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Post by Luigino on Dec 19, 2023 5:18:55 GMT
MoN, thank you very much for the kind words and I absolutely feel you about wanting to be perfect. And perfect is the enemy of the good and, in this case, of the done. This update is actually a great example. Thank you Knoffles, seeing one's full painted army on the table is always a great feeling. Today I sat down and actually finished something I had been postponing for months. I finally completed the shieldwalls movement trays for my thunderers. First I just did a quick wood grain effect on the shields In my previous attempt I ended up with too busy a paintjob so this time I opted for something more uniform. They're also painted in a sequence as the idea is to field them next to each other. The plain shields also made a perfect canvas for the units' names. TUONI (Thunders) FULMINI (lightnings) SAETTE ([lightning] bolts) I hesitated so much with these because I was worried about doing the lettering, but today seeing them there collecting dust got me motivated to just grab a brush and write the names on them. And they're not bad at all, if I say so myself. I might even go back and draw a couple of tiny bolts on the shields next to each name. In Italian "Tuoni, fulmini e saette", is an actual expression (albeit not used often, nowadays) found in novels and stories. I also thought they'd make for good names for regiments of dwarf thunders whose guns are as loud as thunder, their shots as bright as lightning and their bullets as fast as lightning bolts. I REALLY like the concept of a literal shieldwall for dwarfs and it's definitely something I'll be doing more of.
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Post by Sweet_Totally on Dec 19, 2023 23:46:49 GMT
Really lovely work. Seeing that lettering makes me want to try to do some for myself.
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Post by thorpyuk on Dec 20, 2023 17:51:27 GMT
Yeah they look great- certainly a good idea! That last one- without using Google looks similar to the Italian for sitting? Is that linked, or just similar spelling? Or am I going bananas haha Di dove sei adesso? In Italia?
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Post by Luigino on Dec 21, 2023 4:12:17 GMT
Really lovely work. Seeing that lettering makes me want to try to do some for myself. Give it a try ST: much easier and way faster than I thought it was going to be. Yeah they look great- certainly a good idea! That last one- without using Google looks similar to the Italian for sitting? Is that linked, or just similar spelling? Or am I going bananas haha Di dove sei adesso? In Italia? The spelling is indeed similar to a few conjugations of the verb "to sit" but none of it is direct transposition. And no, I wish! I've moved to Canada 15 years ago and have not been back in a while
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Post by masterofnone on Dec 26, 2023 14:43:56 GMT
I've moved to Canada 15 years ago and have not been back in a while As a fellow Italian expat, the fact that you have your Dwarfs speaking Italian is very endearing to me (not to mention I like your painting style). 20 years ago I also moved to Canada, but then after 3 years I found another job in the UK and that is where I still am.
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Post by Luigino on Dec 26, 2023 16:23:02 GMT
I've moved to Canada 15 years ago and have not been back in a while As a fellow Italian expat, the fact that you have your Dwarfs speaking Italian is very endearing to meĀ (not to mention I like your painting style). 20 years ago I also moved to Canada, but then after 3 years I found another job in the UK and that is where I still am. Ma magari ci conosciamo? Mica bazzicavi qualche forum italiano in tempi non sospetti?
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Post by masterofnone on Dec 26, 2023 16:48:46 GMT
As a fellow Italian expat, the fact that you have your Dwarfs speaking Italian is very endearing to me (not to mention I like your painting style). 20 years ago I also moved to Canada, but then after 3 years I found another job in the UK and that is where I still am. Ma magari ci conosciamo? Mica bazzicavi qualche forum italiano in tempi non sospetti? Non credo... Never been on any Italian-speaking forum, especially WFB-related. I only recently (2018) picked up again Warhammer, after a very long hiatus, and it is much more about painting than actually playing. The first time I stopped playing Warhammer was in the early-mid '90s. I was studying at university and in those days the internet was just starting; it took a few more years before I even had just an email account!
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Post by Luigino on Dec 31, 2023 22:15:58 GMT
One final update for the year. I have been surprisingly busy these past 10 days and didn't get to paint too much. In fact I got kind of stuck on these 11 guys. the good news is that they are really close to being finished, so I should be adding these guys pretty quickly, hopefully a day or two. I did manage to finally base all the artillery pieces I have painted so far. these were painted rather early in the project and as such they don't display much colour, this makes them get lost on a grey base; good lesson for future war machines; a coloured chassis is definitely a must. But here's the real update: state of the union army as of the end of 2023 and a few close ups. that's all for now. happy new year everyone, if you do go out and celebrate don't be like him don't drink and fly.
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Post by thorpyuk on Jan 1, 2024 0:22:17 GMT
Ahahaha brilliant! Love the army shot mi amico
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Post by tileag on Jan 1, 2024 3:26:09 GMT
Looks awesome, what a great army
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Post by hivefleetmanticore on Jan 1, 2024 23:32:59 GMT
The army is looking fantastic! I look forward to your next addition.
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Post by Luigino on Jan 7, 2024 20:12:13 GMT
Thank you everyone. First week of the year means first update of 2024. I completed 12 more dwarfs, mostly thunderers and a couple of command figures. I'm starting to have more musicians and banners than I have units. I've also update my Pile Of Potential with a more accurate account of what I have, what's painted and what's left to do. According to that I'm 1/5 on my way to having painted ALL of my miniatures. Hopefully by this time next year I'm at 1/4 done at least.
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Post by markdienekes on Jan 9, 2024 0:34:36 GMT
I really like what youre doing with the dwarfs! Those shield movement trays are cool, and i love seeing the army shot. Inspiring me to pick up a paintbrush again!
GOOD STUFF!
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Post by tileag on Jan 9, 2024 17:07:52 GMT
Dwarfs looking good, what an army you're putting together
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Post by grandmasterwang on Jan 12, 2024 3:54:52 GMT
What a great start to 2024!
I really like the army shot with your epic custom banners and airforce.
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