Skycutter Finished

Here we go with a tutorial and a bunch of finished pics.  I'm glad to have this guy done as its been on my desk all summer.  I kind of wish I did the wings pointing up because this thing doesn't fit into my display case very well with the rest of my High Elves.

Anyway, check out the pics below, and the paints are at the bottom.

Skycutter WIP (Almost done)

Well, I finally found the will to finish this guy off.  Thankfully once I had the base colours done it went pretty quick.  The eagle was basically done a while ago, so it was just the flying boat and crew that needed the most attention.  In exploring some other blogs I found a neat tip for blending... its using Tamiya thinner (X-20A) instead of the usual acrylic medium.  Its an alcohol based thinner and works really well with the new GW paints.  I've also heard that it works well for pin striping with acrylics instead of oils, so I'll have to give that a try.

Anyway, these guys are looking good and will be done shortly (with a tutorial to be posted).

Skycutter WIP

This guy has been taking up room on my painting desk, and I'd really like to finish it off. I think the hard work has been completed (the eagle and base) so it shouldn't take too much work to finish off. I've decided to go with the bolt thrower, so I'm only going to paint those guys for now. The paint scheme will be a pretty standard High Elves colour scheme to go along with the rest of my army.

High Elf Skycutter Assembly

The Skycutter was the first model that I chose from the new releases High Elves.  Its a great looking model with some nice options, but doesn't nearly fit onto the chariot base supplied.  I'm sure this is more of an annoyance for people playing in tournaments, along with it being harder to transport due to its fiddly bits.

Anyway, those issues aside, its a great model that goes together quite nicely.  Check out the video below: