Just like the title of this post says... I had the pleasure of working on a Wraith Knight this weekend. This model really was fun to work on and may have possibly inspired me to do a project I have been thinking about for years. But more on that later once I figure out the logistics of doing it.
Back to the recently finished project. My client sent me a link to help inspire the paint job on this monster of a model. And I say monster because it is officially the tallest (non forgeworld) model I have ever worked on. Honestly the most challenging part of this model was trying to get everything all magnetized so my client can swap out the weapons. After I got him all painted and clear coated I went back and glossed the gems and the faceplate to make them stand out a little more.
That's right friends... A GW model is about to grace my page again.
Actually this model is for one of my long time clients and it is part of a much bigger commission that I am going to be posting on for a little while I think.
And in all honesty it was kinda fun painting on a GW model. It's been a while since I painted a GW piece so it was nice working on something different. Sadly enough though I think this model and the next one I am going to be painting have sparked an urge in me to play 40k again.
You all have been warned.
This was a quick commission that kinda just popped onto my schedule at just the right time. Its just the one piece so its done and in the mail and on its way to Scotland. So alas... the schedule is all freed up again.
Think I might have to go back to working on Smurfs again.
The Avatar was actually not as bad to paint as what I was making him out to be. I have been worried all month long about painting him and thats why I have saved him for absolute last. But he is done... and I am happy with him. Not 100% like what you see in the 4th ed. codex... but I dont really like the way they have him painted in there... so I got a little creative and I think he turned out really good.
This also marks the end of the Eldar Commission. Up next Space Wolves... and the June moto challenge. So stay tuned fans.
So this dude is so bad ass... that I felt that he deserved his own blog post. I have been hard at work all day today trying to get him finished...
Okay so not all day... and I have been working on him and the Avatar off and on all week long... along with the Dire Avengers and the Warlocks. I have been switching off so that way I am not staring at the same figure for several hours. So I give you more Level 1 painting.
So here are the Saim-Hann Warlocks that I had to paint for this commission. Now some of you are probably wondering... how big is this commission cause all of this Eldar is part of the same one. Well it is pretty good sized... and its almost done. So far the pictures that I have posted up here are also the pictures that I have been sending off to the client... and so far he has been happy with everything that he has seen. So back to work I go... I have one more post to make now and then off to bed... then back at it so I can finish the Avatar when I get up.
So I have been VERY busy this past week... I have been working on these Dire Avengers all week long trying to get them ready to go so I can meet my (self imposed) deadline. I really enjoyed painting these guys all except for painting the heads white. Let me tell you that yes you can make white look good... but damn it is a pain. So I am glad to be done with all the white helmets in the army.
Here is part of the Guardians I had to get done up for this project. I still have some more to go but they are with weapons platforms... I am thinking about doing those next since I already have the paints needed for the Saim-Hann paint scheme sitting out on my table.
I know I said I was going to do Dire Avengers next... but when I got done with the wraithlord and warwalker I already had the reds sitting out so I figured get these guys done and then switch back to the boys in blue after that.
Okay so let me say... that I have been really sick the last few days and not feeling up to painting... but today was the first day since last friday that I have felt like painting. So I took it kinda easy and threw some paint at a Wraithlord and a War Walker. Tomorrow I start on Dire Avengers.
So when I first started painting on the Eldar project I was watching alot of Firefly (which was the first time I had seen the series) and I liked how the resistance was referred to as "brown coats". Well that kinda stuck with me while I have been painting all the Eldar and there is no set in stone rule for painting the coats that the rangers wear I decided to make them "brown coats". So for your viewing pleasure... Brown Coated Rangers.
I can smell the finish line from here... Last night I painted up another unit from the Eldar Commission. I am still thinking that I should be done in about another week to a week and a half with everything.
Up Next... Rangers
