gettothegone Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 Kudos to those who painted Imperial Fist, all I seem to do looks like trash. So gave myself a bit, and came back to it today. The decision to do Blood Angels came because they're a quirky army... and I have a craptonne of assault marines laying around. So here's some pics: Test Marine http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj289/miroz2/Picture017.jpg http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj289/miroz2/Picture022.jpg http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj289/miroz2/Picture023.jpg 10 Man Tac Squad Base Colour http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj289/miroz2/Picture002.jpg http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj289/miroz2/Picture004.jpg Critiques on the test marine would be great. PS, yes its got the sheen of a freshly polished bowling ball, there's an incoming Matte Finish spraycan as I post this. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/156352-blood-angels-wip/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 Its clean, crisp, the highlighting is in all the right places... good job. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/156352-blood-angels-wip/#findComment-1827651 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Malachi Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 Well it's certainly better than my pitiful attempt -_- Looks good, keep it up. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/156352-blood-angels-wip/#findComment-1827658 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubernator Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 very nice indeed, all shiny and fresh -_- spraypainted, yes? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/156352-blood-angels-wip/#findComment-1827671 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gettothegone Posted January 2, 2009 Author Share Posted January 2, 2009 Airbrush :) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/156352-blood-angels-wip/#findComment-1827678 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubernator Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 I see, and how many coats on these fellas? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/156352-blood-angels-wip/#findComment-1827681 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gettothegone Posted January 2, 2009 Author Share Posted January 2, 2009 I see, and how many coats on these fellas? Just one, the shine comes from the Baal Red wash. Took about 20 min and half a bottle of Blood Red to get an even cover on them. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/156352-blood-angels-wip/#findComment-1827685 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gettothegone Posted January 6, 2009 Author Share Posted January 6, 2009 Progress and Posing http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj289/miroz2/Picture034.jpg First attempt at a non airbrushed banner. Its pretty boring. http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj289/miroz2/Picture038.jpg 10 down 25 more to go. Honestly the camera makes them look like garbage... or I have a really bad gauge of how poorly I paint. I should get more natural light for the next pictures Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/156352-blood-angels-wip/#findComment-1831331 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOBMAKENZIE Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 Their good, better then I can paint. ALittle shiny but that could be the camera or a trick of the light or be fixed with dull coat. Never heard of washes giving shinyness like that before. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/156352-blood-angels-wip/#findComment-1831401 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sons of Horus Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 nicely painted but they are too shiny. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/156352-blood-angels-wip/#findComment-1831553 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster27 Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 nice so whats you actual army list? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/156352-blood-angels-wip/#findComment-1831610 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akela the Lone Wolf Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 I actually LIKE the shine. It's all glisteny and blood-like. In character. I don't normally like bright red on models, my own blood angels (when I get round to them) will be a rather dark red, but this gloss actually fits the background IMHO. Consider keeping it. On another note, I thought the new washes were formulated so that there wouldnt be a gloss? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/156352-blood-angels-wip/#findComment-1831647 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gettothegone Posted January 6, 2009 Author Share Posted January 6, 2009 Yeah I have a can of dullcoat, but havent used it yet. Yeah, they're not supposed to shine, but I can post you a " before and after " of a non washed, to washed model. Honestly, they're not as shiny in person, I do use some polish for the shoulders to add some strength to the decals but that's about it. I'll post my army list tonight. Mainly its 1000pt but heres the rough version. Lemartes (Not the actual model, but a counts as. Not a fan of his model) 7x Death Co (JPs) 10x Assault Marines (JPs) 10x Tac Squad (Melta) + Rhino 5x Tac Squad (Melta) + Rhino I don't think its overly competitive at all, but its something more appealing to opponents then a tooled up Nidzilla list. I haven't really looked seriously at making BA a tournament styled army, and if I did, I'd probably use the new codex over the BA codex. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/156352-blood-angels-wip/#findComment-1831748 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainForge Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 I like them. I almost painted Blood Angels. It was between them and Imperial Fists. The thing about taking photos I've found is trickier than you might think. Yes a photo will show all your flaws, but can be a good thing to help you improve. If your camera has auto focusing, use it. Overall I like them. If they don't look shiny in person I would not worry about that much. Great job. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/156352-blood-angels-wip/#findComment-1831797 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gettothegone Posted January 6, 2009 Author Share Posted January 6, 2009 I tried doing Fist. The yellow I had did NOT like the airbrush, so I gave up on them. On a whim, I tried blood red. It took instantly, and I haven't looked back. I've always liked BA, and have always enjoyed playing fast armies vs mech / heavy oriented armies. I'll enjoy doing the Rhino with the brush, I'm working on a BA stencil for doing the top panels with a custom decal. Kudo's to anyone who paints Fist, all the respect to you, but it just didn't work with the brush at all, and turned out worse looking then I could have imagined. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/156352-blood-angels-wip/#findComment-1831806 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gettothegone Posted January 10, 2009 Author Share Posted January 10, 2009 Testors Dullcote = 100% win, took the shine right off them, and never snowflecked them at all. http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj289/miroz2/Picture047.jpg http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj289/miroz2/Picture048.jpg Beaker, or Regular Helmet for the heavy bolter *eventually both, but just can't decide which goes first* Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/156352-blood-angels-wip/#findComment-1836998 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother_Israfil Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 Beaker, or Regular Helmet for the heavy bolter *eventually both, but just can't decide which goes first* Beakies FTW! I really dig the Sergeant's banner, but all around good job. Nice even coat with your red. That Baal Red Wash is something, isn't it? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/156352-blood-angels-wip/#findComment-1837009 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gettothegone Posted January 10, 2009 Author Share Posted January 10, 2009 Baal Red wash is a godsend. Will be working on the rhino + beaker this weekend to finish this squad off, then off to the Assault Marines. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/156352-blood-angels-wip/#findComment-1837010 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gettothegone Posted January 12, 2009 Author Share Posted January 12, 2009 Tac Sqad 1 http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj289/miroz2/Picture049.jpg Little Better Closeup http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj289/miroz2/Picture051.jpg More from the top http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj289/miroz2/Picture053.jpg This week, build 20 Assault Guys to painting standard, and get them primered. Critiques welcome as long as its constructive. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/156352-blood-angels-wip/#findComment-1839269 Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_shrike Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 Whys the Devastator guy have a blue helmet? Is he gonna be used in a Devvie squad later? Other than that, great job! I also dig the sergeant's banner, and the BA symbol on the top of the Rhino. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/156352-blood-angels-wip/#findComment-1839282 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gettothegone Posted January 12, 2009 Author Share Posted January 12, 2009 He'll be in a Dev squad later, but I think all the heavy weapon guys have blue helms... if not no big deal :) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/156352-blood-angels-wip/#findComment-1839287 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gettothegone Posted January 25, 2009 Author Share Posted January 25, 2009 Oh its not dead.... its just growing. http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj289/miroz2/DSCF0037.jpg 20 Assault Marines 10 Tac Marines (Heavy Bolter) Once these are complete, I'll reward myself by putting together and painting my vindicators. Basecoated with an airbrush, took about half a bottle of Blood Red. After that, a heavily converted Corbulo to even out my 1000pt army on the way to 1750. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/156352-blood-angels-wip/#findComment-1856818 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Antonius Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 I like them shinny! The Blood Angels books all tell us that they are a little bit vain when it comes to artistic and militaristic ventures. Why wouldn't thier armor be polished to a high sheen? They aren't afraid of the enemy seeing them are they? :( Now if they were on campaign for some weeks, I would expect thier armor and vehicles to be a bit dirty and not shinny. But just arriving from a drop pod from thier strike cruiser---shinny armor! Sorry to hear that you decided against the Fists, but the Blood Angels were at the Seige of Terra and bled with us Fists and thusly, we Fists wear our Aquilas Blood Red to honor the fallen Sanguininus (sp?) and his sons so we can't fault you there. By the way, great painting so far. They look great. Look forward to seeing your Corbulo conversion. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/156352-blood-angels-wip/#findComment-1856904 Share on other sites More sharing options...
I am Legion Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 Their good, better then I can paint. ALittle shiny but that could be the camera or a trick of the light or be fixed with dull coat. Never heard of washes giving shinyness like that before. Come on, I've seen you paint recently. Your painting is improving rapidly. At your age my stuff looked worse. Anyway. great stuff so far. I like the big logo on the rhino. Very cool. I just have one problem: You need to give them the black shoulder pads. It doesn't take much time, and makes the BA look way better IMO. The shiny clean armour is the way I go as well, and it's fine. If that's the GW sealer, it will dull after a little handling which should get it to the right level of sheen. The only other thing I could say is that your marines are a little plain. You need to give them a bit more personallity. And yes people, airbrushing IS the way to go. Everything is much smoother in the end, and two coats are all you need with GW paints. Keep going. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/156352-blood-angels-wip/#findComment-1856913 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gettothegone Posted January 25, 2009 Author Share Posted January 25, 2009 Sorry to hear that you decided against the Fists, but the Blood Angels were at the Seige of Terra and bled with us Fists and thusly, we Fists wear our Aquilas Blood Red to honor the fallen Sanguininus (sp?) and his sons so we can't fault you there. Really?! That's awesome, I didn't know that! I may try some black shoulder pads, I just personally like the solid colour a bit more. Anyway, I got a lot of painting ahead of me. I promise that the Vindicators will be a lesson in vanity... I hope. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/156352-blood-angels-wip/#findComment-1856923 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.