Blood Bowl - Nurgle Team progress

Afternoon #warmongers and #warhammercommunity I've been #paintingwarhammer Nurgle Blood Bowl team members. I've not had a huge amount of motivation for any of my projects recently, hence why I haven't updated the blog, or even found time to write anything. But these three [so much for doing them one at a time] were just about the only things I felt inspired by.

In actual fact I also batch painted some of the rest of the team. I chose all the different skin tones I wanted to play around with and also did the base coats for what was orange and what was going to be soiled beige. Here I also threw on some Typhus Corrosion for the metal and armour parts and then Army Painter Strong Wash for the shading.

I added some highlights to the Pestigor, in truth I am not a fan of the model, well the faces of both of them actually.

It's not the end of the world, they just seem a little too simplified. The back crest/growth thing, I thing is pretty cool though. This is the one I cut up and attached in a different way so the two of them have even more difference in their silhouette.

I also had a little play around with the 'balls'.

I worked mainly on the white one where I tried to add some neon pink mould. It's not quite what I hoped for but I think it might just come together when I get all the pieces painted in. 

I think the back is looking a lot better than the front actually.

I've made a bit more progress on these since, so at least I have some more pics to share with you...

'nids part 281 - Genestealer cult - Acolyte Iconward and Familiars

Afternoon #warmongers and #warhammercommunity I've been #paintingwarhammer on my Acolyte Iconward inbetween a number of other projects.  If I had to use orange I then did the banner, when I did red on something else I did his robes. When I did the yellow on the Adeptus Titanicus guns I did his blasting charges and hazard suit pipes.

This way he progresses everso slightly and eventually it'll reach critical mass where I can finish him in a night or two. Some of the shading is a bit ropy in places, I think I didn't shake it enough...

I've done the same with the Familiars, they are almost finished. In fact the only real thing holding them back from completion are the random bits of debris on the bases. Again, an hour or two would box these off completely.

It's a little frustrating that they're so close to completion but I can't just get those last elements done. Perhaps if the Iconward is closer TO DONE I'll feel I can get the three of them over the line together.

Ultimately I'm going with the flow, so whatever frustrations these create I'm clearly redirecting my attention elsewhere and other things are getting done. It could well be that the high I feel from ticking these off will be better served when I'm not motivated elsewhere. Having a quick win in my pocket might just be the endorphin kick I need if I lose my mojo.

'nids part 280 - Tyrannnofex Big Build Basing TO DONE!

Afternoon #warmongers and #warhammercommunity I've been #paintingwarhammer on my Tyrannofex. In particular I got it primed and Red Planet BASED!

This thing is quite hefty now, thanks to all the slate. I had to add in some Milliput in places to blend in the Hive Nodes then used tile adhesive/grout for the uneven ground before I added all the basing material. Then it was my usual Red Planet BASE!

Obviously the Hive Nodes still need picking out alongside the Wraithbone chips but this is where I usually pause on the base. The Tfex remains unglued so I can get access underneath to paint. I've a number of thoughts about this: I recall how much I hated painting the first Tervigon, then I think how comfortable I am painting my Hive Fleet colours compared to anything else on my To Do list! I'm also once again reminded how cool this model is, how big and also how much model you get for your money.

All those reasons create a pretty heady cocktail of motivation to throw some more paint on it. For now the Base is done and I get my Big Build  Basing Big Galactic Stamp of Approval!

'nids part 279 - Tyrannnofex Big Build TO DONE!

Afternoon #warmongers and #warhammercommunity I've been #paintingwarhammer on my Tyranid Tyrannofex. I've had this fella for a long time, he was originally bought to kitbash as a Dimachaeron, I've seen plenty of conversions where the body is tilted up as the legs are almost perfect. Anyway, I realised it was far too much effort to create something that doesn't appear to be a great unit. A Tfex however is something I can get behind. Unfortunately I had made my other Tervigon's as proxy Tfex, thanks to extending the Acid Spray to fit around the Tervigon birthing sack.

Unfortunately this means the only way the Acid Spray could fit on this model is by building up the weapon mounting points on the Tfex and also extending the feeder pipes on the Rupture Cannon. That seemed like too much effort. So this will currently either be Rupture Cannon or Fleshborer Hive, with the Tervigon Proxy as Acid Spray and Fleshborer. I may look to get some more Acid Spray weapons so it'll fit this model

I still think this is one of the best Tyranid models, you get so much bang-for-your-buck with it. Cheaper than the newer big models and probably much better in the new edition, thanks to the update to Monsters rule about firing in combat. I just need to clean up the base, prime, basecoats and washes and then it can go on hiatus alongside the other Nids I have as fillers between those other tasks I really should be finishing first.
Here's my Big Build Big Galactic Stamp of Approval - yay!

Blood Bowl - Nurgle Team Base Colours

Afternoon #warmongers and #warhammercommunity I've been #paintingwarhammer for my Blood Bowl Nurgle Team. Now I know I said I'd be doing these one [or two] at a time I meant I was going to get them all base-coated and shaded so I could play around with them.

Really it was mixing up all the fun skintones so I could see what I was going to do, the green ones where I'll try one with green shading and the others with brown or purple.

It was also fun to throw in a turquoise, brown and Skavenblight Dinge.

The mustard one will be fun to try. I was also making sure there was just one thin coat so I get a range of tone showing the the primer through it - more tone = more interesting effects.

