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Well...Whilst this isn't a finished piece,ifigured it'd get some attention still....
In a Journal a while ago i mentioned that for a couple of the categories at Golden Demon,myself and some of the Cambridge crew are either doing the same model or using a kit to base our entries on.
For the Open category,we decided to take the very awesome Chaos Terminator Lord kit and work with that. We've all taken different Chaos legions and so theres some very nice,and very different, models coming out of it.
An example of this is here ==> [link]
Das Fet has now finished his,and as mine is now currently at a state that is equal to his in that photo,i thought i'd show you guys and gals...
I've chosen Black Legion again (love them!) and really,all i wanted to do was expand on the one i did last year...which,in terms of the modelling and the painting,i think ive done.
Really pleased with the painting experimentation on this,been trying out matte colours for glazing and toning things together,which hopefully you can see...
Anyway,comments and critique welcomed,see what you think...
Ben x
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Thankee!
He's all finished now,ready for the GD
Cheers for the Fave too
Ben
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Thankee!
Be even better when he's finished...
Ben
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I look forward to seeing it
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This miniature has a lovely sense of 'moodiness' and I especially love the big shotgun. The perfect weapon for a gung ho renegade.
I see you're in Cambridge. Not too far from me.
I'm looking for somewhere to get in a game or two of 40K every week.
Is there anywhere you would recommend?
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Well,i found the gun in my bits box and thought "yes...he's totally having that!" lol It's actually too big even for this guy,but i've MIU linked it so he can still use it
The Cambridge store is a Battle Bunker,so has a large secondary room for gaming! Lots of tables.40 seems to be popular,so if you're wanting a game,come down on a tuesday night,the store is open till 10pm.If you drive,you can park out the back if you ask the staff nicely! If you get the train,its not a bad walk to and from the store.
And of course,if im about,you might see some of this stuff in the flesh...lol
Ben
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I live in Broxbourne, so it's between half an hour to an hour by train and the GW is only a short walk from the station.
I'm very tempted to rock up with my Tau army...once I've painted up some more units.
I'll thrown you a PM when I plan to attend. Things are a bit hectic at the moment.
In the meantime, you can take a gander at my army here: [link]
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I forgot to look at your Tau...just did,lovely work! I'm not a Tau fan,and i havent seen a scheme that even remotely interests me but that one is great,and the orange detailing is a good touch of colour!
An army like that would be awesome. It's only the bases that maybe let them down but im no judge,what you've done is generally what i do!
But im getting moaned at to try harder...*grumble grumble*
Ben
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I get moaned at to spend more time and care myself. I've been moaned at for years at the various tournaments I attend. I usually get nominated for Best Army, but never win. I don't want to win really, but it's nice to be nominated all the same.
I don't have the time to make them super beautiful...especially when there's 5,000pts of the buggers.
Eventually I'll do another army in the future, but it will depend on time...and permission from the girlfriend :Alarmed:
Currently torn between Orks (WWII style), Nurgle Marines and Space Wolves for a future project.
What are you currently playing?
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Being nominated is always good yea,especially as some people specifically paint just to win that award sometimes lol
Out of the 3,i'd probably go with the Wolves...
I dont play anymore...MAYBE one day i'll be happy enough with my quality to start painting an army,and if i do,its Witch Hunters for 40k and Brets or Empire for Fantasy...
Ben
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I think to just get an army done and finished, you have to let your standards slip.
My Tau aren't perfect close up and it's a really simple scheme with 1 base coat and 1 highlight, but it gets the job done.
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Well,each to their own! I played for a lot of years,so if i was ever gonna play again,i'd have to be happy with what im fielding.
As i said before,i like your Tau scheme,looks very nice!
Ben
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Sure,its open every tuesday so...no hurry or owt lol
Theres always someone to play! You dont neccesarily have to have everything painted either,a lot seem to field new/unpainted units to try things out 
But anyway,sure,that'll be cool!
Ben
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My god! You never fail to astound, my friend!
I can't wait to see the others, it'll be great!
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Yea,im happy with this one
Glad you like it.
Ben
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You should be!
