HIMSA Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 So, I'm totally back in the swing of the hobby after a massive break, but I'm back with a vengeance. I decided I was going to paint my entire army this time round, and I'm not playing a game with any unpainted models. This used to be something I was terrible for, but I'm making amends. I have made a few sacrifices of quality in exchange for a greater speed, but I'm happy with these as table-top models. I kinda like the realistic, dirty, gritty look I'm getting though. I've taken influence from a lot of members here and heavy lurking has gone down. On the paint bench right now I have: 5 Bikes An Attack Bike An Honour guard with JPs A 5 man assualt squad 5 Scouts 5 AoBR Terminators A 5 man VAS A Razorback A slightly augmented AoBR Dread Then there's a few marine squads Ive not even built yet... So, without further ado, here's some highlights of my work in progress! Scouts, front. http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h231/benjaminboomstand/DSC_0825.jpg Scouts, rear. http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h231/benjaminboomstand/DSC_0826.jpg I've gone for the volcanic ash/urban camo scheme on these guys, I'll be adding a small red inset on the shoulder with a white X numeral to denote the chapter and company. It's my first attempt at painting camo, but I'm pleased with the result and may try it out more. These guys would look sweet with an accompanying LS Storm in camo. Bikes http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h231/benjaminboomstand/DSC_0827.jpg http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h231/benjaminboomstand/DSC_0830.jpg I've gone for some extensive weathering here, I think it looks effective considering how fast I could paint them... Took about 4 hours to get to this point... Maybe I'm just slow? I've primed the riders now, so I'll post them when I make some progress. Honour Guard with Jump Packs... Standard Bearer http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h231/benjaminboomstand/DSC_0831.jpg Melta Gunner http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h231/benjaminboomstand/DSC_0832.jpg Tech-Priest http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h231/benjaminboomstand/DSC_0833.jpg Sanguinary Priest http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h231/benjaminboomstand/DSC_0834.jpg Rear Jump pack detail http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h231/benjaminboomstand/DSC_0835.jpg Champion http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h231/benjaminboomstand/DSC_0836.jpg AoBR Dread http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h231/benjaminboomstand/DSC_0837.jpg Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/166381-blood-angels-on-the-painting-bench/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaplain Kharn Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 Those are awesome! now I've always been fond of blood angels and I've never thought of what they looked like with raven wing kits great paint job crisp smooth and good weathering :D Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/166381-blood-angels-on-the-painting-bench/#findComment-1959402 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIMSA Posted April 18, 2009 Author Share Posted April 18, 2009 Thanks! I wanted a speeder originally, then looked at the Ravenwing boxset and figured, "what the hey?" So I splashed out. The ravenwing extras sprues are so useful. On the bikes, 2 of the front shield bits have only 1 set of wings on because the riders are weilding close combat weapons. I figures the wings would get in the way and also act as extra shielding on the off side... A bit like knights. One of them even has a chain-lance... :D Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/166381-blood-angels-on-the-painting-bench/#findComment-1959411 Share on other sites More sharing options...
igotsmeakabob!! Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 That's an AoBR dread!? Jeeze! How!? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/166381-blood-angels-on-the-painting-bench/#findComment-1959842 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIMSA Posted April 19, 2009 Author Share Posted April 19, 2009 It certainly is, it's only some filing and a few bits from the ravenwing and rhino sprues. I filed off the front, stuck a termie torso front on there, along with other gubbins. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/166381-blood-angels-on-the-painting-bench/#findComment-1959971 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terminal Maxocity Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 Very nice weathering job. Very jealous ;) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/166381-blood-angels-on-the-painting-bench/#findComment-1960003 Share on other sites More sharing options...
