dwarfhold13's creature feature. The tale of painting through my collection

[dwarfhold13]

alright.. because i'm very indecisive and i can't sleep.. i've come up with something..
bob_the_small,
you asked what i would be painting next... well i ask.. what should i paint next?
I've got several lists made out for 2500 pts.. i've got a baby due in february.. so it's crunch time for me.. i've been thinking about taking a couple lists and doing a rotation thing.. painting 300 350 pts at a time and then switching..
my lists are:
dwarfs- based around anvil, warriors, hammerers, and a few warmachines
lizards- based around carnosaur, saurus warriors, and steggies
empire- based around what i've got.. lots of flagellants
dark elf- all khainite army (just cuz it looks neat!)
pick two and it will be my goal

[bob_the_small]

I say paint the lizzies and the dwarfs

[sir_shvantselot]

oh man.. sorry.. i resized the pic so it would be a little clearer.. check it out again

how do you do snow so thick? mine always looks like white dust has been sprinkled on the base. yours looks like xmas has arrived...

[weirdo2590]

add pva glue to the snow flock itself? Also layering might help

[Gargobot]

First of all great painting, the Dragon looks stunning. And this Gamezone cold one really is a beast. I have seen them on another log here on Warseer so I understand the difficulty with the scale and the teeth. Maybe check out this log for help.

my lists are:
dwarfs- based around anvil, warriors, hammerers, and a few warmachines
lizards- based around carnosaur, saurus warriors, and steggies
empire- based around what i've got.. lots of flagellants
dark elf- all khainite army (just cuz it looks neat!)
pick two and it will be my goal

There is only one entry in the list with a smiley, so it's absolutely clear what your subconsciousness is trying to tell you.

[wascloud]

id have to vote for empire, and dark elves, gives you two styles of play, two styles of paint etc..

[dwarfhold13]

how do you do snow so thick? mine always looks like white dust has been sprinkled on the base. yours looks like xmas has arrived...

add pva glue to the snow flock itself? Also layering might help

the flock GW sells doesn't do it for me.. i take a mixture of baking soda, pva glue, water, future floor wax, titanium white (folk-art) paint, and a tiny tiny tiny bit of ice blue paint.. i know it sounds like a lot.. but everything does a little something.. but its mainly baking soda for texture once it dries.. water to make it flow just a bit, floor wax to make it harden enough to use on movement trays, and the paint so it doesn't dry semi-clear.. you also may want to go over it with a watered down floor wax and white paint wash so it seals it and keeps any exposed baking soda from turning yellow

First of all great painting, the Dragon looks stunning. And this Gamezone cold one really is a beast. I have seen them on another log here on Warseer so I understand the difficulty with the scale and the teeth. Maybe check out this log for help.

There is only one entry in the list with a smiley, so it's absolutely clear what your subconsciousness is trying to tell you.

thanks for the heads up.. and the smiley was actually because a friend left me with all his empire stuff and it included 60 flagellants

id have to vote for empire, and dark elves, gives you two styles of play, two styles of paint etc..

alright so i've got a vote for each of the armies once so far..
i've come up with a plan for dwarfs and lizzies so far, because they are the army i own almost all the figures for.. empire i still would have to buy a bunch and i would need about 18 witch elves to finish that list
i have the two lists next to each other and point values written out next to the selections.. also the number of models in each.. i pair up a unit or character with another in the other army to have 8 pairs that total about 25-30 figures each.. i estimate if i had a bunch of sit down time after work in town i can finish each selection in about 2 weeks time (which is about how much time i usually am in town each month)...
the whole point of this is, kinda like harry's paint log, to finish two 2500 point armies before my baby is born and my paint time is drastically cut
for dwarfs and khaine i still need to buy about 80 bucks worth of figures, and empire probably closer to about 200.. and money is super tight right now so i'm leaning more dwarf/lizards
anyway.. thats the plan.. if anyone really wants to see the khaine army up and running, it's a LOT of skin to paint, but hey, i'm up for it.. keep the votes rolling!
Jon

[The Syko Ward]

The Dragon and the chariot rock! They look so cool. Where is that giant lizard from?

[dwarfhold13]

thanks! the lizard is, i believe, the hero on cold one from game zone.. but they aren't called cold ones.. here's a little update after two nights of working on it.. things will get more vivid but you get the idea.

[Harry]

Great log.
Lots of beautifully painted stuff.
Love the Dark Elf army. (Great bases).
Really like Leon the w@nker. Great job.
Love the dragon conversion and this chariot does look great with the Gamezone cold one.
Great stuff.
keep it up.

(Picture imbedded in the text are the way to go).

[BlankScreen]

such a nice army , it such a shame i gotta beat it down this weekend with my DE...see you at the tourny

[h@nse]

Looks really great! I am looking forward to see more!

[dwarfhold13]

such a nice army , it such a shame i gotta beat it down this weekend with my DE...see you at the tourny

:announcing to everyone: "HEY EVERYONE!! THIS IS THE GUY WHO BRINGS TWO HYDRA'S A DRAGON AND MANTICORE IN ONE LIST!!!"

just kidding doug, i'm anxious to see it in action... now back to painting!

[dwarfhold13]

wooo!! on a roll..
alright, i finished the chariot other than the snow on the base.. tomorrow will be a snow day then i have to work on a little terrain for the tourney
anyway.. here are the pics.. i just got to the point on some things on this model and just said screw it.. i think its plenty good enough to mix into the army.. after i put the snow on everything tomorrow we will take class pictures
enjoy!

[bob_the_small]

I dont think green rims suit your models..... it clashes with the paint scheme.... nice chariot though...

Bob

[laudarkul]

Beautiful and skillfully executed chariot...Amazing work...And some almost perfect DE.

[Lord Azoth]

really nice conversion adapting the GZ CO..
and the paintjob is really good...

looking forward more updates

[Hadriel Caine]

sweet painting. you have a great coherency across your DE. i agree with bob about the bases though. the ones with more snow on looked better. the lord on dragon is a great conversion and i like the use of alternative mounts throughout.

Adam

[dwarfhold13]

I dont think green rims suit your models..... it clashes with the paint scheme.... nice chariot though...
Bob

I've often thought the same thing.. i thought about what to do for a long time and had it down to grey, dark brownish, or green.. i wanted to go for that snow is melting off and coming into springtime type thing.. grey is too close to black for me and brown didn't quite look right with the models.. do you have any ideas?

Beautiful and skillfully executed chariot...Amazing work...And some almost perfect DE.

Thank you!

really nice conversion adapting the GZ CO..
and the paintjob is really good...

looking forward more updates

Thank you, and to you the same.. really like your log as well.

sweet painting. you have a great coherency across your DE. i agree with bob about the bases though. the ones with more snow on looked better. the lord on dragon is a great conversion and i like the use of alternative mounts throughout.

Adam

the one thing i go for is making sure i stick to the same colors throughout a list.. the more colors you use, the crazier it gets...
I will be adding the snow to these as well as any future DE models i do, it just dries out quickly so you have to mix and use any mixture so it sets right.. this is what all my bases with snow have under them too.. kinda a flattened grass look so you see this through the breaks in the snow.. i'll put an update up hopefully tonight of the finished army or at least all of my finished DE models including the mantacore conversion i did a while back
thanks all!
Jon

[dwarfhold13]

aight.. as if i haven't posted enough in the last week.. i thought i would give you guys something to ponder while i clean up and get ready for the next project... here are the whole army pics, mantacore, and bonus pics of potential work.. the good news is.. i COULD get all of this done in 4 years time if i really really tried at it!
Jon
not all bases are done.. but close enough!



converted sword shot


Dark Angels!!!