Covar's minature painting

Covar · Sep 24, 2014

Figured I should stop boggarting Krisken's thread and start one of my own.

Here's my most recent miniature completed, the ~~Imperial Guard~~ Astra Militarum Astropath. I'm super pleased with how he's turned out, he was my first metal mini, so I wasn't used to how easily the paint chipped.

Thoughts and advice welcome!

Bumble the Boy Wonder · Sep 24, 2014

Are these handmade? If so, whoa! How?

The paint job is fantastic, too. I always admire the patience it must take to put such attention to detail on those tiny figures.

Covar · Sep 24, 2014

Hand painted with brushes.

The highlights seem a little harsh, but look great from the tabletop, I didn't realize how bold they were until I looked at the pictures.

Krisken · Sep 24, 2014

Looks fine to me

Something you'll notice is taking pictures will always make the small details stand out way more.

Covar · Sep 25, 2014

New iPhone 6+ camera + better macro techniques = new pictures of an old squad.

These guys are the first miniatures I ever painted. I've posted them before, but this is a much better shot. The only changes from the models are non-gloss varnish (which I applied to heavily) and the grass.

Covar · Sep 30, 2014

WIP, my next cadian squad. Base coat with their color scheme. I picked the colors based on my all time favorite sci-fi show.

Just Me · Sep 30, 2014

Covar said:
WIP, my next cadian squad. Base coat with their color scheme. I picked the colors based on my all time favorite sci-fi show.

Sharpe's Rifles?
j/k, but the 95th was my inspiration back in the day and your base coat reminded me

Covar · Sep 30, 2014

10 seasons and 2 spinoff and Stargate SG-1 still struggles for recognition. :okay:

Just Me · Sep 30, 2014

All I can say is that I have no regular TV nor internet TV or stuff since 1994.
I get snippets of things from the gf's screen, but I swore off that addiction. Now I waste all my time in MMOs.

Covar · Nov 21, 2014

WIP Taurox. I've been trying to get at least an hour of painting in each day. This guy was primed quite a while ago (using Army Painter's Army Green), and I'm just now getting around to finishing him. Needed a break from base coating guardsmen.

Cristina33 · Feb 10, 2015

How wonderful!! I can’t believe that all these are handmade! I love art and craft. Recently I am working on Aboriginal Art painting. This painting will describe some interesting historical stories. The best part is that my son is also helping me in this painting.

Covar · Oct 16, 2016

Grey knight kill team I made up after reading the Legacy of Russ series which featured Brother Captain Stern and some Grey Knights helping the Space Wolves defend the Fenris system from Chaos Demon's.

Covar · Dec 4, 2016

A WIP Orruk Megaboss for Age of Sigmar. I'm going to be starting a new Ironjawz army as part of a Path to Glory campaign and wanted to test out a color scheme I could quickly paint. The orange armor panels and skin are done up with washes, followed by a dry brush.

This guys also been a nice break from painting up my Bood Bowl team.

Covar · Jan 28, 2017

Backed a kickstarter by tablewar for a product called macromats. Basically a set of neoprene photo backdrops and a little stand and case. I like the results on my photos though.

Covar · Mar 4, 2017

Setup a new paint station in my room. I'm going to use it to try and get my painting time up to at least an hour a day. That also means some WIP as I go. Everything in this post started primed.

First up a pair of Referees for Blood Bowl.

A chaplain for my custom chapter, the Aquamarines (see above post).

Covar · Mar 8, 2017

Another WIP of the Chaplain. Still not painting as often as I want to be, but eh. No pics of the referees because I'm still basically layering up the colors.

Covar · Jun 1, 2017

Damnit one day I'll finish a model through to the end again. Got a real bad case of hobby ADD.

Here is my Tau pathfinder kill team for Shadow War: Armageddon. It's the new 40k skirmish game based on the old Necromunda rules. It's pretty great.

Gruebeard · Jun 4, 2017

Covar said:
Damnit one day I'll finish a model through to the end again. Got a real bad case of hobby ADD.

Here is my Tau pathfinder kill team for Shadow War: Armageddon. It's the new 40k skirmish game based on the old Necromunda rules. It's pretty great.

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Which one is Daniel Jackson?