tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8486633358124685672024-03-05T23:56:04.099+00:00The Sons of DornThis is a blog focusing upon the Pre-Heresy Imperial Fists Space Marine Legion, with the odd deviation into anything else I've painted.Northmoorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12327005159662022932noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848663335812468567.post-58981730917796351912013-05-01T22:31:00.000+01:002013-05-01T22:31:00.644+01:00Return of the Fists<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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What started off as a few days break from painting yellow ended up being two months long. However finally after much delay I've started back on adding additional units to my pre-heresy Imperial Fists army. First on the list of things to do is building a ten astartes strong Volkite Tactical Support squad. So far I've completed three (including the Sergeant) with another two part painted on my desk.<br />
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Accompanying the Sergeant are two Tactical Astartes:<br />
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I've also finished another post-heresy Plague Marine:<br />
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<br />Northmoorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12327005159662022932noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848663335812468567.post-25782700010074358372013-04-23T21:28:00.000+01:002013-04-23T21:28:05.284+01:00Low Standards....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The sudden arrival of weather vaguely resembling a UK spring has curtailed the amount of time I have had to paint things. Unusually for me, I found I couldn't sit indoors during the evening while the sun was still up. No doubt this won't last and I'll soon be back to my usual, bunker dweller demeanour soon.<br />
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Normally two miniatures would take a couple of evenings work maximum, however these two have been knocking about for several weeks now. As previously mentioned, the fact that one is a Standard Bearer didn't exactly help.<br />
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The other model I've finished has a bit of a checkered history. I bought a set of Mark III last year to paint with the then new Citadel Paints. While the result wasn't too bad, it wasn't quite what I wanted so they got stripped back to resin with the use of a Ultrasonic Jewelry cleaner and a lot of Fairy Power spray.<br />
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<br />Finally, here's a shot of the slowly (very slowly in fact) growing Command Squad (with a visiting Apothecary).<br />
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<br />Northmoorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12327005159662022932noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848663335812468567.post-91994915110001698932013-04-15T22:55:00.001+01:002013-04-15T22:55:35.658+01:00Death Guard Cerberus Completed<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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If anyone was wondering why I hadn't posted much in the last week it was for a number of reasons, one of which was I was trying to complete the Death Guard Cerberus Heavy Tank Destroyer I'd built a few weeks back.<br />
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Having finally completed the weathering this evening, here's the finished model.<br />
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In between waiting for various things to dry, I also finished the third of five Deathshroud.</div>
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In my last post I also included a WIP shot of a Mechanicum Priest I've had knocking about for far far too many years.</div>
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Here's the finished model.</div>
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As I've previously posted, I have a low boredom threshold and historically have suffered from painting army fatigue (better known as oh-good-grief-not-another-one syndrome). In order to make much progress I have to paint more than one thing at a time, else I grow bored of the latest paint-scheme and get distracted by the TV, latest video game or other stuff.<br />
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However there comes a time where painting multiple different armies at once becomes counter-productive. This happened to me last week.<br />
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<a name='more'></a>Generally I have a painting queue setup on my desk which should go something like: Death Guard, Death Guard, Something Else, Death Guard, Something Else... etc etc - you get the idea.<br />
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Over the last week however the queue of miniatures started to look more like: Tau, Necron, Random Shiny Miniature, Death Guard, Tau. Every time I picked up a paint brush, I seemed to move the Death Guard to back of the queue and thus, I've made hardly any progress.<br />
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The only finished models from my Death Guard army are an additional Deathshroud and a Vox Astartes for my second Tactical Squad. Every thing else is still in various stages of painting and not ready to be shown.<br />
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The Deathshroud is below:<br />
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Here's the Vox Astartes<br />
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However, due to the curse of the random painting queue , I've managed to finish a couple of other models, not related to a Pre-Heresy theme.<br />
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A couple of repainted Necron Immortals in my final colour-scheme. <br />
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Two more Tau Firewarriors finished.<br />
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I'm now finishing off a Mechanicum Tech-Priest which I've had in my unbuilt box for at least 6 years. The release of the Thallax Cohort has spurred me on to get this model finally painted.<br />
