Megalodon Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 I've decided I need a codex marine army with the new Space Marine Codex right around the corner. The hitch is I am a dreadfully slow painter most of the time, and highlighting marines takes a lot of effort to make look nice without being cartoony. Ancientgod did some fantastic looking battle worn Chaos marine a while back. So with that for inspiration I thought I'd give it a go on a loyalist chapter. I'm using this same technique on my fantasy Chaos army and I like it a lot. I picked Blood Ravens because I've never seen an army of them locally, and I like their background. This mini was painted in about an hour and 45 minutes, he still needs a few thing finished. I'm waiting on some decal paper to arrive so I can print the chapter badge. What do you think? http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v673/EasyEight/40K/BloodRaven1resized.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v673/EasyEight/40K/BloodRaven2resized.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v673/EasyEight/40K/BloodRaven3resized.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaldoth Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 That's not bad! Usually I find people go a little over the top on battle worn marines, but this one seems fairly balanced. My only crits are the highlights on the knife sheathe and the shoulderpads. You should try cleaning the highlights up a bit on the knife, and the recesses in the shoulderpads look a bit too gritty for me, but that's about it. Other than that, great work! :rolleyes: I look forward to seeing more! :P Cheers, -Kal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poisonfrog Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 loving the battle damage, i am of the belief that these angels of death for the emperor would accrue massive dings and dents through out their life of service. your blood raven exemplifies this. oi oi oi frog :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrannicide Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 I think he looks excellent and I was a fan of ancient god's battle-worn Chaos Marines too. An entire force of Blood Ravens painted in a similar fashion would look great. I look forward to more from you in the near future. :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megalodon Posted August 15, 2008 Author Share Posted August 15, 2008 Thanks for the feedback. Kal, I agree there is some work to be done cleaning a few thing up, but for a quick job it's to be expected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tzetrik Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 Looking good. I wouldnt mind trying that myself - have just started BR's last week. Its grey / black with boltgun metal higlights for the damage right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megalodon Posted August 15, 2008 Author Share Posted August 15, 2008 Looking good. I wouldnt mind trying that myself - have just started BR's last week. Its grey / black with boltgun metal higlights for the damage right? Prime black, drybrush the whole mini with tinbitz, then drybrush with chainmail. Once the metal is done sporadically fill in with red leaving most of the edges with the metal showing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tzetrik Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 crumbs, didnt expect the whole mini to be metalic before the red! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nurglephill Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 thats a very nice looking mini, and as an army....woah, that will be a cool looking army. my only complaint (and its a personal thing) i have never liked just sticking a knife to a leg. it just doesnt look right....too me. otherwise a very very god start! phill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyzerker Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 I see you've switched to "other" red marines... :D Nice job, bro! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick O))) Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 Sounds like a pretty cool way of doing it, I think I might test it out on one of my guys! They've white armour, so it might not work out too well, but you never know.. Good going though, I say roll it out across your force :yes: Blood Ravens seem to suit this look. I like the rough red paintwork you've gotten through this technique too, tanks will look well rough :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midas Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 I'm really wondering why you need decals you paint very well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NemFX Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 What do I think? I'm trying to decide whether to rate this 3 or 4 on my little scale. I'm honestly leaning closer to 4. Level 1: Tabletop standard Level 2: Excellent detailing Level 3: Excellent detailing worthy of fancy characters Level 4: Golden Daemon entry Level 5: Golden Daemon winner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megalodon Posted August 16, 2008 Author Share Posted August 16, 2008 Thanks for the feedback guys, I really appreciate it. The reason I want to use decals is pure laziness. I guess I'll build nine companions for him and see how fast I can crank out a whole squad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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