[Commission] Captain Sicarius

[winterdyne]

Sicarius got done today (well, I airbrushed him yesterday). This is to 'tabletop' level (ie not competition standard):

http://www.winterdyne.co.uk/maz/images/commissions/ultramarines2/sicarius_done1.jpg

[smallvictory]

One man's "Tabletop level" is another's centerpiece. Very well done as is all of your stuff, I especially like the light dust effect seen on the cloak in the top right picture, nice touch.

[Dr_Boomstick]

Geez, that is really good for tabletop level! How do you make it competition-worthy? Kill a young virgin and shade it in her blood?

[winterdyne]

Uhm, for competitions I usually do tighter, cleaner freehand work, richer blending and pay a *lot* more attention to the model - lots of checking time, and allocated time to go back and fix the things that occasionally creep through. There are a few blemishes here I'd get rid of if I were allocating a lot more time and/or being perfectionist- there's a patch of miscast surface at the bottom left of the back of the banner that should have been filled, and just above that and in slightly is a blemish where I removed a vent 'thread' and apparently neglected to sand it down properly. As this wasn't allocated that much work time, and the flaws aren't particularly noticeable IMO this is done.

[Isiah]

winterdyne your models are always a feast for the eyes... and this is "tabletop standard" eh?

 

Cheers

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[winterdyne]

Yeah. For a competition Siccy I'd probably scratch the armour up some and crack the U's. Probably do a better job on the NMM on the banner and some nicer/neater freehand.

[Brother Valerius]

This is an epic paint job, and is everything I hoped for when you said you'd be doing this. Actually, I like it more than your recent "competition standard" work.

[Peck]

I never really cared for this model before, but your rendition has brought me to see its appeal. Amazing work.

[Zincite]

As always, brilliant. I actually prefer your 'table top standard' to your 'competition standard'. But then I've always found a model that is painted very well, but doesn't have as much detail (eg scrollwork, litanies of hate/iron/etc) is always easier to look at... not that your competition models aren't some of the best models I've ever seen!

 

Have you found a replacement for the Ghoul Gray yet? ;)