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Post by Nick P on Dec 31, 2018 11:02:37 GMT -6
I really like the metals, how are you doing them? Thanks! I basecoat Balthazar Gold, then wash with agrax. After that I do random stipples of watered down troll slayer orange and nihilakh oxide, focusing on recesses and around bolts and things to simulate patina and rust. Then I go back in with necron compound, the dry paint, and stipple/drybrush in random patterns to pick out the edges and add some scuff marks and such to the wider surfaces. These guys actually could use a little more nihilakh and maybe some more rust spots just to break up the metal, so might do that before I varnish.
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Post by Nick P on Jan 2, 2019 10:59:35 GMT -6
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Post by Nick P on Jan 14, 2019 10:31:00 GMT -6
My wife got me one of these bad boys for my birthday this month, could not be more ecstatic! Assembly is going to be a real chore, but I hope to have some updated nighthaunt pics and some WIPs of this dude this coming weekend time permitting.
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Post by jesse on Jan 14, 2019 11:42:21 GMT -6
You're going to have that giant spider done for Adepticon, right?
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Post by Nick P on Jan 15, 2019 8:28:37 GMT -6
You're going to have that giant spider done for Adepticon, right? I plan to - I get to bring a super heavy to the Gallant GT I'm playing on Thursday, so I think I'm going to rock the necrons and just drop any pretense of winning a game; it will be a lot of fun and the army will at least look pretty (who doesn't like a good drybrush)!
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Post by Nick P on Jan 23, 2019 8:30:32 GMT -6
Sub assemblies done, ready for prime and paint! Going to try and see if I can get my airbrush stuff out of storage and start laying down paint this weekend - if my wife will let me airbrush in the kitchen/dining room that is. Still a few weeks to go on our basement renovation, so my hobby space is a bit transient at the moment!
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Post by Nick P on Feb 4, 2019 8:52:40 GMT -6
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Post by cj on Feb 4, 2019 9:36:20 GMT -6
Superb. I particularly like the transition of the cloth to the green flame on your rider.
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Post by Nick P on Feb 4, 2019 9:59:52 GMT -6
Superb. I particularly like the transition of the cloth to the green flame on your rider. Thanks! Basically just thrakka green wash mixed with lahmian medium and lots of layers, with some ulthuan grey glazed over any areas where it was creating tide marks.
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Post by Nick P on Feb 14, 2019 15:49:14 GMT -6
Aethervoid Pendulum! Didn't get the whole malign sorcery set, but picked this guy up off ebay since its so freaking cool and fits in well with my nighthaunt army/aesthetic. Black Coach up next, hoping to finish it tonight...but probably not #valentinesday
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Post by Nick P on Feb 18, 2019 15:18:47 GMT -6
Black Coach! I didn't manage to get all of the infantry painted up for the event over the weekend (which was a blast by the way, AoS is a super fun game and I really should have given it a fair shake sooner). But with my hobby room nearing completion this week, I should be back into full painting mode at night - so I still hope to get the entire 2000 point nighthaunt force fully painted by end of the month. I also plan on having a game day at my place in March once the hobby room and basement as a whole are done - so we can break in the new game room, as well as the new bar top we're putting in. Stay tuned!
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Post by jesse on Feb 18, 2019 17:36:05 GMT -6
Square bases or bust! Those Night Haunt are looking fantastic. Are you doing any AoS at Adepticon?
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Post by Nick P on Feb 19, 2019 8:59:59 GMT -6
Square bases or bust! Those Night Haunt are looking fantastic. Are you doing any AoS at Adepticon? I'm not but I really regret that - I've put through a request to go on the Vanguard tournament waiting list for Thursday; right now I'm signed up for a 75 PL tournament for 40k on thursday and the 1500 pt 40k friendly on friday, and I'd love to have some AoS action, but we'll see.
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Post by Nick P on May 2, 2019 8:37:32 GMT -6
Haven't finished my starks yet, but Amazon recently ran a Deal of the Day on boardgames - and ASOIAF minis happened to be in that category, so got the Nights Watch set for almost half price. And in light of the 8th season of GOT being underway, I had to paint up the goodest boy in all of westeros - Ghost! And here he is playing with his favorite brother Grey Wind in the craggy hills of the north, though inexplicably snow only seems to fall where they walk: Going to paint up the rest of the NW set since its mainly just drybrushing, so should be able to knock them all out over the next 4-5 days. Haven't painted much since Adepticon, so getting a small force painted entirely is going to be a huge confidence booster that should give me more motivation to finally finish my nighthaunts and imperial knights, before inevitably sylvaneth draws my attention again with the new models, spells, and battle tome (good thing I didn't sell them!)
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Post by Nick P on May 10, 2019 7:27:35 GMT -6
More Night's Watch - these are taking longer to paint than I originally planned. I'm trying to find a way to make all the black/grey interesting using different greys and different washes in various combinations. I think I've found 2 or 3 variations that look good, so now I'll be replicating them on the actual 36 brothers of the watch now that the characters and attachments and the trackers are finished (well, 3/4 of them are - still have to throw down washes and matte varnish on the 4th horse, unpictured). Also, if anyone has any varnishing suggestions, I am all ears - my Liquitex matte varnish via the airbrush came out glossy (I think it separated in the bottle, even after vigorous stirring). I then hit them with a spray can of Purity Seal from GW, which helped, but they're still satin/semi-gloss which is not what I'm looking for. Any recommendations on airbrush friendly or spray matte varnish (the matte-r the better) would be awesome! Jon Snow, 998th commander of the Nights Watch: Jeor Mormont, 997th commander of the Night's Watch Bowen Marsh, 1st Steward of the Night's Watch I tried to use more browns (though very subtle, I didn't want anything to "pop" other than the face/base) to break up the black and make him stand out, might do something similar to 3-4 models per unit of the actual soldiers as well. Also tinted his cloak slightly green with Coelia Greenshade over the gray highlights to give it a bit of interest while still feeling "gray"/"black" Maester Aemon Targaryen Jeff Bridges from True Grit, Night Watch Captain (way too uniform in terms of gray, now that I look at the picture - I need to fix this) Jeff Bridges from Big Lebowski, Night Watch Captain 3 out of 4 Ranger Trackers - for the horses, I did them quick and dirty - just basecoats and washes. They look fine from 3 feet away, but feel VERY flat in these pics- I think they need highlights, just to add a little more depth (on both the skin and the leather straps/reins), and something needs to be done with the eyes.
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