fantastic.
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really nice orks!!
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@Herbert Tarkel: Thanks very much! I've been working on this army since 2017, and I have to admit that I like this army as much as I do my own. :D
@syrinx0: Yup, it is a large horde.:D The rest of the army can be found here: https://www.battlebrushstudios.com/2020/05/showcase-orks-army-shots.html (https://www.battlebrushstudios.com/2020/05/showcase-orks-army-shots.html). Vehicles#1: https://www.battlebrushstudios.com/2024/11/showcase-even-more-orky-vehicles.html (https://www.battlebrushstudios.com/2024/11/showcase-even-more-orky-vehicles.html), Vehicles #2: https://www.battlebrushstudios.com/2024/10/showcase-speedy-orktober.html (https://www.battlebrushstudios.com/2024/10/showcase-speedy-orktober.html). There's some more stuff (vehicles, Dreadnought, some more Nobz), but these were smaller batches and not in army shots. :)
@tomrommel1: Cheers! Much appreciated.
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Nice works, though I was expecting more Gundams.
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@Ultravanillasmurf: Well, I hate to disappoint, but I'm super busy right now, with that Comic Con coming up, and general end-of-year frenzy... Oh no, what is this!
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2024_11/2.jpg.bc4c8622b65696765d674a121cc1d6ff.jpg)
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Last week at that event I realized that the Gundam and the Zaku II looked a bit lost, sharing one full level in the display cabinet, so I added an RGM-79 GM (Shoulder Cannon, Moroccan Front version). This time it went much faster than with the first two, most of all because I had more of a clue of what's to do, second because the kit is flawless. The Gundam is the Gundam, the Zaku II is THE iconc bad guy (the Orc of the gundam universal century universe, if you will), the GM, Earth Federation's first mass-produced mobile suit, based on the Gundam, but cheaper and simpler made, might be comparable to the imperial guardsman in 40k? They're often used just to show how mighty and powerful some new foe is.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYuf60DWdCQ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYuf60DWdCQ)
BUT again, I love the design, and the kit itself is just magnificent. This time I used oils instead of straight-up acrylics (after the first basecoats of lacquer), and oils are just tons of fun. Couldn'tdo too much because the chap had to be finished within a few days, hope the oil paints are as dry as they felt. :D
And now I gotta get stuff prepared for Comic Con. Set-up in 2 hours.
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Very nice work.
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Superb!
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Ace!
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@Ultravanillasmurf: :D Thanks!
@Herbert Tarkel: Thank you, Sir!
@majorsmith: That's what they call me. 8) (no, I'm the ONE guy who gets called the German equivalent of "Sir" at an anime convention, where everybody is super chill about how they adress others. Except me, because I seeem to be old as fudge xD )
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Oh fantastic!
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What Comicon was that? I visited Dutch Comicon yesterday with my daughter and friends and had an absolute blast :)
And also, because I've long been thinking of it, some rather inspiring Youtube videos and your work posted here, I bought a Master Grade GM Sniper II to dive right off the deep end... lol
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@YPU: Thanks very much!
@Daeothar: oooh, nice. :) I got the HG GM Sniper II here, still in box. It's the one kit I still have unbuilt. I was considering getting an MG kit, simply to try it, but my dirty, filthy wargamer mind makes me cautious about "getting the same thing in another scale". :D Somehow I'd like to try wargaming with these 1/144th scale things (which might prove to be a very slippery slope). I attended Vienna Comic Con this weekend, along with my close personal friends and fellow celebrities Michael "Guy who makes noises with his mouth" Winslow of Police Academy fame and Commander Ivanova from Babylon 5. (and some other people from marvel and star wars films I don't know). :P It was a lot of fun and extremely busy. This year I was much more restrictive on keeping within times on the painting workshops (last year I was pretty much sitting with somepeople and showed them somepainting 2 days straight, now I restricted it to 2 hour units with each group, one before and one after noon.) for my own well-being's sake. It still was very busy. Several people I know came up, and also people who I'd shown figure painting last year and who returned for another go. Which is rather nice to see. I never got away from my table (because it run it all myself) throughout the weekend, but after day#1 I managed to cross the hall we were in to meet the newly founded Gundam Society of Austria. They were complimentary of the ones I had on display and I got to see some kits I'd only seen on the internet in person, which is cool. Like the "The Origin" HG Zaku II, which is just SO well detailled. I already got Char's, but a regular green one I should get as well. At the moment I feel very at home with the nicer of the HG kits. They strike a good balance of detail, price and choice I think. But that's me, never having had a 1/100th scale kit. For display reasons of course bigger ones are more impressive.
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What Comicon was that? I visited Dutch Comicon yesterday with my daughter and friends and had an absolute blast :)
And also, because I've long been thinking of it, some rather inspiring Youtube videos and your work posted here, I bought a Master Grade GM Sniper II to dive right off the deep end... lol
Welcome to the club!
I got the HG GM Sniper II here, still in box. It's the one kit I still have unbuilt. I was considering getting an MG kit, simply to try it, but my dirty, filthy wargamer mind makes me cautious about "getting the same thing in another scale". :D Somehow I'd like to try wargaming with these 1/144th scale things (which might prove to be a very slippery slope)... Snipped for lenght
You wouldnt be the first to use them in wargaming, thats for sure. I saw a 1/60 rx-78 used on a 28mm table at CRISIS, and I'm in at least two discord servers dedicated to wargaming with gunpla. I've got some 1/400 gashapon ones to use with 6mm figures myself, cause anything worth doing is worth doing in tiny scales. For gunpla I'm a HG guy as well, just because I can't leave well enough alone maybe finished one kit without doing any modifications to it, most are kitbashed beyond recognition.
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Yeah, I read about the 1/400th scale ones in the Mobile Suit Skirmish rules (I even signed up for their FB group, which sadly happens to be set to 'public' for some reason), and even the forums, which require an admin to confirm your account, which takes about a week or so so I could just look up the 'army books'. The rules read very utilitaristic in that they're of the sort you'd see in some modern naval wargames, which are more about depicting different tech vs. different sets of hull armour rather than any sort of clever Command&Control mechanics or gimmick rules. Just something to get the action on the table whilst letting players depict all the gubbinz they love about the mobile suits. But I'm kinda tempted to give them a try. And then probably try to adapt some other set of rules like What a Tanker (which we already tried to turn into a Battletech game a few years ago: http://tabletopstories.net/language/en/?s=what+a++mecher (http://tabletopstories.net/language/en/?s=what+a++mecher)).
Fort that sort of stuff it would be interesting to know what makes Gundam fightin' different to two dudes running at each other with swords. It could be turned into a sort of fire team vs. fire team sort of thing. Somehow I keep defaulting back to Ronin or something Ganesha Games for that. Has anyone of you tried Gamma Wolves or what it was called by Osprey?
Either way, I still suggest having a look at Mobile Suit Skirmish. It's well presented and the rules are at the very least interesting to look at. ALso IIRC it's got a good timeline of the One Year War, which is handy. https://donkusgaming.wordpress.com/category/mobile-suit-gundam-skirmish-2/ (https://donkusgaming.wordpress.com/category/mobile-suit-gundam-skirmish-2/)
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I think most of the gundam skirmish activity has moved to the discord, but i haven't checked in there in a while. There is also a group more inspired by the gundam build fighters/divers series, focusing on 1v1 games played online, using GM judging of models to determine your point level for your build.
