tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71245417949670570432024-03-13T12:46:13.692-07:00Zub's Miniature Painting BlogRandom musings and sporadic updates following my painting exploits.Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03331612216750234482noreply@blogger.comBlogger221125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7124541794967057043.post-68279807366125191522014-06-23T12:51:00.000-07:002014-06-23T12:53:18.409-07:00Ansgar the Staller - The FacePretty happy with my first attempt at this scale. I feel it still needs some tinkering done but overall pretty good!<br />
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My first use of Vallejo paints as well. Love those dropper bottles!<br />
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<br />Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03331612216750234482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7124541794967057043.post-40309943515995396962014-06-21T07:37:00.000-07:002014-06-21T07:37:28.605-07:00Ansgar the Staller - The eyesAfter doing a bit of research and watching/reading some tutorials on the web I had a bash at painting his eyes.<br />
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I am extremely happy with my first attempt at eyes on this scale. My first attempt at doing decent eyes on any scale really.<br />
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<li>Don't use white as the base coat, a bone colour or similar is best.</li>
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<li>Do use black for the whole pupil.</li>
<li>Paint over this with e.g. black or blue, then paint back in a pupil, I'm assuming darker colours of eyes are easier.</li>
<li>A little touch of pure white as a reflection works as well.</li>
<li>Do paint in the parts where the eyelid meets the eye. Brown for the bottom eyelid and black for the top.</li>
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Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03331612216750234482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7124541794967057043.post-74237708253571780402014-06-14T15:06:00.000-07:002014-06-14T15:06:47.497-07:00Notes on painting skinA collection of stuff I have found on painting skin.<br />
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<a href="http://massivevoodoo.blogspot.co.uk/2009/11/tutorial-human-skin.html">http://massivevoodoo.blogspot.co.uk/2009/11/tutorial-human-skin.html</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.skankgame.com/Painting101.html">http://www.skankgame.com/Painting101.html</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.madponies.net/flesh.html">http://www.madponies.net/flesh.html</a><br />
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Will hopefully put some of this to use soon :)<br />
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<br />Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03331612216750234482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7124541794967057043.post-78031649433396065812014-06-09T12:37:00.000-07:002014-06-23T12:54:45.281-07:00Extra notes, painting red/thinning paintsHow to thin acrylic paints: <a href="http://www.reapermini.com/Thecraft/15">http://www.reapermini.com/Thecraft/15</a><br />
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painting red: <a href="http://www.necrotales.com/necroTutorials/tut_paintingRedf.php">http://www.necrotales.com/necroTutorials/tut_paintingRedf.php</a><br />
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<br />Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03331612216750234482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7124541794967057043.post-52799132085786823112014-06-02T14:43:00.000-07:002014-06-09T12:28:59.488-07:00Ansgar the Staller - More noteseye tutorial/leather tutorial/more faces: <a href="http://www.planetfigure.com/pages/articles/">http://www.planetfigure.com/pages/articles/</a><br />
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another leather textures tutorial: <a href="http://twistedbrushes.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/textures-leather.html">http://twistedbrushes.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/textures-leather.html</a><br />
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<br />Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03331612216750234482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7124541794967057043.post-79564532817149821812014-05-31T08:52:00.000-07:002014-05-31T08:54:23.642-07:00Saxon Standard bearer 1:10 bust "Ansgar the Staller" NotesProject name: Ansgar the Staller.<br />
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"...the case of Ansgar the Staller, who was one of the richest men in England below the rank of Earl. Ansgar seem to have fought at Hastings (he may, indeed, have been Harold's standard-bearer)..." p278 Marc Morris: The Norman Conquest.*<br />
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*sources: Waltham Chronicle, ed. Watkins and Chibnall, 15, 35; Carmen, 40-3; Clarke, English Nobility, 154; Fleming, Kings and Lords, 171.<br />
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I think it's only fitting that he is quite portly considering he position in society at the time.<br />
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painting a bust 1:10 scale: <a href="http://www.elgrecominiatures.co.uk/contents/en-uk/d133.html">http://www.elgrecominiatures.co.uk/contents/en-uk/d133.html</a><br />
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cool tutorial: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toqZmv-SKGo">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toqZmv-SKGo</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f57AATdMruE">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f57AATdMruE</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKkMavn-W5c">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKkMavn-W5c</a> second link covers eyes....<br />
