GrandMagnus Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 "Thosewhoshallnotbenamed"... say it brother, ULTRAMARINES! Im a long time fan and battle brother of the XIIIth legion. All glory to the XIIIth. And thanks for sharing your red technique, its really nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vadskær Posted May 17, 2014 Author Share Posted May 17, 2014 Hey Chaps! Yay, it's Saturday - favorite day of the week! PLUS, I get to show you my just finished Imperial Knight :-D It was quite a project to undertake, and whilst I've painted a Vendetta before, this was the most elaborate of the "big models" I've tackled so far. A real pleasure to paint - I split it up into numerous sub-productions, so I could more quickly finish some parts, and then move on the the others. I started working on it the day it was released and finished it just now - so it took quite some time. There are only a few modifications aside from the original kit: I added a muzzle to the battle cannon barrel, taken from a standard Leman Russ tank, since I think the barrel just looks unfinished and too short without it. Also, I placed a couple of antennas on the top of the carapace armor and liberally used transfers from the Baneblade/Shadowsword kit. I decided not to paint on battle damage - I would much rather have a nice, clean look for this massive model. I hope you like him as much as I do :-) /vadskær http://i1058.photobucket.com/albums/t410/vadskaer/IMG_4805_zps1fc9231a.jpg http://i1058.photobucket.com/albums/t410/vadskaer/IMG_4809_zpsb672d561.jpg http://i1058.photobucket.com/albums/t410/vadskaer/IMG_4812_zpsa653578b.jpg http://i1058.photobucket.com/albums/t410/vadskaer/IMG_4821_zps3ae057c9.jpg http://i1058.photobucket.com/albums/t410/vadskaer/IMG_4824_zps965175ab.jpg http://i1058.photobucket.com/albums/t410/vadskaer/IMG_4830_zps7d251250.jpg http://i1058.photobucket.com/albums/t410/vadskaer/IMG_4838_zps09a5440e.jpg http://i1058.photobucket.com/albums/t410/vadskaer/IMG_4846_zps92dd5d5f.jpg http://i1058.photobucket.com/albums/t410/vadskaer/IMG_4859_zpsd0c46ee2.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandMagnus Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 NICE! Cool pose, where real and alive, normally such a pose would look weird for a machine of that size but you managed to make it look great. Lovely colours too, smooth and clean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Reinhard Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 Oh holy :cuss man did you have to do that? Did you have to shatter every last shred of confidence I ever had. By god, I don't think I'll ever recover from this sense of inadequacy you've thrust upon me. As recompense, you must supply me with mini tips on how you achieved some of this wizardy. Like, how did you do that gorgeous gold, the window on the hatch, the checkers, the spade and other symbols, what colors did you use on the blue and so on. Then maybe, once I can stop worshipping this blue God, I shall try see if I can absorb a fraction of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandMagnus Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 +1 on the gold recipe. I have a hard time getting the right kind of gold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratboy1664 Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 Love it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olis Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 Two words brother: 'Lovely' and 'jubbly'. I bet he looks fabulous on the battlefield. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBear Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 That is beyond insane, everything is so good I don't even know were to start. It might very well be the best knight I've seen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trysanna Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 The Knight looks killer, well done. The variety of transfers was a good choice, really gives the Knight some personality. -Tarvik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaosRaptor Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 Oh man, I'm done. I'm just done. *Tosses models out the window* Joking aside, that knight is just amazing (along with everything else!). The amount of detail on him is insane, and I am incredibly jealous of your skills. Paint for the paint god! Plastic for his throne! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vadskær Posted May 18, 2014 Author Share Posted May 18, 2014 @ Anaziel, Reinhard, Ratboy1664, Olisredan, MrBear, Tarvik, KaosRaptor: Thanks a lot for your very kind words and comments - much appreciated :-) Some of you asked questions regarding techniques - a lot of them are the same as I use across all of my other miniatures, just in a bigger scale. The Gold recipe: - Undercoat Chaos Black - Basecoat 2 layers of Scorched Brown - Layer 1:1 Scorched Brown & Shining Gold (2-3 thinned layers) - Layer Shining Gold in as many layers as needed to get a solid, even, clean & clear gold coating (for the Knight, on the larger panels, this means 6-9 layers) - Shade recesses with 1:1 Scorched Brown & Chaos Black (thinned down to a wash - do a couple of coats rather than one heavy - and ONLY in the recesses!) - Shade with a sepia shade, such as Gryphonne Sepia - Retouch as necessary with Shining Gold - Highlight with 1:1 Shining Gold & Mithril Silver on the edges, 2-3 layers depending on ares + on rivets. - Thin this mix down to a glaze/wash and lightly paint over all the gold areas excluding the shaded areas to give it a highly polished look Final highlight of pure Mithril Silver on the rivets and on the most prominent edges & corners The Hatch Window recipe - Undercoat Chaos Black - Basecoat Shadow Gray - Wash with the green GW wash (Thraka Green in the old paint system) - Recoat the main area with Shadow Gray - Blend up with Shadow Gray and a touch of Astronomicon Gray - add a bit more as you go along and build up the color. - Highlight with Astronomicon Gray (the reflection) - Highlight with Space Wolves Gray (the reflection) - Do the final cross-reflection with pure white along with the dot - Layer 2-3 coats of gloss varnish The chequers where done by painting the whole side of the shoulder-panel in first Ceramite White (build up a solid coat using several layers - i did around 4-5). Then layer on Screaming Skull in several thinned layers until you get a nice clean coat. After