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S'jet

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Hey guys, first model painted in years..

 

http://i684.photobucket.com/albums/vv205/Sjetaj/SoBTestF.jpg

 

http://i684.photobucket.com/albums/vv205/Sjetaj/SoBTestB.jpg

 

Was going well until i started the Robes. I dont know whether its the models, the robes on SoB seem very flat, but just couldnt get it clean. Anyone else found it difficult painting SoB robes? or is it just me :P

 

The model is WIP, still needs touching up. CandC plz ;)

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To be honest, there's nothing wrong with the robes. Sisters-robes are indeed quite flat, but you shaded them enough to make it believable IMHO. You could of course spice things up with a colored trim or such on them. I did that on mine and it really finishes your mini.

Ok, finished the test model...

 

http://i684.photobucket.com/albums/vv205/Sjetaj/SoBTestF2.jpg

 

http://i684.photobucket.com/albums/vv205/Sjetaj/SoBTestB2.jpg

 

Still not sure about the Bolter Casing, and might add a border on the Cloth.... any ideas which colour to use?

For the bolter casing, I'd consider something light, something that contrasts with the purple armour. I'm even inclined to say to go with your gold recipe for the bolter casing, although I'm not sure how that would work with the regular metal...

 

For the trim I'd just take purple, as this would tie in best with your color scheme. Picking any other color just wouldn't cut it IMHO.

I'd actually leave the trim off the robes. They look nice and cleanly done as is.

 

Maybe save a trim for a specialist unit (Celestians, Dominion, Retributor) and leave the stock SoB squads without trim. Would help tell them appart, and then I'd have to agree with Oblit, purple all the way.

 

Bolter casing... therese always the stock black casing. With as dark as you've gone with some of your purple shades it wouldn't look overly out of place and may pop the brighter highlights some. Either that or just leave the purple like you've got it. Again, maybe use different color bolters for different squads? Not an elegant solution but I've found its rather difficult to seperate units as the SoB models don't lend themselves to unit ID very well. Not a lot of places to mark them as belonging to their squad.

Hey S'jet,

 

love your scheme (probably because its so similar to mine :), yours is just painted alot better overall), but I have to agree with the others who have suggested that the bolter casing be a different color. I went a strange route with mine (some say that they seem to be a little bit "Chaosy") and went with a green casing using extreme highlighting (Dark Angels --> Scorpion Green). Here is what it looks like:

 

http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee285/Girathon/Sistas1.jpg

 

I would really say however that you go with a muted right like Burias suggested, as I used that on my St. Celestine to great affect (just wish I'd thought of red when I did the regular SoB lol):

 

http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee285/Girathon/P1010896.jpg

 

Just some food for thought. I dont mean to jack your thread with my pics but if you feel I am, just LMK and I will take them down.

 

Cheers,

 

G

I now know how I'm going to include some purple armour to my Black Templars. Gonna add in some Sisters of Battle. Thanks for the inspiration and as for the robes...they look very smooth and overall are great. Maybe a bit more shadowing in the most deepest areas. A dark gold bolter casing could work and I also agree with HellStrike regarding the black suiting. It all comes down to what you like.

 

Cheers, Messanger

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