tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78783096687893211662024-03-05T05:12:44.389+00:00Dante's Inferno - CMDante's BlogMiniature painting blog run by multiple Golden Demon winner CMDante. Focusing on Warhammer and Warhammer 40k, this blog covers painting, sculpting, converting and modelling projects, tips and techniques.CMDantehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08284979536898155953noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878309668789321166.post-81786253639618406122020-10-21T16:35:00.005+01:002020-10-21T16:37:19.998+01:00Sisters of Battle - Order of the Bloody Rose<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCLcob7wSfys79cMtDk2doGFP4hzvg1TDKZujCBMHdqWSzVJfwyjZkH-Ayw6IJiEv-YLGzhSOoQ3299FNmYybCizZJ8iMEm85gjJwLVZqbZMGUzyPuZU4YrRsd_QbJ4QJ191nCz9pM7p0/s400/Sisters+of+Battle+-+CMDante+Blog.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="109" data-original-width="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCLcob7wSfys79cMtDk2doGFP4hzvg1TDKZujCBMHdqWSzVJfwyjZkH-Ayw6IJiEv-YLGzhSOoQ3299FNmYybCizZJ8iMEm85gjJwLVZqbZMGUzyPuZU4YrRsd_QbJ4QJ191nCz9pM7p0/s16000/Sisters+of+Battle+-+CMDante+Blog.png" /></a></div><br /><p>Long time since I posted anything new here, but with the ongoing Covid-19 and lockdown situations, I've had time to hobby more this year. So much so, I've actually finished more models in 2020 than I have in the preceding 5 years!</p><p><br /></p><p>Lately I've been working on a squad of the new Sisters of Battle. Unusual for me to be working on so many figures of the same type in one go (the last squad I finished was a unit of 5 Ghouls back in 2007!), but I really like these new Sisters of Battle sculpts. After painting one, I knew I wanted to do more!</p><p><br /></p><p>I was lucky enough to grab one of the limited release army box sets at the end of last year, so have been working with the figures from this set, along with a few pieces I've picked up off bits sites or from generous donors from Twitter.</p><p><br /></p><p>When it came to selecting a colour scheme, I was always taken with the red armour of the Order of the Bloody Rose. Maybe its my love of red armour from being a fan of Blood Angels? Regardless, its been a chance to refine my skills and get back to painting sharpness, as well as develop in a few areas. The following is a few pics of the squad members so far.</p><p><br /></p><p>First up, the Sister Superior:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYMrHujRdJ7gSFg6nHjQEuOmLdNxZWpn9VZeJUqPQpECpF6JckNIGlAtIr1BYNrmr3tAUSoBRr6ANCpHZhLgA_QcOKk8ywJOVXrpEe95eCCYyd22KH0g9IKcOkiEwhHIYo6dMYSZuqKdI/s2048/Sister+Superior+%2528edit+1%2529+-+Front.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1751" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYMrHujRdJ7gSFg6nHjQEuOmLdNxZWpn9VZeJUqPQpECpF6JckNIGlAtIr1BYNrmr3tAUSoBRr6ANCpHZhLgA_QcOKk8ywJOVXrpEe95eCCYyd22KH0g9IKcOkiEwhHIYo6dMYSZuqKdI/w343-h400/Sister+Superior+%2528edit+1%2529+-+Front.jpg" width="343" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxa3YZYPZaGfBqotgD1euDKpGDKA5i8kOJVzBFehhbFnqJbWO3UTTTCuZfXVX3UNiUdjBF7U_mXv08UJzctaDIEXi00OO3MOjE4XUpx-ZyLJANWhzXEYfKwV3WmjrJjOqJiQKWwhod5v4/s2048/Sister+Superior+%2528edit+2%2529+-+Front.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1614" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxa3YZYPZaGfBqotgD1euDKpGDKA5i8kOJVzBFehhbFnqJbWO3UTTTCuZfXVX3UNiUdjBF7U_mXv08UJzctaDIEXi00OO3MOjE4XUpx-ZyLJANWhzXEYfKwV3WmjrJjOqJiQKWwhod5v4/w315-h400/Sister+Superior+%2528edit+2%2529+-+Front.jpg" width="315" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwng3pI8zV_D8TR3mN33nL_mJVVkfVrx0cuJ-z_VQ5CEK1RaNZF9cKYq221G7bQ4D87AJ5jr-dwGZ3n9E1_I6NGAL1AgV3a9m0v7Oefyxi3kecatyQbPWF_OkBK30Pccl782KAsnpfenc/s2048/Sister+Superior+%2528edit+3%2529+-+Front+Right.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1856" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwng3pI8zV_D8TR3mN33nL_mJVVkfVrx0cuJ-z_VQ5CEK1RaNZF9cKYq221G7bQ4D87AJ5jr-dwGZ3n9E1_I6NGAL1AgV3a9m0v7Oefyxi3kecatyQbPWF_OkBK30Pccl782KAsnpfenc/w363-h400/Sister+Superior+%2528edit+3%2529+-+Front+Right.jpg" width="363" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7gmbJ6rvGhpxF0e2YzsXjTDG88jtwfy0QVSSTfiJbnX6XcD4dvM9GlrAmtguxRrylXiTWUWZdlZn9woDXgNd-8VU0XdiS2VVfT01yW5wXqYpV2JZ0NJicKKHTtRJ1ZMY3H_CHr7rH9FA/s2048/Sister+Superior+%2528edit+4%2529+-+Back+Right.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1805" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7gmbJ6rvGhpxF0e2YzsXjTDG88jtwfy0QVSSTfiJbnX6XcD4dvM9GlrAmtguxRrylXiTWUWZdlZn9woDXgNd-8VU0XdiS2VVfT01yW5wXqYpV2JZ0NJicKKHTtRJ1ZMY3H_CHr7rH9FA/w353-h400/Sister+Superior+%2528edit+4%2529+-+Back+Right.jpg" width="353" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-z9OKf3FeyCX6uf_BYWnfCUxXeiU48oDdaLb-MOwiyv3ufc7BSsGoKrcNBSCynXMpnS5mulvPe-pYn3oWa9lebwGla5yLvMgNCATGHcmv6GbnyxRDHU8hyphenhyphenKEUBL9Tux5xGlhPMwVury0/s2048/Sister+Superior+%2528edit+5%2529+-+Back+Left.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1594" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-z9OKf3FeyCX6uf_BYWnfCUxXeiU48oDdaLb-MOwiyv3ufc7BSsGoKrcNBSCynXMpnS5mulvPe-pYn3oWa9lebwGla5yLvMgNCATGHcmv6GbnyxRDHU8hyphenhyphenKEUBL9Tux5xGlhPMwVury0/w311-h400/Sister+Superior+%2528edit+5%2529+-+Back+Left.jpg" width="311" /></a></div><br /><p>This model was a joy to paint. I wasn't a fan of the original head, so swapped it out for one from the Sisters of Battle Squad set. I tried a few new things with this one, including the hazards on the chainsword and freehand lining around the inner edge of the robes.</p><p><br /></p><p>I've also tried to work with different tones and textures on the different materials of these models. While a simple enough red, black and white scheme, I've varied tones on the black and red depending on the material types. For the robes, I've kept the black warm by using tan colours for the highlight mixes. While for the bolter, I've used Dark Sea Blue in the highlight mixes to get a cooler, machine tone.</p><p><br /></p><p>Equally, on the red, the armour is bright and shiny, while the gloves and bodice are a darker, cooler leather colour.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHOXsrDCGgBt8jRNvr7_BaVAE9_EmYLwAznYCPNvQaoSR3h5lqZrnWhNpPcQpcq293-AsSoUa7L23MSl33N2K0U0ucZ7kjGuwfAHPACdd4qCktxFZoS6NMJIonYSfrkHjIK6AjTbmXecY/s1825/Sister+of+Battle+3+%2528edit+2%2529+-+Front.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1825" data-original-width="1486" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHOXsrDCGgBt8jRNvr7_BaVAE9_EmYLwAznYCPNvQaoSR3h5lqZrnWhNpPcQpcq293-AsSoUa7L23MSl33N2K0U0ucZ7kjGuwfAHPACdd4qCktxFZoS6NMJIonYSfrkHjIK6AjTbmXecY/w326-h400/Sister+of+Battle+3+%2528edit+2%2529+-+Front.jpg" width="326" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpxzM0xpnjk9qY0GfH_3yexS5GHvv1tUETNaUj7CR5XiHt4MQDVscZPzvhEE6GuQBn2e5ULzQyX3UlZgDzTFiiLGvYHKjTSmlpY0U5edpqfVyOYS6joBO5vJ2m47PGelp5tKJBEugOJ-o/s619/Sister+of+Battle+3+%2528edit+4%2529+-+Face.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="619" data-original-width="607" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpxzM0xpnjk9qY0GfH_3yexS5GHvv1tUETNaUj7CR5XiHt4MQDVscZPzvhEE6GuQBn2e5ULzQyX3UlZgDzTFiiLGvYHKjTSmlpY0U5edpqfVyOYS6joBO5vJ2m47PGelp5tKJBEugOJ-o/w393-h400/Sister+of+Battle+3+%2528edit+4%2529+-+Face.jpg" width="393" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi4HRLy7ayqp7CMGUz2JC0MQxrGFV7fnu4-ZxDJavCwOVNnbYa14uyHGVNILya7t4VMpks7dL2qsqHls2E1mQahWpqr5I5LgbhnQpUai0d5BSrrRGXLa4tQU0kGP_IXwUQV2WkBCaCjQs/s1693/Sister+of+Battle+3+%2528edit+6%2529+-+Front+Right.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1693" data-original-width="1490" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi4HRLy7ayqp7CMGUz2JC0MQxrGFV7fnu4-ZxDJavCwOVNnbYa14uyHGVNILya7t4VMpks7dL2qsqHls2E1mQahWpqr5I5LgbhnQpUai0d5BSrrRGXLa4tQU0kGP_IXwUQV2WkBCaCjQs/w353-h400/Sister+of+Battle+3+%2528edit+6%2529+-+Front+Right.jpg" width="353" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHcYRsuPctjGUtsVhngy25MBfgbkV3bhQHqB8qjQbUWAvHgVcGoZWEeTezUcMxnv5p0oX1nshNZQsFs88v3eMeyJULBr6J5j4dsAfunCeHrZDS1rAHQXbe-vlofGd2sFjyLGrXEhaN4cw/s1737/Sister+of+Battle+3+%2528edit+8%2529+-+Back+Right.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1737" data-original-width="1373" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHcYRsuPctjGUtsVhngy25MBfgbkV3bhQHqB8qjQbUWAvHgVcGoZWEeTezUcMxnv5p0oX1nshNZQsFs88v3eMeyJULBr6J5j4dsAfunCeHrZDS1rAHQXbe-vlofGd2sFjyLGrXEhaN4cw/w316-h400/Sister+of+Battle+3+%2528edit+8%2529+-+Back+Right.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5epIv9HHR8Qw1iBgTw9Juad8YaiVmKd2dlXK2-O6JCnKlA1SVAV4IDji-YMyCOm-VnfRlTJapRSZzm_4Ec5Opd0QwqNXNj7QgNAiJ_doS_QSXPKNvLWA5bIFgdm743clvzf7ll_gX5l4/s1683/Sister+of+Battle+3+%2528edit+5%2529+-+Front+Left.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1683" data-original-width="1323" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5epIv9HHR8Qw1iBgTw9Juad8YaiVmKd2dlXK2-O6JCnKlA1SVAV4IDji-YMyCOm-VnfRlTJapRSZzm_4Ec5Opd0QwqNXNj7QgNAiJ_doS_QSXPKNvLWA5bIFgdm743clvzf7ll_gX5l4/w315-h400/Sister+of+Battle+3+%2528edit+5%2529+-+Front+Left.jpg" width="315" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Next up, the veteran sister of the squad with Stormbolter. This is one of my favourite models from the set - the pose is awesome and the face in particular is great! The bases on both the above models were a lot of fun to put together and I went a little extra with some of the nosing on the stairs on the Sister Superior and the broken banister detail on the front right (the model's left) of the Stormbolter sister.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Finally, here's some pics of the latest work in progress - the sister carrying Simulacrum Imperialis:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCkrDTzbsrvhYGso-ChamZyO16JV5UC_SVrxpzdPHUdm_b_ec-jJhSNQnoE-Ve9RJedGSz5_K-FmQ8cFgd8swCmandAuduA3fqvx_UZ_pfol1dgoOXwMfehpMjoylEXkBbN44xY8buDcM/s1506/Sister+of+Battle+4+%2528edit+1%2529+-+Front.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1506" data-original-width="1431" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCkrDTzbsrvhYGso-ChamZyO16JV5UC_SVrxpzdPHUdm_b_ec-jJhSNQnoE-Ve9RJedGSz5_K-FmQ8cFgd8swCmandAuduA3fqvx_UZ_pfol1dgoOXwMfehpMjoylEXkBbN44xY8buDcM/w380-h400/Sister+of+Battle+4+%2528edit+1%2529+-+Front.jpg" width="380" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRDEFBYe-Z3NA8Gsvjg4hSi8QhPbOsx2D6cACPfw52gnMTe3W8HVQDXILUUKB5usupFsc3p0qMnNujGqIXaj4O2Yel7zwt4utueAqd3upbFSz3qT2Wzj1tRQrlw8J90BHU2ScPI2sAojs/s1020/Sister+of+Battle+4+%2528edit+3%2529+-+Front+Left.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1020" data-original-width="798" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRDEFBYe-Z3NA8Gsvjg4hSi8QhPbOsx2D6cACPfw52gnMTe3W8HVQDXILUUKB5usupFsc3p0qMnNujGqIXaj4O2Yel7zwt4utueAqd3upbFSz3qT2Wzj1tRQrlw8J90BHU2ScPI2sAojs/w314-h400/Sister+of+Battle+4+%2528edit+3%2529+-+Front+Left.jpg" width="314" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSTA5hjRY2b5y34X3f1KXFmDwlSTyRB_2-6GMbfq_gPGa-ezjGc88unptNr-_g1z9K-Eiqe4d5fqfqseXAaSywncOt8hv2_5e2U2rTB-uMvD2wTtkzhA3WP0oLKUXUUNlKBY510FOjXDY/s1865/Sister+of+Battle+4+%2528edit+4%2529+-+Back.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1865" data-original-width="1373" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSTA5hjRY2b5y34X3f1KXFmDwlSTyRB_2-6GMbfq_gPGa-ezjGc88unptNr-_g1z9K-Eiqe4d5fqfqseXAaSywncOt8hv2_5e2U2rTB-uMvD2wTtkzhA3WP0oLKUXUUNlKBY510FOjXDY/w295-h400/Sister+of+Battle+4+%2528edit+4%2529+-+Back.jpg" width="295" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">You'll see from the sister above that I paint these in sub assemblies. In general, I paint the body, arms, head and backpack as separate assemblies. This way I get the best brush access to all areas. It has meant that I've needed to do some post-paint Milliput gap filling, but its worth it for a better overall finish in my opinion.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Hopefully I'll have some more of this squad to share soon, but check back over the next week or so as I have a few pics of other projects I've worked on over the past year or so to share too!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Feel free to let me know what you think of the sisters so far in the comments and if you have any questions. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>CMDantehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08284979536898155953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878309668789321166.post-57289812561264466342020-07-21T16:22:00.000+01:002020-07-22T15:59:47.312+01:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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With the new Warhammer 40,000 Indomitus set released this weekend, I decided to create a little web-comic which I feel summarises the new Bladeguard Veterans in a humorous way! Enjoy!<br />
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<br />CMDantehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08284979536898155953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878309668789321166.post-1925169349866841342015-04-03T17:00:00.000+01:002015-04-03T17:00:09.300+01:00Warriors of Chaos Khorne Lord - End Times (Part 4)<div style="text-align: center;">
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A short post this one. Really just to prove that I have been continuing to work on this project and even (shock of all shockers!) applied some paint!<div>
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So far I've been focusing on 3 main sub-assemblies; the body, head and axe arm (not pictured). I've mainly been working on the red (using <a href="http://www.cmdante.com/2014/08/scale75-paint-review.html" target="_blank">my Scale75 paints again</a>), mostly shading and some early stage highlights at the moment. Airbrushing on the base colour has sped this stage of the process up significantly, though a lot of time has been spent shading the base back down with brush work (go figure!). I'm still very much a noob with an airbrush so not bothering to attempt any pre-shading work etc at this stage.</div>
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The face is about half done at this point. I'm holding off doing much more on it until I have finished up more of the rest of the miniature as I will no doubt go back in and refine the lighting direction and add some more tones.</div>
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Pleased with the progress so far though. Apologies about the pics - they were taken with my iPhone 6 just under my desk lamp, so no proper lighting and all that. Though to be fair, the colours have come out pretty true and the picture is quite sharp and carries the detail. I think I'll start taking more WIP pics on my phone.</div>
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Final WIP on this project before I start on the painting!<br />
