• Hunt for the Jersey Devil Pt.2: Waylaid Plans and a Hunts End

    Hunt for the Jersey Devil Pt.2: Waylaid Plans and a Hunts End

    So at Nova I was told of a fairly new painting competition called the Jersey Devil being held in Succasunna, New Jersey at Mythicos Studios. I was in a good mood after getting a gold medal at the Capital Palette I resolved to enter the Jersey Devil. I had planned to enter Joan, a flyer…

  • Hunt for the Jersey Devil Pt.1: Model Choice and Prep

    Hunt for the Jersey Devil Pt.1: Model Choice and Prep

    Despite the ridiculous title, choosing a model and doing the prep work wasn’t too hard this time around. In terms of paint scheme I had already done a blue scheme for Capital Palette 2019 and I am already planning on doing a red scheme for Capital Palette 2010, so I decided to go for yellow…

  • Tis the Season of Competing: The Jersey Devil and Into the Darkness

    Tis the Season of Competing: The Jersey Devil and Into the Darkness

    So here I am in the middle of November and I have about 3 weeks to finish three entries for two different painting competitions….. how did it come to this? For anyone who doesn’t know, last year I decided I would enter my very first painting competition at the Nova Open called the Capital Palette.…

  • Showcase: Dark Talon

    Showcase: Dark Talon

    In record time I finished this Dark Talon in a little under three weeks from start to finish. Unfortunately I did not take many photos during the painting process apart from the ones I did for the previous post which is a shame because I tried out a lot of different ideas and techniques. One…

  • WIP: Dark Talon

    WIP: Dark Talon

    So I’m still alive but only barely as Papa Nurgle has seen fit to bless me with a raspy throat and difficulty breathing. Nonetheless, I trudged forward and put a ton of work into the Ravenwing Dark Talon. Since the beginning of October I not only cleaned and assembled the Dark Talon I’m almost done…

  • Showcase: Dark Angels Hellblasters

    Showcase: Dark Angels Hellblasters

    So I finally finished these Hellblasters that I started about a year ago. That’s right, these guys have been sitting on my workbench basecoated and highlight for almost a year. I could tell they’ve been there that long because the metallic paint that was on them was P3 Pig iron, a paint I stopped using…

  • Road to Capital Palette Pt. 5: Journey’s End

    Road to Capital Palette Pt. 5: Journey’s End

    It’s been quite a year so this post is gonna be lengthy, so grab a drink and strap in for this one. As i’m writing this it hasn’t even been a week since I came home from the Nova Open and participated in the Capital Palette and boy was it a roller coaster of emotions.…

  • Road to Capital Palette Pt. 4: Smooth Buttery Blends

    Road to Capital Palette Pt. 4: Smooth Buttery Blends

    I’m writing this after Nova and the Capital Palette had already ended but I’m pretty sure it would feel weird to just jump from base coats to a finished project in this series, so I’ll keep this brief The majority of my time was spent blending the blue on the armor. I had already put…

  • Road to Capital Palette Pt. 3: All your Base Coats

    Road to Capital Palette Pt. 3: All your Base Coats

    So apparently monthly blog posts seem to be more my speed especially considering my ever changing schedule. Regardless, at the time of writing this Nova is only 13 days away for me and I’ve done quite a bit of experimentation and actual work on my piece. However, I don’t want to skip parts of the…

  • Hobby Progress: DA Intercessors

    Hobby Progress: DA Intercessors

    So it’s been a couple of months since I’ve written here. I got married, had my honeymoon, survived a terrible couple of weeks at work and now have cute new kitty who is far too playful. Regardless, I kept plugging away at my Dark Angels Army and I now have 1000 pts ready for Nova!…