blood_raven_240 Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 Very nice Weathered Red! Mind sharing the Red and Weathering Recipe? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/166381-blood-angels-on-the-painting-bench/#findComment-1960006 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIMSA Posted April 19, 2009 Author Share Posted April 19, 2009 Thanks for the kind comments guys... Red. This is deceptively simple. It's a nice smooth Mechrite Red base painted over black. As usual, it's better if done in 2 smooth, thin coats instead of 1 thick one. When that is fully dried, I go nuts with a muddy mix of Devlan mud and badab black washes slightly thinned with water. When this is dry, I often go back over with pure Badab Black ink to pick out details, like eyes, breather grilles etc, a bit like easy black lining. I barely ever bother highlighting the red these days. I had such trouble with it coming out either pink looking, too orange or just plain OTT. The most I do is to pick out any highlights with a Mechrite Red/Blood Red mix, but I do this VERY sparsely. With the dread, I used this mix on the top half of a few of the main armour panels, and left the bottom halves grubby. I also painted a few rustly oily runs and drips on the armour with a slightly dried mix of bada black/devlan mud. mix it roughly and leave it to dry a bit on the pallette, wait till its the consistency of spit and them apply at will. Weathering. Again, so simple. All it is is a directional drybrush with astronomicon grey slighly darkened with a touch of black. only very lightly though. Build it up with multiple brush overs. I also then stippled pure astronomicon grey into a few areas to show dust buildup. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/166381-blood-angels-on-the-painting-bench/#findComment-1960049 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIMSA Posted April 19, 2009 Author Share Posted April 19, 2009 So, this afternoon, I primed my razorback and basecoated the bikesquad riders. I'm floundering as to how I should paint the Honour guard though... Any ideas? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/166381-blood-angels-on-the-painting-bench/#findComment-1960441 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karitas Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 back when i played BA gold was traditional for honour guard. but your army has a very "real" look, which i personally like very much and strive for myself, so gold might not be appropriate. how about a red or black (in honour of the death company) cscheme with a heavy gold trim? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/166381-blood-angels-on-the-painting-bench/#findComment-1960567 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIMSA Posted April 20, 2009 Author Share Posted April 20, 2009 back when i played BA gold was traditional for honour guard. but your army has a very "real" look, which i personally like very much and strive for myself, so gold might not be appropriate. how about a red or black (in honour of the death company) cscheme with a heavy gold trim? You sir, are a genius. I wanted to do black, but thought it might seem like a cop out, but some gold trim... Now we're talking. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/166381-blood-angels-on-the-painting-bench/#findComment-1960998 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIMSA Posted April 20, 2009 Author Share Posted April 20, 2009 Oh man... the 5 bare scouts head has given me such a concentration headache. How do people deal with painting guard? Edit... OK, instead of spamming the poop outta my own thread, here's some horde shots... Armoured Division http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h231/benjaminboomstand/DSC_0880.jpg Assault Wing http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h231/benjaminboomstand/DSC_0882.jpg Tactical Division http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h231/benjaminboomstand/DSC_0883.jpg Still to be built... Tactical squad. 10 man assualt squad without jump packs 5 man jump pack Death Co. and Jump pack chaplain 5 Man honour guard without jump packs including "classic" models with an old school Rhino to ride in. 1 Rhino Metal scouts Captain on foot with Storm bolter and Power sword. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/166381-blood-angels-on-the-painting-bench/#findComment-1961718 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karitas Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 Nice Horde! Those are going to look amazing once they are all painted up one question - the glowy red guys, an early paint job or a fluffy reason why they are new and shiny? ;) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/166381-blood-angels-on-the-painting-bench/#findComment-1961891 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIMSA Posted April 20, 2009 Author Share Posted April 20, 2009 Nice Horde! Those are going to look amazing once they are all painted up one question - the glowy red guys, an early paint job or a fluffy reason why they are new and shiny? ;) Thanks man... Well, those glowy dudes... I painted them the week the multipart tactical box came out... We must be looking at 8 years ago? Maybe more? Anyway, yes, an old paintjob. I plan on repainting them as the current job is pretty thin but for now I think they can be "new recruits" fresh from the scout company. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/166381-blood-angels-on-the-painting-bench/#findComment-1961897 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karitas Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 Nice Horde! Those are going to look amazing once they are all painted up one question - the glowy red guys, an early paint job or a fluffy reason why they are new and shiny? ;) Thanks man... Well, those glowy dudes... I painted them the week the multipart tactical box came out... We must be looking at 8 years ago? Maybe more? Anyway, yes, an old paintjob. I plan on repainting them as the current job is pretty thin but for now I think they can be "new recruits" fresh from the scout company. Absolutely :( i am always torn when it comes to this - sure we all improve over time, is it better to repaint, or to leave the models, so we can pull them out form time to time and see how far we've come.... personally i dunk em in dettol :( actually sometimes, if theres a model i remember being proud of at the time, i keep it for comparison, :) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/166381-blood-angels-on-the-painting-bench/#findComment-1961900 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIMSA Posted April 20, 2009 Author Share Posted April 20, 2009 Yep... I did have another assault squad I was really proud of, but in my teenage "off the hobby" period, I think I actually binned them. I'm gutted about it now! Those 5 guys in the middle of the 3rd pic, I think they are the oldest models that don't need a repaint... painted just after the glow squad. The power fist dude is a Games Day exclusive from 99 I think? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/166381-blood-angels-on-the-painting-bench/#findComment-1961906 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. Tates Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 Looking real good man, real dirty and gritty. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/166381-blood-angels-on-the-painting-bench/#findComment-1962954 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIMSA Posted April 28, 2009 Author Share Posted April 28, 2009 Woah... Well... I've been painting a fair bit and decided today that enough was enough. I needed an airbrush, so I picked up the GW one from my local store and I'm quite well pleased. Prior, my efforts had gone on painting the scout squad, basecoating the bike riders and painting the Sanguinary Priest from the Honour Guard. Scouts, getting there... http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h231/benjaminboomstand/DSC_1058.jpg And the reverse... http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h231/benjaminboomstand/DSC_1059.jpg SP from Honour guard... Just a few things to touch up and finish off... http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h231/benjaminboomstand/DSC_1055.jpg Camera 2... http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h231/benjaminboomstand/DSC_1057.jpg And 10 minutes of Airbrush fun resulting in the rest of the HG being nicely basecoated. http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h231/benjaminboomstand/DSC_1060.jpg Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/166381-blood-angels-on-the-painting-bench/#findComment-1970357 Share on other sites More sharing options...
igotsmeakabob!! Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 Whoah, awesome Sanguinary Priest. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/166381-blood-angels-on-the-painting-bench/#findComment-1970443 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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