Show off your painted/converted figs.

TomCo

I love to see well executed figs. Whether it be an original paint scheme, conversion or just skilled technique; painting is by far my favourite aspect of miniature gaming (even though Im not exactly the best painter).

Could you guys maybe post examples of figs you're particularly proud of (or for the laugh, your WORST fig!), maybe with a few pointers regarding technique and colours used?

TomCo

May as well attempt to start it off so.
Here's one of the first figs I ever painted (the third I think), the glue is worn out but the paint is still all there.

All enamel paint, I was going for an emerald colour.
Might tidy it up, base, and banner.

http://img240.imageshack.us/img240/4554/uploadwg2.png

mr_kyle

40K Chaos Death Guard player here. Been collecting and painting since just before the release of Assault on Black Reach. All the following thumbnails are clickable for extra size!

oniondublin

you've been painting for about a year and you're already painting as well as that! grumble...grumble...i might just give up...grumble

seriously though, nice painting

madrab

Here are some of my Skorne models for the game Hordes

More here
http://picasaweb.google.com/madrab/Models?authkey=Gv1sRgCPn7i4GjtdWacg&fgl=true&pli=1#

madrab

Some of the Ork models im doing up at the moment

Gunmonkey

Loving the freebooterz and Orkimus Prime.

Spear

Recent dabblings with weathering.

MarkHall

Marab I can't wait to see these boys in action.
Please tell me you've figured out a way to have Orkimus prime be a Tincan once he transforms.

madrab

Thinking of using him as a stompa when he is transformed :-)

mr_kyle

Orkimus Prime is amazing!

elbrop

Some of my nurgle stuff:




Still need to finish the tanks off, go interrupted by a house move and finding it hard to get restarted (and unpacked)

mr_kyle

Putting a Vindicator together atm. I like your use of the Defiler CC weapon on the Dread. Is is the Black Reach Dread you used there?

hairyheretic

Does that Nurgle dread have a tzeentchian symbol on its right shoulder?

elbrop

mr_kyle wrote: »

Putting a Vindicator together atm. I like your use of the Defiler CC weapon on the Dread. Is is the Black Reach Dread you used there?

I think so... I had two plastic dreadnoughts, one from the BR set and another from ages ago. Both got heavily converted into Nurgle dreads and for the life of me I can't recall which is which.

hairyheretic wrote: »

Does that Nurgle dread have a tzeentchian symbol on its right shoulder?

Yes, see even the servants of the other dark gods can get infected, and then they belong to Nurgle mahahahaha!
Real answer, I just love using all the funky chaos symbols

Smokerkl

S..

TomCo

I'd love to see someone make a catachan jungle fighters conversion inspired by "Predator". I assumed that this would have been done a thousand times over, but I couldnt find any examples.

mr_kyle

elbrop wrote: »

I think so... I had two plastic dreadnoughts, one from the BR set and another from ages ago. Both got heavily converted into Nurgle dreads and for the life of me I can't recall which is which.

Understandable, plus using two DCC weapons is a wise choice on the Chaos Dreads. Just incase they decide to open up on you your troops. At least with x2 DCCWs the worst your gonna get is some bolter shots in the ass.

The Vindicator I am working on is going to be my first bit of armour. As such the work on it isnt going to be too ambitious. Got a few old school nurglings that I'm going to stick on the top. Will model in some battle damage and a bit of general wear and tear.

elbrop

Well it did manage to wound my demon prince with its bolter, which impressed us all.

The other dread has ranged weapons (no tactical reason, I just wanted to model it that way). Here is an old picture (I've since finished it).

mr_kyle

themurphyfella

Been building new rides for my orks



The old trukks




Ghazzy



Boss ona bike

Naessens

Hes not my conversion but i thought id put him up for all the nice boards.ie people to admire

Sigard

Spent much of last year playing Necromunda, as a much needed break from 40k. I started with the Metal Delaque gang, but quickly needed alternative miniatures to show some of the different weapon options available to the gang. Below are some of my attempts at sculpting some jackets

My Leader, Dwight
Actually the second leader of the gang. He usurped control of the gang some time into the campaign, but his leadership of 9 came in very useful.