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<br />Northmoorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12327005159662022932noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848663335812468567.post-61459173423673616182013-04-02T00:07:00.007+01:002013-04-02T00:07:54.078+01:00Random update is.... Random<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I'm not sure if it's the side-effects of too much chocolate but my latest batch of miniatures has taken a bit of a random turn.<br />
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<a name='more'></a>First I painted the Sergeant for my second Mark II Plate Tactical Squad. He's armed with a fairly un-Death Guard flamer, but I'd run out of more interesting side-arms.<br /><br />
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Simultaneously I competed the Icon Bearer of a Post Heresy Death Guard Squad I'm working on (using the excellent Forgeworld Plague Marine conversion).<br />
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So far, not too random.<br />
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However delving into my over sized pile of un-built kits I spotted a box of Tau. As the new Codex is out next week, I spent some time today experimenting with a test scheme.<br />
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For the greater good... or something like that.<br />
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<br />Finally I continued my experiments to find a colour-scheme I was happy with for my huge pile of unpainted Necrons. Here is my latest rusty weather beaten and generally not given enough WD-40, paint scheme. I think this is the one I'll stick with.<br />
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I find public holidays are great for getting things done and yesterday was no exception. In-between buying chocolate eggs for the Lord-of-Terror I found the time to complete a couple of projects that have been cluttering up my work-desk for the last few weeks.<br />
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The second was the first of five Deathshroud I'd bought when they were released. Normally I paint in batches of two or three (as anyone who reads this blog regularly will no doubt know by now). However for the Deathshroud I wasn't quite sure how to tackle them so I decided to pain a single, test miniature first.<br />
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I'm very happy how the model came out in the end and I now have four more unpainted models ready for cleaning and undercoating today.Northmoorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12327005159662022932noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848663335812468567.post-87028186241812669702013-03-27T22:44:00.001+00:002013-03-27T22:44:53.747+00:00Death Guard Praetor and Command<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A quick update today. Due to a number of non-painting related issues I've hardly had anytime in the last week to put brush to model. I finally found enough time tonight to complete my Death Guard Praetor and another Command Squad Astartes.<br />
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The Praetor isn't heavily ornamented as I think the Pre-Heresy Death Guard weren't huge fans of ornamentation (unlike some other legions). Instead I went for a simple Power Weapon and Plasma Pistol combination and then applied my usual level of muck and weathering to make him look like his brothers.<br />
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The Command Squard Astartes is the 2nd of three planned to accompany the Praetor. The third model will be a banner bearer (which I'm already procrastinating about).<br />
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<br />Northmoorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12327005159662022932noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848663335812468567.post-59405676746800863192013-03-22T22:32:00.002+00:002013-03-22T22:32:28.473+00:00Death Korps of Krieg Superheavy Reinforcements<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I've been meaning to post this for a while but somehow have always ended up being distracted. The curse of a very limited attention span I guess. I bought this kit about four years ago, soon after it was released by Forgeworld. It sat, resplendent, in it's grey undercoat for almost four years until this Christmas when I finally decided to start painting it. Somewhere along the line it lost one of the mudguards and suffered a bit of damage to a few details. However I'm glad I finished painting it eventually.<br />
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Unfortunately my normal lightbox isn't quite big enough for it so I'll have to take some more pictures when I've been granted permission to use the Lord-of-Terror's desk. It may take a while....Northmoorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12327005159662022932noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848663335812468567.post-4070187976225070712013-03-19T22:54:00.002+00:002013-03-19T22:54:43.083+00:00Death Guard Mark II Tactical Squad Finished<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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After a rather busy weekend visiting relatives I managed to find time last night to paint the remaining members of my first Mark II Tactical Squad. I also made a start on a small Mark IV Command Squad to accompany a Death Guard Praetor that I'd made.<br />
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Unlike my Imperial Fists who are fairly vehicle heavy, I'm intending on my Death Guard being more infantry based. From the beginning I've intended on a large number of tactical and heavy support squads commanded by a Praetor with Command Squad.<br />
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Here's the first member of the Command Squad, complete with power weapon.<br />
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My plan is to complete the rest of the Command Squad this week, however another box of stuff has just arrived from Forgeworld so I may get somewhat distracted by various large kits. Hopefully this won't happen as I'm really enjoying painting the Death Guard miniatures that I've built.<br />
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The two tactical astartes have now joined the rest of the ten man squad. It's a nice feeling to have a completed squad of Death Guard... only another 40 or so to paint.<br />
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I've been toying with the idea of collecting a post-heresy, Death Guard gone bad army to mirror my pre-heresy loyalist Death Guard. There are a number of potential benefits, one being that I think I have come across a way of painting Chaos Death Guard which is a nice balance of Nurgle 'Ickky' and the more worn pre-heresy Death Guard colour-scheme.<br />
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Overall I'm fairly pleased with the outcome. The mixture of greens and whites still suggests the original Astartes Legion origins of the chaos sorcerer but combined with heavier than usual oil-paint coat, shows a level of decay and corruption.<br />
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As usual, I can't paint just one thing at a time, so I've also updated my Necron test miniature with more bare / worn metal showing through the rust layer. I'm still not happy with it but it is a step in the right direction.<br />
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One of the reasons I've been nervous in the past about collecting a Death Guard Heresy Era force has been the somewhat daunting prospect of painting one or more vehicles. White on an individual miniature is fairly easy to achieve reasonably well but I wasn't sure how I would tackle a larger model.<br />
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Therefore before I went mad on the Forgeworld site with next month's mortgage (I joke - just in case my Lord-of-Terror is reading this), I 'borrowed' an unpainted Diemos Pattern Rhino and tried out an experimental paint scheme.<br />
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One of the benefits of a white based paint-scheme is that it's fairly quick to complete and therefore I managed to complete this model in just a few evenings work. However one of the drawbacks of a predominately white based scheme is that it's hard to cover up mistakes.<br />
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There are a number of things I'll do differently next time, primarily I'll remember to use a gloss-varnish coat before I start with the oil-paint weathering (oil stains white acrylic very quickly) and I'll also use a smaller brush for some of the weathering powders.<br />
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Overall however, I'm fairly happy with the outcome and as a result, I'll be attempting something bigger soon.<br />
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As usual, while awaiting various things drying completely I also finished a number of other miniatures. These included another three Tactical Astartes for my first Mark II plate Tactical Squad.<br />
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I also have completed another three 'wash' based Daemonettes<br />
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Finally, once again illustrating that I have the attention span of a very distracted gold-fish, I also painted a Necron Lychguard in a rust based paint-scheme I'd been thinking about for a while.<br />
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Northmoorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12327005159662022932noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848663335812468567.post-31632494899616382482013-03-09T21:24:00.000+00:002013-03-09T21:24:10.787+00:00Legion Apothecary Part Two<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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After finishing my Imperial Fists Apothecary I have managed to find the time to complete a Death Guard one.<br />
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<br />Northmoorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12327005159662022932noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848663335812468567.post-23397684610233938322013-03-09T11:26:00.000+00:002013-03-09T11:27:57.494+00:00Legion Apothecary Part One<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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In between all the Death Guard, Daemons and other random models I've painted this week I managed to complete a Mark IV Apothecary I'd had on my desk since Christmas. Here are a few shots of the finished model.<br />
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I also remembered to take photos of the last three members of my third Tactical Squad. I'm not quite sure what went wrong with these but I'm considerably less happy with them than the others.<br />
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<br />Northmoorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12327005159662022932noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848663335812468567.post-20925318121789912522013-03-07T21:32:00.001+00:002013-03-07T21:32:19.054+00:00Painting Pre-Heresy Death Guard<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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As previously requested by a few readers, here is my method for painting Pre-Heresy Death Guard. After a few test models I've been pleasantly surprised how quick it is to execute.<br />
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The<b> </b>model<b> </b>is undercoated with a thin coat of Vallejo primer. Once fully dry (normally I allow 24 hours for it to completely set) I then covered the model with a suitably thinned coat of Tamiya Flat White via my airbrush. The model was then left somewhere safe to dry.<br />
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<b>Step 2.</b><br />
Once the first two coats were fully dry I then applied a thinned layer of Seraphim Sepia into the crevices and other details to provide a off-white shade. Originally I experimented with using Lahmian Medium (as per the Forgeworld guide) but I found that this resulted in a darker, thicker shade than I wanted. I now use Vallejo airbrush thinner - which really helps thin the shade). Using a standard brush I attempted to keep some areas of the armour white. However I wasn't too upset if I didn't - one of the challenges of using a thinned shade was that it flows quickly over the model.<br />
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<b>Step 3.</b><br />
A while waiting for the shade to fully dry I blocked out the green shoulder pads with a thinned coat of Castellan Green. Straight out of the pot I find it is a bit too thick so a small drop of thinner helps it flow better - however it also reduces the coverage (over white) considerably so two thin coats may be necessary)<br />
