Griffin Miniatures Greys - First squad done

[Daeothar]

True layering begins now, after several sessiosn of washes and glazes to get the skintones to where I wanted them. As you might be able to tell, I went a lot heavier on the pink and purple on this large batch than I did on the initial squad, but I like it; it immediately draws the viewer towards the face and it adds some much needed colour to an otherwise quite monochrome scheme.

The miniatures of the older squad will be mixed in with the new ones, so they will not stand out as much.

Like I said; the actual layering can now commence. First will be a black basecoat for the eyes and the guns, bandoliers, orbs and chairs. And this requires actual precision, so the going will be slower, but also be much more fun

[Commander Roj]

I can only hope so.

[Ragsta]

Lovely work on these cool l'il critters so far, Mr Daeothar. I smiled to myself when I read that you decided a bulk painting project was what you need after your shuttle- sure mate JUST 47 models  Having said that I am hoping to clear off 60 Guardsmen soonish myself... 

[Daeothar]

Cheers guys

Hey; what could go wrong, right?

I used to be that painter who put the maximum effort in each and every single miniature. Obviously my collection grew at a snail's pace. But for some reason, I've found myself drawn to batch painting big groups, and my armies reflect that; Night Goblins, Tyranids, Imperial Guard, these Greys.

There simply is something very satisfying in painting loads of similar miniatures I've found...

But yes; the old adage here seems very appropriate:

We do this not because it is easy, but because we thought it would be easy

Good luck on the guardsmen!

[Ragsta]

 

Yes, my good pal Scarper on these hallowed pages teases me constantly about my fondness for collecting horde armies- swarms of Nids and Humans!! Oh yes and I have an armoured company of vehicles (12+) staring at me awaiting their turn...

[Daeothar]

There is more progress, but unfortunately, I did not take a picture of it when leaving the house this morning. I've decided to split the large lot into 4 smaller batches, to prevent burnout.

So the firsts batch of 11 miniatures has received its black basecoat on the weapons and eyes and then the first layer of silver on the technological parts.

I used Vallejo Game Colour Chainmail Silver, as opposed to the Vallejo Liquid Silver I used on the Original squad, because I didn't feel like going through the assle of digging up the isopropyl alcohol. But the colour is ever so slightly off and not as smooth as the Liquid stuff. So I'll probably redo this step with the correct paint.

But in the meantime, I did take possession of the following: 2 boxes of Pegasus Hobbies Aplha Centauri Ufo's. They hold 2 each and are just right for this project. I'll probably build 2 Flying, 1 landed and 1 crashed. The latter will function as an objective or as a bit of flavoured terrain.

I did ample research into the size and suitability of these saucers, and was eventually convinced that they would do. But I hadn't imagined that they would be so perfect! They come with pilots, also of a grey alien design, but these are the more tropish variants, with large heads, so they look like small children.

However: the bodies and hands are almost a perfect match with those of the Griffin Greys! So instead of resculpting and reposing the three I had put aside for this purpose, I will now probably just headswap them. Because even the hands are of the same design!

For now, I will most likely paint up two of the four squads and then do one or more of the UFOs for variey and then proceed on the greys

[Sunjester]

I'm looking forward to seeing those saucers built and painted!

[majorsmith]

I had some of those greys years ago! Brings back memories! Can’t remember what I did with them though! They look great!!

[Inso]

I think those saucers will fit in really well... This is really taking shape into a cool army .

[Daeothar]

Busy weekend, but I did manage to finish the first of the four squads

And I've got some free evenings lined up this week as well, so with a bit of luck I'll be finishing the second one by the next weekend (fingers crossed)...

I ended up going with the 'normal' metallic paints after all, and after highlighting with pure silver, the new ones actually have come out brighter and more chrome-like than the old ones Also, the heavier pigmentation of this large new batch is not as noticeable (when compared to the original squad) as I had initially feared, so we're good on that front too.

Regrettably, I'll have to totally rebase the original squad. They're on (UK) coins right now and I had hoped to be able to slice off the putty/paste base witht he puddle bases in one piece and simply glue them to slotta bases, but the material is too brittle and breaks off instead. So rebasing it is...

[LouieN]

Good looking aliens