Fiends Complete - Soulgrinder Progress

Since I did not have much planned for this weekend other than spending some time with the wife I had a ton of chances to paint.  This means I was able to finish my first set of 6x Fiends which I think turned out pretty well.  I still need to base them (which will be done using the same basing as my Keeper of Secrets).  I figure I will probably have a big basing party at some point - by party I mean I will sit home basing my minis with a few beers.  Here is a group shot of the finished product.

Fiends - Group Photo

In two weeks time there is a local tournament that is 'highlander' style (those familiar with MTG will know this means all selections are 0 - 1).  Instead of continuing with my next set of 6x fiends I want to get as many 'units' completed as possible.  Since I have two partway completed Soulgrinders, I decided to start in on one of them.  I spent the better part of today working on it and so far I have almost the entire body complete - barring some more detailing.  Here are some pictures of the progress thus far.

Soulgrinder - Front

Soulgrinder - Front - Top

Soulgrinder - Rear

I experimented a bit more substantially with drybrushing for this model, working to give a 'glow' to each of the body panels and the sword.  I like the interplay on the model between the organic and mechanical components and I think this contrast is very much emphasized by the contrasting colors used as well.  I also delved back into NMM (non-metal metallics) for the tubing, pistons and harvester gun.  I like the results thus far and I am going to work on NMM gold for the Chaos Icon embedded on the chest.

As for the legs, I am still debating the colors.  I am inclined to leave a large portion of it black but maybe a very dark green or purple would be more appropriate and fit better with the rest of the model.  As it stands it is too much of a 'dark clump' at the bottom and the model isn't balanced.  Another option is to leave the black and highlight it with purple/green.  I should have a few days before I can really sit down and paint again to consider the problem.