Gomez Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 Howdy - intermittent poster here. It's been a long time since I posted anything (and if you look at my posting history, you'll see it always seems to be a long time between posts), but since the new BA rumors started circulating, I decided to try and get some more work done on my long-suffering, slow-in-the-making, Flesh Tearers army (and get some feedback along the way to hopefully improve my painting). First, a few pics to show some of what's already finished... Original test model Death Company Dread Rhino Captain Most of a Tactical squad Now, onto the WIP stuff... A tactical sergeant - red is done, black is sort of vexing me right now. I lost my black recipe (had it written down on a tiny scrap of notebook paper that wandered off - foolproof, I know) so I'm kind of fumbling through right now, trying to get a clean highlight that isn't too bright. For this guy, I had to wash Badad black twice to tone down the original highlights. Sergeant for my next assault squad. Just starting on the red... Finally, the guys I'm most excited about... My take on Thunderhammer/Storm shield terminators. I didn't like how the standard TH/SS looked alongside my army (too "clean", not brutal enough) so I swapped them out. The Ork choppa "hammers" go along with my DC dread's CCWs, and I wanted the shields to look more utilitarian than the normal versions, and like they'd been around forever. That'll do it for now (though I hope to have an update later this week). Please let me know what you think - questions, comments, critiques are all appreciated. G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the thousandth whisper Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 A lovely deep red, and your black is not too dark but the highlights are not too sharp. Love the bone weapons on the tac. squad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FIST_OF_DORN Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 Quality, absolutely love the terminators. Looking forward to seeing them painted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warsmith Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 These look fantastic. Could I ask how you did the following? The Bases (more particularly the colour) The Red. Many thanks. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlad III Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 Fantastic models you have there. What's your red recipe? I'm probably gunna start a variant BA army when the new dex comes out, and I'm thinking a small FT force. :tu: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Runner Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 I think you have nailed the character of the Flesh Tearers with your painting and modelling. I can't imagine them any other way. Congrats :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordie Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 Really, really nice painting and conversions. I especially like the deep red highlighting. The chainsword termies look spot on for flesh tearers, perhaps some well worn hazard markings would look good on them? The only thing bugging me is the last termies pose. I suggest moving his head so that its looking over his sheild, his current pose dosent quite look right. Great work though mate, looking forward to seeing more. I'm off to look for your other army on here :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gomez Posted February 16, 2010 Author Share Posted February 16, 2010 Fantastic models you have there. What's your red recipe? I'm probably gunna start a variant BA army when the new dex comes out, and I'm thinking a small FT force. :) Thanks for the feedback. When it comes to painting the red, I must admit that I'm a cheap son of a gun and just use Delta Ceramcoat paints (have ever since I started at age 12), so my colors aren't true Citadel colors. With that said, here goes... * basecoat: black * paint: barn red (similar to mechrite red, I think) * wash: chocolate cherry (similar barn red, but more brown) * paint: mendocino cherry (similar to scab red) * wash: purple (super thin) * wash: black ink (super-duper thin) * highlight: cardinal red (similar to blood red) * highlight: bright red (like blood red, but with a touch of orange to it) * highlight: bright red + flesh (just a tiny amount, and just the highest of highlights) Each layer has FFF/water mix (approximately 1:3) added to thin it way down. This lets me build color gradually in thin layers and get some of that depth in there. I could probably find a faster way to do it, what with GW's new washes, but at this point I think I'll opt for uniformity instead. That's it. Takes forever (hence, why I well under 1000 points of the army painted thus far), but I like how it looks. G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gomez Posted February 16, 2010 Author Share Posted February 16, 2010 I think you have nailed the character of the Flesh Tearers with your painting and modelling. I can't imagine them any other way. Congrats :) Thanks! I definitely have had a specific vision for these guys, though I need to credit Chaplain Desmodus's Flesh Eaters for a significant portion of my own inspiration. Now, his marines are something else. G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gomez Posted February 21, 2010 Author Share Posted February 21, 2010 UPDATE Finished a tactical sergeant with power sword... Comments, questions, critique, etc. appreciated. Cheers! G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vulkan454 Posted February 21, 2010 Share Posted February 21, 2010 LOVE the terminators. Are you sure flesh tearers aren't just orks in power armour? Seriously though keep up the good work. Vulkan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daemonclaw Posted February 21, 2010 Share Posted February 21, 2010 great looking guys there especially the gritty realism of the tac serge. my only gripe is that the dreads weapons look like shortcakes to me ..mmmmmmm shortcakes :D maybe it is just the lighting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gomez Posted February 27, 2010 Author Share Posted February 27, 2010 UPDATE (a small one, at least) Not much work on these guys this week (been working on some Chaos BB models), but I did take time to mess around with a conversion (because focusing on one project at a time **cough-terminators-cough** is sooooo lame). Here's who will count as my Dante... I absolutely LOVE this Chaplain model, but I got to thinking and realized that there