Deadass Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 These look so awesome! Love the use of proper grey instead of the irritating easter egg blue that the 40k wolves normally wear. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/346473-wispys-wolves-21019-grey-slayers/page/3/#findComment-5099232 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wispy Posted June 8, 2018 Author Share Posted June 8, 2018 Thank you Horrible Person! I'm finishing up a stormwolf next and the experience is ugh. This model has some history - i got it when it was just released and my build and paintjob of it got really messy. It was the first time I painted a model that big and i had a nightmare time with it. Glue stains were a thing and the paint went on super thick to the point it became textured. Worse it took six months to actually finish, starting and stopping because i hated tbe damn thing. When i finished, it was the worst painted model in my collection. Having finished the stormfang recently and having it turn out so well, i decided i would give the stormwolf another go and strip it down. Once I stripped it, I ended up pulling it a part and replacing a number of the components with doubles i had leftover from the stormfang kit. I'm well into the painting amd its going much better but i am just so fatigued with doing 2 flyers back to back. my goal is to finish it before the new codex hits & I'm probably on track but tbh honest i was hoping to be done two weeks ago. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/346473-wispys-wolves-21019-grey-slayers/page/3/#findComment-5101892 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wispy Posted June 9, 2018 Author Share Posted June 9, 2018 It also gave me a chance to swap the meltaguns for some skyhammer launchers. The meltagun array is so expensive i could never afford to take one. The skyhammer launcher is nice balance point wise, with good utility. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/346473-wispys-wolves-21019-grey-slayers/page/3/#findComment-5101953 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wispy Posted June 10, 2018 Author Share Posted June 10, 2018 This stormwolf is going down :cussing fighting. Ugh. You'd think it was alive and fighting me. Like bathing and grooming a cat. Finishing touches have been stressful, plus It has model issues from the original assembly, unfortunately. You cant tell unless you flip it upside and examine it closely however. Otherwise, once i finish my touch ups it shouldn't look out of place in my collection. Probably on par with the stormfang i posted recently... Only i know what makes the stormfang better, & that irritates me. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/346473-wispys-wolves-21019-grey-slayers/page/3/#findComment-5102512 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wispy Posted June 11, 2018 Author Share Posted June 11, 2018 the beast itself. now that it's all done and laid out, i'm feeling much more happy with it. there was less real estate for knotwork decals, so i split one in half and put them on the wings. turned out okay. also stopped to snap some photography of my razorbacks. like the stormwolf, they are older models but i did a refurb a little while ago to clean them up. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/346473-wispys-wolves-21019-grey-slayers/page/3/#findComment-5102922 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bjorn Firewalker Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 Excellent works. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/346473-wispys-wolves-21019-grey-slayers/page/3/#findComment-5102923 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaveriK Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 Beautiful work. Yors is definitely one of my current favorites topics here at the forum! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/346473-wispys-wolves-21019-grey-slayers/page/3/#findComment-5102948 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wispy Posted June 11, 2018 Author Share Posted June 11, 2018 Beautiful work. Yors is definitely one of my current favorites topics here at the forum! thank you! i enjoy yours as well (even though it seems like it's been a little bit since your last update!) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/346473-wispys-wolves-21019-grey-slayers/page/3/#findComment-5102953 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dantay VI Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 They look great The only critique I have is the decal on the las/plas razorback. Not sure if you gloss varnished the area before applying the decal, as there is a little 'silvering' around the edges, but it might benefit from a gloss varnish coat followed by a matte varnish to help it blend in a little more Beyond that, really nice work Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/346473-wispys-wolves-21019-grey-slayers/page/3/#findComment-5103043 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wispy Posted June 11, 2018 Author Share Posted June 11, 2018 They look great The only critique I have is the decal on the las/plas razorback. Not sure if you gloss varnished the area before applying the decal, as there is a little 'silvering' around the edges, but it might benefit from a gloss varnish coat followed by a matte varnish to help it blend in a little more Beyond that, really nice work yeah, it's an older model, from a time when i was more inexperienced with painting and you could actually buy deathwolves decals. i'm not sure what can be done about it at this point - it's been glossed and varnished a few times already. i imagine i might as well just paint over it and free hand a new great company badge at this point. