It's been a while, and my paintbrushes are still quite packed away, but I've done some maintenance to the site. I'm also thinking of giving the code some more updating, and I'm trying to figure out what features are actually necessary for the enjoyment of folks who use the site.

I've already dumped the event calendar and forum, as those really aren't used. I'm going to update the Links area because the current version is out-dated. The gallery is finally patched to the latest level, so it should work a bit better, but what features of the gallery do we use?

Some new images.

Some Necromundan Wyrds
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Mutants
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A cute chick figure -can't remember who this is by?
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An unusual Skaven

Phew!

        I've always had a problem working out exactly what paints to use to paint "Old-style" Genestealers. I could see what colours weren't right, but never which ones were right. This is my first serious attempt to get colours I'm happy with.

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        Even if you have no interest in sculpting your own figures there will be times when you need to reach for the modelling putty. You may have thought of an interesting conversion, or you may just need to fill in some gaps. Working with putty is much easier if you have some tools, so here are some thoughts on the topic.

        Some time ago I was talking to someone in a shop who was planning to take up figure painting. I mentioned Black Inking as a useful technique and he admitted he didn’t know what it was. Looking at some photos of figures a friend of mine did it was obvious he had not Black Inked them. Seems there are quite a few model painters out there that do not Black Ink their models. This is rather a shame since Black Inking is a very effective but simple technique to add to your repertory.

Remembered to grey balance my photos this time!

Finished a second batch of my Legion of the Dammed

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A very evil sorcerer

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Some Mega City Riot Judges

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The new GW Legion of the Dammed figures are really nice! Some nice details and some good poses too!
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Here is how I went about painting mine.

In spirit, the Genestealers are closest to Ridley Scott’s Aliens. Physically, however, the metal Hormagaunts are a better match. When a friend gave me some metal Hormagaunts I decided to do something a bit different with them rather than painting them up as part of my existing tyranid swarm.
The painting regimen I used was based on one I found here

Been a bit busy with various things recently, as some of you know. Not had much time for photography but still been painting, so quite a backlog has built up.

A Fantasy Zoat
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