Last week my brother visited, and together we painted a lot of miniatures. He painted his Covenant of Antarctica fleet that I gave him earlier this year, and I think they turned out really sweet!
I got a fleet of Prussians, but unfortunately I had an undercoat related accident, so they are now enjoying a chemical bath to get rid of some horrible textured paint.
Showing posts with label Painting. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Painting. Show all posts
Thursday, August 02, 2012
Friday, April 22, 2011
Herohammer: Njal Stormcaller
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| Njal Stormcaller in his Runic Terminator Dreadnought Armour |
I painted him with a basecoat of Fenris Grey, overbrushed Shadow Grey and highlighted with Adeptus Battlegrey. The runes are Mechrite Red, followed by lighter and lighter applications of Lord Solar Macharius Orange, Blazing Orange and Golden Yellow.
I like how Njal ended up looking, especially as i really didn't spend a lot of time on him. Norau is going to the Strategikon tournament next weekend, and Njal and his buddies just needs to be painted before then.
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
I'm back, baby!
I spent the summer becoming a dad, which is awesome! I did take a break from wargaming for a few months, but now I'm back on full steam.
During the summer I decided to start a Warhammer Fantasy army, and landed on Tomb Kings. Halfway through assembling my first unit of Skeleton Archers, I found that I really don't enjoy assembling figures.
I sent my buddy Norau the proposition that I paint his figures if he'll assemble mine. He readily agreed, and I quickly started painting his new Space Wolf army. Here's the first of four Razorbacks.
In other news, my buddy Briefspite has started his blog @ www.briefspite.com, and the tournament we are hosting in October has gotten its own website @ www.strategikon.no. Be sure to check them out and give them some love!
During the summer I decided to start a Warhammer Fantasy army, and landed on Tomb Kings. Halfway through assembling my first unit of Skeleton Archers, I found that I really don't enjoy assembling figures.
I sent my buddy Norau the proposition that I paint his figures if he'll assemble mine. He readily agreed, and I quickly started painting his new Space Wolf army. Here's the first of four Razorbacks.
In other news, my buddy Briefspite has started his blog @ www.briefspite.com, and the tournament we are hosting in October has gotten its own website @ www.strategikon.no. Be sure to check them out and give them some love!
Friday, March 19, 2010
Best painted @ Strategikon 3
No tournament is complete without a painting competition. Here are the nominees for "Best painted army" at Strategikon 3.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Best painted armies @ Winter War 7
These were the nominees for the "Best painted army" award at the 40k tournament Winter War 7, held in Bergen, Norway on the weekend of 20-21. February 2010.
The Nurgle Daemons (the first army) won the award.
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Making a new army from models I already own
Here's a little sneak peek of my latest project: Chaos Daemons!
I realized that I had ten Flamers and five Horrors sitting around, being "lesser daemons" in my Chaos Space Marines army. Then it occurred to me: Why not build a small Daemon force?
All I really needed was some more troops, so I've bought five more Horrors. They are weak, but can dish out the pain at range like few others.
Seeing as my brother bought these Flamers for the previous editions of both Warhammer 40k and the Chaos Space Marines codex, I have no qualms in bringing this unit of pure awesome to the battlefield. If what I've read is correct, they will melt away just about any unit in the game.
This guy will be leading them, a herald of Tzeentch on disc. I originally painted him up for my Tzeentchian Blood Bowl team, but he fits perfectly in this Daemon force too. He can shoot pretty hard, and target multiple units each turn. Not too good in close combat, though.
As of now, I can field just about 500 points of painted minis. All I did was add five new models to my collection, and presto, I have a new army!
On a personal note:
Phew, having a blog can be a lot of work! I have a lot of content that just need to be edited and published, but I just can't seem to find the time. The last few weeks, I've been mostly just painting miniatures and having a good time. Ah, the simple joys in life :)
I realized that I had ten Flamers and five Horrors sitting around, being "lesser daemons" in my Chaos Space Marines army. Then it occurred to me: Why not build a small Daemon force?
All I really needed was some more troops, so I've bought five more Horrors. They are weak, but can dish out the pain at range like few others.
Seeing as my brother bought these Flamers for the previous editions of both Warhammer 40k and the Chaos Space Marines codex, I have no qualms in bringing this unit of pure awesome to the battlefield. If what I've read is correct, they will melt away just about any unit in the game.
This guy will be leading them, a herald of Tzeentch on disc. I originally painted him up for my Tzeentchian Blood Bowl team, but he fits perfectly in this Daemon force too. He can shoot pretty hard, and target multiple units each turn. Not too good in close combat, though.
As of now, I can field just about 500 points of painted minis. All I did was add five new models to my collection, and presto, I have a new army!
