Lightbox, test pics

Ok first all this is a bargin budget lightbox. Cardboard box with 2 sides cut out, masked with tracing paper and then 2 lamps worth about 8 euro each either side.  The pics were taken at night when the natural light wasn't the best. Also my camera is a little Sony Steadyshot.

 

 

 Still got to give the Firewarriors their highlights and the yellow squad markings.

Apologies for the hiatus, League of Legends has kicked off amongst people from work and there is always a group available each night after work. Between that and going to the gym regularly I've simply not had much to blog about or not had time to work on my models. Normal service will resume soon.

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Posted in Painting

Game on!

Ok so time to get my game face on! After reading a few blogs and having some time out, I'm ready to climb back into my Battlesuit once more and lay down some lives for the greater good.

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Posted in Painting , Personal , Tau , thoughts

Army work in progress pics 12/10/2010

Von'Ryn Cadre Deathrains

Ok here is the latest pictures of what I'm working on. I tend to jump from unit to unit to keep my interest and attention as I can get bored easily. I'll work by doing something like base coating 1 unit, then drybrushing another one next, then switching to inking another one.  At the moment I've only really got 1 full squad painted, everything else is in base coat or undercoat stages whilst I've been re-teaching myself how to paint after 5 years.  I've tried to add some interesting stuff after the break.

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Posted in Crisis Suits , Painting , WIP

Army built up so far

Seems the iphone really is kinda shit for taking pictures. This is the best of the ones i took. Getting there slowly!
4 WIP Pathfinders,
6 man squad Firewarriors
6 man squad Firewarriors
3 man Firestorm team
3 man Fireknive team (shas'el and body guards)
3 man deathrain team
2 standard broadsides

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Posted in converting , Crisis Suits , Painting , Tau , WIP

Crisis Suit Teaser

As i knew i'd have a bit of free time on my hands in Scotland, I brought over my assembled models and paints soI could undercoat and get the base colours down.
So far only 1 of my crisis suits has been base coated, washed and then highlighted. I then did the contrast colour just to see how it looks and was well impressed.
The heads, missile pods and feet are also grey now.

So far i've just got some grey and yellow down on the model, I need to work out if I still want to add blue or not.
the army scheme came from watching various Mecha Anime like Patlabor, Appleseed and lots and lots of Gundam.

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Posted in Crisis Suits , Painting , WIP