Echoes of Eisenstein - upscaling madness with the XIV

[Firedrake Cordova]

Ah, that makes a lot of sense.  Although I can't really talk, having an Emperor, Mars, and Dictator.   

 

I have one of the Ork battleships, which I bought when GW were discontinuing the Specialist Games lines because it would've been rude not to. I'm not a massive fan of it, but I'm glad that I've got it, if that makes sense. For me, they look better as raiders (and I really love that theme).

Edited January 19 by Firedrake Cordova

[ZeroWolf]

Ah Battlefleet Gothic, the one game I always wanted to try but never got the chance. Splendid job on the ships, they look fantastic, and the planet scenery to boot.

[Sherrypie]

Cheers ZeroWolf! :)

 

Fresh from the void-docks today, painted over two days: cruisers Abyss of Pain, Echoes of Tragedy & Unholy Warcry, light cruisers Crystal Moonlight & Flash of the Blade as well as the escort squadron In Tenebris sail out.

 

[Dr_Ruminahui]

As always, your little ships are gorgeous.

 

I've always wished that GW hadn't made the chaos warships with so much cross detailing on their prows - it would have been nice if they had left more flat surfaces there to allow for presentation of larger pieces of colour, like the imperial warships have.  So, I really like the red you have on the prows of the "chaos" ships, I just wish GW's details didn't get in the way of there being more of it there.

[Sherrypie]

30 minutes ago, Dr_Ruminahui said:

As always, your little ships are gorgeous.

 

I've always wished that GW hadn't made the chaos warships with so much cross detailing on their prows - it would have been nice if they had left more flat surfaces there to allow for presentation of larger pieces of colour, like the imperial warships have.  So, I really like the red you have on the prows of the "chaos" ships, I just wish GW's details didn't get in the way of there being more of it there.

 

Thanks doc.

It's certainly true that many BFG ships are designed for easy drybrushing and are thus covered in ridges and trim, eating up the space that could otherwise be used for larger panels and plates. The traditional method is of course to prime the whole thing in bold colours and brush a metallic trim on, but eh ;P

In all honesty, I've seen some fan designs that have larger surfaces like that and there's something off about them. Ships need a good amount of nooks, crannies and high gothic arches all over to fit in the mental landscape I've managed to cultivate in my head.

[Firedrake Cordova]

Lovely work, as usual

[Sherrypie]

Cheer @Firedrake Cordova, hopefully the pace can continue this year :)

 

1200 points Fleet Engagement, the Imperial wedge smashed into a Chaos pirates' encircling trap but eventually battered their way through with the Dauntless squadrons relentlessly staying in the maneuver game until the very end.

 

Click 'em bigger!

 

[Firedrake Cordova]

Looks great. Hopefully fun was had by all.  

[Tallarn Commander]

Some fun photographs! I loved Dauntless Light Cruisers, they sure were glass cannons but they provided the Imperial Navy with some much-needed mobility.

[Sherrypie]

3 hours ago, Tallarn Commander said:

Some fun photographs! I loved Dauntless Light Cruisers, they sure were glass cannons but they provided the Imperial Navy with some much-needed mobility.

 

The mobility is great, especially against an escort swarm that is even more fragile than they are :D

At the end, as the Chaos fleet tried to prolong their fate (since disengaging would only have sealed their already losing situation), we basically had three nearly-crippled Dauntlesses rolling in a merry-go-round with a crippled Devastation cruiser and one Infidel seeing who'd slug the other first for the last time. All the other bigger ships had already been hulked or forced to disengage in flames.

[Sherrypie]

Finished a couple more tiny tanks for Selen II home army.

[Firedrake Cordova]

They look great

 

The highlights on the barrels, fuel drum, etc, come across really nicely.

[Sherrypie]

Thanks @Firedrake Cordova!

 

They're a bit quick and dirty, basically one afternoon job, but I'm trying to spit out more stuff this year to actually get somewhere with my armies rather than fiddling endlessly with half a dozen models :D

[Firedrake Cordova]

Well, it's working well - it gives them a pleasing contrast, tone, and texture

[Sherrypie]

Had to test them too, sooo...

E:A, 3k GT. The armoured battalion took to the field under their new commander, who immediately sank to the bottom of a toxic swamp under enemy fire. Despite the Dark Mechanicus commander getting unceremoniously crushed under Baneblade treads with their whole terminator retinue, the Guard tanks faltered in their deployment area without proper leadership to drive them onwards and the day was ultimately carried by the machine-beasts of Chaos.

 

 

[Sherrypie]

Putting stowage on the next superheavies.

[Dr_Ruminahui]

Wow... that's attention to detail.  Your tiny tanks never cease to delight.

 

That said, as a perennial chaos player, I was contractually obliged to cheer over the victory of the mini-iest minions of chaos.  

Edited March 7 by Dr_Ruminahui

[Sherrypie]

23 minutes ago, Dr_Ruminahui said:

Wow... that's attention to detail.  Your tiny tanks never cease to delight.

 

That said, as a perennial chaos player, I was contractually obliged to cheer over the victory of the mini-iest minions of chaos.  

 

I'll get them next time, if my Guard could finally muster up the ability to succeed in a 2+ roll at least half of the times... :P

[Sherrypie]

Found some Eldar in the boxes and wanted to branch out from my regular Zorn palette a bit with some psychedelic thermal synthwave shenanigans. The first attempt on the Aconites failed, as there just was no kick to it. Then I went and bought a couple of Vallejo's fluo paints and most importantly, finally some magenta. With that, the pair of Hellebores got a whole new vibe.

 

[Firedrake Cordova]

They really do look great

[Dr_Ruminahui]

I quite like the look of the "failed" bunch, though I can understand it wasn't the look you were going for.  Both they and the final group look stunning - though, as your goal, your final ships are much more vibrant.

[Sherrypie]

Cheers @Firedrake Cordova and @Dr_Ruminahui. The first test bunch wasn't bad as such, but into the stripper bath they went now that the force has a better recipe. Vibrancy is the aim here, so I'll save the smoldering ember look for some other future project. I've got a dozen or so small ships primed and waiting for the fleet, but first I have to paint a bunch of tanks for the Guard. Might have a game of EA towards the end of the week and I need me some Shadowswords...

[Sherrypie]

Two days of tabletop ready painting for tonight's game, SHT's and more Russ turrets. There's still plenty of detailing to go, like the banners on the SHT's. But that's later.

 

 

3k NetEA GT. In tonight's heavy metal rumble, the iron tide of Selen II threw the daemonic techmongers out of their idyllic countryside holdings. There was a struggle to win on objectives as the tank companies barreled through the pressure point in the middle, yet were twice foiled by the fearless obliterators standing and rallying nearby. Ultimately, the bodycount was too heavily slanted in favor of the Guard and the hereteks were forced to yield the field.

 

[Firedrake Cordova]

Those teeny tonks really do look great - the details pop so nicely

[Sherrypie]

3 hours ago, Firedrake Cordova said:

Those teeny tonks really do look great - the details pop so nicely

 

It's always a great balancing act between visibility and cartoonish looks at small scales. Especially with this scheme, if the green stays realistic it'll all be a mush and if there's too many bright baubles they'll all just look like Christmas trees :D