Got a Lego Up!

Thanks to some quick thinking my brother John.  We made a pitstop at a huge
mall in Schaumburg, IL.  We had a few hours to kill between loads, and I had
driven over to a Dick Blick store to waste more money on whatever tickled
my newest fancy.  Right next door was the mall that contained....

A LEGO STORE!!!!

For just 8 dollars, I got to fill a cup up with exactly the legos I wanted.  This
was a big improvement over a $30 + set from Wal-mart with a ton of junk
I would never use.

On we go with Salamander progress and my first go at resin casting!
Time to bust out

Add legos and plasticine

Next came the power fists that I'm casting.  A sprue piece to inject through, as well
as filler ports and air vents ( from qtip sticks )

Add the Oomoo ( Mold material )

As I type this, I am 5.5 hours through the 6 hour wait for the other half
I know these sergeants can't wait for their arms so we can get next months turn in
done!

Then I will...and you should...

Now get your paint on!

It's all in a name

Well just as my name implies,  I will be missing the first turn in for
WARPIGG Painting Challenge.   The guys are nice enough to let me
turn in via pictures when I can't make it as usual.

So here is my turn in for September
Landraider + Scouts + 3 Objective Markers  410 pts

Now Get Your Paint On!

A Noble Task!

An impromptu visit today to Lone Star Comics #1 in Dallas, TX was quite
enjoyable.  They had a great clean store, friend employees, and a nice
selection of many miniature games....although no Privateer Press /cry

I found a great little miniature from Reaper's Pathfinder line that I look
forward to painting.  I hope I can do her justice!

Meet Queen Ileosa .

Get your paint on!

I Lava Good Base!

Here is a full recap of my lava bases including "How to Paint"

Design - Cake texture form - Walmart

Add Green Stuff -

When cured remove and mark out your bases

Cut out - glue to your bases

Painting step #1
Black Primer

Painting step #2
Red Gore brushed liberally all the way to the top edge of the crevices

Painting step #3
Blazing Orange brush again in all crevices but not all the way up the sides so some
red is still showing

Painting step #4
Golden Yellow paint thinly along the bottom of the crevices leaving both red and
orange showing

Painting step #5
Skull White painted only in the deepest parts of the crevice where lava is the hottest.
This is a spot highlight only

Painting step #6
Fortress Grey dry stippled on the very top of the rock for an ashy porous look.

Finished product with the Salamanders!

Get your paint on!

Brush with Disaster!

So about 10 days or so ago I went to an art store in San Antonio, TX.
I asked for Winsor Newton series 7 brushes and the guy pulls out a
brush from under his counter that was a series 707.

A quick google showed me that it was a limited edition short handle
series 7, so I went ahead and got the brush.  I was so eager to get my
hands on a great brush.

Unfortunately, it was and it wasn't.  Heres what it looks like.

Mind you thats AFTER i reformed the head 1x.  It was much much worse when I got it.
I ended up getting the brush free, so I can't complain toooo much, but now I know
much better how a good brush should come.  The ONLY merit this brush has is that
the second it gets wet....it snaps to a very clean point and holds it without fail until
completely dry.

In Memphis, TN I stopped at another art store.  They also had Winsor Newton series 7
brushes on hand.  This is when I was enlightened to how a high quality brush SHOULD
come.

They come in a protective outer tube + the brush end itself has a protector on it;
and boy do these have rock solid tips!

I got my favorite 2 sizes  0 and 000.

I want to in the future try the Raphael 8404's and / or Rosemary and Co 33's.
All of a sudden though, I am very wary about buying brushes I don't get to see
before I pay!

All that a side, boy do these babies lay the paint down sooooo nice.
Time to get the paint on!

Memphis Motherlode!

So we were able to make a pitstop in Memphis on Sunday.  And boy 

did we score a LOT of great stuff.

The main reason for our stop was to go to the factory GW store to pick

up our ForgeWorld order that had come in.  If you order it directly there,

you can pay at the register....US dollars with no conversion fee AND 

they ship it for free!!!!!

We had a great visit with Dave in the shop there.  He was kind enough to tell

us about a model that had been sent to them on accident by ForgeWorld and 

were trying to sell.  We were able to make a spot purchase of the new Contemptor

dreadknought!!!

Every time I go there it makes me wish I lived near there.  They have great events

running all the time!

After that I made a stop at a local art store.  I stocked up on some great additons

to my ever growing pile of painting gear!

Check out my next post for the best things I acquired!

Sha'cea sashay!

It's a commission even if I don't actually get paid isn't it?
Why? For the chance to paint more models to grow personal
talents.  Makes sense to me!

Well enter the tau of the Sha'cea sept.

Roughly 4,000 pts of it....so I'm starting small with a kroot pack

All primed and ready!  Time to bust out the color palette and convert them
all over to dropper bottles.  Wait have I mentioned I hate GW paint pots?
Kroot colors along with my first new paint!