Games Workshop, An Appreciation Thread

[jaynay]

Finished the Ogre, have so much in my pile of shame that's calling me but I am going to err... get into the scrimmage and punt a touchdown and get the rest of the team done.

 

Edit: just named him Beefy Bothmen

 

[Davros sock drawer]

Nice! The yellow really pops.

 

Also, I approve of your clean rim.

[jaynay]

13 hours ago, Davros sock drawer said:

Nice! The yellow really pops.

 

Also, I approve of your clean rim.

 

Thanks! If I did the scheme again I think I'd shade with a more orange colour than Seraphim Sepia but pleased with how it turned out. 

 

Got the magnifying glasses just as I was finishing him. They're a game changer! 

[Davros sock drawer]

They really are!

 

Unfortunately they don’t steady your hands, which would be useful for edge highlighting. This is as neat as I can get currently:

 

 

 

[jaynay]

Really nice, super SHARP! I have the Indomitus box, started painting one Ultra Marine and gave up for a future version of myself with better brush control. No idea how people do whole armies of them. 

[moosegrinder]

23 minutes ago, Davros sock drawer said:

They really are!

 

Unfortunately they don’t steady your hands, which would be useful for edge highlighting. This is as neat as I can get currently:

 

 

 

 

That's rubbish, start again.

[ScouserInExile]

On 15/01/2023 at 00:08, Davros sock drawer said:

Also, I approve of your clean rim

[Mikes]

Opinions sought - I'm putting together a small Carchardons force and need  Tyberos model. These two are both pretty sweet. if you were making a Space Sharks force which would you choose?

 

 

 

[Nicky]

that bottom model is absolutley enormous iirc. i think they're both pretty good for different reasons other than Tyberos's typical stupid palm chainsaws. not keen on the silly belt shark mouth on the top model, but other than that i think he fits more with the GW aesthetic

[Captain Kelsten]

Bottom one is way cooler. 

[Captain Kelsten]

work in progress necromunda Goliath hanger. Trying to improve my skin technique which is handy because Goliaths have a lot of it!
 

 

 

[Captain Kelsten]

 

[Davros sock drawer]

Latest commission arrived Saturday, and it was a welcome change from painting wobbly blue lines on power armour:

 

 

 

 

Still got some tweaks and tidying to do, but I’m quite pleased at how quickly I turned it around.

 

 

[Mikes]

Son #2 is about to start high school, and found out that he cna set up clubs there if he wants, so he's keen to get a wargaming group going. So to help I'm painting up some Imperial Fists for him.

 

 

 

Nearly done.

[Pelekophoros]

9 hours ago, Mikes said:

Son #2 is about to start high school, and found out that he cna set up clubs there if he wants, so he's keen to get a wargaming group going. So to help I'm painting up some Imperial Fists for him.

 

 

 

Nearly done.

 

To help him get started, if they haven't already, see if he can get his school to sign up to the Warhammer Alliance programme.

 

https://warhammer-alliance.com/uk/

[Mikes]

Omg that's amazing! I'll have to see if they have the program in Aus. If they di that would be great.

[Mikes]

It is!

[feltmonkey]

Jeremy Vine had a phone in on his Radio 2 show earlier today - "Are you addicted to Warhammer?" The clickbaity title aside, it was a total love-in, with caller after caller espousing the virtues of the hobby and it's positive effects on people's mental health. Vine seemed totally on board by the end. I was going to phone in and see if they were interested in my story of getting made redundant in lockdown and ending up painting Space Marines for money, and to try and sneak in an advert for Siege, but by the time I decided to do it, Vine had pivoted to talking about dead crabs, and I didn't really have anything to add to that discussion.

[Mikes]

"You know what kills crabs, Vine? Tyranids, that's what."

[Captain Kelsten]

 

[Captain Kelsten]

 

So. Many. Minis. 

[Oracle]

World eaters dropping this week on pre orders - shame there isn't an army box.

[Davros sock drawer]

I’m looking at my pile of shame and realising that some of these minis are never getting painted. Not this year, not next year. Never. Not because there’s anything wrong with them per se, just that there are too many almost identical squads of Stormcast or Hobgrots or whatever, and I’m just always going to favour painting a character model or one example of a faction than painting batches of minis. 

 

I’m enjoying the hobby more and more, but mainly when I focus on a single miniature and I think that if I ditch all this plastic baggage I would focus even more on improving my techniques and learning new ones. I’d also feel more inclined to buy a specific miniature with the intention of painting it, rather than thinking “I can’t buy this, I already have dozens of unfinished minis!”

 

So yeah, I may well be offering up some free sprues soon. In the meantime, here’s one finished Space Marine from a set of 7 I’ll probably never paint:

 

 

 

 

 

[Captain Kelsten]

@Davros sock drawer that camo looks brilliant, though completely stupid next to his bright blue armour

 

The effect you’ve done on the binoculars is equally awesome. 
 

With regards to your point about painting the same minis over and over, that’s why I love the necromunda gangs and warcry war bands - 10 minis in dynamic poses, no two the same, lots of personality and great fun to paint. 

[Davros sock drawer]

Thanks. Yeah, it’s like “do you want to be seen or not?” 
 

I like the Necromunda stuff a lot, but it’s a perfect example of why I need to get shot of the huge pile of Stormcast etc I’ve got. I can’t justify buying more interesting minis while these less interesting ones are cluttering up my house and brain.

[Captain Kelsten]

36 minutes ago, Davros sock drawer said:

Thanks. Yeah, it’s like “do you want to be seen or not?” 
 

I like the Necromunda stuff a lot, but it’s a perfect example of why I need to get shot of the huge pile of Stormcast etc I’ve got. I can’t justify buying more interesting minis while these less interesting ones are cluttering up my house and brain.

Totally understand. As per my pictures above, I have a LOT of minis in my backlog (mad since I’ve only been collecting them what, four months? Five?). But they are all these little war bands with individual characters you’re meant to name as opposed to the league of votann set I’ve got and not opened which, as cool as they are, are like 40 of the same dude with slightly different hats. 

[Davros sock drawer]

As mentioned I’m clearing out stuff I’ll never paint. If anyone fancies any of this for the price of the P&P, it’s yours. 
 

Massive pile of Age of Sigmar scenery, part-painted. Some of it practically finished (like the Sigmar statues), some just primed. Some with experimental marble effect! 
 

 

 

[Davros sock drawer]

Slightly smaller pile of Nighthaunt-y scenery:

 

 

[Davros sock drawer]

Random pile of Nighthaunt, primed in Mechanicus Standard Grey:

 

 

Around 7 orks’ worth from the Ork Boyz box:

 

 

Necron Triarch:

 

 

 

[Spatial]

Oooh! @Davros sock drawer I'd very much like that Nighthaunt scenery!

 

I could also make use of the Sigmar scenery but I don't want to be a greedy hog and take it all before others get a chance. But if no one else wants that I'll definitely take it too.