Stobz'z Legends.... Hello Darkness, my old friend...

[Interrogator Stobz]

I say don't deviate! Do 5th Tactical Squad now that you are in a winning streak :P !

This whole thread reminds me, I have to show my Disciples some love soon...

 

Thanks Capt, I did this last squad with a new Kolinski Sable brush and a wet palette, SOOOOOO much nicer than the hardware store synthetic brushes and old rag I was using, it's almost becoming a pleasure to paint the little guys :P

 

We'll see how I feel about who gets the love after I build a couple of Vindies too, get those Disciples underway, they don't paint themselves :)

 

s

Edited November 2, 2011 by Stobz

[Interrogator Stobz]

Well, I tried to paint another squad of tac marines but I needed a break, so I finished up my Whirlwind Suppression Force, I also spruced up the Ravenwing Tornado Landspeeder from the Ravenwings' 2nd Sqn to act as their spotting vehicle.

 

So here goes:

 

 

Hope it's up to par.

Next up will be the 5th Tactical Squad, I have begun......

 

Cheers

 

Stobz

 

Edit: I've updated the pics of the Comd Sqd on post 99 too, new style power sword and fist, and some glowy melta stuff. Hope you like it.

Edited August 5, 2022 by Interrogator Stobz

[shabbadoo]

You're making me look so bad, and you are "DA MAN"! :rolleyes:

 

My Whirlwind battery is merely almost assembled. Gonna add this pic to my "Stobz DA Pics" file folder for later reference. :P

Edited November 18, 2011 by shabbadoo

[Captain Semper]

Stobz, I'm officially depressed :lol:.

 

This is some serious firepower there and they look awesome!!! We need a group picture pretty soon, maybe after you finish the 5th squad...

 

Do you use some sort of brown ink on the tracks? Whatever it is it works!

Edited November 18, 2011 by Captain Semper

[Interrogator Stobz]

Thanks for the kind words guys.

 

Shabz; Nice to hear my pics are useful :lol:

Capt; I use a watered down black ink and a watered down brown ink, both are OOP iirc. Luckily I have stockpiled those in sufficient quantities.

[Isiah]

That heavy artillery looks brilliant. I like how you've treated the missile noses. I see you like HKs too ;). Hmmm if any one image would convince me to buy a clutch of Whirlwinds it would be that one. Great stuff.

[Interrogator Stobz]

Cheers Isiah, big guns win wars ;)

[ellis_esquire]

Stobz! Serious those tanks look lovely. Really clean job. Just enough battle damage IMO. Lovely. Ver cohesive too. Can I ask your technique on the metallics? It's got a beautiful shine to it.

[Master Avoghai]

Do I read wrong or is your 1st WW named "Baraka"?

 

If so, this sounds priceless for me ah ah ah ;)

[Interrogator Stobz]

Thanks again,

 

E_E; I just use chainmail then wash with badab black then add mithril silver to bits like the radar dish and edges of other not so shiny bits. Not everyone likes shiny so I try to keep things a little subdued. I spent 21yrs in a very structured job, it has beaten the wildman out of me, my artistic side does now lend itself to "cohesion" and not so much toward zany creativity, but I try to loosen up every now and then <_<

 

Master A; Yep, that's one badass ride with some big guns :lol:

Edited November 19, 2011 by Stobz

[Bryan Blaire]

Stobz, these look great! You, CPT Semper, E_E, Elmo, EPK and all the others posting great DA painted mini pics are making me feel down for having worked on painting nothing since my last update. Awesome work and I love the missile tips as well. Now I have to go research alternate tip painting schemes in the real world for missiles. <_<

[Interrogator Stobz]

Thanks BB,

Look up NATO ammunition markings on goooooooooogle and modify to taste.

Keep on trucking on, you'll get finished when your life and motivation allows.

 

s

[Master Avoghai]

Master A; Yep, that's one badass ride with some big guns :cuss

But does the expression " to have baraka" exist in english? (or maybe you speak french)

[Interrogator Stobz]

Master A; Yep, that's one badass ride with some big guns ;)

But does the expression " to have baraka" exist in english? (or maybe you speak french)

Me no speak the french,

Baraka means blessing in Hebrew(my knowledge is limited to gooogle search ^_^ ), most of my DA names get a modified hebrew name, I liked this one 'coz of the A team, so a big black(green) badass with big guns seemed appropriate :)

[Master Avoghai]

And the Hebrew term just crossed the culture...

 

By extension, it also mean that somebody's lucky...

 

Random example : a scout sergent crossing the battlefield without being hit...

 

I just imagine this WW surviving several melta/Missile shots... ;)

[Interrogator Stobz]

As well as the occasional bickering :) , I've been painting rabidly each night to finish Vet Sgt Luketh and his 5th (Tactical) Squad before I take off on a week long boat trip tomorrow

 

Here he is, I got there :P :

 

 

Log continues....."It's great for a snack...."

 

76 done, 31 to go.

 

Next up: Company Chaplain with jump pack.

 

Any ideas for names?

 

stobz

Edited August 5, 2022 by Interrogator Stobz

[Isiah]

Nice squad :whistling:

 

Next up: Company Chaplain with jump pack.

 

Any ideas for names?

 

"Isiah" ;)

 

Cheers

I

[EPK]

Stobz, stop being so awesome! I kid, keep it up.

 

To pick out a nice little touch - I love the effect added to the melta.

 

What are you using there? Something like mechrite base > blood red > blazing orange highlight?

[Nemisor]

those are just horrible stobz. i'd throw the whole lot out and start again if i were you :angry:

[Captain Semper]

Excellent Stobz! And EPK is right, this melta looks HOT! Not to mention the power fist! I really envy your commitment. Very clean job. So let me see the 76 you mention: 1 Vets =10, 4xTac (2-5) =40, one Assault (7) =10, two devs (9&10) = 20, Techmarine = 1, Master and Comnd = 6. I count 87... Not to mention your awesome DW and RW!

 

Time for a 3rd Company group picture I think! :)

[captain Angel]

Agreed, Group Shot!

[shabbadoo]

Nice looking as usual, Stobz. :devil: What is up next in the painting queue?

[Interrogator Stobz]

Hi guys, I'm back from the 'briney', I got reaquainted with the smell of vomit :( It's great to be back.

 

Thanks for the comments all;

 

Isiah, maybe :P ....do you want a modified Crozius, I'm thinking of chopping the standard one off and relplacing it with a DA one?

 

EPK, I paint the melta barrels White, Red Wash, Yellow Highlights, Red wash again. Simple, and I don't have a pot of orange paint :P

 

Ageis, Cheeky bugger, best you throw out your BA too ;)

 

Capt S, the countdown is only for 3rd Company models as I use it for motivation, 6Comd, 10Vets, 30Tac, 10Aslt, 20Devs so far. Other models are what I use for a mental break from the monotony of painting the PA 3rd Coy lads and don't count.

 

Capt A, hold your horses :D , no more group pics until I've finished the whole Company. 10Vets, 10Tac and 10Aslt to go, not to mention the Chappy.

 

Shabbz, Company Chaplain "Isiah" B) with jump pack is next. Should be able to get him done in the next couple of weeks, RL gets very busy at this time of year though so I'll have to be the lookout for spare time.

 

Thanks again for the motivation.

 

stobz

[Nemisor]

Ageis, Cheeky bugger, best you throw out your BA too ;)

 

:P

 

top work dude. youve made me go hard on my tacticals now :)

[Isiah]

Isiah, maybe :tu: ....do you want a modified Crozius, I'm thinking of chopping the standard one off and relplacing it with a DA one?

 

Hmm... aye I'd love that yes.