tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36502472952476340892024-02-02T23:06:13.291+00:00McNeil Miniature ProjectsPainted miniatures from a Scottish Lad looking to improve his technique.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10019129802130821015noreply@blogger.comBlogger74125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650247295247634089.post-28977056085696100192015-12-22T20:17:00.001+00:002015-12-22T20:17:34.700+00:00Devilfish Mk I: Better the Devil you know...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Days fleet past and I am so out of touch with all the wargamming madness, so I reside in my 'Hermit Hole' counting the days in paint pots, brushes and endless University Notes, obviously the former is the far more interesting to talk about. I look forward to rekindling my artistic spirit over this Christmas break. Here, we have my very first Devilfish. Read on to hear my thoughts on this new model and also a small segment on my thoughts of the new Tau...<br />
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Without further ado let us begin with some pictures!<br />
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This absolute monster takes about a week to fully paint (fortunately I did not have to build it, how lucky was that!). Using some frog tape to give the effect of the distinct Tau camouflage you work each stage with each different colour of paint required. Giving this fantastical blocky camo effect.<br />
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As always each piece has to be uniquely marked with the owner's initials with Tau lettering to stop the pesky gamers stealing this standout model. If I do say so myself! ;D<br />
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Even when one is staring down the barrel of it's gun, he cannot but admire the paintmanship! (And yes that is a word - I did not make it up...) Following are some more close ups of the Devilfish:<br />
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One bit of advice I can give for painting a model like this is patience. Just know that 5 minutes of solid work is better than crying into your good work for over an hour because you are too stressed to paint within those fine lines. Take regular breaks and always know when to call it a day. The end result will never be as you imagined it but it will always be close, accept what you have done. I salute anyone who can really pull of this paint scheme and any other camouflage. I am interested to know if any of you have tried this or any other camouflage, what were your highs and lows?</div>
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Now, some of you may have read one of my previous post when I talked about changing some things of the current Tau. And sure enough GW has delivered by some miracle. I have had a quick glance at the new Tau models and I for one love them. The Firewarriors have been given a new lease of life and they will look so cool on the table. I am elated to see this, but slightly annoyed that I will probably never use them as I still have so much to paint! A common woe for us gamers. I have yet to see how the new codex is fairing mind, along with the new rules. Do you have first or second hand experience with the new Tau? Please let me know in the comments below. Next post will hopefully be another Devilfish if I am not mistaken, along with some updates on how I painted it.</div>
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Thanks for reading, I hope you enjoyed and until next time, bye for now!</div>
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Welcome once again to my little blog!<br />
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A theme of lasts seems to be cropping up now as I start to progress through this army, and I continue with the last Broadside. I love to loathe these models, let's be honest they look really cool but they are so impractical, their tiny little legs cannot hold their massive upper bodies. GW seriously needs to get these guys to stop skipping leg day. And to be fair to them, they have. The new Broadside models are so much more practical providing a sturdy base even if they are just plastic. In my opinion it was the best remodel GW has done for a long time. Onto the pictures!<br />
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Again I kept with the theme of 'less is more' when painting this guy. I was quite surprised I managed to get the maroonish colour on the gun. This colour requires a careful mixing of colours. I have managed to find a suitable substitute to GW's 'Red Gore' with Vallejo 'Gorey Red'. (10/10 for imaginative naming eh?). This is a nice deep red that when mixed with the GW 'Kantor Blue' and 'Rhinox Hide' gives this cool colour. Try to keep it 2:1:1, Red:blue:brown, but ultimately it will be your instinct and key artistic eye that will determine whether or not you get it. For one must always remain modest with these things ;D<br />
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As always when painting it's nice to show off every now and again, so for the Plasma Guns I decided to give them some markings to indicate what they were, just in case we forget... Little touches like that really makes the models stand out on the table and stops you from going insane when all you see are the same 3 colours slapped on the model.</div>
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And of course Vogue is making a debut into the Tau fluff so Mr Broadside wanted me to capture his 'best side' to get within a shout of making the front cover. I don't know if he will make it, he has quite a pasty complexion and is as stiff as a robot...<br />
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Away from the Dad jokes, thank you for reading! As always feedback is welcome in the comments as I am still learning! I don't know when I will next get to post but hopefully it will be soon, and until next time, bye for now!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10019129802130821015noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650247295247634089.post-83403592844021631212015-09-09T10:08:00.001+01:002015-09-09T10:08:55.430+01:00Firewarrior Squad IV: Posing for the camera!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A relatively quick post to showcase the full Squad IV of Firewarriors. Some close ups to follow after the break!<br />
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As you can see from these close ups I have toned down the amount of additional detail I was putting into them compared to the previous ones. I learned that less is actually more, as long as the less covers the correct areas!<br />
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The one thing I have mastered - if I do say so myself - is how to paint gems and lights etc before I had to really concentrate with a fine tipped brush but now I'm so confident I think I could use a Tank Brush! - maybe not, but one day soon!<br />
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Whoa! That's one big firewarrior! Now you can all really critique it...be merciful! :)<br />
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As I said just a quick post to showcase some close ups. I have so many other models painted but I just need to find the time to take pictures of them. So I have no idea what is coming next. Thanks for checking these guys out, and until next time, bye for now!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10019129802130821015noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650247295247634089.post-41431757151389754352015-09-07T14:00:00.000+01:002015-09-07T14:00:00.629+01:00Filling in the Ranks! Firewarrior Squad IV: Part 2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Once again we find ourselves on the war torn front line of the Tau Empire. As I have heard there are rumours going about for a new Tau codex. I have no idea how pivotal they will be in this codex. From my experience with the current codex a solid Firewarrior line is deadly, but the last time I played 40k was 6th edition so my opinion may be out dated. I have had a blast painting these guys but alas it is my last firewarrior squad for this army. Read on to here what my thoughts are for these models and what could be done for possible new kits in the new codex.<br />
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With the sprue, we have a limited number of characteristic options. What I mean by this is models pointing, shouting or scratching their head. All of the models have no flare, no life. Yes this gives us the modeller and the gamer the chance to modify these models. But most just have enough time to build, paint then play, not cut apart 6 out of 12 models just for a bit of flare.<br />
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I reckon if GW added a bit of dynamism into their basic kits, we as the consumer would be happier to pay the price for their models. Using the new plastic pathfinder as an example, you pay £20 for 13 models, with that kit you can get 3 rail rifles, 3 ion rifles, and a range of the pulse carbines etc but what these models have is dynamism. They have models reloading, resting hands on guns and using binoculars etc This is what GW need to do, put some effort into their models and consumers will put the effort in to buy their models and showcase them more.<br />
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Now with the firewarriors these same poses can easily be adopted and since they make up the most of the army they will look fantastic. Just think if you have 5 squads that is 60 models. If you have to paint and build 60 models EXACTLY the same it will get boring to do and boring to look at. <br />
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However, what I do like about the models is how their simplistic nature can be made to look eccentric. What I mean is that when all the lines and small details are painted and then the models put together they do look fantastic. Which may seem contradictory to my previous statements but this generic Tau scheme adds to making them looking good compared to maybe a custom made one by someone with very little colour knowledge.<br />
