Clanrats

This is my first pack of clanrats including the musician for the unit.

I have done a few extra things on these rats as part of skill building, including the armour edges (most dark, but one has lighter) and a new eye painting method which whilst not perfect on average has a better outcome with the eyes (eg more of them actually in the eye sockets this time!).

However I made one horrendous mistake whilst doing the quick shade.  After the traditional dunk and shake and dabbed away excess pools of the ink with an old dust cloth.  Unfortunately many small hairs from these deposited nicely into the drying ink and stuck there.  This has spoilt a few of the figures and most definately closer pictures.  But hey, its something to remember not to do again.  Lint free non shredding paper next time!

Works in progress

I have not posted anything in a while, but hey more recently than the other two contributors (I am looking at you Paul and Rob...), but I have not been idle.

I am halfway through my first eight clan rats.  They will look considerably different to the slave rats, and not just because they are a better geared model.  I am excited, at least at this point, as to how they will turn out.  I would like to think my ability with the brush has increased slightly!

Ive also signed up for a master class on the Underempire forums.  One of the skilled painters there is running a course over multiple weeks teaching us techniques etc on a clan rat figure.  This course goes from on the sprue to completed model.  We send in pictures of our progress and get comments & tips on each section (omg its like homework)!

If I only learn one new skill the course will be worth it.  And it is not going to be onerous as well.  One figure, each section lasts two weeks.

Here is an example of the finished product.

See you next time and hopefully with some finished Clanrats!