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Offline loydb

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Welcome to Month #2 of the Winter of Discontent Painting Challenge. The goal of this challenge is to get some of that unpainted lead that most of us have laying around table-ready. At the start of each month, participants pledge to have a squad painted by the closing date. For month #2, the closing date is January 15.

A squad, for the purpose of definition, would be anything that counted as a troop choice (e.g. HQ, Elite, Troop, etc.). This includes retinue for the independant char (e.g. familiars, bodyguards, etc.). I'd personally like to see multi-model squads -- the purpose of the challenge is to get a bunch of lead painted in a 3-month period -- but maybe you're planning on doing a kickass conversion/paint job for an army leader, nothing wrong with that.


I think I have all the vows pulled from the old thread. If not, post your vow here and I'll update our list.
Month 2 Oathkeepers
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 :o Completed  :o Yentz - 2 Berzerkers, Behemoth
 :o Completed  :o Slann - 5 Blood Angel Assault Marines
 :o Completed  :o Hobbytips - 3 marine scouts
 :o Completed  :o Marshal George Timson: One Terminator chaplain
 :o Completed  :o Bob the hungry hobo - 6 Man Marine Tac Squad
 :o Completed  :o Eternal Novice: 6 Fire Warriors
 :o Completed  :o jelloBiafra - 4 Fire Dragons + Exarch
 :o Completed  :o Vero:5 Termies, Land Raider
 :o Completed  :o Lord Epistolary Kashak - Black Knights


Month 2 Vow Breakers
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Deathsinger: Eldar Guardian squad
Jonik: 6 Howling Banshees
loydb: 9 Eldar Fire Dragons + 1 Exarch
Erriond: 5-man Eldar Support Weapon squad
Sekminara: 6 genestealers + 9 termagaunts
Sir Leofric the Black Knight: One unit of Bretonnia Knights of the Realm + Bretonnian Paladin
Razyus - squad of Imperial Guard
Vlex - 4 Tyranid hunters
Drazz - 10 kroot snipers and 2 krootox.
Brother Frag - Sisters Repentia squad
Web Ghost - lukewarm committment to a ton of models
Farseer1020 - Karandras, Fuegan, and Asurman Phoenix Lords
The Solotaire - Death Guard Terminators (unknown number)
Ork - a dozen sluggas. Waaaagh.

While I won't humiliate the oathbreakers by reposting their names from Month #1 (you can look at http://www.40konline.com/index.php?topic=104115.0 and laugh if you want), here are the seven folks who came through in the first month.

Month 1 Vow Keepers
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Drazz: Full (20 fig) Kroot Carnivore squad
Dun-Rite Craft World: 20-man Eldar Guardian squad, 10 Howling Banshees
JelloBiafra: 16-man Eldar Guardian squad + Warlock + Platform
loydb: 10-man Eldar Striking Scorpion squad
Marshall George Timson: Terminator Assault Squad
Rayzus: 10-man Imperial Guard squad
Vlex: 6-man Space Marine Devastator squad
« Last Edit: January 18, 2006, 11:20:49 AM by loydb »

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Re: Winter of Discontent Painting Challenge! [Month 2! Pledge Now!]
« Reply #1 on: December 16, 2005, 11:02:37 AM »
Here's my first WIP of the Fire Dragons I'm working on.


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Re: Winter of Discontent Painting Challenge! [Month 2! Pledge Now!]
« Reply #2 on: December 16, 2005, 11:04:31 AM »
Can it be a fantasy option.
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Re: Winter of Discontent Painting Challenge! [Month 2! Pledge Now!]
« Reply #3 on: December 16, 2005, 11:23:36 AM »
Absolutely. Doesn't even have to be GW as far as I'm concerned :) We had one guy pledge to do a Warmachine army last month. The goal is painted lead.

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Re: Winter of Discontent Painting Challenge! [Month 2! Pledge Now!]
« Reply #4 on: December 16, 2005, 11:26:49 AM »
Okay then i pledge to get a unit of Bretionnia Knights of the relm unit painted up.And posted.
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Re: Winter of Discontent Painting Challenge! [Month 2! Pledge Now!]
« Reply #5 on: December 16, 2005, 11:28:08 AM »
Now time is a little tight for me this month, with it being the holidays and stuff, can I do a single model, like a termie chaplain?
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Re: Winter of Discontent Painting Challenge! [Month 2! Pledge Now!]
« Reply #6 on: December 16, 2005, 11:33:05 AM »
Now time is a little tight for me this month, with it being the holidays and stuff, can I do a single model, like a termie chaplain?

