The Tale of 40k Painters 2011-2012 MONTH 3 (OCT completed work & NOV WIP)

[perplexiti]

Alright, comments time.

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@misterboff: Looks awesome man, can't wait to see some paint on it.

@Lord Setra: Always good to see more Wolves, and that's a nice wee conversion mate.

@Thalenchar: Nice bright tank there man, looks good.

@mini77: Oh man, still awesome huh mini77? Those are some great scouts.

@Fanny Crowbar: Good to see someone else keeping the standard from the last tale up, nice Haemonculus.

@punkfish: Cool sentinels man.

@Zujara: Those Death korps minis are really nice man, you've got a good trench mud vibe going on with them.

@Monsterzonk: Nice tac marines, the bone is done well mate.

@djc: Looking good, such a great theme you've got going. Is that an epic scale KoS?

@Xazil: Nice use of the rhino doors, is that an imperial armour unit? Or a homebrew idea?

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@Jihad_Ragsta: Awesome scratch built BFG stuff man, nice marines too.

@Matt_17: Oooo plasma death! Nice camo all round too.

@give_me_a_d: Great sorcerer, the seekers look really nice too.

@Crandall87: Nice work man, those dreads look nice as.

@Doi: Great orks mate, are they Bad Moons?

@pudsey098: Cool cyboars man, bring back the old school goodness Nice Dark eldar and beasties too, very well done.

@Jonahmaul: Nice marines, love those quarterd schems.

[Darnok]

Uni live took up steam. Sadly, for this month it has to be a joker.

[Deusmex]

If anyone has a blood angels codex handy could you let me know the points total for 5 death company without jump packs with 2 power swords a power fist and a plasma pistol. I seem to have lost my codex

[Fanny Crowbar]

If anyone has a blood angels codex handy could you let me know the points total for 5 death company without jump packs with 2 power swords a power fist and a plasma pistol. I seem to have lost my codex

175 points.

[Maskedman5oh4]

Have to drop out. Appologies.

[Terranova]

Terranovas Orks: October 2011 (D6 roll = 1)

MONTHLY TOTAL: 145 POINTS (MONTHLY TARGET: 100 POINTS)
TOTAL TO DATE: 275 POINTS (TARGET TO DATE: 200 POINTS)

BACKGROUND/THEME:
Still no real background yet, that will come as the army expands and starts to develop some character. I'm finding the idea of clans hard to picture with how i view the orks at the moment though.

UNIT(S):
unit of AOBR deffkoptas.

BUILD/CONVERSIONS:
Just stock.

PAINTING/BASING:
To be honest this is quite variable, still trying to work out what i like and don't like, once i know i'll be sure to put it down here. At the moment it is mostly knarloc green, thrakka wash, reknarloc green but leave shadow and then highlight up using bleached bone and more washes.

STILL TO DO:
finished.

HIGHS AND LOWS:
Pretty happy with these. Working on some converted deffkoptas at the moment and think i will try to blend the colours on the nose etc this time rather than wash.
Lows: L.E.D. light that i used for the photos has changed some aspects of the colour and put a strange blue tint to the group picture.
NEXT MONTH:
Deffcoptas, runt bot and some nobz, i just don't know which collective i will finish first. This still applies.

[Jihad_Ragsta]

Comments! I rolled a 3 and nobody else has so far, so I've pulled a bunch of random entries for my feedback.

Misterboff - feel your pain re. collapsing models, whoever designed the metal/plastic Devastators needs a beating. It's shaping up nicely though so look forward to progress - you have to lead by example you know

Punkfish - excellent Sentinels, any chance of a walkthrough on that black? I have a Chaplain to do eventually... The fluff behind your IG is interesting - are they a security detachment ala NKVD or are they anti xenos etc?

Thalenchar - nice work! Maybe the flames on that tank could do with a brown wash though? Might be the photo. I haven't seen this theme before so great execution.

Mini77 - blue wash over red cloaks? Never heard of that before but looks nice and rich. Must try it. I have one of those Chaplains too but it won't compare I fear!