My Marksman


Converted from an Empire cannon crewman, the codpiece still needs to be removed/covered.










a few shots of Ving, my specialist. got a few lucky rolls and he's now BS5, so I invested in a plasma gun. generally does more damage than either of the heavies. Currently, he's my most valuable gang member in terms of usefulness.
The model is converted from empire free company parts for the body and arms(crossbow). the head is Catachan (I think) and the plasma gun is from a chaos marine. I decided to go with a different look for the jacket on this model, something covering the shoulders. For some reason, I keep thinking 'Frankenstein' when I see the coat

Sigard

Gunfighter


The tank ganger: a former juve who has graduated to full ganger, with strength and toughness 4 and 2 wounds. Rubbish ballistic skill though, so he's sword and hand flamer for terrorising my opponents


Heavy with Flamer


And finally, my new heavy (inspired by 'Painless Joe', from Heresy Miniatures)

TomCo

Bog standard table top, but I was wondering how I could differentiate these guys from Dark Angels and Salamanders.



I was thinking maybe white helmets for all the terminators and maybe a white edge on the pauldrons?

themurphyfella

TomCo wrote: »

Bog standard table top, but I was wondering how I could differentiate these guys from Dark Angels and Salamanders.I was thinking maybe white helmets for all the terminators and maybe a white edge on the pauldrons?

That would work.
Doing a design on the shoulderpads is another good way

Mantel

You could paint the pauldrons a different colour instead of the edges like Blood Ravens. It might make them stand out more as not Dark Angels or Salamanders

TomCo

Just quickly tested a few additional colours on another mini. I think the white helmets look a lot nicer.

themurphyfella

Hmmm the large dressing mirror makes him look like a Dork angel. He just needs the heels and a handbag

TomCo

themurphyfella wrote: »

Hmmm the large dressing mirror makes him look like a Dork angel. He just needs the heels and a handbag

;_;

Leman-Russ

Some pictures from my armored battle group


I will stick up some pics of my conventional army's when i take some pictures of them.

Dacian

TomCo wrote: »

Just quickly tested a few additional colours on another mini. I think the white helmets look a lot nicer.

The darker green is nice. I would say stick with either the white helmets OR the brown shoulder pad. The Sallies have black shoulder pads so its similar. I don't think both extra colours work well together.

Alternatively you could have your power armour guys with a coloured shoulder pad with chapter symbol while the terminators as veterans have white helemts which is correct according to the Codex Astartes (and GWs How to Paint Space Marines!!!)

MarkHall

Battletech on a large scale

mr_kyle

Both of these are still very much WIP.

hairyheretic

Those are nice. What are you using on the front of the dread's sarcophagus?

TomCo

Took a break from stripping and repainting to do some papercraft.



Unrelated, but its freaking awesome.

Also painstakingly recreated 2nd edition Space Hulk with beer boxes and board scans.

Warmaster

hairyheretic wrote: »

Those are nice. What are you using on the front of the dread's sarcophagus?

afaik that's the rear torso from the chaos vehicle upgrade sprue.

TomCo

Old metal terminator with assault cannon. Really need to get some more paint, the white I have is terrible.




Bonus pic, Space Hulk with "counts as" genestealers.

mr_kyle

Dread sarcophagus = back half of a torso from the chaos vehicle upgrade sprue (as warmaster correctly pointed out) and one one the defiler sensor masks.

vince noir

Some 'recent' bitz...

mr_kyle

@ Vince: You can paint white skin very well chap! Nice to see non-GW minis too. I am a bit guilty in that GW minis will be in all of my posts here.

TomCo

Space Marine with a rocket launcher.

TomCo

First attempt at painting a genestealer, not sure if Im happy with it.

Warmaster

Looks good to me Tomco!

d_puppy

Here some pics of my Imperial Fists















Old rules allow techmarines to drive a bike



An assasin of my imperial troops



Some chaos i've painted for a friend of mine

d_puppy

A bunker i've made of a card board thing



Top is to remove for better access inside


Front side and an original of the card board thing

d_puppy

The photo box i use for making pics. The lights are 12volt.

bloodclaw

Full album from warpcon xx
http://picasaweb.google.com/themurphyfella/WarpconXX2010?feat=directlink

Jazzy

jaysus, the standard of painting has really gone up since my day when i look at those warpcon pics. ill see about taking a few photos of me and my bros stuff later on today

Warmaster

Bloodclaw those photos don't do that army justice mate, beautiful army and a treat to see on a tabletop!

Naessens

Didn't feel like doing more green orks(had a Warhammer Fantasy ork Army) so wanted to try something new




sorry about the bad quality, its the best i could get:o