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<b>Step 4.</b><br />
With the thinned Seraphim Sepia dry, I then layered a thinned coat of White Scar over the main armour plates while making sure I left sufficient sepia still showing through. The thinned White Scar also created a mid-shade between the white of the base coat and the Sepia shade.<br />
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At the same time I applied a thinned coat of Elysian Green to the shoulder pads. Finally all the metallic areas were given a coat of thin Leadbelcher (un-thinned I dislike the consistency of the paint but with sufficient Vallejo thinners, it becomes a great paint to work with.<br />
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<b>Step 5.</b><br />
All metallic areas were given a generous coat of Army Painter Strong Tone. It acts like a slightly thicker version of the (very) old citadel inks and gives a dirty, dark shade to the metal areas. I could probably have achieved a similar result by mixing Agrax Earthshade and Nuln Oil.<br />
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<b>Step 6.</b><br />
The Astartes eyes were treated to a thinned coat of Mephiston Red. The Death Guard icon on the shoulder pad was painted black.<br />
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<b>Step 7.</b> <br />
With the model painted and shaded to an appropriate level, I started on the weathering to turn the 'far far too clean' armour into something closer to how I've always imagined the Death Guard to look.<br />
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Water slide transfers were applied to the blank shoulder pad with a layer of Micro Set used to make the transfer adhere to the surface. <br />
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Using a small piece of sponge torn from an old Citadel blister pack, I applied Stormvermin Fur to the model. The sponge was dipped into a slightly watered down layer of paint, the excess removed by pressing the sponge against some scrap paper. Once most of the paint had been removed, I then lightly applied the sponge to the areas of the model I thought would have the most damage or wear. Generally I apply more weathering to the lower half of the model.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Step 8.</td></tr>
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<b>Step 8</b>.<br />
The whole model was given a thin coat of gloss varnish with my airbrush. I normally use Vallejo Gloss Varnish as it's quick drying and can be thinned quite well.<br />
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Once the varnish was dry (I gave it about 5 minutes for this example), the model was then coated with Low Odour Thinners with an old brush. Low Odour or not, this stuff isn't pleasant to work with but it's considerably better than Turpentine or White Spirit.<br />
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With the model covered, I then applied a very thin coat of Burnt Umber oil paint. Normally I add a small amount of Burnt Umber paint to a pool of thinners to produce a oil wash.The key is to have it thin enough. The was should be semi-opaque at most. When applying the wash, I apply small amounts using an old detail brush. By holding the brush to the recesses and lines of detail, the lower surface tension of the wash results in capillary action pulling the wash along the detail.<br />
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Again if I've got the wash thin enough, it will flow out onto the armour plates themselves. I will then remove any excess via a pointed cotton bud or scrap paper.<br />
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<b>Step 9.</b><br />
The oil wash takes a while to dry (especially when my Lord of Terror is withholding use of the hair-dryer...). I normally leave it overnight.<br />
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Once fully dry, the base was completed using a dark textured paint to offset the semi white miniature. In this case I used Stirland Mud, with Eldar Flesh dry brushed over the top. The whole base was then washed with Agrax Earthshade.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Completed Model</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Completed Model... again</td></tr>
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I'm sure I'm developing an allergy to the colour yellow. Luckily I've no end of other miniatures to paint including the rest of my first squad of Death Korps of Krieg Grenadiers. In between painting yet more Daemons and a seemingly endless procession of power armour variants, I've completed another three Death Korps Grenadiers.<br />
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While waiting for other things to dry, I also managed to complete a couple of Daemonettes using a simple set of washes. While not Golden Daemon quality, I think they're okay.<br />
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Finally, after a number of requests for a tutorial on how I paint my Death Guard I'm nearly at the end of a another two Astartes. Once they're complete I'll put up the tutorial. Hopefully this week....<br />
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I posted a few pictures of a Death Guard test miniature I'd painted. I was happy enough with the outcome to add a block of Mark II Plate Astartes to my latest order from Forgeworld. Luckily I've found time this weekend to start painting a tactical squads worth of Death Guard astartes.<br />
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I've only managed three Astartes so far as the paint scheme is slightly more complex than my Imperial Fists (and requires significantly higher levels of concentration). Overall I'm pretty pleased with the outcome.<br />
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I realised that while I had finished this a while back, the previous set of photographs of the completed model didn't (in my opinion) do it justice. So while awaiting something drying, I've taken some new photographs. Hopefully they're a bit better and show off the finished model.<br />
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The last week has been more hectic than I would have liked. Unfortunately as a result the time available for painting random things yellow or green has been severely curtailed. It has taken considerably longer for me to finish my first Predator Executioner than I hoped (or expected).<br />
