Garfy

Garfy is a UK hobbyist with over twenty years experience. He's a regular contributor to White Dwarf Magazine including 4 Armies of the Month features and has written articles for the Warhammer Community site. He holds 3 UK Golden Demon finalist pins and 2 Armies on Parade Gold award. His other passion is photography and cinematography, which he uses to great effect to deliver high quality content to the blog.

Fantasy - The Old World, Showcase

Showcase: Orc and Goblin Giant

“Ere stunty, wot iz you looking at?” I painted this model a few years ago, before I owned an airbrush. It’s a nice reminder for me that I don’t have to blend everything with an airbrush, and sometimes those brush marks and visible layers can...

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WIP: Tyranid Hierophant Biotitan #11

I’ve made some good progress with the Hierophant recently. I’ve had a little airbrush session and highlighted the carapace on all 4 legs. It’s looking almost complete now, but there is still a long way to go. Read on to find out how I masked...

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WIP: Tyranid Hierophant Biotitan #10

Wow, the WIP blog for this beastie has now hit double figures. Will it never end!? In this update I show the completed bio cannons and some interesting size comparison shots. Above I’ve included a full body shot just for completeness sake and to show...

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WIP: Tyranid Hierophant Biotitan #9

This project is starting to drag now. I think it might be because I’m distracted with the new mountain bike I just built. However, some progress has been made. I’ve been painting the bone talons and spikes.

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Showcase: Tyranid Mawloc

I painted this Mawloc when it first came out. It’s a pretty cool model to paint. My paint scheme has evolved slightly since this model was painted. I don’t do the striping/streaking on the carapace anymore, instead I just blend the colours (as seen on...

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WIP: Tyranid Hierophant Biotitan #8

More work done to the carapace. I’ve highlighted the edges, added purple to the recesses and added the yellow spot colour. Coming along now, but it’s slow going.

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Chat: Finecast Crimson Fist Captain Limited Edition Model

First up, this isn’t a flame war. I want this to be seen in a positive light. Some hobbyists love to GW bash. Every forum you go on disgruntled customers are voicing their opinions to the masses. Since Finecast arrived the forums are awash with...

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WIP: Tyranid Hierophant Biotitan #7

Sorry guys, this seems to be turning into Stahly’s Tale of Hierophant painting blog at the moment with all these WIP shots. Just a small update from me today to show some work I’ve done on the head and neck.

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WIP: Tyranid Hierophant Biotitan #6

I’ve done a bit more work to the creature’s back by blending purples and pinks on the spore chimney funnels. I decided to dry brush these purples/pinks on instead of using the airbrush because there is quite a lot of detail on the side of...

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WIP: Tyranid Hierophant Biotitan #5

With the red of the body complete, I’ve started highlighting the carapace with my airbrush. I masked off all the red areas and then using a piece of card, I highlighted the edge of each plate using the card to mask the join of the...