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After a few weeks of work on and off, I've finally completed a base for the model and finished up some of the final micro details on the model itself.<br />
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The base is intended to be a staircase in a defeated Empire city. It took a couple of goes to get the stairs right as I originally built them straight onto the plinth - but it lacked a good height.<br />
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The half arch was a piece I had lying around from another stalled project and works well to add a bit of height to the base and frame the model. The details on it were added to give a little more visual interest. The bird is from an old Empire shield sprue, while the gargoyle comes from the Mordheim building sprues. I also added a small iron ring to the inside of the half arch made from thin wire, curled and glued together, and some Milliput.<br />
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I'm really pleased with the extra level of detail I've been able to add to the model through micro detailing to make some of the blander surfaces a bit more interesting. In particular, I've added a lot of tiny studs to the armour. I also decided to replace the original sculpted trophy ring on the axes with a scratch built one made, again, from thin copper wire. The original had no depth due to the limits of casting and just looked a little odd. You can see some of these details highlighted in the image above.<br />
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Now it's time to get ready to paint (at last!) - really looking forward to continue testing the Scale 75 paints (<a href="http://www.cmdante.com/2014/08/scale75-paint-review.html" target="_blank">reviewed here</a>) on this one.<br />
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I hear Khorne have quite a big part to play in the final End Times book too, so this couldn't have worked out much better timing wise!<br />
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As always, feel free to let me know what you think or ask any questions in the comments below.CMDantehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08284979536898155953noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878309668789321166.post-66906762240848747242014-12-29T20:43:00.000+00:002014-12-29T20:43:09.888+00:00Warriors of Chaos Khorne Lord - End Times (Part 2)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Merry Christmas folks - hope Santa was good to you all!<br />
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The festive period has meant a few days off, which has allowed some extra time for modelling allowing me to continue with my <a href="http://www.cmdante.com/2014/11/warriors-of-chaos-khorne-lord-warhammer.html" target="_blank">Khorne Lord conversion I started recently</a>. It's taken a bit of time and a number of sessions but I'm about ready to call the conversion work on this one done.<br />
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I decided to add a small necklace to fill the empty space on the chest and help draw more attention to the area around the face. This was done using a small skull from a purity seal piece and a little putty work.</div>
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The cloak turned out to be quite an involved piece of conversion work to get right. I wasn't comfortable enough in my own abilities to sculpt a cloak entirely from scratch so opted to use the cloak that comes with the chaos lord model the legs came from. However, it needed a bit of cutting to narrow down for a proper fit and the look I was after. I ended up removing about a half centimetre from the middle section and then pinning and puttying the two parts together.<br />
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I knew I didn't want to attach the cloak prior to painting as it would restrict brush access to the backs of the legs and the cloak, which meant making it removable. To ensure it had a nice fit to the body and wouldn't need too much putty work after the pieces are painted separately, I drilled a small pin into the cloak (aligned with a matching hole I drilled in the models back) and then applied a thin layer of vaseline to the back of the model where I would need to apply the putty to make the top of the plastic cape meet the bottom of the fur on the shoulders. I then glued the cape to the model using super glue on the pin to fix it in place while I sculpted the joining area.<br />
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Once the putty had set, I removed the cape again from the back (the vaseline layer ensured the putty hadn't stuck to the model and was easy to remove) and then sanded and adjusted the surfaces to get a smooth, flush finish between the plastic and the putty. It looks like crap in the pics but should look good once it has a coat of paint on top.<br />
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The core of the idea comes from a chap called Andy Wardle - a talented painter who recently took a <a href="http://i395.photobucket.com/albums/pp31/andyignom/Mobile%20Uploads/image-20.jpg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Golden Demon at Warhammer Fest with his Blood Angel space marines</a>. But I have decided to take my interpretation down the path of the blood god and make him an angry Khorne lord.<br />
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As you can see, it's early days right now as I am still tacking things together, finalising the idea and various elements. I still have a fair bit of sculpting to do before he's finished, but I like how he's progressing. The conversion is turning out quite different from what I had originally planned (helmeted head, shield in the left hand etc), but this is always an organic part of the process on any conversion. You don't know what will work best until you try mocking up various bits and poses!<br />
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The torso and right forearm come from the Lord on Demonic steed figure, the legs and right hand come from the plastic Chaos Lord, the heads in the (to be sculpted) left hand come from the Skaven Stormvermin set and the chest guard piece is from the Skullcrushers plastic kit. Sculpting has all been done with a mix of Milliput and ProCreate (60:40) - pretty much my usual mix.<br />
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I'm thinking of replacing the spearhead with a double bladed axe head from the Chariot Lord kit and adding a cloak (likely sculpted from scratch) along with some more details to round him out. A rough mock up of my plans below (be warned, it's rough!):<br />
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The plan is to have him standing atop stairs in a sacked Empire city, reminiscent of various pieces of artwork such as those below:<br />
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All very WIP right now though, so expect more soon! As always, would love to know what you think. Let me know your thoughts (or suggestions for improvements) in the comments below.CMDantehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08284979536898155953noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878309668789321166.post-85427705570370405382014-08-10T13:41:00.000+01:002017-05-05T18:11:33.479+01:00Scale75 Paint Review<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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As I mentioned in my last post, I've recently been trying out the Scale75 paint range and boy are they good! In fact I've been so taken with them I have purchased almost the entire range.<br />
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Since I've been asked a few times recently what it is about the range that I like so much, I figured I'd put together a bit of a quick overview of my experiences. I intend to expand this out with a proper review of the three main ranges - colour, metallics and inks - with more pics of the colours, their uses and colour swatches, but for now this post will hopefully provide a quick view on a few of the main observations I've had so far.<br />
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First things first, the <a href="http://www.scale75.com/" target="_blank">Scale75</a> range is an acrylic miniature paint range developed by the Spanish company famed for large scale miniatures and their recent Frontiers of War range.<br />
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The colour range has a good volume of colours in a nice mix of both vibrant and subtle tones. There are 63 paints in the main colour range and these can be purchased either in sets of 8 paints in groupings such as reds, blues, browns and leathers etc, or in one handy mega set. I purchased mine in the smaller sets as the mega set wasn't available at the time, but if you want the whole range at best price, I'd recommend the mega set (<a href="http://www.modeldisplayproducts.co.uk/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=1092" target="_blank">available in the UK from Model Display Products</a>).<br />
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The first thing worth noting about the Scale75 range is they dry very matt - almost chalky. This might sound like a bad thing, but its really not - in fact, its one of the things I really like about the range. By drying so matt, it creates a much wider range of possible finishes, helping build depth and contrast between matt and satin. I've included a couple of examples of a WIP GW Ogryn below so you can see what I mean:<br />
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The flesh tones in particular are very nice and a perfect example of where the matt finish can work really well. Again, very WIP pictures below, at this point I've spent about 45 minutes total on the face, so plenty still to do but you can see how well they blend and how the matt finish gives quite a realistic look to the skin even at this stage for the scale.</div>
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One final thing I'd like to note on the colour range are the tones available. There are some amazing vibrant tones, particularly in the blue, red and green ranges, that really pop - perfect for dress uniforms, heraldry and the like. For some examples, check the blues in the picture of a selection of the colour range I included at the top of the post.<br />
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The inks from the <a href="http://www.wampstore.com/store/Inktensity?tracking=54fc2e663a7fa" target="_blank">Scale75 Inktensity range</a> are the perfect compliment to the colour range. While the colours dry very matt, by contrast the inks dry very satin and shiny. Not quite as much as the old GW inks (the ones before the wash range), but more shiny than the more recent GW washes.<br />
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As with the colour range, the inks come in a good range of tones, from yellow to black. The only notable absence in my opinion is a true green ink - though this could be mixed using the yellow and blue tones easily enough. I'm already a big fan of the two brown tones and the violet - all very nice and extremely useful.<br />
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I mentioned before that the inks are the perfect compliment to the colour range - not only because they can help generate further vibrant tones (the yellow in particular is good for this), but because they can also help create a more satin finish without altering the tone too much.<br />
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The real clincher for my decision to buy the Scale75 range was my experience with the metallics sets for silvers and golds. These are without doubt the best acrylic metallic paints I have used to date. My current acrylic paint collection includes GW (from early 90's onwards), P3, Coat D'Arms and Vallejo and the Scale75 metallics top all of these.<br />
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Why are they so good you ask? Well, as with the rest of the range, the pigment in the paint is super fine, meaning that the finish from these colours is super smooth and with a good coverage.<br />
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The metallics range also includes some nice, more unusual metallic tones, including blues, greens and pinks. I'm already a big fan of the black metal and bright silver colours (with some cool names such as "speed metal" and "thrash metal" - very 80's!). In particular, I really like the very bright white metal and white gold colours - great for super bright highlights where previously you would have required Vallejo Metallic Medium for a similar effect.<br />
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I used the metallics on my Abaddon figure and found them absolutely brilliant - particularly for getting the nice smooth gradients on the sword (all done with brush). They mix well with the colour range too, helping achieve a more matt metallic finish where needed for TMM in an NMM style.<br />
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At around £19.40 per set of 8 (about £2.30 per pot) or £160 for the 63 colour mega set (about £2.50 per pot - but it also comes with the metal holder tray which retails at 25 euros on it's own), the Scale75 range is a little more pricey than Vallejo and a little cheaper than GW. But for the quality, I would definitely say they are value for money.<br />
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At the moment, it's only possible (as far as I'm aware) to buy the paint sets (8 pot or 63 pot mega sets) in the UK at this time. However, Scale75 have recently started to sell <a href="http://www.scale75.com/index.php?route=product/category&path=55_62" target="_blank">individual pots on their website</a>.<br />
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I bought my selection of sets from <a href="http://www.elgrecominiatures.co.uk/contents/en-uk/d387_Scale75_Scalecolor.html" target="_blank">El Greco Miniatures</a> as they had a sale on at the time, meaning I got them for about £18.30 per set, but they retail at £19.40 in most places in the UK (including <a href="http://www.modeldisplayproducts.co.uk/index.php?route=product/category&path=169_171_176" target="_blank">MDP</a> who carry the mega set).<br />
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UPDATE - WAMP have also started to carry all of the sets from the Acrylic colour range and the new Fantasy & Games sets (more on these in a future post). You can find them here:<br />