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While waiting on various shades of weathering power to dry, I also completed two more Tactical Astartes for my second Mark IV Astartes Squad.<br />
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All in all, not quite the progress I wanted to achieve, especially as the next big-box-of-stuff will arrive from Forgeworld tomorrow - hopefully without the Lord-of-Terror noticing....Northmoorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12327005159662022932noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848663335812468567.post-89178747993515119742013-02-20T22:02:00.001+00:002013-02-20T22:02:11.966+00:00Progress, if a bit random....<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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One side effect of trying to keep a level of momentum up by painting
multiple armies at once is that I don't make much progress on any single
army that quickly. Especially when they're yellow... However I have
completed the Vexilla Astartes for my 20 legionnaire strong tactical
squad and have made a good start on four more Astartes.<br />
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One of the advantages of having a painting style based around the use of washes is that while one set of miniatures is drying (where's that hairdryer...) I can work on another. I seem to be spending a lot of time with the followers of Grandfather Nurgle at the moment.<br />
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While all those green and brown washes were drying I found time to complete the fifth DKoK Grenadier. Now if I can only remove the old paint from the remaining five I'll be happy.<br />
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Once again I made the mistake of walking past a Games Workshop store with my wallet in my pocket. Oddly enough, as usual, it didn't stay in my pocket for long and soon was the proud owner of one of these...<br />
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I've been painting it up for a couple of days so far. I'm quite pleased with the result and will post pictures again when it's complete.<br />
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<br />Northmoorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12327005159662022932noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848663335812468567.post-87324131481340173392013-02-17T15:42:00.003+00:002013-02-17T23:10:06.551+00:00Tutorial: Painting Nurgle Demons With Washes<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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A couple of people have requested information on how I painted a few previously posted Nurgle Plaguebearers and Chaos Space Marines.<br />
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So here's a short tutorial on how I do this.<br />
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<b>Step 1:</b><br />
The miniature was given a thin undercoat of pure white. I generally use Vallejo undercoats as I find these can be quickly applied with an airbrush.<br />
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<b>Step 2:</b><br />
Once the undercoat was fully dry, I applied a generous coat of Athonian Camoshade to the miniature using a Washbrush and then left the miniature to dry (mainly as the Lord or Terror had hidden her hairdryer....)<br />
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<b>Step 3:</b><br />
With the first layer of shade fully dry, I applied a second generous coat of Athonian Camoshade. This was then followed by a thick coat of Agrax Earthshade.<br />
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<b>Step 4:</b><br />
Having located the Lord of Terror's hairdryer and accelerated the drying process slightly, I painted the warts, intestines and other ikky fleshy bits with a thinned coat of Ratskin Flesh. Given that the base layer paints from GW are pigment dense, I used Vallejo airbrush thinner to do this, rather than the more expensive Lahriman Medium. As this is a Nurgle demon, I wasn't too worried if the end result wasn't totally accurate.<br />
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<b>Step 5:</b><br />
Anything not expected to be green or pink (ick!) was given a thinned coat of Dryad Bark.<br />
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<b>Step 6:</b><br />
The Dryad Bark areas were given a thick coat of Agrax Earthshade. Similarly, the Fleshy bits were given a coat of Reikland Fleshade. The miniature was left to dry overnight (the hairdryer had been removed after accusations of using it for purposes that were not deemed appropriate)<br />
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<b>Step 7:</b><br />
Fleshy areas were given a thinned layer of Cadian Fleshtone, layered to retain some of the darker Flesh showing through.<b> </b><br />
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<b>Step 8:</b> <br />
The demon's single eye was given two thinned coats of Flash Gitz Yellow. Ikky...<br />
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<b>Step 9:</b><br />
Teeth and bones were given a coat of Zandri Dust, followed up by Ushabti Bone and Screaming Skull.<br />
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<b>Step 10:</b><br />
To finish the model off, I covered the base in Armageddon Dust, drybrushed when dry with Tyrant Skull. The larger rocks were painted with thinned Zandri Dust and drybrushed with Tyrant Skull. The whole base was then given a wash of Seraphim Sepia.<br />
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Once dry, Vallejo Matt Varnish was used to tone the whole model down.Northmoorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12327005159662022932noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848663335812468567.post-17492749378967074082013-02-15T22:54:00.002+00:002013-02-15T22:54:41.742+00:00Mark IV Sergeant and Vox Astartes<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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I finally have got bored of taking photo's with my Camera Phone and resolved to dig out my old camera (which at least could pretend to have a variable depth-of-field). What I had forgotten was how complex even the most simple of dedicated digital cameras feels compared to the simplicity of a camera phone. I've spent much of this evening, which I'd ear-marked for painting, muttering darkly and clicking at random buttons in a photo editing tool.<br />
