And this one comes to an end. I’m cheating: I’m gonna not paint that cloak until I can do a better job. But I’m going to base everything up and send it to the cabinet anyway
I broke the seal on my Tomb Kings box just so I can test my painting scheme 👀

I’m not entirely sure how I feel after all that…

Once it’s based, I’ll have a better idea if that was a success or not

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I’m still unconvinced the effort of painting that the long way is meaningfully better than using Contrast with a highlight instead (middle). Raw Contrast (right) isn’t enough, at least, but the middle option looks kinda good too

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1 down, 95 to go

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The first step

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I trawled the house for more skeleton parts, and was able to piece together a few. The rest may just be lost to the sands of time, but I can rescue these for sure and paint them up to a modern standard
Prepped and ready! Gonna bring them all up to the same level, and use it as an opportunity to test some theories before I try out the new plastics. I’ve had these since 1998

There are few things quite as satisfying as slapping down Skeleton Horde Contrast paint on an actual skeleton

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Inching the rest of them closer to the prototype (left)
Before, After

It's not 'Eavy Metal, but it's not that bad!

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Little highlights 👨‍🎨
Getting the hang of this; I feel pretty comfortable painting a skeleton now
The rescue process, start to finish
Getting through them in the late evenings 🦴

You did say you wanted the return of classic models…

So enjoy cutting off all the flash and metal gates, sanding, resculpting missing detail, pinning, Green Stuff-ing all the massive gaps, and cutting new slots in the plastic base to fit the actual tabs in the model 😅

This Green Knight sculpt is gorgeous, but I’m definitely feeling the curl of the monkey’s paw

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What's on the painting desk this weekend? More skeletons, of course
Easing myself back into painting with an easy project: touching up a model I did 2009-ish. Still need to base it, but pretty happy with the result!

And we’re done! One Terminator Chaplain repaint complete 😄

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Things I got painted in 2024: not nearly enough.

I guess the year isn't over yet…

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More skellies! Have to search my bits box for the rest of the shields, mind

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Shields rescued!
And shields for everybody! Now I can actually call these complete. I only wish more of them had survived since I opened the box (…in 1998?), but maybe I can bulk them out with spare parts later on

Next assembly line up and running. Left is washed. Middle is recess-shaded. Right is finished test mini. Painting is exhausting 😴

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I’m still highlighting these Death Guard. Finding all those edges is *exhausting*; I can manage maybe a couple a night

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It’s slow going, but next up is the metallics and that will make a big difference quickly

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Starting to look like something!

Getting closer to the finish line 🏁

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Told you the metals would make a difference 👌

NGL, this has been a marathon project. Certainly in no rush to paint any more Death Guard in immediate future 😅 Can’t argue with the results!

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6/6.

Now for the details…

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Dat sword though

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This has been two weeks of 2–3 hours a night, or two seasons of Hell’s Kitchen worth according to my watch history. It’s real nice to do something analogue for a while

Fleshy.

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Not a whole lot left here! Bones, cloth, and final details

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@stroughtonsmith Are you ‘just’ using a phone camera for these? Or something else? Great shots. And painting :)
@nygl just Halide and my iPhone 12PM