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#WAACChallenege2015 Post Hey all ... Well my #WAACChallenege2015 turned up yesterday in the post. And I am gona build him up today and get him sprayed up ready for painting ... This is the model on the spru, obviously. I have never painted a Dark Angel. But have painted a Salamander many a time as I have a Salamander Army gathering dust in places. Just spotted the gun strap is split, shouldnt be too hard to fix up though patch of liquid green stuff to smooth it off I think Speaking of which, here is my two best painting Salamander Marines I have done, better of the two being the Chaplain in Terminator Armour, which was rushed painted in two evenings for a Doubles Tournament with my coucins a few yesrs ago ... Not my best cloak on my take/version of Pedro Kantor (For any 40k players that know of him). Was a lazy cape/cloak sadly ... And becuase I don't recall I have ever showed these off, thought I would add in my Ironclad Dreadnought too ... I shall try get some WIP pics of the Dark Angels Company Master as and when I get time and chace and energy to start painting him ... as so far is has taken me best of a day to clean him up ... determined to get him done though And ... as this thread started off with me wanting to paint my Gremerins ... I thought I would actually paint one, first one for a while ... and here he is ... Francois Lacroix the metal 1E model ... what you lot think?? Be back soon ... with hopefully more pictures, of Gremerins too I promise'ish Thread Views: 5,487 @ 12.04.2015

Sure thing matey ... i do have a thread where I post my stuff i do of all sorts ... may add some other stuff which has not yet made anppearence ... here; The Dwarf's Gremerin Adventures Thanks all for your help and advice And I need to remember that Wyrd offer a £16.75 P&P option lol

I was just on the WebStore, after deciding on getting the NE Whiskey Golem, Ware Wrabbit along with a Dawn Star to boost me over $100 prior to P&P ... As I came to process my order the Webstore said it is closed Would it possible for my order to go through, as it stood, once it is back up and running? IE... Ware Wrabbit - $35 Whiskey Golem NE - $60 Dawn Star - £18/$15 ... I forget which this was price wise off hand If not I will be gutted, especially as buying that means I spending about 1/3 or so on P&P to the UK If you could let me know I'd be grateful. Thanks

Well ... that is the cheaper option Well I do enjoy building ... never had an anoying model to build, part from the new Harlequin Death Jester, which physcailly can't go together with out being magical to get plastic to go through plastic ... or using a knife Well ... i knwo I said a few posts ago that I wouldn't get the NE Golem... ... but I have decied to buy it - just hope it still in my cart *fingers crossed*

#WAACChallenege 2015 Dark Angels Company Master Morning all … or afternoon, if work gets in the way before I can finish this post… Anyway, as mentioned in my prvious post my next painting project will be the Ninja Turtles … but that was untill I came across post from a blog - Ramblings from the Trenches: The 2015 #WAACChallenge – Part 1: Model Acquired … which is basically a way of raising money for Cancer Research. Now this hit home as I sadly lost my Grandad to cance when I was young, who I miss dearly and really should go visit his plaque … but also my good friend, Louise, mother is battling Cancer - who I just heard is in Remission … and to be truthful, I thought that was a bad thing - but I am so glad it is not!!! The premise of making money for charity is simple … •Buy a second hand/used model for £5 or less •Build and paint it within 6-weeks •Post it for sale online or elsewhere •Send proceeds of the sale to charity - JustGiving - WAAC 2015 So yesterday lunch time i browsed good old eBay - it was hard to not get lost in the classic Eldar Models, but I resisted, and feel good about doing so (I went through a phase of seeing and biding way too much for them) Anyway … I was looking for a Marine model - I know I can paint them pretty well, and plus I would enjoy doing a nice cloak. So I came across for a bargain price of £3.20 (Inc. P&P) the Dark Angels Company Master from the Dark Vengeance boxset. I have started a album on my flickr page to document my #WAACChallenege2015 and show progress of my works … and if it comes out well enough show it off - in the best interest of Charity. I’ll keep you posted on how the model goes … still just waiting it to be dispatched … On a slifght side note, my package of lots of watch gears and stuff has been send out, which is for an idea i have to showcase my Doctor Who Mini’s I have to paint … more on that as it comes together … Bye for know all … #WAAC2015 #WAACChallenege2015 #WAACChallenege Addition ... 08.04.2015 - 14:14 I have finally painting a 'new' Gremerin ... I put it as 'new' as he was new, about two years ago give or take I shall take some photos and him up on here for all to see

