Games Workshop, An Appreciation Thread

[Captain Kelsten]

Painted my first Blood Bowl mini to base and shades. Highlights etc tomorrow, but very pleased with him so far! Named “Skull” by my son. We played our first two games today and had great fun

 

 

 

 

[Captain Kelsten]

And he’s done! 
 

 

 

[Captain Kelsten]

Working on my goblin linemen 

 

 

 

[JoeK]

Temporary pinning of the arm to see how it'll work. Can't stick it on anytime soon due to the wolf pelt and cape that need to go on beforehand, but at least I can see it. And what I need to do to tidy it up

 

[Captain Kelsten]

 

 

 

 

Finished my goblin linesmen 

[MattKB]

How do you guys store your figures? I’ve got a ton to paint and have moved places so don’t have a kallax storage area anymore (need to jam them into a small space really). Have put little magnets on the bottom which may help? 

[Davros sock drawer]

This is what I do:

 

 

[Captain Kelsten]

Wooooooah we’re halfway there! 
 

[Harsin]

I had a go at painting my first ever miniature. Obviously not a patch on what’s usually posted here. But I don’t think it came out too badly for a first attempt as I haven’t picked up a paint brush since school.

 

 

[Captain Kelsten]

That’s a lovely and neat paint job and a great photo.
 

I assume the silver metal is lead belcher? I hate that paint. It seems to glob up and go on too thick no matter how much you thin it. I read that thinning it with contrast medium rather than water keeps the pigment more cohesive, but I also read that paints such as Vallejo steel etc are far better so I’m going to switch to one of them. 

[Harsin]

Yes Lead Belcher. I asked for nice silvery paint in the shop and that’s what they gave me 😕

[Davros sock drawer]

I got a Vallejo set recently and it’s so much better than the GW stuff, apart from the gold which is very thin and watery. 
 

The steel, silver, gun metal etc are far superior though. 

[JoeK]

I think it varies enormously. Brass Scorpian is a GW metal and that is as good as any I’ve used. But if I need a very bright silver, then Vallejo model Air’s Chrome is the best I’ve used. 
 

As always, a healthy mix and test is recommended.

 

 

[JoeK]

Getting there now...

 

 

Attaching that sodding cape was excruciating. However, as long as no-one holds it by the thing, it should stay on okay...It's at the stage where - for me at least - everything is on the edge of becoming messy and untidy. Which is normal enough until the end, but it highlights my issues with this and the other primarchs - they're beautifully sculpted but over-detailed by half. 

[feltmonkey]

Here's one I painted a while back.  The Umpire of Mankind.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Obviously, this is an incredible conversion/resculpt.  I didn't do that bit - I just coloured him in and tried not to ruin it too much.  There's stuff I'm not too happy with, and stuff that's okay.  Freehanding the Imperial Eagle onto the folded cloak was hard, and took some literal maths to work out the positioning and proportions.  The part I'm happiest with is the face.  I really wanted to give him a really ambiguous expression.  Hopefully you can read his expression as heroic determination, aloof disinterest, or malevolent distain and contempt for lifeforms he considers beneath him.  So that at first glace you might see a heroic warrior, but on closer examination he might actually be a complete monster.  For me, that's the heart of what the Emperor represents.

[JoeK]

Well, you nailed it  . Really well done!

[Davros sock drawer]

I was immediately drawn to the face @feltmonkey even with everything else that’s going on, so I’d say you nailed it! 

[feltmonkey]

Thanks, guys. 

 

 

[JoeK]

Back to the other job tomorrow, so thought I'd best get more done today...

 

[Mikes]

Seriously tempted: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/maggletminis/space-dwarfs-operation-army-2

 

 

 

[JoeK]

 

This bastard is going down in the next few days I reckon. And then I can play with the base(s) - which will be a pleasure compared to the squinting I've been doing with Horus himself

[JoeK]

 

He's got the incredibly pissed off look that I was wanting. Although, the details are so small, you're never going to see any of it without specs

[Cocky]

He's coming along nicely @JoeK

 

One of my projects for this year is to paint one of each legion in preparation for painting a full army at some point. I enjoyed painting this little guy more than I thought I would. I think it helped that I treated him like any other model rather than forcing any particular style or prioritizing efficiency. I also decided against blending as I find visible layers very useful for understanding the geometry of a model.

 

I do need to work on my edge highlighting, I've gotten quite sloppy of late, and these really are the best model for practicing technical skills.

 

 

 

[JoeK]

He’s looking mighty fine  

[JoeK]

I had to put the head on...

 

 

The head is such a gorgeously sculpted part of the figure. Thankfully, by some piece of luck it was also a pleasure to paint. It definitely highlights areas of the figure I need to tweak here and there, and I'm still yet to properly figure out the paint on the mace, but I'm happy that the focal piece of the figure works, and I'm kind of looking forward to playing with the base now and getting him set down and looking evermore angry!

[Davros sock drawer]

That’s great @Cocky, your style is super recognisable even with a fairly generic mini. 
 

That’s looking fantastic @JoeK. You’ve done a great job making such a busy model so readable. 
 

Not been painting much myself besides finishing off some Stormcast stuff I started over a year ago (and which I’d handle totally differently now), due to having had a vicious cold:

 

 

But I’ve taken on a commission to paint Grinkrak’s Looncourt and I’m slightly thinking I shouldn’t as the amount of tiny details across 7 minis is quite daunting. It’s a never ending list of squigs, characters on other characters, mushrooms, lizards, etc, and also a wooden gate which doesn’t really have sculpted wood grain, so it’s going to need some freehand.

 

I think I’d love to paint one of ‘em!

[feltmonkey]

Amazing work, Joe, Cocky, and Davros!

 

@Davros sock drawer - I bought a set of Grinkrak's Looncourt last week, the first minis I've bought in a while. I really like GW goblins, and the intersection of Goblins and a Warhammer Underworlds warband proved to be irresistible to me. Especially since there's one guy tooting a horn. Louise Sugden, who I mentioned a few pages back, painted him with the actual notes of Rick Astley's Never Gonna Give You Up freehanded on the bit that hangs beneath his trumpet. 😂

[JoeK]

1 hour ago, feltmonkey said:

Amazing work, Joe, Cocky, and Davros!

 

@Davros sock drawer - I bought a set of Grinkrak's Looncourt last week, the first minis I've bought in a while. I really like GW goblins, and the intersection of Goblins and a Warhammer Underworlds warband proved to be irresistible to me. Especially since there's one guy tooting a horn. Louise Sugden, who I mentioned a few pages back, painted him with the actual notes of Rick Astley's Never Gonna Give You Up freehanded on the bit that hangs beneath his trumpet. 😂

 

I have to say that if money wasn't always required for other fun things, then I'd be first in line to buy all the Underworlds figures - they're great fun. 

 

Which reminds me that I've still got a skeleton pack to paint one day!

[Captain Kelsten]

Been working on this fella today…
 

 

 

 

 

6 different skin tones! 

 

[Davros sock drawer]

4 hours ago, feltmonkey said:

Amazing work, Joe, Cocky, and Davros!

 

@Davros sock drawer - I bought a set of Grinkrak's Looncourt last week, the first minis I've bought in a while. I really like GW goblins, and the intersection of Goblins and a Warhammer Underworlds warband proved to be irresistible to me. Especially since there's one guy tooting a horn. Louise Sugden, who I mentioned a few pages back, painted him with the actual notes of Rick Astley's Never Gonna Give You Up freehanded on the bit that hangs beneath his trumpet. 😂

Yes, I follow her too and saw that!

 

I look forward to seeing how yours turn out!