Trignama Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 I have 2 of these models still in the original packaging if anyone is interested. (I don't really have a use for them)? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/218152-ultramarine-veterans-blog/page/2/#findComment-2616184 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetfireUK Posted January 17, 2011 Author Share Posted January 17, 2011 Hi Folks, Here's the third member of the squad - finished tonight. I'm pretty happy that I'm maintaining the standard throughout the squad. The tricky part here was painting the script of the parchment and parts of the helmet as the detail was a bit rough. Still, I'm happy overall - especially with the unified look of the squad, the paint chips and gems. http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y104/JetfireUK/SL271731.jpg http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y104/JetfireUK/SL271732.jpg Enough rambling - what do you think? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/218152-ultramarine-veterans-blog/page/2/#findComment-2622028 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kazehana Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 I just want to compliment you on the disturbingly straight lines for the checker pattern on the kneepads. Did you freehand those? The models look great, but that's the part that sticks out the most to me. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/218152-ultramarine-veterans-blog/page/2/#findComment-2622401 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyrox Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Agreed - the kneepad check pattern is fantastic, as are the paint chips Nice looking squad mate, they look great :D Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/218152-ultramarine-veterans-blog/page/2/#findComment-2622705 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetfireUK Posted January 21, 2011 Author Share Posted January 21, 2011 Hi Folks, Thanks for the kind comments! Here's number four of the squad - the figure has so much iconography on it that I didn't attempt any freehand bar the scratches and the U symbol. http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y104/JetfireUK/SL271738.jpg http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y104/JetfireUK/SL271739.jpg I've started work on the final member of the squad so hopefully by next weekend I will have the squad complete. :tu: Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/218152-ultramarine-veterans-blog/page/2/#findComment-2628371 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetfireUK Posted January 23, 2011 Author Share Posted January 23, 2011 Hi Folks, I've finally finished the fifth member of the Sternguard squad. http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y104/JetfireUK/SL271744.jpg http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y104/JetfireUK/SL271745.jpg I really like the way the squad looks as a whole and it was nice trying out the blending on the white as well as the battle damage. http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y104/JetfireUK/SL271746.jpg Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/218152-ultramarine-veterans-blog/page/2/#findComment-2630275 Share on other sites More sharing options...
4RC71C FOXX Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 Good work, the squad looks great all together FOXX Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/218152-ultramarine-veterans-blog/page/2/#findComment-2630286 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reyner Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 Really nice work, I like the guy with combi-melta best. Glad to see I wasn't the only person whose walking beaky Sternguard had a bit of a buggered barrel -.- Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/218152-ultramarine-veterans-blog/page/2/#findComment-2630324 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetfireUK Posted January 23, 2011 Author Share Posted January 23, 2011 Cheers Folks, These were fun to paint. Two annoying faults with my figures were the bent bolter on the marine on the far left and the messed up'd bolter barrel on the marine on the far right. I have to say that the 'triangle' slots to fit the arms in works far better than the older ball and socket style system. Right, enough rambling. Now that these are done I have a squad of five Veterans MkII (or whatever they are called now) along with a Librarian in Terminator armour. Hopefully I'll get somewhere with these by the end of February. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/218152-ultramarine-veterans-blog/page/2/#findComment-2630461 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetfireUK Posted February 4, 2011 Author Share Posted February 4, 2011 Hi Folks, Update time at last. I've finally finished the Terminator Librarian and I'm glad to get it all done. Overall I'm fairly happy with the figure - I had a bit of a love/hate relationship but in the end I think I did good. I ended up using more of an Enchanted Blue palette with a small dab of Ultramarine Blue to ensure that the armour didn't look too out of place to the rest of the army. Anyway, enough rambling, here's my mini: http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y104/JetfireUK/SL271757.jpg http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y104/JetfireUK/SL271758.jpg Cheers, Oli Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/218152-ultramarine-veterans-blog/page/2/#findComment-2647191 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Race Bannon Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 NICE!! Is that a chipped tooth? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/218152-ultramarine-veterans-blog/page/2/#findComment-2648285 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetfireUK Posted February 12, 2011 Author Share Posted February 12, 2011 Hi Folks, Here's the first of my Veterans MkII miniatures. The sculpt itself was a bit off and made preparation a bit of a pain. Still, overall, I'm pretty happy with the paintjob. Hopefully I can get stuck in with another figure this week. http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y104/JetfireUK/SL271771.jpg Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/218152-ultramarine-veterans-blog/page/2/#findComment-2656685 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetfireUK Posted February 20, 2011 Author Share Posted February 20, 2011 Hi Folks, Here's an update on my Veterans Mk II. http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y104/JetfireUK/SL271772.jpg http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y104/JetfireUK/SL271773.jpg I liked the pose of this sculpt as it has a bit more height than usual marine poses. I'm not quite happy with the powersword so it's something that I might come back to in the future. Cheers, Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/218152-ultramarine-veterans-blog/page/2/#findComment-2665480 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagicMan Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 Looking beyond awesome. