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At the momentI am starting a Dark elf army and I am making a lava theme.

bases are bit lava and I use lava collours 8)

Here is the picture of the bases:
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v219/ ... G_2226.jpg

and I am testing some collours on Corsairs cloaks.
I love too too paint scales :D
The cloaks are a bit drybrushed:
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v219/ ... ftest1.jpg

The idea of the scales are that the scales are colloured red, orange and maybee yellow.
between the scales i keep the collout black.

Like the idea?
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like your idea.. a group of bases forming a unique theme base...

good work mate
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You might investigate coolminiornot for easy lava treatments. They have great tutorials.
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Thanks for the replies.
Coolminiornot is a very good site too get good idea's.
Good idea!!

Sunday I glued 25 Corsair and glued some sand on the base..
I put an other layer of water effect on the base because the sand ruin some parts of the watereffect i first used.
Water effect??? yes I use Water effect (woodland scenics) too make lava stream.
I have no idea if this work but it's fun.

The 25 Corsair needed too be black coated.
Saturday/sunday black coat spay day.
If it's not raining.
I have heard if there is lot of water in the air it's bad for the coat :roll:
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New picture of the WIP corsair cloak:

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Interesting! The cloaks look awesome!

Just an idea, wouldnt you rather have a contrasting color for the cloaks though?

Still, cant wait to see the finished product
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Lookin good, though it is a lot of painting work. You might consider painting them one colour and then go back and pick some scales up to paint them in an other colour.
About the bases, really good idea, it is nice that you already looked how the unit would be looking as a whole.
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First all the scales are paint blood red. then I used part of blazing orange, fiery orange and some few scales flat yellow (Vallejo paint).
Use some devlan mud wash too get more detail between the scales
Painted 25 corsairs that way and that is lot of scales.

The armour painted Brass (Vallejo paint) and possible some inkt/wash over this part
Face is Sky grey (Vallejo paint) and use devlan mud wash after that.

Now I am not 100% sure about the cloak, possible dark red collour like red gore.
Because of the armour is painted brass brown is not good.
grey can be ok but the face is a bit grey.
Argg...I am not sure about this one
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Why don't yo take an other sort of dark red, Dark Flesh mixing with Blood red, it is still pretty dark and if you want you can make it darker by washing it with watered down scorched brown. That is the combo I use for my red.
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I wouldn't use so much gold and red, red and gold just are very close to each other (not sure about my english, hope you understand what I mean). Maybe silver and golden trims is an idea, that way you still keep thew feeling that the corsairs are rich, which I'm guessing that you're after, and you do get some contrast ;) . Anyway, the technics don't look bad.

P.S: Where do you live in the Netherlands?
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Farodin wrote:I wouldn't use so much gold and red, red and gold just are very close to each other (not sure about my english, hope you understand what I mean). Maybe silver and golden trims is an idea, that way you still keep thew feeling that the corsairs are rich, which I'm guessing that you're after, and you do get some contrast ;) . Anyway, the technics don't look bad.

P.S: Where do you live in the Netherlands?


Thanks for the fast reply.

Yes i live in the netherlands, in city of Arnhem.

I understand your point about the too much red.
The collour brown, red, orange and gold are pretty close.

The weapons become silver and cloak I dunno jet.
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Those are some great conversions. Keep up the good work.
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Those looks suspiciously like Wood Elves who stole some of our weapons. I sense traitors in our midst!
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Wood Elves stole some of our weapons. Nono. Its the other way around. Somewhere out there theres a group of wood elves sitting around tied together butt naked. :twisted:
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Irtehdar wrote:Wood Elves stole some of our weapons. Nono. Its the other way around. Somewhere out there theres a group of wood elves sitting around tied together butt naked. :twisted:


Charming :)

Im aiming for something similar, thought I want 18 shades with GW, going to use 2x9 with one assassin in each.
What great weapons would fit these ? I sure don't have any bits that look anything druchii when it comes to big swords... :(
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I like your cold ones colour scheme. Not keen on the Shades though.
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Small update, 1 picture of harpies:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/ ... arpies.jpg

Some scaled creatures are getting wings.
The scales become painted in the collour theme.
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Color scheme is very nice indeed on the cold ones. I have to say that I think your choice of models for harpies is pretty poor though -- those things are ugly!
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Thanks for the replies.
I am not sure if I use those as harpies.
Just wanna make an unike army, maybee I am going too far with the scaly things.
Better picture?:
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I would stick with the regular harpies. You can paint those warts on them to look like scales ...

Plus these things look strange having the reptilian body and eagle/hawk wings.
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I agree with dalamar: the reptile-eagle combination looks a bit weird...
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