Blog Old Mossy's paint log - Some terrain and lizards (and OnGs!)

[elmoheadbutt]

Re: Old Mossy's paint log - Update 7/6 - Carnosaur conversio

Have a look at Tamiya's T.rex plastic kit. It may be too big for a carnosaur, but its worth checking. The dinosaur Tamiya models are the most accurate ones I know.

 

[Old Mossy]

Re: Old Mossy's paint log - Update 1/7 - Carnosaur conversio

Welp, I'm done with the "carnosaur". It's never going to be a menacing masterpiece, but I'm happy enough fielding it. Any thoughts, or is it just too ridiculous?



The rider:

 

[elmoheadbutt]

Re: Old Mossy's paint log - Update 1/7 - Carnosaur conversio

Wow that turns out to be a lot better than expected. Well done.

 

[Old Mossy]

Re: Old Mossy's paint log - Update 1/7 - Carnosaur conversio

Thanks elmo, I think it's ok. The eyes are still pretty terrible, though. I think I could save it by green stuffing the eyes to be smaller, and more anatomically correct.

Do you think the rider is a little too chaos-y? He's converted from a blood crusher rider's body and standard bearer's pole, with a simple tail modelled. I made him blue-purple to stand out from everything else in the army, but now I'm worried he looks too chaos. Anyone agree?

 

[FavoredoftheOldOnes]

Re: Old Mossy's paint log - Update 1/7 - Carnosaur conversio

It looks pretty good overall although I do agree that the colors may confuse him for Chaos. Slaanesh??

 

[T`hinker`er]

Re: Old Mossy's paint log - Update 1/7 - Carnosaur conversio

Good job on modelling the tail. I think you need to paint the t-rex's eyes though.

 

[elmoheadbutt]

Re: Old Mossy's paint log - Update 1/7 - Carnosaur conversio

Yeah I think the purple colour is a bit too saturated but hey, it's OK in my opinion. Paint the eyes, make sure you don't get that crazy eyes syndrome!

 

[Old Mossy]

Re: Old Mossy's paint log - Update 4/7 - Terradons Done

Hmmm, ok, next on my list will probably be to go back and deal with the eyes. The eyeballs are too big to paint without giving him hectic crazy eyes, so I think I'll green stuff a smaller eye socket. Thanks for the feedback.

I think I'm going to revisit the rider's skin colour, too. I wanted it to stand out and be different from everything else in the army, but I think it's not complete enough. It's too flat and dark, and the red scales/spines aren't to my taste (plus they make it look more slaanesh like).

In the mean time, I finished my unit of terradons finally. I had grand plans for the one in the middle to be flying low over a tree, but never got around to finishing the tree, so :shrug:
The lighting for the photos was a bit rubbish, particularly on the captured dark elf, but what do you think?

 

[Anton_S]

Re: Old Mossy's paint log - Update 4/7 - Terradons Done

Great looking Terradons!

A trick you can do with big eyes is paint eyelids directly onto the globe of the eye. Those eyes look very accessible so it shouldn't be too hard in this case.

 

[T`hinker`er]

Re: Old Mossy's paint log - Update 4/7 - Terradons Done

The terradon on the left looks very interesting but hard to see - any chance of a close up? Overall, at least from arm's length, they all appear to be nicely done

 

[parrot]

Re: Old Mossy's paint log - Update 4/7 - Terradons Done

Great work . Any chance of seeing them up close?

 

[Kharn The Betrayer]

Re: Old Mossy's paint log - Update 4/7 - Terradons Done

Your work has really improved! I'm jealous!

 

[Old Mossy]

Re: Old Mossy's paint log - Update 4/7 - Terradons Done

Threadromancy, GO!

I've been lacking both free time, and enthusiasm, if I'm honest, but this week, I was bored one afternoon and sat down to paint some night goblins. I'm feeling pretty jazzed up about playing again, now. Funny how it goes.

So, I've got a few projects lined up, let's get cracking.

@Anton_S: cheers mate, I think I will go back and add eye slits. They definitely bring a model to life, and it was only laziness that prevented me, really.

