Topic: Summer Painting Challenge [Month 2/3]

[Rojo]

Ok.  After failing my last vow in Winter (Summer for me) I finally have time to put into painting again.  Therefore I pledge 5 Chaos Warhounds, 10 Dire Avengers and 10 Striking Scorpions.

[Trick Ork]

sry, im going to have to change my vow

i realized that the lobba and boyz i were talkin about were decent enough already for table top play... so ill be dropping thesse

new vow:

the same 20 grots, plus a slava and squighound

[hearingyourlies]

Is pledging a Predator tank that is totally and completely unassembled and still in the box good enough for my first time?

I'm looking to have it put together, painted and all around finished by the end of these vow things ....

This will also be the first time i've done a vehicle (dreadnaught aside) ...

[Fury]

Quickie update with a WIP shot.



Have completed a genestealer test figure, (in the back)  just need dull cote and flock.

Working on the Termagants. Switching between types so I don't get bored.

[Myung]

I need to change my vow due to a 2 on 2 tournemnt in the middle of august. need atleast 1.000 points done by then


so I will

do my Landspeeder (which I have already completed)

drop the Fix

Keep the 10 man IG Squad and Change that too 3, 10 man IG Squads.



finished building the first 10 and painted up my test mini which I am happy with.

[web ghost]

howdy gang.  I'm going to bow out of this mo.  Failed last mo., on an easy vow.  summer is rough; what with the BBQs and the camping and the this and thats...  I'm sort of in conversion mode right now after that painting binge from the spring challenge, I'm spent.   In any case, I'm in ur vow thread

later WG

[-V-]

again i too am going to have to change my vow.  my gaming club is hosting a major tournament and i need at least a legal 1500pt army if not more to play with.

the closest i have to this is my eldar so we're going back to them

finished 10 Imperial Guardsmen will post pics when i get my camera back.
im dropping the other 10 i had planned for now

so now...............

i need to vow,
Autarch
Farseer and 2 warlocks
3 wraithguard
10 dire avengers and 3 rangers
and finish my Wraithlord
+ any tanks that i get if i can afford to

  its my biggest vow yet and it feels so depressing to think i need to paint all that

[TheWarden]

lol, the sisters are easier than i thought, i only have the VSS finished but having only spent like 1.5 hours on her i am happy will post wip pics.

here are the pics...

[Ares]

I'm vowing a unit of kroot carnivores, shaper, four kroot hounds, and a krootox.

[Myung]

I am 70% done with my first IG squad, and I must say they are sexy. should have them finished by the time I go to bed tonight.



maybe I should vow more because these are rather pretty easy. Can't remember the lastime I was able to take 14 models and finish painting them in 2 sittings. (of course my sittings are 3-6 hours! each) I know on average my sisters took 3-4 sittings to finish a 10 girl squad, god that last squad made me think of cutting my fingers off so I wouldn't have to paint anymore!

[Kitsune Tsuki]

Ares; how many models are in the kroot squad?

Vows are not updated yet, mainly because I've been damn lazy.  I'll probably do them when I lock them on the tenth.

[Killmatic]

I'm vowing to actually complete painting a model. One worthy of viewing on this forum. Hopefully i'll get a mutated csm done, that i have been 'putting off' in fear of ruining it the second my noob paintbrush skills are unleashed upon it. Fingers crossed

-Killmatic

[-V-]

Update:
the Farseer is done and i must say it is easily my best paint job to date, this guy is an awesome model and i just couldnt stop picking faults with the painting, so it took two days.  any way this was my first attempt at extensive freehand and also at creating a suitably good power weapon effect, will post pics tonight

the Dire avengers are making me cry, they need all to be painted and made by this time next sunday and i just dont see it happening 

Autarch is at 20-30% done with mainly base colours put on

Rangers are 40% done  each so still alot more work to do for them

[Myung]

Update:
the Farseer is done and i must say it is easily my best paint job to date, this guy is an awesome model and i just couldnt stop picking faults with the painting, so it took two days.  any way this was my first attempt at extensive freehand and also at creating a suitably good power weapon effect, will post pics tonight

the Dire avengers are making me cry, they need all to be painted and made by this time next sunday and i just dont see it happening 

Autarch is at 20-30% done with mainly base colours put on

Rangers are 40% done  each so still alot more work to do for them

you wuss get it done! 10 models in 7 days is doable! just stop watching Gilmore Girls or whatever it is you watch to waste your mind!

[-V-]

you wuss get it done! 10 models in 7 days is doable! just stop watching Gilmore Girls or whatever it is you watch to waste your mind!

well technically i have tomorrow and tuesday to work on them.  there are things planned for every day from wednesday onwards 

i shall work like a ...... like a very hard working thing mon and tues and see where we get to

any way i said there would be pics of the farseer and here they are

[ddnitro91789]

I am going to vow the following:

20 Skeleton Warriors w/ Command
1 Broodlord
1 Bone Giant
1 Liche Preist
1 Liche Preist mounted
1 Tomb Prince
3 Charioteers
1 Lictor
1 Wirlwind
4 Tomb Swarms
20 Night Goblins w/ Command
1 Night Gobling Shaman
1 Night Gobling Big Boss w/ Squig
1 Tyrant Gaurd
1 C'Tan Deciever

That seems like a big list but since it is the summer i have more time (when I am not at work like I am now) and hopefully tommarow will be a productive day and I should get some done. I will post what ever I get done tommarow night.

[Fury]

I'm posting more WIP pics as long as I still have the camera on loan.

Here's a synopsis: The base red is on every figure. Gaunts need details and final highlights. I'm not going to use an ink wash like I did on the first figures, it jsut adds and extra step and really doesn't add anything.

Drybrushing is working like a charm with these guys. I usually avoid it, but these are swarmy Nids I'm painting, and I actually want to complete a vow for once.




The one in the lower right hand corner is completely done, except for dull cote.

[Alexander's Son]

 Valar the Farseer is absolutely wonderful... I love the freehand pattern on his robes!

[TheWarden]

hehe one more sister done 26 still to go past primer/black

more pics







i know that the scheme is kind of plain, but i just want to get them done and tournament ready. all coments welcome!

EDIT:someone else please tell me that they have used a Wii to look/type at 40konline

[Ares]

Ares; how many models are in the kroot squad?

Vows are not updated yet, mainly because I've been damn lazy.  I'll probably do them when I lock them on the tenth.

Uhm, I believe 15 Carnivores, 4 Hounds, 1 Shaper, and 1 Krootox.

Sorry for not stating that.