Cygnar Ironclad - progress report.

Here is the Ironclad from the plastic Cygnar Battlegroup set and because most of my 40K output has been Ultramarine based, I wanted to avoid even more blue. So I used the guide from No Quarter #32 to get a desert themed version up and running. It's a bit rough and ready as I don't quite have all the necessary colours. P3 Rucksack Tan with Battlefield Brown shading. P3 Cygnar blues and GW metals. Shoulder armour = Gun Corps Brown. P3 Arcane Blue glow effect (though I need to tidy these up). There is also a bit of Devlan Mud mixed with Brown Ink in the shading. Then there are a few coats of Gryphonne Sepia over the gold (Burnished Gold - GW) and for the metal used Chainmail (GW) rather than Bolter (GW) to give a different feel from...

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'The Walking Dead.' - Volumes 1-15.

I've blogged on a number of occasions about the graphic novels that I've been accruing and reading.  You can look back at my posts on 'Preacher', 'BPRD', 'Fables' and 'Hellboy'. Today it's the turn of the Kirkman/Adlard/Rathburn production of the extensive and long running zombie series 'The Walking Dead'. Now a major TV series too - series 2! First off let me say zombies aren't my usual fare. Not that anything in particular is, but the horror genre doesn't usually do anything for me. The film 'I am Legend' was engaging, tense and dramatic in equal turns and the undead are are a staple of many a console based game I've played. However, I was introduced to this by a friend and once I'd read volume one, I was well and truly hooked. The...

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Posted in: graphic novels