Sunday, August 23, 2015

DKOK Army With Display Board








With an army this large I had to keep the display board relatively flat, and simple. I did want a little bling though, so I followed my earlier sketch and added a river of gunk. It should have been a tiny creek of gunk, but I over poured the water effects, so this is what I have. The real novelty of the board is not something you can see, but something you can feel. The board is extremely light. I made it out of pink foam, but then covered it in merlin's magic, which is a type of hard plaster. Another new feature is a set of guide rails under the board that keep it from slipping off of the stand.

All of the painting on the board was done with pigments. It wasn't even primed. I won a box of SWM pigments last year, and I have been working my way through them at a furious rate. They are simply awesome. The water effects were a hot pour, which meant a lot of my plastic details melted, and a few of of the wooden debris caught fire. There is some cracking around the craters, but I don't think it is bad enough to warrant fixing. Fingers crossed for the car ride over to NOVA. That is when the real damage happens.

let me know if anyone wants to see WIP shots of the board.


13 comments:

  1. Looks great - fitting for such a nice army!

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  2. Looking good, The river looks pretty realistic, I certainly wouldn't want to step in it!
    Also, WIP shots would be awesome :)

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  3. Beautiful work, I think the hot pour melting and burning as it did adds to the piece, awesome stuff and I love the orange flags as a spot colour, I think I'll attempt a similar scheme for Tau with orange sept markings.

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  4. Nice man! I'm looking forward to seeing it at Nova.. a little over a week now 8)

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  5. Great work! You are a machine!

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    1. Also two things for you to use in the future:

      Cold 2 part resin:
      http://www.amazon.ca/Easy-Cast-Clear-Casting-Enamel/dp/B003CHQWDW

      Running out of pigments? I am set for life for only about $100 - no kidding:
      http://www.earthpigments.com/

      Hope that helps keep your stuff from bursting into flames :P

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  6. Simple and effective. I love how fortified the army looks on it. Very cool.

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  7. Wow john...just wow. I am always amazed at your quality of work, and your tremendous speed. Going to be so happy to see this at Nova!

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  8. Excellent. Although the river of fire sounds like it would match the post apoc army nicely.

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  9. I appreciate the encouragement guys. this has been intense. Have some time to slow down and paint a Ferdinand now.

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  10. ....wow...just let me pick up my jaw, I'm sure its around here somewhere. Beautiful man.

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  11. Great terrain effects and that whole army together looks formidable.

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