Andrew's Oldhammer Project Log

[ardyer]

Finished a couple of Marauder Dark Elves this weekend. Not real happy with the photo, but I'm to lazy to retake it for a better shot!

 

[Thantsants]

Looking great - even through the slight blurring

 

[guitarheroandy]

Very good models! The blue flesh is really un-nerving! Excellent!

 

[Citadel Collector]

Agreed - lovely flesh colour.

 

[axiom]

Look great! The bases are a nice touch - what grass clumps are you using?

 

[ardyer]

Look great! The bases are a nice touch - what grass clumps are you using?

The grass and weed clumps are straight from Stone Cold Leads' tutorial: http://stonecoldlead.webs.com/simple-bu ... ive-basing

If you're in the US, the codes are the same but the names are different. I can get the codes for you tonight, but I think they are the late autumn weeds, late autumn two tone tufts, and one of the autumn single tone tufts.

 

[axiom]

Lovely - thanks. Think I can work from the tutorial

 

[bug16]

Very nice looking DE's. Agreeing with others, the flesh looks particularly great.

 

[Erny]

Yes very nice. I have an almost comprehensive collection of Marauder DE but no DE021. I sometime wish I'd gone with blue or purple skin it does look good.

 

[ardyer]

Yes very nice. I have an almost comprehensive collection of Marauder DE but no DE021. I sometime wish I'd gone with blue or purple skin it does look good.

I'll check to see if I have an extra 21, I don't think I do, but they're in a big pile on my shelf so its easy to loose track

 

[mbh]

great stuff

how did you paint the skin?

 

[ardyer]

great stuff

how did you paint the skin?

Basecoat was Rakarth Flesh + the Fang (shadow grey), washed with a 66/33 mix of Drakenhof Nightshade/Reikland Fleshwash, Highlight with base and then keep mixing in pure white for highlights. The most recent two were done that way anyway, the previous 3 shown were each done slightly differently. The lips were painted mixing liche purple (although it might have been demonette hide) into the base.

 

[mbh]

cool

I would not imagine you could get such a Stong blue with that

 

[ardyer]

More pictures of the Dark Elves from the August Painting Challenge:








An old 40k RT servitor/adventurer model:

I wish I had gone with dark green instead of blue for the body suit.

Not old hammer, but a WIP Empire Priest I'm working on:

 

[Mutantdale]

Great looking elves you have there and nice to finally see some paint on the assassin..

MD

 

[Just John]

Lovely painting. The poor old slotta based warrior looks petrified beside the 3rd ed figures

 

[ardyer]

Lovely painting. The poor old slotta based warrior looks petrified beside the 3rd ed figures

The biggest problem with the preslotta is that I mounted them on the base at an angle, and now they look crooked in the unit!

 

[Just John]

I hadn't noticed that until you mentioned it. I can see how that would be a problem. Funnily enough I was just reading a thread elsewhere about slotta bases and one of the advantages of round over square was that positioning didn't matter. Apologies for directing my next comment to someone else - See Blue round bases have a use after all

 

[Chico]

I hadn't noticed that until you mentioned it. I can see how that would be a problem. Funnily enough I was just reading a thread elsewhere about slotta bases and one of the advantages of round over square was that positioning didn't matter. Apologies for directing my next comment to someone else - See Blue round bases have a use after all

Or you can just cut the preslotta base..

 

[Asslessman]

Wowo, I really like the RT adventurer, actually am in my RT adventurer phase atm. I find the dark blue quite adapted since it looks like some sort of motorcycle suit or something. The priest is very well painted though I don't really fancy this model because of it's FAR too long arms and ape face. You've done him more than justice.