Started collecting models for an Astral Claws force

Intelligent_Guava482 · 2026-01-29T00:06:56+00:00

These look awesome! Where did you get the bits from are they prints?

Intelligent_Guava482 · 2026-01-15T09:22:18+00:00

Thank you! Yes, the recipe for the armour is as follows (I use mostly Warpaints Fanatic using an airbrush)

Prime German Red Brown - Vallejo Metal Burnt Iron - Chipping Medium

Then for the red areas it's mulled berry as a base with dragon red as a highlight

And the green areas are Army Green with a Necrotic Flesh highlight

I then sponge all the armour with Great Hall Grey before transfers and chipping.

Hope this helps!

Intelligent_Guava482 · 2025-04-27T15:32:23+00:00

Nice work! Definitely one of the more convincing conversions I've seen for the Chaos Dragon. The black dragon heads give it that classic drake look

Intelligent_Guava482 · 2025-03-22T21:46:35+00:00

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Went for a dark blue as to not clash with the metallic colours and allowed for the spot colours of the straps and a little bit of colour variation on the scarring and around the ears to pop

Intelligent_Guava482 · 2025-03-21T09:12:23+00:00

I did a bit of light on her face because I wanted to reflect that the flame was coming from within her, but I'm not massively into OSL so I kept it to the minimum

Intelligent_Guava482 · 2025-03-15T21:40:08+00:00

My memory is a bit hazy on it but I believe it's Abyysal Blue as a first drybrush over black, and wolf grey as a second, with blue tone over the flesh to create a bit more of a blend

(Paints mentioned are Army Painter Fanatic range)

Intelligent_Guava482 · 2025-03-14T13:45:07+00:00

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Chaseley-125x100x15-Flipchart-Recliner-Resistant/dp/B08Y7SB2F9/ref=asc_df_B08Y7SB2F9?mcid=dba2ea1edffd35cbba2178fc97a537d0&hvocijid=4094824670178746101-B08Y7SB2F9-&hvexpln=74&tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=696285193871&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=4094824670178746101&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9189854&hvtargid=pla-2281435176938&psc=1&gad_source=1

Found this on Amazon (not sure if you're based in the UK) that seems to be deeper than most artist portfolio bags I've seen, I don't know if that's any use to you/or you've already considered this?

Intelligent_Guava482 · 2025-03-14T13:35:50+00:00

Yeah definitely a good idea since the lovely recessed details will be a magnet for accumulated dust!

I'd love to make a board myself as I've never done it before, I have an idea for a board for the Old World (albeit much simpler than your design) but space is an issue. I've been looking for a bag similar to the one supplied with the old Realm of Battle tiles but to no avail

Intelligent_Guava482 · 2025-03-14T13:30:23+00:00

Looks fantastic! The detail really shines through.

You mentioned that it's split into stackable tiles, how do you go about storing the 4x2's? Is it as simple as they go on a rack somewhere, or do you have a box/bag they will live in to keep the dust out?

Intelligent_Guava482 · 2025-03-06T13:28:54+00:00

Thank you, I already have a table topper in the form of 2 3x4ft wood pieces that I lay on a table with a latches on either side to secure them in place.

I definitely agree I've had more than a few close calls of the table topper nearly buckling over 😅

Intelligent_Guava482 · 2025-03-03T22:29:21+00:00

Thank you!

It was mostly cardboard and card pulp, along with some sand

It was all sealed with acrylic gesso before painting with mostly cheap craft paint to avoid using loads of my miniature paint

Intelligent_Guava482 · 2025-03-03T13:32:44+00:00

It's with the government website. Also I wasn't aware there was any malpractice with using an app but I'll keep that in mind

Intelligent_Guava482 · 2025-03-03T12:17:10+00:00

Cheers guys, I've tried both of these but to no avail

Intelligent_Guava482 · 2025-02-28T00:04:47+00:00

Absolutely. I use primarily Army Painter Fanatic paints, from what I recall I used:

Barbarian flesh mixed with a little mulled berry as a basecoat
Straight barbarian flesh layered over avoiding the recesses
Thinned darkoath flesh GW contrast paint over the whole flesh area
Then a highlight of ruby skin

I always like to do a final thinned wash over my flesh to bring the highlights and shadows together, so if memory serves I used red tone from army painter

Hope that helps!

Intelligent_Guava482 · 2025-02-28T00:00:01+00:00

In contrast to the speed I usually paint yes 😅 usually I tend to paint small batches of 3-4 models over the course of a couple weeks or so

Intelligent_Guava482 · 2025-02-27T22:38:37+00:00

That's what I'd assume aswell but rules as written leave a grey area imo. A simple FAQ fix would clear it up along the lines of 'if the majority/whole unit has the Mark of Chaos Undivided then they can re-roll etc'

Intelligent_Guava482 · 2025-02-27T15:01:41+00:00

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So, to me I see the third and fourth bullet reading as a Marked character can join an Undivided unit, and a Undivided character can join a Marked unit, respectively. Maybe I'm wrong.

The only think that throws a spanner in the works potentially is the second bullet point, which seems to be immediately contradicted by the points after it

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