will likely be a new and improved Lemartes sculpt coming soon - I would hate for such a cool figure as this to be reduced to redundancy, so I cut him up a little bit, added the old Dante's Inferno pistol and an old Chaos Lord's axe (jump-pack is under construction at the moment as I add an iron halo). I'm undecided on how to paint the head. Like a skull? Red to match the rest of my army? Keep it gold? I'm also just messing around with how I want the gold to look, so this is really the very beginnings of it - highlighting will begin soon. I'd love to get some feedback. Gracias! G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ephrael Posted February 27, 2010 Share Posted February 27, 2010 That is an excellent conversion. I would paint the head gold. It denotes veteran status for the BA's so would fit his status as commander. Skull style would confuse him with the chaplain's I think. I also love the rest of your models so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lestat Posted February 27, 2010 Share Posted February 27, 2010 The Dante conversion looks sweet! The gritty, dirty look to the gold fits with the Flesh Tearers. Maybe some blood splatter would add a touch of colour if you want to incorporate red into the scheme. Was the Inferno pistol a scratchbuild? Would love to know how you did that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ephrael Posted February 27, 2010 Share Posted February 27, 2010 The Dante conversion looks sweet! The gritty, dirty look to the gold fits with the Flesh Tearers. Maybe some blood splatter would add a touch of colour if you want to incorporate red into the scheme. Was the Inferno pistol a scratchbuild? Would love to know how you did that. He said the pistol was the old Dante's, I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lestat Posted February 27, 2010 Share Posted February 27, 2010 The Dante conversion looks sweet! The gritty, dirty look to the gold fits with the Flesh Tearers. Maybe some blood splatter would add a touch of colour if you want to incorporate red into the scheme. Was the Inferno pistol a scratchbuild? Would love to know how you did that. He said the pistol was the old Dante's, I believe. Ahh....missed that bit. Teaches me for scan reading topics! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zxyogi Posted February 27, 2010 Share Posted February 27, 2010 Nice work...very nice!! I like the fluff behind the Flesh Tearers,cool Company!! ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexter Kong Posted February 27, 2010 Share Posted February 27, 2010 I am seriously loving that Dante model. I would keep the helmet gold, but paint the mask part of it to look like a skull. That should tie it in pretty well with the purity seals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blood_Angel17 Posted February 27, 2010 Share Posted February 27, 2010 after seeing your count as "dante", very nice :lol: , the cogs in my brain have started to turn and im now wanting to make my own one, based on yours but more dante style... i cant wait to see what you get up to next on him... how did you make that gold? its really good, alot better then mine... keep up the good work.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terrible_Trygon Posted February 27, 2010 Share Posted February 27, 2010 I would keep the helmet gold. Bone would clash horribly with that gold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gomez Posted February 28, 2010 Author Share Posted February 28, 2010 after seeing your count as "dante", very nice B) , the cogs in my brain have started to turn and im now wanting to make my own one, based on yours but more dante style... i cant wait to see what you get up to next on him... how did you make that gold? its really good, alot better then mine... keep up the good work.. Glad I could help. B) The gold so far is just Shining Gold with a series of washes. Each of these washes was very, very thinned with a water/FFF mix at about a 2:1 ratio. 1. TinBitz + Chestnut Ink 2. Burnt Umber (a medium cool brown by Ceramcoat) 3. Badad Black (I love this stuff) 4. Devlan Mud (and this stuff too) My plan going forward is to do a very thin reapplication of Shining Gold, a highlight of Burnished Gold, a final highlight of Burnished Gold + Mithril Silver, then a few more washes to even everything out. Never tried this technique before, but so far it's looking like I want it to. Thanks for the feedback. G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gomez Posted March 21, 2010 Author Share Posted March 21, 2010 UPDATE It's been slow going, but I got some more work done on my counts-as-Dante... http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2010/3/21/91609_sm-Counts%20As,%20Dante,%20Flesh%20Tearers.jpg The gold is 99% finished (all I need to do is a few touch-ups here and there), and I need to deepen and highlight the red a touch more, but those two areas are essentially done. I also obviously went for red lenses and green gems, but I debated going with green lenses and blue gems... What does anyone else think? Keep them as is, or go green-blue? Other than that, comments, etc. are appreciated. Thanks for looking! G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mortifis Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 First off, that's a fantastic conversion and paint job. Secondly, I'd keep the red lenses, but suggest that blue gems would suit the overall pattern better than green. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimm Blade Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 Great work!!!! I love the feel of the Fleash Tearers! and you have captured it nicely :D The "thunder hammers" are a nice fit. Your Dante is also really nice. I would give him green eyes and blue gems, but that is just personal prefernce...and how I am painting my FTs! LOL. A couple of suggestions I have for your Dante are to perhaps paint the shoulder pads black....not the cool outer shield of it, but the inner portion where the Chapter symbol would go. It would really tie him into the force nicely, and provide a nice place to put the chapter badge. Painting one of his knees black with a chapter symbol would also look nice IMHO. Where are the Dread's blades from? Something Orky I am guessing...... Keep up the good work! I now how hard it can be to get stuff painted and continuously be distracted by other awesome project ideas!!! I am in the exact same situation ^_^ GB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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