Zujara - lovely stuff mate - reminds me of the old IG veteran upgrade 'true grit'

Monsterzonk - looking good, sir, I too am working on a homebrew chapter so I feel some support is called for! Nice strong bone colour you've achieved. I'm going to emulate Mini77 in modifying current transfers rather than create my own though.

Xazil - sweet, a rarely seen Chapter! I like the group shot - I think the eyes and armour edges could do with another highlight to give them some depth though. The siege mantlets look cool.

matt17 - for someone who never painted vehicles before this Tale you're surpassing yourself - that's an excellent tank there. The Guardsman looks FINE - rememeber they'll be dozens of these guys so don't get too sucked into it. And yes, your fluff was alarmingly involved

Jonahmaul - Brazen Claws look really cool and gritty, nice work! By the way, I took your advice on my bases and made the rims black - they look much nicer so thank you! Now get on with it, you have a Joker to buy back!

Perplexiti - thanks for the kind words, glad you like them! Your Wolves are looking good - I like the use of older and new models too!

Terranova - those Orks look awesome, even if you're not decided on the paint method yet!

[T3h D4ve]

Hey guys,
Sorry, but I was busy as hell the past two months, so unfortunately I'm going to have to play my second joker this early and make up for it by the start of the new year.
It's always the way that I set up to start painting, get something half started, and then get a call about something last minute....however in the spring at least I can boast about it here when it's on
Plenty of downtime this month to sit inside, in the heat and actually FINISH painting something!
But everybody else seems to be coming along nicely!

[give_me_a_d]

Comments:

Very well done to everyone who posted something this month. To all those who didn't, hang in there!

I rolled a 1 so here are my comments on the other 1s:

Mini77 - A nice strong colour scheme well executed. I particularly like the red cape and your attention to detail in getting the same vintage plastic arm etc for the Reclusiarch

matt_17 - I like the tank and the detail about the organisation. I think the yellow makes the camo scheme work very well. I think you're going to need a steady hand to do the numbers for your troopers.

pudsey098 - looking good. I think the legs will work - very orky. With bases these will look just the job.

Terranova - deffkoptas are possibly my favourite ork models and these are top notch. Nice attention to detail with the dials and checks and nice weathering.

And just because that isn't many comments I'll also comment on razormasticator by saying that I'm looking forward to your photos and having watched the video I must say that system looks pretty speedy but damn effective.

Also thanks to perplexiti for your comments.

[razormasticator]

My photos will be up in the next few hours.

[Zujara]

Misterboff, can you up me from 1000 to 1500? I will paint the difference this month. Now for comments!

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@misterboff: That tank looks nice and orky! Looking forward to seeing it painted.

@Lord Setra: Nice conversion, he came out great and should fit right in!

@Thalenchar: Great looking tank, the red is very nice and I love the flames.

@mini77: Love the old chaplain, I have that one in a box somewhere. Your paint scheme is well executed!

@Fanny Crowbar: Swaps look good, model came out great. I really like how some of the skin patches are different colours.

@punkfish: Sentinels look great, I like how your scheme is dark yet every area pops out.

@Monsterzonk: Really like these marines, especially how much their faces pop out at you. Nice highlighting on the black!

@djc: Nice conversions, and I don't think the arms look bad on the ungors. They may not be proportioned, but it adds to the mutant look I think. Love the old Keeper as well!

@Xazil: Good idea for the shields, and I like the blues you used

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@Jihad_Ragster: Nice BFG conversion, and I love the metallic armour on your marines.

@matt_17: Love your Executioner, though I may be bias since it is my favourite tank. Good weathering and I like your searchlight. Tester guardsman looks promising!

@perplexiti: Good looking wolf scouts, I really like the older ones.

@give_me_a_d: Nice looking sorcerer, and the steeds came out really good!

@crandall87: Love seeing Contemptors, and yours came out well.

@Doi: The boyz came out nice, and I like the snow bases they really make the Orks stand out.

@pudsey098: Love the cyboars, especially the one with they wheel! I like the use of a hellion as a beastmaster, good idea.

@Jonahmaul: I love the quartered scheme, you pulled it off really well.

@Terranova: Nice looking koptas, I really like the basing on the middle one.

[perplexiti]

@perplexiti: Good looking wolf scouts, I really like the older ones.

