Fear not, we're still going!

 

Yes, Defiant-philes, the Workshop is still open and running!

General update

A bit of a holding pattern here.

Tutorial: Gap Filling Part 2 - Largers Seams on Styrene

Part two of our tutorial on eliminating seams in styrene deals with pieces that fit fairly flush, but still have a larger divide than can be filled easily.

Tutorial: Gap Filling Part 1 - Using Styrene Cement on "Flush" Seams

Quick tutorial on how to fill smaller, minor gaps on plastic model kits using only styrene glue!

New toy!

Hopefully this will spark off my next round of painting. Not the world's best airbrush, the main one I use is still way better, but having a second to lay down base coats and primers exclusively is very nice.

Maintenance week!

Lots coming up this week, especially coming off of getting three different kits done. So I'll be taking a little break, resetting my gear, cleaning my workbench, so I can start fresh after the weekend!

Experimenting with Fleshtones (WIP: Thor [Dragon Models])

Working on a new recipe for skin tones. Thoughts?

Model Showcase: Ch'od (Garage Kit)

Before the Guardians of the Galaxy, there were the Starjammers! Click for more pictures.

Model Showcase: Nick Fury Turret

While I had the light tent out, figured I'd get some of the fearless leader. Click for more images!

Model Showcase: Hulk Turret

Another in the line of my Avengers/Portal mash up. Click for more pics!

WIP: Orktober 31st (Final Update!)

It's done! Added the plaque and some skeleton arms to hold it down, now it's time to take photos and compete!

WIP: Orktober 31st (Update - New guys!)

Since I had some time waiting on the name plaque, figured I might as well add a few more folks to spice things up.

WIP: Ch'od

Now that my airbrush is fixed, time to start up on this guy.

WIP: Orktober 31st (Updatepalooza)

Lots of the things.

WIP: Orktober 31st (Update - Light at the end)

Getting to the point where I start picking nits!

WIP: Orktober 31st (Update - Landscaping a bit more)

Spent the night doing household chores, and a little fence work.

WIP: Orktober 31st (Update - permanently attaching!)

Finally getting some things laid down on the board!

WIP: Ortkober 31st (Update - More animals!)

Decided to crack down on the fauna for a night.

WIP: Orktober 31st (Update - Basing!)

Stay off my turf!

WIP: Orktober 31st (Update - more odds and ends)

A few odds and ends before the nitty gritty stuff.

WIP: Ch'od (Garage Kit)

 

Hey, a different thing!

WIP: Orktober 31st (Update - Quick hits)

Quick update.

WIP: Orktober 31st (Update - Random Terrain Stuff)

I'm a blind man forging a trail here.

WIP: Orktober 31st (Update - Scenery!)

I have GROSSLY underestimated the amount of spackle needed to make this happen.

WIP: Orktober 31st (Update - odds and ends)

Just a few odds and ends on top of the orks painted this weekend.

WIP: Orktober 31st (Update: Even MORE orks)

Another weekend down, a few more orks to go. Hey, I might actually come close to finishing on time.

WIP: Orktober 31st (Update: Some more orks!)

 

Painted up a few of the little green guys.

WIP: Orktober 31st (Update: The orks!)

Getting cracking on the orks!

My workbench is a wreck.

Model Showcase: Chapel (Games Workshop Terrain)

The keystone of my diorama is complete!

Model Showcase: Warpath (Garage Kit)

Next commission piece finished and mailed off!

Don't forget, we do commissions!

Quick reminder, and celebration of 100 posts on here, that we do commissions, so please use the "contact" form on here for any questions in that regard. You can also "like" us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter, all on the sidebars here! Keep in touch, here's to 100 more posts!

Tutorial: Quick Marbling Effect

Here's a tutorial on how to do a quick and dirty marble effect.

WIP: Orktober 31st (Update: General "housekeeping")

Get it? HOUSEKEEPING!?

WIP: Orktober 31st (Update - SEAMS!)

I hate seams. Hatehatehatehatehatehatehatehatehatehatehate them.

WIP: Orktober 31st (Update - Sconces/LEDs)

What's a little electrical engineering between friends?

WIP: Orktober 31st (Update - The door)

Quick update on how things are going with the house that ork built.

WIP: Orktober 31st (Update - The Roof)

The roof is most certainly NOT on fire.

WIP: Warpath (Update)

Finally got the flesh tones right!

WIP: Orktober 31st (Warhammer)

I was sifting through my parts bin the other day, wondering what I could do with what all I had, then it hit me...What if my hundreds of orks played dress up?

Model Showcase: Chaos Daemon Trophy

I posted a quick WIP for this piece a while back, and shipped it out the door before I could get a nice pro shot of it, but here's the completed piece for my local GW's 40k tournament.

WIP: Warpath (Garage Kit)

Quick update on my latest commission!

WIP: Eldar Crimson Hunter (Games Workshop)

Some quick WIP shots of my next personal kit while I wait on my commission paints to dry!

WIP: Warpath Bust (Resin Garage Kit)

Here's a quick shot of a commission bust, completely assembled, puttied and primed!

A busy few weeks ahead - WIPs

In what's winding down as undoubtedly the busiest two weeks of my life, I'm finally getting to breathe a bit.

Model Showcase: My Rhino Can Laser

Finally finished this bad boy! Last update, just for the end product in all of its display glory.

Model Showcase: X-Wing (Fine Molds)

 A forgotten gem! My 1/72 scale Fine Molds X-Wing.

Model Showcase: Mastermind (Garage Kit)

WIP: Mastermind (Garage Kit)

Quick WIP from a commission bust.

Model Showcase: Sasquatch

WIP: Sasquatch

One last WIP shot before completion!

WIP: Sasquatch Bust (Garage Kit)

Photo by original owner, not property of Defiant Workshop

Commission bust of the big hairy guy!

WIP: My Rhino Can Laser

Or, how to shape styrene in a panic.

WIP: Portal Turrets

Bah.