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Call me Aberrant. This blog is about my Miniature Wargaming hobby.


Showing posts with label Swooping Hawks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Swooping Hawks. Show all posts

Friday, March 9, 2012

Hobby Update 3/9/2012: WIP Swooping Hawks and Rummaging through the Dumpster


A little bit of progress these last two weeks with my new unit of Swooping Hawk aspect warriors. The picture below is of the miniatures painted with one base color+highlights and washes.





Originally I started to use some color sheets to give me an idea of what paints I wanted to use; but after one frustrated draft I realized it was just inhibiting my progress. So I switch over to the color scheme designer website.

Overall I am pleased with the results so far. Then next two predominate colors are going to be a rich violet and a pale grey. I am a little concerned the saturated hues are going to clash with the dark brown bases, but I have a have an idea that might soften the impact. 





The tittle is a bit of a misnomer as I didn't go searching through and waste bin; I was however able to salvage enough parts to make myself a figure case. The above photo is about a two months of causal perusal at the "trash areas" at my work. Basically all it took was an old sony computer case, and a fortunate foam discovery. The hardest part was just chopping up the foam and gluing it together, luckily I had all of the right tools.

While it is not ascetically pleasing, it is doing a great job holding my randomly acquired roleplaying miniatures. I've estimated that it can carry about 60 miniatures if I excluded large and unusual models. I am even finding the foam to be a bit stiffer than the product in the GW cases. 

One last note I've decided to post every two weeks instead of every friday. (Not that you can really notice.) All of my hobby contributions have been a bit piecemeal; by condensing it I'm hoping to have something a bit more appetizing. 

(That last sentence made me hungry for canned soup.)


-Aberrant






Saturday, February 25, 2012

Weekly Hobby Update: 2/25/12

I'm still in a bit of a doldrum in regards to the hobby productivity. Though I was able to finish putting together my Swooping Hawks and that Female Striking Scorpion Exarch.  Both units are primed and waiting for paint. Have a few paint schemes in mind for both units; next week I'll have some rough color schemes up for critique.





For a bit of eye candy here is a photo of my Fire Dragon squad. Still trying to think of a fluffy name for the unit, maybe something like "Shrine of the Relentless Flame."




Cheers,   Aberrant



Edit: I forgot to mention this when I first published this post. 

The female Striking Scorpion model is the Chapter house studio's Armana'serg Scorpion Warrior Priestess. I am really liking the model, its a good alternative/addition to the Games Workshop Striking Scorpions Exarch. I'll give more feedback on it as soon as it's finished being painted.