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Post by marklogue on Aug 24, 2008 19:02:16 GMT 10
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Post by marklogue on Aug 27, 2008 0:08:01 GMT 10
The next unit of Riders:
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Post by marklogue on Aug 31, 2008 20:58:17 GMT 10
A size comparison And my next unit
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Post by marklogue on Sept 1, 2008 22:11:24 GMT 10
Bulking up the infantry
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Post by marklogue on Sept 3, 2008 22:24:33 GMT 10
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Post by cal001 on Sept 4, 2008 7:48:21 GMT 10
Looking good Mark, those base look like you are still making each one. How are you going with the base casting?
Cheers Aaron
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Post by marklogue on Sept 4, 2008 19:59:11 GMT 10
The base casting came along well.
Most of the models (besides the cavalry) are on cast bases. I have to drill holes out to add the miniatures though. I have also added a little bit of basing material on bases to hide the base of miniatures.
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Post by marklogue on Sept 7, 2008 22:49:50 GMT 10
I'm getting there. I am finding DRM armies are really good for painting. There is quite a variety of troops choices for each army so it keeps the painting process interesting but the models fit together well so the army has an overall look of unity about it when its painted.
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Post by Cthulhu_gump on Sept 9, 2008 20:47:29 GMT 10
Wow, that looks great. I didnt think that the round bases would look so good.
This is gonna be one really nice army when its done.
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Post by marklogue on Sept 12, 2008 0:11:45 GMT 10
The Horde is growing day by day.
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Post by marklogue on Sept 13, 2008 22:58:33 GMT 10
I have decided to batch paint the remainder of my infantry. I have 30 stands to do so it will be much more efficient that way. First of all I start with a White Undercoat. I have recently started using White Knights Squirts Spray Paint. I have been looking around for a while for a spray that suits me as using the GW spray is too expensive and some of the cheaper cans just wreck whatever they are sprayed upon. Next I move onto the bases. I am fairly messy when I paint bases as I use a really big brush so I don't have to spend to much time on them so I paint the bases before minis so I don't mess up the work I have already done. The base color scheme I have used for this army is: GW Vermin Brown wash. (warm red brown) GW Vomit Brown Drybrush (yellowy creamy sort of brown) GW Bleached Bone Drybrush (cream)
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Post by marklogue on Sept 14, 2008 14:17:28 GMT 10
The next step in my infantry batch painting is a green wash for the skin. Washes are an excellent way of bringing out the fantastic level of detail that you get on DRM infantry. Much better than drybrushing or attempting to blend on a 6mm miniature. Tips for washing miniatures.You really need to water the paint down and make sure that you don't overload your brush to get really effective results. Push the brush tip into all the crevices so that you don't get white showing through when you are finished. Make sure the paint has a thin even coating over the miniature. If you have pools of liquid in the recesses then no pigment will get in and you will have dark lines around the edges of where the water drops dried. If you end up with too much wash on the model use a dry brush to wick the excess paint off.
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Post by marklogue on Sept 15, 2008 18:56:52 GMT 10
The Kraytonian super heavy fliers are huge. The Aryx can transport a large landing structure to drop off troops into the heart of battle (in the centre of the picture). I have pictured it next to a Tau Manta to show how big it is. For the next step on my infantry I have washed the armour with ultramarines blue, washed the weapons black. Then painted the heavy weapons a mix of blood red and black then highlighted them with a mix of blazing orange and red. I am going to give the models a light wash of brown at the end to darken them up a bit, then finish the basing and all I will have left to paint is three tanks and the Aryx pictured above.
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Post by marklogue on Sept 16, 2008 14:48:05 GMT 10
A brown ink wash toned the infantry down nicely. I can't believe I am almost finished this project. Its gone by so easily that I don't feel burnt out at all. The DRM miniatures area pleasure to paint.
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Post by marklogue on Sept 19, 2008 22:32:10 GMT 10
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