Okay, so in my post in the News section I roughly outlined my plans to run a campaign every thursday starting October 8th at GW Middlesbrough, so I'll need models!
I figured a log is the best way to keep me motivated, and it gives people who won't be there an oppertunity to see what they're missing out on :P
Anyways enough gab, on with the models!
This chap is going to belong to Admiral Ottoman, a simple dockworker on the surface but with a secret ulterior mission given to him by the admiral...
I'd picked up a couple of Imperial Citizens from ebay a while back - they're just frankly amazing models, so much so that I had to leave them in their vanilla configuration just because I couldn't bring myself to convert them!
(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e58/RobSkib/Inquisitor/lint1.jpg)
(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e58/RobSkib/Inquisitor/lint2.jpg)
(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e58/RobSkib/Inquisitor/lint3.jpg)
(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e58/RobSkib/Inquisitor/lint4.jpg)
my jealousy here knows no bounds. not only is this incredibly rare but its freaking beautifully painted too. sigh.
Quote from: Adam Cunis on October 05, 2009, 12:35:10 AMnot only is this incredibly rare
Rarer than Psycannon rounds my friend ;) Thanks for the sentiment though - I wanted to give it a nice touch of paint because the model deserves it really! It's worth it's own weight in gold so I wanted to give him a paintjob to do him justice, even though he won't survive the first scenario!
Anyways, I decided to take a break from dockworkers to finish a couple of bits 'n' bobs that I had lying around half painted. You may/may not remember this chap from yesteryear - Interrogator Ezekiel Dune. He has been lying around unfinished for a year or so - his boots, cuffs and kneepads still undercoated black because I was unsure how to paint them. The more I played with him, the more the black bits grew on me, so eventually when I finally got round to painting him, gave the black bits a bit of gold trim to go with his fancy fun and a highlight of codex grey and he's done!
Personally, he's one of my favourite models. The dynamic between all the different parts just seems to work well, considering the legs are Kal Jericho's, the torso is Gruss', the arms are from Eisenhorn and the face is Jackson's!
He's the undercover chap in Vanth's gang - He has a somewhat flash attire underneath his simple plain robes that he can button up to fit into Imperial crowds a bit better.
(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e58/RobSkib/Inquisitor/dune5.jpg)
(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e58/RobSkib/Inquisitor/dune6.jpg)
(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e58/RobSkib/Inquisitor/dune7.jpg)
(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e58/RobSkib/Inquisitor/dune8.jpg)
Secondly (I've been a busy bunny today) I've finished off my Kroot bounty hunter, Omar Anoke (a double-choc-chip cookie to the person who guesses the name's origin). It still impresses me just how tall the Kroot are compared to other races, but I fully expect him to be a blast on the tabletop. I was thinking about doing some tattoos on his skin, or a different colour scheme, but in the end I settled for something standard and plain, just because I love the model so much! Next time I do a Kroot I will go to town on it, but I'm very happy with how Anoke came out.
(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e58/RobSkib/Inquisitor/anoke1.jpg)
(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e58/RobSkib/Inquisitor/anoke2.jpg)
(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e58/RobSkib/Inquisitor/anoke3.jpg)
(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e58/RobSkib/Inquisitor/anoke4.jpg)
Interrogator Ezekiel Dune... is the most awesome model i have seen since kal jerico came out!... big props to you mate!
Lovely collection of models there. The Interrogator is great, good pose/combo of parts and a paint job to match.
QuoteKroot bounty hunter, Omar Anoke (a double-choc-chip cookie to the person who guesses the name's origin).
Was somebody watching starship troopers while painting?
I really like the Interrogator, one of these days i'll win some jerico parts on ebay.... or sculpt my own :P
very sensible choice to get a 50mm base for the Kroot, doesn't look as silly is it does on a 40mm base.
excellnet paint jobs, nice to see Dune again
Quote from: Sumaki on October 05, 2009, 09:59:09 AMWas somebody watching starship troopers while painting?
Oh snap, you got me :P
@Loki - Cheers man! That means a lot, all you need to do is keep an eye on ebay for Inquisitor bits, then just blu-tack bits and pieces together until something looks good!
@Heroka - the 50mm base was out of necessity rather than choice - I'd simply run out of 40mm bases! Turns out that the 50mm base worked really well in the end, and gives the model a much greater stability considering it's centre of gravity is so high
I really like all the models in this thread, but I think Dune works especially well. Very nice indeed!