Xanthier Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 It's been a long, long while since I posted anything on here, so I figure I may as well come back with something interesting. This coming Sunday, in 5 days time, is a 1,500 point 40k tournament. As I'm a backup player in case anyone drops out, I figured I should have a suitable army. Instead of using one of my current armies, I finally got around to starting a new one, specifically a Blood Angels all-jump list. Instead of going for actual Blood Angels, I decided to come up with a new chapter purely so I could use the various pieces I have, namely 3 Iron Hands upgrade kits. Eventually the name 'Iron Flight' popped up considering it's basically an Iron Hands flying army, and not long later I had a reasonably workable list, 43 jump packs strong with no vehicles. The log is 7 days purely as I started building 42 marines last night around 11pm, and managed to finish around 11am this morning. Naturally there were several breaks and what not, but it did seriously press home how annoying mold lines can be. As of this morning, I am at this stage - http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll176/Geckilian/armyshot.jpg Of all the marines pictures, only 3 do not have some form of bionics. It was actually quite surprising how far those little upgrade kits can stretch if you limit just 1 bionic part per marine. This leaves me 5 days not including today to base and paint the army in full, factoring in there's still an Apothecary for a command squad and several melta weapons to arrive in the next day or so. A couple of close-ups of the Sanguinary Priest and 2 Librarians - http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll176/Geckilian/priest.jpg http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll176/Geckilian/lib2.jpg http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll176/Geckilian/lib1.jpg With any luck by this afternoon my thumbs won't feel so cramped, as using a craft knife to remove mold lines on that many marines at once is a tad painful in the long run. Here's hoping the weather improves too, as priming whilst bleak outside doesn't bode well. The overall aim of this log then is to see if it's possible to get a nicely painted 1,500 point Marine 40k army done in several days. Here's hoping it works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
det Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 wow man!! congrats for the effort, for the army list and models! I hope you'll get it done in time!! :drool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Mick Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 Looks promising, looking forward to some painting :drool: . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xanthier Posted November 9, 2010 Author Share Posted November 9, 2010 Cheers for the compliments and encouragement everyone. Though the weather today was damp and bleak, I managed to get some priming done in the garage without it frosting. A short nap later as I was sufficiently awake enough to base everything adeptus battlegrey - http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll176/Geckilian/armyshotbased.jpg I also decided to paint up a standard marine to get an idea for the scheme. The first picture has very strong flash, and so the colours are brighter than they appear normally. The second picture is much closer to how the marine actually looks. http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll176/Geckilian/test1.jpg http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll176/Geckilian/test2.jpg So 1 down, 42 to go. I probablky won't get much, if any, painting done tomorrow as I'll be out all day, but with any luck I'll get a game or two in with the army to see how it does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Mick Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 Looks great i love that lenses :lol: . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivestar Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 Good luck mate. Make sure you keep the blog updated :tu: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GooseDaMoose Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 Kewl! But the eye lenses are a bit too bright in my opinion, it looks less like lit-up blue and more like a flashbang grenade went off inside his helm :P maybe a couple of layers of blue glaze could fix that? Your choice :) Other than that, I like the grey and the battle damage and I'm as always a huge fan of bionics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arn Greybeard Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 Neat stuff. I like the color scheme. I applaud you on the effort of such a task. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Mel Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 That's a very nice sang priest and libby! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firestorm40k Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 Wow, this is quite an undertaking - 1,500 points would usually take me 1,500 nights to paint :D So I hope you're successful in this endeavour! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xanthier Posted November 11, 2010 Author Share Posted November 11, 2010 Aha, some form of update. Cheers for the comments guys. It's also good to see you again Firestorm40k, I remember seeing your Taurus army progressing the same time I was still doing Penitent Spectres. How's your army doing? Unfortunately painting has been slow today so far, so I've a bit of catching up to do before I take a break. I did however finish up 4 more normal marines and a librarian. http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll176/Geckilian/finished2.jpg Here's a few closer shots of the actual Librarian - http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll176/Geckilian/libv1.jpg http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll176/Geckilian/libv2.jpg http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll176/Geckilian/libv1face.jpg 6 down, 37 to go. With any luck I'll get another 10 close to finishing, meaning I can spend all day tomorrow burning through them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
det Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 nice stuff man! Simple yer effective/cool paint scheme. congrats! I do like the eyes actually...IMHo they're of the right brightness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warsmith Aznable Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 Yeah, those eyes are boss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xanthier Posted November 13, 2010 Author Share Posted November 13, 2010 Cheers everyone. Should I get everything done in time, which seems likely now, I'll also be adding extra highlights to the 3 characters, refining the sword, etc. The eyes are very simple. 50/50 of the foundation blue and white, thinned and painted over the entire lens and the lower edge of the helmet underneath the lens. Then it's a highlight of 25/75 blue/white on the lens only, then just white on the lens only. Pretty quick thankfully. Here's another update - after painting for around the past 9 or 10 hours I've decided to take a break as it's quarter past 4 in the morning. However, in that time I did manage to almost finish another 20, which is much better than my last set of only 5. All I have left to do are the purity seals, 3 unhelmeted heads and eye lenses. http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll176/Geckilian/next20.jpg Certainly getting there, as I'm practically at 26 out of 43 done, leaving a happy 17 to go. In other good news, the GW order arrived yesterday, so my last apothecary for an Honour Guard squad is put together, and I have the remaining meltaguns. Just need to base and prime the apoth and I'm good to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shortsonfire79 Posted November 13, 2010 Share Posted November 13, 2010 When you say "Iron Hands Upgrades x3" do you mean this? It really does look like you've gotten a lot for your money. These models are superbly fantastic :P Can't wait for all the finished ones. <_< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Mick Posted November 13, 2010 Share Posted November 13, 2010 Looks good, cant wait to see more ;) . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xanthier Posted November 14, 2010 Author Share Posted November 14, 2010 Yep, that's the upgrade pack I mean. Comes with 2 sets of legs, 2 chests, 2 sets of arms and 4 heads. Enough for 12 marines if you limit to one bionic per. It's currently 6.20-ish am on the day of the tournament and I'm practically done! Another painting slog of 11 hours, but all that's left are 3 separate melta guns which the primer is still drying on. http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll176/Geckilian/finishedarmy.jpg That's the full army - 2 Librarians each with a jump pack and an honor guard squad with 3 meltas and 2 flamers all with jump packs, plus 3 units of 10 assault marines with infernus pistol, powerfist and 2 meltas per squad. Rounding the points off is a Sanguinary Priest with jump pack and infernus pistol. As I'm currently feeling a tad wrecked, and the tournament is in about 3 hours, I'll be taking a good break for now. Final army shots will be up in the evening. I'm fully aware the little details aren't anywhere as neat as they could be, but it's a great feeling to get an army done essentially in 3 days of painting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Mick Posted November 14, 2010 Share Posted November 14, 2010 Looks great, well done from what i can see :D . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbabyjesus Posted November 14, 2010 Share Posted November 14, 2010 that is a truly epic achievement Xanthier, the models look good (as you said, the details aren't perfect, but in 3 days who cares?!) and the speed at which you've managed to do the whole army is incredible. Hats off to you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firestorm40k Posted November 14, 2010 Share Posted November 14, 2010 Well done on completeing your army to your dead-line Xanthier! :) And yes, I'm still working on the Legion of Taurus, though I haven't updated my log in a few weeks as I'm still painting some Khorne Berzerkers. They're a while off being done yet, too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xanthier Posted January 15, 2011 Author Share Posted January 15, 2011 It's been a long, long while eh? Since these guys are up for going to a new home on Warseer, I finally got around to taking pictures! http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll176/Geckilian/01v2.jpg http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll176/Geckilian/02.jpg http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll176/Geckilian/03.jpg http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll176/Geckilian/04.jpg http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll176/Geckilian/05.jpg http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll176/Geckilian/06.jpg http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll176/Geckilian/07.jpg http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll176/Geckilian/08.jpg http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll176/Geckilian/09.jpg http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll176/Geckilian/10.jpg Some detail showing weathering on pack, the shoulder pad, and a random face - http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll176/Geckilian/11.jpg I'm still pretty pleased with how they turned out, and it's certainly helped me prepare for the next army I'm doing which are also nicely gray - Carcharodons! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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