New blood claw army log.

[KaldCB]

Hi.

 

Since I have started playing with space wolves a few months ago i think it's about time i join these great halls!

 

This will be a little progress log as i play, paint and where i hope i can get some good tactical advice on lists and play style.

 

I already have most of the models i want in my space wolves army, as i have commandeered all my unpainted vehicles from my dark angels. :drool:

 

Here are some pictures of my first painted vindicator.

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h283/KaldCB/Space%20wolfs/017.jpg

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h283/KaldCB/Space%20wolfs/022.jpg

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h283/KaldCB/Space%20wolfs/025.jpg

 

Its not perfect, and I would appreciate any feedback on the painting.

 

I have mostly been playing with grey hunters in razorbacks supported by thunder wolfs, vindicators, predator and dreads, which have worked out very well. I even won our local king cheeze tournament. :jaw:

 

I'm now hoping to paint up a 1750 point army for a tournament in September, and would like some advice on two list I'm thinking on.

 

first list.

 

Rune pries, LL,jaws chooser.

 

9 grey hunters, meltagun, banner, power weapon, mark of wulfen, rhino.

5 grey hunters, meltagun, razorback, twinnlas.

5 grey hunters, flamer, razorback, twinnlas.

5 grey hunters, flamer, razorback, twinnlas.

dreadnought, multimelta, heavy flamer, drop pod.

dreadnought, multimelta, heavy flamer, drop pod.

4 thunder wolfs, power fist, 2 storm shields, melta bomb.

vindicator, siege shield.

vindicator, siege shield.

predator, auto cannon, las cannons.

 

second list.

(A little out of the box)

 

rune priest, ll, jaws.

 

4 wolf guard, 2xpowerfist&combimelta, 2Xcombiflamer.

dedicated land raider, multimelta.

 

8 grey hunter, banner, mark of wulfen.

9 grey hunter, banner, mark of wulfen.

5 grey hunter, flamer.

5 grey hunter, flamer.

 

Land raider, multimelta.

Land raider, multimelta.

Land raider, multimelta.

 

First I just want to say that our meta is very competitive, and almost every army is mech

 

The first list is almost what i have been running now, and I think it will do decent.

The second list is almost untested (have tried similar list with Deathwing) so not entirely sure it will work i will need some play testing.

I just really like land raiders, have like nine of them, so it looks fun to have four that drives around shooting.

I think the land raider army will do very good against mech army's, since you can keep your distantse, and have the same threat range as mounted melta units. The biggest problem will be deep striking melta units.

Do anyone of you think a land raider army will cut the cheeze? or should i just use a more normal army?

 

Any advice and feedback is appreciated.

[Guganation]

Firstly. Nine is WAY too many LRs. You need to send me at least two of those ;)

 

It's pretty impossible to counter Deep striking Melta units. We should know.

All you can do against them is not put too many eggs in one basket. Popin smoke/stormcaller maybe.

 

As too the lists. You've already won more tourneys than I have. So hesitantly, I will point out that a Space wolf army without LFs OR scouts w/melta is just not right somehow.

ok Vindicators instead of LFs I get that, and the first list has the dreaded dread, MM, DP combo. The second list needs something like that. That or scouts.

 

oh. and (jmho) Predators are best when dedicated to either anti vehicle of anti infantry.

[spjaco]

Welcome to the Fang, Blood Claw; help yourself to an ale.

[KaldCB]

Firstly. Nine is WAY too many LRs. You need to send me at least two of those ;)

 

It's pretty impossible to counter Deep striking Melta units. We should know.

All you can do against them is not put too many eggs in one basket. Popin smoke/stormcaller maybe.

 

As too the lists. You've already won more tourneys than I have. So hesitantly, I will point out that a Space wolf army without LFs OR scouts w/melta is just not right somehow.

ok Vindicators instead of LFs I get that, and the first list has the dreaded dread, MM, DP combo. The second list needs something like that. That or scouts.

 

oh. and (jmho) Predators are best when dedicated to either anti vehicle of anti infantry.

 

You can never have too many land raiders :P it's my favorite model, even more then terminators.

I have nothing against long fangs, but i feel that if i include some, i need to have many units. They will be blasted to bits as my only infantry unit on the table.

 

I have actually not thought about the scouts, they will much cheaper than drop dread. Will have too look into that, only problem is that officer that the guard have.

