LTP PAINTING

FW Achilles all finished take a look!  CLICK ME 

Also check out the progress log.... Heresy

Like what you saw when you checked out the Knight Models website?

Now look at them before they are painted in my project log on Heresy... 

Ill be showing everyone step by step models and the kits before they are assembled.

Hope you like!

It's been a while since I brought everyone up to date on the new release from Knight Models. In that time they have built up an absolutley impressive portfolio of models. 

Here is a link too they're website... Knight Models. 

And here are a few pics of they're new ranges

Check out my portfolio for up to date pictures of what I have been working on. 

Heres a sneak peak...

Finished my new squad of Devastators. I loved painting up some troops for once  have a look

Check them out in the modelling section...and look at the WIP pics 

Well hello there! Long time no update. I have recently returned from a short deployment on board HMS Ark Royal and now I am ready to continue with my various projects that I have planned.

Before I left for the deployment I completed the Reaver Titan I was painting for a commission, Head over to the pictures section to check that out now. 

Now I have finished Titan Sexy legs I can get on with my own models. I have been planning what I would like to do with my armies whilst I have been away and now I have something roughly organised I can get on with the painting side of things. I will update the lightning hawks pages once i have written up my thoughts.

I get back home tommorrow so I can start painting again.

Unitl next time 

LTP

Hey there.

I have had a few people ask which paints are the best to use. Personally I like both GW and Vallejo paints. What is so good about Vallejo paints?

• Better Value for money as you get more in each bottle. 
• Huge selection of colour and different ranges to choose from depending on what you are painting.
  
• Highly Pigmented
• Water based and easier to clean of your brushes
  
• Awesome bottle design so you don't waste any paint.

If you are thinking about changing your paints then you will need to colour match. Here is a conversion chart to help you out.

Gw / Vallejo GC

Foundation Paints

Mechrite Red /  Heavy Red

Macharius Solar Orange / Heavy Orange

Tausept Ochre / Heavy Ochre

Iyandem Darksun / Heavy Goldbrown

Hormagaunt Purple / Heavy Violet

Tallarn Flesh / Heavy Skintone

Mordian Blue / Heavy Blue

Adeptus Battlegrey / Heavy Grey

Orkhide Shade / Heavy Blackgreen

Knarloc Green /  Heavy Green

Gretchin-Green /  Heavy Kakhi

Gharadon Granite / Heavy Charcoal

Flat Brown / Heavy Siena

Khemri Brown / Heavy Brown

Dheneb Stone / Heavy Warmgrey

Normal Paint Range

Red Gore / Gory Red

Blood Red / Bloody Red

Blazing Orange / Hot Orange

Fiery Orange / Orange Fire

Golden Yellow / Gold Yellow

Sunburst Yellow / Sun Yellow

Bad Moon Yellow / Moon Yellow

Scorched Brown / Charred Brown

Bestial Brow / Beasty Brown

Snakebite Leather / Leather Brown

Bubonic Brown / Plague Brown

Vomit Brown / Filthy Brown

Bleached Bone / Bonewhite

Dark Flesh /  Dark Fleshtone

Vermin Brown / Parasite Brown

Dwarf Flesh / Dwarf Skin

Bronzed Flesh / Bronze Fleshtone

Elf Flesh / Elf Skintone

Liche Purple / Hexed Lichen

Warlock Purple / Warlord Purple

Tentacle Pink / Squid Pink

Midnight Blue / Night Blue

Regal Blue / Imperial Blue

Ultramarine Blue / Ultramarine Blue

Enchanted Blue / Magic Blue

Ice Blue / Glacier Blue

Hawk Turquoise / Turquoise

Dark Angels Green / Dark Green

Snot Green / Sick Green

Scorpion Green / Escorpena Green

Goblin Green / Goblin Green

Rotting Flesh / Dead Flesh

Camo Green / Camouflage Green

Shadow Grey / Sombre Grey

Space Wolves Grey / Wolf Grey

Chaos Black / Black

Codex Grey / Cold Grey

Fortress Grey / Stone Wall Grey

Skull White / Dead White

Mithril Silver / Silver

Chainmail / Chain Mail

Boltgun Metal / Gunmetal

Tin Bitz / Tinny Tin

Dwarf Bronze / Bright Bronze

Burnished Gold / Polished Gold

Shining Gold  / Glorious Gold

Tanned Flesh / Tan

Graveyard Earth / Earth

Kommando Khaki / Khaki

Desert Yellow / Desert Yellow

Catachan Green / Cayman Green

Hello Everyone.

