Bailey03's WIP

Zab

Zab

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Damn! That cream helmet & red armour are stunning. The vials could use a few bubbles in them, but are otherwise solid - or um, liquid.
 
Bailey03

Bailey03

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Thanks, Zab. Nice idea with the bubbles. Have you seen any good examples in the gallery or elsewhere on the internet? I could use a reference to help me get started.
 
Zab

Zab

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Here is a real life one the I use...
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And a painted example (not mine, from GW)...
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and a step by step link...
http://bloodofkittens.com/wargaming...realistic-fluid-filled-vials-in-4-easy-steps/

I used it on my own DE a while ago (I'll see if i can find a few good pics from y minis tonight). If my skill were better it would have looked awesome. I bet you'll do something good with it :)
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Found a few decent examples on some of my DE...
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Blech :mad-tongue: Not great, but good enough to give an idea.
 
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Bailey03

Bailey03

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Thanks for the examples, I'll have to give that a try.

I'm still plugging along with the scourge. The body is most of the way there. I added the wings, though I still have plenty of painting to do on the feathers. I also created a base for him. I pictured him flying high over Commorragh and thought this looked like a Dark Eldar spire. Just a little more work and I'll be ready to add the other arm and the big gun.

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TrystanGST

TrystanGST

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I'm not fond of the Dark Eldar in general, but I really do like the Scourge models. The work you and Sproket are doing with them makes me like them even more.
 
KruleBear

KruleBear

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Really nice. The red and white are nice combination. I hope you are keeping the wings dark as it looks good with the bright body.
 
Bailey03

Bailey03

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Trystan, yeah, I feel the same way about a lot of the DE models. They've got some cool concept art... if only the figures actually looked like that.

Thanks, KruleBear. I do plan to keep the wings dark. I've got to do something to bring out the detail on the feathers... but overall I want the wings to look black.
 
Sproket

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This is shaping up really well! I liked the colours a lot before and the overall scheme is coming together very effectively. I really like the spire base too (makes mental note for later plagiarism).
 
Bailey03

Bailey03

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Thanks, Milosh, 10 ball, and Sproket.

Sproket, considering I 'borrowed' the whole scourge idea from your work it's only fair for you to use the spire idea however you like. For anyone interested, as my sculpting skills aren't that good I took some instant mold and made a cast from the front section of a DE Reaver jetbike. I still plan to make the jetbike so I didn't want to cannibalize the actual part. I made a copy and then used green stuff to extend the shape to make it more of a spire. I also thought parts from the DE Raider or Ravager had some potential. I could see making a section of a Commoraggh tower with a doorway and balcony from them. But considering this project was 'just for fun' I didn't feel like buying a whole kit just for the base, so I made do with what I already had.
 
Alexandra

Alexandra

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Bailey03 said:
Thanks, Milosh, 10 ball, and Sproket.

Sproket, considering I 'borrowed' the whole scourge idea from your work it's only fair for you to use the spire idea however you like. For anyone interested, as my sculpting skills aren't that good I took some instant mold and made a cast from the front section of a DE Reaver jetbike. I still plan to make the jetbike so I didn't want to cannibalize the actual part. I made a copy and then used green stuff to extend the shape to make it more of a spire. I also thought parts from the DE Raider or Ravager had some potential. I could see making a section of a Commoraggh tower with a doorway and balcony from them. But considering this project was 'just for fun' I didn't feel like buying a whole kit just for the base, so I made do with what I already had.
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If this is just for fun, I can't imagine what you would do if you get serious ;)
 
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ozymandias

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Damn another scourge WIP that has me thinking I should give them a go. Pretty much like Bailey 03, I didn't rate the miniatures until I saw Sprocket's WIP and now this...

... I've gotta stop reading the WIP forum pages. I'm already painting plague bearers because of it.
 
Bailey03

Bailey03

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Ha, thanks Alexandra. By 'just for fun' I meant I didn't start this figure with any real purpose in mind (a contest, as a gift, for sale, etc). Painting without a goal gave me the freedom to experiment and try out some new things without caring if they worked or not. I'm still putting a lot of time into it... I'm just not stressing out about screwing it up. ;)

Ozymandias, yup, that sounds very familiar. I've also got a bunch of plague bearers (some primed, others still being assembled) thanks to seeing them on the forum.
 
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Swanpthing5383

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same reason I bought plauge bearers oh and again thanks to you and sproket I have some scourges winging it my way too lol. I'm going to be waiting till I get decent inks and trying a tutorial I seen online though.
 
Bailey03

Bailey03

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I haven't made much more progress on the Scourge. Haven't had much time to paint recently. But I did put together a tutorial on painting skin tones and I thought I'd share the link:

http://www.wampforum.com/VB4/content.php?r=3623-Painting-Skin-Tones

I talk a bit about my general approach and share several of the mixes I've been using. I figure those of you following this thread might appreciate the info.

Hopefully I'll have some actual painting to share soon! :curl-lip:
 
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chompsky

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Bailey03 said:
I haven't made much more progress on the Scourge. Haven't had much time to paint recently. But I did put together a tutorial on painting skin tones and I thought I'd share the link:

http://www.wampforum.com/VB4/content.php?r=3623-Painting-Skin-Tones

I talk a bit about my general approach and share several of the mixes I've been using. I figure those of you following this thread might appreciate the info.

Hopefully I'll have some actual painting to share soon! :curl-lip:
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Excellent tutorial! Thanks so much for sharing that. I, for one, look forward to trying out what you've posted.
 
Bailey03

Bailey03

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I (unfortunately) wasn't able to attend the MFCA show this past weekend outside Philadelphia, but a few friends were kind enough to enter a couple figures for me. Bruiser Gus and the Thraex Gladiator both won silver medals in the Fantasy Painters and Historical Painters categories. The judging at the show is done using the "open system" meaning Gold, Silver, Bronze, and Certificates of Merit are awarded based on the quality of the painting rather than a strict 1st, 2nd, 3rd. So there are many Gold, Silver, etc medals awarded in each category. Still, this show draws a lot of amazing painters from Europe so I was very pleased to get two silver medals.

If you have the opportunity, I really recommend checking out the show. They have it every year in early May and the quality of the entries, especially in the fantasy/sci-fi categories, is really amazing.
http://www.mfcashow.com/current.html

Here are the two of mine that came away with medals:
 
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