I am thinking the price of the NE Golem, especially living over in the UK, means that I wont be getting the NE As the NE Golem, and Ware Wabbit cost me $95, then add on $68 for P&P, before any possible tax and duty my end it becomes like I am paying for the models twice but only getting one And ... as nice as the NE Golem is, I am sure I use some Spare Gremerins (Or other Greenskins possibly to adorn the model and base - who knows) Thanks Guys

I doubt I'd ever use it in game ... no time soon anyway Considering last time I played any wargame I now count using a calendar Also, does any one know the base size of the NE Edition? I am assuming 50mm, as that is teh largest base size your can purchase from the store

Hey all I am thinking of buying a Whiskey Golem, but on the Wyrd Website there is a Nightmare Edition - and on an online hobby store in my native UK there is a 'normal' edition - normal as in not labelled as 'Nightmare Edition'. So, could some one let me know what the difference is ... as i recall hearing it is size, is this the case? Thanks in advance all fellow Gremerin'Lovers

Afternoon all ... I have been busy painting again ... and once again for other people. This time it is for my cousins 21st Birthday. Well bit belated, but as they say "Better late than never" She is a big Alice in Wonderland fan and in the summer I looked for a miniature I could paint for her - with my love for painting for others I currently have. But I was only able to find a small mini of Alice and The White Rabbit - I forget where from - but it would of cost me double to get it sent over over from USA than it was to buy the miniatures. So that was out of teh question. So I gave up ... be grudgingly That was untill 10 days prior to her actual Birthday, when my sister came over with my niece (That was a tiring day - as when my niece is over, she pretty much demands Uncle Rob to play non-stop) and asked about what we could get her. So then I decided to google Alice miniatures to paint - but this time on Google Images. Looking for hopefully a single miniature which did not look like a one off scult, or conversion etc... and after adding more and more to the search engine to try and refine my search ... I came across a great diorama that some one had compiled ... let me see if i can find the picture/blog again This can be found at the blog of eBob Miniatures - Wordpress Blog This diorama looks stunning. But annoyingly I did not, and still don't, know if it all bought as one or collected from different miniautre companies. Either way, with about 10days to her Birthday I had no chance in hell to get it (If it was orderable as one) delivered ad painted. So my hunt kept on ... Thats when I added more to my search thread and came across a steampunk scult of Alice and the White Rabbit The blog article can be found at Dark Prophet Chronicles - Blogspot Blog The minature can be bought from Guild of Harmony - Steampunk Alice But it wasn't what I wanted, I want a more classic looking Alice to paint for my Cousin. And that is when I came across this single miniature of Alice holding The Cheshire Cat - complete with MASSIVE grin!! The blog article where I first saw this model can be found at - Anatolisgameroom - Alice & Chesire Cat The model can be bought from Hasslefree miniatures - Alys I have browsed Hasslefree Miniatures website numerous time and bought a number of items from them in the past. Weird how i never saw this miniature in the past. But I knew this was model to get ... and i had a nice base done and ready for her to go onto once complete. And here is the finished product - after she decided to jump off the base while showing her off to best friend ... Grrrrr!! ... but luckily no chips or anything ... Full album featuring Hasslefree Miniaturtes I have completed can be found here - RobMcPhillips Flickr - Hasslefree Miniaures Album I 'copied' the base rim idea from the blog I spotted her on. And just added my signiature (RMc) to the rim, insteadof trying to fir in 'Alice' and it comines out rubbish. The base, from Fenris Games, was already done (Minus the rim) and ready to go. Shame my painting skills are not the previous Alice's previously seen in this post. I hope she likes the model - when I next get to see her. And more importantly I hope Alice decide not to jump off her base again. My next painting project I have on the horizen - when it gets delivered - is from MyWay Miniatures and is the Ninja Turtles'esque Squad with Display Base

