Pig Of Sparta Posted August 26, 2009 Author Share Posted August 26, 2009 I thought I'd stick up some shots of my next project, which is for my Sons of Orar 5th Company Army. May I present Brother Vorolanus: http://i347.photobucket.com/albums/p456/pigofsparta/markivdreadredbase1.jpg http://i347.photobucket.com/albums/p456/pigofsparta/markivdreadredbase2.jpg http://i347.photobucket.com/albums/p456/pigofsparta/markivdreadarmsbase.jpg As you can see he's still very WIP, but I only started painting him last night so I think I'm doing pretty well for only about 3 hours work. I'm painting him the same way as the rest of my S.o.O, so his shoulders will eventually be white again :tu:. As usual any comments or crits are appreciated, and if anyone has any suggestions as to how I can fit my company colours (black) into the overall scheme I'd be most grateful. I'm off to my local gaming club for the first time tonight so with any luck I'll be able to test the combat effectiveness of Captain Lucian's 5th Co. (I've no illusions of winning as I've yet to play a game under 5th edition rules :P) James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashen-Shugar Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 Everyone is painting Sons of Orar! We're one step closer to taking over! But back on topic - nice work on the dread. I really can't think of any place where you could put the black though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToyShip Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 The Dreadnoght is looking great, but the reason for my comment is Captain Agemman. I feel that his shoulder pad with the Ultramarines symbol is lacking. Why not put some sort of battle honors or herealdry there to spruce it up? Otherwise he is looking great, your painting is so clean and crisp! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verpine Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 Everyone is painting Sons of Orar! We're one step closer to taking over! Yep, posted mine today... Anyways the dread looks really cool! But my question is, what's the difference is between the S.o.O's different companies? I mean, they all have black trim on their shoulder pads, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pig Of Sparta Posted August 27, 2009 Author Share Posted August 27, 2009 @ Ashen-Shugar: I know, if we can persuade more people to do other companies we'll have an entire Chapter in no time! :D DOn't sweat it on the black issue, I'm sure a solution will present itself... @ ToyShip: Thanks for your comment. I posted Agemman in the Hall of Honour and had a couple of people say the same thing. I know I could have done more on him, but I liked the spartan, un-blinged look he had. I may well go back to him at some point and add some more detail. @ verpine: ha ha, we're taking over the forum! I'll go check out your post. Thanks, although I'm gonna replace the plasma cannon with a multimelta asap. In my first game last night it couldn't kill anything. Back on topic, I think that the Sons of Orar, being a codex chapter have the different company colours on their should guard rims, cause if you look at the on in C:SM he has white rims on his shoulders. I could be wrong though. James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twistinthunder Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 soon the forum will be "RED power armour only" hehe keep up the good work pig of sparta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verpine Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 Back on topic, I think that the Sons of Orar, being a codex chapter have the different company colours on their should guard rims, cause if you look at the on in C:SM he has white rims on his shoulders. I could be wrong though. James You may be right, but I think that he had white trim cause he was a veteran and they have white trim... i mean ultramarines do so it's prob same. Maybe we should ask that Keith guy who made them up... Anyway, on topic, I think Lysander looks great without extra "bling". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pig Of Sparta Posted August 29, 2009 Author Share Posted August 29, 2009 @ twistinthunder: I know, ha ha, we're slowly taking over. But I imagine after this weekend when Space Hulk starts hitting doormats it'll be even redder ;) @ verpine: Sounds like a plan, I wonder where we can find him? Quick update, the red on the body is done, so now I just need to do the red on the arms, then it's on to the white :) http://i347.photobucket.com/albums/p456/pigofsparta/topred2.jpg James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheeseychaoslord Posted August 29, 2009 Share Posted August 29, 2009 is your army the one in septembers white dwarf because your ultramarines are painted the same and you put the same name at the end of your posts P.S Im a subsciber so I got mine early Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pig Of Sparta Posted August 29, 2009 Author Share Posted August 29, 2009 I wish it was, but no. I don't have an Ultramarine's army, just a couple of minis painted up as Ultras. They guy in WD is James Karch. It'd be nice though.... maybe one day. James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pig Of Sparta Posted September 13, 2009 Author Share Posted September 13, 2009 Thought I'd stick up some more Sons of Orar goodness in the shape of my WIP Terminator Squad Cervantes: http://i347.photobucket.com/albums/p456/pigofsparta/TerminatorSquadCervantes.jpg They're still fairly early on in the painting process, but hopefully won't take that long to do. The only thing I'm unsure of is what colour to do the Crux Terminati (I think that'd be the plural) on their left shoulder guard as the guards themselves will be white, just now I'm thinking either grey or a non-metallic gold kinda colour, but any ideas would be appreciated. James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashen-Shugar Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 From my experience, gold looks nice on a white shoulder pad - thats the colour I would do it. Keep up the good work. :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twistinthunder Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 gold definatly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snakes Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 your work never ceases to amaze me :o will definately keep an eye on this one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireLizard Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 Been following this army for some time now! My vote on the Crux for the Terminators would be the traditional stone. it'll stand out enough form the white if you do some nice contrasting, and the washes can help with that. I'm just a traditionalist with it comes to that and like the stone :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pig Of Sparta Posted September 14, 2009 Author Share Posted September 14, 2009 @ Ashen-Shugar: I'll bear that in mind, metallic or non-metallic gold though? @ twistinthunder: We'll see, but probably will be... @ Snakes: Thanks brother. (you've made me blush!) I've still got loads of stuff I want to add to this army so hopefully it'll continue to impress. @ FireLizard: I like know that people are keeping an eye on projects, it makes me concentrate on getting it done