Faces by Matthew Farrer (A Book Review)

As I mentioned in my last book review, I like to read novels that center on the project I'm working on. Unfortunately for me, there are only two novels for the Harlequins (The Victim's Dance doesn't count). So I picked up Faces by Matthew Farrer shortly after finishing The Masque of Vyle and dived right in. This is minimum spoilers country, people. You've been warned... More after the jump.

Shadowseer Complete (Now Ya' Seer, Now Ya' Don't)

The second to the last piece of this army is complete, and I think it turned out great considering I just kept tossing idea after idea into this thing as I went along. I must admit, having read a Harlequin novel where a Shadowseer pumped narcotics into a large area causing others to hallucinate was a driving force behind this finished product from the transition of colors, to the spotted effects, to the teal hallucinogenic smoke pumping out; it was all new to me as I went along and I'm lucky as hell it turned out as well as it did. More pics after the jump.

Death Jester Complete ('Dem Bones 'Dem Bones)

Another Harlequin down and this time it's the Death Jester. I love this model, I love the concept of the Death Jester in the novels and I'm just a fan of anything grim reaper-looking in general. That said, this model was infuriating to finish as the shoulder half-cloak part of this model does not go place very easily, if you paint models in pieces like I do. Kudos to anyone else who has tried this; it takes some effort. Anyway, more pics after the jump.

Solitaire Complete (Though, All Alone...)

After a short hiatus from the Harlequins, I'm back on track with the next (and easiest) part of the troupe completed. Assuming I ever play 40k again, I wanted the Solitaire, which is relatively easily killed, to not be painted as some grand miniature on the battlefield. I wanted the model to be forgettable and painted like a model that doesn't really matter that much to my tactics on the table, just like an IG basic foot-soldier; when, in actuality, the Solitaire would play an important role in my army's strategy. It's a game of psychology here at TLA! More pics after the jump.

Troupe Groupshot (The Stuff Of Nightmares)

Not much to say here, I'm happy with how these guys turned out and there's not much further to go on this army. Enjoy the pics, more of these guys to come!

Final Player Complete (Whew...)

The last of the Harlequin Troupe and I'm very pleased with this one. I think I may have used too much black, but who am I kidding, I'm going for menacing here and I love black. The gem didn't turn out very well compared to the others, but what did turn out great is the hair on this one; I'm very happy with the wet-blending I did to transition opposing colors. More pics after the jump.

Caress Player Complete (This Brush Is On Fiah!)

My brush is on fire, apparently. Another player down, one more to go. This one I tried some wet blending on the hair which turned out better in-person than what you can tell from these pictures. No blade on this Player; this is the only one in the unit that gets a Harlequin Caress which I think turned out great. For what, paint-wise, might be my favorite Player so far, I'm not a fan of the posing and the more of this unit I finish the more I find the pistol-arm for each one in very awkward posing for the rest of the model. Anyway, more pics after the jump.

Another Player Complete (Only Two More To Go!)

Hobby progress is a movin' and another Player down! Now that my hobby room is setup, I've dived right back into the mix and continued with the Harlequins. After this Player, there's only two left before I move to the rest of the army and the anticipation is exciting! More pics to follow after the jump.

Troupe Master & Player Complete (Proper Pics)

Finally moved into my new place and have the hobby room set up. I have a lot more room now, so the lightbox is out and ready to go at all times! So my last progress post just had a quick pic of the two Harlequins I had finished, so for this post I'm pushing some proper pics of the two out to the world. More pictures after the jump.

The Masque of Vyle by Andy Chambers (A Book Review)

Note: This Is A Minor-Spoiler Review

I often like to read novels/information about what I'm painting for a couple of reasons. First it opens the doors to ideas in the painting/conversion process that you previously didn't even know were there. Secondly it keeps me more vested in the project during the tedious lows of every project (as there often are). A certain level of excitement to move forward with a project comes along with some of the 40K novels out there and this book is one of them, despite some disappointment that came along with it. More after the jump.

Harlequin Progress (Quick Update)

With trying to find a new place to live combined with regular life, I haven't had much time to paint. I have managed to finish two more Harlequins, though, and so far I'm happy with the results. (The area where I setup my lightbox is currently without power, so you'll have to settle for this terrible pic.) There's only three more in this troupe and luckily I've finished all of the diamond patterns for the rest!

Until next time.

Harlequin Test Model Complete (@_@ I'm Seeing Diamonds)

Holy mother of... So I finally finished the test model for my Harlequin army and tesus jits that took a while. I'm overly pleased with how she turned out, but the fact that I have seven more to do is pretty bittersweet. A majority of the time spent on the model was with the diamond patterns on the leg, chest and arm, but the rest went by far quicker. Anyway, more pics after the jump. Enjoy!