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More Skaven, these ones done using three colour undercoat.


Queek Headtaker


While rooting through some boxes I came across some skaven I had not finished. I think the house move must have interrupted painting these. A few dabs of paint and they were finished


Ikit Claw


For my birthday I treated myself to some figures from the Savage Core range from Warlord Games. All are credited to a sculptor called Steve Saleh.


Some Neanderthals


Sometimes you just lose steam on a project. This can be for a variety of reasons. This manticore figure has sat on the "part done" pile for what might actually be a decade.


Started a new album entitled Prehistorics. First entries are the Trogs or Cave-Orcs.


Another view of my new Hunter Screamer alongside some old school versions:-


        Sometimes the simplest shapes turn out to be difficult to paint because the margin of error is so small. In the last blog I mentioned that the Kren chapter insignia could be difficult to paint on pauldrons. Last night a new way of doing this occurred to me so I tried it out.


        I have painted a lot of space marines over the years. Judging from the contents of the boxes in my room, I will be painting many more! What have I learnt painting these and what would I change if I did it again?


Stunned how little painting I have got done this year. Two of today's uploads were Christmas presents!



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