Azoth´s diabolical forge [PLOG]

**Lord Azoth** · 10-12-2009, 08:04

Behind this ood name, hides my new PLOG of random projects.... until I find something specific to dedicate my efforts...

the beginning, a IMPETUS plaque..12 spartans from xyston.
I´ll paint miniatures and shields/spears aside.After painting I´ll glue them to make easier my work

White primer and vallejo colours.
I´ll apply a basecoat, dip and highlights, this will be a reference unit for further painting

hope you like it

**Lord Azoth** · 11-12-2009, 07:34

some more things...

Half painted

shields and spears

Just basecoated

After this, they will be dipped, highlighted and I will addd some transfers to the shield (look nicer than a quick painted lambda)...

**Lord Azoth** · 11-12-2009, 07:35

dipped, ready for being highlighted...

really a superb details in this xystons minis....they are 15mm

**Lord Azoth** · 14-12-2009, 07:42

unit highlighted..unfortunately the photos show less contrast than they have..really less..

**Lord Azoth** · 14-12-2009, 07:57

I bought transfers for shields in: http://www.littlebigmenstudios.com/catalog/
I recommend it, superb sellers... I bought 2 hellenic drawings transfers and one with lambdas

here they are...

to set them up, first we cut the one we want...

cut more adjusting to the edges of the drawing...

the transfer has 2 sides, a white one (paper) and a clear one. This one is a plastic film which protects the sticky side and we need to remove in order to stick the transfer to the shield...
We can remove it manually or due to its size use adhesive tape in the clear side to remove the protective film once we remove the adhesive tape, leaving the sticky side free

We remove the tape carefully and it takes the protective plastic with it.
We aplpy the transfer to the shield on the sticky side, it´s very important to adjust it perfectly on the shield, centering it.

Once the transfer is weel fitted I apply a bit of water with a brush, we want to moisten the white paper, not to soak it.... While damping it I press a bit to adjust the transfer to the shape of the shield.

it continues in the following post

**Lord Azoth** · 14-12-2009, 07:58

comes from the previous post
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I use a rubber pen to make a better adjustment of the transfer to the shield, pushing a bit with the rubber point

I can use this rubber pen to adjust the transfer even when I´ve retired the paper layer, applying pression directly to the transfer...

Last photo, transfer applied... you can se the paper layer left

**Lord Azoth** · 14-12-2009, 07:59

Unit in its plaque, I have to make the base and apply some matt varnish to the transfers to kill the shiny effect of the plastic

**Daniel36** · 14-12-2009, 09:33

MAN! That dipping stuff works so well, it's not even funny!
Nice stuff. Not a big fan of transfers, but these look pretty nice!

**Lord Azoth** · 15-12-2009, 08:33

plaque finished, I didn´t make any photo of the basing process but it was really easy:
1) Used a cheap putty to make some textures in the base cobering the gaps between mini and base
2) ad texture with glue + sand
3) paint the sand with a darker colour in order to point out the minis
4) glue some grass
5) painted the edge of the base

Applied the matt varnish to the transfers and when all was dry applied matt varnish in spray (vallejo)

a close up.more or less

**Toschenko** · 24-12-2009, 12:45

I'vwe always been a fan of those xyston minis... I'll closely follow your progress

What are you using for dipping? On my FoW minis (15mm too) I do an heavy wash of devlan mud: it works quite well, but I'm wondering on how to improve further the shading step.

Toschenko

**Lord Azoth** · 28-12-2009, 09:08

Originally Posted by Toschenko

What are you using for dipping? On my FoW minis (15mm too) I do an heavy wash of devlan mud: it works quite well, but I'm wondering on how to improve further the shading step.

thanks mate, for dipping I use a mix of matta varnish (marabu one) + asphalt (it´s the only translation I´ve found for the spanish "betun de judea")...

It´s a common technique used (as far as I know) for historic 15-28 mm...
You can se the materials I use and an explanation in thess pages...unfortunately only in spanish:
http://tinc.mforos.com/559962/807695...etun-de-judea/
http://www.atlanticajuegos.com/tallerPintura.asp

**Lord Azoth** · 29-12-2009, 09:50

A new mini project, 2 minis a friend of mine give me to paint quite a few years ago... but ..I´m so lazy and the minis so dull that never started

I think is a good way to remmeber how to paint miniatures without dipping, so I will make a mini diorama and will paint them without dipping (i swear

)

these are the minis , a kind of Frankenstein monster and Igor

I bought a wood base for them...

I cover the borders with tape and will apply a layer of putty (the same I used for my elves) to create some flagstones in the floor

apply the layer of putty, smooth it with the rolling pin

Remove the excess from the edges with a cutter

and... at this moment my camera ran out of batteries...

Before it get dry, marked some lines in the putty to simulate the flagstones (I wanted something more detailed than the ones did for my elves) and once it is totally dry I´ll carve the putty for making a good flagstone floor

Please, any comment about painting woill be appreciated... it has been a loooong time since I painted something without dipping and applying a more careful tecnique

**Pherion** · 29-12-2009, 15:41

Great work man :-P I love the Frankenstein and Igor mini, can't wait to see how it turns out :-P

**Lord Azoth** · 03-02-2010, 10:23

I wasn´t dead only partying

next project..Space wolves!!!..but on my way, maybe fluff purists will die if they see my SW, so I´ll make conversions and painting aside "official SW standar"

1st sketch, a blood claw, they are the young bloods so they will look fierce and savages, all without beard, CaC wepon and pistol.

In this 1st version only have used a shoulder pad, does he look fine to you?

2nd version, big shoulder pad for the rear arm and a mini shoulder pad for the front one

3rd, 2 shoulderpad...the worst of them IMO the shoulder pad hides the arm

C&C will be appreciated, thanks in advance

**Lord Azoth** · 04-02-2010, 13:15

some more sketches..

Dont know is keep the hammer or change it for a sword, mace...

blood claw 2

blood claw 3

C&C would be appreciated as always...

**leonmallett** · 04-02-2010, 13:27

I'd like to see more of the Frankenstein's Monster diorama-in-progress, looking good so far.

As for the Wolves - that is a 13th Company flavoured force in the making if ever i have seen one. Keep up the good work.

**Lord Azoth** · 05-02-2010, 10:19

1 more to the pack...

a raging fury charging

**richy376** · 07-02-2010, 16:42

I like the way your space wolves are looking, that last one in particular is posed really well. Are you going to paint them grey or do you have other plans?

**Lord Azoth** · 08-02-2010, 07:48

Originally Posted by richy376

I like the way your space wolves are looking, that last one in particular is posed really well. Are you going to paint them grey or do you have other plans?

I´m a totally newbie to 40k world... I was reading some info and fluff about them and I think Im going to paint them in some pre heresy way, a dark grey more than the usual blueish pale grey

**leonmallett** · 09-02-2010, 07:13

With the incorporation of the CSM bits, I'd still suggest possibly doing them as 13th Company (using the SW list for gaming), which would fit the minis you are making very well.

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