More Warmachine

Here's another of the Warmachine models that came in the starter set: a Destroyer from the Empire of Khador

This guy was a good learning experience, since I tried out some new techniques: two-brush blending on the armor, lots of glazes to shade the axe, and snow and tufty grass on the base.  I'm still sticking with the zenithal highlights, though I didn't use my airbrush on this guy.  There's room for improvement of course, but I'm happy with the model's overall impact.  He looks really imposing, and that axe looks sharp!  I may touch up the snow a bit, since it picked up some red paint from my filthy palette, but otherwise he's done. 

Sculpting Fire

I picked up a few new models recently.  They're Warmachine models from Privateer Press, and this particular batch is a bunch of giant robots built by religious zealots who like fire, along with some holy knights with flaming swords.  For that reason, I decided to try my hand at sculpting some flames:

The green bits are the parts I added, made from a two-part epoxy putty usually called "green stuff."  The flamethrower on the last fellow doesn't look quite right, but I'm pleased with the other two.  Hopefully I'll get around to painting them soon.

Ezekiel Finished

A finished (and brighter) photo of the fellow I was working on in my last post:

Overall, I'm happy with him.  The one thing I don't like about this model is how busy it is.  There's loads of great detail, but it almost overwhelms the model's basic silhouette, which I think takes away from the "I'm a scary space marine with a big glowing sword coming to kill you" vibe.  I may revisit him at a later date, but for now, he's done.  Now I need to work on his buddies...and my dissertation.

New Space Marines

It's been a while, but here's something I've been working on lately:

The model is "Ezekiel, Dark Angels Librarian," from the Games Workshop sci-fi range.  I've always loved this model, but I never got around to painting him somehow.  He still has a ways to go, and will probably get a new base before the end, but he's done enough that I thought I'd put him up.