that, thin down Chaos Black and paint on the chequers in the shape and size you want, making sure to make them even and in the same size. Correct any mistakes and then block in with un-thinned Chaos Black. Shade the edges with sepia wash. The Spade and other symbols are transfers from either the Imperial Knight or Baneblade sheet. To fix them, I first coat the area with gloss varnish, affix the transfer in the position I want, coat it again with gloss varnish and let it dry. Next step is to coat it in Matt varnish and then re-paint the whole bugger in the original colors used on the model. This means, that for the red areas with the black eagle, all the red ares are re-painted with the red color and the transfer itself is painted over with black. This way you can't ever see it's a transfer. Thats the process for all but the smallest transfers on the banner and such. The Blue Armor recipe - Undercoat Chaos Black - Basecoat three layers of Necron Abyss - Layer on three layers of Regal Blue - Highlight with Ultramarines Blue - Highlight with 1:1 Ultramarines Blue & Fenrisian Grey - Final highlight of pure Space Wolves Grey on the most prominent edges and corners/rivets. Now - get painting chaps! :-) /vadskær Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandMagnus Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 That blue would actually look really good for Ultramarines, so thanks for sharing your secret :P And thank you for the gold recipe! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vadskær Posted May 18, 2014 Author Share Posted May 18, 2014 That blue would actually look really good for Ultramarines, so thanks for sharing your secret And thank you for the gold recipe! @ Anaziel: it's the same recipe I use for my older Ultramarines, including my UM Venerable Dread with the tyranid warrior stuck in the banner, posted several pages back :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandMagnus Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 That blue would actually look really good for Ultramarines, so thanks for sharing your secret And thank you for the gold recipe! @ Anaziel: it's the same recipe I use for my older Ultramarines, including my UM Venerable Dread with the tyranid warrior stuck in the banner, posted several pages back :-) Well, then I guess I will have to try it out sometime. When I start (or rather, re-start) my Ultramarines legion I will use your recipe. So thanks again :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vadskær Posted June 9, 2014 Author Share Posted June 9, 2014 Hey Chaps, Just a little update on my behalf. Since I finished the Imperial Knight, I've been busy painting up a squad of the new Tempestus Scions - and here's a progress picture of the legs and lower body all done. There hasn't been much time for painting and honestly, after I finished the Knight it was nice to get some days away from the paint station. I've wanted to try out some camo-scheme for some IG for a long time, and the Scions were a perfect opportunity - the mix of hard-hitter Special Forces combined with the baroque and 40k'ish style of armor was just perfect. Enjoy! /vadskær http://i1058.photobucket.com/albums/t410/vadskaer/IMG_4864_zps0de6f2bc.jpg http://i1058.photobucket.com/albums/t410/vadskaer/IMG_4867_zps86fc7cc4.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBear Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 That's some really nice camo you've got going there and everything else look good aswell. These guys should be really splendid when they are finished Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Reinhard Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 Double on that camo. That looks fantastic. Any special order to it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vadskær Posted July 31, 2014 Author Share Posted July 31, 2014 THEY ARE FINALLY DONE! Pictures tomorrow....stay tuned! :-) /vadskær Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kierdale Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 Throne that camo's well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyaenidae Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 That Knight is the best I've seen yet. Well done, dude. :tu: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vadskær Posted August 1, 2014 Author Share Posted August 1, 2014 @MrBear, Reinhard, Kierdale - thanks a lot mates, glad you like the camp scheme :-) @1000heathens - thank you very much! I'm quite proud of it, and that I survived such a big project :-D Okay, so here goes - the Tempestus Scions/Stormtroopers/Spec-Ops are FINALLY done! Exams, tests, work, summer holidays all conspired to keep me off track with these guys, but last evening I got them based and found a proud front row space in my cabinet. They were a blast to paint, although it was a massive undertaking with so incredibly many details. Also, they were quite a bitch to assemble, especially the ones wielding hot-shot lasguns! Right now I'm pondering what to paint next - it will probably be a single marine character! Enjoy :-) /vadskær http://i1058.photobucket.com/albums/t410/vadskaer/IMG_4874_zps84c5600b.jpg http://i1058.photobucket.com/albums/t410/vadskaer/IMG_4994_zpsfd692946.jpg http://i1058.photobucket.com/albums/t410/vadskaer/IMG_4997_zpscdebd82a.jpg http://i1058.photobucket.com/albums/t410/vadskaer/IMG_5001_zps80ffe220.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psy-Crow Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 Exceptional as always. I often reference this tread for recipes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBear Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 Every bit as beautiful as could be expected from the pre-view. An amazing squad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vadskær Posted August 4, 2014 Author Share Posted August 4, 2014 @ Psy-Crow & MrBear: Thanks for the replies and kind words guys - much appreciated! /vadskær Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vadskær Posted August 7, 2014 Author Share Posted August 7, 2014 Hey Guys, Been busy painting a lot these past few days - here's a progress pic of Asmodai of the finished body. I'm working on his right arm now :-) /vadskær http://i1058.photobucket.com/albums/t410/vadskaer/10578550_10152615133614111_306771822_n_zpse795f0fa.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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