Long time no update, I know. I always do less painting in the summer and things were particularly crazy this year. Right now I'm getting through the last of the commissions I'm going to take for awhile -- including two of these bad boys.
Both Baneblades were painted in the same style I do my own Armored Company in which makes it a nice preview of things to come. The model itself is a real treat to play and incredibly detailed. My thanks go out to GW for producing more CAD generated models.
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Slaanesh Terminator Lord 03
I've made only a little bit of progress since I took this shot. The suckers on the end of the lash have their basecoat and primer... otherwise I've been too busy to paint.
The banner was accomplished using a decoupage technique and thus isn't actually freehand. I will be reusing the technique just about as often as I can. I only had to use some putty to smooth out the edges where the paper was still higher than the banner. With a different banner it wouldn't have been an issue.
I have decided not to give the cape additional highlights. I will let the base colour and shading stand alone -- at least until the rest of the model is completely finished. At the moment I really think that the darker colour does a good job of framing the model.
The banner was accomplished using a decoupage technique and thus isn't actually freehand. I will be reusing the technique just about as often as I can. I only had to use some putty to smooth out the edges where the paper was still higher than the banner. With a different banner it wouldn't have been an issue.
I have decided not to give the cape additional highlights. I will let the base colour and shading stand alone -- at least until the rest of the model is completely finished. At the moment I really think that the darker colour does a good job of framing the model.
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Slaanesh Terminator Lord 01
While planning my Ork army I decided to let the Relic News Community Forum folks decide which of my abandoned projects I should get back to first -- this one took an early and decisive lead.
Given that this is a command unit dedicated to Slaanesh, the Chaos force of pleasure, I decided I wanted to stay well away from "typical" Chaos colours. Since pink is usually used for Slaanesh I went for a pink and light green primary palette with a vibrant fuscia/purple accent. I used white for all of the trim to help reinforce the washed out, bright colour palette.
The pink/white scheme will also be carried over to a banner on his back, taken from the WFB Slaanesh Champion, with a white background and a pink Daemonette.
This has been a great project for blending practice as I go from such dark shades to pure white highlights on the bulk of the model. I also really enjoy the extraneous Chaos details in these models.
Given that this is a command unit dedicated to Slaanesh, the Chaos force of pleasure, I decided I wanted to stay well away from "typical" Chaos colours. Since pink is usually used for Slaanesh I went for a pink and light green primary palette with a vibrant fuscia/purple accent. I used white for all of the trim to help reinforce the washed out, bright colour palette.
The pink/white scheme will also be carried over to a banner on his back, taken from the WFB Slaanesh Champion, with a white background and a pink Daemonette.
This has been a great project for blending practice as I go from such dark shades to pure white highlights on the bulk of the model. I also really enjoy the extraneous Chaos details in these models.
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
EC Dread Redo 01
This model was the first major conversion I'd ever done. I finished painting it in November of 2006 with an uninspiring mix of drybrushing and ink washes. I really like the model itself, however, and kept thinking about making another one.
When I couldn't offload this thing via eBay I decided to go ahead and simply repaint it. This time with a much more inspiring mix of glazes and subtle blending.
The arm shown here is probably 50% complete at this stage and I won't be working on it again for awhile as there are too many projects on my plate. Even though my camera makes the blending look a bit sharp I'm pleased with the result -- and the actual model looks quite a bit better.
I didn't find anything in the blog for this project but here is a link to the original work:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/misterjustin/299231642/
When I couldn't offload this thing via eBay I decided to go ahead and simply repaint it. This time with a much more inspiring mix of glazes and subtle blending.
The arm shown here is probably 50% complete at this stage and I won't be working on it again for awhile as there are too many projects on my plate. Even though my camera makes the blending look a bit sharp I'm pleased with the result -- and the actual model looks quite a bit better.
I didn't find anything in the blog for this project but here is a link to the original work:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/misterjustin/299231642/
Warbiker 01
With the Armored Company nearly finished (I only need to weather the Commissar tank now) and a couple of games under my belt I decided it was time to put together a "legal" army.
