Hi Folks,
Today’s blog entry is a little bit specific as it deals with something different from my usual inputs: instead of reporting hobbying progress, I will talk about a trail I did for a new technique (à la TITH – i.e. something that is not new in general but new for me).
The technique is often reported on purpose of adding details and create battle damages or war-torn marks on miniatures. But beyond painting damages, the sponge might be used on purpose of
So am I back from Indiana. I have to head back to move In-Laws into a Retirement Center, in a few weeks. And of course everything goes sideways at work moment I get back. So hobby time has been non existence. Silver Lining is LGS not get Saturnine until Monday, so I can get everything I need to do first i.e. my XIXth Legion and Exorcists Call to Arms Vows, that I have not started. And won't have time this weekend.
I did start on building one of My XIVth Legion Commanders, not sure w
Hit the throttle on the Wreckas last week. I've been painting pretty slowly this year all things considered, decided to change that with this project. Finished up free-hand on a few items, got the squigs painted up, did the bases and oil washes last week resulting in a final project I'm pretty happy with!
I dug out some of the leftover terrain bits I had from the sector imperialis/Chalnath terrain. I put a fine terrain paste around those bits and then put in some sand to act as larg
The Resistance have finally captured the war machines they believe they require to make their stand.
Brutus, the Malcador, reliable, dependable the spine of their battleline. She will not fail them. She will hold the line, her battlecannon roaring, her sponsons blazing as she paves the way for the Resistance's advance.
The Iron Duke, his twin Earthshaker cannons blasting holes in the enemy's fortifications. He guards those retreating and the wounded behind his massive blast shield
I wanted to de-clutter the figures and give them all bowler hats and jock straps. I already had some milliput and tried making bowlers with it but it was quite friable (?)…crumbly. I bought a strip of greenstuff and gave that a go. It’s really tricky to handle. It doesn’t crumble but either gets sticky or, if you use water on your fingers and tools it gets very slippery. There is eventually a sweet spot after some working with it. I tried making a small brim first to add a dome on top but
closer look at the skin random Nob made it into the first batch
the goal of the Horde is variety. So far it’s 8 sets of the old boyz set, 1 of the new monopose ones, and 1 set built on a pack of legs off of Etsy.
Luggub Skorcha's 'Elljumpas are a Stormboyz Mob under the Sappas' banner, who specialize in hurtling through the air at high altitudes and dizzying speeds, then getting 'stuck in' with the enemy. Clad in a eye-watering array of camouflage patterns, they make for striking figures.
Viewed together, there isn't much cohesion, but that's fine. These are Orks, after all. Next up is the majority of a Kommandos unit sculpted by Trollet, though I need to figure out where to get the remaining 2 model
I've had this happen before too.
Spray it again with the varnish (ensuring it's not too humid out). Similar to the Lahmian medium it clears a lot of it up. not 100%, but left me with a few touch ups vs. completely repainting.
I do like the singing, but my feeling is that it muddies the speaking voice and causes some of it to be more difficult to hear correctly.
I can get behind the idea of the samples at the end of a chapter/act, depending on the length of chapters. Personally, I wouldn't want it to be too often but would be good if used at the end of an act or after a major plot point/milestone had been reached. Give it a bit more gravitas.