Rob_Loken Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 Hi there, just though I'd share this BR captain I recently completed. I won't lie I was inspired by Roleplayers awesome BR army in these very Halls. http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae63/Astartes_Loken/Blood%20Ravens/PICT1574.jpg http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae63/Astartes_Loken/Blood%20Ravens/PICT1571.jpg http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae63/Astartes_Loken/Blood%20Ravens/PICT1573.jpg http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae63/Astartes_Loken/Blood%20Ravens/PICT1572.jpg C&C appreciated. Cheers, Rob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chapter Master Dave Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 dude he is kick ass one thing are those burns on his face or what ? whatever they are they still look cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Loken Posted December 10, 2009 Author Share Posted December 10, 2009 Yeah I wanted him to look ugly. So I used a lot of red and purple washes on his face to look like scars/burns. It's also why he's got a gap tooth. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sword brethren Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 i saw this in the WIP bit, its turned out great! i loved every minute i watched the progress, well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Loken Posted December 10, 2009 Author Share Posted December 10, 2009 Cheers SB, I'm pleased with how he turned out in the end. He'd been sitting on my desk partially painted for about 3 years, so I figured it was about time I finished him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Loken Posted December 13, 2009 Author Share Posted December 13, 2009 Hello again. Here is a "finished" Blood Raven veteran. http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae63/Astartes_Loken/Blood%20Ravens/PICT1598.jpg http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae63/Astartes_Loken/Blood%20Ravens/PICT1601.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CosmicCreations Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 Very nice indeed, well done! What body did you use for the Captain? Is it one of the Masters of the Chapter, with a scratchbuilt plasma pistol? never seen that one before :S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Loken Posted December 13, 2009 Author Share Posted December 13, 2009 Cheers CC, yeah he's a master of the chapter (forget which one) just gave him a Berzerker plasma pistol cos they look a little more ornate than the normal ones, and then the head from the commander kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Validar Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 great looking ravens there! How do you get that red color? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Loken Posted December 13, 2009 Author Share Posted December 13, 2009 Thanks Validar, the red was achieved by starting with a base coat of Scab Red and then layering with a mix of Blood Red and Scab Red. I'd increase the amount of Blood Red in each layer until the final highlight on the edges are just pure Blood Red. Hope that makes sense ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drudge Dreadnought Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 I like your choice of plasma pistol on the captain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Sarpedon Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 I love both models, but I'm particularly fond of the parchment/bone on the shoulders and the vet's helmet. How'd you achieve that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Loken Posted December 15, 2009 Author Share Posted December 15, 2009 Cheers guys. The helmet and pauldrons are achieved by starting off with a coat of bestial brown, then a 50/50 mix of Bestial Brown and Dehneb Stone working up to pure Dehneb Stone and finally highlighting with Skull White on the edges. I like to give the recesses a washed with thinned down Bestial Brown aswell just to get a bit more depth. Hope that helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonofwaranddeath Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 These guys look great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Loken Posted December 25, 2009 Author Share Posted December 25, 2009 Hello there, so it's christmas day and I've nothing better to do than post pics of models on the internet. Go figure. I recently finished this old veteran I had lying around. He's been many things over the years, Dark Angel, Ultramarine, even a Grey Knight. But now he has found his identity and happily serves the Blood Ravens as the sergeant of a tactical squad I've yet to build. While I like the model I do wish he'd had an aquila or winged skull on his chest to break up the red a bit. As it stands I gave him a distinct squad mark on his right greave to compensate. I haven't finished basing him yet, but it will eventually look like the other two in this topic. Again I'm quite fond of the freehand on the shoulder pad. Although I said I'd finished it, that won't stop me from going back and touching it up a little, (mold line on the back pack for example). http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae63/Astartes_Loken/Blood%20Ravens/PICT1606.jpg http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae63/Astartes_Loken/Blood%20Ravens/PICT1607.jpg And cheers sonofwaranddeath. :) Slowly but surely I'm learning the art of blending. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Loken Posted December 26, 2009 Author Share Posted December 26, 2009 Sorry for double posting but here is a group shot of all the Blood Ravens I've completed so far. http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae63/Astartes_Loken/Blood%20Ravens/PICT1610.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retributis Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 Aww, teensy scout is cute :tu: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Loken Posted December 30, 2009 Author Share Posted December 30, 2009 Scout Sgt http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae63/Astartes_Loken/Blood%20Ravens/PICT1618.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sword brethren Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 looking awesome, one thing i just noticed it the symbols on the shoulder, they look very good, i could never do that! keep it up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Loken Posted December 30, 2009 Author Share Posted December 30, 2009 Cheers mate, the trick with symbols is just to keep at it. It takes a while but it's definitely worth it in my opinion (but that's cos I couldn't put a transfer on straight if some had a gun to my head). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. Lysander Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 Your marines look good. They look like Blood Ravens come out of DoW2 *that's a good thing ;)* Your red is awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Loken Posted January 2, 2010 Author Share Posted January 2, 2010 Thanks Captn Lysander, I was looking through an old issue of White Dwarf from when they released Cities of Death, they had Rik Turners BRs in them and I was struck at how light they were compared to the Dawn of War marines. It's a personal preference but I like having darker Ravens otherwise I start straying into Blood Angel territory and I've got 2000 points of those bad boys already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. Lysander Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 Yup, I always thought Dawn of War marines looked more battle scarred and damaged then a clean and crisp painting. The darker look adds some great feel, adding to the sense of mystery around the Blood Ravens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Loken Posted January 3, 2010 Author Share Posted January 3, 2010 Thoguht I'd throw up a new brother. The pictures aren't great. For some reason my camera was playing silly buggers, in real life the eyes are far brighter. I'll have to see what some new batteries will do for me camera. This guy was an rescue from my aborted IF army, he now takes his place next to the Brother-sergeant from further up the page. The marking on the knee is Japanese. Don't know why I did that, just felt like it really. http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae63/Astartes_Loken/Blood%20Ravens/PICT1634.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terminatorinhell Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 How do you make such a dark red? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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