Chaos Charity

 Forward legions of chaos! forward!

 Finished off a clients chaos force. All our rhinos and friends clock in at level two with some upgraded banner work. Really enjoyed working with the color schemes laid out to contrast the demon reds.

 Another cannon got added to the mix as well.

 We threw in some heroes to the group. After all, what is an army with out heroes...

 The Herald.

One final shout out to the NOVA Open Charity Foundation. They have set up a development blog to track the final 6 weeks of army progress and general event lead up.

Check it out here. http://novacf.blogspot.com/

NOVA Open Charity Silent Auction

The NOVA Open Charity Silent Auction page has officially been posted.

Silent Auction 

Big thanks to my sponsor/patron, Eric Fontaine, without whom this opportunity to help support the Wounded Warriors Project would not be possible.

There are a lot of great looking projects from artists all over the country. If you are planning on attending the NOVA Open please stop by and check out all the auction items; bidding can only be done in person.

Also check out the fantastic armies being worked on by some of the top artists in the hobby on the Charity Army page.

Thunderhawk Down

"She'll make point five past lightspeed. She may not look like much, but she's got it where it counts, kid. I've made a lot of special modifications myself."

Built, patched, and converted a thunderhawk for a client. Got to add some bells and whistles to spruce up some of the exterior. This was a great application for Games workshop liquid greenstuff. While it suspiciously came out at the time of the big finecast push, it is a good product for what it does.

 "Lock s-foils in attack position"

Put some pins in the upper s-foils to add some battle action. 

 Painting this bird was something the client wanted to handle, so just the building contract went to the starship union team.

 Han Solo would think twice before trying to out run this guy.

NOVA Open Charity Project: Completed

 

I give you the Vampire Lord on Zombie Dragon.

Finished up the all the small details on this charity piece. Really happy with the final look and clean finish. Those of you that follow my other projects will notice those amazing Powered Play Gaming lights again! I wanted to use a different color, but the green is just one of the more powerful LEDs.

 The Vampire Lord on Zombie Dragon

 A friend helped out with the wood work, major props there as that is not my forte.

 In this photo, you will see the wooden base removed. That is for easy game playability. The wooden frame is larger than the legal base size for this model. So, when you want to use it, you just lift it off and it is ready to go.

 

If you are going to the NOVA Open convention I hope you get the chance to see it in person and help out a great cause: The Wounded Warriors Effort.

NOVA Open Charity: The Dragon Rises

 Major progress has been posted up on this dragon. He is just knocking the sand out of his eyes after his nap. He was deathly tired.

 This vampire lord had a bone to pick with his lazy dragon.

 Maybe there were a lot of bones to pick with his zombie master.

 How many puns can we get....

 The point being, Game of Thrones doesn't have the only dragons.

 No guts, no glory.

 The remaining parts are some minor details; flocking and some resin to add gristle to the guts. That, "just rotted and guts spilled look" One of the last additions will be to add the game legal base. 150mm by 100mm!

The lights are installed of course, but we will save that show for the final model.

Crystal Brush Adepticon 2014

Shameless plug, but voting is open now for my entry in Adepticon's Crystal Brush Competition.

The Shade

Guts and Glory

The dragon has developed a serious case of rotting innards... Doctors recommend rest and relaxation... I still don't think it will help...

 This just about wraps up the build on the http://www.novaopen.com/ charity piece. Next step up is painting. check back for more updates.

Well Adpeticon is just days away and there is still some sandbag painting, explosion markers, and buildings to ruin. Check back for post Adepticon coverage and the new and exciting projects there after.