Grand Master Neo Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 Isiah, I decided not to weather my infantry when I took up my Blood Angels again in Feb/March 2010, and I've stuck to that with my DA. I've weathered Marines and Guard and lots of other models and I feel I can manage it on that scale too, but I ended up preferring my infantry clean. I think that the infantry are really tiny once you put them on the table or in the cabinet and rely heavily on clean lines and strong tones to make them pop. Chipping, mud and scratches take away from that and, if done right, instead provide a more realistic picture up close. It's not an easy choice for me as I love that look too, but for my gaming models (95% of what I do), I go the same route GW takes; minimal to no dirt and chipping on infantry, more realistic wear and tear on the bigger models. This creates a stylistic difference between the models in my forces that I struggled with in the beginning: A tank with its commander sitting in the hatch? Weather the tank with dry brush, sponge and all that, and cleanly highlight and shade the commander. Sound weird, but to me the result looks fine. The really hard choice in this regard for me right now is, how will I go about painting Ravenwing bikers? The marines are clear - clean black with highlights and clean freehand. But the bikes? Weather them like I'll weather the Speeders and like I did with my Deathcompany Razorback? I don't know yet. It's basically the same as with my tanks, but the models are much smaller, more akin to infantry in scale than vehicles. I'd love your input if you have an opinion on that, be it specific to my case or on the topic in general. EPK, I've got a squad of DW built, so it's definitely an option. I'm not 100% sure how I want to do the bone white yet, but I'll do a test run on the company master I've also got built some time soon. ;) I suppose I'll go with what GW has done, maybe switch up the weapon casings or some other minor details. having served in the british army i prefer the clean look as well. we were always taught that if you can't after your equipment then it will never look after you in return. thats why do it anyway Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/222707-ags-dark-angels/page/2/#findComment-2664173 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HsojVvad Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 I love it. I love how you made your dreadnaughts looked weathered and used. It does look like it just came out of a major battle. Very well done, excellent, even. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/222707-ags-dark-angels/page/2/#findComment-2664187 Share on other sites More sharing options...
EPK Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 I have a question for you AG (or anyone for that matter) - I was about to make a purchase on the GW site and was going to grab a jade green. Now, I know Vallejo makes it and GW no longer does, but I was ordering a few items and wanted to toss this into the purchase. Would hawk turquoise be a good substitute? If not straight from the pot, perhaps with some skull white and/or goblin green added to it? What do you think? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/222707-ags-dark-angels/page/2/#findComment-2675241 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frater Uriah Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 Excellent, excellent work! I am going to try to put some of your techniques to work on my DA, though I can only hope to come out with anything so good. I'd really like to see your Deathwing and Ravenwing when you finish with them. I think the weathered bikes with clean, unweathered bikers would be really striking, visually. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/222707-ags-dark-angels/page/2/#findComment-2675393 Share on other sites More sharing options...
shabbadoo Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 Nice job on the chipped paint look on that right arm 3rd Company decal. You marines look very good too(very similar to my own). :P :D Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/222707-ags-dark-angels/page/2/#findComment-2675595 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ancient god Posted March 1, 2011 Author Share Posted March 1, 2011 EPK, I'd recommend you get VMC jade green or another brand. I use Hawk Turquoise quite often and have used it for verdigris effects too, but I haven't tried using it to substitute jade green. You could try to mix in some Snot Green, as you want to achieve a very strong, saturated jade. But I'm not so sure it'll do the trick. I'll mix some paint myself next time I get out my gear and let you know what I came up with. Uriah, I built a couple of Ravenwing bikers in the weekend and I hope to be able to get some paint on them soon. Got a squad of DW built too, but they will have to wait. I painted the Tactical squad's sergeant but I wasn't happy with his head, so he's short one of those for now. -_- I used an old bald head that I had sculpted BA style hair on six years ago, but it didn't turn out quite as I wanted. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/222707-ags-dark-angels/page/2/#findComment-2675656 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Gabriel Macleod Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 Those are some of the best Dark Angels seen in a while. You sir rock. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/222707-ags-dark-angels/page/2/#findComment-2676193 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Izrail Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 Awesome work! Do you have any new pics of progress or finished work? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/222707-ags-dark-angels/page/2/#findComment-2749989 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xyon Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 I'm glad to see someone else appreciates the black bolter casings as much as I do, red bolter casing just looks so odd imo. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/222707-ags-dark-angels/page/2/#findComment-2750152 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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