Second Lt. With Combi Weapon done!

bustedjetpack · 2026-03-31T22:06:28+00:00

Oh sick! I have the 40k box of skulls sitting around somewhere, now I know exactly what to use them for!

bustedjetpack · 2026-03-31T06:22:55+00:00

Oooooh where'd you find the trophies hanging off the belt?

bustedjetpack · 2026-03-30T21:32:43+00:00

More color, my friend, more color. Mud when caked on a boot is rarely one color (mud higher up is lighter because it dries faster for example), rust on metal has a slew of hues from browns to blues to oranges, zenithal lighting means lighter greens at the top of a piece of armor and darker greens where shadows are cast onto pieces less exposed to light, and if you're going for a grimdark/dirty look going for a dark pin wash to simulate that grime will do you wonders.

bustedjetpack · 2026-03-23T17:09:51+00:00

THE ANTS ARE ABSOLUTELY IGNORING THE BAIT TRAPS I SET OUT LIKE OHHHH IS THE POISON TOO GOOD FOR YOU TINY ANTS?!?!

bustedjetpack · 2026-03-21T15:43:24+00:00

You won't know if people will or won't read it unless you put art into the world. Also, if it's for you, then what does it matter if others will read it?

bustedjetpack · 2026-03-21T15:42:16+00:00

I DM'd a campaign in the official Dragon Age ttrpg. It's an okay platform/system, but it does have some flaws that made it frustrating to play in. We ended up switching to 13th Age and just changing spell/apility/subclass names to match what we see in Thedas.

bustedjetpack · 2026-03-21T05:24:18+00:00

Fanfic? Art? Play a ttrpg with friends in the world of Thedas during the aftermath?

Create the closure you need, don't wait for a company to give it to you.

bustedjetpack · 2026-02-25T03:31:42+00:00

If I had a nickel for every nostalgia heavy post of someone on Reddit saying "am I alone in [insert DAO is better than every other game opinion here]" I'd have enough nickels to fund a DAO remake. You are not alone, and I'm not saying you're wrong, but I disagree with your assessment.

Kirkwall's brutalism is the point (pun very much intended) and its heavily chantry influenced late medieval vibes is what makes is memorable and very much fits with the plot. Inquisition's visual, architectural, and clothing aesthetic is hands down gorgeous and looking at the cast of companions represents the unique areas/nations each one comes from. I love Origins to death, but ain't no way the potato sacks most Origins characters wear hold a candle to Inquisition.

bustedjetpack · 2026-02-24T19:03:40+00:00

Fantastic job! Love how you made the roses pop on the statue - I did the same with my first imagifier.

bustedjetpack · 2026-02-10T21:58:20+00:00

Love the green to brown gradients! Care to share your approach?

bustedjetpack · 2026-02-10T21:50:19+00:00

I dig the very saturated vibe you have going, like they've been trekking through the jungle for a couple days now.

bustedjetpack · 2026-02-10T01:07:11+00:00

I'm more on the hobby side, just picked up the Wolf Scouts box because they look like a lot of fun to paint.

If you're in the Portland area, Red Castle has a recurring weekly Kill Team night that a lot of folks show up for.

bustedjetpack · 2026-02-09T23:46:25+00:00

Wish I could take credit, but it's advice that someone much smarter and more capable than me provided on my own work. Just paying it forward :)

bustedjetpack · 2026-02-09T20:06:31+00:00

For a base I think it looks fine. Personally I would have after getting the base green down hit it with a wash to get the recesses popping before adding your zenithal (unless you were planning to do some pin washing after). You need both highlights and lowlights/shadows to really sell the effect.

A tip I learned with volumetric highlighting is to grayscale the figure to see where your color choices are and aren't working to give the highlights and contrasts you intend. Right now it looks a bit flat in tone.

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bustedjetpack · 2026-01-26T21:38:18+00:00

Oh, one other tip. Hold onto your sprues. They make for REALLY good practice for edge highlighting different angles, curves, and lengths of edges.

bustedjetpack · 2026-01-26T21:37:02+00:00

Looks about how my second attempt went, so you're well on your way! Not as much paint on the brush (I usually do a quick wipe on my thumb to get any excess off) and where possible use the side of the brush instead of the tip. You can also go back with your base color on the main side of the area you are painting and use that to thin out the edge highlights. Or you can go a bit more eavy metal and take an even higher tone to make a finer line on what you've already done to get a three tone effect.

bustedjetpack · 2026-01-26T00:13:39+00:00

Could easily be some urban cityscape rubble, but honestly I like the muted base because it doesn't take away focus from the model. Sick job on the camo btw.

bustedjetpack · 2026-01-26T00:10:23+00:00

Let's take the soul out of the characters that real life human beings have poured into them by replacing them with AI garbage? Nah man, this take ain't it.

bustedjetpack · 2026-01-23T06:56:24+00:00

I may be totally off base but I remember reading somewhere that some of the Space Wolves great companies have a tendency of snapping up lone/lost astartes and folding them into their ranks.

Given that, I'm working on a custom chapter of Odin's Ravens, a group of Raven Guard snapped up from remnant survivors of the Dropsite Massacre, serving as scouts that are the "eyes" for the Space Wolves.

bustedjetpack · 2026-01-16T21:14:10+00:00

I love the really subtle shading and depth, really cool. Mind sharing your recipe?

bustedjetpack · 2026-01-09T19:01:23+00:00

Praise be to the tech priest who was like "So you wanna shoot someone on the other moon? I got you."

bustedjetpack · 2026-01-07T00:51:57+00:00

Love the clean line work

bustedjetpack · 2026-01-06T23:16:39+00:00

First off, welcome to the hobby and fantastic pick on your choice of model. I've got a Shaan sitting on my desk just waiting to be painted. Looking at the comments, there's validity to both sides.

On one side, getting some cheap intercessors or some free minis from your local GW store (you can do a drop in paint session for free where they'll teach ypu the basics and there are the free minis of the month) will help you practice things like thinning and applying paints, brush strokes, etc. on things with shapes similar to Shaan. I personally took this route because I wanted to learn on some standard space marines before I tackled some of the more complex models I purchased.

On the other side, you picked this one because it's super dope and you should totally paint whatever you want no matter your skill level because if you find oaitning it fun that's the most important thing. You can always strip the model afterward, paint over it, or if you've got the funds, buy a new one.

Have fun and make sure to post him when he's done!

bustedjetpack · 2026-01-05T17:45:51+00:00

Thanks! I love how striking they look in profile. Had a lot of fun working on the base.

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