Blog Suds Painting 2019: End of the Year Closing. Thanks Everyone for the support and great community!

Wow! The thunderlizard is going to look awesome

 

She really really is, I'm so excited for all of us to finally see her with neck armor. This has given me a new fire to start some platforms again lol

Each crest is 1" long, her neck I believe is 10". So in theory I could have 4 left over for her tail

 

Thinking of adding more wood on the back like a box (shown in red), like the top portion of wooden frame. Also the idea of cut the fabric from the blue line down to show the TL stomach better, and the gold is showing where the neck and tail armor would be going

What do all of yall think? Would love some thoughts on this

 

I like where the armour/scales are going and the blue line works. Not sure about the extra supports/adding more wood. Would it be diagonal? or more box shaped

 

I was thinking more diagonal the more I look at it. The other option is doing the tail armor starting up higher on her back or lower down below the hips, but i feel like that might look weird.

Pictures below for a better idea of what the back looks like, and how the neck armor could look like using 4 pieces that arnt glued on. Please excuse the mess around, her being so big its hard to get just her in the shot.

 

Sacred Spawning of Sotek, Kroxigor Alpha. WIP

C&C welcome

 

I like the kroxigor!

 

Thanks man! Haven't seen you around the jungle much, how are you doing these days?

 

Far from home, but surviving

Always great to drop by the jungle and see the projects being worked on! (and the memes )

 

Always good stuff happening here for sure! Lots of good projects going on all around, I hear a giant Stego from another member will be happening soon!

Speaking of cool stuff happening...

Wanted to see how it would look with the neck armor, decided to use some scotch tape where the armor would go to lightly secure it...obviously it'll look better up against the neck and painted but...very excited ... also might be making a huge realm gate for her diorama

 

Decided to start my other Oracle, going with a night meets the moon kind of theme, also did a few free hand symbols and then dyed them.

C&C welcome!

 

Intimidating body paint

 

Where the heck did you get all of those carno heads used for the TL neck armor?!?

 

I bought like 12 Start Collecting boxes for the crests...it worked out though, as I'm building a saurus heavy army...can you say hello to all my Troglodons!?!? Its gonna be epic

 

I kid I bought 5 sets of crests for about $1 each from an online site lol I do need like 4 or so more SC boxes though....Lol I am building a massive saurus infantry army instead of like 100+ skinks

Sadly my first order of 18 crests was lost in the mail

 

Ah that sounds a lot better! Maybe the mail man will find the original package in the back of his truck and it will magically be delivered one day

 

That is honestly what I am hoping for

 

Updated on the central platform including a Evolution of a Platforms Central Skull....this doesn't include a few other botched ideas for it lol

C&C welcome!

 

It's been a busy Holiday season, especially this past week. Now that it's kind of settling down (for the next day until more parties for the new year happen) I've started to think about the next year and what it means for my hobby and the goals I want to set for myself.

I've definitely been thinking about projects for the next year and I think I have "The Big Eight" planned out, some of them are rolling over from 2019, such as the Thunderlizard. The projects are not limited to these bigger projects but I want them to be the focus for sure and take my time on them. The Projects I have planned are:

*Finish Thunderlizard

*Dread Saurian - I have a few Conversion ideas

*Bastiladon - Ark of Sotek

*Engine of the Gods

*Finish Xalachiosaurus (Stegadon Conversion)

*Sitlunār Kōatl - My Own Fluff Monster

* Some Sort of Unique Creation formed from kitbashing

Special Saurus Ripperdactyl Hero

Again, my projects aren't limited to this list, these are just the big ones I want to do, but are what I'll be focusing on. I still have Start Collecting boxes to finish.

I also just want to grow in my painting and bade making by work on techniques and still just take chances. Some things I'd like to work on are blending colors, highlighting, resin and other base making basics.

On a non painting note, I also want to work on my story building and revisit some of the writings I've posted and either scrap them and start over or simply redo them. I also have some ideas for new fluff regarding my army.... and a new Old One rising.

I'm sure there are other things I'll add to these lists but for my experience of about 6 months I think this is more than enough for me to start with!

What are you all hoping to start in the new year? Below I'm going to post the two models I just purchased that will be apart of my next year projects: Two Models from the Goldenmaw line - One I'll be using as a Sunblood Conversion (shield instead of the axe) and the other as the Saurus Ripperdactyl Hero.

As I close out this Blog (I won't be posting again until the next year) I just want to thank all of you for the support and live through the 11 pages of this blog. The past 6 months sharing my work, ideas and refound creativity through painting and writing as been a joy and I excited for 2020.

- Suds aka Xolek-Zi