Display Base WIP

I had the pleasure of taking a three day painting class with Roman Lappat this past weekend, and had a tremendous amount of fun.  I tried painting with only primary colors, which required me to mix everything from red, blue, yellow, white, and black. I chose a desaturated color scheme for this base, with little pops of color from the butterflies and snake. The model that goes on it is purple, so the colors work well together. If you ever have the chance to take one of Roman's classes, I highly recommend it. He is a great teacher, and a great guy.  

Adeptus Custodes WIP 2

I think this is my third day painting these guys. I'm fairly pleased with my rate of progress. My next step is to paint 5 sisters of silence to add to the force. Then I can go back and paint all the gems and do any final highlighting. It wouldn't be painting if there weren't a fuzzy varnish problem. I had the jetbikes frost, however another spray of semi-gloss fixed the problem moderately well. Will I know how to play this army at NOVA? No. Will I have an army to play. Yes. I'll count this as a win. Anyone else in the midst of convention preparation?

Adeptus Custodes WIP

The army I planned for the NOVA Open is finally underway. A lot of thins prevented me from starting this force. However, after a day and a half of painting, I finally have a WIP worth showing. For a ludicrous reason, I painted the red first, and then started on the gold. Definitely not the right order!

Will I finish these for NOVA? It is only two weeks away, so I really don't know. 

Win This Warlord!

I'm donating this model to a raffle for Doctors Without Borders. If you like it, you have the opportunity to win it with just  $5.00 donation to the non profit Nova Open Charitable Foundation. (which is separate from the Nova Open LLC). The NOCF will ship the model anywhere in the world!

Warlord Titan Photos

I'm still struggling to get photos of this beast. It was glaring bright in DC today, so even with the blinds closed I couldn't keep the reflections down. My plan for tomorrow is to just build a giant light box, so I'm not at the whim of the time of day. Still, I'm fairly happy with this photo, even if the legs are out of focus. 

Designing a Table For Epic Armageddon

I've just started playing around with layouts on this 2x2 board. Eventually there will be four of them to make up a table.  Having cast some foundations it makes sense now to smash them up and place them into the ruined city board. I may make a mould of the this whole 2x2 and then just add buildings and debris as needed.

Warlord Titan Holding A Banana

The banana causes slipping damage on natural sixes to other war engines with the Lord of War keyword.

Warlord Titan Shield Heraldry

I think the shields really tie the heraldry together.  Now it is time for environmental effects and some good photos. The guy is fairly camouflaged against my messy paint desk. Who knew this camo would work. :)