As promised here are the 3 new release from Knight Models.

Iron Man

Magneto

Pheonix

Previous models i have bought from Knight have been all metal. These new ones are part metal, part resin which is great because it should make it easier to assemble.

Can't wait for the next release and to start painting these

Cheers

LTP

Hey there,

Recently I started taking on commissions and I was contacted by NocturnalK who inquired as to whether I could paint his Forgeworld Reaver Titan for him.

I suppose some people are thinking what is a Reaver Titan?

This model stands between 14 and 16″ tall and can be equipped with a variety of weapons. It can be found here on the Forgeworld website it is made out of resin and comes unassembled and in a large amount of parts.

This, as you can imagine is a big task and not many people like to take it on but I’m always up for a challenge and jumped at the chance to paint this wonderful model.

As this model costs so much you don’t really see many of them around and that is why I want to do this Series so that you can all have a good look at the fine detail and craftsmanship that is put into it.

In this series of articles I hope to show you my process of assembling and painting the model and provide tips and helpful advice at certain points that I found difficult in order to help you if you decide to buy one .

Let’s get started.

LTP

Part 1 – Unboxing and Identifying the Parts

This is the well packaged box I received in the post containing the parts for the model:

As you can see there are many bags of parts and also included are instructions and a COA.

The bags are arranged by positions on the model. For example the legs are contained in 1 bag, the torso parts in another etc.

The next part of my plan was to check all the parts were there and to check for damage and warping. This is important as you don’t want to be finding out you have a part missing near the end or likewise finding a damaged part. It also helps you to familiarize yourself with the parts which make assembly easier later on.

Following the pictures on the checklists, this is how I sorted out all the pieces:

After laying the pieces out and checking them off, I split the parts in two (one for each leg) and place the smaller and larger parts in a bag each. I did this to help me later on so I didn’t end up spending ages finding the bits I wanted.

These are the 3 weapons for this titan:

Finally here are all the parts back in the bags sorted into sections and ready to be cleaned.

Unboxing the model was great and I didn’t realize just how many parts there were. Looking at the level of work that has gone into the sculpt and the material used to make it I can begin to understand why Forgeworld charge so much for it.

During the project I noted down the time that I spent on each part which I will share with you on every part.

Time Scale:

Checking and sorting parts:  30 Minutes

Coming up in Part 2 …  Cleaning the parts.

FOr the rest of this series head over to the reaver titan page on the menu.

Hey there.

Sorry for the lack of updates lately. Here is my excuse:

Reaver Titan

So yeah I have been making and painting  a reaver titan for a commission and that is what has taken up my time lately. Its so fun to make and the details on the model are awesome.

When it is done i will do a full article on the experience and the progress on here so you can see the whole project together in one place.

As you have probably noticed I have added a new sidebar to the site >>>. This is a great way for you to find posts, links, members, videos and dont forget to follow me on twitter :).

Also you will notice that i have added an Upcoming Tutorials box. I am going to try and do a series of useful tutorials for the site and i will also submit these to Jez over on heresy just in case he wants to put them on his blog. The tutorials are on the things i get asked about the most. If you have any requests or ideas then just email me chloer90ltp@hotmail.com

I will also add a contact details box so you can get in touch with me easier regarding commissions etc.

I will add the status of my commissions under the commissions page so you can see what work i  am doing and roughly how long it will be until i can get another commission in.

So just to summarise here are some of the things you should expect to see soon (hopefully)

• Tutorials ( sorted into their own page )
• Reaver Titan
  
• Gamesday feature

Anyway keep checking back and check out the Reaver thread on heresy the more nice and supportive comments i get the more determined i am :).

Cheers

LTP