hushrong Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Hello everyone! Long story short, the BA were my first taste of WH40k. Went to buy some mecha at a hobby store as a kid but little red things (BA termies) caught my eye and I have been hooked ever since. It took ten years to actually start on the minis themselves thanks to an island nation I had been living on that lacked everything GW. So I bought the BA codex, Sanguinary Guard, and that direct-only Assault marine after their release and got a start on red. This was my first attempt and it was HORROR: (17-05-2010) http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc198/rongboy/P1010062.jpg I recently rectified this: (24-01-2011) http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc198/rongboy/P1010329.jpg I feel pretty good about him and decided to try and paint more Blood Angels. This is where I could use some opinions. http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc198/rongboy/P1010351.jpg http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc198/rongboy/P1010352.jpg This fella was an Imperial Fist sternguard but due to a less than desirable paint job he received a simple green bath and I decided to paint him red instead of yellow. So he got primed, painted red, and got a wash but I began to wonder about the red. I prefer darker colors, it seems to make sense on a battlefield and it is the grim darkness of the future. No place for happy cheery bright shades, there is only war, not a rave. My concern is that this shade of red is too dark and may be confused with Angels Vermilion or that it looks brown. *I know there is no highlighting done...I am terrible at it. Do any BA veterans think this is a good red for such an honored Legion/Chapter? This is a San Guard I have been working on as well: http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc198/rongboy/P1010330.jpg Thought I'd throw him in as he is BA related and to see if anyone had any critique to toss in. Hope to get some good notes so I can finish up these marines and base them. Thanks for taking a look at my humble beginnings and any form of critics, ideas, suggestions, etc are more than welcomed! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/221248-blood-angels-start-up/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzly Adams Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 I love it! I like a little bit darker red. Yours are similar to mine as far as shade, and yours look pretty sweet if i may say so. Here are what mine look like. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/221248-blood-angels-start-up/#findComment-2642249 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hushrong Posted February 1, 2011 Author Share Posted February 1, 2011 Thanks Grizzly Adams! I took a peek at your BA and liked it, I also enjoyed your Stormraven. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/221248-blood-angels-start-up/#findComment-2642268 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzly Adams Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 No Prob, Yeah the Ol' Stormraven, brings a tear to my eye every time i look at it, such beauty... Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/221248-blood-angels-start-up/#findComment-2642291 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Nathan Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 for gold try a slivery metalic coat before you put the gold on. i find that really helps... and then a mitherial silver highliht somewhere(look at my sig for how it looks) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/221248-blood-angels-start-up/#findComment-2642595 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesI Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 I like the darker red, of course the shade looks a lot like my own army. The advice I got for gold models is to paint Tin bitz first, with shinning gold over top. worked well on the 1 test I've done so far. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/221248-blood-angels-start-up/#findComment-2642604 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hushrong Posted February 2, 2011 Author Share Posted February 2, 2011 Thanks everyone for the helpful comments. It must be tiresome to see a lot of "New to BA" threads. @Grizzly: One day I am going to get one of those fancy flying machines myself haha. for gold try a slivery metalic coat before you put the gold on. i find that really helps... and then a mitherial silver highliht somewhere(look at my sig for how it looks) The advice I got for gold models is to paint Tin bitz first, with shinning gold over top. worked well on the 1 test I've done so far. I started this San Guard with tin bitz. My gold mix seems messed up to me. I never thought of starting with silver, I am going to have to take a closer look at your work Brother Nathan. I had thought about little bits of drybrushing of silver over the gold however, but don't know if that will have a good effect. I hope I can make him more presentable instead of having to go and paint strip him. I like the darker red, of course the shade looks a lot like my own army. Looking at your info there, at least I know I can paint a reasonably good Angels Vermilion. I just hope my BA get mixed up as them for darker colors. I am hoping that with BA markings that would distinguish them. The all black aquila on the chest and black winged blood drop should do the trick. I will however try painting some a tad lighter. Thanks once again for the feedback everyone! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/221248-blood-angels-start-up/#findComment-2643509 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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