Blog Slannta's Workshop

Darn now I have to beat him and buy more

 

Addictions come in many forms.

 

I got a small collection of styrafoam squares from packaging in work it was a job collecting them from the floor as I went about my day ^.^ but they will make nice stones for some structures I think

 

Here is another natural leaf that looked good for inspiration for colour schemes:



I should have taken a better picture but I was walking for a bus at the time

 

Following my painting at the golden serpent competition I'd like to ask is it worth spraying my silver and grey models white? or should I get a different colour? my next break off I'm gonna gather them all up in one big spray day

 

I´d say so, although it depends on how dark silver and grey you want to paint

 

I only have a grey and white primer at the moment but I want to get all my grey and metal models covered so at least they're all on the same page for my practice painting and so I can make greater strides with my army - the issue is some I buy prepainted will either have to go in their own units or i'll have to replicate colour schemes to get them working well

 

I've decided when I get round to it I'm going to practice painting on the skink bowmen as they are the simplest sort of looking models and most of the ones I get prepainted are a mix of colours but it works effectively.

 

Not much to report at the moment really - my mum found a toy dragon for my nephew's birthday in a charity shop but since it was my birthday recently and I showed interest in it she offered it to me as a present before he had a chance to see it



I felt and do feel guilty but it's pretty bad ass so is going to be a future project

Edit: I should mention I'm not as harsh as all that I have got him a marble chess set for his birthday so I'm not all heartless he's super into chess at the moment from what I gather from the relatives

Then I've been playing around with a stegadon like helmet thing that came in a model kit with my previously seen raptor model and it makes for a tribal looking improvement on the head -



The reservations I have are how it looks from other angles other than head on and above - in other words the sides look crummy i'll need to convert some straps for the neck or something if its going to look anywhere near decent. It has a monkey rider that came with the model I'm toying with converting it to a skink for the horned one champion proxy for them because he has the right kinda set up for sitting in the saddle . All thoughts are welcome as always.

 

Wordy update for now ^.^ - I just got in the post a big auction I won of 100's of models so I haven't had time to take pictures yet took me a good while to get them all out and examine them. All I can say Is I pretty much doubled my army size in one sweep ...because yolo to my wallet. Also I have no space to put them, I'm gonna be moving some trinkets from my cupboard to make room I think, at least until I can but a tall display case for them all .

 

You should probably get this guy:

http://www.darkswordminiatures.com/...day-tribute-santa-frog-and-tadpole-timmy.html

 

I have him ^.^

 

painted? pictures?

 

I posted him awhile a go I don't do any painting yet much to the annoyance of all you guys

 

Wish I could say I made this but I'm lucky enough to say I have acquired this unique bit of kit - It's made of surprisingly simple materials but has a stunning effect. Behold....

 

That's an amazing find! Brilliant work by someone!

 

Lustrian battle criuser! How great is that?!

 

It's a lot of fun - my fiancee said she wanted to make scenery like it with me and shes creative so it should insipre us to make some things

 

Is that a war turtle??!!! More pictures from a few different angles please! Very curious how it must have been made.