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<li><a href="http://www.wampstore.com/store/Black-and-White-Paint-Set?tracking=54fc2e663a7fa" target="_blank">Scale75 Black and White Paint Set</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.wampstore.com/store/Blood-and-Fire-Paint-Set?tracking=54fc2e663a7fa" target="_blank">Scale75 Blood and Fire Paint Set (reds and yellows)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.wampstore.com/store/Colors-Of-Nature-Paint-Set?tracking=54fc2e663a7fa" target="_blank">Scale75 Colours of Nature Paint Set (greens)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.wampstore.com/store/Sky-and-Ice-Paint-Set?tracking=54fc2e663a7fa" target="_blank">Scale75 Sky and Ice Paint Set (blues and cold purples)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.wampstore.com/store/ScaleColor-Flesh-Paint-Set?tracking=54fc2e663a7fa" target="_blank">Scale75 Flesh Paint Set (skin tones)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.wampstore.com/store/Gold-NMM-Paint-Set?tracking=54fc2e663a7fa" target="_blank">Scale75 NMM (Gold) Paint Set (yellows and browns)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.wampstore.com/store/NMM-Steel-Paint-Set?tracking=54fc2e663a7fa" target="_blank">Scale75 NMM (Steel) Paint Set (greys and light blues)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.wampstore.com/store/Wood-and-Leather-Paint-Set?tracking=54fc2e663a7fa" target="_blank">Scale75 Wood and Leather (mix of warm and cold browns)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.wampstore.com/store/Metal-N-Alchemy-Gold-Set?tracking=54fc2e663a7fa" target="_blank">Scale75 Metal N Alchemy Gold Paint Set (the best gold acrylic metallics around!)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.wampstore.com/store/Metal-n-Alchemy-Steel-Paint-Set?tracking=54fc2e663a7fa" target="_blank">Scale75 Metal N Alchemy Steel Paint Set (the best steel/silver acrylic metallics around!)</a></li>
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A couple of final points to note about the range:<br />
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Feel free to share your own thoughts, or ask any questions in the comments below.CMDantehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08284979536898155953noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878309668789321166.post-61329501732946155262014-07-23T23:43:00.000+01:002014-07-28T22:50:22.767+01:00Forgeworld Abaddon (Finished!) - Horus Heresy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Well, after a loooooooong time, I have finally got around to finishing the Abaddon miniature from the Forgeworld Horus Heresy diorama set that I <a href="http://www.cmdante.com/2013/07/forgeworld-abaddon-horus-heresy.html" target="_blank">started over a year ago</a>!</div>
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Despite taking an absolute age to complete this (largely due to lengthy periods of hobby inactivity), I had a ton of fun painting this figure and feel that I learned a lot through the process to boot.</div>
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All in all, I'm quite pleased with the overall result. The cold blue/black of the armour came out pretty much as intended. I also tried out a new paint range (Scale75 - very nice and with great matt properties) and got a chance to play with my<a href="http://forgedmonkey.com/products-page/hobby-supplies/dayglow-pigments-glowing-rainbow-set/" target="_blank"> Day Glow pigments from Forged Monkey</a> (also very nice) - more on both in future posts.</div>
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I'm now mulling over what to start on next, but in the meantime, I'd love to hear what you think of Abaddon in the comments below!</div>
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I have had the <a href="http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/The_Horus_Heresy/HORUS_HERESY_CHARACTER_SERIES/ABADDON_AND_LOKEN.html" target="_blank">Forgeworld Horus Heresy Abaddon vs Loken</a> diorama kit for a few months now (think I ordered it for release, whenever that was) and have finally gotten around to working on it recently.<br />
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Both figures in this kit are very dynamically posed and loaded with fine details, as tends to be the case with Forgeworld figures. Abaddon is the best of the two sculpts however - the pose, arms spread wide in challenge, just seems to have more appealing lines, making him the better stand alone figure of the two.<br />
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For this reason he was the obvious place to start. After a couple of evenings cleaning up and filling/correcting/re-sculpting any casting flaws, I had him ready to paint. There were a couple of areas in need of work which I suspect will be the same on most versions of this cast. Namely, the topknot, the arch detail above the head recess and the inside of the rims on the shoulder pads. All had some form of casting defect, typically from mould slip. The top knot was by far the worst, with the small metal band piece holding the hair being so bad I ended up just sculpting my own to replace it.<br />
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Like most of my projects, I am painting him in sub-assemblies - the head, arms, sword, body and base. I have started on the body, making reasonable progress so far over a few hours or so of work.<br />
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Everything is still fairly rough at the moment as I am still trying to determine where I want the contrast to be, but I like how he's turning out so far.<br />
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I'm aiming for a fairly reflective looking black with a hint of turquoise (to tie in a little with the Sons of Horus green - important for when I get round to Loken), with reds in the shading to add some contrast. At the moment the left leg is the furthest along, but I do intend to go back and add more shading and an overall contrast to the whole piece once everything else is nearly done to focus the eye on key areas - mainly around the face.<br />
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I am thinking of trying some source lighting on the face similar to the classic piece of Horus Heresy artwork of Horus facing the Emperor. It's not something I have tried before though, so there will be a lot of trial and error - think this is a good plan? Let me know in the comments if you have an opinion.<br />
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Followers of this blog will no doubt have noticed that I haven't been particularly active over the last 6 months or so. Truth is, I haven't really done much hobby-wise over that time either, so have little to show. I have, however, still been buying the odd miniature or kit here and there - one such miniature, the limited edition "Barbarian Dude".<br />
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The Barbarian Dude is a new sculpt by the talented Emanuele Giovagnoni from <a href="http://rainingfrogsgarage.blogspot.fr/" target="_blank">Raining Frogs Garage</a>. Cast in resin and produced in 2 runs, the figure was strictly limited to only 350 prints. Unfortunately for anyone thinking about picking up a copy, the figure is already completely sold out.<br />
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The figure cost 15 euros, plus 3 euros postage and packaging, or about £15 in UK currency.<br />
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Ok, the boring stuff first so I will keep this fairly short. The figure arrived in a small padded envelope, inside which the figure came wrapped in a few layers of bubble wrap - enough to avoid any transit damage for such a small and lightweight figure.<br />
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Underneath all of the protective packaging the figure comes in a small resealable bag with a numbered card with an image of the assembled figure.<br />
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The first thing that struck me about this figure was the similarity in style and appearance to the Vorag barbarian models sculpted by the master of musculature, <a href="http://www.miniaturestudio.net/" target="_blank">Jacques-Alexandre Gillois</a> for the now defunct Ilyad Games.<br />
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The Vorag were highly popular sculpts when they were available. Unfortunately they too can no longer be purchased and are rarer than hens teeth on eBay and the usual OOP figure buying sources.<br />
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The <a href="http://a136.idata.over-blog.com/0/12/14/75/nouveaut-s-mars06/ilyad_chaman3.jpg" target="_blank">Vorag shaman</a> is probably amongst my "favourite figures I've never owned" - if you have one you want rid of, let me know in the comments! :)<br />
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The Barbarian Dude clearly shares a lot of design cues with the Vorag, namely the musculature, fur boots and spiral metal work - not to mention the usual barbarian loincloth, big belt and massive axe.<br />
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Emmanuel (or Poupée Canope as he goes by online) also openly admits to being inspired by the artwork of Simon Bisley (also an inspiration for JAG's Vorag), the artist behind the Conan and Slaine comic books.<br />
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The model comes in 4 parts - the main body, the axe, arms and finally the top knot for the hair.<br />
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The quality of the cast is truly exceptional! Probably one of the best I have ever seen. There are hardly any mould lines on the figure, even on areas of intricate detail, such as the wrapping on the axe haft, where you would usually expect to have to do some careful clean-up work. This ticks a major box in my book - I hate cleaning up mould lines!<br />
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The figure is sculpted in "heroic" 32mm scale, but measures almost 40mm the the top of the hair due to being a big ol' barbarian. The detail on the cast is crisp and clean too, with even the recessed areas being sharp and well defined. The resin also appears to be pretty good quality - less brittle than Forgeworld's.<br />
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While I've already stated that the cast quality is amazing, there are still a couple of small areas that need some work due to a little mould slip. I don't imagine it's possible to find a commercially cast miniature that doesn't require some clean-up work though.<br />
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The most notable areas of mould slip are on the under/insides of the legs (highlighted in orange below). Fortunately these areas are quite well hidden anyway and fixing them shouldn't be anything a little putty won't solve.<br />
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There is also a little mould slip and a tiny amount of graining on the left hand side of the models torso, at the belt and latissimus dorsi.<br />
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While the belt is a little annoying and trickier to fix, it's still far from the worst I have had to fix. Fortunately it's also a pretty small area of the model.<br />
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The inside of the arms also have a bit of a mould line/mould slip that will need fixed. Again though, not a very visible part of the model. Julien Casses <a href="http://www.juliencasses.com/2013/03/barbarian-dude-review" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">found a similar issue</a> with both copies of the cast he received (he was smart enough to buy two before they sold out - wish I'd thought of that as they will no doubt be worth a pretty penny!).<br />
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I did notice that there was a bit of an air bubble on the joint...socket...bit (?!) of the right arm that has meant a little bit of filling will be required to strengthen the banding on the arm at this point which has become a little thin. There is also a mould vent point on the arm just below the banding at this point that will need trimmed.<br />
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It's worth bearing in mind that while it might seem like there are a number of issues with this model, I am really nit-picking with the issues I've highlighted in this review. As I have already said, this is definitely amongst the best cast miniatures I have purchased, but no miniature comes without a little clean-up.<br />
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Well, my best laid plans at the beginning of the year to bring a number of entries to GDUK in 2012 went out of the window by the time September rolled around and I was left with only one model to take - one that wasn't created with the intention of entering to boot!<br />
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The figure I ended up taking was a converted plastic Nurgle Lord. If I had known when I started just how saturated the fantasy single category of Golden Demons around the world have become with entries based on this figure I would probably have picked another!<br />
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Still, the base figure is an instant classic sculpt and the conversion and paint job were both enjoyable and came very naturally.<br />
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You can see the figure in its unpainted state in <a href="http://www.cmdante.com/2012/04/nurgle-lord-conversion.html" target="_blank">a previous blog post here</a>.<br />
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I took a lot of inspiration from the brilliant job Darren Latham (of GW Eavy Metal team fame) did on his Nurgle Lord for the paint job.<br />
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The style is a bit brighter and more sharply highlighted than my previous work - a bit of a change in painting direction to try and work more contrast in to my highlighting. While the paint job is far from perfect, I am happy enough with how it has come out.<br />
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The base was also enjoyable to make - I tried to make it blend with the plinth, overlapping the round bevelled edge of the 40mm GW base in areas to try and draw the eye into the scene a bit more. I'm in two minds as to whether the base is too big for the figure and whether he would have been more successful on a smaller base.<br />
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In the end I managed to come away with a finalist pin from what I felt was an incredibly strongly contested category. While I'm a little bummed it is my first time entering GD and not coming away with a trophy, I am still pleased enough with his performance given he hadn't been painted with the intention of entering him into the Golden Demon contest.<br />
