A sculpting distraction... fun with sculpey.
Well, on the morning of this final day at Convergence, we were lucky enough to stop by Jame's fantastic morning soiree, complete with complimentary drinks.As an added benefit, Ruth Thomson stopped by,...
View ArticleA little bit of weathering...
Time to finish off the last of the details on those Wild West Exodus bases.Using those Happy Seppuku moulds, this set ended up having some more weathering than originally anticipated. It just felt...
View ArticleBring in the Fly Boys!
Now you get to see some planes in action!They work very differently in the campaign setting than they do when you use the typical command card.You have to make more strategic choices with them, which I...
View ArticleOld Timers
Here's a batch of Lord of the Rings elves that I painted years ago.These are the elves of a previous age, which I don't think I have used in an actual game thus far.I don't think the stat lines are all...
View ArticleOne more dose of the 'flat'
Here's a few more 'old timey' art pieces for you. There are a few of my favorite spacescapes here, including "Arc of the Heavens". I had a ton of fun with this piece."In the Shadow of Olympus". This...
View ArticleIt's all in the bag
Remember those Bags of Holding that Babo was helping me to sell at Convergence? Well, I just had to have one for myself!Of course, one does not simply own a Bag of Holding. Others will claim it for...
View ArticleA return of the Sisters
Here are some individual images of the Sisters from Adepticon, with a little post tournament clean ups...I think I only showed them in larger group shots originally.A couple more on the way!They are...
View ArticleWhite and green Sister part two
Another set of individual shots of the Sisters for you.She's here too:http://www.ebay.com/itm/321458726212?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649
View ArticleJust Hangin' around
Having been a miniature painter for quite a while now, I find it very interesting how the innovations in this particular field are moving along at an astonishing rate.This makes my life a whole lot...
View ArticleLizards... in Color!!!
Well, that is, ON color. :-) Here's another round of testing of the Hangar 18 backdrops.I took a few of the units that gave me the most trouble to photograph, due to the size and complexity. For...
View ArticlePieces and parts... where to put them?
Now for some images of the final stage of the Krios tank. Like all Forgeworld kits, instructions on how to put the stuff together is minimal at best, non-existent most of the time. I had to scour the...
View ArticleThe missing files at last!
After I posted a few of the Arthurian series in the "Why I paint NMM" article, I had been searching far and wide for the other paintings in the series.Cathy managed to locate the old backup disks for...
View ArticleBreaking out the Big Guns
At long last... the Krios tank is DONE!! Yea for me!It was not the biggest thing that I have ever painted, but the "inside out" nature of this piece made it far more challenging than I expected.It was...
View ArticleWhat's old is new.
Here's an old timey metal marine that I converted long ago for the Demonhunters army.I did some green stuff work on the lower legs, the chest and the helmet. A different sword was added, and some...
View ArticleAll aboard for some Shaded Basecoat!
Here's something fun. The very beginnings of the Siege Train from Wild West Exodus.This item is supposed to be a centerpiece of their display at GenCon!I was doing some color test on the engine, and...
View ArticleClimb aboard the Siege Train. Powered by...
While the original concept art did not show any glowing conduits, you know me and my appetite for such things.Having read some of the back story of the Wild West Exodus universe, I know that a new...
View ArticleThey get into everything...
Just like the Arthurian series, I had been trying to find all the images from the homage to John William Godward, one of the last of the Pre Raphaelite artists.At long last, they are discovered! And I...
View ArticleRiding along on the crazy train...
Back to the engine of the Siege Train. I am getting more into the glazing at this point, which you see here, using some Reaper Grey Liner.For the glow of the lights, I brought out the Vallejo...
View ArticlePoised to fire!
As I mentioned a few times during the assembly phase of the Krios, I learned that the gun is supposed to be able to change its angle.While I was trying to get the mass of pieces to stick together, it...
View ArticleHanging out in the desert
OK... more testing of the Hangar 18 backdrops!I started out by taking pictures on the standard fade. Even this was just a fantasy a few weeks ago. Having the huge backdrop was fantastic!I could do so...
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