Bile Tralls Cryx Unit verDC23

I finished these beautiful tiny models a couple of weeks ago and as always I figured I'd archive the photos here in my old blog. Unlike my usual miniatures which are mostly commissioned works, these Bile Tralls are mine and belongs to my slowly growing Cryx army.



I am still learning how to hand paint these wonderful metal models from Privateer Press. I am enjoying every unit / model I finish as I learn how to effectively and efficiently paint them. I still struggle making the metallic areas look better, but I am starting to get comfortable in painting the skin and cloth parts. I hope I do a better job with the armor parts of my next batch of finished models.



Other than liking the look of these butt naked Bile Tralls, I love fielding them against my son! He hates them so much as they can potentially wipe out his Winterguard Infantry Death Star! My son is starting to learn how to counter these Bile Tralls and he is asking me to buy a Khador Assault Kommandos for his Khador army ( smart little dude ).



I prime, paint and varnish my models all with Vallejo acrylic paints. Strong vibrant paints that I love so much! :)

I also struggled painting dead skin tone ( pale ) as I feel I might make them look flat. I then gave my Bloat Trall a bit of Vallejo Game Ink Green and Purple washes to give it a deader look. I hope to paint more dead looking skin tones next time but I am happy as of now.

Bloat Trall Cryx Solo - Commissioned Work

After finishing a few commissioned works, I decided I need to practice my miniature painting this weekend. Last weekend was a bit unproductive ( painting-wise ) as my 8 year old son is getting crazier and nerdier with the game of Warmachine / Hordes. We played like 5 times a day last weekend. I also got my son a Trollbloods faction book that he brings anywhere he goes. My son also decided to add more units to our Trollbloods army as he plan to play Khador and Trollbloods exclusively.



Anyways, This Bloat Trall is from my own slowly growing Cryx army. I do not normally paint my own army as I am content playing with primed armies for the meantime. I have tons of commissioned works to attend to but as I've said I felt I needed to practice my hand painting before moving back to my commissioned works.



This Bloat Trall was painted with Vallejo Game Airs and seal with Vallejo Polyurethan Varnishes. I had a hard time achieving the pale dead skin seen at the Privateer Press website, but had fun painting this model nevertheless.

I still need to add a bit more highlights to the minimum unit of Bile Tralls before I deem them done. I enjoy fielding them against my son last weekend though. :)

Below is a quick rust painting experiment that I painted for around 10 minutes. :b

Below are some of my Warmachine commissioned works I plan to work on this coming weekend. More painted models coming out of the next weekend as I plan to go berserk painting next week.



Thanks as always for dropping by! Until next post guys! Just enjoy the hobby! :)

Kraken - Warmachine Cryx Colossal verDC23

I just finished this last weekend. This model made me decide I like Cryx as my main Warmachine army ( Skorne as my main Hordes army ). I love the studio colors as seen at the Privateer Press website. However as I have been painting Gunpla for a few years now, I thought of going crazy with the color and match my other Cryx models.



As usual with my builds, this colossal was given a bit of weathering ( some patches of rust all over the purple armor ). I will also be painting a Cryx Deathjack that I plan to give a deeper ( darker ) purple. This model was painted with all Vallejo Game Airs. Very vibrant paints that are pretty airbrush friendly. Sealed the whole model with Vallejo Satin Polyurethane Varnish.



This Colossal would form my main Cryx list, although I already have 130 pts of Cryx models, I need to form a list that would work better with each other. I will try not to form a Bane Trall spam list ( although I might not be able to resist ).



I will be slowly painting my purple Cryx army, although I have a ton of commissioned works to attend to at the moment. Thanks as always for dropping by and stay tuned for tons of painted Warmachine / Hordes / Malifaux models soon! Just enjoy the hobby! :)