CosmicCreations Posted December 5, 2009 Author Share Posted December 5, 2009 hello to anyone who's looking at this :( I have managed to crack on with my crusade army. After getting frustrated with slow progress I have started to concentrate on one squad at a time. I've been painting the Aurora Tactical squad lately and they're halfway done, heres the first 4 marines... I wanted to make the squad look very independant, a theme running through the army, with every marine having different armour and decorations Beaky Marine http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo11/Cosmic_Castaway2157/Miniatures/STP65736.jpg Sergeant http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo11/Cosmic_Castaway2157/Miniatures/STP65738.jpg Bare Headed Marine (bolter not finished) http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo11/Cosmic_Castaway2157/Miniatures/STP65740.jpg And lastly, Grenade marine http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo11/Cosmic_Castaway2157/Miniatures/STP65741.jpg hope you like, I also got my grubby little hands on these... http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo11/Cosmic_Castaway2157/Miniatures/STP65732.jpg http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo11/Cosmic_Castaway2157/Miniatures/STP65733.jpg They are very thin and fragile, and although they are slightly smaller than the marines they are PERFECT! I have put a couple on some scenery and one on the base of my dreadnought, and they excentuate the size of the marines, probably because we know what an average skeleton size is, and they just seem to work. I'll get some pics up of them later if you wish Daniel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE FATED FITH Posted December 5, 2009 Share Posted December 5, 2009 Looking good so far :( Some very clean painting coming along! <_< Mya I make a suggestion? , for the shoulder pad trims for your Ultramarines, perhaps try 4th company as it's a green similar to, and would tie in with, your Auroa chapter marines. Hope that helps! Good luck with the crusade! T.F.F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CosmicCreations Posted December 6, 2009 Author Share Posted December 6, 2009 Never thought about that to be honest. I'm reading the Ultramarine Novels at the moment so I suppose 4th company would be fitting. Then I can do Uriel and Pasanius! hmmmm *thoughts buzzing through mind* and thanks :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Loring Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 Some very nice, crisp 'n' clean miniatures you have there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sword brethren Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 you have a very sharp green, nicely done :) i really like the grenader pose, nice to see some marines aiming with something properlly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CosmicCreations Posted December 20, 2009 Author Share Posted December 20, 2009 Thanks very much Brother Loring and sword brethren ;) and now an update, I need other opinions, I'm getting bored and annoyed with my current shade of blue for the Ultramarines, I've been using it for years. I've tried something Lighter and wondered what you thought? heres 2 against each other, which do you prefer? I like the new 4th company one, although I dont know if I should darken the blue a tad? http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo11/Cosmic_Castaway2157/Miniatures/Photo0100.jpg http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo11/Cosmic_Castaway2157/Miniatures/Photo0101.jpg The right shoulder pad on the new marine has the Black scribbles/blobs on purpose, I know it doesn't look th best in the picture but in real life it looks quite effective, makes the trim look like it has writing around it too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CosmicCreations Posted December 21, 2009 Author Share Posted December 21, 2009 well that failed! Nevermind, I'm going to go with the Lighter blue as it is. Today I've been up the town in the fantastic snow and ice, Britain hasnt had this much in years!, and came home with yet another box of Assault Terminators I didn't want them to look like standard termies, all with helmets on etc. My vision was to show them as a tight knit group of Battle Brothers who have been in the same squad for years. To show this I have completely done away with helmets, all of them have bare heads of sorts. Personally I think this makes them look better and resembles the friendship the squad have, If I chose to write a bit more I would say that they very rarely wear helmets, only in the thick of a huge battle, and instead prefer to see each other. Sergeant http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo11/Cosmic_Castaway2157/Miniatures/STP65745.jpg http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo11/Cosmic_Castaway2157/Miniatures/STP65748.jpg I wanted him to look big and imposing so spread the arms out. 2nd http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo11/Cosmic_Castaway2157/Miniatures/STP65753.jpg A slightly more industrial/technical looking Termie 3rd http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo11/Cosmic_Castaway2157/Miniatures/STP65758.jpg His head is a chaos terminator sorcerer with the eye shaved down 4th and 5th 'The Twins' http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo11/Cosmic_Castaway2157/Miniatures/STP65762.jpg http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo11/Cosmic_Castaway2157/Miniatures/STP65764.jpg http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo11/Cosmic_Castaway2157/Miniatures/STP65766.jpg Twin brothers perhaps? Joined at the same time and have been fighting together since? And the Squad (sorry for bad picture) http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo11/Cosmic_Castaway2157/Miniatures/STP65774.jpg Hope you like, please reply with C&C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Tharand Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 I really love the Novamarines and I think they have a lot of pop. Your freehand work on the Aurora marines is nice and probably my favorite part of all the models. Personally I like the darker blue for your Ultras but thats just personal taste! Looking forward to seeing what you do with those terminators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CosmicCreations Posted December 22, 2009 Author Share Posted December 22, 2009 Well Tharand you'll be pleased to hear I didnt go with the lighter blue..... neither did I stick with the darker blue! I've come up with an in-betweener, not too dark not too light, just right :)...well I think so anyway lol He's still a WIP, not far to go though, a few touch ups here and there. http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo11/Cosmic_Castaway2157/Miniatures/Montage.jpg Hope you like Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CosmicCreations Posted December 23, 2009 Author Share Posted December 23, 2009 Hmm well people are certainly quiet lately! but hey ho! Terminator Sergeant is finished! I'm really pleased with him, dare I say the best mini I've painted so far Please tell me what you think, I really want to know http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo11/Cosmic_Castaway2157/Miniatures/Photo0118.jpg http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo11/Cosmic_Castaway2157/Miniatures/Photo0119.