27/10/2014

Mandatory mid-season prequel episode (Gallery post)

Well, it's been hectic the last couple of week.... months now. Who knew school to be such a drain on the way more important hobby time? Well, I kind of do due to experience but a painting schedule has at the very least been set for the future. An hour a day keeps the doctor away!

Today we will go back in time with a new feature, Gallery post. These blogs will be collections of pictures or completed projects. First up will be my Games Workshop Grey Knights** army from the olden days of some years ago. I used this army to teach myself a load of new techniques and to be fair it's not that well painted when it comes to the masses of infantry. However, it can be good to look back on what came before so that one can see improvement.

Ah well, end of rambling, time for some pictures!

Storm Raven and Space Marine Rhino

Space Marine Rhino, Dreadnought and Castellan Crowe 

Grey Knight Dreadknights

Razorbacks and Land Raider

Grey Knight Infantry

Grey Knight Infantry, Techmarine and Brother-Captain Stern

Well, an army for a previous edition of Warhammer 40000. Well, most of an army since we only played at this points level. Stay tuned for future Gallery Posts. Oh, and regular posts. I got something in the works!



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17/06/2014

A (tiny) taste of things to come

Yet another small update. I must say, actually just sitting down long enough to paint when having NOTHING to do is quite a lot harder than I ever imagined. Inspired now though, in tome for going on a trip for nigh on a week. This blog will just be a teaser of the two projects I'm working on right now, nothing much really.

Let's start out with an elf I posted last time. Elara, of Kickstarter and soon regular Privateer Press release fame (albeit with a different sculpt). She's just gotten some base colours blocked out, the base has gotten a tad more time, for some reason.

Still looking badass on a Flame Belcher

Second project. Tristan Durant, also of similar fame of above elf.. Well, slightly miscast and me liking the regular sculpt a tad more makes him "go epic" and become a decent Warcaster instead of just an initiate. Yeah, it was a given. Time to turn him into High Exemplar Kreoss. A fair amount of sculpting might just be needed here.

Adjust that thousand dollar smile and behold the creation of man -Refused
(Would be better with "Creator of Man" but...whatever)

More work on these tomorrow as I got most of a day to spare. Well, now that I have written that down I have most probably jinxed it all....


...Never turn your back on your desk.

//Nevindar



02/06/2014

Interbloggum 2

This will be yet another mainly text update. Somehow all the images managed to disappear from my previous posts. This...Might or might not have been a bit of user error but I'm in the process of restoring them over the next couple of days or so.

Now, on to something a lot more fun. Games & Gear Paint Day 2014 (event can be found on Facebook). A lovely excuse to paint and the event got simple enough rules. Paint, just paint. Painting with MenothJohn* had a livestream during day one of the Paint Day (which takes place every Sunday in June) and I even managed to (after some trademark technical difficulties) get some air-time on the stream. For better or worse...

This will be a good start getting me back into painting after this hiatus due to school. On the other hand, I did manage to graduate so.. Silver lining and all that.

Another thing. A new blogpost is in the works, this time I am going for two of the backer minis for the Warmachine: Tactics kickstarter. Elara and Tristan. Stay tuned!

Elara, Tyro of the Third Chamber and Jumper of Random Flame Belchers found on the ground (way early WIP)


Until next time!

 *Painting with MenothJohn is live most Sundays at 6.30pm or so Central time (Can't say what that would be in Metric time...) at http://www.twitch.tv/menothjohn 

02/05/2014

Roundears, roundears everywhere...

..but that can be taken care of.

First blogpost in five months and a day. The intention after my previous post was to increase the number of updates, not take a hiatus for this long a time. Ah well, life happened. And when I say life I really mean school. Thankfully graduation day is coming up, the amount of time spent on schoolwork this semester have been a bit much.

A trip to the games store with a goal to buy one bottle of paint and some sleeves for my High Command cards later netted me some decent reinforcements for my Retribution of Scyrah. Curse that timely restock of Privateer Press miniatures.

Issyria, Sybil of Dawn
Lord Arcanist Ossyan
Houseguard Thane
2 packages of sleeves
and last and perhaps the least... Not the bottle of paint I was planning to buy, but a completely different one.

I guess it's time to pick up the tools of the trade again and put some paint on metal. Hopefully an update sooner rather than later will be posted.

//Nevindar

01/01/2014

"Summer" Bo(a)redom 3: The Reckoning - Part 2 - The End

Here we are at last, the epic conclusion to the tale of creation. I do suppose the title should read "Winter" by this point. Sadly we are lacking said winter this year, it being more akin to a damp October outside than a proper, chilly January.

New year, new blogpost.
This one has been long in the making. After I went through that short, one month or so of illness late summer/early autumn last year (feels odd to write last year at this early in 2014), I had scarcely any time to spare for hobby projects. Missing about a month of classes and assignments in several courses, then later having to work at least at double speed when getting better was a lot of effort. Who knew? Well, enough about that and on to the main event of the evening. The grand finale of the ground work: "Summer" Bo(a)redom 3: The Reckoning - Part 2 - The End! (This might be a long one).

Ending a project requires delicate touches in combination with hard work. Handcrafting and long hours are required. Thankfully the photographs will be somewhat better. Better camera and, as one probably can figure out by this picture, NOT me taking said photographs.

Yes, I do kind of look like a Trollkin with a beaver on my head in this picture.

Next up is another shot from above, more or less. The square, the river and bridge and parts of the road and soggy ground.



Here is a close up of the square. All painted up and with a symbol not even moss wants to touch. Is this place really that far gone?


There are plans for this square, but that is for another time.


River goes in....


River comes out. The reeds are brush hairs from cheap brushes used for wall painting (or in this case, cut off to make slightly larger drybrushes). The bridge is an old belt buckle, think I mentioned that in an earlier post.



Detailed picture of the well for the stream going to the swampy bit on the board. Looks muddy enough for me, at least.




Finally, at the swampy bit in question. Watery areas will not come into effect as Shallow Water (Unless it benefits me, of course (note: joke, probably)).



And now, just to give some perspective to the board, some Action Shots*.

Papers, Please

Stuff it Rez, Me and Rahn is chilling over here with some coffee


So, that concludes this "Summer's" work. Hopefully I will be able to finish other projects sooner rather than later (Even though I probably just jinxed that). Spoliling a New Year's resolution here as well: I aim to play more games, and utilise this table!

*Action Shots not of actual Gameplay, only staged for artistic purposes. For now