Chaos Lord Shamrockius Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 Hey all, I know that the Thousand Sons may not be special or even half decent on the gaming front, but I've always liked the backgroundand models on these, and frankly feel that the rules don't make them as strong or as good as they could be. However, having a liking of the models, and rereading an article on how to paint Chaos Warriors of Tzeench for WFB from a time when the Emperor (spit spit) was probably still alive, I had the idea of doing my Thousand Sons in this style. Here are the WIP pics of said 1ksons... http://i687.photobucket.com/albums/vv232/richfinegan/thousand%20sons/27c83501.jpg http://i687.photobucket.com/albums/vv232/richfinegan/thousand%20sons/fa726938.jpg http://i687.photobucket.com/albums/vv232/richfinegan/thousand%20sons/47e910a1.jpg More updates will be coming as they get heads and arms... which will be when Tzeench decides it will be so. And by Tzeench, I mean my girlfriend as she controls my painting time lately :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Tancred Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 They look great so far mate and I'd love to know how you've done the blue on the tabards? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaos Lord Shamrockius Posted January 29, 2010 Author Share Posted January 29, 2010 Oh the tabbards were easy... white and then the Asurman blue wash... done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lestat Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 The bodies look nice and shiny, almost metallic. Did you paint chainmail on and then use a wash? Whatever you did, it looks really effective! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaos Lord Shamrockius Posted January 29, 2010 Author Share Posted January 29, 2010 Thanks Lestat. I tried just chainmail with a blue ink but it was a bit blah so I had to go a 9:1 chainmail and enchanted blue mix with the blue ink. It makes the blue quite a lot more "magical" than just the usual use of blue on the "factory" paint scheme. Add in the shining gold trim and it's set off nicely. The bluey-silver alone looks pretty cool as well but put the ink over it for a more stand out look. The only downside is there is no margin for error on the trim cos re-covering the main armour is tough... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terrible_Trygon Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 A tip; let the models dry upside down when you wash the tabards and robes. This stops the wash from pooling at the bottom of the tabard/robes and producing an unnatural effect. It's noticeable on the first marine. Other then that, I like these guys and I hope to see more of this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. Lysander Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 Nice, I like the lightly 'accented' blue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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