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I will post group shots in the next couple of days. I hope that my opinions can make some amount of sense. I would like to know what you guys think, should GW redo the Firewarrior kits to be more dynamic? Is there any other kit you think they should update? Let me know down in the comments and until next time, bye for now!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10019129802130821015noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650247295247634089.post-43013226432240588572015-08-25T19:07:00.000+01:002015-08-25T19:07:22.576+01:00Watch your back! Firewarrior Squad IV reporting for duty!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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What a busy time it has been, I hope you are all keeping well. I have been busy painting, studying and golfing - unfortunately not in that order as a certain 'S' word was taking priority. But I'm back, bolstered and busy with my big ol' battle brush to bring my Tau painting up to date! Read on to see some more shots of this new squad:<br />
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Welcome inside the Page Break! I am very excited to get back into blogging and I will bring you as high quality pictures as I can. Currently I am using my phone's camera and the images seem to turn out well. If any PhotoBuffs are reading this I am welcome to cheap/ budget camera set ups being recommended to me. On to the pictures!<br />
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I slightly changed my technique for painting these guys, it made painting them a lot quicker and easier. By painting the right arm holding the gun separately made those hard to reach areas of the front armour section easier to get to and even the helmet. So too did I paint the Shoulder Pads separately for the same reason. The simplest way I did this was to either superglue or bluetac the arm (since superglue is so brittle it easily snaps off but then you are 'wasting' superglue) to a bit of old spru and attach this to my wooden stick I use to undercoat figures on. Again with the shoulder pads.<br />
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Now as to actually painting the different parts of the model, contrary to the painting guide as seen here: <a href="http://mcneilpaintingprojects.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/how-to-paint-fire-warrior.html" target="_blank">How to paint a Firewarrior</a> ; I painted the fabric with Rhinox Hide, and then continued to use that with a thick wash, (1 part water 3 parts paint), to paint in the lines you see in the armour. Now you have completely missed out the 'lining in' stage.<br />
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Now we get our detail brush out and start to paint the panels of the model with the Skrag Brown - progressing to Tau Ochre - leaving the Rhinox Hide in the grooves. Don't get me wrong, the odd slip will allow the lighter colours to filter in to the grooves but I promise you it saves at least an hour per model when you only need to 'line in' the mistakes. Then once you have the two layers of Tau Ochre continue as per tutorial with highlighting.<br />
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I hope this post finds you well, I would love to see this blog really gain some speed over the next few weeks. Next up I will showcase the second half of this squad, if you have any questions regarding anything I have tried to explain please do not hesitate to ask - it is just my rust showing through the text! And until next time, bye for now!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10019129802130821015noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650247295247634089.post-37957392975551083332015-01-24T20:51:00.001+00:002015-01-24T20:51:38.255+00:00Attempted daylight robbery at Waterloo!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Time to start typing away again for this weeks post. Some weeks ago I was invited to play a fun game of Shako 2 using a massive sand pit - yes that's right a sand pit. It covers the full length of the room and is really spectacular to see. The sand is first moulded into shape - a vigorous process so I'm told - and then flocked with coloured finely ground saw dust. Words cannot convey it's grandure but the pictures to follow will hopefully do it justice!</div>
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So the scenario is fictional - and a true joy to play may I add - but is roughly based around the time of Waterloo. A French convoy is making it's way across the plains but they are carrying some precious cargo of which the Spanish would like very much. My force was to act as the blockade for the ambush that was going to be carried out by my comrades. However the deployment of their forces was random - not necessarily creating the best plan execution. </div>
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On one side was the Spanish - partly controlled by me and another 3 gentlemen. The picture above represents the force I was using - two batteries of artillery a Regiment of Zamora and some Campo Mayor in the farm house at the back.</div>
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One of my hombres' with 4 regiments of infantry and skirmishers and one unit of cavalry with a Commanding Officer. (Please bear with the Spanglish it gets worse I'm afraid!)<br />
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Then the main force came in! Unfortunately it was at the back and therefore did not take part in the battle - at all. No matter how hard we willed them on, the precious cargo offered no motivation to the troops.<br />
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And so we meet our foe. The French contingent.<br />
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The CO of the French.<br />
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The baggage train was about 6 carts long I think and they only needed to get half of them off the board. It was going to be a difficult game.</div>
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Precious fools gold! One the Conquistador wanted for his horde.</div>
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However the French were not alone. The baggage train had allies in a neighbouring village, more importantly another battery of horse artillery and several units of cavalry. These units needed to be activated by a French Officer and they played an important role towards the end of the battle.<br />
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Reinforcements of the Spanish move in to deal with the advancing French. My artillery provided suppressing fire for a good number of turns. Large noises but no damage! Needing fours and rolling threes seemed to be the theme throughout my dice rolling.</div>
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The Spanish wheel to face the advancing French and even with them being so close the Spanish artillery still fail to hit their mark. A change of dice was made here! Confidence is growing in the participating Spanish ranks, they are slowly driving a wedge through the French defence. </div>
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Good things come to those who wait! The Conquistador will be pleased! A partial hit on the unit, dazed the French line, billowing smoke and gun pounder causes confusion within their ranks and the confidence of the Spaniards makes them push on!</div>
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The Campo Mayor observe from the farm house waiting for their time to pounce. Amidst the confusion of the battle a unit of Spanish line move round the back awaiting the inevitable cavalry and baggage cart to pass them by.</div>
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The dazed French line lose sight of all sense and make a last ditch attempt to saves themselves my charging the artillery. However, the steadfast Spanish hold the line and significantly defeat the French in combat. San Miguel all round!!!<br />
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The Spanish fuelled with confidence are guided by their CO to push forward onto the baggage train which diverts its attention towards the advancing Spanish force. The battle is ours - the French lack sufficient numbers to defend their precious cargo!</div>
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With the baggage train otherwise preoccupied the Campo Mayor move in and take the first two carriages and block the others behind the trees! Yet in the fury and lust of battle the Spanish fail to see the mass dust cloud of French Cavalry making their way across the plain to help their comrades. The Spanish form square to brace for their deaths.</div>
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With the some of the baggage train destroyed the Campo Mayor have little time to celebrate as the French Cavalry charge in to avenge their battle brothers. And in one foul swoop of French swords the Campo Mayor were no more - the road was clear - the battle lost.<br />
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Soon after the Campo Mayor went down there was no one left to stop the convoy. The French cavalry charged in behind the Spanish and slayed them where they stood. The remaining Spanish contingent bringing up the rear held off the French but ultimately stayed at a stand still until the convoy with the goods was out of town. A French victory and Spanish loss. Adios luchan hermanos!<br />
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To see a full battle report please gander at :http://servicerationdistributionhobby.blogspot.co.uk/2014/12/jingle-battles-attempted-daylight.html The man who runs the blog is the one who hosted us and owns the massive sand pit for us big kids. Please go over there and show your appreciation for the day was very enjoyable which I hope I have managed to convey in this report!<br />
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I hope you liked this change of pace to the blog, I will try to post mostly on a Sunday unless I'm very productive! Battle reports and not really my forte so criticism is welcome in the comment section!<br />
Next up is more Tau so watch this space! Thanks for Reading and until next time, bye for now!<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10019129802130821015noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650247295247634089.post-56704410992706840062015-01-02T13:07:00.003+00:002015-01-02T19:01:50.315+00:00Something New: A look backHello Folks,<br />
