After a long weekend in Sweden (’twas awesome) it’s back to the painting and since being back in sunny Scotland (it is actually sunny for once :/) I have now completed the Russ and Korvydave. Here they are;
Korvydave
Korvydave
Korvydave
Korvydave
Korvydave
Leman Russ
Leman Russ
Leman Russ
Leman Russ
The russ has not yet been named, so I’ve left the forward red sections unadorned so this can be added at a later date if necessary.
Well I may have got distracted by a certain Korvydae figure, now re-named Korvydave in honor of the owner, and I have to say he is just lovely. As always from Forge World character figures there is so much history and detail on the figure. And the face, oh the face, such a crisp casting gives such a great area to paint. Never before have I had so much fun painting a face (although he always reminds me of Robocop without the helmet 
Korvydave WIP
Korvydave WIP
Korvydave WIP
The russ is now at the stage of getting the details added, with the main hull finished off. And here it is;
Leman Russ WIP
Onto the next segment of the Death Korp army, which will be this lovely Leman Russ:
Leman Russ
Looks like it will be in a similar colour scheme to the basilisk, so will be doing the main hull and battle damage this afternoon so keep your eyes peeled for an update 😀
My first battlesuit is done and dusted and I am suitably chuffed. The mini inspired a wee bit of fluff, primarily why in a snowy cityscape the Tau have chosen to fight in red armour. The colour scheme was taken from the army book and is labeled as D’yanoi, who the background state are regarded as somewhat backward due to being cut off from the empire for a long period. Thusly, this is what I came up with; The seperation from the empire has led to this force dropping the use of camo altogether, and using the blue sept markings more like the tribal markings used by the fire caste in the past to show their “hunting” skill. On this suit there wont be as many sept markings, but going to go to town the higher the rank :D.
XV8 Crisis Battlesuit
XV8 Crisis Battlesuit
XV8 Crisis Battlesuit
XV8 Crisis Battlesuit
The vendetta has had the last finishing touches applied, and is now good to go 😀
The “Cookie Cutter” Vendetta Gunship
The “Cookie Cutter” Vendetta Gunship
The “Cookie Cutter” Vendetta Gunship
Added some more of the details to the vendetta today. There’s a few black panels with red stripes, which I think have ended up subtle, but good for linking the vendetta to the other units.
The “Cookie Cutter” Vendetta Gunship WIP
The cockpit just needs a few more details added, finishing off the pilots for a start. But I also think I need the rim of the cockpit a different colour or it just blends in.
The “Cookie Cutter” Vendetta Gunship WIP
The “Cookie Cutter” Vendetta Gunship WIP
Been working on the vendetta and battlesuit over the weekend. The main hull of the Vendetta is done, which to be honest is the bulk of the work. Still have the cockpit detailing, a couple of red/black sections to help tie it into the rest of the force, and the name, Cookie Cutter, stencilled across the nose (this will be accompanied by the image of the cookie monster).
The “Cookie Cutter” Vendetta Gunship WIP
I’ve only painted a wee bit more of the battlesuit, just finished off the blacks and painted any lenses. The next step is to add the sept markings and figure out if I want to add differently coloured sections to the armour??
XV8 Crisis Battlesuit
With the Pathfinders finished I’ve found myself with a lot of enthusiasm for Tau, so I got cracking into the battlesuit. So far I’ve only done the red and basecoated the black areas, but tbh that makes up almost half the painting involved.
XV8 Crisis Battlesuit
I also got started on the Vendetta for the Death Korp commission and it certainly is a beast:
The “Cookie Cutter”, Vendetta Gunship
I painted this Huron up as a commission at the end of 2012 and just discovered the pictures(thought they where lost in the warp), and would like to share:
Huron Blackheart
Huron’s Hamadrya
Decided to treat myself over the long weekend and paint the next lot of Pathfinders for my slow building army.
Pathfinder Squad 2 Front
Pathfinder Squad 2 Back
They were as much as a pleasure to paint as the last lot, with the interesting addition of a face ;). I’ve not had much experience with some of the more exotic alien skin, only really having done human skin before. I’m overall happy with the result but may go back and add some kind of stippled pattern or markings of some kind, just to make it a little more alien.
Also over the last few months I’ve been giving a mate a helping hand getting back into painting and wanted to show off the results and his progress so far. Luckily he went for Raven Guard, which meant a colour scheme that wouldn’t be too overwhelming. They still have a few finishes touches to be added but what he has so far looks pretty damn good…
Raven Guard Assault Squad
Raven Guard Tartarus Terminators
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