Watchers in Death

I'll come right out and say it...I never really cared much for the Deathwatch Space Marines.

A quick D&D side project

A few former colleagues from when I was at Blizzard Entertainment have a regular Dungeons & Dragons group. Whenever they start up a new campaign, I'll inevitably get requests for painted models which I'm always happy to do.  Here is one of the main characters I completed. She requested magical runes on the book pages, purple fire and glowing blue eyes.  It's probably one of my favorite models I've ever painted as I felt the book and face came out particularly well.  I learned a lot about glazes and blending while trying to make the eye glow look more radiating and less like blue splotches.

Just a few more completed Horus Heresy characters

Been doing a few commissions for a friend of mine.  When I say a few, he has commissioned me to paint one of each of the Horus Heresy Character Series models.  It's been a rather daunting task but has been thoroughly enjoyable.

Here are a few more of the recently completed characters:

Emperor's Children - Lord Commander Eidolon

Night Lords - 1st Captain Sevatar

Iron Hands - Primarch Ferrus Manus

Knights Errant - Nathaniel Garro

Bonus models:

Completed a set of Sons of Horus Reavers to accompany the Horus Lupercal model I'm working on

Heresy Era Thousand Sons Leviathan Dreadnought

Having picked up one of these murder machines, I've been debating to paint it either in Blood Angels red or Thousand Sons. In the end I went with the sorcerers of Prospero since I have a Deredeo Dreadnought in IX regalia already. Will write up a proper tutorial once it's finished.

The Horus Heresy Character Series - Completed Models

It's unfortunate that I haven't had much time to consistently update this blog with painting progress.  In fact, I hadn't realized how many Horus Heresy models I had actually completed until I decided to write this post. So this post is to catalog and show which models from the Forge World Horus Heresy Character Series I've completed, along with a list of which ones I have left to paint.

XV Legion Thousand Sons metallic armor tutorial

I've recently switched gears from painting my beloved Blood Angels and started working on a Legion that I, and many other fans, have been waiting for for a very long time:  The Thousand Sons.  There's something tragic about their story, how they were loyal and still were turned upon by the very father he tried to warn about Horus' betrayal.  

One thing I love what Forge World did was try to create a distinct visual cue for each Legion.  There are already several red-colored legions (Blood Angels, Word Bearers, Thousand Sons, and eventually World Eaters) so rather than doing a flat red that is the trademark Blood Angels scheme, they made each red army different so they're recognizable.

Here's the recipe I used to recreate that candy red armor that Forge World uses for their own Thousand Sons models on their website.

Vallejo Chipping Medium - Creating weathering effects

I've recently discovered Vallejo's chipping medium.  This stuff is frakking boss.  I was never able to paint on natural-looking weathering effects, but this gave me renewed confidence in painting skills. I thought I had plateaued a while so it's nice to have a new tool under my belt to use now.

Vulkan, Primarch of the XVIII Legion Salamanders

Finally finished Primarch Vulkan, possibly one of the coolest models of the Heresy line. 

Some recent works

Just some recent updates while I still write up the next tutorial for Alexis Polux

Blood Angels Deredeo Dreadnought

First Chaplain Erebus

First Chaplain Erebus

Minotaurs Contemptor Dreadnought Hecaton Aiakos

Dark Cardinal Kor Phaeron

Dark Cardinal Kor Phaeron

Death Guard Primarch, Mortarion

Necron Night Scythe

Horus Heresy Character - Alexis Polux, 450th Captain of the VII Legion Imperial Fists.

It's been a while since I last posted.  Things have been quite busy at work with our recent 1.1.5 patch being released for Star Citizen.

I've had this model finished for a couple months but I finally had some time to collect up the photos and turn it into several entries.

WIP: Forge World Imperial Knight Lancer

I finally have a new project on my plate.  After moving into a new apartment in Santa Monica, I had some time to get started on a model that has been sitting in my closet for nearly half a year - the Cerastus-Knight Lancer.

Tau test paint

I choose you Fire Caste. 

Finished: Loken vs. Abaddon

Finally had some time to sit and paint after a long sabbatical due to work obligations.  

Just some Heresy WIPS

It's been a long while since I've posted anything.  Haven't really had much time to paint ever since starting my job as a producer on Star Citizen.  Working from 9am to 11pm every day tends to put a damper on one's painting time, especially when you use the weekend to catch up on sleep.

But alas, I did find a modicum of time this weekend to get SOME painting done.  So here are some WIP's.

Primarch Mortarion

Ezekyle Abaddon

Erebus

Kor Phaeron

Grey Knights Mk IV Nemesis Doomglaive Dreadnought 

Mortis Contemptor Dreadnought

Imperial Knight #2 base

Been working on a base for the Imperial Knight, using plasticard I-beams and GW barbed wire, painted to look rusted over. 

Reclusiarch Incandael

Possibly my favorite GW model of all time, definitely one of Juan Diaz's best sculpts ever. It took me about 11 layers on the chest, skull, and other bone-colored parts. And in between each layer was a watered down glaze of sepia wash. 

Remind me to never paint one of these again...

Been sitting on a friend's Reaver Titan for a while now.  Work and lack of time has kept me from really working on it until recently.  But I was able to get some work on it done.