IronDuke Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 Wow, those sculpts are great (although the hands look huge?!), and you have done an excellent job painting them. Really liking the dirty gritty look you have going on. May have to order myself a set of these bad boys to mix in with some of my tac squads.... Looking forward to these guys being finished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiny sam Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 I think they turned out all right, but the coverage of the snow flock isn't the best. that's why they suggest putting white paint in the glue I guess... how are you doing this yellow? it look really great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Traben Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 The stuff i ordered were shipped last friday, so maybe about 5-10 days for them to arrive... Nice paint scheme for the Fists! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCC Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 These are coming along very nicely Exodial, can't wait 'til my Mk.III armour shows up if this is what can be done with them :cuss I think they turned out all right, but the coverage of the snow flock isn't the best. that's why they suggest putting white paint in the glue I guess... I think a touch up with some extra flock would help as well. I always think the problem with snow flock is that it lacks body or bulk and building it up a little with another layer gives it some of the 'fluffiness' of snow that's lacking with just one application. That said given how grimy your IF are I might actually look to dirty up that snow to match the look of the IF. As it stands it's too pristine, it jars the senses to see a muddy, grimy IF running through pristine snow. We don't get a lot of snow here in Melbourne but I've seen plenty in Wales and what I'm thinking might match the model better is that slush that builds up in the gutters and next to the curbs, it's half-melted and stained with blacks and browns and would match that weathering quite nicely methinks. This is an extreme example, you don't want it this dirty but you don't want it bright white either. So I'd maybe dirty up the layer you have now and then add a little more 'fresh' snow on top of the older, tainted snow, I think it'd be a better match. As an aside I'd darken the blood from the gash on the bareheaded guy a bit too, it's a great idea executed well but Astartes blood should be super-oxygenated, it should be a really rich, rich red. It might be worth adding some purple to the mix, maybe lay purple as the base coat and use the bright red to accent it, or maybe just wash some purple over the bright red to make it look a little more like rich Astartes blood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liquid_awesomes Posted August 25, 2010 Author Share Posted August 25, 2010 @SCC - Thats an excellent point with the snow. Ill grime it up on the final one to see how it comes out before applying it to the others. @Tiny sam - The yellow is very simple to paint. It took me a few goes on the first to get it how I wanted it but then the process sped right up. A few layers of a 1:2 vomit brown to golden yellow mix. Aiming for even coverage without too much pooling around the rivets. Wash with brown wash Layer golden yellow across the armour apart from the deep recesses Wash with black wash. When dry, apply a few thin coats of Golden yellow to the large areas (chest, arms etc). I also applied it to the backs of the legs because you can get some nice colour transition there. Wash these areas with watered down brown wash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronfrontAlex Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 Do you live in the UK? this is amazing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liquid_awesomes Posted August 26, 2010 Author Share Posted August 26, 2010 Do you live in the UK? this is amazing! Yes. And thank you :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogus Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 Wow, those guys look great! Really digging the yellow you've used. It looks fantastic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taerij Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Looking good! DO you have plans to expand beyond kill team? Anyone in the UK can just stroll into WHW and buy these btw :tu: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Traben Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Just received my Phobos pattern bolters, and they look sweet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liquid_awesomes Posted August 27, 2010 Author Share Posted August 27, 2010 Looking good! DO you have plans to expand beyond kill team? Not really, while yellow makes a nice change I dont have the time to spare to paint them on a large scale. I ordered a second 5 man squad to make up the 200 pts, but I will probably leave it at that. Anyone in the UK can just stroll into WHW and buy these btw :) Than may be so, but I received mine over a week before they where due to release :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylewayne58 Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Sweet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taerij Posted August 28, 2010 Share Posted August 28, 2010 Anyone in the UK can just stroll into WHW and buy these btw ;) Than may be so, but I received mine over a week before they where due to release ;) As did we all ^-^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Traben Posted August 28, 2010 Share Posted August 28, 2010 I picked up my Mk. III armor and Umbra pattern bolters from the local post office almost two hours ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prince