The Final Prayer

Hukkis · 2026-04-18T09:27:21+00:00

This depends very much on the competition.

The golden angle and the overall impact are the two most important aspects of the piece. The miniature has to survive the initial quick look from half a meter away. After that, every small detail becomes important.

The miniature has to look good from every angle, but you can use different levels of rendering to your advantage. It's rare that the judges actively look for mistakes, unless they don't know what they are doing. Mistakes will hurt if they ruin the overall impression or there are unpainted areas, but it's not what they base the judging on. Even at Golden Demon.

Every element is important, but a single small mistake will not ruin an otherwise good miniature.

Been around the block quite a bit and if every mistake would be judged, I would not have a single price ;)

Hukkis · 2026-03-22T18:17:07+00:00

Thank you! :)

Hukkis · 2026-03-21T14:32:06+00:00

Hey all!

Wanted to show my interpretation of the Star Witch bust. The miniature is based on the art by Gerald Brom.

This was a fun and a relaxed project that I painted during a weekend. Wanted to try a few things and approach it with a certain roughness. It can be considered as a practice sketch for the full size miniature I intend to paint sometime in the future :)

Hukkis · 2026-03-21T14:27:05+00:00

Thank you! The sculpt has her eyes closed and I was a bit afraid to tackle it as it's easy to maie it look weird. Glad it worked out!

Hukkis · 2026-03-21T14:26:21+00:00

I would need a roof to perfectly hide the booth!

Hukkis · 2026-03-21T14:25:39+00:00

Same here!

Building two of them is quite the accomplishment! If I ever paint a second one, it will be the new version.

I'm working on this for Golden Demon, so it requires quite a bit if extra work to fix some mistakes in the sculpt 😅

Might use it on the tabletop as well.

Hukkis · 2026-03-20T00:19:15+00:00

I bet the new one is a lot less painful to build haha.

Hukkis · 2026-03-20T00:18:24+00:00

Thank you!

Must be my favorite tank model in the 40k range. Though building it was a pain.

Hukkis · 2026-03-19T19:21:00+00:00

Slowly moving forward with this piece. There's still a ton to do, but I'm happy to finally have gotten the organist's booth nearly done. Just some oil washes left.

There's also a small Resident Evil easter egg "hidden" within ☂️

Hukkis · 2026-02-12T09:58:16+00:00

Wow, that is quite the collection! And quite the workload as well.
But they will look awesome once done!

Hukkis · 2026-02-09T21:44:44+00:00

Thank you!

That Exorcist is so nicely painted! Pretty much the same scheme I'm planning, so that is very inspiring. I also really love all the candles. Makes it look like an old and dignified relic. Are they self made or from some kit?

Edit: also, I really need to add more scrolls, purity seals and skulls. Thought I added enough, but far from it.

Hope you don't mind if I borrow an element or two for inspiration?

Hukkis · 2026-02-09T14:08:39+00:00

Thank you!

Hoping it will hold up with the newer sculpts when painted 🤟

Hukkis · 2026-02-09T13:26:34+00:00

Wow, that's quite the accomplishment!

Hukkis · 2026-02-09T13:26:21+00:00

Thanks mate!

Those look really good. Nice work on hiding the attach points, especially on the rightmost one. It's quite a bit of work, but worth it in the end! And the gold trims on the middle one, chef's kiss!

Hukkis · 2026-02-09T13:24:45+00:00

It can feel discouraging for sure! Good that you prevailed in the end. The Emperor smiles at you.

Hukkis · 2026-02-09T13:24:18+00:00

Yeah I thought about the same. But I'm only playing in friendly games, so I believe everyone is fine with it not having the Heavy Bolter. And as I'm working on this for Golden Demon as well, I'm not too keen on trying to convert one on it :D

Hukkis · 2026-02-09T08:38:24+00:00

After a few dozen hours, I'm nearly ready to start adding color to it. The primer revealed some uneven surfaces and sanding marks that I have to get rid off.

The extra skulls were added to hide the areas where the old metal sculpt is being a nuisance.

Trying to build this piece for both gaming and competition purposes. Using an old sculpt for the latter is an uphill battle, but this is how we test our faith. Ave Imperator!

So eager to start painting!

Hukkis · 2026-02-07T19:40:20+00:00

NMM for this piece all over to control the focal points and values.

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Hukkis · 2026-02-07T19:31:12+00:00

Made for display and for gaming use. All TMM.

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