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<br />Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03331612216750234482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7124541794967057043.post-58046327523190178532014-05-31T08:14:00.001-07:002014-06-23T12:55:21.199-07:00MJ Miniatures Saxon Standard Bearer 1066 10:1 BustHey,<br />
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My next project is going to be a big step, a 10:1 bust... I have been meaning to get in to these for a very long time as it allows me to do what I do best (take ages over one miniature) but the return in the time investment should be a lot more obvious on a big miniature like this.<br />
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The model itself is from a Korean sculptor called Man-Jin Kim, A good supplier is SK Miniatures: <a href="http://www.skminiatures.co.uk/#/mj-miniatures/4579191740">http://www.skminiatures.co.uk/#/mj-miniatures/4579191740</a> is the description page for MJ Miniatures and the main page is <a href="http://www.skminiatures.co.uk/">http://www.skminiatures.co.uk</a> this website has a huge range of awesome busts for sale.<br />
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His ebay store appears to be <a href="http://stores.ebay.co.uk/steve-k-miniatures?_trksid=p2047675.l2563">http://stores.ebay.co.uk/steve-k-miniatures?_trksid=p2047675.l2563</a> (this is where I bought my bust)<br />
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Anyway to the item in hand, it is a lot bigger than I expected even though I read the size many times...Nice creamy white resin and is very sharp with almost zero mould lines. There are some but these are mostly covered by the shield and can obviously be sanded down.<br />
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There are tabs from the resin injection but are all in sensible places, I won't lie there is some construction and tidying to be done but it's only what you would expect from a lump of resin this size.<br />
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You also need to drill a hole though his hand in order to slide the standard pole in to it, which is slightly scary but I am sure I will manage :)<br />
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Some close up shots are required as the web does't seem to have any! I hope this blog finds its way to someone looking to purchase this bust.<br />
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To the pics....<br />
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crips detail in the helmet</div>
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The shield is really big, and crisp!</div>
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trailing banner, so nice, pictures don't do it justice</div>
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<br />Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03331612216750234482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7124541794967057043.post-75059254454659001652014-05-31T07:49:00.000-07:002014-06-23T12:55:38.126-07:00Nurgle Lord finishedManaged to get this guy finished recently. Not quite how I imagined him to look like when I started but still happy with it.<br />
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Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03331612216750234482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7124541794967057043.post-53330807713529591722013-07-06T14:14:00.001-07:002013-07-06T14:14:59.606-07:00Nurgle lord - More base coatingHi there,<br />
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Did a bit more base coat work. Mixed some green into the tin bitz base. Probably not enough green but it's cool. All good.<br />
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Another layer on the skin as well. Happy so far :)<br />
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Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03331612216750234482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7124541794967057043.post-65133056607209054622013-07-01T15:51:00.003-07:002013-07-01T15:51:19.614-07:00Nurgle Lord - basecoat Evening,<br />
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work has finally started on my next model.<br />
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The Nurgle Lord... extremely popular model this - everyone seems to be painting it.<br />
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I have started with a basecoat of Gretchin green. 1:1 with water and doing a couple of layers. I am attempting to not make his skin green... Seems strange when my basecoat is green.<br />
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I do have a plan of sorts though. As you see him below, the darkest areas are about as "greeny-dark" as he is going to get. I plan to highlight up through rotting flesh and bleached bone then use some red/purple/pink washes - just really thin ones - to pick things out.<br />
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I think this will be a trial and error job though and determined I am not going to allow it to turn into a time sink with millions of layers of colour.<br />
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He should end up being a very pallid rotting flesh colour with bruising around the skin and gory red details.<br />
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Probably going to go a more metallic - verdigris design rather than straight up green which some people do. Like a scabby power armour. I've always liked metallic paints.<br />