On a personal note:
Phew, having a blog can be a lot of work! I have a lot of content that just need to be edited and published, but I just can't seem to find the time. The last few weeks, I've been mostly just painting miniatures and having a good time. Ah, the simple joys in life :)
Tuesday, October 06, 2009
New guy at the club: Sawyer
This Sunday, I went to Oslo Miniature Games Club, looking for a game of Warhammer 40k. In my last post, I wrote a battle report from the game I played, but I also met a guy I hadn't met before. His name is Sawyer, and he has a great-looking Traitor Guard army! Check out these pictures I took (click the pictures for insane macro mode):
Note the empty ammo drum and the scratch-built empty casings next to the Autocannon. Awesome stuff!
Sawyer's next project for this army is a squad of Renegade Ogryns. Can't wait to see'em, can't wait to play'em! Bring it, man! ;)
Note the empty ammo drum and the scratch-built empty casings next to the Autocannon. Awesome stuff!
Sawyer's next project for this army is a squad of Renegade Ogryns. Can't wait to see'em, can't wait to play'em! Bring it, man! ;)
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Khorne Rhino
I've recently painted the transport for my Khorne Berzerkers. It's the most red I've ever painted in one go, and I could never have done it without the excellent Citadel "foundation paints".
I sprayed the tank Chaos Black, coated it Mechrite Red, and then built up a solid coat of Blood Red. I believe I will highlight quite a bit with Blazing Orange, but we shall see. The most important factor is getting the army painted to a gaming standard, not to win any prizes for my not-so-great painting skills (altough they are constantly improving)
Khorne Rhino
Originally uploaded by Xadhoom.
I sprayed the tank Chaos Black, coated it Mechrite Red, and then built up a solid coat of Blood Red. I believe I will highlight quite a bit with Blazing Orange, but we shall see. The most important factor is getting the army painted to a gaming standard, not to win any prizes for my not-so-great painting skills (altough they are constantly improving)
Khorne Rhino
Originally uploaded by Xadhoom.
Thursday, April 02, 2009
Prism Cannon
I tried lightsourcing for the Prism Cannon on my Fire Prism. I'm not entirely sure about the result. If I find that I don't like it, it should be easy to both remove or improve on it.
To get the effect on the prism itself, I simply started with a white undercoat, which I washed black halfway up the front. Then I stippled on the reds from Red Gore, into Blood Red, and finally Golden Yellow. A lot of mixing inbetween these colors, of course.
What do you guys think? Any tips on the lightsourcing technique would be awesome!
To get the effect on the prism itself, I simply started with a white undercoat, which I washed black halfway up the front. Then I stippled on the reds from Red Gore, into Blood Red, and finally Golden Yellow. A lot of mixing inbetween these colors, of course.
What do you guys think? Any tips on the lightsourcing technique would be awesome!
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Finished: 5 Eldar Rangers
I bought these back in 4th edition, right when they came out. The models are amazing, both detail and design is excellent.
Their camo cloaks was painted Scorched Brown, followed by a liberal application of Graveyard Earth. Kommando Khaki for the top layer + highlights, followed by a dash of Flesh Wash in the cloak's creases. Then i applied Gryphonne Sepia over the entire cloak to smooth the rather course layering I had done, and to matt down the Flesh Wash. Finally, I touched up the highlights again, and the cloaks were done.
The undersuit was overbrushed dark grey, the face painted plainly with rather light highlights.
The blue gems are painted almost like described in the Eldar Codex: Necron Abyss, Enchanted Blue, Ice Blue (or rather something similar i mixed up).
All in all, I'm pleased with the result. They are clearly camouflaged, but at the same time interesting to behold.
Their camo cloaks was painted Scorched Brown, followed by a liberal application of Graveyard Earth. Kommando Khaki for the top layer + highlights, followed by a dash of Flesh Wash in the cloak's creases. Then i applied Gryphonne Sepia over the entire cloak to smooth the rather course layering I had done, and to matt down the Flesh Wash. Finally, I touched up the highlights again, and the cloaks were done.
The undersuit was overbrushed dark grey, the face painted plainly with rather light highlights.
The blue gems are painted almost like described in the Eldar Codex: Necron Abyss, Enchanted Blue, Ice Blue (or rather something similar i mixed up).
All in all, I'm pleased with the result. They are clearly camouflaged, but at the same time interesting to behold.
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Test video: Painting Eldar Rangers
This is just a test video taken with my Fujifilm S7000 digital camera on a tripod. The quality is so-so, but considering this was taken late in the evening with poor lighting, it's not too bad.
Hopefully, I will take some video from the game of 40k I'm playing tonight.
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Khorne Berzerkers almost done
My 8-man strong unit of lobotomized Berzerkers only have some detail work remaining. I started with a coat of Chaos Black "primer", followed by liberal application of Mechrite Red foundation paint. On top of this I painted most areas of armour Blood Red, with a Blazing Orange highlight. The golden armour is simply Shining Gold.
The next step is final detailing and highlighting. Blazing Orange mixed with some yellow or white for the extreme highlights for the armour. A Burnished Gold and Mithril Silver mix for the gold detailing, and Mithril Silver for the metal highlights.
Finally, the eyepieces on the helmets will be painted Dark Angels Green with Snot Green and Skull White highlights.
More to come when they are finished.
