Wings of End

Yesway - almost there now.
Got all the major colors done now, might need a few touch ups on the robe, whence I get a chance to check it out in proper daylight. A part from that it's now detail time - eyes, lights, OSL - and of cause a couple of secret add ons - I really hope will kick some action and life into the model.
I apologise for the picture quality, but I was using my phonecam in the early morning light.

A fine dress

Started adding the basecolor to the robe. Really starting to get a feel of how the finished mini will turn out now.

Skin of the Scion

Finished painting the skin of the model. I went for a unhealthy greyish tone, achieved by mixing various shades of grey into the fleshcolor. For the last highlight I added a hint of yellow, and finished by adding a wash of watered down GW Nurgling green. Details around the flesh/metal areas were done using reddish and purple washes.
The white-balance is slightly off as I were using the camera in my phone, but the overall appearance is all right. More color true pictures will appear at a later date.

Base colors

A small update on the painting of my Omniscion. Metals have been worked over and base colors added to most areas. Had to redo a bit on the conversion beamer, since I wasn't really happy with the result. But the second try was much better.

Xenos Biology 1.01

A good friend and one of my oldest gaming buddies, who I unfortunately don't see as often as I would like, paid a visit the other day. With him he brought a bunch of beautifully painted nids from Space Hulk. 

Last time he visited we played a game, and decided to paint up the minis. He would, as he has an entire superbly painted nid army, paint the nids - and I was to paint the termies. Well I guess we can agree, you haven't seen many termies here, so that much for my end of the bargain. Luckily he faired much better. The nids have been painted in the colors of his army, and they do look really cool. Check out some more pictures of his minis here: Gallery with Nids and other cool things

Will they just be for Space Hulk - or are we looking at some Magus' forbitten biology project? Release the Hounds................

Game night

I had one of my rather rare games of 40K last night - actually my first game with the 6ed. rules. Also my first game with my AdMech force. Liked how the new rules worked, though there was a lot to keep track of with both a new rulebook and a new codex. The enemy was CSM. Also liked how the force performed in battle, lot more durable than I anticipated, and again some units fell much more easy than I expected. All in all it seemed pretty well balanced, so now it's just a question of getting some experience and figure out the best combo of troops. The game ended in draw btw.

Think the battlefield works pretty well too, need to finish the last couple of terrain pieces I've already bought, and then add a bit more 3D.

Cityblocks

A while ago I made a couple of "blocks" to add some depth to our battlefield. Only basic shapes, but I had a few ideas on how to improve them, make them more colorful and interesting. The biggest one had warped some in the drying process and I also needed to correct that. With some - I mean it was all about right for a spacemarine skatepark. I made a cut down the middle, straightened it out as good as I could and filled the gap with PVA glue. I then added some support on the sides in the form of a couple of panels and hid the cut with some rusted metal. Looks quite good, and it did take care of the worst of the warping. Not quite there yet, but that will have to do for now.

A Bridge too Far

Been working on a Tecnobridge from Pegasus Hobbies for the last couple of days. Really need to play more games, as it seem my productivity goes up several levels everytime a game night is approaching.
As the last couple of terrain pieces, I've been experimenting with different weathering techniques - rust in so many ways.......
Brilliant model by the way, easy to assemble and only a few mouldlines. When I bought it I also got a small Gothic building, looking forward to put that together too.

First Dabs of Paint

Well not much to add really just a PIP picture.

Water Purification Tower

A bit more terrain done. Water coolers, Air purification, Power Station - don't really know. Love the Pieces though and spend way too much time on them. They will look good on the battlefield though and add a bit of color. They might also be a good objective. Cannot remember who the manufacturer is?


Basecolored: GW Averland Sunset

Drybrushed: GW Kommando Khaki

Sponged: GW Skavenblight Dinge

Metals painted and metal chipping added to some of the sponged areas:

Rust added:

Wash of thinned brow pigment: