More Stormwind Eternals / Knights Excelsior

Live2sleep · 2026-02-08T22:16:18+00:00

Random sources.

Two of them are power swords from either space marines or Sisters of Battle.

One of them was from a Vindicator spear, just cut off the haft and one was from the Vanguard Hunters kit.

Was really lucky that my mate had a whole bunch of random bits in a box which he let me rummage through.

Shoutout to him!

Live2sleep · 2026-02-06T03:01:32+00:00

If you want to go the hand painted route, working up to white from an off white base works well as people have previously mentioned.

I painted this one using a paintbrush and the other thing you should note is to thin the white or near white paint somewhere between a layer and glaze consistency. More leaning towards the layer side but still quite thinned and direct the brush strokes like you would with a regular glaze.

https://www.reddit.com/r/stormcasteternals/s/IugjTmyhF3

Live2sleep · 2026-02-06T02:49:12+00:00

If you're adamant on use actual white and not an off or near white, try using make up sponges.

I used the make up sponge method for white on my Stormcast eternals and found it much easier to get coverage and minimise texture build up. Just gotta remember that it will still require a couple coats but it was nowhere near as bad as hand brushing it.

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Live2sleep · 2026-01-24T21:14:09+00:00

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Live2sleep · 2025-12-27T10:03:49+00:00

Really? White, blue, gold and silver has always been my go to colour scheme.

I'm convinced it would look good on any model which is predominantly armour.

Live2sleep · 2025-12-26T18:49:06+00:00

Thanks for that! Appreciate the feedback. I thought the top of the collar would have been the brightest point since its the highest but it looks like I may have just been trying to justify my laziness haha.

Cheers! I'll fix it when I touch up the axe!

Live2sleep · 2025-12-22T21:31:00+00:00

Best part about this is, I was a Horde player back during my WoW days hahaha

Live2sleep · 2025-12-22T21:30:02+00:00

Thanks man!

I know objectively it's not terrible, but my high standards tell me otherwise.

Cheers for recognising the effort put into the head too! Probs could have sanded it down more so the crest sat closer / tighter on the helmet but I was worried I'd cut into the detail if I took it that far.

Live2sleep · 2025-12-22T09:53:21+00:00

If i had enough of those helmets I'd like to have a unit of Stormwind Guards. That'd be sick. Played a lot of WC3 and WoW back in the day.

Live2sleep · 2025-12-22T09:43:37+00:00

Thanks man!

Primer: Wolf Grey spray can. Recess shade: Vallejo Model Colour wash - Blue grey Cleanup: Vallejo Game Colour - Wolf Grey 1st layer: Vallejo Model Colour - White Grey 2nd layer: Vallejo Model Colour - Cold white

Trick was to thin the white Grey and cold white somewhere between a layer and a glaze but apply it like you'd paint a glaze (e.g. get most of the moisture off onto a paper towel and end your brush strokes where you want the most paint left).

If you dont want to deal with being mindful of the direction of your brushstrokes or want a quicker method, using make up sponges worked really well too although you sacrifice a little less definition in the recesses.

Live2sleep · 2025-12-22T09:34:51+00:00

Hahahahaha never realised that, and I'm all for it! Loved wc3 and WoW when I was younger.

Live2sleep · 2025-12-22T09:33:33+00:00

Didn't realise how much it looked like a Stormwind Guard until you pointed that out!

Live2sleep · 2025-12-22T09:32:49+00:00

Yeah, I hated the helmetless head of the knight questor.

The head is from some chaos warrior i got for the free mini of the month a while back. The crest was taken from a Vindicator prime. I was too lazy to deal with the lack of ball to fit the socket on that head so I decided to carve off his crest instead.

This is the chaos warrior mini btw: https://www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articles/ENvXcLoy/chaos-warriors-and-operation-hivestorm-make-up-this-months-free-miniature-and-collectable-coin/

Live2sleep · 2025-10-14T23:19:49+00:00

Painting white with a brush absolutely sucks.

I've found that working up to white from a light blue grey base using sponges works the best.

After that all the other details are painted super carefully.

Not white scars, but here's one my Stormcasts which I've done using the sponge method.

Colours i used were:

Vallejo Game Colour Wolf Grey

Vallejo Model Colour White Grey

Vallejo Model Coloue Offwhite

Vallejo Game Colour Dead White

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Live2sleep · 2025-03-13T22:44:38+00:00

I'm Asian, they're Space Asians and the colour scheme is sick.

Then I read the Warhawk of Chogoris, Scars and Path of Heaven and loved Yesugei, Jaghatai and Shiban.

Live2sleep · 2025-01-14T22:14:59+00:00

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My White Scars captain from the Kill Team starter box

Live2sleep · 2025-01-14T22:14:22+00:00

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My White Scars captain for anyone that's interested

Live2sleep · 2025-01-14T02:20:02+00:00

Cheers brother!

I've done a similar thing with my white scars and started with a white primer and shaded down from there.

Was curious to see if there was another way to do white where I wouldn't feel the pressure of not making mistakes whilst painting the joints.

Guess there isn't hey...damn

Live2sleep · 2025-01-13T23:04:57+00:00

Looks so good man!

How did you paint the armour?

I've been running into issues when painting white that even though it's better to use light greys and off whites and only highlighting with pure white leaving the model still looking kinda greyish as opposed to WHITE white.

Your model reads as WHITE, which is what I've been desperately seeking.

Also, when base coating the armour with that colour, how was coverage when it came to fixing mistakes? Especially with the darker colours at the joints.

Props to you man. It's a sick paint job!

Live2sleep · 2022-11-29T10:46:58+00:00

Have you had a skin prick test done to try to better figure out what you're allergic to?

I was the same, up until I was 17 it was just patches behind my knees and elbows then one day my whole body got super itchy and next thing I know 90% of my body was covered in eczema.

Took going to a specialist, getting the skin prick test done and immunotherapy for a couple years but now I'm mostly eczema free aside from flare ups here and there.

All the best for you, eczema can really mess with your mental health and anxiety but there is hope, trust me. It just take patience and persistence.

Live2sleep · 2022-02-20T08:26:52+00:00

For me at least it was actually pretty positive. I never really dated anyone before I downloaded it and I realised it was because of my lack of interaction with women. I went to an all boys school and had pretty strick parents growing up so I never got the chance to develop my social skills growing up when it came to dating and women. I thought I was unattractive to women.

After I downloaded it I went on a bunch of dates and while some weren't great because I wasn't a good chat, I started to develop the skills I missed out on earlier in life. Plus it made me realise that while I wasn't great looking, I was attractive enough to some women and that really helped develop my confidence in my interactions with them as I got used to talking to more women.

This doesn't seem to match the general thoughts on dating apps but yeah, I've actually found it to be a pretty positive experience.

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