So many models, so little time. Sprugly's blog.

[sprugly]

Started painting the first squad and I thought I,d share. Also this is the first post I,be done entirely using my new mobile. Hope it works! Lol






Just done the basic metal colour. Boltgun metal with a black wash. Then drybrushed with Boltgun metal and mithril silver. Then another thin black wash. Might do a very fine drybrush of mithril again before I start the red.

Cheers
Sprugly

[halosghost]

Looking good, can't wait to see more progress and see them for real, they always look better

[sprugly]

Small update. A little more to this squad and you can see a bit more what they're gonna look like. I may add a small amount of bronze or brass effect to them somewhere. The icon for one definitely.


Would love to hear some comments.

Cheers
Sprugly

[sprugly]

Inspired by halosghosts posts I thought I'd share a few pics of my tau army.

Fire warriors



Commander


Broadsides


Stealthsuits


Pathfinders with devilfish


Hope those pics came out ok.
Comments always gladly received

Sprugly

[halosghost]

lovely stuff as you well know..... the broadsides specially......and the ninja looking stealth suits are coolio imho, better than mine I dare say

[sprugly]

I do like the phasing effect you've done on yours tho hg.

[Dreffbuilder]

Well you two guys should see my painted taus....

Goodgood!

Cheers
Dreff

[sprugly]

Aha! Finished the first 3 blood hunters.











Looking forward to starting the possessed in the next group of 3.

All comments appreciated.

Cheers
Sprugly

[halosghost]

they look kool, i bit brighter thab the tester model u did previously i think, nice and simple too which i like in a theme

and the battle wear looks excelent too

more please

[Dreffbuilder]

Good but, I think those red rims or whatever they are need a highlight, just my opinion. Or you could put some wash on to them as well. They look a bit "Not ready" to my eyes. Good work tho!

Cheers
Dreff

[sprugly]

cheers guys. I know what you mean dreff, the red looks a little flat in these pics. Its not so bad in real life but it didn't show very well in the pic, bit dark too. I think i may have gotten too close with the camera. I'll try a group shot and see if that helps show them off a bit better.

sprugly

[Goat of Yuggoth]

Agreed on the red, it does look kinda flat in these pics. But the darkness does suit them, I really don't think you should be creating a cartoony look for these.
Besides, the plagueish red cancer (or whatever it is) is looking good, and really adds to the overall 'plain' look of them.

Nice work,
Goat

[sprugly]

Yeah the idea was to keep them dark and grim (grim dark?) Not at all cartoony. The red splashes on the armour is supposed to be blood spray. But I agree the red was a little flat. I have since added another wash to try to help this. I don't want to highlight them up too much. They do look better for it I think. The other half of the squad is nearly ready so hopefully tomorrow eve I can share some more pics with you all.

Until tomorrow,

Sprugly

[Kresterz]

I like your manga references. Those chinese numbers on the shoulderplates are cool

I know because I amalso chinese

[sprugly]

Thanks kresterz. Don't think anyone else had notice that small detail. It was a big mash of Japanese Chinese and manga influence on the dragons. There are several other characters on the models, I hope they all mean what I think they do. I have very little knowledge of the Chinese language or written form. Other than what I learnt doing those marines.
Those characters a very challenging to paint though LOL

Sprugly

[sprugly]

update!

finished the first squad now (other than the champion, still waiting for bits from chapterhouse for them). I think these pics came out a bit better to. All the blood spray bits and the possessed flesh looking bits have been gloss varnished so they have a nice sticky look you cant really see here.

The squad


better pic of the bolter dude and special weapon trooper i painted earlier


Icon bearer


the other 2 bolter troops


and the possessed dude!

[halosghost]

that red looks way better, the shading on it is cool, bit too much flash on the top pic though

[sprugly]

last but not least an alternative angle of the other bolter dudes




While i'm here and i had the camera out i thought id share a few pics of the daemon prince i made years ago for an old khorne army. This is the only model from that army that i was really proud of, most were rushed and i've gotten alot better since.





still looks pretty cool i think.

Thats all for now folks, any comments greatly received.

cheers
sprugly

[halosghost]

i remember being murdered by that when deamon princes were good

[sprugly]

Yeah he used to be a killer. Chaos needs a New dex. I turned the flash off after the first pic, I got a good amount of light by standing the models on a mirror with my white light lamp on them.

Sprugly