I'm glad you made it, lol
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Haha,well,lets hope the finished article will be just as good.
Ben
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Damn, I love it. Almost thought it was EC Legion cause that looks alot like a Sonic Blaster in his hands... makes me want one
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Its not a Sonic Blaster...its a shotgun lol
Still waiting to hear on the finds,may chase them up today if they dont call me!
Ben
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I knew you would post WIPS sooner or later.
A little hard to comment in places due to the fact that he's still a WIP but looking very good so far I certainly can't fault the facial details.
All the best with the GD when it comes up I hope you can Fett both come up trumps.
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Yea,i couldnt resist lol
Too many people pestered me for pics!
I'm really pleased with him so far,although he is for the Open category,so none too optimistic
Thanks for the fave too
Ben
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I too think he looks a bit pale, but (and that's more like my own coloring stile) I think that gives him the more Chaos look. Liveles servants of the gods so to say. Anyway I think he looks very good and has some awesome details on him. though he might looks a bit overloadet with throphys...
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I do prefer a pale skin.
The trophies...they arent too bad i dont think,they are the new skeleton bits,so they are a lot smaller than you might think if you havent seen them 
I think they are comparable to the bits in the plastic Terminator box anyway...
Ben
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well I haven't yet
but you're propably right. I'm looking forward to the all round photos
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Ah i see!
Well,the new skeletons are a lot smaller,the idea is that they look like all the flesh and muscles have come off from say,the Empire troops or whatever other humans they might be!
A lot more refined than the old plastics...the wonders of new technologies.
Ben
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Excellent, clean painting as always... the face has more detail and character than stuff some people paint on big canvasses (is that the proper plural of canvas!?).
But... (and you know that one was coming, eh?)
...the matte colors don't work for me. He looks very pale, lifeless... might be the picture, but the black is more a green-grey than black, and it somewhat lacks contrast, nothing really stands out. It doesn't pop, yet. But this is WIP, so where are you going to take this guy? What will be the focus points of the minis, where do you want us to take that extra-look?
I could imagine some nice marble-stairs (maybe even b/w checkered?) - maybe blood dripping from the chainaxe down the stairs? Something to add a bit of color-kaboom to the scenery?
Scrolling back and forth from my little text here, up to the mini... the face is just awesome, you really mastered that! Perfect!
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Hmm...
Well,he's certainly not done yet,and the black areas will be Chao Black so that should bring out all the metallic trims,and add some contrast.
I've worked to get all the details toned,and i know this is a very different way of painting to what you prefer
The base shall be steel plating,i hope that the silver will show him up better.
Blood...wasnt sure on that,as the axe already has green and orange on it,im wary of putting red on it,as it might look too messy...no pun intended.
As for key points,i'd list the skulls,Imperial Fist helmet (out of shot i think),the axe and gun,and the 5 litanies,theres the Undivided one on his belt,and each of the 4 Gods are represented about his person,one litany per limb...
Ben
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Ahh, okay - so it will be real dark black, that's good... the green-grey makes him look, I dunno, "dusty" like he was covered in clouds of sand and dirt at some point....
Yeah, I wasn't gonna mention I like my highlights really "in your face", but I just feel your model might be too muted (as it is now, might be different once black is added to the mix) - I dunno how to put this, even the shiny bits are pale, desatiated - it's like someone sucked the color out of him. And for a monochromatic approach, there is already too much variation going on.
Boring isn't exactly the right word (and your painting skills are awesome, I cannot mention that point enough!) - just not popping, I miss the points to focus on. Like, for example if you had all dark armour, and made a brighter head, the head would just get more importance in the eyes of a viewer, due to contrast and what not. The way your model is now, all the focus points and the not focus points are too equal in viewing-importance for my taste, the way you coloured it doesn't exactly lead me to the "highlights" or "extra cool bits" of your model - I dunno, does this clarify what I am trying to say? If not, I have to try harder to explain. I think watching the model from some distance might help, it shows that things blend together too well (maybe) and that focus points get drowned because they are surrouned by equally colored areas.