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For those who would like to vote on CMON, <a href="http://www.coolminiornot.com/315933" target="_blank">he can be found here</a> - all votes and comments are much appreciated! :)<br />
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Feel free to let me know what you think in the comments below. Do you like the new style? Is it something I should continue with? Thoughts welcome.CMDantehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08284979536898155953noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878309668789321166.post-42021123369964005192012-08-27T14:00:00.000+01:002012-08-30T19:06:09.709+01:00The Gift of Inspiration<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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While looking through the galleries on coolminiornot.com today I came across a rather pleasant, if unexpected surprise.<br />
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Upon seeing the piece "<a href="http://www.coolminiornot.com/312513?browseid=2576987" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Imperial Guard Ace</a>" by artist MoMinis, entered at this year's Golden Demon Germany (and a worthy finalist), I was instantly reminded of a converted Imperial Guardsman I had made back in 2009:<br />
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My model was also a finalist at Golden Demon UK in 2010, so I guess these two models have even more in common!<br />
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Looking at my miniature now, I would have taken longer over the paintjob and base if I could start again. Both were quite rushed from a desire to finish the miniature before I moved to my current home and from simply having worked on the conversion for too long. A problem I find frustratingly common!<br />
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So what have I been up to lately? Well, aside from trying to finish up a few entries for this year's Golden Demon, I have been eyeing up the new Dark Vengence 40k boxed set (which you can get for a <a href="http://www.waylandgames.co.uk/idevaffiliate/idevaffiliate.php?id=179_0_3_1" target="_blank">pretty nifty 10% discount at Wayland Games</a>).<br />
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The new models look great and it is hard to believe they are "snap fit" models. The hobby has come a long way from the old starter sets I can remember receiving for christmas in my youth.<br />
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It's funny, because I have seen people complaining about the presence of a few duplicates in the new set. It just shows how high the expectation level is these days thanks to the improved quality of all boxed sets GW produce.<br />
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The old sets used to include only around 5-8 versions of a model, no characters, no vehicles. Now we get spoiled with properly structured forces, including characters, dreadnoughts, bikes and multiple unit types per force.<br />
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Changed days indeed!<br />
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I'm already planning some minor conversions for the Chaos chosen and Hellbrute so can't wait for the new boxed set to arrive.<br />
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Got anything special planned for your own set? How do you plan to paint up the chaos models (still torn on a legion to choose myself, so ideas are welcome)?CMDantehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08284979536898155953noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878309668789321166.post-42875274930842533382012-06-01T22:11:00.003+01:002013-04-29T19:39:52.116+01:00Miniature Review - Forgeworld Event Only Enforcer<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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As anyone who is a regular at Games Workshop events and is a fan of Forgeworld miniatures will know, GW's resin specialists have, for the past few years now, released special "event only" miniatures on an annual basis.<br />
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Last year saw the event only Warhammer Forge Chaos Dwarf hero an Warhammer 40k Boarding Space Marine, while 2012 sees the Warhammer Forge Skin Wolf (Chaos) and Warhammer 40k Imperial Enforcer. It is the later of this years models which will be the focus of this review.<br />
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While I have yet to attend a GW event this year, I did manage to pick up one of the many event only models available on eBay. While you may find that you have to over-pay to pick one up, I got mine for £18 including postage - not too bad when you consider the model costs £12 new at an event (which would also have associated costs in attending).<br />
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First Thoughts</h3>
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The first thing of note about this years event only models are that they come in a new packaging format for Forgeworld. It seems that the new Finecast style plastic blisters are also being used to package these figures. I'm not sure if this is something that is being rolled out across the Forgeworld range, but it is a bit of a welcome change.<br />
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Previously Forgeworld models came packaged in small jiffy bags - great for seeing the parts through because you could carefully manipulate the parts to see them from all sides, but they didn't offer any protection from breakages while transporting/storing. Not great for the often fragile, brittle parts typical of resin kits.<br />
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I knew the minute I saw the first pictures released of the Imperial Enforcer model that I would wind up purchasing one and on doing so, I was not disappointed. I have always had a preference for Imperial figures and a great fondness for anything related to Necromunda/Inquisitor - models that have a strong character in their own right without a supporting army. This guy definitely ticks that box.<br />
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Contents</h3>
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So what do you get for your £12 (or £18 in my case)?<br />
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The model consists of 3 pieces. The enforcers body, head and a cyber mastiff.<br />
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As with most of Forgeworld's products, the sculpting quality on both miniatures in this set is top notch, full of crisp, intricate details. The enforcer's body has a number of small imperial icons and some finely detailed chain elements, including a pair of handcuffs.<br />
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I can't say I'm a big fan of the way the boots have been designed. The soles/heels look too tacked on to the rest of the boot, almost like an after-thought modification to "space" them up to look more 40k. A minor criticism though.<br />
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The head has a sullen eyed veteran appearance - <a href="http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/Warhammer-40000/Imperial_Guard/Cadian_Shock_Troops/CADIAN_HARDENED_VETERANS_WITH_SHOTGUNS.html" target="_blank">a somewhat common trait of Forgeworld bare human heads</a>. It actually reminds me a lot of Inquisitor Eisenhorn too and would be an ideal choice of head for such a conversion.<br />
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Finally, the cyber mastiff is a large, but exquisitely sculpted beast. The anatomy is very realistic looking, even for a cybernetically modified, gene-enhanced dog! The face is a pleasant change from the usual aggressive snarling that is common for most wargames miniature beasts and hounds. There is also some really nice detail for the cybernetic enhancements.<br />
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Pose</h4>
The posing of the model is more relaxed than the typical 40k miniature posing offered in GW's main ranges, yet still interesting and characterful. He has a sort of "investigative stride" look, with shock maul held low in his right hand and some sort of auspex/communicator device in his right.<br />
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The cyber mastiff's pose has a similar feel, as though master and beast are investigating some sort of incident. He also has a nice loping, single minded stride going on.<br />
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Casting Quality</h4>
This kit instantly ranks amongst the best quality of casting I have seen from Forgeworld. A few small mold lines, bits of flash and sprue vents, but nothing you wouldn't expect on any miniature. The details have all been cast fully and crisply, with no softening of detail that can sometimes be present in resin kits and which used to be a common issue with some Forgeworld kits in the past.<br />
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The worst area for mold lines appears to be the tops of the boots on the enforcer's body. This seems to be quite a common location for deep inset mold lines (as opposed to raised mold lines common on plastic kits), but nothing a little putty and sanding can't sort.<br />
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One thing I would say is that the miniatures feel very greasy all over, clearly having a goo coating of mold lubrication, meaning they will need a good wash and light scrub in some warm soapy water - something worth doing to all miniatures before applying paint, but particularly important on resin models.<br />
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Summary</h3>
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Overall, this is a great kit. The models are nicely posed, work well together and are finely detailed and cast. As a personal opinion, there aren't enough of these "non-battlefield" miniatures that flesh out the background of the game and are a common focus of Black Library novels, making this a welcome addition to the GW range.<br />
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The only real criticism I have is the previously mentioned styling of the boots. A small criticism though of an otherwise brilliant kit.<br />
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If you plan on attending a GW event this year and you are a fan of both 40k and Imperial miniatures, then I strongly recommend taking the time to pick this kit up. If you don't intend to visit an event, then you could always do what I did and pick one up on eBay as there appears to always be plenty going.<br />
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<br /></div>CMDantehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08284979536898155953noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878309668789321166.post-40379971468420568062012-04-14T10:53:00.003+01:002012-04-14T11:14:56.797+01:00Nurgle Lord Conversion<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw0mAKoUtXwlCdf2we-d4dbJK-4JryIl4-56nUCwTY5XlJtfaOYlI3w7lGFr-Rhh-VryMdd8Mlx0-EY_ceZWjb44iSWYtQNsN_qxwOdr9OYA1ygNHxMyWAFMru9YAp2AlbHbOhWu1g6aY/s1600/Nurgle-Banner.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 109px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw0mAKoUtXwlCdf2we-d4dbJK-4JryIl4-56nUCwTY5XlJtfaOYlI3w7lGFr-Rhh-VryMdd8Mlx0-EY_ceZWjb44iSWYtQNsN_qxwOdr9OYA1ygNHxMyWAFMru9YAp2AlbHbOhWu1g6aY/s400/Nurgle-Banner.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731192754682394658" border="0" /></a><br />I have had the fantastic Brian Nelson plastic Nurgle Lord model from Games Workshop sitting on my painting desk for a few months now, partially assembled and waiting for some attention. The problem was, I knew I wanted to convert him - I can't seem to not convert a model these days - but I didn't know what I wanted to do to him and was hesitant to start cutting him up only to regret it.<br /><br />Anyway, I had some extra time off from work over the Easter weekend last week and I decided to just sit down and work on some models since I had been in a bit of a lull of late. Shrugging off my earlier hesitations, I decided to start working on the Nurgle Lord figure, despite the absence of a clear idea in my head for how the finished piece should look.<br /><br />While this is quite unusual for me, the process was quite liberating as I wasn't frustrating myself by trying to work too precisely towards an image in my head.<br /><br />The end result of a few hours work is what you can see below. I clipped off the horns on the shoulder pad and turned them into disease ridden pustules. I added the crow from the Empire General kit, with a little conversion and tidying up, to return some height and attention to the area and also to create some visual lines through what is otherwise quite a 2D pose.<br /><br />The head received the most sculpting work to create a hideous face, half covered by a helmet with horn bursting through. The rest of the work composed of adding some rivet detail to flat armour plates (rivets always catch rust well so they would help work some contrast in when it came time to paint) and to tidy up areas of soft detail due to the limitations of plastic casting.<br /><br />All in all, I am pretty pleased with how he has turned out. While not radically different from the original sculpt (I don't think he needed to be anyway - the original is was an instant classic) he is different enough to be unique, which is what I was going for.<br /><br />I used a mix of ProCreate and Milliput putties (about 50:50) for the face/helmet sculpting, ProCreate on its own for the horn and Milliput for the armour plate fixes.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhSDD5yp-UflQkkrUnn8z8eidxe3gOw0CsQ-Q65vZoXI7sGn1il6aOCO6CzTVxsCIpNa5X2mxgusLq5HCtY_9t5TjVSdyHYij-d5_b0LywZGjZYQHaltR5qL4HNX_om5atf0SR4rS24FA/s1600/IMG_1246.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 348px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhSDD5yp-UflQkkrUnn8z8eidxe3gOw0CsQ-Q65vZoXI7sGn1il6aOCO6CzTVxsCIpNa5X2mxgusLq5HCtY_9t5TjVSdyHYij-d5_b0LywZGjZYQHaltR5qL4HNX_om5atf0SR4rS24FA/s400/IMG_1246.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731192715248643890" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyEH0QMh1ye1Srp-b-RDn1yLHgr_lNHSwIUunbjH8Pi-rvGoTq9bPILoB0HlZqZ93pkhg0yUef-GOB1eqQVv_jzONdVR4iyGXt-vDTlPw5Dj1OxGhz9NjlYJpCasWWcPwVhz5qb8wDDoI/s1600/IMG_1249.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 311px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyEH0QMh1ye1Srp-b-RDn1yLHgr_lNHSwIUunbjH8Pi-rvGoTq9bPILoB0HlZqZ93pkhg0yUef-GOB1eqQVv_jzONdVR4iyGXt-vDTlPw5Dj1OxGhz9NjlYJpCasWWcPwVhz5qb8wDDoI/s400/IMG_1249.