Beyond that there are a lot of games that could work with gundams. Hypersteel nightmare was playtested with 1/144 gunpla for one. Ganesha wise, there is "super robot samurai" or some such, which is interesting but feels a bit too clunky to me. You are correct though, depending on what universe and show you go by, gundam can be anything from ww2 infantry fights but 10x as large. ww2 but the tanks walk, or wuxia with lightsabers in space.
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I am surprised no one has suggested FFOL Battle Suit Alpha which has Gundam adjacent example suits.
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All amazing. I love the Zodgrot's hair. You've done a great job on that. Gundam's are great too. The weathering is superb.
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@YPU: Cheers! Yeah, with Battletech overheating/cooling is a big thing (I was told :D ), in the Gundam background material I consumed so far, combat seems to be highly centred around repeating your opponent's name a lot and where the heck they are at the moment. Once you found them, you start discussing the boons and sins of humanity on the whole as you shoot and hack at each other. Which I have absolutely no problem with, mind you. I was secretly hoping somebody was familiar with Super Robot Samurais and could give a quick estimation, so thank you! :D
@Ultravanillasmurf: Cool, thanks for the suggestion. I don't think I heard of those rules before, and will certainly check them out!
@beefcake: Thanks very much! Yeah, the hair had to stand out. I didn't want to go full-on blue, but Zodgrot's got to have at least steel blue-ish hair. He's also the only figure in that army with those green slate like looking blades on his grabba. Not sure what made me do it this way, but I felt he needed something special (apart from his luscious head of hair) to show his status and him being deeply rooted in the Snakebites clan rather than the Goffs, without breaking the colour scheme up too badly.
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@YPU: Cheers! Yeah, with Battletech overheating/cooling is a big thing (I was told :D ), in the Gundam background material I consumed so far, combat seems to be highly centred around repeating your opponent's name a lot and where the heck they are at the moment. Once you found them, you start discussing the boons and sins of humanity on the whole as you shoot and hack at each other. Which I have absolutely no problem with, mind you. I was secretly hoping somebody was familiar with Super Robot Samurais and could give a quick estimation, so thank you! :D
Samurai robots battle royale, thats the name of the ganesha game!
I own it and have used it, basically its your good old songs of blades system, but each body part becomes its own "character" and there is a more involved damage system. I enjoy it but it didn't really fit Gundam to me no. It has a Kaiju counterpart that I do quite like, but with godzilla it makes a lot more sense to be thinking about blasting some oversized moth with your atomic breath while flattening a nuclear reactor with your tail at the same time. It makes the monster feel big and lumbering, not really what gundam is about.
I do own Gamma Wolves, I'm a fan of the artists of the interior art so that was reason enough to get it but have not played it yet.
And you are right about what gundam is all about! If we aren't debating how mankinds soul is held down by gravity on earth, it aint right. Notable exception being Iron blooded orphans, where the antagonists will fanatically start this discusion and the protagonist pilot will happily exploit this opening in their defense and smack them up. Mind that series still ends with the death of a few dozen child soldiers... all for the cause of mars being permitted to export some minerals on its own terms.
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The concept of SEBR with each limb being a separate activation sounds intriguing, but you make a very good case as to why this might not be the best fit for Gundam fightin'. However, it's a pretty rad idea for boss battles in SoBH or Sellswords & Spellslingers!
I bought Battle Suit Alpha. High time I familiarize myself with the "Fistful of [xyz]" family of rules.
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@Ultravanillasmurf: Cool, thanks for the suggestion. I don't think I heard of those rules before, and will certainly check them out!
I picked up a set at Warfare last year.
https://wiley-games.myshopify.com/collections/galactic-heroes/products/battle-suit-alpha-mech-battles-printed (https://wiley-games.myshopify.com/collections/galactic-heroes/products/battle-suit-alpha-mech-battles-printed)
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I owe you an apology, Sigur, if you've had any trouble getting into the MSSk forum, given I'm the Admin... :`
If you have ANY questions, or I can help in any way to lure you down the wormhole of Gunpla gaming, just say the word! :D
I've recently gotten the Gunpla 'itch' once again, and I'm debating if next year will finally be the year I grit my teeth and get Version 3.0 of the MSSk rulebook done... No small task, though!
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Nice job for Orktober but... You're gundam stole my heart, they're awesome :-*
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@Ultravanillasmurf: Yup, thanks for the suggestion. Have you played them yet?
@Macrossmartin: Don't worry, I was just eager to get my hands on those "Army books". :D It took a good few days for me to be admitted to the Facebook group as well, and somehow I can't download files off of facebook any more. Now I'm on the forum and I hope to post as well! I just prefer a forum over a social media website. I bet that another version of those rules isn't a small task. I was really impressed with the production of those rules, given this is a fan project bascially. Very impressive work.
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Heyhey, here I am again. Happy second Sunday in Advent!
Just like last year, there won't be a real report from the Vienna Comic Con, because there's just nothing really exciting to report about in terms of tabletop gaming. I didn't get away from my table at all on either of the 2 days. There was just so much going on. I had a great place as a figurehead (or bait) for the lovely WoW/Keepers of Dice Club Vienna. They also had very lovely tables, especially the Dungeonbow table was great. But between chatting and painting workshops, I didn't have time to do anything really (let alone drinking or eating).
Setting up and dismantling went extremely nicely too. Which isn't exciting news to many people, but as an exhibitor, it's just so valuable. The evening before, I was at least able to take a short walk around after the set-up, but I didn't see much really. Except for the Knight Industries 2000, which was pretty cool. The only thing I found a bit creepy was that they put a Michael Knight cardboard stand-up in there. Apart from that, I caught a few seconds of the Smash tournament here and there over the weekend as I walked past. It's so crazy that this one video game is the undisputed king at these events, and that's Smash Bros. I certainly haven't played it in 4 or 5 years, but my brother and his buddies were way into those games up to a short while ago. Good game.
If the people at these cons are exhausted from all the Smashing, they play Mario Kart or even Street Fighter for a short time, but then it's usually back to Smash. Which is all fine, because allof these are cool games.
Oh, one very pleasant thing happened, and it happened several times: people showed up who had already taken part in painting last year and wanted to join in again. That was very nice.
Apart from that, there's not much else new to report. I'm swirling around in the end-of-year maelstrom, but slowly there's a light at the end of the tunnel. And I've got the RGM-79 SP “GM” Sniper II into a state that I consider “finished enough”.
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A slightly later, performance-enhanced version of the gray guy from 2 weeks ago. Funnily enough, an older kit (think 2012?), and a little less glorious, but also very nice. I've tinkered with it a bit again and added a few details and so on. Basically at this point I just want to get a few models ready to play with. Because I'm not just doing this for fun, there's a PURPOSE behind all of this! :D
Not even sure if wargaming with these 14cm monsters (which also aresupposed to be pretty mobile, as the name suggests) makes any sense at all. But I have to try it. For this I also need terrain, of course. The extremely inexpensive Cityscape from Dropzone Commander caught my eye. Maybe that's a nice compromise. Possibly reinforced with a few MDF buildings from TTCombat. Who knows.
