I love working on miniature bases, creating little landscapes to complement and set off the actual figure, so for my second Dreadnought I picked up some plain 60mm GW bases on Ebay to give me a blank canvas to work with. I gather that a lot of folks don’t love basing, so I figured I’d […]
Turiel’s scenic base Read More »
This past weekend I found myself in a funny spot: Excluding Commander Dante, who’s still on his sprue (I’m not ready to mess with resin quite yet), 100% of my other models to paint this month were drying or curing and couldn’t be painted…but I was in the mood to do hobby stuff. My backlog
WIP it good: Death Company and fun with bases Read More »
They don’t always turn out how I’d hoped, but no matter what I always enjoy working on bases. This whole scenic base thing is still pretty new to me, and I learn something every time I work on one. Yesterday saw Squad Ultio hit the texture paint stage, which ties the whole thing together —
WIP it good: I love working on bases, and the philosophical side of this hobby Read More »
After cluttering up Narses’ scenic base a bit, I primed him and got to work on the base. (I always base first so that I can wash and drybrush without worrying about ruining the model.) I didn’t notice Yriel Yellow was a layer paint until I was already applying it, but it’s the color I
WIP it good: Narses’ base Read More »
40k Dreadnoughts come with an awesome scenic base: cracked concrete slabs, bullet holes, a skull, shell casings, etc. But with a 60mm base I just can’t resist cluttering up that space, so I did some work on Narses’ base with my skulls, rocks, and Ebay bits. This one was a ton of fun. The model
WIP it good: making a scenic base MOAR SCENIC Read More »
I like being able to roll right from one painting project into the next, so my workflow always has a couple of tracks paralleling the main one — in this case, getting my Scouts fully based so that the models will be ready to paint when my tactical squad is completed. I let the texture
WIP it good: final three in Squad Karios, rolling on Squad Cain Read More »
Yesterday was a busy day, but I squeezed in enough hobby time to get Squad Ultio fully assembled and partially based. The 40mm bases are a joy to work with because they give me so much room for scenery. It’s hard not to go buck-wild and overwhelm the models. I used a mix of tiny
WIP it good: Squad Ultio assembled and partially based Read More »
After washing Squad Karios’ bases yesterday I was worried I’d screwed them up. Today I drybrushed them: Grey Seer on the terrain, 50/50 Grey Seer/Corax White on the rocks, Corax White on the skulls (all thinned a bit with water. I probably went too heavy on the drybrushing — my default — but there’s definitely
WIP it good: Squad Karios bases turned out fine Read More »
Tonight I wrapped up assembly on Narses, my Librarian Dreadnought. This is a really cool kit! I can’t wait to paint this guy. Narses is actually still in seven pieces: torso, arms x2, legs, feet x2, base — I’ve carefully balanced him for a photo, but he’s not glued together yet. I’m going to paint
WIP it good: Narses assembled, maybe screwed up my base wash Read More »
I know I’m posting a lot these days — I’ve been blogging for almost 15 years: posting twice a day, for one person, is a lot! — but I’m deep in the joy of this extended moment, of being a novice miniature painter falling in love with this hobby. Everything is new for me right