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/218152-ultramarine-veterans-blog/page/2/#findComment-2665534 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetfireUK Posted March 6, 2011 Author Share Posted March 6, 2011 Hi Folks, It's been a little while since my last update so I thought to rectify that with a couple of photos. I'm still plugging away at the Veterans MkII and I've got four of the five done now: http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y104/JetfireUK/SL271774.jpg http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y104/JetfireUK/SL271775.jpg http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y104/JetfireUK/SL271776.jpg I'm pretty happy how the squad's coming together - hopefully I can get the fifth member of the squad done this week. :) As always comments and critique is more than welcome. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/218152-ultramarine-veterans-blog/page/2/#findComment-2679815 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetfireUK Posted March 12, 2011 Author Share Posted March 12, 2011 Hi Folks, My final member of my Veterans MkII squad is finished. This chap is my favourite from the set and I've added a little more scratches to him compared to the others. http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y104/JetfireUK/SL271777.jpg Here's a shot of the squad and they look pretty cohesive. The battle scratches along with the chequers help define them a little more than my Sternguard squad. http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y104/JetfireUK/SL271778.jpg Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/218152-ultramarine-veterans-blog/page/2/#findComment-2686701 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anvil_of_War Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Very Nice, I'm really impressed by your Vet's. :D Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/218152-ultramarine-veterans-blog/page/2/#findComment-2686708 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Apostle Thirst Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 I love the older veterans, glad to see you doing justice to them :tu: Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/218152-ultramarine-veterans-blog/page/2/#findComment-2686786 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetfireUK Posted March 12, 2011 Author Share Posted March 12, 2011 Cheers! I like the older Veterans - it's a shame that figure-wise they're relegated to sergeants mostly due to the weapons fit and fluff. I really like the poses. I might start work on some Legion of the Damned next. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/218152-ultramarine-veterans-blog/page/2/#findComment-2686808 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemainus Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Excellent work all around. I especially love the MkII Vets, they're just wonderful looking sculpts and have a lot of character - you really did them justice. I think the only thing I'd change is the color of the power weapons - all that blue, you know? Purple or red or green would really pop and draw attention to these killer models - but that's purely my opinion and I can't offer any critique outside of that, because your work is stellar. If you don't mind my asking, what exactly did you not like about your power sword? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/218152-ultramarine-veterans-blog/page/2/#findComment-2686836 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetfireUK Posted March 12, 2011 Author Share Posted March 12, 2011 Cheers for the critique on the power weapons. I tend to work them on a blue theme as it seems more electrical/power weapon-esq to me. The only thing I didn't like on the sword was that the powerlines seemed a bit wide, but it seems in keeping with the other power-weaponed marine so I think that I'll leave it. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/218152-ultramarine-veterans-blog/page/2/#findComment-2686897 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemainus Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 I gotcha, yeah. This is possibly the first time my only critique on a model has been something purely subjective, like the color of a power weapon. Kudos. I can't wait to see what you end up posting for us next! Slightly unrelated, but still perhaps a feather in your cap: I dig your Ultras so hard that I painted a UM grandfather unit within the ranks of my DIY chapter; I point blank could not help myself. :P Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/218152-ultramarine-veterans-blog/page/2/#findComment-2687365 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetfireUK Posted March 22, 2011 Author Share Posted March 22, 2011 Hi Folks, These aren't quite Ultramarines but they're still part of the force so I'll put them here. I fancied a change from the blue and dug out some of my Legion of the Damned figures. Hopefully you like them. Edit: Here's the photo now... http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y104/JetfireUK/SL271788.jpg Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/218152-ultramarine-veterans-blog/page/2/#findComment-2697958 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chapter Master Ignis Domus Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 You seem to be missing the pictures... Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/218152-ultramarine-veterans-blog/page/2/#findComment-2698009 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetfireUK Posted March 22, 2011 Author Share Posted March 22, 2011 The photo has been added now. Cheers. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/218152-ultramarine-veterans-blog/page/2/#findComment-2698054 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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