Another WiP

[Brother Tom]

Took a break from the mounted samurai and started something a bit smaller. Tryed this colour scheme on an older howling banshee exarch but i sold it so doing this one similar for myself and trying to take a bit more care on it.

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[swordtrainer]

I love the scheme you have the light purplish color looks great on eldar minis can wait to see it finished!

 

[Brother Tom]

An update

 

[freakinacage]

looks sweet as a nut tom. great stuff. if anything, your little break from painting has helped you improve!!

 

[Necrontyrtitan]

taking breaks from painting always gets better results!!! I didnt paint for a year or so, came back to it after reading all the articles and books I could find, and won a painting competition!

The Banshee looks fantastic...I really like the look of the forearms attached to the blade, even if they aren\'t finished.

I also vastly prefer the old banshees to the new ones...they just don\'t look very well sculpted

 

[Brother Tom]

Thanx for the nice words, its good to get back into it again abd I have lots of things to do that I had planned before I took a break. I\'ve also taken on some work for the local hobby shop so no turning back now .
One of my plans was to paint each of the Eldar Exarchs, I noticed they have redone a few lately and tried to get the Striking Scorpion one online but it seems they only sell it as a pack .

 

[freakinacage]

Originally posted by Brother Tom
Thanx for the nice words, its good to get back into it again abd I have lots of things to do that I had planned before I took a break. I\'ve also taken on some work for the local hobby shop so no turning back now .

good, tony was worried he wouldnt see any of them again!!!

 

[Brother Tom]

Yeah , I had a couple for him that i did\'nt finish from just before I took a break, finally got around to finishing those. I think 2 years is\'nt bad for 2 minis .

 

[Ogrebane]

Love the color scheme. The painting is looking good.

 

[Brother Tom]

Done abit more work on this one, started on some spider riders for someone else atm though.

Started on the weapon aswell, just a few areas here im not sure on yet, may do these the same as the armor but something a bit darker may be good, what does anyone else think?

 

[psysquig]

Hey,

Dunno if it\'s due to the photo or not but the last shot is far more blue than the others .. shame to lose the purple/lilac colour as it was Sweeeet

Lurvely blending all over though !

What colours are you going to pick the soulstones out in?

.. psy

 

[Brother Tom]

I\'m still trying to get used to taking photos of them again so I messed around with the last photos in an editor for a bit, here is one i just cropped.

Was gonna do the stones blue but not sure now maybe something that stands out might be good.

Edit: I think i\'ll stick with a blue for the stones as to not take away from the eyes.

 

[Grumgore]

Might I suggestgrey/white stones? I agree that a bright color would detract from the eyes, but you use a color similar to the face shield it would add some details and more interest to the model. Just a thought.

 

[Brother Tom]

I went with blue stones in the end, I think white/grey would be a bit to similar to the metal areas.
Just stuck the arms on will try to get another picture tommorow, made the mistake of not checking if the arms fit before i started painting, had to mess around with that abit which is\'nt ideal when something is almost finished , I\'ll just blame that one on the painting break .

 

[Brother Tom]

Getting there

 

[OrkBoy]

Oooh , prettty...

Anyway, I like the subdued tones you\'ve gone for and the osl with the eyes is excellent!

For the hair, I would paint it a contrasting colour to the armour e.g. white or a deep red.

Great job!

Cheers,
Tom

 

[Brother Tom]

Think its done, still contemplating some freehand though and may touch it up abit.

 

[Talion]

I orginally didn\'t think the purple would work from the first photo, but it looks great now, you\'vre really brought the purple/blue to life.

Can\'t wait to see the finished product.

 

[Brother Tom]

vote here

Ok I have posted this one in my gallery but may come back to working on it, still contemplating some freehand (or trying to summon the courage ). First one I have finished for after a year and a half break so be nice .

 

[Larre]

magnificent! this is one of my favorite models, I think GW made a mistake when they resculpted the howling banshees. why remake an already perfect model ???
and the paint job is great aswell

//Larre