I agree, I wish I'd fleshed the unit out when I could still get them. But had other priorities at the time. They just look so much more lone wolfy than the newer ones.

[razormasticator]

Photos are up. Comments tomorrow. Sorry about the delay guys.

[matt_17]

Comments time (slightly longer comments for my fellow 1 rollers - names bolded)

misterboff - So much orky goodness. I very much look forward to seeing it painted.

Lord Setra - Nice work. I like the colour tones you've got going, the red especially.

Thalenchar - FLAMING TANK! Awesome! I like. Only critism is the heavy bolter barrel, there should be something to show that they're gun barrels, not just blocks of metal. Either drilled, or simply given a black dot. Not a big issue, nor hard one to fix and on the whole the model is very nice - I know from experience how hard it can be to get such a nice tone of red going.

Mini77 - Very nice work. Crisp detail and rich colours - especially on the sniper guy's cloak. The old 3rd ed models are looking good here. How was the detail on the banner done, freehand or home made transfer or some other method? However it was done it looks excellent. Any plans on how you're going to base them?

Fanny Crowbar - Good work again. The haemonculus is suitably creepy.

punkfish - I'm pretty much always a fan of a good, dark colour scheme. These are looking very, very nice.

Zujara - Very nicely done. Seems like your guys have been trapesing through the mud, which is, I guess the point.

Monsterzonk - I really am liking this army. Something about the colourscheme and its execution that I just really like. Good work, keep it up.

djc - Nice submission. The incongruety of such obviously non-tech guys firing mortars is spectacularly chaosy. I like, very much.

Xazil - Riot shield marines! AWESOME! Where did you get the shields from? Are the meant to be shield or are they scavanged from somewhere else?

Jihad_Ragsta - As much as I thought your termie were cool I agree that these marines are even better. I really like the burnished metallic colouring for the armour.

perplexiti - Cool scouts. They're looking suitably Space Wolfy. The guy with the beard and topknot is specially well done.

give_me_a_d - For Chaos! The sorcerer is looking amazing. Some of the detail work - on the axe and face, for example - is very, very nicely done. I'm loving the paintjob on the mounts too, which is saying something given that I'm not a fan of the Slaaneshi models in general. Good work.

crandall87 - Custodes contemptor dread, nicely done. Time for him to use that chaos marine as a clud for hitting the next chaos marine. And the one after that.

Doi - Good old greenskinned orkiness, always makes me happy.

pudsey098 - Orks doing what they do best, making the ridiculous not only work but look good in the process. The boar with his hind legs replaced with a wheel is excellent; I shall forever think of him as motorcycle pig though.
The dark eldar part of your submission is amazing, the beasts especially they actually look like exposed muscle, sinew and bone. I love it. Probably my favourite submission for the month.

Jonahmaul - The half and half red/blue colour scheme is good concept and well executed here. The army, when done, will look very striking arrayed on a battlefield.

razormasticator - Much the same comment as last time. Very well painted orks with weathering that doesn't overly obscure the original shapes/colours of the models. Excellent work.

Terranova - Beautiful work. Just stunning. The attention to detail is amazing. The colours are well chosen and smoothly executed. This is among my favourites for the month. I really look forward to the converted ones. If you attention to detail in painting carries over to your modelling/converting they will be amazing.

[Mini77]

Misterboff; Can I add 1000 points of Howling Griffons in addition to my Dead Suns. I can Joker the first two months and catch up from November.

Comments;

Misterboff: Suitably Orky! Look forward to seeing it painted next time.
Lord Setra: Nice conversion work with the Coateaz. I might have to steal that idea!
Thalenchar: Striking scheme. I really like the servitor.
Fanny Crowbar: As good as ever. I really like the work done with the skin cloak.
Punkfish: Black can be tough to paint but these look great.
Zujara: Gritty. I like!
Monsterzonk: I love the colour scheme. Simple yet memorable.
DJC: They don't look bad at all. Good to see you continuing with the same army.
DJC: Nice work work with the Daemon.
Xazil: Nice. What did you use for the siege mantlets?
Jihad_Ragsta: Nice scheme. Those MaxMini heads work really well.
matt_17: Nice camo and weathering. Searchlight is really good too.
Perplexti: Nice job with the scouts.
give_me_a_d: I really like that sorceror. Colours are great.
crandall87: Always nice to see traitor scum getting squished .
Doi: Snow bases are unusual for Orks. Look good though.
pudsey098: Love the Nob. Pretty awesome!
pudsey098: Very nice work on the muscle with the beasts.
Jonahmaul: I love the Brazen Claw scheme, and it's nice to see someone do a good job with it.
Razormasticator: Nice Orks!

