Dam13n Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 Having once again made the mistake of wandering into a Games Workshop store with money in my pocket, I have the first of a possible 10 man tactical squad to display... http://i352.photobucket.com/albums/r358/MatthewDaunt/WhiteScarSergeantFront.jpg http://i352.photobucket.com/albums/r358/MatthewDaunt/WhiteScarSergeantLeft.jpg http://i352.photobucket.com/albums/r358/MatthewDaunt/WhiteScarSergeantBack.jpg http://i352.photobucket.com/albums/r358/MatthewDaunt/WhiteScarSergeantRight.jpg Comments and Criticisms Welcome... [Edit] - Tutorial: Base (painted seperately) - Black Spray Undercoat - Rocks and Gravel Based with Mecharite Red - Heavy Drybrush with Adeptus Battlegrey - Moderate Drybrush with Codex Grey - Light Drybrush with Fortress Grey - Wash with Badab Black - Metal Based with Charadon Granite - Drybrushed with Boltgun Metal - Drybrushed with Chainmail - Drybrushed with Mithril Silver - Washed with Badab Black + Devlan Mud (Separatly) - Spotted washing of Thraka Green and Baal Red - Stippled with Macharius Orange - Streaks and Chips of Mithril Silver Model Undercoated with Black Spray (in 3 pieces - Head, Gun and the Rest) White: - Based with 2 thin layers of Dheneb Stone - Directional Spray of White Spray - Wash into recesses with Gryphonne Sepia - Wash into deep recesses with Devlan Mud - Glaze into shadows with Asurmen Blue - 3 Thin Layers of Skull White - Nicks and Scratches applied with Graveyard Earth - Deep Nicks dotted in centre with Chaos Black - Underline scratches with Skull White - Drybrush Bottom of Legs with Charadon Granite (Touch Up all non-white areas with Chaos Black) Red: - Based with Mecharite Red - Layered with Blood Red - Baal Red Wash - Edge Highlight of Macharius Orange - Fine Edge Highlight of Fiery Orange - Very Fine Top Edge Highlight of Golden Yellow - Nicks and Scratches applied with Scab Red 3:1 Chaos Black - Underline scratches with Macharius Orange NMM: - Based with Charadon Granite - Layered with Adeptus Battlegrey - Layered with Codex Grey - Layered with Fortress Grey - Dot Highlights of Skull White - Light Wash of Badab Black Eye Lenses: - Based with Orkhide Shade - Layered with Snot Green - Layered with Scorpion Green - Fine Highlight of Putrid Green (Old Citadel Colour Paint) - Dot Highlight of Skull White Parchment: - Based with Khemri Brown - Layered with Kommando Khaki - Layered with Bleached Bone - Highlighted with Skull White - Text applied with Chaos Black Black: - Chaos Black Base - Edge Highlight with Adeptus Battlegrey - Edge Highlight with Codex Grey - Edge Highlight with Fortress Grey Chapter Symbol: - Transfer Applied - layer of Gloss Varnish - Edges Overbrushed with Skull White - Overbrushed Red areas with Scab Red - Layered with Blood Red - Highlighted with Macharius Orange - Battle Damage Added as for White Assembled - Job Done... Update - Combat Squad Completed: http://i352.photobucket.com/albums/r358/MatthewDaunt/WhiteScarsCombatSquad01.jpg http://i352.photobucket.com/albums/r358/MatthewDaunt/WhiteScarsCombatSquad02.jpg http://i352.photobucket.com/albums/r358/MatthewDaunt/WhiteScarsCombatSquad03.jpg Laterz... Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/151804-white-scar-veteran-sergeant-combat-squad/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Support By Fire Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 looks really good, my only sugestion is to do the purity seal in a darker shade so it stands out from the white power armor more. Keep up the good work, Support By Fire. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/151804-white-scar-veteran-sergeant-combat-squad/#findComment-1766705 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tagsta Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 awesome! i like how his veteran status is just implied by the combi plasma and the red helmet... i will do a similar conversion! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/151804-white-scar-veteran-sergeant-combat-squad/#findComment-1766738 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha PTP Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 I really love the white and the battle damage. It is just enough for the armor. I can't wait to see more. It was a great idea to post the recipes. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/151804-white-scar-veteran-sergeant-combat-squad/#findComment-1766741 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prot Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 I really like what you've done here, and keeping in mind how large the pictures are, I think it's a nice amount of detail. The recipe seems kind of large and involved though. I wonder how long did it take you to paint this guy? Could you do a full army at this pace? Anyway, well done. About time there was some White Scars on the board again. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/151804-white-scar-veteran-sergeant-combat-squad/#findComment-1766776 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dam13n Posted November 10, 2008 Author Share Posted November 10, 2008 @Prot - He took me a day to paint... which for a test model isn't too bad... I reckon if I batch painted 5 of them it would take 5 evenings or a weekend... so 10 models/week... reasonable army painting schedule, particularly for marines... @Alpha PTP - Cheers... White is a difficult "colour" to paint, so I knew people might ask... plus it's much more simple and quick than it sounds... @Tagsta - Cheers... Well for a ranged tac squad a close combat weapon seemed largely pointless and the combi-weapons look the dogs preverbials... inspired a little by the new sternguard vets... I layed off on the jagged pattern that the 'Eavy Metal team used for theirs as prefer the simplicity of "pure" white armour. @SBF - Thanks... the purity seal looks more "differentiated" in real life, I used a fairly bright table light to illuminate him for the pics, only problem is it brightened the natural shadows a bit too much... Again Cheers guys... keep the comments coming... Laterz... Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/151804-white-scar-veteran-sergeant-combat-squad/#findComment-1766786 Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE FATED FITH Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 WOW love the white it sort of looks cartoony (hope that doesnt offend) but i really like it the highlighst are clean and crisp and i will have to agree with aplha the battle damage is awesome Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/151804-white-scar-veteran-sergeant-combat-squad/#findComment-1767262 Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmyrick Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 Really nice. I like your painting style. Don't see that style much on these boards, more what I'd see on a fantasy site. But I really dig it. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/151804-white-scar-veteran-sergeant-combat-squad/#findComment-1767757 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sigvatr Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 One of the tricky things about painting white right is to save the white paint for the highlighting and shading of the lighter parts of the armor. If you take a look at this mini: http://www.coolminiornot.com/pics/pics11/img468d02aeb4aba.jpg you will see that the white is "built up" to the "higher" parts of the armor components and the highlights, while the lower parts of armor components are a light grey. The majority of your white is just plain white, I think some light shades of grey could really spice it up. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/151804-white-scar-veteran-sergeant-combat-squad/#findComment-1767765 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dam13n Posted November 11, 2008 Author Share Posted November 11, 2008 @The Fated Fith - Cheers, I get the cartoony comment a bit actually... guess it's just my style of painting, and hey, it works for me, glad you like the battle damage, for a model that's quite plain in many ways it really helps add interest and it's so easy to do... @Imyrick - Thanks, I'm getting increasingly tempted by fantasy at the moment, the new chaos warriors book is drawing me in... @Sigvatr - The model isn't pure white, the problem is I took the photo at night so had to use the potent desk lamp (that I use when painting) to illuminate the model... It kind of killed some of the shadows, the white layers I used were quite thin so some of the shading shows through in real life giving a slightly more blended look, but as always a camera phone and poor lighting limit the quality of my photos... Keep 'em coming... Laterz... Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/151804-white-scar-veteran-sergeant-combat-squad/#findComment-1767974 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dam13n Posted December 9, 2008 Author Share Posted December 9, 2008 Necro for... New models and new pics!! (see first post) Combat squad finally complete, I've actually really enjoyed doing these guys, but the horrors of a time consuming day job delayed them a lot!! The tutorial was followed to the letter, so no changes there... The only thing that is additional is that the tactical symbol was freehanded on with: - chaos black - edges tidied with skull white - highlighted with charadon granite - highlighted with adeptus battlegrey Job done... now I just have 5 more to do... :-P C&C welcome as always... Laterz... Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/151804-white-scar-veteran-sergeant-combat-squad/#findComment-1801442 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShinyRhino Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 Nicely done. Always good to see White Scars. How much of the neck did you have to carve to get the head to fit in that Mk8 armor? