Captain Crooks
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ardyer":25opv05f said:
He's a mail-order only CD, from the 4th ed. era, not the easiest to come across. Only two variants were made, so a unit of them looks a bit boring
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He's a mail-order only CD, from the 4th ed. era, not the easiest to come across. Only two variants were made, so a unit of them looks a bit boring
Bluey Zarzov
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Oooh - you leave me little time, Captain.
OK - June it is for the Krynn Dragon.
Lucky I have the weekend free.
OK - June it is for the Krynn Dragon.
Lucky I have the weekend free.
Captain Crooks
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Actually Bluey, I don't think I'll have time for the Krynn dragon now so I'm doing another small one for June then the purple one for July - so if you can wait till April the challenge is on 
Otherwise go ahead and paint it now, I'll allow it
Otherwise go ahead and paint it now, I'll allow it
Bluey Zarzov
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you mean August? April is a long time away.
Captain Crooks
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Bluey Zarzov":2fwiaoiv said:
Erm.... yes. August.
Bluey Zarzov
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Whew - OK - Dragon of August Twilight it is.
Count Von Bruno
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Captain Crooks":2717dhjs said:Okay folks, it's only 20 days late, it's...
THE MAY DRAGON
Finally, because CVB pretty much demanded it, here is a Chaos Dwarf with a Moderately Big Hat. I seem to have splattered it with some white paint sometime just prior to taking this photo, poop...
Full marks my man, that dragon is great.
I'm not sure if scenic basing is ever going to be something I get into but I love seeing it done.
Poor horsey
Really nice work on the Big Hat's hat- the red, gold trim and jewel are very well done in particular.
Captain Crooks
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Here is a little teaser of the June dragon for all my fans
sadly my mother-in-law used my light box as a garbage bin the other day and wrecked it so you have to wait till the weekend for photos of the rest of it!
theottovonbismark
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lol watch out for The Mother in Law of Dragons!
Hope that's not a Catachan barking toad or that dragon is in trouble!
Looks really cool Crooksie.
Hope that's not a Catachan barking toad or that dragon is in trouble!
Looks really cool Crooksie.
Asslessman
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That looks good and promising of even better.
Damn mother in laws, mine threw away the seashell collection I had made for modelling purposes and she also threw the tea leaves I had gathered to make some perfect wood basing...
Damn mother in laws, mine threw away the seashell collection I had made for modelling purposes and she also threw the tea leaves I had gathered to make some perfect wood basing...
Bluey Zarzov
Member
Is that a Banksia I see, pretending to be some alien flora?
I dare say, you have captured the cracked mud of the dry Aussie climate very well there...
I dare say, you have captured the cracked mud of the dry Aussie climate very well there...
Captain Crooks
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Well folks, after last night's little teaser, and tonight's efforts repairing my lightbox, I give you:
THE JUNE DRAGON
This little guy is another Nick Bibby sculpt, called the Scorpion dragon. He has a teeny stinger on the tip of his tail, but the model doesn't exactly scream 'scorpion' so I didn't really take much inspiration from the bug world for his paint scheme - actually, I was just messing about with some washes from the new citadel set I bought and some more Tamiya clear red which i used on the back scales, just to see what happened. I quite like the warm colours, as they contrast nicely with the background without clashing too much.
Speaking of the background, my original plan for June was to quickly bash out a little dragon, then do a simple base for him, maybe having him chase a butterfly or something due to his clearly stalking pose. However, this little frog has been kicking around on my shelf for so long, and suddenly I had this crazy idea to try out the clear resin I just bought, and then I spotted this little snotling holding a bow with no arrows that was decorating the base of the Hrothyogg I bought off eBay after someone posted it in the Oldhammer forum eBay bargain thread, and then as I was about to make some little arrows I remembered that I had a snotling model holding a quiver of arrows and scratching his head and suddenly it ALL BECAME CLEAR.
The scene goes as so: Two snotlings have been tracking a nice fat frog, hoping to catch it for their dinner. They eventually find it lurking in an almost dried-up puddle, but before they can catch it, a baby dragon comes creeping out of the bushes, intent on gobbling it all up for himself! What a dilemma for the snotlings! See how one is scratching his head, wondering what they will eat now a dragon is about to steal their vittles! Well, hopefully that's what it all looks like. The dragon took one evening to paint, the mini-diorama has taken nearly two weeks of evenings to bodge together! I'm not 100% happy with how the resin worked, it seems to have risen up the frog too high, but I suppose if he doesn't break the water tension it does act a bit like that...