The next step is final detailing and highlighting. Blazing Orange mixed with some yellow or white for the extreme highlights for the armour. A Burnished Gold and Mithril Silver mix for the gold detailing, and Mithril Silver for the metal highlights.
Finally, the eyepieces on the helmets will be painted Dark Angels Green with Snot Green and Skull White highlights.
More to come when they are finished.
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Sunday, October 12, 2008
First lick of paint
After the disaster with the faulty spray paint, I've put off doing any further work on my Chaos Space Marines for too long. This week, I started painting the first unit of my new army, a 10-man unit of regular Chaos Space Marines.
They will be painted in the colors of the Red Corsairs from the latest Codex.
They will be painted in the colors of the Red Corsairs from the latest Codex.
Friday, September 19, 2008
Success!
After the Chaos Space Marines got ruined by a new can of spray paint last month, I've been focusing on painting a unit of Thousand Sons, sprayed years ago.
A few days ago, I visited my buddy Andreas, and put the Marines in a box filled with a concentrated soap called Simple Green. We left them in the liquid for three days. Yesterday, we took them out of the box and tried scrubbing with an old toothbrush.
Lo and behold, the grainy undercoat came right off! Fantastic!! The best part is that Simple Green is bio-degradable, non-toxic and can be used over and over! If only they sold the stuff in our country...
Friday, December 22, 2006
Napariel and Azapiel
These two guys are the two first Chaos Warriors in my new Blood Bowl team "Disciples of Ahriman". I have played in Torshov Touchdown for a few years now, and recently switched from the Lizardmen team "Lounge Lizards" to an experimental Tzeentchian Chaos Team. They are ridiculously expensive, but very interesting to play. Each Warrior (5 4 3 9) and Cultist (6 3 3 8) start with a Random Mutation. This makes them a great challenge to play. I have so far lost four of my six first games, but this only makes the victories sweeter.
Monday, July 03, 2006
Tyranid Gunfex
The Gunfex is the final spoke in the wheel that is my Tyranid army. It makes short work of skimmers, heavy tanks, light tanks and any and all infantry, bar terminators and power armour.
This guy was a major factor in my beating Speed Freeks to a man (an Ork?) in just four turns during Recon. Except for one Trukk, the poor saps didn't even get out of their deployment zone due do the horrendous amount of incoming fire. Of course, the fact that the Venom Cannon can get penetrating hits against open-topped vehicles helped a lot!
PS: I keep missing the "G", writing Funfex instead of Gunfex. My spelling error has a point, this really is a funfex.
This guy was a major factor in my beating Speed Freeks to a man (an Ork?) in just four turns during Recon. Except for one Trukk, the poor saps didn't even get out of their deployment zone due do the horrendous amount of incoming fire. Of course, the fact that the Venom Cannon can get penetrating hits against open-topped vehicles helped a lot!
PS: I keep missing the "G", writing Funfex instead of Gunfex. My spelling error has a point, this really is a funfex.
Monday, April 24, 2006
Tyranid Warriors
My brother no longer plays 40K, so I have adopted his Tyranids, promising to give them victories and glory (or whatever the beasts crave). Anyhow, some of the Warriors were not completely painted, so I have taken upon me the arduous task of finishing the army. This constitutes mostly of finishing five Warrior's armour plates, as I have painted their skin and claws earlier.
I have tried to match the armour design as closely as I can, but it is clear to me that there will be some differences. The one on the left is painted by me, the one on the right by my brother.
The army itselft sports 21 Tyranid Warriors, not a very common unit type in most Tyranid forces. I expect some turned heads and very few opponents with experience in handling 42 wounds of Warriors, now immune to insta-killing and with a horrendous amount of Rending attacks. >:]
I have tried to match the armour design as closely as I can, but it is clear to me that there will be some differences. The one on the left is painted by me, the one on the right by my brother.
The army itselft sports 21 Tyranid Warriors, not a very common unit type in most Tyranid forces. I expect some turned heads and very few opponents with experience in handling 42 wounds of Warriors, now immune to insta-killing and with a horrendous amount of Rending attacks. >:]
Sunday, March 26, 2006
Inquisitor
Inquisitor Lord
with Bolter-Stake Crossbow
However, in order to field assassins I need to include an Inquisitor. As he seems fairly useless on paper, I'll just have to find some use for him. I am thinking of taking him with a lot of supporting wargear; Liber Heresius, Psychic Hood, and letting him stay well away from the fiercest fighting. He is sporting a Bolter-Stake Crossbow and a rather numerous following: Three Heavy Bolter servitors, two Chirurgeons and two Acolytes. I am going to put them all into a Chimera, for a grand total of 328 points.
The Inquisitor Lord's coat is painted Scab Red, washed with Red Ink, painted Red Gore and highlighted with Blood Red. The inside of the coat is painted Bestial Brown, Snakebite Leather, Vomit Brown, Desert Yellow, and finally a mix of 50:50 Desert Yellow and Rotting Flesh. Highlights are a mix of Bleached Bone and Rotting Flesh.
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