Getting anything painted is better than getting nothing painted. Does he count as an HQ or Elite choice? If so, he's even within the rules. But if you're only doing 1 figure, at least blow us away with it :)

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Re: Winter of Discontent Painting Challenge! [Month 2! Pledge Now!]
« Reply #7 on: December 16, 2005, 11:36:57 AM »
He's an HQ, and I'll try, so here it goes.

I pledge by the Emperor's Will to have my Chaplain in Terminator armour painted by January 15th.
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Re: Winter of Discontent Painting Challenge! [Month 2! Pledge Now!]
« Reply #8 on: December 16, 2005, 11:42:23 AM »
To add on to my pledge i pledge to also paint a Bretionnian Palidn.
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Re: Winter of Discontent Painting Challenge! [Month 2! Pledge Now!]
« Reply #9 on: December 16, 2005, 12:18:14 PM »
OI! i finished! i just haven't been on to post about it yet!

My oath for January still stands and may well have plenty added to it.

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Re: Winter of Discontent Painting Challenge! [Month 2! Pledge Now!]
« Reply #10 on: December 16, 2005, 01:48:21 PM »
I swear to have a 5 man Fire Dragon Squad including an Exarch with firepike by Janurary 15. This time I'm hoping to finish everything early just in case I forget

loydb: Those Fire Dragons are looking awesome. I loved your Scorpions and can't wait to see these done. Nice bases too.
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Re: Winter of Discontent Painting Challenge! [Month 2! Pledge Now!]
« Reply #11 on: December 16, 2005, 02:10:04 PM »
I pledge to do another squad of Guard, finishing the platioon (including heavy weapons) and hopefully atleast five sliver helms and some tankbustas (well atleast convert them up).
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Re: Winter of Discontent Painting Challenge! [Month 2! Pledge Now!]
« Reply #12 on: December 16, 2005, 02:36:02 PM »
I pledge to do 4 tyranid hunters by Jan 15th.


Good for larks and lashings of the old ultra-violence!

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Re: Winter of Discontent Painting Challenge! [Month 2! Pledge Now!]
« Reply #13 on: December 16, 2005, 03:16:41 PM »
So apart from running out of black spray meaning I couldnt get all of them sprayed, I've managed to get 40 skaven models to paint.

Now hits problem number 1. I dont have the right shade of brown.

So I go to paint the clothes, and now I cant decide what colour to paint my eshin skaven...

Here are some pics to help you help me decide...

BLUE, BLACK, or GREEN (blue for night, black for ninja, but everyone does that, and green because its camoflage....)



Tolaren 23rd Grenadiers - Jonik's Imperial Guard 'Tale'
Chariots of the Dead - Jonik's Tomb Kings 'Tale'


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Re: Winter of Discontent Painting Challenge! [Month 2! Pledge Now!]
« Reply #14 on: December 16, 2005, 03:43:33 PM »
I think the blue looks good against the reddish flesh bits.

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Re: Winter of Discontent Painting Challenge! [Month 2! Pledge Now!]
« Reply #15 on: December 16, 2005, 03:55:10 PM »
I'm up again.  It should be a challenge, as I'll be unable to paint for two of the weeks.  Let's cut down the load a bit from the 20 kroot squad. 

I pledge by the great kroot hawks above that I will paint 10 kroot snipers and 2 krootox.
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Re: Winter of Discontent Painting Challenge! [Month 2! Pledge Now!]
« Reply #16 on: December 16, 2005, 03:59:28 PM »
Jonik, try black with really extreme green highlights, emphasises warpstone too.
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Re: Winter of Discontent Painting Challenge! [Month 2! Pledge Now!]
« Reply #17 on: December 16, 2005, 05:21:09 PM »
I pledge to finish both of my Bezerkers...... And I would like to get my Behemoth painted, but I will be realistic. :P

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Re: Winter of Discontent Painting Challenge! [Month 2! Pledge Now!]
« Reply #18 on: December 16, 2005, 05:47:49 PM »
Jonik, try black with really extreme green highlights, emphasises warpstone too.

Ooooo, I like the idea of that.... Might turn out crap though since its cloth...

I'll give it a go and post it up. :) Any more ideas would be nice too.

Thanks

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Re: Winter of Discontent Painting Challenge! [Month 2! Pledge Now!]
« Reply #19 on: December 17, 2005, 12:00:51 AM »
I've been working on my termies and landraider the past few days, I made a lot of progress. 85% done on the raider and 70-5% on the terminators. I am basically down to the little details.
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