firestorm40k Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 Superb Painting and Awesome Conversion work - this will be an amazing army when it's finished! :P :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaaish Posted March 27, 2008 Author Share Posted March 27, 2008 Well I finished up the front end of the landspeeder tonight and I'm hoping to start in on the back half and finish it up this guy over the weekend. http://www.digitalequinox.com/wip/40k/marines/s01.jpg http://www.digitalequinox.com/wip/40k/marines/s02.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaaish Posted March 31, 2008 Author Share Posted March 31, 2008 well after painting like a fiend yesterday and today, the speeder is nearing completion. All that remains is the pilots arm and the base for this critter. I really need to figure out how to blend better with bleached bone and white. seems that those are the only colors that really give me issue. after this back to my regularly scheduled rhino construction.... well here are the shots: http://www.digitalequinox.com/wip/40k/marines/s03.jpg http://www.digitalequinox.com/wip/40k/marines/s04.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackKnight1239 Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 Amazing job, my friend. Top notch indeed. How did you manage the bronze of your Chapter Master? I'd love to give it a shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaaish Posted March 31, 2008 Author Share Posted March 31, 2008 Thanks! For those dark bronze parts it's pretty simple: basecoat black, paint over it with a couple of layers of tin bitz, highlight with increasing amounts of boltgun, and the apply several coats of black ink until it gets to the shade you want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaaish Posted April 4, 2008 Author Share Posted April 4, 2008 Ok, the speeder is finished. Just have to seal it once the weather settles down this weekend. Ok now back to the rhino.... or perhaps another tac squad. Here are the pics of the finished model. C&C welcome! http://www.digitalequinox.com/wip/40k/marines/sfin01.jpg http://www.digitalequinox.com/wip/40k/marines/sfin02.jpg http://www.digitalequinox.com/wip/40k/marines/sfin03.jpg http://www.digitalequinox.com/wip/40k/marines/sfin04.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megalodon Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 This is some really outstanding work! I cannot wait to see more! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomasotom Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 excellent work, i bloody love those old speeders, seeing those two together really shows off how cool they are compared to the flying bumper car look of the new one. T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaaish Posted August 9, 2008 Author Share Posted August 9, 2008 Well I'm finally back to painting marines. I managed to get enough progress on them that I feel comfortable posting. Please no comments on the bronze, especially on the aquillas and belts. I tried the new GW primer and it left the surface very gritty which nearly ruined the torsos. At least the should pads, arms, backpacks, and bolters will nearly cover all of it and hide the problems. http://www.digitalequinox.com/wip/40k/marines/tac02.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImperialTemplari Posted August 9, 2008 Share Posted August 9, 2008 hey Vaaish, they are coming along nicely, I hate it when the undercoat goes grainy/lumpy like an orange peel, I thought at first it was just the paint it self and could be fixed by stripping and re applying but I have found that it actually effects the plastic. does anyone know why this happens? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaaish Posted August 11, 2008 Author Share Posted August 11, 2008 Oi, glad I didn't try to strip them to fix it then... would have left me even more annoyed. Small update: finished arms and weapons and glued them on. Also got the rest of the bases base coated. Tomorrow I have to finish the base coat of the should guards, and bases. Hopefully I can finish the guards up by tuesday after which I'll have to take a break to finish up the 3 dauntless cruisers for BFG if the pieces come in. http://www.digitalequinox.com/wip/40k/marines/tac03.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trajan Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 A splendid job you have done, brother Vaaish. I really like your colour combination, top notch. Keep it up!! :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WingsOfTheFalcon Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 Superb work so far! Any chance of a group shot of the two tac squads, speeders and commander? ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord_bunny Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 ;) I love the colour scheme! Looking cool. I think the solvent can affect the plastic, but I'm not 100% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaaish Posted August 11, 2008 Author Share Posted August 11, 2008 Thanks! I'll definitely be posting a pic of the army here soon, but I'll probably wait until I finish the third land speeder. Then I'll actually have something like a 500 point army done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaemonFae9 Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 man... great work! You're probably gonna hate me, but seeing the awesome helmets of the old-skool speeder pilot and gunner, I wish they ALL had a helmet like that o_o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaaish Posted August 14, 2008 Author Share Posted August 14, 2008 More progress on the marines. Going a bit slower since I'm prioritizing a set of three dauntless cruisers for an upcoming battle next weekend. Despite that I don't think it's ambitious to predict finishing these this weekend as well. Bases and left should guards done in this update. http://www.digitalequinox.com/wip/tac04.jpg And the BFG dauntless' that are being painted at the same time. http://www.digitalequinox.com/wip/bfg/d04.jpg http://www.digitalequinox.com/wip/bfg/d05.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaaish Posted August 20, 2008 Author Share Posted August 20, 2008 And they are finally done. Nothing special on these, just line troops. I may go back and touch a few bits up like highlight the metals on the packs but I'm calling them done...which means I finally have a playable army! not efficient by any means but at least legal!! next up is to finish the lascannon trooper and on to epic bits before returning to do another old metal speeder. http://www.digitalequinox.com/wip/40k/marines/tacfin01.jpg http://www.digitalequinox.com/wip/40k/marines/tacfin02.jpg and the army as it stands now. http://www.digitalequinox.com/wip/40k/marines/army.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megalodon Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 What a fantastic looking force! Keep 'em coming! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishSpit Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 You are an amazing painter, and the bases for your troops and landspeeders are top notch can't wait to see more of your works Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vissah Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 Looking really good mate keep them comin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terminatorinhell Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 i love the paint scheme, the commander and the landspeeders(must get some on ebay). Did you use FW red scorpion legs for the commander? EDIT: looked back its GS work and very splendidly done <_< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaaish Posted August 20, 2008 Author Share Posted August 20, 2008 Thanks! Now I just have to go out and seal them tonight. It really feels pretty good to get two 10 man squads done and know that I have the core of the force done. From here on out it's just adding to it. . . A little slowly perhaps as I wait for the new codex before all the rhinos come out to play ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaaish Posted October 26, 2008 Author Share Posted October 26, 2008 It's been quite awhile since I've posted marines. I'm not dead yet! Been taking a break while waiting for the new codex to paint up epic guard and more BFG and terrain, not really power armor related so no updates over here. -_- I've nearly finished up another of the old metal speeders and I'm running into a bit of a conundrum. I'm doing this one as 1st company and it's supposed to be the most ancient speeder my chapter has. That's why it has the cross fins instead of the spoiler the other ones have. Where I'm a little stuck is figuring out what to add to it to help denote the age. I thought about weathering it but decided that paint and painstaking care would eliminate that. Right now I'm down to maybe add some writing on a few of the flat planes and purity seals. http://www.digitalequinox.com/wip/40k/marines/1cospeeder.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImperialTemplari Posted October 26, 2008 Share Posted October 26, 2008 hey Vaaish, it wouldn't hurt to have a little battle damage, you could have some, battle damage that had been repaired years ago and painted over, campaign badges, and purity seals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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