Well today i had a bit of time this morning and decided to continue with the painting, its looking much more complete and i corrected the knee colour a bit more i think in a few more days i might actually finish the model. I seem to be working quite quickly as painting goes. Still trying to get the nmm effect smooth so that when i do the glow effect of the green it will be easier.

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Well i started painting one of the models, i wanted a dark feel to the model so the main armoured plates i used a mix of darkblue and black paint to get the base colour and progressively added grey to the mix its not a subtle highlight at all but i kinda got the effect i wanted anyway. The reason of doing it this way was so that i can then carefully put evil runes on the darker plates giving it a more "cryx-like" feel. Im happy with the gold nmm on the feet area but it could be a little bit neater and i think the grey mechanical parts are getting there but the transition isnt smooth enough so i will correct that in due course and then add some rust effect for the next steps. I've also done the fiddly glowy green bits of the core in the crevices, i will do the illuminating effects once the rest of the model is finished. ...

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Ok so after spending an evening drilling, filing and glueing stuff and my fingers together i was able to assemble the models and remove mold lines and green stuff any of the gaps. The slayer took me a little longer since its such a large model and i didnt finish green stuffing the arms until day 2 of the assembly process.

Gave every model a black primer except for the slayer since the green stuff isn't dry yet. I'm so excited about painting the models so i painted the base of one of the models....

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Ok after mixing up too much green stuff to strengthen the rota blades on my dwarven gyrocopter i wanted to do some constructive with the large mound which was left over. So i decided to add more detail to the bases for the Cryx models.

 Looking around at other models, i added some extra plates and rivets to the models, and on one i added a small piece of piping. Im very happy with the look of the plates and rivets, but trying to get them a consistent size is quite difficult but i after working on it for a while i got it right. ...

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Ok so i've been trying to finish my armies quickly so that i can start on more display type pieces and really test and learn some uber painting skills. So to try something out i've always been interested in, is Warmachine by Privateerpress. The models are awesome, the fluff is superb and simply on par with the warhammer (fantasy and 40k) fluff, the game system is quick simple to learn and alot more tactics are involved than in the GW systems.

So i starting with the bases i wanted to do something different to what i normally do which is simple but effective for table top minis. Now that i knew i wanted to do something special, i consulted with some friends who have good ideas but the lack of will to paint so i decided to use the idea of a laboratory or artificial base. So no flock this time and no sand all paint and detail the floor. This is going to be fun, im going to try and clock how long i spend on these models too just for my pure interest. ...

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