of Blissful Discord Posted August 28, 2010 Share Posted August 28, 2010 Thanks exodial you inspired me to do my own PH IF. I've just ordered my own set of Mk III Iron armour along with some Phobos bolters. Stellar work! Cheers mate. (Chink of clashing glasses) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liquid_awesomes Posted August 28, 2010 Author Share Posted August 28, 2010 Thanks for all the positive comments guys, they are keeping me motivated to keep painting. Just a few photos to show the progress. The 4th man has been based and is now waiting for a backpack. I darkened the blood, which really made the difference. http://i631.photobucket.com/albums/uu32/iioi3/HPIM1424.jpg As I was painting the final man, I realised that I have no way of disguingishing (lol at spelling) my sargent from the rest of them. Not wanting to used the overused bare-head leader method, I cobbled together a chain sword arm instead. Because they are PH and pure mk3, some cutting and sticking was required to keep the look. http://i631.photobucket.com/albums/uu32/iioi3/HPIM1423.jpg I also tried to grime up the snow, but it didnt really work that well. Instead, I added some blood splatters to make the bases more diverse. http://i631.photobucket.com/albums/uu32/iioi3/HPIM1425.jpg I dont know what happened to the lighting here, but the camera has just died as I tried to re-take them, just like cameras are wont to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbabyjesus Posted August 28, 2010 Share Posted August 28, 2010 Anyone in the UK can just stroll into WHW and buy these btw :) Heck of a drive for some people though! much easier to get them mailed out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pig Of Sparta Posted August 29, 2010 Share Posted August 29, 2010 Great looking fists there. Was the chainsword conversion difficult to achieve? This is the problem with the kit that I was envisioning. No way of adding a sergeant until the Character Conversion pack is released. I was thinking of doing what you've done but wasn't sure if it was doable... cheers James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liquid_awesomes Posted August 31, 2010 Author Share Posted August 31, 2010 Great looking fists there. Was the chainsword conversion difficult to achieve? This is the problem with the kit that I was envisioning. No way of adding a sergeant until the Character Conversion pack is released. I was thinking of doing what you've done but wasn't sure if it was doable... cheers James Only slightly. I cut the arm above the elbow joint and twisted it so the sword faced away from the body then GS it back into place. To stick the hand, I cut out the mk3 hand as far as the wrist and trimmed the armour ad thin as I dared. I cut a chainsword arm off at the wrist and smoothed off the cut. After that it was simply a matter of GS it neatly in place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pig Of Sparta Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 Thanks for the breakdown of what you did. Definately something to think about trying :) cheers James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liquid_awesomes Posted September 2, 2010 Author Share Posted September 2, 2010 Ive been away recently and little work has been done to the men :verymad:. However, I opened more FW goodies from the post this morning. One set of ferox Umbra bolters and one special weapons set. http://i631.photobucket.com/albums/uu32/iioi3/IMG_0150.jpg Unlike the marines, the weapons casts are not that good. A little messy and warped, but nothing a few blobs of gs wont fix. I wont be using the rockets because they come supplied with a set of mk6/7 arms :down: http://i631.photobucket.com/albums/uu32/iioi3/IMG_0151.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pig Of Sparta Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 It's nice that they sent you a piece of carpet for the weapons to sit on as well ;). (It's quite a nice one though, we did the hallway and stairs with one very similar :)) It's a shame when FW quality drops like that. I know some work is expected when working with resin but some of the stuff that I've seen my brother get has had me wondering if Quality Control take days off too often. Looks like you've got the know how to fix it though. Looking forward to your next update :) cheers James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janitor101 Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 Convert the arms? Or turn them into Mark V arms for other marines at a later date? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liquid_awesomes Posted September 6, 2010 Author Share Posted September 6, 2010 Long time no update, so Im here to fix that :huh:. The pressure is on to finish these guys before Friday as I start 6th form this year and will have much less time for moddelling. I've now finished 3 of the men, and Im just waiting for the ink to dry on the arms of the last two before I can assemble them. http://i1219.photobucket.com/albums/dd437/Liquid_Radon/IMG_0288.jpg http://i1219.photobucket.com/albums/dd437/Liquid_Radon/IMG_0285.jpg I decided to add some character to the meltagun man.... http://i1219.photobucket.com/albums/dd437/Liquid_Radon/IMG_0289.jpg http://i1219.photobucket.com/albums/dd437/Liquid_Radon/IMG_0290.jpg Not long to go now, they are starting to get tedious to do.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slyen Posted September 6, 2010 Share Posted September 6, 2010 I really like them. I can only wonder when my order will get here. I had to be the special child though and get the Mk 6 armor instead of the Mk 3 :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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