Jeff's completed projects for 2014
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Lovely work on the elves. Nice choice of browns (some of my favourite colours) and cracking shield designs.
Jeff McC
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Settled back in at home and work. My 9 year old is starting out with high elves, (and defeated his older brother's dwarves in a 3rd edition game over the weekend 
) So I offered to paint up a champion for him, since I'd painted some for his older siblings. I think it turned out fairly well. He was very clear about the blue eyes, blue and white color scheme and wanting it based like dad's wood elves.
He's coming along fairly well with painting things himself - here's his finished griffin. (Certainly better than I would have done at that age.)
) So I offered to paint up a champion for him, since I'd painted some for his older siblings. I think it turned out fairly well. He was very clear about the blue eyes, blue and white color scheme and wanting it based like dad's wood elves.He's coming along fairly well with painting things himself - here's his finished griffin. (Certainly better than I would have done at that age.)
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Jeff McC
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Good weekend for painting...I've finished up some of the foundry goodies I picked up while I was at BOYL.
First, some supplies; I think they're meant to be from the Napoleonic era, but they're generic enough that they will work quite nicely with earlier eras too... So baggage, or an objective for a scenario.. possibilities abound!
I also picked up some skeletons with scythes to fulfill the army minimum 10 grim reapers for undead. 13 rank and file complete, command models are still in work. They were quick to paint up, and the paint work was simple enough that I was able to play Talisman with the kids while doing the majority of the work.
First, some supplies; I think they're meant to be from the Napoleonic era, but they're generic enough that they will work quite nicely with earlier eras too... So baggage, or an objective for a scenario.. possibilities abound!
I also picked up some skeletons with scythes to fulfill the army minimum 10 grim reapers for undead. 13 rank and file complete, command models are still in work. They were quick to paint up, and the paint work was simple enough that I was able to play Talisman with the kids while doing the majority of the work.
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Asslessman
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I just love those skeletons, they scream "Ray Harryhausen" to me !
Jeff McC
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Agreed, they do have a Ray Harryhausen feel to them!
A few more done - Champion of khorne with the face of a flesh hound. I found getting the red/orange of the skin tone to the point where I was satisfied with it a bit challenging...
And a Brentonnian foot knight. Not sure I'm entirely satisfied with the checks on the chevron.
A few more done - Champion of khorne with the face of a flesh hound. I found getting the red/orange of the skin tone to the point where I was satisfied with it a bit challenging...
And a Brentonnian foot knight. Not sure I'm entirely satisfied with the checks on the chevron.
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Con-fusion
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The autumn themed wood elves are great. I like seeing all the reds and browns instead of standard woodsy greens.
I concur on you eye work, awesome.
Stick with what you have on the foot knight, and paint me some while you're at it.
I concur on you eye work, awesome.
Stick with what you have on the foot knight, and paint me some while you're at it.
Jeff McC
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I'll keep the checks then.
Clownshoe, they were done with a brush.
Thanks for the comments on eyes; usually I just paint the eyeball off white, and then add a dot of color in the middle and a black line across the top, but eyes on that treeman were big enough, that I had space to do something more.
Clownshoe, they were done with a brush.
Thanks for the comments on eyes; usually I just paint the eyeball off white, and then add a dot of color in the middle and a black line across the top, but eyes on that treeman were big enough, that I had space to do something more.
Jeff McC
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Chaos Dwarf Swivel gun. I debated single base vs. individual base for quite a while before starting with this one, in the end I went with single base so I could get the aiming dwarf's hand on the gun. Happy with the results, though I still want to track down some small ball bearings (or similar) to make a cannon ball stack, I think I should be able to make a brass monkey to go with out of styrene.
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Asslessman
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I love the Chaos dwarves, I alos considered wether or not baisng them on one base or not and I finally opted for a display bease and 3 individual bases so that the firer can hold the swivel in his hand and so that I can remove the big base when I field them on top of a hill or some annoying piece of terrain. The colours are lovely with a great readibility. Superb painting !
The wight looks good to me, maybe the yes good use a small tip of bright colour in the middle to make them "pop" a little more bu the blade is superb and the whole model looks more than good imo.
The wight looks good to me, maybe the yes good use a small tip of bright colour in the middle to make them "pop" a little more bu the blade is superb and the whole model looks more than good imo.
daddyorchips
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those chaos dwarfs are muy inspirational. single base was a good choice.
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Jeff McC
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Managed to get an orc finished, he'll be the unit champion, and there are a number of archers in progress who'll be joining him. I've wanted this one for years (he was in the Warhammer book, after all.) and managed to get him for something reasonable off ebay. Particularly pleased with the trousers. (I was going to say pants but apparently they're something different in England 
) It is the first time I've used black lining to separate stripes, and I like the way it's made them pop.
) It is the first time I've used black lining to separate stripes, and I like the way it's made them pop.Attachments
Asslessman
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Excellent looking and yes I agree with Phreedh, a little wash around teh teeth will help make them pop out. the coulours you used are really screaming 3rd ed to me and I couldn't think aof anything better for a model really !