 

The predator is dedicated too anti tank. an auto cannon is good against vehicles, better against low AV then the las cannon, so paying 45 points to "upgrade" it dont seems that point efficient.

 

Welcome to the Fang, Blood Claw; help yourself to an ale.

 

Thanks, an ale it is! ;)

[KaldCB]

Well i need to update this log a little.

Little have happened in updates, but i have done much with my space wolfs.

 

I'm attending my tournament tomorrow and have now completed the army I'm using. i had to skip some corners, as i only used around 2 weeks to paint this so it should get some more highlights and such, but i had no time so they don't look that good. Since this was all i had time for they will only have to do.

 

Anyway here are some pictures of the ready army, tell me what you think?

 

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h283/KaldCB/Space%20wolfs/17092010007.jpg

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h283/KaldCB/Space%20wolfs/17092010008.jpg

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h283/KaldCB/Space%20wolfs/17092010009.jpg

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h283/KaldCB/Space%20wolfs/17092010011.jpg

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h283/KaldCB/Space%20wolfs/17092010012.jpg

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h283/KaldCB/Space%20wolfs/17092010013.jpg

 

And wish me luck for tomorrow!

[Warhorse47]

Very nice work! Welcome to the Fang Brother.

[Kassill]

Aye, welcome to the Fang laddy! Have another Ale! Very nice army there! I like the yellow alot! Very vibrant!

[KaldCB]

Thanks both of you :)

 

I just noticed for the first picture that i have forgotten to paint the black edge on the base on the left squad. Good thing i still have some hours before i need to get moving.

 

Sometimes it pays of to have children that wakes up waaay to early.

[wolfpack]

Lovin the paint job...welcome to the halls of Russ lad...drink ALOT...fight like there's no tomorrow...and take the battle to them!...For Russ!

[Zid]

Welcome!

 

And thats a lotta raiders @_@

[wolfpack]

LMAO...I have 6...>.<

[dooley44]

really hate to ask, but what is your scheme, that is really nice

 

and LOL at 6 raiders...did you get bored?

[KaldCB]

Thanks everyone, I will post a summary of the turnament when i have the time ;)

 

My scheme is very easy, i use an air brush with fenris grey.

Then i black line with chaos black, and then edge highlight with shadow grey. (note most of my models do not have the highlight yet. only the vindicator, and some of the land raiders.)

 

They will look much darker then "regular" space wolves, but i like them a little more dark and grim.

[Kassill]

Hrm, I really like the look of that Fenris Grey. Might have to pick up a pot. Also, since we are on your scheme, how did the yellow come about?

[kitsune106]

welcome. and wow. Looks like you have quite an army. WIth all those raiders, bet anyone facing you will wish they brought lots of lascannons.

 

and i like your color scheme.

[KaldCB]

Hey I’m back. :D

 

I had used around an hour writing a tournament report, but something went wrong and it was lost.

 

The yellow is made using lyaden darksun as a base, and then two watered down layers of golden yellow. Use a thin line of black around the edges to make it

stand out.

 

Since I lost my previous writing I will only do a very quick summary.

 

The tournament had 5 games with three missions each alpha, beta and gamma in each game giving away 12-5-3 points each

 

First game was against a mech elder which I won with 17.5 of 20 points, I won the ranged battle and he was not strong enough to push me away when he tried.

 

Second game was against a mixed tyranid list. With a prime two trivigons some guants 6 hive guards and 3 zoantroops 2 carinfexes and a trygon. In the end he only had the hive guard left whit only a loss of single raider, 20 points to me.

 

Third game was against a 4 battlewagon orks, since he is a local at my gaming club I had his list in mind when I wrote mine, so the plan was to pick apart the battlewagons at range, then assault the orks inside afterwards. But with 2 huge hills that where impassible for vehicles and blocked los topped with night fight the entire game really made it hard. With two turns of shooting I did not do a thing, he then assaulted me killing all my troops and using the deathrolla to kill all the land raiders. I actually end up being wiped out giving him 20 points and me zero.

 

Third game was the last on Saturday so with my devastating loss in mind we went to the pub to drink like a true space wolf!

Sunday and now it’s time for game 4, it’s against another local who “luckily” for me was at the pub as long as my so he was feeling as bad as me.

It was against a mech guard with.

