"Knives In The Void" Painting Challenge 2022

[Xin Ceithan]

Wow, there are some excellent new minis here, both new and completed vows… 
 

You guys are really an inspiration - so I’ve been devoting what little hobby time I had recently to push work on my killteam ahead: 

 

I have one Boltgun armed Heretic closer to completion

 

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(The bases need definition, don’t they? ) 

 

and one other nearing assembly 

 

 

 

 

Fluffwise, I think this  little band of rascals, the “As‘ Quotori ” ( WiP, warband associated with the Hedonistarii)  from a place I called  the Lucidicous Marches  of the Somnium Stars

[Mazer Rackham]

Heretically good. Is that head finished? That skin tone is really nice.

 

Very noice, my friend, always good to see progress on your hobbying. 

[gaurdian31]

Some more awesome completions. Loving the purple Xin Ceithan!

[Xin Ceithan]

Thanks everyone!

 

Think  the skin is mostly done, courtesy of some Idoneth skin paints and a bit of wet blending. I‘d like to pick out the developing mutation a bit more and the  respirator / lower helmet needs some  cleaning up… 

 

Actually, all the heads up to this point need some cleaning up - the incubi darkness / purple fade scheme is great but it needs quite a few layers and my  painting has obviously become more sloppy and I struggle with highlighting edges 

 

But I am getting there - especially with all you guys being such a blast to work with 

[Mazer Rackham]

14 hours ago, Xin Ceithan said:

SNIP...my  painting has obviously become more sloppy and I struggle with highlighting edges 

 

Don't you worry brother, you should use my method. I drybrush every-bloody-thing. It's less slap-chop, and more chop-chop. 

 

Speaking of which, am contemplating another vow. Or two. It depends on whether I can get my noggin around Contrast paints. 

[Trokair]

34 minutes ago, Mazer Rackham said:

Speaking of which, am contemplating another vow. Or two. It depends on whether I can get my noggin around Contrast paints. 

Just used them for drybrushing...

[Mazer Rackham]

@Trokair

 

[Trokair]

I have not actualy tried drybrushing with contrast, who knows it might work.

[Dr_Ruminahui]

I'm interested in adding in a chaos space marine kill team, but don't have their rules.  Could someone with the rules, would the following be a valid entry, and if not what would I need to add?

- champion 

- meltagunner

- balefire acolyte

- annoited

- butcher

- shrivetalon

[Lord_Ikka]

Looks like yes

 

1 LEGIONARYf operative selected from the following list:
LEGIONARY CHOSEN operative equipped with one option from each
of the following:
Plasma pistol or tainted bolt pistol
Daemon blade
LEGIONARY ASPIRING CHAMPION operative equipped with one
option from each of the following:
Plasma pistol or tainted bolt pistol
Tainted chainsword, power weapon, power fist or power maul

5 LEGIONARYf operatives selected from the following list:

 

LEGIONARY WARRIOR equipped with one of the following options:
Boltgun; fists
Bolt pistol; chainsword

 

LEGIONARY GUNNER equipped with one of the following options:
Flamer; fists
Meltagun; fists
Plasma gun; fists

 

LEGIONARY HEAVY GUNNER equipped with one of the
following options:
Heavy bolter; fists
Missile launcher; fists
Reaper chaincannon; fists

 

LEGIONARY ICON BEARER equipped with one of the
following options:
Boltgun; fists
Bolt pistol; chainsword

 

LEGIONARY ANOINTED
LEGIONARY BUTCHER
LEGIONARY BALEFIRE ACOLYTE
LEGIONARY SHRIVETALON

Other than WARRIOR operatives, your kill team can only include each
operative above once.

[Ripper.McGuirl]

My painting time has been minimal lately, but am getting there on the felarch for my Corsairs.

 

[Dr_Ruminahui]

@Lord_Ikka, thank you very much for that - that was a great help.   

 

Ripper, that corsaire is awesome!

 

I'm going to toss my chainsword into the ring;

 

 

I, Dr_Ruminahui, vow to complete one Hereticus Astartes Kill Team of the Emperor's Children legion, to be fully painted and based by the 31st January 2023, and to provide at least minimal fluff/background for it. May Slannesh curse me to darkness and ruination should I fail!

