My Lizards - Salamander and an update

I finished painting my salamander and I'm really happy with how it look! I still need to do some work on the base but the model itself is done.

 I've now started a Warmachine Khador army. It will be the main focus of my painting time over the holidays, as it will make a nice change from the Lizards!

Expect some updates with the 1st Khadoran Warjack of my army in the next couple of days!!

My Lizards - Some updates with a sneak peak

I've been working on my army in the past few days and I've made some progress. I have now almost completed the two front ranks of my unit of 25 Saurus Warriors. Expect some photos in the near future. I've also been doing some conversion work. I'm not a fan of the GW's Chameleon Skinks models. It's also really expensive to get 10 of them so I decided to make my own using some regular Skink Skirmisher models and some green stuff (from then on referred to as GS). I've never sculpted anything with GS before so this has been a learning experience for me. I've came up with 10 Chameleon Skinks that have a different look and that will distinguish themselves even more with the color scheme they will receive.

This little fellow was the last model I did. I only had 8 blowpipes left (stupid battalion box that comes with 12 skinks but only 10 blowpipes) so I had to make 2 custom made blowpipes. I used a javelin, took out the spear tip before adding some GS work. I wanted the blowpipe to have some kind of creeper vine on it and I like how it came out. Once primed, most of the stuff that bothers the eye on the GS is gone and your left with some decent looking Chameleon Skinks!

I've also bought a Temple of Skulls piece of terrain during the week-end. I'm working on making it look like a Lizardmen ruin and I've already finished working on the obelisks. I just need to sculpt a new hilltop to replace the Chaos sign that is usually there. I'll post pictures once I file some mould lines.

There's a lot to expect in the next couple of days/weeks so stay tuned for more!

Skink Skirmishers

These guys were the first unit I painted for Lizardmen. I'm very pleased with the way they look considering it had been many years since I had last painted anything. The skin was first given a basecoat of Frostbite (P3 color) before getting some Asurmen Blue wash. The scales were simply given a basecoat of Coal Black (P3 color) before getting an Ironbull Grey (P3 color) drybrush. I really like the crests which was painted first using Scab Red, then a Scab Red/Blood Red mix before adding some Khador Red Highlight (P3 color) into that mix. Other then that, bones were treated in a similar fashion to the Saurus Warrior Test Model of my previous post. I'm planning on making them a real skirmishing base in the next couple of days so you can expect a better picture sometime soon of that unit.

Saurus Warrior Test Model

 Hi everyone, this is the 1st post of my blog. On here, you'll be able to follow the progress (or lack of!) of my work. Since I'm currently working on my Lizardmen army, I'll start this blog with some pictures of my Saurus Warrior Test Model. I'm currently working on the rest of the unit so you can expect to see 20 of those guys in the near future.

The model was fairly quick to paint and only required some very basic techniques. The model was first undercoated with GW's Chaos Black Primer. The skin was then given a Knarloc Green basecoat followed by a Thraka Green wash. I then highlighted some parts of the skin. For the scales, I used a Coal Black (P3 color) basecoat, followed by a Badab Black wash. I then drybrushed the scales Codex Grey and finished them with a very light drybrush of Space Wolves Grey. The bones and teeth were painted in the same fashion. I gave them a Khemri Brown basecoat followed by a Devlan Mud wash. I then highlighted those parts Jack Bone (P3 equivalent of Bleached Bone) and continued highlighting adding some white into the mix. I then gave a final wash of Devlan Mud to tie it all together. The shield was first given a basecoat of Scab Red, followed by a Badab Black wash. I then used a mix of Scab Red and Blood Red to repaint the scales, making sure to leave the recessed area free of new paint. I then progressively highlighted each scale adding some Khador Red Highlight (P3 color equivalent to Fiery Orange) into the previous Scab Red/Blood Red mix.

I'm still working on the bronze, as I'm not very satisfied with how the weapon looks as of now. Once I figure it all out, I'll share my recipe with you all!

I really hope you guys enjoyed this first post, I'm very eager to read your comments!