Hey guys just a quick update as its been a while since my last post!!
Don't worry i have not fallen off the face of the earth im just putting in maximum hours on painting for golden demon uk in a few weeks. with work and family stuff its hard to find time to work on other projects that i can show on the blog. But hey i will show you my demon entrys soon so loads to see.
Also ive added another blog to the "blogs i read" section, Masterminis this blog is the hub of our small painting world i belive and ive been reading it alot lately with all the games days happening. Very cool stuff here so if you havent seen this blog you must check it out. lots of links and cool stuff.
So i will be back soon with some cool stuff for you to check out.
Keep up the good work guys
peace!
Wednesday, 14 August 2013
Sunday, 5 May 2013
The Genestealer !!
Hello fellow brush lickers,
Firstly i must apologize for my absence but its that time of year to start competition painting again, and with only 10 hours a week painting time its hard to get much else finished.
So i finaly finished the genestealer diorama (although taking photos has been a pain again) its has been a fun little project to work on, i hope you like what you see? This was created purely for fun, i really wasnt to fussy about trying to be neat just trying things out with weathering. no weathering powders were used on this mini i might add. just citadel paints. im happy with the results.
i will try and take some better pics soon and post on CMON. as its been a while since i put anything on there so should get that done soon.
keep up the good work guys.
Firstly i must apologize for my absence but its that time of year to start competition painting again, and with only 10 hours a week painting time its hard to get much else finished.
So i finaly finished the genestealer diorama (although taking photos has been a pain again) its has been a fun little project to work on, i hope you like what you see? This was created purely for fun, i really wasnt to fussy about trying to be neat just trying things out with weathering. no weathering powders were used on this mini i might add. just citadel paints. im happy with the results.
i will try and take some better pics soon and post on CMON. as its been a while since i put anything on there so should get that done soon.
keep up the good work guys.
Sunday, 3 March 2013
WHITE DWARF & GENESTEALER
Hey guys,
Some more genestealer for you, but first i must mention i was happy to see my miniature in march issue of white dwarf. its in the golden demon finalists section on page 88 if you want to see ( the grey knight )
Anyway here are some more pics of the genestealer for you. Im about 90% finished with it just a label and some small details to finish. ive added a lot more little touches like the drool from the stealers mouth and more hazard markings and number above the door, plus greating and more rust.
Hope you like it will have to wait a while longer until its finished as im of on holiday for a week.
more soon.
peace...
Some more genestealer for you, but first i must mention i was happy to see my miniature in march issue of white dwarf. its in the golden demon finalists section on page 88 if you want to see ( the grey knight )
Anyway here are some more pics of the genestealer for you. Im about 90% finished with it just a label and some small details to finish. ive added a lot more little touches like the drool from the stealers mouth and more hazard markings and number above the door, plus greating and more rust.
Hope you like it will have to wait a while longer until its finished as im of on holiday for a week.
more soon.
peace...
Wednesday, 23 January 2013
Damn snow!
Hey guys some more of the genestealer for you, I'm sorry i haven't been posting much lately but its been chaos at work. The snow has made my job hard work as i work outdoors as a gravedigger, Many long days and feeling very tired and cold so progress has been very slow but finally got some more done.
This little project has been alot of fun to work on, I've not been so worried to get the painting perfect just have fun with it and not be so neat just more expressive and free from serious thoughts about my decisions and colour choice and balance and all that stuff, just fun that was my goal !!!!
Ive still got to add more water effect to the bottom of the base and add some grating to the bottom under the door plus touch up a few areas but its nearly done now so i will have some more for you soon .hope you like it.
sorry pictures are not good. more soon peace.
This little project has been alot of fun to work on, I've not been so worried to get the painting perfect just have fun with it and not be so neat just more expressive and free from serious thoughts about my decisions and colour choice and balance and all that stuff, just fun that was my goal !!!!
Ive still got to add more water effect to the bottom of the base and add some grating to the bottom under the door plus touch up a few areas but its nearly done now so i will have some more for you soon .hope you like it.
Monday, 24 December 2012
Saturday, 15 December 2012
More stealer
Hey guys heres a quick photo of the stealer diorama. Progress is very slow at the momment ive hardly had any time to paint because my job is crazy busy this time of year and most days i come in from work and pass out, so tired. Anyway i will get some more done tonight as ive have a day off work at last, so more soon.
Monday, 26 November 2012
Genestealer mini diorama build !
Hey guys i thought i would do something a little more in depth on the blog for you instead of the normal posting progress on a mini i'm painting. I'm going to walk you through how i made my latest project The genestealer mini diorama!
