Steam punk Cryx 35pt list

[zreef]

I just picked up a light box (a cheap one) and finished up painting my 35pt Cryx list painted in a steampunk fashion.

This is the first shot of many ... more to come soon (camera battery died after the fist shot).

[comrade]

Can we get a few close-ups plz? Also what are the thingys on the warhammer bases?

[PG_Draxos]

Can we get a few close-ups plz? Also what are the thingys on the warhammer bases?

I think that they are markers for the Helldivers

[zreef]

Close ups are coming soon! Camera battery pooped out so waiting for it to recharge. It was very anti-climactic, got everything set up and ... one picture and nothing ...

The things on warhammer bases are indeed burrow markers for the helldivers.

[Quizboy]

Oh, these look fantastic - the brass and chrome really suits the models, and the ghostly green robes unify everything nicely. Excellent stuff, and seriously tempting me to pick up some Cryx!

[Dreamer]

Fantastic! I'll see more of your miniatures!

Greetings
Ben

[zreef]

[zreef]

Ill whip out my macro lens in a bit for some more detailed close ups, but for now enjoy these!

[Khador247]

I'd hit em with some Blighted Gold. I think they look good though.

[Minotaur]

Those are some well painted models, I love the scheme, very striking, in a good way.

[zreef]

Thank you for all the compliments, I will try to post some more pictures this evening.

Blighted gold? hmmm I have a death jack and harrower to paint and another helldiver. I might try it out on those models. My only worry is that it will make the models too "bright". I wasnt going for a "battle worn" look, but I did want the models to look ancient, dark, and heavy ... you know, given them a little bit of mystery

[tutenkharnage]

I think the models would stand out better if the background were lighter. It doesn't have to be white.

[Thracy11]

I would really like to try out this scheme. How did you do it? It looks like it COULD have been a brassy colour with several washes of brown or black ink. What is the basecolour and how did you do it?

[Lord of Death]

Sir, you are a fantastic painter. I've been playing and painter miniatures for almost 20 years and I hope one day to be able to paint as well as you.

They look fantastic. I extra especially like the Helljacks furnaces. They pop perfectly! Outstanding job.

[Prismatik]

Ooh! Wonderful work! Oddly enough, there really aren't too many "all metal" armies out there, many folks tend to go the painted and scraped look. For those that may be considering your look, how did you go about it? Washes over a copper/brass base?

[zreef]

Its actually a fairly easy look to achieve, but it takes a little practice to get it to "look" right ... but once you get used to it you can do a full army fairly quickly.

1) Base coat black
2) Dry brush with Tin Bitz (or another dark Tin color - im talking really dark)
3) Dry brush with Dwarven Bronze (for this step what I do is take a paper towel and remove most of the paint, once you can dry brush the paper towel so only the ridges have a tiny bit of color you are good)
4) Wash with Badab black (not the whole mode, just parts where you screwed up the dry brushing or that you want to be darker)
5) pick a few areas that you want to be lighter and repeat step 3 and 4 on those areas only (you do NOT want the model to be even)
6) pick a few areas that you want to be darker and wash with badab black (the stacks on the slayers were done darker)

And that is it! Step 3 is the critical step, get as much paint off that brush as possible. I use a large brush.

I have a blue, white, and red background for my light box --- I can try one of those

[tutenkharnage]

I have a blue, white, and red background for my light box --- I can try one of those

Well, truth be told, it looks a lot better here at home than it did on the dedicated surfing PC at work. So how about close-ups of individuals instead of a background swap? Pretty please?

[zreef]

I will get some more pictures up tomorrow.

[Mnkylord]

Love what I see so far. The brown and the brassy gold together make for a very rich and visually appealing color palette, especially on the jacks. Good work!

[zreef]

I still have to add in details on these guys, but they are good enough to field on the table!

[zreef]

And some closeups of Jacks ... more pictures coming soon ... so stay tuned!

This guys is a work in progress ... I am working on his wings, specifically the tatters


The slayer was my first Cryx painted

[menothswrath]

Why is there blood on one of the books? I know they're Cryx, but still. Is it the Necronomicon? XD

[zreef]

its not blood (at least not intended to be blood), just a red binding to add a little zip

[slocu270]

Enjoying the worn metal look there.

What did you use for basing? I can see a variety of colors that make a nice dead grass look on the Withershadow Combine.

[zreef]

The base were created by using Citadel scorched grass and Citadel sand and then some gale force nine small rocks to taste

[tutenkharnage]

Those look great! Thanks for sharing. I think I see a piece of hair on the right arm of the second Combine model's close-up.

[zreef]

Those look great! Thanks for sharing. I think I see a piece of hair on the right arm of the second Combine model's close-up.

arrg! Yes there is a hair!

[zreef]

I had the light box out, figured I would take some more pictures!




he is still very much a WIP

[zreef]

[Tylo]

Absolutely stunning work. A thousand internets for you!

[zreef]

Thank you!

I promised people to do a visual tutorial on how to get the jacks painted, so here is step one:

Dry brush with tin bitz

[zreef]

ok this is loooong over due ...

Take a medium dry brush and using dwarven bronze remove most of the paint ... here is an example of me dry brushing a paper towel ... notice how faint the final amount is



Dry brush the entire model



Now do another coat



Next up we will selectively wash with badaab black wash

[Archimedes_12]

That's not steampunk. You need to glue WAY more gears on your models to call it steampunk! :P

Seriously though, those look great. I like them.

[zreef]

That's not steampunk. You need to glue WAY more gears on your models to call it steampunk! :P

Seriously though, those look great. I like them.

all their gears are internal ... but they are there thanks for the compliment!

[Copperwolf]

Are the tin bitz what give the plates the texture? I LOVE your work here. Thank you so much for the tutorial. Amazing stuff!!!

[Green]

That's not steampunk. You need to glue WAY more gears on your models to call it steampunk! :P

Noooo!!

[zreef]

Noooo!!

ahahahahhaha! That was great! but now the question is is it "valid" to call my cryx "steampunk" lol

[flameberge]

I love the metallics.

[Green]

ahahahahhaha! That was great! but now the question is is it "valid" to call my cryx "steampunk" lol

I'm of the opinion that the Iron Kingdoms IP is inherently steampunk. It is a very open and diverse concept/culture. Sir Reginald is right about the origin, but it has become much more than that through the work of many talented individuals. I don't really believe that there is any question of validity as long as there is enthusiasm and good will behind any given "steampunk" project.

Also, the cast-bronze texture you've achieved on these pieces really do bring out the innate ... er... steamyness.. in these models. I really like them.

[zreef]

I'm of the opinion that the Iron Kingdoms IP is inherently steampunk. It is a very open and diverse concept/culture. Sir Reginald is right about the origin, but it has become much more than that through the work of many talented individuals. I don't really believe that there is any question of validity as long as there is enthusiasm and good will behind any given "steampunk" project.

Also, the cast-bronze texture you've achieved on these pieces really do bring out the innate ... er... steamyness.. in these models. I really like them.

Thanks for the encouragement!