Stupid Hardware ...

Now, that I have some new stuff to post, my grafics card broke and my computer is useless ... and I can only post via iPhone or at work. -.-

At the moment I do some colour tests for a Killzone Team which is for my brother. They will be a Imperial Fists, and currently I am lookin for an easy way to get em in a nice yellow according to this tutorial: Master of the Forge: Painting Yellow Armour.
Someone else a good idea how to paint yellow?


And this is the Team Setup:

Overall                      199P

Vanguard Veteran Sgt.
  - 2x Lightning Claw
  - Teamleader
  - Medipac
  - Fleet

Vanguar Veteran
  - Power Sword
  - Fleet


Devastor
  - Heavy Bolter
  - Suspensors
  - Targeter


Tac. Marine
  - Targeter

Tac. Marine

Meanwhile ...

... I bought an Airbrush - cool eh!?

This is my new double action shotgun -ehhhhmmm- airbrush thing. Nothing special, just a cheap set from ebay, about 130€. Singleaction + doubleaction + compressor with small tank.

Sadly, today was no camera at home, only bad cellphone pictures ...

This was my first Try, and due to bad pictures you cant see anything ... ha ha!

Just a try to speed up painting ... dark red base color followed by lighter two airbruch highlights from above. after wards a quick wash with thinned down VGC Sepiashade, and very few highlights by brush... (at least this pic is the worst one for today, I think)

This is my second try, those are the missing two neophytes I talked about someday (I think I did).
White Vallejo Prime by Airbrush, then dark brown VModelAir from bottom up as presahding. Then some VMA Hemp as basecolour, and two sandy highlights from above. It's quick - It's dirty - It's perfect for me!

Also I did a third mini that way, but he got a finish:

Basic difference to the neophytes: a thinned down VGC Sepiashade wash after painting metals and white on the horns. Blood is done with VGC Skin Wash and the mud is done with VGC pigments (awwwwwwwsme!!! stuff).

And in addition, this guy is a tribute to sons of taurus - who made me somehow, I think buy reading his blog, putting this bits together! (get out of my mind!!) AND dear sons, if you still read my little blog, and would like to own this little guy for your traitors, I think I would send him on a special mission over the big ocean. I have no duties for him.

 At the moment I am try to convert my brother into an TT40K nerd. The nerd thing is not the big problem, he already is one, but the Tabletop is more of it, especcially the hobby and money part. And he doesnt want to play big games (he says (for now)).
But lucky as I am, Galaxy in Flames came up with a Skirmish Fan Project:

It's beta, but I'll give it a try, after I have moved to my new flat in October (and have converted my brother - mwhahaharrr)

And last but not least if have joined the H.O.P. some days ago - just to mention.


*** EDIT ***
I think I'll replace that ugly pictures in the next days ... damn they are bad ... sorry.

'Crons

Somehow I am in a very big hobby-summer-slump ... but today I was in the mood for some quick and dirty Necrons.

But there wont be many updates in the next time. (I think) Because I will move to my first own flat next month, and there is so much stuff to do and think about ...

the chaplain

irae scorpios new chaplain:

sadly the VMC matt vanish i used for him as last step turned out a little bit too glossy and you can't really see the shading i tried to paint on the black parts. :( And the backpack is also missing ...but i'll finish that soon. i promise.

and here are some pic's of the additional 5 meele guys i finished:

and a comparsion of the two special weapon guys i'll use:

Not dead ... but very very very lazy!

The warm weather here in germany is not good for my painting mood. BBQ, beer and motorcyling is way cooler than sitting in front of a desk. ;-)

But here's some wip shot from my desk:

This is some kind of learning by doing. I am trying around with very thin layering and stuff ... and taking more time. Not just quick and dirty. :-D

Stay tuned for some hq shots next time ... I have finished five other BP&C-Sword guys and bought some cool resin pieces.

And we add a pinch off Chaos. 2.0

Done with my first five meele Initiates. Somehow I did forget about my camouflage  pattern while painting. But then I thought that doesn't really matter if you are needed to storm the front and go into close combat. also I changed the brown on the shoulderpads to tinbits with highlight. You can only hardly see this on the pictures, but it makes a difference and it's not too far away from the original brown.
Also the meele ones got another backpack, baremetal and rusty. For a little bit more contrast.

But have a look:

Their commanding Initiate in detail:

And here a picture to see the diffrences between the painting styles.

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A Quick WIP shot from the Table ...

Some green power weapon effeckt ... just new terrain for myself. but I already like it! :)

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