I wanted to do something more with the genestealer i mentioned in my previous post, i was intending to paint the mini as normal and place on a nice base but then i was having a clear out of some old boxes in the garage and found some scenery pieces from the old GW imperial firebase (the cardboard slot together with plastic parts one, if you've been around long enough to remember that!) The cogs in my head started to turn when i found a piece with a doorway and i pictured the stealer leering forth over a dead terminator. cool!! i picture the scene on a space hulk where the cooling tanks have ruptured and flooded the lower decks. or some imperial industrial area. its dark cold and very gloomy. so here we go.
First i bring the major components of the diorama together on the base to check they fit nicely and don't over crowd the base to much .In my vision the terminator is already dead and partly submerged in water so i marked the area in front of the door that i want to remove with marker pen.
I then removed the area with a stanley knife, its best to turn the base upside down and cut from underneath. I find thats the easiest way and your less likely to slip and hack of to much or even your finger AGH!!
Take your time if you do this theres no rush.
The next step is to cover the bottom of the base with plasticard as it will be filled with water effect and we don't want it running out all over the place. Then glue all the parts down to the base.
At this point i decided to change the dead terminator its from the space hulk box. Its only a scenery piece for a stealer to stand on Its lacking in a lot of detail and will bring the whole diorama down.
so i build a termi bust in the normal way then cut at an angle so he looks like hes half submerged. you need to position the arms in a naturally slumped way or it will look a bit odd when its finished.
Next i add the terminator and other details,so raid the bits box for what ever you can find. the pipes are old plastic lolly pop sticks!
The final step is to fill out the back of the base, as the genestealer will be emerging from the darkness this needs to be done. I use foam board and build a box at the back. then i added a second layer with plasticard to make it very square and smooth. Although it is not really part of the diorama its important to keep it tidy for the overall finish of the model.
Finally undercoat ready for painting.
Some things may be changed or added as i'm painting i tend to work back and forth a bit or have more ideas as the painting progresses.
so guys hope you like this Little walk through. i will have more soon when i get some paint down on it. comments welcome
bd
I wanted to do something more with the genestealer i mentioned in my previous post, i was intending to paint the mini as normal and place on a nice base but then i was having a clear out of some old boxes in the garage and found some scenery pieces from the old GW imperial firebase (the cardboard slot together with plastic parts one, if you've been around long enough to remember that!) The cogs in my head started to turn when i found a piece with a doorway and i pictured the stealer leering forth over a dead terminator. cool!! i picture the scene on a space hulk where the cooling tanks have ruptured and flooded the lower decks. or some imperial industrial area. its dark cold and very gloomy. so here we go.
First i bring the major components of the diorama together on the base to check they fit nicely and don't over crowd the base to much .In my vision the terminator is already dead and partly submerged in water so i marked the area in front of the door that i want to remove with marker pen.
I then removed the area with a stanley knife, its best to turn the base upside down and cut from underneath. I find thats the easiest way and your less likely to slip and hack of to much or even your finger AGH!!
Take your time if you do this theres no rush.
so i build a termi bust in the normal way then cut at an angle so he looks like hes half submerged. you need to position the arms in a naturally slumped way or it will look a bit odd when its finished.
Some things may be changed or added as i'm painting i tend to work back and forth a bit or have more ideas as the painting progresses.
bd
Saturday, 17 November 2012
Blood angels chaplain finished
Hey guys, i finished the blood angel chaplain tonight so hope you like. next i'm going to paint a genestealer also from the space hulk box as they are still mostly unpainted and are real nice minis in there. Ive got plans to do bigger things after christmas, I'm planning a diorama at the moment as its something i always wanted to do and also i find building and making bases alot of fun.
for now here are the pics of the chaplain, any comments welcome.
cheers bd
for now here are the pics of the chaplain, any comments welcome.
Friday, 9 November 2012
More Chaplain
Hey guys I've been mostly having a tidy up lately of my hobby stuff just so many boxes with odd bits and mixed up stuff in, but now its all organised and its much easyer to find stuff now cool!
So some more of the chaplain for you. There are some areas that need to be smartend up a bit but its mostly good, I'm quite pleased with it so far but what do you guys think?
I'm trying to improve on painting faces as I've tended to shy away from them in the past but its an area i need to improve on the most i think. (needs to be smoother i guess.) so some thoughts or comments would be great.
more soon guys keep up the good work.
bd
So some more of the chaplain for you. There are some areas that need to be smartend up a bit but its mostly good, I'm quite pleased with it so far but what do you guys think?
I'm trying to improve on painting faces as I've tended to shy away from them in the past but its an area i need to improve on the most i think. (needs to be smoother i guess.) so some thoughts or comments would be great.
more soon guys keep up the good work.
bd
Sunday, 28 October 2012
Terminator Chaplain 3
Hey guys.
