New year's resolutions... the fools amongst us keep making them believing they'll respect them while the most strong willed adhere to them to the letter. Well I'm a sort of strong willed fool so I kind of always stay in this middle ground. Why all this rant ? Well I've decided to get as many half finished projects out of my table as I could so after finishing the last 2 models on new year's day, I turned to the next most finished model I could see. Turns out it was a model begun almost exactly a year ago... Oh the shame...
Well Fabius Bile was lucky enough to be alone and half finished on top of his old paint pot so I grabbed him !
Getting back to him, I realised why I had stalled in the first place. the patchwork robe is quite a tiring part of the model so I tried to use all the energy gathered previously and finished it. I tried to keep a leathery feel to all colours hence avoiding neat flat surfaces.
I've also realised it's quite hard to get away from how the studio model look if you keep a dark armour. The only difference I added was the different colours to reflect the fact Bile is an equal opportunity murderer. He'll cut you apart no matter your race, gender or anything...
Since I wanted him to tie in with the other renegades I have I left the armour mainly black so in order to make it a bit less dull, I made some parts glow with an inner fire and weathered it a bit with rust marks here and there. I think it breaks the monotony of a huge black mass without changing it too much.
All in all it was rather lazy job and I could have done things differently, the robe could have used some stains and all and the 2 tanks above his head could have used other colours. He's done though and that leaves time for new things.
But why did I paint him ? Well I have plans. Aaaand I needed a big boss, iconic enough, to be above all those plans. I realised the model would be quite fitting for the cause so I picked him. They're a year old plans but I've made progress on them though so I hope this will be a 2017 thing (and by thing I mean games).
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| Here are soe of Bile's friends for games to come... |
Lovely job.
ReplyDeleteCheers man !
DeleteFinishing half finished projects! You have thrown the gauntlet sir!!!! He is great btw. ;)
ReplyDeleteWell, you and me back to back and count to 10 !
DeleteBile is the perfect chap to lead your trio - they look great together in spite of the different game / range sources.
ReplyDeletePainting on Bile is great. I like the dark inner fire to the backpack in particular. If you feel the need to add some stains to his coat, you can always revisit I guess :)
Cheers, I know I could revisit him but I rarely (meaning never) get back to a model...
DeleteI might try to group all the models I've painted for my project in a scenic way now... ^^'
This is turning into a very interesting looking force, looking forward to seeing what else you slip into it. :D
ReplyDeleteJust need more Zombies and mutants now ^^
DeleteRun with it man. January is a great time to try this stuff while that 'New year' vibe is strong.
ReplyDeleteExactly ! I already feel depressed by the rest though... ^^
DeleteFabulous Bill! The one and only Fabulous Bill. Not tempted to bump the top-heavy mini up to a 32mm base?
ReplyDeleteHe'd be totally better on a 30-32 mm base for sure, now the way I work means I'll have to see him fall with the paint chipping to deeply sigh and do it... :/
DeleteHe'll be Fabulous doing it though. ^^
This mini equally attracts and repels me, hehe, and I think that's a good thing (as in fact that only means that in the end I love it). Charmful character whatsoever, worth of leading a warband; you made him justice, I love your vision on this one.
ReplyDeleteThe love/hate relation with a model is an intersting one, I had the same with the blood slaughterer !
DeleteHe'll have minions to lead for sure !
thanks.
That's one of my favorite all time models. One tip that I can offer from having done quite a few patchwork flesh shield on my dark elves is apply random thinned washes (thicker than a glaze but thinner than a wash) to random pieces. I found blues, browns, and reds to best.
ReplyDeleteSeems like a good idea indeed. If I had to start afresh I'd do a few things differently, even in the year it took me to finish it, I've evolved on some points and wouldn't do parts the same way. ^^
DeleteVery nice work JB.
ReplyDeleteWell thank you !
DeleteAwesome job mate - he does look like a slog to paint, but your efforts were well worth it. The face is stunning!
ReplyDeleteCheers mate, a weird one but probably one that would benefit from a bit of time.
DeleteNice work, and that trio really look the goods together.
ReplyDeleteCheers, they'll be a bunch eventually ^^
DeleteI had a feeling they might!
DeleteI always wanted to get Fabius Bile mini but somehow never did. I must say you did an excellent job on him. Great, great paint job.
ReplyDeleteWell he'd certainly use a better painter so have a go at it ! Thanks ^^
DeleteIt's strange how I never liked this mini. I still find your color palette to be much better than the flashy GW style.
ReplyDeleteI wish I hadn't started the way I did a year ago, Going full grimdark on this guy might result in something great really.
DeleteLike the good Docteur above, I was never much of a fan of this mini, but your paint job does do a fine job of polishing a poop!
ReplyDeleteAfter painting it once I realise I made th emistake to paint it like any other model and I believe it's not what fits such a model. The sculpt goes up to 11 and so should the paintjob. I'd be tempted to grab a cheap double and paint it full grimdark.
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