Sons of Horus Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 awesome sculpting skills :P you are amazing and your minis rock :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baal Dropout Posted January 24, 2009 Author Share Posted January 24, 2009 *Sigh* I'm having a headache because of this so am keeping this entry simple :) http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v207/matt_atknsn/WH40k%20BA%204th/WIPs/AttackBike4_WIP0_Passenger.jpg Passenger/gunner Quite the boring guy. Cut up a standard bolter marine leg, repositioned, and the rest is putty. Still needs another strip of parchment on his purity seal though. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v207/matt_atknsn/WH40k%20BA%204th/WIPs/AttackBike4_WIP0_MM.jpg Multi-Melta Replaced the MM canister to the other side. Added a 'blood' seal (just another purity seal shaped for BA, like BT's crusader seals =P ). Mount is made of sprues and plasticard. An putty 'rivets' http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v207/matt_atknsn/WH40k%20BA%204th/WIPs/AttackBike4_WIP0_Sidecar.jpg Sidecar Plasticard, sprues and putty and extra bits are the order of the day. The back of the seat is kinda simple. And oh, more putty rivets! Cheers! PS. At the time I copied the above texts over into this thread, I've concluded the passenger's purity seal's parchment, braced the fender to the strut by puttying (and have a welded effect) as well as the trim around it. All I need to do now is have some braces under the sidecar ,rivets on the trim and BAeutification and it's another month-long painting :D And oh, before I forget, thanks to the posters above :tu: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Mick Posted January 24, 2009 Share Posted January 24, 2009 Well made, good job :tu:. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Morkar- Posted January 24, 2009 Share Posted January 24, 2009 I abosolutely love the job you're doing in those marines. Keep it up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baal Dropout Posted February 4, 2009 Author Share Posted February 4, 2009 This post is my first official update for the LPC (shouldve been last Jan31, but real-life takes priority :) ) Anyways... Of the tactical squad I've commited, most of the marines done can be found in my blog entry here... As for the rest, here they are hung upside down while waiting for their turn to be painted ;) http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v207/matt_atknsn/WH40k%20BA%204th/WIPs/Picture082.jpg And some on my work area: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v207/matt_atknsn/WH40k%20BA%204th/WIPs/Picture081.jpg 1. The front plate for my Rhino. From the Baal Pred box, actually a test piece for the red I'll use as spray... turned out ok tho... 2. Heh, not much to say for this one: it's left shoulder's where I throw my extra putty to bulk things up before I do the actual shoulderpad shape... 3. Four searchlights, four smoke launchers and a head. Didnt want to waste time on doing just 1 set of these vehicle accessories. Why just the head? It's a test mini for item #4 4. Test pieces (colors on primer gray). To speed things up, I'm looking for a shade of red equal to GW Blood Red+GW Purity Seal since for some reason, GW Purity Seal darkens the red a bit. For example(s), compare these two (I swear it aint coz of photoshop) http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v207/matt_atknsn/WH40k%20BA%204th/WIPs/topcoat_sample_before.jpghttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v207/matt_atknsn/WH40k%20BA%204th/WIPs/topcoat_sample_after.jpg Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baal Dropout Posted February 10, 2009 Author Share Posted February 10, 2009 Update time yet again! I'm excited to nail the coffin on this squad: but I have to be patient and wait for glue, cement and as well as some enamels to cure proplerly before I topcoat them. Here're the final pieces of the 1st Squad puzzle: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v207/matt_atknsn/WH40k%20BA%204th/WIPs/Picture085.jpghttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v207/matt_atknsn/WH40k%20BA%204th/WIPs/Picture086.jpg The grenade-lobber and the 2nd-in-Command. As I mentioned somewhere before, my 2iC, should I choose to combat squad it, will lead the other demi-squad. Therefore, I had his 'side-loincloth' with yellow (originally planned black, but decided otherwise coz of the limited number per decal sheet) BA icon over red (not seen much at their rear-view). I also experimented with a rattle-can red, but found it too deep for BA (as you may notice on the 2iC left greave). http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v207/matt_atknsn/WH40k%20BA%204th/WIPs/Picture087.jpg The 1st squad's dedicated transport, driven by tech-adept Balthazar. Main colors painted by a friend, I just painted the searchlight, smoke launchers, details (such as scriptures, squad/company marks, army badge and rivets) and the BA icon plate at the front. The extra armor doesnt appeal to me much rulewise, so it's just there for cosmetic purposes. Next off would be the attack bike sidecar+passenger and Corbulo! (coz 'counts as' is sooo in nowadays hehehe :) ) Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baal Dropout Posted February 10, 2009 Author Share Posted February 10, 2009 Gonna put in a quick one: BARE HEADS! http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v207/matt_atknsn/WH40k%20BA%204th/WIPs/Picture089.jpg While tedious and frustrating to paint, everything goes away once it/they are finished. Learning curve? It's like a plateau, with a mountain just before the crest... why a mountain for the climax? The EYES! Gawd it's hard to paint those without the proper brush, or one fine enough to hold paint and keep it wet till you're comfortable and dot the iris... I also noticed that the newer bareheads have smaller eye/sockets, or rather less prominent... just my bitter observation though :P ahh well, in the end it's worth it :tu: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schuurthing Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 Amazing stuff Baal. Inspires me to spend more time on my BA's! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baal Dropout Posted February 16, 2009 Author Share Posted February 16, 2009 Oookay, another update time, let's see if I could spot the difference between the first update and these batch of pics: Tactical Squad finished! Here's their group shot, though I'm not happy with how the photo turned out, but heck! To tell you the truth, this' the very first squad I ACTUALLY finished painting for my army :) http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v207/matt_atknsn/WH40k%20BA%204th/WIPs/Picture096.