Crazy times we live in and it's hard to keep high spirits when there are even more depressing news daily than usual and when shelves at your local store look like that...
I highly recommend watching this TED talk as it's the most comprehensive take on the whole situation I've seen so far:
Painting is one of the ways to keep your mind focused on more pleasant things. I've recently finished my first WFB miniature in a long time - Lord of Blights. I painted it following Darren Latham's excellent youtube tutorials. Speaking o which, make sure to check it out as all the videos will be pulled down in May.
I've also started working on Euripides' set for my own Malifaux collection. So far only a start with some skin tone experimentation
Dear Lord it's been a while since I've been here. I guess trying to make it as a lawyer does that to you :)
I'm pleased to report that (finally) I have some time to make up with brushes and paints and try to paint something again :D
For now I'll leave you with old, but still nice, pics of Ultramarines Terminators Batch, that I've finished about a year ago (has it been so long!?) but didn't have time to post them here. So...here you go I hope you enjoy them.
On that note, I'd like to share some epic music I discovered (pretty late I guess):
Until next post ! (which will happen sooner than next year I hope :) )
Time to clean up the hobby backlog. This time I'll show pics of a mini I painted for the last part of the Iron Painter Painting contest organized by Wyrd Games. The theme was "LAST ONE STANDIING".
Warhammer 40k Web Exclusive Space Marine Sergeant was a mini that GW added as a bonus to big orders once it's launched the online store for Poland. I'd had this mini for a while and I thought that this might be a good opportunity to paint it.
It's actually the second SM mini I've ever painted. I think that SM look best when airbrushed and highlighted smoothly to bright, vivid colors. Still, my style of painting is different so I thought I'd give this one a go with more battle-worn look.
I've started as usual with main parts of mini , which in this case is armor. Only difference is that this time I decided to use airbrush to do whole thing. I must say that I'm really pleased with the effect. Of course there are some parts that are in need of remaking and I think that I should take now some dark colours like Regal Blue to emphasis shades even more but in the end...4-5 h of painting instead of two weeks.
Who wouldn't like that deal, plus transitions are far smoother than any I could create with standard brush. Now to finishing touches on armor like creating shades on plates and in deepest parts which couldn't be done with airbrush. I must say that it would be shame to damage those pieces with scratches and rust but all in all that's what's supposed to be done to them so It's not my call :) I'm sure that they will look amazing. Also I must decide which parts will be repainted as metal plates, I think I'll choose them randomly for each model to add some more personal feel to it. Also squad and individual numbers will be given to each one to customise them even more (as usual). In the end it has been very, very productive day. I leave the results up to your judgment. As always any comments and critisism is deeply apprecieted.
And for music corner (yep our little tradition), music piece by Kaisers Orchestra , very dark and full of climax, and with history that's really adequate. I'm posting live version since it's a lot better plus mentioned background of that composition is explained. I think it suits Terminators theme very well.
Two days ago I submitted some pics of Terminator squad. As we all know what's a unit without a leader. Now it's time to present 3 Sergeants for each equippment variant, so we have one with Power Claws, one with Thunder Hammer and one with Storm Bolter and Power Sword. In my opinion the best is the one with Thunder Hammer, really badass looks reminds me of Chapter Master ;) But it's up to you to decide which, if any, you like the most.
Some energetic music piece that accompanied me during assembling those bad boys , it's Polish band , hot debeut of 2011 ;)
Guess I should start my newest post as almost each and everyone so far this year...but I won't ;) Though truth be said I finally managed to steal some time to reintroduce myself to paints and brushes. My newest project is revolving around 40k (suprising heh? :) ). Up on the agenda are three sets of Space Marines Terminators: Assault Team with Power Claws, Assult Team with Thunder Hammers and plain old Squad with Storm Bolters each squad in power of 10. Idea is to achieve more machine like look than the usual Space Marines. Hence more plasticard will be involved :) As you can see on attached pictures, even some ripped limbs (so far only one that still needs some cosmetics so it would look more natural, I'm thinking some GS and PE foil should do the trick.
Whole happy family
Gatling Twins
Also I've decided to add some multipart function to some of the fellas. As a result we get squad of 10 Terminators with Storm Bolters and Power Fists that can be equipped just as that or we can do some switiching and have 1:1 ratio of Heavy Flamer and Multicannon, also we can decide to use either one of them in count of 2. Also Two additional Termies have some magnets in top part of Armour in order to allow attachment of Cyclone Missile Launcher systems ;) Pretty usefull I guess. No I just can't wait to lay my brush on them as Terminators are pretty much my favourite mini of 40k universum :)
Caulties of war
Cyclone System focus
And for the finishing touches music piece that should suit climax of such "cheerful" team. (I know for sure Viruk would love this pick ;) )
Finally ! After 3 weeks of wandering around many,many places around I'm allowed back to my aparment. Enough to say that I had summer flat renovation done. As per usual workers had slight delay with it and presented their part of work week later that agreed. Then I had to do some work with wallpapers and electric instalation ;) A little break from working with 28 mm stuff. It was strange to do everything i real size :) I couldn't resist to take some "before" shots of walls in my room. As you can see they are striped naked of everything.
I decided to go with some subtle yet contrast choice of colours. So in GW's nomenclature I've choosen Liche Purple and somewhat of Fortress Gray with couple of borders.
Now to more interesting subject. I'm starting (soon I guess) a 40k project which includes Terinators. Lots and lots of them. There's gonna be 3 squads of them; 10 Assault Termies with Thunder Hammers, 10 with Lightning Claws and 10 Standard Terminators with range weapons. I also bought box of Grey Knights to use parts of that box to mix in with rest and make more customised set of "mech-look' units. I also intend to make some parts from scratch , like artificial limbs for example to enchance mechanical feel of group. Some painting tricks also ought to do their part (more metal parts, some different types of metal). Anyway I hope to get on the way slow and steady ;)
To finish my comback a pice that phonetically relates to my area of expertise for last days ;) Great piece by Offspring (and a bit of my beloved hockey with it :) )
To jump away from Lotr minis I took up delayed project from 40k universum. Last 3 Attack Bikes and Segrant of Ultramarines. It has been long journey with this part of army (vide Land Raiders and Rhinos). Now it's finally over with satysfing effect :)
And Since it's July there's only one piece of music that is suitable ;)
And second Rhino is now finished. I choose a little more damaged version than the first one. Still I like how pigments and scratches worked out, really gives some spirit into the model.
It's time to publish something juicy after my month long absence here :D I've finally finished second Land Raider with which I've been dealing for some time. The longer I've painted the more annoying it became. Fortunately it's gone now :) Also I've made some progress on next Rhino. Thank God for the airbrush, it makes painting those monsters a lot easier.
Also I've tried some different approach on battle damage, you can compare it with previous one. Still I've been holding back on "destroying" those poor suckers :D
Now I'm moving back to Lotr stuff for long, long time. Next on the agenda Warriors of Minas Tirith and Army of Dead.
And music that suits those babies very well. Saxon- Strong arm of the law, because come on... how else Ultramarines can execute law :)
