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Post by daniel, why on Jul 15, 2017 8:42:14 GMT -6
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Post by Russell on Jul 15, 2017 9:40:33 GMT -6
I'm right there with you, yellow sucks. Also, where the noise marines at?
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Post by daniel, why on Jul 15, 2017 21:16:28 GMT -6
Maaan, I want a good sonic blaster model first. I've had bad luck with the resin bits from GW, and I have a hope that Emperor's Children get their own Codex one day. If the Noise Marines get what the Plague Marines got...woof. I'll be pumped.
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Post by cj on Jul 16, 2017 14:40:01 GMT -6
Those are awesome. Your purple is simply top notch.
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Post by mike on Jul 17, 2017 23:48:10 GMT -6
Is that test marine huffing a pink fume? That's rad.
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Post by daniel, why on Oct 24, 2017 18:35:27 GMT -6
My Daemon Prince is complete! I really liked using glazes for his skin tone. I'm starting to understand how people can spend dozens or hundreds of hours on a single model. I did his wings last and started to get sloppy, they took deceptively long! It's a lot of surface area with very little action going on. I wanted to try a new technique on them, and I settled on stippling over some blending.
I feel like the blue-grey skin pulls him away from the ladies more than I intended, and also kinda makes him look Tzeentch, so I straight up painted a Slaanesh rune on his gauntlet.
I actually thought of a back story for this guy. Overlistening to hobby-focused podcasts, I suspect. He used to be a conductor and musician, obsessed with performing the perfect concert. No cost was too high or suffering too unbearable for himself or his orchestra, and he became infamous for his passion and his temper. Easy mark for Slaanesh. He slowly developed his Daemonic form, never even realizing he'd fallen to the Chaos Gods. Even now, he searches for flawless melodies and ideal locations for his one perfect show.
I also had the idea that the flowers on all the bases of my ladies are like an extension of their incursion. Wherever they kill, the blood sows these beautiful flowers. As you'd expect from Slaanesh, though, the flowers exude toxic, hallucinatory perfumes and so mask the Daemonette's advance.
It's rather enjoyable coming up with a backstory, I have to admit. I'll have to come up with names for the flowers and the Prince himself. Suggestions?
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Post by Russell on Oct 24, 2017 21:48:42 GMT -6
You've outdone yourself hombre.
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Post by Joelercoaster on Oct 25, 2017 6:49:05 GMT -6
All I know is that it gives me boners and I want to play against it
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Post by Nick P on Oct 25, 2017 6:57:06 GMT -6
That stippling is legit, the whole model looks incredible Dan, that's great work!
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Post by mike on Oct 25, 2017 14:26:16 GMT -6
Damn.
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Post by Joelercoaster on Oct 26, 2017 7:16:52 GMT -6
Time for a Tyrant vs DP smackdown - best painted model wins. (Mine is missing arms, so I lose)
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Post by daniel, why on Nov 28, 2017 11:03:48 GMT -6
It's been a slow month for painting, but I managed to finish this pair of lime-green ladies! I added some color to their faces, mixing in red for the lips and blue around the eyes, to make it look like makeup. It's a similar technique to human faces, so I figured it would work okay against lilac skin. The Alluress got some filigree-like tattoos, and I think I'll go back and make them more extensive before adding these two to my shelf. This rounds out my green haired squad to 10 ladies, with full command options. Half of the Daemonettes are done, and it only took me 3 and a half years! Not bad, not bad. At least they're getting done, right? Out of curiosity, I recorded how long each step took. From basecoat to completion, these two took me about 6 hours of painting time across ten sessions. Most of my sessions were less than 30 minutes, and I tended to stop after doing a wash since that takes a long time to dry. I'm not sure if the time it took me is surprising or not--it felt like it took much longer than the hours I recorded, but also 6 hrs of like playing video games or watching tv is a lot of time. What do you folks think? Do you break down the time you spend hobbying, or is it best left a mystery?
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Post by Nick P on Nov 28, 2017 12:15:00 GMT -6
These look amazing, I am LOVING the tattoos on the alluress, seriously top notch. Definitely adds a layer of depth and character to the army.
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Post by daniel, why on Feb 9, 2018 22:50:04 GMT -6
I packed up my paint station for a few months to finish my dissertation, but now that my defense is completed I'm able to breathe again and do some hobby. With the Adepticon Team Tournament coming up, I have very clear painting goals to hit! Finished up three more lime ladies. I added more color to their faces, mixed some blue under their eyes and red for their lips.
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Post by daniel, why on Feb 9, 2018 22:58:48 GMT -6
I also finished my first Herald of Slaanesh, a kitbash from the Chariot and the Hellstrider kit. The 8th ed codex has a fun Relic for her, The Slothful Claw, so I'll say she's got it in most of my games. More Daemonettes and Seekers incoming!
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