rather than getting distracted. Or at least it makes me want to comeback to it if I do. As for the Crux Terminati, I'm gonna be painting the Space Hulk Terminators in a couple of months, who will be done in the style that they are on the box, so I think I'll go for gold (probably) this time, but thanks for your opinion :-). Now, I'm afraid I got distracted again. I might not get round to painting these anytime soon, but I thought I'd throw some pics up to see what people think of them: Bolter Marine: http://i347.photobucket.com/albums/p456/pigofsparta/botlermarine1.jpg http://i347.photobucket.com/albums/p456/pigofsparta/boltermarine2.jpg I'm not sure which pose looks better with this guy. I kinda like both equally, so I need some help decidong which one to stick with. As for colours I'm not sure yet, I might do him as Imperial Fists, but as I've not painted any Crimson Fists yet, I might go for them instead, also for some reason Iron Snakes are sounding good too. However I'm open to suggestions. Mutated Chaos Terminator: http://i347.photobucket.com/albums/p456/pigofsparta/mutantterminator.jpg This guy is 'affectionately' known as 'Old One Eye' as I gouged out his eye (a la Brother Goriel from SH) the idea being that a shot that should have killed him failed, so for his luck he has been fuurther blessed by the his patron. Colourwise I'm thinking of doing him as a plague marine using the colour scheme that Joe Tomasowski used on the NUrgle Defiler in how to paint citadel tanks, only instead of lots of brass there'd be more rusty nmetal, except for the skull shoulder pad, which would be very old tarnished brass/copper covered in verdigris. Anyway if anyone has any comments or criticisms they are most welcome James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
son of nocturne Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 Damn you and your painty goodness James!!! Because of the epicness of your dread... I have one onthe way in the post... :P And i have also painted a red marine... Mainly it was to convince my mate to let me paint his space hulk goodies but partly because the ammount or red on these hallowed forums seems to have increases exponentialy recently! ;) As far as poses go for the bolter marine, go for the first, it is such a simple piece, but it looks far more win than the second pose as it looks like he has 'the thousand yeard stare'... The terrminator looks... chaosy... im not a very good authority on chaos im affraid... :lol: Keep it up mate. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xavier Targhost Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 Cool ide with the terminator there mate :P first time i like the possessed arm on them and well thumbs upp ;) and the bolter marine i like allot but mostly the one loking att the same derection as the weapon.. Nr.1 so to speak... :lol: coulors on him humm... Brazen claw..? or Iron snake and Imperial Fists sounds nice :) thoug id like to see him a bitt muddy and dirty if you know what i meen ? (like he have been there for a while doing battle agenst the enemys of the Imperium...) just a thought.. :S hehe nice work there anyway mate :) Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snakes Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 IRON SNAKES!!!!!!!! (my current marine army) so yeah I say throw some metallics on that dude, oh and keep him looking forward. It's like he's gunning down some fleeing enemies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biohazard Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 Im gonna have to say number one as well, and would quite like to see it painted as an Imperial Fist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pig Of Sparta Posted September 17, 2009 Author Share Posted September 17, 2009 Thanks for your replies guys, when I have a little more time, I'll reply to them properly I promise. In the mean time here's a couple of updated pics of Terminator Squad Cervantes: http://i347.photobucket.com/albums/p456/pigofsparta/tscwhiteandgold1.jpg http://i347.photobucket.com/albums/p456/pigofsparta/tscwhiteandgold2.jpg James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tagsta Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 the pose on that marine with the bolter is just gorgeous! great choice of bits! might have to steal the idea for the base! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pig Of Sparta Posted September 20, 2009 Author Share Posted September 20, 2009 @ tagsta: Feel free to use the base idea. It originally came from my desire to recreate the iconic imags of a marine atop a heap of debris firing his bolter down into a mass of enemy that seem to have been done ever since this hobby started. It took me a little while to work it out, but in the end it came down to how much can I realistically cram on to add detail without it looking silly or taking over the mini. @ Biohazard, Snakes: I've decided to go with pose #1 for the bolter marine, now all I have to do is decide whether to keep him bare-headed or give him his helmet back! @ Xavier Targhost: thanks for the comments. I've decided on pose one for the bolter guy, (see above) and I'm almost 100% decided on Imperial Fists for the colour scheme (sorry Snakes). As for the Chaos Terminator, he was originally going to have a chainfist and combi-melta but they didn't look quite right, so indesperation I tried other arms and these two looked best. I then did what I do with quite a few projects, blu-tacked him together and then went back and looked at him every so often, and everytime I did I liked the look a little bit more so it helped me make up my mind. @ son of nocturne: I really am truly sorry ;) (I'd love to see the red marine if you've got some pics) but hey, at least you get to paint some Space Hulk stuff, (incidentally I'm itching to get going on mine, I'm even ordering new paints for them and everything, too bad I can't touch it till my birthday :() I'm glad you've joind the scarlet fraternity though, the more the merrier. As you can see from the replies above, I'm sticking with the first pose for the bolter marine, and going with Imperial Fists for his colours, but... do I keep him bare-headed or give him a helm? Maybe I should stick up a photo to get some more opinions. James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pig Of Sparta Posted September 21, 2009 Author Share Posted September 21, 2009 Double-Post I'm afraid. Here's another couple of pics of the bolter marine: http://i347.photobucket.com/albums/p456/pigofsparta/Barehead1.jpg http://i347.photobucket.com/albums/p456/pigofsparta/Helmetedhead1.jpg but which one looks better? James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calimehtar Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 Well, I'm not usually a fan of bare-headed marines, but in this case I think you should go with the first choice, that head looks more menacing than the helmeted one. Or maybe some other type of helmet if you can spare one, rather than the usual, boring MK.7. Just my two cents. BTW, I never commented on your army although I followed your SoO from the start...and I must say they're brilliant!! Your painting skills and the counts-as Sicarius commander especially! More, please! Calimehtar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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