Well, so much for the news. Hope you like the robot toy!
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Wow! That’s just next level awesome! :o
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More cool mechanical.
Excellent paintwork.
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@Herbert Tarkel: Thanks very much!
@Ultravanillasmurf: Cheers! To be honest, I'm very much looking forward to this weird fascination ending again. I need to get back to proper wargaming. :P
But until then....
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Tee-hee-hee. Swoosh! Blink-blink! Ka-pow! Biff!
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Heyhey, hope you all had a lovely start into 2025!
Here's two mode gundam models, one of which you've already seen in its not-quite finished state, if you had a look at my Battle Suit Alpha review and battle report ( https://tabletopstories.net/language/en/2024/12/battle-suit-alpha-review-and-test-game/[/b]]https://tabletopstories.net/language/en/2024/12/battle-suit-alpha-review-and-test-game/ (http://[b) ), the other one's new.
MS-07B-3 Gouf Custom:
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If you wanna read something "fascinting", read up on the development histories of the Gouf vs. the MS-08 Dom. Two ever-competing arms developers/manufacturers trying to out-do one another for the follow-up mass production type of the MS-06 Zaku II. Visually, I'm more 'team Gouf', but I really like the Dom's cross-shaped face.
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Anyway, this one's a lovely kit. The Gouf looks like a really mean boss Zaku (which he basically is). Look at those spikes! In Ork terms, he's like the Goff among the Zaku suits. What I changed from the kit as it comes in the box is that I did the usual adding of some details, I added some panel lines, gemstone lenses and painted the fella. The kit is still fuilly posable (and you can almost fully disassemble the chap too! I actually had to take the whole upper torso apart in the end to put the orange clear plastic bit in his chest in.
Next we have the MSM-06 Z'gok Commander Type (which basically became the mass-produced type after a short while):
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Again, super interesting development history and pretty much the only successful Mobile Suit type developed by MIP. But a success this one was. The Z'Gok was an excellent heavy MS (albeit complicated to pilot due to the mass and having to learn to steer the thing under water and on land).
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This is the second Real Grade kit I did. It's an early RG kit as well, so has some of the engineering problems the Gundam had, but due to this one being a more ....robust design bits don't come off and it holds poses a bit better. On the plus side, it's got more detailling than the High Grade Z'Gok. It comes with a little Char Aznable figure as well as the sometimes seen 4-claw configuration option, which is rather cool. Nobody knows where that comes from; I read that sometimes it was an animation error that made certain Z'Goks have 4 claws, but others claim that's not true. Who knows.
As far as customizing the chap goes, I added panel lines, extra riveting and details and a gemstone eye lense.
To contrast the gumball-machine aesthetic (it's designed for underwater/amphibious use), I used an extra-militaristic looking colour scheme (very loosely based on some of the few submarines with camo paintjobs) and chipping, scratches, rust and water marks.
This is what the Z'Gok looks like swimming! (or being shot out of a cannon)
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I just enjoy the look of that chap. Very fun, very cool.
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Hope you like them!
Btw, Bandai just announced a tabletop wargame featuring Gundam models at a much smaller scale. I presume 1/400th.
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I have to say I really like your (relatively) recent infatuation with Gundam stuff and what paint jobs it yields.
Incredible stuff!
(You gonna get into that smaller scale game?)
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They look very good.
Btw, Bandai just announced a tabletop wargame featuring Gundam models at a much smaller scale. I presume 1/400th.
Tell us more.
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Wow, these are just great, always had a soft spot for Goufs, and Zeon mobile suits, such as the Zaku, are for me the real iconic ones, more than the Gundam itself (a bit like imperial stormtroopers in Star Wars...)...
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Those are simply spectacular!
I opened up my first box, and … I can tell you, there’s a long way from the inside of that box to where your work ends! I like a challenge, and this one is going to be a good one.
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@Gargobot: Thanks very much! Not sure if I'll get any of that game. I got the big gundams, I'm not sure I need any more rules for sci-fi stuff, especially since these here appear to take place on a very small hex board. Nothing against hexes, but I don't like small. :P
@Ultravanillasmurf: Thanks very much. Well, even Bandai themselves haven't releasedmuch info so far: https://global.bandai-hobby.net/en-us/site/gundam-assemble/ (https://global.bandai-hobby.net/en-us/site/gundam-assemble/)
@arshak: Thanks very much! Yeah, I dig them as well. I think that 50% of their appeal is simply based on how great they contrast with Earth Federation mobile suits too.
@HerbertTarkel: Cheers! Cool, I'm sure you'll enjoy the voyage. ;)
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Thanks for the link.
They look interesting.
It is then the question of cost.
The sprue shot shows them as fairly simple.
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A tabletop wargame featuring Gundam could be interesting. Seems like it could be a competitor to Battletech?
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https://youtu.be/MTd6T-mUZHI?si=TXT_7x_21rq7Na3s (https://youtu.be/MTd6T-mUZHI?si=TXT_7x_21rq7Na3s)
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Thanks for the link.
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As far as I know there aren't any news on the Gundam tabletop game. Not sure if it's supposed to be a competitor to Battletech because I think that the history of the latter in terms of wargaming is so vast. I believe that the Gundam thing will be more akin a boardgame like Warhammer Underworlds? But let's see what they announce.
Anyway, I built myself one more kit - the lovely HG XR-77-2 Guncannon (Doan Cucuruz Island version).
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As always, lovely to build and very relaxing. Then it lay around for a few weeks, and then I finally got to add some bits, scrape some panel lines, etc.
The Guncannon was Earth Federation's first combat-ready mobile suit, developed in conjunction with the RX-75 Guntank and the RX-78 Gundam. The Guncannon's job was medium fire support, so they bolted two 240mm cannons to its back (or missile launchers, but those never really made it into combat. It's included in the kit though!), put additional sensor stuff into the head and its crotch (the round yellow thing), and armoured it up, to the cost of mobility. It was still about as mobile as a Zaku II, then the main mobile suit of the Principality of Zeon. Other than the Guntank, the Guncannon's reactor was strong enough to power a beam weapon, so many units got a beam rifle to carry around as well, technically making the Guncannon the first mobile suit of the One Year War to use beam weapons.
Hope I get to paint it soon!
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Home page for the Bandai Gundam game is:
http://global.bandai-hobby.net/en-us/site/gundam-assemble/
First releases scheduled to "pre-launch" in July this year. Game looks to be playable with the lovely looking minis (50mm high) or without as a card game. With models option is pretty pricey though.
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Home page for the Bandai Gundam game is:
http://global.bandai-hobby.net/en-us/site/gundam-assemble/
First releases scheduled to "pre-launch" in July this year. Game looks to be playable with the lovely looking minis (50mm high) or without as a card game. With models option is pretty pricey though.
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The release is a bit confusing, but there are 2 entirely separate games getting released at once. One is a trading card game (magic, pokemon etc esque) and the other the hex grid miniatures game. The pre-release sets include both a starting "wargand" and a thematically matching card deck. There are also other decks that come with special edition miniatures, but the only integration of the card game and the miniatures mentioned is that "you can put the mini on the card when playing the card game for extra table presence" EDIT: The box includes 3 miniatures but NOTHING else you will need to play the miniature game. no stats, rules or map which also won't be available until next year, and likely will require you to buy the same minis again to get their cards and tokens.
