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[Godel]

AMAZING!!!


*_*

 

[Naiilo]

Those Chamo skinks look great. They make mine look like a 6 year old with playdough got a hold of them.

 

[borkbork]

My little daughter (1,5) just tried to kiss the screen when she saw this one, so i think she likes them.

 

[The Red Devil]

Very nice work on the camos, cant wait to see them painted!

 

[T`hinker`er]

My little daughter (1,5) just tried to kiss the screen when she saw this one, so i think she likes them.

Awwwwwww! Yeah, my son thought the little frog in the bag was really cute too Much nicer than being lashed to a chameleon's arm or leg, don't you agree?

cant wait to see them painted!

I want to get a unit of about 5 done before I paint so I can do them all at once. They will have the same scheme as the last batch (look back a few pages in this thread. Stay tuned for after the weekend I should have at least one or two more done and ready to post photos of.

You Should send GW some pics of your camos when you are done.

Not sure I would. What's to be gained? The company has a pretty shoddy reputation when it comes to IP - all too happy to nick whatever they like without giving credit. Meanwhile, on the other end of the spectrum they are quite trigger-happy with sending out cease-and-desist letters. Oh, and if you fall between these two extremes, chances are they will ignore you all together (too much original work and they don't let you enter the Golden Deamon or put your work in White Dwarf, for example). I don't need the headaches frankly. I'm just doing this for fun. Mixing "business" into it would probably ruin it for me.

Naiilo - Don't knock Play-dough - that was my favorite toy as a child

 

[n810]

Actually they like conversions so long as you don't sell them.
And oh I would only send pained pics.

 

[strewart]

T'hinker'er is right though, really nothing to be gained except a potential 5 minutes of fame if they decide to post the pic on the blog or whatever. They usually do credit the artist, but depends on whether oyu care about that kind of fame or not.

They look good! I'm keen to see the frog bag painted so I can make out the details easier.

 

[T`hinker`er]

Here's the next one - again using the arm holding the frog that I made earlier and cast into copies. I like how this one looks like he's inhaling before blowing the blow gun:



There were some air bubbles and other defects that had to be corrected in the arm holding the frog, but it only took 30 minutes or so to get this casting looking good, whereas the original sculpt took several hours spread out over about a week.

More to come...

 

[Arli]

Good work as always. Your chameleon tails look really good. Nice and smooth.

 

[Lord Cedric]

Very well done! I am impressed. To see this much enthusiasm in a hobby along with the supplement talent is a blessing for those of us who have one or the other. Keep up the good work and am eager to see more.

- Lord Cedric

 

[T`hinker`er]

Thanks all, very kind words indeed! Expect to see another one posted tomorrow, but I didn't have the camera at hand last night. Cedric, that's quite an impressive number of armies in your sig! I hope they are all painted figures

 

[Lord Cedric]

Oh dear Gods of Warhammer they are not. lol. The smallest army I have is about 2500 points, largest being over 7000. The only fully painted ones I have are Bretonnians. Most of my Dwarves are painted, but Ive recently added several unpainted units. Ive even offered to pay others to paint my armies.. I simply have too many to keep their interests. lol. I've been collecting since 5th edition. Im slowly getting pics of all my individual armies put together. Organization here at home is a must. Glad I have such a forgiving (and understanding) wife! hehe.

- Lord Cedric

 

[neveroddoreven]

Love that headdress. It's way more dynamic than the one I did, which was just sculpted flat onto a credit card.
I'd like to see more of them in Lizardmen armies, it really fits in. Especially the newer Saurus with their crests and all.

 

[T`hinker`er]

I hear ya Cedric, I've been gaming and collecting Warhammer since 4th edition. I have Empire (5-6000 points? 2/3rds painted), Dwarfs (2500 points, 1/2 painted), Skaven (6-7000 points, 98% painted!) and now Lizardmen (2500 points +/-, about half painted). Also have lot of models for Orcs and Golbins and Chaos and Undead, but a long way away from being able to mount those armies at levels higher than perhaps 500 points.

neveroddoreven - thanks for checking out that Saurus. I worked on him a little more last night and he, and the other members of my second Saurus unit are about ready for primer and paint. I am completely envious of your feathers, I hope I can come close with my painting skills. I can paint neatly, do detail, blend and drybrush with the best of them, but somehow my figures never quite look to be on the same level as the stuff I see in the Golden Deamons. Not sure what skill exactly I am lacking. Perhaps it's just a lack of talent

Well, as promised, here is the next chameleon. This one apparently all out of darts, so he's charging in for a little melee combat:



Sorry about the pictures looking over-exposed. You'll be able to see the details much better when they are painted.

The next one is on my table now in wire armature form...I am going to do the last two more from scratch than these first ones, trying to take it up a level. Don't expect to see much from me however until after the weekend, as I'm taking off for Thanksgiving in a little while. Cheers all!

 

[T`hinker`er]

Hmmm...did you all hate that one and want to spare my feelings?

A very unproductive Thanksgiving for me...spent my time cooking, eating, drinking, sleeping late, skiing, hiking, sleeping late again, watching DVD's, shopping for the holidays...didn't get much sculpting or painting done as a result. Nevertheless, starting up a new chameleon and I thought it might be fun to show a little behind the scenes stuff.

The next one will have a unique pose, not using any of the 3 body templates that I sculpted and cast, just to make things more visually interesting. I want to do a guy crouching in the tall grass, moving the grass aside with one hand while holding the blowpipe up to his mouth. I decided to make things a bit easier on myself and had my son snap a photo of me in the desired pose, down on the floor in my studio/game room:



The reason I sometimes resort to actually acting out poses is that it gives me insight into body mechanics that would otherwise be lost. For instance, in this case, I did not realize how naturally I would rest my elbow on my knee to give my shooting arm added stability and aim. That will definitely be incorporated into the miniature now.

So here is the basic wire armature, measured out at the skink's leg joints, and then bent into the necessary pose:



This work, and the photos above, pre-date the holiday weekend, sadly. The next photos you see here will show some muscle and flesh on that wire, I promise!

 

[totzro]

Using real poses for sculpting (and animating) is great, one should that more often! Looks like a good start and knowing your skills I'm sure it will turn out great. It's really nice that we get to see the whole process!

One question, what is those googly things you have on your head. I think I know but I have to ask, and what's your opinion on it?

 

[n810]

LOL

Those are magnifying glases.

 

[totzro]

LOL

Those are magnifying glases.

Ah, yes of course. But still what's your opinion on them t'hinker? I've never used any magnifying devices in my hobbying so I'm curious.

 

[T`hinker`er]

The actual name for my headwear is an "Optivisor", and with my eyesight it is essential. I sometimes wear it painting as well. I'm not sure if it is because of the visor or my OCD, but they do give you a form of tunnel vision. Is this is good thing? I don't know. The danger is that you end up sculpting and painting details that are so small they are hard to see with the naked eye. Well, my naked eyes, at any rate

 

[DanBot]

I can't wait to see those guys all painted up. Some of your best work I've seen.