GOING DOTTY

 For Christmas not only did I get more Star Wars miniatures, I also got some reinforcements for my Kroot army, yes I know last year I said it was finished then GW released a whole bunch of new models, so it was probably a given it was going to increase ! LOL So what have I got to show today, it's the new Kroot Lone-Spear, the rider I've done in the normal colours for the army, just a bit of a darker shade to normal.

The colour scheme for the chameleonic Kalamandra, I've gone for a Chameleon colour scheme, yes I could have gone with GW's colours but as I haven't for the rest of the army, why start now ! LOL Below is the reference picture I used as the basis.

One thing I noticed was the the colours seem to be dots all over the body, so used this as the method to paint the whole beast, never liked doing this process in art which is called pointillism, but actually enjoyed doing this a lot more. That's all for today, so until next time stay safe, and have fun !

Cheers Dave

RIOT SQUAD

 

If you are expecting Ruby, Liv, and Sarah you'll be disappointed as these have TK  numbers, as it's the new Star Wars Legion Imperial riot control squad. It has multiple members the first 3 are the sergeant with sniper rifle and two troopers with blaster and shield.

The next two have energy batons and shields.

The last two to round out the squad are K series enforcer droids.

This is one of the first kits I've got made from Atomic Mass hard plastic, and I'm not a huge fan, they are a pain to glue, as they don't take plastic glue ( mind you the previous ones didn't either) the plastic is very brittle and doesn't carve well, and my last complaint is the lack of detail compared to the older models, especially the enforcer droids, as I have the K2SO model to compare it to, and the detail is sorely lacking, but at least these are now finished, that's all for today, so until next time, stay safe, and have fun !

Cheers Dave

ON PATROL

 I have finished all four options of the Dewback and rider, the first one is probably the most iconic with the rod and white shoulderpad, that appeared in the first Star Wars movie, before being remastered.

Next is a stormtrooper with another heavy weapon.

While I was doing these two, I also added the chipping that Jeff suggested on the inferno trooper, and the weathering.

This means that all three count for my PWYG challenge.

And as a final picture all four on patrol.

Great to get this unit finished, don't think I'll do any more unless atomic mass games release a different version, I tried to add some variation between them by changing some of the colours I used on the Dewbacks. That's all for today, so until next time, stay safe, and have fun !

Cheers Dave

EACH SIDE IS NOT LIKE THE OTHER

 Yo may remember the staircases I made for my client before Christmas, and he thought it would be cool to have another level for them to butt up to. I wanted to add a bit of interest to some of the sides, but I did the first one as just a plain wall.

Next I did a recessed alcove with a jade dragon vase on a plinth, this could be entrance to a secret passage way, or just the remains of a loved one.

The next side I did was a simple doorway, which could lead to another room or maybe to a dungeon, you can also see that I did marble flooring on the second level.

The last side I thought an indoor water feature with a gargoyle face, would be fun.

The last piece i have to show for my client is a sculpted and painted dragon banner top, my client already had the banner and pole, I just added the top, and below is the reference he sent me to base it off of.

That's all for today, hopefully the next post will be some of my own PWYG entrances, so until next time, stay safe, and have fun !

Cheers Dave

THE ALCHEMIST

 The Alchemist Destevano wasn't a man of renown, in fact most of his clients were of a more seedy nature rather than upstanding, but it kept him in business. A lot of the time his payment was a share from a job, and would come in many forms not just gold or precious gems. One such share provided him a scroll which he found most intriguing, it detailed a way of turning lead into Gold. A lot of the materials needed were easily available, even to a man of his meagre standing, but there were two elements, that he needed help with, the first was a large rainbow Diamond, the only one he knew of the right size belonged to the local magistrate, his alliances with the local thugs and thieves paid off here, and they procured the needed diamond for him, while they kept the rest of the loot. The next element was a large supply of human bone, as the transformation needed the calcium to catalyse the  change in the lead, luckily he knew the local grave robbers, so a quick bribe later, and he had an endless supply. 

His first batch didn't completely work, as the beams from the Rainbow Diamond weren't focused enough on the pot, and a lot were lost in the room, he developed up a set of focusing plates made from Copper, to keep as much of the rays in the area needed, and now got a full pot of gold every time. He would need to be careful how he spent the new found wealth, not to draw attention to himself, from the local wealthy, as they would not appreciate his new standing.

This was a commission for my client, the basic idea was based off of the machine seen in the movie Hudson Hawk, but simplified down, to make it easier to build, and less fragile. The reason for the two pictures was to show all the detail before the plates were added, and I thought a little story would add to the background. That's all for today, so until next time, stay safe, and have fun ! 

Cheers Dave

MAKE AN ENTRANCE

 I know the title is pretty vague, but it's exactly what I've done. This is another commission for my client, and it's an entrance way for the vampire's lair, so it needed to be Gothic in style, plus covered in snow.

As you can see above I've made some steps for the internal of the building, these are removable so you can get the front of the building right to the edge of the board. The Demonic Gargoyle I've moulded and cast, so expect to see that on the website soon, I did break one of the horns off on purpose to add variation to the two sides.

If you remember I recently did some paintings on wall sections, my client thought it would be cool to have some blank sections that he could place inbetween the portrait sections, I've done 4 the same size, and 4 double the width so he can vary the positioning in the corridor.

My client asked if I could add some snow to the trees I did the bases for, so I happily obliged.( if you are thinking of doing this on some of your own trees, try to use ones with stiffer branches, as it's easier to apply the glue)

He also asked if I could add some snow to the small cart base as well.

That's all for today, more commission stuff coming, but I may get a piece of mine finished first, we'll just have to see, so until next time stay safe, and have fun !

Cheers Dave

LOTS OF VARIATION

 Carrying on with my clients commission, has given me a wide scope of pieces to work on, first is a prison wagon, which was a 3D print.

Next is a barrel on a wagon, which is also a 3D print.

Next more barrels, that are also 3D prints.

More 3D prints with these candelabra, but I made the flagstone bases.

Something you don't see often is 3D printed lumber, some in blocks and some individual pieces as well.

Here is another tree that I've based for my client

Something a bit more interesting are these four Cobra's, which are also 3D prints.

To finish off we have a 3D print crocodile.

That's all for today, more commission stuff to come, so until next time, stay safe, and have fun !

Cheers Dave

SNOW DAY

 Or should that read slow day ! LOL We had roughly two inches of snow on Saturday, but 24 hours later it was all gone due to the rain, so not too much disruption. Haven't got anything more done for my challenge as I am busy sorting orders and working on commission stuff, first of which are these three Woolly Rhino, it seams to be a family group, to me, have to say that the 3D printed fur didn't lend itself to drybrushing, so had to paint the strands individually.

Next is a very simple basing exercise, of adding larger more stable bases to some bottle brush fir trees, client wanted snow bases for these.

Last today is a treasure hoard, the print on the money was quite shallow, so had to paint where I thought the coins would be.

Still got a lot more to do for this commission, and several scratchbuilds to finish as well, so expect to see more from this in the future, hopefully I can fit in some of my stuff as well, so until next time, stay safe, and have fun !

Cheers Dave