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Another year has come to an end. Despite it being fairly unproductive on my part I have enjoyed the few figures I have painted and slowly but surely I hope to keep up this trend. Instead of declaring my promises for the coming year I'm just going to paint little and often and we'll see what gets done. But for this post I decided to do something a bit different. I have collated the various single shot pictures of my commissioned Tau and put them into a movie with some funky space music for you to enjoy.(Music also known as Alpha Centauri by UFO, I do not own the copyrights for this music and I am using it without permission. All rights are owned by UFO and their labels.) So sit back, relax and enjoy this video.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10019129802130821015noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650247295247634089.post-67623373789752880992014-12-28T20:18:00.002+00:002014-12-29T11:44:48.795+00:00Piranha:HO! HO! Home again, flying fast on a two man open sleigh!<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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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Well Hello once again! Over indulgence of left over mince pies; turkey sandwiches are the treat for lunch; looks like Christmas is well and truly over and I have thoroughly enjoyed the respite. I hope you too have had a wonderful holiday. During my time off I was able to finish my first Tau Piranha, which has acted as the test for the future Tau vehicles. Despite some small hiccups to begin with the overall process ran smoothly. Be sure to see some close ups after the break.</span></div>
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Before I started painting this model I did some research about how to do Tau camouflage, and after five minutes I realised there was not much to it. The main thing I needed was some tape, more importantly painters' tape. I purchased 'Scotch Blue with Edge Lock' tape - side note it's fantastic and fairly inexpensive! </div>
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The first stage was priming the model white, after building it all in one except for the cock pit which was done separately then fitted in. </div>
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The whole model was painted with Skrag Brown, then the shaped tape was put in place, then the model was painted with Deathclaw Brown, again tape was applied, then for the final layer Tau light Ochre was applied. </div>
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Between each stage the paint was given a day to dry completely, once the last layer was painted and left to dry all of the tape was removed.</div>
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Some sections needed to have paint re-applied to them, then after than it was onto the little details of lining in, highlighting and painting in the black, all the easy stuff...ha...<br />
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I made sure each section was crisp, and made sure each top layer had highlights - looking at the codex I just accepted it would be impossible to get the paint that smooth without an airbrush so I tried for sharpness of lines. The under carriage did not matter too much to me for highlighting's sake. The drones were painted separately.<br />
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I had fun doing the console in the cock-pit, I selected nice cold colours and enjoyed making them look shiny and gemmy, - and according to my club members - a bit of showing off!<br />
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Just to prove I painted the under carriage with the camouflage! I am still a bit undecided as to what the piranha will fly on but for the moment he will remain on a flight stand.<br />
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Overall I enjoyed painting this model, it is laborious at the beginning but if you get that stage right the rest will surely fall into place. If I had one tip for this model it is have a steady hand, the last thing you want is colours running about and you having to constantly fix mistakes. Do you know of anyone who has painted their Tau vehicles in such a scheme? If so I'd love to hear about it - feedback appreciated. I have some devilfish sitting in a box who are ready to be painted, they might be subject to a tutorial on this, I'll just need to see how much time I have and also if there is a demand for it.</div>
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Thanks for reading! Next up will be more Tau of the Firewarrior breed - maybe even a battlesuit! Until next time, bye for now! </div>
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Hello Folks,<br />
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Long time no type, eh? Well 2014 has been busy for us all. I would like to re-ignite this blog with a small spark to get it back off of the ground. The starting blocks have been gathering quite a lot of dust but I hope to push off with this post for some regular typified conversations with you lovely folks reading this at home. After the break I'll give you a small insight into what I have been doing and how I hope to get back into gaming over the next few months.<a name='more'></a><br />
So what has been occupying my attention since April. I sat my A-levels and got 5 A's, I went on holiday, and after the summer break I started focusing on my final year studies at school. Applying to universities and such, for which I want to study Law, one university required me to sit an exam, which I sat only just last week. And generally I have become very involved with my school affairs this year - organising Prom, charity events, concerts and fundraisers etc. All in all life has been good but busy and I hope to invest some of my time re-living the blogging life. Has anything changed?<br />
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Moreover, this blog is about my painting and I have some real special snapshots of the finished Vespids. They may be time consuming but they are such lovely models - in my opinion. <br />
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From what I can remember, subtlety would be the word used to describe the painting technique required for painting these models. One must not simply lump and layer the paint on the surface but lightly glaze and slowly build up the defining layers.<br />
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Some dynamic shots to see those patterned pads at the shoulders. I think looking through the photographs to has creatively sparked my mind to think about painting again, I wonder how other painters and modellers get back into the hobby to regain their motivation. I for one will try painting at least an hour a week, that's only ten minutes a day really, to get some paint on the figures instead of dust.<br />
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I am really proud I managed to conquer the vile Vespids, for too long have some gamers spun terrible tales of the Vespids on and off the table, saying how hard they were to build etc and not get much back in return on the table. Something, I hope that changes over the course of my, eh... lifetime...<br />
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I did have some more close ups but I feel I should start off small with my posts and get bigger over time. Let me know what you think about the Vespids either in the comments or by liking the post. If you like my content please feel free to browse any or all of my post. Don't go too far back though, some of those first posts can be embarrassing... <br />
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WHAT'S NEXT?<br />
Thanks for reading! Next up could be a piranha or some saga miniatures. Time to read up on the current events within the gaming community so I don't seem to out of touch.<br />
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It's good to be back.<br />
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The following is a tutorial for painting a Vespid Stingwing in the colour scheme of the normal blue-grey skin tone and Tau'Va sept colours. Please note I am in no way a professional painter and results of this tutorial are going to be to a very high gaming standard (if I don't say so myself :D). If you wish to achieve the same results as I have then look no further and I'll start with the tutorial.<br />
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For this tutorial you will need (approximately):<br />
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<li>White Primer (I use Halfords matt primer)</li>
<li>Thunderhawk Blue (Or dark teal blue)</li>
<li>Dawnstone</li>
<li>Administratum Grey</li>
<li>Foundry Arctic Grey 33B</li>
<li>Foundry Austrian White C (or any med-light white)</li>
<li>Skrag Brown</li>
<li>Tau Light Ochre</li>
<li>Bronzed Flesh (Old GW - Not necessary)</li>
<li>Ungor Flesh</li>
<li>Foundry forest Green 26A (or any dark green)</li>
<li>Foundry Bright Green 25B and 25C (Or any mid - light green)</li>
<li>Golden Griffon (or any gold)</li>
<li>Kantor Blue (or regal Blue for Old GW)</li>
<li>Abaddon Black (or any Black)</li>
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Each stage will contain a separate component to represent the way I paint, this means if you are here for just the skin tone, then that will be separated out in each stage. The picture will be provided before the instructions (please note that pictures will have to be clicked to be enlarged so that you can get a good look at the detail). Thanks and hope this tutorial helps.<br />
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Prep Work: After taking your model off of the sprew, carefully start to file or scrape off the mold lines, watch out for the antenna, they bend but if you move them around too much they break and cannot be glued back on, believe me I tried. I am using metal models not finecast. After you have cleaned up the models it is then time to glue them together with two part Epoxy glue. For those who are unsure, this is a glue that comes in two separate tubes, a resin and a hardener. You want about a 60:40 mix in preference to the resin in only pea sized amounts. If you have too much resin it will not dry, if you have too much hardener it will become brittle. Also use an old plastic cover off of a GW blister pack that used to contain metal minis and a paper clip. DO NOT USE A BRUSH. Also if the glue starts to dry on the mixing surface do not use it as it will not glue properly. If you have any further questions about the glue I use please feel free to ask in the comments section. Oh, and one other thing, DO NOT USE SUPER GLUE!!! It becomes brittle after a few years.<br />
