djhg Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 Just signed up for the challenge, and here's what I'm looking at... Starting a new chapter, from the beginning. SM Captain on a bike = Bike squads as troops. Excellent! For the challenge, I'm making: Unit of 8 SM bikes and should I get my hands on one in time I will add the attack bike too. I scored about 15 bikes second hand so there's a little stripping and clean up to do on some but fairly straightforward overall. I was contemplating getting the FW resin MK6 bodies for the whole chapter project but that would involve a LOT of cutting, pinning and reposing just to get them to sit on the bikes. I like my sanity so I decided to pass on that one. Starting lineup photo http://iforce.co.nz/i/2q4bdda4.nva.jpg Yes that is a tau Devilfish on the side there and yes I will be finishing it off before I start on the Marines. Resin bases from ironhalo.net too so if nothing else, the ground will look great :lol: Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/219035-djhgs-painting-thread/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
djhg Posted January 13, 2011 Author Share Posted January 13, 2011 Not much of a WIP but the bases are done and IMO look pretty swish. http://iforce.co.nz/i/22wj1hv5.mds.jpg More to come when the base colours are on the mini's! EDIT: Finalised what the base colours will look like on a spare piece of Tau tank: Marines will have this pattern for their armour :ermm: http://iforce.co.nz/i/rjdq3gsa.wlg.jpg Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/219035-djhgs-painting-thread/#findComment-2615585 Share on other sites More sharing options...
djhg Posted January 23, 2011 Author Share Posted January 23, 2011 WIP updates! The bikes are complete so now it's onto the marines that ride them :whistling: Pretty happy overall with my bikes, the mottled effect (finally) ended up looking more or less the way I wanted in red and I am especially happy with the way the screen on the bikes control interface turned out. It's a little small, but the brass bolts all over the bikes do look rather nifty IRL This colour scheme is actually very Khorne like in the black, red and brass department. But it looks good so I'm happy. Turns out I don't have an Attack Bike coming, so I will have to go out and buy one sometime. I also think making a captain and command squad on bikes would be a good plan. Captain is going to have a heavily converted bike though. More on that after the LPC I think... Anyway, here's the WIP photo updates! http://iforce.co.nz/i/ulx2joui.ny3.jpg Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/219035-djhgs-painting-thread/#findComment-2629807 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaplain Gunzhard Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 These look excellent dude... how did you get that 'mottled' armour affect? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/219035-djhgs-painting-thread/#findComment-2629820 Share on other sites More sharing options...
vonny Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 the screens on the bikes make for a very nice contrast against the mottled red Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/219035-djhgs-painting-thread/#findComment-2640007 Share on other sites More sharing options...
verpine Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 These look excellent dude... how did you get that 'mottled' armour affect? Seconded, that look awesome! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/219035-djhgs-painting-thread/#findComment-2640157 Share on other sites More sharing options...
djhg Posted January 31, 2011 Author Share Posted January 31, 2011 I AM COMPLETE! Finished them off last night, but it was dark so I couldn't do proper photo's. Here's the Bikers in all their glory! Starting with the group shot... http://iforce.co.nz/i/rgsglfj5.ulq.jpg Shame about the first photo, but the regular guys all look the same like so... http://iforce.co.nz/i/0wzwwuun.3ol.jpg The Melta Guns... http://iforce.co.nz/i/dgebfw55.12p.jpg The Sergeant... http://iforce.co.nz/i/4vy11dvj.umw.jpg Things to note: I am aware that there is no Chapter iconography or squad markings on these mini's. Quite on purpose too. The whole Chapter was declared Purgatus by the Inquisition after a gene seed flaw became apparent and so the Chapter does not exist any more (Officially anyway) No squad markings because they also no longer have any formal structure. If I get around to scribbling all the fluff down it'll get explained then. I'll sort out a picture Tutorial on the dapple look shortly. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/219035-djhgs-painting-thread/#findComment-2640674 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzly Adams Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 dude, the bikes look sweet. And i hate bikes, so, that should tell you how awesome they are! ;) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/219035-djhgs-painting-thread/#findComment-2640711 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ragnarok Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Love the paint scheme. Although I wish you would drill out the pipes and the bolters. Would give them a little extra Saxy! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/219035-djhgs-painting-thread/#findComment-2640717 Share on other sites More sharing options...
djhg Posted January 31, 2011 Author Share Posted January 31, 2011 Although I wish you would drill out the pipes and the bolters. Easy enough to do at a later stage... I was more focused on getting them done B) Plus, the exhaust holes will require me to purchase some new drill bits as I don't have any big enough for the job just yet. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/219035-djhgs-painting-thread/#findComment-2640826 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagicMan Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Those helmets look good enough to eat! Really cool scheme. How did you paint them? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/219035-djhgs-painting-thread/#findComment-2641546 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solid Zaku Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 What do you get when you talk about bikes? Ork Nobz and Chaos flashing their spikes. What are you at painting bikers like that? How did you make them Look. Like. That? We all like the look of it! Oompa Loompa doompa-dee-dar Tell us your methods, you will go far We will live in happiness too When you teach us how to paint just like you! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/219035-djhgs-painting-thread/#findComment-2641781 Share on other sites More sharing options...
djhg Posted February 1, 2011 Author Share Posted February 1, 2011 The fact you're coming up with poetry to request my methodologies is either incredibly flattering... or outright creepy. I'm not sure which one yet. :cuss I have however ordered an Attack Bike to go into the squad and (in theory) it should arrive here by the weekend. I will have the (good) camera out and I will take step by step photographs documenting what I did here :cuss When it's all done I'll publish an article to the Librarium Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/219035-djhgs-painting-thread/#findComment-2642456 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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