Steve Troughton-Smith
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
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
There are few things quite as satisfying as slapping down Skeleton Horde Contrast paint on an actual skeleton
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
And we’re done! One Terminator Chaplain repaint complete 😄
More skellies! Have to search my bits box for the rest of the shields, mind
Next assembly line up and running. Left is washed. Middle is recess-shaded. Right is finished test mini. Painting is exhausting 😴
I’m still highlighting these Death Guard. Finding all those edges is *exhausting*; I can manage maybe a couple a night
It’s slow going, but next up is the metallics and that will make a big difference quickly
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!
Not a whole lot left here! Bones, cloth, and final details
And just to highlight what 5 years of progress looks like, here's where I gave up the first time trying to paint these models, back in 2019!
I’m so glad I don’t have a timer counting how long these have taken to paint. The people who can do this all day every day are heroic
Tomorrow, the Death Guard will be done! Feels real good 😄
And we’re done; a full painted squad of Death Guard before Christmas 👨🎨
One for the Reddit crowd:
Spent December painting up some Death Guard a la the TableTopReady tutorial and they turned out neat!
I know sex is good and all, but have you ever successfully painted twenty eyes at 28mm scale with a size 1 brush?
(Keeping this one in the thread)
Closing thoughts on last month’s Death Guard: that was a real slog, but they look better than I could have hoped. The minis are incredible, but because there's so much variation it's impossible to build up a rhythm and each one has to be tackled individually, which is exhausting. I have a dozen more to paint, but I'm going to have to really be in the mood to commit to another three-week paint job. Immediate plan is more Dark Eldar, then some Ultramarines, and a Stormcast test mini
Trying my hand at something different. Old model stripped of paint and prepared for work…
Though my good brushes are on their last legs now after a solid few months of painting, so it's probably time to replace my setup 🥲
EpiS MPH
dadarepublic@stroughtonsmith Beautiful!
I wish I had time to dedicate to Warhammer 40k, I used to play in college quite a bit and now I’m gonna be selling all my old unpainted blood angel sets.
It’s great to see you keeping it alive for yourself!
Nicolas Marien
Joe Chott@stroughtonsmith I feel like you’ve broken entirely free from the “follows tutorials to paint good looking figures”.
You are now SOLIDLY in the category of just ridiculously excellent painter in your own right. I mean that VERY sincerely!!
When I was a kid I remember seeing people playing warhammer and I wanted to get into it but then I found out that individual figures could cost over $100 once painted (in the 90’s!!!). And the bare figures were lifeless so I didn’t want them.
@stroughtonsmith Your artistry is on that same level - just SEEING the figures you paint now is enough to make people realize that using unpainted figures would be depriving themselves of SO much enjoyment.
I absolutely love your work but especially I love that I’ve seen your progression over more than a decade of time now.
You are inspiring!!!! :)
Kais Karim
Brian Grinter
Moritz Dietz
Darren McGuicken
Doctor Spork@stroughtonsmith Love seeing the comparison between the two.
I have a huge pile of 3rd ed Dark Eldar that is going to be quite the project at some point, I'll be going with the classic green bases though.
dmitriidI can't unsee a bad Elvis impersonator :) I have to maie myself see the lower part/beak :)
Elan Feingold
Ben S@stroughtonsmith I used to play 40k back in this era … and I can’t get over the quality of the modern models in comparison, and the massive change in style when painting them.
Almost enough to make me go buy the Horus Heresy box and relearn to paint. Almost.
Julian Kussman
Da Red Gobo Darven Dissek ✅Those are some great Plague Marines ! Papa Nurgle would be really proud !
Once I'm done with my current project, maybe I should do another batch from the Space Marines Heroes. But with the Juan Hidalgo's style using Contrast Paints. They're so much fun to paint !
#Warhammer #PlagueMarines
Mair
Nigel Wadsworth 🇦🇺
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