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/151804-white-scar-veteran-sergeant-combat-squad/#findComment-1801591 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dam13n Posted December 9, 2008 Author Share Posted December 9, 2008 As I happen to be trolling (again)... :-P When doing a Mk8 with a helmet I always completely remove the neck from the head then fill the neck section of the torso with GS, paint seperately then glue the head in later with superglue... finito... And thank you ShinyRhino... much appreciated... Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/151804-white-scar-veteran-sergeant-combat-squad/#findComment-1801596 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnwulf Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 The model looks amazing. Just one slight thing that I noticed, and maybe it's just me being weird, but the metal parts of his backpack look really clean and shiny, particularly with the battle damage and grime on the rest of him.... Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/151804-white-scar-veteran-sergeant-combat-squad/#findComment-1803970 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dam13n Posted December 11, 2008 Author Share Posted December 11, 2008 @ Cygnwulf - Cheers... Though true the NMM areas are damage free... though they don't look too bright and shiny in real life thankfully... the little chips and scratches are meant to be chipped and scratched paint... not shredded plates... it is power armour after all... tough stuff... I may add similar scratches to the NMM at some point, but not right now... As for the grime It's meant to be dust from the rocky debris... so hasn't spread above the knees (and therefore not onto the backpack...) Cheers for the response... more comments welcome... Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/151804-white-scar-veteran-sergeant-combat-squad/#findComment-1804045 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAR Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Nice looking figure. Good and gritty. Only negative is mold lines. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/151804-white-scar-veteran-sergeant-combat-squad/#findComment-1804061 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MithrilForge Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 You see this is a classic example that a model taken with a poor quality camera(camera phone) up way too close makes a model look like a dogs breakfast :) ....wait im not done yet :P and then you look at the shots further down of the models at a little range(where most peeps look at them)and the paintjobs look stunning!!! it proves my point that half the models shown on these forums are better in real life than they appear here... these models are great stuff keep em coming :) cheers Mithril Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/151804-white-scar-veteran-sergeant-combat-squad/#findComment-1804950 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dam13n Posted December 12, 2008 Author Share Posted December 12, 2008 @ GAR - I did remove the mould lines... the pics are at such high resolution that the tiny bit of residue is still visible... it's not noticable in real life. @mithrilforge - I got what you were talking about before you started the explaination... I only have a camera phone... so my pics aren't great... particularly the close ups of 1 figure... But cheers, liking the compliment at the end... <_< Laterz Guys... keep 'em coming... Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/151804-white-scar-veteran-sergeant-combat-squad/#findComment-1805019 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sons of Horus Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 these guys look great :woot: nice attempt with battle scars. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/151804-white-scar-veteran-sergeant-combat-squad/#findComment-1805099 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dam13n Posted December 13, 2008 Author Share Posted December 13, 2008 @ Sons of Horus - Cheers... Glad you like them... had the pleasure of popping in to my local GW again today and got some nice comments... Another guy had just started down the White Scars path too, so he was very interested... The only thing currently delaying the start of the second 5 guys is that I'm having a go at making a proper Mk5 helmet... It's turning out OK, but not 100% happy yet... May give up and try again later... or go for a Mk4 instead. We'll see... As plans go I'm aiming to get the next 5 done by about 2 weeks from now... 1 Plasma Gun, 1 Plasma Cannon... (seeing a theme maybe??) and 1 in Mk5 armour, +4 Mk7s... may try and sneak a Mk4 in there anyway... but do need to work on my helmet conversions a bit... (sooo fiddly)... Anyway, Laterz Guys... any suggestions welcome... ;) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/151804-white-scar-veteran-sergeant-combat-squad/#findComment-1806515 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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