Brother Hildebrand

All your likes are belong to LUCHES, whose imagery and skills made this possible. ---> An Unending Crusade

So, long story short, between a move, rowdy friends, drunk friends, and some damaged property....

..I had to outsource, rebuild, and find exact pieces to match what I had before. The minute that was done, I buckled down and poured as much time as I could allow as my actual job tends to run me ragged and overly stressed... which makes me quite incapable of holding a paintbrush steady. Time scale of all that mess? 2-3 months. This is including other projects and my personal 40K army I've been building.

Many of you will immediately notice a few deviations from the actual image this model is based off of. Allow me to set a few things clear. One, I'm doing this out of appreciation, and am an AMATEUR. I am not a professional, nor have I ever claimed to be. Two, finding exact parts is rather difficult. Three... that helmet... I honestly could not acquire the actual helmet, had to sub it for a grey knights helm.

As for color variations, and the obvious random strokes of metallic paint? It's difficult at time to nail exact color patterns, and again, I'm a novice at this. I've only been in the hobby for a fear years, and have no actual training at all, period. All of this is done based off of what feels right or natural. As for the dirty, scratched up appearance, I'm a major supporter of Warhammer 40K's grimdark war-torn universe. I like my models looking like they've just crawled out of massive firefights, or as if they are moving through a series of firefights. No bland poses, everything must be dynamic, and filthy as hell. Sorry for the rant. Here's Venerable Brother Hildebrand at his current stage. Not fully finished, but nearly complete. Took me waaaay too long for this project, but real life tends to do that.