Vaaish Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 Well I've painted enough tyranid and terrain chinks to feel comfortable with starting in on my marines without screwing them up badly so here is the test mini of my color scheme. I think I might switch around the metals a bit more on the arms and belt and add a chunk of green to the center of the backpack behind the skull. Comments and crits are welcome. Next up is the missile trooper. Sorry about the slightly blurry un-color corrected pics... it's late and I couldn't bother with actually dragging out the tripod. the main body is kommand0 khaki even though the pic makes it look more bleached bone http://www.digitalequinox.com/wip/40k/marines/IMG_0007.jpghttp://www.digitalequinox.com/wip/40k/marines/IMG_0008.jpghttp://www.digitalequinox.com/wip/40k/marines/IMG_0006.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plaguelord Baldric Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 To be honest, I like it the way it is. It looks really good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Octavulg Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 I think the body would look better in bleached bone than in khaki, but I love the scheme otherwise. And you paint very well (IMO). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarbonBased Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 I dig it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaaish Posted September 24, 2007 Author Share Posted September 24, 2007 Thanks ya'll. the more I've been checking it over I'm thinking the eyes are too dark. I think I swap out the UM blue base and start with straight ice. Any suggestions on a good bright blue? The difference between khaki and bleached bone is pretty slim but since their homeworld is mostly desert the khaki works a bit better than bone, and it means that I can do edging in bone with highlights in white. I'm also thinking about making a mold for their chapter insignia because I like the sculpted shoulder pads and free hand on all of them is tough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaaish Posted October 2, 2007 Author Share Posted October 2, 2007 Ok I'm back from a little vacation and I've started piecing together my chapter master. I think I have the pse mostly down and the start of the conversion with the crux terminatus inset in the center of his chest. next up, GS the rest of the ornateness for the artificer armor and start fitting him together. http://www.digitalequinox.com/wip/commander.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Octavulg Posted October 2, 2007 Share Posted October 2, 2007 Looks nice. Though that's a hell of a twist of his body... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaaish Posted October 8, 2007 Author Share Posted October 8, 2007 ok got a couple of marines mostly finished this weekend. just have parts of the backpack, helmets and weapons to go. I think I went too fast on teh highlights and didn't quite get them as good as the first one. http://www.digitalequinox.com/wip/40k/marines/IMG_0112.jpg http://www.digitalequinox.com/wip/40k/marines/IMG_0113.jpg http://www.digitalequinox.com/wip/40k/marines/IMG_0114.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
small_dog Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 i really like the color scheme, as well as the basing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alys Dwr Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 I can see daylight through one of the holes on the flamer, Are they all drilled out? Now that's awesome. Very nice colour scheme brother, can't wait until all the gubbins on them are painted up. Al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaaish Posted October 8, 2007 Author Share Posted October 8, 2007 Thanks! I'm hoping to get them mostly finished up this evening and yes all the holes on that flamer are drilled except for one on the other side that I screwed up next to it by drilling too large. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaaish Posted October 11, 2007 Author Share Posted October 11, 2007 Got these guys done tonight, just have to varnish them. unfortunately it appears my light setup killed the variations and highlights. oh well. on to more marines. trying to get a full squad out and move on to my land speeders. http://www.digitalequinox.com/wip/IMG_00127.JPG http://www.digitalequinox.com/wip/IMG_00128.JPG http://www.digitalequinox.com/wip/IMG_00129.JPG http://www.digitalequinox.com/wip/IMG_00130.JPG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
