Craftworld Iyanden commission.

Didn’t have time to do decals before a tournament for the client, so the two grav tanks get decals!

In case anyone doesn’t like doing decals, here’s my process:

1. cut decal (obviously)

2. gloss varnish area where decal is going. Decals like shiny surfaces

3. using tweezers, hold decal under lukewarm water for around 25 seconds (GW decals, others will vary)

4. touch the decal corner to a shop towel, to soak off excess water

5. using a modelling q-tip (mine are Tamiya brand), slide the decal into place; if the decal lands where you aren’t happy with it, one wet side of the q-tip can be used to reposition it

6. using folded shop towel bit, carefully dab the decal, to fix it in place and remove any bubbles.

7. use decal medium (softener) over the decal – this will help melt away the thicker edges, and conform the decal to the shape if not a flat surface; you may need to re-do this step for really odd shapes

8. when dry, re-apply gloss varnish over the decal – this really fixes the decal in place and is protective

9. All done? Matt varnish the model as usual.

So simple!

In a bit of a surprise, the client decided he wanted MORE Eldar painted:

3x Shining Spears

6x Jetbikes

Winged Autarch

Foot Autarch

Farseer

And some added decals on the two grav tanks!

Meat’s back on the menu…

And that’s it for this commission, apparently.

Finally, Asurmen! A terrific new sculpt of a classic Phoenix Lord. Painted in Iyanden theme colours. I picked away at this model for the better part of the month, coming back to it to get it looking the way I wanted. Pretty happy with the end result!

Finish line is here for the batches I’ve been commissioned to do.

These ten Dark Reapers are meant to be Maugan Ra’s retinue.

So the guy I’m painting these for decided that he needed one more model for the tournament this weekend. Maugan Ra had been started, and I finished him up in time. Thirteen models left in the commission!

Almost done the whole commission! This is the final unit of Warp Spiders.

Next up are:

10x Dark Reapers

Maugan Ra

Asurmen

The end is near.

These are also a Killteam set; they are modern versions of what were Rogue Trader era Eldar Pirates.