tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121337832192251782.post4992404302901136702..comments2024-02-29T07:01:51.963+09:00Comments on The Chattering Horde: High Elf Spearmen - FinishedOddjobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05382544182623094584noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121337832192251782.post-25790994441918963572012-05-04T20:07:14.601+09:002012-05-04T20:07:14.601+09:00Haha - no worries mate!Haha - no worries mate!Oddjobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05382544182623094584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121337832192251782.post-1656774992369863782012-04-07T23:06:10.794+09:002012-04-07T23:06:10.794+09:00Absolute pleasure to be of help!
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I just poste...Absolute pleasure to be of help!<br />:-) <br />I just posted a (long!) guide to painting Stormvermin, (and updated the list of links on the top right of the page) and I hope that you will find that useful too if you ever get some of them. (I think they are almost the best looking models the Skaven have.)<br />Thanks for your support and kind words - comments like that make the whole blog worthwhile!<br />Thanks again,<br />*Squeek*Oddjobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05382544182623094584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121337832192251782.post-4077495193362698422012-04-07T22:39:05.094+09:002012-04-07T22:39:05.094+09:00Thanks for the tip! Your blog has been very helpfu...Thanks for the tip! Your blog has been very helpful to me since I have started warhammer skaven. Have bought the army deal recently which have the bell/furnace and warplightning/catapult included. some of your article have the conversion for dual use so it saved me the dilema to consider which build to turn into.<br /><br />Oh, and whenever I search for skaven article, your blog always shows up. Not sure because of your regular update or popular search result.<br /><br />Anyways, very happy to stumble upon your blog that have kept me entertained.<br />Cheers!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02812950506385349100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121337832192251782.post-19753935323973694402012-04-07T21:11:49.818+09:002012-04-07T21:11:49.818+09:00Thanks for the compliment! I am looking forward to...Thanks for the compliment! I am looking forward to having a battle with my kids at some point. Right now they are too young to get all the rules, but I think the first step is just enjoy something together as a family. Perhaps in the end they won't be interested, but I hope that isn't the case...<br />...as for painting, I think around 10 is old enough to do SOME kinds of painting. For example, a basecoat on a fairly smooth model (e.g. Plague Monk robes.)I think that kids just enjoy helping out with this kind of thing - even if it is just doing base edges.<br />:-)<br /><br />I first started doing lenses because of Tau vehicles and found a good tutorial on ATT (Advanced Tau Tactica - an awesome site). http://advancedtautactica.com/viewtopic.php?t=6790 <br /><br />Since then I have messed around a bit after a lot of reading and ended up with what you see - none of this is mine! White Dwarf no. 370 (October 2010) has quite a detailed article on HEs and painting Prince Althran in particular. P.78 has a special section on gems that looks super nice ('Eavy Metal quality).<br />The old "How to Paint Citadel Miniatures" book has a simple method (p.76, in the Eldar painting section)<br />All of the above look more "realistic" than mine I think.<br /><br />For the green HE gems above I think it went like this:<br />-Dark Angels Green.<br />-Dark Angels Green/ Snot Green (1:1)<br />-Snot Green<br />-Snot Green/ Skull White (2:1)<br />-Snot Green/ Skull White (1:2)<br /><br />Additional places to try:<br />http://www.miniwargaming.com/content/painting-gems-easily <br /><br />http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/440805.page<br /><br />Hope that is useful to you Paradex!<br />Thanks for visiting The Chattering Horde!Oddjobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05382544182623094584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121337832192251782.post-14565695085947559462012-04-07T20:10:11.440+09:002012-04-07T20:10:11.440+09:00Nice HE. Are you looking forward to duel with your...Nice HE. Are you looking forward to duel with your kids? I have a sister below 10 always wants to hold my skaven miniature on her hand. Was thinking to buy some miniature for her but couldn't think of any models are kid-friendly for painting as warhammer models are quite hard to paint.<br /><br />BTW where did you get the gem painting technique from? Searched through the internet but couldn't find the same method of yoursAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02812950506385349100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121337832192251782.post-13154858153860171052012-04-07T08:40:09.413+09:002012-04-07T08:40:09.413+09:00Ooops, the shame of it all...Ooops, the shame of it all...ModernKiwihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06931428734518973684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121337832192251782.post-22405762517864380322012-04-07T00:18:56.536+09:002012-04-07T00:18:56.536+09:00Thanks!
I happy with the contrast on the banner. ...Thanks!<br /><br />I happy with the contrast on the banner. However I think the lesson learned here for me is that for future banners it would be better to have far greater coverage of the Liche Purple/ Warlock Purple (lighter) mix, with the darker purple greatly reduced.<br /><br />That would create a much stronger tie-in with the lighter purple that I have done on the robes and shields etc.<br />Looking again today it definitely feels that these guys have picked up a Dark Elf banner in battle (and lost their own?)<br /><br />Also, the freehand HE icon came out OK, but it is lost in a banner this size. I'd either do it larger OR will add something else below it. I am thinking a symbolic constellation (several white stars joined by lines)because this would be quite striking but easy to do.Oddjobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05382544182623094584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121337832192251782.post-48581740956205845212012-04-07T00:13:59.566+09:002012-04-07T00:13:59.566+09:00Cheers!
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p.s. I do have kids, but no sons!Cheers!<br />:-)<br />p.s. I do have kids, but no sons!Oddjobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05382544182623094584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121337832192251782.post-58917366202636038122012-04-06T13:03:18.902+09:002012-04-06T13:03:18.902+09:00They look fantastic - the purple highlighting work...They look fantastic - the purple highlighting works and I really like the banner.Bloomfield Cricket Clubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17638828532075913255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121337832192251782.post-24729518758562415492012-04-06T07:14:13.105+09:002012-04-06T07:14:13.105+09:00Looking awesome, your son should be very pleased w...Looking awesome, your son should be very pleased with them - at least until they are crushed underneath the paws of your storm vermin...ModernKiwihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06931428734518973684noreply@blogger.com