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/346473-wispys-wolves-21019-grey-slayers/page/3/#findComment-5103376 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wispy Posted June 12, 2018 Author Share Posted June 12, 2018 alright dantay, you talked me into it Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/346473-wispys-wolves-21019-grey-slayers/page/3/#findComment-5103658 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dantay VI Posted June 12, 2018 Share Posted June 12, 2018 Your freehand looks miles better than the decal :tu: Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/346473-wispys-wolves-21019-grey-slayers/page/3/#findComment-5103659 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krakendoomcool Posted June 12, 2018 Share Posted June 12, 2018 The free hand looks great, well done Wispy. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/346473-wispys-wolves-21019-grey-slayers/page/3/#findComment-5103667 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wispy Posted June 19, 2018 Author Share Posted June 19, 2018 here's a really overblown cellphone shot of my current WIP. i'll bust out the light box and camera for some proper photography when i'm done. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/346473-wispys-wolves-21019-grey-slayers/page/3/#findComment-5108280 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bjorn Firewalker Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 The Dreadnought looks most promising. Excellent paint jobs. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/346473-wispys-wolves-21019-grey-slayers/page/3/#findComment-5108841 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wispy Posted June 19, 2018 Author Share Posted June 19, 2018 Thanks, Bjorn! I just realized i haven't acknowledged your feedback since the start of thread - i really do appreciate it. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/346473-wispys-wolves-21019-grey-slayers/page/3/#findComment-5108873 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wispy Posted June 20, 2018 Author Share Posted June 20, 2018 DONE! this model was special because not only he is the last in backlog, it marks an end to an era. from here on out, I'm buying my own models like a sucker. Also now that he's finished, I can pose them in a shield wall! Behold, the Glacier that Treads! And with that... I'm out of models. My backlog is empty, I got nothing i left to paint, at least until grey slayers and LCTB dready arrive in the mail. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/346473-wispys-wolves-21019-grey-slayers/page/3/#findComment-5109502 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Triszin Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 fantastic work wispy. I bought my kits to make my first axe dread. =) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/346473-wispys-wolves-21019-grey-slayers/page/3/#findComment-5109527 Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteySödes Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 Heck yea dude those look slick! Im usually not a fan of the SW contemptor but you do that thing justice for sure! I hope to have 3 dreads done as well by the end of the ETL., they're just so damn fun to use! Im about to start painting my WG I made using a lot of the shield grey slayer kit, I think you'll love them. The sculpts are so awesome I'm looking forward to seeing what you do with them! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/346473-wispys-wolves-21019-grey-slayers/page/3/#findComment-5109534 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wispy Posted June 21, 2018 Author Share Posted June 21, 2018 Aw thanks! Yeah, I see what people say about the wolves contemptor. It's a little plain in most respects, but it has neat knot work going and - what i'm really taken with - his helmet. It has the visor around the eyes that give it the appearance of a viking era Gjermundbu helmet. Ever since i saw it i wanted to combine it with the axe and shield and do a mega viking dread Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/346473-wispys-wolves-21019-grey-slayers/page/3/#findComment-5109584 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bjorn Firewalker Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 The Dreadnoughts look great! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/346473-wispys-wolves-21019-grey-slayers/page/3/#findComment-5109607 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dantay VI Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 Looks awesome. Really like the axe glow. And you have now joined a very exclusive club. The modellers with no backlog :D Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/346473-wispys-wolves-21019-grey-slayers/page/3/#findComment-5109628 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krakendoomcool Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 These look great Wispy, I can't see myself ever joining that club, the ever increasing grey tide of plastic will not abate. How about you Dante you must be getting close now? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/346473-wispys-wolves-21019-grey-slayers/page/3/#findComment-5109772 Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteySödes Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 It’ll never happen for me, my only consolation is that for the past few years it’s been 100% Rout and not weird brain lightning ideas that go nowhere. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/346473-wispys-wolves-21019-grey-slayers/page/3/#findComment-5109806 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dantay VI Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 These look great Wispy, I can't see myself ever joining that club, the ever increasing grey tide of plastic will not abate. How about you Dante you must be getting close now? Ah Hels teeth, I am nowhere close. Even after selling off over 100 SW models on ebay.... Got another 40 models or so models on order, plus a huge chunk of what is here and everything not in this pic, so I am nowhere near close thumbnail (84) by Danny Taylor, on Flickr I'd say about 50% of the way to completion if that. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/346473-wispys-wolves-21019-grey-slayers/page/3/#findComment-5109842 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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