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Thank you @n810! I do love the classic theme

 

Very nice work! Great looking units. Superb!!!

 

Thank you @NIGHTBRINGER! I really appreciate your comment and that you checked out my painting blog

 

COLD ONE PROJECT

After finishing up my Warriors I thought myself up for another challenge. I had 6 unpainted Cold One Riders collecting dust on the shelves (and 4 painted) and I think that now is the time to paint them. I never really fell in love with the current models and I think that was part of the reason I never got them all painted. I fell in love with the Cold Ones of the Dark Elves army though. I think they have a much more velocirapter feel to them. I've seen some great conversions of them aswell with Saurus Riders. Unfortunately I've never tried using greenstuff before and I really doubt I would be good at it. So I decided to give my own Cold Ones a chance to prove themselves. Afterall it's still lizards riding dinosaurs – so really what's not to like?

I don't exactly have a plan concerning painting these guys. I've giving them different tones of green to create some variety (something I've otherwise never done) and I'm excited to paint them further!

 

I like the idea of having different coloured cold ones, always nice to have variety!

 

Looking good I have been lazy and putting off completing my cold ones...I'll get to them....someday

 

Just saw this thread and I must saw really nice painting!! I love your brownish shields! And also the variety on the cold ones!

 

Thanks a lot @Jorgik! I'm very happy that you like it I'm making progress on the cold ones and will most likely have all 6 painted early next week. It is very motivating that you guys comment on my thread. It makes it exciting to do these projects so thanks to you all for showing interest!

 

@Janf Yeah definitely. Sharing makes all the difference. Like you, i took a years-long break from the hobby a while ago and what makes it feel good now is actually this forum, and the fact that I've been working with a friend at my house for entire afternoons. It changes everything and makes it so much better.
Anyway, your comeback is a pretty impressive one. You're engaging with advanced painting very nicely keep going!

 

Thanks for the kind words @Toltecatl! It's nice to hear that you too have returned from the hobby and enjoy it!

 

I'm making good progress on my cold ones. 4 out of 6 are finished. I will upload pictures of them tomorrow
In the meantime here is a little weekend reveal as I promised. These are my 4 skink heroes. They are all (re)painted a long time ago but with great effort Tehenhauin (if anybody knows how to pronounce this please share it ) was one of my favourite characters back then. Such a cool mini and his whole lore about the red crested skinks and the rise of Sotek is just brilliant

 

Tehe - Scholarly/knowledgeable
Hau - Hunt/Mist
in - (Don't know this but perhaps it means he's game for a hunt or he's a dragons den investor)

It kind of suggests his name is knowledgeable as he knows about the prophecy of sotek which is lost to most Slann - they said contradictingly in one book that only the city of Chaqua knew about it and then also in the same book said that Zlatlan has a full set of the old ones prophecies and plaques. So it seems to me they knew about it too half a world away from lustria.

In any event - I say it like Teehee How een (That's just me)

 

Thank you for the detailed answer @SlanntaClause!

 

That's okay I really like your painting a lot you know about the golden serpent competition right?

 

Thank you very much! I actually didn't see it until yesterday. I'm thinking about trying to make an entry but I'm clueless on what model I should paint for it. Also my winning chances would be very slim as there are some really competent painters on this forum, but I would love to join just for the fun of it

 

count yourself among them there are good chances to win even with the random draw

 

Thanks! I'm pretty sure now that I will enter the competition... when I think of something to do for it! Thanks for the push and the kind words! do you plan on entering yourself @SlanntaClause?

 

I'm working on a conversion entry but unsure if ill be able to do the painting ones yet

 

Cool! I wish you the best of luck on your project then

 

Thanks I can't say more on it due to anonymity but it's going well so far good luck with yours too hope you find inspiration for an idea soon