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731192740916349762" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9AO7YEMTKMKKnWyl30w8DXC82Jjvu0k108bmPoFjwsTMBnqEuBr7gtzgC0MlwcwOWh8Kpm2r1y-bJpu3hLzsz2UpXKckqiUwr9PMVkXl8WQTj0qwmgmWFSs_mTtTcLO9Uu1229HsHZn8/s1600/IMG_1248.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 362px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9AO7YEMTKMKKnWyl30w8DXC82Jjvu0k108bmPoFjwsTMBnqEuBr7gtzgC0MlwcwOWh8Kpm2r1y-bJpu3hLzsz2UpXKckqiUwr9PMVkXl8WQTj0qwmgmWFSs_mTtTcLO9Uu1229HsHZn8/s400/IMG_1248.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731192730668898146" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8S91z7iHDKvVhaBDoMLGLPyrdA7Y0Lx-HFox3L3RIwChe2hW68J4KXJEHsEGVTP_VRNLnG0Pix7ZWjcaarm8-pV4dh9yjUqan_Y4waf2btIyLJ9tguVqI4g-4F4yOBYbXe7jXS4fdQ9Y/s1600/IMG_1247.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 343px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8S91z7iHDKvVhaBDoMLGLPyrdA7Y0Lx-HFox3L3RIwChe2hW68J4KXJEHsEGVTP_VRNLnG0Pix7ZWjcaarm8-pV4dh9yjUqan_Y4waf2btIyLJ9tguVqI4g-4F4yOBYbXe7jXS4fdQ9Y/s400/IMG_1247.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731192720517426242" border="0" /></a><br /><br />All in, not bad for a few hours work I think. I will be painting him up in the coming weeks. I picked up a few of the new GW paints to test them out so will try to provide my thoughts on these two in the next few posts as I work on the model.<br /><br />As usual, feel free to let me know your thoughts in the comments below.CMDantehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08284979536898155953noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878309668789321166.post-70545622658101617382012-01-16T12:00:00.001+00:002012-01-16T12:00:08.819+00:00Sons Of Medusa Space Marine Captain Commission<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu0iIRuESp1uxId1_KRBAwv-0sJK5fZHSssC9pxPUdleNmevLpkgHfzoKkhSCG4aZYaxkt3op2ex_9lhD7ZoZ3fUltKEZ_JgtH0FRGNNxdwsv53wuLlzb5WfXHkW8o5xwiCtjmB5Z3P6c/s1600/IMG_0964.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 261px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu0iIRuESp1uxId1_KRBAwv-0sJK5fZHSssC9pxPUdleNmevLpkgHfzoKkhSCG4aZYaxkt3op2ex_9lhD7ZoZ3fUltKEZ_JgtH0FRGNNxdwsv53wuLlzb5WfXHkW8o5xwiCtjmB5Z3P6c/s400/IMG_0964.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697607049207682850" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioDaS6hzbgMB9lXnNVsRmIMqOAgiAPK1vA1xqaz1kuGgdhqNN1VBrQdcLj0OreOkEFTRyEcLHfbYzCbQYnuBbjwXRaI2aD0NMFO6MQ4KO7lPptKyEIIrssOdh9_Ewy5BNNkz9NWPwZZSE/s1600/IMG_0963.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 227px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioDaS6hzbgMB9lXnNVsRmIMqOAgiAPK1vA1xqaz1kuGgdhqNN1VBrQdcLj0OreOkEFTRyEcLHfbYzCbQYnuBbjwXRaI2aD0NMFO6MQ4KO7lPptKyEIIrssOdh9_Ewy5BNNkz9NWPwZZSE/s400/IMG_0963.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697607050342394530" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdRi1AspdXW0VPmg7oVQQl-WI8LnqBsN3xAPAld8CMDGGxafzhs1icb3TlpA_qJ7V2rsDxeqGIiUPFrCaN52InEXfnHsGBh_y2PCxPItVR9rEyN8YO0hE_9SgDzAYIE0e4Ms2yEzyfMfw/s1600/IMG_0962.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 265px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdRi1AspdXW0VPmg7oVQQl-WI8LnqBsN3xAPAld8CMDGGxafzhs1icb3TlpA_qJ7V2rsDxeqGIiUPFrCaN52InEXfnHsGBh_y2PCxPItVR9rEyN8YO0hE_9SgDzAYIE0e4Ms2yEzyfMfw/s400/IMG_0962.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697606947189242418" border="0" /></a><br />My first miniature finished in 2012 is this Sons of Medusa space marine captain done as a Christmas commission for my good friend Aaron (Grey Death) from <a href="http://thepaintingcorps.blogspot.com/">The Painting Corps</a>.<br /><br />The first marine I have painted in a number of years, this project was a lot of fun. Not only is the SoM colour scheme great fun to do - if a little challenging due to the poor coverage of scorpion green (thank god for my airbrush!), but it was a cool challenge trying to keep the model in keeping with the look and feel of the rest of Aaron's force.<br /><br />The model has had a few subtle conversions, namely the plasma pistol and the bionic eye. The eye was a late addition due to the horrible cast quality of the model around the face making the right eye unpaintable and the face covered in excess metal on that side. Luckily it turned out pretty well and fits with the Sons of Medusa theme (being successors of the Iron Hands).<br /><br />Here's hoping Aaron likes him and be sure to let me know what you think in the comments.CMDantehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08284979536898155953noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878309668789321166.post-72893904931073090372012-01-14T21:01:00.005+00:002012-01-14T21:37:21.232+00:00Check These Out...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF8HdZmcdbPIZfBBbAzZzTzDVYOGoRt7_wKbH976-TT1-ezUcm0LAsP0MqWAOVUS8dF9EXf4OnunBvx60ksIo2tkGvwNBKiU3sNACKMQTGqYktAQVPaTZmadFyVHE51uD9i3GjOxhEax4/s1600/2012-banner.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 109px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF8HdZmcdbPIZfBBbAzZzTzDVYOGoRt7_wKbH976-TT1-ezUcm0LAsP0MqWAOVUS8dF9EXf4OnunBvx60ksIo2tkGvwNBKiU3sNACKMQTGqYktAQVPaTZmadFyVHE51uD9i3GjOxhEax4/s400/2012-banner.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697604975125645986" border="0" /></a><br />So 2011 is in the books and all in, despite the fact I only painted 3 models in the entire year (I know...), it was a pretty good year for the blog. There were 21 posts in 2011 with a good mix of tips, tutorials and reviews but I want to do even more in 2012.<br /><br />But enough about my blog for now. For this post I want to share with you all a few blogs and sites I have found recently that I would strongly recommend you check out.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://sproketsmallworld.blogspot.com/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Sproket's</span> Small World</a></span><br /><br /><a href="http://sproketsmallworld.blogspot.com/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Sproket's</span> Small World</a> is the blog of former Golden Demon UK Slayer Sword winner David <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Soper</span>. David is an extremely talented painter and converter with a bit of a "modern classic" style. While his blog is fairly new at only 6 months old, he has already shared a number of excellent step by step tutorials and tips, making this blog well worth a look. Check out his <a href="http://sproketsmallworld.blogspot.com/2011/11/dark-eldar-diorama-scourge-wings-step.html">tutorial on painting Dark <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Eldar</span> Scourge wings</a> - brilliant and makes it looks so simple!<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://runecast-sculpts.blogspot.com/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">RuneCast</span> Blog</a></span><br /><br /><a href="http://runecast-sculpts.blogspot.com/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">RuneCast</span> Blog</a> is the blog of the almost sickeningly talented Gregor - a freelance miniature sculptor combining a blend of classic marauder miniatures style with more modern 40k sculpt style. In particular check out his conversion work on a <a href="http://runecast-sculpts.blogspot.com/2011/11/come-here-and-get-some.html">Black <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Templars</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Contemptor</span> dreadnought</a> and his <a href="http://runecast-sculpts.blogspot.com/2011/11/next-step-for-dwarves-and-dread.html"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Dwarves</span></a>. Cracking stuff!<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://fantasygames.com.pl/blog/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Fantasygames</span></a></span><br /><br /><a href="http://fantasygames.com.pl/blog/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Fantasygames</span></a> is not only one of the slickest designed hobby blogs/sites around, but also the home of a talented group of Polish painters. While mostly a place to display finished models there are the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">occasional</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">WIP</span> posts and some innovative ideas on show. Be sure to check out "<a href="http://fantasygames.com.pl/blog/puppet-master/">The Puppet Master</a>" diorama - really cool magic effects going on there.<br /><br /><br />So there you go, three great blogs to kick start your 2012 with!CMDantehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08284979536898155953noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878309668789321166.post-16717782384498116662011-12-23T12:24:00.008+00:002011-12-23T12:41:04.083+00:00Return of the FimirToday in the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Forgeworld</span> Christmas newsletter they revealed their teaser jigsaw image, which turned out to be a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Fimir</span> from a unit of such models set to feature in the forthcoming <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Warhammer</span> Forge Monstrous Arcana book. Cool stuff!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5cnlEFrn3kTn5LYxf8dsYxxBw6ZmEzBvov4_s1gtthr9P7ml4xvJX5bCbq9dVbkxF6-LatAMlQHqTlo6bkbA9v3qU1XTeX-WWtNZnIiPK-IdQUjAalN3MP1HW-LR9fhb5quA-tU-Kg6Q/s1600/fimir.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 139px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5cnlEFrn3kTn5LYxf8dsYxxBw6ZmEzBvov4_s1gtthr9P7ml4xvJX5bCbq9dVbkxF6-LatAMlQHqTlo6bkbA9v3qU1XTeX-WWtNZnIiPK-IdQUjAalN3MP1HW-LR9fhb5quA-tU-Kg6Q/s400/fimir.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5689299143864800882" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMJ7WNjEqt6pmBd6rO12wSAHJk7eyUwiNmXSiwPa_bzvf8r9OwVgSzUjgqFn_AGe62N0epgEMaHfh5dWcMabgGXnbgYu4w0MNuygqEE2cjPvJSEzrWJnf_jd4_D2y10aguM1Wliy4nNyE/s1600/fimirjig.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 303px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMJ7WNjEqt6pmBd6rO12wSAHJk7eyUwiNmXSiwPa_bzvf8r9OwVgSzUjgqFn_AGe62N0epgEMaHfh5dWcMabgGXnbgYu4w0MNuygqEE2cjPvJSEzrWJnf_jd4_D2y10aguM1Wliy4nNyE/s400/fimirjig.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5689299270120363346" border="0" /></a><br /><br />For those who don't remember the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Fimir</span>, or who are sitting with a blank expression reading this and wondering what the hell they are - the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Fimir</span> were a long defunct race from <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Warhammer</span>, created by <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Jes</span> Goodwin and Graeme Davis back in the late 80's.<br /><br />Inspired by the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fomorians"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Fomorians</span> of Celtic myth</a>, they are hulking <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">cyclopean</span> humanoids with barbed tales and sharp beak like faces. If I remember right, they died out of inclusion in the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Warhammer</span> universe around 4<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">th</span> edition due to a lack of popularity. Ironically, the old figures (one pictured below - it's not mine, if you are the owner let me know and I'll reference as required) prove popular with collectors now and many still hold up well in terms of sculpting quality.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.solegends.com/citle/citle1990/misc/leFimirwd89.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 389px; height: 286px;" src="http://www.solegends.com/citle/citle1990/misc/leFimirwd89.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />I love what is coming out of <a href="http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/Warhammer/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Warhammer</span> Forge</a> at the moment and the fact they are bringing back many cult classics (including <a href="http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/Warhammer/CHAOS_DWARFS">Chaos Dwarfs</a>) with modern revisions to fit with the current background is pretty cool.<br /><br />In fact, I have it on trustworthy recommendation that Santa will be bringing me the wonderful <a href="http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/Warhammer/THE-EMPIRE/THEODORE-BRUCKNER-AND-REAPER.html">Theodore Bruckner model</a> for Christmas - I can't wait!<br /><br />Have a great Christmas folks and keep your eyes peeled for some posts with new painted stuff in the coming weeks!CMDantehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08284979536898155953noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878309668789321166.post-50045193638376525732011-11-05T13:57:00.005+00:002011-11-05T14:41:36.525+00:00Hobby Halloween!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKNz7DTOpYEKDfMD4nXM0vIaUJACOOf747snfcypx4MOSMEfy9i85GGlJLVr6dQmAOc_UebX_JzsReGUFIsvYdB1uxdjSElXaRiUy8GOyUsj3AK8yY5j3Rvjx0nJBnH7Y14aoI9jvkzWQ/s1600/Hobby-Halloween.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 109px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKNz7DTOpYEKDfMD4nXM0vIaUJACOOf747snfcypx4MOSMEfy9i85GGlJLVr6dQmAOc_UebX_JzsReGUFIsvYdB1uxdjSElXaRiUy8GOyUsj3AK8yY5j3Rvjx0nJBnH7Y14aoI9jvkzWQ/s400/Hobby-Halloween.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671521379803792706" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Well, given that it was Halloween this past Monday, aside from carving pumpkins (seen above, mine is on the right), I thought it would be fitting to take a look through some of my long dead projects and see if anything could inspire me back into working on them.<br /><br />Fitting the "<span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">resurrection</span> of the dead" Halloween theme, I thought I would share some pictures of these withered "ghouls"!<br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Kislev <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Boyar</span></span></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4K9moxeGACS2mu6ev92neg-THVta6OeNJuJl5AX7WfJ6taAoP1RMz1vTzcgiMnMi_9VdahyphenhyphenyqXDYZK9Z_H0IJf2Vv78tAqtPvCaNS_yya1JSgspU9l4t-INGJtj6GUW2h78imS6s307Y/s1600/IMG_0930.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 376px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4K9moxeGACS2mu6ev92neg-THVta6OeNJuJl5AX7WfJ6taAoP1RMz1vTzcgiMnMi_9VdahyphenhyphenyqXDYZK9Z_H0IJf2Vv78tAqtPvCaNS_yya1JSgspU9l4t-INGJtj6GUW2h78imS6s307Y/s400/IMG_0930.