Looking at pre-orders its been very confusing even knowing what you are ordering at many web stores, just the decks, or the minis+decks? Depending on where you order you'll pay about 40 euro for a 3 mini set and full starter deck... I have to admit I am tempted to spend 80 euro to buy in to both games in a way i can at least play a few games of it.
We have some supposed info on the miniatures game from playtesters, and the comparison to warhammer underworlds is apt I believe. I've heard that basic games are 3v3 models specifically. Each model comes with a card for each of its weapons, and you plan what weapon/ability each model will use that round blind upfront. Each card has a initiative rating, the more powerful it is, the slower it is. You then reveal and resolve in order. At first glance I can see this creating some cool high pace skirmishes which fits Gundam, but with no scenery and pretty boring 2d maps (at least what was shown so far) it isnt enough miniature for my taste.
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Yeah, seems like it's much more going in the "collectible miniature game" thing GW has been doing with the newer small games (and which I'm sure are mighty profitable). But hey, at least the figures aren't pre-painted. :)
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After a bunch of mighty stressful weeks I allowed myself to do some stuff on my own toys this weekend. Here's the WIP (Kai's) Guncannon:
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Still very much WIP, very slow process as all sorts of things have to be left to dry properly. Sure, it could be done faster with a different approach, but I generally prefer nice over fast, and I just enjoy using certain stuffs on these models over what I'd usually do.
Whilst things were drying on the Guncannon I primed and basecoated the Zaku II (green dude in the back; the HGUC The Origin one, Char's commander version, but I built it as a regular Zaku II, because so far I don't have any, and I'd like to collect the classics. I think he's got a slightly wrong backpack because the non-commander variant's got a less powerful one, but hey ho.). I MAY have been a bit too swift on that one, and the primer doesn't seem to stick quite as well as it should. I'm sure now that it dried a bit more it should be better. I also fixed some bits and gave the chap a good varnishing, so I'm hoping that this should fix that. The thing's meant to be moved around, reposed and so on, preferrably by others than me as well on a gaming table.
I also ordered some extra bits, which I may use on this Zaku or a later one, depending on how easy these bits are to apply and/or if they fit at all.
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Excellent.
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Nice. Looking forward to the Zaku!
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Excellent stuff.
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@Ultravanillasmurf: Thanks very much!
@Easy E: Cheers! I gave him two layers of varnish, then left him to dry for 2 days, put him together the other night. He's my 'object in researching if a lazy primejob can be made up for by means of LOTS of varnish'. So far things don't look very promising. :S Wish I'd made a cheaper and maybe less detailled kit that object. But oh well. I have this really weird ambition to have those models look good and be made for gaming. Which isn't a weird ambition at all, because that's what I always go for in miniatures of course, but in the case of these kits, I also want them for people to be able to pose them and all. For which technically 'ard-as-pee primer would be a prerequisite. On the positive side: The Guncannon's gonna be fine. :P And I made a list of more robot toys I wanna get. Also got kinda into the idea of the Berge-Guntank.
@hubbabubba: Cheers!
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Heyhey, happy Wednesday. Here's a bunch of boardgame figures from the Massive Darkness boardgame:
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A handful of evil monsters as well as the investigators (player characters). All 28mm sized. Monsters are a bit more all over the place scale-wise, but that's OK.
I actually painted the rest of that game last year. Huge amount of gribbly monsters, ranging from small to rather huge (and dis-GU-stin'). Very much against type I never took pictures of them back last year though. It was a very time-critical project. :D Just imagine a whole lot of tentacles and boils and milky, mad eyes. Ancient horrors from beyond the stars with names the pronounciation of which would drive a man instantly insane. That sorta stuff.
Apart from that, I put together some 10mm MDF building blocks by TTCombat and now I'm painting lots of 40k figures, which is always lovely.
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Ancient horrors from beyond the stars do tend to make for wonderfully evil antagonists. Nice painting.
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Ancient horrors from beyond the stars do tend to make for wonderfully evil antagonists. Nice painting.
Yeah, at least one doesn't have to put much thought into them. :D
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Right, since we last spoke I got my hand caught up in a shattered glass door ("real glass, go cry me a river!". Loads of blood, stitches, no nerve damage though apparently, so I was lucky.), which hampered my painting for a few days. Now I'm back at the desk and made some photos to catch us all up on what happened the past weeks.
Where can you find pleasure, search the world for treasure
Learn science, technology?
Where can you begin to make your dreams all come true
On the land or on the sea?
Where can you learn to fly, play in sports or skindive
Study oceanography?
Right you are indeed, in the Navy.
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Sadly the white background ate the reflections on the metallics; they look so lovely in real life. I'll make some more photos before I sent them back home.
Anyway, these are amazingly lovely figures. Perfect imperial armed forces figures in my book, for several reasons, and spiritually the closest thing we ever got to the nominal and legendary depiction of imperial guardsmen in Codex Imperialis.
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Staying with the imperial armed forces, well, a different branch altogether really but they are also imperial, also armed, also bring force to the table - Imperial Harbinger Space Marines.
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These are an addition to the lovely Imperial Harbingers army I got to do in 2023. A very underrepresented chapter, and a tricky colour scheme, but I really enjoy how pragmatic and no-nonsense they look, and I kinda underline that with the colours used. These here in the photo are still WIP, once the last bits of colour are added they'll look perfectly rounded (hopefully).
Last but not least, there's yet another completely different branch of imperial hard power - employees of the Officio Assassinorum!
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Even though I'm pretty sure that Death Cult Assassins aren't part of that club at all, but rather one of these less-than-official pals to the Adeptus Ministorum. Anyway, they're also still WIP, but getting there.
Hope you like them and a happy 1st May in advance!
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Ah! I had missed the previous update here as well. Always a treat to see your new work!
Pity about the background/reflections. Finding the right backdrop for minis is something I struggle with all the time, with a lot worse result then you. lol
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Excellent looking defenders of the Imperium. Glad to hear the injury won't be long term. Hope you have a quick recovery.
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Awsome, I've never seen so many imperial navy troopers together.
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@YPU:Thanks very much! Yeah, I assume that in a shot with terrain around and differnt lighting the shine should show better. Because it is rather lovely, I Have to say. :D
@syrinx0: Cheers! I hope so too. Things look well, stitches are taken out on Tuesday.
@hubbabubba: Well, clearly you've been frequenting the wrong bars then! :P On a more serious note - yeah, me neither. It's lovely though. I like big units, I like armies. Skirmish games can do a lot, but they can't do that.
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Lovely painting all round - yet again :D
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@aliensurfer: Thanks very much! :) Comments are always appreciated.
Heyhey, surprise Battlemechs!
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These will be with me this Saturday at a show in Bavaria. (Yes, in Bavaria, where the mountains stick out of the ground!)
Hope you like them!
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Very nice.
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Those look very sharp! The black and red is a striking palette and the details add some good variety. They look like tough customers, too, with that mix of mechs.
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Very sharp and crisp.
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@Ultravanillasmurf: Cheers!
