Catgut

A long-overdue update; it's taken me a lot longer than anticipated to paint a unit of Ironguts. I improved the skin significantly by tweaking the recipe, but it also became apparent that this sequence really needs a bit of blending to smooth out the layers. So some areas where I did a bit of quick glazing look better than areas where I just layered. I also did some more experimentation with brass, adding in some darker washes for the more heavily corroded areas, and I think it's looking a little more realistic.

Given that that green is meant to represent oxidized brass, rather than an army color... like I said, recipes are work-in-progress I think it needs a bit more blue and a bit more contrast in its application to sell the effect. As far as tying the models together, I'm trying something new (to me) and going for a unified color palette rather than any specific 'army color'. My main rule so far is no warm colors for the clothing, just greens, blues, and greyscale. That provides some contrast with the skin and leather, and I think ties in nicely with the basing to give them a cold weather look.

Hi folks. I've started on the mammoth task of rebasing and painting the ~2500pts of Ogre Kingdoms I accumulated back around 2010. I find they're a nice break from my wash-focused Tyranids and Mechanicum. So far I've completed a unit of 6 Bulls/Gluttons; some of the recipes are still work-in-progress (particularly the skin and bone) and will be adjusted for future models. Next up will be a unit of 4 Ironguts. After that I've got 2 Leadbelchers, 2 Mournfangs, a Tyrant, and a Butcher to reach my notional 1K list.

I have used artist's acrylics a bit, and found that often (but not always) the binders are too thick. When thinned sufficiently for miniature painting, they lose opacity. Sculpey is good for terrain and scenery but I wouldn't use it on miniatures- green stuff (Kneadatite) is the go-to epoxy putty for sculpting, but I find it gets a little easier to work with when mixed with Milliput. Personally, these are my go-to recommendations on paint brands: -Vallejo Model Color for basic colors. They're cheap, they come in dropper bottles, they have a huge variety of colors, and they're widely available. -Vallejo Metal Color for silver metallics. I'm still experimenting with other brands, but nothing else has come close. -Scale75 for bronze/gold metallics. There's also Vallejo's Liquid Gold range, but those are alcohol-based so a little trickier to work with. -Army Painter for washes. In my experience they produce better shading than the Citadel ones- stronger shading with less tinting of the surface.

I'm rebasing and painting up the WHFB Ogre army I shelved close to a decade ago. I tried AoS on launch and was sorely disappointed, so it's great to see that the game has now evolved into something better. While I miss rank-and-flank gameplay, from a painting/project perspective I much prefer individually based, individually significant models. Looking forward to having at least a 1K force ready in a couple months.