Brother Pullo Posted May 31, 2011 Share Posted May 31, 2011 After reading Helsreach I suddenly got the urge to purge the heretics and exterminate the xeno scum! Oh, and to start building a mighty Black Templar army. :D This is gonna be my 2nd WH40k army after my IG regiment. I aim for tabletop-standard, nothing too fancy. I hate playing with unpainted models so I have to to balance time and quality in order to get all models painted in a reasonable time. Got my 1st models today and started painting. The result isn't too bad, although I hope to improve on the next models. Gotta buy a decent brush or two though, mine are crap... http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll92/Para_Bellum/BT001.jpg http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll92/Para_Bellum/BT002.jpg http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll92/Para_Bellum/BT003.jpg http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll92/Para_Bellum/BT004.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grotsmasha Posted May 31, 2011 Share Posted May 31, 2011 You, sir, are being modest. Besides a small amount of un-tidyness around the shoulder pad Templar crosses (which new brushes will definately fix), your BT's are of a much better than the average TT quality minis that I see. Keep 'em coming Cheers, Jono Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrum Vinco Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 I agree, my painting skills are no match for those guys. Are you going to base your BT army after the one in the book? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Taio Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 They look fantastic :P :P I love all these smiley's... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subtlebrush Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 Your Templars warm my zealous heart! I have to say, after reading the same book again, I'm feeling the urge to go back to my own Templars. Keep up the good work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother_Fatiswon Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 yeah, i really like the chain sword and the robes. i would have reversed the left shoulder pad on the power fist model: meaning, i would have painted the circle black and the cross/studs white. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Pullo Posted June 7, 2011 Author Share Posted June 7, 2011 Woah! Thanks for the kind words guys, really motivating. @Brother_Fatiswon: I tried it with white crosses on the black circle but wasn't too happy with the result. IMO BTs just need those black crosses on their armour. Got a Neophyte and a Rhino ready: Rhino needs a bit more detailing, but I've found out that working on black isn't easy. http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll92/Para_Bellum/rhino01.jpg http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll92/Para_Bellum/rhino02.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobotDwarf Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 Excellent looking models, very rugged and gives the feeling of marines in a warzone. My only suggestion would be to darken the white a bit to match the rest of the weathered armor. Perhaps add some bleach bone so its not quite as stark. Also maybe some Devlan Mud or Badab Black ink around the edge of the should pads so the transition from white to red isnt so harsh. Keep up the good work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Pullo Posted January 25, 2012 Author Share Posted January 25, 2012 Got a couple of reinforcements: http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll92/Para_Bellum/bt002-1.jpg Tried to wash the white on the shoulder pads but wasn't happy with the results (-> see Neophyte) . IMO the 'pure white' contrast looks better. Also painted over the red rim for a 'classic' BT scheme. I plan to paint 2.000 points to tabletop standard within the next 8 weeks. Will go over minor details again but don't want to get bogged down on single minis for endless hours. My Black Templars deserve to be fielded in all their glory! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimdarkness Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 Looking good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Pullo Posted January 27, 2012 Author Share Posted January 27, 2012 And the Venerable Brother Carius: http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll92/Para_Bellum/dread01-1.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honda Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Well if thats "crap" then I say keep it stinky. Personally, I think they look sweet and I mean that in a non-Nurgley kind of way. :D I like how your tabards and the banner have turned out, not too white or bright. Would you mind sharing your recipe por favor? Cheers, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Pullo Posted January 27, 2012 Author Share Posted January 27, 2012 Thanks, Honda. :) The tabards are done by painting dheneb stone over chaos black primer. Then a layer of devlan mud wash followed by drybrushing with white. Gives a nice "ancient/weathered cloth" look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demio Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 I have to say brother these really are well above average. There awesome. If i may offer some advice on the white which I have found working so far on my Ravenguard, if you have a base of fortress grey where you want the white and then slowly build up thin layers of white you can actually make the white look darker in the recesses as you can still see the grey through it. just my 2 cents..... Really great work.... I wanna read Hellsreach again. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Reinhard Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 These look fantastic Brother Templar. Your recipie for making tabards really has me excited, gonna have to try that out at my next opportunity. Really awesome crusade here :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Pullo Posted February 2, 2012 Author Share Posted February 2, 2012 Thanks for the kind words, brothers. Added a bit of work on Brother Gunthar and finished Brother Mikhael. Like how the claws turned out. http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll92/Para_Bellum/termis02.jpg Will drill out the LRC's bolters once I get my new drill and will redo all lenses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Pullo Posted February 3, 2012 Author Share Posted February 3, 2012 And Brother Theogar: tried a bit more details on the base and in general tried to paint more cleanly. Still not too happy with the highlights, but we'll get there... http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll92/Para_Bellum/bt003-1.jpg Edit: some more high-lighting on the helmet and some minor details http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll92/Para_Bellum/bt004-1.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Pullo Posted February 8, 2012 Author Share Posted February 8, 2012 Added another Initiate, now two more Neophytes and the 1st crusader squad is ready for deployment! The melter will get a couple of Mithril Silver highlights once I've been shopping tomorrow. The armour highlights look much more pronounced on this photo than on the model. But all in all I like it, the new bases work IMO better than the old ones. The cloth looks better and my painting is slowly getting less rough. http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll92/Para_Bellum/bt005.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnorriSnorrison Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 Looking good there, mate! Great progress going on, I especially like the tabard on your newest marine, those skull white highlights really do look good on this one! Keep the updates coming brother! Snorri Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Pullo Posted April 18, 2012 Author Share Posted April 18, 2012 This is one of my 1st "conversions" ever, the Space Marine captain from the Assault on Black Reach box changed into a mighty Black Templar, the commandar of the Edessan Crusade, Marshal Tankred: http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll92/Para_Bellum/btmarshal01.jpg http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll92/Para_Bellum/btmarshal02.jpg http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll92/Para_Bellum/btmarshal03.jpg Still WIP, shield, sword, backpack and base not finished. Also needs some cleaning up. And an older shot showing I've not been a complete slacker: http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll92/Para_Bellum/crusade_02.jpg A Vindicator is almost ready, next I'll need to finish the Assault Terminators, then I'll add another Crusader squad or three... :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Pullo Posted June 15, 2012 Author Share Posted June 15, 2012 Gotta start working on my vow for the crusade expansion! Vindicator is almost finished: http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll92/Para_Bellum/vindicator01.jpg http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll92/Para_Bellum/vindicator02.jpg Next: a crusader troop (7 initiates, 2 neophytes), still got a week to paint them. No Pity! No Remorse! No Fear! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightHunters Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 How in the name of the Holy Emperor did you do that dozer blade? Outstanding! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Pullo Posted June 15, 2012 Author Share Posted June 15, 2012 Thank you! Chaos Black primer followed by dry-brushing with boltgun metal. Then I applied FW Dark Earth weathering powder and fixated it with a thin coating of Purity Seal. Then I used an airbrush to apply a fine layer of chaos black around the edges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kassill Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 Fantastic army! I too had the Templar itch after reading Helsreach. Still wouldn't mind doing up a small force, but I have to focus on my Wolves. Looking forward to more updates. This is definitely above table top quality my friend. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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