Squats or Space Dwarfs... In Space!

[Andym]

Cracking work as always 

Thirded!

[Inso]

Cheers

It was pointed out to me that the angry Berserker had a 'monkey mouth' and I looked at it and agreed... so I have altered it a little and have seen an improvement . I listen to constructive criticism :

[Inso]

All the berserkers are finished now:



There are individual pix of all of the berserkers and a WIP pic of the next unit (veterans) over at Inso's World:

http://insosworld.blogspot.co.uk/2016/06/another-mixed-bag.html

[Inso]

Here's the first five Veteran Tyranid Hunters (more info on my blog: http://insosworld.blogspot.co.uk/2016/06/veteran-tyranid-hunters.html  ) :

[Andym]

These are excellent! You must have some size of force now!

[Mason]

They do look great.
 

The overall feel of this unit is fantastic and those helmets certainly say 'Squat' to me.
The only thing that looks a little 'off' is the length of the weapon on the sergeant.
The picture on your blog seems to show it looking a little longer and I think it would look more balanced if it were shorter.
No big thing but I think it would improve the look.

[Inso]

They do look great.
 

The overall feel of this unit is fantastic and those helmets certainly say 'Squat' to me.
The only thing that looks a little 'off' is the length of the weapon on the sergeant.
The picture on your blog seems to show it looking a little longer and I think it would look more balanced if it were shorter.
No big thing but I think it would improve the look.

Cheers

I'll have a look at the Sgt's weapon and see what I can do (it'll be easy to shorten it).

[Elbows]

We need an army-sized pic...

[Inso]

All that is missing from this are two Beastmen, three Priests and the first five Scouts (the veterans aren't finished yet so they aren't ready for a big pic):

http://insosworld.blogspot.co.uk/2016/05/the-squat-army-so-far.html

I will take another pic once I have finished the veterans .

In other news... I am completely shattered so I have only shortened the Sgt's power weapon and glued some helmets in place on the five basic veterans... I doubt if much more will happen this week (I am partying Friday and may take a while to recover ! ).

[Andym]

Ooph! That army is impressive! My favourite has to be the robots! Have you ever fielded the army?

[Inso]

I don't game... so this army is very unlikely to ever see the field of battle (unless I sell it ).

[Maxx Von Morton]

I just went through the entire thread...
just... AMAZING! 

I envy your green-stuff skills! I never manage to get it so smooth...

[Calimero]

Cheers

It was pointed out to me that the angry Berserker had a 'monkey mouth' and I looked at it and agreed... so I have altered it a little and have seen an improvement . I listen to constructive criticism :

I thought he looked a little like a Wooki in the second picture

Very nice work BTW!

[Andym]

I take it your love of doing these is in the building and sculpting? What about hiring someone to paint these wee masterpieces? There's a guy on here, I don't know where from, but I was checking his blog and he only seems to charge about $9 for a good paint job and $15 for an exceptional paint job and his ability seems amazing! (OpponentTheory btw) I've never looked into it before but I imagine most commission painters are the same? Maybe send a wee bit away at a time and get that beautiful army painted but?

[Inso]

Commission someone to paint my babies!? The horror!



I am a sculptor/converter first and painter second... but I am a painter and I enjoy that side of the hobby too. The trouble is I am obsessive and driven by muses. At the moment, my current muse is a sculpting one so I am enjoying that side of the hobby. However, I know that, as suddenly as a sudden thing, my sculpting muse will disappear at some point and then I will start painting.

What people don't see is all of the things that go on in the background of a project like this.

Army plans, paint tests, selecting colours, fluff and background... the list goes on.

I also view this project as ongoing until it is finished... there is no timescale. I don't game so I don't have to get it finished for gaming. I also don't display them... when they are finished, they will be packed away as finished and I will move onto the next big thing.

The trouble is that people want to see the finished product and I am more into the process than the finished product... but rest assured, I am keen to get paint on these miniatures... it's just that my painting muse has been on holiday for a long time and I am still awaiting her return .