Before and After... Greater Daemon of Nurgle

Slaughter Brute for the Tim That Can

Short post; here's the Slaughter Brute I painted for the Tim That Can.

Speaking of, he just got back from Houston, all victorious from participating in the local scene.  Good on him!  I think it really raised the confidence he has in his game, so next week's tournament ought to be interesting.

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Yeah, I'm not sure where the words went, either.

Forge World Greater Daemon of Nurgle

Daemons, Daemons, Everywhere...

I suppose I shouldn't get too behind on this blog, but I've been having a lot of fun painting again so it's been hard to break away from the game room.

Most of these, of course, are Daemons of Chaos, painted for the Tim That Can.  I threw in some other random pictures, but the last image is the army I'm working on for Wargames Con.

The Tallyman of Nurgle, Finished!

I've been working on a commission for the Tim That Can, and of course painting character models is both the best and worst part.  Best, 'cause it's fun; worst, 'cause it has to be done right.  If things aren't going well, one can invest a ton of time into one model.

This one went pretty well, at least from where I'm sitting.

Grey Knight Librarian: Quickie Post

I've been a bit under the weather this week, but I did get some painting done.  I finished up this Grey Knight Librarian for the Tim That Can, which is an addition to his Grey Knights army I did for him as commission work.

I did the same model for the Card Pimp in Question some time back...

...so my goal was to paint a model that was different but would still fit in the army.  I chose to do a more 'working psyker' approach, thus the leather tabard and muted colors.

Ah well - enough typing.

Chaos Daemon Prince of Nurgle: Quickie Post

I finished the Nurgle Daemon Prince for Tim That Can's commission.  This bad boy is a whopping WS  9... take that, Marines!  I'll admit, I fought the impulse to snap this dude's sword off and replace it with a Black Mace.

Somebody Else's Daemons, Again

Back into the painting schedule, and currently working on multiple elements of the Little Tim That Could's Daemons army.

Maybe he should be 'That Can' - his constant practice is paying off in wins.

We played on Saturday, with me breaking out my old CSM army to see how well it stands up in 5th.

Batch Painting with an Airbrush

So, 68 Genestealers to paint - and they came in all red and blotchy.

Finally! Finished Grey Knight Commission

The title says it all; this is the first commission work I've taken on that involved painting a complete army.  It's fair to say it became somewhat laborious; the scheme I chose was designed for a tabletop level of quality, but when the second owner wanted a higher level, it actually worked against me.

Still, no regrets; I learned more about speed painting and pitfalls and pricing and time management and whew! loads of other stuff that it was well worth it.

Here is the LINK for the Bell of Lost Souls Article.  Here is the LINK for the first batch of completed models (remember to hit 'more' for the actual pictures).

Airbrushing Nids, Monstrous Creatures WiP

Okay, here are better pictures... and with my family-famous sleep-walking insomnia (that's actually me, but okay) I was up early working on the Swarm Lord.

Swarmy isn't done, but it's as close as I can get with the airbrush.  At this point, I'll wash parts of the model and detail a bit of the face - but if ever your favorite Empty Digital Headache hopes to significantly dent his To-Do list...

...I'll have to pursue painting armies and not models.  Here's the Mawloc.

And the Trygon.

Here's better pictures of Swarmy.  The green washes will really make the glow effect pop.  (He hopes.) I hope.

The Client Pimp in Question doesn't want me working on the bases.

The workspace.  I've started using pointed Q-Tips and a minimal amount of cleaner between colors to keep the airbrush flowing properly and minimize cleanup time.