small_dog Posted October 11, 2007 Share Posted October 11, 2007 is that a purchased mixs for your terrain or is it natural stuff you found outside? I really like it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaaish Posted October 11, 2007 Author Share Posted October 11, 2007 The terrain is just some small gravel I got outside. Didn't see the point in paying for something so readily available ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyKat Posted October 11, 2007 Share Posted October 11, 2007 The paint scheme is great! Its awesome that you took into account their surroundings, I've known a lot of painters who don't do that <cough, me>. I like the use of the khaki, it does allow for a good highlight scheme, I use it myself. With the base: did you paint it or just leave it as you found it outside? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olii Posted October 11, 2007 Share Posted October 11, 2007 Nice colors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaaish Posted November 1, 2007 Author Share Posted November 1, 2007 Four more of the macragge set down, only 2 to go before I finish and move onto the normal detail marines and heavy weapons! I'm pretty happy with hte freehand on hte chapter symbols on this group, though I've started to get lax on my blending. 40 marines are a lot to paint so I guess I'm cutting corners. http://www.digitalequinox.com/wip/40k/marines/IMG_0002.jpg http://www.digitalequinox.com/wip/40k/marines/IMG_0003.jpg http://www.digitalequinox.com/wip/40k/marines/IMG_00004.jpg http://www.digitalequinox.com/wip/40k/marines/IMG_00006.jpg http://www.digitalequinox.com/wip/40k/marines/IMG_00008.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
small_dog Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 wow, this is one nice looking army. Seing the unit together is awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkmarauder Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 That colour scheme is extraordinary. It works so well with the models. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaaish Posted November 1, 2007 Author Share Posted November 1, 2007 Thanks! I'm still trying to figure out how to move the color scheme on to land speeders rhinos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaaish Posted November 3, 2007 Author Share Posted November 3, 2007 Figured out the proper settings to get camera raw to save in a format that photoshop accepts tonight, cleaned and basecoated the sgt, another 2 bolter troops and the lascannon trooper. test posed the plasma guy posted here. http://www.digitalequinox.com/wip/plasma1.jpg http://www.digitalequinox.com/wip/plasma2.jpg http://www.digitalequinox.com/wip/plasma3.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Azeek Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 hmmm. i saw these guys on relic forums, love the scheme not a fan of the GS work on the plasma though, or is that just tack to hold him together? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaaish Posted November 4, 2007 Author Share Posted November 4, 2007 It's just sticky tack. I still have to clean, base coat, and paint him before I permanently assemble. I think I'd just give up GS altogether if thats how it turned out when i used it :confused: @ladykat: I missed your post up there, but to answer your question, I do paint the gravel on the bases after it's glued on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaaish Posted December 1, 2007 Author Share Posted December 1, 2007 after many days without updates, I present 4 more marines and varras. A friend of my did varras as a skin test and I did the sgt as the first attempts at painting flesh. I'm hoping to finish up the backpacks for the sgt and last bolter marine finally finishing out the marine end of the maccragge set. in progress: http://www.digitalequinox.com/wip/40k/marines/wip1.jpg http://www.digitalequinox.com/wip/40k/marines/wip2.jpg http://www.digitalequinox.com/wip/40k/marines/wip3.jpg finished: I'm pretty happy with the lascannon and the freehand for his chapter symbol despite being a bit off proportionally. http://www.digitalequinox.com/wip/40k/marines/fin4.jpg http://www.digitalequinox.com/wip/40k/marines/fin3.jpg http://www.digitalequinox.com/wip/40k/marines/fin2.jpg http://www.digitalequinox.com/wip/40k/marines/fin1.jpg This leaves only the plasma gunner for the first squad to be complete, but since I already did a missile marine for the dev squad to finish up the maccragge set I think I'll move on to the land speeder next. I really need to work on my photo setup. I keep killing the highlights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaaish Posted December 3, 2007 Author Share Posted December 3, 2007 well I've started in on my first land speeder. Nothing is glued together yet pending finishing up the interior of the thing. but I went ahead and got the bottom finished up awaiting the final placement of the assault cannon. Most of the upper hull will be khaki with the indentions and "flaps" being dark flesh and the weapon housings green. http://www.digitalequinox.com/wip/40k/marines/ls01.jpg http://www.digitalequinox.com/wip/40k/marines/ls02.jpg comments/crits welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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