Potato shot from above. I need a better camera.
Look at that egg!
Or maybe it's just a really round, blue rock...
Disassembled for posting - all those bits pin together!
I finished this piece a short while ago and had a lot of fun trying out new things, especially with an airbrush. By far my favourite detail, though, is the egg. I wanted to give it a mottled look as many real eggs have to aid camouflage, but I did make it blue because hey, it's a dragon egg and they don't actually need to hide from anything. In any case it was a lot of fun and gave me a great idea for a whole army painted like this which I hope to try over the summer.
Finally, I'd like to take this opportunity to warn you about poor quality resin and how much I hate it. Seriously, this thing broke so much I almost gave up on it. And when the little pieces broke they didn't just snap off - they shattered into dust. Luckily it didn't detract too much from the dragon, just made it look more battle-worn and aged, but it was a huge pain. Some pieces even managed to break during posting despite careful bubblewrapping and tons of packing peanuts. As this model was bought from eBay, I'm thinking it may not have been a proper one from Forge World (hey, mistakes happen), which might explain its fragility. My friend's Sicarian tank certainly never shatters (can bricks of plastic even do that?). In any case, if you're buying resin try to buy the good stuff and be wary of eBay. At least if you buy Forge World you'll have some excellent customer service to rely on should things go wrong.
Anyway, until next time, happy painting!
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