Iacton Qruze Posted May 23, 2011 Author Share Posted May 23, 2011 Nice bronze there, brother. Got a tut? I sure do, and a pretty simple one, at that. ;) I base 1:1:1 with VGC Brassy Brass, GW Tin Bitz and VMC Mahogany Sand Wash with Devlan Mud, followed by a wash of Thraka Green, paying attention to keep the green wash lighter outside the recesses. Edge Highlight some places with Brassy Brass, and then lightly glaze those same areas with Gryphonne Sepia. The patina is done first with a light recess wash of 2:1 VMA Gunship Green & VMC Blue Green to 6 parts water, followed by a recessed lining of thinned VGC Verdigris Glaze. Thanks for the comments everyone. More updates soon. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olis Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Cheers. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkseer Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Good lord, I've never seen anything quite so awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daemonclaw Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 the skull is as cool as the base looking forward to more :devil: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iacton Qruze Posted May 23, 2011 Author Share Posted May 23, 2011 That is... just exceptional. It just occured to me that I have your book on my amazon.com wishlist, since Bjorn has always been one of my favorite 40k characters. It's not every day I see a BL author post in a thread, much less mine. Thanks for stopping by. :devil: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Mek Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Loving the bronze colors. Might have to try using that technique... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexCrute Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 There are lots of cool BtF-H conversions on the interwebs, but they all wish they were this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iacton Qruze Posted May 28, 2011 Author Share Posted May 28, 2011 Well Friday is here, and that means it's time for super happy update. I didn't get as far as I wanted to get for you guys tonight, so the bronze up top and the smoke launchers aren't done, along withe the whole left panel, but I'm tired, so you'll all just have to cope. :P It's Memorial Day weekend, though, so Monday should be a good painting day. I fiddled a bit, and actually did my white balance, so the grays are actually close to what they are in real life finally. http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2011/5/28/227382_sm-Bjorn,%20Dreadnought,%20Space%20Wolves,%20Venerable.jpg http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2011/5/28/227383_sm-Bjorn,%20Dreadnought,%20Space%20Wolves,%20Venerable.jpg http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2011/5/28/227384_sm-Bjorn,%20Dreadnought,%20Space%20Wolves,%20Venerable.jpg http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2011/5/28/227385_sm-Bjorn,%20Dreadnought,%20Space%20Wolves,%20Venerable.jpg http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2011/5/28/227386_sm-Bjorn,%20Dreadnought,%20Space%20Wolves,%20Venerable.jpg Thanks for looking! P.S. I've got a couple of ideas for the left panel, but nothing that I feel real strongly positive about, so if any of you have ideas for me, throw them my way. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother-Chaplain Kage Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 Nice update, and great job on the freehand. For the other panel, considering Bjorn was around when Russ still walked among his Wolves, maybe something to reflect his age? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olis Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 If I was drinking something, I'd splutter. But I'm not, so I won't. Good job so far, brother. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagicMan Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 Iacton, this is easily one of the best models ive ever seen. I haven't seen any of your other work, but i think you could happily snatch a Golden Demon statuette with this guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolffan Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 freehand on left leg front is also amazing...so...norse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzly_bear Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 Wow... Beautiful model Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhornateKiller Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 WOW there's a demon winning dread if ever i seen one :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wicced Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 DAMN... this is fantastic stuff mate, an amazing conversion topped by an amazing paintjob :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrannicide Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 I missed your work. Now I remember why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iacton Qruze Posted May 28, 2011 Author Share Posted May 28, 2011 Nice update, and great job on the freehand. For the other panel, considering Bjorn was around when Russ still walked among his Wolves, maybe something to reflect his age? Not a bad idea... Although I'm not sure how I would represent that just yet. I'll take a look at some old RT era heraldry that might yield results. Iacton, this is easily one of the best models ive ever seen. I haven't seen any of your other work, but i think you could happily snatch a Golden Demon statuette with this guy. WOW there's a demon winning dread if ever i seen one B) Thanks guys! It's funny you should say that. I had briefly entertained the idea of trekking up to Chicago for Gamesday, and then wrote it off, as there were no available funds. But then a friend of mine won a cruise from her work and is taking my wife as her guest, at the same time Gamesday is going on... and then the limit on my credit card got raised... :D I've wanted a daemon since about 1998, so this might be the year for me to actually show up and try. I missed your work. Now I remember why. Thanks! I took my handle, since I tend to go un-noticed a lot, but it's good to know someone missed me when I wasn't around. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janitor101 Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 There is a symbol that is supposed to be Russ' symbol, that Bjorn had on his chassis. Not sure what it is. Here's the Space Wolf Lexicanum page that talks about icons for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iacton Qruze Posted May 29, 2011 Author Share Posted May 29, 2011 That's the wolf who stalks between stars, which I put on his right plate. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother-Chaplain Kage Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 Ha, just noticed you're in Austin. I'd love to get a look at this thing in person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iacton Qruze Posted May 29, 2011 Author Share Posted May 29, 2011 Are you coming to WargamesCon in July? If so, come check him out in the Painting Comp room on Saturday. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother-Chaplain Kage Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 Didn't know of any such thing; I've been out of the hobby for a long time and am just getting back in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
army310 Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 dude thats just hot i want to make one good show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kable Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 SWEET JESUS! Man this is easily the best conversion ive seen for Bjorn. Awesome stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iacton Qruze Posted May 29, 2011 Author Share Posted May 29, 2011 Didn't know of any such thing; I've been out of the hobby for a long time and am just getting back in. here's the link that will tell you everything you need to know. http://www.wargamescon.com/ last year's was a really great time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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