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66 skinks painted and based!

Discussion in 'Painting and Converting' started by Arli, Oct 14, 2010.

  1. Arli
    Skink Priest

    Arli Moderator Staff Member

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    I have finished about half of the skinks in my Lizardmen army. Completely finished! Painted, based and ready to go! Here is a picture of 66 skinks (the Kroxigors-16 of them are for effect, so are the salamanders in the back)

    2010-10-13213121.jpg

    I still have a lot to paint though. There are probably another 60-80 skinks left to paint (most are about halfway done).
     
  2. strewart
    OldBlood

    strewart Well-Known Member

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    Wow that is a LOT of skinks, good effort! Any chance of some close up shots?
     
  3. Arli
    Skink Priest

    Arli Moderator Staff Member

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    I tried (with my cell phone) but could not get them into focus. I will try again tonight. They are like albino skinks. I primed them gray and white, then painted the details in. Once the details were in, I used a mid tone army dip (painted on them) to finish them out. The bases are sand, crumbled cork, small cat litter, and static grass (the dip and basing was a real pain).

    I still need to spray a sealant on them.
     
  4. n810
    Slann

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    wow thats sure is a big pile of skinks.... :jawdrop:
     
  5. Rokanos
    Kroxigor

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    big pile o krox too 0.0
     
  6. n810
    Slann

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    Man your right ....
    How could I have missed the 16 Kroxigors..?
     
  7. Arli
    Skink Priest

    Arli Moderator Staff Member

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    hehe...

    Started with 5 (from various sources..all used in some for or another), then won 9 more on ebay. Last weekend, I was given the last two. I think I am good on Krox for the time being. Oh, I also was give another salamander and a terradon rider last weekend (cannot wait to field two units of two sallies).
     
  8. Arli
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    Arli Moderator Staff Member

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    Well, I decided last night to get all unfinished models and pile them on a table and take an inventory. Here is what I have sitting before me to paint (there are some that just need some finishing touches, ie. basing, spot details):

    33 Saurus
    60 skinks (WHOOPEEE)
    10 Temple Guard (need some minor repiars)
    1 salamander +3 handlers (thanks Squig, again)
    7 terradons (various stages of paint and repair)
    2 kroxigor
    2 lords (lord Kroak and Tehehuin-whatever his name is)
    4 skink heroes
    2 stegadons
    8 cold ones (without riders :()

    There may be some floating around that I missed, but that is the gist of it. Here, Let me put that into perspective for you:
    Almost all of it
    2010-10-20222044.jpg
    Here is another pic of it:
    2010-10-20215519.jpg
     
  9. Arli
    Skink Priest

    Arli Moderator Staff Member

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    Also, I promised some close up pictures of the finished skinks. I have played around with the settings on my camera. I hope they turn out well:

    Standard skink white based:
    2010-10-20220400.jpg
    Another angle
    2010-10-20220459.jpg

    Standard Bearer 1
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    Standard Bearer 2
    2010-10-20220656.jpg
    2010-10-20220537.jpg

    Musician
    2010-10-20220310.jpg
     

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  10. The Hunted
    Carnasaur

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    phew, inspiring...

    I'm happy when I've finished painting 10 skinks! let alone 40+....
    Kudo's to you!

    The Hunted
     
  11. Haemoglobin
    Ripperdactil

    Haemoglobin 9th Age Army Support

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    Christ. Painting skinks is like, mindnumbing. I would go insane if I had to paint that many D:
     
  12. Arli
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    Hehe, I have a 3000pt ogre army to paint after that. Then there are some of my son's O&G army, or my other son's Chaos Space marine army.

    I'm addicted! I even have my eye on some dwarf pieces to start up a dwarf army.
     
  13. slans helper
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    houw long it took
     
  14. wolfmage
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    Wow and to think i was annoyed at having to make and paint an entire battleforce in a month, kudos to you man and i like the paint scheme.
     
  15. Arli
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    Arli Moderator Staff Member

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    The white skinks took altogether about a month of on and off painting (about an hour every other night-on average). Basing them was a huge pain the butt (and I spilled the last of my static grass all over the carpet at the end-good thing the vacuum sucks :D )

    I anticipate the remaining models to take at least until the end of the year to finish (if I stay on track--BIG if).

    Thanks to all for your comments.
     
  16. ancient stegadon
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    1 word for all pics:

    awesome
     

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