I've started work on another terminator chaplain, i seam to be developing a fondness for them as this is now the third I've painted. Think this will definitely be the last one for a while as its just repetition and not pushing my painting, but hey at least its fun. I'm using a space hulk termi the one with the open pose. I think its called brother cladio or something like that but ive cut the head out and gone with a bare head to give the mini some more character.
still at the early stages at the moment but will have some more soon for you.
peace out
bd
I've started work on another terminator chaplain, i seam to be developing a fondness for them as this is now the third I've painted. Think this will definitely be the last one for a while as its just repetition and not pushing my painting, but hey at least its fun. I'm using a space hulk termi the one with the open pose. I think its called brother cladio or something like that but ive cut the head out and gone with a bare head to give the mini some more character.
still at the early stages at the moment but will have some more soon for you.
peace out
Monday, 8 October 2012
World eaters lord
Hey guys this was my entry in to golden demon uk 40k monster category. it didnt get past the first cut. Never mind, i spent many hours on it hope you like it. Any comments would be most welcome as i always thought something wasnt quite right with it but could not figure out what! what do you think?
Thursday, 27 September 2012
Golden Demon gallery update
Added some pics of my entrys to golden demon gallery. There will be more soon
Warrior of the dead
Monday, 24 September 2012
Golden Demon uk 2012
Hey guys golden demon is now over for another year and man it was tough this year there were many very strong entrys, i made the finals of lord of the rings mini and 40 k single mini so no demon this year but 2 finalists pins is not to be sniffed at. i will have some photos of my stuff up soon so you can see. but if you want to see some of the entrys then you must check out Zaphod Beeblebrox link here (
Friday, 24 August 2012
Rise up you dead...
Rise up you dead.....Rise from your graves and avenge us...Man i loved that movie as a kid, i remember being mesmerized by the skeletons coming up out of the ground. Jason and the argonaut's classic film....
KILL..KILL..KILL THEM ALL!!
Anyway I've now finished the skeleton, it was just some fun after golden demon painting i like to paint fast some times to try and be more experimental and just have fun. The miniature is a skeleton warrior by GW that i did some simple conversion on, just repositioned the leg to make the pose more dynamic. hope you like it.
Golden demon UK is only 4 weeks away now so soon you will see some pics of my entry's. I've worked very hard on them but i wont get my hopes up. It was nice to win a demon last year but i wont put that pressure on myself. its strange when you win a demon, I've wanted one for many years and now that i have one that hunger has some what diminished. and it easy to put that pressure of self expectancy upon yourself to win again. but you must remember to paint and have fun, thats the most important thing.
more soon
bd
KILL..KILL..KILL THEM ALL!!
Anyway I've now finished the skeleton, it was just some fun after golden demon painting i like to paint fast some times to try and be more experimental and just have fun. The miniature is a skeleton warrior by GW that i did some simple conversion on, just repositioned the leg to make the pose more dynamic. hope you like it.
Golden demon UK is only 4 weeks away now so soon you will see some pics of my entry's. I've worked very hard on them but i wont get my hopes up. It was nice to win a demon last year but i wont put that pressure on myself. its strange when you win a demon, I've wanted one for many years and now that i have one that hunger has some what diminished. and it easy to put that pressure of self expectancy upon yourself to win again. but you must remember to paint and have fun, thats the most important thing.
more soon
Thursday, 16 August 2012
Bad Bones
Hey guys its been a while since my last post so sorry for the lack of updates, theres been some crazyness in my life over the past few months with my grandfather passing away, my wife having an operation and me having a back injury but life seams to be getting back on track.
Any how painting for golden demon is done for this year I've just finished my second entry ,i did intend too do 3 but with all the serious life stuff happening that wasn't possible so back to fun painting and less stress.
So I've just started work on a skeleton warrior, yeah its a simple miniature but i intend to have some fun with this one, I've repositioned the right leg to make the pose better as it was pretty boring before. i had to pin the leg which was a challenge in itself, have you ever tried to pin miniature bones together? its bloody hard, so tiny!
so will have some pics up soon for you just one of the base for now. its progressing very fast as its a simple mini so more very soon.
sorry again for my absence , keep up the good work.
bd
Any how painting for golden demon is done for this year I've just finished my second entry ,i did intend too do 3 but with all the serious life stuff happening that wasn't possible so back to fun painting and less stress.
So I've just started work on a skeleton warrior, yeah its a simple miniature but i intend to have some fun with this one, I've repositioned the right leg to make the pose better as it was pretty boring before. i had to pin the leg which was a challenge in itself, have you ever tried to pin miniature bones together? its bloody hard, so tiny!
so will have some pics up soon for you just one of the base for now. its progressing very fast as its a simple mini so more very soon.
sorry again for my absence , keep up the good work.
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