I'm starting to become frustrated with the limitations of the single lens on my DSLR, it's not equipped to pick up what i'm putting down, so i'm looking to get a macro lens. These things are designed to capture fine detail in small objects, but the price they command is somewhat offputting for an amateur like me. If I DO get a macro i'll reshoot everything and you can all wallow in my high-def dragons, but for now the unevenly focused offerings I give you will have to do
THE JUNE DRAGON
This little guy is another Nick Bibby sculpt, called the Scorpion dragon. He has a teeny stinger on the tip of his tail, but the model doesn't exactly scream 'scorpion' so I didn't really take much inspiration from the bug world for his paint scheme - actually, I was just messing about with some washes from the new citadel set I bought and some more Tamiya clear red which i used on the back scales, just to see what happened. I quite like the warm colours, as they contrast nicely with the background without clashing too much.
Speaking of the background, my original plan for June was to quickly bash out a little dragon, then do a simple base for him, maybe having him chase a butterfly or something due to his clearly stalking pose. However, this little frog has been kicking around on my shelf for so long, and suddenly I had this crazy idea to try out the clear resin I just bought, and then I spotted this little snotling holding a bow with no arrows that was decorating the base of the Hrothyogg I bought off eBay after someone posted it in the Oldhammer forum eBay bargain thread, and then as I was about to make some little arrows I remembered that I had a snotling model holding a quiver of arrows and scratching his head and suddenly it ALL BECAME CLEAR.
The scene goes as so: Two snotlings have been tracking a nice fat frog, hoping to catch it for their dinner. They eventually find it lurking in an almost dried-up puddle, but before they can catch it, a baby dragon comes creeping out of the bushes, intent on gobbling it all up for himself! What a dilemma for the snotlings! See how one is scratching his head, wondering what they will eat now a dragon is about to steal their vittles! Well, hopefully that's what it all looks like. The dragon took one evening to paint, the mini-diorama has taken nearly two weeks of evenings to bodge together! I'm not 100% happy with how the resin worked, it seems to have risen up the frog too high, but I suppose if he doesn't break the water tension it does act a bit like that...
I'm starting to become frustrated with the limitations of the single lens on my DSLR, it's not equipped to pick up what i'm putting down, so i'm looking to get a macro lens. These things are designed to capture fine detail in small objects, but the price they command is somewhat offputting for an amateur like me. If I DO get a macro i'll reshoot everything and you can all wallow in my high-def dragons, but for now the unevenly focused offerings I give you will have to do
I love the diorama, so much character!
Asslessman
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WON-DER-FUL
I thought nothing could beat the charm of oldschool dioramas but in fact something can : The charm of oldschool dioramas made today with new techniques and and well photographed !
Your creativity on dragon scales (from teh start of this thread si so refreshing ! Seeing how all your other dragons are flaless, I'm just wetting my pants in expectation of your Great spined one....
I thought nothing could beat the charm of oldschool dioramas but in fact something can : The charm of oldschool dioramas made today with new techniques and and well photographed !
Your creativity on dragon scales (from teh start of this thread si so refreshing ! Seeing how all your other dragons are flaless, I'm just wetting my pants in expectation of your Great spined one....
Magos Explorator
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That is super cute! And the cracked-earth effect on the base is wonderful. Is that the GW crackle paint or something else? If so, any tips for application? I got almost no crackling when I tried.
Captain Crooks
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It is the GW Agrellan earth, and it's not the best stuff for the job - I had one dud pot that I exchanged, and the sheer amount of it you have to use to get the effect is a bit disheartening - you literally need to glob it on, to about 4mm deep. For the price, you're probably better off getting some crackle effect liquid, with the added bonus that you can add it to your own colour mix instead of making do with the same flat brown all the time
Thanks for the comment!
Thanks for the comment!
Count Von Bruno
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Absolutely brilliant Crooksie, full marks!
weismonsters
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Beautiful diorama this.
Fimm McCool
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Brilliant stuff! I love the character of the piece, so nice to see 'non-battle' dioramas of everyday happenings in the Warhammer world. Kinda feel sorry for the snots! 