My Golden Daemon 40k single mini finalist (big pic warning)

Mordredd · Post by **Mordredd** » Mon Sep 25, 2006 3:38 pm

First a few pre-painting shots.

Unfortunately I dropped him whilst painting and broke the long antenna on his auspex and made a bit of a mess out of drilling out a new hole.

Bonehead · Post by **Bonehead** » Mon Sep 25, 2006 3:51 pm

Looks great! And an interesting color scheme and a cool pattern on his chest.
I wish I could sculpt fingers that good.

Chairface · Post by **Chairface** » Mon Sep 25, 2006 4:56 pm

I really like the putty work that you've done. It turned into a really unique fig.

Tritex · Post by **Tritex** » Mon Sep 25, 2006 7:05 pm

Wow...Nice one!

The fur really sets it off and the maze like armour is very cool!

hoomin_erra · Post by **hoomin_erra** » Mon Sep 25, 2006 10:01 pm

How'd you do the snow?

Mordredd · Post by **Mordredd** » Mon Sep 25, 2006 11:20 pm

Painted the base ice blue.

Added a layer of GW water effect (first time I'd used this stuff).

Added a streak of GW turquoise glaze (OOP I think) where I intended the ice to show through.

More water effect.

Mixed water effect and GW snow static grass stuff (also first time I'd used this stuff, and it is the most irritating-to-the-skin stuff I've ever handled) to make a paste and spread in uneven clumps over the glazed streak to make a more icy effect. (Below a certain concentration the snow stuff goes fairly transparent once the water effect dries; above that concentration it becomes increasingly visibly white.)

Glued static snow stuff on with PVA. Didn't like the look.

Mixed it with some PVA and tried again. Was better, but more like slushy snow than the powdery snow look I was after.

Tried super glue. Came out more prickly. Still wasn't happy (too much like white grass), but I left it at that. Next time I think I'll go with the mixed with PVA method.

Added a bit more water effect to smooth the snow/ice interface.

fen · Post by **fen** » Mon Sep 25, 2006 11:24 pm

I used a white paint/pva glue mix to fix my snow. I still have a tub of the stuff but I haven't gotten round to painting any of my norse team. Maybe I should finish the Impact Snow Troll before the 30th... Hmm...

hoomin_erra · Post by **hoomin_erra** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 6:02 am

NO!!! DON'T!!!!!

grotuk · Post by **grotuk** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 8:05 am

fen wrote:I used a white paint/pva glue mix to fix my snow. I still have a tub of the stuff but I haven't gotten round to painting any of my norse team. Maybe I should finish the Impact Snow Troll before the 30th... Hmm...

You have no chance

kithor2002 · Post by **kithor2002** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 3:16 pm

Great fig and very good paintjob.

I like the coloursheme.

fen · Post by **fen** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 3:57 pm

grotuk wrote:
fen wrote:I used a white paint/pva glue mix to fix my snow. I still have a tub of the stuff but I haven't gotten round to painting any of my norse team. Maybe I should finish the Impact Snow Troll before the 30th... Hmm...
You have no chance

I only have no chance if I don't submit it.

l_dauguet · Post by **l_dauguet** » Wed Sep 27, 2006 12:29 pm

The Spanish did it again !

And they've also kidnapped J.Bonamant !

grotuk · Post by **grotuk** » Wed Sep 27, 2006 12:54 pm

l_dauguet wrote:The Spanish did it again ! And they've also kidnapped J.Bonamant !

The orc is absolutely stunning. I'll post a pictures right now. Stay tunned.

grotuk · Post by **grotuk** » Wed Sep 27, 2006 12:59 pm

Everything starst here:

And finally it becomes in this:

And this one has better color...but they are a little "blurry" (they're much better than my best pics anyway

)

If he post more pictures, or Nano posts his Open category gold or anything else...i'll post more pictures here.

l_dauguet · Post by **l_dauguet** » Wed Sep 27, 2006 1:03 pm

I know the quality of the Spanih team. It's well deserved. The real question is : Are you treting JB well ?