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671511309450867170" border="0" /></a><br />First up is the Kislev <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Boyar</span> I had been working on in Summer 2010. An almost complete scratch sculpt, this was originally intended to be my main entry into the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Warhammer</span> Fantasy Single Miniature category at Golden Demon 2010.<br /><br />Sadly, as it came time to get painting I begun to notice a lot of nagging flaws in my sculpt work which put me off ever finishing him. At the moment, he resides on my shelf of unfinished projects in the state currently seen above - a few roughed in base coats and a wash on the skin. In the end I opted to paint up a slightly converted <a href="http://cmdante.blogspot.com/search/label/Golden%20Demon%20UK%202010"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Averland</span> Captain as my entry for Golden Demon 2010</a> instead.<br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Genestealer</span> Magus</span></span><br /><br /><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v646/CMDante/Genestealer%20Hybrid/IMG_1570.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 550px; height: 799px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v646/CMDante/Genestealer%20Hybrid/IMG_1570.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Next up, a "spooky" <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Genestealer</span> Magus that I based on a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Forgeworld</span> Tau Air Caste figure and sculpted extensively over to get to the point you see him at now.<br /><br />As you can see, I started to paint parts of him, but as this was done in early 2010, just before I moved to a new flat, he got sidelined and was never returned to. Looking at him now, I have no doubt I could have sculpted and painted what has been done much better now.<br /><br /><br /><span style=" color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Vespero</span> of the Vendetta</span></span><br /><br /><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v646/CMDante/IMG_1978.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 550px; height: 560px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v646/CMDante/IMG_1978.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />This figure was inspired by the Assassins Creed 2 computer game and my desire to create a more enigmatically posed version of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Vespero</span> - the old Dogs of War character.<br /><br />I actually still quite like how much of this scratch build has come out, I've just never been able to find the concentrated inspiration to go back to it!<br /><br /><br /><span style=" color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Demon Prince of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Slaanesh</span></span></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBMRD6HuPS5zw-cqUXWf-_7B4gGQRq1cKks1pl98j0Ujw6jzHCckpJ5acIG_e7-DMOav3Mn-fAiYiFoPV1sj-JfxeNR5lUd2oXAjwAzhLT1xpKPTtcqN_m9hFrfUMv8jesSGZgiTbQkm8/s1600/IMG_0929.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 339px; height: 627px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBMRD6HuPS5zw-cqUXWf-_7B4gGQRq1cKks1pl98j0Ujw6jzHCckpJ5acIG_e7-DMOav3Mn-fAiYiFoPV1sj-JfxeNR5lUd2oXAjwAzhLT1xpKPTtcqN_m9hFrfUMv8jesSGZgiTbQkm8/s400/IMG_0929.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671516666419965490" border="0" /></a><br />This one is really quite old now (2008?) and from back when I was just getting back into the hobby again after a few years away. The sculpt work on the head leaves a lot to be desired and, as you can probably see, is a little worse for ware now too.<br /><br />I'm still quite fond of how the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">paint job</span> on the flesh was turning out on this one though. Oh well!<br /><br /><br />I guess to sum this post up, I get a lot of ideas for projects. Typically quite elaborate and involving a reasonable amount of sculpting or conversion work. Usually being time poor for the hobby, it is quite common for a project to get to a particular stage before I begin to lose the inspiration and motivation required to complete it (much to the continued frustration of my beloved girlfriend!).<br /><br />For each unfinished piece here, there are at least 2-3 times as many on my shelf - sad but true!<br /><br />Anyway, I hope you have all enjoyed this little walk down an eerie memory lane! Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments.CMDantehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08284979536898155953noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878309668789321166.post-30801051554592063342011-10-08T21:37:00.009+01:002011-10-18T20:16:17.695+01:00AK Interactive Streaking Grime and Filters<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQXYwiDjiZkfByABCe4e3fqfVTYlk1CcrPt93_sgSVLftnF4UOAU26Vks3bjPeBbftxpG91zMRFROmQz62e3J2qOJ6EJ7EYUI6gyUTBM7lmBiraRcS66XYx7Yd49HE98l10noiy2kg55g/s1600/Streaking-Grime.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 109px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQXYwiDjiZkfByABCe4e3fqfVTYlk1CcrPt93_sgSVLftnF4UOAU26Vks3bjPeBbftxpG91zMRFROmQz62e3J2qOJ6EJ7EYUI6gyUTBM7lmBiraRcS66XYx7Yd49HE98l10noiy2kg55g/s400/Streaking-Grime.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661239824895387218" border="0" /></a><br />As I mentioned in my last post, I had used a number of products and techniques which were new to me on my <a href="http://cmdante.blogspot.com/2011/10/golden-demon-uk-2011-40k-vehicle-bronze.html">Ultramarines Contemptor Dreadnought</a>. Among these were the AK Interactive Streaking Grime and Rust Streak products.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBq4lC5jcdyZHyZALJzSb1iKXB37SdjRji3GS5ISnag1HeiY1jCicFLW8IrFWIhPse4Y7OyyAVhoCsUXR5krvZygngV3tUyUyJjV5jqjgKyt11vQNB-__r86Cte6QlNImMbs315NjmyG4/s1600/IMG_0910.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 244px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBq4lC5jcdyZHyZALJzSb1iKXB37SdjRji3GS5ISnag1HeiY1jCicFLW8IrFWIhPse4Y7OyyAVhoCsUXR5krvZygngV3tUyUyJjV5jqjgKyt11vQNB-__r86Cte6QlNImMbs315NjmyG4/s400/IMG_0910.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661227838791860322" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAyc3yUUmIDu48cHAsu6P6kx8Uz6ZYjfXWy0JV4TOq4RCOCkE5NjR8jzD7WtFU4zo5MtoP-ETD5QOfaRwqDFL7nkn7XOyH6RjTu4tXcUN506OZAAXx8XBV9Ldrh0CpyA8URDXTrqt53fM/s1600/IMG_0909.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 234px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAyc3yUUmIDu48cHAsu6P6kx8Uz6ZYjfXWy0JV4TOq4RCOCkE5NjR8jzD7WtFU4zo5MtoP-ETD5QOfaRwqDFL7nkn7XOyH6RjTu4tXcUN506OZAAXx8XBV9Ldrh0CpyA8URDXTrqt53fM/s400/IMG_0909.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661227833170384450" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_vgR0acg2VN_sfLLGGE3FYPMgCpt7tloWsWo41JuzPMcWxLe6aHN-qpam3tU807de1WHSruIu51e-BuBHJ1NuZAesC9OqWhmXrW6hTAIVjgoujT2L1VAuP01WcAIZx5I5EHmpS9iAAUM/s1600/IMG_0911.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 244px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_vgR0acg2VN_sfLLGGE3FYPMgCpt7tloWsWo41JuzPMcWxLe6aHN-qpam3tU807de1WHSruIu51e-BuBHJ1NuZAesC9OqWhmXrW6hTAIVjgoujT2L1VAuP01WcAIZx5I5EHmpS9iAAUM/s400/IMG_0911.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661227842279094162" border="0" /></a><br />The Streaking products are all enamel based paints, but much more diluted than regular enamels. This means that, once applied, they can be worked further with a brush moistened with white spirit. Using a flat brush and up and down brushing motions, you can quickly and easily create the kinds of weather markings typically seen on vehicle armour plates as a result of rain and rust - as can be seen in the following pictures:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH68cK4q_fPZviUk_G1HdmP036XYBKzd6iU2ynic2j4cr3zpb-EDHxI1xMX1MN-VgSgRaVkqoHWY7oFJHa6dgk_mpmLVFDNOOaKUJtKFD9UXfluLpGkV8sF9sJn9viNfdd0FXGBWxMx2g/s1600/IMG_0916.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH68cK4q_fPZviUk_G1HdmP036XYBKzd6iU2ynic2j4cr3zpb-EDHxI1xMX1MN-VgSgRaVkqoHWY7oFJHa6dgk_mpmLVFDNOOaKUJtKFD9UXfluLpGkV8sF9sJn9viNfdd0FXGBWxMx2g/s400/IMG_0916.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661228545759666482" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnctwbNeAaWVlr4VgG1f37gQCyQG-0NsaNCceZEV6TiPcdGg5-y6LOfXp2MVrKqdl09VZf30vRosRQM_VAvrkpnwDwXDpXy5wmcxHb1qJDVWLoFuQ30e0036VGn5LLdaoOw1AHSKk5Ra8/s1600/IMG_0917.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 204px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnctwbNeAaWVlr4VgG1f37gQCyQG-0NsaNCceZEV6TiPcdGg5-y6LOfXp2MVrKqdl09VZf30vRosRQM_VAvrkpnwDwXDpXy5wmcxHb1qJDVWLoFuQ30e0036VGn5LLdaoOw1AHSKk5Ra8/s400/IMG_0917.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661228550005759474" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-bqNbhPczzGdnHBDVw6Lrvbjx1FtHS9UQoj6D-0UnaJYViXBYLWbmKhHPWSS0aWiVX43QZ4pFW7mZvlNk_8fXr_WG_Bta0ZVG7wY-O0Uh4Hu7tXeTcnxl749ZMhC_D3A28ixLl4SR3r8/s1600/IMG_0919.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-bqNbhPczzGdnHBDVw6Lrvbjx1FtHS9UQoj6D-0UnaJYViXBYLWbmKhHPWSS0aWiVX43QZ4pFW7mZvlNk_8fXr_WG_Bta0ZVG7wY-O0Uh4Hu7tXeTcnxl749ZMhC_D3A28ixLl4SR3r8/s400/IMG_0919.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661228557763283634" border="0" /></a><br />As you can see, this example was produced rather quickly and roughly to demonstrate the products and the technique. On an actual model, with a little more care, the results look more like this:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkh_AXOVM904NZo979ydbNQHAeyw1sO88egkJ5qHVKO64hCGmt48w-eGd2mAwycddMO6E6WseuYd6W0bAOpm6bHFssNisb5Rw0j9NBlm65DYbpFF2tDuHaNGZ29O4ZCsqlQMqcIXEWzDE/s1600/contemptor-leg.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 291px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkh_AXOVM904NZo979ydbNQHAeyw1sO88egkJ5qHVKO64hCGmt48w-eGd2mAwycddMO6E6WseuYd6W0bAOpm6bHFssNisb5Rw0j9NBlm65DYbpFF2tDuHaNGZ29O4ZCsqlQMqcIXEWzDE/s400/contemptor-leg.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661229620588221874" border="0" /></a><br />The main strength of these products is the ability to continue to tweak and alter the effect even after it has dried by going back in with a brush that has been moistened with white spirit. By doing this you can knock the effect back if you have done too much, or make streaks longer etc.<br /><br />If you are looking to pick some up, in the UK I would recommend <a href="http://www.scalemodelshop.co.uk/">Scale Model Shop</a>. As I was running around in trying to get my entry finished in the run up to Games Day, I made a couple of orders for necessary items and they arrived within 2 days of ordering - top service!CMDantehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08284979536898155953noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878309668789321166.post-78310022740201408092011-10-03T23:01:00.001+01:002011-10-18T20:15:50.470+01:00Golden Demon UK 2011 - 40K Vehicle Bronze<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM3hWITUyi5sU-Q-6MVrSIFBgzykh5-X7-UR_3CShQFy4y1R22Pw-5vCngsSKoNuFRAeihvaShFgkt2GNwtXl6nt_eWhZJfZUK1dnWPEWO6PtS6Ils6KxeBZ290eYCu1-OhyphenhyphenmbyUTQpYA/s1600/Golden-Demon-UK-2011.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 109px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM3hWITUyi5sU-Q-6MVrSIFBgzykh5-X7-UR_3CShQFy4y1R22Pw-5vCngsSKoNuFRAeihvaShFgkt2GNwtXl6nt_eWhZJfZUK1dnWPEWO6PtS6Ils6KxeBZ290eYCu1-OhyphenhyphenmbyUTQpYA/s400/Golden-Demon-UK-2011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659388175257306786" border="0" /></a><br />Back from a week off after Games Day and have finally got around to taking some decent pictures of my main entry for Golden Demon 2011 which took Bronze in the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Warhammer</span> 40k Vehicle Category.<br /><br />This is the first vehicle (let alone large model) I have painted in around 10+ years so it was a much bigger challenge than I had at first considered - particularly given that I had 2 weeks from clean up and assembly to finished and mounted on it's plinth (using rare earth magnets)!<br /><br />Next year I hope to do a few more entries well in advance so that I don't feel so rushed and under pressure. Having left it until the last minute, there are a few things I know I could do better/more on which may have helped improve the final placing, but I am definitely still very pleased to have taken Bronze for the second year running (and my second year entering) given the quality of competition.<br /><br />Click the images for a bigger view.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLBYxlgjbFZgo5zup4lGcUqCdAKPVBrrVxIgMS6J-nkexBG1ED5DdfSwIxUQJjABskwif4dXli7ocjPog-kGgUxcmYprmFQZEn3bGel89pa7aIwbC6n4XJHEdmyP9tCnDlgdxDPBh-GPQ/s1600/IMG_0903.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 324px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLBYxlgjbFZgo5zup4lGcUqCdAKPVBrrVxIgMS6J-nkexBG1ED5DdfSwIxUQJjABskwif4dXli7ocjPog-kGgUxcmYprmFQZEn3bGel89pa7aIwbC6n4XJHEdmyP9tCnDlgdxDPBh-GPQ/s400/IMG_0903.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659389583891678482" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRwCKzIQgFoUdru72iST2ZQthNvvccp0Qerb7H68f9p_kAZQ1En6ifCQXj0sCbt4y77TF_bjUf_ZBgvsKuOCJn9QfLCNPnq8NKK5zG6nigusY_YrQ6aQMAWSLENJyhzv98o9u7V2ebBxU/s1600/IMG_0904.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 293px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRwCKzIQgFoUdru72iST2ZQthNvvccp0Qerb7H68f9p_kAZQ1En6ifCQXj0sCbt4y77TF_bjUf_ZBgvsKuOCJn9QfLCNPnq8NKK5zG6nigusY_YrQ6aQMAWSLENJyhzv98o9u7V2ebBxU/s400/IMG_0904.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659389584576418338" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm67e8Kz-OhemI6nktiDrwwWPG55IvGJtxXuaFqzYbROGIqbXBAYl9iMpbrbwkcdYAZrjypTl3oo-BxaqUYN8cRQLMtAb6ubMOvFmnxGv1c28o95wsXhuOw9uL6hQYxJGeqrVASwGHm3k/s1600/IMG_0906.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 306px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm67e8Kz-OhemI6nktiDrwwWPG55IvGJtxXuaFqzYbROGIqbXBAYl9iMpbrbwkcdYAZrjypTl3oo-BxaqUYN8cRQLMtAb6ubMOvFmnxGv1c28o95wsXhuOw9uL6hQYxJGeqrVASwGHm3k/s400/IMG_0906.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659389920349168738" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg84jaMFzkT4Ei-f5RqJCuYM8hG7uOQUjMqUjagA-J38VfiSl7reAUtprqdWJQbqmnIP-ar4Q-kHqka-TnkZ7d7K_Bnw3vSOAhZ2irFsxYS6VKzqkwwSBRzt8j3b5bUZ3QUji1IdgNf7rA/s1600/IMG_0905.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 315px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg84jaMFzkT4Ei-f5RqJCuYM8hG7uOQUjMqUjagA-J38VfiSl7reAUtprqdWJQbqmnIP-ar4Q-kHqka-TnkZ7d7K_Bnw3vSOAhZ2irFsxYS6VKzqkwwSBRzt8j3b5bUZ3QUji1IdgNf7rA/s400/IMG_0905.