Napalm Backflip Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 I just thought I'd share some pictures and discussion about the DIY chapter that I'm working on. I recently got back into 40k and decided that my old Tyranid army didnt have enough individual character for me, so I'm working on a chapter of Space Marines. I saw a picture of the White Minotaurs in my old How To Paint Space marines book and it led me towards a gold color scheme, something I don't see too often. So far I've only got a VERY rough test model done as I'm still waiting on the scenic bases to arrive from Secret Weapon before I get started in earnest. Here's the test, a random Death Company marine I had sitting around. Sorry for the picture quality, I'll take better once I really get rolling with this. http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c6/Shift81/115_0040.jpg I've made a slight change to the scheme however. The picture shows the model primed black and then sprayed with Tamiya TS Gold spray, with a very light wash of Badab Black. I did one late last night that was primed white, sprayed the gold, then washed with Gryphonne Sepia. It gave a much richer gold, and I'll be going that route. Also, I couldn't decide which red I liked for the shoulders better, so I tried two different ones. I think I'll stick with his chainsword shoulder. Although that red took many more layers, I like the brighter color. The scenic bases I'll be using: http://www.secretweaponminiatures.com/images/AllYourLavaBase.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terminatorinhell Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 Yes I really like the gold, are you going to post your other gold too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Napalm Backflip Posted February 25, 2010 Author Share Posted February 25, 2010 Yes I really like the gold, are you going to post your other gold too? Thanks! I was impressed out how smooth it came out. The only downside is the tamiya spray comes in these little cans, so I'll likely have to get another 1 or 2 cans to basecoat the army. And I absolutely will post the other gold tonight. I'll try for better lighting as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vulkan454 Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 Nice im looking forward to seeing an army of these guys! I would of suggested these bases form dark arts which were suggested to me by cypherstone. I prefer these to yours cause of they have got more lava. http://www.darkartstore.darkartminiatures....med-Basing/Lava Good Work. Keep it up. Vulkan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Napalm Backflip Posted February 25, 2010 Author Share Posted February 25, 2010 Nice im looking forward to seeing an army of these guys!I would of suggested these bases form dark arts which were suggested to me by cypherstone. I prefer these to yours cause of they have got more lava. http://www.darkartstore.darkartminiatures....med-Basing/Lava Good Work. Keep it up. Vulkan Thanks very much! I saw those when I was looking at bases, but the secretweapon ones caught me a little bit, but I think that's because I was envisioning a 'less is more' approach to the lava. Honestly, I'd probably have been very happy with either set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Napalm Backflip Posted February 25, 2010 Author Share Posted February 25, 2010 Here's the gold I'm actually going with. I like the brightness of it over the white undercoat and with the gryphonne sepia it looks a lot better to me. http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c6/Shift81/115_0045.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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