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I agree he's very tonal,but thats what i wanted,i wanted a guy that looks like he's centuries old and has been about,and to this end,ive tried to age things appropriately,so the armour is chipped and rusted,as is are the rivets and the axe,that i imagine takes a lot of beating and so i worked hard on that...The axe heads themselves are marble,which i think is an interesting detail to start with.
To break up the browns and greens,ive tried at other things,like the gold and bronze has verdigris,so theres light blue detailing there.
To maybe give you some idea on how bight some of the bits ought to be,the litanies have final highlights of Bleached Bone with a little white in,and the skin goes up to the old Pallid Flesh.The skulls also have final highlights of Khaki and white.The silvers go up to Mithril.
As to the black,its the last thing i do,as most of my initial work is drybrushing and glazing,the black tends to look a right mess,as it normally gets hit by everything i slop on! There IS rust about some of it,like between some of the plates,but it should look a more solid black in the end.
I reckon my photography is most of the fault though...wasnt particularly bright this afternoon,but i tried anyway lol
I will give some thought to your words,and ask others...maybe you have seen something i just cant...coz i've looked at it too long
Ben
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Ahh, a pity I cannot see this guy in person... I am pretty sure my perception of it would be different... I can't believe he's highlighted up to Pallid and Mithril... that's REALLY bright (and should accentuate things really good).
I dunno if I have seen something you have not (since I only have this photo to see stuff on) - and the more I think about it, I tend to agree the photo isn't exactly the best (if I remember correctly, some of your other works were shot by a professional photographer with better equip, right?) - I guess, as you said, it's mostly a light-issue that changes what this guy looks like for real, into what I see now (or don't see, for that matter ;D).
Maybe a real good close-up shot might help clarify things (I'd love to see the details on the face).
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Seriously lol some of the final highlights are those colours stated!
Ive taken all my own photos,the earlier montages were put through the Photoshop treatment by my friend,but all the recent pictures have been me...i just try for good natural light and i dont think i had that this afternoon...it was bright but...maybe not quite enough!
A close up of the face you say...maybe i will try and get that at some point,in some better light
Ben
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Okay, have you p-shopped this picture as well? Maybe it's just missing a bit of color-correction with curves?
Oh, yes - a close-up on the face would be great, I mean this guy looks better/more real than my real-life grandfather XD
I just would like to see it really close to understand your brush-strokes to achieve this great face (and have my jaw-bone hitting the floor, realizing that this head is like... VERY SMALL XD)
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No,i dont have Photoshop...or any skills with a computer based design program lol I just point and click...
I dunno about the face being THAT good...lol and that close shows all the rough stuff...but i may give that a go if i can get a good enough photo in better light.
Ben
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Well, some basics in Photoshop can help you get more out of your pictures... there are plenty of tutorials here on DA, check 'em out.
The face is lightyears beyond what I am doing for faces, and your other Chaos-dude had such a great face as well...
Oh, and seeing some rough stuff is fine with me, it shows that it is actually possible to do this, and not a talent or "being gifted" thing (plus it helps sometimes to understand what ye did much better).
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Whilst im sure Photoshop would be helpful,i dont even own it so...its a bit expensive just to sort out bad photos on my part
Of course its possible...i managed it lol
Like i say,i'll look into it...
Ben
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There is stuff like Photoshop elements, or even other progs like Paintshop Pro that are quite cheaper than the latest professional P-Shop (besides, you could probably get a used Pshop 7.0 or maybe CS for little money) - anyway, it's worth it, I think.
Yeah, you managed it... but that's you ;D I am probably gonna upload some more HeroQuest minis soonish, I'd like you to check them out (tried a few things, and actually even mixed paint as well (as can be seen on my Blood Bowl minis that are uploaded already).
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Well,i love painting faces...kinda semi-falous for it now at our store.
When you get the new bits up,i'll take a look!
Ben
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I also get the feeling you like faces, it kinda shows on the models...
Okay, new bits be up:
Blood Bowl Team (shitty pics) [link]
HeroQuest Mummies:
[link]
HeroQuest Skeletons:
[link]
HeroQuest Chaos Warriors:
[link]
Tell me what you think
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And done so...tried to be constructive
Ben
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Thanks mate, much appreciated!
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