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659389917320276530" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK01uHXtkqNjJ150R-YbK8ulvXDcCkZVri8nSA7u3anJLqgzknu0-s0G2XjW872B-qCYUOgLYcNgbq9b_jvduqq2E3ICS8K9LC_YOwvkID5NRG52_YODh6oconmyH23f5k242h6trgi0Y/s1600/Shoulder+Shield.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 256px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK01uHXtkqNjJ150R-YbK8ulvXDcCkZVri8nSA7u3anJLqgzknu0-s0G2XjW872B-qCYUOgLYcNgbq9b_jvduqq2E3ICS8K9LC_YOwvkID5NRG52_YODh6oconmyH23f5k242h6trgi0Y/s400/Shoulder+Shield.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659389927119476786" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhorDvbEgPbeDBDH6B9011lEavl57FWZhWhPNxsr4SHSZC1UKEcNJRrpwRXloBFvRtWGevZsmWeFoKYtsrZ1Jt1IeJTfgz2hDFt8Gp4_oC41Gu-hT9NC_4LC8QpiREq41Axlx1-Lr9mmOo/s1600/Knee+pad.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 194px; height: 253px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhorDvbEgPbeDBDH6B9011lEavl57FWZhWhPNxsr4SHSZC1UKEcNJRrpwRXloBFvRtWGevZsmWeFoKYtsrZ1Jt1IeJTfgz2hDFt8Gp4_oC41Gu-hT9NC_4LC8QpiREq41Axlx1-Lr9mmOo/s400/Knee+pad.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659389921525885394" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqD5AXUwMKpQamHJDOcFdPnbEVVOdCHAMXCTEh6zMHM4_6XbMqzg2ygSRFXOj47uhWJlEodA1uDRsIXHEQEnWAlQgT-KMGEA0ylOeIpuTLHN0-nsjTTx6v28Xd-DK2pO7zxl0mVkP1yKE/s1600/Head.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 235px; height: 181px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqD5AXUwMKpQamHJDOcFdPnbEVVOdCHAMXCTEh6zMHM4_6XbMqzg2ygSRFXOj47uhWJlEodA1uDRsIXHEQEnWAlQgT-KMGEA0ylOeIpuTLHN0-nsjTTx6v28Xd-DK2pO7zxl0mVkP1yKE/s400/Head.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659389931815673154" border="0" /></a><br /><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.coolminiornot.com/289725?browseid=1505000">Links to CoolMiniOrNot listing</a> for those who like to vote :)<br /><br />I tried a lot of new things on this model (a risky strategy on a competition entry when under time pressure) and was pretty pleased with the results. I don't have the time or energy for a full write up on them right now, but expect to see posts on using enamels, AK Interactive Streaking Grime, making icicles and making your own decals in the not too distant future.<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />DanteCMDantehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08284979536898155953noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878309668789321166.post-78909276913911840302011-09-24T08:58:00.002+01:002011-09-24T09:04:41.125+01:00Golden Demon UK 2011 Sneak Peak<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihbwZkykDvDRf0qi2DHhPzfaDmFe_GsTqA-titUMey7gEMm_QTZdTBsgNfhRPfPB1tWPIYXDXx4dD1oXTIkgwHLU1GFWaPflbsZa2SBOuORuROVfnx_2qVApZFTqWvx_bQCu6Zwstx_uo/s1600/Golden-Demon-UK-2011.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 87px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihbwZkykDvDRf0qi2DHhPzfaDmFe_GsTqA-titUMey7gEMm_QTZdTBsgNfhRPfPB1tWPIYXDXx4dD1oXTIkgwHLU1GFWaPflbsZa2SBOuORuROVfnx_2qVApZFTqWvx_bQCu6Zwstx_uo/s320/Golden-Demon-UK-2011.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655831155625483106" border="0" /></a><br />A quick sneak preview of my main entry for Golden Demon UK 2011 as I pack away all my stuff for the trip down to Birmingham this evening. The lighting and photo setup (there really wasn't any!) is far from right so the colours are out a bit and any shading and highlighting is lost in the pic but it should give some idea as to which entry is mine on the day:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYuXwBmlRDxsIFXM9l61SAy6Mb9vO1XjbOyVdeCyZl26sH20rzYluCZW3UTa8qwGsCsOQiKVUTyYptxRuE9f_eP5eFPojzSP0f00mAgyaaG2UQe0MShZ6BEIRRal7aNSz0bz3D9num8rk/s1600/Knee.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 178px; height: 196px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYuXwBmlRDxsIFXM9l61SAy6Mb9vO1XjbOyVdeCyZl26sH20rzYluCZW3UTa8qwGsCsOQiKVUTyYptxRuE9f_eP5eFPojzSP0f00mAgyaaG2UQe0MShZ6BEIRRal7aNSz0bz3D9num8rk/s320/Knee.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655831153052038786" border="0" /></a><br />Hope to catch up with and chat to plenty of fellow painters on the day, so if you see me please feel free to say hello! (Cheesy identifier pic included below!)<br /><br /><a href="http://a0.twimg.com/profile_images/1551357858/Andrew_Steel.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 260px; height: 287px;" src="http://a0.twimg.com/profile_images/1551357858/Andrew_Steel.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>CMDantehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08284979536898155953noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878309668789321166.post-78328020883793273592011-08-07T14:18:00.006+01:002011-08-07T15:48:59.544+01:00Contemptor Pattern Dreadnought (Forgeworld)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDJNPTyOLuNilahI0A2MNclVB5mNRifRCI3ufPUpDIMa1u8ViIVPrkA1pYq3L8pmtSDjQc95GlcBcQ10lSd8Db2iWbvvyN6i9uB4_wfvtgejWPHGhEsarKw2oxpl9EpLZZYaqnWMauwYY/s1600/Contemptor-Pattern-Dreadnought.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 109px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDJNPTyOLuNilahI0A2MNclVB5mNRifRCI3ufPUpDIMa1u8ViIVPrkA1pYq3L8pmtSDjQc95GlcBcQ10lSd8Db2iWbvvyN6i9uB4_wfvtgejWPHGhEsarKw2oxpl9EpLZZYaqnWMauwYY/s400/Contemptor-Pattern-Dreadnought.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638121484303552434" border="0" /></a><br />Just ordered one of the new <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Contemptor</span> Patter Dreadnoughts from <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Forgeworld</span> and I have to say, it looks like one awesome kit.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/Images/Product/AlternativeFW/xlarge/contemptor8.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 450px; height: 381px;" src="http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/Images/Product/AlternativeFW/xlarge/contemptor8.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />I haven't really been excited by Space Marines of late. The only SM kit in the last 4-5 years that I've purchased and put together being the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">FW</span> <a href="http://cmdante.blogspot.com/2011/02/captain-korvydae-finished.html">Raven Guard Captain <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Korvydae</span></a> that I bought at Games Day UK last year and finished back in February.<br /><br />However, this kit I most definitely am excited about. I think it's in part because it looks like a really big marine, part because it looks like a really big robot (I love Transformers <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">btw</span>) and part because it looks like a very flexible, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">pose-able</span> kit with a great silhouette.<br /><br />At the moment the weapon options are limited to <a href="http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/New_Stuff/CONTEMPTOR_PATTERN_CLOSE_COMBAT_ARM_%28FIST%29.html">power fists</a> (which look very nice) and a <a href="http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/New_Stuff/CONTEMPTOR_PATTERN_LASCANNON.html">twin linked <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">lascannon</span></a> (cool, but I'm less sure about how it fits with the kit as a whole). I've opted for the dual power fists.<br /><br />Fortunately the weapon options won't be limited to just those mentioned above. Recent pictures from Games Day Chicago show some very nice looking additional weapons, including twin assault cannons, conversion <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">beamer</span> and cyclone missile launcher, and a slight variation on the body.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/Images/FW/contempkassault.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 300px;" src="http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/Images/FW/contempkassault.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/Images/FW/contempcb.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 317px;" src="http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/Images/FW/contempcb.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />In <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">general</span>, the quality of releases from <a href="http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Forgeworld</span></a> lately have been excellent and I'm definitely looking forward to a lot of the <a href="http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/News/Games_Day_Chicago_2011_Seminar_Highlights.html">upcoming releases</a>. In the meantime, it's back to the work desk for me to get cracking on some Golden Demon entries!CMDantehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08284979536898155953noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878309668789321166.post-33921010132355702822011-06-28T19:16:00.004+01:002011-06-28T20:06:42.319+01:00Plans For JulyWell it's July...already (!) and I have a few things beginning to mount up on my hobby desk so I figured I'd put together a quick preview of things to come:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" >1. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Forgeworld</span> Empire <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Manann's</span> Blades</span><br /><br />It was my birthday in June (the 10<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">th</span> for those looking to mark it in their calendar!) and one present from my lovely other half was the new <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">FW</span> Empire <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">command</span> group for the <a href="http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/New_Stuff/EMPIRE-MANANN%27S-BLADES-COMMAND.html"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Manann's</span> Blades swordsmen</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/Images/Product/DefaultFW/xlarge/mancomgp1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 478px; height: 406px;" src="http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/Images/Product/DefaultFW/xlarge/mancomgp1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>They really are lovely figures and some of the best cast quality I have seen from <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Forgeworld</span> - minimal clean up and crisp, clean detail. Excellent!<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" >2. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Forgeworld</span> Event Only Chaos Dwarf <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Hellsmith</span></span><br /><br />A treat to myself for my birthday, I picked this one up from eBay for the cheapest I have seen him go. What I like about this figure is the fact that it maintains the key style elements of the original Chaos Dwarfs, combined with some more modern Chaos style ques.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.petpeoplesplace.com/petstore/pet-image-large/chaos-dwarf-hellsmith-forgeworld-open-day-2011_110670429282.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 297px;" src="http://www.petpeoplesplace.com/petstore/pet-image-large/chaos-dwarf-hellsmith-forgeworld-open-day-2011_110670429282.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Unfortunately, as this guy is probably a bit too small and unimposing to make a good Golden Demon Fantasy Single entry, he's probably not too high on the priority list at the moment. That said, I am keen to get paint on him as he looks nice and "easy" to paint.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" >3. Storm of Magic "Pimp My Wizard" Contest</span><br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">PDH</span> from <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Dakka</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Dakka's</span> P&M forum has put together a little friendly invitation only contest (<a href="http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/376647.page">"Pimp My Wizard 40k!"</a>) to convert one of the new Storm of Chaos plastic wizards into a 40k character and I was invited to take part.<br /><br />As I was intending on picking up one of the figures anyway for exactly this purpose, I duly accepted his invite and placed my order for this figure last weekend:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.games-workshop.com/MEDIA_CustomProductCatalog/m1850194a_99070201001_WoCSorcerorLord01_873x627.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 524px; height: 376px;" src="http://www.games-workshop.com/MEDIA_CustomProductCatalog/m1850194a_99070201001_WoCSorcerorLord01_873x627.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Again, another very nice looking kit with bags of conversion potential!<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" >4. Suffer Not The Heretic Project</span><br /><br />Finally, I will be continuing with my <a href="http://cmdante.blogspot.com/2011/06/suffer-not-heretic-part-ii.html">Inquisition <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Warband</span></a> models I have been working on of late. I finished the sculpting and conversion work on the Inquisitor below the other day and have begun applying <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">basecoats</span>. Hopefully I will get at least the bulk of the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">paintjob</span> done before the model above arrives!<br /><br /><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v646/CMDante/IMG_0470.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 535px; height: 800px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v646/CMDante/IMG_0470.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Busy month ahead!CMDantehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08284979536898155953noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878309668789321166.post-67735203336834096212011-06-05T22:33:00.005+01:002011-06-05T22:46:35.450+01:00Suffer Not The Heretic (Part II)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6qs99Ajskw3PDbk5_Ii5kZZJ9_fwrIhzrG1xBk_dHgsmELxQ7nmdLaKKwo6QbWjjsP4WmMolqcV5wPw0IWphHSC8CxrlKNq_B-To0Mzs0em1pQa9XoygGUvPlKT_vFl9OKmXkCPvEZ1s/s1600/Inquisitor-Banner.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 109px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6qs99Ajskw3PDbk5_Ii5kZZJ9_fwrIhzrG1xBk_dHgsmELxQ7nmdLaKKwo6QbWjjsP4WmMolqcV5wPw0IWphHSC8CxrlKNq_B-To0Mzs0em1pQa9XoygGUvPlKT_vFl9OKmXkCPvEZ1s/s400/Inquisitor-Banner.