@JOTUN Thanks, just please ignore teh face - or lack of I hate doing tiny faces, only faces I can kinda do is more cartoony ones, scuh as my Orc Big Boss Which is on an earlier page - but only a side shot I may repost better pictures But got good at capes, least red ones, after a GW emmployee and mate got me painting my Asuremen cape till it was as good as humanly possible - for me at least I shall have to dig it out But I am going to try and get back to some Gremerin painting soon It just find the time - and being the right mood to paint them If you get me

Afternoon all I hope you are all having a great 2015 ... with lots planned Well, I thought I would show you photos of my latest miniature which I mentioned in my previous post.Well he is finished - although he nearly come to a crashing end the other week while shoiwn gmy best friend, which he was in his plinth. Luckily she caught it in her hand ... but my heart was in my throat when it happened. The snow, I am proud of, it is GW/Citadels Mourn Mountain Snow paint, and i know you can make snow using PVA glue and baking soda I believe. But I was being lazy to be honest. but I added some watered down blkue wash, followed by a dry brush of white to pick out the peaks of snow again. I am going to get working on the rural Walking Dead Diorama for my friend Olivia in the coming weeks. As all I have for it now is the base base coated in brown. But I may add some texture and some little mounds and such so it is not totally flat. So I will break our my green stuff i think. But I shall post some pictures as it comes along. Bye for now. Dwarf

Hey all Firstly I hope you all had a Merry christmas ... or for my American readers hope you had some Happy Holidays and I hope you have something good planned for New Yesr tonight!! The Walking Dead Diorama - Urban Scene Well, I finally finished The Walking Dead (Urban) Diorama for my best friends brother for Christmas. Finished it on the day before Christmas Eve - which was my deadline. I only had to add some details to the base to make it look more abandoned and so i added the following; Oil slick/spill Flooded drain Mud on pavement Added gore (Green) to the Zombies Below are some better photos of the diorama I took with my camera, instead of the iPad. So hoping they came out better If you wish to have some close ups of any, then look at the album (Links on teh images) My next project is the Marvel Charactor Thor for my Girlsfriends Birthday in January 2015. Currently just completing the cape. But I shall post more in the New Year.