For the people that asked about the Chaplain's banner - it was scanned in from Codex: Ultramarines (from way back) and printed onto photo paper. When it was cut out the edges and back were touched up with black paint.

[misterboff]

Well done to everyone who's managed to post this month, I think we've had a similar turn out to last month. Comment time from me:

@Lord Setra: Good conversion, and the model suits the SW colour scheme well. Extra congrats for it being your first model in 5 years - nice one!

@Thalenchar: I always loved the Redemptionists in Necromunda, and your tank takes their colour scheme to a whole new level - I love the deep red. Are you gonna include any Redempionists as Priests in your army?

@Mini77: Great work as usual. I love the old Scout Sergeant model, and I think that all their faces look great.

@Fanny Crowbar: Such a simple yet brilliant conversion. I love the little Talos arms, and it suits him well. His cloak reminds me of Fabius Bile, but it's a nice way to make him stand out from your brighter colours. THe Hexrifle looks awesome to.

@punkfish: That's a good looking unit you've got there. I like the individuality of the poses, and the spot colours were a great choice.

@Zujara: Another brilliant Command Squad, and Infantry Squad too. Being an Ork/Dark Eldar player, I wouldn't like to face that many template weapons in one unit!

@Monsterzonk: Good looking squad, with a nice variety of poses. It looks like the guy with the Flamer is showing us his war-cry, and the Sergeant looks ready to give someone a good beating.

@djc: Such a wide variety of poses on your Heavy Weapon Squads, and is that a bit of sprue rubble on the second Mortar in the second picture? Your KoS looks nice too, it's interesting to see more purple than pink on a Slaaneshi Daemon.

@Xazil: What an unusual looking unit, are their shields Forge World pieces or Rhino doors? Either way, they look cool. If only the shield could save the Plasma Cannon from Gets Hot!

@Jihad_Ragsta: I really like your Crusaders, expecially all the old style helmets. Your BFG stuff looks good once again - the huge Orks glyphs are very fitting!

@matt_17: Another lovely tank, the blue of the Executioner and Plasma Cannons is just right (not too bright or dark). The Guardsman looks great too, it'll be great to see a whole Squad/Platoon painted like that.

@perplexiti: You've got a great looking mix of models in your Scout Squad. I think my favourite is the one on the right with the ponytail and Plasma Pistol (a deadly combination).

@give_me_a_d: Cool Sorceror, the limited colour palette works really well. The seekers looks good too, looking forward to seeing the Daemonettes.

@crandall87: Another nice looking walker. I like the exposed metal on his legs and the red shoulder pads.

@Doi: More good looking Orks. The chips/weathering is great, and I really like the variety of helmet colours for some reason!

@pudsey098: What an innovative use of Orky bitz. The Dread/Kan legs and Warbike wheel both look great. Does that mean that you've got a Dread/Kan and Warbike with trotters? Lovely DE too, especially the Khymerae (fantastic models).

@Jonahmaul: I like the use of green as a spot colour on your Dreadnought, and the Scouts look great too. The quartered colour scheme is very striking (much like the Howling Griffons).

@razormasticator: The oversized Skorcha is very Orky, and great work on the Boyz too. I never would have thought to use green on an Ork (as you did with the Big Choppa cable), but it looks really good!

@Terranova: Another month of lovely Orks, with a very post-apocalyptic look to them (IMO). The girders help to break up the bases nicely, and the checks on the middle one are fantastic.

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I've made quite a bit of progress on my Skullhamma. I've managed to basecoat, wash and drybrush the main body (leaving the Supa Kannon, Mekboy and 3 Grotz separate), and hope to at least neaten it up and pick out all of the (many) rivets this weekend.