 

Ccc in chimera

3 veteran squads in chimeras

Platoon with command squad in chimera, and the infantry squads with auto cannons

3 vendettas

2 hydra flak tanks

2 demolishers

 

This was a game I thought I could win, since I would do more damage on range, in turn two I immobilize two vendettas behind another large hill making them useless. But in the end it makes no difference as his single vendetta kill 2 land raiders and immobilize another. And his demolisher kill the last one. With only 3 penetrating hits against me all game and he gets 3 destroyed results feels bad, but there is nothing you can do about it. I end up hiding my squads giving me a draw on most missions ending up with 9 points

 

5 and final game was against another tyranid player with no monsterus creatures.

He had like a million gaunts and 6 hive guards and 3 zoantroops, I was thinking that this game I will own him as he have almost no way to take out my land raiders. I start off standing still blasting on his horde as he come, his zoantroops is killed before they get to do any damage. But his hive guards manages 3 glancing hits during the game, all immobilized results, as my tanks got immobilized away from the objectives I need to leave them, making it very difficult for me killing his troops or contesting the objectives. I end up with 12.5 points from the last game feeling kind of robbed, but sometimes the dice is not with you. <_<

 

I end up in 5 place, which Is not bad considering that I did not do that well in my games

 

The 4 battlewagon orks won the tournament with 120 points while I had 85 points.

 

After match thoughts.

 

I now know I really should have more experience with the list, I made some very stupid mistakes during some of my games, against the ork player especially, as I should have been more aggressive against him.

My list actually worked very well, but as i expected it suffered form the "unlucky dice syndrome" in two games, and with so few units that i devastating

 

I now see that I need to have some disrupter units, so my plan is to take away one raider and put in some scouts and deep striking land speeders. I will still only have land raiders on the board, but I have a much better chance getting to backfield units without being too aggressive with them.

 

Anyway, I will post up my revised list soon, thanks for reading, hope it was worth your time.

[Kassill]

Sounds like it was an eventful time! I would like to see the list you took aswell.

[KaldCB]

It was very fun, and i learned allot what not to do. :)

 

I have posted my list earlier in the thread, but maybe it was not so clear what i was using, this is the list i used.

 

rune priest, ll, jaws.

 

4 wolf guard, 2xpowerfist&combimelta, 2Xcombiflamer.

dedicated land raider, multimelta.

 

8 grey hunter, banner, mark of wulfen.

9 grey hunter, banner, mark of wulfen.

5 grey hunter, flamer.

5 grey hunter, flamer.

 

Land raider, multimelta.

Land raider, multimelta.

Land raider, multimelta.

 

Something i learned is that living lightning was very useless, and i cant understand how i missed the storm caller psychic power, that would have given cover to 2-3 land raiders each turn, which would have been VERY useful. will definitely be using that from now.

 

I have now thought what i need to change in my list based on my experience from the weekend. I now realize that i did not meet any marines during that tourney which is weird as they heavy outnumbered the other army's.

 

Anyway, this is the list I'm going to try next too see if it covers some of my weaknesses.

 

Rune priest, jaws, storm caller.

8 grey hunters, meltagun, banner, + wolf guard, powerfist&combi melta.

9 grey hunters, meltagun, banner, + wolf guard, wolf claw&combi melta.

5 grey hunters, flamer + wolf guard, power weapon&combi flamer.

5 scouts, meltagun + wolf guard, powerfist&combi melta.

5 scouts, meltagun + wolf guard, powerfist&combi melta.

landspeeder, multimelta, heavy flamer.

landspeeder, multimelta, heavy flamer.

land raider, multimelta.

land raider, multimelta.

land raider, multimelta.

 

This gives me three land raiders on the table, and 4 reserve units with average 2 coming in turn two, sounds very nice to take out enemy armour or units in cover that my raiders can't get too.

 

I have now built my scouts, the extra wolf guards and land speeders, just need to give them some paint, and then I'm hoping to get a game with them next week. :cuss

 

Any comment's on the new list?

[KaldCB]

Im actually going to get a game in tomorrow instead of next week which is nice.

 

So im going to test the new list with scouts and land speeders this time and see how that goes.

 

I have not get all the models painted, but they have got a coat of fenris grey with an air brush, so they will not look that out of place.

Im planning to take pictures of this game, so i can post a detailed battle report if anyone is interested?

 

Wish me luck. For Russ!!

[KiltedMarine]

First, welcome to the Fang, brawd!