Hey all ... if any one reads here still ... I am going to try and keep this going strong and with regular posting as my New Year Resolution (Well one of them) is going to be; "Do more painting" - short but to the point I know. But I do have loads of models to paint either singular or as a diorama ... The Walking Dead Diorama - Urban Scene Anyway, my current project is a Walking Dead Diorama I am doing for my Best Friends (Same one as the Captain Scarlet Diorama), but this time to give to her brother and his girlfriend who are really big fans. The scene I was going for - as i only watched some of the first series before it got shown on a channel i dont get - was for a pretty much gernic one. That being survivors fighting zombie, simple So I looked on the only place I knew where they had some interesting looking zombie (One does stand out as you will see) and also found they had look-a-like's of the characters from the show on - Hassle Free Miniatures - Studio Zombies / Survivors The Two survivor Characters I went for was Daryl & Ric ... First thing I painted was the base ... as I have mentioned before in a post above ... I find I can do bases pretty easily and quickly. And it helps for me to get some colour down on teh base so that I can start to piece the whole scene together mentally. It is an oval base, it is the only sculted urban base of any decent size I could find that could pass as an Amaerican Street. As the other round bases all were too sci-fi or to cobble'stoney (Like in Doctor Who Diorama) I then worked on the the survivors (After replacing the chainsword-hand with a more normal one on the rick model) - this is mainly as at the time I was not sure how I'd painting the zombie flesh. I only have one picture of a zombie on his own. This one, and all of them were going to be standing up moving towards Daryl & Ric. But upon closer inspection there was not much, or little, contact there would be from his tiptoes to the base. And i doubt i could of get a pin into the foot without breeching through the top. So he soon became victim to Ric's shot gun in the final cut shall we say. I believe I could of done the final stages better and have the base some more depth with more rubbish and such but this was a time factor sadly. And as recently I have not been in the mood to paint regulary, time fell short. As it being a Christmas present - and how scarily fast this whole year has gone I wanted it finished and not risk it over running. But here is the final product. I shall get some Better pictures soon, I promise, as these were taken on my dads iPad quickly to show my friend. I have just thought that I may get some mud put on the base to grub it up some. Like dry nrush some browns over in places, and also add some of the Typhus Corrosion in places and drybrush browns to be like dirt as looking at the base the slabs at least look way too light to be abandond without a road sweep for a good number of years. Sadly I son't have any loose leaves and such I can use, althogh I do have some dried grass tufts I am now thinking of adding in the gutter by the drain. As it feels it needs something else to add some character. I will also add blood splatter to and around teh zombie who has been gunned down. Most likely use an old stiff brish or toothbrush for that I think. Once I have made these amendments I shall post some more and better pictures. And I shall also mention about my upcoming painting ideas and dioramas I have in the pipeline. Bye for now all ... PS Sorry for any spelling or grammatical errors - it is pretty late here

Well, while my parents were away I as able to get some painting done in the lounge while watching some TV ... would of got more done IF I didn't get distracted by classic Doctor Who on the Horror channel. But here are some rough pictures of the models I have done ... I am going to get better photos up, but I just took these quickly on my dad's iPad ... Superman (Jim Lee) - Knight Models J3FF & B3RT - Filbots I do have a couple of projects in the pipeline, similar to the superman as they are for other people - superman being for my best friend to give to her friend. And I have a Thor model on order to paint for a friend of mine for her Christmas/birthday present (Depending on time scale). As well a The Walking Dead diorama again for my best friend to give her brother for Christmas. I'll keep you lot updated with progress of this, as well as Thor. I am also thinking of doing a Ghostbusters diorama too, as I have the models (Crooked Dice). Just have to think of the scene/setting, I was thinking in hotel as the set includes Slimer Bye for now!!

Congrats on your winnings matey

Is it only me who cannot see the above post? Although my email says there is one lol Weird Anyway, let's see if I a an post some photos of some bases I have done for my Chav Goblins ... I am on my dad's iPad so this could all fog haywire mind .... I will get photos of the Chav Goblins up once they have more than just some green on ... And more than just two in the process of being painted but here it a link to the miniatures ... http://www.hfminis.co.uk/shop?product=chav-goblins~hfo014&category=accessories~~armoury~dice~miniatures~fantasy-orcs-%26-goblins And came across this little interesting model (in my opinion) http://www.hfminis.co.uk/shop?product=bat%252dkieran~hfn023&category=miniatures~modern-non%252dcoms-%2F-civilians Just need to finish painting my mountain of other stuff ... well start in most cases

