Plaguecaster

Did I mention I love painting Nurgle? As well as the two bloat drones you've already seen, I actually have a small collection of Death Guard in my horde of plastic, resin, and metal. When I get round to buying a Mortarion model, it'll be an army to fear. Until then, enjoy this plaguecaster and my second attempt at OSL with fluorescent paints!

This is actually from last year, but I'd forgotten to post it earlier. It will be a break from the Nurgle for a while, but plenty of other stuff coming this year.

Until next time, happy painting!

Blood Raven Dreadnought

I love dreadnoughts, especially the original boxy ones. Recently, I was lucky enough to be asked to paint a venerable dreadnought for a friend. He plays Blood Ravens and it was a restoration job. Fortunately, it was a metal dread, and metal is great for stripping and restripping. Unfortunately, it was a metal dread, and those things are heavy, fit poorly, and rife with casting problems!

What I thought would be a quick and easy job (full disclosure, I did not realize it was metal at the start) quickly became much more complicated. I took apart more metal pieces than I thought the model could possibly include, then filed and sanded all of it, followed by milliputting, then sanding the milliput, then pinning just to get it ready for painting! After that, I felt I'd put so much effort to making it I'd have to give painting it extra attention. It's still what I'd call a tabletop piece, but I'm very happy with the result. (So was my friend!)

 

Yes, the banner/scrolls/scratches are freehanded. I left a couple of scrolls blank as I felt it was becoming cluttered with script. I also had no idea what to write. Perhaps once it has earnt some victories on the table I'll be asked to add some accolades...

I hope I'll be able to paint another dread soon. They really are a joy. I also hope it'll be plastic.

Until then, happy painting!

 

Necron Overlord

I decided to try out some fluorescent paints and OSL. I've never used fluorescent paints and I'm not great at OSL. Nevertheless, here's the result!

Not perfect by any means, but not bad for the tabletop! I think I'll try to do a small Necron force in this scheme.

Until next time, happy painting!

Poxbringer AKA Herald of Nurgle

This is going to be a good month for catching up on sharing models!

 

Here is my Herald of Nurgle. Not much to say about this one. I love Nurgle models because you don't have to worry too much about being tidy, so they're very relaxing to paint. Hope you like it!

Until next time, happy painting!  

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!

More Leviathan Creatures

Tyranids incoming! I'm a big fan of the new sculpts and thought I'd continue my test scheme for a Leviathan army. Here are my neurotyrant and psychophage!

And, of course, a family shot! Those little neurospores are the most adorable little models. It's a pity they only function as markers...

The theme for these guys is gritty and desaturated with blood to add a splash of warmth and vitality to a terrible, alien menace. Unfortunately, these guys don't have claws or jaws that lend themselves to being covered in blood (though they have some pretty turquoise brains). However, the psychophage has no such problem!

That wraps up my test scheme. To be honest, I am not sure I want to keep painting an army like this. I'm kind of itching to paint some different colours...

Until next time, happy painting!