Been a busy little bee!

It's been a while since I've posted anything but doesn't mean I quit painting. On the contrary quite the opposite...okay so that isn't exactly true. Nowwww I might have been somewhat side tracked by playing SWTOR (Star Wars of The Old Republic) *shrugs* who hasn't? Great game btw!! Okay so onto my current WIP and a few finished minis. These were done primarily for table top standard. Might throw them up on Ebay or take them to local hobby shop store and see if have any locals interested. Gotta support my local gamers :)

Here is my WIP that finally decided to dust off and remove the bottom shelf of my cabinet. I can't explain how many colors I used to just achieve what I have so far. Might push the highlights some more to help balance out. So far I'm pleased with how it's looking. 

Here is a table top standard of Krell, Lord of Undeath. He's a new miniature from GW (Games Workshop). Overall this miniature wasn't a pain to assemble since its just his axe and head you have to glue on. It is however from their "Finecast" line and I was rather skeptical about painting/handling it since I've read quite a bit of negative reviews about the quality. Luckily this cast wasn't that bad. had a little bit of flash had to clean..Only gripe I had was the axe was bent slightly and I had to bend it back repeatedly until it stayed. Although I did see a tutorial on how to fix this with a hair dryer thanks to Ana aka Paintingmum. 

Here is a Wight Knight from GW as well. This isn't part of their Finecast line and the cast was very durable and assembled fairly well. Just wasn't able to fully assemble until was finished painting the torso then I could put on his arm holding the sword as well cloak corner piece. Overall it was a fun mini to paint and I'm sure I'll pick up another one.

Okay, here she is..err I mean he. I really enjoyed painting this Space Marine. Great pose and there is so much you can do with those claws! Spent a bit more time on this one since wanted to work on my layering of colors. Blue is a pain in the ass..so my hats of to those out there that can pull it off. My intentions were to put this guy up for sale..but it's going to be like asking a kid to get rid of their new puppy. Either way it was a joy to paint this marine and look forward to having another go at him..maybe do a white scars version next time with battle dmg. *shrugs*

btw I didn't paint a logo on his shoulder cause I'm not good at Freehand yet..and didn't want to put a decal on  him. that's like putting a vinyl decal on a new Z06 vet..oh wait they do that now..sigh WHYYYY!!!

Christmas present for ME!! Awww you shouldn't have!!

Okay, this isn't anything mini related but I just wanted to share this anyways. :)
My gf let me open one of my presents early today. *jumps up and down with joy* ahem..okay moving on. So, it turns out she went to an antique store and picked up a Stein for me. After doing a bit of research it looks like it's an earthenware stein made between 1949-1990 in West Germany. It's my first Stein and I'm about to sit back relax and enjoy a Franzishaner Weissbier out of it.

Nurgle Chaos Lord (updated pics)

Here's a few updated pics of the Nurgle Chaos Lord as well. disregard my hand in the background ;)

Christmas presents update (better pics & new WIP)

So, my girlfriend came over with her awesome camera and took some photos of the minis. We tried taking some pics inside at first and my lighting and setup just wasn't working for what she wanted. So we went outside and used natural lighting..funny how things in life that are free are the best resources. She was pressed for time so all we did was just use a paper towel for a difuser (sp?) from direct sunlight. Worked out pretty damn good if I do say so. Hope these pics are a bit easier on your eyes than my previous :)


Present for dad.

Nephew's present.

Sisters present (WIP)

Capt Lysander

Here is another mini I've pretty much completed except for the eyes and filling in the hole near his foot. This will be a Christmas present for my dad. He's never played warhammer and will not know what to think I'm sure when I tell him this is a space marine..but I think he will enjoy the mini still the same and appreciate it. Originally I had planned on doing OSL on the back of the wall and on the floor. It didn't go so well first try..sooo said hell with it and just repainted the floor and wall. It was one of those times I reallllly needed an airbrush. This mini, although has alot of details was a lot of fun to paint considering the deadline I'm on. Painted him in pretty much one day/night except for the having to add the OSL on the his hammer. Here you go. Enjoy! :)

Christmas present! yayyyy!!

Well I decided this yr to make presents for my family, close friends and my gf. In total I think I'm working on five miniatures at the same time. Never thought I could do it but if I pull it off that will be a total of six minis I've completed in one month..to think it took me three months to paint a mini over a yr ago. Of course I'm not able to paint these minis to my normal standard but I think over all the final product will be quite pleasant. So without any further delays..here is the WIP for my nephew. He's only eleven so I thought it would be cool to make a scene with a gnome in a dungeon..this is my second "true" attempt at OSL. my first was the miner and I think my second attempt looks much better. *shrugs* it's not the cleanest paint job..but you get the over all affect...

Nurgle Chaos Lord

It's been a while since I've posted anything. I've had a lot happen in between postings..For one my mom unfortunately succumbed to cancer and she ended her fight Sept of this yr. She will be missed but never forgotten. "I love you mom!" It was hard for me to come back to painting since the last mini I had painted was for my mom before she passed. So it was rough for me to sit back down. But just like most things in time...I was able to sit down and just press on. Here is a Nurgle Chaos Lord I recently completed. As usual I'm sorry for the crappy pics. I'm using my camera phone until I have my GF bring her awesome camera over or I get one for Christmas..pretty sure that wont happen though for the present haha. The lighting really doesn't show the highlights and shadows of the skin..trust me its there. Hope you enjoy it and maybe it will give you some ideas and inspiration.

Oh btw! the base I made using a combination of cork board and some plaster rocks i had molded. For the puss bubbles I used a necklace beads and for the smaller ones I used the small balls from a Brita water filter. Just slopped on some putty in random spots..placed the balls on the putty and voila! After all said and done with painting just used some water affects and lightly brushed over the green parts to make it look slimy. For the mud I mixed real earth (dirt) with water affects and mixture of scorched brown and black to make look somewhat like mud. I'm still not happy with it so might back and add a bit of water affects in random spots to make the mud look more wet.