Sheep's Little Log That Could

[sheep]

Hi guys, well why would any sane man have 2 project logs, well the answer is i'm not sane

This log will hopefully grow slower then my other sturmtruppen log, because its a log of distractions, those things that always get in the way and stop you finishing the army of your dreams.

Its all Boss_Salvages fault "What are those hounds for?" he says innocently enough. Then i think, yeah those hounds have sat bthere for ages, i think i'll paint one!

2 1/2 hours later i get this:





And there you go, one foot on the slippery slope of distraction.

Comments, critisims and witisisms welcome.

Cheers

Sheep

[chuckyhol]

Sexy....so damn sexy.

[BodhiTree]

That red is fantastic. May you have many more distractions.

[Boss_Salvage]

Haha! I do what I can

That said, that is one nice flesh hound, far far far better than the official GW sabertooth ones & painted twice as nice. You've picked out the great details in there, right down to those exposed sinews ...

Distractions ftw!

- Salvage

[Zodiac]

Nice and clean! You forgot his feet-nails though! What about a little gorey stuff around his mouth?
A little saliva? Just opening the tin mate!

[Destris]

Wow.. nice model. Excellent paint job too.
Steve

[schoolcormorant]

the feet toe nails have been highlighted you know.
very nice, the red looks awesome, and the drybrush? work on the mane looks like full highlighting (if it is i'm sorry, i just asssumed it's really well done)

SC

[sheep]

the feet toe nails have been highlighted you know.
very nice, the red looks awesome, and the drybrush? work on the mane looks like full highlighting (if it is i'm sorry, i just asssumed it's really well done)

Yeah thats just drybrushing, 4 layers, and a glaze. Thankyou for noticeing the puppies pedicure

Nice and clean! You forgot his feet-nails though! What about a little gorey stuff around his mouth?
A little saliva? Just opening the tin mate!

I'm really in 2 minds as tto whether or not i should put some sort of blood/saliva, because it'll show up great on the bone, but the skin is red, so not too sure.

Haha! I do what I can

That said, that is one nice flesh hound, far far far better than the official GW sabertooth ones & painted twice as nice. You've picked out the great details in there, right down to those exposed sinews ...

Distractions ftw!

I really hated the GW flesh hounds too, so i used the chaos hound models. Got another 15 of them on the desk, if you want to give me a little more inspiration

That red is fantastic. May you have many more distractions.

Thanks mate, Not too many i hope i want to finish the Sturmtruppen before June.

Cheers

Sheep

[sheep]

Update: Gah! more random models

1st is a priest, for no other reason then i like the model









Not sure about the qualtiy of some of the pics, bits of each are good.

TBC

[sheep]

More pics.

WIP Flying hive tyrant converted from a carnifex. Yes they are Balrog wings.









Thats it for now, sorry about the quality of the pics done very quickly.

Cheers

Sheep

[Erestor]

I like this thread of many distractions. Reminds me of my own.

Bit of work left there though.

[Still learning]

Yes, that base OWNS!!!!! bitty that preist does't really fit in your IG army, he would make a nice addition

[Zodiac]

Sick-Ass flying Tyrant! Debris is from the starter set right?
His feet look a tad awkward though..
I like the mild purple.. reminds me of one of the first games I ever played
ULTIMA ONLINE! Amethyst dragon.. oh yea.. those were sweet times.
* wipes away tear *

What about a grot firing on him, from the outstanding pillar?!

EDIT: those balrog wings are DAMN cool!

[Hideous Loon]

What are you talking about, Zodiac? There's nothing wrong with his feet, they look like birdie-feet, which is cool.

Keep it up, and may you have many distractions!

[sheep]

Thanks guys, I'm really glad you like the tyrant, alot of swearing went into that pose.

Cheers

Sheep

[Rich 123]

There's is many an interesting mini in this log Sheep. Don't we all have little distractions to keep us from finishing the army we really want

I wish I had more time for little distractions but, alas, trying to get my marines actually finished is enough! The preachers flesh tones look especially nice and that tyranifex™ is a great conversion without having to go too overboard to set it apart.

The flesh hound however, mm mmm mmm! Looks great, and to echo what others have said, using the hound minis beats the ******** of the saber tooth flesh nibblers that apparently are flesh hounds according to GW. However, it isn't helping me as after my marines I want to start a Night Gobbo army after bullying McMullet into teaching me WFB, however I am being sorely tempted by some sort of WFB Khornate army, unsubtle and red with big axes, how can you go wrong! It really is sorely tempting after seeing him. You didn't decide to model on a collar of Khorne though, interesting - or just because you couldn't be bothered to work on it for just a distraction mini?

Nice one, good luck on continuing you distractions
Dicky

[edit] : And I love the name of this log as well! I have a special place in my heart for that book from my childhood, choo! choo!

[Verfallen]

All of those models are fantastic, I am especialy anticipating the conclusion of the Hive Tyrant. On another note, is there any chance of a recipie for the red, leather, bone parts of the flesh hounds and priest models? Thanks in advance,
~V~

[sheep]

. You didn't decide to model on a collar of Khorne though, interesting - or just because you couldn't be bothered to work on it for just a distraction mini?

Nice one, good luck on continuing you distractions
Dicky

[edit] : And I love the name of this log as well! I have a special place in my heart for that book from my childhood, choo! choo!

Thankyou very much Dicky, I thought about the collar, but i just couldn't do it without ruining the mane, i'm thinking i may do like a cuff around the ankle to represent it, WYSIWIG and all.

Glad someone noticed the reference Me too, such compeling story when you were between the ages of 3 - 6. Although i do prefer the version from "Major Pain" now as a grown man

On another note, is there any chance of a recipie for the red, leather, bone parts of the flesh hounds and priest models?

Sure no problems. Everything is over a black undercoat.
RED
1. Scab red
2. Red gore
3. Watered down Black wash
4. Red gore
5. Red Gore/Blood red
6. Blood red

LEATHER.
1. Scorched brown
2. Scorched brown and graveyard earth
3. Watered down black ink
4. Scorched brown and graveyard earth
5. Scorched brown and more graveyard earth
6.The mix from above with bleached bone

BONE.
1. Snakebite leather
2. Chestnut ink
3. Snakebite leather
4. Snakebite leather + Bubonic brown
5. Bubonic brown
6. BB + Bleached bone
7. Bleached bone
8. bleached bone + skull white
9. Skull white

Whee..... there you go.

Cheers guys, keep em coming.

Sheep

[Verfallen]

Thanks a lot mate, your leather has done wonders on my chaos militia as has your red, have yet to testify for the bone, but I will definetly be cheking it out.
~V~

[sheep]

No problem mate, I look forward to seeing the results of my assistance.

Post pics when you're able.

Cheers

Sheep