@Pattus Magnus: Thank you. I painted a whole bunch more of these last year already. :)
@LouieN: Thanks!
I'm back from the event. No big reports on that event I think; maybe I'll write something on the blog/website, but I'm not sure I got enough material, even though there were one or two remarkable things about this event (in a positive way). On the whole, it was lovely; it was great to catch up with a few people and meet new people.
One thing about Battletech which I notice each time I got Battlemechs with me: Battletech is an undying force of good in the world. The amount of people who come over and chat away about how they've been fans of the world and the games for many decades is always astounding. In the end of the day I was one of the few people left, because it takes me ages to set up and tear everything down. So I asked a random guy who looked like he wasn't super busy if he could help me haul the glass cabined into the car. Friendly man, helped me. Instantly we started chatting about Battletech (as we maneuvered the Detolf cabinet over a ton of flights of stairs). Interestingly, he's one of the people who prefer Alphastrike over Classic, and bemoaned the fact that it's twice as hard to find players for that.
Somehow it feels like I'm one of the few people who aren't intimately familiar with the world. :D But that's perfectly OK. Battletech is one of these things I have the utmost respect for from afar. Because it's cool, it's been around for ages, it's deep, it can't really break into being a broad thing and thus doesn't treat people like idiots, it has some very dedicated fans, it makes many people happy. And I can appreciate that sorta stuff.
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I love the Mechs!
And you’re right: EVERYONE knows and loves Battletech, in some form. I remember it from the 1980s, when cardboard standees were all we had to use.
I have a lot to paint if I get time, now that I think of it…
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I love the Mechs!
And you’re right: EVERYONE knows and loves Battletech, in some form. I remember it from the 1980s, when cardboard standees were all we had to use.
I have a lot to paint if I get time, now that I think of it…
I remember using those standees. Then we were at the Minifigs shop in Southampton and saw they were producing the very first (6 or so) Ral Partha Battlemechs - boy was I excited by that, crude though those first few sculpts were!
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I got into Star Fleet Battles and FASA BattleTech way back, before I even got into Rogue Trader.
I really miss travelling up to London and scouring the racks of Mechs at Orcs Nest for the ones I wanted and then walking to Oxford Street to visit the gaming bit of the Virgin Megastore for more, oh happy days :D It was only a bit later on that I also started to go a bit further down Oxford St. to visit the GW store at ? (can't remember the shopping centre now?).
Wargaming and record/CD shops - heaven :-*
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On a very rare visit to London, I remember buying a box of Sky Galleons of Mars ships in the Virgin Megastore on Oxford st. Came out, started walking and only realised after about 5 mins I'd got turned round and was walking back the way I'd come!
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The good times of specialist shops in urban metropol areas…oh nostalgia striking hard!
@ Sigur: I hope your hand has healed up by now?! Impressive additions!
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I really miss travelling up to London and scouring the racks of Mechs at Orcs Nest for the ones I wanted and then walking to Oxford Street to visit the gaming bit of the Virgin Megastore for more, oh happy days :D It was only a bit later on that I also started to go a bit further down Oxford St. to visit the GW store at ? (can't remember the shopping centre now?).
Wargaming and record/CD shops - heaven :-*
If we are going retro, does anyone remember "Gamers in Exile" at King's Cross?
Or the shop whose name I have forgotten that was halfway between Hammersmith station and Ravenscourt Park?
I still have a moment of nostalgia walking past 100 Oxford Street.
Oh, and GW was on the first floor of the former https://en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bourne_%26_Hollingsworth (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bourne_%26_Hollingsworth).
I do remember it as a department store, they sold computer games.
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@HerbertTarkel: I think they still do cardboard standees actually.
@Rick: See, I didn't even know there was a physical Minifigs store! Surely many wargamers of a certain vintage would call that as their goal when asked where they would travel to anywhere in time and space.
@StormWolf: I also played Starfleet Battles twice I think a few years ago. It's more fun than people nowadays make it out to be. :D During my stay in London between mid-2008 and mid-2009 I went to the Oxford Street GW store. Bought an Ork Buggy and some paints. They also let me leaf through their preview copy of the Imperial Guard codex, which was pretty cool.
@DivisMal: Yup, everything good now, thanks for asking! Still a bit of a funny feeling on one side of the little finger and the tip (some dermal nerve must have gotten slit, but I'm getting used to it. Head doctor cheerily said "surely the feeling will return once another nerve takes over. And if it doesn't, it doesn't!" :D Fine by me, I was lucky. The scar is almost invisible too. Turns out I'm pretty much invincible, given excellent medical care and circumstances which allow for me to recuperate nicely. :P
@Ultravanillasmurf: When I was in London for a year from 2008 I stayed at a youth hostel while looking for a flat (what a harebrained plan that was :D But it worked out in the end.) near Kensington Road. So I did a lot of sitting at McDonald's, drinking tea, looking through flat ads and such. All the way down the road there was the lovely little Lancer Square GW store hidden away (pretty sure it's closed now.). After about a week of not painting i was so starved that I sat down and painted for several hours, the lovely people there tolerated me. :D Even gave me a cup of tea. Only thing they asked at one point was for me to keep the vallejo paints off the table. Which makes sense of course. One more experience that shaped my opinion that GW stores are just good. Never had the 'pushy salesguy' there either, just 80% lovely people.
Right, update. I finished the Anachrony boardgame figures:
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Made 50-55mm tall, made from the usual boardgame stuff, so mold lines suck. But they ended up looking nicer than I thought. Painted like a madman on them, because technically they're a "squeezed-in project". The sort that messes up my schedule. I also like the designs a fair bit. Some fun animal stuff, some giger, all different. Hope you like them too!
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Those figures do look very nice - strange concept but excellent painting.
Yes, a long time ago Minifigs had a tiny little shopfront with a casting area behind it - just a glass topped counter with rows and rows of plastic boxes attached to a peg-board on the walls; you made your selection and they filled up those small printed cardboard boxes (does anyone even remember those minifigs boxes?) with your order in. It was really difficult to find down a little side street in Southampton.
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@Rick: Yeah, it's a sort of far-future sci-fi thing in which people split up into these factions (in that case I think the dreaded word applies) and build these big robots to reflect their ideology or something. Anyway, at least they aren't "low tech space horror with cthulu thrown in just because" for once. ;) Imagine that minifigs store! I once placed an order at Minifigs for a whole lot of 25mm Napoleonics for a customer. Painted quite a lot of these over the past 10 years for that gentleman, and I have to say that I developed a taste for the 25mm Minifigs aesthetics. These things also teach you painting details free-hand properly. None of that sculpted-on rubbish; these things are bare and if you want piping along those trouser legs, you damn well paint it onto these 36 imperial guard lancers! :D
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Blimey, that takes me back. I remember we (my dad, my brother and me) having some of those when they were the 'new' Minifigs Napoleonics and a huge step forward at the time - they were the industry standard for detailed wargame figures! Oh and using the Airfix rules for Napoleonic games! lol
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@Rick: I have to say, that the 25mm Minifigs Napoleonics look amazing if painted nicely and all ranked up and such.
Right, update time!
Imperial Harbingers:
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Inquisition:
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I got to play Battletech!
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I'll have to write a bloggy post on that as soon as I got the time.
Also played Rogue Stars.