 

Your work is very sharp. I'm particularly impressed with the cleanness of your line highlights. I'd like to see more shading and some more depth, especially on faces, but what you've got here is a VERY good start.

 

My only advice would be to experiment a bit with washes- you can get a great effect quite easily by using the GW stuff, and it's really easy and fast. Also, to get really detailed about it, I'd add a bit more water to your black when doing your blacklining. It will allow for a thinner, more consistent line. Once you've gotten the mix right, it's like riding a bicycle.

 

Great stuff, and the extra armor on the 'Raider is very nice!

[KaldCB]

Thank you kiltedmarine.

I need more layers on my models; the faces are only single colour with a wash, so my plan is to get more layers on them soon.

Most of the grey hunters don’t even have black lining.

 

The extra armour was actually quite easy to make, and I made them years ago, but now that extra armour is so expensive, I don’t use the upgrade in games anymore.

 

I got to play a game the other day, so here is a battle report on how the battle went.

 

I must apologize but my punctuation button is broken, so will use commas instead.

 

I used my previous posted list with scouts and was up against a chaos list.

 

He had.

 

Deamonprince, MoN, warptime, wings

Deamonprince, MoS, lash, wings

10 possessed, icon of tzeentch

7 plague marines, 2 melta guns, powerfist, and rhino

7 plague marines, 2 plasma guns, power fist, and rhino

Dreadnought, twinlas, missile

Dreadnought, 2 ccw's

Land raider

Defiler

 

We rolled up a battle mission and got the implacable advance. This mission you split the board in 3 and have 3 objectives placed in the center of each section. Deployment is in one of the sections from the short side of the board, up to 24” in. when you hold an objective uncontested for a turn it’s considered “secured” and you will hold it even if the troop moves away, you can only lose control if the enemy secures it. This means you can’t do late turn’s contesting with vehicles, as you need troops to take away objectives.

 

Extra special rule is that no units can outflank.

 

I won the roll off and deployed on the left side leaving land speeders in deep strike,

 

(Some of the pictures turned up very blurry, but they should give you an idea where things are)

 

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h283/KaldCB/Battle%20report/24%2009%2010%20space%20wolves%20vs%20chaos/24092010015.jpg

 

In this picture I have started moving my land raiders

 

Since I could not use outflank, I infiltrated my scouts instead

 

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h283/KaldCB/Battle%20report/24%2009%2010%20space%20wolves%20vs%20chaos/24092010016.jpg

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h283/KaldCB/Battle%20report/24%2009%2010%20space%20wolves%20vs%20chaos/24092010018.jpg

 

Space wolves turn 1

 

In my first turn I start by shooting a little with my land raiders immobilizing his backfield rhino. I move and shoot with my scouts on the daemon prince only doing one wound, one squad is in charge range so assaults him

 

In assault I lost 4 scouts and takes another wound on the prince

 

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h283/KaldCB/Battle%20report/24%2009%2010%20space%20wolves%20vs%20chaos/24092010021.jpg

 

Chaos turn 1

 

His shooty dreadnought goes crazy and runs forward against my lines, his plague marines disembark from the immobilized rhino readying their bolters on my scouts,

 

The rest of his army holds their ground,

 

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h283/KaldCB/Battle%20report/24%2009%2010%20space%20wolves%20vs%20chaos/24092010022.jpg

 

His shooting does nothing on my raiders, and his plague marines only killed two scouts, yey!

 

In assault he fears my shooting so elects to not use warptime, so he can stay locked in assault, he only kills the last scout leaving the wolf guard left, he takes another wound on the prince, and he is left standing with one wound,

 

Space wolves turn 2

 

(We both got a little confused about the turns in this game, and the effect is I forget to roll for my deep strikers this turn)

 

Land raiders advance and claim the center objective, (the hydra emplacement)

 

My scouts only rolls 2 on their terrain test, and I end up being “maybe” at the edge of 6” from the daemon prince,

 

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h283/KaldCB/Battle%20report/24%2009%2010%20space%20wolves%20vs%20chaos/24092010024.jpg

 

I decide I will most likely not reach and assault the plague marines after shooting down one, I knew it was an assault I would not win, but it was better than being gunned down,

 

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h283/KaldCB/Battle%20report/24%2009%2010%20space%20wolves%20vs%20chaos/24092010025.jpg

 

