Bloaty McBloatface

This post has been a long time coming.

 

Last year I went to Warhammer Fest and entered Golden Demon for the first time in I can't remember how long. I chose a Bloat Drone in the vehicle category and it was a sprint to the finish line to get him in before entries closed. It's been a long time since I tried to push myself to competition painting and I decided to use new tools like enamels and oil washes, and lots of texture and brush strokes to make a suitably Nurgly entry.

 

And some shots with a more atmospheric white balance. This is Nurgle, after all.

 

Sadly, he didn't even make finalist. Partly, I suspect this was entering on the second day, but I can see a lot that I wish I'd spent more time on. Still, I'm very proud of the floating eye. I think it gives a lot of personality to a push-fit miniature from a starter set. Oh, here's a video of him spinning:

 

 

I'm looking forward to entering again this year. Guess I should start preparing something now so it's not such a mad dash at the end. I would like to avoid transporting my painting setup with me again!

 

Until next time, happy painting!

A Quick WIP

I feel like celebrating - my last post showing off some Space Wolf characters got 11 views! It's had more people clicking on it than any other post since I restarted this blog, and while I'm pretty sure one of them was me accidentally hitting the link on my phone, I'm still chuffed. Gotta make the most of little victories, guys.

The last couple of weeks have been hectic with various family members injuring themselves. I've been running around trying to make sure they don't fall over so I haven't had time to take photos of my now finished skeletons, but I do have a little WIP to share to tide you over:

I've had this model for ages and finally settled on some colours for him. It will also be the first display-quality model I've painted in a while - not counting my Blood Angel whose main claim to display-level was the freehand. I'm going to try to stretch my painting muscles and push myself beyond my comfort zone. Let's hope that works out.

Anyway, I'm off to celebrate with a bottle of warm milk (or however normal people celebrate). Until next time, happy painting!