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Priming: the reason we prime our models is to give us a base layer to work off of for the type of colours we are going to use. Black would be used primarily for a darker coloured model like a model with a lot of chainmail etc. Grey and white are interchangeable, used primarily for models with a lighter colour scheme in mind. White undercoat is better for models with a colour scheme with a lot of washes and glazes. Now, after you have a applied your white undercoat, this is what your model should look like:<br />
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1. Heavy Wash: Apply to whole model except gun, however this does not matter, it just helps for later stages. For this stage you want to take your old/used number 4 or 5 Brush. Paint wise, we will use the Citadel Thunderhawk Blue in a 80:20 mix with water in favour of the blue, try and get a thick wash with the same consistency as full fat milk. You may wish to do a second coat if you feel your first try was too watery.<br />
2. Layer Basecoat: Apply a layer of Dawnstone, this will not be watered down as it is our basecoat. Apply to all layers of skin including wings and face.<br />
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3. A second wash of Thunderhawk Blue is added after the basecoat. This should have the same consistency as milk, or a 60:40, Paint:Water ratio. This helps to add areas of shade and fill in any white dots of primer that haven't taken any of the paint so far. Pictures show front and back so that you can get your bearings of what your model should look like at this stage. <br />
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4. Apply First Light Layer: Using Administratum Grey we want to start to distinguish between our light and dark areas. You can either do 2 or 3 layers depending on how shaded you want your model to be. The first picture shows Left Wing = first : Middle = second : Right Wing = third layer of paint.<br />
The final two pictures at the bottom show what the model should look like after the whole model has had a third layer applied. Please notice that the antenna lines have been painted in with a 000 brush, I'm afraid to say this is a must have for this stage, if not then you will need a steady hand with your detail brush. The lines should almost look like a comb, with a line at the top and teeth coming down from the top, leaving the darker Dawnstone in-between.<br />
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5. Now we can start to apply paint to the areas we have ignored before going on to highlight the skin. For this step you want to take your standard brush, about a 2, and paint Skrag Brown onto the armour and the gun casing. Please note that there is an area under the wings that is armour and should be painted now. Before you start fixing any areas you may have gone over you want to take your detail brush, about a 0, and paint the wires and handle of the gun Abaddon black, for reference please see pictures.<br />
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6. Highlighting: Now we start to apply our first highlights to the skin. Using Foundry's Arctic Grey 33B you want to create a thin layer, so about 60:40 in favour of the paint. Taking your detail brush, (0), this goes over all the skin you have just done, do not use it as an edge highlight, since the Vespids have light skin, and the colours you have used so far are too dull, this light layer just helps the colour to snap out. <br />
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7. Layer: Using your detail brush apply the Tau Light Ochre in all its glory in two coats to all the areas you previously painted with Skrag Brown. <br />
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8. Highlighting: Using the Bronzed Flesh (or watered down Ungor Flesh) apply edge highlights to the gun with a detail brush. Also using the Austrian White (or substitute) apply an edge highlight to all areas on the skin and the lines you drew on the antenna. You will not notice much of a difference however it will just make them that little bit brighter and contrasting.<br />
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9. Further Highlighting: Apply Ungor Flesh to the gun, but do not highlight along all edges of the gun, just the corners, whether that be on a flat or raised surface. For the black areas apply a first highlight of Eshin Grey. This should be applied along the top where the light is naturally reflected, as a rough guideline to follow.<br />
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10. Final Highlighting: Now to add the finishing touches to the areas we have covered so far. For the gun you want to mix 50: 50 Ungor Flesh with Austrian white. Apply this to the most pronounced and distinct edges with your detail brush. For the black, apply small dots or strokes of Dawnstone over the Eshin Grey. Please see photo for reference.<br />
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11. Skin Decals: Now for the fun part, well for me anyway. Using a detail brush, use the Thunderhawk Blue watered down about 50:50, you want to start to line in where the bulk of the skin patterns are going to be. For feet and hands you want to paint about half the way up but try to leave a line of the white surrounding the blue area. For the knees just paint an oval at the bend in the knee. For the head, just a circle on the crown of his head where the bony parts are, on his head <strong><u>not </u></strong>the antenna. And for the wings and shoulders, (picture at the top right). Just the top of the shoulders and the middle section of the wings should be painted at this stage.<br />
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12. Left Picture: Fill in the Thunderhawk Blue with Kantor Blue, after that paint all the little bony bits Rhinox Hide with your finest detail brush, about a 00 or a 000. Also paint his toe - claws (not toe-nails :D), teeth and stinger with Rhinox Hide.<br />
Right Picture: Now take the Ungor flesh and dab it onto all the bony bits and teeth. Also for his stinger and toe-claws, try and paint on the Ungor flesh so that it comes to a point at the end but leaves the brown in between at the beginning. Like a bone horn. If that description did not help please refer to the picture.<br />
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13. Claws and Bones: Apply Austrian White to the very tips of the claws on the feet. For the Bone studs on his skin and his teeth you want to take your finest detail brush and do a small dot of white, like you would do on a gem stone. <br />
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14. Left Picture: The Finer Details - In this stage we will start to fill in those gaps of detail with your normal detail brush. For the Pulse Ball in the gun, carefully paint Rhinox Hide Brown onto it filling in the crevasses, then paint the Ball sections gold. Remember you will need to do this for both sides of the gun. <br />
Pulse Crystal - This small and intricate crystal is where you will need to summon your concentration, to not undo the work around it. Apply a basecoat of Forest Green 26A (or dark green equivalent) with your detail brush. Then try and notice the edges on the crystal, paint these with the Bright Green 25B, you should use your 000 brush for this. Next, using your 000 brush apply the Bright green 25C to the edges that occur about half way up the crystal until the point. Finally add a small dot of white at the end and voila it is done.<br />
Right Picture: In this picture I have added the sept marking according to Games Workshop, however you can add any decal you want that corresponds to your army. Also I have painted in around the chest decal with Austrian White. I have also painted the base Rhinox Hide brown before basing.<br />
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Congratulations you have just painted your very first Vespid! <br />
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I hope that my method of painting was easy to follow for beginners and intermediates. I know these models are not well loved for their rules but I know of so many people who have bought them and do not know how to paint them. Thanks for reading, and until next time, bye for now!<br />
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Well another year has gone by in the big bad world, I honestly cannot believe how fast it has been. The Blog is almost two years old I did not believe I would be able to keep it going this long. I would now like to reflect over the past year to see how much I have painted. So don't worry this is going to be a short post! <a name='more'></a><br />
<strong><u>JANUARY</u></strong><br />
Alas the first model I put up on the blog was a 'Before and After' of the White Dwarf Subscription Goblin Warboss. I gave him a new lick of paint because I wanted to try out some NMM and a little bit of wet blending. I was really pleased with this model as I didn't even paint the flock that was already on the base!<br />
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After I painted the Goblin I was working on many projects but I didn't have anything finished so I did a bit of clearing up and refurbishment on the site. I changed the aesthetics and re-uploaded the tutorials so that they are easier to view.<br />
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<strong><u>MARCH</u></strong><br />
Well after a very productive February - *Snigger*- Hey! Stop Laughing! ;) I found my mojo and showed off the first few photos of my Reaper Haranobu model. A lot of time and effort went into painting him and I was pleased with the results:<br />
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<strong><u>APRIL</u></strong><br />
This month saw the coming of some much need R&R, with two weeks worth of holidays it was a painter's paradise. I finally the completed the second Kroot Shaper which had been collecting dust for over a year and I finished my first squad of Battlesuits, to which I name the bane of my life! I also managed to paint the remaining drones I had undercoated which finished off a 9 man gun drone squad complete with decals:<br />
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With more exams looming ever so near I had to try and use what little time I had in between studying to paint some more Tau. I finished off two XV88Broadsides, a moment which I cherished for a long time considering how long the things take to paint every single ... anyways :) Captain Haranobu progressed so that he stood upon a rock, ready and waiting to take to the stage at Falkirk:<br />
