The Tyranid Hive - Two month painting competition

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Re: Two month painting competition - March/April
« Reply #30 on Mar 20, 2012, 10:04pm »

I also forgot that the models only came out in march XD So physically impossible for him to have started in feb. GOing to need to somehow make my guys stand out. Then again so far its some of my best work so..idk what else to do to make them epic!

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Re: Two month painting competition - March/April
« Reply #31 on Mar 21, 2012, 3:28pm »

Mar 20, 2012, 10:04pm, Helonion wrote:

I also forgot that the models only came out in march XD So physically impossible for him to have started in feb. GOing to need to somehow make my guys stand out. Then again so far its some of my best work so..idk what else to do to make them epic!

Base like you've never based before! There's plenty to add to ~~a tyranid~~ any model (

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Re: Two month painting competition - March/April
« Reply #32 on Mar 21, 2012, 4:07pm »

Mar 21, 2012, 3:28pm, swarmy wrote:

Mar 20, 2012, 10:04pm, Helonion wrote:

I also forgot that the models only came out in march XD So physically impossible for him to have started in feb. GOing to need to somehow make my guys stand out. Then again so far its some of my best work so..idk what else to do to make them epic!

Base like you've never based before! There's plenty to add to a tyranid with the base.

Not doing nids this month.

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Re: Two month painting competition - March/April
« Reply #33 on Mar 24, 2012, 10:48am »

nooooooo sorry guys but i only finnished 12 genestealers and 5 gaunts so I dont think I will make it with so much work and exams coming up. But since I'm stating a new tyranid army maybe in say 2 competions after this i will be ready to entire in the contest sorry and good luck to everyone else.

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Re: Two month painting competition - March/April
« Reply #34 on Mar 24, 2012, 9:10pm »

Just some more WiP shots.

Swarmys pose is now all set. He just needs painting up and the base finishing off.
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This guys is still tacced together, but the red is now done.

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Re: Two month painting competition - March/April
« Reply #35 on Mar 25, 2012, 7:16am »

Mar 24, 2012, 10:48am, Deadlink97 wrote:

nooooooo sorry guys but i only finnished 12 genestealers and 5 gaunts so I dont think I will make it with so much work and exams coming up. But since I'm stating a new tyranid army maybe in say 2 competions after this i will be ready to entire in the contest sorry and good luck to everyone else.

Nooooo! Deadlink, don't quit now! Only 3 models left to go! 3 Guants! Three paint minimum! You can do it! Still more than a month left!

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Re: Two month painting competition - March/April
« Reply #36 on Mar 25, 2012, 9:41am »

Only done 6 so far, just need to finish the iris and seal it. Then on to Windowmakers....also Ill update photos when I finish sealing them.

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Re: Two month painting competition - March/April
« Reply #37 on Mar 25, 2012, 10:05am »

Mar 24, 2012, 10:48am, Deadlink97 wrote:

nooooooo sorry guys but i only finnished 12 genestealers and 5 gaunts so I dont think I will make it with so much work and exams coming up. But since I'm stating a new tyranid army maybe in say 2 competions after this i will be ready to entire in the contest sorry and good luck to everyone else.

3 models?! That's all that's left!? Just finish you've got time left in the month

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Re: Two month painting competition - March/April
« Reply #38 on Mar 27, 2012, 2:01am »

So I have recently started, I have a group shot of my gargoyles undercoated.
Half of them are now finsihed and the other half are well on their way.
I'll update this when I get home tonight.
I am waiting on my Battleboxes to arrive and next up will be my Termagents.
When you say that if you complete 400 points you automatically get the award, I assume that means 400 painting points, and not 400 points of models

It must be super hard to qualify for that.

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Re: Two month painting competition - March/April
« Reply #39 on Mar 27, 2012, 3:43am »

Mar 27, 2012, 2:01am, rathpex wrote:

So I have recently started, I have a group shot of my gargoyles undercoated.
Half of them are now finsihed and the other half are well on their way.
I'll update this when I get home tonight.
I am waiting on my Battleboxes to arrive and next up will be my Termagents.
When you say that if you complete 400 points you automatically get the award, I assume that means 400 painting points, and not 400 points of models

It must be super hard to qualify for that.

Actually, the Swarmlord badge is for 400 CODEX points of models. As long as those models also total 20 competition points.

Also, the Swarmlord badge is not the winner of the competition. The winner is someone who completed 20 competition points who is voted as the best painted for the two month period.

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Re: Two month painting competition - March/April
« Reply #40 on Mar 27, 2012, 3:57am »

So, here is my progress on the gargoyles: not too much as you can see. Actually, it's a little better than that, the bases are all done (not shown). I painted the bases separately and then glued the clear poles on them.

The reason I'm posting is to show I'm actually working on them. I've also started working a lot more and it's starting to get a little crazy (getting married in 2 months), but I am trying to keep posting here to give myself further incentives for painting!

I also found out that one of my friends is getting back in town from deployment overseas soon and I would like to play some (fully painted up) Warmachine with him, so I'll be working on some Warmachine again. I'll be painting up a character unit: The Great Bears of Gallowswood.

Also, I don't think I posted my total progress: 7 competition points, each model so far is small based.
1 War Dog
4 Winter Guard Infantry, plus 1 Officer and 1 Standard Bearer

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Re: Two month painting competition - March/April
« Reply #41 on Mar 27, 2012, 3:25pm »

http://thetyranidhive.proboards.com/inde....ay&thread=38039

I just started doing this a few days ago but I will join. Ill paint my box of gargoyles and some gaunts from the battleforce. We will see how much I get done.

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Re: Two month painting competition - March/April
« Reply #42 on Mar 27, 2012, 8:26pm »

Here is my completed models thus far from Hive Fleet Vespula. Check out my modelling diary for WIP shots.

Hoping to get another 5 completed tonight.

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Re: Two month painting competition - March/April
« Reply #43 on Mar 28, 2012, 4:44am »

Good job, Rathpex. I find yellow difficult to pull off well, so I usually limit it to a small section of models for specific details. You pull it off quite well and it takes guts to attempt it as a major color.

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Re: Two month painting competition - March/April
« Reply #44 on Mar 28, 2012, 11:29am »

Cheers man.
I got a little more done on the other 5 tonight. Hopefully tomorrow will see them done!

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