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Monday 12 March 2012

Silent Scorn - Wrack 'em up one by one

Before we get to the meat of the subject, let's take a look at what inspired me:
Silent Hill!






Right, now I think you get the idea: Blood, grime, rust, shadows, gore... 
Now let me show the paint scheme of my army:











It took me A LONG TIME to get this scheme right. A LONG TIME! So much so that I have no idea how long it would take to just do one on its own! Needless to say, that's a lot of effort for something that's worth ten points.

One thing I did realize, if you look at this piece from afar, it looks bad. It's only up close that the details really pop... which might not be a good thing... *grumble*

Comments?

15 comments:

  1. Thats a really nice piece you painted! The fact that you painted the gore on a light-shaded cloth makes it all the more menancing. One thing comes to mind when I see it ... mental asylum escapee/murderer ... the figure and not the painter ... just so there's no misunderstanding ;) Good job!

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    1. Hahaha, the painter sometimes :D when i'm pressured by deadlines.

      Anyway glad the piece made such an impression on ya!

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  2. Just cut off the head and replace it with a pyramid! Silent Hill FTW! Heather (beam) FTW! Pyramid head FTW! Bubble Head Nurse FTW! (I'm a huge fan)

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    1. Man, good to see you're an SH fan as well :D

      I was thinking of doing something similar to the nurses - or SH2 mannequins for the Harlequins (geddit? mannequins = harlequins... nvm)

      But then again, it is still a DE army, and only inspired by SH, so I'm gonna keep the scheme, but keep the figures GW.

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    2. Go for nurse!

      http://www.tomspinadesigns.com/Displays_files/Silent-Hill-Nurse-Wardrobe-display-mannequin-A.jpg

      try freehand some vein on them (not sure whether it is viable on 28mm though...), it will be awesome oi!

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  3. I like the paint scheme..damn bloody & intimidating..
    And I really looking forward to see at least 1 of your grotesques converted into pyramid head..

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    1. Well, maybe not the Grotesques... I mean Pyramid Head is methodical, whereas Grotesques seem more... lumbersome and wild.

      I was thinking of doing something to the Acothysts (unit champion), but I need to source some properly sized pyramids...

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    2. I'll let you know when I came across suitable pyramids..

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  4. Dude....that is really nice!!! Well done :)

    Imagine a whole unit of them on the table....wow!!! And to think...we still don't have a fully painted dark eldar(new models) army on the table yet ;)

    Keep on painting bro!!! Am soooooo tempted to start DE now.....

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    1. The prospect of having an entire unit... or rather, an entire unit... is scary 0.0

      it will take a really long time to complete :D

      dude, be like the DE - live up to your desires! Do it!

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  5. Dann... time to source for some imba Digital camera?

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    1. i wanna, but not yet :D

      perhaps in the near future

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  6. Looks sweet, what you need is some wet stains on the blade and floor. Make it all bloody.

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  7. Cool inspiration .. and damn well bloody themed!! looking forward to the 2012/13 Best Appearance winner! :)

    I echo Mr. Chaos.. Remember what you taught me many years back? Every Chaos army needs Chestnut Ink.. Yes bro.. Your army too need Chestnut Ink for the wet bloody gory look. Gila kejam wa cakap lu.

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  8. Love the fleshy robes- very cool work dude

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