Kabaakaba's hobby plog: Raveners complete, Cadian castellan, Shiny Bullgryn

[Firedrake Cordova]

I imagine it feels a bit like painting the Forth Bridge.  (I once painted a 2nd Ed Rhino with a size 4 or 5 brush - that was bad enough, so you have my sympathies!)

[kabaakaba]

I'd add some details to LRBT. Highlights, edges, weapon and lenses. Still need add weathering(or not? Idk if it needed there) and edge highlights for camo, and finish trucks. May be some details like grilles and Aquilas all around. also add some dark tones to all recesses over hull and tower.

 

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As always I ask for any criticism you can share.

Edited October 10 by kabaakaba

[Tallarn Commander]

Looks good. Once you finish the steps you’ve described, it will look great! Perhaps an adding a scraped-off paint effect (the old Rhinox Brown light sponging followed by a wee bit of very lightly applied Leadbelcher) would help.

[kabaakaba]

Finish highlights and weathering, Initially I don't give a tough about marking , but decided add them ,  but for reason unknown decals don't glue to my tank... I'd try numbers signs nothing hold. 
I'd apply gloss varnish, when it dries i soak decals in water and apply to model. Once its dry it's fall on table...
So I just give up and just paint number and signs. 

[kabaakaba]

It's took much time but I complete them. Kasrkins done.  It's nice switch to them after LRBT and Baneblade (not complete  )
I've make them same colours as main IG forces, but gonna use them for kill team and boarding actions.

 

Edited October 22 by kabaakaba

[kabaakaba]

Due to many reasons, like limited storage space, better(imho) rules and shorter games I'm more and more leaning toward Kill Team and boarding actions. so...
I'm start working on second KT I have. It's Raveners . I never paints something but IG so now it's more like rediscovering miniature painting for me. There's no armour, no cloth, no skin. I'd try colour scheme which i use for Winged Tyranid Prime, but it's looks ugly. So trying build new one, but using same base colours. 

[Lathe Biosas]

Looks good.   Quite the change from your Guardsmen. 

 

How'd you pick out the color scheme?

 

[kabaakaba]

On 10/27/2025 at 1:43 AM, Lathe Biosas said:

Looks good.   Quite the change from your Guardsmen. 

 

How'd you pick out the color scheme?

 

few test paintjobs on gaunts to hoose from.

Ravener Prime is done. I make few errors on his green and fixing it. I'm pretty surprised how heavily good tools affect quality of paintjob. I bought set of soft drybrush and stippling brushes. It's cost me another kill team I don't buy but it's a game changer. 

After fixing body and do some work over claws and talons I'm almost happy with how he is looking. 

At last photo there is too hard contrast and hard blend of dark and light blue cause of my phone cheaper than kill team box :D

As always I wish you live some salty feedback on paintjob. You criticism helping make minis better 

[kabaakaba]

I was on vacation. Have almost unlimited hobby time. I finished Raveners. They're nice kit and I think I improve my painting a bit.

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[kabaakaba]

while working over Raveners I'll also painted one of my Cadian castellans. It's a clumsy attempt to paint NMM

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as always would be glad for any feedback,
And there is next attempt now for Bullgryn. Initially there was solid color but give a try to NMM again. It's obviously WIP so again wanna your C&C in any form. I have issues with light on skin from his maul.
 

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[Bonehead]

The Raveners are really good, man. That scheme is so naturalistic, it looks better when you see them together. Like real insects swarming.