The Wight Jester

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WIP: Dark Angels Spartan #3

Hey folks. Part 3 of the work-in-progress reports on the Dark Angels Spartan. At this stage I’ve highlighted the metallic areas and made a start on the white feathers on the three Dark Angels door icons. A Sombre Grey basecoat with a very thin black...
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WIP: Dark Angels Spartan #2

So then. I’m at the next stage of the Dark Angels Spartan project. I’ve basecoated all the steel areas with Vallejo Model Air Gun-Grey (GW-Leadbelcher) and giving them a wash of black acrylic ink and thinning medium for shading. Next up I’ll be sorting out...
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WIP: Dark Angels Spartan

Hey folks! Here we have a work-in-progress picture of my next project. A slightly converted/adapted Spartan. This big beast of a vehicle needed a bit of repair work prior to re-assembly and priming. But at this stage I’ve primed and basecoated the whole thing black...
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Showcase: Eldar Saim Hann Jetbike Seer Council

Hey Folks! Please excuse the slight name change. I’m still the same painting jester. I wanted to share with you some slightly converted jetbikes I’ve just finished working on. These are kitbashed and converted from the three jetbike boxed set and the finecast seer council...
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Fantasy - The Old World

WIP: Nagash #1

Good evening. I wanted to share a few pics of a little project I’m working on. Nagash. But with my paint job I’m working of extra little tricks. First up, Lot’s of OSL. I figured that if Nagash is surrounded by spirits and eldritch power...
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Showcase: Astra Militarum Commissar

Morning all! I’ve just finished this Astra Militarum Commissar. With just a hint of Royal Navy Commodore in the styling as requested by it’s owner. Both the blacks and whites have a bias towards blue/grey so as to tie in with the customer’s exisiting army.
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Showcase: Chaos Warhound Titan

Dear friends. It is a good day in the Dark Jester cave as I’ve finished a longterm project. This Chaos Warhound Titan and display base. I’ve really tried to pull out the stops on this one. It was a great opportunity to go a little...
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WIP: Astra Militarum Commissar

Hey folks! I’ve finally got around to getting a little more done on this Commissar. At this stage I’ve highlighted the blacks and also made a start on the metals.
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WIP: Astra Militarum Commissar #2

Hey folks. Good evening to you all. As usual, I’ve been working on several projects at once. Most of them I started before I started writing for the blog and will be post here when they are completed this guy I will share along the...
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WIP: Astra Militarum Commissar #1

A friend asked me to paint a commissar for him. Style wise he wanted the model to be a nod towards a Royal Navy Commodore. At this stage it’s mostly basecoats and shade but I have done the golden yellow sash and white uon the...
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