Happy COVID Isolation, Week # Unknown

Who knew not working could be so fun?! Answer: every retired person, ever.

So, here's the Gold Guy.

All Gold NMM Armor

We are sort of shut down due to COVID-19, but instead of getting 2 weeks off, we had to work from home, or WFH, as it's now commonly referred to [here I thought NASA had already invented every TLA (three letter abbreviation)].

Metro Entertainment Marine (and a troll)

The local shop gave me a couple Space Marines! As a thank you, I painted the "Metro Entertainment Space Marine". I also finished a big troll from BONES IV...

The Subjects

Sgt. Lorenzo of Space Hulk

Just a WIP shot of Sgt. Lorenzo, he is the final terminator from Space Hulk (a board game).

More NMM gold (still trying)

I really hope to  do a shoot of the most recent 3 figures against my first attempt at painting the Blood Angel's almost 2 years ago. The old ones are in a box, and I haven't looked at them during this process (unfinished squads dont go on display), so it will be interesting to see if/how I've progressed.

Stay tuned,
HMP

Sgt. Gideon pt. 2

Just some WIP shots.

NMM = How to waste time

For more pics click below.

Dwarf Lord Morlik

Scibor's Dwarf Lord Morlik, or as we call him, Horlik, is done.

Scibor's Dwarf, Lord Morlik

This was the first figure where I really tried had to mix NMM and TMM in the same part of the figure.

Combining NMM with TMM?

Does this happen when you try NMM?

Fear not, for you are not alone.

NMM Gold, New Recipe

NMM Gold has the most tutorials of any NMM style on the web, but that's not stopping me from doing my own! Here is my new recipe.

You want to start with a nice even coat of white. Here im layering White Scar over my flat gray primer.

After several thin coats of white scar the surface should be fairly even in appearance. The next step is to layer up with Balor Brown. Try to go very even and thin. A glaze/wash is what we are after.

Thin out some White Scar, as much as you dare and come back in and pick out some of the highlights. Here I did the crown and tips and upper flat surfaces.  

Now make a wash of Mournfang Brown and wash it into the recesses.  Next is to layer up with glazes of Balor Brown, leaving the recesses. Start thinking about where the highlights are going to be.  

Now start layering with a glaze of Averland Sunset, and keep adding White Scar to keep working up the highlights. Save the pure white for point sources. If things stray too far glaze back in with straight Averland Sunset. Work it until you like it. 

Remember, when painting for gaming, quantity trumps quality, for sure DMGWLFP!