Painting Styx Style (New faces to the roster!)

[aggro84]

I like the new chap with the shotgun! 
Those EM-4 Mtyhos miniatures look better than I thought. I should have picked up a couple. 

[styx]

I like the new chap with the shotgun! 
Those EM-4 Mtyhos miniatures look better than I thought. I should have picked up a couple. 

Thanks, the EM4 is an old line so some stuff lines up well, other things don't, so far all the Male figures I bought I am happy with. The Nightgaunt was a tad small for my expectations, the Det with Tommy Gun is really small, as is the Serpent Man....so it is a mixed bag based on what you need.

[Mason]

Great work, styx!
I think that chap is one of your best, good attention to the face.
Nice mini, too.

[styx]

Great work, styx!
I think that chap is one of your best, good attention to the face.
Nice mini, too.

Thanks!

He was one of the early guys I liked that I could find with a rifle. I finally found some at Muttonchop that I like that are on my purchase list next...it seems everyone and their mother had a shotgun or even a Tommy Gun (found a few cool ones of these also at Artizan and Brigade).

[styx]

Day 18! Giant Vermin, Squeek I tell you!



Picked this guy up long ago, found in in my mini rummage box of old D&D figures. I think it is an old TSR figure...not real sure.



I also noticed now that I am done with painted figures, I have about 13ish left to finish painting. Strange Aeons painting has slowed down due to the Space Wolves eating up my time in prep for a tournament in early May. 

[necrocannibal]

Nice rat!

[styx]

Well, I think tomorrow is going to be a bust to have something new done....i just don't feel that I will be able to finish anything tonight that I would be happy about. So, I am going to have to catch up within the next day or two...i have a 40k tournament during the weekend but I hope to pick up some time painting again afterwards...The good news is I have several things almost done so there will be another good strong run again.

[styx]

I am going to take a short break from posting stuff for a short time while I catch up to my painting. There is a GT the first weekend in May and I am working hard to get my Space Wolves ready to appear on the tables for the first time painted entirely, working on the contest, work in general and a few weekend tournaments are going to pull down on my time along with spending time with my wife and friends.

There is already a Book Golem, Deep one and a few other figures about half done and ready to roll off the assembly line. Going to have to sell a few things soon to try to raise some cash.

[necrocannibal]

I'm also running out of painted model pretty quickly...must paint more and faster!

[einarolafson]

Very nice!! I think that rat is lovely and scary at the same time!!

[styx]

I will see if can get some size shots and group shots later...the rat upright is HUGE, almost as tall as the Black Cat and EM4 figures!

[Mason]

I will see if can get some size shots and group shots later...the rat upright is HUGE, almost as tall as the Black Cat and EM4 figures!

Some comparison shots would be most useful.
I intend to make my BCB purchases at Salute, would rather see it in the 'flesh' and the range is so big, with loads of useful 'extras' that it makes more sense to do it that way.
Comparisons in advance will help me make up my mind what exactly I want.

Nice Rat, it reminded me that I have some leftover Rats from Mordheim, so will have to dig them out.
Thanks, styx!

[styx]

Some comparison shots would be most useful.
I intend to make my BCB purchases at Salute, would rather see it in the 'flesh' and the range is so big, with loads of useful 'extras' that it makes more sense to do it that way.
Comparisons in advance will help me make up my mind what exactly I want.

Nice Rat, it reminded me that I have some leftover Rats from Mordheim, so will have to dig them out.
Thanks, styx!

What is Salute for you guys? We have stuff here, but nothing that cool on a local level in Florida.

[styx]

Not an updated, but I did buy some of the new Games Workshop paint and was playing around with the  "Dry" (that can be used for drybrush), going to do a full review on the GW blog (Army of the Week Later) but I wanted to see how the Lilaic would do on the Purple...

the stuff is very thick and almost like makeup...

The paint, the two figures I will be using as the base and test figure.


Here is the figure I did not use the Dry on.


Figure with the Dry Lilaic brushed on and lightlyg washed over again to tone down the brightness.


Happy Easter! Check out the blog for some Easter Laughs.

[necrocannibal]

Again, nice looking Cultists and also a great blog post!