Helbrecht Complete!

...well, mostly.  I still have to knock out the scenic base.  I was able to get him done in eight days, in time to enter him at WGC.  Unfortunately, logistics with the painting competition there went south, and results were only read for three categories, none of which were sci-fi.  Prize support, even winners' plaques, was nonexistent except for three categories that received free airbrushes (which were really cool) provided by Grex, and the belt buckle for Best in Show that Goatboy had done for trophies  The downside to that is that they apparently insisted their airbrushes only be provided to categories they chose, and everyone else was left out in the cold.

Since I'm local to the area, I threw my hat in to revamp how it's handled in the future, and I intend to turn the thing around and make it into a feature of Wargamescon, rather than an increasingly distant afterthought.  I've been meaning to get up to Reapercon to compete for a couple of years, anyway, so not being able to compete at home might actually motivate me to make the trip. :)

Anywho, I have some photos of Helbrecht on his temporary plinth for you all.

The back of the cloak seems lacking, but I was pressed for time - I will probably go back and do something on the edges while I'm painting the scenic base.

On to other things;  I'll post again soon!

Marshall Helbrecht Painting Time Attack!

Apologies, it's been far too long since I've posted anything.  Daemons have sapped a lot of my interest in messing with the Space Wolves of late, and other things have sapped my time away from messing with Daemons.  On that note, look for pics of the myriad horrors I'm working on for that army in an upcoming post.

Tonight, we're jumping right in with shots of my completed resculpt of Black Templar High Marshall Helbrecht, sans scenic base, which sculptor's block has put a bit of hiatus on.  I know GW has given the old crusaders a cold shoulder lately, but they aren't entirely forgotten.

You'll probably spot a few bits in there from other kits; I used a head from a Space Wolf sprue (and for a time considered leaving the mohawk on).  I pulled several parts from a finecast copy of the stock Helbrecht, but with it being finecast, I still ended up having to remake the candles on his backpack (which is a mark II pack to replace the unusable mk I pack that came with the model) from scratch.  Same went for his sword, which is decidedly small and unheroic - I built a new one using the blade of a Forge World terminator power sword.

On to the first PIP photos from 5/29!  I like to do the heads first on most of my pieces, and with gold featuring so prominently on this model I wanted to make sure my recipe was going to come out well, so I started on his pointing arm.

At this point, I began blocking in colors, since it's hard to get a grasp of the model when it's covered in a gold basecoat.  I've since completed the head in its entirety, but haven't taken more photos yet.  I have barely over 7 days until WargamesCon 2013, and the urge to put a piece in has resurfaced, so we'll see if I can get it done in time!

Wolf Lord Completed

Well, mostly.  I took pictures of him, only to discover after the fact, I had forgotten to paint part of him in my haste to get him done for a painting competition.  Go figure.  I guess that's why I need to not try to paint my entry a week before...  I have since gone back and painted the offending part!

http://www.coolminiornot.com/308607 for all my voters out there!

Wolf Lord WIP II

Well it's update time.  I've been pushing hard to get this model out of the gate.  WargamesCon starts (for me) on Friday, and the painting competition is Saturday.  These photos are a couple days old and I'm much further along at this point, so I don't think time will be an issue.  I am woefully behind on projects in general, including two other models that were supposed to be done for WGC, but I suppose as long as I stay diligent and tackle it one thing at a time, I'll catch up eventually, right? :) 


Photos!  The wolf is done, aside from the addition of some snow in the fur.  I wanted to play up the whole "sunwolf" thing with my Wolflord, so I wanted a vibrant yellow wolf, without taking him too far into "Imperial Fists" territory.  At this stage I had finished the armor, including freehand, and worked in the base for the paint chipping.  I also did the basecoat and first wash for the bronze and the soft joints/cables.  He normally wears runic armor, so I wanted to stack as much knotwork and the like on him as possible, without making it look too busy.  Finished pics will come soon!