minus_t's Black Dragon SM Army Blog!

[minus_t]

@LN: Why you little... I oughta... Wha... Jus... I'm...
Ahem.

Anyway, just finished the metallics, so here is a pic or two. Decided close-ups are better than squad shots for these WIPs, you just can't see what is going on. Anyway, here are a few photos:







-t.

[Warrior47]

Wow, these are looking good. I really like how you've done the finished ones so far and I like the leg conversion using plasticard. It looks like you fixed the rebreather too. I'm just wondering because I was about to do some stuff with guitar wire, are you painting it so it matches the other metalics or simply leaving it in it's natural metallic color?

Oh and btw, Xenomarineskiller,

What is the only planet not named after a pagan god?

Earth

[The Toon]

You make me feel like a horrible painter. I find that a good thing because I have been wanting to improve that for a long time. I think that your models look great just keep them coming.

[Andusciassus]

Great to see them getting painted. You've really made that tubed helmet look good and as mentioned earlier the plasticard-leg looks awsome.
I'd also like to congratulate you on finishing with the most tidious of works- the preparing (it's my No1 hate-task).
Looking forward on seing what poses and conversions you've got planned for those
Keep up the good work!

[Da Mighty Camel]

What is this heresy?! Updates!? *Takes out the torch, fork and assembles lynching mob*

Looking good. A question though, shouldn't the arms be attached to the bodies and not the bases..? Could be some mutation in the gene-seed I guess.

[minus_t]

Originally Posted by Warrior47

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I'm just wondering because I was about to do some stuff with guitar wire, are you painting it so it matches the other metalics or simply leaving it in it's natural metallic color?
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Everything gets painted. Partially this is for simplicitys sake, but also because a large part of the point of painting is to trick the eye into thinking the object is real, and on an object as small as a GW mini, you need to highlight and shade for it to look 'natural'. Odd, but true.

Originally Posted by Da Mighty Camel

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A question though, shouldn't the arms be attached to the bodies and not the bases..? Could be some mutation in the gene-seed I guess.
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lol... You silly Camel you... For those amongst us without brains, the arms are detached for painting, so that I can get at all the details that would normally be obscured by the bolter. You know, the bits you can't actually see.
Hm, hold on a second...!

-t.

[Da Mighty Camel]

Originally Posted by minus_t

lol... You silly Camel you... For those amongst us without brains, the arms are detached for painting, so that I can get at all the details that would normally be obscured by the bolter. You know, the bits you can't actually see.
Hm, hold on a second...!

Now who's the fool! *Camel takes out homemade fireworks to celebrate.

[minus_t]

OK, bordering on spam, but what the hell.
As per Caulin's moaning (see Kuffys blog), I've added quick links to the first post, so now you won't have to read all my smack talking etc. Aren't I lovely?

Also, the bases are now 'finished' (as in painted, but not grassed and snowed yet), but nothing else has been done. Therefore no pics, as they aren't very different, and I can't be bothered.

Tomorrow, I'm having a game or two with my Eldar buddy. I'll see if I can take some pics and write a battle report all nice and stuff. Might not be able to. Don't expect great things, as I'm using a list composed soley of things I have painted, and it isn't all that similar to the one I've been (semi-)proxying over the past few games. More info tomorrow, if I can be bothered.

*waves*

-t.

[King Ulrik Flamebeard]

Wow. I go for a week and you get, what, four? Partly assembled and painted marines done. Good boy. You keep it up and.. well, I'll be checking what Bugman's serve.

KU

[minus_t]

*insert random smack talk here*

Also, that's 5 marines nearly partially painted.
^_-

Anyway, just a quick update to say:
Battle report up over *here*

Hopefully some pics of progress tonight!
-t.