Helldrake

Let's keep things going with another update. Two a week is a hard pace to set and it definitely won't last, but let's enjoy it while we can.

One model I've had the pleasure of painting in the last few months was a friend's Helldrake. Those things are huge! I didn't realize it while I was painting as I did it in parts and assembled at the end, but it's actually one of the largest models I've painted and certainly the biggest on this blog. Anyway it was a lot of fun to do, particularly as I was trying to be more adventurous with my airbrush which I used to paint the metal. I also had a go at giving him an OSL effect for the working fuel lines, and while it's not perfect it looks pretty good on the table.

It's hard to photograph big models -

I didn't notice part of the background wasn't covered by my cloth! 

Close up of the head.

Power lines and core seen from below - pretty happy!

Close up of the base and the crude chaos icon daubed in blood over the Imperial Aquila.

Anyway, I hope you like it. Until next time, happy painting!

Aaand we're back!

Hello all!

Been a bit of a hiatus from the blog of late, due to life and not having a computer. That said, I have been painting and have some photos to show you. First up a TT+1 Goblin Big Boss. He's not my best by any means, but he was a nice way to get back into painting after what had been a few weeks without touching a brush. Anyway, I hope you like him.

More updates to come. Happy painting!

Oh god, the elves are back

A while ago I took on a project to paint some elves - 15 Ellyrian reavers and 5 dragon princes. By the end of it, I never wanted to see another elf again. A few weeks ago I was asked to paint a high elf phoenix and a bolt thrower. I said OK, so I guess I'm over it. Anyway, here are the finished results:

 I didn't get a good picture of the underside, so imagine this but upside down.

Close up of the head.

The recipient likes to paint his own bases, so they've been left blank. This is actually the second phoenix I've painted and I've got to say this model is a lot of fun with an airbrush. It could do with fewer snowflakes, however. None, in fact. Surely there must be a way to represent "cold" on a model other than massive snowflakes with spindly bits that you have to paint the sides of as well as the tops? I briefly considered counting all of them to impress upon you just how many there are and how long it takes to go over them, but I fell asleep after half of one side of one wing, which I guess is a good enough way to make my point: there are so many snowflakes I couldn't count them all. Next time I paint one of these I hope it's a fire phoenix.

As well as showing some of the models I've been working on I thought I'd draw your attention to the gallery page on this blog, which has been updated since the last post. It's now a gallery of my Tabletop +1 models, and has three - that's right, three! - models in it already! Alright, I agree that's not very impressive yet, but it's a start. After uploading the first few images I decided it might look better if all the models were photographed under more similar lighting, so over the coming weeks they'll be getting new pictures taken and uploaded as I find time. Until then, please enjoy the three that are on display!

As always, happy painting!