Marshall Mittens Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 (edited) Fratres et Sorores, I'm starting my journey into 30k, and unlike when I bought Calth and Burning of Prospero, I am actually going to paint the miniatures this time! I am planning to do two large armies, Sons of Horus and Dark Angels, and will start with the Sons of Horus. While waiting for the very exciting launch box, I have started a Veteran Tactical Squad using current CSM bodies and some 3D Printed heads and shoulder pads. They are supposed to represent very late Heresy Sons of Horus in the Sol System or Siege of Tera. So far I have a few done, and have photographed my test model, so I have something to show! Hoping to knock out the first squad before big box drops. Here is my test lad. I departed from my usual basing scheme to try something a little more interesting for my heresy armies, and because other SoH models I googled for inspiration were often based on mars bases, and it looked cool with the green-blue armor. The 3D printed pads don't look so obviously 3D printed and horrible at normal real life distances, at least to me. Edited May 22 by Marshall Mittens TrawlingCleaner, Wolf Guard Einar, Brother Kraskor and 9 others 12 Back to top Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinpact Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 I love how rich the colors are between the armor and the basing. Might just be the photos but the layer lines aren't super visible at all - there's a bit of roughness but it looks quite decent. Marshall Mittens 1 Back to top Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infyrana Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 Wonderful start, and a beakie too, great job with mixing the base model and custom bits to make something a bit different! The rich colour difference between a mars basing and the SoH green is definitely something I'd like to try one day. Marshall Mittens 1 Back to top Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearson73 Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 That's a very nice model with some very cool details. Great paint work too, as the others said, the rich green armour and red earth look ace and complement one another well. Marshall Mittens 1 Back to top Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Kraskor Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 Looks great! Marshall Mittens 1 Back to top Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshall Mittens Posted May 25 Author Share Posted May 25 (edited) Thank you all for the compliments and encouragement! After some setbacks (frosty varnish :/) I have finished my first squad. Basing paint is still drying on the test mini in the pictures because I ripped off the grass tufts and put new paint down. Here is my first squad, I think they look ok! I do need to learn how to evenly apply contrast paints.... And maybe how to make consistent looking bases.... Edited May 25 by Marshall Mittens infyrana, Brother Kraskor, Noserenda and 7 others 10 Back to top Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LameBeard Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 They look awesome - I really like the mixing in of the chaos bits. And the red bases. Marshall Mittens 1 Back to top Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshall Mittens Posted May 25 Author Share Posted May 25 I hear there might be new Sons of Horus paints coming out on release; I may just build the next few squads and hold off on painting until closer to release. I do like the green I get now though. LameBeard 1 Back to top Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noserenda Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 Nice work! Im planning something similar once i get some Mk6 to mix in, id probably pop a dot of black on the end of the gun barrels though. SoH green really works with martian earth! Marshall Mittens 1 Back to top Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pacific81 Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 Oh no frost varnish! The worst words a hobbyist can read thats for sure. Nice job on the green, contrasts really nicely with the base scheme I think. Marshall Mittens 1 Back to top Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jud Cottrell Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 Fantastic kitbashing! They look exactly how I imagined them. Again, your basing adds a great contrast to the models. I’m properly on the hype train looking at everyone’s Legions! Marshall Mittens 1 Back to top Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshall Mittens Posted May 27 Author Share Posted May 27 (edited) I have my first squad of Reavers, not sure how I like them so far, as well as an HQ character of some sort, and an apothecary. When I got my Chaos Chosen, I saw the huge power maul that made me think of Horus's stance, and it made me want an HQ character of some sort standing like that, with a lightening claw too. I am not entirely sure Power maul + lightening claw will be legal, so he may never get used, but eh, we will see. For my reavers, I plan to have them have a lot of black on them, because I saw other peoples Reavers online with a lot of black, and they look cool. I went with mostly chain swords, two chain axes, a power maul and a power sword, as well as 2 plasma pistols, as thats what I have to use. The Chaos Chosen bodies, mostly the legs, have deamony faces which kinda suck for not corrupted Legionaries, but I am going to paint them as stylized armor. I tried to remove one on one of the other 3 chosen bodies I have, and it just looks butchered. Anyway, here are the models, waiting for the bases to dry before I prime them. I might hold off on painting them until next weekend, when we will see if there is a new SoH primer on pre-order, and just build more ranged veterans for now. Thanks for looking! Edit; I see so many mold lines I missed, looking at those pictures. Edited May 27 by Marshall Mittens tinpact, Brother Kraskor, Noserenda and 1 other 4 Back to top Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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