JoeG1701 Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 I'm returning to 40K after a multi-year break...I got really inspired after joining the B&C and checking out the great work on here. I pulled out my old Black Templar Army and checked out my level of painting when I stopped. Although my army was painted cleanly, I didn't highlight/shade anything. Bases were Goblin Green with the standard green flocking on the top. I looked through the new codex and decided to "keep it in the family" and go with Crimson Fists this time around (along with a lot of other people as it seems). My goals for painting this army are to work on shading and highlighting (in conjunction with the new foundation paints and washes) and to create more detailed bases. Currently finishing up a 5 man squad and the Dreadnought from the AoBR box set, I think I'm ready to take the plunge and open up to public scrutiny. Here's what I've done so far: [Photos Deleted. Scroll down for better, happier pics] and a close up of the Dreadnought: [Photo Deleted] Thoughts so far: I like the highlighting on the figures, and I got the decals down pretty well. I really enjoyed working on the Dreadnought, where I experimented with chipped paint and actually writing something on the scrolls this time (my entire 1st army has completely blank scrolls on everything). Any comments and suggestions would be welcome! Joe Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/156351-my-new-crimson-fists-army/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
medusa_ritchie Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 Hey Joe - Your Fists are looking pretty good! I like the highlighting and weathering on the dread. The areas that are chipped could maybe use a touch of black/ brown ink/ wash on them and maybe something on the dread's base too, looks a bit empty. Other than that looking good. What base colour did you use for the dread? Medusa Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/156351-my-new-crimson-fists-army/#findComment-1827719 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vash113 Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 Those are some good looking Crimson Fists. Keep it up, that's an army you can be proud of! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/156351-my-new-crimson-fists-army/#findComment-1827791 Share on other sites More sharing options...
arutha Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 They look awesome, being a fellow fist man. I need to step my game up. Keep up the good work! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/156351-my-new-crimson-fists-army/#findComment-1827798 Share on other sites More sharing options...
raughey Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 Very good start on your Fists!!! i too am starting a Crimson Fist army and will enjoy seeing how yours turn out . Only criticism i see so far are your bases. Very bland ..... Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/156351-my-new-crimson-fists-army/#findComment-1827826 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mcrat Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 Nice start to the army I recon B) I've recently bought the AoBR box myself and am painting my army as CF as well. Mine aren't ready for public scrutiny though ;) One thing I would like to know is how you got those transfers on so nice. I cut mine around the shape of the circle and then make 4 slits on the diagonals (as if it were a square) but still can't get the transfers to sit nicely like yours seem to. I really like that dread as well, I'm leaving mine till I get a bit better at painting. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/156351-my-new-crimson-fists-army/#findComment-1828175 Share on other sites More sharing options...
blood_raven_240 Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 Those are some nice Crimson Fists. The highlights are very clean and precise, especially so on the Dreadnought. A very impressive start to what should be a brilliant Crimson Fists Army. I'm looking forward to updates :) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/156351-my-new-crimson-fists-army/#findComment-1828190 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Mick Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 Looks very good already, im sure i will follow this thread :). Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/156351-my-new-crimson-fists-army/#findComment-1828202 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeG1701 Posted January 3, 2009 Author Share Posted January 3, 2009 Thanks for the encouragement! I'm trying to use this army as a way to experiment and expand my skills I'm a little disappointed at how my bases turned out so far, so I haven't done the Dred base yet. I've been looking at a bunch of pics to see if I can get some inspiration, but nothing has hit me yet. I'm probably going to scrape off the whole lot and try something else. Everything is sprayed black, then painted either Necron Abyss or Mechrite Red. Armor gets Regal Blue (leaving Necron Abyss in the recesses), with highlights of Ultramarine Blue and Enchanted Blue. Reds get Scab Red, highlighted in Blood Red and then I go over it with just a touch of Blazing Orange. Most metals are Boltgn Metal drybrushed over Necron Abyss. For the decals, I use 3 things: Micro Set, Micro Sol, and patience. Whoever came up with the idea of putting round markings on a curved shoulder pad should be dragged out into the street and shot. First off, I paint over the area I'm putting the decal with 'ardcoat. A gloss coat under the decal reduces/eliminated silvering. I dip my decals in water for a few seconds, and then put it aside. I then brush the Micro Set over the decal while its still on the paper and on the model. When I can move the decal with my brush, then it's ready. When it's in position, I like to use the corner of a paper towel around the edges to stark soaking up the liquid. Once it's down, I start using Micro Sol over the decal to try to smooth out the big wrinkles and remove any air pockets. Once all the major wrinkles are out, I put the model down and get the heck away from it. I've destroyed countless decals by trying to do that last little bit. The more you work with Micro Sol, the more brittle the decal is going to get. I've found that as the decal dries, a lot of the minor wrinkles will work out as the decal "settles in". After everything is dry, I go over any cracks and holes with the appropriate color. I picked up an assault squad the other day, and I'm looking forward to putting it together after I get the Tactical Squad finished. I want to try to do more dynamic poses (even having a few airborne) and working in a little more battle damage. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/156351-my-new-crimson-fists-army/#findComment-1828285 Share on other sites More sharing options...