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....and wrote a review and battle report and whatnot, but I'm sure we talked about that before in the other thread.
Last weekened I delivered some models to Vienna Comix. Local gundam club had asked if they could exhibit some of my models at their booth. A lovely honour.
My boys at Vienna Comix:
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Last time I've seen them because I had a family committment on Sunday, so I couldn't pick them up or attend the event in any way. The club guys wrapped them up, said they'd be careful about handling them. Got me worried at first, but I'm sure they're okay. They're sturdy fellas.
Seeing the stuff the club had with them on the event got me inspired to get a little more work done on my own Zaku II "Melon Baby" (he's green on the outside, red on the inside). So probably the worst model possible to messthe primer up on. He's my experiment in "can I make up crappy, hasty primer job with grand amounts of varnish". :P But anyway. As I spent more time on him the past Sunday, we got friendlier again with each other.
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Lovely models, particularly the grey armor and yellow helmets on the Harbingers.
Regarding Melon Baby, did you use the varnish over the smooth plastic as a primer? Or did you mean that you smoothed out the rough primer by varnishing a lot at the end?
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@lasgunpacker: Thanks very much! Yeah, I'm a big fan of that colour scheme on the Imperial Harbingers. Not much else on the interweb about them; when I started painting the army (main part of it can be seen here: https://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=101560.480 (https://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=101560.480)) and did some research I found one fairly cool illustration, checked with the gentleman whom I paint this army for, he told me he was familiar with the illustration because he'd commissioned it. :D But yeah, I like the more sombre colour scheme on them and tried to carry that on on characters as well. Not too much gold, more silver, only other real colour in there being that dark red/crimson. Love painting Space Marines armies. If anybody needs their GW army painted, let me know. ;) I very much enjoy painting armies in general. Nothing beats the look of a painted army.
As for melon baby - my approach was as usual: primer, paint, varnish, etc. Problem is that the primer didn't stick properly. I used a rattlecan instead of lacquer, primed the dude whilst I was working on something else, but wanted to save time. ::) Disregarded the important rule: Proper stuff takes time to do, so take time to do stuff properly. The worse sentence in the world is "Oh, I got a bit of time, I'll just quickly....". And on a more problematic model I couldn't have done it, since the dude's all red, and I paint him green. Should have stripped the model right once I realized the primer didn't take properly in all places. Especially since I want to keep these fully posable AND gaming-resistant. A MIGHTY dangerous combination, but I'm kinda obsessed with re-colouring moving parts or stuff that gets handled. :D Love watching programmes about custom paintjobs on bikes, cars, whatever else is exposed to handling, so the paintjob has to be super-'ard. Oh well. Let's see how it all turns out. I'm sure it's gonna be OK in the end.
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Right, friends. Took some more photos. These make me slightly happier I think.
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Love the grey background, but, as with everything else, it's not a "one size fits all" solution. Hope you like the pictures!
Right. Weekend. Do we have lovely plans?
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Always superb work, sigur!
I’m almost done my Harlequin grav-tanks, I think you’ll like the group shot. Using airbrush frisket to make a solid diamond pattern was a first for me at this scale, usually I use frisket for goalie masks.
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Home page for the Bandai Gundam game is:
http://global.bandai-hobby.net/en-us/site/gundam-assemble/
First releases scheduled to "pre-launch" in July this year. Game looks to be playable with the lovely looking minis (50mm high) or without as a card game. With models option is pretty pricey though.
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Apologies for hijacking your topic for a moment Sigur, but figured I should rectify something I and others said/assumed before about this starter set with the models.
The starter set is for the card game only. it includes everything one player needs to play the card game (full deck, not just a half sized starter sample or some such). There is a version with just the card game.
There is also a version that has all that and 3 minis from the upcoming miniature game. The box for these has the name of the mini game "Gundam Assemble" featured front and center. But according to all info relased and product contents, it includes absolutely zero actual game support for the miniatures. You will NOT be able to play the miniature games with the figures included, at all at time of its release. The miniature game requires dice and a hex map, which could easily be provided by yourself, but the actual game rules are not included nor available anywhere. Additional the game ostensibly has multiple cards for each figure, which you use to secretly plan your actions for the round. (these are 100% not the same cards as the card game that these figures come packed with)
Its a very confusing situation and some extremely misleading product design IMHO, its been bogelling my mind for the past day but I'd figure I let the peeps in here who were curious about that game know.
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Apologies for hijacking your topic for a moment Sigur, but figured I should rectify something I and others said/assumed before about this starter set with the models.
The starter set is for the card game only. it includes everything one player needs to play the card game (full deck, not just a half sized starter sample or some such). There is a version with just the card game.
There is also a version that has all that and 3 minis from the upcoming miniature game. The box for these has the name of the mini game "Gundam Assemble" featured front and center. But according to all info relased and product contents, it includes absolutely zero actual game support for the miniatures. You will NOT be able to play the miniature games with the figures included, at all at time of its release. The miniature game requires dice and a hex map, which could easily be provided by yourself, but the actual game rules are not included nor available anywhere. Additional the game ostensibly has multiple cards for each figure, which you use to secretly plan your actions for the round. (these are 100% not the same cards as the card game that these figures come packed with)
Its a very confusing situation and some extremely misleading product design IMHO, its been bogelling my mind for the past day but I'd figure I let the peeps in here who were curious about that game know.
That does sound like a bit of a disaster of a marketing plan, and confusing. Boo…
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I vastly prefer that over a smooth and slick marketing plan. At least it's funny and memorable. Mostly I find myself buying things in spite of them being marketed well rather than the other way around. Also, it gives people an opportunity of using any rules sets they like rather than hopping into yet another "ready-made, rules-as-marketing-tool-by-toy-company" sort of situation.
Ramblings aside - thanks for the info, YPU! Very interesting indeed. The other day I already saw somebody beg for 'pre-release' figures on a social media website to... I guess turn them into 'content' for their youtubes. I'm somewhat interested in that range, but for my own stuff I'll stick to 1/144th scale. I got so many miniatures already. :D Looking forward to how this whole thing unfolds.
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Well, I'm knee-deep in Stormcast Eternals right now, also in a whole bunch of "toughest girls of the universe" resin figures and god knows what else I SHOULD be doing. Like Chaos cultists. Looking forward to those!
Anyway, tiny little WIP update on Melonbaby:
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Learning a lot on this chap there. Mostly how not to do things. Got a joint loose (fixed it) and the hip joint also is a bit wobbly for some reason. I already got that on the Guncannon, and i'm not quite sure what I'm doing wrong. All the solvent stuff I apply to these chaps seems to eat into the plastic
Anyway, this is after the first smattering of oils now. And boy did I enjoy that. Hope ye like him; there's a lot more left to do there. Side note - the first figure I did barely any panel line scribing or adding scratch-built details on. It's just an amazing kit, but I did a few whoopsies due to not being patient enough at first.
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Actually just noted some of the details of Melonbaby - the entire lower half of the body is very similar to the T10B/C Blockhead mecha from 'Fang of the Sun Dougram', the right arm and gun a bit reminiscent of the H8 Roundfacer and the head is slightly reminiscent of the H128 Bigfoot, all from the same series and all used at one point by Battletech (Shadowhawk, Griffin and Wolverine respectively).