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<a name='more'></a>However I have managed to, in-between much grumbling, complete the final Breacher Squad Astartes (YAY!!) and finished the first two members of a 20 strong Mark IV tactical squad.<br />
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<br />Northmoorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12327005159662022932noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848663335812468567.post-18889427681105712592013-02-12T21:48:00.000+00:002013-02-12T21:49:07.190+00:00Another short deviation...<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Okay, I admit it. At times I have the attention span of a goldfish... a very easily distracted goldfish. I realise this and have over the years come up with fairly elaborate coping mechanisms. Of which, some have even been successful.<br />
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I really shouldn't be allowed near a Games Workshop shop without an escort. Unlike most of my detours, which generally involve a half-hearted attempt to paint some of my backlog, until I walked past the shop I had zero Nurgle Demons in the house. Now I have two boxes...<br />
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Still I've managed to find another wash-heavy approach which I find works well for the ikky monsters. As it is a wash based method there is even a remote chance that I'll finish all of them before I retire. Perhaps. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sire Backlog, Exalted of Nurgle</td></tr>
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<br />Northmoorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12327005159662022932noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848663335812468567.post-66903361823404688192013-02-11T23:05:00.001+00:002013-02-11T23:05:20.685+00:00Breacher Squad Part 4<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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During the odd moments I managed to drag myself away from Dead Space 3 I managed to complete a few more Breacher Astartes. I must admit, I'm getting bored with painting shields (and I'm rethinking whether I'll include another squad) but overall, I'm pleased with these two.</div>
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I'm now down the last member of the ten man squad. Here he is after receiving a coat of Burnt Umber oil paint. He looks far too shiny...<br />
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<br />Northmoorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12327005159662022932noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848663335812468567.post-4851591226374142262013-02-10T11:00:00.000+00:002013-02-10T11:08:42.536+00:00Death Guard Test Model<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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While waiting for various shades of yellow paint to dry, I spotted a set of sorry looking Mark III astartes I'd painted at the beginning of last year (when GW brought out the new paint range). They looked like I'd hit them with a paint roller and I immediately hit them with a large dose of Fairy Oven Cleaner (cuts through acrylic paints pretty quickly). However the intricate nature of Forgeworld's armour designs meant I struggled to get all the pain out of the crevices and ridge lines.<br />
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Given the cost per miniature of Forgeworld is considerably higher than GW's plastic range, I resolved to find a purpose for these 'not-quite-pristine' miniatures. <br />
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I've always wanted a Pre-Heresy Death Guard army, all the way back to when I read the original 6 line fluff in Space Marine around the seizure of the frigate Eisenstein (the was about may 1990.......). However previous attempts have never really met my expectations (and certainly won't be posted here). <br />
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Following Forgeworld's recommend approach to painting Death Guard didn't really work for me either (but it did make me swear like a very cross sailor for about 30 minutes). So instead I've followed my own, oil paint and make-it-up-as-I-go-along approach.<br />
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Which I'm much happier with generally. However I have found a few things that I'm less keen on. The use of Warplock Bronze was a mistake. The paint separates into two distinct colours and is a nightmare to work-with.<br />
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I applied a thinned wash of Sepia first. I won't bother with it next time - instead I'll just use Oil Paints and a white undercoat.<br />
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I may have previously mentioned that I dislike painting Standard Bearers. I dislike it... a lot. However this particular miniature has been knocking about on my painting desk for several weeks and no amount how much I pretended otherwise, I needed to finish him.<br />
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So I gritted my teeth and got on with it.<br />
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The main problem I have with Banner Bearers in general is the amount of flat space that you've got to work with. I always struggle to free-hand paint a large flat surface with a decent design and just painting the whole thing the same colour as the person holding it seems just lazy.<br />
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However while ruminating over the problem the other evening (and listening to the excellent False Gods Audio Book), the thought struck me that at the time of the Heresy, the banners might have been much less ornate (in part due to the austere nature of the Imperial Fists and in part due to the less anachronistic nature of the time). Therefore I could possibly just use a couple of Forgeworld transfers and cross my fingers.<br />
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So I did.<br />
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I'm not going to win any prizes for it but it looks suitably grubby and worn while not looking completely out of place with the rest of the astartes I've been painting. So I'm happy... ish.<br />
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