blood_raven_240 Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 Your ideas for the Assault Squad sound good ^_^ And, if you're really not happy with the current basing on the models, then you could re-base them and try this: Big Purple Link In The Sky Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/156351-my-new-crimson-fists-army/#findComment-1828316 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeG1701 Posted January 4, 2009 Author Share Posted January 4, 2009 Thanks for the Basing Kit suggestion, Blood Raven. I'm going to pick one up the next time I'm out. Right now, I'm working on the Tactical Squad Sergeant and bulking up what I've got to a full 10 man squad. I've also been figuring out what poses I want for my assault troops, mainly by posing in front of a mirror. Wife's been giving me a few odd looks, shaking her head, and moving on... :) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/156351-my-new-crimson-fists-army/#findComment-1829087 Share on other sites More sharing options...
blood_raven_240 Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 Your welcome - whatever use I can be to your Crimson Fists Army, it's an honour to help. Your plans seem solid enough for just now. Looking forward to more picture updates! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/156351-my-new-crimson-fists-army/#findComment-1829494 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mcrat Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 For my bases I've just been covering them with the modelling sand that came with the hobby starter kit, undercoat black, paint astronomican grey, apply badab black wash, and then very light white drybrush for highlight. Then I've gone with black trim around the base edges rather than the usual brown. I like the way it looks for my CF guys. I'll take a photo in a few hours and post so you can see what it looks like if you want. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/156351-my-new-crimson-fists-army/#findComment-1829857 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeG1701 Posted January 11, 2009 Author Share Posted January 11, 2009 Haven't gotten too much done lately...with the holiday over and having to go back to work, my painting time has been reduced. For a majority of the squad, they are less complete than before, I went ahead and scraped the bases clean. It was annoyingly easy to pop off the white glue and scrape off the remaining bits. I went ahead and ordered the Basing Kit from GW (local store didn't have it in, so it should be coming this week. On the plus side, I assembled and painted a proper Sergeant for the squad, and used the marines from the AoBR set to fill out the rest of the squad. I'm not too fond of the standard troops int the boxed set, but I figured if I divide them among 2 or 3 squads, they can stand in the back. [Photos Deleted. Keep scrolling down for the good ones] For the Missile Launcher, I wanted to try something new. The marine's power armor is painted as normal, but I attempted to "metalize" the backpack by painting it metallic colors and then washing it over with blue and red. Not sure if you can make out the detail with the pic, I'll have to take a better one during the day. [These Photos are gone too] So, the final count so far is 1 dreadnought and 7 marines complete (minus bases), 1 marine being painted, and 2 that have been basecoated. Of course, I still have a box full of Orks that came int the AoBR set that I plan to... (Deleted by Order of the Inquisition) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/156351-my-new-crimson-fists-army/#findComment-1838902 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shortsonfire79 Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 Those all look great. Especially like the Dready. For basing, you can check out my 2 videos. =-D Basing Vids (B&C) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/156351-my-new-crimson-fists-army/#findComment-1839061 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeG1701 Posted January 17, 2009 Author Share Posted January 17, 2009 Finally got one of the 40K Basing Sets and played around with it. Here are my results so far: So far, so good I think. I've still tinkering around with how I'm going to paint the bases, the one I've done I'm indifferent about. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/156351-my-new-crimson-fists-army/#findComment-1847283 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Mick Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 Good looking Dread and sergeant alraedy good job ;). Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/156351-my-new-crimson-fists-army/#findComment-1847771 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeG1701 Posted January 24, 2009 Author Share Posted January 24, 2009 Took a break from basing to work on a prototype Assault Marine: It'll eventually be mounted on a normal base and I'll probably lower the height a bit... C&C always welcome! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/156351-my-new-crimson-fists-army/#findComment-1856370 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluewolf74727 Posted January 24, 2009 Share Posted January 24, 2009 looking good keep up this great work Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/156351-my-new-crimson-fists-army/#findComment-1856729 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeG1701 Posted March 12, 2009 Author Share Posted March 12, 2009 Well...it's been a while and I with work, home life, etc... I've finally had a chance to work on my new army some more. I ended up wiping out some of the older photos, so I apologize for those of you reading through the posts and not seeing what the others were commenting on. I now have a complete tactical squad, Dreadnought, and Captain done! It took a while to finally figure out something I'm happy with for the bases. For the Captain, I'm pretty happy with how he came out. There were quite a few 'new' things that I wanted to do with him, including better face, cloak, and tabbard shading, new "power" sword, and seeing what I could do with the banner. I'm not fully satisfied with my Sergeant. He's OK, but he's missing something. My other Sergeant is from the AoBR box set, and I like him a lot better, but he's going to be leading 2nd squad. Next up: I put together the Termies from the AoBR set, and on a whim picked up Captain Lysander and Pedro Kantor. With the metal models, I'm going to grab some paper clips and take a hack at pinning. I've also been thinking about taking another look at my old Black Templar army that I put together before my multi year hiatus and seeing about updating and salvaging what I have there. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/156351-my-new-crimson-fists-army/#findComment-1915761 Share on other sites More sharing options...
teddybear9152 Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 Looks like they are comming along nicely. Keep up the good work :D Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/156351-my-new-crimson-fists-army/#findComment-1915775 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother SRM Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 They're looking good, just some things to keep in mind: - Crimson Fist veterans have both fists painted red, so your sergeants and captain should have two red fists instead of just the one. - The mold lines on the tactical squad's helmets are pretty noticable. Nice paint jobs though, I always love to see some well painted Fists! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/156351-my-new-crimson-fists-army/#findComment-1915980 Share on other sites More sharing options...
blood_raven_240 Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 The Assault Marine is looking very nice, but if you're planning on gaming with him, then LoS is going to tear him to shreds! Ork 1: "Look! Flying guy in the sky!" Ork 2: "We can shoots him from 'ere!" Ork 3: "Gettem, boys!" Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/156351-my-new-crimson-fists-army/#findComment-1916328 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeG1701 Posted March 14, 2009 Author Share Posted March 14, 2009 Yeah, I'll probably cut down the peg a bit (or switch to some other form of elevation) when I put him on the final base. He's more of a proof of concept than anything that would make it to the field right now. My goal with my Assault Marines is to get them off the ground, at least a little bit. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/156351-my-new-crimson-fists-army/#findComment-1917644 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeG1701 Posted March 16, 2009 Author Share Posted March 16, 2009 Looking over my first squad, something really bugged me. I hate the way my Sergeant looks. The way he's holding his chainsword, looks like he should be out in front of a marching band instead of a tactical squad: I ended up grabbing him out of the display case, popped his arms off and figured out a better pose for him: I like the new pose much better, kind of like he's sizing up the battlefield type of look. In other news, I've almost got my first AoBR Termie done...more pics to follow soon. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/156351-my-new-crimson-fists-army/#findComment-1919849 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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