oileanach Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 One for the Warhammer fans out there. There are a surprisingly large number of sci-fi nerds, er, modellers, where I work. We decided to have a wee painting competition, just for fun. I'm not expecting to win, the standard is way too high for that, but it was a fun exercise and padding out the numbers should give the eventual winner more of a sense of achievement. (Yeah, I'm an insufferable team player. Sorry about that. ). The rules were simple- basically one 32mm mini, W40K or W40K adjacent, 16 days to complete the entry. We were allowed to assemble and prime minis prior to the start date and got a couple of days extra grace to submit entries in the end. I really appreciated them! I picked this handsome fellow from my Imperium collection. If you're not familiar with the name, it was one of those part works magazine subscriptions sold by Hachette. Weekly magazines with interesting stuff like lore/fluff, painting and assembly guides, a copy of the then current W40K rules and a bunch of scenarios to play, with minis, paint and modelling tools accompanying each issue. I really enjoyed it, although it almost doubled my pile of shame... If you like the mini, I believe Games Workshop are still selling it on line, although I haven't seen one in their brick and mortar store for a while. I ran out of time- I paint really slowly! At some point I might revisit the golden halo thingie over his head, fill in the scroll on the shin and finish off the plasma pistol (it could do with more contrast on the bit that's supposed to glow). But for now it's into the cabinet for this wee chappie. I quite fancy painting up a few of his men and some opposition for them to face. Thanks for reading if you got this far. As always, constructive critique and mickey taking comments welcome. I'm mostly here for the craic! 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 Superbly painted. Not my thing, but I do love the range of colours that are available. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yg Models Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 nice metallic armor. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter2 Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 Lovely. You might write a short word on that scroll, such as PAX, with a fine marker, a quick solution. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oileanach Posted February 21 Author Share Posted February 21 22 hours ago, Peter2 said: Lovely. You might write a short word on that scroll, such as PAX, with a fine marker, a quick solution. Good idea (and a top tip!), but there's no hurry any more. I was thinking of sketching out the lettering in a gothic font in a dark brown, then overpainting with a dark gold and highlighting (carefully, less-is-more kind of idea) in silver. If I ever get around to it I'll post more pics. Like I said, I paint at a pace that makes snails look like speed freaks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sardaukar Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 nice looking smurf. I like the armour and the cape, good stuff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruntpa Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 Excellent figure painting, my step daughter and her fiance would absolutely love this, they are big War Hammer fans/collectors. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Rose Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 Really great paint on this guy, very impressive! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 Good job on the painting My only criticism is that the pics look a little dark on my phone 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oileanach Posted March 11 Author Share Posted March 11 On 3/10/2024 at 1:29 PM, Mike said: Good job on the painting My only criticism is that the pics look a little dark on my phone It was a rush job on the pics- like I said, it was a limited time competition, I paint really slowly, the pics were grabbed on the night before we submitted entries. When I get around to tidying up the mini I'll take some against a better background. They should read a little brighter. Watch this space! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Wasley Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 Top painting.l think it's a winner 🏆. Cheers Jim. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oileanach Posted April 7 Author Share Posted April 7 On 2/21/2024 at 12:17 AM, Peter2 said: Lovely. You might write a short word on that scroll, such as PAX, with a fine marker, a quick solution. On 3/10/2024 at 1:29 PM, Mike said: My only criticism is that the pics look a little dark on my phone Top tip actioned: And tidied up, gold plated, all that George, along with some attention to other parts of the mini I wasn't happy with. The plasma pistol came out pretty well, I think? (Engages smug mode... ). Not sure it shows on the photos... Talking of such, is that any brighter on your 'phone, Mike? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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