Well that is a curious thing. Look up the pictures and see if you can see a similarity as well?
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Two weeks ago, whilst trying to work on my blog post about Battletech, I read about the Shadowhawk and its inspiration from Fang of the Sun Dougram. Similarities between designs from that and Mobile Suit Gundam would make sense; both shows got their designs from the incredibly industrious Kunio Okawara ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kunio_Okawara (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kunio_Okawara) ), with just a few years apart.
What I did not know was that Fang of the Sun Dougram is that it's also very much of the Real Robot genre and seems to be a lot about the tactics of giant robot combat. And it spawned Votoms, which many people love the robot designs of.
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I wasn't aware of the Kunio Okawara connection, but that does make sense. I was aware of the 'Real Robot' approach of 'Fang of the Sun Dougram' - they treat them exactly as tanks and other combat vehicles; it's a good series. I think I may still have it somewhere on my computer, may have to dig it out and watch it again!
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Maybe I should as well. I very much dig the "let's pretend giant robots were a viable combat machine and go on from there" approach to the whole Real Robot thing. Love all the development history stuff about the One Year War mobile suits from Gundam, i squee when ever logistics and replacement parts come into play, etc. :D
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Maybe I should as well. I very much dig the "let's pretend giant robots were a viable combat machine and go on from there" approach to the whole Real Robot thing. Love all the development history stuff about the One Year War mobile suits from Gundam, i squee when ever logistics and replacement parts come into play, etc. :D
Oh I'm with you on that - complete suspension of disbelief on how they work and stay upright, but give me a manufacturer and a parts number and I suddenly 'know' it's a real mecha that walks, moves around and fights as a combat vehicle! lol
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@Rick: Yeah, I talked about that to a customer of mine at a show recently; we agreed that it's a pretty silly thing, but having that veneer of rationalizing and taking basically kids stuff as if it was to be taken seriously seems to be a very specific joy. At its core, this is how Sci-Fi always worked, right?
Right, on to the other sort of big stompy robots of the 'real robot' kind: Battletech. I finally got to write down a few thoughts on the (Classic) Battletech game I had a few weeks ago:
https://tabletopstories.net/language/en/2025/07/battletech-first-game-some-thoughts/ (https://tabletopstories.net/language/en/2025/07/battletech-first-game-some-thoughts/)
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Battletech is a really great game and, you're right, it can be a bit slow (especially with more mechs on the board) and it is, essentially, a boardgame. Alpha Strike is the fast play wargame of the family - same minis, same feel, loads more dakka! You can field a dozen or more mechs a side without it bogging down.
I think that Battletech works at it's absolute best with 1-1 battles, the sort of Solaris VII duels - very much in favour of those!
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@Rick: Yeah, I talked about that to a customer of mine at a show recently; we agreed that it's a pretty silly thing, but having that veneer of rationalizing and taking basically kids stuff as if it was to be taken seriously seems to be a very specific joy. At its core, this is how Sci-Fi always worked, right?
I've found there is a unique joy in that, indeed enough to fill a book with that kind of nonsense ::)
Battletech is a really great game and, you're right, it can be a bit slow (especially with more mechs on the board) and it is, essentially, a boardgame. Alpha Strike is the fast play wargame of the family - same minis, same feel, loads more dakka! You can field a dozen or more mechs a side without it bogging down.
I think that Battletech works at it's absolute best with 1-1 battles, the sort of Solaris VII duels - very much in favour of those!
I never played a full game of battletech, but participated in a couple of games of alpha strike and truth be told it felt very bland to me. I expect I lack the context given by playing the full game, but I found for example the overheat rules that allow some mechs to take heat to shoot better were simple, but in practice very few of the models we fielded were capable of doing it. The rulebook (which has been updated I believe?) was also deeply clunky with so many bit rules that evidently most people I played with never even bothered to read that it neither felt fast playing nor deep but that may be a me/us problem.
I do still want to at least get some starter box and the main rulebook pdf to play some games of it, the hex maps always catch my eye I have to admit.
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@Rick: Yup, it's bascialy a chit wargame, and that's perfectly OK. Alpha Strike seems to divide opinions. Most people I talked to dislike it and prefer Classic Battletech. However, at the last event I was at in the very end I ran into a guy who very much preferred Alphastrike and lamented not being able to find any players.
@YPU: Yeah, from what I hear that's the impression many people get from Alphastrike. Interesting thing is that Catalyst seems to do lots of new boxes all the time. Right now I think the 40 years anniversary is the go-do box (unless you want the Beginner) one for Classic Battletech?
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I think that one problem with Alpha Strike is that it is a single set of rules that has to cover Battlemechs, Armoured Vehicles, Infantry, Aerospace Fighters and Artillery over a span of several hundred years, from the depths of the Succession Wars through to the emergent and developing technologies of the Jihad through to the IlClan era's.
Now imagine having just one set of rules covering the period from the Napoleonic Wars through to the Russia-Ukraine War? You're going to have several rules that simply don't apply to some era's, but you have to have them for the players that do the later periods - I guess it's easier for those who know the game background quite well, we can simply sideline a lot of the special rules that we know won't apply. But it is a good game, far more of a Battletech Wargame than Battletech and who on earth wouldn't love to field an entire couple of companies a side in one big battle? lol
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@Rick: Yes, putting it like this, it IS a very ambitious thing. Covering all that stuff from just one period is tough enough, let alone that sort of timeframe. At that level, and especially with various arms of the armed forces interacting, the focus shoud almost shift more towards communication and logistics. :D
Right, here we go again. I got my Battletech box!
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Haven't had an opportunity to open it yet, but I'm looking forward to it. Feels like this requires more than unceremoniously tearing off the shrink-wrap, look through the components and then toss it in a corner. :P
Part of why I didn't have the time to open it yet is because yesterday I picked up a new glass cabinet for showcase stuff at events, visited a lovely little trading card and warhammer stuff store (Cardcorner in Krems!) and spent a disappropriate amount of time taking pictures of my robot toys.
RX-77-2 Guncannon (Kai's):
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With the probably-only-on-paper-and-not-really-used missile launcher and the very-much-in-use beam rifle (which has the firepower of a battleship, we are told many times). As far as I understand, the Guncannon was Earth Federation's first full-on mobile suit, and thus also the first beam rifle capable one, even before the Gundam.
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MS-06F Zaku II:
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...with its masive anti-ship rifle! Not only 40k does comically oversized weapons. In fairness, this is meant to be used against space ships at great distance, so no gravity involved. But thinking further, a huge sniper rifle in space makes even less sense, so let's better leave it at that. :D
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Yup, that's my Melonbaby project. Originally red Zaku II Command into a regular Zaku II F. Messed up the primer because I wasn't patient and wasn't thinking, so for months I side-lined it, but then came back, started having lots of fun with oils (that green looked quite different before I started applying oils). I think that I may have damaged a few moving parts with the medium; had to repair a thing or two along the process, but oh well. Now the chap looks satisfying, moves well (left leg is a bit wonky, I may have to strengthen the joint there).
...and finally some photos of the RGM-79!
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Still possibly my favourite kit? I did that one last November very hastily within a week to get it done in time for Vienna Comic Con.
