Vaaish's Epic Stuff

[Vaaish]

LOL, if you want to hand me at least $800 I might consider painting a full scale Reaver! Anyway, I'm back with more epic stuff. This time it's a SC tactical formation for the Blood Ravens. Unfortunately, it ended up as the test detachment so there are some rough edges. I guess it was a bit hopeful that I could convert the procedures for the vehicles directly to the infantry. Anyway, the next detachment should end up better than these.

[mangozac]

Y'know, they look so good it's really hard to understand what exactly you don't like about them

Although I must say I'm not a fan of old school marine missile launchers!

[Vaaish]

ah, it's just little tweaks like the placement of highlights on the tactical, the banners being a little less cohesive that I'd like and mainly that the shoulderpads didn't have the contrast I'd hoped for.

[Seb]

Damn Vaaish, that's impressive as ever. You could play Travel-40k with those.

Really have to get into 15mm when I can, try my hand at smaller pieces. (I know these are 6mm, but it's reminded me)

[Vaaish]

Well I'm back with what will be the first of quite a few rapid updates if the next week goes as planned. I'd like to finish up 4 dreadnoughts, 8 rhinos, and another 8 stands of infantry if I can before the new year before moving on to some more battletech and 40k.

Anyway, here's the second blood ravens tactical detachment. I am fairly pleased with these outside of my constant problem with contrast. I am how ever about to beat the tar out of something because I can NEVER get my dull varnish to actually, oh, I don't know, BE MATTE. Doesn't matter the temperature, humidity, brand, or time of day the stuff refuses to actually make what I spray it on matte. Makes me want to chuck the can into a bonfire for the heck of it. Anyway, I'm going to give it another go tomorrow and perhaps the fates will align and I'll actually get rid of the glossy finish.

[Vaaish]

Ok, this has been a whirlwind week. I (rather foolishly) decided that I could finish out a ton of epic models in the time I had since I was off work for the holidays. Well, I did get them all done today so I guess that's something However, this was by far the most exhausting paint session I've had in a long while painting up something like 700 points of epic IIRC. I'll be taking a break from the Blood Ravens to do a Battletech commission and another small project. I may actually end up working on the 40k dread conversion after those too.... or BFG.

Anyway, happy new year everyone!

The assault and dev detachments.


The rhinos that go with the previous detachments of tacticals and the dev det here.


Random dreads, they seem a bit drunk from partying for new years....


and here's the entire chunk painted up this week.

[mangozac]

[geomod]

I may be showing my age.........

Drednoughts doing the Macarena just cracks me up.

[Vaaish]

Can you tell, I'm not really fond of the epic dreadnought sculpt

[mangozac]

I'm surprised you haven't done your own then!

[Vaaish]

Ah, it's because I use the old plastic contemptor sculpt for my epic dreads. far nicer

[Vaaish]

These guys aren't technically epic, but they are part of a new line of Scifi stuff around the right size for epic by Microworld Games. I was asked to paint up one of each type so there's a few more things in the works including a gunship, superheavy tank, and a few support vehicles.I wouldn't call these models for beginners with all the wheels being separate and the models themselves being metal. A base of some kind is probably recommended for added durability.

oh, and I dragged out the hill again for the photos...

[mangozac]

They're like little micro-machines! You'll have to build some road terrain next

[Vaaish]

This guy didn't REALLY take me a week to do by himself, just less painting time this week. Anyway, this is the last of the microworld game TEF models for the time being. It's a pretty funky and cool gunship continuing the camo theme.

[paulson games]

I love these little flyers, the camo colors came out great. Hadn't seen this line before, I think I may have to track some down as I love the design.

awesome work.