Kuro

What a great theme! I'm impressed.

Keep up the good work! And your dogs don't look like you hated painted them. They're pretty sharp.

Your Hanged look especially nice. And yes, washes automagically make everything look better than you expected. Keep up the good work!

Hey, I like Spawn Mother! Though, there are a lot of good models in the 8 pt bracket. I don't know much about Weaver Widow, but does she really beat out Ice Golem? He's pretty much 9 points of disappointment.

Washes are formulated to have low water tension and flow into all the nooks and crannies of your mini. They bring out a lot of detail with little effort. They can also act to shade a mini slightly. Citadel washes are very good for any level painter, but even more so for beginners. I highly recommend whatever they call the flesh wash nowadays and the darker brown one. I make my own washes with a flow release, but I don't recommend on trying that right away. The warning label on the bottle pretty much told me that I'm fooling with dark forces beyond my comprehension, so yeah... Citadel washes are good.

Yeah, that yellow looks real sharp!

Yeah, I started out with GameColor when I started to paint, and I didn't like how thin it was either. It's not bad paint, but it's probably best when not used as a base coat on black primer. I would try white primer, or a thicker line of paints for your base coat. I use Citadel paints since they're very thick and I can always thin them down.

What brand of paint are you using?

Sweet! It's about time someone did HD justice. Nice work!

Yeah, had the same trouble myself. I ended up using some greenstuff to make a little structure to hold the arm in the socket. I thought about pinning myself, but I think the arm is just too small. It took me a few tries to get it to stay, but I have to report that my old lady arm hasn't fallen off going on like 2 months now.

I prefer to see melty faces on death marshals, but really sweet paint job just the same. They're really striking.

I wish they sold liquid greenstuff by the gallon. It's perfect for areas like Yamaziko's sleeve. I know some people would rather gouge their own eyes out rather than give GW money, but liquid GS is a really good product.

Sell your wife and then spend the money to buy a new crew. Problem solved!

Pinning is a good habit to get into if you're assembling metal models, especially if you're putting them on scenic bases. My FLGS carries pinning sets. I use the GF9 drill, but I really hate the stupid thing. The mandrel doesn't grip the drill bits well enough, and tends to slip. I haven't found a better option for hand-drilling yet, so I'm still using it. The nice part about it is that it comes with the perfect gauge wire to make the pins out of. You can also use a Dremel tool or something similar, but while much faster, is dangerous and difficult. I have done both hand-drilling and a Dremel tool, and I recommend hand-drilling over that. Once you have your holes drilled, just cut some pins out of wire, and glue them into the holes and greenstuff as needed. It makes a significant difference in the sturdiness of your models. Like all prep work, it's tedious, but it's worth it, in my opinion.

Hey, nice tutorial! I don't have a wooden plank appropriate crew to base, but it's a neat technique.