Hope you like them! Regular service will be resumed shortly. :D
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Those robots deserve their own glass case & lots of pictures.
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@Rick: Yup, it's bascialy a chit wargame, and that's perfectly OK. Alpha Strike seems to divide opinions. Most people I talked to dislike it and prefer Classic Battletech. However, at the last event I was at in the very end I ran into a guy who very much preferred Alphastrike and lamented not being able to find any players.
@YPU: Yeah, from what I hear that's the impression many people get from Alphastrike. Interesting thing is that Catalyst seems to do lots of new boxes all the time. Right now I think the 40 years anniversary is the go-do box (unless you want the Beginner) one for Classic Battletech?
It depends on what you are looking for. I got my wargaming start with Battletech and recently found Alpha Strike about 2 years ago. If you want a super crunchy game, CBT is that in spades. Running more than a lance of mechs is going to be complicated and slow.
Alpha Strike, in theory, streamlined it immensely. I say in theory because if you want to go down the rabbit hole it has loads of optional rules. For example it has charts for sliding if your mech runs across pavement, or fires a minefield instead of a regular salvo. Pretty much everything CBT is there in a condensed format.
We tend not to go to that depth, and can get multiple mixed companies on the table with no issue. Our group vastly prefers it to CBT for its ease of play combined with lots of lances on the table.
It is a different beast, but the rules are well done and play relly well. Idont know about a tourney setting, but outside of a tourney it is, imho, much better.
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Those are great models.
The weapons are not that oversized for the figures, slightly larger than the rescaled real weapons used in Patlabor (MG3/42 in 105mm, Walter MP in 40mm?).
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@syrinx0: They probably do. They're fun. But somehow nobody else but me seems to be enthused about them and I feel ever so slightly embarassed about them. :D Two weeks ago I was at a wargames show, had them with me - very little response. Of course it's probably just a matter of the target audience. When the anime conventions start again in autumn I'll get them out again.
@Maniac: Yeah, it definately is a different thing. I talked to people who like Alpha Strike, and it seems like it very often comes down to people either liking CBT or Alpha Strike, with not too much overlap between the two. Maybe it's also a nostalgia thing to a degree. People who played BT remember enjoying it, so they're a bit suspicious about Alpha Strike to begin with.
@Ultravanillasmurf: Thanks very much. Oh yeah, most weapons are fairly well proportioned and to-scale, it's just that huge rifle on the green Zaku that surprised me a little. But it's essentially an anti-tank rifle, and those historically were immensely huge, so it's all good.
Speaking of Battletech - I finally got to open the box (reason having been time, not physical contraints. :P ) and even read the rules and had a game (scenario 2 out of the three, because that's the only one you can play with the models included in the box). My worries about having to use these superspecial superdice by Mr.Laser which have all the modifiers on them being essential to play were mostly cleared; the regular system with differently-coloured dice works perfectly OK. In the scenario a damaged Battlemaster 'mech has to get across the board; a lance of three smaller 'mechs (Locust, Commando and Wolverine) have to stop him. I played the latter and got exploded. Locust forgot that mechs can walk backwards, got outmaneuvered by a Battlemaster(!) and had its arm shot off and half its torso, fell over and then got kicked. Commando, which has paper-thin armour as it turns out, got particle cannon'd in its missile storage and exploded in a spectacular fashion. Then it came down to the Wolverine and the Battlemaster. Due to heat build-up both of them soon had to resort to kicking and punching, which the 85-ton Battlemaster is better at than the 55-ton Wolverine. :P Strong game, that Battletech.
Right, as a birthday present to myself, I got myself the state-of-the-art RG Gundam ver2. And then, as the real present, I took the time to put together, modify and paint a 20+ years old High-Grade GM. :D But not any old GM, it's the RGM-79 'GM' Command Space Type, one of the sexiest GMs out there.
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A kit that's over 20 years old, but very nice because the GM Command is just naturally a good looking thing. And it has a fun Super Soaker laser gun on top of that!
Funny coincidence: Just last Tuesday, I watched Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket (from 1989. Extremely good; 6 episodes, great animation and expressive faces, story with strong 80s Steven Spielberg film / Stand by Me vibes, touching story of a friendship, believable characters.), in which I think the GM Command Space has its longest appearances. Complete coincidence, but funny.
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I spent most of the time carving panel lines, adding a few details, and modifying the plates on the front of the apron so that they can be moved independently of each other. I removed the antenna from the shoulder and instead built a radio thing on the side of his head and added a bit of plastic rod behind the clear visor thingy so it looks like there's a big old lense behind that. This taught me that you have to paint said lense behind the clear plastic thingy in some way so that it's visible in the end, otherwise nobody will ever notice it. :D Oh well.
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On the other hand, I held back on weathering this time. These guys were made to be used in space, so I thought about and searched for what kind of weathering would be appropriate. Probably not much. Around the thrusters, otherwise basically just lots of tiny scratches and small impact marks from space debris flying around. But even with those I held back; on the one hand for reasons of time, and on the other because I wanted to try a cleaner look that matches the sleek design of the Mobile Suit.
This is what the chap looks like 'out of the box':
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Yep, that's it. And now back to the things I should be doing. :D But these older, cheaper HG kits are really cool; you can do a lot with them. And I think GMs are generally great. Hope you like it!
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These are all shit Sigur, really terrible.
Let me give you my address, you can mail them to me in a big box and I'll store them safely to make sure you stop embarrassing yourself with them.
(They're excellent, I love them.)
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@Easy E: Thank you! :)
@hubbabubba: :D Oops, I already had packed them all up, but then I saw your edit, and I guess I'll hold on to them. At some point I wanna play again, but first I want to make those cardboard buildings look fancier. For that I need: .) time and possibly an FDM 3d printer. Both of which being..... unlikely to fall into my lap any time soon (or better don't).
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Great work Sigur.
Kudos.
Which reminds me I still have around 5 Bandai Robot kits to build. ::)
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I really really like that subtle purple shade on the white, it's beautifully done.
I've saved the pic for reference and I'll see if I can try it on something soon.
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@zrunelord: Yeah, I also got a bunch stashed away. These HG kits are perfect for a relaxed build on a Sunday evening.
@hubbabubba: Yay, i made it into somebody's reference folder! ;) Yeah, i nicked the idea with the purple from a gunpla-painting man on youtube. It's really useful. Bunch of layers of very transparent purple and then transparent white again and then purple again, etc.
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@syrinx0: They probably do. They're fun. But somehow nobody else but me seems to be enthused about them and I feel ever so slightly embarrassed about them. :D Two weeks ago I was at a wargames show, had them with me - very little response. Of course it's probably just a matter of the target audience. When the anime conventions start again in autumn I'll get them out again.
Heretics. Those are fantastic mechs. Totally willing to put them in my living room for you.
My BT friends love the classic game and I have been helping them paint their way through the hordes each of them has purchased. We game weekly online (Megamek) but try to get a few in person games in every month or so.
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Heretics. Those are fantastic mechs. Totally willing to put them in my living room for you.
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thanks, that's very kind of you. I'll play some BT in person as well this week; the beginning of our little campaign. Very much looking forward to that!
So let's brace for the big maintenance, right? I shall see you on the other side, gentlefolk. Up the LAF!