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614855087469085634" border="0" /></a><br />Well, I figured it was about time to reveal the figure from the teaser image I had posted previously. I managed to finish the paintjob on this guy last weekend but have only just got round to taking pics - as usual, they are far from perfect!<br /><br />Regular readers may recognise the base model from an old conversion job of a Rogue Trader. I was looking at the figure a while back and realised that I could do a much better job now - plus, a Rogue Trader would be a perfect addition to the Inquisitor warband I'm building!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0XyGO95nKLntrCZCD58va9kOZzhsfRItuD3kf4tx1LSxgsINXLz5RhCFPPo8t3F-ZBY_A2h-sqYlSclTL9gNMYNoIqL0A4x7z-oWRZJLM0pRS6V3o-mB7zZg6TqLUsrGJ5iRfilDeuI8/s1600/Rogue-Trader-CMDante-front.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 283px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0XyGO95nKLntrCZCD58va9kOZzhsfRItuD3kf4tx1LSxgsINXLz5RhCFPPo8t3F-ZBY_A2h-sqYlSclTL9gNMYNoIqL0A4x7z-oWRZJLM0pRS6V3o-mB7zZg6TqLUsrGJ5iRfilDeuI8/s400/Rogue-Trader-CMDante-front.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614852573516576818" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsyDEt4DcfB6HyoAS8zzFEg-XkbSjCCOoOYW9ZnoIn0Z0387paT2_Lpr4yV6XReAzXXaNpmJ6oGWRIjZTQF6JCC4kyIlz3wykolgHdVOZQHpXiz9DHLGJskih9o_c5K2hTzARAYFWqRlk/s1600/Rogue-Trader-CMDante-front-angle.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 262px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsyDEt4DcfB6HyoAS8zzFEg-XkbSjCCOoOYW9ZnoIn0Z0387paT2_Lpr4yV6XReAzXXaNpmJ6oGWRIjZTQF6JCC4kyIlz3wykolgHdVOZQHpXiz9DHLGJskih9o_c5K2hTzARAYFWqRlk/s400/Rogue-Trader-CMDante-front-angle.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614852586569517378" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRvCJYH1XWF2GGjUzeBZKMjEtQTE_BYV3-eUfx51ow9p34SlutLN5-cgaRw1EG7WWwT7bhchsbE18fF6ALIPdrAyCrI-kt_9nqnKPwhyqsgxcBSVcJI-2q7PIlvDZHVou27ya7YDcVSUc/s1600/Rogue-Trader-CMDante-Back.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 255px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRvCJYH1XWF2GGjUzeBZKMjEtQTE_BYV3-eUfx51ow9p34SlutLN5-cgaRw1EG7WWwT7bhchsbE18fF6ALIPdrAyCrI-kt_9nqnKPwhyqsgxcBSVcJI-2q7PIlvDZHVou27ya7YDcVSUc/s400/Rogue-Trader-CMDante-Back.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614852613230062754" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC9s99gnk3zcXwFfRR85RluWpsbbisXPV3vlteGIr7AoXOZkIoeIkA9fLX3__jeleDPWsoFjzU7sF-Y8PVYjBMKMAOXgkj3ZY3zbolO-aTcoYhJrg9TOpRteZ24xBf2Z-wRvPYIaD6inY/s1600/Rogue-Trader-Close-Up1.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 242px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC9s99gnk3zcXwFfRR85RluWpsbbisXPV3vlteGIr7AoXOZkIoeIkA9fLX3__jeleDPWsoFjzU7sF-Y8PVYjBMKMAOXgkj3ZY3zbolO-aTcoYhJrg9TOpRteZ24xBf2Z-wRvPYIaD6inY/s400/Rogue-Trader-Close-Up1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614852599257115794" border="0" /></a><br />Finally, my finecast Dark Eldar Archon has undergone some serious conversion work already, and while far from finished, I figured I'd share a pic of my progress. This conversion work would have been almost impossible to reasonably achieve if the figure was metal since large areas were cut into and carved.<br /><br />Still lots more work to do, but you can expect to see this guy again soon!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaBFtaP4rISiXD1z3McvMP7BF_csL3yFjgPMyuO7x21NqAWLejv9h5IXRq0-H3CD1UPqfyqcFHvU_-3W3HEy16JRaiBpJjGN8PlY8VZXpQ3mGEMMOgj1ZMK2XM2WU1rM0a4LtvuREStH8/s1600/Inquisitor.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 323px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaBFtaP4rISiXD1z3McvMP7BF_csL3yFjgPMyuO7x21NqAWLejv9h5IXRq0-H3CD1UPqfyqcFHvU_-3W3HEy16JRaiBpJjGN8PlY8VZXpQ3mGEMMOgj1ZMK2XM2WU1rM0a4LtvuREStH8/s400/Inquisitor.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614852626765341138" border="0" /></a>CMDantehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08284979536898155953noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878309668789321166.post-47576507992759863562011-05-28T15:42:00.006+01:002011-05-28T16:35:53.655+01:00Citadel Finecast Review<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYo4oaCF7heXdgNsZz-VJ6mrWfi8jfh9Naj-H8KMGpRnGU-Awbtj0G06MyumG7hoTZUjCj8YEQDASAye6WonTGN0pXbxQJaSHkrHfInNrEdZuH3STY1MVAKxgsAWm-M7YOqBz5Qt60qtI/s1600/CitadelFinecast-Banner.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 109px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYo4oaCF7heXdgNsZz-VJ6mrWfi8jfh9Naj-H8KMGpRnGU-Awbtj0G06MyumG7hoTZUjCj8YEQDASAye6WonTGN0pXbxQJaSHkrHfInNrEdZuH3STY1MVAKxgsAWm-M7YOqBz5Qt60qtI/s400/CitadelFinecast-Banner.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611790117468107986" border="0" /></a><br />If you frequent any hobby forums (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Warseer</span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Dakka</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Dakka</span> etc), visit the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">GW</span> website regularly/receive their newsletter/read White Dwarf, then you probably can't fail to have noticed all the talk about Games Workshop's new Citadel <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Finecast</span> range.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" >Citadel <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Finecast</span> - Summary</span><br /><br />If you are wondering what <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Finecast</span> is, then to summarise, Games Workshop have decided to move away from casting character figures, monsters and elite units in white metal, instead opting for a new resin hybrid - the Citadel <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Finecast</span> range.<br /><br />In the first wave, there are around 120 Citadel <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Finecast</span> kits, cast using the new resin. These include a range of the most popular figures previously cast in white metal for most armies, along with all the new character and elites/monster releases. The word is, all new models which would have previously been cast in metal will now be cast in the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Finecast</span> resin and the change will also sweep back through "most" of the existing miniatures still cast in metal.<br /><br />What I've heard is that, as a metal figures stock expires, the decision will be looked at whether to cast it in the new resin, or just continue to cast it in metal, though I suspect resin to be more likely.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" >First Look</span><br /><br />Anyway, with all the hype about <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">today's</span> big release of the Citadel <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Finecast</span> range, I decided to pop down to Games Workshop Glasgow to have a look for myself and pick up a figure to experiment on.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHxhkvLo7YkS7oSpADqBEEXGn7u1vYT_lpfrpAia2rhYZIhi_A6svI4vUofKE2E8KRYJNZ6UlaOHoC2nyoOm6oaNq9plfeeqSdgJVAEdniQ0hG8441db_o9iTV7KOBgYkTAWfKBtHviBM/s1600/IMG_0423.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 357px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHxhkvLo7YkS7oSpADqBEEXGn7u1vYT_lpfrpAia2rhYZIhi_A6svI4vUofKE2E8KRYJNZ6UlaOHoC2nyoOm6oaNq9plfeeqSdgJVAEdniQ0hG8441db_o9iTV7KOBgYkTAWfKBtHviBM/s400/IMG_0423.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611787102447190258" border="0" /></a><br />The fact that the new range is cast in resin excited me from the moment I first heard about it. As regular readers will probably already be aware, I <a href="http://cmdante.blogspot.com/2011/04/why-i-hate-metal-minis-on-workbench.html">hate working with metal miniatures</a>. Resin offers excellent conversion potential to a range of miniatures I previously would never have considered due to being easy to cut, carve and clean compared to metal.<br /><br />While in store, I was given a look at a range of the new Citadel <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Finecast</span> kits, large and small, and I have to say - I was very impressed with what I saw. The details were crisp and sharp, there was little flash and what there was is easily removed and the figures were very light and resilient (Steve the manager dropped a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">LOTR</span> elf with bow from about 2 feet onto the table and it simply bounced - the bow, which was very thin, didn't even bend or break).<br /><br />Best of all, because the material is so light, large kits which were once a pain to assemble when cast in metal (such as the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">Nurgle</span> Demon Prince and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">Shaggoth</span>) are now extremely light and easy to put together. So much so that you could simply glue all the parts without pinning (though I probably still would just to be 100% cautious).<br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style=" font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >The Review</span></span><br /><br />Anyway, as I mentioned, I decided to pick up one of the new <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">Finecast</span> figures to do some experimenting on. In the end I settled on the <a href="http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat440231a&prodId=prod1160049a">Dark <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">Eldar</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">Archon</span></a>.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYYRHQXjB1cpxRIRB2G1VaMI5NmMLQbKHuZYwNVRW9L2Kbi6GyigBMZGO-zR6hrtLDXvE4vmlmCNJgb1AWwK6EvON9-r_chAFKsOwZWhrs6FYg00ylLEmRF3V2fQ6rUc33QM1vnESb1lQ/s1600/IMG_0422.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 338px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYYRHQXjB1cpxRIRB2G1VaMI5NmMLQbKHuZYwNVRW9L2Kbi6GyigBMZGO-zR6hrtLDXvE4vmlmCNJgb1AWwK6EvON9-r_chAFKsOwZWhrs6FYg00ylLEmRF3V2fQ6rUc33QM1vnESb1lQ/s400/IMG_0422.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611787099255800530" border="0" /></a><br />The first thing I will say is that I was impressed by the relative lack of flash on the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19">sprues</span> for the figure. Earlier in the week there was some serious "scare mongering" going on following a blog post on an early opening of the Grey Knight character <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20">Draigo</span> which seemed to have a lot of excess flash and generate a lot of negative comments.<br /><br />I looked at a couple of the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_21">Draigo</span> blisters in store and a few did seem to have more flash than other kits, but I guess the advice is to look at what you are buying to make sure you get a good cast before you put your money down. I expect the casting quality to get much better now that the big push to get a worldwide release out has passed.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6iCbc56VSKE9odNjvzL-cuzQDexVIP9qGoYcE3FUCbmQKSY6CElriJN-6_6E3qByvPAZm_OWB7yOdzOKKoc1lLOWW36MLPqhuXeddqeT5OdRTIwYfSz_oRRgqvbnB_9jWzxMqGJNCnMI/s1600/IMG_0425.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6iCbc56VSKE9odNjvzL-cuzQDexVIP9qGoYcE3FUCbmQKSY6CElriJN-6_6E3qByvPAZm_OWB7yOdzOKKoc1lLOWW36MLPqhuXeddqeT5OdRTIwYfSz_oRRgqvbnB_9jWzxMqGJNCnMI/s400/IMG_0425.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611787109771046226" border="0" /></a><br />As you can see from the pics, the amount of flash on this particular figure is insignificant - a couple of thin filmy bits but nothing a quick trim wouldn't easily remove and certainly much <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_22">quicker</span> to clean than metal flash.<br /><br />This figure comes on two small <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_23">sprues</span>, one for the body and right arm and one for the head options, shoulder spike and weapon arm.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjULKSYrP5n1i3PdPRjknweDn-MVG7m04a8wGZRqXrjN4cAfpzPgZo5FPMsAkGQGN0y2zUPWoTPUvNBcMeQhVZ7znF0Jbg7giz_BmtDCihMvsEjpZvtYZMGjfryNb40wlOZa78XMk2gJ4Q/s1600/IMG_0426.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjULKSYrP5n1i3PdPRjknweDn-MVG7m04a8wGZRqXrjN4cAfpzPgZo5FPMsAkGQGN0y2zUPWoTPUvNBcMeQhVZ7znF0Jbg7giz_BmtDCihMvsEjpZvtYZMGjfryNb40wlOZa78XMk2gJ4Q/s400/IMG_0426.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611787112103833970" border="0" /></a><br />The detail on both <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_24">sprues</span> has come out perfectly - no evidence of tearing, warping or air bubbles/detail not filling. The mould lines are also very small which is always welcome. I had seen some people commenting on forums that the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_25">Finecast</span> range requires more vents to be cut in the mould, meaning more contact points for flash which would obscure details.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEharhC3UwHGGnJA0Yl1uQJJ1dSVt-dlE46e35urXSbBz-YwbHrxhduULzlLS4c0-oeBP8DbjqUQVkLhha6pZCLwXnLU5ESB1CPwUuKNeQ4sPU8hVRC3FfQ0Zr39SXqFrH2bdSK9IMInC_k/s1600/IMG_0428.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 314px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEharhC3UwHGGnJA0Yl1uQJJ1dSVt-dlE46e35urXSbBz-YwbHrxhduULzlLS4c0-oeBP8DbjqUQVkLhha6pZCLwXnLU5ESB1CPwUuKNeQ4sPU8hVRC3FfQ0Zr39SXqFrH2bdSK9IMInC_k/s400/IMG_0428.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611787116486280130" border="0" /></a><br />Honestly, on this model I don't see what all the panic was about. The flash is no more than was ever present on a metal model (excluding the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_26">spure</span> of course) and the contact points between <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_27">sprue</span> and figure are very small and do not meet at any detail points.<br /><br />Like all models, whether metal, resin or plastic, I think I will still be sanding most surfaces to get as smooth a finish as possible, but for the casual painter and those who game, I really think the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_28">Finecast</span> range will be welcomed as an improvement over metal miniatures.<br /><br />I know that personally, I am really looking forward to being able to use some new and existing sculpts for conversions and have already been eyeing up the current Citadel <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_29">Finecast</span> releases, identifying models with interesting "new" conversion potential!<br /><br />Feel free to leave your own thoughts in the comments.CMDantehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08284979536898155953noreply@blogger.com9