The little boat of my intellect now sets sail on course through gentler waters, where the human spirit is purged and becomes fit. Then I turned around, like one who has to see what he must run from, and who is attacked by sudden fear, so that he dare not stop to look: and behind us i saw a black demon com running up the cliff.
How fierce his countenance was! And how cruel he seemed in action, with his outspread wings and nimble legs! His high pointed shoulders carried a sinner's two haunches, and he held the sinews of each foot tight.
+++Incoming transmission+++
+++ Encryption librarius alpha+++
Brother ELI,
Your recent insights into the warp have been most disturbing.
Faith is the strongest weapon in your armory now. Make haste to stem the
incursion.
You face mankind's deepest foe. Our fears manifest into form.
+++End transmission+++
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Sunday, March 24, 2013
Hobby: Eldar Support Platform
Happy to say that I've managed to finish my support platform and that means I've completed my first Troop choice!
I'll probably go on go paint up the next troops choice which is none other than the Dire Avengers, aspect warriors clad in blue.
Now, blue is a colour that I rarely paint as fantasy armies tend not to have that much blue. So it will be fun to paint a different colour. Unfortunately this means I'll need two pots of new paint.
Now this brings me to the hobby article. Games workshop paints have recently shifted to a more layered paint style. That means they now have more shades of colours for you, pretty much like the Vallejo paint systems where you have trillions of colours like the new retina screen displays. So you could find premixed tones of colour.
Kelvin, once pointed out that he will still stick to the old school way of mixing white to the original colour to create the highlight colour. I've recently enjoyed painting with the layered paints because its faster and more consistent to just plop paint from the paint pot, rather than mix them.
Having said that, it is expensive to own all the tones of colour (but I'm sure GW would like to differ on that thought), so my suggestion is to own two tones of colour and perhaps a shade or wash. You can create the final highlight from a drop of white to the lighter colour. This is good as you can also add more white to create a sharper highlight if the model has crisp sharp lines.
Anyhow, I post pics of my new paint job. The lighting is something I would like to work on as it's too harsh... But oh well...
I'll probably go on go paint up the next troops choice which is none other than the Dire Avengers, aspect warriors clad in blue.
Now, blue is a colour that I rarely paint as fantasy armies tend not to have that much blue. So it will be fun to paint a different colour. Unfortunately this means I'll need two pots of new paint.
Now this brings me to the hobby article. Games workshop paints have recently shifted to a more layered paint style. That means they now have more shades of colours for you, pretty much like the Vallejo paint systems where you have trillions of colours like the new retina screen displays. So you could find premixed tones of colour.
Kelvin, once pointed out that he will still stick to the old school way of mixing white to the original colour to create the highlight colour. I've recently enjoyed painting with the layered paints because its faster and more consistent to just plop paint from the paint pot, rather than mix them.
Having said that, it is expensive to own all the tones of colour (but I'm sure GW would like to differ on that thought), so my suggestion is to own two tones of colour and perhaps a shade or wash. You can create the final highlight from a drop of white to the lighter colour. This is good as you can also add more white to create a sharper highlight if the model has crisp sharp lines.
Anyhow, I post pics of my new paint job. The lighting is something I would like to work on as it's too harsh... But oh well...
Friday, March 22, 2013
Vox Caster Is Back!
It's been a long while since The Vox Caster has broadcast any signals. So what better way to just restart the blog by posting again! The Emperor protects as he has blessed us with new technology as I post with my Auspexophonocomputer (iPhone). So I invite my fellows to post their thoughts on this with their smartphones (android friendly too!).
I have plans to upload modelling articles (not just the final results) and also put up battle reports, and also game reviews. It's like a diary of a gamer. So hope it will be a fun read as much fun as it was writing.
Just to keep it going I'm going to post up a shot of my squad of guardians. Led by Warlock Shie-arht... The warriors from Biel Tan are here to right the wrongs of the foolish mon keigh...
I have plans to upload modelling articles (not just the final results) and also put up battle reports, and also game reviews. It's like a diary of a gamer. So hope it will be a fun read as much fun as it was writing.
Just to keep it going I'm going to post up a shot of my squad of guardians. Led by Warlock Shie-arht... The warriors from Biel Tan are here to right the wrongs of the foolish mon keigh...
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