[PLOG] Azoth´s diabolical forge

Lord_azoth · Post by **Lord_azoth** » Thu Dec 10, 2009 9:10 am

Behind this odd name, hides my new PLOG of random projects.... until I find something specific to dedicate my efforts...

I know these are no DE despite I think may be an insteresting thread...

The beginning, a IMPETUS plaque..12 spartans from xyston.
I´ll paint miniatures and shields/spears aside.After painting I´ll glue them to make easier my work

White primer and vallejo colours.
I´ll apply a basecoat, dip and highlights, this will be a reference unit for further painting

hope you like it

Gnosis · Post by **Gnosis** » Thu Dec 10, 2009 5:37 pm

They look like great models, I'm interested in seeing some painted close ups.

Post by **Layne** » Thu Dec 10, 2009 9:19 pm

What's that, 1/72 metal?

Lord_azoth · Post by **Lord_azoth** » Fri Dec 11, 2009 8:32 am

some more things...

Half painted

shields and spears

Just basecoated

After this, they will be dipped, highlighted and I will addd some transfers to the shield (look nicer than a quick painted lambda)...

@Gnosis: Thanks
@Layne: they are 15mm lead Spartans from xyston, well really they are greek from xyston. the spartans but the commmad group looked a bit nasty with the "open"helmet...I chose other miniatures to use as spartans, with the closed helmet

Lord_azoth · Post by **Lord_azoth** » Fri Dec 11, 2009 8:33 am

dipped, ready for being highlighted...

really a superb details in this xystons minis....they are 15mm

Bassman76 · Post by **Bassman76** » Fri Dec 11, 2009 2:20 pm

Where are the "naked" spartans? I wanna see some "hot" stuff

Another Lord Azoth's thread to watch for....

Lord_azoth · Post by **Lord_azoth** » Mon Dec 14, 2009 8:40 am

unit highlighted..unfortunately the photos show less contrast than they have..really less..

Lord_azoth · Post by **Lord_azoth** » Mon Dec 14, 2009 8:42 am

Bassman76 wrote:Where are the "naked" spartans? I wanna see some "hot" stuff

Unfortunately these minis dont exist..probably they´d look nicer than these clothed ones...and They´ll take less time to paint for sure

Lord_azoth · Post by **Lord_azoth** » Mon Dec 14, 2009 8:56 am

I bought transfers for shields in: http://www.littlebigmenstudios.com/catalog/
I recommend it, superb sellers... I bought 2 hellenic drawings transfers and one with lambdas

here they are...

to set them up, first we cut the one we want...

cut more adjusting to the edges of the drawing...

the transfer has 2 sides, a white one (paper) and a clear one. This one is a plastic film which protects the sticky side and we need to remove in order to stick the transfer to the shield...
We can remove it manually or due to its size use adhesive tape in the clear side to remove the protective film once we remove the adhesive tape, leaving the sticky side free

We remove the tape carefully and it takes the protective plastic with it.
We aplpy the transfer to the shield on the sticky side, it´s very important to adjust it perfectly on the shield, centering it.

Once the transfer is weel fitted I apply a bit of water with a brush, we want to moisten the white paper, not to soak it.... While damping it I press a bit to adjust the transfer to the shape of the shield.

I use a rubber pen to make a better adjustment of the transfer to the shield, pushing a bit with the rubber point

I can use this rubber pen to adjust the transfer even when I´ve retired the paper layer, applying pression directly to the transfer...

Last photo, transfer applied... you can se the paper layer left

Lord_azoth · Post by **Lord_azoth** » Mon Dec 14, 2009 8:59 am

Unit in its plaque, I have to make the base and apply some matt varnish to the transfers to kill the shiny effect of the plastic

Bassman76 · Post by **Bassman76** » Mon Dec 14, 2009 4:41 pm

Lord_Azoth wrote:
Bassman76 wrote:Where are the "naked" spartans? I wanna see some "hot" stuff

Unfortunately these minis dont exist..probably they´d look nicer than these clothed ones...and They´ll take less time to paint for sure

Hey, a friend of mine has naked spartans.. I shall ask him the company.
Nice work with transfers, it would be a nightmare a free-hand with 15mm

Gnosis · Post by **Gnosis** » Mon Dec 14, 2009 8:51 pm

Man, before the transfers I thought "Okay, standard dip, looks unremarkable", but the end result is fantastic. Good job!

Lord_azoth · Post by **Lord_azoth** » Tue Dec 15, 2009 8:28 am

Bassman76 wrote:
Hey, a friend of mine has naked spartans.. I shall ask him the company.
Nice work with transfers, it would be a nightmare a free-hand with 15mm

if you dont mind, please ask him..I would like to make a 300-ish spartan army, but didnt find suitable minis...