In assault his prince kills the wolf guard, and the scouts takes down another plague marine at the loss of the wolf guard and 3 scouts,

 

Chaos turn 2

 

The chaos player goes for the push, advancing with the raider, lash prince, and defiler, and plague marines covering the rear,

 

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h283/KaldCB/Battle%20report/24%2009%2010%20space%20wolves%20vs%20chaos/24092010026.jpg

 

In his shooting phase he fail to kill the raider, only shaking it, so he runs his possessed into the emplacement,

 

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h283/KaldCB/Battle%20report/24%2009%2010%20space%20wolves%20vs%20chaos/24092010029.jpg

 

In assault the two remaining scouts kills another plague marine, while suffering no losses

 

Space wolves turn 3

 

Land speeders does not arrive

 

The two raiders with large squads disembarks them, while the other land raider advance forward,

 

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h283/KaldCB/Battle%20report/24%2009%2010%20space%20wolves%20vs%20chaos/24092010030.jpg

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h283/KaldCB/Battle%20report/24%2009%2010%20space%20wolves%20vs%20chaos/24092010031.jpg

 

The 2 ccw dread looses a ccw too shooting

 

With shooting and assault the top squad kills the lash prince with the loss of two grey hunters

 

The rune priest and his squad not doing so well, killing 3 possessed with the loss of three grey hunters

 

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h283/KaldCB/Battle%20report/24%2009%2010%20space%20wolves%20vs%20chaos/24092010034.jpg

 

The scouts drag down another plague marine, but the scouts die leaving 3 plague marines left,

 

Chaos turn 3

 

His one wound prince fly up to support the possessed, as do the dread, his defiler lines up for a shot and assault on the grey hunters that decapitated the lash prince

 

His melta squad moves and disembark, readying their meltas on the rune priest land raider

 

His meltas explode the land raider, his defiler kills 5 grey hunters with battle cannon, and kills the rest in assault,

 

His possessed, daemon prince and dread kills the entire squad including the rune priest, at the loss of two possessed,

 

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h283/KaldCB/Battle%20report/24%2009%2010%20space%20wolves%20vs%20chaos/24092010035.jpg

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h283/KaldCB/Battle%20report/24%2009%2010%20space%20wolves%20vs%20chaos/24092010037.jpg

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h283/KaldCB/Battle%20report/24%2009%2010%20space%20wolves%20vs%20chaos/24092010039.jpg

 

Space wolves turn 4

 

Well this is starting to look grim, losing two squads this turn really hurt, now I just need to keep contesting the center objective and I can still win this,

 

Both land speeders arrive, one the landing pad, and one close to the defiler

 

The raider with the small squad disembarks them and they go after the plague marines, they only roll 3” on their difficult terrain leaving them longer away from them, then I hoped,

 

The land raider pivots to bring all weapons to bear against the one wound prince, the last raider moves to contest the center objective,

 

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h283/KaldCB/Battle%20report/24%2009%2010%20space%20wolves%20vs%20chaos/24092010040.jpg

 

Flaming from the last grey hunter squad kills a single plague marine, fire from the land raider kills the prince, one land speeder kills the defiler, and the last raider take away the last ccw from the dread and stuns him,

 

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h283/KaldCB/Battle%20report/24%2009%2010%20space%20wolves%20vs%20chaos/24092010041.jpg

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h283/KaldCB/Battle%20report/24%2009%2010%20space%20wolves%20vs%20chaos/24092010042.jpg

 

The grey hunters roll another 3” for assault, and does not reach,

 

Chaos turn 4

 

His possessed move against my grey hunters, and his plague marine’s advance against the objective, his backfield plague marines advance going for the land speeder on the landing pad,

 

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h283/KaldCB/Battle%20report/24%2009%2010%20space%20wolves%20vs%20chaos/24092010043.jpg

 

His shooty dread kills one speeder, while the other plague marine squad kills the other speeder in assault, he actually forgets to shoots his meltas at my

raider assaulting it instead doing immobilizing it,

 

His possessed charge and kills the wolf guard and one grey hunter, loosing nothing in return,

 

Space wolves turn 5

 

Well, now I basically only have two raiders left, so now I can only hope I can contest the center objective and that the game ends now,

 

The other raider moves to contest the center objective, and both fires at the plague marines killing another one leaving 5

 

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h283/KaldCB/Battle%20report/24%2009%2010%20space%20wolves%20vs%20chaos/24092010044.jpg