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v207/matt_atknsn/WH40k%20BA%204th/WIPs/Picture095.jpg Next item: BA SHP Corbulo: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v207/matt_atknsn/WH40k%20BA%204th/WIPs/Picture094.jpg Let's see: he's 75% done: needs touching up, another (brighter) coat of red and some missing details. Topcoat, and only then I could say this one's finished... Next: attack bike sidecar... http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v207/matt_atknsn/WH40k%20BA%204th/WIPs/Picture097.jpg What can I say? Meh, let's say 65% finished... Last item: Venerable Furioso Dreadnought... progress? Bah... still the same 25% overall progress... Oh well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrotherAtrox Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 This is really amazing work. I am utterly envious! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seva Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Your work is top-notch. I think my favorite thing you've done so far has got to be your custom chaplain. The positioning of your marines is great! You have only one problem in my opinion and it is a huge one...How will you ever be able to decide which mini to remove for casualties? They are to good to leave the table! Keep up the good work man, I am watching your progress like a hawk. When do we get to see the Death company? How many points are you going to do as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flameseeker574 Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Great work so far mate. Any chance of us getting your recipe for red? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baal Dropout Posted February 17, 2009 Author Share Posted February 17, 2009 @BrotherAtrox Thanks bud! Turn that envy into something positive and you're almost set :P @Seva Hehehe, yep, that happened to me already when these boys first saw combat last weekend. But I just noticed that follow the order in the pic starting from the backmost row and that's how I'll remove casualties ;) As for my DC marines, they're still BS4WS4. Might take some time before I update them :) @flameseeker574 Thanks! My recipe is: black undercoat VMC Red Hull VMC Carmine Red GW Blood Red GW Blazing Orange highlight GW Fiery Orange highlight :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Mick Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Fantastic looking BA`s really, kinda never seen that good looking BA`s to be honest :D . Keep up the good work :). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandalphon Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Wow Baal they're fantastic! so much expression in those little faces! ;) Easily on their way to being some the best BA i think i've ever seen :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
punkfish Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Corbulo looks fantastic, as does the rest of your work. What head did you use for Corbs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baal Dropout Posted February 18, 2009 Author Share Posted February 18, 2009 Thanks guys! @punkfish: the head comes from the Command Squad box with GS hair ;) Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baal Dropout Posted February 21, 2009 Author Share Posted February 21, 2009 For this week's update: Needed to vent my frustration on something (and turn the energy instead to something positive) so worked on these and declared them "done". Perhaps I may work on them in the future, but as they they stand now, are good enough for the tabletops (For example, I got lazy on adding coats of Blood Red to get the proper hue and be consistent with the rest of my army). Nonetheless... I present you my take on BA SHP Corbulo: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v207/matt_atknsn/WH40k%20BA%204th/Corbulo_v10.jpg ...and the Attack Bike sidecar+multi-melta+passenger/gunner (from 8th Co.) http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v207/matt_atknsn/WH40k%20BA%204th/BA-4th-Co-Attack-Bike-3rd-Sqdr-side.jpg So... my LPC vow is roughly 75% complete... which brings me to the final item in my commitments: the Venerable Furioso Dreadnought. *Sigh* It's been a while since I assembled something, and with only one week left in the challenge, I will be cramming this one up: let's see how fugly this one'll look by the end of this month nyahahaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocid Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 Wow Baal what can i say this stuff is is words fail right now other than wow wish my BA or painting ability was as good as yours. I might have missed it when picking my jaw up but do you have a full army shot or are you waiting till your LPC vow is complete? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baal Dropout Posted February 22, 2009 Author Share Posted February 22, 2009 I might have missed it when picking my jaw up but do you have a full army shot or are you waiting till your LPC vow is complete? Thanks Ocid <_< Below is the army shot I did for the BA Army showcase thread, sorry but not yet worth an update since I've done only a handful since then :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluewolf74727 Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 that a reather large army Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocid Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 Fantastic army you have there Baal. Must be a joy to see laid out on the battlefield. Loving the mechanized approach you've taken with it a man after my own heart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spagunk Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 Totally awesome work. I absolutely LOVE what you did with your Corbulo...everything about it just seems right! I also really like how you have a pouch for the grail and you attached his helmet to his belt. Seems a bit over loaded but it works! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
War Angel Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 how many points will youre full company +supports be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother xares Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 Wow!!!!!!!!! wish i could paint as good as you!!!!!!! :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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