I've been painting and playing Fantasy for the past 3 years, spending much time and money into a hobby that very few people really understand.
This blog is following my steps into the world of Game Workshop's Fantasy and 40k.
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My big Daemon Prince is advancing near completition. I'm not 100% happy about him, and hearing someone this weekend call him hippo didn't help. The more i paint him, the more i realize that a green stuff job has to be more than just "adequate", otherwise once painted, you see all the faulty details.
What is better to give you a boost of motivation to paint? Win games. I was slowly loosing motivation, especially since i couldnt manage a win to save my life, so the painting was slowly stopping. Then i tried a new list (not involving Kairos), and i started winning. And all of a sudden, i want to finish this army and add even more to it.
So my Pink horrors got some love, and i started my first test model.
oh how i love vacation ; the perfect time for doing stuff you usually don't have time for, like cleaning up your working space. This is exactly what i did for two straight days ; cleaning up my paint spot, storing correctly my armies and terrains, and basically, cleaning up all the crap that was laying everywhere.
But, this post isnt about how i cleaned my workspace, its instead about my new additions to my army being worked on ; the Daemon Prince of Nurgle, the Soul Grinder of Nurgle, the Steeds of Slaanesh, and the Pink Horrors.
Almost done with
a whole 100g of green stuff, and my daemon prince is still far from
finished. but my Soul Grinder is almost done.
I had tons of idea
today while listening to old recording of ICP on Howard Stern (i really
recommend the one against Sharon Osbourne, funniest shit ever...).
First,
i had an idea the whole time about making a rollercoaster out of him,
and i think i finally decided on how to make it look like one, while
avoiding making something stupidly complicated out of it. At first i
though about rollercoaster rails around the models, but it was such a
complicated thing to do, i just couldnt.
So instead, he's gonna swing at it ; I'll make him a bat, and he literally swing at the cart for the ride of your life.
You notice the plasticard, i decided to make him like the cart on "Halls of illusions"... the the giant guy running and screaming inside.
The second part was the underbelly of the beast. I didnt quite know what to do with it ; it had a correct shape, but was too rough to be kept as is, and i knew i couldnt sculpt something great under there, so i went with plan B ;
once i was done, i looked at it, then i looked at a soon-to-be-painted model i owned from mad clown miniatures (https://www.facebook.com/MadClownMiniatures), the creepy mouth monster, and damn... didnt mean to copy it, but i guess subconsciously, i did.
For the record, the little thing coming out of his front isnt his... yeah, i figured if i made something where his 4th leg should be, it'd be better... might add some small toes...
Past weekend, i went at a 6 games tournament with my freshly painted
Dark Elf Army, knowing full well i didn't play enough game with that
list, or with the new book.
I brough a list that left little to no surprise, and here it is ;
Hellebron
Supreme Sorceress lvl4 of life Dispel Scroll Ironcurse Icon Talisman of Preservation
Death Hag Battle Standard Bearer Cauldron of Blood Obsidian Blade
Master Dark Pegasus Cloak of Twilight Heavy Armor + Sea Dragon Cloak + Shield + Lance
2x5 Dark Riders Musician Repeater Crossbow + Shield
So tonight, i finally call it. I'm done. Whatever i do after this point, is pure bonus.
I'm so glad to be done, and i have to say, it feels good to complete another army. As of right now, i have 3 completely painted Fantasy army ; Ogres, Nurgle Carnival and Dark Elves. Each one were done with something in mind ;
Ogres, it was my first army, so i was learning. Learning to highlight/shade flat surface, learning to just paint correctly.
Nurgle Carnival was learning to airbrush, learning to convert and follow a paint scheme.
Dark Elves was learning to use minimal color palette, NMM, and a few new things about prepping and painting model (like never touching a model with our oily fingers..)
I am VERY satisfied with this army, and i can't wait to start another. So many ideas, so many new challenge, i can't wait.
He still needs a base, but i don't care, i still can call him finished! Pretty happy with the final result, considering he took me roughly 6 hours today to paint. Pictures after the breaks...
Got to say, i'm very happy with my night. In roughly 4 hours i managed to basically complete about 90% of my Shrine. Still some bits to do, and the crew, which i completely forgot, but i'm well on time.
Hopefully tomorrow i finish it, and start working on my Peg Master.
My goal tonight was to do alot of the metal on my shrine, with my goal being to finish the chassis friday. A pretty big challenge, but with so little day left, i need to start painting faster....