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And to my surprise this little guy won the Junior Category in the Falkirk painting competition, I was so amazed. All that hard work just seemed to pay off and it makes all the more worthwhile. This was definitely the highlight of my painting year, the picture of the trophy can be seen at the top. And what's more, I continued to paint for the remaining weeks in May. I started my Welsh Saga Army and completed a good number of models before the end of the month. I also completed my second squad of Firewarriors, my favourite models out of the Tau:</div>
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This month saw the completion of my Hearthguard unit (Seen above). And also a laborious project of painting Aun'Shi. I really enjoyed painting this model as I could try out Garfy's NMM painting tutorial and I also did a little bit of wet blending on the fabric:</div>
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After a well deserved summer break I was back at the painting again before school started. I thought I should get some colours on some of my Tau models, this led to the blue and orange colour scheme which I am really proud of. I also finished painting(but not fully completing) a squad of Warriors for Saga. On top of that I also painted another Nick Lund Barbarian, more Kroot for the commission and I started to paint up some Vespids:<br />
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And that my friend's is 2013 recapped. The remaining months of the year have been taken up with vast amounts of school work, not a great excuse but it's the truth. I find this really helpful looking back at all my achievements over the year, a shared experience with all of you who view the blog whether a first timer or a regular. </div>
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My resolution for 2014 is to study hard and ... oh wait wrong time. For 2014 I think I will just keep to the resolution of painting whenever I can. I won't set my self silly deadlines and massive projects, this year is going to be a slow one with not much happening. However I hope the stuff I do get done is going to be amazing and I really think you shouldn't miss it. I would like to wish you all a happy and wealthy New Year and look forward to talking to you again. Thanks for reading and bye for now!</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650247295247634089.post-19118600194497075392013-10-27T17:42:00.002+00:002013-10-27T17:42:48.220+00:00A Much Needed UpdateHello folks,<br />
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I thought it was about time I made this announcement, it is with regret I'm going to have to postpone any posting on the blog for the next year or so. School work has taken its toll on my wargaming and I feel it is best for everyone if I make it official I won't be posting anytime soon. I can't remember the last time I lifted a paint brush I don't know when I will again. However I will try and finish the vespid tutorial round about Christmas time if I can fit it in between my studying. I tried to remain to the saying, "never say never," but the pressure from school is just to great. And I know the stress I'm feeling now is hardly anything compared to having a job, but it is time that is holding me back from painting or wargaming. I would like to apologise to anyone who was wanting to see my tutorial or any updates from any of my projects over the last two months.<br />
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At the moment I do have half finished Vespids sitting in my cupboard collecting dust and I might be able to break them out over the Christmas Holiday's between my studying. This also means I will not be entering Falkirk's Painting Competition which makes me very sad as I had such a buzz from last year it would be so gutting if I couldn't make it next year. I had so many high expectations for my blog at this time. I wanted to do battle reports, a free hand shield tutorial, finish off my Saga army and get some Tau Tactics on the site. All these things are slowly slipping out of my grasp and school has taken over completely. I thought this was a good time to say how sorry I am to anyone who was looking forward to see some more posts and I thank you for your patience. <br />
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However on a more positive note I have been doing a lot of work for my Duke of Edinburgh award scheme, like taking pictures. So I thought I would share some of the pictures I took from where I work and some breath taking landscapes when I was on my expedition:<br />
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Above is an abandoned and disused railway line that use to travel through the Galloway Forest.<br />
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This was on the Carrick Trail (I think) almost 300m above sea level<br />
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Some really nice autumn scenes creeping in already.<br />
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This was a burn which ran very near but not at our campsite, and yes for those of you who noticed that is someone's house on the right in the middle of nowhere.<br />
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Now this is a blue tongued skink(above), I particularly think this animal is ugly but it's tongue is quite cool. That's the male one that isn't looking too happy to have his picture taken.<br />
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These are Bosc Monitors, at the moment they are only two to three feet long, but these guys can grow to up to six feet long and weigh the same or even more than a fully grown man.<br />
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These turtles are really cool, they are Reeve turtles, a very close relation to terrapins I believe ( but don't take my word for it!) they grow to about six inches in length. Well I hope you enjoyed this post and I may not speak to you again until Christmas time, hopefully with something new. Thank you to all who have supported me this year especially the Tale of Painters crew for allowing me to take up a post to display my Tau, bye for now!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650247295247634089.post-79762989640072077252013-08-18T19:57:00.000+01:002013-08-18T19:57:12.800+01:00They're growing in numbers!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I have sort of fulfilled my promises for the end of the week. I have finished the tutorial, I have taken the pictures and made my notes, it's just writing it up. But I have achieved what I wanted to so that I wasn't struggling to try and finish it during my first week back at school. The Vespid you see above is the one that will take to the main stage in the tutorial. I tried to select one that had a lot of flesh on it, so the Strain Leader was out of the equation, and the other two I had left, well one is missing an antenna which was blown off during a rapid fire bolter round and the other still had it's wings to be glued on! I'm really pleased with how these Vespids are turning out, even if it takes be about 5 hours per figure. They may not be much on the battlefield but as models I love them and can't wait to get my hands on mine! Click the link to see more close ups and a group shot so far. <a name='more'></a><br />
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You can see I have continued the Strain marks on the backs of the wings, even if there isn't meant to be that many.<br />
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Here is a top view to see the shoulders and head.<br />
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And here is the motley crew so far looking all good'n'tough!<br />
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When I make the tutorial I will not make the pictures as big as this, since I will be writing a lot. I will try and experiment with different modes of viewing the pictures and see which one works well. I make tutorials the same way I paint. I don't just focus on one area then when it is done move onto the next. It is too GW'y and I don't want all my good work going to waste just because of one mishap. Hopefully my tutorial is easy to use even though it is more biased towards my painting style, I suppose you don't have to follow it exactly. I might lay out each stage like this for example:<br />
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Yes I have painted another Vespid to keep his Buzz Buddy company! For those of you who missed the last post, it is the one on the left that is new but there is something new on the one on the right. After some careful zooming in and close looking at all the available images I realised that they also have Strain markings on the backs of their wings. However I don't know how much there is so I limited it, after all these are commission work and not my own models so some boundaries have to not be crossed. I also have an update on the tutorial for you. So click Read More for more photos and an update!<a name='more'></a><br />
Well first off let us see some more pictures before I bore you with words!<br />
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You can see here I have added Strain markings only on the centre of the wings, not the backs of the wings themselves, does anyone know what is meant to be 'fluff' wise for the wings?<br />
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Here is a better view from the top.<br />
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And here he is with his Buzz Buddy!<br />
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At the moment I have just applied the last bit of paint on the Vespid tutorial for today. I still have some further highlighting and details to do but after that it should be completed. I am really excited to see how well it is taken amongst the mass Tau community. For those of you who have arrived from Tale of Painters, I bid you a warm welcome to my painterly world of painting! Please take the time to browse through my other posts on the left here and leave a comment or two where necessary. Thanks for reading, I might not be able to post tomorrow, but I hope to finish the tutorial and have it live by Saturday and until next time, bye for now!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650247295247634089.post-35176455579013829262013-08-13T19:38:00.000+01:002013-08-13T19:38:20.828+01:00I believe I can fly!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hello Folks,<br />