Hey all ... long time no post I have completed the Captain Scarlet Diorama for my friends father. He really likes it, and does my friend. I am going to get some proper photos of it soon with my friends good camera ... as she knows how to take a good photo and clean up the back ground and brightness and such on Photoshop. But here are some photos that I have taken quickly the other month. I have just realised, this is not the final piece. As I did put some more barrels on top of the ones in between Captain Black and Scarlet. I think this was done as a dry'fit test run Now, if any one is unsure what the two white-rings are ... they are The Misteron Rings, which appear over an area they have caused an 'accident' or have taken over a human there ... to then cause an 'accident'. It was my first time trying this luminous way of painting. And sure it could of maybe come out better. But if any one has seen it the rings are quite bright and solid looking. Anyway .... My next 'Pait-for-Others' piece is going to be Sumerman (Jim Lee) - once it eventually arrives from Wayland Games ... thats the downside of ordering one item 'in stock' with three others which they need to order in be worth the wait though. But I do have a base for him sorted. As I was unsure about what base to put him on. As i was thinking he could be on; Top of a building On the street In a field The Moon (Superman III was it??) And it wasn't untill visiting Birmingham (UK) Museum to see an exhibition on Rowland Emitt - and subsiquently visiting the rest of the museum - that i saw the perfect idea for the base. And i did not get my inspiration my any fine painting, or exquiset scultpure ... but I got it from the gift shop ... yes the gift shop. It is a rock, one of the semi'seethrough ones you can buy (£1.25) which looks similar to the ones at Supermans North pole (???) base in the films. So he is going to stand atop that, and if need by I will buy some similar stones to break up to fill out the base. I will get photos up on here ... when it arrives Bye for now all!!!!!

I am loving your Lenny I to enjoyed painting him ... such a nice model to paint albeit mine is the old metal on ... but they are practically the same Probably a dumb question ... but what kind of wood did you use for the planks? I am thinking Bolster wood (Or how ever it is spelt)???

Your painting is amazing The Imperial Preacher is as good as your others I keep meaning to have a proper look around your blog Some pretty cool models from Kromlech (Seen some on Wayland Games website a while back) Tempted to get some Soviet Goblins Thanks for your tutorial on painting eyes I could do it if the eyes were as big as your tutorial diagrams But with being the size of about a pin head ... I have no idea how you do it to be honest Stunning

Can I just say ... How the heck do you do your eyes??? It is stunning Love your work I really do Any good general tips on painting??

The latest news letter states that Som'er Teeth is dispatching now But I am unable to find them on the web-store Any one able to point me in the right direction?? Thanks

Thanks Omen Bringer I used the Typhus Corrosion and the BRIGHT ORANGE dry paint over top to get the rust effect on the grating I never thought to use the corrosion paint with the Nuln Oil But wouldn't it be all lumpy? I shall update with more pictures soon ... I Promise As this thread seemed to of been forgotten about by my self Also ... side note Does any one know how many pictures you can post in one post? As if it is only a few I shall try and combine multiple pictures together into one Thanks again

Hey guys, and girls ... It has been a while and i am not sure if any one actually still comes in this part of the forum anymore, as before now it is probably slowly sliding down from page 1, to 2, to 3 ... all the way to the basement of this forum ... but hey. So I thought I would revive with some new, well technically new'ish pictures of a diorama i did for a friend for her Christmas present, last year (Sorry for saying the 'C' word in what is practically summer time). It is of Doctor Who - the Doctor (Tennent) and Rose ... Doctor Who Diorama Flickr Album My current project is another Diorama, but this time a basic Captain Scarlet (Models from Crooked Dice - Time Lift collection). It is basically going to be Captain Scarlet and Blue, chasing/looking for Captain black amongst oil barrels. Captain Scarlet Diorama Flickr Album The barrels are done, and the base. Apart from oil leaking and on the base once I have finalised the positioning of the barrels. Speaking of which, any one know good ways of painting realistic looking oil? As I plan on having some leaking out of one of the split and laying down barrels. And hopefully a foot print or two of Captain Black, if the grid effect is not too far, but then again I could put it on maint struts/beams. I do have some photos of Captain Blue pretty much complete, and Captain Scarlet and Black - some where on my Google account. I shall get them up on here soon ... oh and along with some Chav Goblins I got ... thinking they could be the city dwelers of the Gremerins All these, and more, are on my Flickr Account, why not a look. Bye for now all ...