Diesel DM

Captain Allister Caine, from the trenches

Following on from my Caine2 repose, I’ve completed the paint job.  I think it came out well, though I’m not thrilled with the face, but the sculpt of the face only gives you so much to work with.  This model comes on the heels of my painting seminar with Meg Maples in Toronto.  I spent time concentrating on the two-brush blends and the usual dark shadows and bright highlights. Seeing it painted I really like how the repose came out.  It feels like he’s in the trench, defending his position by mowing down incoming infantry. (more…)

Boomhowler and Company

Some of you may remember by assembly guide for the Boomhowlers on HCO over a year ago: Boomhowler and Company.  The time finally came to get them painted.  First thing, however, I needed to fill the unit out to max, but due to the repackaging and popularity of Boomies, I couldn’t find the two blisters I would need.  So a bits order was made from PP, which I think ended up cheaper than the blisters would have been, or pretty close anyway. (more…)

2′ x 2′ Warmachine Demo Board

I’ve been thinking about making another board for a while now, and after seeing a friend’s demo board I realized it would be best to try out the techniques I might use on a small 2′ x 2′ demo board.  And of course I had to build a snazzy wooden frame for it.

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Taryn in Murderous Magenta

After the recent errata that made Taryn’s Shadow Fire ability work for all (not just friendly-faction) models, she’s become a new weapon for Cygnar’s shooty casters.  A model she hits with Shadow Fire now does not block LOS for anyone. eCaine and Kara Sloan no doubt shared more than few libations celebrating this one.  I decided to put her in my Sloan/Stormwall list and wanted to get her painted up.  I used her in a tournament, but sadly I didn’t quite get her all painted in time.  Nevertheless I did still use her to make the Retribution Colossal not block LOS to get a Sloan shot off on their caster dealing significant damage.  Sadly Reinholdt had died earlier, so there was no reload to be had and no way to finish off what would have been a fine assassination.

Cape was based with the airbrush

I used the airbrush to base the model in Murderous Magenta, a nice change of pace from the studio model which is a bland combination of black and brown.  I really like how the cape came out and the color scheme in general worked well.  Not a fan of her eyes though. They seem a little too Kewpie Doll and not enough mercenary.