My favorite choices have always been Imperial Guard and Orks. With rumors continuing about major changes for Imperial Guard, complete with new models and codex, I decided it was time to pick up some Ork models and do some paint tests.
This is the first of my Ork Warbiker test models. Once again all of the paints are straight out of the pot with no colour mixing except on the skin.
Overall I'm pretty pleased with the result and I'm very happy with the new Ork models. I do hope to bring out some of my twenty year old Rogue Trader Orks though... just for kicks.
My favorite choices have always been Imperial Guard and Orks. With rumors continuing about major changes for Imperial Guard, complete with new models and codex, I decided it was time to pick up some Ork models and do some paint tests.
This is the first of my Ork Warbiker test models. Once again all of the paints are straight out of the pot with no colour mixing except on the skin.
Overall I'm pretty pleased with the result and I'm very happy with the new Ork models. I do hope to bring out some of my twenty year old Rogue Trader Orks though... just for kicks.
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Armored Company 04
I still have a bit of finishing work to do, and dozer blade hiding in an unpacked box, but otherwise all nine tanks in the armored company are more or less... finished. Actually, honestly finished.
As much as I've enjoyed the project it will be really nice to set it aside for awhile and paint something else.
Better photos will be coming shortly. I simply felt the need to get *something* online to show that I had really completed the project prior to April 1.
Now I just need to figure out what to do with them all.
As much as I've enjoyed the project it will be really nice to set it aside for awhile and paint something else.
Better photos will be coming shortly. I simply felt the need to get *something* online to show that I had really completed the project prior to April 1.
Now I just need to figure out what to do with them all.
Monday, March 24, 2008
Command Tank 01
Here is the commander's tank, complete with the resin cast extra armor. It's nearly finished in this photo (and actually finished at this point).
The Commissar doesn't ride in this tank but I threw him in for a little extra flavor. I'm quite, quite pleased with the end result on this one.
The Commissar doesn't ride in this tank but I threw him in for a little extra flavor. I'm quite, quite pleased with the end result on this one.
Armored Company 03
The armored company has four standard Leman Russ -- and these are them. They're painted, detailed, weathered and sealed. Table top ready and good to go once I get the rest of the tanks finished.
Now that the extra armor is finished I should be able to get things rolling at a steady clip again.
Now that the extra armor is finished I should be able to get things rolling at a steady clip again.
Extra Armor 04
I'm finally happy with my extra armor sculpt. I have cast it in resin for personal use so that I don't have to re-create the damn thing every time.
Now that this set is finished I have several new ideas and learned a lot from my mistakes. All in all I'm rather pleased with the end result though -- especially when you see it on the finished tanks.
Now that this set is finished I have several new ideas and learned a lot from my mistakes. All in all I'm rather pleased with the end result though -- especially when you see it on the finished tanks.
Monday, February 4, 2008
Lysander 03
I should have learned, after the vomit comment, not to take desktop photos... but I simply couldn't resist.
I've been working on this guy while working on the tanks and he's nearly finished now. No new tricks or techniques, just a break from the tanks. I'm pleased with how he has come together.
I used blue to accent the hammer, shield and lamp so that I had a split colour compliment.
The gloss on his cape is there because I'd tried attaching a decal... which I promptly removed. It'll un-gloss once I finish sealing the whole model.
I also tried to make the lamp look like it had broken glass in it. I'm not entirely pleased with this effect but didn't want to go learning a new technique so I'll leave it.
I've been working on this guy while working on the tanks and he's nearly finished now. No new tricks or techniques, just a break from the tanks. I'm pleased with how he has come together.
I used blue to accent the hammer, shield and lamp so that I had a split colour compliment.
The gloss on his cape is there because I'd tried attaching a decal... which I promptly removed. It'll un-gloss once I finish sealing the whole model.
I also tried to make the lamp look like it had broken glass in it. I'm not entirely pleased with this effect but didn't want to go learning a new technique so I'll leave it.
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