 

 

Edited November 10, 2022 by Dr_Ruminahui

[Galloway]

On 10/12/2022 at 11:45 PM, Galloway said:

Tossing my hat in the ring as well. Have had the idea of doing a bunch of kill teams for different warbands from the Abyssal Crusade, try out some new themes and schemes, and this event is a good push to get started. Will post initial picture or link in about two weeks once I'm done with some work travel, but will get my vow in now:

 

I, Galloway, vow to complete one Kill Team of the Grey Death Heretic Astartes warband, to be fully painted and based by the 31st January 2023, and to provide at least minimal fluff/background for them. May the Grandfather curse me to happiness and health should I fail!

 

Plan is to do some "Nurgle-y" chaos but not plague marines, mix in a bunch of old bits with the new bigger scale bodies and go for a bit of a retro feel, keeping with recent 35th anniversary celebration. Initial plan is to have (names subject to change):

1. Covidiax, Herald of the Plague Unending (too on the nose?): Aspiring Champion with power maul and plasma pistol
2. Vorbid Thrice-Blessed: Anointed
3. Khaksek Boneblight: Gunner with flamer
4. Vabrox Plaguebrace: Heavy Gunner with heavy bolter
5. Gaozzux Blightreaper: Icon Bearer with bolter
6. Rudraug Carriongaze: Warrior with bolt pistol and chainsword

Thanks for organizing, and good luck to all the entrants- looks like some pretty cool stuff coming.

OK, finally got these guys assembled. Will prime get and started on them tomorrow.

Left to right: Rudraug, Vorbid, Covidiax, Gaozzux, Vabrox, Khaksek.

[Trokair]

So this is only conected to this event by a tangent, but it will sever as a colour test model for the Squads chimera thing. 

 

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On 11/10/2022 at 10:27 PM, Trokair said:

So somehow November is one third gone, and I am yet to even contemplate picking up a brush.

 

So snagged this second hand at auction at the local store on the cheap, so am going to try and dedust/undust/whatever it is called and probably replace the HF with a MM if I can find a suitable part in my bits box (or just do without). Strip it if I can, or just prime over and then do a test tank colour scheme for my 7th Rhûnish Dragoons project.

 

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Edited November 12, 2022 by Trokair

[Mazer Rackham]

I, Mazer Rackham, Scion of Dorn, liegeman to the Golden Son, Sword and Shield of the Trusted Praetorian, vow to complete one Kill Team of the Invaders Space Marines, to be fully painted and based by the 31st January 2023, and to provide at least minimal fluff/background for them. May the accursed and filthy Eldar, perfidious wretches of uncountable blasphemies, erase the legacy of Dorn, and our Chapter forever, should I fail.

[Lysimachus]

It's an out-of-competition vow, but it's to go along with the Kill Team that I've completed, so I'm going to add it here:

 

I, Lysimachus, vow to complete one Contemptor Dreadnought of the War Dogs Chapter of the Adeptus Astartes, to be fully painted and based by the 31st January 2023, and to provide at least minimal fluff/background for this fallen hero. May the Emperor curse me to darkness and ruination should I fail!

 

 

 

(Will add pics in the morning when I get out of bed in eight or nine hours!)

 

 

Edited November 12, 2022 by Lysimachus
Pic added

[Mazer Rackham]

10 minutes ago, Lysimachus said:

(Will add pics in the morning)

 

It's morning, slacker!

 

Gibs!

[Lysimachus]

17 minutes ago, Lysimachus said:

(Will add pics in the morning when I get out of bed in eight or nine hours!)

 

Fixed. 

[sitnam]

First  Legionnaire is complete.

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[Tonius]

That’s it: Crimson Fist are now fully completed !

[Tonius]

Forgot to post those :

 

 

 

 

Now’s the Kommando’s turn

Edited November 12, 2022 by Tonius

[Mazer Rackham]

Those are really nice. Superbly painted.

 

Edited November 12, 2022 by Mazer Rackham

[Tonius]

1 hour ago, Mazer Rackham said:

Those are really nice. Superbly painted.

 

Thanks mate !

[Dr_Ruminahui]

I'm about 1/2 done the building step - basic figures are together, now need to greenstuff back the holes I cut in their capes to fit their shoulder pads.

 

[Xin Ceithan]

Bit of progress on this guy 

 

 

(still layering skin to go from “walked into low hanging trophy rack” to “blossoming mutation” ) …

 

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…

 

 

… while this one is still all over the place