Lord_azoth · Post by **Lord_azoth** » Tue Dec 15, 2009 9:33 am

plaque finished, I didn´t make any photo of the basing process but it was really easy:
1) Used a cheap putty to make some textures in the base cobering the gaps between mini and base
2) ad texture with glue + sand
3) paint the sand with a darker colour in order to point out the minis
4) glue some grass
5) painted the edge of the base

Applied the matt varnish to the transfers and when all was dry applied matt varnish in spray (vallejo)

a close up.more or less

Lord_azoth · Post by **Lord_azoth** » Tue Dec 29, 2009 10:49 am

A new mini project, 2 minis a friend of mine give me to paint quite a few years ago... but ..I´m so lazy and the minis so dull that never started

I think is a good way to remmeber how to paint miniatures without dipping, so I will make a mini diorama and will paint them without dipping (i swear

)

these are the minis , a kind of Frankenstein monster and Igor

I bought a wood base for them...

I cover the borders with tape and will apply a layer of putty (the same I used for my elves) to create some flagstones in the floor

apply the layer of putty, smooth it with the rolling pin

Remove the excess from the edges with a cutter

and... at this moment my camera ran out of batteries...

Before it get dry, marked some lines in the putty to simulate the flagstones (I wanted something more detailed than the ones did for my elves) and once it is totally dry I´ll carve the putty for making a good flagstone floor

Please, any comment about painting woill be appreciated... it has been a loooong time since I painted something without dipping and applying a more careful tecnique

Lord_azoth · Post by **Lord_azoth** » Wed Feb 03, 2010 11:21 am

I wasn´t dead only partying

next project..Space wolves!!!..but on my way, maybe fluff purists will die if they see my SW, so I´ll make conversions and painting aside "official SW standar"

1st sketch, a blood claw, they are the young bloods so they will look fierce and savages, all without beard, CaC wepon and pistol.

In this 1st version only have used a shoulder pad, does he look fine to you?

2nd version, big shoulder pad for the rear arm and a mini shoulder pad for the front one

3rd, 2 shoulderpad...the worst of them IMO the shoulder pad hides the arm

C&C will be appreciated, thanks in advance

Lord_azoth · Post by **Lord_azoth** » Thu Feb 04, 2010 2:14 pm

some more sketches..

Dont know is keep the hammer or change it for a sword, mace...

blood claw 2

blood claw 3

C&C would be appreciated as always...

Lord_azoth · Post by **Lord_azoth** » Fri Feb 05, 2010 11:18 am

1 more to the pack...

a raging fury charging

Sassmaw · Post by **Sassmaw** » Sat Feb 06, 2010 11:08 pm

On blood claw 3 you need to get rid of the Khorne symbole on the belt.overall looks good.

Lord_azoth · Post by **Lord_azoth** » Mon Feb 08, 2010 8:46 am

sassmaw wrote:On blood claw 3 you need to get rid of the Khorne symbole on the belt.overall looks good.

thanks..
yes, these all are sketches, at the end I´ll remove all the mold lines, Khorne symbols etc.

Saori_nightstar · Post by **Saori_nightstar** » Mon Feb 08, 2010 7:48 pm

wow wicked pics! some nice models there, i like the use of transfers! u can hardly tell fom the pics that they are. will be intresting to see more pics

Lord_azoth · Post by **Lord_azoth** » Thu Mar 25, 2010 8:52 am

has been a long time... but I´ve overcome mi addiction to Champions o line and use some of my time for modelling again...
A nre rough sketch for my blood claw with flamer...
I wanted to give him (as the rest of the army) a medieval and brutal look, so I added him this odd torch/fire source from the empire magician sprue...

Probably once I set him up, I magnetize the flamer arm to make it interchangeable with any other special weapon for the unit..

Hope you like it (Remember he is an sketch, moulds lines, etc will be removed once he´s assembled)

Durloth · Post by **Durloth** » Thu Mar 25, 2010 5:16 pm

Great work on the poses. I really can`t stand the hair of the SW, but I guess that`s a matter of taste. Make sure the flames and top-knot on the last marine are at the same angle. I think he would look extra cool if you put a short piece of rod up from the base, so it looks like he just broke the brazier off its stand.

Rabidnid · Post by **Rabidnid** » Thu Mar 25, 2010 7:43 pm

Bassman76 wrote:
Hey, a friend of mine has naked spartans.. I shall ask him the company.
Nice work with transfers, it would be a nightmare a free-hand with 15mm

Black tree design have naked Spartans, and it takes about 45 minutes with pens to freehand a shield like that, according to a guy with an army of them.

Lord_azoth · Post by **Lord_azoth** » Wed Apr 14, 2010 10:29 am

another BC, a little homage to Bruce Willis and all cool shooters we´ve seen in action movies