I decided to clump the three Termies with no helmets together so I could get through all their tiny faces at once and bring Space Hulk home with the remaining relatively simple dudes. With Lorenzo mostly base-coated last night he’s first on the chopping block. I haven’t worked with black in years, and on top […]
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Today I’ve got Brother Gideon ready for a touch-up before his wash, with Brother Lorenzo on deck to finish base-coating. Washing/shading is becoming my favorite step. It’s such a simple, relaxing process and the work:payoff ratio is unbelievably good. As ever, this is when the mini starts to look like something I’ll be proud of
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After doing a test run for fitment on a Deadzone Forge Father yesterday and being less that thrilled, I figured I’d better try a mini from the other starter force: the Enforcer Captain. Up until the head, things looked pretty good: Single-piece torso, a bit of posability in the legs and arms, no separate shoulder
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I noticed on Warhammer TV that Duncan nearly always thins his paint a bit, which I’ve never tried. I have a palette now, so I thought I’d give it a whirl with another Terminator: Brother Gideon, who has a truly epic Storm Shield. A month ago, I wouldn’t even have attempted the finer lines on
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I knocked out two more Terminators today but got a bit frustrated with one of them (I didn’t feel like my paint job was up to snuff, but pushed ahead anyway), so I figured it was time for a palate cleanser: assembling space dwarves! Gunpla detour Fortunately, I already own the tools for this because
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My project for this evening before tonight’s tremulus game starts: Seeing how far I can take Brothers Valencio and Goriel, who are currently partially base-coated. Brother Valencio was an absolute blast to paint: braids, purity seals, gems, skull and crossbones, weird pipes, and a fun pose. Goriel wins the coveted Most Colors in His Base
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Look, I’m in my 40s: 8:30 is late. I got the Leadbelcher out to work on Brothers Claudio and Omnio and figured while I was at it I’d hit the bases for a few other Termies at the same time. Then I realized I was instinctively settling back into assembly-line painting and returned to focusing
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A big part of why I love my lightbox is for how clearly it showcases my paint work — for good and ill. It’s a great learning tool. To that end, here are a couple of comparison photos of the same two models: first with only a base coat, and then with a wash (Citadel
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I likely won’t keep this frenzied posting pace up, but when my excitement is high and I’m loving it I tend to post, post, post. So: another quick WIP post before I head out to see Birds of Prey. I’ve never owned a brush this fine. It’s an Army Painter Wargamer: Detail brush, with an
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For today’s painting progress I queued up my favorite work/create album (shit, one of my overall all-time favorites), Nicolay’s City Lights Vol. 2: Shibuya, and sat down with a couple of Terminators. First up was yesterday’s throne boy, as I noticed I’d missed a couple of spots. I touched those up, then grabbed my new
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