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I was thinking of using the Ultima border from the FW decal along the base and (depending on my ability to paint a straightish line) an adjoining one up the sides.
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Brief back seat for the Chapter Master.....

 

ploughing through stuff trying to get 500pts ready for a game on Friday. Rules state no FW unfortunately so repurposing the units to fit Codex:SM.

 

This is the 2nd tac squad. Still got 2 Volkites (cout as Melta) and a 5 man (4 missile) dev squad to go....

 

There not finished yet, but will do for Friday. Still to be decal'd, detailed and weathered, but that can wait.

 

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l8/rider_in_black/dark%20materials%20miniatures/Horus%20Heresy%20Ultramarines/D46635FA-2A20-4F65-94C0-468EFB61AF3F_zpsc6x6cosl.jpg

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So i managed to get the other 7 guys finished, then double checked my army list and discovered i can't add and had painted 2 more bolter marines than necessary! Oh well, it's 2 less to paint later smile.png

here's a few pics of some of the WiP on 2 of those 7. I've got a light tent now that i'm playing about with so will try and get some better pics up later on.

First, a volkite caliver (used as a Melta for the 40k games). Quick attempt at a glow effect with a combo of white and nihalak oxide

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l8/rider_in_black/dark%20materials%20miniatures/Horus%20Heresy%20Ultramarines/A06C3006-EAE3-4B5C-A36E-D29897EC1ABC_zps5qkg0u6z.jpg

Next, the Devestator sgt. Quck red on the cloak using an even base of mech red, a few thin coats of blood red and a dousing (or two!) of baal red.

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l8/rider_in_black/dark%20materials%20miniatures/Horus%20Heresy%20Ultramarines/EA960D9D-98E4-444D-B0FE-6275E0BC74B4_zpsw8bkzmfq.jpg

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l8/rider_in_black/dark%20materials%20miniatures/Horus%20Heresy%20Ultramarines/17012A65-D3E0-4BD6-A218-073C8D967F30_zpspp6atf1n.jpg

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l8/rider_in_black/dark%20materials%20miniatures/Horus%20Heresy%20Ultramarines/8370928A-7F4F-478F-985C-DCB30A6B35BF_zpstc9hxamh.jpg

(EDIT: Seeing the pics this large, I clearly need to fix the sgt's right eye.... d'oh!)

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  • 2 weeks later...

Thanks :)

 

I think the blue recipe is here somewhere, (although it varies a little...) but basically,

Black primer

Mordian blue overbrush

Drybrush progressively through to nearly Ultramarine blue

Heavy wash with Asurmen blue

Apply some final highlight with near ultramarine blue

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Wow Rider, you've really thhrown a wrench into my plans now... Having recently read trough the fluff of the 3 books from FW recently, I'd been tempted to get a new army again and had pretty much settled on a choice, but these ultras are sublime! I'll have to do a few more test models before i can finally decide for sure...

 

Thanks for the inspiration!

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Thanks PnF, it's always nice to hear positive feedback - even if I am causing you some problems ;)

 

I'm clinging tenaciously to the hope that Calth and the Sons of Guilliman won't be too far away, but for the time being it seems a bit forlorn :(

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Bit of progress. First couple of layers of metallics, base and layer on the pteruges and a start on the knee pads with the legion icon

 

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l8/rider_in_black/dark%20materials%20miniatures/Kharn%20the%20Bloody/A18C6C37-B5E4-4CF4-9606-89B86B6C2988_zpszcz96qjz.jpg

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