The Wight Jester

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Showcase: Dark Angels Standard Bearer

Good morning. I finished the Dark Angels Standard Bearer a couple of days ago and have just got around to setting up to take a photo. Hope you like him. A really fun project for a good friend who is always happy for me to...

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Showcase: Dark Angels Scorpius

Hey folks! Here’s a picture of the finished Scorpius. Complete with heat-tinted exhausts and freehand painted symbols and checks. All in all this was a really fun project. I’m looking forward to more Dark Angel models in every variety in the not too distant future....

WIP: Dark Angels Scorpius #2

Good even folks. I’ve been working away at this Scorpius. At this stage I’m doing the edge highlights. I’ll shortly be adding three freehand DA symbols and two checked panels.

WIP: Dark Angels Standard Bearer

Hello all. I’ve made quite a bit of headway with the Dark Angel Standard Bearer. While I’ve highlighted the backpack and arm and basecoated the chainsword blade cover ready for a freehand checked pattern. It’s the banner itself that I’ve been spending most the time...

WIP: Dark Angels Scorpius

Hello there. In the short time I’ve been writing here you may have noticed that I tend to work on several projects at once. It really is my preferred way of working. Little bits at a time on different miniatures. Using the drying time on...

WIP: Dark Angels Standard Bearer

Hey folks! As we head closer to the end of the year I’m still busy working away at the banner for this Dark Angel standard bearer. I have the other arm and backpack attached now and I’m working on the banner details. I still have...

WIP: Tau Crisis Battlesuit

Hey folks! So I’ve done a bit more on my little sideline project. While it’s really just a test to help me decided on a method of getting the look I want, I am pretty happy with how he’s coming along. Can you guess what...

WIP: Dark Angels Standard Bearer

Season Greetings! I have a further work-in-progress post for you today. I’ve been working on the banner for this Dark Angel. You can see my loose sketching out of the design and I’m starting to get the base colours and initial highlights in place.

WIP: Dark Angels Standard Bearer

Hey all. I’ve got a bit more done on the Dark Angels Standard Bearer. At this stage I have finished the general sculpting of the banner shape and have given it a thin coat of black so I can spot the areas that need a...

WIP: A dark Tau project

Hey folks! I’m back after a week of ill health with a brand new little project to share with you. Here you see a most ‘armless Tau Crisis Battlesuit. It’s primed black with a very dark grey/blue zenithal highlight done with the airbrush. So. this...