Maxamato Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 Hi All! Here is my strike force which want to use for my next tourney end of August and I have thought it will a good opportunity to show some of my minis. I hope you like it and sorry if the pictures aren't that good because I'm not the best photographer. ;) The Commander ;) The elite slot consists of: Two Venerable Dreadnaught One from the Deathwing: and one is coming from the 3rd Battle company DW squad :D In the troop section we find: Two Ravenwing squads and three combat squads Squad 1: Squad 2: Squad 3: each of them has a dedicated transport Here are some army pictures: Regards Maxamato Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/208731-my-dark-angels/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellis_esquire Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 This is a really nice comprehensive force. You've used bold colours which really shows up each wing well. If you want my 2 cents, id say you need a bit more shading on some of the lighter areas. They look a little flat. Also I think im giving up varnish for the same reason I'd critique yours here - it just seems to dull stuff and overshine other bits. Other than that great work! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/208731-my-dark-angels/#findComment-2490463 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanhausen Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 Good to see some painted minis :) And even better that I can actually see them 8don't know why many times it appears as the broken link). I agree that some surfaces are a bit flat (the Deathwing dreadnought is probably the most obvious) that with a soft wash of Gryphone Sepia would do much better (or with layering if you're a good painter). A for the varnish, I agree that is looks a bit "reflective"... but that's easy to "anti-shine" with some mat varshing sparying for example. Congrats for a nice looking army! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/208731-my-dark-angels/#findComment-2490477 Share on other sites More sharing options...
con-fusion Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 I love the lettering on the Dreads. Is that paint or decals? As to the varnish, if you want the shine on some parts (e.g., wet blood spray) but not others (e.g., skin) you might consider paint-on finishes. Testors makes paintable versions of both glosscote and dullcote. I like to do one complete coat of glosscote followed by two coats of dullcote on all but the select areas that I want to keep glossy. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/208731-my-dark-angels/#findComment-2490506 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanhausen Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 @con-fusion The "new" venerable dreads come with all those names "carved" into the plastic. It seems you got con-fused ... ... sorry, couldn't help it xDDDDDD If I remember properly, all those names are for Ultramarines campaigns. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/208731-my-dark-angels/#findComment-2490516 Share on other sites More sharing options...
FerociousBeast Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 Great work, Max! Nice to see a fully painted army. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/208731-my-dark-angels/#findComment-2490557 Share on other sites More sharing options...
con-fusion Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 @con-fusion The "new" venerable dreads come with all those names "carved" into the plastic. It seems you got con-fused ... ... sorry, couldn't help it xDDDDDD If I remember properly, all those names are for Ultramarines campaigns. Heh... Err... Right. :ermm: Pardon the con-fusion. :P My dreads all look like this: Stuff of Legends -- RT Dreads Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/208731-my-dark-angels/#findComment-2490581 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HsojVvad Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 Great job. They are painted very well. I love how the sword is painted black. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/208731-my-dark-angels/#findComment-2490595 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellis_esquire Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 just a note on the varnish - have not tried painting on yet but definaltey DO NOT SPRAY on a coat of matt over gloss - you get bubbles! Sammy took quite a recovery from this. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/208731-my-dark-angels/#findComment-2490603 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxamato Posted August 17, 2010 Author Share Posted August 17, 2010 Thanks for the feedback so far. :woot: The shining could be a topic but for me it is important to protect the paint job and I have used gloss all the time and I like it. Sammy took quite a recovery from this. What do you mean with that? This is unclear for me. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/208731-my-dark-angels/#findComment-2490623 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomevans Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 Very nice looking minis here Maxamato, I like your clean style with the Deathwing although I agree they could do with a tiny bit more shading. Have you tried using Matt varnish instead of the gloss? It may help to tone down the shiny parts of the models, but apart from that great work. Will you post any more models in the future? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/208731-my-dark-angels/#findComment-2490864 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxamato Posted August 18, 2010 Author Share Posted August 18, 2010 Very nice looking minis here Maxamato, I like your clean style with the Deathwing although I agree they could do with a tiny bit more shading. Have you tried using Matt varnish instead of the gloss? It may help to tone down the shiny parts of the models, but apart from that great work. Will you post any more models in the future? Thanks you! Yes, I think that I will post some pics in the future, like this two: Battle Company LRC: and DW LRC (Frotn view): side view Regards Maxamato Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/208731-my-dark-angels/#findComment-2491151 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanhausen Posted August 18, 2010 Share Posted August 18, 2010 You have a very neat and clean style... I like it :) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/208731-my-dark-angels/#findComment-2491165 Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaplain mortis Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 sweet d.wing landraider! makes me want to do one, nice and flat..airbrush perhaps??? nice work on the whole of the army, like said above, maybe some matt varnish on the greenwing. unless of course thats your preference? great looking squads :P Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/208731-my-dark-angels/#findComment-2493724 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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