corai Posted January 16, 2008 Author Share Posted January 16, 2008 Man I love the Plastic terminator models. They fit so well on the abse, with just enough space to really do something with the spare space, and unlike the regular 'gorilla-armed-marines' they proportions are pretty good. If it weren't for the fact that Skypio is the only squad in the chapter that has access to Terminator armour, I'd be painting up a few more squads of these boys. So without further gilding the Lilly, and with no more ado, Notable Skypio: http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b98/Corai/skypio7.jpg http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b98/Corai/skypio6.jpg The pointing powerfist comes from the assault marines sprue, and is a throwback to the first tacs squads I did for the army (complete with mirrored pointing powerfist sergeants) http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b98/Corai/skypio5.jpg This guy is probably my favourite pose. The legs are from the DA vet sprue and I just love the non-chalantless of it http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b98/Corai/skypio4.jpg Captain Medes, commander of Skypio made from the FW commander Culn model. I think there were some miscast lines ion the face so tried to paint them up as scars instead. Faces (at least human ones) are definatley not my strong suit so I'l let you decide whether it workd or not. http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b98/Corai/skypio3.jpg http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b98/Corai/skypio2.jpg http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b98/Corai/skypio1.jpg The smoke wash is drying on my first dead at the moment and I hope to have it finished andposted by the end of the day Thanks Corai Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/126416-iron-snakes/page/3/#findComment-1469955 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrotherAtrox Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 ... ... ... Best squad of termies I've ever seen. The more I see the snow on the bases, the more I like it. Matches the minis themselves wonderfully. Amazing job Corai. Would you be willing to share your recipe for your Gold? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/126416-iron-snakes/page/3/#findComment-1470063 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pulse Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 Great terminators mate, really good. ;) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/126416-iron-snakes/page/3/#findComment-1470103 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reyner Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 Terminators look great Corai, the vets are my favourites the lances are good and you dont see too many ;) Noticed you are from Leeds aswell, same here :P Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/126416-iron-snakes/page/3/#findComment-1470122 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lycan Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 Very nicely done! look forward to seeing the rest of the army! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/126416-iron-snakes/page/3/#findComment-1470164 Share on other sites More sharing options...
corai Posted January 16, 2008 Author Share Posted January 16, 2008 Thanks guys :P Would you be willing to share your recipe for your Gold? The gold is: -basecoat bestial brown -P3 Brass Balls leaving some bestial brown in the recesses. On an espescialy texturedarea this can be drybrushed on and cleaned up afterwords eith more careful brush strokes -Highlight P3 Brass Balls:P3 Radiant Platinum 1:1 -Extreme highlight (I only really do this stage on characters) with P3 Radiant Platinum -Wash with Chestnut Ink Noticed you are from Leeds aswell, same here ;) Do you play in the store, or the Nightowls club at all? Update time again! I debated whethre to paint the weapon arms up in white to mimic the shoulderpads of the marines, but decided against it in the end as the pads are armour trim, whilst the dreads weapons are part of the armour proper. I messed up witht he lettering on the nameplate at the top, and intend to repaint it and re letter it next time I get the paints out. http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b98/Corai/dread6.jpg http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b98/Corai/dread5.jpg http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b98/Corai/dread4.jpg Thanks Corai Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/126416-iron-snakes/page/3/#findComment-1470170 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reyner Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 Dread looks good mate, are the eagles on the legs those brass eagles you can buy these days? But alas I have not played a game of 40k for quite a while now. Im currently building up and will eventually paint my new marines army (might put the latest guys in Wip soon) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/126416-iron-snakes/page/3/#findComment-1470181 Share on other sites More sharing options...
corai Posted January 16, 2008 Author Share Posted January 16, 2008 Dread looks good mate, are the eagles on the legs those brass eagles you can buy these days? thanks :) The eagles are brass etch ones, but not from one of the Forge World frames. They're fromthe brass etch frame you get with the new 40K basing kit (several copies of which I have bought to base the army so far) Thanks corai Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/126416-iron-snakes/page/3/#findComment-1470376 Share on other sites More sharing options...
corai Posted January 28, 2008 Author Share Posted January 28, 2008 Check out the (still unnamed) Epistolery acting as tactical advisor to Captain Medes during his participation inthe Taros campaign. Finally finished the blighter, and boy did all that detailing take up more time than I'm used to! http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b98/Corai/command5.jpg http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b98/Corai/command4.jpg http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b98/Corai/command3.jpg http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b98/Corai/command2.jpg photoshop fun: http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b98/Corai/librarianavatar.jpg And with Medes and his command squad: http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b98/Corai/command1.jpg I'm hoping to ramp up my productivity a bit this week and knock out the two speeder and the venerable dreadnought waiting for paint Thanks Corai Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/126416-iron-snakes/page/3/#findComment-1479786 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrotherAtrox Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 Just keeps getting better. What are you using for the snow, Corai? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/126416-iron-snakes/page/3/#findComment-1479809 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lycan Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 good stuff man, the methodical pace and crankin out of fine lookin units is good motivation nicely done Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/126416-iron-snakes/page/3/#findComment-1479858 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reaper31 Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 Wow these are great minis. Some of the best I have seen of late. Wish I had the ability to keep churning things out that you do! Great work, keep it up! Reaper31 Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/126416-iron-snakes/page/3/#findComment-1479923 Share on other sites More sharing options...