I've since added some Bonewhite to the trousers and any Nurgle markings.

They'll have the Burnt Umber art acrylic to make them all grungy. I've also added some Typhus Corrosion on the  armour plates so they look suitably erroded and distressed.

I want one of them to look like Tollund Man one of the preserved bog bodies.

Still impressed at how different the Pestigors look, thanks to the subtle change in the back branches.

I also changed one of the shoulder plates to be a fleshy hump on the middle one. Although they are probably armour plates it's feasible as skin too.

I'm going to try pink mold on the pale one, see if I can make it work.

I kept both middle plates as armour, they didn't look like they could be skin on these bloaters.

So, I've been a little slow hobby-wise recently. The Land Raider Redeemer is proving challenging and it was only bringing these forward that has kept me motivated. Hopefully it'll kickstart my hobby mojo again. Fingers crossed 🤞

Dark Angels - Deathwing Land Raider Redeemer - Mo' Bone

Afternoon #warmongers and #warhammercommunity I've been #paintingwarhammer Dark Angel Deathwing Land Raider Redeemer. If you recall I saw this video by Artis Opus showing how to paint a Rhino and said to myself - "why yes, that's how I should approach the Land Raider". The reality is I far from the results they achieved and although I was realistic in what I hoped to achieve and part way there I'm still feeling disappointed.

Now I know I shouldn't judge it until it's finished. I mean I've been here so often - salvaging models or shifting my perception as I add and refine elements.

This is still very much the scruffy stage and although there are some tones and textures I think have come out quite well I'm hung up on the fact I have drybrushed this in places. Now I know I shouldn't look down on this technique - it can really work in places but usually I hide it with my texture paint.

But unfortunately I don't have that crutch to rely on. The doors in particular don't work for me, although they look far more yellow in the pics than they do in real life. I'm sure when I get onto the reds it'll definitely help bring it all together.

As you can see I'd tried adding the red rivets above, but realised there wasn't any point as then next set of highlights covered some of them up so this side hasn't had them.

I'm sure once all this 'messy' stuff is out of the way I can clean it up with some proper white line highlights in places and pin washes to define all the elements.

Then tsponge on some battle damage to further break the panels up and that should stop the focus being how the bone was achieved because there'll be the whole to consider.

And if all the red weapon casings look cool and they'll be a bit tidier then it should even things out.

I had seen a Deathwing Land Raider with an offset diagonal company badge across the back and sides but I can't find it now. It looked really cool and I was considering trying something similar but with the badges on the door and bronze engine it didn't seem feasible. Perhaps it's a blessing I couldn't find it. Anyway, I'm going to go off and do something else until I get my head straight enough to move this on. Why do I get so bogged down with these projects, I wish they could be easier sometime.

Blood Bowl - Nurgle Team Test Model TO DONE!

Afternoon #warmongers and #warhammercommunity I've been #paintingwarhammer in this Nurgle Blood Bowl Bloater and some of the turn markers. I'm currently in avoidance mode so I found something completely different to play around with which was marginally effective in keeping me productive.

I don't normally do test models, but the original thought was these were something my youngest and I could paint together but I'm just not convinced that's going to happen. Either way if I gave this a try I would have an idea of how to do it so I could share with him if he showed interest. Otherwise I;d just find somehting else for us to paint.

I'd been contemplating what to do and which bits would be which, typically it ended up far more complicated than the rough and rusty approach I'd had in my head originally. Saying that the dirty cream pants are a revelation thanks to my Dark Ochre art acrylic.

In particular the seat of the pants came out so well, although I'm less pleased with the lack of highlights on his back. But I'm planning to do a wide variety of skin colours, again to play around. Some will start with the same base but I may diverge in how I approach each rotting player.

The tar came out just as I'd hoped with the sickly bleached branches sticking out of the muck. I drybrushed the lower parts of the boots black [after painting all the highlights, must not do those again in future] then added some gloss varnish to keep the wet look and some blobs of the 3D gloss texture paint to complete the effect.

I did one of the markers Nurgle Green, some purple and strong tone washes helping to give that diseased look.

I had not noticed I'd caught the knuckle with the 3D paint, rather annoying. 

All the boils were yellow, with a gloss varnish and red and purple washes to make them painfully sore looking.

I struggled deciding on how to do the team badge but I just threw on the bone and dark ochre to help tie it in with his clothing.

I was really pleased with the end result, can't wait to do the others, although I realise that I may have to switch around the colouring on the pants. I think if I stick to dirty cream pants some will end up with very little orange. So we'll see what happens.

The plan is not to batch paint, or at least not in large numbers so I can try and get them to be subtly different, which is odd because on the box they look great doing them the same despite the diverse range of models. But I just want a random mix of shambling creatures.

I also cracked on with these counters, once again trying to get Ryza Rust to work for me.

Not sure how good they look and the BB logo and Nurgle symbol was falling back on the filthy cream, with a bit more green thrown in for different tones.

I then added Tamiya Clear Red  X-27 on all the fleshy bits. Liam has been dissing the use of gloss on models for a while now and I just can't help myself  adding it, even to the detriment of the model.

I think it may well have been better with out, what do you think?

Anyway, I never expected to use the Great Big Minor Project Galactic Stamp of Approval. I don't consider Major and Minor projects a thing but it makes sense to acknowledge a minor TO DONE! all things considered. So I get's one.