My Cryptic updeated Jan 2nd.

[Davor]

Well I finally finished it. Man I need more practice but at least I did take my time and not rushed it. I need to learn how to base properly but I am happy with it. Used my cell so hoping when I can be bothered to use my camera it may look better, or worse since it will be more sharper lol.

With a gaunt inspired by Greymalkin's Tau. It was tedious, and didn't come out very well. At least I tried it. Maybe now will try something like it for my Son's Necrons perchance.



Yes those Rippers come off. They are my wound counters.



As I said taken from my cell, still learning how to use it. Couldn't find a micro setting on it so best I can do for now till I get my camera.



One more. Why not.

[monkeychuka]

I love your orange/red carapace colours and would have been nice to see more of it on the Broodlord. However, I'm a bit stuck with mine because its difficult to judge where the carapace stops and the skin starts. Its got 'bulgy' bits which are painted in skin colour on the official GW model but I've mistaken them for chitin. You have solved that issue neatly Anyway, great job!

[Davor]

I might do my Space Hulk Brood Lord in those colours but I feel the Stealers should look Dark and menacing. I was afraid the Brood Lord would look clownish if I used those colours on his carapace. Will use a Stealer as a test piece to see if it will work out.

[monkeychuka]

Fair point. I'm using more browns than reds in mine to tone it down a little. Just looked at my Space Hulk Broodlord and he has 'bulgy' bits too! I think I'm going blind.

[jawsgid]

That is one heck of a brood lord! And the orange of the chitin is phenomenal!

[Yautja]

I like it but reckon it could do with another layer of highlight. A very light blue.

[Davor]

Thanks Jawsgid, I am proud of the carapace as well. Now only if I can do it again on my actual Nids.

I was thinking of the light blue Yautja, but on my test pieces I made them to lite. I had a very dark blue then a lighter shade of it, and then the carapace and skin were different colours of blue. I basically stopped before I tried anymore before I ruined what I already had. So I am happy with him, and hoping when I do my other Nids I will get better.

[angelwing]

I do think it needs something else to make it 'pop'. At a quick glance it I thought it was an unpainted space hulk broodlord in the purply blue plastic. The carapace needs that excellent orange doing to it.

[Davor]

I am working on it Angelwing. My test pieces are not working. At least I got the space hulk aspect to it which I wanted.

I just don't know how to add the carapace colour to make it "pop". I will leave it for now, and when I do learn how to make it work, I can always go back and touch it up. Right now I don't want to ruin what I worked so hard for.

[angelwing]

Yes, its easy to leave it and go back later when you know what you want to do to it. I do that quite a lot myself.

[Davor]

Ok, I tried updating my Cryptic. Hopefully I pulled it off, I just don't know what else to do. If I do anymore I think I will just ruin it, so this will be the final.







Stealers wearing ugly sweaters.





Just noticed, the all black eyes on the Cryptic doesn't look as menacing as it does in pictures of other creatures with just black eyes. Oh well, I am finally happy with this so it will stay.

[seethe]

i think he looks awesome man, did a good job with the fade there

[Davor]

Thanks Seethe, I was afraid I ruined it. At least I am getting table quality now from myself.

[angelwing]

It looks much better and fits with the stealers now.

[jawsgid]

Wow, you killed it! That looks awesome! Very nice work on the carapace; makes the model look really cool and provides the contrast that was missing in the first pictures