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A couple of pictures below. One of the basecoat in progress and the other is of my notes and colour choice.<br />
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I nearly went down the route of doing a much more human looking flesh but couldn't bring myself to do it.<br />
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<br />Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03331612216750234482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7124541794967057043.post-10039227435674843042013-06-17T15:03:00.001-07:002013-06-17T15:04:51.066-07:00My Arms hurt...Had a good stab at checking all my paints. added water when necessary and putting in my little mixer balls if there was not already one present oh and shaking... a lot.... All of the paints have held up really well. Games Workshop must really be making some progress with the paints. I am sure they would have dried up a bit in this length of time in the past.<br />
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I have a fair few paints as you can see in the picture below :)<br />
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Going to take an inventory of all my stuff. I forgot I have a whole drawer full of modelling stuff I had half forgotten about.<br />
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I find it a bit funny that people have totally different opinions on my stuff to my own. Someone said Marneus Calgar was my best work... I'm really not sure if he is overall, I like the base and very happy with the job overall just not sure it is my best work!<br />
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<li>put the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warhammer_Ancient_Battles">Warmaster Ancient</a> stuff away.</li>
<li>Move back to single miniature projects.</li>
<li>try and do a painting schedule so I can keep it regular. The new job isn't so consistent as the old one....</li>
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Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03331612216750234482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7124541794967057043.post-49775224574562773552013-02-25T10:49:00.001-08:002013-02-25T10:49:54.586-08:00Taking a wee breakWaaah - work so busy at the minute I am not getting anything done.<br />
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Will be back soon I promise!!!!!!Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03331612216750234482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7124541794967057043.post-108127054805757192013-02-12T14:19:00.001-08:002013-02-12T14:19:27.028-08:00Magister Militum Historical 10mm (Norse & Saxon)Evening,<br />
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I have been working away on a set of warmaster high elves and I can see I am getting pretty damn bored already.<br />
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I swear if one more spear comes off I will chuck them all in the bin!<br />
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Some progress pics below but once I have finished this "plank" I will be moving on to my ancients and the Nurgle champion... Which you may remember I bought a while back.<br />
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Some progress pics of the elves are below as well as some packet shots of my two historical armies. They use the Warmaster Ancient ruleset and are worth 1000, points each. (rough army setup diagram included :) )<br />
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<br />Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03331612216750234482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7124541794967057043.post-31845392929267127582013-02-09T14:14:00.001-08:002013-02-09T14:14:55.018-08:00Marneus Augustus Calgar - CompletedHello there,<br />
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completed the base work on marneus calgar! water effects and crushed glass..... (mixed together for first layer in first two pics.... then dusted on top for second two...)<br />
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Next project is the Warmaster Army!<br />
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I have also taken delivery of a couple of 10mm armies :)<br />
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I need to take a fair few photographs first though..........<br />
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<br />Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03331612216750234482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7124541794967057043.post-24067996206193956892013-02-02T02:35:00.000-08:002013-02-02T02:35:00.112-08:00Warmaster High Elves test paint completed - Marneus base workI have completed a test paint on the high elves. Looking good actually, I wont be bothering painting them all black...<br />
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Also did some work on the base for marneus Calgar, quite happy with the blue ice look :) Some gloss varnish over the top as well. Just need some crushed glass over the top!<br />
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Oh did some white edge highlights on his armour as well.<br />
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<br />Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03331612216750234482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7124541794967057043.post-43281637808355708282013-01-31T15:45:00.002-08:002013-01-31T15:51:32.820-08:00Warmaster High Elves test painting.Still not sold on the white undercoat, even with the black wash it is still acting a bit meh, metal on white just isn't adding up.<br />
