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Barbarossa Crusade Army Project


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Scenic Bases à la mad matt

Teil 2 - Minis auf die Bases setzen

 

 

http://666kb.com/i/bvvkeidu6helokuig.jpg

 

 

Step 1: Preparations

I recommend doing this outside.

 

what you´ll need...

 

+cork: some small leftovers should be sufficient this time

+miniatures & prepared scenic bases

+drill & steelpins: I use small nails as pins

+nippers: for cutting the steel pins

+sand & small stones

+bits: for me this means skulls...

+superglue

 

Step 2: Drilling the mini

Drill a hole about 1/2 Inch deep into one of the feet. Be careful not to drill right through your mini´s leg!

 

Step 3: Glue in the pin

Glue in the pin with some superglue and let it dry for some minutes.

 

Step 4: Glue mini to the base and fix gaps

Mark the spot where you need to drill through the base for the pin by pushing the pin onto the base wher the hole should go to. Measure the approximate length for the pin. It must go right through the plastic of the base to be really locked to it!!! The shorten the pin with the nippers. You can now glue the mini to the base adding sume superglue to the contact surfaces of the feet and the pin. By bending it carefully you can adjust the positioning of your mini on the base. There will surely be some gaps between feet and base decoration. No Problem, but first let the mini rest for some minutes to give the glue some time for setting. Then you can close the gaps by putting tiny drops of superglue into them and filling it with the sand. Bigger gaps can easily be filled with small chunks of cork and superglue. Whe that´s done I add some skulls or other bits. After about a night of drying outside, the mini should be ready for priming. Violà!

http://666kb.com/i/bvyk4ex6114f2qpa9.jpg

 

Just finished: This is the terrain, we´re going to play a small scenario for the Barbarossa Crusade Campaign on tomorrow. It cost my dear wife and me about 12 hours of cutting, folding, and glueing and I´m soooooooo happy, that it´s finally finished!!! I love its "Diablo I" looks (I mean the terrain, NOT MY WIFE ) and thus makes me feel like a 14-years-old teenager again , when I first played that PC game. Well, this is my interpretation of the catacombs of the Barbarossa-IV-Chapter Keep. I´ll be posting a full battle report with pix, story, scenario and some more in the next few days. So make sure to have a look around...

http://666kb.com/i/bw0aed4me5ips7kjz.jpg

 

 

Gregor has finished his part of the customisations of my Contemptor Dread. I´ll be adding some more gimmicks as FW Sigils etc. Then I´ll post some more pix with his arms.

 

http://666kb.com/i/bw1icp938u2cu0msd.jpg

 

http://666kb.com/i/bw1ihbr3imf5x3525.jpg

oi brother, i read ur tutorial for painting the armor and i gotz a few questions. First of all major props for the paint jobs, i am seriously impressed. But i am having a hard time following the tutorial, have you ever thought about making a video tutorial? Also i was wondering how you do the eyes and other things such as the fade and transitions to the weapons, especially swords and axes
hey brother it is cool, im reading over and over and i think i got the concept now lol, also i noticed that there are glimmers of red on some of the mini's on the first page, how were those put in if you dont mind telling lol. Also i cant for the life of me find any chains small enough to use for my mini's where did you get ur's? And again, your stuffz are amazing and i hope that mine come out any where near as good lol

TIME FOR AN UPDATE...

 

The drop pod fleet is finally finished. Oil colors are great. I really start loving them!

 

http://666kb.com/i/bw6ff249rt5x6xtgj.jpg

 

The Ancient Knight is ready for his basecoat...

 

http://666kb.com/i/bw6fmtbuyecccl5yb.jpg

http://666kb.com/i/bw6flp70ueez3kvvn.jpg

 

But before that will happen (hopefully around the end of next week) I´ll paint/ airbrush all these lovely neophytes and Landspeeders...

 

http://666kb.com/i/bw6frgrwnr2865b37.jpg

I had a long evening and short night and was painting like a machine. Well, the neophytes are far, I can only emphasise "FAR" from being finished, but I´m so happy that I´ve already brought them so far after only 14 hours of painting! Well, having less black armor makes them very "quick" minis compared to normal Initiates.

 

http://666kb.com/i/bw7di8pq8mqboh10j.jpg

 

In real life the contrast between cloth and armour is slightly stronger as in the picture. They still are a little bit short of contrast, but from this point on that will change rapidly by apllying gold, and painting the leather of ther belts, holsters and little bags in a rich brown (see the test at one of them). I´ll just have a walk and al little nap to regenerate my concentration and straighten my back, before I go on painting. With some luck, I´ll be able to finish them by tomorrow noon. Maybe I´ll drop another WIP here this evening.

Wow......that's all I can say and I feel it's not enough. That is the best looking BT army I have ever seen. Hell, it's the best anything army I have ever seen. I just started painting and playing again after a 10 year break. I will be paying very close attention to your painting instructions as long as your willing to post them.

The leather took more hours than expected yesterday. The shoulders as well, getting a smooth covering white, making the darker blendings around the corners, putting on the decals and fixing them with softener... Well, hardly any sleep, but I can see the finishin line...

 

http://666kb.com/i/bw8bnlg1hwrscy493.jpg

A little WIP of 2 of my last 4 drop pods. The more decorated one is for Dreadnoughts/ HQs. There´s still quite some work to be done before they´re finished...

 

http://666kb.com/i/bvpkwa755gq9c2624.jpg

 

wow, just wow. I love how your WIP is better than my finished products. truly excellent work my friend.

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