Here are a few WIP pics from me...

[Basecoated side/top, Washed side/rear, Drybrushed front]

[punkfish]

Thanks for the positive comments guys.

Punkfish - excellent Sentinels, any chance of a walkthrough on that black? I have a Chaplain to do eventually... The fluff behind your IG is interesting - are they a security detachment ala NKVD or are they anti xenos etc?

My fluff is still in flux, however, I see them as being as a designated 'S' (for Security) company attached to a Commissarat task force. The force will have a strong Commissarat presence, with a full complement of Stormtrooper squads.

The black was done with a basecoat of Chaos black. The first highlight was done with a mix of Chaos black and codex grey. A second highlight was then added with a little bit more codex grey in the mix. The cockpits were painted with a final highlight of pure codex grey.

Anyway, comments time.

@Lord Setra: Really inventive conversion. The colour scheme works very well.

@Thalenchar: Redemptionists!!! Love the colour scheme

@Mini77: Old school - I like!

@Fanny Crowbar: Nice conversion. The colour scheme works really well. Love the colour on the rifle.

@Zujara: Those Krieg look really nice dude. Love the muddy coats

@Monsterzonk: Still really like the colour scheme, the bone areas are especially well done.

@djc: I think you're being too harsh on yourself, the heavy weapon squads look really cool and the conversions are very inventive. The KoS looks really nice.

@Xazil: Interesting squad - those shields really look the part.

@Jihad_Ragsta: Another nice squad, good work dude.

@matt_17: I like that tank. The plasma coils are very nicely done. The tester model for the infantry is very nice too.

@perplexiti: You've got a great looking mix of models in your Scout Squad. I think my favourite is the one on the right with the ponytail and Plasma Pistol (a deadly combination).

@give_me_a_d: Nice Sorceror - The blue armour really works well.

@crandall87: I really like the Contemptor model - good idea to put it in your custodes army.

@Doi: Good looking Orks (if there is such a thing) The weathering is subtle yet effective.

@pudsey098: Those Cyboars are brilliant! Love the DE models too - very nicely painted.

@Jonahmaul: Nice to see a Brazen Claws army - not a lot of those about. The quartered scheme works very well.

@razormasticator: Great work on the Skorcha and the boyz look great too.

@Terranova: I think the Orks are awfully abundant around here Nice unit and the bases work really well.

[colonel kane trine]

first comments from me on here
@misterboff-im loving the way that skullhamma is looking! great conversion!
@lord_setra- thats a great looking wolf priest love the bird familiar!
@thalenchar-love the flame effect on the tank and the reds looking good
@mini77-those are some real nice marines! the scouts look great
@fanny crowbar- that haemonculi looks better with he conversions you did to it! great looking models so far
@punkfish-i love the urban style schem o the sentinels!
@zujara- the dkok minis are awesome and your painting looks great on them!
@monsterzonk-liking the scheme and the bases on these what you adding next? i vote a dreadnought
@djc- i love that your bringing beastmen back into the 4ok universe! the conversions look great and im loving the old school keeper of secrets!
@xazil- love the shields on them how did you make them? nice scheme too
@jihad ragsta- those marines look geat i really like the red shoulder pads! the prk ships ook cool to are they fully scratchbuilt?
@matt_17-thats a great looking tank i love the camo scheme on it and the tester guardsmen is looking good!
@perplexiti- love the scouts nice looking greys from what i can see!
@give_me_a_d-that sorcerer is amazing i love the blues on the armour! those steeds are beautiful!
@crandall87-i love the contemptor dreads are you going to wash the gold to tone it down abit or is it just the picture?
@doi-i love your orks how did you do the bases?
@pudsey098-those conversions are great and well painted too! i really like them! the beastmaster is very nicely painted and i love the blue detailing on his skyboard! nice khymerae too
@jonahmaul-i love the scheme you have chosen for these i think they will look great as a full army!
@razormasticator-i like your orks alot especially the blue bits with washes over them. It looks very effective! nice boyz too!
@terranova-theres some really nice koptas you have there! my favourite is the yellowy one on the end and i like the dag detailing on the front of the middle one! great work

[Xazil]

Reponses- Perplexiti got it right, they are BT rhino doors for seige mantlets. The rules for them are in IA10 where the list for the Seige Vanguard SM list is found.

comments-
Lord Setra: Nice conversion work. Making an intersting model.