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Loring Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 I think he looks great, very neat free-hand! Nice battle damage too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CosmicCreations Posted December 23, 2009 Author Share Posted December 23, 2009 I think he looks great, very neat free-hand! Nice battle damage too! Thanks :D , I've always failed at batte damage and I know theres still a lot of techniques I need to try to get the best results but I'm happy :cuss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrannosaurus Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 Nice looking smurf mate, a little above tabletop quality imo. Nice colour on the armour and clean painting. I'm not a fan of squiggly white lines to look like writing, I just think they look like squiggly white lines. Also I think the hammer could do with a bit of work to make it stand out, not sure what though, maybe a glow effect? Post some more when you get them done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheeseychaoslord Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 The light blue looks a lot better. I think I want my smurfs back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Trajan Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 How do you paint such small writing on the scrolls? Truly a newbie question but its so small! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlmb_123 Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 Truly a newbie question but its so small! The only place where you're admired for it! I've not seen this thread before, I really like your Aurora Marines, it's a good green. And the lighter blue Ultramarines are far nicer than the standard deep blue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Tharand Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 The blue you've settled on is very good. I like it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CosmicCreations Posted December 24, 2009 Author Share Posted December 24, 2009 Nice looking smurf mate, a little above tabletop quality imo. Nice colour on the armour and clean painting. I'm not a fan of squiggly white lines to look like writing, I just think they look like squiggly white lines. Also I think the hammer could do with a bit of work to make it stand out, not sure what though, maybe a glow effect? Post some more when you get them done. Thanks , yeah the hammer isn't quite finished, need to do the details, I might have another shot at a glow effect, we'll see how it turns out. How do you paint such small writing on the scrolls? Truly a newbie question but its so small! Haha tis a fine question, I just use a fine detailed brush, but the very tip of mine is curved so I just dip that tiny curve in the paint that collects in the lid and you get the perfect amount of paint, then its just a case of very carefully doing the writing, I tend to try and just let my hand naturally shake, that way you get some very small 'letter-like' forms whilst having a bit of control, In the pictures they do just look like squiggly white lines as tyrannosaurus said, but it looks better in real life. The only place where you're admired for it! I've not seen this thread before, I really like your Aurora Marines, it's a good green. And the lighter blue Ultramarines are far nicer than the standard deep blue. Thanks :lol: , I'm annoyed though because after doing this termie I feel I can do better on the Aurora's and the Novamarines but I just cant be bothered to strip the paint off again! I'm not a fan of squiggly white lines to look like writing, I just think they look like squiggly white lines May I ask how you do your writing? do you use a pen like others I've seen? or just no writing at all? And thanks again everyone, I'm halfway through the second marine so maybe some more pics after christmas! and merry christmas to everyone! 1 more day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CosmicCreations Posted December 31, 2009 Author Share Posted December 31, 2009 'ello one an' all.. hope christmas went well for eveyone, and new year tonight woo! In the build up to going back to college i've been working hard....not on homework however :D Just wanted to quickly share the second finished Termie, although his base needs repainting http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo11/Cosmic_Castaway2157/Miniatures/Photo0137.jpg http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo11/Cosmic_Castaway2157/Miniatures/Photo0138.jpg The whole squad is coming along nicely and with some extra bits from bitsbox I've managed to make another 2, so I now have a 7 man squad. Daniel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dejay Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 Beautiful UM's. I'd say they are of far better quality than table top standard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CosmicCreations Posted January 1, 2010 Author Share Posted January 1, 2010 Beautiful UM's. I'd say they are of far better quality than table top standard. Thanks Dejay that means a lot, I've been trying to improve my painting for ages and I've finally reached a level I'm really happy with :D And heres the next guy, obviously not finished, just sort of doing his right arm slowly. http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo11/Cosmic_Castaway2157/Miniatures/Photo0142.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dejay Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 I like him ,he looks like the bad-ass alcoholic of the squad. Keep it up :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CosmicCreations Posted January 2, 2010 Author Share Posted January 2, 2010 Bad ass alcoholic I think I can live with haha, although I was going for a more sort of 'mysterious marine who doesnt say much but can kill you with one look'! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CosmicCreations Posted January 3, 2010 Author Share Posted January 3, 2010 sorry for double posts everyone, I just seem to be finishing marines quite quickly and I like to keep things updated, and I'd quite like some C&C as I haven't been given much lately. Lightning claws guy is finished and based http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo11/Cosmic_Castaway2157/Miniatures/Photo0146.jpg The three finished so far.. http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo11/Cosmic_Castaway2157/Miniatures/Photo0149.jpg This is the next marine I've started http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo11/Cosmic_Castaway2157/Miniatures/Photo0152.jpg and I had a go at painting a laurel... http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo11/Cosmic_Castaway2157/Miniatures/Photo0155.jpg Please C&C would be great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justicar Valius Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 Very nice ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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