Back from the dead..."im not dead yet!"

Yeah yeah yeah I know been a while since I last posted. Over a year but that doesn't mean I haven't been up to anything in the way of tabletop gaming.

Well really I haven't been up to much. I started to do some conversions on some Dark Eldar test models to build a Chaos Eldar squad for Death Squads (more info here). Picture of the Exarch model to the left. Let me know what you think. I'll be extending the arm on the claw hand a bit and beefing it up a little. It kinda looks like a gimpy hand right now.

I also got a bit done on the Eldar squad as well. Not much though.

Otherwise my life has been pretty hecktik took a side job designing T-shirts and doing some print design so my time for hobby is limited to pretty much listening to podcasts about gaming and playing Magic the Gathering between class.

I would like to thank anyone still listening and hopefully we can get this ball rolling again soon. I may expand to include a little bit of RPG stuff as well as it's also one of my favorite hobbies.

Eldar Dire Avenger Project: Update 2

Oh before I forget I wanted to share the concept art I am using for this model and for what will be my Dire Avengers for my Death Squads, Squad.

Base is pretty much done. Still need to add some dry brushing to the stump and the blood effects when it finally gets here. Highlights are painted using blood red and elf flesh to edge with (for future i will probably use dwarf flesh because it's a little redder but i didn't have any left).

From here on out the photos should be getting better just got a new mini tripod and discovered that blue backgrounds work MUCH better than white ones when shooting minis.

On a side note the Armorcast base will be here soon got the shipping confirmation today so I will be doing a review of the product as soon as it is painted and done so you can see it in all phases.

Thanks for Reading
Till next time keep painting.

Eldar Dire Avenger Project: Update

Update:
Tip for Dire Avenger Eldar- when painting the brush apply a liberal amount of black paint across the top of the brush at the top of the helmet. Then while still wet dip it in fine play sand when you do this you will get the effect you see on my figure which makes it look more like a natural hair than the smooth look that we are used to seeing. I can do a tutorial if anyone need to see what im talking about.


in this update you will see that the armor is pretty much done cept the gems which will be green. the spine is also ready until i get my Tamiya Clear Red in to do the gore effects this week.
Next update will have the rest of the gun and hopefully have finally picked a color for the space marine helmet. I think Im going with salamanders.
I have also picked the display base i will be attaching the figure to with magnets.

Product is made by armorcast (http://armorcast.com).

Until next time.

Eldar Dire Avenger Project

I have already been working on this fella for a few days so have to bear with me a little. This is my project piece for the Death Squads forum Prisoner Exchange 2010. This piece will be sent out to some lucky person from the Death Squads forum in exchange for them sending one to me.

The project consists of a Eldar Dire Avenger posed to kinda resemble hamlet holding the skull from the "to be or not to be" sequence of Shakespears - Hamlet. The twist being in the style of predetor 2 he is holding a space marine head with the spine still attached. Which i plan to gore up a bit with a special blood technique i learned from my friends at DakkaDakka.

Here is the prelim pose with the apreture for the spine in place.




And here with the sculpted spine



And to bring you up to date here is the model Base coated & washed black.




Hope you enjoyed more to come soon!