DMS - Elrond ft and mtd (old one)

Gandlaf the Grey · **Posted:** Thu Apr 23, 2015 6:27 pm

Hmmm, noble defence of your mate Kev. I will as always, continue to offer feedback to anyone that I can with a hope that we all improve.
Just a shame everybody can't see it.

On another front, no scenic base ? Those you do really are excellent and I was hoping for another from you.

Dorthonion · **Posted:** Thu Apr 23, 2015 6:31 pm

I wish I could paint like that.

Dead Marsh Spectre · **Posted:** Thu Apr 23, 2015 6:36 pm

I chose not to go with a scenic base this time as Elrond is going to be used by the client predominantly for gaming. I've been wanting to try painting a marble floor for a while with the idea of using it for a future project so took the opportunity to give it a go.

Seriously nothing to defend there - note the Aragorns speech reference. made me laugh lol.

@Dorth - thanks mate

garmenhord · **Posted:** Thu Apr 23, 2015 7:41 pm

Wahow! I just love the freehand. Stunning paintwork you got there. I still can't get used to it! It keeps impressing me.

Dead Marsh Spectre · **Posted:** Sat Apr 25, 2015 9:32 am

Thanks man I appreciate that.

Harfoot · **Posted:** Sat Apr 25, 2015 8:52 pm

Stunning work as always Kev. Hope to see some Marble Effect tutorials some time

Harfoot · **Posted:** Sat Apr 25, 2015 8:52 pm

Stunning work as always Kev. Hope to see some Marble Effect tutorials some time

Gandlaf the Grey · **Posted:** Sun Apr 26, 2015 4:54 am

Harfoot wrote:

Stunning work as always Kev. Hope to see some Marble Effect tutorials some time

Paul, check Massive Voodoo
http://massivevoodoo.blogspot.de/2011/0 ... arble.html

Dead Marsh Spectre · **Posted:** Wed Apr 29, 2015 2:28 pm

Gandlaf the Grey wrote:

Harfoot wrote:

Stunning work as always Kev. Hope to see some Marble Effect tutorials some time

Paul, check Massive Voodoo
http://massivevoodoo.blogspot.de/2011/0 ... arble.html

Haha err yeh guess i don't need too then lol.

Dead Marsh Spectre · **Posted:** Thu May 07, 2015 4:00 pm

So it begins....

The next large army commission is going to be Easterlings. Felt like i could have taken the clothing a stage further with these although the client requested that they be dark, both clothing and armour.

More gold lol! I must have upset someone to deserve this :-)

More pictures at Shadow & Flame
Also I was given a rather interesting gift recently. A custom made Invisible Gollum. Awesome gesture! Love it!
More pictures of Gollum in The Dead Marshes

Thanks for looking :-)

mirva · **Posted:** Thu May 07, 2015 4:13 pm

What do you use to make the bases? :shock:

Craked paint from Vallejo?

mdauben · **Posted:** Thu May 07, 2015 4:20 pm

Dead Marsh Spectre wrote:

The next large army commission is going to be Easterlings. Felt like i could have taken the clothing a stage further with these although the client requested that they be dark, both clothing and armour.

I like the look of these figures! I'm working on a set of Easterlings for my own collection, and I'm aiming for a more subdued look like this. I find it looks more realistic than the brighter look used on a lot of the "offical" painted GW minis.

Quote:

I was given a rather interesting gift recently. A custom made Invisible Gollum. Awesome gesture! Love it!

Very cool! I have one of the GW "invisible" Frodo figures and I always loved the idea of it.

Gandlaf the Grey · **Posted:** Thu May 07, 2015 4:21 pm

Jealous over Gollum, that really is something else and a treasure to keep. Would you believe I recently found my invisible Frodo, it had come out the old old blister pack and when I picked it up the feet broke off ! Gutted.
Liking the darker gold, almost gives it a brass effect. I agree on the cloth but like you say it's what the customer wants.
Another interest is the red jewel

Dead Marsh Spectre · **Posted:** Thu May 07, 2015 4:30 pm

mirva wrote:

What do you use to make the bases? :shock:

Craked paint from Vallejo?

Cracked bases are GW Agrellan Earth although quite a bit of prep work was needed to a) ge the stuff to crack to the size cracks I wanted and b) not flake off the base once it was on and dry.

2 layers of GW gloss varnish applied to base before Agrellan earth applied. Agrellan Earth applied VERY thickly and left to dry.

Once dry watered down PVA washed and then paint once dry.

Thanks guys :-)

@Mally - Yeh I will certainly treasure the piece.
The jewels in the shields are actually orange but it doesn't show up too well on the pics.

garmenhord · **Posted:** Thu May 07, 2015 6:17 pm

the bases are indeed stunning, very cool that cracked ground.
Also very cool an invisible gollum!

Gandlaf the Grey · **Posted:** Thu May 07, 2015 7:00 pm

You can also use egg shells for a base surface like these. I think Kev would need to lay them himself to cover the amount he needs.

Dead Marsh Spectre · **Posted:** Thu May 07, 2015 7:04 pm

Gandlaf the Grey wrote:

You can also use egg shells for a base surface like these. I think Kev would need to lay them himself to cover the amount he needs.

Funniest thing i've heard all day lmao.

I'll stick with the Agrallan I think lol :lol:

Dorthonion · **Posted:** Thu May 07, 2015 7:25 pm

That is Predator Gollum

Harfoot · **Posted:** Thu May 07, 2015 8:57 pm

I know, we can all send Kev are old egg shells.

Love the Easterlings and i WANT that Gollum!!!!!!

Gandlaf the Grey · **Posted:** Thu May 07, 2015 9:01 pm

I think I would pay to see you lay an egg

On another note here's the egg shell method

http://massivevoodoo.blogspot.co.uk/201 ... ffect.html

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