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I'd need to think about washing the metal and that is a PITA. Oh and you need to cover up residual white so that means painting the staffs brown... doesn't seem like much but with the amount you need to paint in warmaster it sure as hell adds up.<br />
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Although reviewing the pics it does help keep the whites bright and the blue edging/gloves quite vibrant... it's just the metal that is annoying me.... 65% keep as is..... 35% change to black is my current thinking..............<br />
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Some pictures below but its looking like I might grab some time with my spray can at the weekend....grr.<br />
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Gotta find a balance of JFDI and something I am super happy with, my massive painting backlog (not including stuff on the way) should be enough for me to JFDI ! :)<br />
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still to do on them:<br />
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<br />Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03331612216750234482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7124541794967057043.post-43584195756272454092013-01-29T15:29:00.000-08:002013-01-29T15:30:29.329-08:00marneus Calgar, hair, metal, armour, leather part 2<br />
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some more updates. all the below points have now been done since last update. He is complete except the base.</div>
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I am starting with ice blue then highlighting that up by adding white. Then I'll be using my crushed glass mixed with water effects. then a quick dust of crushed glass.... contrasting black base.<br />
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As with all projects, I am freaking desperate to get it finished to move on to the next thing :D </div>
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<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">make the black black then highlight.</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">highlight the green areas.</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">hair highlights.</li>
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Marneus Is getting very close to completion.<br />
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todays done list:<br />
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<li>hair basecoat</li>
<li>armour highlighted and completed.</li>
<li>metal basecoated.</li>
<li>leather completed.</li>
<li>details made white.</li>
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to do:</div>
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<li>skin highlights</li>
<li>gold highlights</li>
<li>make the black black then highlight.</li>
<li>highlight the green areas.</li>
<li>hair highlights.</li>
<li>eyepiece.</li>
<li>BASE (looking forward to this.)</li>
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Oh and I have got a High Elves Warmaster army. I count it as a fair bit over 1.000 points.</div>
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<li>3 units spearmen</li>
<li>3 units archers</li>
<li>1 unit chariots</li>
<li>1 unit bolt throwers</li>
<li>silver helms</li>
<li>the other cavalry</li>
<li>general on dragon</li>
<li>general on giant eagle</li>
<li>general</li>
<li>wizard</li>
<li>hero</li>
<li>10 casualty markers.</li>
<li>the rulebook</li>
<li>giant eagles...</li>
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think thats about it... and for 40 quid!! </div>
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I have started work on the spearmen... The previous owner has used a white base coat.... I don;t really like this but I dont seem to get any daylight hours to paint very often. </div>
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The compromise is to black wash the miniatures then paint. It might end up working really well as it adds shading and depth but doesnt dull the colours too much.....</div>
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It is finally done. Colours involved: black, blazing orange, blood red and scab red.<br />
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<br />Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03331612216750234482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7124541794967057043.post-7893594503467123202013-01-22T14:39:00.001-08:002013-01-22T14:40:19.286-08:00Marneus Calgar Cont'd... Plus basing materialsGood evening,<br />
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Work continues apace (kinda) on Marneus.<br />
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I have used a leather colour on the strips that hold the ultramarines symbols around his waist. Added in some green details, I decided on that colour for the tassels to go with the green detailing on the shoulder pads.<br />
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Yeah...tassels... I know, not very butch.. meh.<br />
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Also washed that brown colour with agrax earthshade and detailed some more gold on the sword and shaded with the same.<br />
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A blue wash has been added to the white details as well.<br />
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Getting near to the point where I can no longer put off starting to highlight the cloak and armour. Once that is done things will really fall into place.<br />
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I also took delivery of my big basing materials pack which I snagged from eBay. I will let the pictures speak for themselves. I think it is 21+ bags of different gubbins.<br />
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Some of the stuff looks the same but it is just a similar shade really.<br />
