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All the latest stuff I've been getting up to.

Dredd - Progress

Some progress on the Dredd diorama. The sculpting is pretty much done at this stage: And so is the base. I built this from styrene ... 

I am the Law

Started on a new sculpt of Mega-City One's most famous lawman. This one is based on the fabulous art of Simon Bisley for a cover ... 

Looks melted

"Somebody must have bagged one of Ripley's bad guys" Finally done, and I think the colors & mood is pretty much how I pictured it... 

Values & contrasts

Checking my usage of values and contrasts on the Aliens diorama. Right now the warm / cool mix is where I want it, since everything ... 

Color tests

I've decided to spend some time to finish up the Aliens diorama. Withconstruction done, it needs a lot of work on the paint job. I ... 

Dog soldier, painted

Finished this guy up, increased the glow on the plasma cannon until I'm worried I'll mess it up :) ... 

Freshly baked terrain

Dog soldier on a mission, deep in the industrial jungle. Having some fun painting rusty terrain with the kids. They love the dark wash, it's ... 

Scratchbuilt since '18

All my scratchbuilt 40k models, haning out. I started in 2018, and have made a Land Raider , Sabre Strike , Fire Raptor ,and (the ... 

Basecoating the dog man

Started laying down the base coats on this guy. Going for a colder blue fur and a warmer brown fur, a cooler red / blue ... 

Stormblade done!

Finishing up the project, it has been a great ride! Using the airbrush, I deepened the blue on the hull, and gave it a light ... 

Lenses

Some progress on the Stormblade, starting to get to the details. I love painting lenses... 

Happy painting

All in all I'm happy with where this is going. Started adding some verdigris, some oil stains, and just general griminess... 

Freehand

Here are some more photos, with the division number & nameplate done, and a start on some oil pinwashing to add a bit of depth ... 

Weathering

I tinted the whole thing a bit darker and more neutral with a bit of Payne's gray.Spent some time on sponge and brush chipping, and ... 

Laying on the basecoat

Started laying on some base colors. Aiming for a blue/gray gradient, which should go well with a red rust and a light brown dust mix ...