KJB Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Posted this over in the Index Astartes forum, thought I'd stick it up here as well to get as much advice as I can!! So here is my progress so far... My Tactical Marine is pretty much completed, may add a few extra flame details on him (Badab part 2 has some great ideas in it) There are a couple of other shots of him in my gallery (Back and side) Next I'm painting my Assault Sergeant (at the moment I've pretty much completed the green, am now working on the metallics) The Sternguard is next, he hasn't even been undercoated... ;) After reading the article about Armour in the Badab book, I decided to give him the Mk 8 torso and shoulder pads to show he is a well honoured member of the chapter. Finally the Dreadnought, again, he isn't undercoated and I've since added a front plate to the sarcophagus for extra detail. As it was Armageddon that got me back into things, there will be some Ork parts on the base (but not so much it looks like I've just glued the contents of my bitz box to the base...) All comments and critique more than welcome, especially areas I can improve on (The highlights look much better in real life, especially the scorched barrel of the Melta gun, it's just the iPhone camera is not my friend when it comes to taking photo's of anything GW related, damn you Apple...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJB Posted February 1, 2011 Author Share Posted February 1, 2011 Green recipe for anyone that's interested... Undercoat Chaos Black Base coat of Knarloc Green Layer of Snot Green, leaving Knarloc Green showing in recesses etc Wash of Thraka Green Highlight of 2:1 mix of Snot Green:Scorpion Green Highlight of 1:1 mix of Snot Green:Scorpion Green Highlight Scorpion Green Light wash of Badab Black into some armour joints (feet, crotch, neck etc) Should have an updated picture of the Assault Marine sometime this week (hopefully) :cuss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xscottfergox Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Very smooth green love it! That dreadnought is beautiful too, but are you going to GS the gap on the sarcophagos? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJB Posted February 1, 2011 Author Share Posted February 1, 2011 Very smooth green love it!That dreadnought is beautiful too, but are you going to GS the gap on the sarcophagos? Thanks for the kind words, can you believe I didn't even notice the gap... :rolleyes: I added one of the more detailed sarcophagus front sections on the other night and this covered up the gap, I'll take another photo tonight and upload it to show the difference! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexington Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Nice! Curiosity - where's the torso on that Sternguard come from? Looks like a nice bit, but I don't recognize it off the bat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reyner Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Looking good. Especially the Sternguard Sergeant. @Lexington: Iron Hands tactical squad set I think, loads of cool bits in that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzly Adams Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 dude, love it, real clean lookin! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJB Posted February 1, 2011 Author Share Posted February 1, 2011 @Lexington: Iron Hands tactical squad set I think, loads of cool bits in that. Got it in one! Cheers guys, I'm getting stuck into the assault marine at the moment - am having a nightmare with the jump pack, its one of the forge world red scorpions vanguard pieces, I'm 99.99% sure I soaked it and scrubbed it, the paint just isn't going on as well as I'd like - taking a bit longer then I'd like but I'm getting there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJB Posted February 5, 2011 Author Share Posted February 5, 2011 Update time - Assault Marine He's almost finished, just need to highlight every colour bar the green, paint some flames and finish the shield and the base... And the base (from the booby traps and mine field markers resin box that came out with Planetstrike) As always, critique and advice most welcome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaplain belisarius Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 very nice! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJB Posted February 12, 2011 Author Share Posted February 12, 2011 Update time... Assault Sergeant is finished (until I decide on a battle damage style that I like) Here he is... The flames look much better in person, they seem very flat and 2 dimensional in the picture for some unknown reason... And here is an updated picture of my Sternguard veteran, just finished the wash, will start the highlighting later (and I've removed that mold line on the shoulder pad!!!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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