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Bonus picture of my basing materials drawer... I have a prep/paint additives drawer and two little paint drawers :D<br />
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<br />Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03331612216750234482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7124541794967057043.post-59623695852628322572013-01-21T15:49:00.000-08:002013-01-21T15:51:01.677-08:00200TH POST!!! | Marneus Calgar... green/white details, blacking out etc...Welcome to my 200th blog post. that's approximately 0.005 of a post per day for a couple of years lol.<br />
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It contains some more work on Marneus Calgar,<br />
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<li>Skin wash - Ratskin flesh and reikland flesh shade are ideal for the skin. Probably the best colours I have used ever for skin... famous last words...</li>
<li>blacking out metal details... exciting stuff...... still makes the model look a bit sharper and more complete.</li>
<li>white details - hate doing these, quite a few layers of progressively thinned paint till it covers. :)</li>
<li>green details - couple of wreathes, one on his shoulder pad and one on is shin.</li>
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The wash has brought down the shine from the gold (thank God) I don't want to muck around with the nice matte finish too much if I can help it. </div>
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Anyway coming together nicely I just cant wait to get the armour and cloak highlighted then we will really be cooking with gas. Should be some time for some painting as well.</div>
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Oh and a package arrived... I think it is my massive basing materials pack! Wait 'till you see the state of this! bargain!</div>
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Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03331612216750234482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7124541794967057043.post-80429641375798748352013-01-20T13:29:00.000-08:002013-01-20T13:29:11.932-08:00Marneus Calgar & Tomb King Skin & GoldSlight design change on the blog, I really like the tag cloud :) which didn't show on the old magazine type design.<br />
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I have done some work on Marneus today, and put together my tomb king.<br />
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His face has been base coated, I think ratskin flesh basecoat looks amazing. The snakebite leather has been covered with shining gold, this will then be washed with sepia and highlighted with a combination of burnished gold and mythril silver.<br />
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So far: happy :) and the tomb king was only £3.50!<br />
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...loving my new palette!!<br />
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<br />Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03331612216750234482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7124541794967057043.post-65277537664356385232013-01-17T15:56:00.002-08:002013-01-17T15:57:59.577-08:00My miniature display case | iPhone 5 panoramaI have taken a couple of pictures trying to get a panorama view of my miniature display case...<br />
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It hasn't turned out all that great if I am honest... I need more practice at holding my hand steady!! Yeah I know my reflection is in it as well, also please ignore the bedclothes, random bit of driftwood, crap PC games and RJ45 cable.....<br />
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A depressing view of my lack of painting.<br />
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<br />Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03331612216750234482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7124541794967057043.post-12694063777282069932013-01-17T15:46:00.000-08:002013-01-17T15:46:15.734-08:00New purchases and the White Dwarf 30th Anniversary miniatureAnother little update.<br />
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I have been up late tonight getting through my backlog of miniature assembly (probably procrastinating from painting again...)<br />
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Anyway I think I have assembled everything I have so far except the tyranid, which I am going to have to convert using the plastic hive tyrant legs pictured below. The seller sent a metal OOP set instead but once I brought it to their attention they sent out the correct legs free of charge, so now I have both!<br />
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Some other purchases have arrived... namely a couple of snazzy new plastic palettes, a rather nice finecast dwarf standard bearer (look at how crisp that finecast is and a set of five corks.<br />
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I plan to either use the corks to mount miniatures on when priming/painting or to break up for scenery or maybe dig chunks out once a completed mini is attached for a rocky base... or to give a cutaway effect...<br />
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... all eBay specials!<br />
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When it comes to some actual work... I have already mentioned putting together a lot of stuff. I completed both Kingdom Death miniatures and they are pictured below. Also put the giant on his base and completed the 30th anniversary model. I now remember why I bought it, so damn cool!!<br />
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