Ogre Gorger Finished

Here's that Gorger I was working on, all done. I have posted a painting tutorial video and the still images (along with the paints) are at the bottom of this post. I'm happy with how the flesh turned out, but I'm probably going to do something different for the other Gorger I've got waiting.

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Ultramarines Tactical Squad WIP

Here's the first tactical squad for my upcoming Ultramarines Army. These guys are from the Assault on Black Reach set, and have been sitting in my to-do box for a long time. I think I'll paint up the whole set in Ultramarines colours, so the Terminators will come soon. I have big plans for my Ultramarines army, and hope to pick up some of the new sets shortly.

I base coated these with black spray primer then Army Painter Ultramarine Blue. I picked up a can, so that should help me do a whole army and should help the blue stay consistent.

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Ogre Gorger Work in Progress

Here's another model that I threw into the batch of Ogres I'm working on, the Gorger. I have two of these actually, but am only painting one. I decided on a dark skin colour and went with the same bright orange/red hair colour as the rest of my army. I think it works. Tutorial will come soon.

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Skaven Plague Furnace

Turns out I painted this up a long time ago and never made a tutorial to go along with it. So, here's the explanation about how I went about painting it along with some pictures of the finished product. Paints used are just after the video.

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Hobby update

After a long summer off and some space marines to kick things started for the fall I'm working on some Ogres I've had in my to-do pile for a while. I really like the ogre models, and this batch will really help fill in some of my ranks. I think its 10 bulls with command and 2 iron guts in this batch... the standard bearer is the one with the knobbler on the top, so I'd like to use it as a BSB. I think I'll make a tutorial for that one, but not the rest of the guys.

I've also got a bunch of high elves in the works, mostly a sky cutter that I started when it first came out, but haven't finished yet. The great eagle is done, but the rest of it is kind of stalled. Hopefully I can get that going again.

I'll keep doing the space marine tutorials since they get lots of hits, but I'd really like to focus on rounding out some of my unfinished armies. Dark Eldar being one of the main ones. Oh, and an easter egg at the bottom for anybody who like to see what else is in the pipeline :)

And now for a bunch of pictures.

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How to Paint Imperial Fists

Here's another tutorial where I show how to paint one of the big chapters of Space Marines. I've always liked the idea of yellow marines, but don't have the guts to take on an army of these guys. I think they would take too long to get to a level I was happy with. One guy is fine, and really not that much longer than any of the others. I think its the vehicles that would be most difficult. Regardless, below is the video and still images, and at the bottom of the post are the paints I used.

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How to paint White Scar Space Marines

Here's another tutorial for the Space Marine codex, the White Scars. Again, this is meant to a quick and dirty method to paint up troops quickly. The white is a little slow since you need to get a good even coat. I did decals on this one and show how to use Microset and Microsol to make them conform to the shoulder pad.

Paints at the bottom of the post.

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How to paint Ogre Leadbelchers

I painted these guys up way back in the spring, but for some reason forgot to put together a video. So here it is, along with the usual commentary. I painted these guys at the same time as the Ironblaster, so the paints used and commentary will be very similar. Hope you enjoy it, and let me know if you have any questions, comments or whatever.

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How to Paint Ultramarines

Ok, here's a quick tutorial for a basic Ultramarine. Nothing too fancy, but will get them on the table top quickly. I've got a bunch of other marines lined up, including the other 5 main codex chapters. So, depending on the feedback I'll either do the others first or continue with different Ultramarines units.

The paints I used are listed here, and the GW suggested ones are at the bottom of the post (a few more paints of course).

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How to paint Lizardmen Saurus

Its been a while, but I'm back with another tutorial. Lots of stuff in the pipeline, but for now a Lizardmen Saurus tutorial. The paints used are as follows, or you can use the GW suggested ones in the image below.

Paints used:
Skin - Stegadon Scale Green, Sotek Green, Temple Guard Blud, Goelia Greenshade
Gold - Gehenna's Gold, Agrax Earthshade
Bone - Rhinox Hide, Ushabti Bone
Cloth - Rhinox Hide, Karak Stone, Agrax Earthshade

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