Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Magnets galore: Multiple wargear for Grey Knights

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These squads of Grey Knights have been a real challenge, since a lot of stuff is magnetized.  The original weapon choice was halberds, but with 6th edition now here, who knows how that will change!

Here are some pictures showing a few of the options:
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Getting the banner to be magnetized to the same arm as the regular halberd was very difficult!  That thing is so much heavier than the halberd.  I also had to change the arm angles on most of these to make that happen.

Here is a group shot:
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And some WIP images:

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Sneaky Snakes: Painting bases for Necropollis Knights

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It is now time to get around to the Necropolis Knights!  I probably won't be using these in a game until I can expand the unit to six, but I have been wanting to see what they look like with some color on them!

First I began by drawing out the basic design:
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Then setting down the basic colors:
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It was time to start shading the snakes lighter, using the same color scheme that I did on the Stalkers:
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I continue to lighten the snakes, working up to the same brightness level of the stalkers:
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Once I had the shading complete, it was time to create the scale patterns from the Stalkers:
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I proceed with the pattern, and I begin to paint the skull design as well...
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More shading on the skull, and getting some color into the eyes.  The rest of the usual demon faces and skulls are started in the marble areas...
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Now I focus more on the faces in the marble sections:
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The demon faces and skulls are almost complete, and more colors are added to the main skull design.
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At this point I go back into the small skulls and demon faces to reclaim the darkest colors:
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Once the darks are re established, I put the glowing elements in, and work the crown of the skull design.
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Almost done!
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Here we have the bases ready to go!
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