Boc's All Chaos, All the Time (Legionaries complete, Defiler WIP)

[Firedrake Cordova]

Looks like you're making some good progress.  The Dark Commune are definitely some interesting models!

[Boc]

And big chonky boy is finished!

 

I've made some progress with Forgefiend #3, about to the stage of washes before grime, and one of the Blessed Blades from the Dark Commune, but I'll leave those for another update. 

 

[Firedrake Cordova]

Looks good. The base seems particularly appropriate for that model, too!

[Boc]

And the Blessed Blades (i.e. two best friends are complete!

 

 

I've just about finished up Forgefiend #3 as well. Then I forgot to add the gloss varnish before adding oils and enamels. So that was a fun learning experience, having to gently dab all of it off made cleanup take probably 3x as long haha. I should get it's base finished up and the model matte varnished tomorrow night! 

[Firedrake Cordova]

Nice work - the lightning on the blades, and the mud on the robes works well

[Boc]

And the (probably) final Forgefiend is done! I think I recovered pretty well from the Missed Varnish Travesty of 2023

 

 

Almost done with the Dark Commune as well, hoping to finish them up tomorrow. 

[Firedrake Cordova]

Looks good to me - the metallics in front (i.e. left) of the plasma coils in the first image looks great.  

 

4 hours ago, Boc said:

Missed Varnish Travesty of 2023

I take it that you forgot to apply a coat of varnish before applying the weathering products? I tend to write out my painting recipes long-hand, and then tick them off as I go through them (something about getting older, and the memory not quite being what it used to be...).

 

 

[Boc]

BEEN CRANKING THIS WEEK

 

Woo, Dark Commune finished

 

Spoiler

 

And got a little bit knocked out on my Master of Possession. Contrasts feel like cheating

 

Spoiler

 

[Firedrake Cordova]

Nice work - they look quite different to the box art with that colour scheme, but in a good way  

[Dr_Ruminahui]

Yeah, I'm really liking your dark commune - I really don't like the sword guys in the GW colour scheme (they look too much like Nazgul) but in yours they rock.  In particular loving the ambiguous not quite lighting, not quite mystical symbols, not quite faces highlighting on their swords... I'll have to try something similar (in green) if I ever paint the unit... which is a fair bit more likely now, having seen yours.

Edited October 24, 2023 by Dr_Ruminahui

[Boc]

Thanks guys, glad you like them! 

 

Got another hour or so down with the Master of Possession tonight, getting most of the bigger chunks knocked out. Need to work on the power pack and another few smaller details to finish up and then it's on to dry brush and washes.

 

[Boc]

And another night of work in, think the flames turned out pretty well. After so many vehicles, Knights, and slap chop horde units, it's been refreshing to work on an individual character. 

 

Hoping I can get him done in the next day or two. 

Edited October 27, 2023 by Boc
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[Firedrake Cordova]

Yeah, the flames did come out well, especially on the middle skull  

[Valkia the Bloody]

Great job on this flames. I will take notes.

[Boc]

Thank you! I'd love to say the flames are because I'm simply amazing at all the things, but my local painting guru recommended this video to me:

 

 

 

Was super easy to do with the correct contrasts.

 

 

[Boc]

Wooooooo and done

 

 

Now that I've had a sanity break, next up is 8 Obliterators. Because I clearly hate myself lol

[Firedrake Cordova]

He came out well.  The skulls on the robe tie in with the bones on the base nicely, and the robe reflects the blood base ... it's actually quite a disconcerting scene! (in a good way )

[Boc]

Been a very slow last week or so, but I've managed to finish 2 of the 8 Obliterators.

 

 

I've got another week and a half to finish the other two in time for a local RTT

 

And because I needed a distraction from insane amounts of Obliterator trim, I got started on a Cypher kitbash.

 

[Boc]

Waiting for the oils and enamels to dry on my 3rd and 4th Obliterators, I had to get sidetracked to finish painting models for the RTT that's strictly adhering to the all or nothing painting requirements. So i cranked through the rest of Cypher in a couple days, so here he is!

 

 

Only thing left to finish is my Blue Scribes which, as second hand finecast, is without a doubt just a travesty to even assemble.

[Boc]

Was able to cobble this together just in time for the tournament this weekend. I still despise the sculpt lol. Finecast is the devil. 

 

[Firedrake Cordova]

It looks like it came together well - I like the runes on the pages.  

 

My commiserations on having to work with resin, though!  

[Boc]

New baby was born last week, so I'm sticking to models that can be done with 90% contrast paints so I can make use of random short spots of free time. Working right now on the Changeling (barely a base coat so far) and a Burning Chariot.

 

Plan is to finish up the Exalted Flamer portion (magnetize so it can be a standalone model as well) of the Burning Chariot first. Thought about kind of a pink/blue flame but opted for the pure fire look. Because I'm lazy and I know how to do it haha

 

[Firedrake Cordova]

The fire effect looks great

[Rusted Boltgun]

Congratulations! On the new arrival and the fire - that looks ace.

[Boc]

Got another couple of hours of work in. I think the Exalted Flamer and disk are done. At least they're assembled for now. I've got the base put together, primed and highlighted and hopefully I can get the rest of it done in the next couple of days.