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Well it has been a long time coming but we eventually have our first glimpse at my attempt to paint the 'fluff' Vespids. It took me about three attempts before realising I couldn't actually do it without the correct paints. Therefore after gathering the correct materials I managed to get this guy finished over the course of an evening and part of an afternoon. After painting him with the correct paint and technique it was actually quite easy and I found it very therapeutic to paint in all the small dots and bone spikes. Read more to see more angles and a tragic update concerning the painting tutorial. <a name='more'></a><br />
After doing a lot of research on these guys before painting them I realised that all the people who have painted them with the fluff scheme didn't take any photos from behind. This made it very hard for me to know what to do, whether or not certain areas needed the blue designs or the armour continued all the way around. You'll see what I mean when you see it:<br />
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See here, the canister at the back, should it be black or have I made the correct decision to make it ochre. Also the small bits just above the canister but under the wings, I made them flesh colour but I soon realised that it was armour. GW should really have more photos of the back of their models, especially in the codex if not on the website, to be honest, it is lazy and how hard can it be just to turn a figure to get a different angle, this is what infuriates me! Anyone else share my pain or is it just the mad Scotsman needing a solid cuppa' tea! :D<br />
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The base is still to be done, much like the kroot. I am going to wait until I get all 6 done before I base them since I find it better to do the bases in bulk so I am not wasting anything. I am not going to tell you how I painted certain areas as I want to let the tutorial to the talking in that department. However if you would like to know how I painted any part of the model let me know in the comments and I'll be happy to share.<br />
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Now onto the depressing news concerning the tutorial. I was happily spending my afternoon painting the Vespid step by step taking pictures and I am almost finished. I took the SD card and put it into the computer and transferred the photos and had a look at how good they turned out. To my surprise they were all blurry and pixelated, especially for a 16MP. Turns out my Dad had been using it previously and forgot to change the picture setting, so it was taking all the photos at 2MP quality. I could not believe it. Any hoo, all it means is that the tutorial is going to be at least a day or two late. for anyone excited for this tutorial I am sorry but these things happen and you just need to get on with it. Sorry for ranting so much in this post, I bet I come across like a right internet Ninja! WATCHA! Thanks for reading, another Vespid will be on the way and the tutorial will follow hopefully by the end of the week, I will still try and get it done before I go back to school and until next time bye for now!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650247295247634089.post-36527449174818365762013-08-12T19:41:00.002+01:002013-08-12T19:41:26.282+01:00Lurking in the woods...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I know I didn't stick to my promises last week but I was too busy celebrating my good results. Even though I was painting I wasn't doing enough to actually have anything substantial to put up. We have here some more Kroot. This takes the running total to 20 kroot warriors, two krootox and two shapers. I have another 8 more kroot undercoated and awaiting some paint slapped on 'em. I also have another Krootox to build but at the moment I am not too concerned about that, after all I have all these wonderful vehicles to paint with Tau camouflage, WOO HOO! I may have to update the Tutorial in the above bar at the top, since I have perfected the technique a lot more and have simplified the stages so that they are becoming faster. Click the link to see more pictures and here what else I have been working on that is Tau related.<a name='more'></a>Get more Pics here<br />
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If you take a look at the previous kroot I painted <a href="http://mcneilpaintingprojects.blogspot.com/2012/07/more-re-krooting-nearing-end.html" target="_blank">here</a>, you can see they had no added extras. But I thought I will add some to make them more interesting.<br />
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The usual black arm pads with the clients initials in Tau in gold.<br />
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I actually find these guys turned out a lot lighter than the last bunch. It will be good to get a hold of all the kroot once I am finished and do a big group shot, why stop there, once this whole army is done in a couple of years, there will be a big class photo! Now onto what else I have been doing. I have completed my first colour test miniature for the Vespids, it has turned out really well, and I am pleased. That also means that there will be a tutorial up hopefully before the schools go back, since I don't want to be doing any more work than what I will have to be doing for school. Thanks for reading, I am just about to send off a quick e-mail to the TofP crew for another Reader submissions. This time it will not only feature the Kroot, but also the Vespid and my own Tau that I have painted recently and until next time, bye for now.</div>
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I am going to try and make this post as mysterious as possible. At the moment I have only given you subtle hints as to what this model could possibly be. So far we have my Heroquest Game on Sunday, which is the truth, but I am going to use this model for that. Obviously the picture above and the title of this post. I wonder what on Earth it could be. Write in the comments if you guessed correctly. <br />
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So after all three days of tension I will finally tell you what it is I have painted up. Well for those of you clever enough to realise, it is a barbarian model I have painted up. However it is a specific type of sculpt. It is another Grenadier model sculpted by Nick Lund himself. These figures are very old, in fact they are older than me! I really wanted to pull out all of the stop on this figure and I hope to have done him justice. I was wanting to put this model up for an anniversary post but I was too excited not to put it up. I think it may show its face again in all its diorama glory. But that, once again is in the future. But why am I talking, I should be showing you the pictures, without further ado here is Gruff the Barbarian:<br />
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As you can see I have also attempted NMM and NMG(non-metallic gold). I used my own recipe this time for NMG but copied one of GW's earlier NMM tutorials. Again I can't remember which one but I will maybe make a digital scrap book at some point with all the tutorials for WD (as long as it isn't a copyright infringement). The skin is also my own recipe, let me know in the comments if you would like a Gold NMM tutorial and skin tutorial at some point and I may be able to squeeze it in with my Saga stuff.<br />
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The fur was also done by analysing a GW article and manipulating it for my own use. This also gives you a better angle on the back of the axe head<br />
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This photo above is a bit blurry but there isn't really too much to see from this angle. As you can see I am sticking with the Teal blue for trousers and gems. I initially painted the legs skin colour but then thought it was weird that they had thick ruffles and creases behind the knees. I painted the trousers teal blue so that it made the gems snap out and contrast with the yellow of the gold. The other good thing is about painting a model mostly brown is that brown is a neutral colour and almost anything goes with it. <br />
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I just realised that the Blog has reached is 70th Post and 7000th viewing. I am really pleased with how well my blog has progressed over the last year and a bit. I would like to thank everyone who has taken their time to view my somewhat nicely painted models and a special thanks to those who have commented and helped me along the way to get my little blog noticed in the big bad world of wargaming. I will always do my blog no matter how popular it gets and even when I'm done with school and end up going to university I will still try and blog. And if I'm not blogging I will be painting, but that's so far away. Thanks for reading, I'll put a list of people I would like to thank, who have significantly helped me along the way, and don't be disappointed if your name isn't there, these are just the top ones who come to mind, and until next time, bye for now!<br />
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<li><em>The whole Tale of Painters crew, without you guys I would never of known where to get started developing my technique plus the opportunity to showcase my models has been greatly appreciated.</em></li>
<li><em>James Wappel, for inspiring me to start my own blog and giving me big hinters and help when I was just a young blogger. Also a lot of inspiration and desire for perfecting NMM!</em></li>
<li><em>Mad Malthus, for keeping each others comment boxes lively even though it's just us haha.</em></li>
<li><em>Cypyke (sorry if spelt wrong!), for giving me lots of tutorials on building scenic dioramas and terrain.</em></li>
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As promised yesterday I have taken pictures of the Firewarrior I painted up in the colour scheme I am doing my own Tau Army. Even though my army is far from being started properly it is always good to know that when the time comes around I have a scheme to paint them up as. I didn't add any speckles to this guy but I might leave them off the armour and put them on the skin of the firewarrior. I might leave up to you guys. Click read more for more ideas I had and the pictures of the man himself. <a name='more'></a><br />