corai Posted January 28, 2008 Author Share Posted January 28, 2008 Thanks guys:) Just keeps getting better. What are you using for the snow, Corai? The snow is baking/bicarbonate of soda, PVA glue, skull white and a dash of ice blue Thanks Corai Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/126416-iron-snakes/page/3/#findComment-1479998 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrotherAtrox Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 The snow is baking/bicarbonate of soda, PVA glue, skull white and a dash of ice blue Damn! I was hoping it would be easy. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/126416-iron-snakes/page/3/#findComment-1480205 Share on other sites More sharing options...
corai Posted January 28, 2008 Author Share Posted January 28, 2008 The snow is baking/bicarbonate of soda, PVA glue, skull white and a dash of ice blue Damn! I was hoping it would be easy. It's not really that difficult, it sounds a lot more complicated than it is: -take a container (I use the cap of a spray paint can) -squeeze PVA glue into the bottom (a circel about 3-4cm in diameter should be sufficient for a squad) -pour the soda over the PVA until it is completely covered, but not buried in it (bicarbonate or baking being the differing names of the soda depending on what side of the altantic you're on) -mix until you have a (disturbingly tasy looking) paste -add a brush load of skullwhite and a tiny dot of ice blue to the paste. -mix again -spread it onto the model using something like an old sculpting tool -sprinkles some more soda over the snow on the base -blow off the excess Thanks corai Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/126416-iron-snakes/page/3/#findComment-1480309 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrotherAtrox Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 -mix until you have a (disturbingly tasy looking) paste Sounds like a quick trip to the hospital. :D Would it be ok to spread this on just a flat base? The terrain board I'm working on is supposed to be a snowy field with some intermittent trees. Maybe I could find some shrub-looking-bits to add... Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/126416-iron-snakes/page/3/#findComment-1480590 Share on other sites More sharing options...
corai Posted January 29, 2008 Author Share Posted January 29, 2008 -mix until you have a (disturbingly tasy looking) paste Sounds like a quick trip to the hospital. :) Would it be ok to spread this on just a flat base? The terrain board I'm working on is supposed to be a snowy field with some intermittent trees. Maybe I could find some shrub-looking-bits to add... Should be okay. I've used the recipe to make fully snow covered abses before but they were on non powerarmoured non GW models so I can't post any pics here Thanks Corai Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/126416-iron-snakes/page/3/#findComment-1480995 Share on other sites More sharing options...
faol Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 I use that same recipe for making snow myself :) works very well Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/126416-iron-snakes/page/3/#findComment-1481019 Share on other sites More sharing options...
khalaek Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 some more photoshop fun: http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n122/cameracrew1/GW%20stuff/librarianavataredited.jpg sorry, i couldn't resist good work though, it's really clean (especially the white, kudos on that!) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/126416-iron-snakes/page/3/#findComment-1481746 Share on other sites More sharing options...
corai Posted January 30, 2008 Author Share Posted January 30, 2008 Today I finished of the landspeeders and the Venrable dreadnought that I started yesterday. http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b98/Corai/landspeeder18.jpg http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b98/Corai/landspeeder17.jpg http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b98/Corai/landspeeder16.jpg http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b98/Corai/landspeeder15.jpg http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b98/Corai/landspeeder14.jpg http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b98/Corai/landspeeder13.jpg http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b98/Corai/landspeeder12.jpg I decided to keep the buildings on the base fairly neutral in the end. I wanted them to fit with the existing basing scheme without standing out too much (they're only window dressing for the speeders afterall). I used a variation ont he recipe used on my HORDES Circle Orboros stone constructs: -basecoat astronomicon grey -wash with chaos black:water:glaze medium 1:8:4 -drybrush with codex grey -drybrush with codex grey:bleached bone 1:1 Some of the rivits were then picked out with a bit of chestnut ink And Acient Autolochus came to the party. In the book he's equipped with a lascannon and ccw but I took a little artisitc license to whack on the pretty venerable dread mini's assault cannon arm. http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b98/Corai/autolochus3.jpg http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b98/Corai/autolochus4.jpg All I have to finish now for the tourney date (17th February) is 5 terminators I have bought but have yet to assemble and the esienhorn which will form the centre of my turn counter. (Okay the last one's not esential I just really want to paint the eisenhorn mini) Might skip the gaming club tomorrow to get the termis assemled (I'm planning to heavily convert the 'sergeant' to be carrying the armiy's one and only power-sea-lance) so might have another update then. Thanks Corai Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/126416-iron-snakes/page/3/#findComment-1482442 Share on other sites More sharing options...
faol Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 :tu: Those are amazing ^_^ did you use any metallics on the speeders or the dread? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/126416-iron-snakes/page/3/#findComment-1482479 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tagsta Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 the speeders look a bit boring... maybe add red/white to the back fins to break up the straight metallic look Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/126416-iron-snakes/page/3/#findComment-1482552 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rfly Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 They look realy awesome! I particularly like the Venerable Dreadnanght. Keep it up! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/126416-iron-snakes/page/3/#findComment-1482678 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProteanSun Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 I have to agree with tagsta, the speeders seem a little...bland. With the work you did on the tacticals and the notable I feel the speeders look unfinished by the standard you have displayed thus far. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/126416-iron-snakes/page/3/#findComment-1482697 Share on other sites More sharing options...
grimtuff Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 Why are the barrels of the Assault Cannons on the Speeders upside down? :) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/126416-iron-snakes/page/3/#findComment-1482846 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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