@T`hinker`er: yeah, he's my favourite terradon. I should've been more patient, as in real life you can see some parts that are lacking. I'll see if I can get a good photo in sunlight.

@parrot: Ha, cheers. Maybe it's worth getting a good close up of each model in good lighting.

On with the first project. After I got pushed out some night goblins, I decided to start work on a project that's been bugging me for awhile. If you've read this thread, you'll remember my prize pyramid:


Well, no one want's to play with him. It's sad, but unfortunately, my gaming group has deemed it too big to play with (stupid shoot heavy peeps), except with the exception of a pretty fun version of siege. So, out come the knives, for a more modular pyramid stack, and this is the result, of which I couldn't be happier:

2 pyramids with chamber:


Detachable chamber:


Stand-alone altar:


2 pyramids without chamber, with a sparkly new paint job:


Overview of the mural:


And just because, a closeup of the stairway caps:


Played with all but the bottom pyramid the other day (still deemed too big ), and they were a hit. Bonus, they now fit much more easily in transport boxes. What do you think? Too much turquoise on the bottom step?

 

[T`hinker`er]

Re: Old Mossy's paint log - Some terrain and lizards

OMG, those are beautiful! Love the colors and everything else about them!

 

[n810]

Re: Old Mossy's paint log - Some terrain and lizards

looking good old mo.

 

[Ragnar]

Re: Old Mossy's paint log - Some terrain and lizards

Wow. That is some fantastic terrain! Nice touch with the snake heads on the stair railing. That must have taken a very long time. Nice job Mossy

 

[Old Mossy]

Re: Old Mossy's paint log - Some terrain and lizards

@T`hinker`er: ha, I'll take it that means you don't think the turquoise was too much

@n810: Cheers mate

@Ragnar: actually, those snake heads were a pretty quick hack-n-slash job, but I really like the way they turned out. Sometimes it just works that way

In our gaming group, we've got a few hills, but they're all a little bit awkward for gaming. I've still got a bit of foam lying around, so out came the hot wire cutter, in what proved to be it's last endeavour.



I decided on a tiered hill, so there'd be room on each level for a unit. I cut down half way around roughly a quarter of the foam, then ripped and tore the foam off so I could glue it on another quarter. Made it in 6 pieces


The hill/cliff walls were done when using the hot wire cutter, by pulling and pushing a little while cutting the shape out of the foam.
I'm in the process now of making 50mm and 25 mm chocks (that look good) to place under units as they ascend.

Bit of darkened raw umber paint and pva glue slathered on. The glue definitely makes the outer shell harder.


Quick drybrush some raw umber, throw on some flock, done!



and an awful picture with a night goblin for scale


It's already been used in a game on the weekend, which was unfortunately my biggest loss ever. C'est la vie. On a brighter note, for the first time, I fielded more painted units than my opponent Granted, this was due to him finally fielding a different list, including models he's never tried before (wood elves). On that note, if any of your friends play wood elves, I recommend these alternative rules: http://www.asrai.org/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=22620
They seem more balanced and fun in 8th, and you won't be pigeon holed into the same tactic/army list time and again. The only thing that seems a bit wonky is the spell lore... we didn't play it, and to me, it looks broken, but who knows.

Anyway, couple of new projects this week, including fixing my scar-vet that fell off his rock, but can anyone guess what this is going to be?

 

[Ragnar]

Re: Old Mossy's paint log - Some terrain and lizards

That is an EXTREMELY vibrant hill! So much colour! Awesome. Is that big tall thing going to be... A WATERFALL?

 

[T`hinker`er]

Re: Old Mossy's paint log - Some terrain and lizards

No, I love the turquoise. I use that color a lot, and red-orange and purple-green in my army. Very southwest and Azteck/Mayan, I feel. Goes great with gold and black too.

 

[Old Mossy]

Re: Old Mossy's paint log - Some terrain and lizards

@Ragnar: I do like my terrain to stand out. And yes, you're spot on, it'll be a waterfall, just as soon as I figure out what to do without my hot wire cutter.

I really want to carve some olmec-style statues into the side of the waterfall, to represent the old ones.
eg.

How do other people carve/style/finish their terrain?