I was quite surprised when I eventually finished this guy, his armour colour looks almost identical to that of the Ta I have been painting up even though I used GW's Deathclaw Brown. I suppose it has given me a colour I can use for the Tau Camouflage for the vehicles. Any way here are the pics you've been waiting for:<br />
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As you can see I have flipped the colours compared to the Kroot. The bulk of the model is Orange and the fabric is Teal Blue. I have also kept it as close to my original inspiration as possible, this can be seen in the green Pulse Ball on the gun and all the gems, sorry, Advanced and Technical lights!<br />
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This freehand on the arm pad is the Tau letter 'S' with a tally mark. This shows he is squad 1. I have about 5 squads of Firewarriors, too many to have, but I might paint up three or four and flog the rest on Ebay. But that is in the very distant future, I have so many other things to take care of before that!<br />
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And there you have it, my first steps toward a fully painted and functioning Tau army. I may also come up with a Cadre Name for this colour scheme and who knows it might become popular one day but always remember, you saw it here first! I might do a tutorial for this scheme as well, (mainly for my use since my memory is so bad!) Tomorrow I believe is the secret miniature but here is a sneak peak, if you can guess what or who this is then I will be very surprised!<br />
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I am really excited to show you this mini. I have taken a lot of time to paint it up and who knows it may even... nah, I won't tell you. Thanks for reading and until next time, bye for nowUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650247295247634089.post-77225376181971085352013-08-06T19:02:00.000+01:002013-08-06T19:02:22.483+01:00Progression Report: Units Forward!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hello Folks,<br />
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Not going to be a long post but I thought I'd fill you in on what will be coming up over the next few days. Tomorrow will be my Firewarrior colour test mini, the day after that will be a surprise (I do have something planned but I won't tell you!), by Friday I hope to have these four kroot on my desk finished, maybe not based but finished. Then I will maybe do a review on the new Tau Boxes. So far I have built up a partial battlesuit, some drones and legs and torsos of a pathfinder squad. I was pleasantly surprised with the Evil Empire's new kits. This Sunday I will be playing a game of Heroquest. For those who don't know what Heroquest is, think of it as D&D for toddlers, a simple 2 dice system. D6's and attack die, Mind and HP for characters and some money and equipment here and there. Oh and lots of gobbos and orks to chop up! A good beer and pretzels game. <br />
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On a personal note, I got my exam results through today. I would take a picture of my results but they have my address and full name on them so I won't show them. But I will tell you my grades. First of for Intermediate 2( a simplified last year course) A's are good, B's are second best etc etc. For Credit, it as a mid range school level difficulty, normally a couple of years before you leave, but it has some last year level stuff in it as well, so 1's are the best, 2's are the second best etc etc. So if that made sense here are the grades:<br />
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<li>Art and Design Intermediate 2 - A</li>
<li>French Intermediate 2 - A</li>
<li>History Intermediate 2 - A</li>
<li>Maths Credit - 1</li>
<li>Physics Credit - 1</li>
<li>Chemistry Credit - 1</li>
<li>Computing Studies Credit - 1</li>
<li>English Credit - 2</li>
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A cant beleeve ma englush let me doon, wat says yous, how do u think ma enlgush is! (He he :D)<br />
So overall I did well, I am really pleased with my results, I can appeal for my English which means the Exam board look at my course work from earlier in the year and see if they have it in their cold hearts to change my grade, hopefully for the better! Most of you won't care but I thought I'd put it on here as a permanent memory. Thanks for reading and until next time, bye for now!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650247295247634089.post-83203314712689171202013-08-04T20:30:00.001+01:002013-08-04T20:30:49.464+01:00Javelins from the back! (and Claymore)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Well here we have the rear rank to the first unit of warriors. As you can see I was rapidly running out of colour ideas so decided to paint the two orange cloths slightly darker shades to one another. Everything else which has remained constant was done exactly the same. Once again I do promise a tutorial but I'm enjoying the Tau too much at the moment. So far I am on a 4 Game win streak, Black Templars, Smurfs and 2 games won against Thousand Sons. I am on a Tau'Va buzz and can't contain myself. I'm doing kroot of my commission and building up my Tau force on the down-low. I will also recap from Claymore, I didn't bring my camera but I wasn't there long enough to go round everything and take a picture of it. Read more to see more pictures and re-cap and links of Claymore.<br />
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The warrior in the blue was converted, it was really simple to do. I just hand to cut his arm off and his hand and re shape it. It only took me a few minutes and ta da!<br />
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ENEMY TO THE RIGHT!<br />
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Claymore is one of the Biggest Wargaming Shows in Scotland. It is held in Edinburgh Telford College. There were three Main Areas. The Atrium and the Foyer, The Bring And Buy room, and the Main Hall. It was mainly traders and display games in all bar the Bring and Buy. There were a good number of display games and participation games. So far no one who was taking pictures has posted anything but if I find a Link I'll post it on my next post. There were the same traders here as there were at Falkirk and Wappinshaw, which can both be seen at the Conventions link at the side of the Blog. The Bring and Buy was awful for Tau. I expect to see a rise next year once folk have tried out there stuff and not liked them. There were a lot of people selling well painted marines, hopefully trying to make a profit for the new codex coming out. I only bought from one trader, an online company called 6s2hit, here is there website: <a href="http://www.6s2hit-theshop.com/" target="_blank">6s2hit's Shop</a> . They do 20% off 40k, 30% off fantasy and almost 50% off Kings of War. Including GW paint for £2. A definite visit for any wargamer (please note that these were deals at the show and may not be expected to be on the online shop, but I'm sure you'll get something very close). I got the correct paint for the Vespids, CAN I HEAR A HALLELUJAH! Also I picked up a Riptide for £40, yes I got a riptide! But don't expect to see mine on the blog for some time. All in all Claymore was an OK show, not fantastic not rubbish just a good ol' soul reviver. </div>
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So what's next, group shots of the warrior unit and hopefully finished shield designs and a Tutorial. Oh and also a small personal update, I get my exam results on Tuesday so if you don't hear from me within the next month or so I have been carted off my laptop and sent to my dungeon study! HAHA. I only have two weeks of Summer holidays left. This means two weeks to get as many Tau done as possible and catch up on the school work I missed when I went to New York. Once the school term starts I will be working solely on my Falkirk Painting Competition entry which none of you know yet. I'm not sure if I like it yet but we'll wait and see, I'll have plenty of time to change it if I don't like it. WOW deep breath people, I'm going to stop typing. Thanks for reading and until next time, bye for now.</div>
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Hello Folks,<br />
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Well as I said yesterday I have completed the figures to another warrior unit. I was actually running out of colour ideas so instead of doing just brown, I added an edging of red to spice things up a bit O_O. Anyway back to the models. The armour, cloth, scabbard, flesh and shaft of the spear were all done the same. Now that I see what is kept the same I think I will be ready to to a tutorial for them, then I will do one for the shields when the sun isn't making my room into a cheap sauna. I quite like painting these guys but they do get tedious. Make sure you have something else on the go to build/paint cause trust me, you'll be looking for something else sooner or later. Click to see more and pics and more of my rambling :D!<br />
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Here are the different angled views:<br />
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The horn was done using a tutorial in an old white dwarf magazine, if I can find it I'll put it up with the tutorial when it surfaces.<br />
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The fighting is this way, turn around!<br />
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I still have to base these guys also, they will be based the same as the Hearthguard which can be seen here:<a href="http://mcneilpaintingprojects.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/completed-welsh-hearthguard-unit.html" target="_blank">Previous Hearthguard</a>. Not much else to say for this post, a nice short one never does any harm. Tomorrow I'll put up the Rear rank and on Sunday or Monday I'll put up any decent pictures of the Claymore Convention, if you are planning to go and see me wandering, give us a wave. Thanks for reading, and until next time, bye for now.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650247295247634089.post-2611044013224866922013-08-01T19:01:00.000+01:002013-08-01T19:01:21.287+01:00Leopard Speckled Kroot!?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hello Folks,<br />
