minus_t's WIP projects thread (Goblins and Robots and Lightning Rods, p28)

[King Ulrik Flamebeard]

*is feeling a bit better about this challenge*



Some nice stuff there, my one-eyed friend. Not bad. Never really looked into anything but GW, mainly because I don't play GW let alone anything else! But, perhaps when I have time and money, I'll see about picking something up for painting purposes. They look fancy. Nice work on the conversions as well. =)

Did thou worketh Games Day this year or not?

Let me see those marines. I will keep up my words. 25 Orks, with photos, by Friday. I need more money for this army. =/

Kuffy

[DavidWC09]

I love that last ogre. Very cool.

[minus_t]

Another week, another update!
Just pics of the Ironclad this time, my tactical squad is progressing slowly, but feels very much like a chore, whereas I'm really loving painting this 6-ton behemoth...

Anyway, I'm all finished with his metallics, I believe this is about 4ish hours work in total, and I'm very happy with them.
There are a few areas I might go back and pick out (some of the scratches and dents on the shoulder balls have been a little over-run with my oil effects), but generally he's looking as beat up and in need of some time in the workshop as I want him to look...

Enough talk, pics!















What does everyone think?
Answers on a postcard, as per ususal...

=)

-t.

[King Ulrik Flamebeard]

Dear -t.
It sucks.
Wish you were here.
Lots of luvs
Kuffy



It looks good thus far dude, the metallics are looking rather good. Now, get working. *starts on the next ork mob*

Kuffy

[Lost Nemesis]

The metallics definitely look pretty solid, but it's harder to tell when all we can compare them to is black primer. Get on the rest of it!

[minus_t]

Well, another week, another update!
I've finished off the Ironclad, and he is up over *here*, but I'll give you a sneaky peek here:



I also finally finished that Apothecary diorama/objective that I started soooo long ago!
Well, not quite finished, I realised that I wanted to add blood effects, so I better get onto that...










Thoughts?

Anyway, I've also entered the new Tale of Painters, with both my Marines, and my Circle, who I've been buying models for, and not painting (argh!).
200pts and 100pts per month, respectively, should be manageable.

For Hordes, I'm planning the Gnarlhorn and my extra Wold as my first 2 100pt chunks, then either Krueger or Baldur, with either the Blackclad or the Ravager White Mane in month 3, the Woldwatcher and the other solo in month 4, then finally the unit of Ravagers plus UA in month 5 (though I may well change the timing around).

For the Marines, I think I'm gonna be doing stuff I like the look of, more than will make a good army, as I'm hoping to be doing more than 1k over the next 6 months, and would like the ToP project to be an inspiration to keep having fun...

Anyway, no solid list for either just yet, but I'll try and get one up sometime soon.

Byeee!

-t.

[xbanditsx]

I like the Ironclad, especially the blues and blacks, but I feel like the metallics are a little dark. The battle damage / weathering looks very convincing and again, the blue looks superb.

The diorama is also spot on. My favorite part is the exploded right shoulder pad; the damaged troop logo just adds a ton of character to an already really nice model.

[chemicalcaveman]

Spiffing just spiffing mate! I love the blues, you got a really lovely dark shade on them. What technique did you use there? Glazing or washes?

[Helbrecht]

Great work so far -t. I'm really looking forward to seeing the Black Dragons finally being completed.

[minus_t]

Spiffing just spiffing mate! I love the blues, you got a really lovely dark shade on them. What technique did you use there? Glazing or washes?

The blues were just layered up from Dark Prussia Blue ( VMC050 ) to Dark Blue ( VMC053 ), with a tiny bit of Sky Blue ( VMC067 ) added for the final highlights and the rivets, and then the segments were blacklined.
All told, the blue only took about 2 hours, from primed to finished, which I'm really happy with. I'm looking forward to trying it out on my other 'jacks (I've got a Centurion and a Lancer still to paint, and maybe a Charger if I think I'll ever use it).

The metallics are a bit brighter in real life, despite the dullcote bringing them down a lot (although this was a good thing in the case of the Quake Hammer, I think).
I can never seem to get metallics to photograph accurately, I guess it's all the reflective metally bits in the pigment.

Nevermind.
I'm going to start work on a unit of Sword Knights today, and hopefully make a bit more progress on the Tactical Squad I'm slowly ploughing through...

-t.