 

The possessed kill another grey hunter while suffering no losses,

 

Chaos turn 5

 

He fire his melta squad killing the immobilized raider, while his possessed kills another grey hunter losing a possessed on return,

 

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h283/KaldCB/Battle%20report/24%2009%2010%20space%20wolves%20vs%20chaos/24092010045.jpg

 

We roll the dice, and turn 6 starts,

 

Space wolves turn 6

 

The single land raider kill another plague marine, and in the assault with the possessed nothing happens

 

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h283/KaldCB/Battle%20report/24%2009%2010%20space%20wolves%20vs%20chaos/24092010047.jpg

 

Chaos turn 6

 

His melta squad kills the last raider, while in the assault I lose another grey hunter, and the last one flees,

 

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h283/KaldCB/Battle%20report/24%2009%2010%20space%20wolves%20vs%20chaos/24092010049.jpg

 

Game ends,

 

Massacre to chaos!

(had more pictures, but there was a picture limit, so had to take away some.)

 

After thoughts

 

Well that did not go entirely after plan, being wiped out is never a good thing.

 

I did learn lots in this game, first that I really need more experience with raiders, I probably should have been more defensive since I had the long range

advantage.

 

He only had 1 squad with meltas and i allowed it to kill 3 raiders, so i should have prioritised better.

 

I also need to remember to roll for reserves, getting those speeders inn a turn earlier could have been game changing, killing the defiler before it killed an entire squad would have been nice.

 

I need to send my wolves on terrain training, failing two assaults because of difficult terrain was very bad.

 

Anyway, I’m not ready to give up on this army yet. As I Feel it “should” work, so I will keep trying until it do.

 

Any tips on what i should have done is greatly apriciated.

[KaldCB]

I have now done some more painting, here is the finished wolf priest. He now have got highlighting, a wolf on his shoulder pad, and more details in his face.

 

 

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h283/KaldCB/Space%20wolfs/072.jpg

 

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h283/KaldCB/Space%20wolfs/071.jpg

 

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h283/KaldCB/Space%20wolfs/068.jpg

 

I would really like some feedback on him before i seal him. As i want him to look really good as the leader.

 

I'm also almost finished with a land speeder and a scout unit, so more updates will come soon.

[KaldCB]

Have gotten some more painting done, so here are a land speeder, and a unit of scouts.

 

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h283/KaldCB/Space%20wolfs/006.jpg

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h283/KaldCB/Space%20wolfs/007.jpg

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h283/KaldCB/Space%20wolfs/008.jpg

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h283/KaldCB/Space%20wolfs/009.jpg

 

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h283/KaldCB/Space%20wolfs/010.jpg

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h283/KaldCB/Space%20wolfs/011.jpg

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h283/KaldCB/Space%20wolfs/013.jpg

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h283/KaldCB/Space%20wolfs/016.jpg

 

Hope you like it

[Barn]

They look fantastic :cuss

 

Any tips for painting skin/hair. Actually, heads in general? :D

[KaldCB]

Thank you :ermm:

 

I'm no expert on painting heads, but i can describe how I do it.

 

With the hair i divide my models in to three piles, one that gets blazing orange, one adaptus battle gray, and last graveyard earth. With the colors dry, i add badab black and call them finished.

The reason I stop here is Most of the hair have so small details, that if you add another layer of paint on top, you will most likely cover the wash.

 

With the faces, i use bronzed flesh as base. i then add badab black (good thing to do at the same time with the hair) when the badab black is dry i add a layer of bronzed flesh again, leaving the deeper areas where the wash is darkest. This way the wash does much of the job for you, you just need to touch up the rest of the face so it looks more clean.

When you do this it's important to not leave brush strokes or drag marks. Use a very small brush, and add lots of paint on it, when you apply the paint gently shake it so it even it self out. If you have ever worked with concrete you will know what i mean ;)

 

If you want you can then add another layer with 50/50 bronzed flesh and bleached bone on the edges, paint black in the eyes then add a white spot with a little black dot at the finish.

I have chosen not to do this at the moment with my wolves, but i have done this with other models as seen here.

(but i must admit, the eyes did not turned out that great on this model, but is was the only one that i had a picture of)

 

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h283/KaldCB/Inqusitor%20guard/IMG_3086.jpg

 

Anyway, hope that helped and answered your question? :D