Thalenchar: I like your theme, very striking.

Mini77: Very nice colour scheme. Great looking reclusiarch.

Fanny Crowbar: Disturbing, disturbing models. Great.

Punkfish: Nice sentinel squad, well done on your blacks and the subdued scheme bringing it all together.

Zujara: Love the infantry and bringing the mud up the legs tieing them more into their bases. Very nice job on very nice models.

Monsterzonk:Very nice colour scheme on the marines, well executed.

djc: Love the conversions, when I did IG dwarves I did hand swaps instead of whole arms. Well painted. The daemon is also well done in a disturbing way.

Jihad_Ragsta: Love the colour scheme for the marines. Great metal painting and definition.

matt_17: Great tank, good weathering and paint chipping. Like the camoflage on both tank and guard.

perplexiti: Nice old style wolf scouts, they have real character.

give_me_a_d: Great blending of the colours on the sorcerer, I like the undertones on the mounts also.

crandall87: Love the conversion work on the forgeworld mini.

Doi: Nice winter themed bases, brings out the green.

pudsey098: Great conversions on the boars, those like some happy, happy orcs. Also very nice dark eldar.

Jonahmaul: Good dread and colour scheme carryover to the scouts.

razormasticator: These orcs look unhappy, love the weathering and wear details.

Terranova: Nice squad of koptas, love the extra detailing scattered over them.

[Jonahmaul]

Thanks for the comments everybody =) positive comments always gets me motivated to paint more so I'll be working hard on this months stuff when I get the chance. And here's my comments for everybody elses's work:

misterboff - absolutely great conversion. has still got enough of the original tank underneath to look looted but is definitely suitably Orky. Can't wait to see it painted.

lord setra - great to see somebody coming back to the hobby after such a long break and the conversion and painting on the rune priest are great. one slight criticism is that I don't like the snow on the side of the base but that's personal preference

thalnchar - cool looking tank and servitor

mini77 - great looking marines, really neat and impressive painting, just checked out you HG's too and they look fantastic

fanny crowbar - excellent stuff once again, love the crisp looking scheme on the armour and that flesh cape is brilliant

punkfish - good work on the black which is indeed very hard to paint well but you've definitely managed it

zujara - great looking guard, I'm really impressed with just how much your painting has improved since I first saw it in the early Tales. Keep up the good work

monsterzonk - really like that colour scheme, they're very stirking and the painting is ace.

djc - great looking stuff for both your armies. I think you're being overly harsh on yourself with those mortars as I think the crew look great and the arms don't look too big to me at all. The ungors look quite hunched like deformed men which I think fits the theme of your army great

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Xazil - great looking marines

jihad ragsta - really nice looking stuff although could we get some better pictures please =) are you painting those marines gold then washing or are the washes over silver paint?

matt_17 - the tank looks really great as does the tester soldier, looking forward to seeing some more

perplexti - nice looking stuff although could also do with some better pictures! Well done on winning the RWC, you should've been playing us in the final though (I'm Welsh although I live in England now!)

give_me_a_d - excellent looking stuff, looking forward to seeing the converted riders

CKT - nice WIP, looking forward to seeing more but seriously do you have some method of stopping time?!?!

crandall87 - nice looking dreadnough, intrigued as to what you're strike force is going to look like

doi - yay, snow!!! really great lookin Orks, the painting is excellent and I love the little bits of battle damage

pudsey098 - awesome stuff, I love those conversions, they look very Orky and are also painted very well too. Really loving the DE too, the contrast with the Orks is great and really shows the range of great painting skills you have. Not really paid much attention to those Khymerae models before but they might just have come by sabertusks for my Nurgle themed OK army!

razormasticator - they look great and even more so if you're getting them done quickly (I've not watched that vid yet!). That nob looks great, are you using nmm?

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terranova - great looking koptas, Orks really are popular this Tale and all the armies looking ace, keep it up!

misterboff - that tank is coming along nicely, really looking forward to seeing the final job