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Well it has been well over a month since my last post which was my commission Aun'Shi. Which was a pleasure to paint despite what you might think. So what have I been doing these past few weeks. Well quite a lot but not a lot if you catch my drift. I attempted the Vespids but realised I didn't have the GW colour, so I thought, "Let's mix it, how hard could it be..." trust me, it was difficult. So I dropped the Vespids for now and picked up on my Saga stuff and managed to get the models done for a warrior unit with the shields still WIP. I have just recently started on my clients Kroot so that you guys have something new to look at for that. But surely if I haven't painted any Kroot how come the title suggests I have? Well let's see, shall we? <br />
<a name='more'></a>The sharp eyes of you mysterious lot will have noticed that my tags show that it is actually my own Tau Army I have been painting... SAY WHAT!? I know what you're thinking, I have so much other stuff to do Tau wise and I am doing my own which could surely wait. My inspiration came from where I work. I work Saturday mornings in my friends reptile shop and I noticed these cool little guys called, 'Leopard geckos'. Now none of them had interesting colour choices so I scoured the web and found an orange and blue Thai Gecko (Above) and thought, "That would be cool to paint kroot like that!" So I did and here is the first test miniature for my New Thai Tau!:<br />
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As you can see I have only added spots to the outside of his legs and arms and a few on his back. Also his body spikes are orange but his nails are black, this is because I want battle hardened Kroot, not pedicured pups.<br />
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That white marking you see on his shoulder pad has no real meaning but I am planning to incorporate in all my Kroot as their Sept marking, also my initials have been painted in gold.<br />
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I decided to make the handle of the gun black to contrast with the bright blues and oranges. Surprisingly I also found it hard to get the right colour for the piece of meat on his back. I might do a tutorial for this scheme but that will be in the distant future. Tell me what you think in the comments below, is there anything I should change? Thanks for reading, next up will most likely be my Saga stuff, then some more green kroot and maybe even a practise Firewarrior with this new scheme. Oh and in case I don't post again, Claymore Wargames Convention is this Saturday so expect a run down on that. Here is a link to their website if you want to check it out: <a href="http://seswc.co.uk/2013/05/16/claymore-2013/" target="_blank">Claymore 2013.</a> And until next time, bye for now.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650247295247634089.post-52077889944348393502013-06-14T18:39:00.001+01:002013-06-14T18:39:44.030+01:00Aun'Shi Ethereal: Tau BlademasterHello Folks,<br />
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Well today has been a long and laborious week for me. I have just started my new set of subjects this week and have been revising profusely every night. However I have managed to paint up the Aun'Shi Ethereal but it hasn't been easy. The short gaps of time to paint and the very warm and repelling weather has made the painting experience somewhat chore like. However do not fear I am not losing hope just taking some time to vent. I haven't added a picture yet because I really like how this model has come out and I feel you would get more of a kick out of it my clicking Read More and see the picture for the first time as your browser loads. Be sure to click to know all the new skills I learnt and where they all came from, with full praise going to those who though it up and so I don't look like a glory snatcher. Be sure to check it out:<br />
<a name='more'></a>So first of all I'll reward all of those who had the time to click the link and I'll explain each area with the picture that has the best view point of it. Here is Aun'Shi:<br />
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So with the above picture You can clearly see the loin cloth covering his alien bits. First of all I would like to say there was more gradual tones on the cloth, however after several (tear your hair out) tries to do the freehand the gradual tones were lost but I think I managed to recover it.<br />
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Well first off the whole model was undercoated white, a wash of Deathclaw Brown was applied to the cape and gradually got dark (i.e make it watery at the start and add more paint to make it a darker wash. The raised areas were then layered with Ungor Flesh, a 1:1mix of Ungor Flesh with Foundry's Raw Linen 30C, then it was highlighted further with a 2:1 mix of White Scar with Ungor flesh. And the final highlight was white scar.<br />
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Now I have left the blade, the gold and the skin till last because these are the areas I researched for. So first of all the blade was done using Garfy's NMM tutorial over at Tale of Painters: <a href="http://taleofpainters.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/tutorial-how-to-paint-nmm-style-blades.html" target="_blank">NMM Tutorial</a> , this tutorial was very easy to follow and gives great insight to those who are unfamiliar with NMM techniques, like myself.<br />
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The Gold was done using a tutorial from Novas Tutorials. I also found this one really useful because it was just 3 simple colours, brown, yellowy brown and white, the only thing you need to add in is the shading. I thoroughly recommend checking it out: <a href="http://novatutorials.blogspot.co.uk/2010/10/sanguinor-exemplar-of-host.html" target="_blank">Gold NMM Tutorial</a><br />
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And finally the skin. The skin was taken from the PDF file you can get online by typing 'Tau Ethereal Skin Tutorial'. It is from the 'Eavy Metal Team. No links for this one in case I get into any trouble, you know what the evil empire is like! :D.<br />
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Wow that was a lot of information to write down and for you to take in. I haven't really done a 'Skills Learnt Post' in a while but I felt as if it was about time to considering there were so many new things I did with this model. Next up will be more from the Saga Army. I think I'll take a break from Tau since I have next week as my last week of school and the following week I'm away to New York. Thanks for reading, I might be able to squeeze in a post next week and until next time, bye for now.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650247295247634089.post-19078218441638738072013-06-05T20:22:00.002+01:002013-06-05T20:22:41.407+01:00Completed Welsh Hearthguard unit!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Well another busy day today. Maybe not so much wargaming wise but I just had my last exam after lunch WOOHOO but then I start school again tomorrow AWW! I also undercoated the next set of Tau figures, the six Vespids and the Tau Ethereal. I also finished basing the Welsh Hearthguard unit which went fairly quickly since the weather was so warm. Click Read More to see close ups of each rank and what I did for the shields. <br />
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Well first let's do the last images of this unit then I'll get down to talking:<br />
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And a better shot of the back row in the unit. WE HAVE THE WELSH FACTOR!:<br />
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So how did I do the shields. Well first I scoured the web for images of Dark Age Shield designs. I put them up on my tablet next to me and zoomed in on the one I wanted. For the rabbits and the more intricate designs I then took Dawnstone grey and watered it down a little bit. I then outlined where I wanted the design to go then slowly brought the design up with the white (or red for the serpent). All in all it took me about half an hour to forty minutes to do each shield that had a design on it. I'm not sure if I can do a tutorial because I don't think my camera would be able to pick up the watered down grey but I'll try. I'll definitely do a tutorial for painting the actual soldiers, but that will be quite a while away.<br />
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So next up will be the Tau Ethereal Aun'Shi and also I'll be back to the usual infrequent posting due to school commitments. Well thanks for reading and until next time, bye for now!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650247295247634089.post-31729326755579278962013-06-04T17:54:00.000+01:002013-06-04T17:54:41.217+01:00Saga Hearthguard unit can almost smell victory!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Well today has been a very productive day modelling wise. I have started to build the next lot of Tau stuff, Vespids and Aun'Shi so be looking forward to that. However more to the point of this post I have finished painting my first Saga Hearthguard Unit and my first ever Saga Unit. I have also completed the shields. So click read more to see close up shots of these guys and their unit along with their shields. <br />
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Well I have a lot of close up shots so I'll do them first then I'll talk more about the other stuff:<br />
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The cloak for the Leader was done with the same technique described in a White Dwarf article. You make the basecoat dark and build up with thin layers making the colour lighter each time. I think I'll have to try this for all the capes and large areas of fabric I do. And now the group shot of how the unit is looking so far:<br />
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Now these shields were a right royal pain to do, because the Scottish weather decided it was going to be nice and sunny. Making my room a sauna and the paints dry up as quick as a flash. However I think I prevailed and the final results are most pleasing for me:<br />
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Now that I have a good understanding of how to paint these shields and soldiers I think a small tutorial is in order. However I'll have to do it on a good day for painting and a good day for taking pictures and normally those two don't mix but we'll see. Next images will be the finalised guys with glued on shields and flocked bases. Thanks for reading and until next time, bye for now!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0